Heburiedhisheadinhishands，andstoodinasidtortureofthoughtorprayer，whiletheotherthreelygatthislastprodigyoftheirwildtwelvehours。
&herBrown'shaheyshowedafacequitefreshandserious，likeachild's。Heheavedahugesigh，andsaid:"Letusgetthissaidahasquicklyaspossible。Lookhere，thiswillbethequickestwaytoceyouallofthetruth。"Heturor。"DrSimon，"hesaid，"youhaveastronghead-piedIheardyouthismaskingthefivehardestquestionsaboutthisbusiness。Well，ifyouwillaskthemagain，Iwilla;
Simon'spinhisnoseinhisdoubtaheao;Well，thefirstquestion，youknow，iswhyamanshouldkillahaclumsysabreatallwhenamankillwithabodkin?"
"Amanotbeheadwithabodkin，"saidBrowncalmly，"andforthismurderbeheadingwasabsolutelynecessary。"
"Why?"askedO'Brien，withi。
"Aion?"askedFatherBrown。
"Well，whydidn'tthemancry?"askedthedoctor，&quardeainlyunusual。"
"Twigs。"saidthepriestgloomily，ahehichlookedontheseofdeath。"hepoiwigs。Whyshouldtheylieonthatlawn（lookatit）sofarfromaheywereheywereurdereroccupiedhisehsometrickswiththesabre，showinghowhecouldmid-air，orwhat-not。Then，whilehiseoseetheresult，asilentslash，andtheheadfell。"
"Well，"saidthedoctorslowly，"thatseemsplausibleenough。Butmywoquestionswillstumpa;
&stillstoodlookingcriticallyoutoftheaited。
"Youknowhowallthegardenlikeanair-tightchamber，"weor。"Well，howdidthestrahegarden?"
Withroulepriestahereneverwasahegarden。"
TherewasasilehenasuddenostchildishlaughterrelievedthestraiyofBrown'sremarkmovedIvas。
"Oh!"hecried，"thenwedidn'tlugagreatfattoasofalastnight?Hehadn'tgotintothegarden，Isuppose?"
"GotintothegardeedBrowively。"irely。"
"Hangitall，"criedSimon，"amaoagarden，orhedoesn't。"
"Notnecessarily，"saidthepriest，withafai;Whatistheion，doctor?"
"Ifancyyou'reill，"exclaimedDrSimonsharply;"butI'llasktheionifyoulike。Hetoutofthegarden?"
"Hedidn'tgetoutofthegarden。"saidthepriest，stilllookingoutofthewindow。
"Didn'tgetoutofthegarden?"explodedSimon。
"ely。"saidFatherBrown。
Simonshookhisfistsinafrenzyiaofagarden，orhedoesn't。"hecried。
"Notalways。"saidFatherBrown。
DrSimtohisfeetimpatiently。"Ihaveospareoalk。&qurily。"Ifyou'tuandamanbeingononesideofawallortheother，Iwon'ttroubleyoufurther。"
"Doctor，"saidthecleritly，"wehavealwaysgotoogether。Ifonlyforthesakeofoldfriendship，stopandtellmeyourfifthquestion。"
&ientSimonsankintoachairbythedoorandsaidbriefly:"Theheadandshoulderswerecutaboutiseemedtobedoh。"
"Yes，"saidthemotio;itwasdoomakeyouassumeexaplefalsehoodthatyoudidassume。Itwasdoakefraheheadbelohebody。"
Theborderlandofthebraihemonstersaremade，movedhorriblyintheGaelicO'Briehechaoticeofallthehorse-menandfish-womenthatman'sunnaturalfaehanhisfirstfathersseemedsayingi;Keepoutofthemardehetreewithdoublefruit。Avoidtheevilgardehemanwithtwoheads。"Yet，whiletheseshamefulsymbolicshapespassedacrosstheamirrorofhisIrishsoul，hisFreellectwasquitealert，andwaswatgtheoddpriestasdincredulouslyasalltherest。
FatherBrownhadturnedroundatlast，andstoodagainsttheithhisfaseshadow;buteveninthatshadowtheycouldseeitaleasashes。heless，hespokequitesensibly，asiftherewerenoGaeliearth。
"Ge;hesaid，"youdidnotfirangebodyarden。Youdidnotfindanystrangebodyinthegarden。Infaon'srationalism，IstillaffirmthatBeckerartlyprese;（pointingtotheblaysteriouscorpse）"Youhatmaninyourlives。Didyoueverseethisman?"
Herapidlyrolledawaythebald，yellowheadoftheunknoutinitsplacethewhite-manedheadbesideit。Ae，uakable，layJuliusK。Brayne。
"Themurderer，"wentonBrow;hackedoffhisenemy'sheadandflungtheswordfaroverthewall。Buthewasttheswordoheheadoverthewallalso。Thenhehadonlytootherheadtothed（asheinsistedonaprivatei）youallimagiallynewman。"
"otherhead!"saidO'Brienstaring。"Whatotherhead?Headsdon&#ardehey?"
"No，"saidFatherBrownhuskily，andlookingathisboots，"thereisonlyoheygrow。Theygrowioftheguillotihechiefofpolice，AristideValentin，wasstandingnotahemurder。Oh，myfriends，hearmeaminutemorebeforeyoutearmeiinisaman，ifbeingmadfuablecauseishodidyoucold，greyeyeofhisthatheismad!Hewoulddoanything，anythihecallsthesuperstitionoftheCross。Hehasfoughtforita，andnowhehasmurderedforit。Brayne'scrazymillionshadhithertobeenscatteredamongsomatheydidlittletoalterthebalahings。ButValentinheardawhisperthatBrayne，likesomanyscatter-braiics，wasdriftingtous;andthatwasquiteadifferentthing。BraynewouldpoursuppliesintotheimpoverishedandpugnaciousChurce;hewouldsupportsixNationalistheGuillotilewasalreadybalanapoint，aieattherisk。Heresolvedtodestroythemillionaire，aasohegreatestofdeteithisoractedtheseveredheadofBeinologicalexdtookithomeinhisofficialbox。HehadthatlastargumentwithBrayLallowaydidheendof;thatfailiintothesealedgardes，usedtwigsandasabreforillustration，and-"
IvanoftheSgup。"Youlunatic，"heyelled，"you'llgotomymasternow，ifItakeyouby-"
"Why，Iwasgoi;saidBrownheavily，"Imustaskhimtofess，andallthat。"
DrivingtheunhappyBrowhemlikeahostageorsacrifice，theyrushedtogetherintothesuddenstillnessofValentin'sstudy。
&detectivesatathisdeskapparentlytoooccupiedtoheartheirturbuleraheypausedamoment，ahinginthelookofthatuprightabackmadethedoforwardsuddenly。AtoudaglahattherewasasmallboxofpillsatValentin'selbow，andthatValentinwasdeadinhisdontheblihesuicidewasmorethantheprideofCato。