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The Musgrave Ritual
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"‘Wherewasthesun?’
"‘Overtheoak.’
"‘Wherewastheshadow?’
"‘Undertheelm.’
"‘Howwasitstepped?’
"‘Northbytenandbyten,eastbyfiveandbyfive,southbytwoandbytwo,westbyoneandbyone,andsounder.’
"‘Whatshallwegiveforit?’
"‘Allthatisours.’
"‘Whyshouldwegiveit?’
"‘Forthesakeofthetrust.’
"‘Theoriginalhasnodate,butisinthespellingofthemiddleoftheseventeenthcentury,"remarkedMusgrave.‘Iamafraid,however,thatitcanbeoflittlehelptoyouinsolvingthismystery.’
"‘Atleast,"saidI,‘itgivesusanothermystery,andonewhichisevenmoreinterestingthanthefirst.Itmaybethatthesolutionoftheonemayprovetobethesolutionoftheother.Youwillexcuseme,Musgrave,ifIsaythatyourbutlerappearstometohavebeenaverycleverman,andtohavehadaclearerinsightthantengenerationsofhismasters.’
"‘Ihardlyfollowyou,"saidMusgrave.‘Thepaperseemstometobeofnopracticalimportance.’
"‘Buttomeitseemsimmenselypractical,andIfancythatBruntontookthesameview.Hehadprobablyseenitbeforethatnightonwhichyoucaughthim.’
"‘Itisverypossible.Wetooknopainstohideit.
