Withoutmorewordsthegreatcriminalinvestigatorwentintothelightedlibrary，shuttingthedoorbehindhim，andFisher，withoutreplying，turnedandbegantotalkquietlytoTravers。\"Itiscurious，\"hesaid，\"thatthethingshouldhappenjustinfrontofthatplace。\"
\"Itwouldcertainlybeverycurious，\"repliedTravers，\"iftheplaceplayedanypartinit。\"
\"Ithink，\"repliedFisher，\"thatthepartitdidn’tplayismorecuriousstill。\"
AndwiththeseapparentlymeaninglesswordsheturnedtotheshakenBoyleand，takinghisarm，begantowalkhimupanddowninthemoonlight，talkinginlowtones。
DawnhadbeguntobreakabruptandwhitewhenCuthbertGrayneturnedoutthelightsinthelibraryandcameoutontothelinks。Fisherwasloungingaboutalone，inhislistlessfashion;butthepolicemessengerforwhomhehadsentwasstandingatattentioninthebackground。