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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Red Seal by Natalie Sumner Lincoln: Dr. Stone had accompanied the trio, and his testimony, supported by
two chemists, regarding the time required for aconitine poison to
act, had gone far to weaken the detective's case against Rochester.
Rochester, to Kent's unbounded astonishment, had appeared indifferent
to the whole proceedings; and to his partner's urgent inquiries as
to where he had spent the past four days, and why he had disappeared,
he had returned one invariable answer.
"I'll explain in good time, Harry," and it was not until they were
leaving Police Headquarters that his apathy vanished.
"When are you to see Mrs. Brewster?" he asked.
"She will be at our office at four o'clock. Say, Phil" - but
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