The Face of Rosenfeld — page 220: what you’re looking at

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THE FACE OF ROSENFEL. 213 a strictly private! We will review this case together, and a we shall judge together whether I did well. There shall be no judge, no jury, no hangman’s rope about this, o will there, cap?” a ‘< Decidedly not.” | Be! “No. Well, put it down first that a very one time -- ago I was a merchant's clerk and Felix Rosenfel was that a merchant’s private secretary. Got that down? Well, I a stole money and he found it out. That was the be- a ginning. But it was not the end, no, not the end!” Mr. Dye talked in a rapid, feverish manner, and clutched the sleeve of Maxey’s coat. His faded eyes had so much the appearance of a maniac’s, that the artist could notthelp an involuntary shrinking. Lhe wretch’s manner was variable. A fierce outbreak was succeeded by a period of comparative calmness. After his last sentence he suddenly burst out with a peal of forced laughter. He pointed to Lamar and Maxey in turn, as though they were the most obvious objects of mirth. ‘‘ What a pair of simpletons you are. gentlemen! Do you expect me to go on and tell you all about my affairs with the Jew? with my dear Felix, the lion? Qh, no, not at all. Not at all [becoming serious]. He got me under his feet and there he kept me, grinding his heel round and round and round and never letting me go. The more I did the more I must do. When he had woven such a web around me that he held my honor, my freedom, my life, in his hand, then he was satisfied [becoming pathetic]. Now, gentlemen, don’t be un- reasonable. Don’t ask me to confess how it was that my life got into his hands! ‘That’s a dead matter. People gave up looking for a solution a long time ago. nl, ‘ pis; ee. il ae a> - OY eS ae, Oe : a Ad ote b ala Sera et ete Gy Ni, ees a Ny . rene a #4 ar ee eh cry, xk We a ~ oe an 4 es a Rais fe ah A> ‘ te A »~ \ vw T= ~ a> | ee re Ae j odes phic ae a 4 "4 ; ae ig ow (Ek lene : ; Pe. a . +e A at SoS 0S eee, om qe Ek “= Se te ee ; 4 rie RT ae fo : - ees * } i on fe. ay £ > 3 >. ff on Eyes *¥ b a 59) oS bi it 5 vi at ‘ ery: - gi am ve Le i et, A, ee ED x att ry ory i, et c e, ', ,' re oe ty shay Me Va KS Me Say - i. “Ty ie 4 ON - ee a at OW Pickens Ae +5 a ¥ ae 1+ + 2 e Swear 4 * 4 ' 4 i. ty 2 te if. ie a ta at pach Moe He A od 7 t- % ry ~ “ ae roe oe — ae ae see KP : red ad *. te ~ $>4 > ‘ i Re ree Pegg pc) si comicbooks.com — we ’ 4 >, . > pee s v - = ' : : = at \ ; : . ° . . ; rat = 4 ¥ ‘Ma Say es roea in ree. re SEs he beac Atak eth gots > os x