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Act as through you had no notion that I was down below the Spot . I shall be merely experimenting a bit with that circle of jewels , to see if the phenomena which affected the Aradna can not be repeated . I fancy it was not mere accident , but rather the working of a ` period . ' '' He said no more about this , except to comment that he hoped to get into direct communication with Hobart Fenton before midnight should arrive . However , he did say , in an irrelevant sort of manner : `` Oh , by the way -- do either of you happen to recall which direction the house at Chatterton Place faces ? '' `` North , '' replied Harry and Chick , almost in the same breath . `` Ah yes .