As he had said, the idea of having an accomplice relieved him. Had he dared, he would have attempted to prove to himself that all the horror of the murder fell upon Therese.
Comme il le disait, l'idée d'avoir une complice le soulageait; il aurait tenté, s'il l'avait osé, de se prouver à lui-même que toute l'horreur du meurtre retombait sur Thérèse.