ikethitherebdy”hetpped

    ”ye,lee”

    ”iebdylatnightanafriendfne,andididntebutbuttelephning,ied”

    ”e”akedpirt

    ”thereaplathirbuthedidnteut,andthenalltheniehappenedandleeread,andiranuptair”

    ”yurhubanddidntleavethirntilthentftherder”

    ”n”

    theninelktninefifteeninginthereebehindthetair”

    ”ye,butiuldntay,yueetheyde,yudeethat,dntyu”

    jhnnaiddryly:”itainlyawkward”

    heledathily

    ”irelievedthavetldyuthetruthandyuyhuband,ureyuiantrutyu,allfyu”

    hein

    lneljhnndreh

    ”ightbelikethatitaperfetlyplauibletrynthetherhand”

    ”itghtnt,”finihedugden”thatjutitknw”

    iii

    lydialeetdbythefarlkingutherfigureheheavyain

    aundintheradehertuhatartteeherulepirttandingbythedr

    heaid:”yutartled,pirt”

    ”iaplgie,daily”

    heaid:”ithughtitwahrbury”

    herulepirtndded

    ”ititrue,hetepftly,thatnelikeaatrathief”

    hepauedanute,hingher

    herfaaanihallbegladtgetridfhi”

    ”ithinkyuada”

    helkedathiuiklyheaid:”eandyukn”

    pirtaid:”heianthiadvantage”

    heaidharply:”dyuthinkheknurder”

    pirthruggedhihulderheaid:”hehaquietfeetandlngearheyhaveverheardthingthatheikeepingthielf”

    lydiaaideanthatheytrytblakilnefu”

    ”itieheretay”

    ”etay”

    pirtaidladetaprpitin,andiadetheperagaintthedeepredftheire”

    lydiaaidharply:”really,pirt,teinplint”

    ”ibegyurpardn,dafeplepatte,ithadgraeditintin”

    lydiaaidiatiently:”eabut”

    pirtbeagrave

    ”jutthi,dayurhuband,heettakeuptheinvetigatinveryeriulyhedendthatitayhere,inthehue,anddutttgettthebttfthetter”

    lydiaaidharply:”well”

    pirtaidlaeptaninvitatinthatendredbytheladyfthehue”

    heaidldly:”naturallyiendrehubandinvitatin”

    ”ye,da,butineedrethanthatdyureallyetehere”

    ””

    ”letuberefrankiakyuithi:dyueut,t”

    ”naturally”

    pirtighed

    ”tyuretutheenventinalreplie”

    lydiaaid:”ianventinalan”

    thenhebitherlip,heitated,andaid:”perhapitibettertpeakfranklyfureiundertandyuthepitinintapleaantnefatherinlaurdered,andunleatlikelyupeurderanditeethatittbringthatperntjutitpeakhnetlyitaythatidntthithappen”

    pirtaid:”yuarententfrtherdererteapeunpunihed”

    ”thereareprbablyeveralundiveredrdereratlargeinthewrld”

    ”that,igrantyu”

    ”deneretter,then”

    pirtaid:”andeerfthefalytheinnent”

    hetared

    ””

    ”dyurealiethatifittuutayuhpe,nneainnallalike”

    heaidunertainly:”ihadntthughtfthat”

    pirtaid:”nneheguiltyperni”

    headdedftly:”unleyualreadyknada”

    heeerfthefaly”

    pirtaid:”itghtbebth”

    hetaredathi

    ”ean”

    ”itghtbeaerfthefalyand,attheati,atrangeryudnteeeanehbien,itianideathathaindfherulepirt”

    helkedather

    ”ada,itaytlee”

    lydiaraiedherhandandlettheallinauddenhelplegeture

    heaid:”fureyutaept”

    iv

    pilartdintheuihetdverytraight,hereyedartingfridetidelikeananiltak

    heaid:”ihere”

    tephenfarraidgently:”yurentthenlyneydear”

    ”yuantheplie”

    ”ye”

    pilaraidveryeriuly:”itintniieduphtheplieitiathingthathuldnthappentrepetablepeple”

    tephenaidile:”aningyurelf”

    pilaraid:”n,ianalfredandlydiaanddavidandgergeandhildaandyegdalene,t”

    tephenlitantrtheeeptin”

    ”ithat,pleae”

    tephenaid:”brtherharry”

    pilarlaughed,herteethheandeven

    ”h,harryidifferentithinkheknieduphtheplie”

    ”perhapyuarerighthe