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It was certain that his ears had been wide open, and ready enough to take in whatever was stirring, for he had heard the sound of Count Frontenac's hoofs as they came clattering down the road. IT WAS CERTAIN THAT HIS EARS HAD BEEN WIDE OPEN AND READY ENOUGH TO TAKE IN WHATEVER WAS STIRRING FOR HE HAD HEARD THE SOUND OF COUNT FERNON EX HOOFS AS THEY CAME CLATTERING DOWN THE ROAD
een on the most friendly terms, and that Savareen was one of his best customers. But, even if he had been the most bloodthirsty of mankind, he had positively had no time to perpetrate a murder. The two or three minutes elapsing between Savareen's departure from the toll-gate and Lapierre's arrival there had been too brief to admit of the latter's having meanwhile killed the former and made away with his body; to say nothing of his having also made such a disposition of the black mare as to enable it to be found in Cranberry Swamp on the following day. After a while people began to ask whether it was probable that any murder at all had been committed. The finding of the coat was an unfathomable mystery, but it really furnished no evidence one way or the other. And if there had been a murder, how was it that no traces of the body were discoverable? How was it that no cry or exclamation of any kind had been heard by old Jonathan, sitting there at the door in the open air on a still night? D HE HAD ALWAYS BEEN ON THE MOST FRIENDLY TERMS AND THAT SAVAREEN WAS ONE OF HIS BEST CUSTOMERS BUT EVEN IF HE HAD BEEN THE MOST BLOODTHIRSTY OF MANKIND HE HAD POSITIVELY NO TIME TO PERPETRATE A MURDER THE TWO OR THREE MINUTES ELAPSING BETWEEN SAVAREEN'S DEPARTURE FROM THE TOLL GATE AND LAPIERRE'S ARRIVAL THERE HAD BEEN TOO BRIEF TO ADMIT OF THE LATTER'S HAVING MEANWHILE KILLED THE FORMER AND MADE AWAY WITH HIS BODY TO SAY NOTHING OF HIS HAVING ALSO MADE SUCH A DISPOSITION OF THE BLACK MARE AS TO ENABLE TO BE FOUND IN THE CRANBERRY SWAMP ON THE FOLLOWING DAY AFTER A WHILE PEOPLE BEGAN TO ASK WHETHER IT WAS PROBABLE THAT ANY MURDER AT ALL HAD BEEN COMMITTED THE FINDING OF THE COAT WAS AN UNFATHOMABLE MYSTERY BUT IT REALLY FURNISHED NO EVIDENCE ONE WAY OR THE OTHER AND IF THERE HAD BEEN A MURDER HOW WAS IT THAT NO TRACES OF THE BODY WERE DISCOVERABLE HOW WAS IT THAT NO CRY OR EXCLAMATION OF ANY KIND HAD BEEN HEARD BY OLD JONATHAN SITTING THERE AT THE DOOR IN THE OPEN AIR ON A STILL NIGHT
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