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           "Butyouwon’tadmitthatitisfinal?"

           "Surelyitmightbeacoincidence,orthisAmericanmayhaveseenapictureofthekindandcarrieditinhismemory.Itwouldbelikelytorecurtoamaninadelirium."

           "Verygood,"saidtheProfessor,indulgently;"weleaveitatthat.Iwillnowaskyoutolookatthisbone."Hehandedovertheonewhichhehadalreadydescribedaspartofthedeadman’spossessions.Itwasaboutsixincheslong,andthickerthanmythumb,withsomeindicationsofdriedcartilageatoneendofit.

           "Towhatknowncreaturedoesthatbonebelong?"askedtheProfessor.

           Iexamineditwithcareandtriedtorecallsomehalf-forgottenknowledge.

           "Itmightbeaverythickhumancollar-bone,"Isaid.

           Mycompanionwavedhishandincontemptuousdeprecation.

           "Thehumancollar-boneiscurved.Thisisstraight.Thereisagrooveuponitssurfaceshowingthatagreattendonplayedacrossit,whichcouldnotbethecasewithaclavicle."

           "ThenImustconfessthatIdon’tknowwhatitis."

           "Youneednotbeashamedtoexposeyourignorance,forIdon’tsupposethewholeSouthKensingtonstaffcouldgiveanametoit."Hetookalittlebonethesizeofabeanoutofapill-box.

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