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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. 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
e 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. 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. However, what you have gone through, and have described to me, has made me uneasy, and has also given me a suspicion that I can account for that body in a manner that had never occurred to me before." After a pause, he added: "What 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. 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 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 HOWEVER WHAT YOU HAVE GONE THROUGH AND HAVE DESCRIBED TO ME HAS MADE ME UNEASY AND HAS ALSO GIVEN ME A SUSPICION THAT I CAN ACCOUNT FOR THAT BODY IN A MANNER THAT HAS NEVER OCCURRED TO ME BEFORE AFTER A PAUSE HE ADDED WHAT 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
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