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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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