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already shown you that it could only lie in some large house�察�and that the 

number   of   large   houses   is   limited。   My   first   days   in   this   village   were 

devoted   to   a   series   of   walks   in   which   in   the   intervals   of   my   botanical 

researches      I  made    a  reconnaissance       of   all  the  large   houses     and   an 

examination of the family history of the occupants。 One house�察�and only 

one�察 �riveted   my  attention。  It   is   the   famous old Jacobean grange   of   High 

Gable�察�one mile on the farther side of Oxshott�察�and less than half a mile 

from the scene of the tragedy。 The other mansions belonged to prosaic and 

respectable people who live far aloof from romance。 But Mr。 Henderson�察�

of   High    Gable�察   �was   by   all  accounts    a  curious   man    to  whom   curious 

adventures might befall。 I concentrated my attention�察�therefore�察�upon him 

and his household。 

     ;A singular set of people�察�Watsonthe man himself the most singular 

of them all。 I managed to see him on a plausible pretext�察�but I seemed to 

read in his dark�察�deepset�察�brooding eyes that he was perfectly aware of my 

true business。 He is a man of fifty�察�strong�察�active�察�with iron´gray hair�察�great 

bunched black eyebrows�察�the step of a deer and the air of an emperora 

fierce�察�masterful man�察�with a red´hot spirit behind his parchment face。 He 

is either a foreigner or has lived long in the tropics�察�for he is yellow and 

sapless�察  �but   tough   as   whipcord。   His   friend   and   secretary�察  �Mr。   Lucas�察  �is 

undoubtedly a foreigner�察�chocolate brown�察�wily�察�suave�察�and catlike�察�with a 

poisonous gentleness of speech。 You see�察�Watson�察�we have come already 

upon two sets of foreignersone at Wisteria Lodge and one at High Gable´ 

´so our gaps are beginning to close。 

     ;These two men�察�close and confidential friends�察�are the centre of the 

household�察�but there is one other person who for our immediate purpose 



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may be even more important。 Henderson has two childrengirls of eleven 

and thirteen。 Their governess is a Miss Burnet�察�an Englishwoman of forty 

or thereabouts。 There is also one confidential manservant。 This little group 

forms the real family�察�for their travel about together�察�and Henderson is a 

great traveller�察�always on the move。 It is only within the last weeks that he 

has returned�察�after a year's absence�察�to High Gable。 I may add that he is 

enormously   rich�察  �and   whatever   his   whims   may   be   he   can   very   easily 

satisfy     them。    For    the   rest�察  �his   house     is  full   of   butlers�察   �footmen�察�

maidservants�察�and the usual overfed�察�underworked staff of a large English 

country house。 

     ;So much I learned partly from village gossip and partly from my own 

observation。 There are no better instruments than discharged servants with 

a grievance�察�and I was lucky enough to find one。 I call it luck�察�but it would 

not   have   come   my   way   had   I   not   been   looking   out   for   it。   As   Baynes 

remarks�察�we all have our systems。 It was my system which enabled me to 

find   John   Warner�察  �late   gardener   of   High   Gable�察  �sacked   in   a   moment   of 

temper   by   his   imperious   employer。   He   in   turn   had   friends   among   the 

indoor servants who unite in their fear and dislike of their master。 So I had 

my key to the secrets of the establishment。 

     ;Curious people�察�Watson� �I don't pretend to understand it all yet�察�but 

very curious people anyway。 It's a double´winged house�察�and the servants 

live on one side�察�the family on the other。 There's no link between the two 

save     for   Henderson's       own    servant�察    �who    serves    the   family's     meals。 

Everything is carried to a certain door�察�which forms the one connection。 

Governess       and    children    hardly    go   out  at  all�察 �except    into   the  garden。 

Henderson never by any chance walks alone。 His dark secretary is like his 

shadow。   The   gossip   among   the   servants   is   that   their   master   is   terribly 

afraid   of   something。   'Sold   his   soul   to   the   devil   in   exchange   for   money��' 

says   Warner�察  �'and   expects   his   creditor   to   come   up   and   claim   his   own。' 

Where   they   came   from�察  �or   who   they  are�察  �nobody   has   an   idea。   They   are 

very violent。 Twice Henderson has lashed at folk with his dog´whip�察�and 

only   his   long   purse   and   heavy   compensation   have   kept   him   out   of   the 

courts。 

     ;Well�察�now�察�Watson�察�let us judge the situation by this new information。 



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We may take it that the letter came out of this strange household and was 

an invitation to Garcia to carry out some attempt which had already been 

planned。 Who   wrote   the   note�拭  �It   was   someone   within   the   citadel�察 �and   it 

was     a  woman。      Who     then    but   Miss    Burnet�察   �the   governess�拭     �All   our 

reasoning      seems     to  point   that  way。    At   any   rate�察 �we    may    take   it  asa 

hypothesis and see what consequences it would entail。 I may add that Miss 

Burnet's   age   and   character   make   it   certain   that   my   first   idea   that   there 

might be a love interest in our story is out of the question。 

     ;If she wrote the note she was presumably the friend and confederate 

of   Garcia。   What�察  �then�察  �might   she   be   expected   to   do   if   she   heard   of   his 

death�拭�If he met it in some nefarious enterprise her lips might be sealed。 

Still�察�in her heart�察�she must retain bitterness and hatred against those who 

had   killed   him   and   would   presumably   help   so   far   as   she   could   to   have 

revenge upon them。 Could we see her�察�then and try to use her�拭�That was 

my first thought。 But now we come to a sinister fact。 Miss Burnet has not 

been   seen   by   any   human   eye   since   the   night   of   the   murder。   From   that 

evening she   has utterly  vanished。   Is   she alive�拭  �Has   she perhaps   met   her 

end on the same night as the friend whom she had summoned�拭�Or is she 

merely a prisoner�拭�There is the point which we still have to decide。 

     ;You   will   appreciate   the   difficulty  of   the   situation�察 �Watson。 There   is 

nothing upon which we can apply for a warrant。 Our whole scheme might 

seem   fantastic   if   laid   before   a   magistrate。   The   woman's   disappearance 

counts for nothing�察�since in that extraordinary household any member of it 

might be invisible for a week。 And yet she may at the present moment be 

in danger of her life。 All I can do is to watch the house and leave my agent�察�

Warner�察�on guard at the gates。 We can't let such a situation continue。 If the 

law can do nothing we must take the risk ourselves。; 

     ;What do you suggest�拭─�

     ;I know which is her room。 It is accessible from the top of an outhouse。 

My suggestion is that you and I go to´night and see if we can strike at the 

very heart of the mystery。; 

     It was not�察�I must confess�察�a very alluring prospect。 The old house with 

its   atmosphere   of   murder�察  �the   singular   and   formidable   inhabitants�察  �the 

unknown   dangers         of  the   approach�察    �and   the  fact   that  we   were    putting 



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ourselves legally in a false position all combined to damp my ardour。 But 

there was something in the ice´ cold reasoning of Holmes which made it 

impossible to shrink from any adventure which he might recommend。 One 

knew   that   thus�察  �and   only   thus�察  �could   a   solution   be   found。   I   clasped   his 

hand in silence�察�and the die was cast。 

     But    it  was    not   destined    that   our   investigation     should    have    so 

adventurous an ending。 It was about five o'clock�察�and the shadows of the 

March evening were beginning to fall�察�when an excited rustic rushed into 

our room。 

     ;They've   gone�察  �Mr。   Holmes。   They   went   by   the   last   train。   The   lady 

broke away�察�and I've got her in a cab downstairs。; 

     ;Excellent�察�Warner� ─�cried Holmes�察�springing to his feet。 ;Watson�察�the 

gaps are closing rapidly。; 

     In the cab was a woman�察�half´collapsed from nervous exhaustion。 She 

bore    upon    her  aquiline    and   emaciated     face  the  traces   of  some    recent 

tragedy。 Her head hung listlessly upon her breast�察�but as she raised it and 

turned her dull eyes upon us I saw that her pupils were dark dots in the 

centre of the broad gray iris。 She was drugged with opium。 

     ;I   watched   at   the   gate�察  �same   as   you   advised�察  �Mr。   Holmes�察─  �said   our 

emissary�察�the discharged gardener。 ;When the carriage came out I followed 

it to the station。 She was like one walking in her sleep�察�but when they tried 

to get her into the train she came to life and struggled。 They pushed her 

into the  carriage。 She  fought her  way  out again。  I took her part�察�got   her 

into a cab�察�and here we are。 I shan't forget the face at the carriage window 

as I led her away。 I'd have a short life if he had his waythe black´eyed�察�

scowling�察�yellow devil。; 

     We carried her upstairs�察�laid her on the sofa�察�and a couple of cups of 

the   strongest   coffee   soon   cleared   her   brain   from   the   mists   of   the   drug。 

Baynes      had    been   summoned        by   Holmes�察    �and    the   situation   rapidly 

explained to him。 

     ;Why�察�sir�察�you've got me the very evidence I want�察─�said the inspector 

warmly�察�shaking my friend by the hand。 ;I was on the same scent as you 

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