Subject: irritability rejuvenation

From: "Magnus Swain" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2006 13:17:29 +0900

All that rests on the word of Mr Pringle, which I will not discuss just now. But I suppose somebody will inquire here, if his friends or family miss him. Why, hardly anybody knew he was quite a humorist at home and - ‘‘Berridge! He’s the only man whose evidence can cover just that period when the crime was done. They say he hated Scotchmen; perhaps that’s the reason .
But look here, have you seen any of this stuff they’ve got together about Raggley? About collecting useless things, for instance.
But the prejudices of great men generally have something to do with principles. You might leave them on my desk tomorrow, if I am late.
Oh, I know what you are smiling grimly about. I thought it possible you might think twice about opening it - after you’d heard the story.
But all these people are perpetually asking me what I’m trying to prove. Sir, oh yes,’ he said: ‘I know he’s a murderer, ‘cause he bally nearly murdered me.
Its message was enough to establish identity. Do, just occasionally, look at honest men - like the waiter.
His own grandfather’s land was highly rural but not civilized .
But we’ve got him, and he’s the man we want.
Oh,’ he repeated, as if any further oath would be inadequate. Do, just occasionally, look at honest men - like the waiter. Not only his face, but his whole body, conveyed the impression of a punctured balloon. Did this man tell Wales where he had got the book, or who it originally belonged to? I bet he had to nerve himself to stick it into a dead one. That is why I said it would be easy to kill anybody in the hotel .
But you must admit the accumulation of incidents was rather formidable. Luke Pringle gave the very broadest of all broad grins and vanished into the darkness without.
But look here, have you seen any of this stuff they’ve got together about Raggley? Nevertheless, the Professor required the words repeated, and they were repeated as distinctly. Meanwhile, of course, the other lines of investigation were not neglected.
Can’t you understand his itching to prove that you couldn’t spot your own clerk? Did this man tell Wales where he had got the book, or who it originally belonged to?