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           TheEnglishofficesmusthavebeenfoundedbythatcelebratedsaintanddoubter,mentionedintheNewTestament,whosenamewasThomas!"

           ’DoctorBruno’sevidenceendshere.

           ’RevertingforamomenttoourinquiriesaddressedtoLadyMontbarry,wehavetoreportthatshecangiveusnoinformationonthesubjectoftheletterwhichthedoctorpostedatLordMontbarry’srequest.Whenhislordshipwroteit?whatitcontained?whyhekeptitasecretfromLadyMontbarry(andfromtheBaronalso);andwhyheshouldwriteatalltothewifeofhiscourier?thesearequestionstowhichwefinditsimplyimpossibletoobtainanyreplies.Itseemsevenuselesstosaythatthematterisopentosuspicion.Suspicionimpliesconjectureofsomekind—andtheletterundermylord’spillowbafflesallconjecture.ApplicationtoMrs.Ferrarimayperhapsclearupthemystery.HerresidenceinLondonwillbeeasilydiscoveredattheItalianCouriers’Office,GoldenSquare.

           ’Havingarrivedatthecloseofthepresentreport,wehavenowtodrawyourattentiontotheconclusionwhichisjustifiedbytheresultsofourinvestigation.

           ’TheplainquestionbeforeourDirectorsandourselvesappearstobethis:HastheinquiryrevealedanyextraordinarycircumstanceswhichrenderthedeathofLordMontbarryopentosuspicion?Theinquiryhasrevealedextraordinarycircumstancesbeyondalldoubt—suchasthedisappearanceofFerrari,theremarkableabsenceofthecustomaryestablishmentofservantsinthehouse,andthemysteriousletterwhichhislordshipaskedthedoctortopost