We could trace no footmarks below, but it is sure
that this is the only possible exit.
"His absence was discovered at seven o'clock on Tuesday morning.
His bed had been slept in. He had dressed himself fully before
going off in his usual school suit of black Eton jacket and dark
grey trousers. There were no signs that anyone had entered the
room, and it is quite certain that anything in the nature of cries,
or a struggle, would have been heard, since Caunter, the elder boy
in the inner room, is a very light sleeper.
"When Lord Saltire's disappearance was discovered I at once
called a roll of the whole establishment, boys, masters,
and servants. It was then that we ascertained that Lord Saltire
had not been alone in his flight. Heidegger, the German master,
was missing. His room was on the second floor, at the farther
end of the building, facing the same way as Lord Saltire's.
His bed had also been slept in; but he had apparently gone away
partly dressed, since his shirt and socks were lying on the floor.
He had undoubtedly let himself down by the ivy, for we could see
the marks of his feet where he had landed on the lawn.
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