CHAPTERVIII
THEINQUEST
CoronerPenfieldadjustedhiseyeglassesandscannedthespectatorsgatheredfortheTurnbullinquest。Theroomwascrowdedwithbothmenandwomen，thelatterpredominating，andthecoronerdecidedthat，whilesomehadcomefromapersonalinterestinthedeadman，themajorityhadbeenattractedbymorbidcuriosity。Therewasastiramongthespectatorsasaninnerdooropenedandthejury，ledbythemorguemasterfiledintotheroomandtooktheirplaces。
CoronerPenfieldroseandaddressedtheforeman。
\"Haveyouviewedthebody？\"heinquired。