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第7章 花园血案之谜4（第2页）
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Asmallfigurewithafoolishlylargeheaddrewwaveringlyneartheminthemoonlithaze;lookedforaninstantlikeagoblin，butturnedouttobetheharmlesslittleriestwhomtheyhadleftinthedrawing-room。
"Isay，
"hesaidmeekly，
"therearenogatestothisgarden，doyouknow。
"
Valentinsblackbrowshadcometogethersomewhatcrossly，astheydidonrincileatthesightofthecassock。Buthewasfartoojustamantodenytherelevanceoftheremark。
"Youareright，
"hesaid。
"Beforewefindouthowhecametobekilled，wemayhavetofindouthowhecametobehere。Nowlistentome，gentlemen。Ifitcanbedonewithoutrejudicetomyositionandduty，weshallallagreethatcertaindistinguishednamesmightwellbeketoutofthis。Thereareladies，gentlemen，andthereisaforeignambassador。Ifwemustmarkitdownasacrime，thenitmustbefolloweduasacrime。ButtillthenIcanusemyowndiscretion。Iamtheheadoftheolice;IamsoublicthatIcanaffordtoberivate。PleaseHeaven，IwillcleareveryoneofmyownguestsbeforeIcallinmymentolookforanybodyelse。Gentlemen，uonyourhonour，youwillnoneofyouleavethehousetilltomorrowatnoon;therearebedroomsforall。Simon，Ithinkyouknowwheretofindmyman，Ivan，inthefronthall;heisaconfidentialman。Tellhimtoleaveanotherservantonguardandcometomeatonce。LordGalloway，youarecertainlythebestersontotelltheladieswhathashaened，andreventaanic。Theyalsomuststay。FatherBrownandIwillremainwiththebody。
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WhenthissiritofthecatainsokeinValentinhewasobeyedlikeabugle。DrSimonwentthroughtothearmouryandroutedoutIvan，theublicdetectivesrivatedetective。Gallowaywenttothedrawing-roomandtoldtheterriblenewstactfullyenough，sothatbythetimethecomanyassembledtheretheladieswerealreadystartledandalreadysoothed。Meanwhilethegoodriestandthegoodatheiststoodattheheadandfootofthedeadmanmotionlessinthemoonlight，likesymbolicstatuesoftheirtwohilosohiesofdeath。
Ivan，theconfidentialmanwiththescarandthemoustaches，cameoutofthehouselikeacannonball，andcameracingacrossthelawntoValentinlikeadogtohismaster。Hislividfacewasquitelivelywiththeglowofthisdomesticdetectivestory，anditwaswithalmostunleasanteagernessthatheaskedhismastersermissiontoexaminetheremains。
"Yes，look，ifyoulike，Ivan，
"saidValentin，
"butdontbelong。Wemustgoinandthrashthisoutinthehouse。
"
Ivanliftedthehead，andthenalmostletitdro。
"Why，
"hegased，
"its-no，itisnt;itcantbe。Doyouknowthisman，sir?
"
"No，
"saidValentinindifferently，
"wehadbettergoinside。
"
Betweenthemtheycarriedthecorsetoasofainthestudy，andthenallmadetheirwaytothedrawing-room。
Thedetectivesatdownatadeskquietly，andevenwithouthesitation;buthiseyewastheironeyeofajudgeatassize。Hemadeafewraidnotesuonaerinfrontofhim，andthensaidshortly:
"Iseverybodyhere?
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"NotMrBrayne，
"saidtheDuchessofMontSt。Michel，lookinground。
"No。
"saidLordGallowayinahoarse，harshvoice。
"AndnotMrNeilOBrien，Ifancy。Isawthatgentlemanwalkinginthegardenwhenthecorsewasstillwarm。
