第7章花园血案之谜（4）
Hishoarseshhtapalefacetothestudydoor，thebeamingglassesandworriedbrowofDrSimohenobleman'sfirstclearwallowaywasg:"Athegrass-ablood-stai;O'Brienatlasthadgoofhismind。
"WemusttellValenti;saidthedotheotherhadbrokenlydescribedallthathehaddaredtoexamiisfortuheishere。"Andevehegreatdeteteredthestudy，attractedbythecry。Itwasalmostamusiypisformation;hehadewiththeonofahostalemahatsomeguestorservantastoldthegoryfact，heturhallhisgravityinstantlybrightandbusihis，hotandawful，washisbusiness。
&que;hesaidastheyhurriedoutintothegarden，"thatIshouldhavehueriesallovertheearth，andnowotlesinmyownback-yard。Butwhereistheplace?"Theycrossedthelawnlesseasily，asaslightmisthadbeguheriver;butuheguidaheshakenGallowaytheyfoundthebodysunkehebodyofaverytallandbroad-shoulderedman。Helayfawards，sotheylyseethathisbigshoulderswereblackdthathisbigheadtforanhairthatgtohisskulllikewetseaentofbloodcrawledfromunderhisfallenface。
"Atleast，"saidSimon，andsingularintonation，"heisnoneofourparty。"
"Examinehim，doctor，"criedValentinrathersharply。"hemay;
&orbentdowquitecold，butIamafraidheisdeadenough，"hea;justhelpmetolifthimup。"
&edhimcarefullyanintheground，andalldoubtsastohisbeingreallydeadweresettledatondfrightfully。Theheadfellaway。Ithadbeeirelysuhebody;whoeverhadcuthisthroathadmaosevertheneckaswell。Eveinwasslightlyshousthavebeenasstrongasagorilla。"hemuttered。
Notwithoutashiver，thoughhewasusedtoanatomicalabortions，DrSimohehead。Itwasslightlyslashedaboutthenedjaw，butthefacewassubstantiallyunhurt。Itonderous，yellowfaahahawk-likenoseandheavylids-afaceofawiperor，with，perhaps，adistanttouchofaeseemperor。Allpreseolookatitwiththecoldesteyeofighingelseotedaboutthema，astheyhadliftedhisbody，theyhadseehewhitegleamofashirt-froharedgleamofblood。AsDrSimonsaid，themanhadheirparty。Buthemightverywellhavebeentryingtojoinit，forhehadedressedforsuo。
&downonhishandsandkneesahhisclosestprofessiohegrassandgroundforsometwentyyardsroundthebody，inwhichhewasassistedlessskillfullybythedodquitevaguelybytheEnglishlord。heirgrovelliafewtedortoverysmalllengths，whitinliftedforaninstant'sexaminatioosseda>
"Twigs，"hesaidgravely，"twigs，andaterwithhisheadcutoff;thatisallthereisonthislawn。"
TherewasanalmostcreepystillhentheunnervedGallowaycalledoutsharply:"Who'sthat!Who'sthatovertherebythegardenwall!"
Asmallfigurewithafoolishlylargeheaddrewwaverihemihaze;lookedforaninstantlikeagoblin，butturobetheharmlesslittlepriestwhomtheyhadleftinthedrawing-room。
"Isay，"hesaidmeekly，"therearehisgarden，doyouknow。"
&in'sblackbrowshadetogethersomewhatcrossly，astheydidonprihesightofthecassock。Buthewasfartoojustamaherelevaheremark。&quht，"hesaid。"Beforewefindouthowhecametobekilled，wemayhavetofindouthowhecametobehere。ome，geewithoutprejudiypositionandduty，weshallallagreethatdistinguishedwellbekeptoutofthis。Thereareladies，gehereisafnambassador。Ifwemustmarkitdownasacrime，thenitmustbefollowedupasacrime。ButtillthenIusemyowion。Iamtheheadofthepolice;IamsopublicthatIaffordtobeprivate。PleaseHeaven，IwillcleareveryoneofmyowsbeforeImymentolookforalemen，uponyourhonour，youwillnoneofyouleavethehousetilltomorrowatnoon;therearebedroomsforall。Simon，Ithinkyoukofindmyman，Ivahall;heisatialmaoleaveaonguardaalloway，youarelythebestpersoheladiesened，aapanic。Theyalsomuststay。FatherBrownandIwillremainwiththebody。"
&hisspiritofthespokeiinhewasobeyedlikeabugle。DrSimohroughtothearmouryaIvan，thepublicdetective'sprivatedetective。Gallowaywentt-roomandtoldtheterriblefullyenough，sothatbythetimethepaheretheladieswerealreadystartledahed。Meahegoodpriestaheiststoodattheheadandfootofthedeadmahemoonlight，likesymbolicstatuesoftheirtwophilosophiesofdeath。
Ivan，thetialmanwiththesdthemoustaches，cameoutofthehouselikeaball，andgacrossthelawiohismaster。Hislividfacewasquitelivelywiththeglowofthisdomesticdetectivestory，anditleasaheaskedhismaster'spermissioheremains。
"Yes，look，ifyoulike，Ivan，"saidValentin，"butdon'tbelogoinandthrashthisoutinthehouse。"
Ivahehead，aletitdrop。
"Why，"hegasped，"it's-no，itisn't;it'tbe。Doyouknowthisman，sir?"
"No，"saidValentily，"wehadbettergoi;
&heycarriedthecorpsetoasofaiudy，andtheheirwayt-room。
&ivesatdowly，ahesitation;buthiseyewastheironeyeofajudgeatassize。Hemadeafeidnotesuponpaperinfrontofhim，andthensaidshortly:"Iseverybodyhere?"
"NotMrBray;saidtheDuontSt。Michel，lookinground。
"No。"saidLallowayinahoarse，harshvoice。"AndnotMrNeilO'Brien，Ifancy。Isawthatgentlemanwalkinginthegardehecorpsewasstillwarm。"
"Ivan，"saidthedetective，"goaandantO'BrienandMrBrayne。MrBrayne，Iknow，isfinishingathedining-room;andantO'Brien，Ithink，isanddownthe;
&hfulattendaheroom，andbeforeairorspeakValehthesamesoldierlyswiftion。
"Everyohatadeadmanhasbeenfoundinthegardehisbody。DrSimon，youhaveexami。Doyouthinkthatto'sthroatlikethatwouldforce?Or，perhaps，onlyaverysharpk;
"Ishouldsaythatitotbedohakall，"saidthepaledoctor。
"Haveyouanythought，"resumedValentin，"ofatoolwithwhichitcouldbedo;
"Speakingwithinmodernprobabilities，Ireallyhaven't。"saidthedhispainfulbrows。"It'sohaeckthroughevenclumsily，andthiswasaverycut。Itcouldbedohabattle-axeoranoldheadsman'saxe，oranoldtwo-handedsword。"
"But，goodheavens!"criedtheDuchess，almostinhysterics，"Therearen'tanytwo-handedswordsandbattle-axesrou;
&inwasstillbusywiththepaperinfrontofhim。"Tellme，"hesaid，stillidly，"couldithavebeehalongFrenchcavalrysabre?"
Alowknogcameatthedoor，whieunreasonablereason，curdledeveryone'sbloodliketheknoMacbeth。Amidthatfrozensilenaosay:"Asabre-yes，Isupposeitcould。"
"Thankyou，"saidValentin。"ein，Ivan。"