) shall stand for a ( ————— ” b — ————— ” c * ————— ” d . ————— ” e ’ ————— ” f ; ————— ” g : ————— ” h ? ————— ” i or j ! ————— ” k & ————— ” l 0 ————— ” m ‘ ————— ” n † ————— ” o ‡ ————— ” p ¶ ————— ” q #[TN1] ————— ” r ] ————— ” s [ ————— ” t £ ————— ” u or v $ ————— ” w ¿ ————— ” x ¡ ————— ” y %[TN2] ————— ” z ----- [TN1] Transcriber’s note: In the original publication of the magazine, the character used was a small right pointing hand, which is visible in the illustration of the crytograph below. Although a modern html version of this character exists, it will not display in many modern devices, depending on the capabilities of the device itself and the fonts available for use in the device. It has therefore been replaced in this list with #. [TN2] Transcriber’s note: In the original publication of the magazine, the character used was a small left pointing hand. No suitable html character was found and even if available, the limitations of some modern devices and fonts prevents its use in this ebook. It has therefore been replaced in this list with %. Now the following note is to be communicated— “We must see you immediately upon a matter of great importance. Plots have been discovered, and the conspirators are in our hands. Hasten!” These words would be written thus— [Illustration: original page image of cryptograph for the transcription below] $.0£][]..¡†£¿00.*¿)].&¡£‡†‘)0)[[.# †’;#.)[?0‡†#[)‘—.‡&†[]:)£.(..‘*. ]—†£.#.*)‘*—†‘]‡?#)[†#])#? ?‘†£#:)‘*]:)][.‘ [Transcriber’s Note: In a deviation from the original printed book, for this text version of the ebook, the character # has been used to represent letter r in this crytogram, as indicated in the above list.]