made a careful examination he stood up and handed the magnifying-glass
to Dolan, saying as he did so:

"You had better examine it yourself. That is no ordinary bangle. The
gold is wrought over triple steel links; see where it is worn away. It
is manifestly not meant to be removed lightly; and it would need more
than an ordinary file to do it."

The Superintendent bent his great body; but not getting close enough
that way knelt down by the sofa as the Doctor had done. He examined the
bangle minutely, turning it slowly round so that no particle of it
escaped observation. Then he stood up and handed the magnifying-glass to
me. "When you have examined it yourself," he said, "let the lady look
at it if she will," and he commenced to write at length in his
notebook.

I made a simple alteration in his suggestion. I held out the glass
toward Miss Trelawny, saying:

"Had you not better examine it first?" She drew back, slightly raising
her hand in disclaimer, as she said impulsively:

"Oh no! Father would doubtless have shown it to me had he wished me to
see it. I would not like to without his consent." Then she added,
doubtless fearing lest her delicacy of view should give offence to the
rest of us:

"Of course it is right that you should see it. You have to examine and
consider everything; and indeed--indeed I am grateful to you. . ."