[The Paradise Mystery by J. S. Fletcher]@TWC D-Link bookThe Paradise Mystery CHAPTER VII 8/15
"And what ?" "Mrs.Deramore, who lives, as you know, next to Dr.Ransford," replied Mrs.Folliot, "told me this morning that on the morning of the accident, happening to look out of one of her upper windows, she saw a man whom, from the description given in the newspapers, was, Mrs.Deramore feels assured, was the mysterious stranger, crossing the Close towards the Cathedral in, Mrs.Deramore is positive, a dead straight line from Dr.Ransford's garden--as if he had been there.
Dr.Bryce!--a direct question should have been asked of Dr.Ransford--had he ever seen that man before ?" "Ah, but you see, Mrs.Folliot, the Coroner didn't know what Mrs. Deramore saw, so he couldn't ask such a question, nor could any one else," remarked Bryce, who was wondering how long Mrs.Deramore remained at her upper window and if she saw him follow Braden.
"But there are circumstances, no doubt, which ought to be inquired into.
And it's certainly very curious that Dr.Ransford should send a wreath to the grave of--a stranger." He went away convinced that Mrs.Folliot's inquisitiveness had been aroused, and that her tongue would not be idle: Mrs.Folliot, left to herself, had the gift of creating an atmosphere, and if she once got it into her head that there was some mysterious connection between Dr. Ransford and the dead man, she would never rest until she had spread her suspicions.
But as for Bryce himself, he wanted more than suspicions--he wanted facts, particulars, data.
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