knewitwould！Ishother-butnotwithanordinarybullet。Mychargewasasmalliciclemadedeliberatelyforthepurpose。Ithadstrengthenoughtopenetrate，butitleftnotracebehindit。
’Abulletoficeforaheartofice，’Ihadsaidinthetormentofmyrage。Butthewordwaswithoutknowledge，Mr。Challoner。I
seeitnow；Ihaveseenitfortwowholeweeks。Ididnotmisjudgehercondemnationofme，butImisjudgeditscause。Itwasnottothecomparativelypoor，thecomparativelyobscuremanshesoughttoshowcontempt，buttothebrotherofOswaldwhoseclaimsshesawinsulted。AwomanIshouldhaverespected，notkilled。Awomanofnoprideofstation；awomanwholovedamannotonlyofmyownclassbutofmyownblood-awoman，toavengewhoseunmeriteddeathIstandherebeforeyouaself-condemnedcriminal。Thatisbutjustice，Mr。Challoner。ThatisthewayIlookatthings。
Thoughnosentimentalist；anddeadtoallbeliefssavetheeternaltruthsofscience，Ihavethatinmewhichwillnotletmeprofit，nowthatIknowmyselfunworthy，bythegreatsuccessIhaveearned。
Hencethisconfession，Mr。Challoner。Ithasnotcomeeasily，nordoIshutmyeyesintheleasttotheresultswhichmustfollow。