There was a Plot to which I found no Key;

And Others seem to be as Dull as Me;

Some little talk there was of Ghosts, and Such,

Then Mrs. Bathurst left me more at Sea!

XXXIII

Kim could not answer—Sherlock Holmes would fail—

The most enlightened Browningite turn pale

In futile Wonder and in blank Dismay;

Say, is there ANY Meaning to that Tale?

XXXIV