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第7章 花园血案之谜4（第1页）
hoarseshoutsbroughtaalefacetothestudydoor，thebeamingglassesandworriedbrowofDrSimon，whoheardthenoblemansfirstclearwords。LordGallowaywascrying:
"Acorseinthegrass-ablood-stainedcorse。
"OBrienatlasthadgoneutterlyoutofhismind。
"WemusttellValentinatonce。
"saidthedoctor，whentheotherhadbrokenlydescribedallthathehaddaredtoexamine。
"Itisfortunatethatheishere。
"Andevenashesokethegreatdetectiveenteredthestudy，attractedbythecry。Itwasalmostamusingtonotehistyicaltransformation;hehadcomewiththecommonconcernofahostandagentleman，fearingthatsomeguestorservantwasill。Whenhewastoldthegoryfact，heturnedwithallhisgravityinstantlybrightandbusinesslike;forthis，howeverabrutandawful，washisbusiness。
"Strange，gentlemen，
"hesaidastheyhurriedoutintothegarden，
"thatIshouldhavehuntedmysteriesallovertheearth，andnowonecomesandsettlesinmyownback-yard。Butwhereisthelace?
"Theycrossedthelawnlesseasily，asaslightmisthadbeguntorisefromtheriver;butundertheguidanceoftheshakenGallowaytheyfoundthebodysunkenindeegrass-thebodyofaverytallandbroad-shoulderedman。Helayfacedownwards，sotheycouldonlyseethathisbigshoulderswerecladinblackcloth，andthathisbigheadwasbald，excetforawisortwoofbrownhairthatclungtohisskulllikewetseaweed。Ascarletserentofbloodcrawledfromunderhisfallenface。
"Atleast，
"saidSimon，withadeeandsingularintonation，
"heisnoneofourarty。
"
"Examinehim，doctor，
"criedValentinrathersharly。
"hemaynotbedead。
"
Thedoctorbentdown。
"Heisnotquitecold，butIamafraidheisdeadenough，
"heanswered。
"justhelmetolifthimu。
"
Theyliftedhimcarefullyaninchfromtheground，andalldoubtsastohisbeingreallydeadweresettledatonceandfrightfully。Theheadfellaway。Ithadbeenentirelysunderedfromthebody;whoeverhadcuthisthroathadmanagedtosevertheneckaswell。EvenValentinwasslightlyshocked。
"Hemusthavebeenasstrongasagorilla。
"hemuttered。
Notwithoutashiver，thoughhewasusedtoanatomicalabortions，DrSimonliftedthehead。Itwasslightlyslashedabouttheneckandjaw，butthefacewassubstantiallyunhurt。Itwasaonderous，yellowface，atoncesunkenandswollen，withahawk-likenoseandheavylids-afaceofawickedRomanemeror，with，erhas，adistanttouchofaChineseemeror。Allresentseemedtolookatitwiththecoldesteyeofignorance。Nothingelsecouldbenotedaboutthemanexcetthat，astheyhadliftedhisbody，theyhadseenunderneathitthewhitegleamofashirt-frontdefacedwitharedgleamofblood。AsDrSimonsaid，themanhadneverbeenoftheirarty。Buthemightverywellhavebeentryingtojoinit，forhehadcomedressedforsuchanoccasion。
Valentinwentdownonhishandsandkneesandexaminedwithhisclosestrofessionalattentionthegrassandgroundforsometwentyyardsroundthebody，inwhichhewasassistedlessskillfullybythedoctor，andquitevaguelybytheEnglishlord。Nothingrewardedtheirgrovellingsexcetafewtwigs，snaedorchoedintoverysmalllengths，whichValentinliftedforaninstantsexaminationandthentossedaway。
"Twigs，
"hesaidgravely，
"twigs，andatotalstrangerwithhisheadcutoff;thatisallthereisonthislawn。
"
Therewasanalmostcreeystillness，andthentheunnervedGallowaycalledoutsharly:
"Whosthat!Whosthatovertherebythegardenwall!
