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inquest�察    �of  course�察   �and    an  inquiry。     Also     a  post´mortem。       Shall     I 

communicate with Dr。 Mordred to´day�察�or would you prefer that somebody 

else ´; 

     ;Somebody        else。    The    most    famous     man     you   know。     From      no 



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disrespect to   Dr。 Mordred�察 �or to   you�察�Mannering。             You understand that。 

But   I   should   like   an   independent   examination   by   some   great   authority�察�

some   one   who   knew   nothing   of   the   former   case。     This   is   an   appalling 

thing to happen。       I don't know where to begin thinking。; 

     ;Do not put too great a strain upon yourself。              Leave it to those who 

will   come   to   the   matter   with   all   their   wits   and   without   your   personal 

sorrow。     An independent inquirer is certainly best�察�one who�察�as you say�察�

knows nothing about the former case。'' 

     ;I don't know where to begin thinking�察─�repeated the other。                  ;Such a 

thing   upsets    one's   preconceived      opinions。    I   had   always    regarded    my 

aversion   to   this   room   as   a   human   weakness   ´   a   thing   to   be   conquered。 

Look round you。         Would it be possible to imagine an apartment with less 

of evil suggestion�拭─�

     The   other   made   a   perfunctory   examination�察  �went   into   every   corner�察�

tapped     the  walls   and   stared   at  the  ceiling。    The    clean   morning     light 

showed   its   intricate   pattern   of   interwoven   circles   converging   from   the 

walls to the centre�察�and so creating a sense of a lofty dome instead of a flat 

surface。     In the centre was a boss of a conventional lily flower opening its 

petals。 

     ;The room should not be touched till after the inquest�察�I think。 Indeed�察�

if I may advise�察�you will do well to leave it just as it is for the police to 

see。; 

     ;They will want to see it�察�I imagine�拭─�

     ;Unless you commumcate direct with Scotland Yard�察�ask for a special 

inquiry�察�and beg that the local men are not employed。                 There is reason in 

that�察�for it is quite certain that nobody here would be of any greater use to 

you than they were before。; 

     ;Act for me then�察�please。          Explain that money is no object�察�and ask 

them to send the most accomplished and experienced men in the service。 

But    they   are  only   concerned     with    crime。   This    may   be    outside   their 

scope。; 

     ;We cannot say as to that。           We cannot even assert that this is not   a 

crime。     We know nothing。; 

     ;A crime needs a criminal�察�Mannering。; 



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     ;That    is  so�察  �but  what    would    be   criminal�察   �if  human    agency     were 

responsible for it�察�might�察�nevertheless�察�be the work of forces to which the 

word criminal cannot be applied。; 

     Sir Walter stared at him。 

     ;Is it possible you suggest a supernatural cause for this�拭─�

     The doctor shook his head。 

     ;Emphatically not�察�though I am not a materialist�察�as you are aware。 My 

generation of practitioners has little difficulty in reconciling our creed with 

our cult�察�though few of the younger men are able to do so�察�I admit。                     But 

science     is  science�察   �and    not   for   a  moment      do    I  imagine     anything 

supernatural here。       I think�察�however�察�there are unconscious forces at work�察�

and those responsible for setting those forces in action would be criminals 

without a doubt�察�if they knew what they were doing。                  The man who fires 

a rifle at an animal�察�if he hits and kills it�察�is the destroyer�察�though he may 

operate   from   half   a   mile   away。   On   the   other   hand�察  �the   agents   may   be 

unconscious of what they are doing。; 

     'There is no human being in this house for whom I would not answer。; 

     ; I know it。      We beat the wind。         It will be time enough to consider 

presently。     Indeed�察�I should rather that you strove to relieve your mind of 

the   problem。   You   have   enough   to   do   without   that。      Leave   it   to   those 

professionally trained in such mysteries。             If a man is responsible for this 

atrocious thing�察  �then   it   should   be   within   the   reach of   man's   wits   to   find 

him。     We failed before�察�but this time no casual examination of this place�察�

or the antecedents of your son´in´law's life�察�will serve the purpose。                    We 

must go to the bottom�察�or�察�rather�察�skilled minds�察�trained to do so�察�must go 

to   the   bottom。    They   will   approach   the   subject   from   a   different   angle。 

They   will   come   unprejudiced   and   unperturbed。          If   there   has   been   foul 

play�察�they will find it out。       In my opinion it is incredible that they will be 

baffled。; 

     ;The best men engaged in such work must come to help us。                      I cannot 

bring myself to believe the room is haunted�察�and that this is the operation 

of   an   evil   force   outside   Nature�察  �yet   permitted   by   the   Creator   to   destroy 

human life。      The idea is too horrible ´ it revolts me�察�Mannering。; 

     ;Well�察  �it   may   do   so。 Banish   any   such   irrational   thought   from   your 



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mind。     It   is  not  worthy   of   you。   I  must   go   now。    I  will  telegraph    to 

London ´ to Sir Howard Fellowes ´ also�察�I think to the State authorities on 

forensic   medicine。       A   Government   analyst       must    do  his  part。   Shall    I 

communicate with Scotland Yard to´day�拭─�

     ;Leave   that   until   the   evening。    You   will   come   again   to   see   Mary�察�

please。; 

     ;Mosr certainly I shall。        At three o'clock I should have a reply to my 

messages。      I will go into Newton Abbot and telephone from there。; 

     ;I thank you�察�Mannering。          I wish it were possible to do more myself。 

My mind is cruelly shaken。           This awful experience has made an old man 

of me。; 

     ;Don't say that。      It is awful enough�察�I admit。        But ��ife is full of awful 

things。    Would that you might have escaped them� ─�

     ;Henry  will   help   you�察  �if   it   is   in   his   power。 It   would   be   well   if   we 

could give him something to do。             He feels guilty in a way。        I have little 

time to observe other people�察�but ´; 

     ;He's all   right。   He can   run into   Newton with   me now。            It   looks   to 

me as though his own life had hung on the pitch of a coin。                   They tossed 

up�    �After that ´ so he tells m
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