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The excitement attending this diversion having subsided, Solomon asked: "What was the incident of the lost tiara?" "I am about to tell you," returned the stranger; "and it must be understood that you are told in the strictest confidence, for, as I say, the incident involves a state secret of great magnitude. THE EXCITEMENT ATTENDING THIS DIVERSION HAVING SUBSIDED SOLOMON ASKED WHAT WAS THE INCIDENT OF THE LOST TIARA I AM ABOUT TO TELL YOU RETURNED THE STRANGER AND IT MUST BE UNDERSTOOD THAT YOU ARE TOLD IN THE STRICTEST CONFIDENCE FOR AS I SAY THE INCIDENT INVOLVES A STATE SECRET OF GREAT MAGNITUDE
ally proven in the strange case of the Brokedale tiara, in which I figured somewhat conspicuously, but which have never made public, because it involves a secret affecting the integrity of one of the noblest families in the British Empire. I really believe that mystery was solved easily and at once because I happened to remember that the number of my watch was 86507B. How trivial and yet how important it was, to what then transpired, you will realize when I tell you the incident.” [Picture: Poor old Boswell was pushed overboard] The stranger’s manner was so impressive that there was a unanimous and simultaneous movement upon the part of all present to get up closer, so as the more readily to hear what he said, as a result of which poor old Boswell was pushed overboard, and fell, with a loud splash into the Styx. Fortunately, however, one of Charon’s pleasure-boats was close at hand, and in a short while the dripping, sputtering spirit was drawn into it, wrung out, and sent home to dry. APPEAR TO BE THE TRUTH OF WHAT I SAY WAS VERY EFFECTUALLY PROVEN IN THE STRANGE CASE OF THE BROKEDALE TIARA IN I FIGURED SOMEWHAT CONSPICUOUSLY BUT WHICH HAVE NEVER MADE PUBLIC BECAUSE IT INVOLVES A SECRET AFFECTING THE INTEGRITY OF ONE OF THE NOBLEST FAMILIES IN THE BRITISH EMPIRE I REALLY BELIEVE THAT MYSTERY WAS SOLVED EASILY AND AT ONCE BECAUSE I HAPPENED TO REMEMBER THAT THE NUMBER OF MY WATCH WAS EIGHT SIX FIVE ZERO SEVEN B HOW TRIVIAL AND YET HOW IMPORTANT IT WAS TO WHAT THEN TRANSPIRED YOU WILL REALIZE WHEN I TELL YOU THE INCIDENT THE STRANGER'S MANNER WAS SO IMPRESSIVE THAT THERE WAS A UNANIMOUS AND SIMULTANEOUS MOVEMENT UPON THE PART OF ALL PRESENT TO GET UP CLOSER SO AS THE MORE READILY TO HEAR WHAT HE SAID AS A RESULT OF WHICH POOR OLD BOSWELL WAS PUSHED OVERBOARD AND FELL WITH A LOUD SPLASH INTO THE STICKS FORTUNATELY HOWEVER ONE OF CHARON'S PLEASURE BOATS WAS CLOSE AT HAND AND IN A SHORT WHILE THE DRIPPING SPUTTERING SPIRIT WAS DRAWN INTO IT WRUNG OUT AND SENT HOME TO DRY
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