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in my bedroom at that very hour。; 

     ;Remarkable�察�but by no means impossible�察─�said Holmes�察�smiling。 

     ;You have a clue�拭─�asked Gregson。 

     ;On    the   face   of   it   the   case   is   not   a   very   complex   one�察  �though  it 

certainly     presents    some     novel    and    interesting    features。    A    further 

knowledge of facts is necessary before I would venture to give a final and 

definite    opinion。     By   the   way�察   �Mr。   Baynes�察    �did   you   find   anything 

remarkable besides this note in your examination of the house�拭─�

     The detective looked at my friend in a singular way。 

     ;There were�察─�said he�察 �one or two VERY remarkable things。 Perhaps 

when I have finished at the police´station you would care to come out and 



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give me your opinion of them。; 

     In am entirely at your service�察─�said Sherlock Holmes�察�ringing the bell。 

;You   will   show   these   gentlemen   out�察  �Mrs。   Hudson�察  �and   kindly  send   the 

boy with this telegram。 He is to pay a five´ shilling reply。; 

     We   sat   for   some   time   in   silence   after   our   visitors   had   left。   Holmes 

smoked   hard�察  �with   his   browns   drawn   down   over   his   keen   eyes�察  �and   his 

head thrust forward in the eager way characteristic of the man。 

     ;Well�察  �Watson�察─  �he   asked�察  �turning   suddenly   upon   me�察   �what   do   you 

make of it�拭─�

     ;I can make nothing of this mystification of Scott Eccles。; 

     ;But the crime�拭─�

     ;Well�察�taken with the disappearance of the man's companions�察�I should 

say that they were in some way concerned in the murder and had fled from 

justice。; 

     ;That is certainly a possible point of view。 On the face of it you must 

admit�察�however�察�that it is very strange that his two servants should have 

been in a conspiracy against him and should have attacked him on the one 

night when he had a guest。 They had him alone at their mercy every other 

night in the week。; 

     ;Then why did they fly�拭─�

     ;Quite so。 Why did they fly�拭�There is a big fact。 Another big fact is the 

remarkable experience of our client�察�Scott Eccles。 Now�察�my dear Watson�察�

is it beyond the limits of human ingenuity to furnish an explanation which 

would cover both of these big facts�拭�If it were one which would also admit 

of   the   mysterious   note   with   its   very   curious   phraseology�察  �why�察  �then   it 

would   be   worth   accepting   as   a   temporary   hypothesis。   If   the   fresh   facts 

which come to our knowledge all fit themselves into the scheme�察�then our 

hypothesis may gradually become a solution。; 

     ;But what is our hypothesis�拭─�

     Holmes leaned back in his chair with half´closed eyes。 

     ;You must admit�察�my dear Watson�察�that the idea of a joke is impossible。 

There were grave events afoot�察�as the sequel showed�察�and the coaxing of 

Scott Eccles to Wisteria Lodge had some connection with them。; 

     ;But what possible connection�拭─�



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     ;Let   us   take   it   link   by   link。   There   is�察  �on   the   face   of   it�察  �something 

unnatural   about   this   strange   and   sudden   friendship   between   the   young 

Spaniard   and   Scott   Eccles。   It   was   the   former   who   forced   the   pace。   He 

called upon Eccles at the other end of London on the very day after he first 

met him�察�and he kept   in close touch with him  until he got him down   to 

Esher。 Now�察�what did he want with Eccles�拭�What could Eccles supply�拭�I 

see no charm in the man。 He is not particulary intelligentnot a man likely 

to be congenial to a quick´witted Latin。 Why�察�then�察�was he picked out from 

all the other people whom Garcia met as particularly suited to his purpose�拭�

Has he any one outstanding quality�拭�I say that he has。 He is the very type 

of   conventional   British   respectability�察  �and   the   very   man   as   a   witness   to 

impress   another   Briton。 You   saw   yourself   how   neither   of   the   inspectors 

dreamed of questioning his statement�察�extraordinary as it was。; 

     ;But what was he to witness�拭─�

     ;Nothing�察�as things turned out�察�but everything had they gone another 

way。 That is how I read the matter。; 

     ;I see�察�he might have proved an alibi。; 

     ;Exactly�察  �my   dear   Watson�察  �he   might   have   proved   an   alibi。   We   will 

suppose�察  �for   argument's   sake�察  �that   the   household   of   Wisteria   Lodge   are 

confederates in some design。 The attempt�察�whatever it may be�察�is to come 

off�察�we will say�察�before one o'clock。 By some juggling of the clocks it is 

quite possible that they may have got Scott Eccles to bed earlier than he 

thought�察�but in any case it is likely that when Garcia went out of his way 

to tell   him  that it   was   one it   was   really not   more  than twelve。  If  Garcia 

could do whatever he had to do and be back by the hour mentioned he had 

evidently a powerful reply to any accusation。 Here was this irreproachable 

Englishman ready to swear in any court of law that the accused was in the 

house all the time。 It was an insurance against the worst。; 

     ;Yes�察�yes�察�I see that。 But how about the disappearance of the others�拭─�

     ;I   have    not   all  my    facts   yet�察  �but   I  do   not   think   there    are  any 

insuperable difficulties。 Still�察�it is an error to argue in front of your data。 

You find yourself insensibly twisting them round to fit your theories。; 

     ;And the message�拭─�

     ;How   did   it   run�拭  �'Our   own   colours�察  �green   and   white。'   Sounds   like 



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racing。 'Green open�察�white shut。' That is clearly a signal。 'Main stair�察�first 

corridor�察�seventh right�察�green baize。' This is an assignation。 We may find a 

jealous husband at the bottom of it all。 It was clearly a dangerous quest。 

She would not have said 'Godspeed' had it not been so。 'D'that should be 

a guide。; 

     ;The   man   was   a   Spaniard。   I   suggest   that   'D'   stands   for   Dolores�察  �a 

common female name in Spain。; 

     ;Good�察�Watson�察�very goodbut quite inadmissable。 A Spaniard would 

write to a Spaniard in Spanish。 The writer of this note is certainly English。 

Well�察    �we   can   only   possess     our   soul  in   patience    until  this   excellent 

inspector come back for us。 Meanwhile we can thank our lucky fate which 

has   rescued   us   for   a   few   short   hours   from   the   insufferable   fatigues   of 

idleness。; 

       An answer had arrived to Holmes's telegram before our Surrey officer 

had   returned。   Holmes   read   it   and   was   about   to   place   it   in   his   notebook 

when he caught a glimpse of my expectant face。 He tossed it across with a 

laugh。 

     ;We are moving in exalted circles�察─�said he。 

     The telegram was a list of names and addresses�此�

     Lord Harringby�察�The Dingle�察�Sir George Ffolliott�察�Oxshott Towers�察�Mr。 

Hynes Hynes�察�J。P。�察�Purdley Place�察�Mr。 James Baker Williams�察�Forton Old 

Hall�察�Mr。 Henderson�察�High Gable�察�Rev。 Joshua Stone�察�Nether Walsling。 

     ;This is a very obvious way of limiting our field of operations�察─�said 

Holmes。       ;No   doubt    Baynes�察    �with    his  methodical      mind�察   �has   already 

adopted some similar plan。; 

     ;I don't quite understand。; 

     ;Well�察�my dear fellow�察�we have already arrived at the conclusion that 

the    massage     received    by  Garcia    at  dinner    was   an   appointment      or  an 

assignation。  Now�察 �if   the obvious   reading of   it   is   correct�察 �and   in order   to 

keep the tryst one has to ascend a main stair and seek the seventh door in a 

corridor�察�it is perfectly clear that the house is a very large one。 It is equally 

certain that this house cannot be more than a mile or two from Oxshott�察�

since   Garcia   was   walking   in   that   direction   and   hoped�察  �according   to   my 

reading of the facts�察�to be back in Wisteria Lodge in time to avail himself 



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of an alibi�察�which would only be valid up to one o'clock。 As the number of 

large   houses   close   to   Oxshott   must   be   limited�察  �I   adopted   the   obvious 

method of sending to the agents mentioned by Scott Eccles and obtaining 

a   list   of   them。   Here   they   are   in   this   telegram�察  �and   the   other   end   of   our 

tangled skein must lie among them。; 

        It   was   nearly   six   o'clock   before   we   found   ourselves   in   the   pretty 

Surrey village of Esher�察�with Inspector Baynes as our companion。 

     Holmes   and   I had   taken   things   for   the   night�察 �and   found   comfortable 

quarters at the Bull。 Finally we set out in the company of the detective on 

our   visit   to   Wisteria   Lodge。   It   was   a   cold�察  �dark   March   evening�察  �with   a 

sharp wind and a fine rain beating upon our faces�察�a fit setting for the wild 

common over which our road passed and the tragic goal to which it led us。 



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                  2。 The Tiger of San Pedro 



     A cold and melancholy walk of a couple of miles brought us to a high 

wooden      gate�察  �which    opened     into  a  gloomy     avenue     of  chestnuts。    The 

curved   and   shadowed   drive   led   us   to   a   low�察  �dark   house�察  �pitch´   black 

against a slate´coloured sky。 From the front window upon the left of the 

door there peeped a glimmer of a feeble light。 

     ;There's   a   constable   in   possession�察─  �said   Baynes。   ;I'll   knock   at   the 

window。; He stepped across the grass plot and tapped with his hand on the 

pane。 Through the fogged glass I dimly saw a man spring up from a chair 

beside   the   fire�察  �and   heard   a   sharp   cry  from   within   the   room。 An   instant 

later   a   white´faced�察  �hard´   breathing   policeman   had   opened   the   door�察  �the 

candle wavering in his trembling hand。 

     ;What's the matter�察�Walters�拭─�asked Baynes sharply。 

     The man mopped his forehead with his handkerchief and agave a long 

sigh of relief。 

     ;I am glad you have come�察�sir。 It has been a long evening�察�and I don't 

think my nerve is as good as it was。; 

     ;Your nerve�察�Walters�拭  �I should not   have thought   you   had   a  nerve   in 

your body。; 

     ;Well�察  �sir�察  �it's  this   lonely�察 �silent   house   and  the   queer  thi

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