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The Reigate Puzzle
"Themattergrowsininterest,"saidhe."Watson,yourcountrytriphasbeenadistinctsuccess.Ihavehadacharmingmorning."
"Youhavebeenuptothesceneofthecrime,Iunderstand,"saidthecolonel.
"Yes,theinspectorandIhavemadequitealittlereconnaissancetogether."
"Anysuccess?"
"Well,wehaveseensomeveryinterestingthings.I’lltellyouwhatwedidaswewalk.Firstofall,wesawthebodyofthisunfortunateman.Hecertainlydiedfromarevolverwoundasreported."
"Hadyoudoubtedit,then?"
"Oh,itisaswelltotesteverything.Ourinspectionwasnotwasted.WethenhadaninterviewwithMr.Cunninghamandhisson,whowereabletopointouttheexactspotwherethemurdererhadbrokenthroughthegarden-hedgeinhisflight.Thatwasofgreatinterest."
"Naturally."
"Thenwehadalookatthispoorfellow’smother.Wecouldgetnoinformationfromher,however,assheisveryoldandfeeble."
"Andwhatistheresultofyourinvestigations?"
"Theconvictionthatthecrimeisaverypeculiarone.Perhapsourvisitnowmaydosomethingtomakeitlessobscure.Ithinkthatwearebothagreed,Inspector,thatthefragmentofpaperinthedeadman’shand,bearing,asitdoes,theveryhourofhisdeathwrittenuponit,isofextremeimportance."
"Itshouldgiveaclue,Mr.Holmes.
