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IV. The Story of the Bald-Headed Man

           “Itispossiblethatwemaybeabletomakeyousomesmallreturnbythrowingsomelightuponthatwhichisstilldarktoyou.But,asMissMorstanremarkedjustnow,itislate,andwehadbestputthematterthroughwithoutdelay.”

           Ournewacquaintanceverydeliberatelycoiledupthetubeofhishookah,andproducedfrombehindacurtainaverylongbefroggedtopcoatwithAstrakhancollarandcuffs.Thishebuttonedtightlyup,inspiteoftheextremeclosenessofthenight,andfinishedhisattirebyputtingonarabbit-skincapwithhanginglappetswhichcoveredtheears,sothatnopartofhimwasvisiblesavehismobileandpeakyface.“Myhealthissomewhatfragile,”heremarked,asheledthewaydownthepassage.“Iamcompelledtobeavaletudinarian.”

           Ourcabwasawaitingusoutside,andourprogrammewasevidentlyprearranged,forthedriverstartedoffatonceatarapidpace.ThaddeusSholtotalkedincessantly,inavoicewhichrosehighabovetherattleofthewheels.

           “Bartholomewisacleverfellow,”saidhe.“Howdoyouthinkhefoundoutwherethetreasurewas?Hehadcometotheconclusionthatitwassomewhereindoors:soheworkedoutallthecubicspaceofthehouse,andmademeasurementseverywhere,sothatnotoneinchshouldbeunaccountedfor.Amongotherthings,hefoundthattheheightofthebuildingwasseventy-fourfeet,butonaddingtogethertheheightsofalltheseparaterooms,andmakingeveryallowanceforthespacebetween,whichheascertainedbyborings,hecouldnotbringthetotaltomorethanseventyfeet.Therewerefourfeetunaccountedfor.

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