haven’tevengotitinthehouse。“
Shestaggeredback；andlookedupforthefirsttime。
“Don’talarmyourself，“hewenton。“It’ssealedupwithmyseal；
andit’ssafeinmybankers’keeping。Ipostedittothemmyself。
Youdon’tstickatatrifle，Mrs。Dethridge。IfIhadkeptitlockedupinthehouse，youmighthaveforcedthelockwhenmybackwasturned。IfIhadkeptitaboutme——Imighthavehadthattowelovermyface，inthesmallhoursofthemorning!ThebankerswillgiveyoubackyourConfession——justastheyhavereceiveditfromme——onreceiptofanorderinmyhandwriting。DowhatIhavetoldyou；andyoushallhavetheorderto-night。“