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Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective, Volume I Hints
Why was Armstead killed?
1 of 7: Did you notice that Armstead's sword is normally kept out of reach?
2 of 7: Arnaud waited for him to get the sword; the average murderer doesn't wait for his victim.
3 of 7: That wait suggests that Arnaud wanted to duel Armstead.
4 of 7: It was probably a matter of honor.
5 of 7: Do you remember the letter in Arnaud's hotel room?
6 of 7: It was written by Arnaud's sister, as the man in the theatre suggested.
7 of 7: Fleurette Arnaud was her name. Her honor was Arnaud's motive ("B").
