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| 25 | 135 | It had been View more quotes about moved">moved in such a way that the criminal, blindfolded, would be unclear as to how much of the board extended over the pool. |
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| 25 | 132 | They moved it out a bit, then drew it back, and then moved it further out, and did this a number of times. |
| 25 | 133 | So still was the crowd, and so splendid were the acoustics within this cuplike enclosure, that one could, even below, where we waited, mark the scraping of the board on the platform. |
| 25 | 134 | I then understood why the board had not been directly emplaced. |
| 25 | 135 | It had been moved in such a way that the criminal, blindfolded, would be unclear as to how much of the board extended over the pool. |
| 25 | 136 | It might be as little as six or so feet, perhaps eight feet, perhaps as much as ten. |
| 25 | 137 | As I had expected, however, it was well extended from the platform. |
| 25 | 138 | In this way, I supposed it would take longer for the criminal to reach its terminus, and this, presumably, would increase the suspense and the entertainment of the crowd. |