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"'I do not know,' she answered, turning white to her very lips. "Of course after that there was nothing more to be done. I found out where Lieutenant Charpentier was, took two officers with me, and arrested him. When I touched him on the shoulder and warned him to come quietly with us, he answered us as bold as brass, 'I suppose you are arresting me for being concerned in the death of that scoundrel Drebber,' he said. I DO NOT KNOW SHE ANSWERED TURNING WHITE TO HER VERY LIPS OF COURSE AFTER THAT THERE WAS NOTHING MORE TO BE DONE I FOUND OUT WHERE LIEUTENANT CHAP ETIER WAS TOOK TWO OFFICERS WITH ME AND ARRESTED HIM WHEN I TOUCHED HIM ON THE SHOULDER AND WARNED HIM TO COME QUIETLY WITH US HE ANSWERED US AS BOLD AS BRASS I SUPPOSE YOU ARRESTED ME FOR BEING CONCERNED IN THE DEATH OF THAT SCOUNDREL DREBBER HE SAID
 he does with himself.” With those words he took his hat and started off down the street. The next morning we heard of Mr. Drebber’s mysterious death.’ “This statement came from Mrs. Charpentier’s lips with many gasps and pauses. At times she spoke so low that I could hardly catch the words. I made shorthand notes of all that she said, however, so that there should be no possibility of a mistake.” “It’s quite exciting,” said Sherlock Holmes, with a yawn. “What happened next?” “When Mrs. Charpentier paused,” the detective continued, “I saw that the whole case hung upon one point. Fixing her with my eye in a way which I always found effective with women, I asked her at what hour her son returned. “‘I do not know,’ she answered. “‘Not know?’ “‘No; he has a latch-key, and he let himself in.’ “‘After you went to bed?’ “‘Yes.’ “‘When did you go to bed?’ “‘About eleven.’ “‘So your son was gone at least two hours?’ “‘Yes.’ “‘Possibly four or five?’ “‘Yes.’ “‘What was he doing during that time? NE FELLOW WILL TROUBLE US AGAIN HE SAID I'LL JUST GO AFTER HIM AND SEE WHAT HE DOES WITH HIMSELF AND WITH THOSE WORDS HE TOOK HIS HAT AND STARTED OFF DOWN THE STREET THE NEXT MORNING WORD OF MISTER DREBBER'S MYSTERIOUS DEATH THIS STATEMENT CAME FROM MISSUS CHAP ENTIRE'S LIPS WITH MANY GASPS AND PAUSES AT TIMES SHE SPOKE SO LOW THAT I COULD HARDLY CATCH THE WORDS I MADE SHORTHAND NOTES OF ALL THAT SHE SAID HOWEVER SO THAT THERE SHOULD BE NO POSSIBILITY OF A MISTAKE IT'S QUITE EXCITING SAID SHERLOCK HOLMES WITH A YAWN WHAT HAPPENED NEXT WHEN MISSUS CHAPENTIER PAUSED THE DETECTIVE CONTINUED I SAW THAT THE WHOLE CASE HUNG UPON ONE POINT FIXING HER WITH MY EYE IN A WAY WHICH I ALWAYS FOUND EFFECTIVE WITH WOMEN I ASKED HER AT WHAT HOUR HER SON RETURNED I DO NOT KNOW SHE ANSWERED NOT NO NO HE HAS A LATCHKEY AND HE LET HIMSELF IN AFTER YOU WENT TO BED YES WHEN DID YOU GO TO BED ABOUT ELEVEN SO YOUR SON WAS GONE AT LEAST TWO HOURS YES POSSIBLY FOUR OR FIVE YES WHAT WAS HE DOING DURING THAT TIME
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