hehadalreadypkenfthettertthepliade,heuldhuhthetterup”

    lneljhnnaid:”andiftheupetdidntrepnd”

    ”inthatae,heanttplaetheinvetigatininurhand”

    lneljhnnfrutahehederred

    ”takethaturebefreallingyuin”

    ”n,n,ir”theuperintendenthkhihead”dntyuee,ifhehaddhat,itghthavebeenbluffitightaythielf,theldnatteranaythiivealreadypkenttheplithatheay,ye,theuperintendentananbuineanditupthiughupthetne”

    ”hye,ieethat,”aidlneljhnn”anyidea,ugden,eerfthefalyghtbe”

    ”n,ir”

    ”nindiatinever”

    ”nne”

    jhnnhkhiheadthenheaid:”getnhit”

    uperintendentugdenreudhiffiialnner

    ”iretuedtthehue,ir,atninefifteenpretinirangeveraltiandaluedtheknethingntuhadrleernatatefelffthefirehhithratutinaplfbld”

    theelf”

    ugdenhkhihead

    ”iible,irfrhing,thereent,andthenthereehadbeentted”

    then”

    ”tfthefalyhere,irjuttandingrund”

    lneljhnnaidharply:”anyidea,ugden”

    theuperintendentaidleathughneftheuthavedneitidnteehutideuldhavedneitandgtae”

    ”abuttheledrpen”

    ”therearet,irnebutitrever,ivetrieditandittukfathantbeenpenedfryear,ihuldayalthethandunbrkennivyrreeperidnteehthatway”

    ”hanydrinther

    ”jutnetherattheendfapaagethatdrandyingreaandruheduptair,theyhadtbreakdhedrtgetin”

    jhnnaidharply:”and”

    uperintendentugdenrepliedgravely:”nbdy,ir,eanrethanafeinutepreviuly”

    vii

    lneljhnntaredatugdenfrnutebefrehepluttered:”dyuanttell,uperintendent,thatthiinefthedaedbyapparentlyupeaturalageny”

    averyfaintleagitatedtheuperintendentutaheaherepliedgravely:”idntthinkitquiteabadathat,ir”

    lneljhnnaid:”uiideittbeuiide”

    ”hed”

    ”thenhurderereapebythewindw”

    ugdenhkhihead

    ”illtakeathhedidntdthat”

    ”butthedrheinide”

    theuperintendentnddedhedrehipketandlaiditnthetable

    ”nfingerprint,”heannuned”butjutlkatthatkey,irtakealkatitagnifyingglathere”

    pirtbentfrinedthekeytgetherthehiefntableutteredanelatin

    ”byjve,igetyuthefaint,pirt”

    ”butye,ieethatan,deitnt,thatthekeyutidethedrtuedbyanfapeialilentthatthrughthekeyhleandgrippedthebarrelpiblyanrdinarypairfplier”

    theuperintendentndded

    ”itanbedneallright”

    pirtaid:”theideabeing,then,thatthedeath”

    ”thatrpirt,ntadubtfit,ihulday”

    pirthkhiheaddubtfully

    ”butthedirderintheryuay,thatbyitelfurderertright”

    uperintendentugdenaid:”buthehadntti,pirtthattheeletayheuntednanunaeffthereundeeath;and,re,theldgentleneruhinguptherderernlygttitniputftherndtuthekeyfrheutide”

    ”thatitrue,”pirtadtted”yurrderer,heyhavedethebunglebuttgrave”

    uperintendentugdenaidtlidly:”rinaluuallyketakethatureperiene”

    pirtgavealightighherred:”butallthea,inpitefhitake,hehaeaped,thirinal”

    ”idntthinkhehaeatlyeaped”

    ”yuanheiinthehuetill”

    ”idnteewaaninidejb”

    ”but,tutde,”pirtpintedutgently,”hehaeapedtthietent:yudntknhhei”

    uperintendentugdenaidgentlybutfiry:”iratherfanythatdneanyquetiningfthehuehldyet”

    lneljhnnetheutidethavehadkninaleperienanage”

    ”yuanitwaaprfeinaljb,ir”

    ”thatean”