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’
Doctor
Bruno
’
s
evidence
ends
here
.
’
Reverting
for
a
moment
to
our
inquiries
addressed
to
Lady
Montbarry
,
we
have
to
report
that
she
can
give
us
no
information
on
the
subject
of
the
letter
which
the
doctor
posted
at
Lord
Montbarry
’
s
request
.
When
his
lordship
wrote
it
?
what
it
contained
?
why
he
kept
it
a
secret
from
Lady
Montbarry
(
and
from
the
Baron
also
)
;
and
why
he
should
write
at
all
to
the
wife
of
his
courier
?
these
are
questions
to
which
we
find
it
simply
impossible
to
obtain
any
replies
.
It
seems
even
useless
to
say
that
the
matter
is
open
to
suspicion
.
Suspicion
implies
conjecture
of
some
kind
—
and
the
letter
under
my
lord
’
s
pillow
baffles
all
conjecture
.
Application
to
Mrs
.
Ferrari
may
perhaps
clear
up
the
mystery
.
Her
residence
in
London
will
be
easily
discovered
at
the
Italian
Couriers
’
Office
,
Golden
Square
.
’
Having
arrived
at
the
close
of
the
present
report
,
we
have
now
to
draw
your
attention
to
the
conclusion
which
is
justified
by
the
results
of
our
investigation
.
’
The
plain
question
before
our
Directors
and
ourselves
appears
to
be
this
:
Has
the
inquiry
revealed
any
extraordinary
circumstances
which
render
the
death
of
Lord
Montbarry
open
to
suspicion
?
The
inquiry
has
revealed
extraordinary
circumstances
beyond
all
doubt
—
such
as
the
disappearance
of
Ferrari
,
the
remarkable
absence
of
the
customary
establishment
of
servants
in
the
house
,
and
the
mysterious
letter
which
his
lordship
asked
the
doctor
to
post
But
where
is
the
proof
that
any
one
of
these
circumstances
is
associated
—
suspiciously
and
directly
associated
—
with
the
only
event
which
concerns
us
,
the
event
of
Lord
Montbarry
’
s
death
?
In
the
absence
of
any
such
proof
,
and
in
the
face
of
the
evidence
of
two
eminent
physicians
,
it
is
impossible
to
dispute
the
statement
on
the
certificate
that
his
lordship
died
a
natural
death
.
We
are
bound
,
therefore
,
to
report
,
that
there
are
no
valid
grounds
for
refusing
the
payment
of
the
sum
for
which
the
late
Lord
Montbarry
’
s
life
was
assured
.
’
We
shall
send
these
lines
to
you
by
the
post
of
to
-
morrow
,
December
10
;
leaving
time
to
receive
your
further
instructions
(
if
any
)
,
in
reply
to
our
telegram
of
this
evening
announcing
the
conclusion
of
the
inquiry
.
’
’
Now
,
my
good
creature
,
whatever
you
have
to
say
to
me
,
out
with
it
at
once
!
I
don
’
t
want
to
hurry
you
needlessly
;
but
these
are
business
hours
,
and
I
have
other
people
’
s
affairs
to
attend
to
besides
yours
.
’
Addressing
Ferrari
’
s
wife
,
with
his
usual
blunt
good
-
humour
,
in
these
terms
,
Mr
.
Troy
registered
the
lapse
of
time
by
a
glance
at
the
watch
on
his
desk
,
and
then
waited
to
hear
what
his
client
had
to
say
to
him
.
’
It
’
s
something
more
,
sir
,
about
the
letter
with
the
thousand
-
pound
note
,
’
Mrs
.
Ferrari
began
.
’
I
have
found
out
who
sent
it
to
me
.
’
Mr
.
Troy
started
.
’
This
is
news
indeed
!
’
he
said
.
’
Who
sent
you
the
letter
?
’
