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A Retrospection

           "Onemoment! "saidI. "Youhave,nodoubt,describedthesequenceofeventscorrectly,butthereisonepointwhichyouhaveleftunexplained. WhatbecameofthehoundwhenitsmasterwasinLondon?" 

           "Ihavegivensomeattentiontothismatteranditisundoubtedlyofimportance. TherecanbenoquestionthatStapletonhadaconfidant,thoughitisunlikelythatheeverplacedhimselfinhispowerbysharingallhisplanswithhim. TherewasanoldmanservantatMerripitHouse,whosenamewasAnthony. HisconnectionwiththeStapletonscanbetracedforseveralyears,asfarbackastheschoolmasteringdays,sothathemusthavebeenawarethathismasterandmistresswerereallyhusbandandwife. Thismanhasdisappearedandhasescapedfromthecountry. ItissuggestivethatAnthonyisnotacommonnameinEngland,whileAntonioissoinallSpanishorSpanish-Americancountries. Theman,likeMrs.Stapletonherself,spokegoodEnglish,butwithacuriouslispingaccent. IhavemyselfseenthisoldmancrosstheGrimpenMirebythepathwhichStapletonhadmarkedout. Itisveryprobable,therefore,thatintheabsenceofhismasteritwashewhocaredforthehound, thoughhemayneverhaveknownthepurposeforwhichthebeastwasused. 

           "TheStapletonsthenwentdowntoDevonshire,whithertheyweresoonfollowedbySirHenryandyou. OnewordnowastohowIstoodmyselfatthattime. ItmaypossiblyrecurtoyourmemorythatwhenIexaminedthepaperuponwhichtheprintedwordswerefastenedImadeacloseinspectionforthewater-mark. IndoingsoIhelditwithinafewinchesofmyeyes,andwasconsciousofafaintsmellofthescentknownaswhitejessamine. Thereareseventy-fiveperfumes,whichitisverynecessarythatacriminalexpertshouldbeabletodistinguishfromeachother, andcaseshavemorethanoncewithinmyownexperiencedependedupontheirpromptrecognition. 

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