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The Boscombe Valley Mystery

           Holmesroseandsatdownatthetablewithhispeninhishandandabundleofpaperbeforehim. "lusttellusthetruth,"hesaid."Ishalljotdownthefacts. Youwillsignit,andWatsonherecanwitnessit. ThenIcouldproduceyourconfessionatthelastextremitytosaveyoungMcCarthy. IpromiseyouthatIshallnotuseitunlessitisabsolutelyneeded." 

           "It’saswell,"saidtheoldman; "it’saquestionwhetherIshalllivetotheAssizes,soitmatterslittletome,butIshouldwishtospareAlicetheshock. AndnowIwillmakethethingcleartoyou;ithasbeenalongtimeintheacting,butwillnottakemelongtotell. 

           "Youdidn’tknowthisdeadman,McCarthy. Hewasadevilincarnate.Itellyouthat. Godkeepyououtoftheclutchesofsuchamanashe. Hisgriphasbeenuponmethesetwentyyears,andhehasblastedmylife. I’lltellyoufirsthowIcametobeinhispower. 

           "Itwasintheearly’60’satthediggings. Iwasayoungchapthen,hot-bloodedandreckless,readytoturnmyhandatanything; Igotamongbadcompanions,tooktodrink,hadnoluckwithmyclaim,tooktothebush,andinawordbecamewhatyouwouldcalloverhereahighwayrobber. Thereweresixofus,andwehadawild,freelifeofit,stickingupastationfromtimetotime,orstoppingthewagonsontheroadtothediggings. BlackJackofBallaratwasthenameIwentunder,andourpartyisstillrememberedinthecolonyastheBallaratGang. 

           "OnedayagoldconvoycamedownfromBallarattoMelbourne,andwelayinwaitforitandattackedit. Thereweresixtroopersandsixofus,soitwasaclosething,butweemptiedfouroftheirsaddlesatthefirstvolley. Threeofourboyswerekilled,however,beforewegottheswag. Iputmypistoltotheheadofthewagon-driver,whowasthisverymanMcCarthy. 

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