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Chapter 25

           Arethesetwohairs—oraretheynot—thesameastheseotherhairshere—whichweknowarehers—thesamecolor—samefeel—all?Look!Answer!Aretheyoraretheynot?"

           ButClyde,undersuchpressureandinspiteofBelknap,beingcompelledtolookandthenfeelthemtoo.Yetcautiouslyreplying,"Iwouldn’tbeabletosay.Theylookandfeelalittlealike,butIcan’ttell."

           "Oh,can’tyou?Andevenwhenyouknowthatwhenyoustruckherthatbrutalviciousblowwiththatcamera—thesetwohairscaughtthereandheld."

           "ButIdidn’tstrikeheranyviciousblow,"insistedClyde,nowobservingJephson—"andIcan’tsay."Hewassayingtohimselfthathewouldnotallowhimselftobebulliedinthiswaybythisman—yet,atthesametime,feelingveryweakandsick.AndMason,triumphantbecauseofthepsychologiceffect,ifnothingmore,returningthecameraandlocktothetableandremarking,"Well,it’sbeenamplytestifiedtothatthosetwohairswereinthatcamerawhenfoundinthewater.Andyouyourselfswearthatitwaslastinyourhandsbeforeitreachedthewater."

           Heturnedtothinkofsomethingelse—somenewpointwithwhichtorackClydeandnowbeganoncemore:

           "Griffiths,inregardtothattripsouththroughthewoods,whattimewasitwhenyougottoThreeMileBay?"

           "Aboutfourinthemorning,Ithink—justbeforedawn.

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