Certainly for oddity this case transcended any he had had in years.

With this woman eliminated from the situation, what explanation was there of the curious death he was there to investigate?
As he was meditating how he could best convey to her the necessity of detaining her further, he heard a muttered exclamation from the young woman standing near her, and following the direction of her pointing finger, saw that the strange silence which had fallen upon the room had a cause.
Mrs.Taylor had fainted away in her chair.
III "I HAVE SOMETHING TO SHOW YOU" Mr.Gryce took advantage of the momentary disturbance to slip from the room.

He was followed by the Curator, who seemed more than ever anxious to talk.
"You see! Mad as a March hare!" was his hurried exclamation as the door closed behind them.

"I declare I do not know which I pity more, her victim or herself.

The one is freed from all her troubles; the other--Do you think we ought to have a doctor to look after her?
Shall I telephone ?" "Not yet.