Solution to "Lord Bellwater's Secret" by Sam Gordon
X PLANT
X POT ... Not much here
X BOOKSHELVES
TAKE VOLUME 1
TAKE VOLUME 10
TAKE VOLUME 1000 ... OK I can take books but it doesn't seem to help
X DESK
X ENVELOPE
OPEN IT
READ LETTER
X THE TIMES ... Horace was 72 when he died this week
X WOODEN TRAY
LOOK UP IVANHOE IN CARD INDEX ... Check the card index agrees with the books thet I looked at
X FIREPLACE
X PAINTING
LOOK BEHIND PORTRAIT
X SAFE
X FIRE
X ASH
I ... Check what I've rescued from the fire
X LEAFLET ... So I'm looking for a date
X WINDOW
LOOK THROUGH WINDOW
OPEN WINDOW
GO OUTSIDE
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JUMP
X IVY
X PURSE
OPEN PURSE
READ SCRAP OF PAPER
GO INSIDE
X TABLE
LOOK IN BOX
TAKE DIARY
X IT ... Aha! A date
X CUTTING
X BOTTLE
SPIN DIAL
TURN DIAL TO 90 ... Horace was born in 1790 (1862 - 72)
TURN DIAL TO 10 ... October
TURN DIAL TO 21 ... 21st
PULL HANDLE
X SAFE
TAKE CRISP PAPER
X IT
READ POCKETBOOK
LOOK UP 12/6 IN POCKETBOOK
AMERICAN DATES ... Check we can swap date preferences
LOOK UP 6/13 IN POCKETBOOK
EUROPEAN DATES ... And back
LOOK UP 14/6 IN POCKETBOOK ... Aha. Tristram Shandy (and must remember the helmet)
X LEATHER BAG
READ LABEL
OPEN BAG
TAKE GUINEAS
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LOOK UP TRISTRAM SHANDY IN CARD INDEX
GET VOLUME 307 ... Or whatever number came up in the index
X COMPARTMENT
TAKE LEGAL PAPER
READ IT ... Aha! The missing will.
READ PARCHMENT ... This is the clue for the fireplace
X FIREPLACE
PRESS HELMET ... Like it said in the pocketbook
PRESS LION ... (Lion hard pressed)
PRESS STAR
PRESS STAR ... (TWICE the same for the star)
PRESS BELL
PRESS WATER
X SLOT
TAKE FLIMSY SHEET
READ IT
TAKE GREY NOTEPAPER
READ IT
OPEN DOOR ... Time to go ...but...
LOCK DOOR ... Just to delay pursuit for a bit
X CURTAINS
TAKE CORD ... Worth a try
CLIMB CURTAINS
GET ON TABLE
X RAIL
TAKE CORD
UNTIE CORD FROM CURTAINS
X CORD
TIE CORD TO DESK
X CORD
X WINDOW
GO OUTSIDE
I ... Still got that money that doesn't belong to me!
GO INSIDE
DROP BAG
GO OUTSIDE
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