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The Mystery of M. Felix
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"'When you left the house in Gerard Street in pursuit of the man what direction did you take?'
"'I went in the direction of Oxford Street.'
"'That is, you went to the right?'
"'Yes.'
"'Why not to the left?'
"'That would have led me to Leicester Square and Charing Cross.'
"'Did you choose the Oxford Street route at haphazard?'
"'No.'
"'What induced you to take it?'
"'I was told by Constable Wigg that the man went that way.'
"'Did you meet any person on the road?'
"'No one.'
"'Absolutely no one?'
"'Absolutely no one.'
"'How long were you engaged upon your search for the man?'
"'I can't exactly fix it.'
"'May we say an hour?'
"'That would be near the length of time.'
"We will now deal with Constable Wigg. He was asked-
"'How did you summon Constable Nightingale to your assistance?'
"'I blew my police whistle.'
"'Many times?'
"'Not many. He must have been very near.'
"'But he did not make his appearance immediately?'
"'No; not immediately.'
"'Shall we say that two or three minutes elapsed before he joined you?'
"'About that.'
"'You explained to him what had occurred?'
"'Yes, with the assistance of Mrs. Middlemore.'
"'You both explained it together?'
"'Well, first one spoke, then the other.'
"'Did you tell Nightingale that the man had fled in the direction of Oxford Street?'
"'No.'
"'In point of fact, you did not see the man come out of the house?'
"'No.'
"'And? therefore, could not have given Nightingale the direction?'
"'No, of course I could not.'
"Now for Mrs. Middlemore:
"'When the man rushed by you from the house, you screamed loudly for the police?'
"'As loud as I could.'
"'How many times did you call?'
"'I kep' on calling till Constable Wigg came up.'
"'He did not come the moment you raised your voice?'
"'No, not immediate. Per'aps in two or three minutes.'
"'If we say two minutes we shall be within the mark?'
"'Yes.'
"'Did you inform Constable Nightingale that the man ran away in the direction of Oxford Street?'
"'No; I was so flustered that I didn't see which way he run.'
"These are all the extracts we need give for the purpose of our illustration, merely asking the reader to bear in mind that each witness was examined without the others being present. Is it quite unreasonable to infer that, had they been examined in each other's presence, their answers would not have been exactly as they are reported in the public prints?
"Constable Nightingale has since given an explanation of this discrepancy by the admission that he must have made a mistake in supposing that he received from Constable Wigg the information of the route the man took when he scurried off; but we submit that this explanation is not entirely satisfactory.
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