The Circular Staircase -- Chapter IV
CHAPTER IV: WHERE IS HALSEY?
Gertrude gazed at the face in a kind of fascination. Then she put out her hands blindly, and I thought she was going to faint.
“He has killed him!” she muttered almost inarticulately; and at that, because my nerves were going, I gave her a good shake.
“What do you mean?” I said frantically. There was a depth of grief and conv…
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