Escape the Night
“It was an eerie, distant sound muffled by the fog. The small fire cracked sharply. Amanda whispered: “Leda! What was wrong?”
And Anderson said slowly: “But it was Mrs. Blagden that was murdered.”
“I know. Yes, I’ve thought of that. I mean, she couldn’t have—well, got low in her mind and killed herself, I suppose …”
“No,” said Lossey definitely. His ratlike eyes were fixed and beady upon Dave. “Go on, Doctor, tell us the story.”
“Well, I can see why she might have killed herself.... And why she might have destroyed my laboratory in order to destroy my records. She might not have known, you see, just which were my records and which my working notes about other things. Or she may have done it—destroyed the whole thing as thoroughly as she could, not just written records but equipment and all that, breaking it and doing all that damage—in order to throw us off the scent.MoreLess
And Anderson said slowly: “But it was Mrs. Blagden that was murdered.”
“I know. Yes, I’ve thought of that. I mean, she couldn’t have—well, got low in her mind and killed herself, I suppose …”
“No,” said Lossey definitely. His ratlike eyes were fixed and beady upon Dave. “Go on, Doctor, tell us the story.”
“Well, I can see why she might have killed herself.... And why she might have destroyed my laboratory in order to destroy my records. She might not have known, you see, just which were my records and which my working notes about other things. Or she may have done it—destroyed the whole thing as thoroughly as she could, not just written records but equipment and all that, breaking it and doing all that damage—in order to throw us off the scent.MoreLess
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