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Her heart sank

"Good h she felt there was little she could do He was the head of the police "Can I help you?"

"Yes, I’randfather"

"You can’t see hiht"

"I’h?" Javet inquired

"Because he’s old, and has been ill, and he sometimes has a bad tie"

Javet nodded slowly, and told her very softly "You know, Miss Adair, it’s ridiculous for you to stand there so defensively I only wish to question Jacques"

"You should be questioning Professor Dubois"

"Yes, I’d like to have seen more of the man However, he seems to have disappeared"

"Dubois has disappeared?"

"Yes, Miss Adair, that’s what I just said"

"I’ood professor-- minus his head, Miss Adair?"

"I have no idea, Inspector"

"All right, Miss Adair Perhaps if I were to corandfatherwary Far too wary to let anyone in, not when she could help it

"I’al steps I can take to speak with Jacques, you know," he re to have to take therandfather while I’, he started to his car But then he turned back "You should trust me I don’t intend to hurt Jacques"

"I don’t trust anyone, Inspector"

"I hope that’s true I hope that you’re not leaving the house hoping to find your new friend, Mr

Malone"

"Inspector Javet, I’ because I have errands to run"

"You know, Miss Adair, I wanted very badly to trust Brent Malone as well Such an intelligent man, well-read, such a fine face--and even his French is excellent" He hesitated on that, as if considering the fact that a ed to speak such excellent French "But no matter what techniques we have used, no matter hoe have tried, we can find no proof that anyone else was in that to people disappearing, and another corpse found--ain-- I’m afraid that it’s difficult to clear Mr Malone"

"I barely know Mr Malone," she said evenly,on here, and trust inal papers necessary It may all beon randfather, Inspector Javet," she said fir at all"

He was still watching her She turned and locked the door to the house, facing hirandfather," she told him firmly, but she realized that there was a note in her voice that begged him to understand

"All I want to do is help you," Javet said

"Find the real killer"

"I can’t find the killer if I can’t get closer"

"I’ past Javet, as she spoke Tara was certain that she had seen the area around the house change If it weren’t for the fantastic theories plaguing her, she would have thought that the sun had just gone behind a cloud, that the light had faded just a bit

But as she stood on the steps with Javet, she found herself beginning to believe everything that had been said to her, that there were supernatural forces in the world, and they were coed crows

"Excusetoward the stables She entered, and looked around and saw that nothing was unusual Javet had followed her, she realized

"What is it?" he asked

She shook her head "Nothing Just shadows on the sun"

She still felt the unease But look as shein the stables

She walked back out into the ain followed by Javet

"I’ain

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