Meantime the earl and Hawkins were holding a troubled and anxious private consultation.

The earl said: "The mystery that bothers me, is, where did It get its other arm ?" "Yes--it worries me, too.

And another thing troubles me--the apparition is English.

How do you account for that, Colonel ?" "Honestly, I don't know, Hawkins, I don't really know.

It is very confusing and awful." "Don't you think maybe we've waked up the wrong one ?" "The wrong one?
How do you account for the clothes ?" "The clothes are right, there's no getting around it.