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But it hasnt beenrefilled since I returned from overseas.
Then he lumbered
backto his chair and sat blinking heavily for several moments.
And whats more,
the major isnt that kind; hestoo nervy. Vulgarly put, I want to snoop through
themajors apartment at once. Sitdown, and Ill go over the matter with you in a
moment.
And anyhow, he had no object in secreting them. The boy could easily
have seen the light go out in the bedroom, ifthe door was open. Its painful, I
know; and your hearts too weakfor an anaesthetic.
Going to the window, he
glanced down into the paved rear courttwenty-five or thirty feet below.
Histechnique, so to speak, was bold, direct, and fearless. Also, theres a most
intrestin psychological factorinvolved. Why did you tell Miss Hoffman not to
mention them to me?
A small Spanish cabinet by the windowproved equally
disappointing.
While he wasthere he was watching me every minute. There you
are, old chap, he cheerfully announced, bending over itclosely.
Moreover, the
same psychology that appliedto the gun applies to the jewels. A man doesnt
shoot his brother for ahandful of jewels. That, of course,would be a
contributory factor. Also, theres a most intrestin psychological
factorinvolved.
Also, theres a most intrestin psychological factorinvolved.
Markhams tone was one of exclamatory protest.
Its not here in the chiffonier,
headded, closing the last drawer.
And if we had,theyd probably not be
detectives.
BOY: The bedroom door was open, and the light was shinin into
thehall. That, of course,would be a contributory factor.
On the right of this
passageway, near the entrance,was a door opening into the bedroom.
Themajor
knew the captain lived alone, and that he would havediffculty in establishing
an alibi. On the right-handwall was a fireplace and a mantel on which sat an
old-fashionedmahogany clock. I say, Markham, surelyyoure a good enough judge of
human nature to read the indications,what?
Im not intrested in your stupid
courts and your silly rules ofevidence.
A clever blow, that, based onrotary
leverage.
But why did youkeep setting up these straw men and then knocking them
over? Markham lifted his head jerkily, as if shaking himself out of
anencroaching spell of hypnosis. The major then called tohim to learn the time
by the clock on the mantel.
He leaned back in his chair, like a man
exhausted.
But you were ready enough,dont y know, to believe in the guilt of
half a dozen innocentpeople.
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