Гарри Поттер и Кубок огня

The Riddle House

           Allthevillagerscaredaboutwastheidentityoftheirmurderer-forplainly,threeapparentlyhealthypeopledidnotalldropdeadofnaturalcausesonthesamenight. 

           TheHangedMan,thevillagepub,didaroaringtradethatnight;thewholevillageseemedtohaveturnedouttodiscussthemurders. TheywererewardedforleavingtheirfiresideswhentheRiddles’cookarriveddramaticallyintheirmidstandannouncedtothesuddenlysilentpubthatamancalledFrankBrycehadjustbeenarrested. 

           "Frank!"criedseveralpeople."Never!" 

           FrankBrycewastheRiddles’gardener.Helivedaloneinarun-downcottageonthegroundsoftheRiddleHouse. Frankhadcomebackfromthewarwithaverystifflegandagreatdislikeofcrowdsandloudnoises,andhadbeenworkingfortheRiddleseversince. 

           Therewasarushtobuythecookdrinksandhearmoredetails. 

           "Alwaysthoughthewasodd,"shetoldtheeagerlylisteningvillagers,afterherfourthsherry. "Unfriendly,like.I’msureifI’veofferedhimacuppaonce,I’veoffereditahundredtimes.Neverwantedtomix,hedidn’t." 

           "Ah,now,"saidawomanatthebar,"hehadahardwar,Frank.Helikesthequietlife.That’snoreasonto-" 

           "Whoelsehadakeytothebackdoor,then?"barkedthecook. "There’sbeenasparekeyhanginginthegardener’scottagefarbackasIcanremember!Nobodyforcedthedoorlastnight!Nobrokenwindows!AllFrankhadtodowascreepuptothebighousewhilewewasallsleeping..." 

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