> > > 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

He won't leave until you try digging somewhere in the maze with the knife. You may want to draw out a map of it and make sure you've gone everywhere.