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"Iamsorrytosaythatwehavemadeverylittleprogress,"saidtheinspector."Wehaveanopencarriageoutside,andasyouwouldnodoubtliketoseetheplacebeforethelightfails,wemighttalkitoveraswedrive."
AminutelaterwewereallseatedinacomfortablelandauandwererattlingthroughthequaintoldDevonshirecity.InspectorGregorywasfullofhiscaseandpouredoutastreamofremarks,whileHolmesthrewinanoccasionalquestionorinterjection.ColonelRossleanedbackwithhisarmsfoldedandhishattiltedoverhiseyes,whileIlistenedwithinteresttothedialogueofthetwodetectives.Gregorywasformulatinghistheory,whichwasalmostexactlywhatHolmeshadforetoldinthetrain.
"ThenetisdrawnprettycloseroundFitzroySimpson,"heremarked,"andIbelievemyselfthatheisourman.AtthesametimeIrecognizethattheevidenceispurelycircumstantial,andthatsomenewdevelopmentmayupsetit."
"HowaboutStraker’sknife?"
"Wehavequitecometotheconclusionthathewoundedhimselfinhisfall."
"MyfriendDr.Watsonmadethatsuggestiontomeaswecamedown.Ifso,itwouldtellagainstthismanSimpson."
"Undoubtedly.Hehasneitheraknifenoranysignofawound.Theevidenceagainsthimiscertainlyverystrong.Hehadagreatinterestinthedisappearanceofthefavourite.
