Chapter 40

           INMAYOFthatsameyear,thenakedbodyofafifteen-year-oldgirlwasfoundinarosefield,halfwaybetweenGrasseandthehamletofOpioeastoftown.Shehadbeenkilledbyaheavyblowtothebackofthehead.Thefarmerwhodiscoveredherwassodisconcertedbythegruesomesightthathealmostendedupasuspecthimself,wheninaquiveringvoicehetoldthepolicelieutenantthathehadneverseenanythingsobeautiful-whenhehadreallywantedtosaythathehadneverseenanythingsoawful.Shewasindeedagirlofexquisitebeauty.Shewasoneofthoselanguidwomenmadeofdarkhoney,smoothandsweetandterriblysticky,whotakecontrolofaroomwithasyrupygesture,atossofthehair,asingleslowwhiplashoftheeyes-andallthewhileremainasstillasthecenterofahurricane,apparentlyunawareoftheforceofgravitybywhichtheyirresistiblyattracttothemselvestheyearningsandthesoulsofbothmenandwomen.Andshewasyoung,soveryyoung,thattheflowofherallurehadnotyetgrownviscous.Herfulllimbswerestillsmoothandsolid,herbreastsplumpandpertashard-boiledeggs,andtheplanesofherface,brushedbyherheavyblackhair,stillhadthemostdelicatecontoursandsecretplaces.Herhair,however,wasgone.Themurdererhadcutitoffandtakenitwithhim,alongwithherclothes.Peoplesuspectedthegypsies.Gypsieswerecapableofanything.Gypsieswereknowntoweavecarpetsoutofoldclothesandtostufftheirpillowswithhumanhairandtomakedollsoutoftheskinandteethofthehanged.Onlygypsiescouldbeinvolvedinsuchaperversecrime.

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