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II
Before leaving Paris, Craddock discussed with Dessin the question of the
woman named Martine. Dessin was inclined to agree with his English col-
league that the matter had probably no connection with the woman found
in the sarcophagus. All the same, he agreed, the matter ought to be invest-
igated.
He assured Craddock that the Sûreté would do their best to discover if
there actually was any record of a marriage between Lieutenant Edmund
Crackenthorpe of the 4th Southshire Regiment and a French girl whose
Christian name was Martine. Time—just prior to the fall of Dunkirk.
He warned Craddock, however, that a definite answer was doubtful. The
area in question had not only been occupied by the Germans at almost ex-
actly that time, but subsequently that part of France had suffered severe
war damage at the time of the invasion. Many buildings and records had
been destroyed.
“But rest assured, my dear colleague, we shall do our best.”
With this, he and Craddock took leave of each other.
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