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Thenheclambereduptotherimofthehollowandcrawledaboutamongthefernsandbushes.
"Iamafraidthattherearenomoretracks,"saidtheinspector."Ihaveexaminedthegroundverycarefullyforahundredyardsineachdirection."
"Indeed!"saidHolmes,rising."Ishouldnothavetheimpertinencetodoitagainafterwhatyousay.ButIshouldliketotakealittlewalkoverthemoorbeforeitgrowsdarkthatImayknowmygroundto-morrow,andIthinkthatIshallputthishorseshoeintomypocketforluck."
ColonelRoss,whohadshownsomesignsofimpatienceatmycompanion’squietandsystematicmethodofwork,glancedathiswatch."Iwishyouwouldcomebackwithme,Inspector,"saidhe."ThereareseveralpointsonwhichIshouldlikeyouradvice,andespeciallyastowhetherwedonotoweittothepublictoremoveourhorse’snamefromtheentriesforthecup."
"Certainlynot,"criedHolmeswithdecision."Ishouldletthenamestand."
Thecolonelbowed."Iamverygladtohavehadyouropinion,sir,"saidhe."YouwillfindusatpoorStraker’shousewhenyouhavefinishedyourwalk,andwecandrivetogetherintoTavistock."
Heturnedbackwiththeinspector,whileHolmesandIwalkedslowlyacrossthemoor.ThesunwasbeginningtosinkbehindthestableofMapleton,andthelongslopingplaininfrontofuswastingedwithgold,deepeningintorich,ruddybrownswherethefadedfernsandbramblescaughttheeveninglight.
