Here is a beautifully symmetrical specimen of the Knight’s tour:—

No. XCVIII.—A KNIGHT’S TOUR

Here is another beautifully symmetrical Knight’s tour:—

It starts from the corner square, and the second half of the course has dotted lines.

79. MISSING WORDS

He ...... himself much on his skill,
In many a burglary tried;
But when he ...... open the till
There was only a ...... inside.

The missing words are spelt with the same six letters.

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