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But it all tends to showing that my theory's the right one. Now if you'll just stop in the waiting-room a few minutes, I'll find out if these doctors have come to any conclusion about the precise nature of the poison." Purdie waited for ten minutes, speculating on the curiosities of the mystery into which he had been so strangely plunged: at last the detective came back, shaking his head.
But the Schiller-Dewey view of truth has been so ferociously attacked by rationalistic philosophers, and so abominably misunderstood, that here, if anywhere, is the point where a clear and simple statement should be made. I fully expect to see the pragmatist view of truth run through the classic stages of a theory's career.
"Talk about the elevating influence of mountain scenery," said Miss Hargrove; "there's a commentary on the theory." "The theory's correct," persisted Burt. "Their height above tide-water and the amount of bad whiskey they consume keep our mountaineers elevated most of the time." "Does Lumley live in a place like that?" Miss Hargrove asked.
"Oh, my theory's this: war is on one side such a beastly, cruel, and awful thing, that no one man, not to speak of a Christian, can individually take upon himself the responsibility of beginning wars; that can only be done by a government, which is called upon to do this, and is driven inevitably into war.
It may be that it was wrested from him in the gallery of the clerestory that morning, and that his assailant, or assailants for there may have been two men at the job afterwards pitched him through that open doorway, after half-stifling him. And if that theory's correct and I, personally, am now quite inclined to it it'll help a lot if you'll tell us what you know of Braden's Brake's antecedents.
"He was used to walking at night he knew every yard of this neighbourhood. Besides, he'd know very well that nobody would know what he had on him. What I'd like to know is supposing my theory's right, and that he was taking these jewels to Ellersdeane, how did anybody get to know that he had them? For the Chestermarkes didn't know they'd been given to him, and I didn't nobody at the bank knew."
"'Now, are you sure you can bear the test? we heard Hollins ask, as we approached. "'Bear it? Why, to be sure! replied Shelldrake; 'if I couldn't bear it, or if you couldn't, your theory's done for. Try! I can stand it as long as you can. "'Well, then, said Hollins, 'I think you are a very ordinary man.
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