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           "Therealmurdererisstandingimmediatelybehindyou."Hesteppedpastandlaidhishandupontheglossyneckofthethoroughbred.

           "Thehorse!"criedboththecolonelandmyself.

           "Yes,thehorse.AnditmaylessenhisguiltifIsaythatitwasdoneinself-defence,andthatJohnStrakerwasamanwhowasentirelyunworthyofyourconfidence.Buttheregoesthebell,andasIstandtowinalittleonthisnextrace,Ishalldeferalengthyexplanationuntilamorefittingtime."

           WehadthecornerofaPullmancartoourselvesthateveningaswewhirledbacktoLondon,andIfancythatthejourneywasashortonetoColonelRossaswellastomyselfaswelistenedtoourcompanion’snarrativeoftheeventswhichhadoccurredattheDartmoortraining-stablesuponthatMondaynight,andthemeansbywhichhehadunravelledthem.

           "Iconfess,"saidhe,"thatanytheorieswhichIhadformedfromthenewspaperreportswereentirelyerroneous.Andyettherewereindicationsthere,hadtheynotbeenoverlaidbyotherdetailswhichconcealedtheirtrueimport.IwenttoDevonshirewiththeconvictionthatFitzroySimpsonwasthetrueculprit,although,ofcourse,Isawthattheevidenceagainsthimwasbynomeanscomplete.ItwaswhileIwasinthecarriage,justaswereachedthetrainer’shouse,thattheimmensesignificanceofthecurriedmuttonoccurredtome.YoumayrememberthatIwasdistraitandremainedsittingafteryouhadallalighted.