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〃Madame is surprised to see him; but she deals with the situation promptly。 Mason is got out of the way; a dinner basket is ordered。

We know from the conductor that he made up the berth for the first partment; that he did not go into the second partment; and that a man could quite well have been concealed from him。 So far the te would have been hidden to a marvel。 No one knows of his presence on the train except Madame; he has been careful that the maid did not see his face。 All that she could say is that he was tall and dark。 It is all most conveniently vague。 They are alone … and the train rushes through the night。 There would be no outcry; no struggle; for the man is; so she thinks; her lover。〃

He turned gently to Van Aldin。

〃Death; Monsieur; must have been almost instantaneous。 We te takes the jewel…case which lies ready to his hand。 Shortly afterwards the train draws into Lyons。〃

M。 Carrege nodded his approval。

〃Precisely。 The conductor descends。 It would be easy for our man to leave the train unseen; it would be easy to catch a train back to Paris or anywhere he pleases。 And the crime would be put down as an ordinary train robbery。 But for the letter found in Madame's bag; the te would not have been mentioned。〃

〃It was an oversight on his part not to search that bag;〃 declared the missary。

〃Without doubt he thought she had destroyed that letter。 It was … pardon me; Monsieur … it was an indiscretion of the first water 

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