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must have been held on Medina?
If Hannay could conceal his
shattered hand, possibly that
it was merely a rock-climbing
accident. But he would
have to lie fairly freely
at the Inquest for that. Also,
his gillies would know it
wasn't true.

Another question. How
did Moxon Ivery esca[p]e
after arrest at end of
"Thirty Nine Steps"? And
wouldn't MacGillivray
have told Hannay about it?