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     ;I have found out everything� ─�



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     ;What� ─�Lestrade stared at him in amazement。               ;You are joking。; 

     ;I   was   never   more   serious   in   my   life。 A  shocking   crime   has   been 

committed�察�and I think I have now laid bare every detail of it。; 

     ;And the criminal�拭─�

     Holmes   scribbled   a   few   words   upon   the   back   of   one   of   his   visiting 

cards and threw it over to Lestrade。 

     ;That   is   the   name�察─  �he   said。 ;You   cannot   effect   an   arrest   until   to´ 

morrow night at the earliest。         I should prefer that you do not mention my 

name at all in connection with the case�察�as I choose to be only associated 

with those crimes which present some difficulty in their solution。                   Come 

on�察�Watson。;       We strode off together to the station�察�leaving Lestrade still 

staring with a delighted face at the card which Holmes had thrown him。 

       ;The case�察─�said Sherlock Holmes as we chatted over or cigars that 

night in our rooms at Baker Street�察 �is one where�察�as in the investigations 

which you have chronicled under the names of 'A Study in Scarlet' and of 

'The   Sign   of   Four��'   we   have   been   compelled   to   reason   backward   from 

effects to causes。      I have written to Lestrade asking him to supply us with 

the details which are now wanting�察�and which he will only get after he had 

secured his man。        That he may be safely trusted to do�察�for although he is 

absolutely devoid of reason�察�he is as tenacious as a bulldog when he once 

understands what he has to do�察�and indeed�察�it is just this tenacity which has 

brought him to the top at Scotland Yard。; 

     ;Your case is not complete�察�then�拭─�I asked。 

     ;It is fairly complete in essentials。          We know who the author of the 

revolting   business   is�察  �although   one   of   the   victims   still   escapes   us。 Of 

course�察�you have formed your own conclusions。; 

     ;I presume that this Jim Browner�察�the steward of a Liverpool boat�察�is 

the man whom you suspect�拭─�

     ;Oh� �it is more than a suspicion。; 

     ;And yet I cannot see anything save very vague indications。; 

     ;On the contrary�察�to my  mind nothing could be more clear。                    Let me 

run   over   the   principal   steps。   We   approached   the   case�察  �you   remember�察�

with an absolutely blank mind�察�which is always an advantage。                      We had 

formed      no  theories。    We     were    simply   there   to  observe     and   to  draw 



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inferences from our observations。             What did we see first�拭        �A very placid 

and   respectable   lady�察  �who   seemed   quite   innocent   of   any   secret�察  �and   a 

portrait which showed me that she had two younger sisters。                      It instantly 

flashed   across   my   mind   that   the   box   might   have   been   meant   for   one   of 

these。    I set the idea aside as one which could be disproved or confirmed 

at   our leisure。     Then   we   went to   the   garden�察  �as   you   remember�察  �and   we 

saw the very singular contents of the little yellow box。 

     ;The   string   was   of   the   quality   which   is   used   by   sail´makers   aboard 

ship�察�and at once a whiff of the sea was perceptible in our investigation。 

When I observed that the knot was one which is popular with sailors�察�that 

the parcel had been posted at a port�察�and that the male ear was pierced for 

an earring which is so much more common among sailors than landsmen�察�

I   was   quite   certain   that   all   the   actors   in   the   tragedy   were   to   be   found 

among our seafaring classes。 

     ;When I came to examine the address of the packet I observed that it 

was to Miss S。 Cushing。           Now�察�the oldest sister would�察�of course�察�be Miss 

Cushing�察  �and   although   her   initial   was   'S'   it   might   belong   to   one   of   the 

others     as   well。    In    that   case    we    should    have    to   commence        our 

investigation   from   a     fresh   basis   altogether。    I   therefore    went    into  the 

house with the intention of clearing up this point。                I was about to assure 

Miss Cushing   that I   was convinced that   a mistake had been   made   when 

you may remember that I came suddenly to a stop。                     The fact was that I 

had   just   seen   something   which   filled   me   with   surprise   and   at   the   same 

time narrowed the field of our inquiry immensely。 

     ;As a medical man�察�you are aware�察�Watson�察�that there is no part of the 

body which varies so much as the human ear。                  Each ear is as a rule quite 

distinctive and differs from all other ones。             In last year's Anthropological 

Journal you will find two short monographs from my pen upon the subject。 

I had�察�therefore�察�examined the ears in the box with the eyes of an expert 

and     had   carefully    noted    their  anatomical      peculiarities。     Imagine      my 

surprise�察�then�察�when on looking at Miss Cushing I perceived that her ear 

corresponded exactly with the female ear which I had just inspected。                     The 

matter was entirely beyond coincidence。               There was the same shortening 

of the pinna�察�the same broad curve of the upper lobe�察�the same convolution 



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of the inner cartilage。        In all essentials it was the same ear。 

     ;In   the   first   place�察  �her   sister's   name   was   Sarah�察  �and   her   address   had 

until recently been the same�察�so that it was quite obvious how the mistake 

had occurred and for whom the packet was meant。 Then we heard of this 

steward�察  �married   to   the   third   sister�察  �and   learned   that   he   had   at   one   time 

been     so  intimate     with   Miss    Sarah    that   she   had   actually    gone    up   to 

Liverpool to be near the Browners�察�but a quarrel had afterwards divided 

them。      This    quarrel    had   put   a  stop    to  all  communications         for  some 

months�察�so that if Browner had occasion to address a packet to Miss Sarah�察�

he would undoubtedly have done so to her old address。 

     ;And   now   the   matter   had   begun   to   straighten   itself   out   wonderfully。 

We   had   learned   of   the   existence   of   this   steward�察  �an   impulsive   man�察  �of 

strong passionsyou remember that he threw up what must have been a 

very   superior   berth   in   order   to   be   nearer   to   his   wifesubject�察  �too�察   �to 

occasional fits of hard drinking。 We had reason to believe that his wife had 

been   murdered�察  �and   that   a   manpresumably   a   seafaring   manhad   been 

murdered at the same time。            Jealousy�察�of course�察�at once suggests itself as 

the motive for the crime。           And why should these proofs of the deed be 

sent to   Miss   Sarah Cushing�拭         �Probably  because   during her   residence in 

Liverpool she had some hand in bringing about the events which led to the 

tragedy。      You will observe that this line of boats call at Belfast�察�Dublin�察�

and Waterford�察�so that�察�presuming that Browner had committed the deed 

and had embarked at once upon his steamer�察�the May Day�察�Belfast would 

be the first place at which he cold post his terrible packet。 

     ;A second solution was at this stage obviously possible�察�and although I 

thought   it   exceedingly   unlikely�察  �I   was   determined   to   elucidate   it   before 

going   further。      An   unsuccessful   lover   might   have   killed   Mr。   and   Mrs。 

Browner�察�and the male ear might have belonged to the husband。                           There 

were   many   grave   objections   to   this   theory�察  �but   it   was   conceivable。         I 

therefore sent   off   a telegram  to   my friend Algar�察 �of the   Liverpool   force�察�

and asked him to find our if Mrs。 Browner were at home�察�and if Browner 

had departed in the  May Day。              Then   we went on   to Wallington to visit 

Miss Sarah。 

     ;I was curious�察�in the first place�察�to see how far the family ear had been 



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reproduced   in   her。     Then�察  �of   course�察  �she   might   give   us   very   important 

information�察�but I was not sanguine that she would。                 She must have heard 

of the business the day before�察�since all Croydon was ringing with it�察�and 

she alone could have understood for whom the packet was meant。                         If she 

had been willing to help justice she would probably have communicated 

with the police already。         However�察�it was clearly our duty to see her�察�so 

we went。       We found that the news of the arrival of the packet´ ´for her 

illness dated   from  that   timehad such   an effect upon   her   as to bring   on 

brain    fever。    It   was    clearer    than   ever    that  she    understood     its  full 

significance�察�but equally clear that we should have to wait some time for 

any assistance from her。 

     ;However�察  �we       were    really   independent     of   her   help。  Our     answers 

were   waiting   for   us   at   the   police´station�察  �where   I   had   directed Algar   to 

send them。       Nothing could   be more   conclusive。            Mrs。 Browner's  house 

had   been   closed   for   more   than   three   days�察  �and   the   neighbours   were   of 

opinion      that  she   had   gone    south    to  see
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