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The thought dismayed him

"Here’re the pictures you asked for" Beauvoir handed the Chief Inspector a photograph Gamache studied them

"Merci C’est parfait" He looked up at the four people watching hiraphs of the dead woman"

"But we’ve already seen her," said Gabri

"I wonder if that’s true When I asked if you’d seen her at the party you all said she’d be hard toWhen I tried to ree yesterday, Clara, what I was really doing was scouringon the dress, not the woman"

"So?" asked Gabri

"So," said Gaht have been at the vernissage, but wearing soht have even been here--"

"And changed into the red dress mid-party?" asked Peter, incredulous "Why would someone do that?"

"Why would soer be at the party? There’re all sorts of questions, and I’ this is the answer, but it is a possibility That you were all so impressed by the dress you didn’t really concentrate on her face"

He held up a photograph

"This is what she looks like"

He handed it to Clara first The woman’s eyes were now closed She looked peaceful, if a little flaccid Even in sleep there’s some life in a face This was an es

Clara shook her head and passed the picture to Peter Around the circle of friends the photo circulated, to the sa

"The coroner’s ready to move the body," said Beauvoir

Gamache nodded and placed the photo in his pocket Beauvoir and Lacoste and the others would have their own copies, he knew Excusing themselves they walked back to the body