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... trembling hand against his dry throat. "And you believe he died of-"
"Starvation, sir. Pure starvation," Caderousse said firmly. "I’m as certain of it as I am that we’re both believers."
The priest, with shaking hands, grabbed a half-full glass of water nearby, drained it in one gulp, and sat back down, his eyes red and his cheeks pale. "This was indeed a horrific tragedy," he said in a hoarse voice.
"Even more so, sir, because it was caused by men, not by fate."
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