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Here the evidence ended; nothing more could be discovered. Several persons had been present at the dinner party at which Lord Argentine had assisted, and to all these he seemed in his usual genial spirits. HERE THE EVIDENCE ENDED NOTHING MORE COULD BE DISCOVERED SEVERAL PERSONS HAD BEEN PRESENT AT THE DINNER PARTY AT WHICH LORD AUGUSTINE HAD ASSISTED AND TO ALL THESE HE SEEMED IN HIS USUAL GENIAL SPIRITS
kers, 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. 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 was dressed in the light suit in which the valet had seen him go out, and the doctor who was summoned pronounced that life had been extinct for more than four hours. All papers, letters, and so forth seemed in perfect order, and nothing was discovered which pointed in the most remote way to any scandal either great or small. OLK 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 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 HE WAS DRESSED IN THE LIGHT SUIT IN WHICH THE VALET HAD SEEN HIM GO OUT AND THE DOCTOR WHOSE SUMMONS PRONOUNCED THAT LIFE HAD BEEN EXTINCT FOR MORE THAN FOUR HOURS ALL PAPERS LETTERS AND SO FORTH SEEMED IN PERFECT ORDER AND NOTHING WAS DISCOVERED WHICH POINTED IN THE MOST REMOTE WAY TO ANY SCANDAL EITHER GREAT OR SMALL
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