“I should ruin you, too.”
“Not at all. No one would believe you against me. Besides, are you ready to be tried for murder?”
“Who has committed murder?”
“You have.”
“Prove it.”
“Didn’t you kill the boy?”
“No.”
“You swore to me he was dead.”
“Suppose he didn’t die.”
“You are wasting your time, Mr. Rugg,” said Mrs. Middleton, coldly. “Of course I understand your motives. You have been extravagant, and wasted your money, hoping to get more out of me. But it is useless.”