, thepublicdetective' -roomandtoldtheterriblenewstactfullyenough, , likesymbolicstatuesoftheirtwophilosophiesofdeath.
Ivan, theconfidentialmanwiththescarandthemoustaches, cameoutofthehouselikeacannonball, , anditwaswithalmostunpleasanteagernessthatheaskedhismaster' spermissiontoexaminetheremains.
"Yes; look, ifyoulike, Ivan, " saidValentin, "butdon' ."
Ivanliftedthehead, andthenalmostletitdrop.
"Why, " hegasped, "it' s—no, itisn' t; itcan' , sir? "
"No, " saidValentinindifferently; "wehadbettergoinside."
Betweenthemtheycarriedthecorpsetoasofainthestudy, andthenallmadetheirwaytothedrawing-room.
Thedetectivesatdownatadeskquietly, andevenwithouthesitation; , andthensaidshortly: "Iseverybodyhere? "
", " , lookinground.
"No, " saidLordGallowayinahoarse, harshvoice."' Brien, ."
"Ivan, " saidthedetective, "goandfetchCommandantO' , Iknow, isfinishingacigarinthedining-room; CommandantO' Brien, Ithink, ."
Thefaithfulattendantflashedfromtheroom, andbeforeanyonecouldstirorspeakValentinwentonwiththesamesoldierlyswiftnessofexposition.
"Everyonehereknowsthatadeadmanhasbeenfoundinthegarden, , ' sthroatlikethatwouldneedgreatforce? Or, perhaps, onlyaverysharpknife? "
"Ishouldsaythatitcouldnotbedonewithaknifeatall, " saidthepaledoctor.
"Haveyouanythought, " resumedValentin, "ofatoolwithwhichitcouldbedone? "
"Speakingwithinmodernprobabilities, Ireallyhaven't, " saidthedoctor, archinghispainfulbrows."It'snoteasytohackaneckthroughevenclumsily, -axeoranoldheadsman'saxe, oranoldtwo-handedsword."
