 It was the car of some neighbours who have come to
leave their cards andcondolences.
I measure the length of the wing of the chateau
with myeyes.
Yes, that was a good idea, said Hanaud with a smile
of approval.
We keep the box and hope that its disappearance
willnot be discovered too soon.
Ricardo went over in his mind this and that
detail.
That is a most unseemlymetaphor, he said, and
stopped.
She affected to frown upon theburly Hanaud as
though he were some hopeless decadent.
He was at one timeengaged to Diana Tasborough, and
Hanaud swung round in his chair.
A curious friend for a young lady of fashion, said
Hanaud.
Ricardocould not, however, have him put to shame
before his colleague.
Ricardo dodged about, seeking in vain for a clear
view. He tried the lid but it was locked down, and he seatedhimself at the
table.
Thats admirable, Hanaud commented in an absent
voice.
Now we will see what itis that our excellent
gendarme there is guarding for our inspection.
It must be very pleasant for the eminentphysicians,
he said.
Ricardo went over in his mind this and that detail.
It will be a matter of a few minutesfor you. There, just opposite to us, is the
window of Evelyn Devenish.
It was the gardener, then, who pursued Joyce
Whipple, he declared.
I shall make no rejoinder, he gasped at length. But
more important thanall these questions is this one.
There was a note of anxiety, of deep feeling in
Hanauds voice whichtroubled everyone in that room.
Ricardo reflected, that lamb was Hanaud ofthe
Surety Generale of Paris. Yes, at the time when you used them, I thought the words
were strange.
If she meantto come back and sleep in it, again I
ask you, why should she tumble it?
Ricardo, who was not going to be madea mockery and
derision if he could help it.
There, just opposite to us, is the window of Evelyn
Devenish. Probably, replied the Commissaire with a shrug of the shoulders. Thisdoor
Marianne unlatched and drew open.
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