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The policeman was glad of the respite. He needed time to collect his thoughts. The story of the dinner-party and its excitement disposed completely of Elkin's malicious theory with regard to Grant, but, since the horse-dealer was minded to be communicative, it would be well to encourage him. "Come in, and have a drink," said Elkin, when the colt had been stabled.
He remembered Elkin's make-up as Svengali, of course, and could have kicked himself for not associating earlier a set of sable whiskers with the black wig and the bullet-torn hat. But, Owd Ben! What figure did that redoubtable ghost cut in the mystery? "There are certain lacunae in your otherwise vigorous and thrilling story, constable," went on Hart.
"He would," was the dry comment. "Fact, 'pon me honor. I didn't lead him on an inch. It seems that Furneaux bought some prints which caught his eye in Elkin's house, and Tomlin says that that hexplains hit." "Explains what?" "Furneaux's visit to Siddle, and certain bulky parcels brought in and brought out again." "Queer little duck, Furneaux," said Hart.
"Were you out on Monday night?" "The night of the murder?" "Yes." "I left the Hare and Hounds at ten, and came straight home." "Who was there with you?" "The usual crowd Hobbs, and Siddle, and Bob Smith, and a commercial traveler. Siddle went at half past nine, but he generally does." "You met no one on the road?" "No." The monosyllable seemed to lack Elkin's usual confidence.
Elkin's parallaxes for Arcturus is 0.018". That is to say, the displacement of Arcturus due to the change in the observer's point of view when he looks at the star first from one side and then from the other side of the earth's orbit, 186,000,000 miles across, amounts to only eighteen one-thousandths of a second of arc.
"Skipping good." On the next page: "Isidor G. Ingerman. Useful. Inquire." "E.'s boasts? Nonsensical, surely!" "Why has D. gone?" Both men paused at that line. "Detective?" suggested Winter. "That's how I take it," agreed Furneaux. Then came a sign: "+10%." "Elkin's mixture was not 'as before. It was fortified," grinned Furneaux. "That's the exact increase of nicotine. By the way, I have a sample.
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