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Mrs. Moxton made the statement regarding Busham's innocence with so much decision that Ellis looked at her in surprise. It was strange that she should defend a man she disliked. "How is it that you think him guiltless? " he asked anxiously.
"Because he is a coward, and too timid to kill a man."