to you before you leave your cabin so that you can govern yourself upon full information to date.
"Very regretfully yours,
"Richard Preston.
"P.S.—I must warn you also of the most embarrassing feature of this. It is agreed that I pretended the theft of my own money to turn aside suspicion and bring about the arrangement I perfected yesterday. Now, as every one has seen us together and recognized our companionship, they are saying that you, also, pretended the loss of your things and the chloroforming to assist me.
"From this you will understand the manner you must take towards me. I fully appreciate your position and will not further presume upon your thousand kindnesses to me. I am still left at large."
Across the bottom, as an afterthought, was written:
"I am glad that, at least, no one has thought me capable of hurting or even robbing you."
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