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A suppressed murmur of excitement went through the assembled spirits, and even Messrs. Hawkshaw and Le Coq were silent in the presence of such genius. "My plan of action was immediately formulated. A SUPPRESSED MURMUR OF EXCITEMENT WENT THROUGH THE ASSEMBLED SPIRITS AND EVEN MESSRS HOCHSHAW AND LECOQ WERE SILENT IN THE PRESENCE OF SUCH GENIUS MY PLAN OF ACTION WAS IMMEDIATELY FORMULATED
eling, with all that prospective profit in view, I could well afford the expense. ‘It is a stormy night.’ “‘Thanks, I will,’ said he, returning and seating himself by my table—still, to my surprise, keeping his hat on. “‘Let me take your hat,’ I said, little thinking that my courtesy would reveal the true state of affairs. The mere mention of the word hat brought about a terrible change in my visitor; his knees trembled, his face grew ghastly, and he clutched the brim of his beaver until it cracked. He then nervously removed it, and I noticed a dull red mark running about his forehead, just as there would be on the forehead of a man whose hat fitted too tightly; and that mark, gentlemen, had the undulating outline of nothing more nor less than a tiara, and on the apex of the uttermost extremity was a deep indentation about the size of a shilling, that could have been made only by some adamantine substance! The mystery was solved! The robber of the Duchess of Brokedale stood before me.” LITTLE SCOTCH I ASKED AS HE STARTED FEELING WITH ALL THAT PERSPECTIVE PROFIT IN VIEW I COULD WELL AFFORD THE EXPENSE IT IS A STORMY NIGHT THANKS I WILL SAID HE RETURNING AND SEATING HIMSELF BY MY TABLE STILL TO MY SURPRISE KEEPING HIS HAT ON LET ME TAKE YOUR HAT I SAID LITTLE THINKING THAT MY COURTESY WOULD REVEAL THE TRUE STATE OF AFFAIRS THE MERE MENTION OF THE WORD HAT BROUGHT ABOUT A TERRIBLE CHANGE IN MY VISITOR HIS KNEES TREMBLED HIS FACE GREW GHASTLY AND HE CLUTCHED THE BRIM OF HIS FEVER TILL IT CRACKED HE THEN NERVOUSLY REMOVED IT AND I NOTICED A DULL RED MARK RUNNING ABOUT HIS FOREHEAD JUST AS THERE WOULD BE ON THE FOREHEAD OF A MAN WHOSE HAT FITTED TOO TIGHTLY AND THAT MARK GENTLEMEN HAD THE UNDULATING OUTLINE OF NOTHING MORE NOR LESS THAN A TIARA AND ON THE APEX OF THE UTTERMOST EXTREMITY WAS A DEEP INDENTATION ABOUT THE SIZE OF A SHILLING THAT COULD HAVE BEEN MADE ONLY BY SOME ADAMANTINE SUBSTANCE THE MYSTERY WAS SOLVED THE ROBBER OF THE DUCHESS OF BROKEDALE STOOD BEFORE ME
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