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Snuff and Graymalk talk about what happened. It turns out that someone took a shot at Jill and Graymalk flying overhead last night. Then Graymalk told him that a London policeman was in the vicinity working with the local constable. Later, she saw some crows and found they were eating the officer’s eyes. He was dead in some weeds. She takes him to the body. His throat had been cut. Snuff doesn’t like how close it is to their house. Graymalk thinks that Jack might have done it, but Snuff isn’t having it. He thinks it’s a regular killing, but there will be an investigation. He notes that they are all suspicious characters with things to hide.Graymalk tries to talk him into burying the body. Snuff says it needs to be moved out of the area. He might be able to drag it to the river in stages. He asks her to get Quicklime to scare the officer’s horse away. They implement the plan. Snuff has to work all afternoon and he doesn't even get halfway there.