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           "Thecaseisasplainasapikestaff,andthemoreonegoesintoittheplaineritbecomes. Still,ofcourse,onecan’trefusealady,andsuchaverypositiveone,too. Shehasheardofyou,andwouldhaveyouropinion,thoughIrepeatedlytoldherthattherewasnothingwhichyoucoulddowhichIhadnotalreadydone. Why,blessmysoul! hereishercarriageatthedoor." 

           HehadhardlyspokenbeforethererushedintotheroomoneofthemostlovelyyoungwomenthatIhaveeverseeninmylife. Hervioleteyesshining,herlipsparted,apinkflushuponhercheeks,allthoughtofhernaturalreservelostinheroverpoweringexcitementandconcern. 

           "Oh,Mr.SherlockHolmes!"shecried,glancingfromonetotheotherofus,andfinally,withawoman’squickintuition,fasteninguponmycompanion, "Iamsogladthatyouhavecome. Ihavedrivendowntotellyouso. IknowthatJamesdidn’tdoit. Iknowit,andIwantyoutostartuponyourworkknowingit,too. Neverletyourselfdoubtuponthatpoint. Wehaveknowneachothersincewewerelittlechildren,andIknowhisfaultsasnooneelsedoes;butheistootenderheartedtohurtafly. Suchachargeisabsurdtoanyonewhoreallyknowshim." 

           "Ihopewemayclearhim,MissTurner,"saidSherlockHolmes. "YoumayrelyuponmydoingallthatIcan." 

           "Butyouhavereadtheevidence.Youhaveformedsomeconclusion? Doyounotseesomeloophole,someflaw? Doyounotyourselfthinkthatheisinnocent?" 

           "Ithinkthatitisveryprobable." 

           "There,now!"shecried,throwingbackherheadandlookingdefiantlyatLestrade. "Youhear! Hegivesmehopes."