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Office and came on here。;
;But why do you follow me�拭�What do you want�拭─�
;We wish a statement�察�Mr。 Scott Eccles�察�as to the events which let up
to the death last night of Mr。 Aloysius Garcia�察 �of Wisteria Lodge�察 �near
Esher。;
Our client had sat up with staring eyes and every tinge of colour struck
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from his astonished face。
;Dead�拭�Did you say he was dead�拭─�
;Yes�察�sir�察�he is dead。;
;But how�拭�An accident�拭─�
;Murder�察�if ever there was one upon earth。;
;Good God� �This is awful� �You don't meanyou don't mean that I am
suspected�拭─�
;A letter of yours was found in the dead man's pocket�察�and we know
by it that you had planned to pass last night at his house。;
;So I did。;
;Oh�察�you did�察�did you�拭─�
Out came the official notebook。
;Wait a bit�察�Gregson�察─�said Sherlock Holmes。 ;All you desire is a plain
statement�察�is it not�拭─�
;And it is my duty to warn Mr。 Scott Eccles that it may be used against
him。;
;Mr。 Eccles was going to tell us about it when you entered the room。 I
think�察 �Watson�察 �a brandy and soda would do him no harm。 Now�察 �sir�察 �I
suggest that you take no notice of this addition to your audience�察�and that
you proceed with your narrative exactly as you would have done had you
never been interrupted。;
Our visitor had gulped off the brandy and the colour had returned to
his face。 With a dubious glance at the inspector's notebook�察�he plunged at
once into his extraordinary statement。
;I am a bachelor�察─�said he�察 �and being of a sociable turn I cultivate a
large number of friends。 Among these are the family of a retired brewer
called Melville�察 �living at Abermarle Mansion�察 �Kensington。 It was at his
table that I met some weeks ago a young fellow named Garcia。 He was�察�I
understood�察 �of Spanish descent and connected in some way with the
embassy。 He spoke perfect English�察�was pleasing in his manners�察�and as
good´looking a man as ever I saw in my life。
;In some way we struck up quite a friendship�察�this young fellow and I。
He seemed to take a fancy to me from the first�察�and within two days of our
meeting he came to see me at Lee。 One thing led to another�察�and it ended
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in his inviting me out to spend a few days at his house�察�Wisteria Lodge�察�
between Esher and Oxshott。 Yesterday evening I went to Esher to fulfil
this engagement。
;He had described his household to me before I went there。 He lived
with a faithful servant�察�a countryman of his own�察�who looked after all his
needs。 This fellow could speak English and did his housekeeping for him。
Then there was a wonderful cook�察 �he said�察 �a half´breed whom he had
picked up in his travels�察�who could serve an excellent dinner。 I remember
that he remarked what a queer household it was to find in the heart of
Surrey�察 �and that I agreed with him�察 �though it has proved a good deal
queerer than I thought。
;I drove to the placeabout two miles on the south side of Esher。 The
house was a fair´sized one�察�standing back from the road�察�with a curving
drive which was banked with high evergreen shrubs。 It was an old�察�
tumbledown building in a crazy state of disrepair。 When the trap pulled up
on the grass´grown drive in front of the blotched and weather´stained door�察�
I had doubts as to my wisdom in visiting a man whom I knew so slightly。
He opened the door himself�察�however�察�and greeted me with a great show
of cordiality。 I was handed over to the manservant�察�a melancholy�察�swarthy
individual�察 �who led the way�察 �my bag in his hand�察 �to my bedroom。 The
whole place was depressing。 Our dinner was tete´a´tete�察 �and though my
host did his best to be entertaining�察 �his thoughts seemed to continually
wander�察 �and he talked so vaguely and wildly that I could hardly
understand him。 He continually drummed his fingers on the table�察�gnawed
his nails�察 �and gave other signs of nervous impatience。 The dinner itself
was neither well served nor well cooked�察�and the gloomy presence of the
taciturn servant did not help to enliven us。 I can assure you that many
times in the course of the evening I wished that I could invent some
excuse which would take me back to Lee。
;One thing comes back to my memory which may have a bearing upon
the business that you two gentlemen are investigating。 I thought nothing of
it at the time。 Near the end of dinner a note was handed in by the servant。 I
noticed that after my host had read it he seemed even more distrait and
strange than before。 He gave up all pretence at conversation and sat�察�
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smoking endless cigarettes�察 �lost in his own thoughts�察 �but he made no
remark as to the contents。 About eleven I was glad to go to bed。 Some time
later Garcia looked in at my doorthe room was dark at the time´ ´and
asked me if I had rung。 I said that I had not。 He apologized for having
disturbed me so late�察�saying that it was nearly one o'clock。 I dropped off
after this and slept soundly all night。
;And now I come to the amazing part of my tale。 When I woke it was
broad daylight。 I glanced at my watch�察�and the time was nearly nine。 I had
particularly asked to be called at eight�察�so I was very much astonished at
this forgetfulness。 I sprang up and rang for the servant。 There was no
response。 I rang again and again�察�with the same result。 Then I came to the
conclusion that the bell was out of order。 I huddled on my clothes and
hurried downstairs in an exceedingly bad temper to order some hot water。
You can imagine my surprise when I found that there was no one there。 I
shouted in the hall。 There was no answer。 Then I ran from room to room。
All were deserted。 My host had shown me which was his bedroom the
night before�察�so I knocked at the door。 No reply。 I turned the handle and
walked in。 The room was empty�察�and the bed had never been slept in。 He
had gone with the rest。 The foreign host�察�the foreign footman�察�the foreign
cook�察 �all had vanished in the night� �That
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