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The Man with the Twisted Lip

           Thisisthemanwhomwenowlearntohavebeenthelodgerattheopiumden,andtohavebeenthelastmantoseethegentlemanofwhomweareinquest." 

           "Butacripple!"saidI. "Whatcouldhehavedonesingle-handedagainstamanintheprimeoflife?" 

           "Heisacrippleinthesensethathewalkswithalimp;butinotherrespectsheappearstobeapowerfulandwell-nurturedman. Surelyyourmedicalexperiencewouldtellyou,Watson,thatweaknessinonelimbisoftencompensatedforbyexceptionalstrengthintheothers." 

           "Praycontinueyournarrative." 

           "Mrs.St.Clairhadfaintedatthesightoftheblooduponthewindow,andshewasescortedhomeinacabbythepolice,asherpresencecouldbeofnohelptothemintheirinvestigations. InspectorBarton,whohadchargeofthecase,madeaverycarefulexaminationofthepremises,butwithoutfindinganythingwhichthrewanylightuponthematter. OnemistakehadbeenmadeinnotarrestingBooneinstantly,ashewasallowedsomefewminutesduringwhichhemighthavecommunicatedwithhisfriendthelascar,butthisfaultwassoonremedied,andhewasseizedandsearched,withoutanythingbeingfoundwhichcouldincriminatehim. Therewere,itistrue,someblood-stainsuponhisrightshirt-sleeve,buthepointedtohisring-finger,whichhadbeencutnearthenail,andexplainedthatthebleedingcamefromthere,addingthathehadbeentothewindownotlongbefore,andthatthestainswhichhadbeenobservedtherecamedoubtlessfromthesamesource. HedeniedstrenuouslyhavingeverseenMr.NevilleSt.Clairandsworethatthepresenceoftheclothesinhisroomwasasmuchamysterytohimastothepolice. 

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