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And the connection of this with what Mr Cupples had told him of the Mandersons' married life must have formed itself in the unconscious depths of his mind. Certainly it had presented itself as an already established thing when he began, after satisfying himself of the identity of the murderer, to cast about for the motive of the crime. Motive, motive!
"You thought it possible," said Trent meditatively, "may I say you thought it practically certain? that I should find out for myself that there had been something deeper than a mere conjugal tiff between the Mandersons. You thought that my unwholesome imagination would begin at once to play with the idea of Mrs. Manderson having something to do with the crime.
"Cupples," he said quietly, "is there anything about this business that you know and would rather not tell me?" Mr. Cupples gave a slight start, and turned an astonished gaze on the questioner. "What do you mean?" he said. "I mean about the Mandersons. Look here! shall I tell you a thing that strikes me about this affair at the very beginning?
And the connection of this with what Mr. Cupples had told him of the Mandersons' married life must have formed itself in the unconscious depths of his mind. Certainly it had presented itself as an already established thing when he began, after satisfying himself of the identity of the murderer, to cast about for the motive of the crime. Motive, motive!
During his connection with Manderson, Marlowe had lived as one of the family. No other person, apart from the servants, had his opportunities for knowing the domestic life of the Mandersons in detail.
The Mandersons were active in the fur trade on the Pennsylvania border in those days, and more than one of them married Indian women.
'Cupples, he said quietly, 'is there anything about this business that you know and would rather not tell me? Mr. Cupples gave a slight start, and turned an astonished gaze on the questioner. 'What do you mean? he said. 'I mean about the Mandersons. Look here! Shall I tell you a thing that strikes me about this affair at the very beginning?
The Mandersons were active in the fur trade on the Pennsylvanian border in those days, and more than one of them married Indian women.
No other person, apart from the servants, had his opportunities for knowing the domestic life of the Mandersons in detail. He had then returned in the car to Marlstone, where he had shown great amazement and horror at the news of the murder. These, I say, are the relevant facts about Marlowe. I would first draw attention to one important fact.
'You thought it possible, said Trent meditatively 'may I say you thought it practically certain? that I should find out for myself that there had been something deeper than a mere conjugal tiff between the Mandersons. You thought that my unwholesome imagination would begin at once to play with the idea of Mrs. Manderson having something to do with the crime.
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