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"Well, really, Villiers, I scarcely know what to say about it. There are, no doubt, circumstances in the case which seem peculiar, the finding of the dead man in the area of Herbert's house, for instance, and the extraordinary opinion of the physician as to the cause of death; but, after all, it is conceivable that the facts may be explained in a straightforward manner. WELL REALLY VILLIERS I SCARCELY KNOW WHAT TO SAY ABOUT IT THERE ARE NO DOUBT CIRCUMSTANCES IN THE CASE WHICH SEEM PECULIAR THE FINDING OF THE DEAD MAN IN THE AREA OF HERBERT'S HOUSE FOR INSTANCE AND THE EXTRAORDINARY OPINION OF THE PHYSICIAN AS TO THE CAUSE OF DEATH BUT AFTER ALL IT IS CONCEIVABLE THAT THE FACTS MAY BE EXPLAINED IN A STRAIGHTFORWARD MANNER
lled nervous shock and exhaustion. One of those days I was reading the evening paper, and happened to notice a paragraph headed: ‘Starved to Death.’ It was the usual style of thing; a model lodging-house in Marylebone, a door locked for several days, and a dead man in his chair when they broke in. ‘The deceased,’ said the paragraph, ‘was known as Charles Herbert, and is believed to have been once a prosperous country gentleman. His name was familiar to the public three years ago in connection with the mysterious death in Paul Street, Tottenham Court Road, the deceased being the tenant of the house Number 20, in the area of which a gentleman of good position was found dead under circumstances not devoid of suspicion.’ A tragic ending, wasn’t it? But after all, if what he told me were true, which I am sure it was, the man’s life was all a tragedy, and a tragedy of a stranger sort than they put on the boards.” “And that is the story, is it?” said Clarke musingly. “Yes, that is the story.” EK SUFFERING FROM WHAT MY DOCTOR CALLED NERVOUS SHOCK AND EXHAUSTION ONE OF THOSE DAYS I WAS READING THE EVENING PAPER AND HAPPENED TO NOTICE A PARAGRAPH HEADED STARVED TO DEATH IT WAS THE USUAL STYLE OF THING A MODEL LODGING HOUSE IN MARYLEBONE A DOOR LOCKED FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND A DEAD MAN IN HIS CHAIR WHEN THEY BROKE IN THE DECEASED SAID THE PARAGRAPH WAS KNOWN AS CHARLES HERBERT AND IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN ONCE A PROSPEROUS COUNTRY GENTLEMAN HIS NAME WAS FAMILIAR TO THE PUBLIC THREE YEARS AGO IN CONNECTION WITH THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH IN PAUL STREET TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD THE DECEASED BEING THE TENANT OF THE HOUSE NUMBER TWENTY IN THE AREA OF WHICH A GENTLEMAN OF GOOD POSITION WAS FOUND DEAD UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES NOT DEVOID OF SUSPICION A TRAGIC ENDING WASN'T IT BUT AFTER ALL IF WHAT HE TOLD ME WERE TRUE WHICH I AM SURE IT WAS THE MAN'S LIFE WAS ALL A TRAGEDY AND A TRAGEDY OF A STRANGER SORT THAN THEY PUT ON THE BOARDS AND THAT IS THE STORY IS IT SAID CLARKE MUSINGLY YES THAT IS THE STORY
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