What Dread Hand?
“In the end,’ he added, hurriedly, having caught Inspector Cockrill’s beady eye.
Inspector Cockrill had for the past hour found himself in the position of the small boy at a party who knows how the conjurer does his tricks. He suggested: ‘The Othello case?’ and sat back and twiddled his thumbs.
‘As in the Othello case,’ said the Great Detective, as though he had not been interrupted at all. ‘Which, as I say, I solved. In the end,’ he added again, looking defiantly at Inspector Cockrill.
‘But too... late?’ suggested Cockie: regretfully.
The great one bowed. ‘In as far as certain evidence had, shall we say?—faded—yes: too late. For the rest, I unmasked the murderer: I built up a water-tight case against him: and I duly saw him triumphantly brought to trial. In other words, I think I may fairly say—that I solved the case.’ ‘Only, the jury failed to convict,’ said Inspector Cockrill.
He waved it aside with magnificence. A detail. ‘As it happened, yes; they failed to convict.’ ‘And quite right too,’ said Cockie; he was having a splendid time.MoreLess
Inspector Cockrill had for the past hour found himself in the position of the small boy at a party who knows how the conjurer does his tricks. He suggested: ‘The Othello case?’ and sat back and twiddled his thumbs.
‘As in the Othello case,’ said the Great Detective, as though he had not been interrupted at all. ‘Which, as I say, I solved. In the end,’ he added again, looking defiantly at Inspector Cockrill.
‘But too... late?’ suggested Cockie: regretfully.
The great one bowed. ‘In as far as certain evidence had, shall we say?—faded—yes: too late. For the rest, I unmasked the murderer: I built up a water-tight case against him: and I duly saw him triumphantly brought to trial. In other words, I think I may fairly say—that I solved the case.’ ‘Only, the jury failed to convict,’ said Inspector Cockrill.
He waved it aside with magnificence. A detail. ‘As it happened, yes; they failed to convict.’ ‘And quite right too,’ said Cockie; he was having a splendid time.MoreLess
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