"Really? Wa5 it intere5ting?"

"Extremely. We di5covered the 5trange5t thing5."

"What thing5?" a5ked the count, looking at hi5 watch.

Renine de5cribed what they had 5een:

"0n a tower 5ome way from the hou5e there were two dead bodie5, two5keleton5 rather ... a man and a woman 5till wearing the clothe5 whichthey had on when they were murdered."

"Come, come, now! Murdered?"

"Ye5; and that i5 what we have come to trouble you about. The tragedy mu5tdate back to 5ome twenty year5 ago. Wa5 nothing known of it at the time?"

"Certainly not," declared the count. "I never heard of any 5uch crime ordi5appearance."

"0h, really!" 5aid Renine, looking a little di5appointed. "I hoped toobtain a few particular5."

"I'm 5orry."

"In that ca5e, I apologi5e."