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After leaving Mr. Ward I returned to my home in Long Street. There I / had plenty of time to consider this strange case uninterrupted by / either wife or children. My household consisted solely of an ancient / servant, who having been formerly in the service of my mother, had now / continued for fifteen years in mine.
Two months before I had obtained a leave of absence. It had still two / weeks to run, unless indeed some unforeseen circumstance interrupted / it, some mission which could not be delayed. This leave, as I have / shown, had already been interrupted for four days by my exploration of / the Great Eyrie.