\"Idon’tcareabuttonmyselfforPaul’sPenny，orsuchthings，\"headmittedinanswertosomeantiquarianopeningsfromtheclergymanwhowasslightlyacquaintedwithhim，\"butIweartheKing’scoat，youknow，andit’saseriousthingwhentheKing’suncleleavesathingherewithhisownhandsundermycharge。Butasforsaintsandrelicsandthings，IfearI’mabitofaVoltairian;whatyouwouldcallaskeptic。\"
\"I’mnotsureit’sevenskepticaltobelieveintheroyalfamilyandnotinthe’Holy’Family，\"repliedMr。
Twyford。\"But，ofcourse，Icaneasilyemptymypockets，toshowIdon’tcarryabomb。\"
Thelittleheapoftheparson’spossessionswhichheleftonthetableconsistedchieflyofpapers，overandaboveapipeandatobaccopouchandsomeRomanandSaxoncoins。Therestwerecataloguesofoldbooks，andpamphlets，likeoneentitled\"TheUseofSarum，\"oneglanceatwhichwassufficientbothforthecolonelandtheschoolboy。TheycouldnotseetheuseofSarumatall。Thecontentsoftheboy’spocketsnaturallymadealargerheap，andincludedmarbles，aballofstring，anelectrictorch，amagnet，asmallcatapult，and，ofcourse，alargepocketknife，almosttobedescribedasasmalltoolbox，acomplexapparatusonwhichheseemeddisposedtolinger，pointingoutthatitincludedapairofnippers，atoolforpunchingholesinwood，and，aboveall，aninstrumentfortakingstonesoutofahorse’shoof。Thecomparativeabsenceofanyhorseheappearedtoregardasirrelevant，asifitwereamereappendageeasilysupplied。Butwhentheturncameofthegentlemanintheblackgown，hedidnotturnouthispockets，butmerelyspreadouthishands。
\"Ihavenopossessions，\"hesaid。