The Almost Perfect Murder



Mme. Storey started on another line. \"Where did you go when...\"

He interrupted her excitedly. \"No, you don't! I perceive what you're after! You can't make an insinuation like that before the court without following it up!\"

\"All right,\" she said good-naturedly. \"I'll follow it up. Did you make distillate of X in your laboratory the day before yesterday?\"

\"No!\" he shouted. \"It's false!\" He wiped his face.

\"What


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Mme. Storey started on another line. \"Where did you go when...\"

He interrupted her excitedly. \"No, you don't! I perceive what you're after! You can't make an insinuation like that before the court without following it up!\"

\"All right,\" she said good-naturedly. \"I'll follow it up. Did you make distillate of X in your laboratory the day before yesterday?\"

\"No!\" he shouted. \"It's false!\" He wiped his face.

\"What


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