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Ididrade'sopinioIhadsomuchfaithinSherloes'insightthatIotlosehopeaslongaseveryfreshfactseemedtthenhisofyoungMcCarthy'sinnoce.
ItwaslatebeforeSherloesreturned.Hecamebae,forLestradewasstayinginlodgiown.
"Theglassstillkeepsveryhigh,"heremarkedashesatdown."Itisofimportashouldnotrainbeforeweareabletrouherhand,amanshouldbeathisverybestaforsuiceworkasthat,andIdidnotwishtodoitwhenfaggedbyalongjourney.IhaveseenyoungMcCarthy."
"Andwhatdidyoulearnfromhim?"
"Nothing."
"Couldhethrownolight?"
"all.Iwasihihatheknewwhohaddoandwassghimorher,butIamowthatheisaspuzzledaseveryoaveryquick-wittedyouth,thoughelytolookatand,Ishouldthink,sou;
"Iirehistaste,"Iremarked,"ifitisithathewasaversetewithsayoungladyasthisMissTur;
"Ah,therebyhangsaratherpaihisfellowismadly,insanely,ihher,butsometwo,whenhewasonlyalad,andbeforehereallyknewher,forshehadbeenawayfiveyearsatab-school,whatdoestheidiotdobutgetiaidinBristolandmarryherataregistryoffieknowsawordofthematter,butyouehowmaddeningitmustbetohimtobeupbraidedfornotdoingwhathewouldgivehisveryeyestodo,butwhathekelyimpossible.Itwassheerfrenzyofthissortwhichmadehimthrointotheairwhenhisfather,attheirlastinterview,wasgoadinghimontoproposetoMissTurherhand,hehadnomeanshimself,andhisfather,whowasbyallatsaveryhardman,wouldhavethrowerlyhadhekwaswithhisbarmaidwifethathehadspehreedaysinBristol,andhisfatherdidnotknoas.Markthatpoint.Itisoodhaseoutofevil,however,forthebarmaid,findingfromthepapersthatheisiroubleaobehahrowerlyandhaswrittentohimtosaythatshehasahusbaheBermudaDockyard,sothatthereisreallyheIthinkthatthatbitofnewshassoledyoungMcCarthyforallthathehassuffered."
"Butifheisi,whohasdo;
"Ah!
who?Iwouldcallyouratteicularlytotwopoithemurderedmanhadanappoihsomeohepool,andthatthesomeoneothavebeenhisson,forhissonwasaway,aknoouldreturhatthemurderedmaocry'Cooee!
'beforehekhissohosearethecrutsuponwhichtheds.AalkabeMeredith,ifyouplease,andweshallleaveallmiiltomorrow."
Therewasnorain,asHolmeshadforetold,andthemhtanineo'clockLestradecalledforuswiththecarriage,aoffforHatherleyFarmandtheBosbePool.
"Thereisserioushism,"Lestradeobserved."ItissaidthatMrTurheHall,issoillthathislifeisdespairedof."
"Anelderlyman,Ipresume?"saidHolmes.
"Aboutsixty;buthisstitutioeredbyhislifeabroad,andhehasbeeninfailihforsometime.Thisbusinesshashadaverybadeffe.HewasanoldfriendofMcCarthy's,and,Imayadd,agreatbeohim,forIhavelearhegavehimHatherleyFarmre;
"Iisiing,"saidHolmes.
"Oh,yes!
IheredhiEverybodyaboutherespeaksofhiskiohi"
"Really!
DoesitnotstrikeyouasalittlesingularthatthisMcCarthy,earstohavehadlittleofhisown,andtohavebeenundersuchobligationstoTurner,shouldstilltalkhissontoTurner'sdaughter,whois,presumably,heiresstotheestate,andthatinsuchaveryanner,asifitweremerelyacaseofaproposalandallelsewouldfollow?Itistheme,sihatTurnerhimselfwasaversetotheidea.Thedaughtertoldusasmuch.Doyouhingfromthat?"
"Wehavegottothededudthei;saidLestrade,winki;Ifindithardenoughtotacklefaes,withoutflyingawayaftertheoriesa;
&quht,"saidHolmesdemurely,"youdofiotacklethefacts."
"Anyhoedowhitofinditdifficulttogetholdof,"repliedLestradewithsome>
"Andthati..."
"ThatMciormethisdeathfromMciorandthatalltheoriestothetraryarethemerestmoo;
"Well,moonshineisabrighterthingthanfog,"saidHolmes,laughing."ButIamverymuchmistakenifthisisnotHatherleyFarmupo;
"Yes,thatisit."
Itread,fortable-lookingbuilding,two-storied,slate-roofed,withgreatyellowblotchesoflithegreywalls.Thedrawnblindsandthesmokelesseys,haveitastrilook,asthoughtheweightofthishorrorstilllayheavyuponit.Wecalledatthedoor,wheHolmes'request,showedusthebootswhichhermasterworeatthetimeofhisdeath,andalsoapairoftheson's,thoughnotthepairwhichhehadthenhad.Haviheseverycarefullyfromsevedifferentpoints,Holmesdesiredtobeledtothecourt-yard,fromwhichweallfollowedthewindingtrackwhibePool.
Sherloeswastransformedonsutasthis.MenwhohadonlykhinkerandlogiofBakerStreetwouldhavefailedtnisehiHisfaceflushedanddarkened.Hisbronintotwohardblaes,whilehiseyesshofrombehasteelyglitter.Hisfatdownward,hisshouldersbowed,hislipspressed,aoodoutlikewhiphislong,sinewyneostrilsseemedtodilateurelyanimallustforthedhismindwassoabsolutelytratedupoerbeforehimthataquestionorremarkfellunheededuponhisears,or,atthemost,onlyprovokedaquick,impatientslyalyhemadehiswayalorackwhithroughthemeadows,andsobywayofthewoodstotheBosbePool.It,marshyground,asisallthatdistridthereweremarksofmahupohandamidtheshrasswhideditoherside.SometimesHolmeswouldhurryoopdead,andoncehemadequitealittledetouriradeandIwalkedbehindhim,thedetedifferentauous,whileIwatchedmyfriendwiththeiwhigfromthethateveryoneofhisaswasdirectedtowardsadefiniteend.
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