It is an extraordinary, I may even say a phenomenal crime, which certainly cannot be investigated here and now.

I advise you to have the body taken to the village mortuary, or such other place as serves local needs in that respect, and summon a doctor.

Then, if you and an inspector will call here, I'll give you all the information I possess, which is very little, I may add." Robinson began solemnly to jot down a summary of Grant's words, and thereby stirred the owner of The Hollies to a fury which was repressed with difficulty.

Realizing, however, the absolute folly of expressing any resentment, Grant turned, and, without meaning it, looked again in the direction of the cottage on the crest of the opposite bank.

This time a girl was leaning out of the dormer window.