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Chapter 93

           "Withoutseeinghisface?"

           "Itdidnotneedthat.Thedresstoldwhoitwastootruly."

           "Whatdress?"

           "Thestripedblanketcoveringhisshouldersandthehatuponhishead.Theyweremyown.Butfortheexchangewehadmade,Imighthavefancieditwasmyself.ItwasHenryPoindexter."

           Agroanisagainheardrisingabovethehumoftheexcitedhearers.

           "Proceed,sir!"directstheexaminingcounsel."Statewhatothercircumstancescameunderyourobservation."

           "Ontouchingthebody,Ifounditcoldandstiff.Icouldseethatithadbeendeadforsomelengthoftime.Thebloodwasfrozennearlydry;andhadturnedblack.Atleast,soitappearedinthegreylight:forthesunwasnotyetup.

           "Imighthavemistakenthecauseofdeath,andsupposedittohavebeenbythebeheading.But,rememberingtheshotIhadheardinthenight,itoccurredtomethatanotherwoundwouldbefoundsomewhereinadditiontothatmadebytheknife.

           "ItprovedthatIwasright.Onturningthebodybreastupward,Iperceivedaholeintheserapé;thatallaroundtheplacewassaturatedwithblood.

           "Onliftingitup,andlookingunderneath,Isawalividspotjustoverthebreast-bone.Icouldtellthatabullethadenteredthere;andastherewasnocorrespondingwoundattheback,Iknewitmustbestillinsidethebody."

           "Inyouropinion,wastheshotsufficienttohavecauseddeath,withoutthemutilationthat,youthink,musthavebeendoneafterwards?"

           "Mostcertainlyitwas.Ifnotinstantaneous,inafewminutesperhapsseconds."

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