_The_ noise _of a_ whip, _and the noise of the_
rattling _of the_ wheel_s_, _and of the prancing_ horse_s_, _and of the
jumping_ chariot_s_.
"'_A_ day _of_ darkness _and of_ gloominess, _a day of_ cloud_s_, _and
of thick_ darkness, _as the_ morning _spread upon the_ mountain_s_, _a
great_ people _and a_ strong.
"'_A_ fire _devoureth before_ them, _and behind them a_ flame
_burneth_.'"
Here the first sheet ended, and, as I laid it down, Thorndyke looked at
me inquiringly.
"There is a good deal of reconstruction in proportion to the original
matter," I objected. "The Professor has 'supplied' more than
three-quarters of the final rendering."
"Exactly," burst in the superintendent; "it's all Professor and no
cryptogram."
"Still, I think the reading is correct," said Thorndyke. "As far as it
goes, that is."
"Good Lord!" exclaimed the dismayed detective. "Do you mean to tell me,
sir, that that balderdash is the real meaning of the thing?"
"I don't say that," replied Thorndyke. "I say it is correct as far as it
goes; but I doubt its being the solution of the cryptogram."
"Have you been studying that photograph that I gave you?" demanded
Miller, with sudden eagerness.
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