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           ’Ishallgoonwithmyreading,Henry—andseewhatjustificationtheremaybeforthatconfidentconclusionofyours.’

           Hereadonsteadily,untilhehadreachedtheendoftheSecondAct.Thenhelookedup.

           ’Doyoureallybelievethatthemutilatedremainswhichyoudiscoveredthismorningaretheremainsofourbrother?’heasked.’Anddoyoubelieveitonsuchevidenceasthis?’

           Henryansweredsilentlybyasignintheaffirmative.

           LordMontbarrycheckedhimself—evidentlyonthepointofenteringanindignantprotest.

           ’Youacknowledgethatyouhavenotreadthelaterscenesofthepiece,’hesaid.’Don’tbechildish,Henry!Ifyoupersistinpinningyourfaithonsuchstuffasthis,theleastyoucandoistomakeyourselfthoroughlyacquaintedwithit.WillyoureadtheThirdAct?No?ThenIshallreadittoyou.’

           HeturnedtotheThirdAct,andranoverthosefragmentarypassageswhichwereclearlyenoughwrittenandexpressedtobeintelligibletothemindofastranger.

           ’Hereisasceneinthevaultsofthepalace,’hebegan.’Thevictimoftheconspiracyissleepingonhismiserablebed;andtheBaronandtheCountessareconsideringthepositioninwhichtheystand.TheCountess(aswellasIcanmakeitout)hasraisedthemoneythatiswantedbyborrowingonthesecurityofherjewelsatFrankfort;andtheCourierupstairsisstilldeclaredbytheDoctortohaveachanceofrecovery.Whataretheconspiratorstodo,ifthemandoesrecover?ThecautiousBaronsuggestssettingtheprisonerfree.