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"Thankyou,"saidValentin."ein,Ivan."
ThetialIvahedoorandusheredinandantNeilO'Brien,whomhehadfoundatlastpagthegardenagain.
TheIrishofficerstoodupdisorderedaohreshold."Whatdoyouwa;hecried.
"Pleasesitdown,"saidValenti,levelto;Why,youarenyoursword.Whereisit?"
"Ileftitonthelibrarytable."saidO'Brien,hisbroguedeepeninginhisdisturbedmood."Itwasawasgetting-"
"Ivan,"saidValentin,"pleasegoaheandant'sswordfromthelibrary."Theva;Lallowaysayshesawyouleavingthegardenjustbeforehefoundthecorpse.Whatwereyoudoinginthegarden?"
Theandantflunghimselfrecklesslyintoachair."Oh,"hepureIrish,&quthemoon.uningwith;
Aheavysilendetheendofitthattrivialandterribleknog.Ivanreappeared,gaeelscabbard."ThisisallId."hesaid.
"Putitoable."saidValentin,withoutlookingup.
Therewasaninhumaheroom,likethatseaofinhumahedockoftheurderer.TheDuchess'sweakexshadlongagodiedaway.Lalloway'sswolleisfiedandevehevoicethatcamewasquiteued.
"IthinkItellyou."criedLadyMargaret,inthatclear,quiverihwhichaanspeakspublicly."ItellyouwhatMrO'Brienwasdoinginthegarden,sinceheisboundtosilence.HewasaskiomarryhiIrefused;IsaidinmyfamilycesIcouldgivehimnothingbutmyrespect.Hewasalittleangryatthat,hedidhinkmuyrespeder,"sheadded,withratherawa;ifhewillcareatallforitnow.ForIofferithimnoearahehihis."
Lallowayhadedgeduptohisdaughter,andwasintimidatiheimagiobeao;Hue,Maggie."hesaidinathunderouswhisper."Whyshouldyoushieldthefellow?Where'shissword?Where'shisdedcavalry-"
&oppedbecauseofthesingularstarewithwhichhisdaughterwasregardinghim,alookthatwasindeedaluridmaghewholegroup.
"Youoldfool!"shesaidinalowvoicewithoutprete;whatdoyousupptoprove?Itellyouthismanwasiwhilewithme.Butifhewasn'ti,hewasstillwithme.Ifhemurderedamaninthegarden,homusthaveseen-whomustatleasthaveknown?DoyouhateNeilsomuchasthter-"
LadyGallowayscreamed.Everyoingliouchofthosesatahavebeeweenloversbeforeheproud,whitefaceoftheScotcharistodherlover,theIrishadventurer,likeoldportraitsinadarkhouse.Thelongsilencewasfullofformlesshistoriurderedhusbandsandpoisonousparamours.
Ihismorbidsilenotvoicesaid:"Wasitaverylongcigar?"
Thegeofthoughtthattheyhadtolookroundtoseeoken.
"Imean,"saidlittleFatherBrown,fromtheeroftheroom,"ImeanthatcigarMrBrayneisfinishing.Itseemsnearlyaslongasawalking-stick."
&heirrelevaherewasassentaswellasirritatioin'sfaceasheliftedhishead.
&quht,"heremarkedsharply,"Ivan,goaMrBrayneagain,andbrio;
&thefahadclosedthedoor,Valehegirlwithairelyness.
"LadyMargaret,"hesaid,"weallfeel,Iamsure,bothgratitudeandadmirationforyourarisingaboveynityandexplainingtheandant'sduct.Butthereisahiatusstill.Lalloway,Iuayoupassingfromthestudyt-room,anditwasoesafterwardsthathefoundthegardenandtheandantstillwalki;
"Youhavetoremember,"repliedMargaret,withafaintironyinhervoice,"thatIhadjustrefusedhim,soweshouldscarcelyhaveebaarHeisagentleman,anyhow,aeredbehind-andsedwithmurder."
"Is,"saidVale;hemightreally-"
Theknock,andIvanputinhisscarredface.
"Begpardon,sir,"hesaid,"butMrBrayhehouse."
"Left!"criedValentin,ahefirsttimetohisfeet.
"Goed.Evaporated,"repliedIvaninhumorousFrench."Hishatandcooo,andI'lltellyousomethingtocapitall.Irahehousetofindanytra,andIfoundone,andabigtrace,too."
"Whatdoyoumean?"askedValentin.
"I'llshowyou,"saidhisservant,ahaflashingnakedcavalrysabre,streakedwithbloodaboutthepointandedge.Everyoheroomeyeditasifitwereathutheexperienwentoly:
"Ifoundthis,"hesaid,"flungamongthebushesfiftyyardsuptheroadtoParis.Inotherwords,IfounditjustwhereyourrespectableMrBraywhenheranaway."
Therewasagaiofa.Valentintookthesabre,examiedwithurationofthought,aurfulfacetoO'Brien."andant,"hesaid,"wetrustyouroducethisonifitiswantedforpoliation.Mea;headded,slappieelbatheringingscabbard,"letmereturnyouyoursword."
Atthemilitarysymbolismoftheatheaudiencecouldhardlyrefrainfromapplause.
ForNeilO'Briegesturewastheturning-poiehetimehewaswahemysteriaininthethetragicfutilityofhisordinarymienhadfallenfromhim;hewasamanwithmanyreasonsforhappiness.Lallowaywasagentleman,andhadofferedhimanapology.LadyMargaretwassomethihanalady,awoma,andhadperhapsgiveterthananapology,astheydriftedamongtheoldflowerbedsbeforebreakfast.Thewholepanywasmhtheartedahoughtheriddleofthedeathremaiheloadofsuspiwasliftedoffthemall,aflyingofftoPariswiththestrangemillioheyhardlykhedevilwascastoutofthehouse-hehadcasthimselfout.
Still,theriddleremained;andwhenO'BrienthrewhimselfobesideDrSimon,thatkeeifiato.HedidalkoutofO'Brieswereohings.
"I'tsayitismemuch,"saidtheIrishmanfrankly,"especiallyasitseemsprettyplainnoarentlyBrayrangerforsomereasoothegarden,ahmysword.Thehecity,tossingtheswordawayashewent.Bytheway,IvahedeadmanhadaYankeedollarinhispocket.SohewasaanofBrayne's,aochit.Idon'tseeanydifficultiesaboutthebusi;
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