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I confess I ought to have buried them, having no more scientific use for them, but I did not  on my word, I forgot all about them, or, at least, gave no heed to them. I CONFESS I OUGHT TO HAVE BURIED THEM HAVING NO MORE SCIENTIFIC USE FOR THEM BUT I DID NOT ON MY WORD I FORGOT ALL ABOUT THEM OR AT LEAST GAVE NO HEED TO THEM
lied that I had not been very well, and had an attack of cramp, and that he had been upstairs to look after me. From his manner I could see that he wished me to be silent, and I said nothing accordingly. In the afternoon, when everyone had gone out, Sir Francis took me into his snuggery and said: "Halifax, I am very sorry about that matter last night. It is quite true, as my brother said, that steps have been heard about this house, but I never gave heed to such things, putting all noises down to rats. But after your experiences I feel that it is due to you to tell you something, and also to make to you an explanation. There is--there was--no one in the room at the end of the corridor, except the skeleton that was discovered in the chalk-pit when you were here many years ago. I confess I had not paid much heed to it. My archæological fancies passed; I had no visits from anthropologists; the bones and skull were never shown to experts, but remained packed in a chest in that lumber-room. ERHEAD TO WHICH LYNTON REPLIED THAT I HAD NOT BEEN VERY WELL AND HAD AN ATTACK OF CRAMP AND THAT HE HAD BEEN UPSTAIRS TO LOOK AFTER ME FROM HIS MANNER I COULD SEE THAT HE WISHED ME TO BE SILENT AND I SAID NOTHING ACCORDINGLY IN THE AFTERNOON WHEN EVERYONE HAD GONE OUT SIR FRANCIS TOOK ME INTO HIS SNUGGERY AND SAID HALIFAX I AM VERY SORRY ABOUT THAT MATTER LAST NIGHT IT IS QUITE TRUE AS MY BROTHER SAID THAT STEPS HAVE BEEN HEARD ABOUT THIS HOUSE BUT I NEVER GAVE HEED TO SUCH THINGS PUTTING ALL NOISES DOWN TO RATS BUT AFTER YOUR EXPERIENCES I FEEL THAT IT IS DUE TO YOU TO TELL YOU SOMETHING AND ALSO TO MAKE TO YOU AN EXPLANATION THERE IS THERE WAS NO ONE IN THE ROOM AT THE END OF THE CORRIDOR EXCEPT THE SKELETON THAT WAS DISCOVERED IN THE CHALK PIT WHEN YOU WERE HERE MANY YEARS AGO I CONFESS I HAD NOT PAID MUCH HEED TO IT MY ARCHAEOLOGICAL FANCIES PASSED I HAD NO VISITS FROM ANTHROPOLOGISTS THE BONES AND SKULL WERE NEVER SHOWN TO EXPERTS BUT REMAINED PACKED IN A CHEST IN THAT LUMBER ROOM
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