第12章

\"That\'sallright，littlelady，\"heurgedinavoiceasnearlymellifluousashecouldcontrivewithitsmightyvolume。\"That\'sallright。Ihavetokeepontellingyou。Nobody\'sgoingtohurtyou——notalittlebit。Believeme!Why，nobodyeverwouldwanttohurtyou!\" Buthiswell-meantattempttoassuagethestrickencreature\'swowasfutile。Thesobbingcontinued。Withitcameaplaintivecry，manytimesrepeated，softly，butverymiserably。 \"Oh，dear!Oh，dear!\" \"Isn\'ttheresomethingelseyoucantellmeaboutthiswoman？\" Burkeinquiredindesperationbeforetheplaintiveoutburst。Hehopedtodistractherfromsuchgriefoverherpredicament。 Thegirlgavenoleastheedtothequestion。 \"Oh，I\'msofrightened!\"shegasped。 \"Tut，tut!\"theInspectorchided。\"Now，Itellyouthere\'snothingatallforyoutobeafraidof。\" \"I\'mafraid!\"thegirlasserteddismally。\"I\'mafraidyouwill——putme——inacell!\"Hervoicesanktoamurmurhardlyaudibleasshespokethewordssofraughtwithdreadimporttooneofherrefinedsensibilities。 \"Pooh!\"Burkereturned，gallantly。\"Why，mydearyounglady，nobodyintheworldcouldthinkofyouandacellatthesametime——no，indeed!\" Instantly，thegirlrespondedtothisbaldflattery。Shefairlyradiatedappreciationofthecompliment，assheturnedhereyes，dewywithtears，onthesomewhatflusteredInspector。 \"Oh，thankyou!\"sheexclaimed，withnaiveenjoyment。 Forthwith，Burkesetouttomakethemostofthisfavorableopportunity。 \"Areyousureyou\'vetoldmeallyouknowaboutthiswoman？\"hequestioned。 \"Oh，yes!I\'veonlyseenhertwoorthreetimes，\"camethereadyresponse。Thevoicechangedtosupplication，andagaintheclaspedhandswereextendedbeseechingly。 \"Oh，please，Commissioner!Won\'tyouletmegohome？\" TheuseofatitlehigherthanhisownflatteredtheInspector，andhewasmovedtograciousness。Besides，itwasobviousthathispolicenetinthisinstancehadenmeshedonlythemostharmlessofdoves。Hesmiledencouragingly。 \"Well，now，littlelady，\"hesaid，almosttenderly，\"ifIletyougonow，willyoupromisetoletmeknowifyouareabletothinkofanythingelseaboutthisTurnerwoman？\" \"Iwill——indeed，Iwill!\"cametheferventassurance。Therewassomethingalmost——quiteprovocativeintheflashofgratitudethatshoneforthfromtheblueeyesofthegirlinthatmomentofhersuperlativerelief。ItmovedBurketoadesireforrehabilitationinherestimation。 \"Now，yousee，\"hewentoninhisheavyvoice，yetverykindly，andwithasortofmassiveplayfulnessinhismanner，\"noonehashurtyou——notevenalittlebit，afterall。Now，yourunrighthometoyourmother。\" Thegirldidnotneedtobetoldtwice。Ontheinstant，shesprangupjoyously，andstartedtowardthedoor，withafinalravishingsmileforthepleasedofficialatthedesk。 \"I\'llgojustasfastaseverIcan，\"themusicalvoicemadeassuranceblithely。 \"Givemycomplimentstoyourfather，\"Burkerequestedcourteously。\"AndtellhimI\'msorryIfrightenedyou。\" Thegirlturnedatthedoor……Afterall，toogreathastemightbeindiscreet。 \"Iwill，Commissioner，\"shepromised，withanarchsmile。\"AndI knowpapawillbesogratefultoyouforallyourkindnesstome!\" ItwasatthiscriticalmomentthatCassidyenteredfromtheoppositesideoftheoffice。Ashiseyesfellonthegirlatthedooracrossfromhim，hisstolidfacelightedinagrin。And，inthatsameinstantofrecognitionbetweenthetwo，thecolorwentoutofthegirl\'sface。Thelittleredlipssnappedtogetherinalineofsupremedisgustagainstthisvicissitudeoffateafterallhermanoeuveringsinthefaceoftheenemy。Shestoodmotionlessinwordlessdismay，impotentbeforethisdisasterforcedonherbyuntowardchance。 \"Hello，Aggie!\"thedetectiveremarked，withasmirk，whiletheInspectorstaredfromonetotheotherwithroundedeyesofwonder，andhisjawdroppedfromthestarksurpriseofthisnewdevelopment。 ThegirlreturneddeliberatelytothechairshehadoccupiedthroughtheinterviewwiththeInspector，anddroppedintoitweakly。Herformrestedtherelimplynow，andtheblueeyesstareddisconsolatelyattheblankwallbeforeher。Sherealizedthatfatehaddecreeddefeatforherinthegame。Itwasafteraminuteofsilenceinwhichthetwomensatstaringthatatlastshespokewithasavagewrathagainstthepitintowhichshehadfallenafterherarduousefforts。 \"Ain\'tthatthedamnedestluck!\" Foralittleintervalstill，BurketurnedhisglancesfromthegirltoCassidy，andthenbackagaintothegirl，whosatimmobilewithherblueeyessteadfastlyfixedonthewall。Thepoliceofficialwas，intruth，totallybewildered。Herewasinexplicablemystery。Finally，headdressedthedetectivecurtly。 \"Cassidy，doyouknowthiswoman？\" \"Sure，Ido!\"cametheplacidanswer。Hewentontoexplainwiththedirectbrevityofhiskind。\"She\'slittleAggieLynch——con\' woman，fromBuffalo——twoyearsforblackmail——didhertimeatBurnsing。\" Withthissuccinctnarrativeconcerningthegirlwhosatmuteandmotionlessinthechairwithhereyesfastonthewall，Cassidyrelapsedintosilence，duringwhichhestaredratherperplexedlyathischief，whoseemedtobeinthethroesofunusualemotion。 Asthedetectiveexpresseditinhisownvernacular:Forthefirsttimeinhisexperience，theInspectorappearedtobeactually\"rattled。\" Foralittletime，therewassilence，thewhileBurkesatstaringattheavertedfaceofthegirl。Hisexpressionwasthatofonewhohasjustundergoneasoul-stirringshock。Then，presently，hesethisfeaturesgrimly，rosefromhischair，andwalkedtoapositiondirectlyinthefrontofthegirl，whostillrefusedtolookinhisdirection。 \"Youngwoman——\"hebegan，severely。Then，ofasuddenhelaughed。\"Youpickedtherightbusiness，allright，allright!\" hesaid，withacertainenthusiasm。Helaughedalouduntilhiseyeswereonlyslits，andhisamplepaunchtrembledvehemently。 \"Well，\"hewenton，atlast，\"Icertainlyhavetohandittoyou，kid。You\'reabeaut\'!\" Aggiesniffedvehementlyinrebukeofthegrosspartialityoffateinhisbehalf。 \"JustasIhadhimgoin\'!\"shesaidbitterly，asifinself-communion，withoutshiftinghergazefromtheblanksurfaceofthewall。 Now，however，Burkewasremindedonceagainofhisofficialduties，andheturnedquicklytotheattentiveCassidy。 \"Haveyougotapictureofthisyoungwoman？\"heaskedbrusquely。AndwhenCassidyhadrepliedinthenegative，heagainfacedtheadventuresswithamockinggrin——inwhichmockery，too，wasafairfragmentforhimself，whohadbeensothoroughlywithinhertoilsofblandishment。 \"I\'ddearlylovetohaveaphotographofyou，MissHelenTraversWest，\"hesaid。 Thespeecharousedthestoliddetectivetoanewinterest。 \"HelenTraversWest？\"herepeated，inquiringly。 \"Oh，that\'sthenameshetoldme，\"theInspectorexplained，somewhatshamefacedlybeforethisquestionfromhisinferior。 Thenhechuckled，forhehadsenseofhumorsufficienttotriumphevenoverhisowndiscomfitureinthisencounter。\"Andshehadmewinging，too!\"heconfessed。\"Yes，Iadmitit。\"Heturnedtothegirladmiringly。\"Yousureareimmense，littleone——immense!\"Hesmiledsomewhatmoreinhisofficialmannerofmastery。\"Andnow，mayIhavethehonorofaskingyoutoaccepttheescortofMr。Cassidytoourgallery。\" AggiesprangtoherfeetandregardedtheInspectorwitheyesinwhichwasnownoinnocence，suchashadbeguiledhimsorecentlyfromthoseingenuousorbs。 \"Oh，canthatstuff!\"shecried，crossly。\"Let\'sgetdowntobusinessonthedot——andnofrillsonit!Keeptocases!\" \"Nowyou\'retalking，\"Burkedeclared，withanewappreciationoftheversatilityofthiswoman——whohadnotbeenwastinghertimehitherto，andhadnowishtoloseitnow。 \"Youcan\'tdoanythingtous，\"Aggiedeclared，strongly。ThereremainednotraceoftheshrinkingvioletthathadbeenMissHelenTraversWest。Now，sherevealedmerelythebusinesswomanengagedinafightagainstthelaw，whichwasopposeddefinitelytoherpeculiarformofbusiness。 \"Youcan\'tdoanythingtome，andyouknowyoucan\'t!\"shewenton，withanalmostconvincingtranquillityofassertion。\"Why，I\'llbesprunginsideanhour。\"TherecamearippleoflaughterthatremindedtheInspectorofthefashioninwhichhehadbeenovercomebythiswoman\'swiles。Andshespokewithacertitudeofconvictionthatwasratherterrifyingtoonewhohadjustfallenunderthestressofherspells。 \"Why，habeascorpusismylawyer\'smiddlename!\" \"Onthelevel，now，\"theInspectordemanded，quiteunmovedbythefinaldeclarations，\"whendidyouseeMaryTurnerlast？\" Aggieresortedanewtoherpracticesofdeception。Hervoiceheldtheaccentsofunimpeachabletruth，andhereyeslookedunflinchinglyintothoseofherquestionerassheanswered。 \"Earlythismorning，\"shedeclared。\"Weslepttogetherlastnight，becauseIhadthewillies。Sheblewthejointabouthalf-pastten。\" Burkeshookhishead，moreinsorrowthaninanger。 \"What\'stheuseofyourlyingtome？\"heremonstrated。 \"What，me？\"Aggieclamored，witheveryevidenceofbeingdeeplywoundedbythechargeagainstherveracity。\"Oh，Iwouldn\'tdoanythinglikethat——onthelevel!Whatwouldbetheuse？I couldn\'tfoolyou，Commissioner。\" Burkestrokedhischinsheepishly，undertheinfluenceofmemoriesofMissHelenTraversWest。 \"Sohelpme，\"Aggiecontinuedwiththeutmostsolemnity，\"Maryneverleftthehouseallnight。I\'dswearthat\'sthetruthonapileofBiblesamilehigh!\" \"Havetobehigherthanthat，\"theInspectorcommented，grimly。 \"Yousee，AggieLynch，MaryTurnerwasarrestedjustaftermidnight。\"Hisvoicedeepenedandcameblustering。\"Youngwoman，you\'dbettertellallyouknow。\" \"Idon\'tknowathing!\"Aggieretorted，sharply。ShefacedtheInspectorfiercely，quiteunabashedbythefactthathervigorousoffertocommitperjuryhadbeenofnoavail。 Burke，withaquickmovement，drewthepistolfromhispocketandextendedittowardthegirl。 \"Howlonghassheownedthisgun？\"hesaid，threateningly。 Aggieshowednotraceofemotionasherglanceranovertheweapon。 \"Shedidn\'townit，\"washerfirmanswer。 \"Oh，thenit\'sGarson\'s!\"Burkeexclaimed。 \"Idon\'tknowwhoseitis，\"Aggiereplied，withanairofboredomwellcalculatedtodeceive。\"Ineverlaideyesonittillnow。\" TheInspector\'stoneabruptlytookonasombercoloring，withanunderlyingmenace。 \"EnglishEddiewaskilledwiththisgunlastnight，\"hesaid。 \"Now，whodidit？\"Hisbroadfacewassinister。\"Comeon，now! Whodidit？\" Aggiebecameflippant，seeminglyunimpressedbytheInspector\'ssavageness。 \"HowshouldIknow？\"shedrawled。\"WhatdoyouthinkIam——afortune-teller？\" \"You\'dbettercomethrough，\"Burkereiterated。Thenhismannerchangedtowheedling。\"Ifyou\'rethewisekidIthinkyouare，youwill。\" Aggiewaxedverypetulantoverthisinsistence。 \"Itellyou，Idon\'tknowanything!Say，whatareyoutryingtohandme，anyway？\" Burkescowledonthegirlportentously，andshookhishead。 \"Now，itwon\'tdo，Itellyou，AggieLynch。I\'mwise。Youlistentome。\"Oncemorehismannerturnedtothecajoling。 \"Youtellmewhatyouknow，andI\'llseeyoumakeacleanget-away，andI\'llslipyouanicelittlepieceofmoney，too。\" Thegirl\'sfacechangedwithstartlingswiftness。SheregardedtheInspectorshrewdly，acraftyglintinhereyes。 \"Letmegetthisstraight，\"shesaid。\"IfItellyouwhatIknowaboutMaryTurnerandJoeGarson，Igetaway？\" \"Clean!\"Burkeejaculated，eagerly。 \"Andyou\'llslipmesomecoin，too？\" \"That\'sit!\"camethehastyassurance。\"Now，whatdoyousay？\" Thesmallfiguregrewtense。Thedelicate，childishfacewassuddenlydistortedwithrage，arageblackandvenomous。Theblueeyeswereblazing。Thevoicecamethinandpiercing。 \"Isay，you\'reagreatbigstiff!WhatdoyouthinkIam？\"shestormedatthediscomfitedInspector，whileCassidylookedoninsomeenjoymentatbeholdinghissuperiorbeingworsted。Aggiewheeledonthedetective。\"Say，takemeoutofhere，\"shecriedinavoicesurchargedwithdisgust。\"I\'dratherbeinthecoolerthanherewithhim!\" NowBurke\'stonewasdangerous。 \"You\'lltell，\"hegrowled，\"oryou\'llgouptheriverforastretch。\" \"Idon\'tknowanything，\"thegirlretorted，spiritedlyAnd，ifI did，Iwouldn\'ttell——notinamillionyears!\"ShethrustherheadforwardchallenginglyasshefacedtheInspector，andherexpressionwasresolute。\"Now，then，\"sheended，\"sendmeup——ifyoucan!\" \"Takeheraway，\"Burkesnappedtothedetective。 AggiewenttowardCassidywithoutanysignofreluctance。 \"Yes，do，please!\"sheexclaimedwithasneer。\"Anddoitinahurry。Beingintheroomwithhimmakesmesick!SheturnedtostareattheInspectorwitheyesthatwereveryclearandveryhard。Inthismoment，therewasnothingchildishintheirgaze。 \"ThoughtI\'dsqueal，didyou？\"shesaid，evenly。Yes，I will\"——theredlipsbenttoasmileofsupremescorn——\"likehell!\" CHAPTERXXII。THETRAPTHATFAILED。 Burke，despitehisqualityofheaviness，wasblestwithakeensenseofhumor，againstwhichattimeshisprofessionallaborsstrovemutinously。Inthepresentinstance，hehadfailedutterlytoobtainanyinformationofvaluefromthegirlwhomhehadjustbeenexamining。Onthecontrary，hehadbeenbefooledoutrageouslybyafemalecriminal，inamannertowounddeeplyhisprofessionalpride。Nevertheless，heborenogrudgeagainsttheadventuress。Hissenseoftheabsurdservedhimwell，andhetookalivelyenjoymentinrecallingthemethodbywhichherplausiblewileshadbeguiledhim。Hegaveherarealrespectfortheadroitnesswithwhichshehaddeceivedhim——andhewasnotonetobereadilydeceived。So，now，asthescornfulmaidenwentoutofthedoorundertheescortofCassidy，Burkebowedgallantlytoherlitheback，andblewakissfromhisthickfingertips，inmockingreverenceforherasanartistinherway。 Then，heseatedhimself，pressedthedeskcall-button，and，whenhehadlearnedthatEdwardGilderwasarrived，orderedthatthemagnateandtheDistrictAttorneybeadmitted，andthattheson，also，besentupfromhiscell。 \"It\'sabadbusiness，sir，\"Burkesaid，withheartysympathy，totheshakenfather，aftertheformalgreetingsthatfollowedtheentranceofthetwomen。\"It\'saverybadbusiness。\" \"Whatdoeshesay？\"Gilderquestioned。Therewassomethingpitifulinthedistressofthisman，usuallysostrongandsocertainofhiscourse。Now，hewashesitantinhismovements，andhismellowvoicecamemoreweaklythanitswont。TherewasapatheticpleadinginthedulledeyeswithwhichheregardedtheInspector。 \"Nothing!\"Burkeanswered。\"That\'swhyIsentforyou。I supposeMr。Demaresthasmadethesituationplaintoyou。\" Gildernodded，hisfacemiserable。 \"Yes，\"hehasexplainedittome，\"hesaidinalifelessvoice。 \"It\'saterriblepositionformyboy。Butyou\'llreleasehimatonce，won\'tyou？\"Thoughhestrovetoputconfidenceintohiswords，hispainfuldoubtwasmanifest。 \"Ican\'t，\"Burkereplied，reluctantly，butbluntly。\"Yououghtnottoexpectit，Mr。Gilder。\" \"But，\"cametheprotest，deliveredwithmuchmorespirit，\"youknowverywellthathedidn\'tdoit!\" Burkeshookhisheademphaticallyindenialoftheallegation。 \"Idon\'tknowanythingaboutit——yet，\"hecontradicted。 Thefaceofthemagnatewentwhitewithfear。 \"Inspector，\"hecriedbrokenly，\"you——don\'tmean——\" Burkeansweredwithentirecandor。 \"Imean，Mr。Gilder，thatyou\'vegottomakehimtalk。That\'swhatIwantyoutodo，foralloursakes。Willyou？\" \"I\'lldomybest，\"theunhappymanreplied，forlornly。 Aminutelater，Dick，inchargeofanofficer，wasbroughtintotheroom。Hewaspale，alittledisheveledfromhishoursinacell。Hestillworehiseveningclothesofthenightbefore。 Hisfaceshowedclearlythedeepenedlines，gravenbythesufferingtowhichhehadbeensubjected，buttherewasnoweaknessinhisexpression。Instead，anewforcethatloveandsorrowhadbroughtoutinhischaracterwasplainlyvisible。Thestrengthofhisnaturewasspringingtofulllifeunderthestimulusoftheordealthroughwhichhewaspassing。 Thefatherwentforwardquickly，andcaughtDick\'shandsinamightygrip。 \"Myboy!\"hemurmured，huskily。Then，hemadeagreateffort，andcontrolledhisemotiontosomeextent。\"TheInspectortellsme，\"hewenton，\"thatyou\'verefusedtotalk——toanswerhisquestions。\" Dick，too，wincedunderthepainofthismeetingwithhisfatherinasituationsosinister。Buthewas，tosomedegree，apatheticfromover-muchmisery。Now，inreplytohisfather\'swords，heonlynoddedaquietassent。 \"Thatwasn\'twiseunderthecircumstances，\"thefatherremonstratedhurriedly。\"However，now，DemarestandIareheretoprotectyourinterests，sothatyoucantalkfreely。\"Hewentonwithalittlecatchofanxietyinhisvoice。\"Now，Dick，tellus!Whokilledthatman？Wemustknow。Tellme。\" Burkebrokeinimpatiently，withhisblusteringfashionofaddress。 \"Wheredidyouget——？\" ButDemarestraisedarestraininghand。 \"Wait，please!\"headmonishedtheInspector。\"Youwaitabit。\" Hewentasteptowardtheyoungman。\"Givetheboyachance，\"hesaid，andhisvoicewasveryfriendlyashewentonspeaking。 \"Dick，Idon\'twanttofrightenyou，butyourpositionisreallyadangerousone。Youronlychanceistospeakwithperfectfrankness。Ipledgeyoumyword，I\'mtellingthetruth，Dick。\" Therewasprofoundconcerninthelawyer\'sthinface，andhisvoice，trainedtooratoricalarts，wasemotionallypersuasive。 \"Dick，myboy，IwantyoutoforgetthatI\'mtheDistrictAttorney，andrememberonlythatI\'manoldfriendofyours，andofyourfather\'s，whoistryingveryhardtohelpyou。Surely，youcantrustme。Now，Dick，tellme:WhoshotGriggs？\" Therecamealongpause。Burke\'sfacewasavidwithdesireforknowledge，withthekeenexpectancyofthehunteronthetrail，whichwascharacteristicofhiminhisprofessionalwork。TheDistrictAttorneyhimselfwaslessvitallyeager，buthiscuriosity，aswellashiswishtoescapefromanembarrassingsituation，showedopenlyonhisalertcountenance。Theheavyfeaturesofthefatherweretwistingalittleinnervousspasms，fortohimthishourwasallanguish，sincehisonlysonwasinsuchhorribleplight。Dickaloneseemedalmosttranquil，thoughtheoutwardcalmwasbeliedbytheflickeringofhiseyelidsandtheoccasionalinvoluntarymovementofthelips。Finallyhespoke，inacold，wearyvoice。 \"IshotGriggs，\"hesaid。 Demarestrealizedsubtlythathispleahadfailed，buthemadearefforttoresisttheimpression，totaketheadmissionatitsfacevalue。 \"Why？\"hedemanded。 Dick\'sanswercameinthelikeunmeaningtones，andaswearily。 \"BecauseIthoughthewasaburglar。\" TheDistrictAttorneywasbeginningtofeelhisprofessionalpridearousedagainstthisyoungmanwhosoflagrantlyrepelledhisattemptstolearnthetruthconcerningthecrimethathadbeencommitted。Heresortedtofamiliarartificesforentanglingonequestioned。 \"Oh，Isee!\"hesaid，inatoneofconviction。\"Now，let\'sgobackalittle。Burkesaysyoutoldhimlastnightthatyouhadpersuadedyourwifetocomeovertothehouse，andjoinyouthere。Isthatright？\" \"Yes。\"Themonosyllablewasutteredindifferently。\"And，whilethetwoofyouweretalking，\"Demarestcontinuedinamatter-of-factmanner。Hedidnotconcludethesentence，butaskedinstead:\"Now，tellme，Dick，justwhatdidhappen，won\'tyou？\" Therewasnoreply；and，afteralittleinterval，thelawyerresumedhisquestioning。 \"Didthisburglarcomeintotheroom？\" Dicknoddedanassent。 \"Andheattackedyou？\" Therecameanothernodofaffirmation。 \"Andtherewasastruggle？\" \"Yes，\"Dicksaid，andnowtherewasresolutioninhisanswer。 \"Andyoushothim？\"Demarestasked，smoothly。 \"Yes，\"theyoungmansaidagain。 \"Then，\"thelawyercounteredontheinstant，\"wheredidyougettherevolver？\" Dickstartedtoanswerwithoutthought: \"Why，Igrabbedit——\"Then，thesignificanceofthiscrashedonhisconsciousness，andhecheckedthewordstremblingonhislips。Hiseyes，whichhadbeendowncast，liftedandglaredonthequestioner。\"So，\"hesaidwithswifthostilityinhisvoice，\"so，you\'retryingtotrapme，too!\"Heshruggedhisshouldersinawayhehadlearnedabroad。\"You!Andyoutalkoffriendship。 Iwantnoneofsuchfriendship。\" Demarest，greatlydisconcerted，wasskilled，nevertheless，indissembling，andhehidhischagrinperfectly。Therewasonlyreproachinhisvoiceasheansweredstoutly: \"Iamyourfriend，Dick。\" ButBurkewouldbenolongerrestrained。HehadlistenedwithincreasingimpatiencetothediplomaticeffortsoftheDistrictAttorney，whichhadendedintotalrout。Now，heinsistedonemployinghisownmoredrastic，and，ashebelieved，moreefficacious，methods。Hestoodup，andspokeinhismostthreateningmanner。 \"Youdon\'twanttotakeusforfools，youngman，\"hesaid，andhisbigtonesrumbledharshlythroughtheroom。\"IfyoushotGriggsinmistakeforaburglar，whydidyoutrytohidethefact？Whydidyoupretendtomethatyouandyourwifewerealoneintheroom——whenyouhad*THATtherewithyou，eh？Whydidn\'tyoucallforhelp？Whydidn\'tyoucallforthepolice，asanyhonestmanwouldnaturallyundersuchcircumstances？\" Thearraignmentwasseverelylogical。Dickshowedhisappreciationofthejusticeofitinthewhiteningofhisface，nordidhetrytoanswerthechargesthushurledathim。 Thefather，too，appreciatedthegravityofthesituation。Hisfacewasworking，asiftowardtears。 \"We\'retryingtosaveyou，\"hepleaded，tremulously。 Burkepersistedinhisvehementsystemofattack。Now，heagainbroughtouttheweaponthathaddoneEddieGriggstodeath。 \"Where\'dyougetthisgun？\"heshouted。 Dickheldhistranquilpose。 \"Iwon\'ttalkanymore，\"heanswered，simply。\"Imustseemywifefirst。\"Hisvoicebecamemoreaggressive。\"Iwanttoknowwhatyou\'vedonetoher。\" Burkeseizedonthisopening。 \"DidshekillGriggs？\"hequestioned，roughly。 Foronce，Dickwasstartledoutofhiscalm。 \"No，no!\"hecried，desperately。 Burkefolloweduphisadvantage。 \"Then，whodid？\"hedemanded，sharply。\"Whodid？\" Now，however，theyoungmanhadregainedhisself-control。Heansweredveryquietly，butwithanairoffinality。 \"Iwon\'tsayanymoreuntilI\'vetalkedwithalawyerwhomIcantrust。\"HeshotavindictiveglancetowardDemarest。 Thefatherintervenedwithapiteouseagerness。 \"Dick，ifyouknowwhokilledthisman，youmustspeaktoprotectyourself。\" Burke\'svoicecameviciously。 \"Thegunwasfoundonyou。Don\'tforgetthat。\" \"Youdon\'tseemtorealizethepositionyou\'rein，\"thefatherinsisted，despairingly。\"Thinkofme，Dick，myboy。Ifyouwon\'tspeakforyourownsake，doitformine。\" Thefaceoftheyoungmansoftenedashemethisfather\'sbeseechingeyes。 \"I\'msorry，Dad，\"hesaid，verygently。\"ButI——well，Ican\'t!\" Again，Burkeinterposed。Hisbusybrainwasworkingoutanewschemeforsolvingthisirritatingproblem。 \"I\'mgoingtogivehimalittlemoretimetothinkthingsover，\" hesaid，curtly。Hewentbacktohischair。\"Perhapshe\'llgettounderstandtheimportanceofwhatwe\'vebeensayingprettysoon。\"HescowledatDick。\"Now，youngman，\"hewentonbriskly，\"youwanttodoalotofquickthinking，andalotofhonestthinking，and，whenyou\'rereadytotellthetruth，letmeknow。\" Hepressedthebuttononhisdesk，and，asthedoormanappeared，addressedthatfunctionary。 \"Dan，haveoneofthementakehimback。Youwaitoutside。\" Dick，however，didnotmove。Hisvoicecamewithanoteofdetermination。 \"Iwanttoknowaboutmywife。Whereisshe？\" Burkedisregardedthequestionascompletelyasifithadnotbeenuttered，andwentonspeakingtothedoormanwithasuggestioninhiswordsthatwaseffective。 \"He\'snottospeaktoanyone，youunderstand。\"Thenhecondescendedtogivehisattentiontotheprisoner。\"You\'llknowallaboutyourwife，youngman，whenyoumakeupyourmindtotellmethetruth。\" DickgavenoheedtotheInspector\'sstatement。Hiseyeswerefixedonhisfather，andtherewasagreattendernessintheirdepths。Andhespokeverysoftly: \"Dad，I\'msorry!\" Thefather\'sgazemettheson\'s，andtheeyesofthetwolocked。 Therewasnootherwordspoken。Dickturned，andfollowedhiscustodianoutoftheofficeinsilence。Evenaftertheshuttingofthedoorbehindtheprisoner，thepauseenduredforsomemoments。 Then，atlast，Burkespoketothemagnate。 \"Yousee，Mr。Gilder，whatwe\'reupagainst。Ican\'tlethimgo——yet!\" Thefatherstrodeacrosstheroominasuddenaccessofrage。 \"He\'sthinkingofthatwoman，\"hecriedout，inaloudvoice。 \"He\'stryingtoshieldher。\" \"He\'saloyalkid，atthat，\"Burkecommented，withagrudgingadmiration。\"I\'llsaythatmuchforhim。\"Hisexpressiongrewmorose，asagainhepressedthebuttononhisdesk。\"Andnow，\" hevouchsafed，\"I\'llshowyouthedifference。\"Then，asthedoormanreappeared，hegavehisorder:\"Dan，havetheTurnerwomanbroughtup。\"Heregardedthetwomenwithhisbristlingbrowspulleddowninascowl。\"I\'llhavetotryadifferentgamewithher，\"hesaid，thoughtfully。\"Shesureisonecleverlittledame。But，ifshedidn\'tdoitherself，sheknowswhodid，allright。\"Again，Burke\'svoicetookonitssavagenote。\"Andsomeone\'sgottopayforkillingGriggs。Idon\'thavetoexplainwhytoMr。Demarest，buttoyou，Mr。Gilder。Yousee，it\'sthisway: Theveryfoundationsoftheworkdonebythisdepartmentrestontheuseofcrooks，whoarewillingtobetraytheirpalsforcoin。 Itoldyouabitaboutitlastnight。Now，youunderstand，ifGriggs\'smurdergoesunpunished，it\'llputthefearofGodintotheheartofeverystool-pigeonweemploy。Andthenwhere\'dwebe？Tellmethat!\" TheInspectornextcalledhisstenographer，andgaveexplicitdirections。Atthebackoftheroom，behindthedesk，werethreelargewindows，whichopenedonacorridor，andacrossthiswasatierofcells。Thestenographerwastotakehisseatinthiscorridor，justoutsideoneofthewindows。Overthewindows，theshadesweredrawn，sothathewouldremaininvisibletoanyonewithintheoffice，whileyeteasilyabletooverheareverywordspokenintheroom。 Whenhehadcompletedhisinstructionstothestenographer，BurketurnedtoGilderandDemarest。 \"Now，thistime，\"hesaidenergetically，\"I\'llbetheonetodothetalking。Andgetthis:Whateveryouhearmesay，don\'tyoubesurprised。Remember，we\'redealingwithcrooks，and，whenyou\'redealingwithcrooks，youhavetousecrookedways。\" Therewasabriefperiodofsilence。Then，thedooropened，andMaryTurnerenteredtheoffice。Shewalkedslowlyforward，movingwiththesmoothstrengthandgracethatweretheproofofperfecthealthandofperfectpoise，thecorrelationofmindandbodyinexactness。Herform，clearlyrevealedbytheclingingeveningdress，wasacurvinggroupofgraces。Thebeautyofherfacewasenhanced，ratherthanlessened，bythepallorofit，forthefadingoftherichercolorsgavetothefinefeaturesanexpressionmorespiritual，madeplainertheunderlyingqualitiesthatheraccustomedbrilliancemighthalf-conceal。Shepaidabsolutelynoattentiontotheothertwointheroom，butwentstraighttothedesk，andtherehalted，gazingwithhersoftlypenetranteyesofdeepestvioletintothefaceoftheInspector。 Underthatintentscrutiny，Burkefeltachallenge，sethimselftomatchcraftwithcraft。Hewasnotlikelytoundervaluethewitsofonewhohadsooftenfloutedhim，who，evennow，hadplacedhiminapreposterouspredicamentbythisentanglementoverthedeathofaspy。Buthewasresolvedtousehisbestskilltodisarmhersophistication。Hislargevoicewasmodulatedtokindlinessashespokeinacasualmanner。 \"Ijustsentforyoutotellyouthatyou\'refree。\" Maryregardedthespeakerwithanimpenetrableexpression。Hertonesasshespokewerequiteasmatter-of-factashisownhadbeen。Inthemwasnowonder，noexultation。 \"Then，Icango，\"shesaid，simply。 \"Sure，youcango，\"Burkereplied，amiably。 Withoutanydelay，yetwithoutanyhaste，MaryglancedtowardGilderandDemarest，whowerewatchingthesceneclosely。Hereyesweresomehowappraising，butaltogetherindifferent。Then，shewenttowardtheouterdooroftheoffice，stillwiththatalmostlackadaisicalair。 Burkewaitedratherimpatientlyuntilshehadnearlyreachedthedoorbeforeheshothisbolt，withafineassumptionofcarelessnessintheannouncement。 \"Garsonhasconfessed!\" Mary，whoreadilyenoughhadalreadyguessedtheessentialhypocrisyofallthisplay，turnedandconfrontedtheInspector，andansweredwithouttheleasttraceoffear，butwiththefirmnessofknowledge: \"Oh，no，hehasn\'t!\" HerattitudeexasperatedBurke。Hisvoiceroaredoutwrathfully。 \"What\'sthereasonhehasn\'t？\" Themusicinthetonesoftheanswerwasavocalrebuke。 \"Becausehedidn\'tdoit。\"Shestatedthefactasonewithoutahintofanycontradictorypossibility。 \"Well，hesayshedidit!\"Burkevociferated，stillmoreloudly。 Mary，inherturn，resortedtoabitoffinesse，inordertolearnwhetherornotGarsonhadbeenarrested。Shespokewithatraceofindignation。 \"Buthowcouldhehavedoneit，whenhewent——\"shebegan。 TheInspectorfellavictimtohersuperiorcraft。Hisquestioncameeagerly。 \"Wheredidhego？\" Marysmiledforthefirsttimesinceshehadbeenintheroom，andinthatsmiletheInspectorrealizedhisdefeatinthefirstpassageofthisgameofintriguebetweenthem。 \"Yououghttoknow，\"shesaid，sedately，\"sinceyouhavearrestedhim，andhehasconfessed。\" Demarestputupahandtoconcealhissmileoverthepoliceofficial\'schagrin。Gilder，staringalwaysatthiswomanwhohadcometobehisNemesis，wasmarvelingoverthebeautyandverveoftheonesohatinghimastoplantheruinofhislifeandhisson\'s。 Burkewasfranticoverbeingworstedthus。Togainadiversion，herevertedtohisfamiliarbullyingtactics。Hisquestionburstraspingly。Itwasaquestionthathadcometobeconstantwithinhisbrainduringthelastfewhours，onethatobsessedhim，thatfrettedhimsorely，almostbeyondendurance。 \"WhoshotGriggs？\"heshouted。 Maryrestedsereneinthepresenceofthisviolence。Heranswercappedtheclimaxoftheofficer\'sexasperation。 \"Myhusbandshotaburglar，\"shesaid，languidly。Andthenherinsolencereacheditsculminationinaqueryofherown:\"WashisnameGriggs？\"Itwasdonewithsplendidart，withasplendidmasteryofherownemotions，for，evenasshespokethewords，shewasrememberingthoseshudderingsecondswhenshehadstood，onlyafewhoursago，gazingdownattheinertbulkthathadbeenaman。 Burkebetookhimselftoanotherformofattack。 \"Oh，youknowbetterthanthat，\"hedeclared，truculently。\"Yousee，we\'vetracedtheMaximsilencer。GarsonhimselfboughtitupinHartford。\" Forthefirsttime，Marywascaughtoffherguard。 \"Buthetoldme——\"shebegan，thenbecameawareofherindiscretion，andcheckedherself。 Burkeseizedonherlapsewithavidity。 \"Whatdidhetellyou？\"hequestioned，eagerly。 Now，Maryhadregainedherself-command，andshespokecalmly。 \"Hetoldme，\"shesaid，withoutaparticleofhesitation，\"thathehadneverseenone。Surely，ifhehadhadanythingofthesort，hewouldhaveshownittomethen。\" \"Probablyhedid，too!\"Burkerejoined，withouttheleastsuspicionthathissurlyutterancetouchedthetruthexactly。 \"Now，seehere，\"hewenton，tryingtomakehisvoiceaffable，thoughwithsmallsuccess，forhewasexcessivelyirritatedbytheserepeatedfailures；\"Icanmakeitaloteasierforyouifyou\'lltalk。Comeon，now!WhokilledGriggs？\" Marycastoffpretensefinally，andspokemalignantly。 \"That\'sforyoutofindout，\"shesaid，sneering。 Burkepressedthebuttononthedesk，and，whenthedoormanappeared，orderedthattheprisonerbereturnedtohercell。 ButMarystoodrebellious，andspokewitharesumptionofhercynicalscorn。 \"Isuppose，\"shesaid，withaglanceofcontempttowardDemarest，\"thatit\'suselessformetoclaimmyconstitutionalrights，anddemandtoseealawyer？\" Burke，too，hadcastoffpretenseatlast。 \"Yes，\"heagreed，withanevilsmirk，\"you\'veguesseditright，thefirsttime。\" MaryspoketotheDistrictAttorney。 \"Ibelieve，\"shesaid，withanewdignityofbearing，\"thatsuchismyconstitutionalright，isitnot，Mr。Demarest？\" Thelawyersoughtnoevasionoftheissue。Forthatmatter，hewascomingtohaveanincreasingrespect，evenadmiration，forthisyoungwoman，whoenduredinsultandignominywithaspiritsosturdy，andmetstrategemwithotherstrategembetterdevised。 So，now，hemadehisanswerwithfrankhonesty。 \"Itisyourconstitutionalright，MissTurner。\" MaryturnedhercleareyesontheInspector，andawaitedfromthatofficialareplythatwasnotforthcoming。Truthtotell，Burkewasfarfromcomfortableunderthatsurvey。 \"Well，Inspector？\"sheinquired，atlast。 Burketookrefuge，ashiswontwaswhentoohardpressed，inamightybellow。 \"TheConstitutiondon\'tgohere!\"Itwasthebesthecoulddo，anditshamedhim，forheknewitsweakness。Again，wrathsurgedinhim，anditsurgedhigh。HewelcomedtheadventofCassidy，whocamehurryinginwithagrinofsatisfactiononhisstolidface。 \"Say，Chief，\"thedetectivesaidwithanimation，inresponsetoBurke\'sglanceofinquiry，\"we\'vegotGarson。\" Mary\'sfacefell，thoughthechangeofexpressionwasalmostimperceptible。OnlyDemarest，astudentofmuchexperience，observedthefleetingdisplayofrepressedemotion。WhentheInspectortookthoughttolookather，shewasasimpassiveasbefore。Yet，hewasmindedtotryanotherruseinhisdesiretodefeattheintelligenceofthiswoman。Tothisend，heaskedGilderandtheDistrictAttorneytowithdraw，whileheshouldhaveaprivateconversationwiththeprisoner。Asshelistenedtohisrequest，Marysmiledagaininsphinx-likefashion，andtherewasstillonherlipsanexpressionthatcausedtheofficialapangofdoubt，when，atlast，thetwowereleftalonetogether，andhedartedasurreptitiousglancetowardher。Nevertheless，hepressedonhisdevicevaliantly。 \"Now，\"hesaid，withamarkedsofteningofmanner，\"I\'mgoingtobeyourfriend。\" \"Areyou？\"Mary\'stonewasnon-committal。 \"Yes，\"Burkedeclared，heartily。\"AndImeanit!GiveupthetruthaboutyoungGilder。IknowheshotGriggs，ofcourse。ButI\'mnottakinganystockinthatburglarstory——notalittlebit! Nocourtwould，either。Whatwasreallybackofthekilling？\" Burke\'seyesnarrowedcunningly。\"WashejealousofGriggs？ Well，that\'swhathemightdothen。He\'salwaysbeenaworthlessyoungcub。Arottendeallikethiswouldbeabouthisgait，I guess……Tellme，now:WhydidheshootEddieGriggs？\" Therewascoarsenessa-plentyintheInspector\'spretense，butitpossessedasolitaryfundamentalvirtue:itplayedontheheartofthewomanwhomhequestioned，arousedittowrathindefenseofhermate。Inasecond，allpoisefledfromthisgirlwhosesoulwasblossomingintheblestrealizationthatamanlovedherpurely，unselfishly。Herwordscamestumblinglyintheirhaste。 Hereyeswereneartoblackintheiranger。 \"Hedidn\'tkillhim!Hedidn\'tkillhim!\"shefairlyhissed。 \"Why，he\'sthemostwonderfulmanintheworld。Youshan\'thurthim!Nobodyshallhurthim!I\'llfighttotheendofmylifeforDickGilder!\" Burkewasbeamingjoyously。Atlast——alonglast!——hisfinessehadwonthevictoryoverthiswoman\'ssubtleties。 \"Well，that\'sjustwhatIthought，\"hesaid，withsmugcontent。 \"Andnow，then，whodidshootGriggs？We\'vegoteveryoneofthegang。They\'reallcrooks。Seehere，\"hewenton，withasuddenchangetotherespectfulinhismanner，\"whydon\'tyoustartfresh？I\'llgiveyoueverychanceintheworld。I\'mdeadonthelevelwithyouthistime。\" Buthewastoolate。Bynow，Maryhadherselfwellinhandagain，vastlyashamedoftheshortperiodofself-betrayalcausedbytheofficial\'sartificeagainstherheart。AsshelistenedtotheInspector\'sassurances，themockingexpressionofherfacewasnotencouragingtothatastuteindividual，butheperseveredmanfully。 \"Justyouwait，\"hewentoncheerfully，\"andI\'llprovetoyouthatI\'monthelevelaboutthis，thatI\'mreallyyourfriend…… Therewasalettercameforyoutoyourapartment。Mymenbroughtitdowntome。I\'vereadit。Hereitis。I\'llreadittoyou!\" Hepickedupanenvelope，whichhadbeenlyingonthedesk，anddrewoutthesinglesheetofpaperitcontained。Marywatchedhim，wonderingmuchmorethanherexpressionrevealedoverthisnewdevelopment。Then，asshelistened，quickinteresttouchedherfeaturestoanewlife。Inhereyesleapedemotionstomakeormaralife。 Thiswastheletter: \"Ican\'tgowithouttellingyouhowsorryIam。Therewon\'tneverbeatimethatIwon\'trememberitwasmegotyousentup，thatyoudidtimeinmyplace。Iain\'tgoingtoforgivemyselfever，andIswearI\'mgoingstraightalways。 \"Yourtruefriend，\"HELEN MORRIS。\" Foronce，Burkeshowedacertaindelicacy。Whenhehadfinishedthereading，hesaidnothingforalongminute——only，satwithhiscunningeyesonthefaceofthewomanwhowasimmobiletherebeforehim。And，ashelookedonherinherslendereleganceofformandgentlewomanlylovelinessofface，alovelinessintelligentandrefinedbeyondthatofmostwomen，hefeltborneinonhisconsciousnessthefactthatherewasonetoberespected。Hefoughtagainsttheimpression。Itwastohimpreposterous，forshewasoneofthatunderworldagainstwhichhewasruthlesslyatwar。Yet，hecouldnotaltogetherovercomehisinstincttowardahalf-reverentadmiration……And，astheletterproved，shehadbeeninnocentattheoutset。Shehadbeenthevictimofamistakenjustice，madeoutcastbythelawshehadneverwronged……Hismoodofrespectwasinevitable，sincehehadsomesensibilities，thoughtheywerecoarsened，andtheysensedvaguelythemaelstromofemotionsthatnowswirledinthegirl\'sbreast。 ToMaryTurner，thiswasthewonderfulhour。Init，thevindicationofherinnocencewasmadecomplete。ThestorywasthererecordedinblackandwhiteonthepagewrittenbyHelenMorris。Itmatteredlittle——orinfinitelymuch!——thatitcametoolate。Shehadgainedherevilplaceintheworld，wasanotoriouswomaninfact，wasevennowaprisonerundersuspicionofmurder。Nevertheless，shefeltathrillofecstasyoverthiswrittendocument——whichithadneveroccurredtohertowrestfromthegirlatthetimeoftheoralconfession。Nowthatithadbeenproffered，thevalueofitloomedabovealmostallthingselseintheworld。Itproclaimedundeniablythewrongunderwhichshehadsuffered。Shewasnotthethiefthecourthadadjudgedher。Now，there\'snobodyherebutjustyouandme。Comeon，now——putmewise!\" Marywasagaintheresourcefulwomanwhowasgladtopitherbrainagainstthecontrivingofthosewhofoughther。So，atthismoment，sheseemedplianttothewillofthemanwhourgedherthuscunningly。HerquickglancearoundtheofficewasofasorttodeludetheInspectorintoabeliefthatshewasyieldingtohislure。 \"Areyousurenoonewilleverknow？\"sheasked，timorously。 \"Nobodybutyouandme，\"Burkedeclared，allagogwithanticipationofvictoryatlast。\"Igiveyoumyword!\" MarymetthegazeoftheInspectorfully。Inthesameinstant，sheflashedonhimasmilethatwasdazzling，thesmileofawomantriumphantinhermasteryofthesituation。Herfacewasradiant，luminouswithhonestmirth。Therewassomethingsimpleandgenuineinherbeautythatthrilledthemanbeforeher，themantryingsovindictivelytotraphertoherownundoing。Forallhisgrossness，Burkewasofshrewdperceptions，andsomewhere，half-submergedunderthesordidnatureofhiscalling，wasaloveofthingsesthetic，aresponsivenesstotheappealsofbeauty。Now，ashisglancesearchedthefaceofthegirlwhowasbubblingwithmirth，heexperiencedanoddwarmingofhisheartunderthespellofherloveliness——alovelinesswhollyfeminine，pervasive，wholesome。But，too，hissoulshookinapremonitionofcatastrophe，fortherewasmischiefinthebeamingeyesofsoftestviolet。Therewasademonofmockeryplayinginthecurvesofthescarletlips，asshesmiledsowinsomely。 Allhisapprehensionswereverifiedbyherutterance。Itcameinamostcasualvoice，despitethedancingdelightinherface。 Thetonesweredrawledinthematter-of-factfashionofstatementthatleadsalistenertoanswerwithoutheedtotheexactimportofthequestion，unlessveryalert，indeed……Thisiswhatshesaidinthatso-casualvoice: \"I\'mnotspeakingloudenough，amI，stenographer？\" Andthatindustriouswriterofshorthandnotes，absorbedinhistask，answeredinstantlyfromhishiddenplaceinthecorridor。 \"No，ma\'am，notquite。\" Marylaughedaloud，whileBurkesatdumfounded。Sheroseswiftly，andwenttothenearestwindow，andwithapullatthecordsenttheshadeflyingupward。Forseconds，therewasrevealedthebusystenographer，bentoverhispad。Then，thenoiseoftheascendingshade，whichhadbeenhammeringonhisconsciousness，penetrated，andhelookedup。Realizationcame，ashebeheldthewomanlaughingathimthroughthewindow。Consternationbesethim。Heknewthat，somehow，hehadbungledfatally。Agroanofdistressburstfromhim，andhefledtheplaceinignominiousrout。 Therewasanotherwhosespiritwasequallydesirousofflight——Burke!Yetonceagain，hewasbeatenathisowngame，hiscunningmadeofnoavailagainstthecleverinterpretationofthiswomanwhomheassailed。Hehadnodefensetooffer。Hedidnotcaretomeethergazejustthen，sincehewaslearningtorespectherasonewronged，wherehehadregardedherhithertomerelyasoftheflotsamandjetsamofthecriminalclass。So，heavoidedhereyesasshestoodbythewindowregardinghimquizzically。Inapanicofconfusionquitenewtohiminhisyearsofexperience，hepressedthebuttononhisdesk。 Thedoormanappearedwiththatautomaticprecisionwhichmadehimvaluableinhisposition，andtheInspectorhailedthereadypresencewithafeelingofprofoundrelief。 \"Dan，takeherback!\"hesaid，feebly。 Marywassmilingstillasshewenttothedoor。Butshecouldnotresisttheimpulsetowardretort。 \"Oh，yes，\"shesaid，suavely；\"youwererightonthelevelwithme，weren\'tyou，Burke？Nobodyherebutyouandme!\"Thewordscameinasing-songofmockery。 TheInspectorhadnothinginthewayofanswer——only，satmotionlessuntilthedoorclosedafterher。Then，leftalone，hissoleaudiblecommentwasasingleword——onehehadlearned，perhaps，fromAggieLynch: \"Hell!\" CHAPTERXXIII。THECONFESSION。 Burkewasapersistentman，andhehadsethimselftogettingthemurdererofGriggs。FoiledinhiseffortsthusfarbytheoppositionofMary，henowgavehimselfovertocarefulthoughtastoameansofprocedurethatmightofferthebestpossibilitiesofsuccess。Hisbeetlingbrowsweredrawninafrownofperplexityforafullquarterofanhour，whileherestedmotionlessinhischair，anunlightedcigarbetweenhislips。Then，atlast，hisfacecleared；agrinofsatisfactiontwistedhisheavymouth，andhesmotethedeskjoyously。 \"It\'sacinchit\'llget\'im!\"herumbled，inglee。 Hepressedthebutton-call，andorderedthedoormantosendinCassidy。Whenthedetectiveappearedaminutelater，hewentdirectlytohissubjectwithastraightforwardenergyusualtohiminhiswork。 \"DoesGarsonknowwe\'vearrestedtheTurnergirlandyoungGilder？\"And，whenhehadbeenansweredinthenegative:\"Orthatwe\'vegotChicagoRedandDaceyhere？\" \"No，\"Cassidyreplied。\"Hehasn\'tbeenspokentosincewemadethecollar……Heseemsworried，\"thedetectivevolunteered。 Burke\'sbroadjowlsshookfromtheforcewithwhichhesnappedhisjawstogether。