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but   there   was   something   in   the   expression   of   her   face   that   went   to   my 

heart   like   a   knife。  I   felt   as   if   I   were   about   to   sob   with   her。 I   do   not 

know what it was that so aroused my sympathies。                   We are�察�I fancy�察�more 

apt to feel for those whose beauty is like to the ideals we have learned to 

love�察�than we are to be moved by the suffering of those whose looks repel 

us�察 � and this may have had something to do with my condition�察 � for the 

young girl was radiantly beautiful�察 � yet it could hardly have been the real 

cause of it。 

     So rapt was I in the sympathetic contemplation of her that I did not see 

Maitland's   entrance   or   realise   I   was   observed   till   he   plucked   me   by   the 

coat and motioned me to get down。              I did so and he told me he had rented 

the rooms�察�and laid before me the plan he meant to pursue。 

     As   soon   as   he   had   ceased   speaking   I   said   to   him�此   �George�察  �you   are 

undoubtedly   on   the   right   track。      The   man   in   there   is   the   one   we   are 

looking for�察�fast enough�察�but I am afraid we are a bit too late。; 

     ;Too late� ─�he   exclaimed in   a tone that   I feared   might be   overheard。 

;What the mischief do you mean�拭─�



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     ;I mean�察─�I replied�察 �that M。 Godin is already upon the scene。; 

     In the next ten seconds Maitland turned all colours and I edged nearer 

to him�察�expecting him to fall�察�but he did not。 

     ;M。   Godin� ─  �he   ejaculated   at   length。       ;How   in   the   name   of   all   the 

gods at once ´ Doc�察�he's all they claim for him�察�and as fascinating as he is 

clever�察─�at which last remark a heavy cloud passed over Maitland's face。 

;Come�察─  �he   continued listlessly�察  �you   may  as   well   tell   me   all   you   know 

about it。; 

     I then confided to him what I had heard and ended by asking him what 

he proposed to do。 

     ;Do�拭─�he replied。         ;There is but one thing I can do�察�which makes the 

choice   decidedly   easy�察─  �and   he   set   his   jaws   together   with   a   determined 

expression�察�the meaning of which I knew full well。 

     ;I shall camp right here�察─�he said�察 ─�till I learn all I wish to know of our 

neighbours       yonder。     I   have   already     provided     myself    with    instruments 

which      will  enable    me    to  note   every   movement        they    make�察   �indeed    to 

photograph   them�察  �if   necessary�察  �and   to   hear   and   record   every   word   they 

utter。    You   look   surprised�察  �but   it   is   easily   done。   I   will   place   my   lenses 

there   at   the   chink   through   which   you   were   gazing   and   bring   the   image 

down      into   my   camera     obscura     by   a  prism   arranged      for   total  internal 

reflection。      As for the hearing�察�that is easier yet。             I will carefully work 

away   the     plaster   on   this   side   to´night    till  I  get  through    to  the   paper 

covering their wall。 This I will leave intact to use as a diaphragm。                     I have 

then only to fasten my carbon to it�察�and�察�behold�察�we have a microphone or 

telephone ´ whichever you choose to call it。                 All I have to look out for is 

that    I  get   it  high    enough     to   avoid    the   danger     of  the   paper     being 

accidentally   broken   from   the   other   side�察  �and   that   I   work   quietly   while 

removing the plaster。          I shall�察�of course�察�cover it with a bit of black felt to 

prevent our light from showing�察�and to deaden any sounds from this side。 

This will enable us to hear all that goes on in the other room�察�but this may 

not be enough。 We may need a phonographic record of what transpires。 

     ;The device whereby I secure this at such a distance is an invention of 

my   own   which�察  �for   patent   reasons   ´   I   might   almost   say   'patent   patent 

reasons'   ´   I   will   ask   you   to   kindly  keep   to   yourself。 To   the   diaphragm 



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there I fasten this bit of burnished silver。          Upon this I concentrate a pencil 

of   light   which�察  �when   reflected�察  �acts   photographically   upon   a   sensitised 

moving       tape   in  this   little  box�察  �and   perfectly     registers   the   minutest 

movement        of   the   receiving    diaphragm。       How      I   develop�察   �etch�察  �and 

reproduce this record�察�and transform it into a record of the ordinary type�察�

you   will   see   in   due   time   ´   and   will   kindly   keep   secret   for   the   present。 

You   had   better   go   now   and   send   me   the   things   on   this   list�察  �as   soon   as 

possible�察─�and he passed me a paper�察�continuing�此�

     ;We will not despair yet。          Our clever rival may not be ready to prove 

his case so quickly as we。          At all events�察�when he comes again I shall be 

in a condition to ascertain how far he has progressed。                I have some things 

I must settle before I can ask for an arrest�察�and I am not at all sure that M。 

Godin is in any better condition in this regard than I am。                  By Jove�       �I'd 

give   something   to   know   how   that   wizard   has   gotten   so   far   without   so 

much as a single sign to indicate that he had even moved in the matter。                      I 

say�察  �Doc�察 �it   beats   me�察 �blessed   if it doesn't�    �Please   say  to   Miss   Darrow 

that I am at work upon a promising clue´promising for someone�察�anyway ´ 

and may not see her for some time yet。; 

     I did as he requested�察�and�察�if I am any judge of feminine indications�察�

my message did not yield Gwen unmixed pleasure�察�still�察�she said nothing 

to warrant such a supposition on my part。              I visited Maitland every day to 

learn what he might wish me to bring him�察�and also to carry him his mail�察�

for   he   had   determined      to  remain    constantly   on    the   watch    at  his  new 

quarters。 

     I have thus far�察�in the narration of these incidents been perfectly candid 

both as regards my friends and myself�察�and�察�therefore�察�that I may continue 

in like manner to the end�察�I shall suppress certain qualms which are urging 

me to silence�察�and confess myself guilty of some things of which you will�察�

perhaps�察�think I may well be ashamed。 Be that as it may�察�you shall have 

the whole truth�察�however it may affect your opinion of me。                     One reason 

why I went to Maitland's new quarters so often�察�and stayed there so long�察�

was because I was always permitted to relieve him of his watch。                      With a 

telephone receiver strapped to my right ear�察�and my eyes fastened upon the 

screen   of   the   camera   obscura�察  �I   would   sit   by   the   hour   prying   into   the 



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affairs of the two people in the next room。            I tried for a number of days to 

ease my conscience by telling myself that I was labouring in the cause of 

justice�察�and was not a common eavesdropper。                This permitted me to retain 

a sort of quasi self´respect for a day or two till my honesty rallied itself�察�

and forced me to realise and to admit that I was�察�to all intents and purposes�察�

a common Paul Pry�察�performing a disreputable act for the gratification it 

gave me。       I determined I would at least be honest with myself ´ and this 

was   my   verdict。      You   will�察  �perhaps�察  �fancy   that   when   I   arrived   at   this 

decision I at once mended my ways and resigned my seat of observation to 

Maitland's entirely professional care。           This�察�doubtless�察�I should have done�察�

if   we   fallible   human   beings   governed   our   conduct   by  our   knowledge   of 

what is right and proper。        Inasmuch�察�however�察�as desires and emotions are 

the   determining   factors   of   human   conduct�察  �I   did   nothing   of   the   sort。 I 

simply watched there day after day�察�with ever´increasing avidity�察�until at 

length I got to be impatient of the duties that took me away�察�and more than 

half inclined to neglect them。 

     I shall gain nothing by attempting to make you believe it was the man 

in   the   neighbouring   room   that   interested   me�察  �so   I   shall   not   essay   it。 I 

confess�察�with a feeling of guilt because I am not more ashamed of it ´ that 

it   was   the   young   lady  who   attracted   me。 You   will�察  �I   trust�察 �assume   I   had 

enough   interest   in   her   father   to   palliate   my   conduct   in   a   measure。 Be 

generous in your judgment。 How do you know you will not be in the same 

predicament�拭       �Think of it�     �A young woman beautiful beyond my feeble 

powers of description�察�her eyes of a heavenly blue�察�her luxuriant hair like 

a mass of spun gold�察�her complexion matched to the tint and transparency 

of the blush rose ´ and such a throat�           �From it came a voice as musical as 

the unguided waters when Winter rushes down the hills in search of Spring。 

Never you mind�察�that's the way I felt about it�察�and�察�if you had been in my 

place�察�you'd have been just as bad as I�察�come�察�now�察�you know you would。 

Suppose I was a bachelor�察�and almost old enough to be her father。                     Does 

that   help   matters    any�拭   �Is   the  heart   less  hungry   because     it  has  been 

starved�拭�Just look at your history。          When nuns have relapsed from other´ 

worldliness to this´worldliness how have they been�拭                �I'll tell you。    They 

have been just a round baker's dozen t

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