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"It is not the writer's wish, in this narrative, to attempt to analyse occult forces or explain away difficulties. The task he has undertaken is simply to record facts, or what appeared to him to be facts.
"A further investigation, next morning, of the mysterious event recorded in the last chapter and a casual inquiry amongst the servants furnished no clue likely to throw light upon it, and in the hustle of preparation--for Violet and myself were leaving for the Continent immediately after the ceremony and breakfast--the incident was thrust into the background of memory.