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The Lauriston Garden Mystery

           “Ifyouwillletmeknowhowyourinvestigationsgo,”hecontinued,“IshallbehappytogiveyouanyhelpIcan. InthemeantimeIshouldliketospeaktotheconstablewhofoundthebody. Canyougivemehisnameandaddress?” 

           Lestradeglancedathisnote-book. “JohnRance,”hesaid.“Heisoffdutynow.Youwillfindhimat46,AudleyCourt,KenningtonParkGate.” 

           Holmestookanoteoftheaddress. 

           “Comealong,Doctor,”hesaid;“weshallgoandlookhimup. I’lltellyouonethingwhichmayhelpyouinthecase,”hecontinued,turningtothetwodetectives. “Therehasbeenmurderdone,andthemurdererwasaman. Hewasmorethansixfeethigh,wasintheprimeoflife,hadsmallfeetforhisheight,worecoarse,square-toedbootsandsmokedaTrichinopolycigar. Hecameherewithhisvictiminafour-wheeledcab,whichwasdrawnbyahorsewiththreeoldshoesandonenewoneonhisoffforeleg. Inallprobabilitythemurdererhadafloridface,andthefinger-nailsofhisrighthandwereremarkablylong. Theseareonlyafewindications,buttheymayassistyou.” 

           LestradeandGregsonglancedateachotherwithanincreduloussmile. 

           “Ifthismanwasmurdered,howwasitdone?”askedtheformer. 

           “Poison,”saidSherlockHolmescurtly,andstrodeoff. “Oneotherthing,Lestrade,”headded,turningroundatthedoor: “‘Rache,’istheGermanfor‘revenge;’sodon’tloseyourtimelookingforMissRachel.” 

           WithwhichParthianshothewalkedaway,leavingthetworivalsopen-mouthedbehindhim. 

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