“Klein looked at Gyde, and saw that here was another chance of playing the old comedy of masks and faces. For Gyde’s face and figure lent themselves entirely to the trick.
“He obtained a hold over Gyde and blackmailed him to a considerable amount, but this did not satisfy him.
“His hatred of the rich and well-to-do and respected had to be satiated.
“He made a bust of Gyde and his face, he studied him profoundly. He could reproduce his handwriting with absolute and marvellous precision, and his voice.
“The bust was made in London; he took rooms in Howland Street, broke up the bust and came to Cumberland.
“Took the Cottage on the Fells and awaited the coming of Sir Anthony.
“Sir Anthony called upon him, as we have seen.
“Klein stunned him with a sandbag, stripped him and decapitated him; dipped the head in a solution of chlorine which shrunk the skin and preserved it, placed the head in a black leather bag, dressed himself in his victim’s clothes, assumed his face and personality, dressed his victim in his own clothes and departed.
“We know the rest. But one or two points may be made clearer.
“On his arrival in London the supposed Gyde went to his bedroom. There was one weak point about the mask. Its prolonged use caused insufferable torment to the wearer, on account of the skin irritation it caused.