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XXVI.

Mixed information about the cause of death were spread by different newspapers. Murder or suicide, unexpected death of Edinburgh's chief of the police and highly positioned inspector was a resounding news. Stuart read some of the articles. Neither Maxwell's daughter nor his wife gave their statement, but journalists didn't hesitate to provoke their silence. Most of them wrote in favor of suicide. Murder was grand, but suicide was a brilliant source of gossips, and as such attracted more readers. Maxwell's funeral was private. The same day it was held, Stuart rented a cab and drove to his late brother's house. Regina attended detective's final send-off, but Stuart didn't deem himself close enough to the deceased one to take part in it.