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The Boscombe Valley Mystery

           "Noneatall. Iwasinclinedtothinkatonetimethatheknewwhohaddoneitandwasscreeninghimorher,butIamconvincednowthatheisaspuzzledaseveryoneelse. Heisnotaveryquick-wittedyouth,thoughcomelytolookatand,Ishouldthink,soundatheart." 

           "Icannotadmirehistaste,"Iremarked,"ifitisindeedafactthathewasaversetoamarriagewithsocharmingayoungladyasthisMissTurner." 

           "Ah,therebyhangsaratherpainfultale. Thisfellowismadly,insanely,inlovewithher,butsometwoyearsago,whenhewasonlyalad,andbeforehereallyknewher,forshehadbeenawayfiveyearsataboarding-school,whatdoestheidiotdobutgetintotheclutchesofabarmaidinBristolandmarryherataregistryoffice? Nooneknowsawordofthematter,butyoucanimaginehowmaddeningitmustbetohimtobeupbraidedfornotdoingwhathewouldgivehisveryeyestodo,butwhatheknowstobeabsolutelyimpossible. Itwassheerfrenzyofthissortwhichmadehimthrowhishandsupintotheairwhenhisfather,attheirlastinterview,wasgoadinghimontoproposetoMissTurner. Ontheotherhand,hehadnomeansofsupportinghimself,andhisfather,whowasbyallaccountsaveryhardman,wouldhavethrownhimoverutterlyhadheknownthetruth. ItwaswithhisbarmaidwifethathehadspentthelastthreedaysinBristol,andhisfatherdidnotknowwherehewas. Markthatpoint.Itisofimportance. Goodhascomeoutofevil,however,forthebarmaid,findingfromthepapersthatheisinserioustroubleandlikelytobehanged,hasthrownhimoverutterlyandhaswrittentohimtosaythatshehasahusbandalreadyintheBermudaDockyard,sothatthereisreallynotiebetweenthem. IthinkthatthatbitofnewshasconsoledyoungMcCarthyforallthathehassuffered." 

           "Butifheisinnocent,whohasdoneit?" 

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