[The Strange Case of Cavendish by Randall Parrish]@TWC D-Link bookThe Strange Case of Cavendish CHAPTER XI: DEAD OR ALIVE 14/17
I'll tell you all I know, and then perhaps, between us, we may be able to figure it out." Briefly and clearly, she set before him the facts she and Willis had been able to gather: the will, the connection between Enright and John Cavendish, the quarrel between John and Frederick, the visit of John to Enright's office, the suspicion of Valois that the murdered man was not Cavendish, and, finally, the conversation overheard in Steinway's, the torn telegram, and the meeting between Celeste La Rue and Enright. When she had finished, Westcott sat, chin in hand, turning the evidence over in his mind.
"Do you believe Frederick Cavendish is dead ?" he asked suddenly. "Yes." Westcott struck his hand down on the rock, his eyes glowing dangerously. "Well, I don't!" he exclaimed.
"I believe he is alive! My theory is that this was all carefully arranged, but that circumstances compelled them to act quickly, and before they were entirely ready.
Two unexpected occurrences hurried them into action." She leaned forward, stirred by his earnestness. "What ?" "The quarrel in the restaurant, leading to the making of the will," he answered gravely, "and my telegram.
The two things fit together exactly.
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