The Viaduct Murder

by

Ronald A. Knox

Dedicated by command

to

Tony Wilson

“In the matter of information, above all regard with suspicion that which seems probable. Begin always by believing what seems incredible.”

Gaboriau, Monsieur Lecoq.

Contents

I.[The Paston Oatvile Dormy-house]
II.[In the Rough]
III.[Piecing it Together]
IV.[Endless Clues]
V.[On the Railway]
VI.[The Movements of Mr. Davenant]
VII.[Carmichael’s Account of it]
VIII.[The Inquest, and a Fresh Clue]
IX.[The Animated Picture]
X.[In which a Book is more communicative than a Lady]
XI.[A Funeral and a Vigil]
XII.[A Search with Piano Accompaniment]
XIII.[The Man in the Passage]
XIV.[A Chase, ending with a Surprise]
XV.[Gordon takes the Opportunity to Philosophize]
XVI.[Reeves promises to do his Best]
XVII.[By which Train?]
XVIII.[The Holmes Method]
XIX.[Mordaunt Reeves talks to Himself]
XX.[Proof at Last]
XXI.[The Test]
XXII.[In the Fog]
XXIII.[Marryatt breaks the Pledge]
XXIV.[Gordon offers the Consolation of Philosophy]
XXV.[The Dull Facts]