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The Musgrave Ritual

           HewouldtrybyafewattentionstomakehispeacewiththegirlHowells,andthenwouldengageherashisaccomplice.Togethertheywouldcomeatnighttothecellar,andtheirunitedforcewouldsufficetoraisethestone.SofarIcouldfollowtheiractionsasifIhadactuallyseenthem.

           "Butfortwoofthem,andoneawoman,itmusthavebeenheavywork,theraisingofthatstone.AburlySussexpolicemanandIhadfounditnolightjob.Whatwouldtheydotoassistthem?ProbablywhatIshouldhavedonemyself.Iroseandexaminedcarefullythedifferentbilletsofwoodwhichwerescatteredroundthefloor.AlmostatonceIcameuponwhatIexpected.Onepiece,aboutthreefeetinlength,hadaverymarkedindentationatoneend,whileseveralwereflattenedatthesidesasiftheyhadbeencompressedbysomeconsiderableweight.Evidently,astheyhaddraggedthestoneup,theyhadthrustthechunksofwoodintothechinkuntilatlastwhentheopeningwaslargeenoughtocrawlthrough,theywouldholditopenbyabilletplacedlengthwise,whichmightverywellbecomeindentedatthelowerend,sincethewholeweightofthestonewouldpressitdownontotheedgeofthisotherslab.SofarIwasstillonsafeground.

           "AndnowhowwasItoproceedtoreconstructthismidnightdrama?Clearly,onlyonecouldfitintothehole,andthatonewasBrunton.Thegirlmusthavewaitedabove.

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