Excerpt:“And he died mysteriously?”“The doctors certified that he died from natural causes—heart failure.”“That is what the world believes, of course. His death was a nation’s loss, and the truth was hushed up. But you, Phil Poland, know it. Upon the floor was found something—a cigar—eh?”“Nothing very extraordinary in that, surely? He died while smoking.”
Excerpt:“And he died mysteriously?”“The doctors certified that he died from natural causes—heart failure.”“That is what the world believes, of course. His death was a nation’s loss, and the truth was hushed up. But you, Phil Poland, know it. Upon the floor was found something—a cigar—eh?”“Nothing very extraordinary in that, surely? He died while smoking.”
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