I could have killed him, but that was not my business, nor would it answer my end; so I even let him out, and he ran away as if he had been frightened out of his wits.
Avrei potuto ucciderlo, ma ciò non faceva il mio caso, nè corrispondeva al fine che mi prefiggeva. Datagli pertanto la libertà, fuggì come divenuto pazzo dalla paura.