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...turn of the century, a murder scandal shocked the peaceful city of Glasgow, Scotland. A girl in her early twenties, the eldest daughter of a socially prominent citizen was indicted for poisoning a young Frenchman who had been her secret lover...
...Madeleine's trial, therefore, the jury must balance her character against the Frenchman's. The prosecutor tries to convince them that Madeleine was sufficiently cunning and ruthless to have committed the crime, while the attorney for the defense raises the suicide theory...
...asked the American, "are all the women in cocktail dresses at noon?" "Custom," said the Frenchman. "Why," asked the American, "are the men in mufflers and overcoats though...
...Custom," said the Frenchman. "Why," asked the American, "does everyone stand looking at the little door with the steps leading...
...Behind that door," said the Frenchman, "the members of the Goncourt Academy are selecting the best one of the 300 novels published in France this year for Edmond de Goncourt 's 5,000-franc prize...