Candidate:
I do.
Ruler:
Do you solemnly swear never to conceal a vital clue from the reader?
Candidate:
I do.
Ruler:
Do you promise to observe a seemly moderation in the use of Gangs,
Conspiracies, Death-Rays, Ghosts, Hypnotism, Trap-Doors, Chinamen,
Super-Criminals and Lunatics; and utterly and for ever to forswear
Mysterious Poisons unknown to Science?
Candidate:
I do.