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If all be quiet, then  well, you form your own conclusions." I left a day after. Before long I got a letter from my friend, brief but to the point: "All quiet, old boy; come again." IF ALL BE QUIET THEN WELL YOU FORM YOUR OWN CONCLUSIONS I LEFT A DAY AFTER BEFORE LONG I GOT A LETTER FROM MY FRIEND BRIEF BUT TO THE POINT ALL QUIET OLD BOY COME AGAIN
came addressed to him from somewhere in the United States from someone--the name different from that of the keeper--but alluding to the past, and implying the presence of a common secret, and, of course, with it came a request for money. I replied, mentioning the death of Sir Richard, and asking for an explanation. I did get an answer, and it is from that that I am able to fill in so much of the story. But I never learned _where_ the man had been killed and buried, and my next letter to the fellow was returned with 'Deceased' written across it. Somehow, it never occurred to me till I heard your story that possibly the skeleton in the chalk-pit might be that of the poaching tinker. I will now most assuredly have it buried in the churchyard." "That certainly ought to be done," said I. "And--" said Sir Francis, after a pause, "I give you my word. After the burial of the bones, and you are gone, I will sleep for a week in the bed in the gallery, and report to you if I see or hear anything. FTER MY GRANDFATHER'S DEATH A LETTER CAME ADDRESSED TO HIM FROM SOMEWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES FROM SOME ONE THE NAME DIFFERENT FROM THAT OF THE KEEPER BUT ALLUDING TO THE PAST AND IMPLYING THE PRESENCE OF A COMMON SECRET AND OF COURSE WITH IT CAME A REQUEST FOR MONEY I REPLIED MENTIONING THE DEATH OF SIR RICHARD AND ASKING FOR AN EXPLANATION I DID GET AN ANSWER AND IT IS FROM THAT THAT I AM ABLE TO FILL IN SO MUCH OF THE STORY BUT I NEVER LEARNED WHERE THE MAN HAD BEEN KILLED AND BURIED AND MY NEXT LETTER TO THE FELLOW WAS RETURNED WITH DECEASED WRITTEN ACROSS IT SOMEHOW IT NEVER OCCURRED TO ME TILL I HEARD YOUR STORY THAT POSSIBLY THE SKELETON IN THE CHALK PIT MIGHT BE THAT OF THE POACHING TINKER I WILL NOW MOST ASSUREDLY HAVE IT BURIED IN THE CHURCHYARD THAT CERTAINLY OUGHT TO BE DONE SAID I AND SAID SIR FRANCIS AFTER A PAUSE I GIVE YOU MY WORD AFTER THE BURIAL OF THE BONES AND YOU ARE GONE I WILL SLEEP FOR A WEEK IN THE BED IN THE GALLERY AND REPORT TO YOU IF I SEE OR HEAR ANYTHING
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