Back at Basil's flat, the detective lit a lamp and was studying the list with his magnifying glass, Dawson stood at his side. Basil: Offhand, I can deduce very little. Only that the words are written with a broad pointed quill pen which has spattered, twice. That the paper is of... He tosses it in his hand, testing the weight to determine what type of paper it is. Basil: ...native Mongolian manufacture, no water mark. And has... With these words, he has discovered something else; Basil puts the paper to his lips and smacks it three times. Basil: ...been gummed, if I'm not very much in error...