| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 94 | Seventeenth century View more quotes about perhaps">perhaps? The lettering itself seemed to be inset in the envelope, bonded in its metallic structure. |
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 1 | 91 | I looked closely at the lettering. |
| 1 | 92 | It resembled some now outdated English script, but I knew too little about such things to hazard much of a guess at the date. |
| 1 | 93 | Something about the lettering reminded me of that on a colonial charter, a page of which had been photocopied for an illustration in one of my books. |
| 1 | 94 | Seventeenth century perhaps? The lettering itself seemed to be inset in the envelope, bonded in its metallic structure. |
| 1 | 95 | I could find no seam or flap in the envelope. |
| 1 | 96 | I tried to crease the envelope with my thumbnail, but failed. |
| 1 | 97 | Feeling rather foolish, I took out the can opener I had used on the chili can and attempted to force the metal point through the envelope. |