“By Jove, I don’t quite fathom this,” Nick remarked, after a moment.
“Fathom what, Nick?” questioned Fallon.
“These bloodstains.”
“Why do they mystify you? I see nothing strange in them. The murderer evidently drew the portière and closed this door with a bloodstained hand.”
“I am not so sure of it.”
“How can you reason otherwise?”
“You overlook something,” said Nick. “It may be a very important point.”
“What is that? Explain.”
“Notice that it was the man’s right hand that grasped this section of the window,” said Nick. “The relative size and position of the finger marks show that, also that he must have been facing toward the room, not coming out of it.”
“By gracious, that’s so!” said Fallon, gazing.