47883    There was the sharp pinnacle of granite still cutting the lower edge of the moon, but its peak bore no trace of that silent and motionless figure.

47884    I wished to go in that direction and to search the tor, but it was some distance away.

47885    The Baronet's nerves were still quivering from that cry, which recalled the dark story of his family, and he was not in the mood for fresh adventures.

47886    He had not seen this lonely man upon the tor, and could not feel the thrill which his strange presence and his commanding attitude had given to me.

47887    'A warder, no doubt,' said he.

47888    'The moor has been thick with them since this fellow escaped.'

47889    Well, perhaps his explanation may be the right one, but I should like to have some further proof of it.

47890    To-day we mean to communicate to the Princetown people where they should look for their missing man, but it is hard lines that we have not actually had the triumph of bringing him back as our own prisoner.

47891    Such are the adventures of last night, and you must acknowledge, my dear Holmes, that I have done you very well in the matter of a report.

47892    Much of what I tell you is no doubt quite irrelevant, but still I feel that it is best that I should let you have all the facts and leave you to select for yourself those which will be of most service to you in helping you to your conclusions.

47893    We are certainly making some progress.

47894    So far as the Barrymores go, we have found the motive of their actions, and that has cleared up the situation very much.

47895    But the moor with its mysteries and its strange inhabitants remains as inscrutable as ever.

47896    Perhaps in my next I may be able to throw some light upon this also.

47897    Best of all would it be if you could come down to us.