"Andthefifth, " saidNeil, witheyesfixedontheEnglishpriestwhowascomingslowlyupthepath.
"Isatrifle, Isuppose, " saidthedoctor, ", ; inotherwords, ? "
"Horrible!" saidO' Brien, andshuddered.
Thelittlepriest, Brown, hadarrivedwhiletheyweretalking, andhadwaited, withcharacteristicshyness, :
"Isay, I' !"
"News? " repeatedSimon, andstaredathimratherpainfullythroughhisglasses.
"Yes, I' msorry, " saidFatherBrownmildly."There' sbeenanothermurder, youknow."
Bothmenontheseatsprangup, leavingitrocking.
"And, what' sstrangerstill, " continuedthepriest, withhisdulleyeontherhododendrons, "it' sthesamedisgustingsort; it' , afewyardsalongBrayne' sroadtoParis; sotheysupposethathe— "
"GreatHeaven!" criedO' Brien."IsBrayneamonomaniac? "
"ThereareAmericanvendettas," : "Theywantyoutocometothelibraryandseeit."
CommandantO' Brienfollowedtheotherstowardstheinquest, , heloathedallthissecretivecarnage; whereweretheseextravagantamputationsgoingtostop? Firstoneheadwashackedoff, andthenanother; inthiscase (hetoldhimselfbitterly) ' stablelaythecolouredpictureofyetathirdbleedinghead; , calledTheGuillotine, whicheveryweekshowedoneofitspoliticalopponentswithrollingeyesandwrithingfeaturesjustafterexecution; ' BrienwasanIrishman, withakindofchastityeveninhissins; , , fromthesanguinarysketchlyingonValentin'stableuptowhere, aboveamountainandforestofgargoyles, thegreatdevilgrinsonNotreDame.
