Well, if he had to get
rid of her, the sooner he did so the better, for even on the next
day she might tell all--he would have to give her the poison that
night--but how? that was the difficulty. He could not do it at this
ball, as it would be too apparent if she died--no--it would have to
be administered secretly when she went home. But then she would go
to Madame Midas' room to see how she was, and then would retire to
her own room. He knew where that was--just off Mrs Villiers' room;
there were French windows in both rooms--two in Mrs Villiers', and
one in Kitty's. That was the plan--they would be left open as the
night was hot. Suppose he went down to St Kilda, and got into the
garden, he knew every inch of the way; then he could slip into the
open window, and if it was not open, he could use a diamond ring to
cut the glass. He had a diamond ring he never wore, so if Kitty was
discovered to be poisoned, and the glass cut, they would never
suspect him, as he did not wear rings at all, and the evidence of
the cut window would show a diamond must have been used. Well,
suppose he got inside, Kitty would be asleep, and he could put the
poison into the water carafe, or he could put it in a glass of water
and leave it standing; the risk would be, would she drink it or not-
-he would have to run that risk; if he failed this time, he would
not the next.
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