Ah—so that was why——

Brack.

I thought probably he meant his manuscript; but now I hear he destroyed that himself. So I suppose it must have been his pocket-book.

Hedda.

Yes, no doubt. And there—there he was found?

Brack.

Yes, there. With a pistol in his breast-pocket, discharged. The ball had lodged in a vital part.

Hedda.

In the breast—yes.

Brack.