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The Reigate Puzzle
"Andnow,"saidhe,"itreallywouldbeagoodthingthatweshouldallgooverthehousetogetherandmakecertainthatthisrathererraticburglardidnot,afterall,carryanythingawaywithhim."
Beforeentering,Holmesmadeanexaminationofthedoorwhichhadbeenforced.Itwasevidentthatachiselorstrongknifehadbeenthrustin,andthelockforcedbackwithit.Wecouldseethemarksinthewoodwhereithadbeenpushedin.
"Youdon’tusebars,then?"heasked.
"Wehaveneverfounditnecessary."
"Youdon’tkeepadog?"
"Yes,butheischainedontheothersideofthehouse."
"Whendotheservantsgotobed?"
"Aboutten."
"IunderstandthatWilliamwasusuallyinbedalsoatthathour?"
"Yes."
"Itissingularthatonthisparticularnightheshouldhavebeenup.Now,Ishouldbeverygladifyouwouldhavethekindnesstoshowusoverthehouse,Mr.Cunningham."
Astone-flaggedpassage,withthekitchensbranchingawayfromit,ledbyawoodenstaircasedirectlytothefirstfloorofthehouse.Itcameoutuponthelandingoppositetoasecondmoreornamentalstairwhichcameupfromthefronthall.Outofthislandingopenedthedrawing-roomandseveralbedrooms,includingthoseofMr.Cunninghamandhisson.Holmeswalkedslowly,takingkeennoteofthearchitectureofthehouse.
