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The Problem

           Therearetwoquestionswaitingforusattheoutset. Theoneiswhetheranycrimehasbeencommittedatall; thesecondis,whatisthecrimeandhowwasitcommitted? Ofcourse,ifDr.Mortimer’ssurmiseshouldbecorrect,andwearedealingwithforcesoutsidetheordinarylawsofNature,thereisanendofourinvestigation. Butweareboundtoexhaustallotherhypothesesbeforefallingbackuponthisone. Ithinkwe’llshutthatwindowagain,ifyoudon’tmind. Itisasingularthing,butIfindthataconcentratedatmospherehelpsaconcentrationofthought. Ihavenotpushedittothelengthofgettingintoaboxtothink,butthatisthelogicaloutcomeofmyconvictions. Haveyouturnedthecaseoverinyourmind?" 

           "Yes,Ihavethoughtagooddealofitinthecourseoftheday." 

           "Whatdoyoumakeofit?" 

           "Itisverybewildering." 

           "Ithascertainlyacharacterofitsown. Therearepointsofdistinctionaboutit. Thatchangeinthefootprints,forexample. Whatdoyoumakeofthat?" 

           "Mortimersaidthatthemanhadwalkedontiptoedownthatportionofthealley." 

           "Heonlyrepeatedwhatsomefoolhadsaidattheinquest. Whyshouldamanwalkontiptoedownthealley?" 

           "Whatthen?" 

           "Hewasrunning,Watsonrunningdesperately,runningforhislife,runninguntilhebursthisheartandfelldeaduponhisface." 

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