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Updated: June 24, 2025
He goes to the house of Adele Blondet at half-past twelve o'clock the hour now, he said, rapidly swinging round and pointing to the clock on the mantelpiece, which had just struck the half-hour; 'he found them at supper, releasing Meddlechip's wrist and crossing to the sofa; 'he sat opposite Kestrike, as he does now, leaning forward and glaring at Meddlechip, who shrank back in his chair.
'Nevertheless he was implicated in it, but went away from Paris the day Braulard was arrested, answered Vandeloup. 'The police tried to find him, but could not; if they had, it might have made some difference to the prisoner. 'And the name of this Englishman? 'Let me see, said Vandeloup, looking up reflectively; 'I almost forget it Kestroke or Kestrike, some name like that.
Kestrike is afraid, and would leave himself; he rises from the table; so does Braulard; here Gaston rose and crossed to Meddlechip, who was also on his feet 'he goes to Kestrike, seizes his wrist, thus drags him to the bedroom, and there on the bed lies Adele Blonde dead killed by the poison of one lover given her by the other and the murderers look at one another thus.
He saw Adele Blondet, and was introduced to her by Braulard; result, Kestrike betrayed his friend Braulard by stealing from him his mistress. Why was this? Was Kestrike handsome? No. Was he fascinating? No. Was he rich? Yes. Therein lay the secret; Adele loved the purse, not the man. Braulard, said Gaston, rising from the sofa quickly and walking across the room, 'felt his honour wounded.
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