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Stolliver was a boorish, uncompanionable fellow, but a more unlikely man to commit such a serious crime could not have been found in the whole country side. STOLLIVER WAS A BOORISH UNCOMPANIONABLE FELLOW BUT MORE AND MORE UNLIKELY MAN TO COMMIT SUCH A SERIOUS CRIME COULD NOT HAVE BEEN FOUND IN THE WHOLE COUNTRYSIDE
on the part of any of his associates on that afternoon to detain him in town, and his remaining there until the evening had been entirely due to his own inclinations. So far as was known, he had not been followed by any person after his departure from the Peacock at 7.45. Anyone following would have had no prospect of overtaking him unless mounted on a good horse, and must perforce have passed through the toll-gate. According to the testimony of Perry and his wife, nobody had passed through the gate in his wake, nor for more than an hour after him. But--mystery of mysteries--where had he managed to hide himself and his mare during the two or three minutes which had elapsed between his departure from the gate and the arrival there of Lapierre? And, if he had been murdered, what had become of his body? Had it been at all within the bounds of reason to suspect Stolliver, suspicion would certainly have fallen upon that personage. But any idea of the kind was altogether out of the question.  NO ATTEMPT ON THE PART OF ANY OF HIS ASSOCIATES ON THAT AFTERNOON TO DETAIN HIM IN TOWN IN HIS REMAINING THERE UNTIL THE EVENING HAD BEEN ENTIRELY DUE TO HIS OWN INCLINATIONS SO FAR AS WAS KNOWN HE HAD NOT BEEN FOLLOWED BY ANY PERSON AFTER HIS DEPARTURE FROM THE PEACOCK AT SEVEN FORTY FIVE ANY ONE FOLLOWING WOULD HAVE HAD NO PROSPECT OF OVERTAKING HIM UNLESS MOUNTED ON A GOOD HORSE AND MUST PERFORCE HAVE PASSED THROUGH THE TOW GATE ACCORDING TO THE TESTIMONY OF PARRY AND HIS WIFE NOBODY HAD PASSED TO THE GATE IN HIS WAKE NOR FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR AFTER HIM BUT MYSTERY OF MYSTERIES WHERE HAD HE MANAGED TO HIDE HIMSELF AND HIS MARE DURING THE TWO OR THREE MINUTES WHICH HAD ELAPSED BETWEEN HIS DEPARTURE FROM THE GATE AND THE ARRIVAL THERE OF LAPIERRE AND IF HE HAD BEEN MURDERED WHAT HAD BECOME OF HIS BODY HAD IT AT ALL BEEN WITHIN THE BOUNDS OF REASON TO SUSPECT STOLLIVER SUSPICION WOULD CERTAINLY HAVE FALLEN UPON THAT PERSONAGE BUT ANY IDEA OF THE KIND WAS ALTOGETHER OUT OF THE QUESTION
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