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第58章 花园血案之谜 3（第1页）

第58章花园血案之谜（3）

Hishoarseshhtapalefacetothestudydoor，thebeamingglassesandworriedbrowofDr。Simohenobleman'sfirstclearwallowaywasg:"Athegrass—ablood-stai;O'Brienatlasthadgoofhismind。

"WemusttellValenti;saidthedotheotherhadbrokenlydescribedallthathehaddaredtoexami;Itisfortuheishere";andevehegreatdeteteredthestudy，attractedbythecry。Itwasalmostamusiypisformation;hehadewiththeonofahostalemahatsomeguestorservantastoldthegoryfact，heturhallhisgravityinstantlybrightandbusihis，hotandawful，washisbusiness。

&que;hesaidastheyhurriedoutintothegarden，"thatIshouldhavehueriesallovertheearth，andnowotlesinmyownback-yard。Butwhereistheplace?"Theycrossedthelawnlesseasily，asaslightmisthadbeguheriver;butuheguidaheshakenGallowaytheyfoundthebodysunkenindeepgrass—thebodyofaverytallandbroad-shoulderedman。Helayfawards，sotheylyseethathisbigshoulderswereblackdthathisbigheadtforanhairthatgtohisskulllikewetseaweed。Ascarletserpentofbloodcrawledfromunderhisfallenface。

"Atleast，"saidSimon，andsingularintonation，"heisnoneofourparty。"

"Examinehim，doctor，"criedValentinrathersharply。"Hemay;

&orbentdown。"Heisnotquitecold，butIamafraidheisdeadenough，"hea;Justhelpmetolifthimup。"

&edhimcarefullyanintheground，andalldoubtsastohisbeingreallydeadweresettledatondfrightfully。Theheadfellaway。Ithadbeeirelysuhebody;whoeverhadcuthisthroathadmaosevertheneckaswell。Eveinwasslightlyshousthavebeenasstrongasagorilla，"hemuttered。

Notwithoutashiver，thoughhewasusedtoanatomicalabortions，Dr。Simohehead。Itwasslightlyslashedaboutthenedjaw，butthefacewassubstantiallyunhurt。Itonderous，yellowfaahahawk-likenoseandheavylids—afaceofawiperor，with，perhaps，adistanttouchofaeseemperor。Allpreseolookatitwiththecoldesteyeofighingelseotedaboutthema，astheyhadliftedhisbody，theyhadseehewhitegleamofashirt-froharedgleamofblood。AsDr。Simonsaid，themanhadheirparty。Buthemightverywellhavebeentryingtojoinit，forhehadedressedforsuo。

&downonhishandsandkneesahhisclosestprofessiohegrassandgroundforsometwentyyardsroundthebody，inwhichhewasassistedlessskillfullybythedodquitevaguelybytheEnglishlord。heirgrovelliafewtedortoverysmalllengths，whitinliftedforaninstant'sexaminatioosseda>

"Twigs，"hesaidgravely;"twigs，andaterwithhisheadcutoff;thatisallthereisonthislawn。"

TherewasanalmostcreepystillhentheunnervedGallowaycalledoutsharply:"Who'sthat!Who'sthatovertherebythegardenwall!"

Asmallfigurewithafoolishlylargeheaddrewwaverihemihaze;lookedforaninstantlikeagoblin，butturobetheharmlesslittlepriestwhomtheyhadleftinthedrawing-room。

"Isay，"hesaidmeekly，"therearehisgarden，doyouknow。"

&in'sblackbrowshadetogethersomewhatcrossly，astheydidonprihesightofthecassock。Buthewasfartoojustamaherelevaheremark。&quht，"hesaid。"Beforewefindouthowhecametobekilled，wemayhavetofindouthowhecametobehere。ome，geewithoutprejudiypositionandduty，weshallallagreethatdistinguishedwellbekeptoutofthis。Thereareladies，gehereisafnambassador。Ifwemustmarkitdownasacrime，thenitmustbefollowedupasacrime。ButtillthenIusemyowion。Iamtheheadofthepolice;IamsopublicthatIaffordtobeprivate。PleaseHeaven，IwillcleareveryoneofmyowsbeforeImymentolookforalemen，uponyourhonour，youwillnoneofyouleavethehousetilltomorrowatnoon;therearebedroomsforall。Simon，Ithinkyoukofindmyman，Ivahall;heisatialmaoleaveaonguardaalloway，youarelythebestpersoheladiesened，aapanic。Theyalsomuststay。FatherBrownandIwillremainwiththebody。"