VII.—THE ANIMUS FURANDI
[See the case of State vs. Brown et al.% 104 Mo., 365; the strange case of Reuben Deal, 64 N. C., 270; also on all fours with the facts here involved, see Thompson vs. Commonwealth, 18 S. W. Rept., 3022; and the very recent case of The People vs. Hughes, 39 Pacific Rept., 492; also Rex vs. Hall, Bodens case, and others there cited, 2 Russell on Crimes.]
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I AM tired of your devilish hints, why can't you come out with it, man?" The speaker was half angry.
Parks leaned forward on the table, his face was narrow and full of cunning. "Mystery is your long suit, Hogarth, I compliment you."
"You tire me," said the man; "if you have any reason for bringing me here at this hour of the night I want to know it."