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           "Isatisfiedmyselfthatthecallcouldnothavebeensentbyanyoneinthehouse,yetIwasconvincedthatitwasamongstthosepresentonthefataleveningthatIhadtolookformycriminal.ThereforeIconcludedthatthetelephonecallmusthavebeensentbyanaccomplice.Iwasnotquitepleasedwiththatdeduction,butIletitstandfortheminute.

           "Inextexaminedthemotiveforthecall.Thatwasdifficult.Icouldonlygetatitbyjudgingitsresult.Whichwasthatthemurderwasdiscoveredthatnightinsteadofinallprobabilitythefollowingmorning.Youagreewiththat?""Ye-es,"Iadmitted."Yes.Asyousay,Mr.Ackroyd,havinggivenordersthathewasnottobedisturbed,nobodywouldhavebeenlikelytogotothestudythatnight.""Tresbien.Theaffairmarches,doesitnot?Butmatterswerestillobscure.Whatwastheadvantageofhavingthecrimediscoveredthatnightinpreferencetothefollowingmorning?TheonlyideaIcouldgetholdofwasthatthemurderer,knowingthecrimewastobediscoveredatacertaintime,couldmakesureofbeingpresentwhenthedoorwasbrokeninoratanyrateimmediatelyafterwards.

           Andnowwecometothesecondfactthechairpulledoutfromthewall.InspectorRaglandismissedthatasofnoimportance.I,onthecontrary,havealwaysregardeditasofsupremeimportance.

           "Inyourmanuscriptyouhavedrawnaneatlittleplanofthestudy.

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