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“
Quite
so
.
They
are
in
a
state
of
extreme
contraction
,
far
exceeding
the
usual
rigor
mortis
.
Coupled
with
this
distortion
of
the
face
,
this
Hippocratic
smile
,
or
‘
risus
sardonicus
,
’
as
the
old
writers
called
it
,
what
conclusion
would
it
suggest
to
your
mind
?
”
“
Death
from
some
powerful
vegetable
alkaloid
,
”
I
answered
,
—
“
some
strychnine
-
like
substance
which
would
produce
tetanus
.
”
“
That
was
the
idea
which
occurred
to
me
the
instant
I
saw
the
drawn
muscles
of
the
face
.
On
getting
into
the
room
I
at
once
looked
for
the
means
by
which
the
poison
had
entered
the
system
.
As
you
saw
,
I
discovered
a
thorn
which
had
been
driven
or
shot
with
no
great
force
into
the
scalp
.
You
observe
that
the
part
struck
was
that
which
would
be
turned
towards
the
hole
in
the
ceiling
if
the
man
were
erect
in
his
chair
.
Now
examine
the
thorn
.
”
I
took
it
up
gingerly
and
held
it
in
the
light
of
the
lantern
.
It
was
long
,
sharp
,
and
black
,
with
a
glazed
look
near
the
point
as
though
some
gummy
substance
had
dried
upon
it
.
The
blunt
end
had
been
trimmed
and
rounded
off
with
a
knife
.
“
Is
that
an
English
thorn
?
”
he
asked
.
“
No
,
it
certainly
is
not
.
”
“
With
all
these
data
you
should
be
able
to
draw
some
just
inference
.
But
here
are
the
regulars
;
so
the
auxiliary
forces
may
beat
a
retreat
.
”
As
he
spoke
,
the
steps
which
had
been
coming
nearer
sounded
loudly
on
the
passage
,
and
a
very
stout
,
portly
man
in
a
grey
suit
strode
heavily
into
the
room
.
He
was
red
-
faced
,
burly
and
plethoric
,
with
a
pair
of
very
small
twinkling
eyes
which
looked
keenly
out
from
between
swollen
and
puffy
pouches
.
He
was
closely
followed
by
an
inspector
in
uniform
,
and
by
the
still
palpitating
Thaddeus
Sholto
.
“
Here
’
s
a
business
!
”
he
cried
,
in
a
muffled
,
husky
voice
.
“
Here
’
s
a
pretty
business
!
But
who
are
all
these
?
Why
,
the
house
seems
to
be
as
full
as
a
rabbit
-
warren
!
”
