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The Adventure of the Norwood Builder

           Cornelius,whois,Iimagine,himselfunderanothername.Ihavenottracedthesechecksyet,butIhavenodoubtthattheywerebankedunderthatnameatsomeprovincialtownwhereOldacrefromtimetotimeledadoubleexistence.Heintendedtochangehisnamealtogether,drawthismoney,andvanish,startinglifeagainelsewhere.”

           “Well,that’slikelyenough.”

           “Itwouldstrikehimthatindisappearinghemightthrowallpursuitoffhistrack,andatthesametimehaveanampleandcrushingrevengeuponhisoldsweetheart,ifhecouldgivetheimpressionthathehadbeenmurderedbyheronlychild.Itwasamasterpieceofvillainy,andhecarrieditoutlikeamaster.Theideaofthewill,whichwouldgiveanobviousmotiveforthecrime,thesecretvisitunknowntohisownparents,theretentionofthestick,theblood,andtheanimalremainsandbuttonsinthewood-pile,allwereadmirable.Itwasanetfromwhichitseemedtome,afewhoursago,thattherewasnopossibleescape.Buthehadnotthatsupremegiftoftheartist,theknowledgeofwhentostop.Hewishedtoimprovethatwhichwasalreadyperfect—todrawtheropetighteryetroundtheneckofhisunfortunatevictim—andsoheruinedall.Letusdescend,Lestrade.TherearejustoneortwoquestionsthatIwouldaskhim.”

           Themalignantcreaturewasseatedinhisownparlour,withapolicemanuponeachsideofhim.

           “Itwasajoke,mygoodsir—apracticaljoke,nothingmore,”hewhinedincessantly

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