? ? ? ? "Had Sir Charles reached this?"
? ? ? ? "No; he lay about fifty yards from it."
? ? ? ? "Now, tell me, Dr. Mortimer -- and this is important -- the
? ? ? ? marks which you saw were on the path and not on the grass?"
? ? ? ? "No marks could show on the grass."
? ? ? ? "Were they on the same side of the path as the moor-gate?"
? ? ? ? "Yes; they were on the edge of the path on the same side as the moor-gate."
? ? ? ? "You interest me exceedingly. Another point. Was the wicketgate closed?"
? ? ? ? "Closed and padlocked."
? ? ? ? "How high was it?"
? ? ? ? "About four feet high."
? ? ? ? "Then anyone could have got over it?"
? ? ? ? "Yes."
? ? ? ? "And what marks did you see by the wicket-gate?"
? ? ? ? "None in particular."
? ? ? ? "Good heaven! Did no one examine?"
? ? ? ? "Yes, I examined, myself."
? ? ? ? "And found nothing?"
? ? ? ? "It was all very confused. Sir Charles had evidently stood there for five or ten minutes.
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