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The Colonel's Bequest Hints
What about 1:00?
1 of 16: Find Clarence's body in Wilbur's room or the bathroom.
2 of 16: Look at pearl handled dagger which killed Clarence.
3 of 16: Search Clarence's body to get the matches.
4 of 16: Go to the nymph garden, search base of nymph, put handleon shaft.
5 of 16: Turn the nymph statue, light your lantern, and enter secret door.
6 of 16: Go forward to hidden basement room, walk to corner. (EEK!)
7 of 16: Check the wall, insert the crank and turn, follow second tunnel.
8 of 16: Open the "Ruby" vault and get pouch of gems, close the vault.
9 of 16: You can unbar the door of the vault to leave.
10 of 16: Find the bootprint in the secret passage near Lillian's room.
11 of 16: Get Lillian's diary from her suitcase.
12 of 16: Read the diary, and check it with the monocle.
13 of 16: +Look in on Lillian in playhouse, look at the wall.
14 of 16: +Find Celie in chapel, pray if you wish.
15 of 16: +Check in Clarence's room, read his book.
