Tom no pogué alliberar-se'n. Cada referencia a l'assassinat li esgarrifava el cor, perque la seva consciéncia contorbada i les seves temences gairebé el persuadien que aquelles observacions eren dites al seu devora com a provatures. No sabia com era que ell hagués pogut infondre sospites de saber cap cosa de l'assassinat, pero tanmateix no podia romandre tranquil en mig d'aquell parloteig.
Every reference to the murder sent a shudder to his heart, for his troubled conscience and fears almost persuaded him that these remarks were put forth in his hearing as "feelers"; he did not see how he could be suspected of knowing anything about the murder, but still he could not be comfortable in the midst of this gossip.