There are a lot of very
interesting things to find out about Doria, my boy."
"You forget that he only came into this business at 'Crow's Nest.'"
"How can I forget what I don't know? Why do you say he only came
into it at 'Crow's Nest'? He may have come into it at Foggintor.
Perhaps he and not Robert Redmayne, or any other, cut Michael
Pendean's throat?"
"Impossible. Consider. Is not Michael's widow Doria's wife?"
"What, then? I'm not saying she knew he was the murderer."
"Another thing: Doria was the servant of Bendigo Redmayne at the
time."
"And how do you know even so much?"
Brendon showed impatience.
"My dear Ganns, that's common knowledge."
"Common nothing! You can't swear he was the servant of Bendigo
Redmayne on the day that the murder was committed. To prove as much
would entail an amount of solid research that might surprise you. Of
this crowd, only Doria for certain knows when he joined up at
'Crow's Nest.' His wife may, or may not, know. I'm quite unprepared
to take Giuseppe's word for the date.
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