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The Adventure of the Norwood Builder

           

           “Noharm?Youhavedoneyourbesttogetaninnocentmanhanged.Ifitwasn’tforthisgentlemanhere,Iamnotsurethatyouwouldnothavesucceeded.”

           Thewretchedcreaturebegantowhimper.

           “Iamsure,sir,itwasonlymypracticaljoke.”

           “Oh!ajoke,wasit?Youwon’tfindthelaughonyourside,Ipromiseyou.Takehimdown,andkeephiminthesitting-roomuntilIcome.Mr.Holmes,”hecontinued,whentheyhadgone,“Icouldnotspeakbeforetheconstables,butIdon’tmindsaying,inthepresenceofDr.Watson,thatthisisthebrightestthingthatyouhavedoneyet,thoughitisamysterytomehowyoudidit.Youhavesavedaninnocentman’slife,andyouhavepreventedaverygravescandal,whichwouldhaveruinedmyreputationintheForce.”

           Holmessmiled,andclappedLestradeupontheshoulder.

           “Insteadofbeingruined,mygoodsir,youwillfindthatyourreputationhasbeenenormouslyenhanced.Justmakeafewalterationsinthatreportwhichyouwerewriting,andtheywillunderstandhowharditistothrowdustintheeyesofInspectorLestrade.”

           “Andyoudon’twantyournametoappear?”

           “Notatall.Theworkisitsownreward.PerhapsIshallgetthecreditalsoatsomedistantday,whenIpermitmyzealoushistoriantolayouthisfoolscaponcemore—eh,Watson?Well,now,letusseewherethisrathasbeenlurking.”

           Alath-and-plasterpartitionhadbeenrunacrossthepassagesixfeetfromtheend,withadoorcunninglyconcealedinit.Itwaslitwithinbyslitsundertheeaves.

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