Subject: corrode firmness

From: "Mag Pryor" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2006 15:04:39 -0500

Vance turned and gave us a despairing look.
Arnesson has already suggested the motive for these insanecrimes, he began.
Weredealing with a monster who sneers at all law.
I realize that the finding of the typewriter and the note-book isnot conclusive, concurred Markham.
Still and all, put in Heath, you guessed that Robin hadnt beenshot with a bow and arrow. The new Bishop note for the press, observed Vance. In any event, I shall arrest Arnesson before I leavehere, and hope for the best.
That spurious suicide, Sergeant, was the professors mostfantastic joke.
The whole episode couldnt have occupied more than tenminutes.
But there was still a look of defeat in his eyes; and again hebegan inspecting the room. We come now to the midnight visit to the Drukker house.
But Iwasnt sure of it until last night when he went out of his way tohang the guilt on Mr. No use putting people to unnecessary bother if yourecornered. And in moderntimes let us not forget the sublime gesture of Baron Nogi.
Onthe lower one were several books lying open.
Every hallway, every closet,every cupboard and waste space was inspected.
What of a suicide thatmakes possible that protection?
That is the flimsiest of contributory evidence, the mancountered. DidntPardees suicide put finis to the affair?
I didnt think of her asdead, for that would have contravened the Bishops joke.
There was a splintering of wood as the locks bolt tore through themoulding.
I dont pretend to know what youre grumbling about, saidMarkham. For days thatplay has been in my mind, poisoning every thought.
So unaccountablewas his hasty departure that I turned and watched him wonderingly.
Zeno the Stoic left us a passionate dithyrambdefending voluntary death.
The new Bishop note for the press, observed Vance. It would not help much toward a conviction. Vancehas found the thing that was disturbing you.
Im sorry, sir, Pyne told him; but the professor is also out.
In the suit-case was an old Coronatypewriter. Yes, there are some secrets so hideous that it is well for theworld not to know them.
After dinner he went to the attic and typed thenotes.
Vance lifted his head: there was a look of startled horror on hisface.
Im sorry I tried to hold you back, he said simply. And even assuming you could make the identification hold,what would it boot you? There was a creaking andstraining of wood; but the lock held.
Withal, Arnesson scoffed, I cant see that you have a cast-ironcase against any one. We come now to the midnight visit to the Drukker house.
Did they believe in his interpretation of the episode?
Yes, there are some secrets so hideous that it is well for theworld not to know them.