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On the particular night in question, my grandfather and the keeper must have caught this man setting snares; there must have been a tussle, in the course of which as subsequent circumstances have led me to imagine, the man showed fight and was knocked down by one or other of the two  my grandfather or the keeper. ON THE PARTICULAR NIGHT IN QUESTION MY GRANDFATHER AND THE KEEPER MUST HAVE CAUGHT THIS MAN SETTING SNARES THERE MUST HAVE BEEN A TUSSLE IN THE COURSE OF WHICH AS SUBSEQUENT CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE LED ME TO IMAGINE THE MAN SHOWED FIGHT AND WAS KNOCKED DOWN BY ONE OR OTHER OF THE TWO MY GRANDFATHER OR THE KEEPER
know now that, owing to the death of my father when quite young, I and my brother and sister were brought up here with our grandfather, Sir Richard. He was an old, imperious, short-tempered man. I will tell you what I have made out of a matter that was a mystery for long, and I will tell you afterwards how I came to unravel it. My grandfather was in the habit of going out at night with a young under-keeper, of whom he was very fond, to look after the game and see if any poachers, whom he regarded as his natural enemies, were about. "One night, as I suppose, my grandfather had been out with the young man in question, and, returning by the plantations, where the hill is steepest, and not far from that chalk-pit you remarked on yesterday, they came upon a man, who, though not actually belonging to the country, was well known in it as a sort of travelling tinker of indifferent character, and a notorious poacher. Mind this, I am not sure it was at the place I mention; I only now surmise it. YOU ANYHOW IN MY LIFETIME YOU KNOW NOW THAT OWING TO THE DEATH OF MY FATHER WHEN QUITE YOUNG I AND MY BROTHER AND SISTER WERE BROUGHT UP HERE WITH OUR GRANDFATHER SIR RICHARD HE WAS AN OLD IMPERIOUS SHORT TEMPERED MAN I WILL TELL YOU WHAT I HAVE MADE OUT OF A MATTER THAT WAS A MYSTERY FOR LONG AND I WILL TELL YOU AFTERWARDS HOW I CAME TO UNRAVEL IT MY GRANDFATHER WAS IN THE HABIT OF GOING OUT AT NIGHT WITH A YOUNG UNDER KEEPER OF WHOM HE WAS VERY FOND TO LOOK AFTER THE GAME AND SEE IF ANY POACHERS WHOM HE REGARDED AS HIS NATURAL ENEMIES WERE ABOUT ONE NIGHT AS I SUPPOSE MY GRANDFATHER HAD BEEN OUT WITH THE YOUNG MAN IN QUESTION AND RETURNING BY THE PLANTATIONS WHERE THE HILL IS STEEPEST AND NOT FAR FROM THAT CHALK PIT YOU REMARKED ON YESTERDAY THEY CAME UPON A MAN WHO THOUGH NOT ACTUALLY BELONGING TO THE COUNTRY WAS WELL KNOWN IN IT AS A SORT OF TRAVELLING TINKER OF INDIFFERENT CHARACTER AND A NOTORIOUS POACHER MIND THIS I AM NOT SURE IT WAS AT THE PLACE I MENTION I ONLY NOW SURMISE IT
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