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I Saw Three Ships and Other Winter Tales

CHAPTER X
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You remember the tarn behind the inn?
They made an odd discovery there when draining it for the new works.

In the mud at the bottom was imbedded the perfect skeleton of a man.

The bones were quite clean and white.

Close beside the body they afterwards turned up a silver snuff-box, with the word "Fui" on the lid.

"Fui" was the motto of the Cardinnocks, who held Tremenhuel before it passed to the Parkyns.


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