The Judas Window

Author:John Dickson Carr [Carr, John Dickson]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, General, Crime
ISBN: 9781927551400
Google: TvMZAgAAQBAJ
Publisher: St. Swithin Press
Published: 2012-07-30T00:00:00+00:00

'My lord, I suppose I did.'

Mr Justice Rankin frowned. 'You either had a reason, or you had not?' 'I had a reason.'

It was possible that H.M. was beginning to sweat. 'Just tell me this: Do you know why the deceased might have wanted to make an appointment with your cousin and not you?'

Between counsel and prisoner there seemed to be a scales; and now the scale-pan dipped. The young blockhead squared his shoulders and drew a deep breath. Putting his hands on the rail, he looked with a clear eye round the court.

'No, I don't know,' he replied clearly.

Silence.

'You don't know? But there was a reason, wasn't there, why this mistake might have occurred?' Silence.

'There was a reason, wasn't there, why the deceased may have disliked Captain Answell, and wished to "settle his hash"?'

Silence.'Was it because -?'

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