花園血案之謎 The Secret Garden (第5/15頁)
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Thefaithfulattendantfashedfromtheroom,andbeforeanyonecouldstirorseakValentinwentonwiththesamesoldierlyswiftnessofexosition.
“Everyonehereknowsthatadeadmanhasbeenfoundinthegarden,hisheadcutcleanfromhisbody.Dr.Simon,youhaveexaminedit.Doyouthinkthattocutamansthroatlikethatwouldneedgreatforce?Or,erhas,onlyaverysharknife?”
“Ishouldsaythatitcouldnotbedonewithaknifeatall，”saidthealedoctor.
“Haveyouanythought，”resumedValentin，“ofatoolwithwhichitcouldbedone?”
“Seakingwithinmodernrobabilities,Ireallyhavent，”saidthedoctor,archinghisainfulbrows.“It‘snoteasytohackaneckthroughevenclumsily,andthiswasaverycleancut.Itcouldbedonewithabattle-axeoranoldheadsman’saxe,oranoldtwo-handedsword.”
“But,goodheavens！”criedtheDuchess,almostinhysterics，“therearentanytwo-handedswordsandbattle-axesroundhere.”
Valentinwasstillbusywiththeaerinfrontofhim.“Tellme，”hesaid,stillwritingraidly，“couldithavebeendonewithalongFrenchcavalrysabre?”
Alowknockingcameatthedoor,which,forsomeunreasonablereason,curdledeveryonesbloodliketheknockinginMacbeth.AmidthatfrozensilenceDr.Simonmanagedtosay：“Asabre-yes,Isuoseitcould.”
“Thankyou，”saidValentin.“Comein,Ivan.”
TheconfidentialIvanoenedthedoorandusheredinCommandantNeilOBrien,whomhehadfoundatlastacingthegardenagain.
