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第7章花园血案之谜(4)
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Hishoarseshhtapalefacetothestudydoor,thebeamingglassesandworriedbrowofDrSimohenobleman'sfirstclearwallowaywasg:"Athegrass-ablood-stai;O'Brienatlasthadgoofhismind.
"WemusttellValenti;saidthedotheotherhadbrokenlydescribedallthathehaddaredtoexamiisfortuheishere."Andevehegreatdeteteredthestudy,attractedbythecry.Itwasalmostamusiypisformation;hehadewiththeonofahostalemahatsomeguestorservantastoldthegoryfact,heturhallhisgravityinstantlybrightandbusihis,hotandawful,washisbusiness.
&que;hesaidastheyhurriedoutintothegarden,"thatIshouldhavehueriesallovertheearth,andnowotlesinmyownback-yard.Butwhereistheplace?"Theycrossedthelawnlesseasily,asaslightmisthadbeguheriver;butuheguidaheshakenGallowaytheyfoundthebodysunkehebodyofaverytallandbroad-shoulderedman.Helayfawards,sotheylyseethathisbigshoulderswereblackdthathisbigheadtforanhairthatgtohisskulllikewetseaentofbloodcrawledfromunderhisfallenface.
"Atleast,"saidSimon,andsingularintonation,"heisnoneofourparty."
"Examinehim,doctor,"criedValentinrathersharply."hemay;
&orbentdowquitecold,butIamafraidheisdeadenough,"hea;justhelpmetolifthimup."
&edhimcarefullyanintheground,andalldoubtsastohisbeingreallydeadweresettledatondfrightfully.Theheadfellaway.Ithadbeeirelysuhebody;whoeverhadcuthisthroathadmaosevertheneckaswell.Eveinwasslightlyshousthavebeenasstrongasagorilla."hemuttered.
Notwithoutashiver,thoughhewasusedtoanatomicalabortions,DrSimohehead.Itwasslightlyslashedaboutthenedjaw,butthefacewassubstantiallyunhurt.Itonderous,yellowfaahahawk-likenoseandheavylids-afaceofawiperor,with,perhaps,adistanttouchofaeseemperor.Allpreseolookatitwiththecoldesteyeofighingelseotedaboutthema,astheyhadliftedhisbody,theyhadseehewhitegleamofashirt-froharedgleamofblood.AsDrSimonsaid,themanhadheirparty.Buthemightverywellhavebeentryingtojoinit,forhehadedressedforsuo.
&downonhishandsandkneesahhisclosestprofessiohegrassandgroundforsometwentyyardsroundthebody,inwhichhewasassistedlessskillfullybythedodquitevaguelybytheEnglishlord.heirgrovelliafewtedortoverysmalllengths,whitinliftedforaninstant'sexaminatioosseda>
"Twigs,"hesaidgravely,"twigs,andaterwithhisheadcutoff;thatisallthereisonthislawn."
TherewasanalmostcreepystillhentheunnervedGallowaycalledoutsharply:"Who'sthat!Who'sthatovertherebythegardenwall!"
Asmallfigurewithafoolishlylargeheaddrewwaverihemihaze;lookedforaninstantlikeagoblin,butturobetheharmlesslittlepriestwhomtheyhadleftinthedrawing-roo
"Isay,"hesaidmeekly,"therearehisgarden,doyouknow."
&in'sblackbrowshadetogethersomewhatcrossly,astheydidonprihesightofthecassock.Buthewasfartoojustamaherelevaheremark.&quht,"hesaid."Beforewefindouthowhecametobekilled,wemayhavetofindouthowhecametobehere.ome,geewithoutprejudiypositionandduty,weshallallagreethatdistinguishedwellbekeptoutofthis.Thereareladies,gehereisafnambassador.Ifwemustmarkitdownasacrime,thenitmustbefollowedupasacrime.ButtillthenIusemyowion.Iamtheheadofthepolice;IamsopublicthatIaffordtobeprivate.PleaseHeaven,IwillcleareveryoneofmyowsbeforeImymentolookforalemen,uponyourhonour,youwillnoneofyouleavethehousetilltomorrowatnoon;therearebedroomsforall.Simon,Ithinkyoukofindmyman,Ivahall;heisatialmaoleaveaonguardaalloway,youarelythebestpersoheladiesened,aapanic.Theyalsomuststay.FatherBrownandIwillremainwiththebody."
&hisspiritofthespokeiinhewasobeyedlikeabugle.DrSimohroughtothearmouryaIvan,thepublicdetective'sprivatedetective.Gallowaywentt-roomandtoldtheterriblefullyenough,sothatbythetimethepaheretheladieswerealreadystartledahed.Meahegoodpriestaheiststoodattheheadandfootofthedeadmahemoonlight,likesymbolicstatuesoftheirtwophilosophiesofdeath.
Ivan,thetialmanwiththesdthemoustaches,cameoutofthehouselikeaball,andgacrossthelawiohismaster.Hislividfacewasquitelivelywiththeglowofthisdomesticdetectivestory,anditleasaheaskedhismaster'spermissioheremains.
"Yes,look,ifyoulike,Ivan,"saidValentin,"butdon'tbelogoinandthrashthisoutinthehouse."
Ivahehead,aletitdrop.
"Why,"hegasped,"it's-no,itisn't;it'tbe.Doyouknowthisman,sir?"
"No,"saidValentily,"wehadbettergoi;
&heycarriedthecorpsetoasofaiudy,andtheheirwayt-roo
&ivesatdowly,ahesitation;buthiseyewastheironeyeofajudgeatassize.Hemadeafeidnotesuponpaperinfrontofhim,andthensaidshortly:"Iseverybodyhere?"
"NotMrBray;saidtheDuontSt.Michel,lookinground.
"No."saidLallowayinahoarse,harshvoice."AndnotMrNeilO'Brien,Ifancy.Isawthatgentlemanwalkinginthegardehecorpsewasstillwar"
"Ivan,"saidthedetective,"goaandantO'BrienandMrBrayne.MrBrayne,Iknow,isfinishingathedining-room;andantO'Brien,Ithink,isanddownthe;
&hfulattendaheroom,andbeforeairorspeakValehthesamesoldierlyswiftion.
"Everyohatadeadmanhasbeenfoundinthegardehisbody.DrSimon,youhaveexami.Doyouthinkthatto'sthroatlikethatwouldforce?Or,perhaps,onlyaverysharpk;
"Ishouldsaythatitotbedohakall,"saidthepaledoctor.
"Haveyouanythought,"resumedValentin,"ofatoolwithwhichitcouldbedo;
"Speakingwithinmodernprobabilities,Ireallyhaven't."saidthedhispainfulbrows."It'sohaeckthroughevenclumsily,andthiswasaverycut.Itcouldbedohabattle-axeoranoldheadsman'saxe,oranoldtwo-handedsword."
"But,goodheavens!"criedtheDuchess,almostinhysterics,"Therearen'tanytwo-handedswordsandbattle-axesrou;
&inwasstillbusywiththepaperinfrontofhi"Tellme,"hesaid,stillidly,"couldithavebeehalongFrenchcavalrysabre?"
Alowknogcameatthedoor,whieunreasonablereason,curdledeveryone'sbloodliketheknoMacbeth.Amidthatfrozensilenaosay:"Asabre-yes,Isupposeitcould."
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