The Dr. Gideon Fell Mysteries Volume One by John Dickson Carr

Author:John Dickson Carr
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Open Road Media
Published: 2017-07-27T00:00:00+00:00

“Bravo!” said Hadley, gloomily. “That’s a fine way to begin working up a case against anybody, isn’t it? You first announced that according to the evidence either the Handreth or the Carver woman must have killed the shop-walker. Then you throw cold water on the whole thing by saying that the murderer of Ames might be somebody else … Look here, Fell, don’t ask me to believe that there are two murderers in that house, each addicted to walking about and stabbing people; because I won’t believe it. It’s too much. It’s an embarrass de richesse. No, no. If I can prove that one of those two women definitely is the department-store killer, I’m not going to have much doubt that she also killed Ames.”

Dr. Fell thundered for a moment, and then toned himself down to mere fiery controversy.

“I was afraid you’d say that,” he declared, flourishing his pipe. “What I want to get through your head is that I’m not trying to make out a case against anybody. Keep repeating to yourself those words, ‘According to the evidence, according to the evidence.’ This is what the evidence tells us, and I’m setting it out because I want you to interpret it and see what the whole devilish business means … Carry on, Melson.”

“We go on, then, to the next point.

3. That the whole accusation and case against one of the women for murdering Evan Manders comes from an unidentified person, who now under circumstances of the strongest pressure refuses to communicate with us.

4. That, in procuring a weapon, the murderer of Inspector Ames (a) stole both hands off a clock when only one could have been used for that purpose; and (b) did not perform this theft when it was easy, but waited until the clock was locked up in Carver’s room.

5. That the department-store murderer did not steal a watch belonging to Carver when the theft must have been easier at home, but took the dangerous risk of stealing it out of a display in a crowded department store.”

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