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neviletookastepfevertodohyou”
”ore,”ladytressiliansorrow”
”youtdothatistandforit”
”dontshoutat,nevile.”
”itellyouihaveit”
sohepassageadoorshut...
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aliaid,eperturbation.
”oh,s.spicer,idhtlyknoatter,alice”
”itsssbarrett.itookherinherinutesago,iedoeaallreadyandingforhertotakein.soiinagainandshessleepingeversoitstirher.”
”haveyoushakenher”
”yes,s.spicer.ishookherhardbutshejustgoesonlyingthereandsheseversuchahorridlour.”
”goodness,shesnotdead,isshe”
”oh,no,s.spiething.”
”yself.youtakeinherladyshipstea.betterkeafreshpot.shellbeshappened.”
aliceobedientlydidasshers.spiceruptothesendfloor.
takirayalongtherridor,alientlatertheres,andalianddo.
”oh,.hurstalltherevebeenburglarsandherladyshipsdeadkilledhagreatholeinherheadandbloodeverywhere...”
afialianhand...
i
superintebattlehadenjoyedhisholiday.thereelyluckyuptonow.
heesleach,hiseleph.
”illerightalong,sir.”jiutthereceiverback.
”serious”askedsuperintebattle.heheexpressiononhisnephee.
”urder.ladytressilian.anoldlady,veryhathouseatsaltcreekthathangsrightoverthecliff.”
battlenodded.
”ioingalongtoseetheoldn”thusdisrespectfullydidleachspeakofhischiefnstable.”hesafriendether.”
asheeahand,you,uncle,overthisfirstcaseofthiskindivehad.”
”aslongasiere,i”
”idontkno.”
ii
halfanhourlaterjorroberttchell,thechiefnstable,oundnephew.
”itsearlytosayasyet,”hesaid,”butohingseeclear.thisoing.”
helookeddirectlyatbattle.
”ifieanscuttingtheendofyourholiday.”
”thatsallright,”saidbattle.”asfortheother,sir,youllhavetoputituptar”siredgarttonssioner,”butibelievehesafriendofyours”
tchellnodded.
”yes,ithinkiageedgarallright.thatssettled,thenillgetthrhtaway.”
hespokeintothetelephone:”gettheyard.”
”youthinkitsgoingtobeaniortantcase,sir”askedbattle.
tistake.ourse.”
battlenodded.heuoodquiteethingbehindthewords.
”thinksheknoself.”arelishtheprospect.sobodyyboots”
iii
battleandlea.onthefloorinfrontofthepoliceofficerestingferprintsthehandleofagolfclubaheavyniblick.theheadoftheclubainedandhadoehairsstigtoit.
bythebeddr.lazenby,hedistrict,hebodyofladytressilian.
hestraighteneduphasigh.
”perfeurdererstruckagaintokesure.isjusttheplainhorsese.”
”hoidnight.””youtgohanthat”
”idratheot.allsortsoffactorstotakeintoat.ortisnoidnight.”
”ahisniblick”thedlancedoveratit.
”presubly.luurdererleftitbehind.iuldnthavededuiblickfroheusthavehither.”
”thathavebeenratherdifficulttodo”askedleach.
”ifithadbeendoneonpurpose,yes,”agreedthedoctor.”ilysupposethatbyaratheroddceitjusthappehatway.”
leated.
”yes,”saidthedoo,theanglefroheall.”
leachprickeduphisears.”lefthanded”hequeried.
”youetotselfonthatpoint,”saidlazenby.”fartoonysnags.illsay,ifyoulike,thattheeasiestexplanationisthattherdereranhit.orheyhavepreviouslyvedthebedout,stoodoofitandafterovedthebedback.”
”notverylikelythatlast.”
”perhapsnot,butitghthavehappened.ivehadsoexperienyboy,dedugthatarderousblorucklefthandedisfullofpitfalls.”
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