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anybody   involved�察  �and   the   Scotland   Yard   of   the   future   will   pursue   its 

business      under    very   different    circumstances      from    the   present。     The 

detective's     work    should    be   made    easier   and   not   more    difficult。  None 

should know who is working on a case。                The law's representatives should 

be   disguised   and   move   among   the   characters   surrounding   the   crime   as 

something other than they really are。 They will ´ ; 

     Here   Hardcastle's   reflections   came   to   an   end。     Some   previous   notes 

there were of superficial accidents in the Grey Room and a rough ground 

plan of it�察�but nothing more。         He had evidently�察�for the time being�察�broken 

away from his environment and was merely thinking�察�with a pen on paper�察�

when he died。 



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                                     THE FANATIC 

       A  Succession   of incidents�察  �that   must have   perturbed   the   doctor   and 

his    companion      in  earnest�察  �had    followed    upon    their   departure    from 

Chadlands�察�and Mary soon discovered that she was faced with a terrible 

problem。 

     For one young woman had little chance of winning her way against an 

old   man   and   the   religious   convictions   that   another   had   impressed   upon 

him。    Sir   Walter   and   the   priest   were   now   at   one�察  �nor   did   the   common 

sense    of   a  fourth   party  to  the   argument     convince    them。    At    dinner 

Septimus May declared his purpose。 

     ;We   are   happily  free   of   any  antagonistic   and   material influence�察─  �he 

said。    ;Providence   has   willed   that   those   opposed   to   us   should   be   taken 

elsewhere�察�and I am now able to do my duty without more opposition。; 

     ;Surely�察�father�察�you do not wish this�拭─�asked Mary。 ;I thought you ´; 

     But the elder was fretful。 

     ;Let me eat my meal in peace�察─�he answered。              ;I am not made of iron�察�

and   reason   cuts   both   ways。   It   was   reasonable   to   deny  Mr。   May   before 

these events。     It would be unreasonable to pretend that the death of Peter 

Hardeastle has not changed my opinions。             To cleave to the possibility of a 

physical   explanation   any   longer   is   mere   folly   and   obstinacy。   I   believe 

him to be right。; 

     ;This is fearful for me ´   and fearful for everybody here。              Don't   you 

see   what   it   would   mean   if   anything   happened   to   you�察  �Mr。   May�拭  �Even 

supposing   there   is   a   spirit   hidden   in   the   Grey   Room   with   power   and 

permission to destroy us ´ why�察�that being so�察�are you any safer than dear 

Tom was or this poor man�拭─�

     ;Because I am armed�察�Mary�察�and they were defenseless。                   Unhappily 

youth is seldom clothed in the whole armor of righteousness。                   My dear 

son was a good and honorable man�察�but he was not a religious man。                     He 

had    yet  to  learn   the  incomparable      and   vital  value   of  the  practice   of 

Christian faith。     Hardcastle invited his own doom。            He admitted´he even 

appeared to pride himself upon a crude and pagan rationalism。                   It is not 



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surprising that such a man should be called away to learn the lessons of 

which he stood so gravely in need。; 

     ;I know that our dear Tom was bidden to higher work ´ to labor in a 

higher   cause   than   here�察  �to   purer   knowledge   of   those   things   that   matter 

most to the human soul�察─�said Mary。             ;But that is not to say God chose to 

take him by a miracle。         For what you believe amounts to a miracle。               You 

know that I am bearing my loss in the same spirit as yourself�察�but�察�granted 

it had to   be   at   God's   will�察 �that is no   reason   why  we  should suppose  the 

means employed were outside nature。; 

     ;How can you pretend they are inside nature�察�as we know it�拭─�asked 

her father。 

     ;We know nothing at all yet�察�and I implore Mr。 May to wait until we 

are at least assured that science cannot find a reason。; 

     ;Fear   not   for   me�察  �my   child�察─  �answered   Septimus   May。      ;You   forget 

certain     details   that   have    assisted    to   decide    me。     Remember         that 

Hardcastle had openly denied and derided the possibility of supernatural 

peril。    He   had   challenged   this   potent   thing   not   an   hour   before   he   was 

brought face to face with it。         Tom went to his death innocently�察�this man 

cannot be absolved so easily。           In my case�察�with my knowledge and faith�察�

the   conditions   are   very   different�察  �and   I   oppose   an   impregnable   barrier 

between      myself    and   the   secret  being。    I   am   an   old   priest�察 �and   I  go 

knowing the nature of my task。             My weapons are such that a good spirit 

would   applaud   them   and   an   evil   spirit   be   powerless   against   them。     Do 

you not see that the Almighty could never permit one of His creatures ´ for 

even the devils also are His ´ to defeat His own minister or trample on the 

name of Christ�拭       �It would amount to that。          So armed one might walk in 

safety through the lowermost hell�察�for hell can only believe and tremble 

before the truth。; 

     Mary looked hopelessly at her father�察�but he offered her small comfort。 

Sir Walter still found himself conforming to the fierce piety and dogmatic 

assurance   of   the   man   of   God。    In   this   welter   and   upheaval   his   modest 

intellect found only a foothold here�察�and his judgment now firmly inclined 

to   the   confident   assertions   of   religion。    He   was   himself   a   devout   and 

conventional believer�察  �and   he   turned   to   the   support   of   faith�察  �and   shared�察�



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with increasing conviction�察�the opinion of Septimus May�察�as uttered in a 

volume   of   confident   words。       He   became   blind   to   the   physical   danger。 

He   even   showed   a   measure   of   annoyance   at   Mary's   obstinate   entreaties。 

She strove to calm him�察�and told him he was not himself ´ an assertion that�察�

by his inner consciousness of its truth�察�seemed to incense Sir Walter。 

     He begged her to be silent�察�and declared that her remarks savored of 

irreverence。      Startled and bewildered by such a criticism�察�the woman was 

indeed silent for some time�察�while her father´in´law flowed on and uttered 

his   conviction。     Yet   not 
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