Jezebel's Daughter

er from Wurzburg un

Perhaps my father knows something about it." He turned to his fat

rote briefly

to you exactly as I have received it. But I cannot avoid noticing the postmark of the city in which the Widow Fontaine and her daughter are still living. If either Minna or her mother be the person who writes to you, I must say plainly that I forbid y

m Wurzburg. "It's long enough, at any rate," he said, turning o

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an anonymous letter. The signa

and looked up at me, red with anger. "More abominable slanders! More lies about Minna's mother!" he bur

correspondence connected with this narrative) has been copied in duplicate and placed at my disposal. I reproduce it he

ime since. Never mind what it was or who I am. I mea

you believe Jezebel to be a deeply-injured woman; I know you have been

l instinct enough of itself to answer for a woman? Why, Fritz, a cat is a fond mother; but a cat scratches and swears for all that! And poor simple little M

inal circumstances have come to my knowledge, which point straight to this woman. I shall plainly relate th

taine, at his apartments in the University of Wurzbu

you also know. He had outlived all his own relatives, and had no pecuniary hopes or expectations from anyone.

that he should be buried with the strictest economy, so that he might cost the University as little as possible. Thirdly, and lastly, he appointed one of

e of such serious importance that I feel it

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property, will be all found arranged on the long deal table that stands between the two windows. They are to be offered for sale to my successor, in the first instance. If he declines to purchase them, they can then be sent to Munich, to be sold separately by the manufacturer, as occasion may offer. The f

o be accompanied by a competent witnes

e contents of the safe. These are:-Bottles containing drugs, tin cases containing powders, and a small

k, with his own hands. He is also to be especially careful to destroy the labels on the bottles in the medicine-chest. These things done, he will sign the list, stating that the

prevent the dangerous results which might follow any

Having made this statement, let me add, in justice to myself, that the s

or one of their ingredients. I have attempted, in the second place, to discover antidotes to the dea

ssion by my successor. As it is-excepting one instance, in which I ran the risk, and was happily enabled to preserve the life of a poisoned man-I have not had ti

ularly those in the medicine-chest, fell into ignorant or wicked hands, I tremble when I think of the consequences which might follow. My one regr

dical attendant, in a small wooden box. The box will be sealed (before the same witness) with my own seal. I

plicitly trust to take charge of the sealed box. She will give it to Professor Stein, immediately on his r

make them public in a court of law, in consequence of the events which followed Doctor Fontaine's death

rom the hands of his friend and colleague. It was presented to him

ng read his Instructions, he follow

at once to take the list of the bottles and cases, whose contents he was bound to destroy. On opening the safe, these objects were found as the Instructions led him to anticipate: the dust

scovered in the safe. The laboratory was searched from end to end, on the cha

ot even aware that such a thing existed. Had she been careful to keep the sealed box so safely that no othe

rsity, who were certain to know, were asked if duplicate keys existed, and all united in answering in the negative. The medical attendant was examined, and declared that

senior assistant obtained leave to examine through a microsco

undermost in certain places only. The plain inference followed that the doctor's sealing-wax had been softened by heat so as to allow of the opening of the box, and that new sealing-wax had been afterwards added, and impressed by the Doctor's seal so that the executor might suspect nothing. Here, again,

stigation. I will not trouble you by rep

wn, for some purpose quite inconceivable, got at the box and the seal, between the Doctor's death and the return of the Professor from Munich, and read the Instructions and stole the terrible medicine-chest. Such is the theory adopted by the defense. If you can believe it-then I have written in vain.