Well, at least I knew that if Brunton could do it, I could also. Besides, there was no real difficulty. I went with Musgrave to his study and whittled myself this peg, to which I tied this long string with a knot at each yard. Then I took two lengths...
Here was one of my fixed points secured. Have you any old elms? I asked. There used to be a very old one over yonder but it was struck by lightning ten years ago, and we cut down the stump, You can see where it used to be? Oh, yes. There are no other...
The same afternoon saw us both at Hurlstone. Possibly you have seen pictures and read descriptions of the famous old building, so I will confine my account of it to saying that it is built in the shape of an L, the long arm being the more modern port...
I must see that paper, Musgrave, said I, which this butler of your thought it worth his while to consult, even at the risk of the loss of his place.It is rather an absurd business, this ritual of ours, he answered. But it has at least the saving grac...
Of course, we had the drags at once, and set to work to recover the remains, but no trace of the body could we find. On the other hand, we brought to the surface an object of a most unexpected kind. It was a linen bag which contained within it a mass...
He is gone. No one has seen him. He is not in his room. Oh, yes, he is gone, he is gone! She fell back against the wall with shriek after shriek of laughter, while I, horrified at this sudden hysterical attack, rushed to the bell to summon help. The...
Mr. Musgrave, sir, he cried, in a voice which was hoarse with emotion, I can't bear disgrace, sir. I've always been proud above my station in life, and disgrace would kill me. My blood will be on your head, sirit will, indeed if you drive me to despa...
Brunton, the butler, was in the library. He was sitting, fully dressed, in an easy-chair, with a slip of paper which looked like a map upon his knee, and his forehead sunk forward upon his hand in deep thought. I stood dumb with astonishment, watchin...
This was how it came about. I have said that the man was intelligent, and this very intelligence has caused his ruin, for it seems to have led to an insatiable curiosity about things which did not in the least concern him. I had no idea of the length...
Reginald Musgrave sat down opposite to me, and lit the cigarette which I had pushed towards him. You must know, said he, that though I am a bachelor, I have to keep up a considerable staff of servants at Hurlstone, for it is a rambling old place, and...
