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The Adventure of Black Peter
Hehasbeenknowntodrivehiswifeanddaughteroutofdoorsinthemiddleofthenightandflogthemthroughtheparkuntilthewholevillageoutsidethegateswasarousedbytheirscreams.
“Hewassummonedonceforasavageassaultupontheoldvicar,whohadcalleduponhimtoremonstratewithhimuponhisconduct.Inshort,Mr.Holmes,youwouldgofarbeforeyoufoundamoredangerousmanthanPeterCarey,andIhaveheardthatheborethesamecharacterwhenhecommandedhisship.HewasknowninthetradeasBlackPeter,andthenamewasgivenhim,notonlyonaccountofhisswarthyfeaturesandthecolourofhishugebeard,butforthehumourswhichweretheterrorofallaroundhim.Ineednotsaythathewasloathedandavoidedbyeveryoneofhisneighbours,andthatIhavenotheardonesinglewordofsorrowabouthisterribleend.
“Youmusthavereadintheaccountoftheinquestabouttheman’scabin,Mr.Holmes,butperhapsyourfriendherehasnotheardofit.Hehadbuilthimselfawoodenouthouse—healwayscalleditthe‘cabin’—afewhundredyardsfromhishouse,anditwasherethatheslepteverynight.Itwasalittle,single-roomedhut,sixteenfeetbyten.Hekeptthekeyinhispocket,madehisownbed,cleanedithimself,andallowednootherfoottocrossthethreshold.Therearesmallwindowsoneachside,whichwerecoveredbycurtainsandneveropened.Oneofthesewindowswasturnedtowardsthehighroad,andwhenthelightburnedinitatnightthefolkusedtopointitouttoeachotherandwonderwhatBlackPeterwasdoinginthere.That’sthewindow,Mr.
