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Mind this, I am not sure it was at the place I mention; I only now surmise it. MIND THIS I AM NOT SURE IT WAS AT THE PLACE I MENTION I ONLY NOW SURMISE IT
 to no one else, and must not be mentioned by 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. I AM GOING TO TELL YOU IS KNOWN TO NO ONE ELSE AND MUST NOT BE MENTIONED BY 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
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