| The letter reveals that the Tall Man knows not only that the detective is not Henry Camberley, but that he knows his real name. He in fact has read a number of his papers, and corresponded with him on his paper The Dynamics of an Asteroid. |
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| He proceeds to list the mistakes the detective made in his disguise when visiting the theatre: firstly, that it is unlikely a pipe-smoking man would have a new pipe and no tobacco; secondly, that it is very unlikely that a theatrical producer would not only be ignorant of the usual theatrical payment standards; and thirdly, that he would be accompanied by a taciturn ex-army officer (whom he also correctly deduces is back from Afghanistan). Furthermore, he advises that cab drivers also have ears, and that in the future it would be best not to take the first cab that comes along. |
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| Finally, the letter-writer admits that he was the one who lured the "half-blood creature" to the room in Shoreditch, after promising him a virginal girl abducted from a convent in Cornwall whom the prince could easily drive to madness, a practice for which the prince (and the other Old Ones) was known. The doctor, who also wrote the play seen, was waiting for them. The letter concludes by saying that the detective almost proved a worthy adversary, and the Tall Man will not reveal his name until the world is restored. It is signed "Rache". |
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