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The Adventure of the Abbey Grange

           Thislongscrewwouldhavetransfixeditanddrawnitupwithasinglepull.Whenyoucatchthisfellow,youwillfindthathehasoneofthesemultiplexknivesinhispossession.”

           “Excellent!”saidHopkins.

           “Buttheseglassesdopuzzleme,Iconfess.LadyBrackenstallactuallysawthethreemendrinking,didshenot?”

           “Yes;shewasclearaboutthat.”

           “Thenthereisanendofit.Whatmoreistobesaid?Andyet,youmustadmit,thatthethreeglassesareveryremarkable,Hopkins.What?Youseenothingremarkable?Well,well,letitpass.Perhaps,whenamanhasspecialknowledgeandspecialpowerslikemyown,itratherencourageshimtoseekacomplexexplanationwhenasimpleroneisathand.Ofcourse,itmustbeamerechanceabouttheglasses.Well,good-morning,Hopkins.Idon’tseethatIcanbeofanyusetoyou,andyouappeartohaveyourcaseveryclear.YouwillletmeknowwhenRandallisarrested,andanyfurtherdevelopmentswhichmayoccur.ItrustthatIshallsoonhavetocongratulateyouuponasuccessfulconclusion.Come,Watson,Ifancythatwemayemployourselvesmoreprofitablyathome.”

           Duringourreturnjourney,IcouldseebyHolmes’sfacethathewasmuchpuzzledbysomethingwhichhehadobserved.Everynowandthen,byaneffort,hewouldthrowofftheimpression,andtalkasifthematterwereclear,butthenhisdoubtswouldsettledownuponhimagain,andhisknittedbrowsandabstractedeyeswouldshowthathisthoughtshadgonebackoncemoretothegreatdining-roomoftheAbbeyGrange,inwhichthismidnighttragedyhadbeenenacted.

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