prints after that point, I noted that there were no other
footsteps save those of Barrymore on the soft gravel, and
finally I carefully examined the body, which had not been
touched until my arrival.  Sir Charles lay on his face, his
arms out, his fingers dug into the ground, and his features
convulsed with some strong emotion to such an extent that I
could hardly have sworn to his identity.  There was
certainly no physical injury of any kind.  But one false
statement was made by Barrymore at the inquest. He said that
there were no traces upon the ground round the body. He did
not observe any. But I did - some little distance off, but
fresh and clear - the footprints of a gigantic hound.

James Mortimer
September, 1888.
