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He found that his master had tied a cord securely to one of the short bed posts, and, after making a running noose and slipping it round his neck, the unfortunate man must have resolutely fallen forward, to die by slow strangulation. HE THOUGHT THAT HIS MASTER HAD TIED A CORD SECURELY TO ONE OF THE SHORT BED POSTS AND AFTER MAKING A RUNNING NOOSE AND SLIPPING IT ROUND HIS NECK THE UNFORTUNATE MAN MUST HAVE RESOLUTELY FALLEN FORWARD TO DIE BY SLOW STRANGULATION
ss at the inquest was the deceased’s valet, who said that the night before his death Lord Argentine had dined with a lady of good position, whose name was suppressed in the newspaper reports. At about eleven o’clock Lord Argentine had returned, and informed his man that he should not require his services till the next morning. A little later the valet had occasion to cross the hall and was somewhat astonished to see his master quietly letting himself out at the front door. He had taken off his evening clothes, and was dressed in a Norfolk coat and knickerbockers, and wore a low brown hat. The valet had no reason to suppose that Lord Argentine had seen him, and though his master rarely kept late hours, thought little of the occurrence till the next morning, when he knocked at the bedroom door at a quarter to nine as usual. He received no answer, and, after knocking two or three times, entered the room, and saw Lord Argentine’s body leaning forward at an angle from the bottom of the bed. ERY THE CHIEF WITNESS AT THE INQUEST WAS THE DECEASED VALET WHO SAID THAT THE NIGHT BEFORE HIS DEATH LORD ARGENTINE HAD DINED WITH A LADY OF GOOD POSITION WHOSE NAME WAS SUPPRESSED IN THE NEWSPAPER REPORTS AT ABOUT ELEVEN O'CLOCK LORD ARGENTINE HAD RETURNED AND INFORMED THIS MAN THAT HE SHOULD NOT REQUIRE HIS SERVICES TILL THE NEXT MORNING A LITTLE LATER THE VALET HAD OCCASION TO CROSS THE HALL AND WAS SOMEWHAT ASTONISHED TO SEE HIS MASTER QUIETLY LETTING HIMSELF OUT OF THE FRONT DOOR HE HAD TAKEN OFF HIS EVENING CLOTHES AND WAS DRESSED IN A NORFOLK COAT AND KNICKERBOCKERS AND WORE A LOW BROWN HAT THE VALET HAD NO REASON TO SUPPOSE THAT LORD ARGENTINE HAD SEEN HIM AND THOUGH HIS MASTER RARELY KEPT LATE HOURS THOUGHT LITTLE OF THE OCCURRENCE TILL THE NEXT MORNING WHEN HE KNOCKED AT THE BEDROOM DOOR AT A QUARTER TO NINE AS USUAL HE RECEIVED NO ANSWER AND AFTER KNOCKING TWO OR THREE TIMES ENTERED THE ROOM AND SAW LORD ARGENTINE'S BODY LEANING FORWARD AT AN ANGLE FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE BED
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