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It was otherwise, however, when within three weeks, three more gentlemen, one of them a nobleman, and the two others men of good position and ample means, perished miserably in the almost precisely the same manner. IT WAS OTHERWISE HOWEVER WHEN WITHIN THREE WEEKS THREE MORE GENTLEMEN ONE OF THEM A NOBLEMAN AND THE TWO OTHERS MEN OF GOOD POSITION AND AMPLE MEANS PERISHED MISERABLY IN ALMOST PRECISELY THE SAME MANNER
g 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. 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. The valet, indeed, said he thought his master appeared a little excited when he came home, but confessed that the alteration in his manner was very slight, hardly noticeable, indeed. It seemed hopeless to seek for any clue, and the suggestion that Lord Argentine had been suddenly attacked by acute suicidal mania was generally accepted. ND 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 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 THE VALET INDEED SAID HE THOUGHT HIS MASTER APPEARED A LITTLE EXCITED WHEN HE CAME HOME BUT CONFESSED THAT THE ALTERATION IN HIS MANNER WAS VERY SLIGHT HARDLY NOTICEABLE INDEED IT SEEMED HOPELESS TO SEEK FOR ANY CLUE AND THE SUGGESTION THAT LORD ARGENTINE HAD BEEN SUDDENLY ATTACKED BY ACUTE SUICIDAL MANIA WAS GENERALLY ACCEPTED
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