Hetookthetime（Pacific）byhiswatch，correctingitforlocaltime。
Hepacedoffthedistancefromthecabinsitetothecorpse，andcorrectedthatfortidaldifferentiation。Hetookthealtitudewithapocket—aneroid，andthetemperaturewithapocket—thermometer。Finallyhesaid，withastatelybow:
\"Itisfinished。Shallwereturn，gentlemen？\"
Hetookupthelineofmarchforthetavern，andthecrowdfellintohiswake，earnestlydiscussingandadmiringtheExtraordinaryMan，andinterlardingguessesastotheoriginofthetragedyandwhotheauthorofitmighthe。
\"My，butit’sgrandluckhavinghimhere——hey，boys？\"saidFerguson。