Did he feel some secret stirring of fear, or was he confident that his crime would go unpunished? 
Did he flee because he was afraid he'd get caught, or did he think he'd get away with it? 
mnli hypothesis: Did he flee because he was afraid he'd get caught, or did he think he'd get away with it?  premise: Did he feel some secret stirring of fear, or was he confident that his crime would go unpunished? 