[XXVII. ANOTHER CHAPTER CLOSED]
[XXVIII. WATENDLATH FORGET-ME-NOT]
[XXIX. THE MISSING WORD FOUND]
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
[He saw that the little finger of the Earl's right hand had lost its last joint. Frontispiece]
[He turned round and saw Watson standing behind him.]
[Then he told them all; he laid before them the story of his life.]
[She gazed a long time at this picture.]
THE LOST CLUE