"Onedayweseeabrilliantyoungofficerofhighsociety, attheveryoutsetofhiscareer, inacowardlyunderhandway, withoutapangofconscience, murderinganofficialwhohadoncebeenhisbenefactor, andtheservantgirl, ; 'itwillcomeinhandyformypleasuresinthefashionableworldandformycareerinthefuture.' Aftermurderingthem, heputspillowsundertheheadofeachofhisvictims; , ayounghero 'decoratedforbravery' killsthemotherofhischiefandbenefactor, likeahighwayman, andtourgehiscompanionstojoinhimheassertsthat 'sheloveshimlikeason, andsowillfollowallhisdirectionsandtakenoprecautions.' Grantedthatheisamonster, , butwillfeelandthinklikehim, , alonewithhisconscience, heaskshimselfperhaps, 'Whatishonor, andisn'tthecondemnationofbloodshedaprejudice?'
"PerhapspeoplewillcryoutagainstmethatIammorbid, hysterical, thatitisamonstrousslander, —andheavens! Ishouldbethefirsttorejoiceifitwereso! Oh, don'tbelieveme, thinkofmeasmorbid, butremembermywords; ifonlyatenth, ifonlyatwentiethpartofwhatIsayistrue—evensoit'sawful! Lookhowouryoungpeoplecommitsuicide, withoutaskingthemselvesHamlet'squestionwhatthereisbeyond, withoutasignofsuchaquestion, , , thelucklessvictiminthepresentcase, , 'helivedamongus!'...
