Dear James,
    Please forgive me for the terrible thing I am going to do, but it's the only way out. I have considered everything carefully, and I know it's very selfish, but W. has destroyed my life and made me thoroughly unhappy.When you receive this letter he will have been found dead after a heart attack with a glass of sherry in his hand. I tried to phone you earlier this morning, but couldn't reach you. In case they examine the body they will think that he took an overdose of his medicine by mistake. His family will come over to comfort me and will probably stay for a few weeks, so, please,don't try to get in touch. It will all be worth it in the end.
       All my love,
          Yours ever,
               S.

                           Additional Information
                           Crime and Punishment

                       From the court notes of a local reporter

    In court at 9 0' clock.Apart from me there are a few old ladies who have come to sit in the warm and a class of 14-15 year-old with their teacher. 9:00 Court starts. First case: Henry P. , 47, divorced, charged with being  
 drunk. He refused to leave a pub at closing time and caused a bit of
 damage when the police tried to arrest him. P. said he had had an
 argument with his boss.and could not face going home to an empty flat.
　
 
9:20 Mrs F. , 72, shoplifting. Apparently Mrs F. had stolen a frozen chicken,  
 which she had hidden under her hat (At this the school children burst
 out laughing and even the magistrates have difficulty keeping a straight
 face). The chicken was so cold that she fell unconscious. otherwise she
 would probably not have been caught. Mrs F, in tears, says she had not
 eaten meat for three weeks. It torns out that, although she has the
 old-age pension, she does not know about other forms of support.
　
 
9:40 James S. , 42, a teacher, charged with beating his wife and two young
 children. Mrs S. is in hospital in bad shape; the mother-inlaw
 is taking care of the children. The neighbours sent for the police-one
 case, thank heavens, where neighbours did not "mind their own business".
 Mrs S. had already run away twice, but S. had promised to change and she
 had gone home again. S. said that he was ashamed of what he had done,
 but that he often lost his temper with his wife, who was quarrelsome and
 had no sense of duty. The school children looked thoughtful;they
 probably thought that teachers do not do that sort of thing.
　

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