"Where—why——?" she cried out.
"I gave him his physic a bit ago," said Mr. Baskerville. "The bottle is broke."
The nurse hurried to her patient and examined him closely. She perceived the change.
"He's dying!" she said.
"So he was when you went away."
She broke off and panted into anger.
"You've—you've—this is murder—I won't stop in the house. I—oh, you wicked woman!"
She turned upon Mrs. Lintern and poured out a torrent of invective.
Then Humphrey took her by the shoulders and put her out of the room.
"You can go," he said. "You'll not be wanted any more."