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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from A Book of Remarkable Criminals by H. B. Irving: office of the Leverett Street Jail. They obeyed. The Professor
asked what it all meant; he was informed that he must consider
himself in custody, charged with the murder of Dr. George
Parkman. Webster, somewhat taken aback, desired that word should
be sent to his family, but was dissuaded from his purpose for the
time being. He was searched, and among other articles taken from
him was a key some four or five inches long; it was the missing
lavatory key. Whilst one of the officers withdrew to make out a
mittimus, the Professor asked one of the others if they had found
Dr. Parkman. The officer begged him not to question him. "You
might tell me something about it," pleaded Webster. "Where did
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