20 - 1 - 11 - e - 1 - 3 - 15 - 21 - 18 - 19 - e - 4 - 21 - e - 14 - 15 - 18 - 20 - 8 - 15 - 14 - e - 8 - 21 - 14 - 18 - e - 4 - 6 - e - e - 20 - 6 - 18 - 15 - 13 - 20 - 8 - e - 19 - 15 - 21 - 20 - 8 - e - 18 - 14 - e - 24 - 20 - 18 - e - 13 - 9 - 20 - 25 - 15 - 6 - 19 - 8 - 1 - 18 - 11 - 18 - 15 - 3 - 11 - 20 - 8 - e - 14 - e - 1 - 19 - 20 - 6 - 9 - 6 - e - e - 20 - 1 - 14 - 4 - 14 - 15 - 18 - 20 - 8 - 2 - 25 - e - 1 - 19 - 20 - 20 - 8 - 9 - 18 - 20 - 25 - 20 - 8 - 18 - e - e - 4 - 9 - 7.
“Well,” exclaimed George when Fred had finished, “it may be very simple and all that, but it doesn’t mean anything to me.”
“Of course, not yet,” said Grant. “Have a little patience.”
“Why don’t you tell us what your system is?”
“No, you wait.”
“How about fourteen now?” demanded Fred. “We decided that was a pretty common number, you know. What shall I do with that?”
“I’ll tell you,” said Grant and once again he appeared to calculate something in his head. “In place of fourteen put the letter n,” he directed, “and use the copy you just made.”
“What do you mean by the copy I just made?”
“I mean leave the letter e where you put it in the last time.”
“Here we go,” exclaimed Fred and this is what he wrote: