Lyall self suicide 3

"it's not for me to be brave. That's for you. Have told you a dozen times. you never spoke a truer word in your life than when you said it was going to be a case of suicide."

 "Bah! You can't get my nerves on the jump. I've been in the game too long. Do you think you're going to get away with it by ranting a sermon at me or trying to pump me up with fear? Not in this life, Valmon Dain."

  "What do you want? mercy? It would be useless to you."

 "Lyall stood back, breathing heavily.

 "Mercy?" he stormed. "I don't want mercy

 It isn't yours to give. mercy is mine, I-----"

 "Mercy is neither yours nor mine, Mr Lyall. The police are already informed."

 "The police!-----What?" he gasped.

 "Are already informed. At least, they will be by the time the morning Dawns. The Yard was communicated with by the last post tonight. A simple letter-carded, undated, unsigned. just such a card as I have dispa

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