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The Adventure of the Empty House

           WhatcouldIdo?Icouldnotshoothimatsight,orIshouldmyselfbeinthedock.Therewasnouseappealingtoamagistrate.Theycannotinterfereonthestrengthofwhatwouldappeartothemtobeawildsuspicion.SoIcoulddonothing.ButIwatchedthecriminalnews,knowingthatsoonerorlaterIshouldgethim.ThencamethedeathofthisRonaldAdair.Mychancehadcomeatlast.KnowingwhatIdid,wasitnotcertainthatColonelMoranhaddoneit?Hehadplayedcardswiththelad,hehadfollowedhimhomefromtheclub,hehadshothimthroughtheopenwindow.Therewasnotadoubtofit.Thebulletsaloneareenoughtoputhisheadinanoose.Icameoveratonce.Iwasseenbythesentinel,whowould,Iknew,directthecolonel’sattentiontomypresence.Hecouldnotfailtoconnectmysuddenreturnwithhiscrime,andtobeterriblyalarmed.Iwassurethathewouldmakeanattempttogetmeoutofthewayatonce,andwouldbringroundhismurderousweaponforthatpurpose.Ilefthimanexcellentmarkinthewindow,and,havingwarnedthepolicethattheymightbeneeded—bytheway,Watson,youspottedtheirpresenceinthatdoorwaywithunerringaccuracy—Itookupwhatseemedtometobeajudiciouspostforobservation,neverdreamingthathewouldchoosethesamespotforhisattack.Now,mydearWatson,doesanythingremainformetoexplain?”

           “Yes,”saidI.“YouhavenotmadeitclearwhatwasColonelMoran’smotiveinmurderingtheHonourableRonaldAdair?”

           “Ah!mydearWatson,therewecomeintothoserealmsofconjecture,wherethemostlogicalmindmaybeatfault

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