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mine�察�and you will do very wrongly if you deny me the right to drink it。 I 

desire to say�察�'Peace be to this house' before I leave it�察�and�察�Christian to 

Christian�察�you cannot deny me�察�or hesitate as to your answer。; 

     No argument would bend his obstinate conviction�察�and he debated with 

great force from his own standpoint。              He presented a man overmastered 

and     mentally     incapable     of   appreciating      any    argument      against    his 

possession。 

     But   Sir   Walter�察  �now   determined�察  �was   as   obstinate   as   the   clergyman。 

Mannering bluntly declared that it would be suicide on May's part�察�and a 

conniving at the same by any who permitted him to attempt his vigil。 

     ;I�察  �too�察 �must   do   my   duty   as   I  see  it�察─ �summed     up   the   master   of 

Chadlands�察   �and   after   I   have   done   so�察  �then   we   may   be   in   a   position   to 

admit the case is altered。; 

     The other suddenly rose and lifted his hands。              He was trembling with 

emotion。 

     ;May my God give a sign�察�then� ─�he cried。 

     They  were   silent   a   moment�察  �for   courtesy   or   astonishment。       Nothing 

happened�察�and presently Sir Walter spoke�此�

     ;You     must   bear   with   me。    You     are  upset�察  �and   scarcely   know     the 

gravity    of   the  things   you    say。   To´morrow       the   physical    and   material 

investigation that I consider proper�察�and the world has a right to demand�察�

will be made´in a spirit�察�I hope�察�as earnest and devout as your own。                   And 

if after that no shadow of explanation is forthcoming�察�and no peril to life 

can   be   discovered�察  �then   I   should   feel   disposed   to   consider   your   views 

more seriously ´ with many reserves�察�however。 At any rate�察�it will be your 

turn   then�察  �if   you   still   adhere   to   your   opinions�察  �and   I   am   sure   all   just 

persons who hear of your purpose would join their prayers with you。; 

     ;Your faith is weak�察�though you believe it strong�察─�answered the other。 

     And   he   was   equally   curt   when   the   physician   advised   him   to   take   a 

sleeping´draught   before   retiring。        He   bade   them   ;Good´night;   without 

more   words�察  �and   went to his   room�察  �while   after   further   conversation�察  �Dr。 

Mannering and Mr。 Prodgers took their leave。 

     The former strongly urged Sir Walter to set some sort of guard outside 

the door of the Grey Room。             ;That man's not wholly sane to´night�察─�he 



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declared�察 �and he appears to glory in the fact that he isn't。              He must surely 

be   aware   that   much   he   said   was   superstitious   bosh。       Look   after   him。 

Guard his own apartment。            That will be the simplest plan。; 

     When   they  had   gone�察 �Sir Walter   addressed   his nephew。             They  went 

upstairs   together   and   stood   for   a   moment   outside   the   Grey   Room。   The 

door was wide open�察�and the place brilliantly lighted by a high´powered 

bulb。     So    had   it  been   by   night   ever   since   the  disaster。   None     of  the 

household entered it�察�and none�察�save Sir Walter or Henry�察�was willing to do 

so until more should be known。 

     ;I have your word of honor you will not go into that room to´night�察─�

said his   uncle�察 �but   such is   the  mental   condition of   this   poor   clergyman 

that   I   can   but   feel   Mannering   is   right。 May   might�察  �from   some   fancied 

call of the spirit�察�take the law into his own hands and do what he wishes to 

do。    This must be prevented at any cost。             I will ask you�察�Henry�察�to follow 

the doctor's suggestion on my behalf�察�and keep guard over him。                      Oppose 

him   actively   if   he   should   appear�察  �and   call   me。    I   would   suggest   that 

Caunter or Masters accompanied you�察�but that is only to make gossip and 

mystery。; 

     ;On   no   account。     I'll   look   after   him。  You   can   trust   me。   I   expect 

he's   pretty   worn   out   after   such   a   harrowing   day�察  �poor   old   beggar。   He'll 

probably sleep soundly enough when he gets to bed。; 

     ;I trust so。    I cannot offer to aid you myself�察�for I am dead beat�察─�said 

the other。 

     Then they parted�察�and the younger presently took up a position in the 

west wing of the house�察�where Septimus May had his bedroom。 

     Not   until   sunrise   did   Henry  Lennox   go   to   his   own   chamber�察  �but   his 

sleepless night proved a needless precaution�察�for Septimus May gave no 

sign。 



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                               CHAPTER V 



                                THE UNSEEN MOVES 

       Before ten o'clock on the   following   morning Peter   Hardcastle�察 �who 

had travelled by the night train from Paddington�察�was at Chadlands。 A car 

had gone into Newton Abbot to meet him�察�as no train ran on the branch 

line until a later hour。 

     The history of the detective was one of hard work�察�crowned at last by a 

very remarkable success。         His opportunity had come�察�and he had grasped 

it。   The    accident   of  the   war   and   the  immense     publicity   given    to  his 

capture of a German secret agent had brought him into fame�察�and raised 

him     to  the  heights    of  his   profession。     Moreover�察     �the   extraordinary 

histrionic means taken to achieve his purpose�察�and the picturesqueness of 

the   details�察  �captured   that   latent   love   of   romance   common   to   all   minds。 

Hardcastle had become a lion�察�women were foolish about him�察�he might 

have made a great match and retired into private life had he desired to do 

so。    At the present time an American heiress ardently wished to wed the 

man。     But he was not fond of women�察�and only in love with his business。 

A hard life in the seamy places of the world had made him something of a 

cynic。     He     had   always     appreciated     his  own    singular    powers�察    �and 

consciousness       of   ability�察  �combined      with    a  steadfast    patience     and 

unconquerable   devotion   to       his   ;art�察─  �as   he   called   it�察  �had   brought   him 

through   twenty   years   in   the   police   force。 He   began   at   the   bottom   and 

reached the top。      He was the son of a small shopkeeper�察�and now that his 

father   was   dead   his   mother   still   ran   a   little   eating´house   for   her   own 

satisfaction and occupation。 

     Peter   Hardcastle   was   forty。    He   had   already   made   arrangements   to 

leave Scotland Yard and set up�察�single´handed�察�as a private inquiry agent。 

The   mystery   of   Chadlands   would   be   the   last   case   
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