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Updated: May 11, 2025
I was once a nurse in a hospital, and accustomed, as such, to horrid sights. It turned me cold and giddy, notwithstanding. As for Mr. Deluc, I thought he would have had a fainting fit next." Hearing this, I inquired if Mrs. Zebedee had said or done any strange things since she had been Mrs. Crosscapel's lodger. "You think she's mad?" says the landlady.
A frantic woman ran in with a scream, and said: "Is this the station-house?" "Why, bless the woman, can't you see it is?" he says. "What's the matter now?" "Murder's the matter!" she burst out. "For God's sake, come back with me. It's at Mrs. Crosscapel's lodging-house, number 14 Lehigh Street. A young woman has murdered her husband in the night! With a knife, sir.
Crosscapel's roof, on the night of the murder, slip through our fingers. IN a fortnight more, Mrs. Zebedee had sufficiently recovered to make the necessary statement after the preliminary caution addressed to persons in such cases. The surgeon had no hesitation, now, in reporting her to be a sane woman. Her station in life had been domestic service.
After reading those words, I could safely ask Priscilla to help me in reopening the mysterious murder case to some good purpose. My notion was that the proceedings of the persons in Mrs. Crosscapel's house had not been closely enough inquired into yet. By way of continuing the investigation, I asked Priscilla if she could tell me anything which associated the housemaid with Mr. Deluc.
His wife made no objection; she was ready to go wherever John went. Accordingly they spent their short honeymoon in London, so as to see for themselves the vessel in which their passage was to be taken. They went to Mrs. Crosscapel's lodging-house because Zebedee's uncle had always stayed there when in London. Ten days were to pass before the day of embarkation arrived.
To this argument she yielded. I heard from her certain particulars, which threw a new light on Mr. Deluc, and on the case generally. On that information I acted. It was slow work, owing to the claims on me of my regular duties; but with Priscilla's help, I steadily advanced toward the end I had in view. Besides this, I owed another obligation to Mrs. Crosscapel's nice-looking cook.
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