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"But decidedly it is an idea," said the voice at the other end, from the Prefecture in Paris. "Already I have set inquiries in motion in those circles. My agent reports that he has tow or three promising lines of inquiry. Unless there is some family life – or a lover, these women drop out of circulation very easily and no one troubles about them. They have gone on tour, or there is some new man – it is no one's business to ask. It is a pity that the photograph you sent me is so difficult for anyone to recognise. Strangulation, it does not improve the appearance. Still, that cannot be helped. I go now to study the latest reports of my agents on this matter. There will be, perhaps, something. Au revoir, mon cher."
As Craddock reiterated the farewell politely
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Miss Emma Crackenthorpe.
To see Detective-Inspector Craddock.
Rutherford Hall case.
　
He replaced the receiver and said to the police constable:
"Bring Miss Crackenthorpe up."
As he waited, he leaned back in his chair, thinking.
So he had not been mistaken – there was something that Emma Crackenthorpe knew – not much, perhaps, but something. And she had decided to tell him.
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