The night waned, and I worked hastily, but in silence.
First of all I dismembered the corpse. I cut off the head and the arms and the legs.
I then took up three planks from the flooring of the chamber, and deposited all between the scantlings.
I then replaced the boards so cleverly, so cunningly, that no human eye - not even his - could have detected any thing wrong.
There was nothing to wash out - no stain of any kind - no blood-spot whatever.
I had been too wary for that.
A tub had caught all - ha! ha!
