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The Resident Patient
"Therewerethreeoftheminit:theyoungman,theoldman,andathird,towhoseidentityIhavenoclue.Thefirsttwo,Ineedhardlyremark,arethesamewhomasqueradedastheRussiancountandhisson,sowecangiveaveryfulldescriptionofthem.Theywereadmittedbyaconfederateinsidethehouse.IfImightofferyouawordofadvice.Inspector,itwouldbetoarrestthepage,who,asIunderstand,hasonlyrecentlycomeintoyourservice,Doctor."
"Theyoungimpcannotbefound,"saidDr.Trevelyan;"themaidandthecookhavejustbeensearchingforhim."
Holmesshruggedhisshoulders.
"Hehasplayedanotunimportantpartinthisdrama,"saidhe."Thethreemenhavingascendedthestairs,whichtheydidontiptoe,theeldermanfirst,theyoungermansecond,andtheunknownmanintherear—"
"MydearHolmes!"Iejaculated.
"Oh,therecouldbenoquestionastothesuperimposingofthefootmarks.Ihadtheadvantageoflearningwhichwaswhichlastnight.Theyascended,then,toMr.Blessington’sroom,thedoorofwhichtheyfoundtobelocked.Withthehelpofawire,however,theyforcedroundthekey.Evenwithoutthelensyouwillperceive,bythescratchesonthisward,wherethepressurewasapplied.
"OnenteringtheroomtheirfirstproceedingmusthavebeentogagMr.Blessington.Hemayhavebeenasleep,orhemayhavebeensoparalyzedwithterrorastohavebeenunabletocryout.
