> > my inventory:credit note
> > iron key(found its use)
> > silver key(found its use)
> > money
> > birdseed
> > pocket knife(found its use)
> > tourist brochure
> > (plus i used the acorns and the sphinx)
> >
> > please help me!
> >
> > yumchaa
>
> Normally, at this point in the game, you should be able to go check out some of the first-floor rooms in Brackly Hall and discover something that would let you get up to where that feathered thief is hiding. But there's one thing I don't see in your inventory that gives me pause...
>
> Did you get that papyrus translated yet, or get the cogwheel? If not, check the yard (I think) for a spade and go back in the maze.
>
> Been a while since I've played the game, so forgive me if my memory's not perfect here. :)
>
> -Mandi aka Chaos

Thanks mandi (chaos) but the gardener hasn't left yet, what do i do to get him to leave?

However, i did get the ladder and the gold key.

yumchaa