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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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