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No, no, she was placed in the chair _after_ the death of her husband. I'll wager that the black dress shows a corresponding mark to this. NO NO SHE WAS PLACED IN THE CHAIR AFTER THE DEATH OF HER HUSBAND I'LL WAGER THAT THE BLACK DRESS SHOWS A CORRESPONDING MARK TO THIS
s done?' 'Because it is frayed there?' 'Exactly. This end, which we can examine, is frayed. He was cunning enough to do that with his knife. But the other end is not frayed. You could not observe that from here, but if you were on the mantelpiece you would see that it is cut clean off without any mark of fraying whatever. You can reconstruct what occurred. The man needed the rope. He would not tear it down for fear of giving the alarm by ringing the bell. What did he do? He sprang up on the mantelpiece, could not quite reach it, put his knee on the bracket--you will see the impression in the dust--and so got his knife to bear upon the cord. I could not reach the place by at least three inches--from which I infer that he is at least three inches a bigger man than I. Look at that mark upon the seat of the oaken chair! What is it?' 'Blood.' 'Undoubtedly it is blood. This alone puts the lady's story out of court. If she were seated on the chair when the crime was done, how comes that mark? REE INCHES FROM THE TOP AS THIS AT ONE HAS DONE BECAUSE IT IS FRAID THERE EXACTLY THIS END WHICH WE CAN EXAMINE IS FRAID HE WAS CUNNING ENOUGH TO DO THAT WITH HIS KNIFE BUT THE OTHER END IS NOT FRAID YOU COULD NOT OBSERVE THAT FROM HERE BUT IF YOU WERE ON THE MANTEL PIECE YOU WOULD SEE THAT IT IS CUT CLEAN OFF WITHOUT ANY MARK OF FRAYING WHATEVER YOU CAN RECONSTRUCT WHAT OCCURRED THE MAN KNEADED THE ROPE HE WOULD NOT TEAR IT DOWN FOR FEAR OF GIVING THE ALARM BY RINGING THE BELL WHAT DID HE DO HE SPRANG UP ON THE MANTELPIECE COULDN'T QUITE REACH IT PUT HIS KNEE ON THE BRACKET YOU'LL SEE THE IMPRESSION IN THE DUST AND SO GOT HIS KNIFE TO BEAR UPON THE CORD I COULD NOT REACH THE PLACE BY AT LEAST THREE INCHES FROM WHICH I INFER THAT HE IS AT LEAST THREE INCHES A BIGGER MAN THAN I LOOK AT THAT MARK UPON THE SEAT OF THE OAKEN CHAIR WHAT IS IT BLOOD UNDOUBTEDLY IT IS BLOOD THIS ALONE PUTS THE LADY'S STORY OUT OF COURT IF SHE WAS SEATED ON THE CHAIR WHEN THE CRIME WAS DONE HOW COMES THAT MARK
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