human
You have the right man, gentlemen, said Shanks.
gpt
These two resemble each other strangely, and it is this resemblance that has baffled detectives, and made trouble for an honest man.
human
Yes, put in Ransom Vane,
gpt
pointing to Barkswell,
human
It is false--
gpt
Never mind putting in your lip, sneered the irrepressible peddler.
human
There's crimes enough against you, young man, to sink you to perdition. You are now arrested for the murder of a beautiful, innocent girl--
gpt
But I never harmed her, I swear it,
human
Who did, then?
gpt
I don't know; but--
human
Is this yours?
gpt
No,
human
You have seen the weapon before?
gpt
Yes.
human
You placed it into Bordine's house one night, where it was found by the officers, for the purpose of fixing that awful murder upon an innocent man. Do you deny that?
gpt
It is true, and you dare not deny it. So far so good; but, gentlemen, it is a mistake to suppose that this man, guilty as he is of crimes without number, was the one who murdered Victoria Vane.
human
The person who murdered Miss Vane, with this dagger, was in turn murdered by Andrew Barkswell, the prisoner here.
gpt
Who was it?
human
Iris, your wife. _She was the assassin of Victoria Vane!_