Basil.
She's dead.... And she was all right yesterday.
[John does not understand. He is greatly
distressed, and does not know what to say.
Basil.
I killed her—as surely as if I'd strangled her with my own hands.
John.
What d'you mean? She's not really dead!
Basil.
[In agony.] She threw herself into the river last night.
John.