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The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist
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Inthewhirlofourincessantactivity,ithasoftenbeendifficultforme,asthereaderhasprobablyobserved,toroundoffmynarratives,andtogivethosefinaldetailswhichthecuriousmightexpect.Eachcasehasbeenthepreludetoanother,andthecrisisonceover,theactorshavepassedforeveroutofourbusylives.Ifind,however,ashortnoteattheendofmymanuscriptdealingwiththiscase,inwhichIhaveputituponrecordthatMissVioletSmithdidindeedinheritalargefortune,andthatsheisnowthewifeofCyrilMorton,theseniorpartnerofMorton&Kennedy,thefamousWestminsterelectricians.WilliamsonandWoodleywerebothtriedforabductionandassault,theformergettingsevenyearsthelatterten
