mysteriousenvelopehad
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hadacirculardepressioninthecentre.Ithadbeenmadebyt heheadof
the drawing-pin!
Hefoundhimselfstaringattheshelfimmediatelyabovetha tupon
whichthecoinhadlain.Astickofblacksealing-waxusedforsealing
medicinewasthrustinbesideabundleoflongenvelopesinw hichhe
was accustomed to post his Infirmary reports!
OnehandraisedtohisheadStuartstoodendeavouringtomar shalhis
ideasintosomesaneorder.Thenknowingwhatheshouldfind he
raisedthegreenbaizecurtainhangingfromthelowershelf whichcon-
cealedasortofcupboardcontainingmiscellaneousstores andnotalittle
rubbishincluding a number of empty cardboard boxes.
Arectangularstriphadbeenroughlycutfromthelidofthet opmost
box!
Themysteriousenvelopeanditscontentsthewaxandthesea l—all
had come from his own dispensary!
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DeepinreflectionStuartwalkedalonealongtheEmbankmen t.Thefull
factscontainedinthereportformParistheCommissionerh adnotdi-
vulgedbutStuartconcludedthatthissuddenactivitywasd irectlydue
nottothedeathofM.Maxbuttothefactthathe(Max)hadleft behind
himsomemoreorlesstangibleclue.Stuartfullyrecognize dthatthe
Commissionerhadaccordedhimanopportunitytoestablish hisreputa-
tion—or to wreck it.
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