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Chapter 14: Excursion Into the Past
 * Inspector Craddock takes a train to Mrs. Goedler's home in Scotland.
 * Craddock contemplates whether Mrs. Goedler lives "a lonely life" (129). It probably gets pretty dreary being isolated from the rest of society.
 * Craddock feels time is "slipping backwards" when he gets a wash and a shave and eats breakfast upon his arrival (129). Where's that kind of hospitality nowadays?
 * Sister McClelland, the pleasant nurse, warns Craddock that Mrs. Goedler will only be "apparently quite normal" while her stimulant lasts (130).
 * Craddock lets Goedler do the talking.
 * Goedler explains how her only contact with Letititia Blacklock, who she calls Blackie, is "just a card at Christmas" each year (131).
 * Belle Goedler says Blackie never enjoyed "being a woman" as Craddock realizes Belle still enjoys (132).
 * Belle describes Letitia as honest and dutiful.
 * The "other sister" of the Blacklock girls was "an invalid, there was a deformity of kinds and she never saw people or went out" (132). Something seems weird about this "other" sister.
 * Belle thinks Letitia never experienced all "the real fun of life" because she likes the excitement of making money but never had a husband or children (133).
 * Belle is happy to be alive.
 * Craddock asks about Randall's sister, Sonia Goedler.
 * Sonia married a Dmitri Stamfordis who Randall said "was a crook" (133). Something seems fishy about this Dmitri guy. A bad influence?
 * Regardless of what her brother thought, Sonia was "wildly in love" with Dmitri (133).
 * Randall and Sonia never got along very well after the marriage.
 * Randall did leave money to Sonia's twin children, Pip and Emma, if Blackie died before Belle. That was nice of him.
 * Belle never heard from her sister-in-law or her sister-in-law's children. No family reunions?
 * As her drug is wearing off, Belle insists that Craddock should "look after Blackie...nothing must happen to Blackie" (135). What a good friend.
 * Sister McClelland tells Craddock that Belle does not have any old photographs. Of course! Having such types of evidence would make it too easy for Craddock, wouldn't it?
 * Craddock has a strong feeling that Pip and Emma are in Chipping Cleghorn now. Only one way to find out...

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