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He then nervously removed it, and I noticed a dull red mark running about his forehead, just as there would be on the forehead of a man whose hat fitted too tightly; and that mark, gentlemen, had the undulating outline of nothing more nor less than a tiara, and on the apex of the uttermost extremity was a deep indentation about the size of a shilling, that could have been made only by some adamantine substance! The mystery was solved! The robber of the Duchess of Brokedale stood before me." HE THEN NERVOUSLY REMOVED IT AND I NOTICED A DULL RED MARK RUNNING ABOUT HIS FOREHEAD JUST AS THERE WOULD BE ON THE FOREHEAD OF A MAN WHOSE HAT FITTED TOO TIGHTLY AND THAT MARK GENTLEMEN HAD THE UNDULATING OUTLINE OF NOTHING MORE NOR LESS THAN A TIARA AND ON THE APEX OF THE UTTERMOST EXTREMITY WAS A DEEP INDENTATION ABOUT THE SIZE OF A SHILLING THAT COULD HAVE BEEN MADE ONLY BY SOME ADAMANTINE SUBSTANCE THE MYSTERY WAS SOLVED THE ROBBER OF THE DUCHESS OF BROKEDALE STOOD BEFORE ME
 was to receive £200 if I found it. It seemed to him to be a very good bargain, as, indeed, it was, from his point of view, feeling, as he did, that there never having been any such watch, it could not be recovered, and little suspecting that two could play at his little game of deception, and that under any circumstances I could foist a ten-shilling watch upon him for two hundred pounds. This business concluded, he started to go. “‘Won’t you have a little Scotch?’ I asked, as he started, feeling, with all that prospective profit in view, I could well afford the expense. ‘It is a stormy night.’ “‘Thanks, I will,’ said he, returning and seating himself by my table—still, to my surprise, keeping his hat on. “‘Let me take your hat,’ I said, little thinking that my courtesy would reveal the true state of affairs. The mere mention of the word hat brought about a terrible change in my visitor; his knees trembled, his face grew ghastly, and he clutched the brim of his beaver until it cracked. R A WATCH THAT I KNEW HE HADN'T LOST AND WAS TO RECEIVE TWO HUNDRED POUNDS IF I FOUND IT IT SEEMED TO HIM TO BE A VERY GOOD BARGAIN AS INDEED IT WAS FROM HIS POINT OF VIEW FEELING AS HE DID THAT THERE NEVER HAVING BEEN ANY SUCH WATCH COULD NOT BE RECOVERED AND LITTLE SUSPECTING THAT TWO COULD PLAY AT HIS LITTLE GAME OF DECEPTION THAT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES I COULD FORCE A TEN SHILLING WATCH UPON HIM FOR TWO HUNDRED POUNDS THIS BUSINESS CONCLUDED HE STARTED TO GO WON'T YOU HAVE A LITTLE SCOTCH I ASKED AS HE STARTED FEELING WITH ALL THAT PERSPECTIVE PROFIT IN VIEW I COULD WELL AFFORD THE EXPENSE IT IS A STORMY NIGHT THANKS I WILL SAID HE RETURNING AND SEATING HIMSELF BY MY TABLE STILL TO MY SURPRISE KEEPING HIS HAT ON LET ME TAKE YOUR HAT I SAID LITTLE THINKING THAT MY COURTESY WOULD REVEAL THE TRUE STATE OF AFFAIRS THE MERE MENTION OF THE WORD HAT BROUGHT ABOUT A TERRIBLE CHANGE IN MY VISITOR HIS KNEES TREMBLED HIS FACE GREW GHASTLY AND HE CLUTCHED THE BRIM OF HIS FEVER TILL IT CRACKED
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