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           Ahorsesotreatedwoulddevelopaslightlameness,whichwouldbeputdowntoastraininexerciseoratouchofrheumatism,butnevertofoulplay."

           "Villain!Scoundrel!"criedthecolonel.

           "WehaveheretheexplanationofwhyJohnStrakerwishedtotakethehorseoutontothemoor.Sospiritedacreaturewouldhavecertainlyrousedthesoundestofsleeperswhenitfelttheprickoftheknife.Itwasabsolutelynecessarytodoitintheopenair."

           "Ihavebeenblind!"criedthecolonel."Ofcoursethatwaswhyheneededthecandleandstruckthematch."

           "Undoubtedly.ButinexamininghisbelongingsIwasfortunateenoughtodiscovernotonlythemethodofthecrimebutevenitsmotives.Asamanoftheworld,Colonel,youknowthatmendonotcarryotherpeople’sbillsaboutintheirpockets.Wehavemostofusquiteenoughtodotosettleourown.IatonceconcludedthatStrakerwasleadingadoublelifeandkeepingasecondestablishment.Thenatureofthebillshowedthattherewasaladyinthecase,andonewhohadexpensivetastes.Liberalasyouarewithyourservants,onecanhardlyexpectthattheycanbuytwenty-guineawalkingdressesfortheirladies.IquestionedMrs.Strakerastothedresswithoutherknowingit,and,havingsatisfiedmyselfthatithadneverreachedher,Imadeanoteofthemilliner’saddressandfeltthatbycallingtherewithStraker’sphotographIcouldeasilydisposeofthemythicalDerbyshire.

           "Fromthattimeonallwasplain.