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And that night, unable to contain my shame, I confessed to him that it was I, his son, who had committed the crime. I confessed to you that I'd had an affair. Then I confessed to him the nature of assistance I needed, ... I laughed in our face. Because I haven't confessed to him, he doesn't know my heart, and that's why he doesn't show it. And he gets up there and he tells the jury that I confessed to him. I confessed to the only priest I needed. A while back, you asked me if I confessed to him? Didn't matter what I confessed to.	I confess to studying them quite intently when we were children. Things that I want to confess to him... If I confess to Jack Crawford right now... But I confess to having my concerns regarding her history. Now I confess to him that I have an irrational desire to return to the war. ~ I confess to certain misgivings, yes. I'll need to get Nass alone if I'm going to confess him. I confess to curiosity about your cursed mummy.

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And that night, unable to contain my shame, I confessed to him that it was I, his son, who had committed the crime.
I confessed to you that I'd had an affair.
Then I confessed to him the nature of assistance I needed, ... I laughed in our face.
Because I haven't confessed to him, he doesn't know my heart, and that's why he doesn't show it.
And he gets up there and he tells the jury that I confessed to him.
I confessed to the only priest I needed.
A while back, you asked me if I confessed to him?
Didn't matter what I confessed to.