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The Musgrave Ritual
"‘ThesearecoinsofCharlestheFirst,"saidhe,holdingoutthefewwhichhadbeeninthebox;‘youseewewererightinfixingourdatefortheRitual.’
"‘WemayfindsomethingelseofCharlestheFirst,"Icried,astheprobablemeaningofthefirsttwoquestionsoftheRitualbrokesuddenlyuponme.‘Letmeseethecontentsofthebagwhichyoufishedfromthemere.’
"Weascendedtohisstudy,andhelaidthedebrisbeforeme.IcouldunderstandhisregardingitasofsmallimportancewhenIlookedatit,forthemetalwasalmostblackandthestoneslustrelessanddull.Irubbedoneofthemonmysleeve,however,anditglowedafterwardslikeasparkinthedarkhollowofmyhand.Themetalworkwasintheformofadoublering,butithadbeenbentandtwistedoutofitsoriginalshape.
"‘Youmustbearinmind,"saidI,‘thattheroyalpartymadeheadinEnglandevenafterthedeathoftheking,andthatwhentheyatlastfledtheyprobablyleftmanyoftheirmostpreciouspossessionsburiedbehindthem,withtheintentionofreturningfortheminmorepeacefultimes.’
"‘Myancestor,SirRalphMusgrave,wasaprominentcavalierandtheright-handmanofCharlestheSecondinhiswanderings,"saidmyfriend.
"‘Ah,indeed!"Ianswered.‘Wellnow,Ithinkthatreallyshouldgiveusthelastlinkthatwewanted.
