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in   a   querulous   voice�察   �but   it   is   really   uncommonly   hard   on   me。   I   had 

nothing   to   do   with   my   host   going   off   upon   a   nocturnal   excursion   and 

meeting so sad an end。 How do I come to be mixed up with the case�拭─�

     ;Very   simply�察  �sir�察─  �Inspector   Baynes   answered。   ;The   only   document 



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found in the pocket of the deceased was a letter from you saying that you 

would be with him on the night of his death。 It was the envelope of this 

letter which gave us the dead man's name and address。 It was after nine 

this   morning     when    we   reached    his  house    and   found    neither   you   nor 

anyone else inside it。 I wired to Mr。 Gregson to run you down in London 

while   I   examined   Wisteria   Lodge。   Then   I   came   into   town�察  �joined   Mr。 

Gregson�察�and here we are。; 

     ;I think now�察─�said Gregson�察�rising�察 �we had best put this matter into 

an   official   shape。 You   will   come   round   with us to   the   station�察 �Mr。   Scott 

Eccles�察�and let us have your statement in writing。; 

     ;Certainly�察�I will come at once。 But I retain your services�察�Mr。 Holmes。 

I desire you to spare no expense and no pains to get at the truth。; 

     My friend turned to the country inspector。 

     ;I suppose that you have no objection to my collaborating with you�察�

Mr。 Baynes�拭─�

     ;Highly honoured�察�sir�察�I am sure。; 

     ;You appear to have been very prompt and businesslike in all that you 

have done。 Was there any clue�察�may I ask�察�as to the exact hour that the man 

met his death�拭─�

     ;He had been there since one o'clock。 There was rain about that time�察�

and his death had certainly been before the rain。; 

     ;But that is perfectly impossible�察�Mr。 Baynes�察─�cried our client。 ;His 

voice is unmistakable。 I could swear to it that it was he who addressed me 

in my bedroom at that very hour。; 

     ;Remarkable�察�but by no means impossible�察─�said Holmes�察�smiling。 

     ;You have a clue�拭─�asked Gregson。 

     ;On    the   face   of   it   the   case   is   not   a   very   complex   one�察  �though  it 

certainly     presents    some     novel    and    interesting    features。    A    further 

knowledge of facts is necessary before I would venture to give a final and 

definite    opinion。     By   the   way�察   �Mr。   Baynes�察    �did   you   find   anything 

remarkable besides this note in your examination of the house�拭─�

     The detective looked at my friend in a singular way。 

     ;There were�察─�said he�察 �one or two VERY remarkable things。 Perhaps 

when I have finished at the police´station you would care to come out and 



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give me your opinion of them。; 

     In am entirely at your service�察─�said Sherlock Holmes�察�ringing the bell。 

;You   will   show   these   gentlemen   out�察  �Mrs。   Hudson�察  �and   kindly  send   the 

boy with this telegram。 He is to pay a five´ shilling reply。; 

     We   sat   for   some   time   in   silence   after   our   visitors   had   left。   Holmes 

smoked   hard�察  �with   his   browns   drawn   down   over   his   keen   eyes�察  �and   his 

head thrust forward in the eager way characteristic of the man。 

     ;Well�察  �Watson�察─  �he   asked�察  �turning   suddenly   upon   me�察   �what   do   you 

make of it�拭─�

     ;I can make nothing of this mystification of Scott Eccles。; 

     ;But the crime�拭─�

     ;Well�察�taken with the disappearance of the man's companions�察�I should 

say that they were in some way concerned in the murder and had fled from 

justice。; 

     ;That is certainly a possible point of view。 On the face of it you must 

admit�察�however�察�that it is very strange that his two servants should have 

been in a conspiracy against him and should have attacked him on the one 

night when he had a guest。 They had him alone at their mercy every other 

night in the week。; 

     ;Then why did they fly�拭─�

     ;Quite so。 Why did they fly�拭�There is a big fact。 Another big fact is the 

remarkable experience of our client�察�Scott Eccles。 Now�察�my dear Watson�察�

is it beyond the limits of human ingenuity to furnish an explanation which 

would cover both of these big facts�拭�If it were one which would also admit 

of   the   mysterious   note   with   its   very   curious   phraseology�察  �why�察  �then   it 

would   be   worth   accepting   as   a   temporary   hypothesis。   If   the   fresh   facts 

which come to our knowledge all fit themselves into the scheme�察�then our 

hypothesis may gradually become a solution。; 

     ;But what is our hypothesis�拭─�

     Holmes leaned back in his chair with half´closed eyes。 

     ;You must admit�察�my dear Watson�察�that the idea of a joke is impossible。 

There were grave events afoot�察�as the sequel showed�察�and the coaxing of 

Scott Eccles to Wisteria Lodge had some connection with them。; 

     ;But what possible connection�拭─�



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     ;Let   us   take   it   link   by   link。   There   is�察  �on   the   face   of   it�察  �something 

unnatural   about   this   strange   and   sudden   friendship   between   the   young 

Spaniard   and   Scott   Eccles。   It   was   the   former   who   forced   the   pace。   He 

called upon Eccles at the other end of London on the very day after he first 

met him�察�and he kept   in close touch with him  until he got him down   to 

Esher。 Now�察�what did he want with Eccles�拭�What could Eccles supply�拭�I 

see no charm in the man。 He is not particulary intelligentnot a man likely 

to be congenial to a quick´witted Latin。 Why�察�then�察�was he picked out from 

all the other people whom Garcia met as particularly suited to his purpose�拭�

Has he any one outstanding quality�拭�I say that he has。 He is the very type 

of   conventional   British   respectability�察  �and   the   very   man   as   a   witness   to 

impress   another   Briton。 You   saw   yourself   how   neither   of   the   inspectors 

dreamed of questioning his statement�察�extraordinary as it was。; 

     ;But what was he to witness�拭─�

     ;Nothing�察�as things turned out�察�but everything had they gone another 

way。 That is how I read the matter。; 

     ;I see�察�he might have proved an alibi。; 

     ;Exactly�察  �my   dear   Watson�察  �he   might   have   proved   an   alibi。   We   will 

suppose�察  �for   argument's   sake�察  �that   the   household   of   Wisteria   Lodge   are 

confederates in some design。 The attempt�察�whatever it may be�察�is to come 

off�察�we will say�察�before one o'clock。 By some juggling of the clocks it is 

quite possible that they may have got Scott Eccles to bed earlier than he 

thought�察�but in any case it is likely that when Garcia went out of his way 

to tell   him  that it   was   one it   was   really not   more  than twelve。  If  Garcia 

could do whatever he had to do and be back by the hour mentioned he had 

evidently a powerful reply to any accusation。 Here was this irreproachable 

Englishman ready to swear in any court of law that the accused was in the 

house all the time。 It was an insurance against the worst。; 

     ;Yes�察�yes�察�I see that。 But how about the disappearance of the others�拭─�

     ;I   have    not   all  my    facts   yet�察  �but   I  do   not   think   there    are  any 

insuperable difficulties。 Still�察�it is an error to argue in front of your data。 

You find yourself insensibly twisting them round to fit your theories。; 

     ;And the message�拭─�

     ;How   did   it   run�拭  �'Our   own   colours�察  �green   and   white。'   Sounds   like 



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racing。 'Green open�察�white shut。' That is clearly a signal。 'Main stair�察�first 

corridor�察�seventh right�察�green baize。' This is an assignation。 We may find a 

jealous husband at the bottom of it all。 It was clearly a dangerous quest。 

She would not have said 'Godspeed' had it not been so。 'D'that should be 

a guide。; 

     ;The   man   was   a   Spaniard。   I   suggest   that   'D'   stands   for   Dolores�察  �a 

common female name in Spain。; 

     ;Good�察�Watson�察�very goodbut quite inadmissable。 A Spaniard would 

write to a Spaniard in Spanish。 The writer of this note is certainly English。 

Well�察    �we   can   only   possess     our   soul  in   patience    until  this   excellent 

inspector come back for us。 Meanwhile we can thank our lucky fate which 

has   rescued   us   for   a   few   short   hours   from   the   insufferable   fatigues   of 

idleness。; 

       An answer had arrived to Holmes's telegram before our Surrey officer 

had   returned。   Holmes   read   it   and   was   about   to   place   it   in   his   notebook 

when he caught a glimpse of my expectant face。 He tossed it across with a 

laugh。 

     ;We are moving in exalted circles�察─�said he。 

     The telegram was a list of names and addresses�此�

     Lord Harringby�察�The Dingle�察�Sir George Ffolliott�察�Oxshott Towers�察�Mr。 

Hynes Hynes�察�J。P。�察�Purdley Place�察�Mr。 James Baker Williams�察�Forton Old 

Hall�察�Mr。 Henderson�察�High Gable�察�Rev。 Joshua Stone�察�Nether Walsling。 

     ;This is a very obvious way of limiting our field of operations�察─�said 

Holmes。       ;No   doubt    Baynes�察    �with    his  methodical      mind�察   �has   already 

adopted some similar plan。; 

     ;I don't quite understand。; 

     ;Well�察�my dear fellow�察�we have already arrived at the conclusion that 

the    massage     received    by  Garcia    at  dinner    was   an   appointment      or  an 

assignation。  Now�察 �if   the obvious   reading of   it   is   correct�察 �and   in order   to 

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