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opinion      that  she   had   gone    south    to  see   her   relatives。    It   had   been 

ascertained at the shipping offices that Browner had left aboard of the May 

Day�察�and I calculate that she is due in the Thames tomorrow night。                    When 

he arrives he will be met by the obtuse but resolute Lestrade�察�and I have no 

doubt that we shall have all our details filled in。; 

     Sherlock Holmes was not disappointed in his expectations。                    Two days 

later he received a bulky envelope�察�which contained a short note form the 

detective�察  �and   a   typewritten   document�察  �which   covered   several   pages   of 

foolscap。 

     ;Lestrade   has   got   him   all   right�察─  �said   Holmes�察  �glancing   up   at   me。 

;Perhaps it would interest you to hear what he says。 

     ;My dear Mr。 Holmes�此�

     In accordance with the scheme which we had formed in order to test 

our theories; �А�the 'we' is rather fine�察�Watson�察�is it not�拭┌А �I went down to 

the   Albert   Dock   yesterday   at   6   p。m。�察  �and   boarded   the   S。S。   May   Day�察�

belonging to the Liverpool�察�Dublin�察�and London Steam Packet Company。 

On   inquiry�察  �I   found   that   there   was   a   steward   on   board   of   the   name   of 

James     Browner      and   that  he   had   acted   during    the   voyage    in  such    an 

extraordinary manner that the captain had been compelled to relieve him 



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of   his   duties。   On   descending   to   his   berth�察  �I   found   him   seated   upon   a 

chest with his head sunk upon his hands�察�rocking himself to and fro。                        He 

is   a big�察 �powerful   chap�察 �clean´shaven�察 �and   very  swarthysomething   like 

Aldrige�察�who helped us in the bogus laundry affair。                  He jumped up when 

he heard my business�察�and I had my whistle to my lips to call a couple of 

river police�察�who were round the corner�察�but he seemed to have no heart in 

him�察   �and    he  held    out  his   hands    quietly   enough     for   the  darbies。     We 

brought him along to the cells�察�and his box as well�察�for we thought there 

might be something incriminating�察�but�察�bar a big sharp knife such as most 

sailors have�察�we got nothing for our trouble。                 However�察�we find that we 

shall want no more evidence�察�for on being brought before the inspector at 

the   station   he   asked   leave   to   make   a   statement�察  �which   was�察  �of   course�察�

taken   down�察  �just   as   he   made   it�察  �by   our   shorthand   man。     We   had   three 

copies typewritten�察�one of which I enclose。               The affair proves�察�as I always 

thought it would�察�to be an extremely simple one�察�but I am obliged to you 

for assisting me in my investigation。             With kind regards�察�

     ;Yours very truly�察�

     ;G。 Lestrade。 

     ;Hum�       �The   investigation   really   was   a   very   simple   one�察─  �remarked 

Holmes�察 �but I don't think it struck him in that light when he first called us 

in。    However�察�let us see what Jim Browner has to say for himself。                       This 

is   his   statement   as   made   before   Inspector   Montgomery   at   the   Shadwell 

Police Station�察�and it has the advantage of being verbatim。; 

       ;'Have I anything to say�拭         �Yes�察�I have a deal to say。         I have to make 

a clean breast of it all。       You can hang me�察�or you can leave me alone。                    I 

don't care a plug which you do。              I tell you I've not shut an eye in sleep 

since   I   did   it�察  �and   I   don't   believe   I   ever   will   again   until   I   get   past   all 

waking。      Sometimes it's his face�察�but most generally it's hers。                 I'm never 

without one or the other before me。               He looks frowning and black´like�察�

but   she   has   a   kind   o'   surprise   upon   her   face。 Ay�察  �the   white   lamb�察  �she 

might   well   be   surprised   when   she   read   death   on   a   face   that   had   seldom 

looked anything but love upon her before。 

     ;'But   it   was   Sarah's   fault�察  �and   may  the   curse   of   a   broken   man   put   a 

blight on her and set the blood rotting in her veins�                �It's not that I want to 



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clear myself。      I know that I went back to drink�察�like the beast that I was。 

But she   would   have   forgiven   me�察  �she   wold   have stuck   as   close   to   me   a 

rope to a block if that woman had never darkened our door。                     For Sarah 

Cushing loved methat's the root of the businessshe loved me until all 

her love turned to poisonous hate when she knew that I thought more of 

my wife's footmark in the mud than I did of her whole body and soul。 

     ;'There   were   three   sisters   altogether。   The   old   one   was   just   a   good 

woman�察  �the   second   was   a   devil�察  �and   the   third   was   an   angel。   Sarah   was 

thirty´three�察�and Mary was twenty´nine when I married。 We were just as 

happy   as   the   day   was   long   when   we   set   up   house   together�察  �and   in   all 

Liverpool there was no better woman than my Mary。                   And then we asked 

Sarah up for a week�察�and the week grew into a month�察�and one thing led to 

another�察�until she was just one of ourselves。 

     ;'In was blue ribbon at that time�察�and we were putting a little money by�察�

and   all   was   as   bright   as   a   new   dollar。 My   God�察  �whoever   would   have 

thought that it cold have come to this�拭          �Whoever would have dreamed it�拭�

     ;'I used to be home for the week´ends very often�察�and sometimes if the 

ship were held back for cargo I would have a whole week at a time�察�and in 

this way I saw a deal of my sister´in´law�察�Sarah。 She was a fine tall woman�察�

black and quick and fierce�察�with a proud way of carrying her head�察�and a 

glint from her eye like a spark from a flint。 But when little Mary was there 

I had never a thought of her�察�and that I swear as I hope for God's mercy。 

     ;'It had seemed to me sometimes that she liked to be alone with me�察�or 

to coax me out for a walk with her�察�but I had never thought anything of 

that。   But one evening my eyes were opened。 I had come up form the ship 

and   found   my   wife   out�察  �but   Sarah   at   home。  ;Where's   Mary�拭─  �I   asked。 

;Oh�察�she has gone to pay some accounts。;               I was impatient and paced up 

and down the room。 ;Can't you be happy for five minutes without Mary�察�

Jim�拭─�says she。       ;It's a bad compliment to me that you can't be contented 

with my society for so short a time。;             ;That's all right�察�my lass�察─�said I�察�

putting out my hand towards her in a kindly way�察�but she had it in both 

hers in an instant�察�and they burned as if they were in a fever。                  I looked 

into her eyes and I read it all there。         There was no need for her to speak�察�

nor for me either。       I frowned and drew my hand away。               Then she stood 



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by may side in silence for a bit�察�and then put up her hand and patted me on 

the   shoulder。     ;Steady   old   Jim� ─  �said   she�察  �and   with   a   kind   o'   mocking 

laugh�察�she ran out of the room。 

     ;'Well�察�from that time Sarah hated me with her whole heart and soul�察�

and she is a woman who can hate�察�too。 I was a fool to let her go on biding 

with   usa besotted   foolbut   I never   said   a   word   to   Mary�察  �for   I   knew   it 

would   grieve   her。     Things   went   on   much   as   before�察  �but   after   a   time   I 

began to find that there was a bit of a change in Mary herself。                    She had 

always been so trusting and so innocent�察�but now she became queer and 

suspicious�察�wanting to know where I had been and what I had been doing�察�

and   whom   my   letters   were   from�察  �and   what   I   had   in   my   pockets�察  �and   a 

thousand such follies。         Day by day she grew queerer and more irritable�察�

and we had ceaseless rows about nothing。                I was fairly puzzled by it all。 

Sarah avoided me now�察�but she and Mary were just inseparable。                     I can see 

now how  she   was   plotting and   scheming and  poisoning   my  wife's   mind 

against me�察�but I was such a blind beetle that I could not understand it at 

the time。      Then I broke my blue ribbon and began to drink again�察�but I 

think I should not have done it if Mary had been the same as ever。 She had 

some reason to be disgusted with me now�察�and the gap between us began 

to   be   wider   and   wider。    And   then   this   Alec   Fairbairn   chipped   in�察  �and 

things became a thousand times blacker。 

     ;'It was to see Sarah that he came to my house first�察�but soon it was to 

see    us�察 �for  he   was   a  man    with    winning    ways�察   �and   he   made    friends 

wherever he went。         He was a dashing�察�swaggering chap�察�smart and curled�察�

who had seen half the world and could talk of what he had seen。                     He was 

good company�察�I won't deny it�察�and he had wonderful polite ways with him 

for a sailor man�察�so that I think there must have been a time when he knew 

more of the poop than the forecastle。             For a month he was in and out of 

my house�察�and never once did it cross my mind that harm might come of 

his soft�察�tricky ways。        And then at last something made me suspect�察�and 

from that day my peace was gone forever。 

     ;'It   was   only    a  little  thing�察  �too。   I   had    come    into   the   parlour 

unexpected�察�and as I walked in at the door I sa
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