atthegirleeredsuddenlythatshehadnottakeninsoclothesthatin,hadtakendoapparently,ebodytookherunaockingroundheeckandhathat””soonefroutside”saidssrple
”perhaps,”saidinspeeonefronsidesooneafraidportanceofthat””oh,buthobarrassedheyarequestionedbythepolice””thatsjustitbutthisti,ssrple,itorethanthatithinkthegirlgladyshadseensooneperfogsoaedtoheeededexplanationitcant,ithink,havebeenanythingverydefiniteotherbutithinkshedidbetraythefacttothepersoninquestionthatpersonrealisedthatgladyswasadanger””andsogladysurredssrpletoherself
”yes,thatsanastytouchanasty,sneeringsortoftouchjustanastybitofunnecessarybravado”ssrpleshookherhead
”hardlyunneakeapatte,doesntit”
inspectoeelelookedathercuriously
”idontquitefolloeanbyapatte”
ssrpleiediatelybecaflustered
”eanitdoesseean,regardedasasequence,ifyouunderstandfacts,canone””idontthinkiquiteunderstand”
”eanfirstingslahattheredidntseeobeanyrhyorreasoninit,butiuldntagreeethatstrikesone,isntit”inspectoeelesaidslothink”
ssrpleonquickly:
”iexpeesbutifonehasbeenbroughtuponthergooseianitisreallyhighlysignificant,isntitipertinenceiknoypart,sayingthissortofthingtoyou””pleasesayanythingyoulikessrple”
”uddleheaded,andidaresayideaisofnovalueatallbuteantosayishaveyougoneintothequestionofblackbirds”chapter14
forabouttensendsinspeissrpleostbeenthisfirstideahattheoldladyhadgoneoffherhead”blackbirds”herepeated
ssrplenoddedherheadvigorously
”yes,”shesaid,andforthhrecited:
”singasongofsixpence,apocketfulofrye,
fourandtyblackbirdsbakedinapie
hepiehebirdsbegantosing
thatadaintydishtosetbeforetheking
thekingoney,
thequeenheparloureatingbreadandhoney,
theidhegardenhangingouttheclothes,
ealittledickeybirdandnippedoffheose”
”goodlord,”inspectoeelesaid
”ian,itdoesfit,”saidssrple”itightananythingfarrsgloryorflakesorevenizebutitwasrye”inspectoeelenodded
”thereyouare,”saidssrple,triuhantly”rexfortesrsfortesurdererhadtoputthatclothespegonpoorgladyssnose”inspectoeelesaid:
”youantheupiscrazy”
”ustntjutonustkeinquiriesaboutblackbirdsbecausetherestbeblackbirds”iteintotherooayingurgently,”sir”
hebrokeoffatsightofssrpleinspeselfsaid:”thankyoussrpleilllookintothettersinsergeanthaypresently”ssrple,acceptingherdisssal,tteredher
”blaself
sergeanthaystared
”yes,hay,isit”
”sir,”saidsergeanthay,urgently,again”lookatthis”heproducedanarticleegrubbyhandkerchief
”founditintheshrubbery,”saidsergeanthay”uldhavebeenchuckedtherefroneofthebackwindows”hetippedtheobjealade
theinspeindoreroundaniginarytraalade,hesaovingitsver,hesaaladereved,xedoothedoverandthelidcarefullyreplacedhebrokeoffatthispointtoasksergeanthay:”theydonttakerladeoutofthepotandputintofancypots””no,sirgotintotheinitsoduringthehingssgoneonlikethateversince”neelerred:
”thatdeiteasier,ofurse”
”ore,”saidsergeanthay,”fortesrperorhoney”neelenodded
”yes,”hesaid”thatdeitverysile,didntit”
afteraslightgapthevingpiarladeandspreadingitonhistoastandbuttereasier,fareas



