"Closed, doctor--by order of the Dean and Chapter," he announced.

"Till further orders.

The fact was, sir," he went on confidentially, "after the news got out, so many people came crowding in here and up to that gallery that the Dean ordered all the entrances to be shut up at once--nobody's been allowed up since noon." "I suppose you haven't heard anything of any strange person being seen lurking about up there this morning ?" asked Bryce.
"No, sir.

But I've had a bit of a talk with some of the vergers," replied the policeman, "and they say it's a most extraordinary thing that none of them ever saw this strange gentleman go up there, nor even heard any scuffle.

They say--the vergers--that they were all about at the time, getting ready for the morning service, and they neither saw nor heard.