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“And noill you do?”

“I know she did it,” said Father, “but I’ve no evidence Maybe she’ll have beginner’s luck…Even the law see to have one bite—translated into hureat play with the sob stuff—so young a girl, unfortunate upbringing—and she’s beautiful, you know”

“Yes,” said Miss Marple “The children of Lucifer are often beautiful—And as we know, they flourish like the green bay tree”

“But as I tell you, it probably won’t even come to that—there’s no evidence—take yourself—you’ll be called as a witness—a witness to what her mother said—to her mother’s confession of the crime”

“I know,” said Miss Marple “She impressed it on me, didn’t she? She chose death for herself, at the price of her daughter going free She forced it onrequest…”

The connecting door to the bedrooht shift dress of pale blue Her fair hair fell down each side of her face She looked like one of the angels in an early pri She looked from one to the other of them She said:

“I heard a car and a crash and people shouting…Has there been an accident?”

“I’m sorry to tell you, Miss Blake,” said Chief-Inspector Davy formally, “that your mother is dead”

Elvira gave a little gasp “Oh no,” she said It was a faint uncertain protest

“Before she made her escape,” said Chief-Inspector Davy, “because it was an escape—she confessed to the murder of Michael Gorman”

“You mean—she said—that it was she—”

“Yes,” said Father “That is what she said Have you anything to add?”

Elvira looked for a long time at him Very faintly she shook her head

“No,” she said, “I haven’t anything to add”

Then she turned and went out of the room

“Well,” said Miss Marple “Are you going to let her get aith it?”

There was a pause, then Father brought down his fist with a crash on the table

“No,” he roared—“No, by God I’m not!”

Miss Marple nodded her head slowly and gravely

“May God have mercy on her soul,” she said

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