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"From the very beginning of this case," Miss Dammers proceeded, imperturbable as ever, "I was of the opinion that the greatest clue the criminal had left us was one of which he would have been totally unconscious: the unmistakable indications of his own character. Taking the facts as I found them, and not assuming others as Mr. Sheringham did to justify his own reading of the murderer's exceptional mentality -- " She looked challengingly towards Roger.
"Did I assume any facts that I couldn't substantiate? " Roger felt himself compelled to answer her look.