The Dalehouse murder

Chapter 18: Transcriber’s Notes

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The narrator, visiting Merchester for a tennis tournament, describes a household of friends gathered at the country doctor's secluded house; conviviality is shattered when a young woman is found murdered, apparently by poisoning. A formal investigation ensues, led by Detective Inspector Allport, with inquests, medical scrutiny and competing accounts from members of the party including Kenneth, the Tundish and Janet. The narrator examines clues, motives and alibis as tension rises through dining-room inquiries, midnight discoveries and a near-accident, leading to explanations, a challenge and the eventual unmasking of the crime.

Transcriber’s Notes

This transcription follows the text of the edition published by A. L. Burt Company in 1927. However, the following alterations have been made to correct what are believed to be unambiguous errors in the text:

“enchanced” to “enhanced” (Chapter I);
“accomodation” to “accommodation” (Chapter I);
“if you fell safe” to “if you feel safe” (Chapter VII);
“absurb” to “absurd” (Chapter X);
“grotequely” to “grotesquely” (Chapter XI);
“Bennet” to “Bennett” (Chapter XII, two occurrences);
“moonlinght” to “moonlight” (Chapter XIII); and
“pyschological” to “psychological” (Chapter XVI).