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     The coroner's jury brought in a verdict rarely heard�察�but none dissented 

from   it。   They   held   that   May   had   received   his   death   ;by   the   hand   of 



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God。; 

     ;All   men   receive   death   from   the   hand   of   God�察─  �said   Septimus   May�察�

when the judicial inquiry was ended。            ;They receive life from the hand of 

God also。      But�察�while bowing to that�察�there is a great deal more we are 

called to do when God's hand falls as it has fallen upon my son。                To´night 

I shall pray beside his dust�察�and presently�察�when he is at peace�察�I shall be 

guided。     There is a grave duty beside me�察�Sir Walter�察�and none must come 

between me and that duty。; 

     ;There is a duty before all of us�察�and be sure nobody will shrink from 

it。   I   have   done    what   is  right�察 �so  far。   We    have    secured    a  famous 

detective ´ the most famous in England�察�they tell me。                He is called Peter 

Hardcastle�察�and he will�察�I hope�察�be able to arrive here immediately。; 

     The clergyman shook his head。 

     ;I   will   say   nothing   at   present�察─  �he   answered。  ;But�察  �believe   me�察  �a 

thousand detectives cannot explain my son's death。                I shall return to this 

subject   after   the   funeral�察  �Sir   Walter。 But   my   conviction   grows   that   the 

reason of these things will never be revealed to the eye of science。               To the 

eye   of   faith   alone   we   must   trust   the   explanation   of   what   has   happened。 

There are things concealed from the wise and prudent ´ to be revealed unto 

babes。; 

     That night the master of Chadlands�察�his nephew�察�and the priest dined 

together�察�and Henry Lennox implored a privilege。 

     ;I feel I owe it to poor Tom in a way�察─�he said。              ;I beg that you will 

let me spend the night in the Grey Room�察�Uncle Walter。                 I would give my 

soul to clear this。; 

     But his uncle refused with a curt shake of the head�察�and the clergyman 

uttered a reproof。 

     ;Do not speak so lightly�察─�he said。          ;You use a common phrase and a 

very objectionable phrase�察�young man。             Do you rate your soul so low that 

you would surrender it for the satisfaction of a morbid craving�拭                �For that 

is all this amounts to。      Not to such an inquirer will my son's death reveal 

its secret。; 

     ;I have already received half´a´dozen letters from people offering and 

wishing to spend a night in that accursed room�察─�said Sir Walter。 



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     ;Do not call it 'accursed' until you know more�察─�urged Septimus May。 

     ;You have indeed charity�察─�answered the other。 

     ;Why   withhold   charity�拭       �We   must   approach   the   subject   in   the   only 

spirit that can disarm the danger。          These inquirers who seek to solve the 

mystery   are     not  concerned     with   my   son's   death�察  �only   the   means    that 

brought it about。      Not to such as they will any answer be vouchsafed�察�and 

not to the spirit of materialistic inquiry�察�either。         I speak what I know�察�and 

will say more upon the subject at another time。; 

     ;You cannot accept this awful thing without resentment or demur�察�Mr。 

May�拭─�asked Henry Lennox。 

     ;Who shall demur�拭         �Did not even the unenlightened men who formed 

the coroner's jury declare that Tom passed into another world by the hand 

of   God�拭    �Can   we   question our   Creator�拭      �I�察  �too�察  �desire   as   much   as   any 

human being can an explanation�察�what is more�察�I am far more confident of 

an explanation than you or any other man。               But that is because I already 

know the only road by which it will please God to send an explanation。 

And that is not the road which scientists or rationalists are used to travel。 

It is a road that I must be allowed to walk alone。; 

     He left them after dinner�察�and returned to his daughter´in´law。 She had 

determined       not  to  attend    the  funeral�察  �but   Mr。   May    argued    with   her�察�

examined       her   reasons�察  �found   them�察  �in   his   opinion�察  �not   sufficient�察 �and 

prevailed with her to change her mind。 

     ;Drink   the   cup   to   the   dregs�察─  �he   said。 ;This   is   our   grief�察  �our   trial。 

None feel and know what we feel and know�察�and your youth is called to 

bear   a   burden   heavy   to   be   borne。  You   must   stand   beside   his   grave   as 

surely as I must commit him to it。; 

     Men will go far to look upon the coffin of one whose end happens to 

be mysterious or terrible。        The death of Sir Walter's son´in´law had made 

much      matter    for  the   newspapers�察     �and   not   only   Chadlands�察     �but   the 

countryside converged upon the naval funeral�察�lined the route to the grave�察�

and   crowded   the   little   burying   ground   where   the   dead   man   would   lie。 

Cameras pointed their eyes at the gun´carriage and the mourners behind it。 

The photographers worked for a sort of illustrated paper that tramples with 

a swine's hoofs and routs up with a swine's nose the matter its clients best 



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love     to  purchase。      Mary�察    �supported      by   her   father   and    her   cousin�察�

preserved a brave composure。              Indeed�察�she was less visibly moved than 

they。    It seemed that the ascetic parent of the dead had power to lift the 

widow   to   his   own   stern   self´control。     The   chaplain   of   Tom   May's   ship 

assisted   at   the   service�察  �but   Septimus   May   conducted   it。    Not   a   few   old 

messmates attended�察�for the sailor had been popular�察�and his unexpected 

death brought genuine grief   to   many  men。             Under   a   pile of   flowers   the 

coffin was carried to the grave。           Rare and precious blossoms came from 

Sir   Walter's   friends�察  �and   H。   M。   S。   Indomitable   sent   a   mighty   anchor   of 

purple   violets。   Mr。   May   read   the   service   without   a   tremor�察  �but   his   eyes 

blazed out of his lean head�察�and there lacked not other signs to indicate the 

depth of emotion he concealed。             Then the bluejackets who had drawn the 

gun´carriage fired a volley�察�and the rattle of their musketry echoed sharply 

from the church tower。 

     Upon the evening of the day that followed Septimus May resumed the 

subject concerning which he had already fitfully spoken。                   His ideas were 

now in order�察�and he brought a formidable argument to support a strange 

request。     Indeed�察  �it   amounted   to   a   demand�察  �and   for   a   time   it   seemed 

doubtful      whether     Sir  Walter     would    deny     him。    The     priest�察  �indeed�察�

declared that he could take no denial�察�and his host was thankful that other 

and stronger arguments than his own were at hand to argue the other side。 

For   Dr。   Mannering   stayed   at   the   manor   house   after   the   funeral�察  �and   the 

Rev。   Noel   Prodgers�察  �the   vicar   of   Chadlands�察  �a   distant   connection   of   the 

Lennoxes�察  �was   also   dining   there。      Until   now   Mannering   could   not   well 

speak�察�but he invited himself to dinner on the day after the funeral that he 

might press a course of action upon those who had suffered so severely。 

He wished Sir Walter to take his daughter away at once�察�for her health's 

sake�察�and while advancing this advice considered the elder also�察�for these 

things     had   upset    the   master    of   Chadlands      in  mind     and   body�察   �and 

Mannering was aware of it。 

     On   the   morro

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