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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Red Seal by Natalie Sumner Lincoln: the envelope in Rochester's safe?" he demanded, and receiving no
reply, asked suddenly: "Was it Rochester?"
"I am not at liberty to tell you," she responded; her mouth set in
obstinate lines and before he could press his request a second time,
she asked: "Philip Rochester defended Jimmie in court when every
one thought him a burglar; why then, should Philip have picked him
out to attack - he is not a homicidal maniac?"
"No, but the police contend that Rochester recognized Jimmie in his
make-up and decided to kill him; hoping his death would be
attributed to angina pectoris, and no post-mortem held," wound up
Kent.
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