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The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle
"DoyouthinkthatthismanHornerisinnocent?"
"Icannottell."
"Well,then,doyouimaginethatthisotherone,HenryBaker,hadanythingtodowiththematter?"
"Itis,Ithink,muchmorelikelythatHenryBakerisanabsolutelyinnocentman,whohadnoideathatthebirdwhichhewascarryingwasofconsiderablymorevaluethanifitweremadeofsolidgold. That,however,Ishalldeterminebyaverysimpletestifwehaveananswertoouradvertisement."
"Andyoucandonothinguntilthen?"
"Nothing."
"InthatcaseIshallcontinuemyprofessionalround. ButIshallcomebackintheeveningatthehouryouhavementioned,forIshouldliketoseethesolutionofsotangledabusiness." "Verygladtoseeyou. Idineatseven. Thereisawoodcock,Ibelieve. Bytheway,inviewofrecentoccurrences,perhapsIoughttoaskMrs.Hudsontoexamineitscrop."
Ihadbeendelayedatacase,anditwasalittleafterhalf-pastsixwhenIfoundmyselfinBakerStreetoncemore. AsIapproachedthehouseIsawatallmaninaScotchbonnetwithacoatwhichwasbuttoneduptohischinwaitingoutsideinthebrightsemicirclewhichwasthrownfromthefanlight. Justaslarrivedthedoorwasopened,andwewereshownuptogethertoHolmes’sroom.
