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The Reigate Puzzle

           "Whyonearthshouldtwomenwritealetterinsuchafashion?"

           "Obviouslythebusinesswasabadone,andoneofthemenwhodistrustedtheotherwasdeterminedthat,whateverwasdone,eachshouldhaveanequalhandinit.Now,ofthetwomen,itisclearthattheonewhowrotethe‘at"and‘to"wastheringleader."

           "Howdoyougetatthat?"

           "Wemightdeduceitfromthemerecharacteroftheonehandascomparedwiththeother.Butwehavemoreassuredreasonsthanthatforsupposingit.Ifyouexaminethisscrapwithattentionyouwillcometotheconclusionthatthemanwiththestrongerhandwroteallhiswordsfirst,leavingblanksfortheothertofillup.Theseblankswerenotalwayssufficient,andyoucanseethatthesecondmanhadasqueezetofithis‘quarter"inbetweenthe‘at"andthe‘to,"showingthatthelatterwerealreadywritten.Themanwhowroteallhiswordsfirstisundoubtedlythemanwhoplannedtheaffair."

           "Excellent!"criedMr.Acton.

           "Butverysuperficial,"saidHolmes."Wecomenow,however,toapointwhichisofimportance.Youmaynotbeawarethatthedeductionofaman’sagefromhiswritingisonewhichhasbeenbroughttoconsiderableaccuracybyexperts.Innormalcasesonecanplaceamaninhistruedecadewithtolerableconfidence.Isaynormalcases,becauseill-healthandphysicalweaknessreproducethesignsofoldage,evenwhentheinvalidisayouth.

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