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I: The Dying Man
The fog was denser than ever, and the headlights of the cars merely illuminated its wreaths without piercing them.
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He climbed into his driving-seat and started slowly down the road. Dr. Ringwood fell in behind.
The fog was denser than ever, and the headlights of the cars merely illuminated its wreaths without piercing them.
As soon as his car had started, Dr. Ringwood felt that he had lost touch with all the world except the taillight ahead of him, and a few square feet of roadway immediately under his eyes. The kerb of the pavement had vanished;
IV: The Crime at Heatherfield
“There are two sexes, doctor.”
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Sir Clinton’s face showed a faint trace of a smile.
“There are two sexes, doctor.”
“What do you mean? … Oh, of course. I said ‘he must,’ and you think it might have been a woman?”
V: The Bungalow Tragedy
“One hears a lot about flies in amber,” Sir Clinton said, “but this is the first time I’ve seen one.”
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At first sight, it seemed simply a cigarette-holder such as could be bought in any tobacconist’s shop; but as he rotated it between his finger and thumb, the other side of the barrel came into view and revealed a fly embedded in the material.
“One hears a lot about flies in amber,” Sir Clinton said, “but this is the first time I’ve seen one.”
Dr. Ringwood bent over and examined the imprisoned insect.
VI: The Nine Possible Solutions
“Of course, unlikely things do happen,” Sir Clinton admitted. “I’m no stickler for probability in crime. One so seldom finds it.”
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“H’m! It seems silly, doesn’t it?”
“Of course, unlikely things do happen,” Sir Clinton admitted. “I’m no stickler for probability in crime. One so seldom finds it.”
Flamborough took his notebook from his pocket and entered in it a copy of Sir Clinton’s classification.
XIV: The Jacket
“They used to say a man was innocent until he was proved guilty, Inspector,” he remarked ironically, “but I see you’ve interchanged the adjectives nowadays. It must save a lot of trouble to the police.”
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Markfield seemed to take a cynical pleasure in destroying the Inspector’s effects. Instead of leaving him the last word, he closed the interview himself.
“They used to say a man was innocent until he was proved guilty, Inspector,” he remarked ironically, “but I see you’ve interchanged the adjectives nowadays. It must save a lot of trouble to the police.”
XVII: Mr. Justice
It’s curious how you murderers can’t leave well alone.
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“All that’s of importance,” Sir Clinton admitted. “Of course, in the guise of our friend Mr. Justice, you did your best to throw suspicion on Silverdale. That’s a minor point, so far as you’re concerned now.
It’s curious how you murderers can’t leave well alone.
If you hadn’t played the fool there, you’d have given us ever so much more trouble.”
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