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Phillpotts, Eden, 1862-1960

"The Red Redmaynes"

Then he
advertised for another and received a good many applications. He'd
sailed with Italians and liked them on a ship, and he decided for
Giuseppe Doria, whose testimonials appeared to be exceptional. The
man came along and, two days after his arrival, ran Bendigo down to
Tor-cross in his launch to see Blades.
"Redmayne, of course, was full of the murder at Princetown, which
had just occurred, and the tragedy proved so interesting that Blades
had little time to notice the new motor boatman. But what matters is
that we know it was on the day after the murder--on the very day
Bendigo heard what his brother, Robert, was supposed to have done at
Foggintor Quarry--that his new man, Giuseppe Doria, arrived at
'Crow's Nest' and took on his new duties.
"From that all-important fact I built my case, and you don't need to
be told how every step of the way threw light upon the next until I
had reached the goal. Robert Redmayne is seen on the night of
Michael Pendean's supposed destruction. He is traced home again to
Paignton.


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