Chapter 14: The Second Body

⁠​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​⁠Waiting for no more, I turned and ran up the path to the shed. The two men on guard there stood aside to let me pass and, filled with excitement, I entered.

The light was dim, the place was a mere rough wooden erection to keep old pots and tools in. I had entered impetuously, but on the threshold I checked myself, fascinated by the spectacle before me.

Giraud was on his hands and knees, a pocket tor