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Have you got the book here?"
Yes, sir."
"
It was produced; and, with a few words of stern censure, the Coroner
dismissed the wretched Mr. Mace.
Then, amidst a breathless silence, Alfred Inglethorp was called. Did he
realize, I wondered, how closely the halter was being drawn around his
neck?
The Coroner went straight to the point.
"
On Monday evening last, did you purchase strychnine for the purpose of
poisoning a dog?"
Inglethorp replied with perfect calmness:
"No, I did not. There is no dog at Styles, except an outdoor sheepdog, which
is in perfect health."
"
You deny absolutely having purchased strychnine from Albert Mace on
Monday last?"
"I do."
"
Do you also deny this?"
The Coroner handed him the register in which his signature was inscribed.
Certainly I do. The hand-writing is quite different from mine. I will show
"
you."
He took an old envelope out of his pocket, and wrote his name on it,
handing it to the jury. It was certainly utterly dissimilar.
"
Then what is your explanation of Mr. Mace's statement?"
Alfred Inglethorp replied imperturbably:
Mr. Mace must have been mistaken."
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