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A Case of Identity

           "Icannotnowentirelyseeallthestepsofyourreasoning,"Iremarked. 

           "Well,ofcourseitwasobviousfromthefirstthatthisMr.HosmerAngelmusthavesomestrongobjectforhiscuriousconduct,anditwasequallyclearthattheonlymanwhoreallyprofitedbytheincident,asfaraswecouldsee,wasthestepfather. Thenthefactthatthetwomenwerenevertogether,butthattheonealwaysappearedwhentheotherwasaway,wassuggestive. Sowerethetintedspectaclesandthecuriousvoice,whichbothhintedatadisguise,asdidthebushywhiskers. Mysuspicionswereallconfirmedbyhispeculiaractionintypewritinghissignature,which,ofcourse,inferredthathishandwritingwassofamiliartoherthatshewouldrecognizeeventhesmallestsampleofit. Youseealltheseisolatedfacts,togetherwithmanyminorones,allpointedinthesamedirection." 

           "Andhowdidyouverifythem?" 

           "Havingoncespottedmyman,itwaseasytogetcorroboration. Iknewthefirmforwhichthismanworked. Havingtakentheprinteddescription. Ieliminatedeverythingfromitwhichcouldbetheresultofadisguisethewhiskers,theglasses,thevoice,andIsentittothefirm,witharequestthattheywouldinformmewhetheritansweredtothedescriptionofanyoftheirtravellers. Ihadalreadynoticedthepeculiaritiesofthetypewriter,andIwrotetothemanhimselfathisbusinessaddressaskinghimifhewouldcomehere. AsIexpected,hisreplywastypewrittenandrevealedthesametrivialbutcharacteristicdefects. ThesamepostbroughtmealetterfromWesthouse&Marbank,ofFenchurchStreet,tosaythatthedescriptiontalliedineveryrespectwiththatoftheiremployee,JamesWindibank. Voilatout!" 

           "AndMissSutherland?" 

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