George Inness paintings
George Frederick Watts paintings
declare my lady turned a shade paler at the sight of him! She commanded herself, however, in other respects, and asked the Sergeant if he had any objection to my being present. She was so good as to add, that I was her trusted adviser, as well as her old servant, and that in anything which related to the household I was the person whom it might be most profitable to consult. The Sergeant politely answered that he would take my presence as a favour, having something to say about the servants in general, and having found my experience in that quarter already of some use to him. My lady pointed to two chairs, and we set in for our conference immediately.
`I have already formed an opinion on this case,' says Sergeant Cuff, `which I beg your ladyship's permission to keep to myself for the present. My business now is to mention what I have discovered upstairs in Miss Verinder's sitting-room, and what I have decided (with your ladyship's leave) on doing next.'
He then went into the matter of the smear on the paint, and stated the conclusions he drew from it-- just as he had stated them (only with greater respect of language) to Superintendent See-grave. `One thing,' he said, in conclusion, `is certain. The Diamond is missing out of the drawer in the cabinet. Another thing is next to certain. The marks from the smear
Monday, June 30, 2008
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