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The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge
The Adventure of
Wisteria Lodge
Arthur Conan Doyle
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1。 The Singular Experience of Mr。
John Scott Eccles
I find it recorded in my notebook that it was a bleak and windy day
towards the end of March in the year 1892。 Holmes had received a
telegram while we sat at our lunch�察�and he had scribbled a reply。 He made
no remark�察�but the matter remained in his thoughts�察�for he stood in front of
the fire afterwards with a thoughtful face�察�smoking his pipe�察�and casting an
occasional glance at the message。 Suddenly he turned upon me with a
mischievous twinkle in his eyes。
;I suppose�察�Watson�察�we must look upon you as a man of letters�察─�said
he。 ;How do you define the word 'grotesque'�拭─�
;Strangeremarkable�察─�I suggested。
He shook his head at my definition。
;There is surely something more than that�察─�said he�察 �some underlying
suggestion of the tragic and the terrible。 If you cast your mind back to
some of those narratives with which you have afflicted a long´suffering
public�察�you will recognize how often the grotesque has deepened into the
criminal。 Think of that little affair of the red´headed men。 That was
grotesque enough in the outset�察�and yet it ended in a desperate attempt at
robbery。 Or�察�again�察�there was that most grotesque affair of the five orange
pips�察�which let straight to a murderous conspiracy。 The word puts me on
the alert。;
;Have you it there�拭─�I asked。
He read the telegram aloud。
;Have just had most incredible and grotesque experience。 May I
consult you�拭�
;Scott Eccles�察 �Post Office�察�Charing Cross。;
;Man or woman�拭─�I asked。
;Oh�察 �man�察 �of course。 No woman would ever send a reply´paid
telegram。 She would have come。;
;Will you see him�拭─�
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;My dear Watson�察�you know how bored I have been since we locked
up Colonel Carruthers。 My mind is like a racing engine�察�tearing itself to
pieces because it is not connected up with the work for which it was built。
Life is commonplace�察�the papers are sterile�察�audacity and romance seem to
have passed forever from the criminal world。 Can you ask me�察 �then�察�
whether I am ready to look into any new problem�察�however trivial it may
prove�拭�But here�察�unless I am mistaken�察�is our client。;
A measured step was heard upon the stairs�察�and a moment later a stout�察�
tall�察�gray´whiskered and solemnly respectable person was ushered into the
room。 His life history was written in his heavy features and pompous
manner。 From his spats to his gold´rimmed spectacles he was a
Conservative�察�a churchman�察�a good citizen�察�orthodox and conventional to
the last degree。 But some amazing experience had disturbed his native
composure and left its traces in his bristling hair�察�his flushed�察�angry cheeks�察�
and his flurried�察�excited manner。 He plunged instantly into his business。
;I have had a most singular and unpleasant experience�察�Mr。 Holmes�察─�
said he。 ;Never in my life have I been placed in such a situation。 It is most
impropermost outrageous。 I must insist upon some explanation。; He
swelled and puffed in his anger。
;Pray sit down�察 �Mr。 Scott Eccles�察─ �said Holmes in a soothing voice。
;May I ask�察�in the first place�察�why you came to me at all�拭─�
;Well�察�sir�察�it did not appear to be a matter which concerned the police�察�
and yet�察�when you have heard the facts�察�you must admit that I could not
leave it where it was。 Private detectives are a class with whom I have
absolutely no sympathy�察�but none the less�察�having heard your name;
;Quite so。 But�察�in the second place�察�why did you not come at once�拭─�
Holmes glanced at his watch。
;It is a quarter´past two�察─ �he said。 ;Your telegram was dispatched
about one。 But no one can glance at your toilet and attire without seeing
that your disturbance dates from the moment of your waking。;
Our client smoothed down his unbrushed hair and felt his unshaven
chin。
;You are right�察�Mr。 Holmes。 I never gave a thought to my toilet。 I was
only too glad to get out of such a house。 But I have been running round
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making inquiries before I came to you。 I went to the house agents�察 �you
know�察�and they said that Mr。 Garcia's rent was paid up all right and that
everything was in order at Wisteria Lodge。;
;Come�察�come�察�sir�察─�said Holmes�察�laughing。 ;You are like my friend�察�Dr。
Watson�察 �who has a bad habit of telling his stories wrong end foremost。
Please arrange your thoughts and let me know�察 �in their due sequence�察�
exactly what those events are which have sent you out unbrushed and
unkempt�察 �with dress boots and waistcoat buttoned awry�察 �in search of
advice and assistance。;
Our client looked down with a rueful face at his own unconventional
appearance。
;I'm sure it must look very bad�察�Mr。 Holmes�察�and I am not aware that
in my whole life such a thing has ever happened before。 But will tell you
the whole queer business�察�and when I have done so you will admit�察�I am
sure�察�that there has been enough to excuse me。;
But his narrative was nipped in the bud。 There was a bustle outside�察�
and Mrs。 Hudson opened the door to usher in two robust and official´
looking individuals�察 �one of whom was well known to us as Inspector
Gregson of Scotland Yard�察�an energetic�察�gallant�察�and�察�within his limitations�察�
a capable officer。 He shook hands with Holmes and introduced his
comrade as Inspector Baynes�察�of the Surrey Constabulary。
;We are hunting together�察 �Mr。 Holmes�察 �and our trail lay in this
direction。; He turned his bulldog eyes upon our visitor。 ;Are you Mr。 John
Scott Eccles�察�of Popham House�察�Lee�拭─�
;I am。;
;We have been following you about all the morning。;
;You traced him through the telegram�察�no doubt�察─�said Holmes。
;Exactly�察�Mr。 Holmes。 We picked up the scent at Charing Cross Post´
Office and came on here。;
;But why do you follow me�拭�W
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