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veryeasysolutionourid,ry,hasbeensufferingfrosevereldintheheadinfaaidheard”
”itanssneeze,”saidspriaidsneezeinyourkitchenfrourgate”
”youuldnthearanyonesneezinginthestudyfroourgate,”isaid”oratleast,iverychdoubtit”
”isaidthenghthavebeenncealedintheshrubbery,”saidspriceridley”doubtlessedanentrancebythefrontdoor”
”hatspossible,”isaid
itriednottokevoiusthavefailed,forspriceridleyglaredatsuddenly
”iaightntionalsothattoleaveatennisracquetcarelesslyflungdopletelyruinsitandtennisracquetsareveryexpensivenowadays”
theredidnotseeoberhyorreasoninthisflankattackitbeeutterly
”butperhapsyoudontagree,”saidspriceridley
”ohidocertainly”
”ialadhatisallihavetosayiyhandsofthewholeaffair”
sheleanedbackandclosedhereyeslikeonehishankedherandsaidgoodbye
onthedoorstep,iventuredtoaskistresssstatent
”itsquitetrue,sir,iheardasneezeanditeans”
nothingaboutaurdererssneezeiaskedthegirlethishadbeen,butsheetibetistresshadthetelephonecallandookbad”
iaskedherifshehadheardashotofanykindandshesaidtheshotshadbeensothingaents
iyoeopayafriendavisit
glaneet
inotioutofallknowledge
”iladtoseeyou,”hesaid”sthenews”
itoldhihelateststonedevelopnt
”ahighetotitoprotheroesthaveeertheroheyhaddoyouthinkaboutthegirlissheinittoo”
”opinionastothatisundeyo,ithinkthegirlisallright”
”shessuchaprizeidiot,”iadded
”ohiarerkablyhealthyspeeersofprofession”
itoldhihatihahatihatheshouldgetaandchange
sothingevasiveannerhishisansringquitetrue
”yes,”hesaidslohathebestthingpoorchappoorchap”
”ithoughtyoudidntlikehi”
”idontnotinuteortevensorryforprotheroepoorfelloan”
”ididntknothen”
”oh,yesoreland,ihadapracticenotfaraeagonoyyears”
isighedteisanoddthing
”isthatallyoue,clent”
ilookedupehkeeneyes
”theressothingelse,isntthere”hesaid
inodded
ihadbeenun
irecitedintervieisshartnellandssherby
heeafteridspoken
”itsquitetrue,rslestrangefronyinnvenienyonlyreasonthatdiineisnttheputupjobyouallthinkitwas”
hepaused,andthensaidgravely:
”thisisbete,ed”
””
”shesadyinganigiveheranthatlongestdoyoubeingbadgeredandquestioned”
heon:
”uedintothisroadthateveningitetothishouse”
”youhaventsaidsobefore”
”ididntytiforseeingpatients,andeveryoneknoythatshewashere”
”sheeforyou,thoughian,hebody”
”no,”heseedperturbed”shedlefttokeepanappointnt”
”inentinherownhouse”
”idontknoentonhonour,idontknow”
ibelievedhibut
”andsupposinganinnocentnishanged”isaid
heshookhishead
”no,”hesaid”nooneurderoflonelprotheroeyoucantakehat”
butthatisjustiuldnotdoandyetthecertaintyinhisvoice
”nooneed
”thisn,archer”
hedeaniatientvent
”hasntgotbrainsenoughtosoffthepistol”
”perhapsnot,”isaiddubiously
thenireeredsothing,andtakingthelittlebropoandaskedhitwas
”h”hehesitated”lookslikepicricacid”
”that,”ireplied,”issherloesssecret”
hesled
”ispicricacid”
”sanexplosive”
”yes,iknohat,butitsgotanotheruse,hasntit”
henodded
”itsuseddicallyinsolutionforbusuff”
iheldouthand,andratherreluctantlyhehandeditbackto
”itsofnonsequenceprobably,”isaid”butifounditinratheranunusualplace”
”youewhere”
ratherchildishly,i
hehadhissecretswell,iine
ierefully
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veryeasysolutionourid,ry,hasbeensufferingfrosevereldintheheadinfaaidheard”
”itanssneeze,”saidspriaidsneezeinyourkitchenfrourgate”
”youuldnthearanyonesneezinginthestudyfroourgate,”isaid”oratleast,iverychdoubtit”
”isaidthenghthavebeenncealedintheshrubbery,”saidspriceridley”doubtlessedanentrancebythefrontdoor”
”hatspossible,”isaid
itriednottokevoiusthavefailed,forspriceridleyglaredatsuddenly
”iaightntionalsothattoleaveatennisracquetcarelesslyflungdopletelyruinsitandtennisracquetsareveryexpensivenowadays”
theredidnotseeoberhyorreasoninthisflankattackitbeeutterly
”butperhapsyoudontagree,”saidspriceridley
”ohidocertainly”
”ialadhatisallihavetosayiyhandsofthewholeaffair”
sheleanedbackandclosedhereyeslikeonehishankedherandsaidgoodbye
onthedoorstep,iventuredtoaskistresssstatent
”itsquitetrue,sir,iheardasneezeanditeans”
nothingaboutaurdererssneezeiaskedthegirlethishadbeen,butsheetibetistresshadthetelephonecallandookbad”
iaskedherifshehadheardashotofanykindandshesaidtheshotshadbeensothingaents
iyoeopayafriendavisit
glaneet
inotioutofallknowledge
”iladtoseeyou,”hesaid”sthenews”
itoldhihelateststonedevelopnt
”ahighetotitoprotheroesthaveeertheroheyhaddoyouthinkaboutthegirlissheinittoo”
”opinionastothatisundeyo,ithinkthegirlisallright”
”shessuchaprizeidiot,”iadded
”ohiarerkablyhealthyspeeersofprofession”
itoldhihatihahatihatheshouldgetaandchange
sothingevasiveannerhishisansringquitetrue
”yes,”hesaidslohathebestthingpoorchappoorchap”
”ithoughtyoudidntlikehi”
”idontnotinuteortevensorryforprotheroepoorfelloan”
”ididntknothen”
”oh,yesoreland,ihadapracticenotfaraeagonoyyears”
isighedteisanoddthing
”isthatallyoue,clent”
ilookedupehkeeneyes
”theressothingelse,isntthere”hesaid
inodded
ihadbeenun
irecitedintervieisshartnellandssherby
heeafteridspoken
”itsquitetrue,rslestrangefronyinnvenienyonlyreasonthatdiineisnttheputupjobyouallthinkitwas”
hepaused,andthensaidgravely:
”thisisbete,ed”
””
”shesadyinganigiveheranthatlongestdoyoubeingbadgeredandquestioned”
heon:
”uedintothisroadthateveningitetothishouse”
”youhaventsaidsobefore”
”ididntytiforseeingpatients,andeveryoneknoythatshewashere”
”sheeforyou,thoughian,hebody”
”no,”heseedperturbed”shedlefttokeepanappointnt”
”inentinherownhouse”
”idontknoentonhonour,idontknow”
ibelievedhibut
”andsupposinganinnocentnishanged”isaid
heshookhishead
”no,”hesaid”nooneurderoflonelprotheroeyoucantakehat”
butthatisjustiuldnotdoandyetthecertaintyinhisvoice
”nooneed
”thisn,archer”
hedeaniatientvent
”hasntgotbrainsenoughtosoffthepistol”
”perhapsnot,”isaiddubiously
thenireeredsothing,andtakingthelittlebropoandaskedhitwas
”h”hehesitated”lookslikepicricacid”
”that,”ireplied,”issherloesssecret”
hesled
”ispicricacid”
”sanexplosive”
”yes,iknohat,butitsgotanotheruse,hasntit”
henodded
”itsuseddicallyinsolutionforbusuff”
iheldouthand,andratherreluctantlyhehandeditbackto
”itsofnonsequenceprobably,”isaid”butifounditinratheranunusualplace”
”youewhere”
ratherchildishly,i
hehadhissecretswell,iine
ierefully
chapterxxvi
ioodw
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