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We'd better have the Yard in on it, is that what you think, Bacon?
The Chief Constable looked inquiringly at Inspector Bacon. The inspector was a big solid man - his expression was that of one utterly disgusted with humanity.
"The woman wasn't local, sir," he said. "there's some reason to believe - from her underclothing - that she might have been a foreigner. Of course," added Inspector Bacon hastily, "I'm not letting on about that yet awhile. We're keeping it up our sleeves until after the inquest."
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The Chief Constable nodded.
"The inquest will be purely formal, I suppose?"
"Yes, sir. I've seen the Coroner."
"And it's fixed for – when?"
"To-morrow. I understand the other members of the Crackenthorpe family will be here for it. There's just a chance one of them might be able to identify her. They'll all be here."
He consulted a list he held in his hand.
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