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The Boscombe Valley Mystery
"Itwasaconfession,"Iejaculated.
"No,foritwasfollowedbyaprotestationofinnocence."
"Comingonthetopofsuchadamningseriesofevents,itwasatleastamostsuspiciousremark."
"Onthecontrary,"saidHolmes,"itisthebrightestriftwhichIcanatpresentseeintheclouds. Howeverinnocenthemightbe,hecouldnotbesuchanabsoluteimbecileasnottoseethatthecircumstanceswereveryblackagainsthim. Hadheappearedsurprisedathisownarrest,orfeignedindignationatit,Ishouldhavelookeduponitashighlysuspicious,becausesuchsurpriseorangerwouldnotbenaturalunderthecircumstances,andyetmightappeartobethebestpolicytoaschemingman. Hisfrankacceptanceofthesituationmarkshimaseitheraninnocentman,orelseasamanofconsiderableself-restraintandfirmness. Astohisremarkabouthisdeserts,itwasalsonotunnaturalifyouconsiderthathestoodbesidethedeadbodyofhisfather,andthatthereisnodoubtthathehadthatverydaysofarforgottenhisfilialdutyastobandywordswithhim,andeven,accordingtothelittlegirlwhoseevidenceissoimportant,toraisehishandasiftostrikehim. Theself-reproachandcontritionwhicharedisplayedinhisremarkappeartometobethesignsofahealthymindratherthanofaguiltyon."
Ishookmyhead. "Manymenhavebeenhangedonfarslighterevidence,"Iremarked.
"Sotheyhave.Andmanymenhavebeenwrongfullyhanged."
"Whatistheyoungman’sownaccountofthematter?"
