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The Musgrave Ritual
IhadreckoneduponsolvingthematterwhenonceIhadfoundtheplacereferredtointheRitual;butnowIwasthere,andwasapparentlyasfaraseverfromknowingwhatitwaswhichthefamilyhadconcealedwithsuchelaborateprecautions.ItistruethatIhadthrownalightuponthefateofBrunton,butnowIhadtoascertainhowthatfatehadcomeuponhim,andwhatparthadbeenplayedinthematterbythewomanwhohaddisappeared.Isatdownuponakeginthecornerandthoughtthewholemattercarefullyover.
"Youknowmymethodsinsuchcases,Watson.Iputmyselfintheman’splace,and,havingfirstgaugedhisintelligence,ItrytoimaginehowIshouldmyselfhaveproceededunderthesamecircumstances.InthiscasethematterwassimplifiedbyBrunton’sintelligencebeingquitefirst-rate,sothatitwasunnecessarytomakeanyallowanceforthepersonalequation,astheastronomershavedubbedit.Heknewthatsomethingvaluablewasconcealed.Hehadspottedtheplace.Hefoundthatthestonewhichcovereditwasjusttooheavyforamantomoveunaided.Whatwouldhedonext?Hecouldnotgethelpfromoutside,evenifhehadsomeonewhomhecouldtrust,withouttheunbarringofdoorsandconsiderableriskofdetection.Itwasbetter,ifhecould,tohavehishelpmateinsidethehouse.Butwhomcouldheask?Thisgirlhadbeendevotedtohim.Amanalwaysfindsithardtorealizethathemayhavefinallylostawoman’slove,howeverbadlyhemayhavetreatedher.
