This eBook edition of "The Mystery of Orcival" has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Excerpt: "On the bank of the river, among the stumps and flags, was stretched a woman's body. Her long, dishevelled locks lay among the water-shrubs; her dress-of gray silk-was soiled with mire and blood. All the upper part of the body lay in shallow water, and her face had sunk in the mud. "A murder " muttered Philippe, whose voice trembled. "That's certain," responded Jean, in an indifferent tone. "But who can this woman be? Really one would say, the countess.
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