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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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