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keep the tryst one has to ascend a main stair and seek the seventh door in a 

corridor�察�it is perfectly clear that the house is a very large one。 It is equally 

certain that this house cannot be more than a mile or two from Oxshott�察�

since   Garcia   was   walking   in   that   direction   and   hoped�察  �according   to   my 

reading of the facts�察�to be back in Wisteria Lodge in time to avail himself 



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of an alibi�察�which would only be valid up to one o'clock。 As the number of 

large   houses   close   to   Oxshott   must   be   limited�察  �I   adopted   the   obvious 

method of sending to the agents mentioned by Scott Eccles and obtaining 

a   list   of   them。   Here   they   are   in   this   telegram�察  �and   the   other   end   of   our 

tangled skein must lie among them。; 

        It   was   nearly   six   o'clock   before   we   found   ourselves   in   the   pretty 

Surrey village of Esher�察�with Inspector Baynes as our companion。 

     Holmes   and   I had   taken   things   for   the   night�察 �and   found   comfortable 

quarters at the Bull。 Finally we set out in the company of the detective on 

our   visit   to   Wisteria   Lodge。   It   was   a   cold�察  �dark   March   evening�察  �with   a 

sharp wind and a fine rain beating upon our faces�察�a fit setting for the wild 

common over which our road passed and the tragic goal to which it led us。 



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                  2。 The Tiger of San Pedro 



     A cold and melancholy walk of a couple of miles brought us to a high 

wooden      gate�察  �which    opened     into  a  gloomy     avenue     of  chestnuts。    The 

curved   and   shadowed   drive   led   us   to   a   low�察  �dark   house�察  �pitch´   black 

against a slate´coloured sky。 From the front window upon the left of the 

door there peeped a glimmer of a feeble light。 

     ;There's   a   constable   in   possession�察─  �said   Baynes。   ;I'll   knock   at   the 

window。; He stepped across the grass plot and tapped with his hand on the 

pane。 Through the fogged glass I dimly saw a man spring up from a chair 

beside   the   fire�察  �and   heard   a   sharp   cry  from   within   the   room。 An   instant 

later   a   white´faced�察  �hard´   breathing   policeman   had   opened   the   door�察  �the 

candle wavering in his trembling hand。 

     ;What's the matter�察�Walters�拭─�asked Baynes sharply。 

     The man mopped his forehead with his handkerchief and agave a long 

sigh of relief。 

     ;I am glad you have come�察�sir。 It has been a long evening�察�and I don't 

think my nerve is as good as it was。; 

     ;Your nerve�察�Walters�拭  �I should not   have thought   you   had   a  nerve   in 

your body。; 

     ;Well�察  �sir�察  �it's  this   lonely�察 �silent   house   and  the   queer  thing   in  the 

kitchen。   Then   when   you   tapped   at   the   window   I   thought   it   had   come 

again。; 

     ;That what had come again�拭─�

     ;The devil�察�sir�察�for all I know。 It was at the window。; 

     ;What was at the window�察�and when�拭─�

     ;It   was   just   about   two   hours   ago。   The   light   was   just   fading。   I   was 

sitting reading in the chair。 I don't know what made me look up�察�but there 

was a face looking in at me through the lower pane。 Lord�察�sir�察�what a face 

it was� �I'll see it in my dreams。; 

     ;Tut�察�tut�察�Walters。 This is not talk for a police´constable。; 

     ;I know�察�sir�察�I know�察�but it shook me�察�sir�察�and there's no use to deny it。 

It wasn't black�察�sir�察�nor was it white�察�nor any colour that I know but a kind 



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of queer shade like clay with a splash of milk in it。 Then there was the size 

of itit was twice yours�察�sir。 And the look of itthe great staring goggle 

eyes�察  �and   the   line   of   white   teeth   like   a   hungry   beast。   I   tell   you�察  �sir�察  �I 

couldn't move a   finger�察�nor get   my breath�察 �till it whisked   away and   was 

gone。 Out I ran and through the shrubbery�察�but thank God there was no one 

there。; 

     ;If I didn't know you were a good man�察�Walters�察�I should put a black 

mark against you for this。 If it were the devil himself a constable on duty 

should   never   thank   God   that   he   could   not   lay   his   hands   upon   him。   I 

suppose the whole thing is not a vision and a touch of nerves�拭─�

     ;That�察�at least�察�is very easily settled�察─�said Holmes�察�lighting his little 

pocket lantern。 ;Yes�察─�he reported�察�after a short examination of the grass 

bed�察 �a number twelve shoe�察�I should say。 If he was all on the same scale 

as his foot he must certainly have been a giant。; 

     ;What became of him�拭─�

     ;He   seems   to   have   broken   through   the   shrubbery   and   made   for   the 

road。; 

     ;Well�察─�said the inspector with a grave and thoughtful face�察 �whoever 

he may have been�察�and whatever he may have wanted�察�he's gone for the 

present�察   �and   we    have   more    immediate      things   to  attend   to。  Now�察   �Mr。 

Holmes�察�with your permission�察�I will show you round the house。; 

     The    various    bedrooms      and   sitting´rooms     had   yielded   nothing    to  a 

careful search。 Apparently  the  tenants   had brought   little   or   nothing   with 

them�察  �and   all   the   furniture   down   to   the   smallest   details   had   been   taken 

over with the house。 A good deal of clothing with the stamp of Marx and 

Co。�察�High Holborn�察�had been left behind。 Telegraphic inquiries had been 

already made which showed that Marx knew nothing of his customer save 

that he was a good payer。 Odds and ends�察�some pipes�察�a few novels�察�two of 

them   in   Spanish�察  �and   old´fashioned   pinfire   revolver�察  �and   a   guitar   were 

among the personal property。 

     ;Nothing in all this�察─�said Baynes�察�stalking�察�candle in hand�察�from room 

to room。 ;But now�察�Mr。 Holmes�察�I invite your attention to the kitchen。; 

     It was a gloomy�察�high´ceilinged room at the back of the house�察�with a 

straw litter in one corner�察�which served apparently as a bed for the cook。 



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The table was piled with half´eaten dishes and dirty plates�察�the debris of 

last night's dinner。 

     ;Look at this�察─�said Baynes。 ;What do you make of it�拭─�

     He held   up his   candle before an   extraordinary  object   which stood   at 

the back of the dresser。 It was so wrinkled and shrunken and withered that 

it was difficult to say what it might have been。 One could but say that it 

was black and leathery and that it bore some resemblance to a dwarfish�察�

human figure。 At first�察�as I examined it�察�I thought that it was a mummified 

negro baby�察�and then it seemed a very twisted and ancient monkey。 Finally 

I was left in doubt as to whether it was animal or human。 A double band of 

white shells were strung round the centre of it。 

     ;Very   interestingvery   interesting�察  �indeed� ─  �said   Holmes�察  �peering   at 

this sinister relic。 ;Anything more�拭─�

     In silence Baynes led the way to the sink and held forward his candle。 

The limbs and body of some large�察�white bird�察�torn savagely to pieces with 

the feathers still on�察�were littered all over it。 Holmes pointed to the wattles 

on the severed head。 

     ;A white cock�察─�said he。 ;Most interesting� �It is really a very curious 

case。; 

     But Mr。 Baynes had kept his most sinister exhibit to the last。 〃From 

under the sink   he drew a   zinc pail   which contained a quantity of   blood。 

Then from the table he took a platter heaped with small pieces of charred 

bone。 

     ;Something has been killed and something has been burned。 We raked 

all these out of the fire。 We had a doctor in this morning。 He says that they 

are not human。; 

     Holmes smiled and rubbed his hands。 

     ;I   must   congratulate   you�察  �Inspector�察  �on   handling   so   distinctive   and 

instructive   a   case。   Your   powers�察  �if   I   may   say   so   without   offence�察  �seem 

superior to your opportunities。; 

     Inspector Baynes's small eyes twinkled with pleasure。 

     ;You're right�察�Mr。 Holmes。 We stagnate in the provinces。 A case of this 

sort   gives   a   man   a   chance�察  �and   I   hope   that   I   shall   take   it。 What   do   you 

make of these bones�拭─�



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     ;A lamb�察�I should say�察�or a kid。; 

     ;And the white cock�拭─�

     ;Curious�察�Mr。 Baynes�察�very curious。 I should say almost unique。; 

     ;Yes�察�sir�察�there   must have been some   very strange   people with   some 

very strange ways in this house。 One of them is dead。 Did his companions 

follow him and kill him�拭�If they did we should have them�察�for every port is 

watched。 But my own views are different。 Yes�察�sir�察�my own views are very 

different。; 

     ;You have a theory then�拭─�

     ;And I'll work it myself�察�Mr。 Holmes。 It's only due to my own credit to 

do so。 Your name is made�察�but I have still to make mine。 I should be glad 

to be able to say afterwards that I had solved it without your help。; 

     Holmes laughed good´humoredly。 

     ;Well�察�well�察�Inspector�察─�said he。 ;Do you follow your path and I will 

follow mine。 My results are always very much at your service if you care 

to   apply   to   me   for   them。   I   think   that   I   have   seen   all   that   I   wish   in   this 

house�察�and that my time may be more profitably employed elsewhere。 Au 

revoir and good luck� ─�

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