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The spy had been too clever for England and France ´ thanks to a woman 

who   helped   him。      Peter   Hardcastle   got   to   know   her�察  �then   he   actually 

disguised   himself   as   the   woman   ´   of   course   without   her   knowledge   ´ 

arrested   her�察  �and   kept   an   appointment   that   she   had   made   with   the   spy。 



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What was the spy called�拭         �I forget。; 

     ;Wundt�察─�said Felix Fayre´Michell。 

     ;No�察�I don't think so。       Hardt or Hardfelt�察�or something like that。; 

     ;Anyway�察�a jolly wonderful thing。            He's the first man at this business�察�

and I hope you'll be able to secure him。; 

     ;If he comes�察�Sir Walter�察�don't let it be known that he is here。 Keep it a 

secret。    If Hardcastle could come down as your guest�察�and nobody know 

he was here�察�it might help him to succeed。; 

     ;And   if   he   fails�察  �then  I   hope  you'll   invite  the   Psychical   Research 

Society。; 

     Sir   Walter   let   the   chatter   flow   past   him�察  �but   he   concentrated   on   the 

name of Peter Hardcastle。           He remembered the story of the spy�察�and the 

sensation it had aroused。 

     Millicent Fayre´Michell also remembered it。 

     ;Mr。   Hardcastle   declined   to   let   his   photograph   be   published   in   the 

halfpenny      papers�察   �I  remember�察─     �she    said。   ;That     struck    me   as   so 

wonderful。      There was a reason given ´ that he did not wish the public to 

know   him   by   sight。    I   believe   he   is   never   seen   as   himself�察  �and   that   he 

makes up just as easily to look like a woman as a man。; 

     ;Some people believe he is a woman。; 

     ;No� �You don't say that�拭─�

     ;To have made up as that German's friend and so actually reached his 

presence ´ nay�察�secured him�           �It is certainly one of the most remarkable 

pages in the annals of crime�察─�said Ernest Travers。 

     ;Is he attached to Scotland Yard still�察�or does he work independently�拭─�

asked Miles Handford。 

     ;I   don't   know    yet。   Mannering       has   already    urged    me   to  consult 

Scotland Yard   at   once。      Indeed�察  �he   was   going   to   approach   them  to´day。 

Mr。 Hardcastle shall certainly be invited to do what he can。                 I shall leave 

no stone unturned to reach the truth。           Yet what even such a man can do is 

difficult   to   see。  The   walls   of   the   Grey  Room   are   solid�察  �the   floor   is   of 

sound     oak�察  �the  ceiling   is  nine   or  ten  inches    thick�察 �and   supported     by 

immense       beams。     The    hearth    is  modern�察   �and   the   chimney     not   large 

enough to admit a human being。 This was proved twelve years ago。; 



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     ;Give him a free hand all the same ´ with servants and everybody。 I 

should ask him to come as your guest�察�then nobody need know who he is�察�

and he can pursue his investigations the more freely。; 

     Felix   Fayre´Michell   made   this   suggestion   after   luncheon   was   ended�察�

and Masters and Fred Caunter had left the room。                Then the conversation 

showed signs of drifting back to sentimentality。            Sir Walter saw it coming 

in their eyes�察 �and sought   to head them  off by  inquiring concerning their 

own movements。 

     ;Can I be of any service to simplify your plans�拭              �I fear this terrible 

event has put you all to great inconvenience。; 

     ;Our inconvenience is nothing beside your sorrow�察�dear Walter�察─�said 

Nelly Travers。 

     All declared that if they could serve the cause in any way they would 

gladly stop at Chadlands�察�but since they were powerless to assist�察�they felt 

that the sooner they departed the better。 

     ;We go�察�but we leave our undying sympathy and commiseration�察�dear 

friend�察─  �declared   Mr。 Travers。      ;Believe   me�察 �this   has   aged   my  wife   and 

myself。     Probably it would not be an exaggeration to say it has aged us all。 

That    he   should   have   come     through   Jutland�察  �done    worthy    deeds�察  �won 

honorable mention and the D。 S。 0。�察�then to be snatched out of life in this 

incomprehensible manner ´ nay�察�perhaps even by supernatural means�察�for 

we cannot yet actually declare it is not so。         All this makes it impossible to 

say   much   that   can   comfort   you   or   dear   Mary。   Time   must   pass   I   fear�察�

Walter。 You must get her away into another environment。                 Thank Heaven 

she has youth on her side。; 

     ;Yes�察  �yes�察  �I   shall   live   for   her�察  �be   sure   of   that。; He   left   them   and 

presently spoke to his nephew alone in his study。 

     ;Do what you can for them。            Handford and Vane are getting off this 

afternoon�察�the rest early to´morrow。           I don't think I shall be able to dine 

with them to´night。        Tom's father will be here。         I fear he is likely to be 

prostrated when he knows that all is over。; 

     ;No�察�he's not that kind of man�察�uncle。           Mary tells me he will want to 

get to the bottom of this in his own way。             He's one of the fighting sort�察�

but   he   believes   in   a   lot   of   queer   things。 I'm   going   in   to   Newton   with 



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Colonel Vane�察�and shall meet Mannering there about ´ about Sir Howard 

Fellowes。      He'll   come    down     to´morrow�察   �no   doubt�察  �perhaps    to´night。 

Mannering will know。; 

     ;And tell Mannering to insist on a detective called Peter Hardcastle for 

the inquiry。    If he's left Scotland Yard and acting independently�察�none the 

less   engage him。     I   shall�察 �of   course�察 �thankfully  pay   anything   to get   this 

tragedy explained。; 

     ;Be sure they will explain it。; 

     ;If they do not I shall be tempted to leave altogether。            Indeed�察�I may 

do so in any case。      Mary will never reconcile herself to live here now。; 

     ;Don't bother about the future�察�don't think about it。         Consider yourself�察�

and take a little rest this afternoon。      Everybody is very concerned for you�察�

they mean to be awfully decent in their way�察�but I know how they try you。 

They can't help it。      Such a thing takes them out of their daily round�察�and 

beggars their experience�察�and makes them excited and tactless。                  There's 

no    precedent    for  them�察  �and   you   know    how    most    people   depend    on 

precedent and how they're bowled over before anything new。; 

     ;I will go to Mary�察�I think。      Has the undertaker been�拭─�

     ;Yes�察�uncle。; 

     ;I want him to be buried with us here。         I should not suppose his father 

will object。; 

     ;Not likely。    Mary would wish it so。; 

     ;It was so typical of Mary to think of Septimus May before everybody。 

She put her own feelings from her that she might soften the blow for him。; 

     ;She would。; 

     ;Are you equal to telling the clergyman at the station that his son is 

dead�察�or can't you trust yourself to do it�拭─�

     ;I expect he'll know it well enough�察�but I'll tell him everything there is 

to tell。   I remember long ago�察�after the wedding�察�that he was interested in 

haunted rooms�察�and said he believed in such things on Scriptural grounds。; 

     Sir Walter took pause at this statement。 

     ;That is news to me。        Supposing he ´ However�察�we need not trouble 

ourselves with him yet。        He will�察�of course�察�be as deeply concerned to get 

to the bottom of this as I am�察�though we must not interfere�察�or make the 



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