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The Adventure of the Abbey Grange
Atlast,byasuddenimpulse,justasourtrainwascrawlingoutofasuburbanstation,hesprangontotheplatformandpulledmeoutafterhim.
“Excuseme,mydearfellow,”saidhe,aswewatchedtherearcarriagesofourtraindisappearingroundacurve,“Iamsorrytomakeyouthevictimofwhatmayseemamerewhim,butonmylife,Watson,Isimplycan’tleavethatcaseinthiscondition.EveryinstinctthatIpossesscriesoutagainstit.It’swrong—it’sallwrong—I’llswearthatit’swrong.Andyetthelady’sstorywascomplete,themaid’scorroborationwassufficient,thedetailwasfairlyexact.WhathaveItoputupagainstthat?Threewine-glasses,thatisall.ButifIhadnottakenthingsforgranted,ifIhadexaminedeverythingwiththecarewhichIshouldhaveshownhadweapproachedthecasedenovoandhadnocut-and-driedstorytowarpmymind,shouldInotthenhavefoundsomethingmoredefinitetogoupon?OfcourseIshould.Sitdownonthisbench,Watson,untilatrainforChiselhurstarrives,andallowmetolaytheevidencebeforeyou,imploringyouinthefirstinstancetodismissfromyourmindtheideathatanythingwhichthemaidorhermistressmayhavesaidmustnecessarilybetrue.Thelady’scharmingpersonalitymustnotbepermittedtowarpourjudgment.
“Surelytherearedetailsinherstorywhich,ifwelookedatincoldblood,wouldexciteoursuspicion.TheseburglarsmadeaconsiderablehaulatSydenhamafortnightago.
