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G. K. CHESTERTON

THE WISDOM OF FATHER BROWN

To

LUCIAN OLDERSHAW

CONTENTS

1. The Absence of Mr G!ss

". The #!r!$%se of Th%e&es'. The D(e of Dr H%rsch). The M!n %n *he #!ss!+e,. The M%s*!-e of *he M!ch%ne. The He!$ of C!es!r /. The #(r0e W%+. The #er%sh%n+ of *he #en$r!+ons2. The Go$ of *he Gon+s13. The S!!$ of Coone Cr!411. The S*r!n+e Cr%5e of 6ohn Bo(no%s1". The F!%r4 T!e of F!*her Bro7n

ONE

The Absence of Mr G!ss

THE cons(*%n+8roo5s of Dr Or%on Hoo$9 *he e5%nen* cr%5%noo+%s*!n$ s0ec%!%s* %n cer*!%n 5or! $%sor$ers9 !4 !on+ *he se!8fron*

!* Sc!rboro(+h9 %n ! ser%es of &er4 !r+e !n$ 7e8%+h*e$ french 7%n$o7s97h%ch sho7e$ *he Nor*h Se! %-e one en$ess o(*er 7! of b(e8+reen 5!rbe.In s(ch ! 0!ce *he se! h!$ so5e*h%n+ of *he 5ono*on4 of ! b(e8+reen $!$o:for *he ch!5bers *he5se&es 7ere r(e$ *hro(+ho(* b4 ! *err%be *%$%nessno* (n%-e *he *err%be *%$%ness of *he se!. I* 5(s* no* be s(00ose$*h!* Dr Hoo$;s !0!r*5en*s e<c($e$ (<(r49 or e&en 0oe*r4.These *h%n+s 7ere *here9 %n *he%r 0!ce= b(* one fe* *h!**he4 7ere ne&er !o7e$ o(* of *he%r 0!ce. L(<(r4 7!s *here:*here s*oo$ (0on ! s0ec%! *!be e%+h* or *en bo<es of *he bes* c%+!rs=

b(* *he4 7ere b(%* (0on ! 0!n so *h!* *he s*ron+es* 7ere !7!4sne!res* *he 7! !n$ *he 5%$es* ne!res* *he 7%n$o7. A *!n*!(5

con*!%n%n+ *hree -%n$s of s0%r%*9 ! of ! %>(e(r e<ceence9s*oo$ !7!4s on *h%s *!be of (<(r4= b(* *he f!nc%f( h!&e !sser*e$*h!* *he 7h%s-49 br!n$49 !n$ r(5 see5e$ !7!4s *o s*!n$ !* *he s!5e e&e.

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#oe*r4 7!s *here: *he ef*8h!n$ corner of *he roo5 7!s %ne$ 7%*h!s co50e*e ! se* of En+%sh c!ss%cs !s *he r%+h* h!n$ co($ sho7of En+%sh !n$ fore%+n 0h4s%oo+%s*s. B(* %f one *oo- ! &o(5eof Ch!(cer or Shee4 fro5 *h!* r!n-9 %*s !bsence %rr%*!*e$ *he 5%n$%-e ! +!0 %n ! 5!n;s fron* *ee*h. One co($ no* s!4 *he boo-s

7ere ne&er re!$= 0rob!b4 *he4 7ere9 b(* *here 7!s ! sense of *he%r be%n+ ch!%ne$ *o *he%r 0!ces9 %-e *he B%bes %n *he o$ ch(rches.Dr Hoo$ *re!*e$ h%s 0r%&!*e boo-8shef !s %f %* 7ere ! 0(b%c %br!r4.An$ %f *h%s s*r%c* sc%en*%f%c %n*!n+%b%%*4 s*ee0e$ e&en *he she&es!$en 7%*h 4r%cs !n$ b!!$s !n$ *he *!bes !$en 7%*h $r%n- !n$ *ob!cco9%* +oes 7%*ho(* s!4%n+ *h!* 4e* 5ore of s(ch he!*hen ho%ness

0ro*ec*e$ *he o*her she&es *h!* he$ *he s0ec%!%s*;s %br!r49!n$ *he o*her *!bes *h!* s(s*!%ne$ *he fr!% !n$ e&en f!%r4%-e%ns*r(5en*s of che5%s*r4 or 5ech!n%cs.

Dr Hoo$ 0!ce$ *he en+*h of h%s s*r%n+ of !0!r*5en*s9 bo(n$e$88

!s *he bo4s; +eo+r!0h%es s!488on *he e!s? b4 *he Nor*h Se! !n$ on *he 7es* b4 *he serr%e$ r!n-s of h%s soc%oo+%c! !n$ cr%5%noo+%s* %br!r4.He 7!s c!$ %n !n !r*%s*;s &e&e*9 b(* 7%*h none of !n !r*%s*;s ne+%+ence=h%s h!%r 7!s he!&%4 sho* 7%*h +re49 b(* +ro7%n+ *h%c- !n$ he!*h4=h%s f!ce 7!s e!n9 b(* s!n+(%ne !n$ e<0ec*!n*. E&er4*h%n+ !bo(* h%5!n$ h%s roo5 %n$%c!*e$ so5e*h%n+ !* once r%+%$ !n$ res*ess9%-e *h!* +re!* nor*hern se! b4 7h%ch @on 0(re 0r%nc%0es of h4+%enehe h!$ b(%* h%s ho5e.

F!*e9 be%n+ %n ! f(nn4 5oo$9 0(she$ *he $oor o0en !n$%n*ro$(ce$ %n*o *hose on+9 s*r%c*9 se!8f!n-e$ !0!r*5en*s

one 7ho 7!s 0erh!0s *he 5os* s*!r*%n+ o00os%*e of *he5 !n$ *he%r 5!s*er.In !ns7er *o ! c(r* b(* c%&% s(55ons9 *he $oor o0ene$ %n7!r$s!n$ *here sh!5be$ %n*o *he roo5 ! sh!0eess %**e f%+(re97h%ch see5e$ *o f%n$ %*s o7n h!* !n$ (5bre! !s (n5!n!+e!be !s! 5!ss of (++!+e. The (5bre! 7!s ! b!c- !n$ 0ros!%c b(n$eon+ 0!s* re0!%r= *he h!* 7!s ! bro!$8c(r&e$ b!c- h!*9 cer%c!

b(* no* co55on %n En+!n$= *he 5!n 7!s *he &er4 e5bo$%5en* of !*h!* %s ho5e4 !n$ he0ess.

The $oc*or re+!r$e$ *he ne78co5er 7%*h ! res*r!%ne$ !s*on%sh5en*9no* (n%-e *h!* he 7o($ h!&e sho7n %f so5e h(+e b(* ob&%o(s4

h!r5ess se!8be!s* h!$ cr!7e$ %n*o h%s roo5. The ne78co5er re+!r$e$ *he $oc*or 7%*h *h!* be!5%n+ b(* bre!*hess +en%!%*47h%ch ch!r!c*er%es ! cor0(en* ch!r7o5!n 7ho h!s (s* 5!n!+e$*o s*(ff hersef %n*o !n o5n%b(s. I* %s ! r%ch conf(s%on of soc%! sef8con+r!*(!*%on !n$ bo$%4 $%s!rr!4. H%s h!* *(5be$*o *he c!r0e*9 h%s he!&4 (5bre! s%00e$ be*7een h%s -nees 7%*h ! *h($=he re!che$ !f*er *he one !n$ $(c-e$ !f*er *he o*her9 b(* 7%*h!n (n%50!%re$ s5%e on h%s ro(n$ f!ce s0o-e s%5(*!neo(s4 !s foo7s:

M4 n!5e %s Bro7n. #r!4 e<c(se 5e. I;&e co5e !bo(**h!* b(s%ness of *he M!cN!bs. I h!&e he!r$9 4o( of*en he0 0eo0e

o(* of s(ch *ro(bes. #r!4 e<c(se 5e %f I !5 7ron+.

B4 *h%s *%5e he h!$ s0r!7%n+4 reco&ere$ *he h!*9 !n$ 5!$e

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!n o$$ %**e bobb%n+ bo7 o&er %*9 !s %f se**%n+ e&er4*h%n+ >(%*e r%+h*.

I h!r$4 (n$ers*!n$ 4o(9 re0%e$ *he sc%en*%s*9 7%*h! co$ %n*ens%*4 of 5!nner. I fe!r 4o( h!&e 5%s*!-en *he ch!5bers.I !5 Dr Hoo$9 !n$ 54 7or- %s !5os* en*%re4 %*er!r4 !n$ e$(c!*%on!.

I* %s *r(e *h!* I h!&e so5e*%5es been cons(*e$ b4 *he 0o%ce%n c!ses of 0ec(%!r $%ff%c(*4 !n$ %50or*!nce9 b(*88

Oh9 *h%s %s of *he +re!*es* %50or*!nce9 bro-e %n *he %**e 5!nc!e$ Bro7n. Wh49 her 5o*her 7on;* e* *he5 +e* en+!+e$.An$ he e!ne$ b!c- %n h%s ch!%r %n r!$%!n* r!*%on!%*4.

The bro7s of Dr Hoo$ 7ere $r!7n $o7n $!r-49 b(* *he e4es(n$er *he5 7ere br%+h* 7%*h so5e*h%n+ *h!* 5%+h* be !n+er or 5%+h* be !5(se5en*. An$ s*%9 he s!%$9 I $o no* >(%*e (n$ers*!n$.

o( see9 *he4 7!n* *o +e* 5!rr%e$9 s!%$ *he 5!n 7%*h *hecer%c! h!*. M!++%e M!cN!b !n$ 4o(n+ To$h(n*er 7!n* *o +e* 5!rr%e$. No79 7h!* c!n be 5ore %50or*!n* *h!n *h!*

The +re!* Or%on Hoo$;s sc%en*%f%c *r%(50hs h!$ $e0r%&e$ h%5of 5!n4 *h%n+s88so5e s!%$ of h%s he!*h9 o*hers of h%s Go$=

b(* *he4 h!$ no* 7ho4 $es0o%e$ h%5 of h%s sense of *he !bs(r$.A* *he !s* 0e! of *he %n+en(o(s 0r%es* ! ch(c-e bro-e o(* of h%5fro5 %ns%$e9 !n$ he *hre7 h%5sef %n*o !n !r58ch!%r %n !n %ron%c! !**%*($eof *he cons(*%n+ 0h4s%c%!n.

Mr Bro7n9 he s!%$ +r!&e49 %* %s >(%*e fo(r*een !n$ ! h!f 4e!rss%nce I 7!s 0erson!4 !s-e$ *o *es* ! 0erson! 0robe5: *hen %* 7!s*he c!se of !n !**e50* *o 0o%son *he French #res%$en* !*! Lor$ M!4or;s B!n>(e*. I* %s no79 I (n$ers*!n$9 ! >(es*%on of 7he*her so5e fr%en$ of 4o(rs c!e$ M!++%e %s ! s(%*!be f%!ncee for so5e fr%en$of hers c!e$ To$h(n*er. We9 Mr Bro7n9 I !5 ! s0or*s5!n.I 7% *!-e %* on. I 7% +%&e *he M!cN!b f!5%4 54 bes* !$&%ce9!s +oo$ !s I +!&e *he French Re0(b%c !n$ *he K%n+ of En+!n$88no9 be**er:fo(r*een 4e!rs be**er. I h!&e no*h%n+ ese *o $o *h%s !f*ernoon.Te 5e 4o(r s*or4.

The %**e cer+45!n c!e$ Bro7n *h!n-e$ h%5 7%*h(n>(es*%on!be 7!r5*h9 b(* s*% 7%*h ! >(eer -%n$ of s%50%c%*4.I* 7!s r!*her !s %f he 7ere *h!n-%n+ ! s*r!n+er %n ! s5o-%n+8roo5for so5e *ro(be %n 0!ss%n+ *he 5!*ches9 *h!n !s %f he 7ere @!s he 7!s

0r!c*%c!4 *h!n-%n+ *he C(r!*or of Ke7 G!r$ens for co5%n+ 7%*h h%5%n*o ! f%e$ *o f%n$ ! fo(r8e!&e$ co&er. W%*h sc!rce4 ! se5%8coon!f*er h%s he!r*4 *h!n-s9 *he %**e 5!n be+!n h%s rec%*!:

I *o$ 4o( 54 n!5e 7!s Bro7n= 7e9 *h!*;s *he f!c*9!n$ I;5 *he 0r%es* of *he %**e C!*ho%c Ch(rch I $!re s!4 4o(;&e seen

be4on$ *hose s*r!++4 s*ree*s9 7here *he *o7n en$s *o7!r$s *he nor*h.

In *he !s* !n$ s*r!++%es* of *hose s*ree*s 7h%ch r(ns !on+ *he se!%-e ! se!87! *here %s ! &er4 hones* b(* r!*her sh!r08*e50ere$5e5ber of 54 foc-9 ! 7%$o7 c!e$ M!cN!b. She h!s one $!(+h*er9

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!n$ she e*s o$+%n+s9 !n$ be*7een her !n$ *he $!(+h*er9!n$ be*7een her !n$ *he o$+ers887e9 I $!re s!4 *here %s ! +re!* $e!*o be s!%$ on bo*h s%$es. A* 0resen* she h!s on4 one o$+er9*he 4o(n+ 5!n c!e$ To$h(n*er= b(* he h!s +%&en 5ore *ro(be*h!n ! *he res*9 for he 7!n*s *o 5!rr4 *he 4o(n+ 7o5!n of *he ho(se.

An$ *he 4o(n+ 7o5!n of *he ho(se9 !s-e$ Dr Hoo$9 7%*h h(+e !n$s%en* !5(se5en*9 7h!* $oes she 7!n*

Wh49 she 7!n*s *o 5!rr4 h%59 cr%e$ F!*her Bro7n9 s%**%n+ (0 e!+er4.Th!* %s (s* *he !7f( co50%c!*%on.

I* %s %n$ee$ ! h%$eo(s en%+5!9 s!%$ Dr Hoo$.

Th%s 4o(n+ 6!5es To$h(n*er9 con*%n(e$ *he cer%c9%s ! &er4 $ecen* 5!n so f!r !s I -no7= b(* *hen nobo$4 -no7s &er4 5(ch.

He %s ! br%+h*9 bro7n%sh %**e feo79 !+%e %-e ! 5on-e49ce!n8sh!&en %-e !n !c*or9 !n$ ob%+%n+ %-e ! born co(r*%er.He see5s *o h!&e >(%*e ! 0oc-e*f( of 5one49 b(* nobo$4 -no7s 7h!*h%s *r!$e %s. Mrs M!cN!b9 *herefore @be%n+ of ! 0ess%5%s*%c *(rn9%s >(%*e s(re %* %s so5e*h%n+ $re!$f(9 !n$ 0rob!b4 connec*e$ 7%*h $4n!5%*e.The $4n!5%*e 5(s* be of ! sh4 !n$ no%seess sor*9 for *he 0oor feo7on4 sh(*s h%5sef (0 for se&er! ho(rs of *he $!4 !n$ s*($%es so5e*h%n+

beh%n$ ! oc-e$ $oor. He $ec!res h%s 0r%&!c4 %s *e50or!r4 !n$ (s*%f%e$9!n$ 0ro5%ses *o e<0!%n before *he 7e$$%n+. Th!* %s ! *h!* !n4one -no7sfor cer*!%n9 b(* Mrs M!cN!b 7% *e 4o( ! +re!* $e! 5ore *h!ne&en she %s cer*!%n of. o( -no7 ho7 *he *!es +ro7 %-e +r!ss on

s(ch ! 0!*ch of %+nor!nce !s *h!*. There !re *!es of *7o &o%ceshe!r$ *!-%n+ %n *he roo5= *ho(+h9 7hen *he $oor %s o0ene$9To$h(n*er %s !7!4s fo(n$ !one. There !re *!es of ! 54s*er%o(s*! 5!n %n ! s%- h!*9 7ho once c!5e o(* of *he se!85%s*s !n$!00!ren*4 o(* of *he se!9 s*e00%n+ sof*4 !cross *he s!n$4 f%e$s !n$*hro(+h *he s5! b!c- +!r$en !* *7%%+h*9 *% he 7!s he!r$*!-%n+ *o *he o$+er !* h%s o0en 7%n$o7. The coo>(4 see5e$ *o en$%n ! >(!rre. To$h(n*er $!she$ $o7n h%s 7%n$o7 7%*h &%oence9!n$ *he 5!n %n *he h%+h h!* 5e*e$ %n*o *he se!8fo+ !+!%n.Th%s s*or4 %s *o$ b4 *he f!5%4 7%*h *he f%erces* 54s*%f%c!*%on=

b(* I re!4 *h%n- Mrs M!cN!b 0refers her o7n or%+%n! *!e:

*h!* *he O*her M!n @or 7h!*e&er %* %s cr!7s o(* e&er4 n%+h* fro5 *he b%+ bo< %n *he corner9 7h%ch %s -e0* oc-e$ ! $!4. o( see9*herefore9 ho7 *h%s se!e$ $oor of To$h(n*er;s %s *re!*e$ !s *he +!*eof ! *he f!nc%es !n$ 5ons*ros%*%es of *he Tho(s!n$ !n$ One N%+h*s;.An$ 4e* *here %s *he %**e feo7 %n h%s res0ec*!be b!c- !c-e*9!s 0(nc*(! !n$ %nnocen* !s ! 0!ro(r coc-. He 0!4s h%s ren* *o *he *%c-=he %s 0r!c*%c!4 ! *ee*o*!er= he %s *%reess4 -%n$ 7%*h*he 4o(n+er ch%$ren9 !n$ c!n -ee0 *he5 !5(se$ for ! $!4 on en$= !n$9!s* !n$ 5os* (r+en* of !9 he h!s 5!$e h%5sef e>(!4 0o0(!r 7%*h*he e$es* $!(+h*er9 7ho %s re!$4 *o +o *o ch(rch 7%*h h%5 *o5orro7.

A 5!n 7!r54 concerne$ 7%*h !n4 !r+e *heor%es h!s !7!4s! re%sh for !004%n+ *he5 *o !n4 *r%&%!%*4. The +re!* s0ec%!%s*h!&%n+ con$escen$e$ *o *he 0r%es*;s s%50%c%*49 con$escen$e$ e<0!ns%&e4.

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He se**e$ h%5sef 7%*h co5for* %n h%s !r58ch!%r !n$ be+!n *o *!- %n*he *one of ! so5e7h!* !bsen*85%n$e$ ec*(rer:

E&en %n ! 5%n(*e %ns*!nce9 %* %s bes* *o oo- f%rs* *o*he 5!%n *en$enc%es of N!*(re. A 0!r*%c(!r fo7er 5!4 no* be $e!$

%n e!r4 7%n*er9 b(* *he fo7ers !re $4%n+= ! 0!r*%c(!r 0ebbe5!4 ne&er be 7e**e$ 7%*h *he *%$e9 b(* *he *%$e %s co5%n+ %n.To *he sc%en*%f%c e4e ! h(5!n h%s*or4 %s ! ser%es of coec*%&e 5o&e5en*s9$es*r(c*%ons or 5%+r!*%ons9 %-e *he 5!ss!cre of f%es %n 7%n*er or *he re*(rn of b%r$s %n s0r%n+. No7 *he roo* f!c* %n ! h%s*or4 %s R!ce.R!ce 0ro$(ces re%+%on= R!ce 0ro$(ces e+! !n$ e*h%c! 7!rs.There %s no s*ron+er c!se *h!n *h!* of *he 7%$9 (n7or$4 !n$

0er%sh%n+ s*oc- 7h%ch 7e co55on4 c! *he Ce*s9 of 7ho5 4o(r fr%en$s*he M!cN!bs !re s0ec%5ens. S5!9 s7!r*h49 !n$ of *h%s $re!54 !n$$r%f*%n+ boo$9 *he4 !cce0* e!s%4 *he s(0ers*%*%o(s e<0!n!*%on of !n4 %nc%$en*s9 (s* !s *he4 s*% !cce0* @4o( 7% e<c(se 5e for s!4%n+

*h!* s(0ers*%*%o(s e<0!n!*%on of ! %nc%$en*s 7h%ch 4o(!n$ 4o(r Ch(rch re0resen*. I* %s no* re5!r-!be *h!* s(ch 0eo0e97%*h *he se! 5o!n%n+ beh%n$ *he5 !n$ *he Ch(rch @e<c(se 5e !+!%n$ron%n+ %n fron* of *he59 sho($ 0(* f!n*!s?%c fe!*(res %n*o 7h!* !re

0rob!b4 0!%n e&en*s. o(9 7%*h 4o(r s5! 0!roch%! res0ons%b%%*%es9see on4 *h%s 0!r*%c(!r Mrs M!cN!b9 *err%f%e$ 7%*h *h%s 0!r*%c(!r *!eof *7o &o%ces !n$ ! *! 5!n o(* of *he se!. B(* *he 5!n 7%*h*he sc%en*%f%c %5!+%n!*%on sees9 !s %* 7ere9 *he 7hoe c!ns of M!cN!bsc!**ere$ o&er *he 7hoe 7or$9 %n %*s (*%5!*e !&er!+e !s (n%for5!s ! *r%be of b%r$s. He sees *ho(s!n$s of Mrs M!cN!bs9%n *ho(s!n$s of ho(ses9 $ro00%n+ *he%r %**e $ro0 of 5orb%$%*4

%n *he *e!8c(0s of *he%r fr%en$s= he sees88

Before *he sc%en*%s* co($ conc($e h%s sen*ence9 !no*her !n$5ore %50!*%en* s(55ons so(n$e$ fro5 7%*ho(*= so5eone 7%*h s7%sh%n+ s-%r*s7!s 5!rsh!e$ h(rr%e$4 $o7n *he corr%$or9 !n$ *he $oor o0ene$ on! 4o(n+ +%r9 $ecen*4 $resse$ b(* $%sor$ere$ !n$ re$8ho* 7%*h h!s*e.She h!$ se!8bo7n bon$e h!%r9 !n$ 7o($ h!&e been en*%re4 be!(*%f(%f her chee-8bones h!$ no* been9 %n *he Sco*ch 5!nner9 ! %**eh%+h %n re%ef !s 7e !s %n coo(r. Her !0oo+4 7!s !5os* !s !br(0*!s ! co55!n$.

I;5 sorr4 *o %n*err(0* 4o(9 s%r9 she s!%$9 b(* I h!$ *o foo7F!*her Bro7n !* once= %*;s no*h%n+ ess *h!n %fe or $e!*h.

F!*her Bro7n be+!n *o +e* *o h%s fee* %n so5e $%sor$er.Wh49 7h!* h!s h!00ene$9 M!++%e he s!%$.

6!5es h!s been 5(r$ere$9 for ! I c!n 5!-e o(*9!ns7ere$ *he +%r9 s*% bre!*h%n+ h!r$ fro5 her r(sh. Th!* 5!n G!ssh!s been 7%*h h%5 !+!%n= I he!r$ *he5 *!-%n+ *hro(+h *he $oor >(%*e 0!%n.T7o se0!r!*e &o%ces: for 6!5es s0e!-s o79 7%*h ! b(rr9!n$ *he o*her &o%ce 7!s h%+h !n$ >(!&er4.

Th!* 5!n G!ss re0e!*e$ *he 0r%es* %n so5e 0er0e<%*4.

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I -no7 h%s n!5e %s G!ss9 !ns7ere$ *he +%r9 %n +re!* %50!*%ence.I he!r$ %* *hro(+h *he $oor. The4 7ere >(!rre%n+88!bo(* 5one49I *h%n-88for I he!r$ 6!5es s!4 !+!%n !n$ !+!%n9 Th!*;s r%+h*9 Mr G!ss9;or No9 Mr G!ss9; !n$ *hen9 T7o or *hree9 Mr G!ss.; B(* 7e;re *!-%n+*oo 5(ch= 4o( 5(s* co5e !* once9 !n$ *here 5!4 be *%5e 4e*.

B(* *%5e for 7h!* !s-e$ Dr Hoo$9 7ho h!$ been s*($4%n+*he 4o(n+ !$4 7%*h 5!r-e$ %n*eres*. Wh!* %s *here !bo(* Mr G!ss!n$ h%s 5one4 *ro(bes *h!* sho($ %50e s(ch (r+enc4

I *r%e$ *o bre!- $o7n *he $oor !n$ co($n;*9 !ns7ere$ *he +%r shor*49Then I r!n *o *he b!c-84!r$9 !n$ 5!n!+e$ *o c%5b on *o *he 7%n$o78s%*h!* oo-s %n*o *he roo5. I* 7!s !n $%59 !n$ see5e$ *o be e50*49

b(* I s7e!r I s!7 6!5es 4%n+ h($$e$ (0 %n ! corner9 !s %f he 7ere$r(++e$ or s*r!n+e$.

Th%s %s &er4 ser%o(s9 s!%$ F!*her Bro7n9 +!*her%n+ h%s err!n* h!*!n$ (5bre! !n$ s*!n$%n+ (0= %n 0o%n* of f!c* I 7!s (s* 0(**%n+4o(r c!se before *h%s +en*e5!n9 !n$ h%s &%e788

H!s been !r+e4 !*ere$9 s!%$ *he sc%en*%s* +r!&e4.I $o no* *h%n- *h%s 4o(n+ !$4 %s so Ce*%c !s I h!$ s(00ose$.As I h!&e no*h%n+ ese *o $o9 I 7% 0(* on 54 h!* !n$ s*ro$o7n *o7n 7%*h 4o(.

In ! fe7 5%n(*es ! *hree 7ere !00ro!ch%n+ *he $re!r4 *!% of *he M!cN!bs; s*ree*: *he +%r 7%*h *he s*ern !n$ bre!*hess s*r%$e

of *he 5o(n*!%neer9 *he cr%5%noo+%s* 7%*h ! o(n+%n+ +r!ce @7h%ch 7!sno* 7%*ho(* ! cer*!%n eo0!r$8%-e s7%f*ness9 !n$ *he 0r%es* !* !nener+e*%c *ro* en*%re4 $e&o%$ of $%s*%nc*%on. The !s0ec* of *h%se$+e of *he *o7n 7!s no* en*%re4 7%*ho(* (s*%f%c!*%on for *he $oc*or;s h%n*s !bo(* $eso!*e 5oo$s !n$ en&%ron5en*s.The sc!**ere$ ho(ses s*oo$ f!r*her !n$ f!r*her !0!r* %n ! bro-en s*r%n+!on+ *he se!shore= *he !f*ernoon 7!s cos%n+ 7%*h ! 0re5!*(re !n$

0!r*4 (r%$ *7%%+h*= *he se! 7!s of !n %n-4 0(r0e !n$ 5(r5(r%n+ o5%no(s4.In *he scr!004 b!c- +!r$en of *he M!cN!bs 7h%ch r!n $o7n *o7!r$s *he s!n$9*7o b!c-9 b!rren8oo-%n+ *rees s*oo$ (0 %-e $e5on h!n$s he$ (0%n !s*on%sh5en*9 !n$ !s Mrs M!cN!b r!n $o7n *he s*ree* *o 5ee* *he5

7%*h e!n h!n$s s%5%!r4 s0re!$9 !n$ her f%erce f!ce %n sh!$o79she 7!s ! %**e %-e ! $e5on hersef. The $oc*or !n$ *he 0r%es*5!$e sc!n* re04 *o her shr% re%*er!*%ons of her $!(+h*er;s s*or497%*h 5ore $%s*(rb%n+ $e*!%s of her o7n9 *o *he $%&%$e$ &o7s of &en+e!nce!+!%ns* Mr G!ss for 5(r$er%n+9 !n$ !+!%ns* Mr To$h(n*er for be%n+ 5(r$ere$9or !+!%ns* *he !**er for h!&%n+ $!re$ *o 7!n* *o 5!rr4 her $!(+h*er9!n$ for no* h!&%n+ %&e$ *o $o %*. The4 0!sse$ *hro(+h *he n!rro7 0!ss!+e%n *he fron* of *he ho(se (n*% *he4 c!5e *o *he o$+er;s $oor !* *he b!c-9!n$ *here Dr Hoo$9 7%*h *he *r%c- of !n o$ $e*ec*%&e9 0(* h%s sho($er sh!r04 *o *he 0!ne !n$ b(rs* %n *he $oor.

I* o0ene$ on ! scene of s%en* c!*!s*ro0he. No one see%n+ %*9e&en for ! f!sh9 co($ $o(b* *h!* *he roo5 h!$ been *he *he!*reof so5e *hr%%n+ co%s%on be*7een *7o9 or 0erh!0s 5ore9 0ersons.

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#!4%n+8c!r$s !4 %**ere$ !cross *he *!be or f(**ere$ !bo(**he foor !s %f ! +!5e h!$ been %n*err(0*e$. T7o 7%ne +!sses s*oo$re!$4 for 7%ne on ! s%$e8*!be9 b(* ! *h%r$ !4 s5!she$%n ! s*!r of cr4s*! (0on *he c!r0e*. A fe7 fee* fro5 %* !47h!* oo-e$ %-e ! on+ -n%fe or shor* s7or$9 s*r!%+h*9

b(* 7%*h !n orn!5en*! !n$ 0%c*(re$ h!n$e9 %*s $( b!$e (s* c!(+h*! +re4 +%n* fro5 *he $re!r4 7%n$o7 beh%n$9 7h%ch sho7e$ *he b!c- *rees!+!%ns* *he e!$en e&e of *he se!. To7!r$s *he o00os%*e corner of *he roo5 7!s roe$ ! +en*e5!n;s s%- *o0 h!*9 !s %f %* h!$

(s* been -noc-e$ off h%s he!$= so 5(ch so9 %n$ee$9 *h!* one !5os* oo-e$*o see %* s*% ro%n+. An$ %n *he corner beh%n$ %*9 *hro7n %-e ! s!c- of 0o*!*oes9 b(* cor$e$ %-e ! r!%7!4 *r(n-9 !4 Mr 6!5es To$h(n*er97%*h ! sc!rf !cross h%s 5o(*h9 !n$ s%< or se&en ro0es -no**e$ ro(n$h%s ebo7s !n$ !n-es. H%s bro7n e4es 7ere !%&e !n$ sh%f*e$ !er*4.

Dr Or%on Hoo$ 0!(se$ for one %ns*!n* on *he $oor5!* !n$ $r!n- %n

*he 7hoe scene of &o%ceess &%oence. Then he s*e00e$ s7%f*4!cross *he c!r0e*9 0%c-e$ (0 *he *! s%- h!*9 !n$ +r!&e4 0(* %*(0on *he he!$ of *he 4e* 0%n%one$ To$h(n*er. I* 7!s so 5(ch *oo !r+efor h%5 *h!* %* !5os* s%00e$ $o7n on *o h%s sho($ers.

Mr G!ss;s h!*9 s!%$ *he $oc*or9 re*(rn%n+ 7%*h %* !n$ 0eer%n+%n*o *he %ns%$e 7%*h ! 0oc-e* ens. Ho7 *o e<0!%n *he !bsenceof Mr G!ss !n$ *he 0resence of Mr G!ss;s h!* For Mr G!ss %s no* !c!reess 5!n 7%*h h%s co*hes. Th!* h!* %s of ! s*4%sh sh!0e !n$s4s*e5!*%c!4 br(she$ !n$ b(rn%she$9 *ho(+h no* &er4 ne7.An o$ $!n$49 I sho($ *h%n-.

B(*9 +oo$ he!&ens c!e$ o(* M%ss M!cN!b9 !ren;* 4o( +o%n+ *o(n*%e *he 5!n f%rs*

I s!4 o$; 7%*h %n*en*%on9 *ho(+h no* 7%*h cer*!%n*4con*%n(e$ *he e<0os%*or= 54 re!son for %* 5%+h* see5 ! %**e f!r8fe*che$.The h!%r of h(5!n be%n+s f!s o(* %n &er4 &!r4%n+ $e+rees9

b(* !5os* !7!4s f!s o(* s%+h*49 !n$ 7%*h *he ens I sho($ see*he *%n4 h!%rs %n ! h!* recen*4 7orn. I* h!s none9 7h%ch e!$s 5e*o +(ess *h!* Mr G!ss %s b!$. No7 7hen *h%s %s *!-en 7%*h*he h%+h80%*che$ !n$ >(er(o(s &o%ce 7h%ch M%ss M!cN!b $escr%be$

so &%&%$4 @0!*%ence9 54 $e!r !$49 0!*%ence9 7hen 7e *!-e*he h!%ress he!$ *o+e*her 7%*h *he *one co55on %n sen%e !n+er9I sho($ *h%n- 7e 5!4 $e$(ce so5e !$&!nce %n 4e!rs. Ne&er*heess9he 7!s 0rob!b4 &%+oro(s9 !n$ he 7!s !5os* cer*!%n4 *!.I 5%+h* re4 %n so5e $e+ree on *he s*or4 of h%s 0re&%o(s !00e!r!nce!* *he 7%n$o79 !s ! *! 5!n %n ! s%- h!*9 b(* I *h%n- I h!&e5ore e<!c* %n$%c!*%on. Th%s 7%ne+!ss h!s been s5!she$ ! o&er *he 0!ce9

b(* one of %*s s0%n*ers %es on *he h%+h br!c-e* bes%$e *he 5!n*e0%ece. No s(ch fr!+5en* co($ h!&e f!en *here %f *he &esse h!$ been s5!she$%n *he h!n$ of ! co50!r!*%&e4 shor* 5!n %-e Mr To$h(n*er.

B4 *he 7!49 s!%$ F!*her Bro7n9 5%+h* %* no* be !s 7e*o (n*%e Mr To$h(n*er

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O(r esson fro5 *he $r%n-%n+8&esses $oes no* en$ here9 0rocee$e$ *he s0ec%!%s*. I 5!4 s!4 !* once *h!* %* %s 0oss%be*h!* *he 5!n G!ss 7!s b!$ or ner&o(s *hro(+h $%ss%0!*%on r!*her *h!n !+e.Mr To$h(n*er9 !s h!s been re5!r-e$9 %s ! >(%e* *hr%f*4 +en*e5!n9essen*%!4 !n !bs*!%ner. These c!r$s !n$ 7%ne8c(0s !re no 0!r*

of h%s nor5! h!b%*= *he4 h!&e been 0ro$(ce$ for ! 0!r*%c(!r co50!n%on.B(*9 !s %* h!00ens9 7e 5!4 +o f!r*her. Mr To$h(n*er 5!4 or 5!4 no* 0ossess *h%s 7%ne8ser&%ce9 b(* *here %s no !00e!r!nce of h%s 0ossess%n+ !n4 7%ne. Wh!*9 *hen9 7ere *hese &esses *o con*!%nI 7o($ !* once s(++es* so5e br!n$4 or 7h%s-49 0erh!0s of ! (<(r%o(s sor*9fro5 ! f!s- %n *he 0oc-e* of Mr G!ss. We h!&e *h(s so5e*h%n+ %-e! 0%c*(re of *he 5!n9 or !* e!s* of *he *40e: *!9 e$er49 f!sh%on!be9

b(* so5e7h!* fr!4e$9 cer*!%n4 fon$ of 0!4 !n$ s*ron+ 7!*ers9 0erh!0s r!*her *oo fon$ of *he5 Mr G!ss %s ! +en*e5!n no* (n-no7non *he fr%n+es of soc%e*4.

Loo- here9 cr%e$ *he 4o(n+ 7o5!n9 %f 4o( $on;* e* 5e 0!ss *o(n*%e h%5 I; r(n o(*s%$e !n$ scre!5 for *he 0o%ce.

I sho($ no* !$&%se 4o(9 M%ss M!cN!b9 s!%$ Dr Hoo$ +r!&e49*o be %n !n4 h(rr4 *o fe*ch *he 0o%ce. F!*her Bro7n9I ser%o(s4 !s- 4o( *o co50ose 4o(r foc-9 for *he%r s!-es9 no* for 5%ne.We9 7e h!&e seen so5e*h%n+ of *he f%+(re !n$ >(!%*4 of Mr G!ss=7h!* !re *he ch%ef f!c*s -no7n of Mr To$h(n*er The4 !re s(bs*!n*%!4 *hree:*h!* he %s econo5%c!9 *h!* he %s 5ore or ess 7e!*h49 !n$ *h!*he h!s ! secre*. No79 s(re4 %* %s ob&%o(s *h!* *here !re*he *hree ch%ef 5!r-s of *he -%n$ of 5!n 7ho %s b!c-5!%e$.

An$ s(re4 %* %s e>(!4 ob&%o(s *h!* *he f!$e$ f%ner49*he 0rof%+!*e h!b%*s9 !n$ *he shr% %rr%*!*%on of Mr G!ss!re *he (n5%s*!-!be 5!r-s of *he -%n$ of 5!n 7ho b!c-5!%s h%5.We h!&e *he *7o *40%c! f%+(res of ! *r!+e$4 of h(sh 5one4:on *he one h!n$9 *he res0ec*!be 5!n 7%*h ! 54s*er4= on *he o*her9*he Wes*8en$ &(*(re 7%*h ! scen* for ! 54s*er4. These *7o 5enh!&e 5e* here *o$!4 !n$ h!&e >(!rree$9 (s%n+ bo7s !n$ ! b!re 7e!0on.

Are 4o( +o%n+ *o *!-e *hose ro0es off !s-e$ *he +%r s*(bborn4.

Dr Hoo$ re0!ce$ *he s%- h!* c!ref(4 on *he s%$e *!be9

!n$ 7en* !cross *o *he c!0*%&e. He s*($%e$ h%5 %n*en*49e&en 5o&%n+ h%5 ! %**e !n$ h!f8*(rn%n+ h%5 ro(n$ b4 *he sho($ers9 b(* he on4 !ns7ere$:

No= I *h%n- *hese ro0es 7% $o &er4 7e *% 4o(r fr%en$s*he 0o%ce br%n+ *he h!n$c(ffs.

F!*her Bro7n9 7ho h!$ been oo-%n+ $(4 !* *he c!r0e*9%f*e$ h%s ro(n$ f!ce !n$ s!%$: Wh!* $o 4o( 5e!n

The 5!n of sc%ence h!$ 0%c-e$ (0 *he 0ec(%!r $!++er8s7or$

fro5 *he c!r0e* !n$ 7!s e<!5%n%n+ %* %n*en*4 !s he !ns7ere$:

Bec!(se 4o( f%n$ Mr To$h(n*er *%e$ (09 he s!%$9 4o( ! (50

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*o *he conc(s%on *h!* Mr G!ss h!$ *%e$ h%5 (0= !n$ *hen9 I s(00ose9esc!0e$. There !re fo(r obec*%ons *o *h%s: F%rs*9 7h4 sho($ ! +en*e5!nso $ress4 !s o(r fr%en$ G!ss e!&e h%s h!* beh%n$ h%59 %f he ef*of h%s o7n free 7% Secon$9 he con*%n(e$9 5o&%n+ *o7!r$s *he 7%n$o79*h%s %s *he on4 e<%*9 !n$ %* %s oc-e$ on *he %ns%$e. Th%r$9 *h%s

b!$e here h!s ! *%n4 *o(ch of boo$ !* *he 0o%n*9 b(* *here %sno 7o(n$ on Mr To$h(n*er. Mr G!ss *oo- *h!* 7o(n$ !7!4 7%*h h%59$e!$ or !%&e. A$$ *o ! *h%s 0r%5!r4 0rob!b%%*4.I* %s 5(ch 5ore %-e4 *h!* *he b!c-5!%e$ 0erson 7o($ *r4 *o -%h%s %nc(b(s9 r!*her *h!n *h!* *he b!c-5!%er 7o($ *r4 *o -%*he +oose *h!* !4s h%s +o$en e++. There9 I *h%n-9 7e h!&e! 0re**4 co50e*e s*or4.

B(* *he ro0es %n>(%re$ *he 0r%es*9 7hose e4es h!$ re5!%ne$o0en 7%*h ! r!*her &!c!n* !$5%r!*%on.

Ah9 *he ro0es9 s!%$ *he e<0er* 7%*h ! s%n+(!r %n*on!*%on.M%ss M!cN!b &er4 5(ch 7!n*e$ *o -no7 7h4 I $%$ no* se* Mr To$h(n*er free fro5 h%s ro0es. We9 I 7% *e her. I $%$ no* $o %* bec!(seMr To$h(n*er c!n se* h%5sef free fro5 *he5 !* !n4 5%n(*e he chooses.

Wh!* cr%e$ *he !($%ence on >(%*e $%fferen* no*es of !s*on%sh5en*.

I h!&e oo-e$ !* ! *he -no*s on Mr To$h(n*er9 re%*er!*e$ Hoo$>(%e*4. I h!00en *o -no7 so5e*h%n+ !bo(* -no*s= *he4 !re >(%*e! br!nch of cr%5%n! sc%ence. E&er4 one of *hose -no*s he h!s5!$e h%5sef !n$ co($ oosen h%5sef= no* one of *he5 7o($ h!&e been 5!$e

b4 !n ene54 re!4 *r4%n+ *o 0%n%on h%5. The 7hoe of *h%s !ff!%r of *he ro0es %s ! ce&er f!-e9 *o 5!-e (s *h%n- h%5 *he &%c*%5 of *he s*r(++e %ns*e!$ of *he 7re*che$ G!ss9 7hose cor0se 5!4 be h%$$en%n *he +!r$en or s*(ffe$ (0 *he ch%5ne4.

There 7!s ! r!*her $e0resse$ s%ence= *he roo5 7!s $!r-en%n+9*he se!8b%+h*e$ bo(+hs of *he +!r$en *rees oo-e$ e!ner !n$

b!c-er *h!n e&er9 4e* *he4 see5e$ *o h!&e co5e ne!rer *o *he 7%n$o7.One co($ !5os* f!nc4 *he4 7ere se!85ons*ers %-e -r!-ens or c(**ef%sh97r%*h%n+ 0o40% 7ho h!$ cr!7e$ (0 fro5 *he se! *o see *he en$of *h%s *r!+e$49 e&en !s he9 *he &%!%n !n$ &%c*%5 of %*9

*he *err%be 5!n %n *he *! h!*9 h!$ once cr!7e$ (0 fro5 *he se!.For *he 7hoe !%r 7!s $ense 7%*h *he 5orb%$%*4 of b!c-5!%9 7h%ch %s*he 5os* 5orb%$ of h(5!n *h%n+s9 bec!(se %* %s ! cr%5e conce!%n+ ! cr%5e=! b!c- 0!s*er on ! b!c-er 7o(n$.

The f!ce of *he %**e C!*ho%c 0r%es*9 7h%ch 7!s co55on4 co50!cen*!n$ e&en co5%c9 h!$ s($$en4 beco5e -no**e$ 7%*h ! c(r%o(s fro7n.I* 7!s no* *he b!n- c(r%os%*4 of h%s f%rs* %nnocence. I* 7!s r!*her *h!* cre!*%&e c(r%os%*4 7h%ch co5es 7hen ! 5!n h!s *he be+%nn%n+s of !n %$e!. S!4 %* !+!%n9 0e!se9 he s!%$ %n ! s%50e9 bo*here$ 5!nner=$o 4o( 5e!n *h!* To$h(n*er c!n *%e h%5sef (0 ! !one !n$

(n*%e h%5sef ! !one

Th!* %s 7h!* I 5e!n9 s!%$ *he $oc*or.

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6er(s!e5 e!c(!*e$ Bro7n s($$en49 I 7on$er %f %* co($ 0oss%b4 be *h!*

He sc(**e$ !cross *he roo5 r!*her %-e ! r!bb%*9 !n$ 0eere$ 7%*h

>(%*e ! ne7 %50(s%&eness %n*o *he 0!r*%!48co&ere$ f!ce of *he c!0*%&e.Then he *(rne$ h%s o7n r!*her f!*(o(s f!ce *o *he co50!n4.es9 *h!*;s %* he cr%e$ %n ! cer*!%n e<c%*e5en*. C!n;* 4o( see %*%n *he 5!n;s f!ce Wh49 oo- !* h%s e4es

Bo*h *he #rofessor !n$ *he +%r foo7e$ *he $%rec*%on of h%s +!nce.An$ *ho(+h *he bro!$ b!c- sc!rf co50e*e4 5!s-e$ *he o7er h!f of To$h(n*er;s &%s!+e9 *he4 $%$ +ro7 consc%o(s of so5e*h%n+ s*r(++%n+!n$ %n*ense !bo(* *he (00er 0!r* of %*.

H%s e4es $o oo- >(eer9 cr%e$ *he 4o(n+ 7o5!n9 s*ron+4 5o&e$.

o( br(*es= I be%e&e %*;s h(r*%n+ h%5

No* *h!*9 I *h%n-9 s!%$ Dr Hoo$= *he e4es h!&e cer*!%n4! s%n+(!r e<0ress%on. B(* I sho($ %n*er0re* *hose *r!ns&erse7r%n-es !s e<0ress%n+ r!*her s(ch s%+h* 0s4choo+%c! !bnor5!%*488

Oh9 bosh cr%e$ F!*her Bro7n: c!n;* 4o( see he;s !(+h%n+

L!(+h%n+ re0e!*e$ *he $oc*or9 7%*h ! s*!r*= b(* 7h!* on e!r*hc!n he be !(+h%n+ !*

We9 re0%e$ *he Re&eren$ Bro7n !0oo+e*%c!49no* *o 0(* *oo f%ne ! 0o%n* on %*9 I *h%n- he %s !(+h%n+ !* 4o(.An$ %n$ee$9 I;5 ! %**e %nc%ne$ *o !(+h !* 54sef9 no7 I -no7 !bo(* %*.

No7 4o( -no7 !bo(* 7h!* !s-e$ Hoo$9 %n so5e e<!s0er!*%on.

No7 I -no79 re0%e$ *he 0r%es*9 *he 0rofess%on of Mr To$h(n*er.

He sh(ffe$ !bo(* *he roo59 oo-%n+ !* one obec* !f*er !no*her 7%*h 7h!* see5e$ *o be ! &!c!n* s*!re9 !n$ *hen %n&!r%!b4 b(rs*%n+%n*o !n e>(!4 &!c!n* !(+h9 ! h%+h4 %rr%*!*%n+ 0rocess for *hose

7ho h!$ *o 7!*ch %*. He !(+he$ &er4 5(ch o&er *he h!*9s*% 5ore (0ro!r%o(s4 o&er *he bro-en +!ss9 b(* *he boo$ on*he s7or$ 0o%n* sen* h%5 %n*o 5or*! con&(s%ons of !5(se5en*.Then he *(rne$ *o *he f(5%n+ s0ec%!%s*.

Dr Hoo$9 he cr%e$ en*h(s%!s*%c!49 4o( !re ! +re!* 0oe*o( h!&e c!e$ !n (ncre!*e$ be%n+ o(* of *he &o%$. Ho7 5(ch 5ore +o$%-e*h!* %s *h!n %f 4o( h!$ on4 ferre*e$ o(* *he 5ere f!c*sIn$ee$9 *he 5ere f!c*s !re r!*her co55on0!ce !n$ co5%c b4 co50!r%son.

I h!&e no no*%on 7h!* 4o( !re *!-%n+ !bo(*9 s!%$ Dr Hoo$

r!*her h!(+h*%4= 54 f!c*s !re ! %ne&%*!be9 *ho(+h necess!r%4 %nco50e*e.A 0!ce 5!4 be 0er5%**e$ *o %n*(%*%on9 0erh!0s @or 0oe*r4 %f 4o( 0refer *he *er59 b(* on4 bec!(se *he corres0on$%n+ $e*!%s c!nno*

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!s 4e* be !scer*!%ne$. In *he !bsence of Mr G!ss88

Th!*;s %*9 *h!*;s %*9 s!%$ *he %**e 0r%es*9 no$$%n+ >(%*e e!+er49*h!*;s *he f%rs* %$e! *o +e* f%<e$= *he !bsence of Mr G!ss.He %s so e<*re5e4 !bsen*. I s(00ose9 he !$$e$ refec*%&e49

*h!* *here 7!s ne&er !n4bo$4 so !bsen* !s Mr G!ss.

Do 4o( 5e!n he %s !bsen* fro5 *he *o7n $e5!n$e$ *he $oc*or.

I 5e!n he %s !bsen* fro5 e&er47here9 !ns7ere$ F!*her Bro7n=he %s !bsen* fro5 *he N!*(re of Th%n+s9 so *o s0e!-.

Do 4o( ser%o(s4 5e!n9 s!%$ *he s0ec%!%s* 7%*h ! s5%e9*h!* *here %s no s(ch 0erson

The 0r%es* 5!$e ! s%+n of !ssen*. I* $oes see5 ! 0%*49 he s!%$.

Or%on Hoo$ bro-e %n*o ! con*e50*(o(s !(+h. We9 he s!%$9before 7e +o on *o *he h(n$re$ !n$ one o*her e&%$ences9 e* (s *!-e*he f%rs* 0roof 7e fo(n$= *he f%rs* f!c* 7e fe o&er 7hen 7e fe%n*o *h%s roo5. If *here %s no Mr G!ss9 7hose h!* %s *h%s

I* %s Mr To$h(n*er;s9 re0%e$ F!*her Bro7n.

B(* %* $oesn;* f%* h%59 cr%e$ Hoo$ %50!*%en*4. He co($n;* 0oss%b4 7e!r %*

F!*her Bro7n shoo- h%s he!$ 7%*h %neff!be 5%$ness.I ne&er s!%$ he co($ 7e!r %*9 he !ns7ere$. I s!%$ %* 7!s h%s h!*.Or9 %f 4o( %ns%s* on ! sh!$e of $%fference9 ! h!* *h!* %s h%s.

An$ 7h!* %s *he sh!$e of $%fference !s-e$ *he cr%5%noo+%s*7%*h ! s%+h* sneer.

M4 +oo$ s%r9 cr%e$ *he 5%$ %**e 5!n9 7%*h h%s f%rs* 5o&e5en*!-%n *o %50!*%ence9 %f 4o( 7% 7!- $o7n *he s*ree* *o *he ne!res*h!**er;s sho09 4o( 7% see *h!* *here %s9 %n co55on s0eech9! $%fference be*7een ! 5!n;s h!* !n$ *he h!*s *h!* !re h%s.

B(* ! h!**er9 0ro*es*e$ Hoo$9 c!n +e* 5one4 o(* of h%ss*oc- of ne7 h!*s. Wh!* co($ To$h(n*er +e* o(* of *h%s one o$ h!*

R!bb%*s9 re0%e$ F!*her Bro7n 0ro50*4.

Wh!* cr%e$ Dr Hoo$.

R!bb%*s9 r%bbons9 s7ee*5e!*s9 +o$f%sh9 ros of coo(re$ 0!0er9s!%$ *he re&eren$ +en*e5!n 7%*h r!0%$%*4. D%$n;* 4o( see %* !7hen 4o( fo(n$ o(* *he f!-e$ ro0es I*;s (s* *he s!5e 7%*h *he s7or$.

Mr To$h(n*er h!sn;* +o* ! scr!*ch on h%59 !s 4o( s!4= b(* he;s +o*! scr!*ch %n h%59 %f 4o( foo7 5e.

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Do 4o( 5e!n %ns%$e Mr To$h(n*er;s co*hes %n>(%re$Mrs M!cN!b s*ern4.

I $o no* 5e!n %ns%$e Mr To$h(n*er;s co*hes9 s!%$ F!*her Bro7n.I 5e!n %ns%$e Mr To$h(n*er.

We9 7h!* %n *he n!5e of Be$!5 $o 4o( 5e!n

Mr To$h(n*er9 e<0!%ne$ F!*her Bro7n 0!c%$49 %s e!rn%n+*o be ! 0rofess%on! con(rer9 !s 7e !s (++er9 &en*r%o>(%s*9!n$ e<0er* %n *he ro0e *r%c-. The con(r%n+ e<0!%ns *he h!*.I* %s 7%*ho(* *r!ces of h!%r9 no* bec!(se %* %s 7orn b4*he 0re5!*(re4 b!$ Mr G!ss9 b(* bec!(se %* h!s ne&er been 7orn

b4 !n4bo$4. The (++%n+ e<0!%ns *he *hree +!sses9 7h%ch To$h(n*er 7!s *e!ch%n+ h%5sef *o *hro7 (0 !n$ c!*ch %n ro?!*%on.B(*9 be%n+ on4 !* *he s*!+e of 0r!c*%ce9 he s5!she$ one +!ss

!+!%ns* *he ce%%n+. An$ *he (++%n+ !so e<0!%ns *he s7or$97h%ch %* 7!s Mr To$h(n*er;s 0rofess%on! 0r%$e !n$ $(*4 *o s7!o7.B(*9 !+!%n9 be%n+ !* *he s*!+e of 0r!c*%ce9 he &er4 s%+h*4 +r!e$*he %ns%$e of h%s *hro!* 7%*h *he 7e!0on. Hence he h!s ! 7o(n$%ns%$e h%59 7h%ch I !5 s(re @fro5 *he e<0ress%on on h%s f!ce%s no* ! ser%o(s one. He 7!s !so 0r!c*%s%n+ *he *r%c- of ! ree!se fro5 ro0es9 %-e *he D!&en0or* Bro*hers9 !n$ he 7!s (s* !bo(**o free h%5sef 7hen 7e ! b(rs* %n*o *he roo5. The c!r$s9 of co(rse9!re for c!r$ *r%c-s9 !n$ *he4 !re sc!**ere$ on *he foor bec!(sehe h!$ (s* been 0r!c*%s%n+ one of *hose $o$+es of sen$%n+ *he5f4%n+ *hro(+h *he !%r. He 5ere4 -e0* h%s *r!$e secre*9

bec!(se he h!$ *o -ee0 h%s *r%c-s secre*9 %-e !n4 o*her con(rer.B(* *he 5ere f!c* of !n %$er %n ! *o0 h!* h!&%n+ once oo-e$ %n!* h%s b!c- 7%n$o79 !n$ been $r%&en !7!4 b4 h%5 7%*h +re!* %n$%+n!*%on97!s eno(+h *o se* (s ! on ! 7ron+ *r!c- of ro5!nce9 !n$ 5!-e (s %5!+%neh%s 7hoe %fe o&ersh!$o7e$ b4 *he s%-8h!**e$ s0ec*re of Mr G!ss.

B(* Wh!* !bo(* *he *7o &o%ces !s-e$ M!++%e9 s*!r%n+.

H!&e 4o( ne&er he!r$ ! &en*r%o>(%s* !s-e$ F!*her Bro7n.Don;* 4o( -no7 *he4 s0e!- f%rs* %n *he%r n!*(r! &o%ce9 !n$ *hen!ns7er *he5se&es %n (s* *h!* shr%9 s>(e!-49 (nn!*(r! &o%ce

*h!* 4o( he!r$

There 7!s ! on+ s%ence9 !n$ Dr Hoo$ re+!r$e$ *he %**e 5!n7ho h!$ s0o-en 7%*h ! $!r- !n$ !**en*%&e s5%e. o( !re cer*!%n4! &er4 %n+en%o(s 0erson9 he s!%$= %* co($ no* h!&e been $one be**er %n ! boo-. B(* *here %s (s* one 0!r* of Mr G!ss 4o( h!&e no* s(ccee$e$%n e<0!%n%n+ !7!49 !n$ *h!* %s h%s n!5e. M%ss M!cN!b $%s*%nc*4he!r$ h%5 so !$$resse$ b4 Mr To$h(n*er.

The Re&. Mr Bro7n bro-e %n*o ! r!*her ch%$%sh +%++e.We9 *h!*9 he s!%$9 *h!*;s *he s%%es* 0!r* of *he 7hoe s%4 s*or4.

When o(r (++%n+ fr%en$ here *hre7 (0 *he *hree +!sses %n *(rn9he co(n*e$ *he5 !o($ !s he c!(+h* *he59 !n$ !so co55en*e$ !o($7hen he f!%e$ *o c!*ch *he5. Wh!* he re!4 s!%$ 7!s: One9 *7o

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!n$ *hree885%sse$ ! +!ss one9 *7o885%sse$ ! +!ss.; An$ so on.

There 7!s ! secon$ of s*%ness %n *he roo59 !n$ *hen e&er4one7%*h one !ccor$ b(rs* o(* !(+h%n+. As *he4 $%$ so *he f%+(re%n *he corner co50!cen*4 (nco%e$ ! *he ro0es !n$ e* *he5 f!

7%*h ! fo(r%sh. Then9 !$&!nc%n+ %n*o *he 5%$$e of *he roo5 7%*h ! bo79he 0ro$(ce$ fro5 h%s 0oc-e* ! b%+ b% 0r%n*e$ %n b(e !n$ re$97h%ch !nno(nce$ *h!* ALADIN9 *he Wor$;s Gre!*es* Con(rer9Con*or*%on%s*9 Jen*r%o>(%s* !n$ H(5!n K!n+!roo 7o($ be re!$47%*h !n en*%re4 ne7 ser%es of Tr%c-s !* *he E50%re #!&%%on9Sc!rboro(+h9 on Mon$!4 ne<* !* e%+h* o;coc- 0rec%se4.

TWO

The #!r!$%se of Th%e&es

THE +re!* M(sc!r%9 5os* or%+%n! of *he 4o(n+ T(sc!n 0oe*s97!-e$ s7%f*4 %n*o h%s f!&o(r%*e res*!(r!n*9 7h%ch o&eroo-e$*he Me$%*err!ne!n9 7!s co&ere$ b4 !n !7n%n+ !n$ fence$ b4 %**e e5on!n$ or!n+e *rees. W!%*ers %n 7h%*e !0rons 7ere !re!$4 !4%n+ o(*on 7h%*e *!bes *he %ns%+n%! of !n e!r4 !n$ ee+!n* (nch=!n$ *h%s see5e$ *o %ncre!se ! s!*%sf!c*%on *h!* !re!$4 *o(che$*he *o0 of s7!++er. M(sc!r% h!$ !n e!+e nose %-e D!n*e=

h%s h!%r !n$ nec-erch%ef 7ere $!r- !n$ fo7%n+= he c!rr%e$ ! b!c- co!-9!n$ 5%+h* !5os* h!&e c!rr%e$ ! b!c- 5!s-9 so 5(ch $%$ he be!r 7%*h h%5! sor* of Jene*%!n 5eo$r!5!. He !c*e$ !s %f ! *ro(b!$o(r h!$ s*%! $ef%n%*e soc%! off%ce9 %-e ! b%sho0. He 7en* !s ne!r !sh%s cen*(r4 0er5%**e$ *o 7!-%n+ *he 7or$ %*er!4 %-e Don 6(!n97%*h r!0%er !n$ +(%*!r.

For he ne&er *r!&ee$ 7%*ho(* ! c!se of s7or$s9 7%*h 7h%chhe h!$ fo(+h* 5!n4 br%%!n* $(es9 or 7%*ho(* ! corres0on$%n+ c!sefor h%s 5!n$o%n9 7%*h 7h%ch he h!$ !c*(!4 seren!$e$ M%ss E*he H!rro+!*e9*he h%+h4 con&en*%on! $!(+h*er of ! or-sh%re b!n-er on ! ho%$!4.

e* he 7!s ne%*her ! ch!r!*!n nor ! ch%$= b(* ! ho*9 o+%c! L!*%n7ho %-e$ ! cer*!%n *h%n+ !n$ 7!s %*. H%s 0oe*r4 7!s !s s*r!%+h*for7!r$!s !n4one ese;s 0rose. He $es%re$ f!5e or 7%ne or *he be!(*4 of 7o5en7%*h ! *orr%$ $%rec*ness %nconce%&!be !5on+ *he co($4 %$e!sor co($4 co50ro5%ses of *he nor*h= *o &!+(er r!ces h%s %n*ens%*4s5e* of $!n+er or e&en cr%5e. L%-e f%re or *he se!9 he 7!s *oo s%50e*o be *r(s*e$.

The b!n-er !n$ h%s be!(*%f( En+%sh $!(+h*er 7ere s*!4%n+!* *he ho*e !**!che$ *o M(sc!r%;s res*!(r!n*= *h!* 7!s 7h4 %* 7!sh%s f!&o(r%*e res?!(r!n*. A +!nce f!she$ !ro(n$ *he roo5

*o$ h%5 !* once9 ho7e&er9 *h!* *he En+%sh 0!r*4 h!$ no* $escen$e$.The res*!(r!n* 7!s +%**er%n+9 b(* s*% co50!r!*%&e4 e50*4.T7o 0r%es*s 7ere *!-%n+ !* ! *!be %n ! corner9 b(* M(sc!r%

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@!n !r$en* C!*ho%c *oo- no 5ore no*%ce of *he5 *h!n of ! co(0e of cro7s.B(* fro5 ! 4e* f!r*her se!*9 0!r*4 conce!e$ beh%n$ ! $7!rf *ree+o$en 7%*h or!n+es9 *here rose !n$ !$&!nce$ *o7!r$s *he 0oe* ! 0erson7hose cos*(5e 7!s *he 5os* !++ress%&e4 o00os%*e *o h%s o7n.

Th%s f%+(re 7!s c!$ %n *7ee$s of ! 0%eb!$ chec-9 7%*h ! 0%n- *%e9! sh!r0 co!r !n$ 0ro*(ber!n* 4eo7 boo*s. He con*r%&e$9%n *he *r(e *r!$%*%on of ;Arr4 !* M!r+!*e9 *o oo- !* once s*!r*%n+!n$ co55on0!ce. B(* !s *he Coc-ne4 !00!r%*%on $re7 ne!rer9M(sc!r% 7!s !s*o(n$e$ *o obser&e *h!* *he he!$ 7!s $%s*%nc*4$%fferen* fro5 *he bo$4. I* 7!s !n I*!%!n he!$: f(49 s7!r*h4 !n$&er4 &%&!c%o(s9 *h!* rose !br(0*4 o(* of *he s*!n$%n+ co!r %-e c!r$bo!r$ !n$ *he co5%c 0%n- *%e. In f!c* %* 7!s ! he!$ he -ne7.He reco+n%e$ %*9 !bo&e ! *he $%re erec*%on of En+%sh ho%$!4 !rr!49!s *he f!ce of !n o$ b(* for+o**en fr%en$ n!5e E!. Th%s 4o(*hh!$ been ! 0ro$%+4 !* coe+e9 !n$ E(ro0e!n f!5e 7!s 0ro5%se$ h%5

7hen he 7!s b!re4 f%f*een= b(* 7hen he !00e!re$ %n *he 7or$ he f!%e$9f%rs* 0(b%c4 !s ! $r!5!*%s* !n$ ! $e5!+o+(e9 !n$ *hen 0r%&!*e4for 4e!rs on en$ !s !n !c*or9 ! *r!&eer9 ! co55%ss%on !+en*or ! o(rn!%s*. M(sc!r% h!$ -no7n h%5 !s* beh%n$ *he foo*%+h*s=he 7!s b(* *oo 7e !**(ne$ *o *he e<c%*e5en*s of *h!* 0rofess%on9!n$ %* 7!s be%e&e$ *h!* so5e 5or! c!!5%*4 h!$ s7!o7e$ h%5 (0.

E! cr%e$ *he 0oe*9 r%s%n+ !n$ sh!-%n+ h!n$s %n! 0e!s!n* !s*on%sh5en*. We9 I;&e seen 4o( %n 5!n4 cos*(5es%n *he +reen roo5= b(* I ne&er e<0ec*e$ *o see 4o( $resse$ (0!s !n En+%sh5!n.

Th%s9 !ns7ere$ E! +r!&e49 %s no* *he cos*(5e of !n En+%sh5!n9 b(* of *he I*!%!n of *he f(*(re.

In *h!* c!se9 re5!r-e$ M(sc!r%9 I confess I 0refer *he I*!%!n of *he 0!s*.

Th!* %s 4o(r o$ 5%s*!-e9 M(sc!r%9 s!%$ *he 5!n %n *7ee$s9sh!-%n+ h%s he!$= !n$ *he 5%s*!-e of I*!4. In *he s%<*een*h cen*(r47e T(sc!ns 5!$e *he 5orn%n+: 7e h!$ *he ne7es* s*ee9 *he ne7es* c!r&%n+9*he ne7es* che5%s*r4. Wh4 sho($ 7e no* no7 h!&e *he ne7es* f!c*or%es9

*he ne7es* 5o*ors9 *he ne7es* f%n!nce88*he ne7es* co*hes

Bec!(se *he4 !re no* 7or*h h!&%n+9 !ns7ere$ M(sc!r%.o( c!nno* 5!-e I*!%!ns re!4 0ro+ress%&e= *he4 !re *oo %n*e%+en*.Men 7ho see *he shor* c(* *o +oo$ %&%n+ 7% ne&er +o b4*he ne7 e!bor!*e ro!$s.

We9 *o 5e M!rcon%9 or D;Ann(n%o9 %s *he s*!r of I*!4s!%$ *he o*her. Th!* %s 7h4 I h!&e beco5e ! F(*(r%s*88!n$ ! co(r%er.

A co(r%er cr%e$ M(sc!r%9 !(+h%n+. Is *h!* *he !s* of 4o(r

%s* of *r!$es An$ 7ho5 !re 4o( con$(c*%n+

Oh9 ! 5!n of *he n!5e of H!rro+!*e9 !n$ h%s f!5%49 I be%e&e.

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No* *he b!n-er %n *h%s ho*e %n>(%re$ *he 0oe*97%*h so5e e!+erness.

Th!*;s *he 5!n9 !ns7ere$ *he co(r%er.

Does %* 0!4 7e !s-e$ *he *ro(b!$o(r %nnocen*4.

I* 7% 0!4 5e9 s!%$ E!9 7%*h ! &er4 en%+5!*%c s5%e.B(* I !5 ! r!*her c(r%o(s sor* of co(r%er. Then9 !s %f ch!n+%n+ *he s(bec*9 he s!%$ !br(0*4: He h!s ! $!(+h*er88!n$ ! son.

The $!(+h*er %s $%&%ne9 !ff%r5e$ M(sc!r%9 *he f!*her !n$ son !re9I s(00ose9 h(5!n. B(* +r!n*e$ h%s h!r5ess >(!%*%es $oesn;* *h!* b!n-er s*r%-e 4o( !s ! s0en$%$ %ns*!nce of 54 !r+(5en* H!rro+!*e h!s 5%%ons%n h%s s!fes9 !n$ I h!&e88*he hoe %n 54 0oc-e*. B(* 4o( $!ren;* s!488

4o( c!n;* s!488*h!* he;s ce&erer *h!n I9 or bo$er *h!n I9 or e&en5ore ener+e*%c. He;s no* ce&er9 he;s +o* e4es %-e b(e b(**ons=he;s no* ener+e*%c9 he 5o&es fro5 ch!%r *o ch!%r %-e ! 0!r!4*%c.He;s ! consc%en*%o(s9 -%n$4 o$ boc-he!$= b(* he;s +o* 5one4 s%504

bec!(se he coec*s 5one49 !s ! bo4 coec*s s*!50s.o(;re *oo s*ron+85%n$e$ for b(s%ness9 E!. o( 7on;* +e* on.To be ce&er eno(+h *o +e* ! *h!* 5one49 one 5(s* be s*(0%$ eno(+h*o 7!n* %*.

I;5 s*(0%$ eno(+h for *h!*9 s!%$ E! +oo5%4. B(* I sho($s(++es* ! s(s0ens%on of 4o(r cr%*%>(e of *he b!n-er9 for here he co5es.

Mr H!rro+!*e9 *he +re!* f%n!nc%er9 $%$ %n$ee$ en*er *he roo59 b(* nobo$4 oo-e$ !* h%5. He 7!s ! 5!ss%&e e$er4 5!n 7%*h! bo%e$ b(e e4e !n$ f!$e$ +re48s!n$4 5o(s*!ches= b(* for h%s he!&4 s*oo0 he 5%+h* h!&e been ! coone. He c!rr%e$ se&er!(no0ene$ e**ers %n h%s h!n$. H%s son Fr!n- 7!s ! re!4 f%ne !$9c(r48h!%re$9 s(n8b(rn* !n$ s*ren(o(s= b(* nobo$4 oo-e$ !* h%5 e%*her.A e4es9 !s (s(!9 7ere r%&e*e$9 for *he 5o5en* !* e!s*9(0on E*he H!rro+!*e9 7hose +o$en Gree- he!$ !n$ coo(r of *he $!7nsee5e$ se* 0(r0ose4 !bo&e *h!* s!00h%re se!9 %-e ! +o$$ess;s.The 0oe* M(sc!r% $re7 ! $ee0 bre!*h !s %f he 7ere $r%n-%n+ so5e*h%n+9

!s %n$ee$ he 7!s. He 7!s $r%n-%n+ *he C!ss%c= 7h%ch h%s f!*hers 5!$e.E! s*($%e$ her 7%*h ! +!e e>(!4 %n*ense !n$ f!r 5ore b!ff%n+.

M%ss H!rro+!*e 7!s s0ec%!4 r!$%!n* !n$ re!$4 for con&ers!*%onon *h%s occ!s%on= !n$ her f!5%4 h!$ f!en %n*o *he e!s%er Con*%nen*! h!b%*9 !o7%n+ *he s*r!n+er M(sc!r% !n$ e&en*he co(r%er E! *o sh!re *he%r *!be !n$ *he%r *!-. In E*he H!rro+!*econ&en*%on!%*4 cro7ne$ %*sef 7%*h ! 0erfec*%on !n$ s0en$o(r of %*s o7n.#ro($ of her f!*her;s 0ros0er%*49 fon$ of f!sh%on!be 0e!s(res9! fon$ $!(+h*er b(* !n !rr!n* f%r*9 she 7!s ! *hese *h%n+s 7%*h! sor* of +o$en +oo$8n!*(re *h!* 5!$e her &er4 0r%$e 0e!s%n+

!n$ her 7or$4 res0ec*!b%%*4 ! fresh !n$ he!r*4 *h%n+.

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%n *he 5o(n*!%n 0!*h *he4 7ere *o !**e50* *h!* 7ee-. The $!n+er 7!sno* fro5 roc- !n$ !&!!nche9 b(* fro5 so5e*h%n+ 4e* 5ore ro5!n*%c.E*he h!$ been e!rnes*4 !ss(re$ *h!* br%+!n$s9 *he *r(e c(*8*hro!*sof *he 5o$ern e+en$9 s*% h!(n*e$ *h!* r%$+e !n$ he$ *h!* 0!ssof *he A0enn%nes.

The4 s!49 she cr%e$9 7%*h *he !7f( re%sh of ! schoo+%r9*h!* ! *h!* co(n*r4 %sn;* r(e$ b4 *he K%n+ of I*!49 b(* b4*he K%n+ of Th%e&es. Who %s *he K%n+ of Th%e&es

A +re!* 5!n9 re0%e$ M(sc!r%9 7or*h4 *o r!n- 7%*h4o(r o7n Rob%n Hoo$9 s%+nor%n!. Mon*!no9 *he K%n+ of Th%e&es97!s f%rs* he!r$ of %n *he 5o(n*!%ns so5e *en 4e!rs !+o9 7hen 0eo0es!%$ br%+!n$s 7ere e<*%nc*. B(* h%s 7%$ !(*hor%*4 s0re!$ 7%*h*he s7%f*ness of ! s%en* re&o(*%on. Men fo(n$ h%s f%erce 0roc!5!*%onsn!%e$ %n e&er4 5o(n*!%n &%!+e= h%s sen*%nes9 +(n %n h!n$9

%n e&er4 5o(n*!%n r!&%ne. S%< *%5es *he I*!%!n Go&ern5en**r%e$ *o $%so$+e h%59 !n$ 7!s $efe!*e$ %n s%< 0%*che$ b!**es!s %f b4 N!0oeon.

No7 *h!* sor* of *h%n+9 obser&e$ *he b!n-er 7e%+h*%497o($ ne&er be !o7e$ %n En+!n$= 0erh!0s9 !f*er !9 7e h!$ be**er choose !no*her ro(*e. B(* *he co(r%er *ho(+h* %* 0erfec*4 s!fe.

I* %s 0erfec*4 s!fe9 s!%$ *he co(r%er con*e50*(o(s4.I h!&e been o&er %* *7en*4 *%5es. There 5!4 h!&e been so5e o$

!%b%r$ c!e$ ! K%n+ %n *he *%5e of o(r +r!n$5o*hers=

b(* he beon+s *o h%s*or4 %f no* *o f!be. Br%+!n$!+e %s (**er4s*!50e$ o(*.

I* c!n ne&er be (**er4 s*!50e$ o(*9 M(sc!r% !ns7ere$=bec!(se !r5e$ re&o* %s ! recre!*%on n!*(r! *o so(*herners.O(r 0e!s!n*s !re %-e *he%r 5o(n*!%ns9 r%ch %n +r!ce !n$ +reen +!%e*49

b(* 7%*h *he f%res bene!*h. There %s ! 0o%n* of h(5!n $es0!%r 7here*he nor*hern 0oor *!-e *o $r%n-88!n$ o(r o7n 0oor *!-e *o $!++ers.

A 0oe* %s 0r%&%e+e$9 re0%e$ E!9 7%*h ! sneer.If S%+nor M(sc!r% 7ere En+%sh be 7o($ s*% be oo-%n+

for h%+h7!45en %n W!n$s7or*h. Be%e&e 5e9 *here %s no 5ore $!n+er of be%n+ c!0*(re$ %n I*!4 *h!n of be%n+ sc!0e$ %n Bos*on.

Then 4o( 0ro0ose *o !**e50* %* !s-e$ Mr H!rro+!*e9 fro7n%n+.

Oh9 %* so(n$s r!*her $re!$f(9 cr%e$ *he +%r9 *(rn%n+ her +or%o(s e4es on M(sc!r%. Do 4o( re!4 *h%n- *he 0!ss %s $!n+ero(s

M(sc!r% *hre7 b!c- h%s b!c- 5!ne. I -no7 %* %s $!n+ero(s:he s!%$. I !5 cross%n+ %* *o5orro7.

The 4o(n+ H!rro+!*e 7!s ef* beh%n$ for ! 5o5en* e50*4%n+ ! +!ss of 7h%*e 7%ne !n$ %+h*%n+ ! c%+!re**e9 !s *he be!(*4 re*%re$ 7%*h *he b!n-er9*he co(r%er !n$ *he 0oe*9 $%s*r%b(*%n+ 0e!s of s%&er4 s!*%re.

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A* !bo(* *he s!5e %ns*!n* *he *7o 0r%es*s %n *he corner rose=*he *!er9 ! 7h%*e8h!%re$ I*!%!n9 *!-%n+ h%s e!&e. The shor*er 0r%es**(rne$ !n$ 7!-e$ *o7!r$s *he b!n-er;s son9 !n$ *he !**er 7!s !s*on%she$*o re!%e *h!* *ho(+h ! Ro5!n 0r%es* *he 5!n 7!s !n En+%sh5!n.He &!+(e4 re5e5bere$ 5ee*%n+ h%5 !* *he soc%! cr(shes of so5e of

h%s C!*ho%c fr%en$s. B(* *he 5!n s0o-e before h%s 5e5or%es co($coec* *he5se&es.

Mr Fr!n- H!rro+!*e9 I *h%n-9 he s!%$. I h!&e h!$ !n %n*ro$(c*%on9 b(* I $o no* 5e!n *o 0res(5e on %*. The o$$ *h%n+ I h!&e *o s!47% co5e f!r be**er fro5 ! s*r!n+er. Mr H!rro+!*e9 I s!4 one 7or$ !n$ +o:*!-e c!re of 4o(r s%s*er %n her +re!* sorro7.

E&en for Fr!n-;s *r(4 fr!*ern! %n$%fference *he r!$%!nce!n$ $er%s%on of h%s s%s*er s*% see5e$ *o s0!r-e !n$ r%n+=he co($ he!r her !(+h*er s*% fro5 *he +!r$en of *he ho*e9

!n$ he s*!re$ !* h%s so5bre !$&%ser %n 0(e$o5.

Do 4o( 5e!n *he br%+!n$s he !s-e$= !n$ *hen9 re5e5ber%n+! &!+(e fe!r of h%s o7n9 or c!n 4o( be *h%n-%n+ of M(sc!r%

One %s ne&er *h%n-%n+ of *he re! sorro79 s!%$ *he s*r!n+e 0r%es*.One c!n on4 be -%n$ 7hen %* co5es.

An$ he 0!sse$ 0ro50*4 fro5 *he roo59 e!&%n+ *he o*her !5os*7%*h h%s 5o(*h o0en.

A $!4 or *7o !f*er7!r$s ! co!ch con*!%n%n+ *he co50!n4 7!sre!4 cr!7%n+ !n$ s*!++er%n+ (0 *he s0(rs of *he 5en!c%n+ 5o(n*!%n r!n+e.Be*7een E!;s cheer4 $en%! of *he $!n+er !n$ M(sc!r%;s bo%s*ero(s$ef%!nce of %*9 *he f%n!nc%! f!5%4 7ere f%r5 %n *he%r or%+%n! 0(r0ose=!n$ M(sc!r% 5!$e h%s 5o(n*!%n o(rne4 co%nc%$e 7%*h *he%rs.A 5ore s(r0r%s%n+ fe!*(re 7!s *he !00e!r!nce !* *he co!s*8*o7n s*!*%onof *he %**e 0r%es* of *he res*!(r!n*= he !e+e$ 5ere4*h!* b(s%ness e$ h%5 !so *o cross *he 5o(n*!%ns of *he 5%$!n$.B(* 4o(n+ H!rro+!*e co($ no* b(* connec* h%s 0resence 7%*h*he 54s*%c! fe!rs !n$ 7!rn%n+s of 4es*er$!4.

The co!ch 7!s ! -%n$ of co55o$%o(s 7!+one**e9 %n&en*e$ b4*he 5o$ern%s* *!en* of *he co(r%er9 7ho $o5%n!*e$ *he e<0e$%*%on7%*h h%s sc%en*%f%c !c*%&%*4 !n$ bree4 7%*. The *heor4 of $!n+er fro5*h%e&es 7!s b!n%she$ fro5 *ho(+h* !n$ s0eech= *ho(+h so f!r conce$e$%n for5! !c* *h!* so5e s%+h* 0ro*ec*%on 7!s e50o4e$. The co(r%er !n$ *he 4o(n+ b!n-er c!rr%e$ o!$e$ re&o&ers9 !n$ M(sc!r%@7%*h 5(ch bo4%sh +r!*%f%c!*%on b(c-e$ on ! -%n$ of c(*!ss(n$er h%s b!c- co!-.

He h!$ 0!n*e$ h%s 0erson !* ! f4%n+ e!0 ne<* *o*he o&e4 En+%sh7o5!n= on *he o*her s%$e of her s!* *he 0r%es*9

7hose n!5e 7!s Bro7n !n$ 7ho 7!s for*(n!*e4 ! s%en* %n$%&%$(!=*he co(r%er !n$ *he f!*her !n$ son 7ere on *he b!nc beh%n$.M(sc!r% 7!s %n *o7er%n+ s0%r%*s9 ser%o(s4 be%e&%n+ %n *he 0er%9

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!n$ h%s *!- *o E*he 5%+h* 7e h!&e 5!$e her *h%n- h%5 ! 5!n%!c.B(* *here 7!s so5e*h%n+ %n *he cr!4 !n$ +or+eo(s !scen*9!5%$ cr!+s %-e 0e!-s o!$e$ 7%*h 7oo$s %-e orch!r$s9 *h!* $r!++e$her s0%r%* (0 !one 7%*h h%s %n*o 0(r0e 0re0os*ero(s he!&ens7%*h 7hee%n+ s(ns. The 7h%*e ro!$ c%5be$ %-e ! 7h%*e c!*=

%* s0!nne$ s(ness ch!s5s %-e ! *%+h*8ro0e= %* 7!s f(n+ ro(n$f!r8off he!$!n$s %-e ! !sso.

An$ 4e*9 ho7e&er h%+h *he4 7en*9 *he $eser* s*% bosso5e$%-e *he rose. The f%e$s 7ere b(rn%she$ %n s(n !n$ 7%n$7%*h *he coo(r of -%n+f%sher !n$ 0!rro* !n$ h(55%n+8b%r$9*he h(es of ! h(n$re$ fo7er%n+ fo7ers. There !re no o&e%er 5e!$o7s!n$ 7oo$!n$s *h!n *he En+%sh9 no nober cres*s or ch!s5s *h!n*hose of Sno7$on !n$ Gencoe. B(* E*he H!rro+!*e h!$ ne&er beforeseen *he so(*hern 0!r-s *%*e$ on *he s0%n*ere$ nor*hern 0e!-s=*he +or+e of Gencoe !$en 7%*h *he fr(%*s of Ken*. There 7!s no*h%n+ here

of *h!* ch% !n$ $eso!*%on *h!* %n Br%*!%n one !ssoc%!*es 7%*hh%+h !n$ 7%$ scener4. I* 7!s r!*her %-e ! 5os!%c 0!!ce9ren* 7%*h e!r*h>(!-es= or %-e ! D(*ch *(%0 +!r$en bo7n *o *he s*!rs7%*h $4n!5%*e.

I*;s %-e Ke7 G!r$ens on Be!ch4 He!$9 s!%$ E*he.

I* %s o(r secre*9 !ns7ere$ he9 *he secre* of *he &oc!no=*h!* %s !so *he secre* of *he re&o(*%on88*h!* ! *h%n+ c!n be &%oen*!n$ 4e* fr(%*f(.

o( !re r!*her &%oen* 4o(rsef9 !n$ she s5%e$ !* h%5.

An$ 4e* r!*her fr(%*ess9 he !$5%**e$= %f I $%e *on%+h*I $%e (n5!rr%e$ !n$ ! foo.

I* %s no* 54 f!(* %f 4o( h!&e co5e9 she s!%$ !f*er ! $%ff%c(* s%ence.

I* %s ne&er 4o(r f!(*9 !ns7ere$ M(sc!r%= %* 7!s no* 4o(r f!(**h!* Tro4 fe.

As *he4 s0o-e *he4 c!5e (n$er o&er7he5%n+ c%ffs *h!* s0re!$!5os* %-e 7%n+s !bo&e ! corner of 0ec(%!r 0er%. Shoc-e$ b4 *he b%+ sh!$o7 on *he n!rro7 e$+e9 *he horses s*%rre$ $o(b*f(4.The $r%&er e!0* *o *he e!r*h *o ho$ *he%r he!$s9 !n$ *he4

bec!5e (n+o&ern!be. One horse re!re$ (0 *o h%s f( he%+h*88*he *%*!n%c !n$ *err%f4%n+ he%+h* of ! horse 7hen he beco5es ! b%0e$.I* 7!s (s* eno(+h *o !*er *he e>(%%br%(5= *he 7hoe co!chheee$ o&er %-e ! sh%0 !n$ cr!she$ *hro(+h *he fr%n+e of b(sheso&er *he c%ff. M(sc!r% *hre7 !n !r5 ro(n$ E*he9 7ho c(n+ *o h%59!n$ sho(*e$ !o($. I* 7!s for s(ch 5o5en*s *h!* he %&e$.

A* *he 5o5en* 7hen *he +or+eo(s 5o(n*!%n 7!s 7en* ro(n$*he 0oe*;s he!$ %-e ! 0(r0e 7%n$5% ! *h%n+ h!00ene$ 7h%ch 7!ss(0erf%c%!4 e&en 5ore s*!r*%n+. The e$er4 !n$ e*h!r+%c b!n-er

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s0r!n+ erec* %n *he co!ch !n$ e!0* o&er *he 0rec%0%ce before*he *%*e$ &eh%ce co($ *!-e h%5 *here. In *he f%rs* f!sh%* oo-e$ !s 7%$ !s s(%c%$e= b(* %n *he secon$ %* 7!s !s sens%be !s! s!fe %n&es*5en*. The or-sh%re5!n h!$ e&%$en*4 5ore 0ro50*%*($e9!s 7e !s 5ore s!+!c%*49 *h!n M(sc!r% h!$ +%&en h%5 cre$%* for=

for he !n$e$ %n ! !0 of !n$ 7h%ch 5%+h* h!&e been s0ec%!4 0!$$e$7%*h *(rf !n$ co&er *o rece%&e h%5. As %* h!00ene$9 %n$ee$9*he 7hoe co50!n4 7ere e>(!4 (c-49 %f ess $%+n%f%e$ %n *he%r for5 of eec*%on. I55e$%!*e4 (n$er *h%s !br(0* *(rn of *he ro!$7!s ! +r!ss4 !n$ fo7er4 hoo7 %-e ! s(n-en 5e!$o7= ! sor* of +reen &e&e* 0oc-e* %n *he on+9 +reen9 *r!%%n+ +!r5en*s of *he h%s.In*o *h%s *he4 7ere ! *%00e$ or *(5be$ 7%*h %**e $!5!+e9s!&e *h!* *he%r s5!es* b!++!+e !n$ e&en *he con*en*s of *he%r 0oc-e*s7ere sc!**ere$ %n *he +r!ss !ro(n$ *he5. The 7rec-e$ co!ch s*%h(n+ !bo&e9 en*!n+e$ %n *he *o(+h he$+e9 !n$ *he horses 0(n+e$

0!%nf(4 $o7n *he so0e. The f%rs* *o s%* (0 7!s *he %**e 0r%es*9

7ho scr!*che$ h%s he!$ 7%*h ! f!ce of foo%sh 7on$er. Fr!n- H!rro+!*ehe!r$ h%5 s!4 *o h%5sef: No7 7h4 on e!r*h h!&e 7e f!en (s* here

He b%n-e$ !* *he %**er !ro(n$ h%59 !n$ reco&ere$ h%s o7n&er4 c(5s4 (5bre!. Be4on$ %* !4 *he bro!$ so5brero f!en fro5*he he!$ of M(sc!r%9 !n$ bes%$e %* ! se!e$ b(s%ness e**er 7h%ch9!f*er ! +!nce !* *he !$$ress9 he re*(rne$ *o *he e$er H!rro+!*e.On *he o*her s%$e of h%5 *he +r!ss 0!r*4 h%$ M%ss E*he;s s(nsh!$e9!n$ (s* be4on$ %* !4 ! c(r%o(s %**e +!ss bo**e h!r$4 *7o %nches on+.The 0r%es* 0%c-e$ %* (0= %n ! >(%c-9 (nob*r(s%&e 5!nner he (ncor-e$!n$ sn%ffe$ %*9 !n$ h%s he!&4 f!ce *(rne$ *he coo(r of c!4.

He!&en $e%&er (s he 5(**ere$= %* c!n;* be hersH!s her sorro7 co5e on her !re!$4 He s%00e$ %* %n*o h%s o7n7!%s*co!* 0oc-e*. I *h%n- I;5 (s*%f%e$9 he s!%$9 *% I -no7! %**e 5ore.

He +!e$ 0!%nf(4 !* *he +%r9 !* *h!* 5o5en* be%n+ r!%se$ o(* of *he fo7ers b4 M(sc!r%9 7ho 7!s s!4%n+: We h!&e f!en %n*o he!&en=%* %s ! s%+n. Mor*!s c%5b (0 !n$ *he4 f! $o7n= b(* %* %s on4+o$s !n$ +o$$esses 7ho c!n f! (07!r$s.

An$ %n$ee$ she rose o(* of *he se! of coo(rs so be!(*%f( !n$h!004 ! &%s%on *h!* *he 0r%es* fe* h%s s(s0%c%on sh!-en !n$ sh%f*e$.Af*er !9 he *ho(+h*9 0erh!0s *he 0o%son %sn;* hers= 0erh!0s %*;sone of M(sc!r%;s 5eo$r!5!*%c *r%c-s.

M(sc!r% se* *he !$4 %+h*4 on her fee*9 5!$e her !n !bs(r$4*he!*r%c! bo79 !n$ *hen9 $r!7%n+ h%s c(*!ss9 h!c-e$ h!r$ !**he *!(* re%ns of *he horses9 so *h!* *he4 scr!5be$ *o *he%r fee*!n$ s*oo$ %n *he +r!ss *re5b%n+. When he h!$ $one so9! 5os* re5!r-!be *h%n+ occ(rre$. A &er4 >(%e* 5!n9 &er4 0oor4 $resse$!n$ e<*re5e4 s(nb(rn*9 c!5e o(* of *he b(shes !n$ *oo- ho$ of

*he horses; he!$s. He h!$ ! >(eer8sh!0e$ -n%fe9 &er4 bro!$ !n$ croo-e$9 b(c-e$ on h%s be*= *here 7!s no*h%n+ ese re5!r-!be !bo(* h%59e<ce0* h%s s($$en !n$ s%en* !00e!r!nce. The 0oe* !s-e$ h%5 7ho he 7!s9

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!n$ he $%$ no* !ns7er.

Loo-%n+ !ro(n$ h%5 !* *he conf(se$ !n$ s*!r*e$ +ro(0 %n *he hoo79M(sc!r% *hen 0erce%&e$ *h!* !no*her *!nne$ !n$ *!**ere$ 5!n97%*h ! shor* +(n (n$er h%s !r59 7!s oo-%n+ !* *he5 fro5

*he e$+e (s* beo79 e!n%n+ h%s ebo7s on *he e$+e of *he *(rf.Then he oo-e$ (0 !* *he ro!$ fro5 7h%ch *he4 h!$ f!en !n$ s!79oo-%n+ $o7n on *he59 *he 5(es of fo(r o*her c!rb%nes !n$fo(r o*her bro7n f!ces 7%*h br%+h* b(* >(%*e 5o*%oness e4es.

The br%+!n$s cr%e$ M(sc!r%9 7%*h ! -%n$ of 5ons*ro(s +!%e*4.Th%s 7!s ! *r!0. E!9 %f 4o( 7% ob%+e 5e b4 shoo*%n+ *heco!ch5!n f%rs*9 7e c!n c(* o(r 7!4 o(* 4e*. There !re on4 s%< of *he5.

The co!ch5!n9 s!%$ E!9 7ho 7!s s*!n$%n+ +r%54 7%*h h%s h!n$s%n h%s 0oc-e*s9 h!00ens *o be ! ser&!n* of Mr H!rro+!*e;s.

Then shoo* h%5 ! *he 5ore9 cr%e$ *he 0oe* %50!*%en*4=he 7!s br%be$ *o (0se* h%s 5!s*er. Then 0(* *he !$4 %n *he 5%$$e9!n$ 7e 7% bre!- *he %ne (0 *here887%*h ! r(sh.

An$9 7!$%n+ %n 7%$ +r!ss !n$ fo7ers9 he !$&!nce$ fe!ress4on *he fo(r c!rb%nes= b(* f%n$%n+ *h!* no one foo7e$ e<ce0*4o(n+ H!rro+!*e9 he *(rne$9 br!n$%sh%n+ h%s c(*!ss *o 7!&e *he o*hers on.He behe$ *he co(r%er s*% s*!n$%n+ s%+h*4 !s*r%$e %n *he cen*re of *he +r!ss4 r%n+9 h%s h!n$s %n h%s 0oc-e*s= !n$ h%s e!n9 %ron%c!I*!%!n f!ce see5e$ *o +ro7 on+er !n$ on+er %n *he e&en%n+ %+h*.

o( *ho(+h*9 M(sc!r%9 I 7!s *he f!%(re !5on+ o(r schoofeo7s9he s!%$9 !n$ 4o( *ho(+h* 4o( 7ere *he s(ccess. B(* I h!&e s(ccee$e$5ore *h!n 4o( !n$ f% ! b%++er 0!ce %n h%s*or4. I h!&e been!c*%n+ e0%cs 7h%e 4o( h!&e been 7r%*%n+ *he5.

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e>(!4 o($ !n$ f(. I !5 *he K%n+ of Th%e&es9 !n$ I 7eco5e 4o( !*o 54 s(55er 0!!ce.

An$ e&en !s he s0o-e f%&e 5ore s%en* 5en 7%*h 7e!0ons re!$4c!5e o(* of *he b(shes9 !n$ oo-e$ *o7!r$s h%5 for *he%r or$ers.One of *he5 he$ ! !r+e 0!0er %n h%s h!n$.

Th%s 0re**4 %**e nes* 7here 7e !re ! 0%cn%c-%n+97en* on *he co(r%er8br%+!n$9 7%*h *he s!5e e!s4 4e* s%n%s*er s5%e9%s9 *o+e*her 7%*h so5e c!&es (n$erne!*h %*9 -no7n b4 *he n!5e of *he #!r!$%se of Th%e&es. I* %s 54 0r%nc%0! s*ron+ho$ on *hese h%s=

for @!s 4o( h!&e $o(b*ess no*%ce$ *he e4r%e %s %n&%s%be bo?h fro5*he ro!$ !bo&e !n$ fro5 *he &!e4 beo7. I* %s so5e*h%n+ be**er *h!n %50re+n!be= %* %s (nno*%ce!be. Here I 5os*4 %&e9 !n$ here

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I sh! cer*!%n4 $%e9 %f *he +en$!r5es e&er *r!c- 5e here.I !5 no* *he -%n$ of cr%5%n! *h!* reser&es h%s $efence9;

b(* *he be**er -%n$ *h!* reser&es h%s !s* b(e*.

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7ho he!&e$ ! h(+e s%+h !s of re%ef !n$ f%n+ere$ *he %**e 0h%!%n h%s 0oc-e*. Th!n- Go$ he 5(**ere$= *h!*;s 5(ch 5ore 0rob!be.The 0o%son beon+s *o *h%s robber8ch%ef9 of co(rse. He c!rr%es %*so *h!* he 5!4 ne&er be c!0*(re$9 %-e C!*o.

The K%n+ of Th%e&es 7!s9 ho7e&er9 con*%n(%n+ h%s !$$ress 7%*h*he s!5e -%n$ of $!n+ero(s 0o%*eness. I* on4 re5!%ns for 5e9he s!%$9 *o e<0!%n *o 54 +(es*s *he soc%! con$%*%ons (0on 7h%chI h!&e *he 0e!s(re of en*er*!%n%n+ *he5. I nee$ no* e<0o(n$*he >(!%n* o$ r%*(! of r!nso59 7h%ch %* %s %nc(5ben* (0on 5e*o -ee0 (0= !n$ e&en *h%s on4 !00%es *o ! 0!r* of *he co50!n4.

The Re&eren$ F!*her Bro7n !n$ *he ceebr!*e$ S%+nor M(sc!r%I sh! ree!se *o5orro7 !* $!7n !n$ escor* *o 54 o(*0os*s.#oe*s !n$ 0r%es*s9 %f 4o( 7% 0!r$on 54 s%50%c%*4 of s0eech9ne&er h!&e !n4 5one4. An$ so @s%nce %* %s %50oss%be *o +e* !n4*h%n+o(* of *he59 e* (s9 se%e *he o00or*(n%*4 *o sho7 o(r !$5%r!*%on for c!ss%c %*er!*(re !n$ o(r re&erence for Ho4 Ch(rch.

He 0!(se$ 7%*h !n (n0e!s%n+ s5%e= !n$ F!*her Bro7n b%n-e$ re0e!*e$4 !* h%59 !n$ see5e$ s($$en4 *o be %s*en%n+7%*h +re!* !**en*%on. The br%+!n$ c!0*!%n *oo- *he !r+e 0!0er fro5*he !**en$!n* br%+!n$ !n$9 +!nc%n+ o&er %*9 con*%n(e$:

M4 o*her %n*en*%ons !re ce!r4 se* for*h %n *h%s 0(b%c $oc(5en*97h%ch I 7% h!n$ ro(n$ %n ! 5o5en*= !n$ 7h%ch !f*er *h!* 7% be 0os*e$ on ! *ree b4 e&er4 &%!+e %n *he &!e49 !n$ e&er4 cross8ro!$%n *he h%s. I 7% no* 7e!r4 4o( 7%*h *he &erb!%s59 s%nce 4o(7% be !be *o chec- %*= *he s(bs*!nce of 54 0roc!5!*%on %s *h%s:I !nno(nce f%rs* *h!* I h!&e c!0*(re$ *he En+%sh 5%%on!%re9*he cooss(s of f%n!nce9 Mr S!5(e H!rro+!*e. I ne<* !nno(nce*h!* I h!&e fo(n$ on h%s 0erson no*es !n$ bon$s for *7o *ho(s!n$ 0o(n$s97h%ch he h!s +%&en (0 *o 5e. No7 s%nce %* 7o($ be re!4 %55or!*o !nno(nce s(ch ! *h%n+ *o ! cre$(o(s 0(b%c %f %* h!$ no* occ(rre$9I s(++es* %* sho($ occ(r 7%*ho(* f(r*her $e!4. I s(++es* *h!*

Mr H!rro+!*e sen%or sho($ no7 +%&e 5e *he *7o *ho(s!n$ 0o(n$s%n h%s 0oc-e*.

The b!n-er oo-e$ !* h%5 (n$er o7er%n+ bro7s9 re$8f!ce$ !n$ s(-49 b(* see5%n+4 co7e$. Th!* e!0 fro5 *he f!%%n+ c!rr%!+e see5e$*o h!&e (se$ (0 h%s !s* &%r%%*4. He h!$ he$ b!c- %n ! h!n+8$o+ s*4e7hen h%s son !n$ M(sc!r% h!$ 5!$e ! bo$ 5o&e5en* *o bre!- o(* of *he br%+!n$ *r!0. An$ no7 h%s re$ !n$ *re5b%n+ h!n$ 7en* re(c*!n*4*o h%s bre!s*80oc-e*9 !n$ 0!sse$ ! b(n$e of 0!0ers !n$ en&eo0es*o *he br%+!n$.

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fro5 *he fr%en$s of *he H!rro+!*e f!5%4 ! r!nso5 of *hree *ho(s!n$ 0o(n$s97h%ch I !5 s(re %s !5os* %ns(*%n+ *o *h!* f!5%4 %n %*s 5o$er!*e es*%5!*eof *he%r %50or*!nce. Who 7o($ no* 0!4 *r%0e *h%s s(5 for !no*her $!4;s!ssoc%!*%on 7%*h s(ch ! $o5es*%c c%rce I 7% no* conce! fro5 4o(*h!* *he $oc(5en* en$s 7%*h cer*!%n e+! 0hr!ses !bo(*

*he (n0e!s!n* *h%n+s *h!* 5!4 h!00en %f *he 5one4 %s no* 0!%$= b(* 5e!n7h%e9 !$%es !n$ +en*e5en9 e* 5e !ss(re 4o( *h!*I !5 co5for*!b4 off here for !cco55o$!*%on9 7%ne !n$ c%+!rs9!n$ b%$ 4o( for *he 0resen* ! s0or*s5!n8%-e 7eco5e *o *he (<(r%esof *he #!r!$%se of Th%e&es.

A *he *%5e *h!* he h!$ been s0e!-%n+9 *he $(b%o(s8oo-%n+ 5en7%*h c!rb%nes !n$ $%r*4 so(ch h!*s h!$ been +!*her%n+ s%en*4%n s(ch 0re0on$er!*%n+ n(5bers *h!* e&en M(sc!r% 7!s co50ee$*o reco+n%e h%s s!4 7%*h *he s7or$ !s ho0eess. He +!nce$ !ro(n$ h%5=

b(* *he +%r h!$ !re!$4 +one o&er *o soo*he !n$ co5for* her f!*her9

for her n!*(r! !ffec*%on for h%s 0erson 7!s !s s*ron+ or s*ron+er *h!nher so5e7h!* snobb%sh 0r%$e %n h%s s(ccess. M(sc!r%9 7%*h *he %o+%c!%*4of ! o&er9 !$5%re$ *h%s f%%! $e&o*%on9 !n$ 4e* 7!s %rr%*!*e$ b4 %*.He s!00e$ h%s s7or$ b!c- %n *he sc!bb!r$ !n$ 7en* !n$ f(n+ h%5sef so5e7h!* s(-%4 on one of *he +reen b!n-s. The 0r%es* s!* $o7n7%*h%n ! 4!r$ or *7o9 !n$ M(sc!r% *(rne$ h%s !>(%%ne nose on h%5%n !n %ns*!n*!neo(s %rr%*!*%on.

We9 s!%$ *he 0oe* *!r*49 $o 0eo0e s*% *h%n- 5e *oo ro5!n*%cAre *here9 I 7on$er9 !n4 br%+!n$s ef* %n *he 5o(n*!%ns

There 5!4 be9 s!%$ F!*her Bro7n !+nos*%c!4.

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I 5e!n I !5 0(e$9 re0%e$ *he 0r%es*. I !5 0(e$ !bo(*E! or Mon*!no9 or 7h!*e&er h%s n!5e %s. He see5s *o 5e 5(ch 5ore%ne<0%c!be !s ! br%+!n$ e&en *h!n he 7!s !s ! co(r%er.

B(* %n 7h!* 7!4 0ers%s*e$ h%s co50!n%on. S!n*! M!r%!I sho($ h!&e *ho(+h* *he br%+!n$ 7!s 0!%n eno(+h.

I f%n$ *hree c(r%o(s $%ff%c(*%es9 s!%$ *he 0r%es* %n ! >(%e* &o%ce.I sho($ %-e *o h!&e 4o(r o0%n%on on *he5. F%rs* of !I 5(s* *e 4o( I 7!s (nch%n+ %n *h!* res*!(r!n* !* *he se!s%$e.As fo(r of 4o( ef* *he roo59 4o( !n$ M%ss H!rro+!*e 7en* !he!$9*!-%n+ !n$ !(+h%n+= *he b!n-er !n$ *he co(r%er c!5e beh%n$9s0e!-%n+ s0!re4 !n$ r!*her o7. B(* I co($ no* he0 he!r%n+ E!s!4 *hese 7or$s88We9 e* her h!&e ! %**e f(n= 4o( -no7 *he bo75!4 s5!sh her !n4 5%n(*e.; Mr H!rro+!*e !ns7ere$ no*h%n+=so *he 7or$s 5(s* h!&e h!$ so5e 5e!n%n+. On *he %50(se of *he 5o5en*I 7!rne$ her bro*her *h!* she 5%+h* be %n 0er%= I s!%$ no*h%n+of %*s n!*(re9 for I $%$ no* -no7. B(* %f %* 5e!n* *h%s c!0*(re

%n *he h%s9 *he *h%n+ %s nonsense. Wh4 sho($ *he br%+!n$8co(r%er 7!rn h%s 0!*ron9 e&en b4 ! h%n*9 7hen %* 7!s h%s 7hoe 0(r0ose *o (re h%5%n*o *he 5o(n*!%n85o(se*r!0 I* co($ no* h!&e 5e!n* *h!*.

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b(* *he br%+h* 0ros!%c *7ee$ of *he co(r%er sho7e$ *hro(+h %n 0!*ches! o&er h%5.

The ne<* 5o5en* he *(rne$ h%s o%&e9 sneer%n+ f!ce !n$ 5!$e! 5o&e5en* 7%*h h%s h!n$. The br%+!n$s sc!**ere$ !* *he s%+n!9

no* %n conf(s%on9 b(* %n 7h!* 7!s e&%$en*4 ! -%n$ of +(err%! $%sc%0%ne.Ins*e!$ of occ(04%n+ *he ro!$ !on+ *he r%$+e9 *he4 s0r%n-e$ *he5se&es!on+ *he s%$e of %* beh%n$ *he *rees !n$ *he he$+e9 !s %f 7!*ch%n+ (nseenfor !n ene54. The no%se be4on$ +re7 s*ron+er9 be+%nn%n+ *o sh!-e*he 5o(n*!%n ro!$9 !n$ ! &o%ce co($ be ce!r4 he!r$ c!%n+ o(* or$ers.The br%+!n$s s7!4e$ !n$ h($$e$9 c(rs%n+ !n$ 7h%s0er%n+9!n$ *he e&en%n+ !%r 7!s f( of %**e 5e*!%c no%ses !s *he4coc-e$ *he%r 0%s*os9 or oosene$ *he%r -n%&es9 or *r!%e$ *he%r sc!bb!r$so&er *he s*ones. Then *he no%ses fro5 bo*h >(!r*ers see5e$ *o 5ee*on *he ro!$ !bo&e= br!nches bro-e9 horses ne%+he$9 5en cr%e$ o(*.

A resc(e cr%e$ M(sc!r%9 s0r%n+%n+ *o h%s fee* !n$ 7!&%n+ h%s h!*=*he +en$!r5es !re on *he5 No7 for free$o5 !n$ ! bo7 for %* No7 *o be rebes !+!%ns* robbers Co5e9 $on;* e* (s e!&e e&er4*h%n+*o *he 0o%ce= *h!* %s so $re!$f(4 5o$ern. F! on *he re!r of *hese r(ff%!ns. The +en$!r5es !re resc(%n+ (s= co5e9 fr%en$s9e* (s resc(e *he +en$!r5es

An$ *hro7%n+ h%s h!* o&er *he *rees9 he $re7 h%s c(*!ss once 5ore!n$ be+!n *o esc!!$e *he so0e (0 *o *he ro!$. Fr!n- H!rro+!*e

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7ho see5e$ *o be %n +re!* !+%*!*%on.

I 7on;* h!&e %*9 s!%$ *he b!n-er %n ! cho-%n+ &o%ce=I co55!n$ 4o( no* *o %n*erfere.

B(*9 f!*her9 s!%$ Fr!n- &er4 7!r549 !n I*!%!n +en*e5!n h!se$ *he 7!4. o( 7o($n;* h!&e %* s!%$ *h!* *he En+%sh h(n+ b!c-.

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M(sc!r% 5e!n7h%e9 7%*ho(* 7!%*%n+ for s(00or*9 h!$ cres*e$ *he b!n- (0 *o *he ro!$9 !n$ s*r(c- *he br%+!n$ -%n+ he!&%4 on *he sho($er9c!(s%n+ h%5 *o s*!++er !n$ s7%n+ ro(n$. Mon*!no !so h!$h%s c(*!ss (nshe!*he$9 !n$ M(sc!r%9 7%*ho(* f(r*her s0eech9sen* ! s!sh !* h%s he!$ 7h%ch he 7!s co50ee$ *o c!*ch !n$ 0!rr4.B(* e&en !s *he *7o shor* b!$es crosse$ !n$ c!she$ *he K%n+ of Th%e&es

$e%ber!*e4 $ro00e$ h%s 0o%n* !n$ !(+he$.

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D!r-ness 7!s $ee0en%n+ (n$er *he 5o(n*!%n 7!s9 !n$ %* 7!s no* e!s4*o $%scern 5(ch of *he 0ro+ress of *he s*r(++e9 s!&e *h!* *! 5en7ere 0(sh%n+ *he%r horses; 5(es *hro(+h ! c%n+%n+ cro7$ of br%+!n$s9

7ho see5e$ 5ore %nc%ne$ *o h!r!ss !n$ h(s*e *he %n&!$ers*h!n *o -% *he5. I* 7!s 5ore %-e ! *o7n cro7$ 0re&en*%n+*he 0!ss!+e of *he 0o%ce *h!n !n4*h%n+ *he 0oe* h!$ e&er 0%c*(re$!s *he !s* s*!n$ of $oo5e$ !n$ o(*!7e$ 5en of boo$. 6(s* !s he 7!sro%n+ h%s e4es %n be7%$er5en* he fe* ! *o(ch on h%s ebo79!n$ fo(n$ *he o$$ %**e 0r%es* s*!n$%n+ *here %-e ! s5! No!h7%*h ! !r+e h!*9 !n$ re>(es*%n+ *he f!&o(r of ! 7or$ or *7o.

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I *h%n- so9 7!s *he e>(!4 +r!&e re04.

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offer her e&er4*h%n+ 4o( c!n= offer her he!&en !n$ e!r*h%f 4o(;&e +o* *he5. The *%5e %s shor*.

Wh4 !s-e$ *he !s*on%she$ 5!n of e**ers.

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!n$ *h%c- +r!ss %-e $efe!*e$ 5en 0(rs(e$= !n$ *he +re!* coc-e$ h!*sof *he 5o(n*e$ +en$!r5er%e 7ere seen 0!ss%n+ !on+ !bo&e *he bro-en he$+e.Ano*her or$er 7!s +%&en= *here 7!s ! no%se of $%s5o(n*%n+9!n$ ! *! off%cer 7%*h coc-e$ h!*9 ! +re4 %50er%!9 !n$ ! 0!0er %n h%s h!n$!00e!re$ %n *he +!0 *h!* 7!s *he +!*e of *he #!r!$%se of Th%e&es.

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before *he H!rro+!*e +ro(0 !n$ s!%$: S!5(e H!rro+!*e9 I !rres* 4o(%n *he n!5e of *he !7 for e5bee5en* of *he f(n$s of *he H( !n$H($$ersf%e$ B!n-.

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M. Br(n h!$ beco5e 0ro5%nen* b4 h%s 0ro0os! *h!* *he co55on

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7ho 5%+h* &er4 7e h!&e 0!sse$ for ! $oc*or h%5sef9 h!&%n+ ! s*r%c*s(%* of b!c-9 s0ec*!ces9 +re4 h!%r9 !n$ ! conf%$en*%! 5!nner.In f!c*9 he 7!s ! f!r 5ore 0resen*!be 5!n of sc%ence *h!n h%s 5!s*er9Dr H%rsch9 7ho 7!s ! for-e$ r!$%sh of ! feo79 7%*h (s* eno(+h

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o( 5e!n *he %nfor5!*%on %s 7ron+ !s-e$ F!*her Bro7n.

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for W!r= b(* *he M%n%s*er 0er5%**e$ %* *o s!&e H%rsch fro5 f%+h*%n+.Af*er *h!* 7e re!4 c!n;* s(00or* D(bosc %f h%s re&e!*%on%s ! 5!re;s nes*.

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No* b4 *he horr%be *h%n+s %50(*e$ bo*h 7!4s= I -no7 @*ho(+h %*;s no*5o$ern *o s!4 so *h!* h(5!n n!*(re %n *he h%+hes* 0!ces %s s*% c!0!beof be%n+ Cenc% or Bor+%!. No889 7h!* 0(e$ 5e 7!s *he s%ncer%*4of bo*h 0!r*%es. I $on;* 5e!n *he 0o%*%c! 0!r*%es= *he r!n- !n$ f%e!re !7!4s ro(+h4 hones*9 !n$ of*en $(0e$. I 5e!n *he 0ersonsof *he 0!4. I 5e!n *he cons0%r!*ors9 %f *he4 7ere cons0%r!*ors.I 5e!n *he *r!%*or9 %f he 7!s ! *r!%*or. I 5e!n *he 5en 7ho 5(s* h!&e-no7n *he *r(*h. No7 Dre4f(s 7en* on %-e ! 5!n 7ho -ne7 he 7!s! 7ron+e$ 5!n. An$ 4e* *he French s*!*es5en !n$ so$%ers 7en* on!s %f *he4 -ne7 he 7!sn;* ! 7ron+e$ 5!n b(* s%504 ! 7ron+ ;(n.I $on;* 5e!n *he4 beh!&e$ 7e= I 5e!n *he4 beh!&e$ !s %f *he4 7ere s(re.

I c!n;* $escr%be *hese *h%n+s= I -no7 7h!* I 5e!n.

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An4ho79 cr%e$ F!5be!( %50!*%en*49 he;s no* ! 0!*chon 54 0r%nc%0!= !n$ I sh! +o *hro(+h 7%*h %*. O$ D(bosc 5!4 be! b%* 5!$9 b(* he;s ! sor* of 0!*r%o* !f*er !.

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s%nce 5orn%n+. There %s so5e*h%n+ %n *h%s b(s%ness >(%*e $%fferen*fro5 *he or$%n!r4 0o%ce 54s*er4 7here one 5!n %s 5ore or ess 4%n+!n$ *he o*her 5!n 5ore or ess *e%n+ *he *r(*h. Here bo*h 5en....We I;&e *o$ 4o( *he on4 *heor4 I c!n *h%n- of *h!* co($s!*%sf4 !n4bo$4. I* $oesn;* s!*%sf4 5e.

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The co&ere$ 0!ss!+e o0ene$ !* one en$ on one of *he s*ee0 s*ree*sof *he A$e0h%9 !n$ !* *he o*her on ! *err!ce o&eroo-%n+

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M4 *r%c-s h%sse$ h%s 0!e r%&!9 !n$ 5!$e ! s*r%$e *o7!r$s h%5.

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0r!c*%c! sense9 7!s 7h%s*%n+ for *he 0o%ce !* *he en$ of *he 0!ss!+e.

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We h!$ be**er ! be +o%n+9 s!%$ Se45o(r he!&%4= 7e h!&e $one! 7e c!n *o he0.

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The4 bo*h s*!r*e$ !s %f +(%*%49 !n$ C(*er s!%$ sh!r04:To h(r* 7ho5

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!n$ *hose 7ho h!$ no* been e<!5%ne$ b4 h%5. The 5e$%c! e&%$ence%n&o&e$ no con*r!$%c*%ons9 *he $oc*or9 7ho5 Se45o(r h!$ s(55one$on *he s0o*9 !+ree%n+ 7%*h *he e5%nen* s(r+eon 7ho h!$ !*er e<!5%ne$ *he bo$4. A(ror! Ro5e h!$ been s*!bbe$ 7%*h so5e sh!r0 %ns*r(5en*s(ch !s ! -n%fe or $!++er= so5e %ns*r(5en*9 !* e!s*9 of 7h%ch*he b!$e 7!s shor*. The 7o(n$ 7!s (s* o&er *he he!r*9 !n$ she h!$$%e$ %ns*!n*4. When *he $oc*or f%rs* s!7 her she co($ h!r$4h!&e been $e!$ for *7en*4 5%n(*es. Therefore 7hen F!*her Bro7nfo(n$ her she co($ h!r$4 h!&e been $e!$ for *hree.

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I sh! on4 $e*!%n 4o( ! 5o5en*9 s!%$ Mr B(*er97ho 7!s ! r(s*%c8oo-%n+ 0erson 7%*h re$ e4ebro7s !n$ !n e<0ress%on

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Se45o(r oo-e$ *ro(be$ for *he f%rs* *%5e. I* %s h!r$4! 0o%n* of f!c*9 he s!%$9 b(* %f h%s or$sh%0 7o($ %-e 5e*o !ns7er for 54 %50ress%on9 of co(rse I sh! $o so. There 7!s so5e*h%n+!bo(* *he *h%n+ *h!* 7!s no* e<!c*4 ! 7o5!n !n$ 4e* 7!s no* >(%*e ! 5!n=so5eho7 *he c(r&es 7ere $%fferen*. An$ %* h!$ so5e*h%n+ *h!* oo-e$ %-eon+ h!%r.

Th!n- 4o(9 s!%$ Mr B(*er9 K.C.9 !n$ s!* $o7n s($$en49!s %f he h!$ +o* 7h!* he 7!n*e$.

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cons%$er!be e5b!rr!ss5en*. Then h%s $(b%o(s e4e ro!5e$ !+!%n *o*he 7h%*e e**er%n+ on *he +!ss fron* of *he 0(b%c8ho(se.The 4o(n+ 7o5!n;s e4es foo7e$ h%s9 !n$ res*e$ *here !so9

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4o( 7ere %9 or 4o(;$ h!&e s0o-en *o *he 7o5!n of *he 0!ce97ho;s ob&%o(s4 res0ec*!be...bes%$es9 4o( $on;* oo- % %n *h!* 7!49 b(* on4 (nh!004.... Th%s s*ree* %s *he on4 or%+%n! on+ !ne*h!* h!s no *(rn%n+= !n$ *he ho(ses on bo*h s%$es !re sh(* (0....I co($ on4 s(00ose *h!* 4o(;$ seen so5ebo$4 co5%n+ 7ho5 4o( $%$n;* 7!n**o 5ee*= !n$ fo(n$ *he 0(b%c8ho(se 7!s *he on4 she*er %n *h%s7%$erness of s*one.... I $on;* *h%n- I 7en* be4on$ *he %cence of ! s*r!n+er %n +!nc%n+ !* *he on4 5!n 7ho 0!sse$ %55e$%!*e4 !f*er....An$ !s I *ho(+h* he oo-e$ %-e *he 7ron+ sor*...!n$ 4o( oo-e$ %-e*he r%+h* sor*.... I he$ 54sef re!$4 *o he0 %f he !nno4e$ 4o(=*h!* %s !. As for 54 fr%en$9 he; be b!c- soon= !n$ he cer*!%n4

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Then 7h4 $%$ 4o( sen$ h%5 o(* she cr%e$9 e!n%n+ for7!r$ 7%*h4e* 7!r5er c(r%os%*4. She h!$ *he 0ro($9 %50e*(o(s f!ce *h!* +oes7%*h re$$%sh coo(r%n+9 !n$ ! Ro5!n nose9 !s %* $%$ %n M!r%e An*o%ne**e.

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!ns7ere$ F!*her Bro7n 7%*h en*%re s%50%c%*49

B(* %*;s s(ch ! croo-e$ nose9 re5ons*r!*e$ *he re$8h!%re$ +%r.

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!n$ 54 f!*her 7!s *h!* Coone C!rs*!%rs 4o(;&e 0rob!b4 he!r$ of97ho 5!$e *he f!5o(s C!rs*!%rs Coec*%on of Ro5!n co%ns.I co($ ne&er $escr%be 54 f!*her *o 4o(= *he ne!res* I c!n s!4 %s*h!* he 7!s &er4 %-e ! Ro5!n co%n h%5sef. He 7!s !s h!n$so5e !n$!s +en(%ne !n$ !s &!(!be !n$ !s 5e*!%c !n$ !s o(*8of8$!*e.

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Ar*h(r9 4o( 5!4 s!49 5%+h* 7e co50!%n of *h%s= b(* Ar*h(r %s 54 f!*her o&er !+!%n. Tho(+h he h!$ so5e $%fferences 7%*h 54f!*her %n e!r4 4o(*h9 no sooner h!$ he *!-en o&er *he Coec*%on*h!n he bec!5e %-e ! 0!+!n 0r%es* $e$%c!*e$ *o ! *e50e.He 5%<e$ (0 *hese Ro5!n h!f0ence 7%*h *he hono(r of *he C!rs*!%rsf!5%4 %n *he s!5e s*%ff9 %$o!*ro(s 7!4 !s h%s f!*her before h%5.He !c*e$ !s %f Ro5!n 5one4 5(s* be +(!r$e$ b4 ! *he Ro5!n &%r*(es.He *oo- no 0e!s(res= he s0en* no*h%n+ on h%5sef= he %&e$ for *he Coec*%on. Of*en he 7o($ no* *ro(be *o $ress for h%s s%50e 5e!s=

b(* 0!**ere$ !bo(* !5on+ *he cor$e$ bro7n80!0er 0!rces @7h%ch no one ese

7!s !o7e$ *o *o(ch %n !n o$ bro7n $ress%n+8+o7n. W%*h %*s ro0e!n$ *!sse !n$ h%s 0!e9 *h%n9 ref%ne$ f!ce9 %* 5!$e h%5 oo- %-e!n o$ !sce*%c 5on-. E&er4 no7 !n$ *hen9 *ho(+h9 he 7o($ !00e!r $resse$ %-e ! $ec%$e$4 f!sh%on!be +en*e5!n= b(* *h!* 7!s on4 7henhe 7en* (0 *o *he Lon$on s!es or sho0s *o 5!-e !n !$$%*%on *o*he C!rs*!%rs Coec*%on.

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I c!n;* he0 eno4%n+ eno45en*. I +o* ! o* of ro5!nce !n$ r(bb%sh7here I +o* 54 re$ h!%r9 fro5 *he o*her s%$e of *he f!5%4.#oor G%es 7!s *he s!5e= !n$ I *h%n- *he !*5os0here of co%ns5%+h* co(n* %n e<c(se for h%5= *ho(+h he re!4 $%$ 7ron+ !n$ ne!r47en* *o 0r%son. B(* he $%$n;* beh!&e !n4 7orse *h!n I $%$=!s 4o( sh! he!r.

I co5e no7 *o *he s%4 0!r* of *he s*or4. I *h%n- ! 5!n!s ce&er !s 4o( c!n +(ess *he sor* of *h%n+ *h!* 7o($ be+%n*o re%e&e *he 5ono*on4 for !n (nr(4 +%r of se&en*een 0!ce$ %n s(ch! 0os%*%on. B(* I !5 so r!**e$ 7%*h 5ore $re!$f( *h%n+s *h!* I c!n

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%&%n+ ! fe7 $oors off h!$ ! son !bo(* f%&e 4e!rs o$er *h!n 54sef97ho h!$ been ! fr%en$ of G%es before he 7en* *o *he Coon%es.H%s n!5e $oes no* !ffec* 54 *!e= b(* I *e 4o( %* 7!s #h%%0 H!7-er9

bec!(se I !5 *e%n+ 4o( e&er4*h%n+. We (se$ *o +o shr%50%n+ *o+e*her9!n$ s!%$ !n$ *ho(+h* 7e 7ere %n o&e 7%*h e!ch o*her= !* e!s*

he cer*!%n4 s!%$ he 7!s9 !n$ I cer*!%n4 *ho(+h* I 7!s.If I *e 4o( he h!$ brone$ c(r4 h!%r !n$ ! f!con%sh sor* of f!ce9 brone$ b4 *he se! !so9 %*;s no* for h%s s!-e9 I !ss(re 4o(9 b(* for *he s*or4= for %* 7!s *he c!(se of ! &er4 c(r%o(s co%nc%$ence.

One s(55er !f*ernoon9 7hen I h!$ 0ro5%se$ *o +o shr%50%n+!on+ *he s!n$s 7%*h #h%%09 I 7!s 7!%*%n+ r!*her %50!*%en*4%n *he fron* $r!7%n+8roo59 7!*ch%n+ Ar*h(r h!n$e so5e 0!c-e*s of co%nshe h!$ (s* 0(rch!se$ !n$ so74 sh(n* *he59 one or *7o !* ! *%5e9%n*o h%s o7n $!r- s*($4 !n$ 5(se(5 7h%ch 7!s !* *he b!c- of *he ho(se.As soon !s I he!r$ *he he!&4 $oor cose on h%5 f%n!49 I 5!$e ! bo*

for 54 shr%50%n+8ne* !n$ *!58o;8sh!n*er !n$ 7!s (s* +o%n+ *o s%0 o(*97hen I s!7 *h!* 54 bro*her h!$ ef* beh%n$ h%5 one co%n *h!* !4+e!5%n+ on *he on+ bench b4 *he 7%n$o7. I* 7!s ! brone co%n9!n$ *he coo(r9 co5b%ne$ 7%*h *he e<!c* c(r&e of *he Ro5!n nose!n$ so5e*h%n+ %n *he &er4 %f* of *he on+9 7%r4 nec-9 5!$e *he he!$of C!es!r on %* *he !5os* 0rec%se 0or*r!%* of #h%%0 H!7-er.Then I s($$en4 re5e5bere$ G%es *e%n+ #h%%0 of ! co%n *h!* 7!s%-e h%59 !n$ #h%%0 7%sh%n+ he h!$ %*. #erh!0s 4o( c!n f!nc4 *he 7%$9foo%sh *ho(+h*s 7%*h 7h%ch 54 he!$ 7en* ro(n$= I fe* !s %f I h!$h!$ ! +%f* fro5 *he f!%r%es. I* see5e$ *o 5e *h!* %f I co($ on4r(n !7!4 7%*h *h%s9 !n$ +%&e %* *o #h%%0 %-e ! 7%$ sor* of 7e$$%n+8r%n+9

%* 7o($ be ! bon$ be*7een (s for e&er= I fe* ! *ho(s!n$ s(ch *h%n+s!* once. Then *here 4!7ne$ (n$er 5e9 %-e *he 0%*9 *he enor5o(s9!7f( no*%on of 7h!* I 7!s $o%n+= !bo&e !9 *he (nbe!r!be *ho(+h*97h%ch 7!s %-e *o(ch%n+ ho* %ron9 of 7h!* Ar*h(r 7o($ *h%n- of %*.A C!rs*!%rs ! *h%ef= !n$ ! *h%ef of *he C!rs*!%rs *re!s(reI be%e&e 54 bro*her co($ see 5e b(rne$ %-e ! 7%*ch for s(ch ! *h%n+9B(* *hen9 *he &er4 *ho(+h* of s(ch f!n!*%c! cr(e*4 he%+h*ene$54 o$ h!*re$ of h%s $%n+4 o$ !n*%>(!r%!n f(ss%ness !n$ 54 on+%n+for *he 4o(*h !n$ %ber*4 *h!* c!e$ *o 5e fro5 *he se!.O(*s%$e 7!s s*ron+ s(n%+h* 7%*h ! 7%n$= !n$ ! 4eo7 he!$ of so5e

broo5 or +orse %n *he +!r$en r!00e$ !+!%ns* *he +!ss of *he 7%n$o7.

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N!*(re !n$ *he C!rs*!%rs Coec*%on h!$ co5e *o +r%0s !* !s*.

N!*(re %s o$er *h!n *he C!rs*!%rs Coec*%on. As I r!n$o7n *he s*ree*s *o *he se!9 *he co%n cenche$ *%+h* %n 54 f%s*9I fe* ! *he Ro5!n E50%re on 54 b!c- !s 7e !s *he C!rs*!%rs 0e$%+ree.I* 7!s no* on4 *he o$ %on !r+en* *h!* 7!s ro!r%n+ %n 54 e!r9

b(* ! *he e!+es of *he C!es!rs see5e$ f!00%n+ !n$ scre!5%n+%n 0(rs(%* of 5e. An$ 4e* 54 he!r* rose h%+her !n$ h%+her %-e

! ch%$;s -%*e9 (n*% I c!5e o&er *he oose9 $r4 s!n$8h%s !n$ *o*he f!*9 7e* s!n$s9 7here #h%%0 s*oo$ !re!$4 (0 *o h%s !n-es%n *he sh!o7 sh%n%n+ 7!*er9 so5e h(n$re$ 4!r$s o(* *o se!.

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of se!87!*er !n$ 7e* s!n$9 !n$ I +!&e h%5 *he he!$ of C!es!r.

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b(* he see5e$ *o be ! $e5on $%sre+!r$%n+ ! !7 of N!*(re. If he h!$hes%*!*e$ !n %ns*!n* !* *he 7!*er;s e$+e %* 7o($ h!&e been no*h%n+.As %* 7!s9 he see5e$ *o oo- so 5(ch !* 5e !one !s no* *o no*%ce *he oce!n.#h%%0 7!s so5e 4!r$s !7!4 7%*h h%s b!c- *o 5e9 ben$%n+ o&er h%s ne*.The s*r!n+er c!5e on *% he s*oo$ 7%*h%n *7o 4!r$s of 5e9 *he 7!*er 7!sh%n+ h!f87!4 (0 *o h%s -nees. Then he s!%$9 7%*h ! ce!r4 5o$(!*e$!n$ r!*her 5%nc%n+ !r*%c(!*%on: Wo($ %* $%sco55o$e 4o( *o con*r%b(*eese7here ! co%n 7%*h ! so5e7h!* $%fferen* s(0erscr%0*%on;

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%n *he s(nse*8s*!%ne$ 7!*er he !ffec*e$ 5e !s so5e he%sh se!85ons*er (s* r%sen ro!r%n+ o(* of ! se! %-e boo$. I $on;* -no7 7h4! *o(ch on *he nose sho($ !ffec* 54 %5!+%n!*%on so 5(ch.I *h%n- %* see5e$ !s %f he co($ 5o&e h%s nose %-e ! f%n+er.An$ !s %f he h!$ (s* *h!* 5o5en* 5o&e$ %*.

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The b%+ %br!r%!n h!$ b(r%e$ h%s b%+ b!$ bro7 %n h%s b%+ re$ h!n$s9%-e ! 5!n *r4%n+ *o *h%n- o(* h%s $(*4. No9 he +ro!ne$.o( $o *he 5!n ! 7ron+ !f*er !. Un$ers*!n$9 I;&e no re!son*o $efen$ h%59 or e&en -ee0 f!%*h 7%*h h%5. He h!s been ! *4r!n* *o 5e!s *o e&er4bo$4 ese. Don;* f!nc4 bec!(se 4o( see h%5 s%**%n+ here*h!* he %sn;* ! +re!* or$ %n *he 7ors* sense of *he 7or$.He 7o($ fe*ch ! 5!n ! 5%e *o r%n+ ! be ! 4!r$ off88%f %* 7o($s(55on !no*her 5!n *hree 5%es *o fe*ch ! 5!*chbo< *hree 4!r$s off.He 5(s* h!&e ! foo*5!n *o c!rr4 h%s 7!-%n+8s*%c-= ! bo$4 ser&!n*

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B(* no* ! &!e* *o br(sh h%s co*hes9 c(* %n *he 0r%es*97%*h ! c(r%o(s $r4ness9 for *he &!e* 7o($ 7!n* *o br(sh h%s 7%+9 *oo.

The %br!r%!n *(rne$ *o h%5 !n$ see5e$ *o for+e* 54 0resence=he 7!s s*ron+4 5o&e$ !n$9 I *h%n-9 ! %**e he!*e$ 7%*h 7%ne.I $on;* -no7 ho7 4o( -no7 %*9 F!*her Bro7n9 he s!%$9 b(* 4o( !re r%+h*.He e*s *he 7hoe 7or$ $o e&er4*h%n+ for h%588e<ce0* $ress h%5.An$ *h!* he %ns%s*s on $o%n+ %n ! %*er! so%*($e %-e ! $eser*.An4bo$4 %s -%c-e$ o(* of *he ho(se 7%*ho(* ! ch!r!c*er 7ho %s

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No9 re0%e$ Dr M( >(%*e s%504= !n$ 4e* *h!* %s (s* 7h!*I 5e!n b4 s!4%n+ 4o( !re (n(s* *o h%5 !f*er !. Gen*e5en9 *he D(-e$oes re!4 fee *he b%**erness !bo(* *he c(rse *h!* he (**ere$ (s* no7.He $oes9 7%*h s%ncere sh!5e !n$ *error9 h%$e (n$er *h!* 0(r0e 7%+

so5e*h%n+ he *h%n-s %* 7o($ b!s* *he sons of 5!n *o see.I -no7 %* %s so= !n$ I -no7 %* %s no* ! 5ere n!*(r! $%sf%+(re5en*9%-e ! cr%5%n! 5(*%!*%on9 or ! here$%*!r4 $%s0ro0or*%on %n *he fe!*(res.I -no7 %* %s 7orse *h!n *h!*= bec!(se ! 5!n *o$ 5e 7ho 7!s 0resen*!* ! scene *h!* no 5!n co($ %n&en*9 7here ! s*ron+er 5!n *h!n!n4 of (s *r%e$ *o $ef4 *he secre*9 !n$ 7!s sc!re$ !7!4 fro5 %*.

I o0ene$ 54 5o(*h *o s0e!-9 b(* M( 7en* on %n ob%&%on of 5e9s0e!-%n+ o(* of *he c!&ern of h%s h!n$s. I $on;* 5%n$ *e%n+ 4o(9F!*her9 bec!(se %*;s re!4 5ore $efen$%n+ *he 0oor D(-e *h!n+%&%n+ h%5 !7!4. D%$n;* 4o( e&er he!r of *he *%5e 7hen he

&er4 ne!r4 os* ! *he es*!*es

The 0r%es* shoo- h%s he!$= !n$ *he %br!r%!n 0rocee$e$ *o*e *he *!e !s he h!$ he!r$ %* fro5 h%s 0re$ecessor %n *he s!5e 0os*97ho h!$ been h%s 0!*ron !n$ %ns*r(c*or9 !n$ 7ho5 he see5e$ *o *r(s*%50%c%*4. U0 *o ! cer*!%n 0o%n* %* 7!s ! co55on eno(+h *!eof *he $ec%ne of ! +re!* f!5%4;s for*(nes88*he *!e of ! f!5%4 !74er.H%s !74er9 ho7e&er9 h!$ *he sense *o che!* hones*49 %f *he e<0ress%one<0!%ns %*sef. Ins*e!$ of (s%n+ f(n$s he he$ %n *r(s*9he *oo- !$&!n*!+e of *he D(-e;s c!reessness *o 0(* *he f!5%4 %n! f%n!nc%! hoe9 %n 7h%ch %* 5%+h* be necess!r4 for *he D(-e *o

e* h%5 ho$ *he5 %n re!%*4.

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b(* fro5 &er4 $%r*4 be+%nn%n+s= be%n+ f%rs* ! n!r- or %nfor5er9!n$ *hen ! 5one48en$er: b(* !s so%c%*or *o *he E4res he h!$ *he sense9!s I s!49 *o -ee0 *echn%c!4 s*r!%+h* (n*% he 7!s re!$4 *o $e!*he f%n! bo7. The bo7 fe !* $%nner= !n$ *he o$ %br!r%!n s!%$he sho($ ne&er for+e* *he &er4 oo- of *he !50sh!$es !n$ *he $ec!n*ers9!s *he %**e !74er9 7%*h ! s*e!$4 s5%e9 0ro0ose$ *o *he +re!* !n$or$

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He rose *o**er%n+ *o h%s fee*9 !n$ s*r(c- b!c- !s s(ch 5en $o s*r%-e.I !5 +!$ of *h!*9 he s!%$9 for no7 I c!n *!-e *he 7hoe es*!*e.The !7 7% +%&e %* *o 5e.

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0(c-e$ fo79 !n4one c!n see 4o(r b!re he!$. B(* no 5!n sh!see 5%ne !n$ %&e.

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h%s -no**e$ f%s*s %n *he !%r for !n %ns*!n*9 s%504 r!n fro5 *he roo5!n$ ne&er re!00e!re$ %n *he co(n*r4s%$e= !n$ s%nce *hen E<5oor h!s beenfe!re$ 5ore for ! 7!roc- *h!n e&en for ! !n$or$ !n$ ! 5!+%s*r!*e.

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7ho c!5e *o h%5 one n%+h* *o h!&e ! *hree8cornere$ c(* on h%s forehe!$ 0!s*ere$. An$ I e!rn* fro5 *he e+! recor$s !n$ o$ ne7s0!0ers*h!* *here 7!s ! !7s(%* *hre!*ene$9 !n$ !* e!s* be+(n9 b4 one Green!+!%ns* *he D(-e of E<5oor.

Mr N(**9 of *he D!%4 Refor5er9 7ro*e so5e h%+h4 %ncon+r(o(s7or$s !cross *he *o0 of *he co049 5!$e so5e h%+h4 54s*er%o(s 5!r-s$o7n *he s%$e of %*9 !n$ c!e$ *o M%ss B!ro7 %n *he s!5e o($95ono*ono(s &o%ce: T!-e $o7n ! e**er *o Mr F%nn.

DEAR FINN988o(r co04 7% $o9 b(* I h!&e h!$ *o he!$%ne %* ! b%*=!n$ o(r 0(b%c 7o($ ne&er s*!n$ ! Ro5!n%s* 0r%es* %n *he s*or4884o( 5(s* -ee0 4o(r e4e on *he s(b(rbs. I;&e !*ere$ h%5 *o Mr Bro7n9! S0%r%*(!%s*.

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e<!5%n%n+9 7%*h b(e e4es *h!* see5e$ *o +ro7 ro(n$er !n$ ro(n$er9*he secon$ %ns*!5en* of Mr F%nn;s *!e of 54s*er%es %n h%+h %fe.I* be+!n 7%*h *he 7or$s:

I h!&e 5!$e !n !s*o(n$%n+ $%sco&er4. I free4 confess %* %s>(%*e $%fferen* fro5 !n4*h%n+ I e<0ec*e$ *o $%sco&er9 !n$ 7% +%&e! 5(ch 5ore 0r!c*%c! shoc- *o *he 0(b%c. I &en*(re *o s!497%*ho(* !n4 &!n%*49 *h!* *he 7or$s I no7 7r%*e 7% be re!$ ! o&er E(ro0e9!n$ cer*!%n4 ! o&er A5er%c! !n$ *he Coon%es. An$ 4e* I he!r$! I h!&e *o *e before I ef* *h%s s!5e %**e 7oo$en *!be %n *h%s

s!5e %**e 7oo$ of !00e8*rees.

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The b%+ %br!r%!n h!$ ef* *he *!be9 0erh!0s !sh!5e$ of h%s on+ *on+(e9 0erh!0s !n<%o(s !bo(* *he s*or5 %n 7h%ch h%s 54s*er%o(s 5!s*er h!$ &!n%she$: !n47!49 he be*oo- h%5sef he!&%4 %n *he D(-e;s *r!c-s*hro(+h *he *rees. F!*her Bro7n h!$ 0%c-e$ (0 one of *he e5ons !n$7!s e4e%n+ %* 7%*h !n o$$ 0e!s(re.

Wh!* ! o&e4 coo(r ! e5on %s he s!%$. There;s one *h%n+I $on;* %-e !bo(* *he D(-e;s 7%+88*he coo(r.

I $on;* *h%n- I (n$ers*!n$9 I !ns7ere$.

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oo- %-e h!%r There ne&er 7!s h!%r of *h!* coo(r %n *h%s 7or$.I* oo-s 5ore %-e ! s(nse*8co($ co5%n+ *hro(+h *he 7oo$.Wh4 $oesn;* he conce! *he f!5%4 c(rse be**er9 %f he;s re!4so !sh!5e$ of %* Sh! I *e 4o( I*;s bec!(se he %sn;* !sh!5e$ of %*.He;s 0ro($ of %*

I*;s !n (+4 7%+ *o be 0ro($ of88!n$ !n (+4 s*or49 I s!%$.

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%n ! &!+(e 7!4 *h!* ! +en(%ne o$ f!5%4 c(rse %s r!*her ! f%ne *h%n+*o h!&e Wo($ 4o( be !sh!5e$9 7o($n;* 4o( be ! %**e 0ro($9%f *he he%r of *he G!5%s horror c!e$ 4o( h%s fr%en$ or %f B4ron;sf!5%4 h!$ conf%$e$9 *o 4o( on49 *he e&% !$&en*(res of *he%r r!ceDon;* be *oo h!r$ on *he !r%s*ocr!*s *he5se&es %f *he%r he!$s !re!s 7e!- !s o(rs 7o($ be9 !n$ *he4 !re snobs !bo(* *he%r o7n sorro7s.

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The %**e 5!n;s &o%ce ch!n+e$ so s($$en49 he sh(* h%s h!n$so sh!r049 !n$ h%s e4es so r!0%$4 +re7 ro(n$er !n$ br%+h*er %-e ! 7!-%n+ o7;s9 *h!* %* h!$ ! *he !br(0*ness of ! s5! e<0os%onon *he *!be.

B(*9 he en$e$9 he $oes re!4 conce! h%s *o%e*.

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*he secre* of 7h!* he $oes 7%*h *he 0(r0e 7%+ Bec!(se %* %sn;**he sor* of secre* 7e s(00ose.

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b(* for *he%r s!-es9 !n$ for *he s!-e of *he $!4s 7hen 7e 5e* before9I !5 &er4 7%%n+ *o he!r 4o(. B(* I 0res(5e 4o( 7o($ r!*her

be he!r$ %n 0r%&!*e.

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Th%s 5!n (se$ *he o$ fe($! f!bes880ro0er49 %n h%s snobb%sh so(9re!4 en&%e$ !n$ !$5%re$ *he5. So *h!* *ho(s!n$s of 0oor En+%sh 0eo0e*re5be$ before ! 54s*er%o(s ch%ef*!%n 7%*h !n !nc%en* $es*%n4 !n$! $%!$e5 of e&% s*!rs887hen *he4 !re re!4 *re5b%n+ before! +(**ersn%0e 7ho 7!s ! 0e**%fo++er !n$ ! 0!7nbro-er no* *7e&e 4e!rs !+o.I *h%n- %* &er4 *40%c! of *he re! c!se !+!%ns* o(r !r%s*ocr!c4 !s %* %s9!n$ !s %* 7% be *% Go$ sen$s (s br!&er 5en.

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DEAR FINN988o( 5(s* be 5!$= 7e c!n;* *o(ch *h%s. I 7!n*e$ &!50%res!n$ *he b!$ o$ $!4s !n$ !r%s*ocr!c4 h!n$8%n8h!n$ 7%*h s(0ers*%*%on.The4 %-e *h!* B(* 4o( 5(s* -no7 *he E<5oors 7o($ ne&er for+%&e *h%s.An$ 7h!* 7o($ o(r 0eo0e s!4 *hen9 I sho($ %-e *o -no7 Wh49 S%r S%5on%s one of E<5oor;s +re!*es* 0!s= !n$ %* 7o($ r(%n *h!* co(s%n of *he E4res *h!*;s s*!n$%n+ for (s !* Br!$for$. Bes%$es9 o$ So!08S($s7!s s%c- eno(+h !* no* +e**%n+ h%s 0eer!+e !s* 4e!r= he;$ s!c- 5e b4 7%re%f I os* h%5 %* 7%*h s(ch (n!c4 !s *h%s. An$ 7h!* !bo(* D(ffe4He;s $o%n+ (s so5e r!**%n+ !r*%ces on The Hee of *he Nor5!n.An$ ho7 c!n he 7r%*e !bo(* Nor5!ns %f *he 5!n;s on4 ! so%c%*or

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FATHER BROWN 7!s %n no 5oo$ for !$&en*(res. He h!$ !*e4 f!en %7%*h o&er87or-9 !n$ 7hen he be+!n *o reco&er9 h%s fr%en$ F!5be!(h!$ *!-en h%5 on ! cr(%se %n ! s5! 4!ch* 7%*h S%r Cec% F!nsh!79! 4o(n+ Corn%sh s>(%re !n$ !n en*h(s%!s* for Corn%sh co!s* scener4.B(* Bro7n 7!s s*% r!*her 7e!-= he 7!s no &er4 h!004 s!%or=!n$ *ho(+h he 7!s ne&er of *he sor* *h!* e%*her +r(5bes or bre!-s $o7n9h%s s0%r%*s $%$ no* r%se !bo&e 0!*%ence !n$ c%&%%*4. When *he o*her

*7o 5en 0r!%se$ *he r!++e$ &%oe* s(nse* or *he r!++e$ &oc!n%c cr!+s9he !+ree$ 7%*h *he5. When F!5be!( 0o%n*e$ o(* ! roc- sh!0e$%-e ! $r!+on9 he oo-e$ !* %* !n$ *ho(+h* %* &er4 %-e ! $r!+on.

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7%*h 5ere $e0*h of $%s*!nce9 b(* 5ore %-e 7%n$8*(5be$ 5!sses of so5e&%&%$ &%oe* bosso5. Th%s 5!+%c ce!rness !n$ %n*ens%*4 %n *he coo(rs7!s f(r*her force$ on Bro7n;s so74 re&%&%n+ senses b4 so5e*h%n+ro5!n*%c !n$ e&en secre* %n *he &er4 for5 of *he !n$sc!0e.

The r%&er 7!s s*% 7e 7%$e !n$ $ee0 eno(+h for ! 0e!s(re bo!*so s5! !s *he%rs= b(* *he c(r&es of *he co(n*r48s%$e s(++es*e$*h!* %* 7!s cos%n+ %n on e%*her h!n$= *he 7oo$s see5e$ *o be 5!-%n+

bro-en !n$ f4%n+ !**e50*s !* br%$+e8b(%$%n+88!s %f *he bo!*7ere 0!ss%n+ fro5 *he ro5!nce of ! &!e4 *o *he ro5!nce of ! hoo7!n$ so *o *he s(0re5e ro5!nce of ! *(nne. Be4on$ *h%s 5ereoo- of *h%n+s *here 7!s %**e for Bro7n;s freshen%n+ f!nc4 *o fee$ on=he s!7 no h(5!n be%n+s9 e<ce0* so5e +%0s%es *r!%%n+ !on+ *he r%&er b!n-97%*h f!++o*s !n$ os%ers c(* %n *he fores*= !n$ one s%+h*no on+er (ncon&en*%on!9 b(* %n s(ch re5o*e 0!r*s s*% (nco55on:! $!r-8h!%re$ !$49 b!re8he!$e$9 !n$ 0!$$%n+ her o7n c!noe.

If F!*her Bro7n e&er !**!che$ !n4 %50or*!nce *o e%*her of *hese9he cer*!%n4 for+o* *he5 !* *he ne<* *(rn of *he r%&er 7h%ch bro(+h* %n s%+h* ! s%n+(!r obec*.

The 7!*er see5e$ *o 7%$en !n$ s0%*9 be%n+ co&en b4 *he $!r- 7e$+eof ! f%sh8sh!0e$ !n$ 7oo$e$ %se*. W%*h *he r!*e !* 7h%ch *he4 7en*9*he %se* see5e$ *o s7%5 *o7!r$s *he5 %-e ! sh%0= ! sh%0 7%*h! &er4 h%+h 0ro788or9 *o s0e!- 5ore s*r%c*49 ! &er4 h%+h f(nne.For !* *he e<*re5e 0o%n* ne!res* *he5 s*oo$ (0 !n o$$8oo-%n+ b(%$%n+9(n%-e !n4*h%n+ *he4 co($ re5e5ber or connec* 7%*h !n4 0(r0ose.I* 7!s no* s0ec%!4 h%+h9 b(* %* 7!s *oo h%+h for %*s bre!$*h

*o be c!e$ !n4*h%n+ b(* ! *o7er. e* %* !00e!re$ *o be b(%*en*%re4 of 7oo$9 !n$ *h!* %n ! 5os* (ne>(! !n$ eccen*r%c 7!4.So5e of *he 0!n-s !n$ be!5s 7ere of +oo$9 se!sone$ o!-= so5e of s(ch 7oo$ c(* r!7 !n$ recen*= so5e !+!%n of 7h%*e 0%ne7oo$9!n$ ! +re!* $e! 5ore of *he s!5e sor* of 7oo$ 0!%n*e$ b!c- 7%*h *!r.These b!c- be!5s 7ere se* croo-e$ or cr%sscross !* ! -%n$s of !n+es9+%&%n+ *he 7hoe ! 5os* 0!*ch4 !n$ 0(%n+ !00e!r!nce.There 7ere one or *7o 7%n$o7s9 7h%ch !00e!re$ *o be coo(re$ !n$e!$e$ %n !n o$8f!sh%one$ b(* 5ore e!bor!*e s*4e. The *r!&eersoo-e$ !* %* 7%*h *h!* 0!r!$o<%c! fee%n+ 7e h!&e 7hen so5e*h%n+re5%n$s (s of so5e*h%n+9 !n$ 4e* 7e !re cer*!%n %* %s so5e*h%n+

&er4 $%fferen*.

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before +e**%n+ *he r!n-. The s0%r%* of R!e%+h !n$ H!7-%ns %s ! 5e5or47%*h *he De&on fo-= %*;s ! 5o$ern f!c* 7%*h *he #en$r!+ons.If (een E%!be*h 7ere *o r%se fro5 *he +r!&e !n$ co5e (0 *h%s r%&er

%n ! +%$e$ b!r+e9 she 7o($ be rece%&e$ b4 *he A$5%r! %n ! ho(see<!c*4 s(ch !s she 7!s !cc(s*o5e$ *o9 %n e&er4 corner !n$ c!se5en*9%n e&er4 0!ne on *he 7! or 0!*e on *he *!be. An$ she 7o($ f%n$!n En+%sh C!0*!%n s*% *!-%n+ f%erce4 of fresh !n$s *o be fo(n$%n %**e sh%0s9 !s 5(ch !s %f she h!$ $%ne$ 7%*h Dr!-e.

She;$ f%n$ ! r(5 sor* of *h%n+ %n *he +!r$en9 s!%$ F!*her Bro7n97h%ch 7o($ no* 0e!se her Ren!%ss!nce e4e. Th!* E%!be*h!n $o5es*%c!rch%*ec*(re %s ch!r5%n+ %n %*s 7!4= b(* %*;s !+!%ns* *he &er4 n!*(reof %* *o bre!- o(* %n*o *(rre*s.

An$ 4e*9 !ns7ere$ F!nsh!79 *h!*;s *he 5os* ro5!n*%c !n$E%!be*h!n 0!r* of *he b(s%ness. I* 7!s b(%* b4 *he #en$r!+ons%n *he &er4 $!4s of *he S0!n%sh 7!rs= !n$ *ho(+h %*;s nee$e$ 0!*ch%n+!n$ e&en reb(%$%n+ for !no*her re!son9 %*;s !7!4s been reb(%*%n *he o$ 7!4. The s*or4 +oes *h!* *he !$4 of S%r #e*er #en$r!+on

b(%* %* %n *h%s 0!ce !n$ *o *h%s he%+h*9 bec!(se fro5 *he *o04o( c!n (s* see *he corner 7here &esses *(rn %n*o *he r%&er 5o(*h=!n$ she 7%she$ *o be *he f%rs* *o see her h(sb!n$;s sh%09!s he s!%e$ ho5e fro5 *he S0!n%sh M!%n.

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#en$r!+on $ro&e h%s b!$e *hro(+h *he o*her;s bo$4 !n$ *he secon$ S0!n%!r$7!s !cco(n*e$ for. As %* h!00ene$ *he sh%0 h!$ !re!$4 *(rne$%n*o *he r%&er 5o(*h !n$ 7!s cose *o co50!r!*%&e4 sh!o7 7!*er.The *h%r$ S0!n%!r$ s0r!n+ o&er *he s%$e of *he sh%09 s*r(c- o(*for *he shore9 !n$ 7!s soon ne!r eno(+h *o %* *o s*!n$ (0 *o h%s 7!%s*

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b4 &er4 cer*!%n s%+ns *h!* he !n$ h%s &en+e!nce 7ere !%&e.W%*h *h!* he $%&e$ (n$er *he 7!&e9 !n$ 7!s e%*her $ro7ne$ or s7!5so on+ (n$er 7!*er *h!* no h!%r of h%s he!$ 7!s seen !f*er7!r$s.

There;s *h!* +%r %n *he c!noe !+!%n9 s!%$ F!5be!( %rree&!n*49

for +oo$8oo-%n+ 4o(n+ 7o5en 7o($ c! h%5 off !n4 *o0%c.She see5s bo*here$ b4 *he >(eer *o7er (s* !s 7e 7ere.

In$ee$9 *he b!c-8h!%re$ 4o(n+ !$4 7!s e**%n+ her c!noe fo!*so74 !n$ s%en*4 0!s* *he s*r!n+e %se*= !n$ 7!s oo-%n+ %n*en*4 (0!* *he s*r!n+e *o7er9 7%*h ! s*ron+ +o7 of c(r%os%*4 on her o&!!n$ o%&e f!ce.

Ne&er 5%n$ +%rs9 s!%$ F!nsh!7 %50!*%en*49 *here !re 0en*4of *he5 %n *he 7or$9 b(* no* 5!n4 *h%n+s %-e *he #en$r!+on To7er.As 4o( 5!4 e!s%4 s(00ose9 0en*4 of s(0ers*%*%ons !n$ sc!n$!s

h!&e foo7e$ %n *he *r!c- of *he S0!n%!r$;s c(rse= !n$ no $o(b*9!s 4o( 7o($ 0(* %*9 !n4 !cc%$en* h!00en%n+ *o *h%s Corn%sh f!5%47o($ be connec*e$ 7%*h %* b4 r(r! cre$(%*4. B(* %* %s 0erfec*4 *r(e*h!* *h%s *o7er h!s been b(rn* $o7n *7o or *hree *%5es= !n$ *he f!5%4c!n;* be c!e$ (c-49 for 5ore *h!n *7o9 I *h%n-9 of *he A$5%r!;sne!r -%n h!&e 0er%she$ b4 sh%07rec-= !n$ one !* e!s*9 *o 54 o7n -no7e$+e9on 0r!c*%c!4 *he s!5e s0o* 7here S%r #e*er *hre7 *he S0!n%!r$ o&erbo!r$.

Wh!* ! 0%*4 e<c!%5e$ F!5be!(. She;s +o%n+.

When $%$ 4o(r fr%en$ *he A$5%r! *e 4o( *h%s f!5%4 h%s*or4

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M!n4 4e!rs !+o9 re0%e$ F!nsh!7= he h!sn;* been *o se! for so5e *%5e no79 *ho(+h he %s !s -een on %* !s e&er. I be%e&e *here;s! f!5%4 co50!c* or so5e*h%n+. We9 here;s *he !n$%n+ s*!+e=e*;s co5e !shore !n$ see *he o$ bo4.

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!n$ F!*her Bro7n9 7he*her fro5 *he 5ere *o(ch of $r4 !n$9 or *he %n*eres*of so5e*h%n+ on *he o*her b!n- of *he r%&er @7h%ch he s*!re$ !*&er4 h!r$ for so5e secon$s9 see5e$ s%n+(!r4 %50ro&e$ %n br%s-ness.

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b4 *7o *o7ers= !n$ *h%s one oo-e$ o0s%$e$. B(* for *h%s9 *he !&en(eh!$ *he (s(! !00e!r!nce of *he en*r!nce *o ! +en*e5!n;s +ro(n$s=!n$9 be%n+ so c(r&e$ *h!* *he ho(se 7!s no7 o(* of s%+h*9so5eho7 oo-e$ ! 5(ch !r+er 0!r- *h!n !n4 0!n*!*%on on s(ch !n %s!n$co($ re!4 be. F!*her Bro7n 7!s9 0erh!0s9 ! %**e f!nc%f(%n h%s f!*%+(e9 b(* he !5os* *ho(+h* *he 7hoe 0!ce 5(s* be+ro7%n+ !r+er9 !s *h%n+s $o %n ! n%+h*5!re. An4ho79 ! 54s*%c! 5ono*on47!s *he on4 ch!r!c*er of *he%r 5!rch9 (n*% F!nsh!7 s($$en4 s*o00e$9!n$ 0o%n*e$ *o so5e*h%n+ s?%c-%n+ o(* *hro(+h *he +re4 fence88so5e*h%n+ *h!* oo-e$ !* f%rs* r!*her %-e *he %50r%sone$ hornof so5e be!s*. Coser obser&!*%on sho7e$ *h!* %* 7!s

! s%+h*4 c(r&e$ b!$e of 5e*! *h!* shone f!%n*4 %n *he f!$%n+ %+h*.

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#e!se for+%&e 5e for e&er4*h%n+9 s!%$ Bro7n %n h%s 5os*s450!*he*%c *one9 %nc($%n+ s0%%n+ *he 7%ne. B(* %* see5s *o 5e4o( !re no* >(%*e so e!s4 !bo(* *he f!5%n+ *o7er !s 4o( *r4 *o be.

A$5%r! #en$r!+on s!* $o7n !+!%n !s !br(0*4 !s he h!$ r%sen= b(* he s!* >(%*e s*%9 !n$ 7hen he s0o-e !+!%n %* 7!s %n ! o7er &o%ce.o( $o %* !* 4o(r o7n 0er%9 he s!%$= b(* 7o($n;* 4o( be !n !*he%s**o -ee0 s!ne %n ! *h%s $e&%r4

So5e *hree ho(rs !f*er7!r$s F!nsh!79 F!5be!( !n$ *he 0r%es*7ere s*% $!7$%n+ !bo(* *he +!r$en %n *he $!r-= !n$ %* be+!n *o $!7non *he o*her *7o *h!* F!*her Bro7n h!$ no %n*en*%on of +o%n+ *o be$e%*her %n *he *o7er or *he ho(se.

I *h%n- *he !7n 7!n*s 7ee$%n+9 s!%$ he $re!5%4.

If I co($ f%n$ ! s0($ or so5e*h%n+ I;$ $o %* 54sef.

The4 foo7e$ h%59 !(+h%n+ !n$ h!f re5ons*r!*%n+= b(* he re0%e$7%*h *he (*5os* soe5n%*49 e<0!%n%n+ *o *he59 %n ! 5!$$en%n+ %**e ser5on9*h!* one c!n !7!4s f%n$ so5e s5! occ(0!*%on *h!* %s he0f( *o o*hers.He $%$ no* f%n$ ! s0($= b(* he fo(n$ !n o$ broo5 5!$e of *7%+s97%*h 7h%ch he be+!n ener+e*%c!4 *o br(sh *he f!en e!&es off *he +r!ss.

A7!4s so5e %**e *h%n+ *o be $one9 he s!%$ 7%*h%$%o*%c cheerf(ness= !s Geor+e Herber* s!4s: Who s7ee0s!n A$5%r!;s +!r$en %n Corn7! !s for Th4 !7s 5!-es *h!* !n$

*he !c*%on f%ne.; An$ no79 he !$$e$9 s($$en4 s%n+%n+ *he broo5 !7!49Le*;s +o !n$ 7!*er *he fo7ers.

W%*h *he s!5e 5%<e$ e5o*%ons *he4 7!*che$ h%5 (nco% so5econs%$er!be en+*hs of *he !r+e +!r$en hose9 s!4%n+ 7%*h !n !%r of 7%s*f( $%scr%5%n!*%on: The re$ *(%0s before *he 4eo79 I *h%n-.Loo- ! b%* $r49 $on;* 4o( *h%n-

He *(rne$ *he %**e *!0 on *he %ns*r(5en*9 !n$ *he 7!*er sho* o(*s*r!%+h* !n$ so%$ !s ! on+ ro$ of s*ee.

Loo- o(*9 S!5son9 cr%e$ F!5be!(= 7h49 4o(;&e c(* off *he *(%0;s he!$.

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F!*her Bro7n s*oo$ r(ef(4 con*e50!*%n+ *he $ec!0%*!*e$ 0!n*.

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4o(;&e +o* *h!* s7or$s*%c-9 F!5be!(9 4o( !7!4s c!rr4 Th!*;s r%+h*=!n$ S%r Cec% co($ h!&e *h!* s7or$ *he A$5%r! *hre7 !7!4 b4 *he fence here. Ho7 +re4 e&er4*h%n+ oo-s

The 5%s*;s r%s%n+ fro5 *he r%&er9 s!%$ *he s*!r%n+ F!5be!(.

A5os* !s he s0o-e *he h(+e f%+(re of *he h!%r4 +!r$ener !00e!re$on ! h%+her r%$+e of *he *renche$ !n$ *err!ce$ !7n9 h!%%n+ *he5 7%*h! br!n$%she$ r!-e !n$ ! horr%b4 beo7%n+ &o%ce. #(* $o7n *h!* hose9he sho(*e$= 0(* $o7n *h!* hose !n$ +o *o 4o(r88

I !5 fe!rf(4 c(5s49 re0%e$ *he re&eren$ +en*e5!n 7e!-4=$o 4o( -no79 I (0se* so5e 7%ne !* $%nner. He 5!$e ! 7!&er%n+h!f8*(rn of !0oo+4 *o7!r$s *he +!r$ener9 7%*h *he hose s*% s0o(*%n+%n h%s h!n$. The +!r$ener c!(+h* *he co$ cr!sh of *he 7!*er f( %n h%s f!ce %-e *he cr!sh of ! c!nnon8b!= s*!++ere$9s%00e$ !n$ 7en* s0r!7%n+ 7%*h h%s boo*s %n *he !%r.

Ho7 &er4 $re!$f( s!%$ F!*her Bro7n9 oo-%n+ ro(n$ %n! sor* of 7on$er. Wh49 I;&e h%* ! 5!n

He s*oo$ 7%*h h%s he!$ for7!r$ for ! 5o5en* !s %f

oo-%n+ or %s*en%n+= !n$ *hen se* off !* ! *ro* *o7!r$s *he *o7er9s*% *r!%%n+ *he hose beh%n$ h%5. The *o7er 7!s >(%*e cose9 b(* %*s o(*%ne 7!s c(r%o(s4 $%5.

o(r r%&er 5%s*9 he s!%$9 h!s ! r(5 s5e.

B4 *he Lor$ %* h!s9 cr%e$ F!nsh!79 7ho 7!s &er4 7h%*e.B(* 4o( c!n;* 5e!n88

I 5e!n9 s!%$ F!*her Bro7n9 *h!* one of *he A$5%r!;s sc%en*%f%c 0re$%c*%ons %s co5%n+ *r(e *on%+h*. Th%s s*or4 %s +o%n+ *o en$ %n s5o-e.

As he s0o-e ! 5os* be!(*%f( rose8re$ %+h* see5e$ *o b(rs*%n*o bosso5 %-e ! +%+!n*%c rose= b(* !cco50!n%e$ 7%*h ! cr!c-%n+!n$ r!**%n+ no%se *h!* 7!s %-e *he !(+h*er of $e&%s.

M4 Go$ 7h!* %s *h%s cr%e$ S%r Cec% F!nsh!7.

The s%+n of *he f!5%n+ *o7er9 s!%$ F!*her Bro7n9 !n$ sen**he $r%&%n+ 7!*er fro5 h%s hose %n*o *he he!r* of *he re$ 0!*ch.

L(c-4 7e h!$n;* +one *o be$ e!c(!*e$ F!nsh!7. I s(00ose

%* c!n;* s0re!$ *o *he ho(se.

o( 5!4 re5e5ber9 s!%$ *he 0r%es* >(%e*49 *h!* *he 7oo$en fence

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F!5be!( !n$ F!nsh!79 no7 re%nforce$ b4 so5e of *he +%0s%es9h!$ r(she$ !f*er *he 54s*er%o(s 5!n b4 *he ho(se= !n$ he he!r$ fro5*he o*her en$ of *he +!r$en *he French5!n;s cr4 of horror !n$ !s*on%sh5en*.I* 7!s echoe$ b4 ! ho7 no* *o be c!e$ h(5!n9 !s *he be%n+ bro-efro5 *he%r ho$ !n$ r!n !on+ *he +!r$en. Three *%5es !* e!s*

%* r!ce$ ro(n$ *he 7hoe %s!n$9 %n ! 7!4 *h!* 7!s !s horr%be !s*he ch!se of ! (n!*%c9 bo*h %n *he cr%es of *he 0(rs(e$ !n$ *he ro0esc!rr%e$ b4 *he 0(rs(ers= b(* 7!s 5ore horr%be s*%9 bec!(se %* so5eho7s(++es*e$ one of *he ch!s%n+ +!5es of ch%$ren %n ! +!r$en.Then9 f%n$%n+ *he5 cos%n+ %n on e&er4 s%$e9 *he f%+(re s0r!n+ (0onone of *he h%+her r%&er b!n-s !n$ $%s!00e!re$ 7%*h ! s0!sh%n*o *he $!r- !n$ $r%&%n+ r%&er.

o( c!n $o no 5ore9 I fe!r9 s!%$ Bro7n %n ! &o%ce co$ 7%*h 0!%n.He h!s been 7!she$ $o7n *o *he roc-s b4 no79 7here he h!s sen*so 5!n4 o*hers. He -ne7 *he (se of ! f!5%4 e+en$.

Oh9 $on;* *!- %n *hese 0!r!bes9 cr%e$ F!5be!( %50!*%en*4.C!n;* 4o( 0(* %* s%504 %n 7or$s of one s4!be

es9 !ns7ere$ Bro7n9 7%*h h%s e4e on *he hose. Bo*h e4es br%+h*9she;s ! r%+h*= one e4e b%n-s9 $o7n she s%n-s.;

The f%re h%sse$ !n$ shr%e-e$ 5ore !n$ 5ore9 %-e ! s*r!n+e$ *h%n+9!s %* +re7 n!rro7er !n$ n!rro7er (n$er *he foo$ fro5 *he 0%0e !n$ b(c-e*s9

b(* F!*her Bro7n s*% -e0* h%s e4e on %* !s he 7en* on s0e!-%n+:

I *ho(+h* of !s-%n+ *h%s 4o(n+ !$49 %f %* 7ere 5orn%n+ 4e*9*o oo- *hro(+h *h!* *eesco0e !* *he r%&er 5o(*h !n$ *he r%&er.She 5%+h* h!&e seen so5e*h%n+ *o %n*eres* her: *he s%+n of *he sh%09or Mr W!*er #en$r!+on co5%n+ ho5e9 !n$ 0erh!0s e&en *he s%+n of *he h!f85!n9 for *ho(+h he %s cer*!%n4 s!fe b4 no79 he 5!4 &er4 7eh!&e 7!$e$ !shore. He h!s been 7%*h%n ! sh!&e of !no*her sh%07rec-=!n$ 7o($ ne&er h!&e esc!0e$ %*9 %f *he !$4 h!$n;* h!$ *he sense*o s(s0ec* *he o$ A$5%r!;s *ee+r!5 !n$ co5e $o7n *o 7!*ch h%5.Don;* e*;s *!- !bo(* *he o$ A$5%r!. Don;* e*;s *!- !bo(* !n4*h%n+.I*;s eno(+h *o s!4 *h!* 7hene&er *h%s *o7er9 7%*h %*s 0%*ch !n$ res%n87oo$9re!4 c!(+h* f%re9 *he s0!r- on *he hor%on !7!4s oo-e$ %-e

*he *7%n %+h* *o *he co!s* %+h*8ho(se.

An$ *h!*9 s!%$ F!5be!(9 %s ho7 *he f!*her !n$ bro*her $%e$.The 7%c-e$ (nce of *he e+en$s &er4 ne!r4 +o* h%s es*!*e !f*er !.

F!*her Bro7n $%$ no* !ns7er= %n$ee$9 he $%$ no* s0e!- !+!%n9s!&e for c%&%%*%es9 *% *he4 7ere ! s!fe ro(n$ ! c%+!r8bo< %n*he c!b%n of *he 4!ch*. He s!7 *h!* *he fr(s*r!*e$ f%re 7!s e<*%n+(%she$=!n$ *hen ref(se$ *o %n+er9 *ho(+h he !c*(!4 he!r$ 4o(n+ #en$r!+on9escor*e$ b4 !n en*h(s%!s*%c cro7$9 co5e *r!50%n+ (0 *he r%&er b!n-=!n$ 5%+h* @h!$ he been 5o&e$ b4 ro5!n*%c c(r%os%*%es h!&e rece%&e$

*he co5b%ne$ *h!n-s of *he 5!n fro5 *he sh%0 !n$ *he +%r fro5 *he c!noe.B(* h%s f!*%+(e h!$ f!en on h%5 once 5ore9 !n$ he on4 s*!r*e$ once97hen F!5be!( !br(0*4 *o$ h%5 he h!$ $ro00e$ c%+!r8!sh on h%s *ro(sers.

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Th!*;s no c%+!r8!sh9 he s!%$ r!*her 7e!r%4. Th!*;s fro5 *he f%re9 b(* 4o( $on;* *h%n- so bec!(se 4o(;re ! s5o-%n+ c%+!rs.Th!*;s (s* *he 7!4 I +o* 54 f%rs* f!%n* s(s0%c%on !bo(* *he ch!r*.

Do 4o( 5e!n #en$r!+on;s ch!r* of h%s #!c%f%c Is!n$s !s-e$ F!nsh!7.

o( *ho(+h* %* 7!s ! ch!r* of *he #!c%f%c Is!n$s9 !ns7ere$ Bro7n.#(* ! fe!*her 7%*h ! foss% !n$ ! b%* of cor! !n$ e&er4one 7%*h%n- %*;s ! s0ec%5en. #(* *he s!5e fe!*her 7%*h ! r%bbon !n$!n !r*%f%c%! fo7er !n$ e&er4one 7% *h%n- %*;s for ! !$4;s h!*.#(* *he s!5e fe!*her 7%*h !n %n-8bo**e9 ! boo- !n$ ! s*!c- of 7r%*%n+80!0er9 !n$ 5os* 5en 7% s7e!r *he4;&e seen ! >(% 0en.So 4o( s!7 *h!* 5!0 !5on+ *ro0%c b%r$s !n$ shes !n$ *ho(+h* %* 7!s! 5!0 of #!c%f%c Is!n$s. I* 7!s *he 5!0 of *h%s r%&er.

B(* ho7 $o 4o( -no7 !s-e$ F!nsh!7.

I s!7 *he roc- 4o( *ho(+h* 7!s %-e ! $r!+on9 !n$ *he one%-e Mer%n9 !n$88

o( see5 *o h!&e no*%ce$ ! o* !s 7e c!5e %n9 cr%e$ F!nsh!7.We *ho(+h* 4o( 7ere r!*her !bs*r!c*e$.

I 7!s se!8s%c-9 s!%$ F!*her Bro7n s%504. I fe* s%504 horr%be.B(* fee%n+ horr%be h!s no*h%n+ *o $o 7%*h no* see%n+ *h%n+s.An$ he cose$ h%s e4es.

Do 4o( *h%n- 5os* 5en 7o($ h!&e seen *h!* !s-e$ F!5be!(.He rece%&e$ no !ns7er: F!*her Bro7n 7!s !see0.

NINE

The Go$ of *he Gon+s

IT 7!s one of *hose ch%4 !n$ e50*4 !f*ernoons %n e!r4 7%n*er97hen *he $!4%+h* %s s%&er r!*her *h!n +o$ !n$ 0e7*er r!*her *h!n s%&er.If %* 7!s $re!r4 %n ! h(n$re$ be!- off%ces !n$ 4!7n%n+ $r!7%n+8roo5s9%* 7!s $re!r%er s*% !on+ *he e$+es of *he f!* Esse< co!s*97here *he 5ono*on4 7!s *he9 5ore %nh(5!n for be%n+ bro-en!* &er4 on+ %n*er&!s b4 ! !5080os* *h!* oo-e$ ess c%&%%e$*h!n ! *ree9 or ! *ree *h!* oo-e$ 5ore (+4 *h!n ! !5080os*.A %+h* f! of sno7 h!$ h!f85e*e$ %n*o ! fe7 s*r%0s9 !so oo-%n+ e!$enr!*her *h!n s%&er9 7hen %* h!$ been f%<e$ !+!%n b4 *he se! of fros*9

no fresh sno7 h!$ f!en9 b(* ! r%bbon of *he o$ sno7 r!n !on+*he &er4 5!r+%n of *he co!s*9 so !s *o 0!r!e *he 0!e r%bbon of *he fo!5.

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The %ne of *he se! oo-e$ froen %n *he &er4 &%&%$ness of %*s &%oe*8b(e9 %-e *he &e%n of ! froen f%n+er. For 5%es !n$ 5%es9for7!r$ !n$ b!c-9 *here 7!s no bre!*h%n+ so(9 s!&e *7o 0e$es*r%!ns97!-%n+ !* ! br%s- 0!ce9 *ho(+h one h!$ 5(ch on+er e+s !n$ *oo- 5(ch on+er s*r%$es *h!n *he o*her.

I* $%$ no* see5 ! &er4 !00ro0r%!*e 0!ce or *%5e for ! ho%$!49 b(* F!*her Bro7n h!$ fe7 ho%$!4s9 !n$ h!$ *o *!-e *he5 7hen he co($9!n$ he !7!4s 0referre$9 %f 0oss%be9 *o *!-e *he5 %n co50!n4 7%*hh%s o$ fr%en$ F!5be!(9 e<8cr%5%n! !n$ e<8$e*ec*%&e. The 0r%es* h!$h!$ ! f!nc4 for &%s%*%n+ h%s o$ 0!r%sh !* Cobhoe9 !n$ 7!s +o%n+nor*h8e!s*7!r$ !on+ *he co!s*.

Af*er 7!-%n+ ! 5%e or *7o f!r*her9 *he4 fo(n$ *h!* *he shore 7!s be+%nn%n+ *o be for5!4 e5b!n-e$9 so!s *o for5 so5e*h%n+ %-e ! 0!r!$e=*he (+4 !5080os*s bec!5e ess fe7 !n$ f!r be*7een !n$ 5ore orn!5en*!9

*ho(+h >(%*e e>(!4 (+4. H!f ! 5%e f!r*her on F!*her Bro7n7!s 0(e$ f%rs* b4 %**e !b4r%n*hs of fo7eress fo7er80o*s9co&ere$ 7%*h *he o79 f!*9 >(%e*8coo(re$ 0!n*s *h!* oo- ess %-e! +!r$en *h!n ! *esse!*e$ 0!&e5en*9 be*7een 7e!- c(r4 0!*hs s*($$e$7%*h se!*s 7%*h c(r4 b!c-s. He f!%n*4 sn%ffe$ *he !*5os0here of ! cer*!%n sor* of se!s%$e *o7n *h!* be $%$ no? s0ec%!4 c!re !bo(*9!n$9 oo-%n+ !he!$ !on+ *he 0!r!$e b4 *he se!9 he s!7 so5e*h%n+ *h!*

0(* *he 5!**er be4on$ ! $o(b*. In *he +re4 $%s*!nce *he b%+ b!n$s*!n$of ! 7!*er%n+80!ce s*oo$ (0 %-e ! +%!n* 5(shroo5 7%*h s%< e+s.

I s(00ose9 s!%$ F!*her Bro7n9 *(rn%n+ (0 h%s co!*8co!r

!n$ $r!7%n+ ! 7ooen sc!rf r!*her coser ro(n$ h%s nec-9*h!* 7e !re !00ro!ch%n+ ! 0e!s(re resor*.

I fe!r9 !ns7ere$ F!5be!(9 ! 0e!s(re resor* *o 7h%chfe7 0eo0e (s* no7 h!&e *he 0e!s(re of resor*%n+. The4 *r4 *ore&%&e *hese 0!ces %n *he 7%n*er9 b(* %* ne&er s(ccee$s e<ce0* 7%*hBr%+h*on !n$ *he o$ ones. Th%s 5(s* be Se!7oo$9 I *h%n-88Lor$ #ooe4;s e<0er%5en*= he h!$ *he S%c%%!n S%n+ers $o7n !* Chr%s*5!s9!n$ *here;s *!- !bo(* ho$%n+ one of *he +re!* +o&e8f%+h*s here.B(* *he4; h!&e *o ch(c- *he ro**en 0!ce %n*o *he se!=%*;s !s $re!r4 !s ! os* r!%7!48c!rr%!+e.

The4 h!$ co5e (n$er *he b%+ b!n$s*!n$9 !n$ *he 0r%es* 7!soo-%n+ (0 !* %* 7%*h ! c(r%os%*4 *h!* h!$ so5e*h%n+ r!*her o$$ !bo(* %*9h%s he!$ ! %**e on one s%$e9 %-e ! b%r$;s. I* 7!s *he con&en*%on!9r!*her *!7$r4 -%n$ of erec*%on for %*s 0(r0ose: ! f!**ene$ $o5eor c!no049 +%* here !n$ *here9 !n$ %f*e$ on s%< sen$er 0%!rsof 0!%n*e$ 7oo$9 *he 7hoe be%n+ r!%se$ !bo(* f%&e fee* !bo&e *he 0!r!$eon ! ro(n$ 7oo$en 0!*for5 %-e ! $r(5. B(* *here 7!s so5e*h%n+f!n*!s*%c !bo(* *he sno7 co5b%ne$ 7%*h so5e*h%n+ !r*%f%c%! !bo(**he +o$ *h!* h!(n*e$ F!5be!( !s 7e !s h%s fr%en$ 7%*hso5e !ssoc%!*%on he co($ no* c!0*(re9 b(* 7h%ch he -ne7 7!s !* once

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*hose f!nc%f( 6!0!nese 0r%n*s9 7here *he sno7 on *he 5o(n*!%noo-s %-e s(+!r9 !n$ *he +%* on *he 0!+o$!s %s %-e +%* on +%n+erbre!$.I* oo-s (s* %-e ! %**e 0!+!n *e50e.

es9 s!%$ F!*her Bro7n. Le*;s h!&e ! oo- !* *he +o$.

An$ 7%*h !n !+%%*4 h!r$4 *o be e<0ec*e$ of h%59 he ho00e$ (0on *o *he r!%se$ 0!*for5.

Oh9 &er4 7e9 s!%$ F!5be!(9 !(+h%n+= !n$ *he ne<* %ns*!n*h%s o7n *o7er%n+ f%+(re 7!s &%s%be on *h!* >(!%n* ee&!*%on.

S%+h* !s 7!s *he $%fference of he%+h*9 %* +!&e %n *hose e&e 7!s*es! sense of see%n+ 4e* f!r*her !n$ f!r*her !cross !n$ !n$ se!.In!n$ *he %**e 7%n*r4 +!r$ens f!$e$ %n*o ! conf(se$ +re4 co0se=

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Se!7!r$s *here 7!s no s!% or s%+n of %fe s!&e ! fe7 se!+(s:!n$ e&en *he4 oo-e$ %-e *he !s* sno7f!-es9 !n$ see5e$ *o fo!*r!*her *h!n f4.

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F!5be!(9 e!n%n+ 5o*%oness on *he 0!r!0e*9 !(+he$ !n$ s!%$:M4 $e!r feo7

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FATHER BROWN 7!s 7!-%n+ ho5e fro5 M!ss on ! 7h%*e 7e%r$ 5orn%n+7hen *he 5%s*s 7ere so74 %f*%n+88one of *hose 5orn%n+s 7hen

*he &er4 ee5en* of %+h* !00e!rs !s so5e*h%n+ 54s*er%o(s !n$ ne7.The sc!**ere$ *rees o(*%ne$ *he5se&es 5ore !n$ 5ore o(* of *he &!0o(r9!s %f *he4 7ere f%rs* $r!7n %n +re4 ch!- !n$ *hen %n ch!rco!.A* 4e* 5ore $%s*!n* %n*er&!s !00e!re$ *he ho(ses (0on *he bro-en fr%n+eof *he s(b(rb= *he%r o(*%nes bec!5e ce!rer !n$ ce!rer (n*%he reco+n%e$ 5!n4 %n 7h%ch he h!$ ch!nce !c>(!%n*!nces9 !n$ 5!n4 5ore*he n!5es of 7hose o7ners he -ne7. B(* ! *he 7%n$o7s !n$ $oors7ere se!e$= none of *he 0eo0e 7ere of *he sor* *h!* 7o($ be (0!* s(ch ! *%5e9 or s*% ess on s(ch !n err!n$. B(* !s he 0!sse$ (n$er *he sh!$o7 of one h!n$so5e &%! 7%*h &er!n$!s !n$ 7%$e orn!*e +!r$ens9he he!r$ ! no%se *h!* 5!$e h%5 !5os* %n&o(n*!r%4 s*o0.

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! *h!* 7en* on %-e h%s bre!*h%n+ or c%rc(!*%on. B(* he ne&er consc%o(s4 c!rr%e$ h%s !c*%ons o(*s%$e *he s0here of h%s o7n $(*4=!n$ %n *h%s c!se *he *7o !**%*($es 7ere !0*4 *es*e$. He 7!s (s* !bo(**o res(5e h%s *r($+e %n *he *7%%+h*9 *e%n+ h%5sef %* 7!s no !ff!%r of h%s9 b(* %ns*%nc*%&e4 *7%s*%n+ !n$ (n*7%s*%n+ *7en*4 *heor%es!bo(* 7h!* *he o$$ no%ses 5%+h* 5e!n. Then *he +re4 s-48%ne

br%+h*ene$ %n*o s%&er9 !n$ %n *he bro!$en%n+ %+h* he re!%e$*h!* he h!$ been *o *he ho(se 7h%ch beon+e$ *o !n An+o8In$%!n M!or n!5e$ #(*n!5= !n$ *h!* *he M!or h!$ ! n!*%&e coo- fro5 M!*! 7ho 7!sof h%s co55(n%on. He !so be+!n *o re5e5ber *h!* 0%s*o8sho*s!re so5e*%5es ser%o(s *h%n+s= !cco50!n%e$ 7%*h conse>(ences 7%*h 7h%ch

he 7!s e+%*%5!*e4 concerne$. He *(rne$ b!c- !n$ 7en* %n!* *he +!r$en +!*e9 5!-%n+ for *he fron* $oor.

H!f87!4 $o7n one s%$e of *he ho(se s*oo$ o(* ! 0roec*%on%-e ! &er4 o7 she$= %* 7!s9 !s he !f*er7!r$s $%sco&ere$9! !r+e $(s*b%n. Ro(n$ *he corner of *h%s c!5e ! f%+(re9!* f%rs* ! 5ere sh!$o7 %n *he h!e9 !00!ren*4 ben$%n+ !n$ 0eer%n+ !bo(*.Then9 co5%n+ ne!rer9 %* so%$%f%e$ %n*o ! f%+(re *h!* 7!s9 %n$ee$9r!*her (n(s(!4 so%$. M!or #(*n!5 7!s ! b!$8he!$e$9 b(8nec-e$ 5!n9shor* !n$ &er4 bro!$9 7%*h one of *hose r!*her !0o0ec*%c f!ces*h!* !re 0ro$(ce$ b4 ! 0roon+e$ !**e50* *o co5b%ne *he or%en*! c%5!*e

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%n c!se !n4*h%n+ 7!s *he 5!**er.

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7h%ch 7!s *he re&o&er %n h%s h!n$.

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%n *he +r!ss.

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I sh! no* *!- *o 4o( 5(ch= b(* I 7% *e 4o( 7h!*4o( 7!n* *o -no7. There %s no c(rse on 4o(. The Te50e of *he Mon-e47!s e%*her ! co%nc%$ence or ! 0!r* of *he *r%c-= *he *r%c- 7!s*he *r%c- of ! 7h%*e 5!n. There %s on4 one 7e!0on *h!* 7% br%n+ boo$7%*h *h!* 5ere fe!*her4 *o(ch: ! r!or he$ b4 ! 7h%*e 5!n.

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W%*h *h!* he 7en* o(*s%$e !n$ s0o-e for ! 5o5en* *o *he $oc*or.The 5o5en* !f*er9 A($re4 W!*son c!5e r(sh%n+ %n*o *he ho(se !n$fe on her -nees bes%$e Cr!4;s ch!%r. He co($ no* he!r 7h!* *he4 s!%$*o e!ch o*her= b(* *he%r f!ces 5o&e$ 7%*h !5!e5en*9 no* (nh!00%ness.The $oc*or !n$ *he 0r%es* 7!-e$ so74 *o7!r$s *he +!r$en +!*e.

I s(00ose *he M!or 7!s %n o&e 7%*h her9 *oo9 he s!%$ 7%*h ! s%+h=!n$ 7hen *he o*her no$$e$9 obser&e$: o( 7ere &er4 +enero(s9 $oc*or.o( $%$ ! f%ne *h%n+. B(* 7h!* 5!$e 4o( s(s0ec*

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There 7!s ! s%ence. Then Dr O5!n s!%$ +r%54: The M!or %s! on+ *%5e oo-%n+ for *he 0o%ce.

Or *he 0o%ce %n oo-%n+ for *he M!or s!%$ *he 0r%es*.We9 +oo$8b4e.

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The S*r!n+e Cr%5e of 6ohn Bo(no%s

MR CALHOUN KIDD 7!s ! &er4 4o(n+ +en*e5!n 7%*h ! &er4 o$ f!ce9! f!ce $r%e$ (0 7%*h %*s o7n e!+erness9 fr!5e$ %n b(e8b!c- h!%r !n$ ! b!c- b(**erf4 *%e. He 7!s *he e5%ss!r4 %n En+!n$of *he cooss! A5er%c!n $!%4 c!e$ *he Wes*ern S(n88!so h(5oro(s4 $escr%be$ !s *he R%s%n+ S(nse*. Th%s 7!s %n !(s%on*o ! +re!* o(rn!%s*%c $ec!r!*%on @!**r%b(*e$ *o Mr K%$$ h%5sef*h!* he +(esse$ *he s(n 7o($ r%se %n *he 7es* 4e*9 %f A5er%c!n c%*%ens

$%$ ! b%* 5ore h(s*%n+. Those9 ho7e&er9 7ho 5oc- A5er%c!n o(rn!%s5fro5 *he s*!n$0o%n* of so5e7h!* 5eo7er *r!$%*%ons for+e*! cer*!%n 0!r!$o< 7h%ch 0!r*4 re$ee5s %*. For 7h%e *he o(rn!%s5of *he S*!*es 0er5%*s ! 0!n*o5%5%c &(+!r%*4 on+ 0!s* !n4*h%n+ En+%sh9%* !so sho7s ! re! e<c%*e5en* !bo(* *he 5os* e!rnes* 5en*! 0robe5s9of 7h%ch En+%sh 0!0ers !re %nnocen*9 or r!*her %nc!0!be.The S(n 7!s f( of *he 5os* soe5n 5!**ers *re!*e$ %n *he 5os*f!rc%c! 7!4. W%%!5 6!5es f%+(re$ *here !s 7e !s We!r4 W%%e9!n$ 0r!+5!*%s*s !*ern!*e$ 7%*h 0(+%%s*s %n *he on+ 0rocess%onof %*s 0or*r!%*s.

Th(s9 7hen ! &er4 (nob*r(s%&e O<for$ 5!n n!5e$ 6ohn Bo(no%s7ro*e %n ! &er4 (nre!$!be re&%e7 c!e$ *he N!*(r! #h%oso0h4 (!r*er4! ser%es of !r*%ces on !e+e$ 7e!- 0o%n*s %n D!r7%n%!n e&o(*%on9%* f(**ere$ no corner of *he En+%sh 0!0ers= *ho(+h Bo(no%s;s *heor4@7h%ch 7!s *h!* of ! co50!r!*%&e4 s*!*%on!r4 (n%&erse &%s%*e$ occ!s%on!4

b4 con&(s%ons of ch!n+e h!$ so5e r!*her f!$$4 f!sh%on!beness !* O<for$9!n$ +o* so f!r !s *o be n!5e$ C!*!s*ro0h%s5. B(* 5!n4 A5er%c!n 0!0ersse%e$ on *he ch!en+e !s ! +re!* e&en*= !n$ *he S(n *hre7*he sh!$o7 of Mr Bo(no%s >(%*e +%+!n*%c!4 !cross %*s 0!+es.B4 *he 0!r!$o< !re!$4 no*e$9 !r*%ces of &!(!be %n*e%+ence !n$en*h(s%!s5 7ere 0resen*e$ 7%*h he!$%nes !00!ren*4 7r%**en

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Th!* f!*e$ 0h%oso0her h!$ consen*e$9 %n ! so5e7h!* $!e$ 5!nner9

*o rece%&e *he %n*er&%e7er9 !n$ h!$ n!5e$ *he ho(r of n%ne *h!* e&en%n+.The !s* of ! s(55er s(nse* c(n+ !bo(* C(5nor !n$ *he o7 7oo$e$ h%s=*he ro5!n*%c !n-ee 7!s bo*h $o(b*f( of h%s ro!$ !n$ %n>(%s%*%&e!bo(* h%s s(rro(n$%n+s= !n$ see%n+ *he $oor of ! +en(%ne fe($!o$8co(n*r4 %nn9 The Ch!50%on Ar5s9 s*!n$%n+ o0en9 he 7en* %n*o 5!-e %n>(%r%es.

In *he b!r 0!ro(r he r!n+ *he be9 !n$ h!$ *o 7!%*so5e %**e *%5e for ! re04 *o %*. The on4 o*her 0erson 0resen*7!s ! e!n 5!n 7%*h cose re$ h!%r !n$ oose9 horse48oo-%n+ co*hes97ho 7!s $r%n-%n+ &er4 b!$ 7h%s-49 b(* s5o-%n+ ! &er4 +oo$ c%+!r.

The 7h%s-49 of co(rse9 7!s *he cho%ce br!n$ of The Ch!50%on Ar5s=*he c%+!r he h!$ 0rob!b4 bro(+h* 7%*h h%5 fro5 Lon$on. No*h%n+ co($ be 5ore $%fferen* *h!n h%s c4n%c! ne+%+ence fro5*he $!00er $r4ness of *he 4o(n+ A5er%c!n= b(* so5e*h%n+ %n h%s 0enc%!n$ o0en no*eboo-9 !n$ 0erh!0s %n *he e<0ress%on of h%s !er* b(e e4e9c!(se$ K%$$ *o +(ess9 correc*49 *h!* he 7!s ! bro*her o(rn!%s*.

Co($ 4o( $o 5e *he f!&o(r9 !s-e$ K%$$9 7%*h *he co(r*es4 of h%s n!*%on9 of $%rec*%n+ 5e *o *he Gre4 Co**!+e9 7here Mr Bo(no%s %&es9!s I (n$ers*!n$

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Wh!* %s #en$r!+on #!r- !s-e$ C!ho(n K%$$.

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I h!&e co5e *o see Mr Bo(no%s9 s!%$ K%$$.

I;&e co5e *o see Mrs Bo(no%s9 re0%e$ *he o*her.B(* I sh!n;* c!*ch her !* ho5e. An$ he !(+he$ r!*her (n0e!s!n*4.

Are 4o( %n*eres*e$ %n C!*!s*ro0h%s5 !s-e$ *he 7on$er%n+ !n-ee.

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S5!r* Soc%e*49 %n *he c!0!c%*4 of re0or*er !n$ of so5e*h%n+ 0!%nf(4 %-e ! s04.

S5!r* Soc%e*49 I re+re* *o s!49 fe* none of *h!* %n*eres* %nBo(no%s on D!r7%n 7h%ch 7!s s(ch ! cre$%* *o *he he!$ !n$ he!r*s of *he Wes*ern S(n. D!ro4 h!$ co5e $o7n9 %* see5e$9 *o sn(ff (0*he scen* of ! sc!n$! 7h%ch 5%+h* &er4 7e en$ %n *he D%&orce Co(r*9

b(* 7h%ch 7!s !* 0resen* ho&er%n+ be*7een Gre4 Co**!+e !n$ #en$r!+on #!r-.

S%r C!($e Ch!50%on 7!s -no7n *o *he re!$ers of *he Wes*ern S(n!s 7e !s Mr Bo(no%s. So 7ere *he #o0e !n$ *he Derb4 W%nner=

b(* *he %$e! of *he%r %n*%5!*e !c>(!%n*!ncesh%0 7o($ h!&e s*r(c- K%$$!s e>(!4 %ncon+r(o(s. He h!$ he!r$ of @!n$ 7r%**en !bo(*9n!49 f!se4 0re*en$e$ *o -no7 S%r C!($e Ch!50%on9 !sone of *he br%+h*es* !n$ 7e!*h%es* of En+!n$;s U00er Ten=!s *he +re!* s0or*s5!n 7ho r!ce$ 4!ch*s ro(n$ *he 7or$=!s *he +re!* *r!&eer 7ho 7ro*e boo-s !bo(* *he H%5!!4!s9!s *he 0o%*%c%!n 7ho s7e0* cons*%*(enc%es 7%*h ! s*!r*%n+ sor* of Tor4 De5ocr!c49 !n$ !s *he +re!* $!bber %n !r*9 5(s%c9 %*er!*(re9!n$9 !bo&e !9 !c*%n+. S%r C!($e 7!s re!4 r!*her 5!+n%f%cen* %no*her *h!n A5er%c!n e4es. There 7!s so5e*h%n+ of *he Ren!scence #r%nce!bo(* h%s o5n%&oro(s c(*(re !n$ res*ess 0(b%c%*4889 he 7!s no* on4

! +re!* !5!*e(r9 b(* !n !r$en* one. There 7!s %n h%5 none of *h!*!n*%>(!r%!n fr%&o%*4 *h!* 7e con&e4 b4 *he 7or$ $%e**!n*e.

Th!* f!(*ess f!con 0rof%e 7%*h 0(r0e8b!c- I*!%!n e4e97h%ch h!$ been sn!08sho**e$ so of*en bo*h for S5!r* Soc%e*4 !n$*he Wes*ern S(n9 +!&e e&er4one *he %50ress%on of ! 5!n e!*en b4 !5b%*%on!s b4 ! f%re9 or e&en ! $%se!se. B(* *ho(+h K%$$ -ne7 ! +re!* $e!!bo(* S%r C!($e88! +re!* $e! 5ore9 %n f!c*9 *h!n *here 7!s *o -no788%* 7o($ ne&er h!&e crosse$ h%s 7%$es* $re!5s *o connec* so sho74!n !r%s*ocr!* 7%*h *he ne748(ne!r*he$ fo(n$er of C!*!s*ro0h%s59or *o +(ess *h!* S%r C!($e Ch!50%on !n$ 6ohn Bo(no%s co($ be

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B(* 7he*her *he *7o 5en co($ be fr%en$s 5(ch on+er 7!s beco5%n+! $!r- !n$ (+4 >(es*%on. A 4e!r or *7o before9 Bo(no%s h!$ 5!rr%e$! be!(*%f( !n$ no* (ns(ccessf( !c?ress9 *o 7ho5 he 7!s $e&o*e$

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7e !re !cc(s*o5e$ *o *he c!**er of *he %ncon+r(o(s= %* %s ! *(ne*o 7h%ch 7e c!n +o *o see0. If one !00ro0r%!*e *h%n+ h!00ens9%* 7!-es (s (0 %-e *he 0!n+ of ! 0erfec* chor$. So5e*h%n+ h!00ene$s(ch !s 7o($ h!&e h!00ene$ %n s(ch ! 0!ce %n ! for+o**en *!e.

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7ere ! %**e $(b%o(s. B(* *here 7ere o*her re$ $ro0s (0on *he b!$e7h%ch 7ere no* $(b%o(s.

He oo-e$ ro(n$ 7%$4 %n *he $%rec*%on fro5 7h%ch *he $!%n+ 5%ss%eh!$ co5e9 !n$ s!7 *h!* !* *h%s 0o%n* *he s!be f!c!$e of f%r !n$ 0%ne7!s %n*err(0*e$ b4 ! s5!er ro!$ !* r%+h* !n+es= 7h%ch9 7hen he *(rne$ %*9

bro(+h* h%5 %n f( &%e7 of *he on+9 %+h*e$ ho(se9 7%*h ! !-e !n$fo(n*!%ns %n fron* of %*. Ne&er*heess9 he $%$ no* oo- !* *h%s9h!&%n+ so5e*h%n+ 5ore %n*eres*%n+ *o oo- !*

Abo&e h%59 !* *he !n+e of *he s*ee0 +reen b!n- of *he

*err!ce$ +!r$en9 7!s one of *hose s5! 0%c*(res>(e s(r0r%sesco55on %n *he o$ !n$sc!0e +!r$en%n+= ! -%n$ of s5! ro(n$ h% or $o5e of +r!ss9 %-e ! +%!n* 5oe8h%9 r%n+e$ !n$ cro7ne$ 7%*h*hree concen*r%c fences of roses9 !n$ h!&%n+ ! s(n$%! %n *he h%+hes* 0o%n*%n *he cen*re. K%$$ co($ see *he f%n+er of *he $%! s*!n$ (0 $!r- !+!%ns* *he s-4 %-e *he $ors! f%n of ! sh!r- !n$ *he &!%n 5oon%+h*c%n+%n+ *o *h!* %$e coc-. B(* he s!7 so5e*h%n+ ese c%n+%n+*o %* !so9 for one 7%$ 5o5en*88*he f%+(re of ! 5!n.

Tho(+h he s!7 %* *here on4 for ! 5o5en*9 *ho(+h %* 7!s o(*!n$%sh!n$ %ncre$%be %n cos*(5e9 be%n+ c!$ fro5 nec- *o hee %n *%+h* cr%5son9

7%*h +%n*s of +o$9 4e* he -ne7 %n one f!sh of 5oon%+h* 7ho %* 7!s.Th!* 7h%*e f!ce f(n+ (0 *o he!&en9 ce!n8sh!&en !n$ so (nn!*(r!4 4o(n+9%-e B4ron 7%*h ! Ro5!n nose9 *hose b!c- c(rs !re!$4 +r%e$88he h!$ seen *he *ho(s!n$ 0(b%c 0or*r!%*s of S%r C!($e Ch!50%on.The 7%$ re$ f%+(re reee$ !n %ns*!n* !+!%ns* *he s(n$%!= *he ne<*%* h!$ roe$ $o7n *he s*ee0 b!n- !n$ !4 !* *he A5er%c!n;s fee*9f!%n*4 5o&%n+ one !r5. A +!($49 (nn!*(r! +o$ orn!5en* on *he !r5s($$en4 re5%n$e$ K%$$ of Ro5eo !n$ 6(%e*= of co(rse *he *%+h* cr%5sons(%* 7!s 0!r* of *he 0!4. B(* *here 7!s ! on+ re$ s*!%n $o7n*he b!n- fro5 7h%ch *he 5!n h!$ roe$88*h!* 7!s no 0!r* of *he 0!4.He h!$ been r(n *hro(+h *he bo$4.

Mr C!ho(n K%$$ sho(*e$ !n$ sho(*e$ !+!%n. Once 5ore he see5e$*o he!r 0h!n*!s5! foo*s*e0s9 !n$ s*!r*e$ *o f%n$ !no*her f%+(re

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!re!$4 ne!r h%5. He -ne7 *he f%+(re9 !n$ 4e* %* *err%f%e$ h%5.The $%ss%0!*e$ 4o(*h 7ho h!$ c!e$ h%5sef D!ro4 h!$ ! horr%b4 >(%e*7!4 7%*h h%5= %f Bo(no%s f!%e$ *o -ee0 !00o%n*5en*s *h!* h!$ been 5!$e9D!ro4 h!$ ! s%n%s*er !%r of -ee0%n+ !00o%n*5en*s *h!* h!$n;*.The 5oon%+h* $%scoo(re$ e&er4*h%n+9 !+!%ns* D!ro4;s re$ h!%r

h%s 7!n f!ce oo-e$ no* so 5(ch 7h%*e !s 0!e +reen.

A *h%s 5orb%$ %50ress%on%s5 5(s* be K%$$;s e<c(se for h!&%n+cr%e$ o(*9 br(*!4 !n$ be4on$ ! re!son: D%$ 4o( $o *h%s9 4o( $e&%

6!5es D!ro4 s5%e$ h%s (n0e!s%n+ s5%e= b(* before he co($ s0e!-9*he f!en f%+(re 5!$e !no*her 5o&e5en* of *he !r59 7!&%n+ &!+(e4*o7!r$s *he 0!ce 7here *he s7or$ fe= *hen c!5e ! 5o!n9 !n$ *hen%* 5!n!+e$ *o s0e!-.

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An$ ! 0r%es*9 *oo9 I s(00ose9 s!%$ D!ro4 %n !n (n$ec%0her!be 5!nner.A *hese Ch!50%ons !re 0!0%s?s.

The A5er%c!n -ne* $o7n b4 *he bo$49 fe* *he he!r*9 0ro00e$ (0*he he!$ !n$ (se$ so5e !s* effor*s !* res*or!*%on= b(* before*he o*her o(rn!%s* re!00e!re$9 foo7e$ b4 ! $oc*or !n$ ! 0r%es*9he 7!s !re!$4 0re0!re$ *o !sser* *he4 7ere *oo !*e.

Were 4o( *oo !*e !so !s-e$ *he $oc*or9 ! so%$ 0ros0ero(s8oo-%n+ 5!n9 7%*h con&en*%on! 5o(s*!che !n$ 7h%s-ers9 b(* ! %&e4 e4e9 7h%ch $!r*e$ o&er K%$$ $(b%o(s4.

In one sense9 $r!7e$ *he re0resen*!*%&e of *he S(n.I 7!s *oo !*e *o s!&e *he 5!n9 b(* I +(ess I 7!s %n *%5e *o he!r so5e*h%n+ of %50or*!nce. I he!r$ *he $e!$ 5!n $eno(nce h%s !ss!ss%n.

An$ 7ho 7!s *he !ss!ss%n !s-e$ *he $oc*or9 $r!7%n+ h%se4ebro7s *o+e*her.

Bo(no%s9 s!%$ C!ho(n K%$$9 !n$ 7h%s*e$ sof*4.

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b(* he $%$ no* con*r!$%c*. Then *he 0r%es*9 ! shor*er f%+(re%n *he b!c-+ro(n$9 s!%$ 5%$4: I (n$ers*oo$ *h!* Mr Bo(no%s7!s no* co5%n+ *o #en$r!+on #!r- *h%s e&en%n+.

There !+!%n9 s!%$ *he !n-ee +r%549 I 5!4 be %n ! 0os%*%on

*o +%&e *he o$ co(n*r4 ! f!c* or *7o. es9 s%r9 6ohn Bo(no%s7!s +o%n+ *o s*!4 %n ! *h%s e&en%n+= he f%<e$ (0 ! re! +oo$ !00o%n*5en**here 7%*h 5e. B(* 6ohn Bo(no%s ch!n+e$ h%s 5%n$= 6ohn Bo(no%sef* h%s ho5e !br(0*4 !n$ ! !one9 !n$ c!5e o&er *o *h%s $!rne$ #!r- !n ho(r or so !+o. H%s b(*er *o$ 5e so. I *h%n- 7e ho$ 7h!**he !87%se 0o%ce c! ! c(e88h!&e 4o( sen* for *he5

es9 s!%$ *he $oc*or9 b(* 7e h!&en;* !!r5e$ !n4one ese 4e*.

Does Mrs Bo(no%s -no7 !s-e$ 6!5es D!ro49 !n$ !+!%n K%$$7!s consc%o(s of !n %rr!*%on! $es%re *o h%* h%5 on h%s c(r%n+ 5o(*h.

I h!&e no* *o$ her9 s!%$ *he $oc*or +r(ff4889 b(* here co5e*he 0o%ce.

The %**e 0r%es* h!$ s*e00e$ o(* %n*o *he 5!%n !&en(e9!n$ no7 re*(rne$ 7%*h *he f!en s7or$9 7h%ch oo-e$ ($%cro(s4 !r+e!n$ *he!*r%c! 7hen !**!che$ *o h%s $(504 f%+(re9 !* once cer%c!!n$ co55on0!ce. 6(s* before *he 0o%ce co5e9 he s!%$ !0oo+e*%c!49h!s !n4one +o* ! %+h*

The !n-ee o(rn!%s* *oo- !n eec*r%c *orch fro5 h%s 0oc-e*9

!n$ *he 0r%es* he$ %* cose *o *he 5%$$e 0!r* of *he b!$e97h%ch he e<!5%ne$ 7%*h b%n-%n+ c!re. Then9 7%*ho(* +!nc%n+ !**he 0o%n* or 0o55e9 he h!n$e$ *he on+ 7e!0on *o *he $oc*or.

I fe!r I;5 no (se here9 he s!%$9 7%*h ! br%ef s%+h.I; s!4 +oo$ n%+h* *o 4o(9 +en*e5en. An$ he 7!-e$ !7!4(0 *he $!r- !&en(e *o7!r$s *he ho(se9 h%s h!n$s c!s0e$ beh%n$ h%5!n$ h%s b%+ he!$ ben* %n co+%*!*%on.

The res* of *he +ro(0 5!$e %ncre!se$ h!s*e *o7!r$s *he o$+e8+!*es97here !n %ns0ec*or !n$ *7o cons*!bes co($ !re!$4 be seen

%n cons(*!*%on 7%*h *he o$+e8-ee0er. B(* *he %**e 0r%es*on4 7!-e$ so7er !n$ so7er %n *he $%5 co%s*er of 0%ne9 !n$ !* !s*s*o00e$ $e!$9 on *he s*e0s of *he ho(se. I* 7!s h%s s%en* 7!4of !c-no7e$+%n+ !n e>(!4 s%en* !00ro!ch= for *here c!5e *o7!r$sh%5 ! 0resence *h!* 5%+h* h!&e s!*%sf%e$ e&en C!ho(n K%$$;s $e5!n$sfor ! o&e4 !n$ !r%s*ocr!*%c +hos*. I* 7!s ! 4o(n+ 7o5!n%n s%&er4 s!*%ns of ! Ren!scence $es%+n= she h!$ +o$en h!%r %n *7o on+ sh%n%n+ ro0es9 !n$ ! f!ce so s*!r*%n+4 0!e be*7een *he5*h!* she 5%+h* h!&e been chr4see0h!n*%ne885!$e9 *h!* %s9 %-e so5eo$ Gree- s*!*(es9 o(* of %&or4 !n$ +o$. B(* her e4es 7ere &er4 br%+h*9!n$ her &o%ce9 *ho(+h o79 7!s conf%$en*.

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Mrs Bo(no%s he re0%e$ +r!&e4. Then he oo-e$ !* her !n$%55e$%!*e4 s!%$: I see 4o( -no7 !bo(* S%r C!($e.

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He $%$ no* !ns7er *he >(es*%on9 b(* !s-e$ !no*her: H!&e 4o(seen 4o(r h(sb!n$

M4 h(sb!n$ %s !* ho5e9 she s!%$. He h!s no*h%n+ *o $o 7%*h *h%s.

A+!%n he $%$ no* !ns7er= !n$ *he 7o5!n $re7 ne!rer *o h%597%*h ! c(r%o(s4 %n*ense e<0ress%on on her f!ce.

Sh! I *e 4o( so5e*h%n+ 5ore she s!%$9 7%*h ! r!*her fe!rf( s5%e. I $on;* *h%n- he $%$ %*9 !n$ 4o( $on;* e%*her.F!*her Bro7n re*(rne$ her +!e 7%*h ! on+9 +r!&e s*!re9 !n$ *hen no$$e$9

4e* 5ore +r!&e4.

F!*her Bro7n9 s!%$ *he !$49 I !5 +o%n+ *o *e 4o( ! I -no79 b(* I 7!n* 4o( *o $o 5e ! f!&o(r f%rs*. W% 4o( *e 5e 7h44o( h!&en;* (50e$ *o *he conc(s%on of 0oor 6ohn;s +(%*9!s ! *he res* h!&e $one Don;* 5%n$ 7h!* 4o( s!4: I88I -no7 !bo(**he +oss%0 !n$ *he !00e!r!nces *h!* !re !+!%ns* 5e.

F!*her Bro7n oo-e$ hones*4 e5b!rr!sse$9 !n$ 0!sse$ h%s h!n$!cross h%s forehe!$. T7o &er4 %**e *h%n+s9 he s!%$.A* e!s*9 one;s &er4 *r%&%! !n$ *he o*her &er4 &!+(e.

B(* s(ch !s *he4 !re9 *he4 $on;* f%* %n 7%*h Mr Bo(no%s be%n+ *he 5(r$erer.

He *(rne$ h%s b!n-9 ro(n$ f!ce (0 *o *he s*!rs !n$con*%n(e$ !bsen*5%n$e$4: To *!-e *he &!+(e %$e! f%rs*.I !**!ch ! +oo$ $e! of %50or*!nce *o &!+(e %$e!s. A *hose *h%n+s *h!*!ren;* e&%$ence; !re 7h!* con&%nce 5e. I *h%n- ! 5or! %50oss%b%%*4*he b%++es* of ! %50oss%b%%*%es. I -no7 4o(r h(sb!n$ on4 s%+h*49

b(* I *h%n- *h%s cr%5e of h%s9 !s +ener!4 conce%&e$9 so5e*h%n+&er4 %-e ! 5or! %50oss%b%%*4. #e!se $o no* *h%n- I 5e!n *h!*Bo(no%s co($ no* be so 7%c-e$. An4bo$4 c!n be 7%c-e$88!s 7%c-e$ !s

he chooses. We c!n $%rec* o(r 5or! 7%s= b(* 7e c!n;* +ener!4 ch!n+eo(r %ns*%nc*%&e *!s*es !n$ 7!4s of $o%n+ *h%n+s. Bo(no%s 5%+h*co55%* ! 5(r$er9 b(* no* *h%s 5(r$er. He 7o($ no* sn!*ch Ro5eo;s s7or$fro5 %*s ro5!n*%c sc!bb!r$= or s!4 h%s foe on *he s(n$%! !s on! -%n$ of !*!r= or e!&e h%s bo$4 !5on+ *he roses9 or f%n+ *he s7or$!7!4 !5on+ *he 0%nes. If Bo(no%s -%e$ !n4one he;$ $o %*>(%e*4 !n$ he!&%49 !s he;$ $o !n4 o*her $o(b*f( *h%n+88*!-e ! *en*h +!ss of 0or*9 or re!$ ! oose Gree- 0oe*.

No9 *he ro5!n*%c se**%n+ %s no* %-e Bo(no%s. I*;s 5ore %-e Ch!50%on.

Ah she s!%$9 !n$ oo-e$ !* h%5 7%*h e4es %-e $%!5on$s.

An$ *he *r%&%! *h%n+ 7!s *h%s9 s!%$ Bro7n. There 7eref%n+er80r%n*s on *h!* s7or$= f%n+er80r%n*s c!n be $e*ec*e$ >(%*e

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! *%5e !f*er *he4 !re 5!$e %f *he4;re on so5e 0o%she$ s(rf!ce%-e +!ss or s*ee. These 7ere on ! 0o%she$ s(rf!ce.The4 7ere h!f87!4 $o7n *he b!$e of *he s7or$. Whose 0r%n*s *he4 7ereI h!&e no e!r*h4 c(e= b(* 7h4 sho($ !n4bo$4 ho$ ! s7or$ h!f87!4 $o7nI* 7!s ! on+ s7or$9 b(* en+*h %s !n !$&!n*!+e %n (n+%n+ !* !n ene54.

A* e!s*9 !* 5os* ene5%es. A* ! ene5%es e<ce0* one.

E<ce0* one9 she re0e!*e$.

There %s on4 one ene549 s!%$ F!*her Bro7n9 7ho5 %* %s e!s%er *o -% 7%*h ! $!++er *h!n ! s7or$.

I -no79 s!%$ *he 7o5!n. Onesef.

There 7!s ! on+ s%ence9 !n$ *hen *he 0r%es* s!%$ >(%e*4 b(* !br(0*4: A5 I r%+h*9 *hen D%$ S%r C!($e -% h%5sef

es she s!%$9 7%*h ! f!ce %-e 5!rbe. I s!7 h%5 $o %*.

He $%e$9 s!%$ F!*her Bro7n9 for o&e of 4o(

An e<*r!or$%n!r4 e<0ress%on f!she$ !cross her f!ce9&er4 $%fferen* fro5 0%*49 5o$es*49 re5orse9 or !n4*h%n+ her co50!n%onh!$ e<0ec*e$: her &o%ce bec!5e s($$en4 s*ron+ !n$ f(.I $on;* be%e&e9 she s!%$9 he e&er c!re$ !bo(* 5e ! r!0.He h!*e$ 54 h(sb!n$.

Wh4 !s-e$ *he o*her9 !n$ *(rne$ h%s ro(n$ f!ce fro5 *he s-4*o *he !$4.

He h!*e$ 54 h(sb!n$ bec!(se...%* %s so s*r!n+e I h!r$4 -no7ho7 *o s!4 %*...bec!(se...

es s!%$ Bro7n 0!*%en*4.

Bec!(se 54 h(sb!n$ 7o($n;* h!*e h%5.

F!*her Bro7n on4 no$$e$9 !n$ see5e$ s*% *o be %s*en%n+=

he $%ffere$ fro5 5os* $e*ec*%&es %n f!c* !n$ f%c*%on %n ! s5! 0o%n*88he ne&er 0re*en$e$ no* *o (n$ers*!n$ 7hen he (n$ers*oo$ 0erfec*4 7e.

Mrs Bo(no%s $re7 ne!r once 5ore 7%*h *he s!5e con*!%ne$+o7 of cer*!%n*4. M4 h(sb!n$9 she s!%$9 %s ! +re!* 5!n.S%r C!($e Ch!50%on 7!s no* ! +re!* 5!n: he 7!s ! ceebr!*e$ !n$s(ccessf( 5!n. M4 h(sb!n$ h!s ne&er been ceebr!*e$ or s(ccessf(=!n$ %* %s *he soe5n *r(*h *h!* he h!s ne&er $re!5e$ of be%n+ so.He no 5ore e<0ec*s *o be f!5o(s for *h%n-%n+ *h!n for s5o-%n+ c%+!rs.On ! *h!* s%$e he h!s ! sor* of s0en$%$ s*(0%$%*4. He h!s ne&er +ro7n (0. He s*% %-e$ Ch!50%on e<!c*4 !s he %-e$ h%5 !* schoo=

he !$5%re$ h%5 !s he 7o($ !$5%re ! con(r%n+ *r%c- $one !**he $%nner8*!be. B(* he co($n;* be +o* *o conce%&e *he no*%on of en&4%n+ Ch!50%on. An$ Ch!50%on 7!n*e$ *o be en&%e$. He 7en* 5!$

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!n$ -%e$ h%5sef for *h!*.

es9 s!%$ F!*her Bro7n= I *h%n- I be+%n *o (n$ers*!n$.

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*he 0!ce %s 0!nne$ for %*. Ch!50%on 0(* 6ohn %n ! %**e ho(se!* h%s &er4 $oor9 %-e ! $e0en$!n*88*o 5!-e h%5 fee ! f!%(re.He ne&er fe* %*. He *h%n-s no 5ore !bo(* s(ch *h%n+s *h!n88*h!n !n !bsen*85%n$e$ %on. Ch!50%on 7o($ b(rs* %n on 6ohn;ssh!bb%es* ho(rs or ho5e%es* 5e!s 7%*h so5e $!%n+ 0resen* or !nno(nce5en* or e<0e$%*%on *h!* 5!$e %* %-e *he &%s%* of H!ro(n Ar!sch%$9!n$ 6ohn 7o($ !cce0* or ref(se !5%!b4 7%*h one e4e off9 so *o s0e!-9%-e one !4 schoobo4 !+ree%n+ or $%s!+ree%n+ 7%*h !no*her.Af*er f%&e 4e!rs of %* 6ohn h!$ no* *(rne$ ! h!%r= !n$ S%r C!($e Ch!50%on7!s ! 5ono5!n%!c.

An$ H!5!n be+!n *o *e *he59 s!%$ F!*her Bro7n9of ! *he *h%n+s 7here%n *he -%n+ h!$ hono(re$ h%5= !n$ he s!%$:A *hese *h%n+s 0rof%* 5e no?h%n+ 7h%e I see Mor$ec!% *he 6e7s%**%n+ %n *he +!*e.;

The cr%s%s c!5e9 Mrs Bo(no%s con*%n(e$9 7hen I 0ers(!$e$ 6ohn*o e* 5e *!-e $o7n so5e of h%s s0ec(!*%ons !n$ sen$ *he5 *o ! 5!+!%ne.The4 be+!n *o !**r!c* !**en*%on9 es0ec%!4 %n A5er%c!9 !n$ one 0!0er 7!n*e$ *o %n*er&%e7 h%5. When Ch!50%on @7ho 7!s %n*er&%e7e$ne!r4 e&er4 $!4 he!r$ of *h%s !*e %**e cr(5b of s(ccessf!%n+ *o h%s (nconsc%o(s r%&!9 *he !s* %n- sn!00e$ *h!* he$ b!c-

h%s $e&%%sh h!*re$. Then he be+!n *o !4 *h!* %ns!ne s%e+e *o 54 o7no&e !n$ hono(r 7h%ch h!s been *he *!- of *he sh%re. o( 7% !s- 5e7h4 I !o7e$ s(ch !*roc%o(s !**en*%ons. I !ns7er *h!* I co($ no* h!&e$ec%ne$ *he5 e<ce0* b4 e<0!%n%n+ *o 54 h(sb!n$9 !n$ *here !reso5e *h%n+s *he so( c!nno* $o9 !s *he bo$4 c!nno* f4.

Nobo$4 co($ h!&e e<0!%ne$ *o 54 h(sb!n$. Nobo$4 co($ $o %* no7.If 4o( s!%$ *o h%5 %n so 5!n4 7or$s9 Ch!50%on %s s*e!%n+ 4o(r 7%fe9;he 7o($ *h%n- *he o-e ! %**e &(+!r: *h!* %* co($ be !n4*h%n+

b(* ! o-e88*h!* no*%on co($ f%n$ no cr!c- %n h%s +re!* s-(*o +e* %n b4. We9 6ohn 7!s *o co5e !n$ see (s !c* *h%s e&en%n+9

b(* (s* !s 7e 7ere s*!r*%n+ he s!%$ he 7o($n;*= he h!$ +o*

!n %n*eres*%n+ boo- !n$ ! c%+!r. I *o$ *h%s *o S%r C!($e9!n$ %* 7!s h%s $e!*h8bo7. The 5ono5!n%!c s($$en4 s!7 $es0!%r.He s*!bbe$ h%5sef9 cr4%n+ o(* %-e ! $e&% *h!* Bo(no%s 7!s s!4%n+ h%5=he %es *here %n *he +!r$en $e!$ of h%s o7n e!o(s4 *o 0ro$(ce e!o(s49!n$ 6ohn %s s%**%n+ %n *he $%n%n+8roo5 re!$%n+ ! boo-.

There 7!s !no*her s%ence9 !n$ *hen *he %**e 0r%es* s!%$:There %s on4 one 7e!- 0o%n*9 Mrs Bo(no%s9 %n ! 4o(r &er4 &%&%$ !cco(n*. o(r h(sb!n$ %s no* s%**%n+ %n *he $%n%n+8roo5re!$%n+ ! boo-. Th!* A5er%c!n re0or*er *o$ 5e he h!$ been *o 4o(r ho(se9!n$ 4o(r b(*er *o$ h%5 Mr Bo(no%s h!$ +one *o #en$r!+on #!r- !f*er !.

Her br%+h* e4es 7%$ene$ *o !n !5os* eec*r%c +!re=!n$ 4e* %* see5e$ r!*her be7%$er5en* *h!n conf(s%on or fe!r.

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Wh49 7h!* c!n 4o( 5e!n she cr%e$. A *he ser&!n*s 7ereo(* of *he ho(se9 see%n+ *he *he!*r%c!s. An$ 7e $on;* -ee0 ! b(*er9*h!n- +oo$ness

F!*her Bro7n s*!r*e$ !n$ s0(n h!f ro(n$ %-e !n !bs(r$ *ee*o*(5.

Wh!*9 7h!* he cr%e$ see5%n+ +!&!n%e$ %n*o s($$en %fe.Loo- here88I s!488c!n I 5!-e 4o(r h(sb!n$ he!r %f I +o *o *he ho(se

Oh9 *he ser&!n*s 7% be b!c- b4 no79 she s!%$9 7on$er%n+.

R%+h*9 r%+h* reo%ne$ *he cer%c ener+e*%c!49 !n$ se* off sc(**%n+ (0 *he 0!*h *o7!r$s *he #!r- +!*es. He *(rne$ once *o s!4:Be**er +e* ho$ of *h!* !n-ee9 or Cr%5e of 6ohn Bo(no%s; 7% be! o&er *he Re0(b%c %n !r+e e**ers.

o( $on;* (n$ers*!n$9 s!%$ Mrs Bo(no%s. He 7o($n;* 5%n$.

I $on;* *h%n- he %5!+%nes *h!* A5er%c! re!4 %s ! 0!ce.

When F!*her Bro7n re!che$ *he ho(se 7%*h *he beeh%&e !n$*he $ro7s4 $o+9 ! s5! !n$ ne!* 5!%$8ser&!n* sho7e$ h%5 %n*o*he $%n%n+8roo59 7here Bo(no%s s!* re!$%n+ b4 ! sh!$e$ !509e<!c*4 !s h%s 7%fe $escr%be$ h%5. A $ec!n*er of 0or* !n$ ! 7%ne+!ss7ere !* h%s ebo7= !n$ *he %ns*!n* *he 0r%es* en*ere$ he no*e$*he on+ !sh s*!n$ o(* (nbro-en on h%s c%+!r.

He h!s been here for h!f !n ho(r !* e!s*9 *ho(+h* F!*her Bro7n.In f!c*9 he h!$ *he !%r of s%**%n+ 7here he h!$ s!* 7hen h%s $%nner

7!s ce!re$ !7!4.

Don;* +e* (09 Mr Bo(no%s9 s!%$ *he 0r%es* %n h%s 0e!s!n*9 0ros!%c 7!4. I sh!n;* %n*err(0* 4o( ! 5o5en*. I fe!r I bre!- %n onso5e of 4o(r sc%en*%f%c s*($%es.

No9 s!%$ Bo(no%s= I 7!s re!$%n+ The Boo$4 Th(5b.;He s!%$ %* 7%*h ne%*her fro7n nor s5%e9 !n$ h%s &%s%*or 7!s consc%o(sof ! cer*!%n $ee0 !n$ &%r%e %n$%fference %n *he 5!n 7h%ch h%s 7%feh!$ c!e$ +re!*ness. He !%$ $o7n ! +or4 4eo7 shoc-er7%*ho(* e&en fee%n+ %*s %ncon+r(%*4 eno(+h *o co55en* on %* h(5oro(s4.

6ohn Bo(no%s 7!s ! b%+9 so785o&%n+ 5!n 7%*h ! 5!ss%&e he!$9 0!r*4 +re4 !n$ 0!r*4 b!$9 !n$ b(n*9 b(r4 fe!*(res.He 7!s %n sh!bb4 !n$ &er4 o$8f!sh%one$ e&en%n+8$ress9 7%*h ! n!rro7*r%!n+(!r o0en%n+ of sh%r*8fron*: he h!$ !ss(5e$ %* *h!* e&en%n+%n h%s or%+%n! 0(r0ose of +o%n+ *o see h%s 7%fe !c* 6(%e*.

I 7on;* -ee0 4o( on+ fro5 The Boo$4 Th(5b; or !n4 o*her c!*!s*ro0h%c !ff!%rs9 s!%$ F!*her Bro7n9 s5%%n+. I on4 c!5e*o !s- 4o( !bo(* *he cr%5e 4o( co55%**e$ *h%s e&en%n+.

Bo(no%s oo-e$ !* h%5 s*e!$%49 b(* ! re$ b!r be+!n *o sho7

!cross h%s bro!$ bro7= !n$ he see5e$ %-e one $%sco&er%n+ e5b!rr!ss5en*for *he f%rs* *%5e.

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I -no7 %* 7!s ! s*r!n+e cr%5e9 !ssen*e$ Bro7n %n ! o7 &o%ce.S*r!n+er *h!n 5(r$er 0erh!0s88*o 4o(. The %**e s%ns !re so5e*%5esh!r$er *o confess *h!n *he b%+ ones88b(* *h!*;s 7h4 %*;s so %50or*!n**o confess *he5. o(r cr%5e %s co55%**e$ b4 e&er4 f!sh%on!be hos*esss%< *%5es ! 7ee-: !n$ 4e* 4o( f%n$ %* s*%c-s *o 4o(r *on+(e %-e

! n!5eess !*roc%*4.

I* 5!-es one fee9 s!%$ *he 0h%oso0her so749 s(ch !$!5ne$ foo.

I -no79 !ssen*e$ *he o*her9 b(* one of*en h!s *o choose be*7een fee%n+ ! $!5ne$ foo !n$ be%n+ one.

I c!n;* !n!4se 54sef 7e9 7en* on Bo(no%s= b(* s%**%n+%n *h!* ch!%r 7%*h *h!* s*or4 I 7!s !s h!004 !s ! schoobo4on ! h!f8ho%$!4. I* 7!s sec(r%*49 e*ern%*488I c!n;* con&e4 %*...

*he c%+!rs 7ere 7%*h%n re!ch...*he 5!*ches 7ere 7%*h%n re!ch...*he Th(5b h!$ fo(r 5ore !00e!r!nces *o...%* 7!s no* on4 ! 0e!ce9 b(* ! 0en%*($e. Then *h!* be r!n+9 !n$ I *ho(+h* for one on+95or*! 5%n(*e *h!* I co($n;* +e* o(* of *h!* ch!%r88%*er!49

0h4s%c!49 5(sc(!r4 co($n;*. Then I $%$ %* %-e ! 5!n%f*%n+ *he 7or$9 bec!(se I -ne7 ! *he ser&!n*s 7ere o(*.I o0ene$ *he fron* $oor9 !n$ *here 7!s ! %**e 5!n 7%*h h%s 5o(*h o0en*o s0e!- !n$ h%s no*eboo- o0en *o 7r%*e %n. I re5e5bere$ *he !n-ee%n*er&%e7er I h!$ for+o**en. H%s h!%r 7!s 0!r*e$ %n *he 5%$$e9!n$ I *e 4o( *h!* 5(r$er88

I (n$ers*!n$9 s!%$ F!*her Bro7n. I;&e seen h%5.

I $%$n;* co55%* 5(r$er9 con*%n(e$ *he C!*!s*ro0h%s* 5%$49b(* on4 0er(r4. I s!%$ I h!$ +one !cross *o #en$r!+on #!r- !n$ sh(* *he $oor %n h%s f!ce. Th!* %s 54 cr%5e9 F!*her Bro7n9!n$ I $on;* -no7 7h!* 0en!nce 4o( 7o($ %nf%c* for %*.

I sh!n;* %nf%c* !n4 0en!nce9 s!%$ *he cer%c! +en*e5!n9coec*%n+ h%s he!&4 h!* !n$ (5bre! 7%*h !n !%r of so5e !5(se5en*=>(%*e *he con*r!r4. I c!5e here s0ec%!4 *o e* 4o( off *he %**e

0en!nce 7h%ch 7o($ o*her7%se h!&e foo7e$ 4o(r %**e offence.

An$ 7h!*9 !s-e$ Bo(no%s9 s5%%n+9 %s *he %**e 0en!nceI h!&e so (c-%4 been e* off

Be%n+ h!n+e$9 s!%$ F!*her Bro7n.

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The F!%r4 T!e of F!*her Bro7n

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THE 0%c*(res>(e c%*4 !n$ s*!*e of He%%+7!$ens*e%n 7!s one of *hose*o4 -%n+$o5s of 7h%ch cer*!%n 0!r*s of *he Ger5!n E50%re s*% cons%s*.I* h!$ co5e (n$er *he #r(ss%!n he+e5on4 >(%*e !*e %n h%s*or488h!r$4 f%f*4 4e!rs before *he f%ne s(55er $!4 7hen F!5be!( !n$F!*her Bro7n fo(n$ *he5se&es s%**%n+ %n %*s +!r$ens !n$ $r%n-%n+ %*s beer.

There h!$ been no* ! %**e of 7!r !n$ 7%$ (s*%ce *here 7%*h%n%&%n+ 5e5or49 !s soon 7% be sho7n. B(* %n 5ere4

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