Turlington went on with his instructions.
"Rob him when you have dropped him. Take his money and his jewelry. I
want to have the killing of him attributed to robbery as the motive.
Make sure before you leave him that he is dead. Then go to the
malt-house. There is no fear of your being seen; all the people will be
indoors, keeping Christmas-eve. You will find a change of clothes hidden
in the malt-house, and an old caldron full of quicklime. Destroy the
clothes you have got on, and dress yourself in the other clothes
that you find. Follow the cross-road, and when it brings you into the
highroad, turn to the left; a four-mile walk will take you to the town
of Harminster. Sleep there to-night, and travel to London by the train
in the morning. The next day go to my office, see the head clerk, and
say, 'I have come to sign my receipt.' Sign it in your own name, and you
will receive your hundred pounds. There are your instructions. Do you
understand them?"
Wildfang nodded his head in silent token that he understood, and
disappeared again among the graves.
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