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The Adventure of the Abbey Grange

           Ireallydosometimesthinkthatyouhavepowersthatarenothuman.Now,howonearthcouldyouknowthatthestolensilverwasatthebottomofthatpond?”

           “Ididn’tknowit.”

           “Butyoutoldmetoexamineit.”

           “Yougotit,then?”

           “Yes,Igotit.”

           “IamverygladifIhavehelpedyou.”

           “Butyouhaven’thelpedme.Youhavemadetheaffairfarmoredifficult.Whatsortofburglarsaretheywhostealsilverandthenthrowitintothenearestpond?”

           “Itwascertainlyrathereccentricbehaviour.Iwasmerelygoingontheideathatifthesilverhadbeentakenbypersonswhodidnotwantit—whomerelytookitforablind,asitwere—thentheywouldnaturallybeanxioustogetridofit.”

           “Butwhyshouldsuchanideacrossyourmind?”

           “Well,Ithoughtitwaspossible.WhentheycameoutthroughtheFrenchwindow,therewasthepondwithonetemptinglittleholeintheice,rightinfrontoftheirnoses.Couldtherebeabetterhiding-place?”

           “Ah,ahiding-place—thatisbetter!”criedStanleyHopkins.“Yes,yes,Iseeitallnow!Itwasearly,therewerefolkupontheroads,theywereafraidofbeingseenwiththesilver,sotheysankitinthepond,intendingtoreturnforitwhenthecoastwasclear.Excellent,Mr.Holmes—thatisbetterthanyourideaofablind.”

           “Quiteso,youhavegotanadmirabletheory.Ihavenodoubtthatmyownideaswerequitewild,butyoumustadmitthattheyhaveendedindiscoveringthesilver.”

           “Yes,sir—yes.Itwasallyourdoing.ButIhavehadabadsetback.”

           “Asetback?”

           “Yes,Mr.Holmes.

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