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It was at night that he resolved to kill Caffie , and he committed the deed in the evening . It was in the morning that he had abandoned the idea , as it was in the morning that he revoked the decision made the previous evening not to go to the rescue of this poor boy . Of what then , was the will of man made , undulating like the sea , and variable as the wind , that he had the folly to believe his was firm ? At noon he went to the Palais de justice and sent in his card to the judge , on which he wrote these words : `` Regarding the Caffie affair . '' He was received almost immediately , and briefly explained how , according to his opinion , Caffie was killed quickly and suddenly by a firm and skilful hand , that of a killer by profession . `` That is the conclusion of your report , '' the judge said . `` What I could not point out in my report , as I did not know of the finding of the button and the opinion it has led to , is that there was no struggle between the assassin and the victim , as is generally supposed . ''