text: You read my wife 's last words as an accusation ” Inglethorp was continuing ” " they were , on the contrary , an appeal to me . " The Coroner reflected a moment , then he said : " I believe , Mr. Inglethorp , that you yourself poured out the coffee , and took it to your wife that evening ? "
  
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  The Coroner believed that the wife 's words were an appeal to him .