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It was remembered afterwards that the under keeper in question was absent at the time of the inquiry, my grandfather having sent him with some dogs to a brother in law of his who lived upon the moors; but whether no one noticed the fact, or if they did, preferred to be silent, I know not, no observations were made. IT WAS REMEMBERED AFTERWARDS THAT THE UNDER KEEPER IN QUESTION WAS ABSENT AT THE TIME OF THE INQUIRY MY GRANDFATHER HAVING SENT HIM WITH SOME DOGS TO A BROTHER IN LAW OF HIS WHO LIVED UPON THE MOORS BUT WHETHER NO ONE NOTICED THE FACT OR IF THEY DID PREFERRED TO BE SILENT I KNOW NOT NO OBSERVATIONS WERE MADE
tical party had denounced him as an assassin. No man was more vituperated; yet, in my conscience, I believe that he acted with both discretion and pluck, and arrested a mischievous movement that might have led to much bloodshed. Be that as it may, my impression is that he lost his head over this fatal affair with the tinker, and that he and the keeper together buried the body secretly, not far from the place where he was killed. I now think it was in the chalk-pit, and that the skeleton found years after there belonged to this man." "Good heavens!" I exclaimed, as at once my mind rushed back to the figure with the fur cap that I had seen against the window. Sir Francis went on: "The sudden disappearance of the tramp, in view of his well-known habits and wandering mode of life, did not for some time excite surprise; but, later on, one or two circumstances having led to suspicion, an inquiry was set on foot, and among others, my grandfather's keepers were examined before the magistrates. GAINST HIM AND A CERTAIN POLITICAL PARTY HAD DENOUNCED HIM AS AN ASSASSIN NO MAN WAS MORE VITUPERATED YET IN MY CONSCIENCE I BELIEVE THAT HE ACTED WITH BOTH DISCRETION AND PLUCK AND ARRESTED A MISCHIEVOUS MOVEMENT THAT MIGHT HAVE LED TO MUCH BLOODSHED BE THAT AS IT MAY MY IMPRESSION IS THAT HE LOST HIS HEAD OVER THIS FATAL AFFAIR WITH THE TINKER AND THAT HE AND THE KEEPER TOGETHER BURIED THE BODY SECRETLY NOT FAR FROM THE PLACE WHERE HE WAS KILLED I NOW THINK IT WAS IN THE CHALK PIT AND THAT THE SKELETON FOUND YEARS AFTER THERE BELONGED TO THIS MAN GOOD HEAVENS I EXCLAIMED AS AT ONCE MY MIND RUSHED BACK TO THE FIGURE WITH THE FUR CAP THAT I HAD SEEN AGAINST THE WINDOW SIR FRANCIS WENT ON THE SUDDEN DISAPPEARANCE OF THE TRAMP IN VIEW OF HIS WELL KNOWN HABITS AND WANDERING MODE OF LIFE DID NOT FOR SOME TIME EXCITE SURPRISE BUT LATER ON ONE OR TWO CIRCUMSTANCES HAVING LED TO SUSPICION AN INQUIRY WAS SET ON FOOT AND AMONG OTHERS MY GRANDFATHER'S KEEPERS WERE EXAMINED BEFORE THE MAGISTRATES
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