사일러스 마너(조지 엘리엇) - 10

  Silas did not speak for a moment. Then he said, "God knows I did not steal the money. Search my room - you won't find the money. I'm not a thief."

  "You were the only one in our dead friend's house last night, when the money was stolen,"said Mr Paston. "William tells us he was suddenly ill, which prevented him from coming to take your place. We will search your room."

  And when they went to Silas's room, William found the missing bag, now empty, under Silas's bed.

  "Silas, my friend," cried William, "confess your crime to us now! Send the devil away from your soul!"

  Silas turned to the man he had always trusted. "William, in the nine years since we've been friends, have I ever told you a lie? But God will prove the truth."

 

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