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Chapter 13
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Uptothatmomentthenatureoftheattack,whichwasthecauseofmycomingtothehouse,hadneverevencrossedmymind,exceptwhenIhadsimplynarratedthevariousoccurrencesinsequencetoMr.Trelawny.TheDetectivedidnotseemtothinkmuchofmyanswer:
"Doyouknow,itneveroccurredtometoaskhim!"Theprofessionalinstinctwasstrongintheman,andseemedtosupersedeeverythingelse.
"Thatiswhysofewcasesareeverfollowedout,"hesaid,"unlessourpeopleareinthem.Youramateurdetectiveneerhuntsdowntothedeath.Asforordinarypeople,themomentthingsbegintomend,andthestrainofsuspenseisoffthem,theydropthematterinhand.Itislikesea-sickness,"headdedphilosophicallyafterapause;"themomentyoutouchtheshoreyounevergiveitathought,butrunofftothebuffettofeed!Well,Mr.Ross,I’mgladthecaseisover;foroveritis,sofarasIamconcerned.IsupposethatMr.Trelawnyknowshisownbusiness;andthatnowheiswellagain,hewilltakeituphimself.Perhaps,however,hewillnotdoanything.Asheseemedtoexpectsomethingtohappen,butdidnotaskforprotectionfromthepoliceinanyway,Itakeitthathedon’twantthemtointerferewithaneyetopunishment.We’llbetoldofficially,Isuppose,thatitwasanaccident,orsleep-walking,orsomethingofthekind,tosatisfytheconscienceofourRecordDepartment;andthatwillbetheend.Asforme,Itellyoufrankly,sir,thatitwillbethesavingofme.