| The next morning Lestrade arrives at Baker Street, and posts policemen outside to arrest anyone who tries to leave the building after entering as they wait for Mr Vernet to arrive. The detective shows his pipe from last night and the vial of ash he collected in Shoreditch to Lestrade, saying that it is the final nail in the coffin of Mr Vernet. He then asks the narrator... |
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| Despite Lestrade's obvious discomfort and protestations, the detective proceeds to explain what is Restorationists. |
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| "Restorationists are rebels who want to overthrow the Old Ones and put mankind back in control of its own destiny. It was they who killed Prince Franz Drago. The word "Rache", an old term for a hunting dog as well as meaning revenge, was his signature." | |
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| However, the hunter did not kill the prince. The man who wrote the word on the wall was tall, having written the word at eye-level and tapped his pipe out on the mantle – an unusual blend of shag. The footprints in the room indicated that someone had been waiting inside the room, someone who had put more pressure on his right foot. The tall man had entered the room with the prince, where his accomplice had been waiting to murder him. | |
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