George Tracy Marsh

“ When you see the Lelacs you may understand why we believe so strongly in Marcel.”
As Wallace went out, Gillies drew Jean aside.
“I have little faith in this Inspector Wallace, Jean. He would send you south for trial if he could find sufficient reason for it.”
“M’sieu Gillies, Jean Marcel will never go south to be tried by strange men for the thing he did not do.”
“What do you mean? You would not make yourself an outlaw?” ”

“ But suppose when you began to starve you had killed Beaulieu and Piquet to get the remaining grub, how would that, if it had happened, have changed the evidence at the camp?”
“De body of Antoine on de cache,” replied Jean coolly, “proves to any smart man dat I did not keel heem. Eef I keel heem I would geeve de bodee to de lynx and wolverenes out in de snow. ”