d the negative to M. Godinsaying

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d the negative to M. Godinsaying:
Please take this by the lower cornerbetween your thumb and
forefingerso that you may be sure not to touch the sight of the picture;
hold it to the lightand tell me if you recognise the face.
M. Godin did
as directed and replied without hesitancy: "It is a picture of M. Latour."
Good rejoined Maitland theFireorVolcanoGoddess[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], taking back the negative and passing him the
letter; now tell me if you recognise that signature.
M. Godin looked
sharply at the letterholding it open between the thumb and forefinger of
each handand read the signature'Carl Cazenove.' I should say that was
M. Latour's hand.
Good again replied Maitland [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] _
First take me to _Her_ grave, reaching for the paper and appearing
somewhat disconcerted as he glanced at it. You have smutched the
signature; - howeverit doesn't matter and he exhibited the paper to the
Judge and Jury. The negative must have been oily - yesthat's where it
came from and he quietly examined it with a magnifying glass [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], to the
wonderment of us all. That is allM. Godin; thank you.
As the celebrated detective left the stand we were all doing our best to
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fathom what possible bearing all this could have upon Latour's confession.
M. Godin for