Thisisanobviouserror。ItisabsolutelynewtoEdwinDroodthattheopiumhagisintimatelyacquaintedwithhisuncle，Jasper，andhatesJasperwithadeadlyhatred。AllthisisnotonlynewtoDrood，ifalive，butisrichinpromiseoffurtherrevelations。Drood，onChristmasEve，hadlearnedfromthehagonlythatshetookopium，andthatshehadcomefromtowntoCloisterham，andhad\"huntedforaneedleinabottleofhay。\"Thatwasthesumofhisinformation。Nowhelearnsthatthewomanknows，tracks，hasfound，andhates，hisworthyuncle，Jasper。Hemaywell，therefore，addaheavymarktohisscore。
Wemustalsoask，HowcouldHelena，freshfromCeylon，know\"theoldtavernwayofkeepingscores？Illegibleexcepttothescorer。Thescorernotcommitted，thescoreddebitedwithwhatisagainsthim，\"asDatcheryobserves。AnEurasiangirloftwenty，newtoEngland，wouldnotarguethuswithherself：shewouldprobablyknownothingofEnglishtavernscores。WedonothearthatHelenaeveropenedabook：
wedoknowthateducationhadbeendeniedtoher。WhatacquaintancecouldshehavewitholdEnglishtaverncustoms？
IfDroodisDatchery，thenDickensusedaformofaveryoldandfavouriteFICELLEofhis：thewatchingofavillainbyanimprobableandunsuspectedperson，inthiscasethoughttobedead。IfHelenaisDatchery，the\"assumption\"orpersonationisinthehighestdegreeimprobable，herwholebearingisquiteoutofherpossibilities，andthepersonationisveryabsurd。
Herethestoryends。