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The Resident Patient

           "Therewerethreeoftheminit:theyoungman,theoldman,andathird,towhoseidentityIhavenoclue.Thefirsttwo,Ineedhardlyremark,arethesamewhomasqueradedastheRussiancountandhisson,sowecangiveaveryfulldescriptionofthem.Theywereadmittedbyaconfederateinsidethehouse.IfImightofferyouawordofadvice.Inspector,itwouldbetoarrestthepage,who,asIunderstand,hasonlyrecentlycomeintoyourservice,Doctor."

           "Theyoungimpcannotbefound,"saidDr.Trevelyan;"themaidandthecookhavejustbeensearchingforhim."

           Holmesshruggedhisshoulders.

           "Hehasplayedanotunimportantpartinthisdrama,"saidhe."Thethreemenhavingascendedthestairs,whichtheydidontiptoe,theeldermanfirst,theyoungermansecond,andtheunknownmanintherear"

           "MydearHolmes!"Iejaculated.

           "Oh,therecouldbenoquestionastothesuperimposingofthefootmarks.Ihadtheadvantageoflearningwhichwaswhichlastnight.Theyascended,then,toMr.Blessington’sroom,thedoorofwhichtheyfoundtobelocked.Withthehelpofawire,however,theyforcedroundthekey.Evenwithoutthelensyouwillperceive,bythescratchesonthisward,wherethepressurewasapplied.

           "OnenteringtheroomtheirfirstproceedingmusthavebeentogagMr.Blessington.Hemayhavebeenasleep,orhemayhavebeensoparalyzedwithterrorastohavebeenunabletocryout.

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