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This was Mr. Somerton's story:
"You know roughly, both of you, that this expedition of mine was undertaken with the object of tracing something in connection with some old painted glass in Lord D -- -- 's private chapel. Well, the starting-point of the whole matter lies in this passage from an old printed book, to which I will ask your attention."