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     ;Yes�察�sir�察�Don Murillo�察�the Tiger of San Pedro�察─�said Baynes。 ;If you 

look it up you will find that the San Pedro colours are green and white�察�

same as in the note�察�Mr。 Holmes。 Henderson he called himself�察�but I traced 

him back�察�Paris and Rome and Madrid to Barcelona�察�where his ship came 

in in '86。 They've been looking for him all the time for their revenge�察�but it 

is only now that they have begun to find him out。; 

     ;They discovered him a year ago�察─�said Miss Burnet�察�who had sat up 

and was   now  intently  following the  conversation。  ;Once  already  his   life 

has been attempted�察�but some evil spirit shielded him。 Now�察�again�察�it is the 

noble�察�chivalrous Garcia who has fallen�察�while the monster goes safe。 But 

another will come�察�and yet another�察�until some day  justice will be done�察�

that is as certain as the rise of to´morrow's sun。; Her thin hands clenched�察�

and her worn face blanched with the passion of her hatred。 

     ;But   how   come   you   into   this   matter�察  �Miss   Burnet�拭─  �asked   Holmes。 

;How can an English lady join in such a murderous affair�拭─�

     ;I join in it because there is no other way in the world by which justice 

can be gained。 What does the law of England care for the rivers of blood 

shed years ago in San Pedro�察�or for the shipload of treasure which this man 

has stolen�拭�To you they are like crimes committed in some other planet。 

But WE know。 We have learned the truth in sorrow and in suffering。 To us 

there is no fiend in hell like Juan Murillo�察�and no peace in life while his 

victims still cry for vengeance。; 

     ;No doubt�察─�said Holmes�察 �he was as you say。 I have heard that he was 

atrocious。 But how are you affected�拭─�

     ;I will tell you it all。 This villain's policy was to murder�察�on one pretext 

or   another�察  �every   man   who   showed   such   promise   that   he   might   in   time 

come to be a dangerous rival。 My husbandyes�察�my real name is Signora 

Victor Durandowas the San Pedro minister in London。 He met me and 

married     me    there。  A   nobler    man    never   lived   upon    earth。  Unhappily�察�

Murillo   heard   of   his   excellence�察  �recalled   him   on   some   pretext�察  �and   had 

him shot。 With a premonition of his fate he had refused to take me with 

him。   His   estates   were   confiscated�察  �and   I   was   left   with   a   pittance   and   a 



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broken heart。 

     ;Then came the   downfall of the tyrant。 He   escaped as   you have   just 

described。   But   the   many   whose   lives   he   had   ruined�察  �whose   nearest   and 

dearest   had   suffered   torture   and   death   at   his   hands�察  �would   not   let   the 

matter rest。 They banded themselves into a society which should never be 

dissolved until the work was done。 It was my part after we had discovered 

in   the   transformed   Henderson   the   fallen   despot�察  �to   attach   myself   to   his 

household and keep the others in touch with his movements。 This I was 

able   to   do   by   securing   the   position   of   governess   in   his   family。   He   little 

knew that the woman who faced him at every meal was the woman whose 

husband he had hurried at an hour's notice into eternity。 I smiled on him�察�

did my duty to his children�察�and bided my time。 An attempt was made in 

Paris   and   failed。   We   zig´   zagged   swiftly   here   and   there   over   Europe   to 

throw   off   the   pursuers   and   finally   returned   to   this   house�察  �which   he   had 

taken upon his first arrival in England。 

     ;But here also the ministers of justice were waiting。 Knowing that he 

would return there�察�Garcia�察�who is the son of the former highest dignitary 

in San Pedro�察�was waiting with two trusty companions of humble station�察�

all three fired with the same reasons for revenge。 He could do little during 

the day�察�for Murillo took every precaution and never went out save with 

his satellite Lucas�察�or Lopez as he was known in the days of his greatness。 

At night�察�however�察�he slept alone�察�and the avenger might find him。 On a 

certain    evening�察    �which    had   been    prearranged�察    �I  sent  my    friend   final 

instructions�察�for the man was forever on the alert and continually changed 

his room。 I was to see that the doors were open and the signal of a green or 

white light in a window which faced the drive was to give notice if all was 

safe or if the attempt had better be postponed。 

     ;But everything went wrong with us。 In some way I had excited the 

suspicion of Lopez�察�the secretary。 He crept up behind me and sprang upon 

me just as I had finished the note。 He and his master dragged me to my 

room and held judgment upon me as a convicted traitress。 Then and there 

they would have plunged their knives into me could they have seen how to 

escape   the   consequences   of   the   deed。   Finally�察  �after   much   debate�察  �they 

concluded that my murder was too dangerous。 But they determined to get 



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rid forever of Garcia。 They had gagged me�察�and Murillo twisted my arm 

round until I gave him the address。 I swear that he might have twisted it 

off had I understood what it would mean to Garcia。 Lopez addressed the 

note which I had written�察�sealed it with his sleeve´link�察�and sent it by the 

hand of the servant�察�Jose。 How they murdered him I do not know�察�save that 

it was   Murillo's hand who struck him down�察 �for   Lopez had   remained   to 

guard me。 I believe he must have waited among the gorse bushes through 

which the path winds and struck him down as he passed。 At first they were 

of a mind to let him enter the house and to kill him as a detected burglar�察�

but they argued that if they were mixed up in an inquiry their own identity 

would   at   once   be   publicly   disclosed   and   they   would   be   open   to   further 

attacks。   With   the   death   of   Garcia�察  �the   pursuit   might   cease�察  �since   such   a 

death might frighten others from the task。 

     ;All   would   now   have   been   well   for   them   had   it   not   been   for   my 

knowledge of what they had done。 I have no doubt that there were times 

when my life hung in the balance。 I was confined to my room�察�terrorized 

by  the   most   horrible   threats�察  �cruelly  ill´used   to   break   my   spiritsee   this 

stab on my shoulder and the bruises from end to end of my armsand a 

gag   was   thrust   into   my   mouth   on   the   one   occasion   when   I   tried   to   call 

from the window。 For five days this cruel imprisonment continued�察�with 

hardly enough food to hold body and soul together。 This afternoon a good 

lunch was brought me�察�but   the moment after I took   it I knew that I  had 

been drugged。 In a sort of dream I remember be
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