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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