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"Look at this advertisement," he answered. "I had one sent to every paper this morning immediately after the affair." He threw the paper across to me and I glanced at the place indicated. It was the first announcement in the "Found" column. LOOK AT THIS ADVERTISEMENT HE ANSWERED I HAD ONE SENT TO EVERY PAPER THIS MORNING IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE AFFAIR HE THREW THE PAPER ACROSS TO ME AND I GLANCED AT THE PLACE INDICATED IT WAS THE FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE FOUND COLUMN
 existed among the human race long before the power of speech was arrived at. Perhaps that is why we are so subtly influenced by it. There are vague memories in our souls of those misty centuries when the world was in its childhood.” “That’s rather a broad idea,” I remarked. “One’s ideas must be as broad as Nature if they are to interpret Nature,” he answered. “What’s the matter? You’re not looking quite yourself. This Brixton Road affair has upset you.” “To tell the truth, it has,” I said. “I ought to be more case-hardened after my Afghan experiences. I saw my own comrades hacked to pieces at Maiwand without losing my nerve.” “I can understand. There is a mystery about this which stimulates the imagination; where there is no imagination there is no horror. Have you seen the evening paper?” “No.” “It gives a fairly good account of the affair. It does not mention the fact that when the man was raised up, a woman’s wedding ring fell upon the floor. It is just as well it does not.” “Why?” AT THE POWER OF PRODUCING AND APPRECIATING IT EXISTED AMONG THE HUMAN RACE LONG BEFORE THE POWER OFEECH WAS ARRIVED AT PERHAPS THAT IS WHY WE ARE SO SUBTLY INFLUENCED BY IT THERE ARE VAGUE MEMORIES IN OUR SOULS OF THOSE MISTY CENTURIES WHEN THE WORLD WAS IN ITS CHILDHOOD THAT'S RATHER A BROAD IDEA I REMARKED ONE'S IDEAS MUST BE AS BROAD AS NATURE IF THEY ARE TO INTERPRET NATURE HE ANSWERED WHAT'S THE MATTER YOU'RE NOT LOOKING QUITE YOURSELF THIS BRIXTON ROAD AFFAIR HAS UPSET YOU TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH IT HAS I SAID I OUGHT TO BE MORE CASE HARDENED AFTER MY AFGHAN EXPERIENCES I SAW MY OWN COMRADES HACK TO PIECES AT MY WAND WITHOUT LOSING MY NERVE I CAN UNDERSTAND THERE IS A MYSTERY ABOUT THIS WHICH STIMULATES THE IMAGINATION WHERE THERE IS NO IMAGINATION THERE IS NO HORROR HAVE YOU SEEN THE EVENING PAPER NO IT GIVES A FAIRLY GOOD ACCOUNT OF THE AFFAIR IT DOES NOT MENTION THE FACT THAT WHEN THE MAN WAS RAISED UP A WOMAN'S WEDDING RING FELL UPON THE FLOOR IT IS JUST AS WELL IT DOES NOT WHY
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