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"Well," said Lady Meg, "it would seem that the devil-stick is the center of this mystery." And here, at this point, the personality of Dr. Etwald intruded itself into the affair. It was Etwald who had bound up the wound with the handkerchief in question, and who, according to the housemaid, had forbidden its removal. The question was, had he received it from Mrs. Dallas, or had he found it on that night by the side of the insensible man. If the first, Mrs. Dallas must have perfumed it designedly with the poison, and Etwald, knowing that it was so impregnated, must have used it advisedly as a bandage. If the second, Mrs. Dallas must have been in the room on the night in question, and have used the handkerchief to render Jaggard insensible. And in either case, as the major very sensibly concluded, Mrs. Dallas must be in possession of the devil-stick. Otherwise, how could she have obtained the deadly scent? "Doris Leighton's sister has the scarlet fever," she announced, enjoying the stir that the name caused, "and Doris is nursing her. She takes turns with the nurse, and Geraldine cries when she goes out of the room.".
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Maddoc was silent for a moment. Then his square chin shot forward.I tried logging in using my phone number and I
was supposed to get a verification code text,but didn't
get it. I clicked resend a couple time, tried the "call
me instead" option twice but didn't get a call
either. the trouble shooting had no info on if the call
me instead fails.There was
"'Tain't enough fer a three-way split," said Maurice.
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"Major, major! Do not be too hard on me. I suffer--oh, how I suffer!" "Etwald!" repeated Isabella. "Dr. Etwald?" Before his departure he had left a message for David, who had not made his appearance at breakfast, requesting the young man to be in the library at noon. "Swear," said he, "that you will not marry Isabella Dallas until you have discovered and punished the murderer of Maurice.".
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