ually fine woman.

I remained with Mrs. Packard till they left town for the capital;
remained to enjoy to the full the joy of these reunited hearts, and to
receive the substantial reward which they insisted on bestowing upon
me. One of the tasks with which I whiled away the many hours in which
I found myself alone was the understanding and proper mastery of the
cipher which had played such a part in the evolution of the life-drama
enacted before my eyes.

It was very simple. With the following diagram as a key and a single
hint as to its management, you will at once comprehend its apparent
intricacies:

AB | CD | EF \ST/
___|____|___ UV\/WX
GH | IJ | KL /\
___|____|___ /YZ\
MN | OP | QR

The dot designated that the letter used was the second in the indicated
division.

The hint to which I allude is this. With every other word the paper is
turned in the hands toward the left. This alters the shape and direction
of the angle or part of square symbolizing the several letters, and
creates the confusion which interfered with my solution of its mysteries
the night I subjected it, with such unsatisfactory results, to the tests
which had elucidated the cryptogram in The Gold Bug.

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