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with that I sketched out to him the whole long chain of surmise and of

proof which I had constructed。 The twilight had closed in and the moon

was shining brightly in the sky before my narrative was finished。

  〃'And how was it then that Charles did not get his crown when he

returned?' asked Musgrave; pushing back the relic into its linen bag。

  〃'Ah; there you lay your finger upon the one point which we shall

probably never be able to clear up。 It is likely that the Musgrave who

held the secret died in the interval; and by some oversight left

this guide to his descendant without explaining the meaning of it。

From that day to this it has been handed down from father to son;

until at last it came within reach of a man who tore its secret out of

it and lost his life in the venture。'

  〃And that's the story of the Musgrave Ritual; Watson。 They have

the crown down at Hurlstone…though they had some legal bother and a

considerable sum to pay before they were allowed to retain it。 I am

sure that if you mentioned my name they would be happy to show it to

you。 Of the woman nothing was ever heard; and the probability is

that she got away out of England and carried herself and the memory of

her crime to some land beyond the seas。〃

                                    THE END




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