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"Butyouhavereadtheevidence.Youhaveformedsome?Doyounotseesomeloophole,someflaw?Doyouhinkthatheisi;
"Ithinkthatitisveryprobable."
"There,now!
"shecried,throwingbackherheadandlookilyatLestrade."Yivesmehopes."
&radeshruggedhisshoulders."Iamafraidthatmycolleaguehasbeenalittlequiinghiss,"hesaid.
"Butheisright.Oh!
Iknowthatheisright.James.Andabouthisquarrelwithhisfather,IamsurethatthereasonwhyhewouldittotheerwasbecauseIwasedinit."
"Inwhatway?"askedHolmes.
"Itisohideanything.Jamesandhisfatherhadmasaboutme.MrMcCarthywasveryanxiousthatthereshouldbeamarriagebetweenus.JamesandIhavealwayslovedeachotherasbrotheraofcourseheisyoungandhasseeleoflifeyet,and-and-well,henaturallydidnotwishtodoanythi.Sotherewerequarrels,andthis,Iamsure,waso;
"Andyourfather?"askedHolmes."Washeinfavourofsu?"
"No,hewasaversetoitalso.MrMcCarthywasinfavourofit."Aquickblushpassedoverherfreshyoungfaesshotoneofhiskeeioniher.
"Thankyouforthisinformation,"saidhe."MayIseeyourfatherifIorrow?"
"Iamafraidthedo'tallowit."
"Thedoctor?"
"Yes,haveyounotheard?Poorfatherhasrongforyearsback,butthishasbrokenhimdowely.Hehastakentohisbed,andDrWillowssaysthatheisawredthathisnervoussystemisshattered.MrMcCarthywastheonlymanalivewhohadknowndadintheolddaysinVictoria."
"Ha!
InVictoria!
Thatisimportant."
"Yes,atthemi;
"Quiteso;atthegold-mines,where,asIuand,MrTurnermadehismo;
"Yes,ly."
"Thankyou,MissTurner.Youhavebeenofmaterialassista;
"Youwilltellmeifyouhaveaomorrow.NodoubtyouwillgototheprisontoseeJames.Oh,ifyoudo,MrHolmes,dotellhimthatIknowhimtobei;
"Iwill,MissTur;
"Imustgohomenow,fordadisveryill,andhemissesmesoifIleavehiGoodbye,andGodhelpyouiny."Shehurriedfromtheroomasimpulsivelyasshehadentered,ahewheelserattleoffdow.
"Iamashamedofyou,Holmes,"saidLestradewithdignityafterafewminutes'sile;Whyshouldyouraiseuphopeswhichyouareboundtodisappoint?IameIcallitcruel."
"IthinkthatIseemywaytJamesMcCarthy,"saidHolmes."Haveyouaoseehiminprison?"
"Yes,butonlyforyoua;
"ThenIshallreyresolutionaboutgoiilltimetotakeatraintoHerefordaonight?"
"Ample."
"Theusdoso.Watsoyouwillfinditveryslow,butIshallonlybealeofhours."
Iwalkeddowiohehroughthestreetsofthelittletown,fiothehotel,onthesofaaerestmyselfinayellow-baovel.Thepunyplotofthestorywassothin,however,whehedeepmysterythrougheregroping,andIfouioinuallyfromtheatothefact,thatIatlastflungitacravemyselfupeoasideratiosoftheday.Supposingthatthisunhappyyoungman'sstorywereabsolutelytrue,thehing,whatabsolutelyuraordinarycalamitycouldhaveoccurredbetweeimewheedfromhisfather,awhen,drawnbackbyhisscreams,herushediwassomethingterribleacoulditbe?Mightureoftheinjuriesrevealsomethingtomymedigthebellaheweeklytypaper,whiedaverbatimatoftheihesurgeon'sdepositionitwasstatedthattheposteriorthirdoftheleftparietalbohalfoftheoccipitalboeredbyaheavyblowfromabluntohespotuponmyownhead.Clearlysuusthavebeenstrubehind.Thatwastosomeextentinfavouroftheaccused,aswhenseenquarrellinghewasfacetofacewithhisfather.Still,itdidnotgoforverymuch,forthehthaveturnedhisbackbeforetheblowfell.Still,itmightbeworthwhiletoes'attentiontoit.Thehepeculiardyioarat.Whatcouldthatmean?ItotbedeliriuAmandyingfromasuddeedelirious.No,itwasmorelikelytobeaoexplaihisfate.Butwhatcoulditindicate?IcudgelledmybrainstofindsomepossibleexplanatioheihegreybyyoungMcCarthy.Ifthatweretruethemurderermusthavedroppedsomepartofhisdress,presumablyhisoverhisflight,andmusthavehadthehardihoodtoreturnandtocarryitawayattheihesohhisbaednotadozenpacesoff.Whatatissueofmysteriesandimprobabilitiesthewholethingwas!
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