YOU，therefore，didnotdesigntheskull，andnooneelsewaspresenttodoit。Thenitwasnotdonebyhumanagency。Andneverthelessitwasdone。
“AtthisstageofmyreflectionsIendeavoredtoremember，andDID
remember，withentiredistinctness，everyincidentwhichoccurredabouttheperiodinquestion。Theweatherwaschillyoh，rareandhappyaccident！，andafirewasblazinguponthehearth。Iwasheatedwithexerciseandsatnearthetable。You，however，haddrawnachairclosetothechimney。JustasIplacedtheparchmentinyourhand，andasyouwereintheactofinspectingit，Wolf，theNewfoundland，entered，andleapeduponyourshoulders。Withyourlefthandyoucaressedhimandkepthimoff，whileyourright，holdingtheparchment，waspermittedtofalllistlesslybetweenyourknees，andincloseproximitytothefire。AtonemomentI
thoughttheblazehadcaughtit，andwasabouttocautionyou，but，beforeIcouldspeak，youhadwithdrawnit，andwereengagedinitsexamination。WhenIconsideredalltheseparticulars，IdoubtednotforamomentthatHEAThadbeentheagentinbringingtolight，upontheparchment，theskullwhichIsawdesigneduponit。Youarewellawarethatchemicalpreparationsexist，andhaveexistedtimeoutofmind，bymeansofwhichitispossibletowriteuponeitherpaperorvellum，sothatthecharactersshallbecomevisibleonlywhensubjectedtotheactionoffire。Zaffre，digestedinaquaregia，anddilutedwithfourtimesitsweightofwater，issometimesemployed；agreentintresults。Theregulusofcobalt，dissolvedinspiritofniter，givesared。Thesecolorsdisappearatlongerorshorterintervalsafterthematerialwrittenuponcools，butagainbecomeapparentuponthereapplicationofheat。
“Inowscrutinizedthedeath”sheadwithcare。Itsouteredges——