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So
it
was
the
japanned
box
which
was
the
cause
of
this
outburst
—
the
box
from
which
he
would
never
permit
himself
to
be
separated
.
What
was
the
connection
,
or
was
there
any
connection
between
this
and
the
secret
visits
of
the
lady
whose
voice
I
had
overheard
?
Sir
John
Bollamore
’
s
wrath
was
enduring
as
well
as
fiery
,
for
from
that
day
Mrs
.
Brown
,
the
charwoman
,
vanished
from
our
ken
,
and
Thorpe
Place
knew
her
no
more
.
And
now
I
wish
to
tell
you
the
singular
chance
which
solved
all
these
strange
questions
and
put
my
employer
’
s
secret
in
my
possession
.
The
story
may
leave
you
with
some
lingering
doubts
as
to
whether
my
curiosity
did
not
get
the
better
of
my
honour
,
and
whether
I
did
not
condescend
to
play
the
spy
.
If
you
choose
to
think
so
I
cannot
help
it
,
but
can
only
assure
you
that
,
improbable
as
it
may
appear
,
the
matter
came
about
exactly
as
I
describe
it
.
The
first
stage
in
this
denouement
was
that
the
small
room
in
the
turret
became
uninhabitable
.
This
occurred
through
the
fall
of
the
worm
-
eaten
oaken
beam
which
supported
the
ceiling
.
Rotten
with
age
,
it
snapped
in
the
middle
one
morning
,
and
brought
down
a
quantity
of
plaster
with
it
.
Fortunately
Sir
John
was
not
in
the
room
at
the
time
.
His
precious
box
was
rescued
from
amongst
the
debris
and
brought
into
the
library
,
where
,
henceforward
,
it
was
locked
within
his
bureau
.
Sir
John
took
no
steps
to
repair
the
damage
,
and
I
never
had
an
opportunity
of
searching
for
that
secret
passage
,
the
existence
of
which
I
had
surmised
.
As
to
the
lady
,
I
had
thought
that
this
would
have
brought
her
visits
to
an
end
,
had
I
not
one
evening
heard
Mr
.
Richards
asking
Mrs
.
Stevens
who
the
woman
was
whom
he
had
overheard
talking
to
Sir
John
in
the
library
.
I
could
not
catch
her
reply
,
but
I
saw
from
her
manner
that
it
was
not
the
first
time
that
she
had
had
to
answer
or
avoid
the
same
question
.
"
You
’
ve
heard
the
voice
,
Colmore
?
"
said
the
agent
.
I
confessed
that
I
had
.
"
And
what
do
YOU
think
of
it
?
"
I
shrugged
my
shoulders
,
and
remarked
that
it
was
no
business
of
mine
.
"
Come
,
come
,
you
are
just
as
curious
as
any
of
us
.
Is
it
a
woman
or
not
?
"
"
It
is
certainly
a
woman
.
