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The Reigate Puzzle
"Keepthat,"saidHolmes,quietlyputtinghisfootuponit;"youwillfinditusefulatthetrial.Butthisiswhatwereallywanted."Heheldupalittlecrumpledpieceofpaper.
"Theremainderofthesheet!"criedtheinspector.
"Precisely."
"Andwherewasit?"
"WhereIwassureitmustbe.I’llmakethewholemattercleartoyoupresently.Ithink,Colonel,thatyouandWatsonmightreturnnow,andIwillbewithyouagaininanhouratthefurthest.TheinspectorandImusthaveawordwiththeprisoners,butyouwillcertainlyseemebackatluncheontime."
SherlockHolmeswasasgoodashisword,foraboutoneo’clockherejoinedusinthecolonel’ssmoking-room.Hewasaccompaniedbyalittleelderlygentleman,whowasintroducedtomeastheMr.Actonwhosehousehadbeenthesceneoftheoriginalburglary.
"IwishedMr.ActontobepresentwhileIdemonstratedthissmallmattertoyou,"saidHolmes,"foritisnaturalthatheshouldtakeakeeninterestinthedetails.Iamafraid,mydearColonel,thatyoumustregretthehourthatyoutookinsuchastormypetrelasIam."
"Onthecontrary,"answeredthecolonelwarmly,"Iconsideritthegreatestprivilegetohavebeenpermittedtostudyyourmethodsofworking.Iconfessthattheyquitesurpassmyexpectations,andthatIamutterlyunabletoaccountforyourresult.Ihavenotyetseenthevestigeofaclue.
