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           "Thenwhatwasthebeast?"

           "Ah,ifIcouldgiveitanameitmightgoalongwaytowardssolvingthecase.Onthewhole,itwasprobablysomecreatureoftheweaselandstoattribe—andyetitislargerthananyofthesethatIhaveseen."

           "Butwhathadittodowiththecrime?"

           "That,also,isstillobscure.Butwehavelearnedagooddeal,youperceive.WeknowthatamanstoodintheroadlookingatthequarrelbetweentheBarclays—theblindswereupandtheroomlighted.Weknow,also,thatheranacrossthelawn,enteredtheroom,accompaniedbyastrangeanimal,andthatheeitherstruckthecolonelor,asisequallypossible,thatthecolonelfelldownfromsheerfrightatthesightofhim,andcuthisheadonthecornerofthefender.Finallywehavethecuriousfactthattheintrudercarriedawaythekeywithhimwhenheleft."

           "Yourdiscoveriesseemtohaveleftthebusinessmoreobscurethanitwasbefore,"saidI.

           "Quiteso.Theyundoubtedlyshowedthattheaffairwasmuchdeeperthanwasatfirstconjectured.Ithoughtthematterover,andIcametotheconclusionthatImustapproachthecasefromanotheraspect.Butreally,Watson,Iamkeepingyouup,andImightjustaswelltellyouallthisonourwaytoAldershotto-morrow."

           "Thankyou,youhavegonerathertoofartostop."

           "ItisquitecertainthatwhenMrs.Barclayleftthehouseathalf-pastsevenshewasongoodtermswithherhusband.