The Three Documents

           Allthatcouldbediscovered,however,onthesepiecesofpaperwasafewwordshereandthere,theremainderofthelinesbeingalmostcompletelyobliteratedbytheactionofthewater. LordGlenarvanexaminedthemattentivelyforafewminutes,turningthemoveronallsides,holdingthemuptothelight,andtryingtodeciphertheleastscrapofwriting,whiletheotherslookedonwithanxiouseyes. Atlasthesaid:"Therearethreedistinctdocumentshere,apparentlycopiesofthesamedocumentinthreedifferentlanguages. HereisoneinEnglish,oneinFrench,andoneinGerman." 

           "Butcanyoumakeanysenseoutofthem? "askedLadyHelena. 

           "That’shardtosay,mydearHelena,thewordsarequiteincomplete." 

           "Perhapstheonemaysupplementtheother,"suggestedMajorMcNabbs. 

           "Verylikelytheywill,"saidthecaptain. "Itisimpossiblethattheverysamewordsshouldhavebeeneffacedineachdocument,andbyputtingthescrapstogetherwemightgathersomeintelligiblemeaningoutofthem." 

           "That’swhatwewilldo,"rejoinedLordGlenarvan; "butletusproceedmethodically. HereistheEnglishdocumentfirst." 

           Allthatremainedofitwasthefollowing: 

           

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