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But it is as true as the stars that if a person brings you an unsavory tale of a friend, she will carry away as ugly a story of you, if she can find the faintest suggestion upon which to found it. The gossip acquires a detective-like faculty for following out a clue, but unfortunately, the clue is oftener purely imaginary than real.
M. Plantat only answered by a movement of the lips, as if to say, "You are going too far." The other smiled, opened the door, and called: "Francois!" The valet hastened to obey the call. His face was suffused with tears; he actually bewailed the loss of his master. "Hear what I've got to say, my lad," said M. Lecoq, with true detective-like familiarity.
By the fading light we made out to read: "Meet me at graveyard steps at midnight. You know who." We looked at each other. "Why didn't he come in here?" I asked. "That wouldn't have been detective-like." "But the graveyard at midnight!"
A healthful reaction has, however, set in; and while we certainly do not love the Cæsar of laboratory methods and accuracy the less, we are beginning to have a juster affection for the Rome of the rich harvest that may be gained from the careful, painstaking, detective-like exercise of our eye, ear, and hand. As a matter of fact, the conflict between the two methods is only apparent.
The landlady of the house herself opened the door. Before Chip could speak, she said: "You're a detective, aren't you?" "Yes," said Chip, somewhat surprised, and regretting immediately that he had not made his entrance in a more detective-like manner. "I've been expecting some of you. You want to know about those two men that stopped with me a short time before the 'Frisco express robbery?"
In his turn he handed Zanders a slip, showing that he had so received the prisoner; and then Zanders left, receiving gratefully the tip which Cowperwood pressed in his hand. "Well, good-by, Mr. Cowperwood," he said, with a peculiar twist of his detective-like head. "I'm sorry. I hope you won't find it so bad here."
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