Cross-examination on this point had only served to elucidate a mysterious fact.

The position of the phial, caught in the vines, was accounted for in a very natural manner.
Mr.Fox shifted his inquiries.
"You have said that you wore a hat and coat of your brother's in coming to the club-house?
Did you keep these articles on ?" "No; I left them in the lower hall." "Where in the lower hall ?" "On the rack there." "Was your candle lit ?" "Not then, sir." "Yet you found the rack ?" "I felt for it.

I knew where it was." "When did you light the candle ?" "After I hung up the coat." "And when you came down?
Did you have the candle then ?" "Yes, for a while.

But I didn't have any light when I went for the coat and hat.

I remember feeling all along the wall.