He hesitated and regarded me
searchingly.
We had dined together, but no word of the events of
the past fewweeks had passed between us. His appearance wasdistinguished, and his
manner courteous and kindly.
Immerely stating a simple fact culled from
observation.
A ducks spoors, on the other hand, I might be
tempted totake at their face value. He has completely forgiven you for
everything.
Lawyers dont really wantevidence; they want erudite
technicalities. And have you paused to consider that your first case may even
bedevoid of footprints?
Vance had many amazing gifts and capabilities. He
was a moderately tall man,clean-shaven, gray-haired, and firmly set up.
Histechnique, so to speak, was bold, direct, and fearless.
Hastening to the door, I summoned Currie and told
him to call Vanceat once.
His trial before Judge Rudolph Hansacker, asyou
remember, created a nationwide sensation.
Again,women dont stand up to argue a point before a
seated antagonist.
If there werent rules of evidence,grave injustice
would too often be done innocent persons.
ColonelOstrander, however, has never forgiven
Markham for not having hadhim called as a witness. Heaths constitution must be
tough, or he wouldnthave recovered so quickly. And dont scrutinize thefigurative
footprints in the snow too closely.
Lawyers dont really wantevidence; they want erudite
technicalities. Margaret Odell was found strangled this morning, amended
Markhambrusquely.
Markham, you should have been a
pedagogue.
Vance had many amazing gifts and
capabilities.
Tell meexactly why, at the outset, you were
convinced of the majorsguilt?
Crime isnt amass instinct except during wartime,
and then its merely an obscenesport. Pfyfe is still married and as elegant as
ever.
God help the innocent Daniel who inadvertentlyfalls
into a den of legal lions!
His trial before Judge Rudolph Hansacker, asyou
remember, created a nationwide sensation.
I admit that at times it may bemisleading; but it
often forms powerful presumptive proof of guilt. They talkbetter sitting; whereas
men talk better standing.
Your aesthetic deductions seemed to put you onthe
right track. Direct evidence, in the very nature of crime, is almostalways
unavailable. A little later Markham rose and stretched himself. A ducks spoors, on
the other hand, I might be tempted totake at their face value. The police, not
beinglawyers, have apparently got you into hot water, what?
You certainly guessed the majors reaction, said
Markham. And you can realize the significance of the crime.