“Well？”
“ItpuzzlesmetoknowwhyMr。Briggswrotetoyouaboutme;orhowheknewyou，orcouldfancythatyou，livinginsuchanout—of—the—wayplace，hadthepowertoaidinmydiscovery。”
“Oh！Iamaclergyman，”hesaid;“andtheclergyareoftenappealedtoaboutoddmatters。”Againthelatchrattled。
“No;thatdoesnotsatisfyme！”Iexclaimed:andindeedtherewassomethinginthehastyandunexplanatoryreplywhich，insteadofallaying，piquedmycuriositymorethanever。
“Itisaverystrangepieceofbusiness，”Iadded;“Imustknowmoreaboutit。”