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Captain Stanhill, on his part, cherished no animosity against his companion for his cavalier treatment of him. He realized his own inexperience in crime detection, and had been quite willing that Superintendent Merrington should take the lead in the investigations, which he had assisted to the best of his ability.
"How is your patient, the young husband?" asked Captain Stanhill, as Dr. Holmes rose. "The symptoms point to brain fever. The family, on my advice, have sent to London for Sir Ralph Horton, the eminent brain doctor." "I do not wonder his mind has given way under the shock," remarked Captain Stanhill.
"The motive was not robbery then," remarked Captain Stanhill. "It may have been," responded Merrington. "Caldew says the first intimation of the crime was the murdered woman screaming. The scream was followed in a few seconds by the revolver shot. If she screamed when she saw the murderer enter her room, he may well have feared interruption and capture, and bolted without stealing anything."
His present visit to the moat-house was one of those rare occasions, and was due to the action of Captain Stanhill, the Chief Constable of Sussex, who was seated near him. Captain Stanhill was a short stout man, with a round, fresh-coloured face, and short sturdy legs and arms.
"It is incredible to me that a guest staying in a gentleman's house could plot such a crime," said Captain Stanhill. "Nothing is incredible in crime," replied Merrington. "I've no illusions about human nature. It is capable of much worse things than that.
But it seemed to Captain Stanhill that though the women were flustered and the men nervous, they knew nothing whatever about the atrocious murder which had been committed a few hours before in the room above their heads.
"But, however, ONE thing must be considered. When your father and mother moved to Norland, though the furniture of Stanhill was sold, all the china, plate, and linen was saved, and is now left to your mother. Her house will therefore be almost completely fitted up as soon as she takes it." "That is a material consideration undoubtedly. A valuable legacy indeed!
He had formerly visited at Stanhill, but it was too long for his young cousins to remember him. His countenance was thoroughly good-humoured; and his manners were as friendly as the style of his letter. Their arrival seemed to afford him real satisfaction, and their comfort to be an object of real solicitude to him.
"But what was her motive for committing such an atrocious crime?" asked Captain Stanhill in bewilderment. "Jealousy," responded Merrington promptly. "I saw the possibility of that motive as soon as I heard Milly Saker's story, and learnt that Hazel Rath had lived for some years in the moat-house.
"I desired an interview with you in order to ask a few questions," said Merrington, coming to the point at once. Miss Heredith bowed. "Were all the blinds down in the dining-room last night during dinner?" asked Merrington. Captain Stanhill looked quickly at his colleague. He failed to see the purpose of the question. "I think so," replied Miss Heredith, after a moment's reflection.
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