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"He laughed about that, and said he wasn't such a fool as to carry a thing like that on him." "Did he say if he knew for a fact that the diamond was delivered to Multenius?" asked Mr. Killick. "Yes, he did. He found a telegram from Multenius at Las Palmas, acknowledging the receipt. He mentioned to me that Multenius would put the diamond in his bank, till he got to London himself." Mr.
"Did he tell you where it was what he had done with it?" "Yes! He said that for some years he'd traded in small parcels of such things with two men here in London Multenius and Levendale he knew both of them. He'd sent the diamond on in advance to Multenius, by ordinary registered post, rather than run the risk of carrying it himself."
"He said that Multenius and Levendale would make or were making what he called a syndicate to buy it from him. They'd have it cut over in Amsterdam, I think it was. He reckoned he'd get quite eighty thousand from the syndicate." "He didn't mention any other names than those of Multenius and Levendale?" "No none!" "Now, one more question. Where did your brother leave you at Plymouth?"
"Then my theory is, that Parslett saw the real murderer of Daniel Multenius come out of Multenius's side-door, while he, Parslett, was standing at his own; that he recognized him, that he tried to blackmail him yesterday, and that the man contrived to poison him, in such a fashion that Parslett died shortly after leaving him," said Ayscough, confidently.
The women in the public seats glanced at him with admiring interest such a fine-looking young fellow, whispered one sentimental lady to another, to have set about a poor old gentleman like Mr. Multenius! And everybody else, from the Coroner to the newspaper reporter who was beginning to think he would get some good copy, after all, that morning regarded him with attention.
"I believe you assisted your late grandfather in his business?" suggested Mr. Parminter. "Just so! Now, how long had you assisted him in that way?" "Ever since I left school three years ago," replied Zillah. "Three years to be sure! And I believe you had resided with him for some years before that?" "Ever since I was a little girl," admitted Zillah. "In fact, the late Mr. Multenius brought you up?
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