SOLUTIONS
whether the butler, E, went to the north or the south of the
gamekeeper's cottage, and the gamekeeper, A, went to the south or
the north of the hall. But it will be found that the only persons
who could have approached Mr. Cyril Hastings without crossing a
path were the butler, E, and the man, C. It was, however, a fact
that the butler retired to bed five minutes before midnight, whereas
Mr. Hastings did not leave his friend's house until midnight.
Therefore, the criminal must have been the man who entered the
park at C.
66.—
The Buried Treasure.
The field must have contained between 179 and 180 acres—to
be more exact, 179*37254 acres. Had the measurements been 3,
2, and 4 furlongs respectively from successive corners, then the field
would have been 209*70537 acres in area. There are several
different ways of attacking this problem, but I will leave the reader
the pleasure of working out his own solution.
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