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racing。 'Green open�察�white shut。' That is clearly a signal。 'Main stair�察�first
corridor�察�seventh right�察�green baize。' This is an assignation。 We may find a
jealous husband at the bottom of it all。 It was clearly a dangerous quest。
She would not have said 'Godspeed' had it not been so。 'D'that should be
a guide。;
;The man was a Spaniard。 I suggest that 'D' stands for Dolores�察 �a
common female name in Spain。;
;Good�察�Watson�察�very goodbut quite inadmissable。 A Spaniard would
write to a Spaniard in Spanish。 The writer of this note is certainly English。
Well�察 �we can only possess our soul in patience until this excellent
inspector come back for us。 Meanwhile we can thank our lucky fate which
has rescued us for a few short hours from the insufferable fatigues of
idleness。;
An answer had arrived to Holmes's telegram before our Surrey officer
had returned。 Holmes read it and was about to place it in his notebook
when he caught a glimpse of my expectant face。 He tossed it across with a
laugh。
;We are moving in exalted circles�察─�said he。
The telegram was a list of names and addresses�此�
Lord Harringby�察�The Dingle�察�Sir George Ffolliott�察�Oxshott Towers�察�Mr。
Hynes Hynes�察�J。P。�察�Purdley Place�察�Mr。 James Baker Williams�察�Forton Old
Hall�察�Mr。 Henderson�察�High Gable�察�Rev。 Joshua Stone�察�Nether Walsling。
;This is a very obvious way of limiting our field of operations�察─�said
Holmes。 ;No doubt Baynes�察 �with his methodical mind�察 �has already
adopted some similar plan。;
;I don't quite understand。;
;Well�察�my dear fellow�察�we have already arrived at the conclusion that
the massage received by Garcia at dinner was an appointment or an
assignation。 Now�察 �if the obvious reading of it is correct�察 �and in order to
keep the tryst one has to ascend a main stair and seek the seventh door in a
corridor�察�it is perfectly clear that the house is a very large one。 It is equally
certain that this house cannot be more than a mile or two from Oxshott�察�
since Garcia was walking in that direction and hoped�察 �according to my
reading of the facts�察�to be back in Wisteria Lodge in time to avail himself
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of an alibi�察�which would only be valid up to one o'clock。 As the number of
large houses close to Oxshott must be limited�察 �I adopted the obvious
method of sending to the agents mentioned by Scott Eccles and obtaining
a list of them。 Here they are in this telegram�察 �and the other end of our
tangled skein must lie among them。;
It was nearly six o'clock before we found ourselves in the pretty
Surrey village of Esher�察�with Inspector Baynes as our companion。
Holmes and I had taken things for the night�察 �and found comfortable
quarters at the Bull。 Finally we set out in the company of the detective on
our visit to Wisteria Lodge。 It was a cold�察 �dark March evening�察 �with a
sharp wind and a fine rain beating upon our faces�察�a fit setting for the wild
common over which our road passed and the tragic goal to which it led us。
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2。 The Tiger of San Pedro
A cold and melancholy walk of a couple of miles brought us to a high
wooden gate�察 �which opened into a gloomy avenue of chestnuts。 The
curved and shadowed drive led us to a low�察 �dark house�察 �pitch´ black
against a slate´coloured sky。 From the front window upon the left of the
door there peeped a glimmer of a feeble light。
;There's a constable in possession�察─ �said Baynes。 ;I'll knock at the
window。; He stepped across the grass plot and tapped with his hand on the
pane。 Through the fogged glass I dimly saw a man spring up from a chair
beside the fire�察 �and heard a sharp cry from within the room。 An instant
later a white´faced�察 �hard´ breathing policeman had opened the door�察 �the
candle wavering in his trembling hand。
;What's the matter�察�Walters�拭─�asked Baynes sharply。
The man mopped his forehead with his handkerchief and agave a long
sigh of relief。
;I am glad you have come�察�sir。 It has been a long evening�察�and I don't
think my nerve is as good as it was。;
;Your nerve�察�Walters�拭 �I should not have thought you had a nerve in
your body。;
;Well�察 �sir�察 �it's this lonely�察 �silent house and the queer thing in the
kitchen。 Then when you tapped at the window I thought it had come
again。;
;That what had come again�拭─�
;The devil�察�sir�察�for all I know。 It was at the window。;
;What was at the window�察�and when�拭─�
;It was just about two hours ago。 The light was just fading。 I was
sitting reading in the chair。 I don't know what made me look up�察�but there
was a face looking in at me through the lower pane。 Lord�察�sir�察�what a face
it was� �I'll see it in my dreams。;
;Tut�察�tut�察�Walters。 This is not talk for a police´constable。;
;I know�察�sir�察�I know�察�but it shook me�察�sir�察�and there's no use to deny it。
It wasn't black�察�sir�察�nor was it white�察�nor any colour that I know but a kind
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of queer shade like clay with a splash of milk in it。 Then there was the size
of itit was twice yours�察�sir。 And the look of itthe great staring goggle
eyes�察 �and the line of white teeth like a hungry beast。 I tell you�察 �sir�察 �I
couldn't move a finger�察�nor get my breath�察 �till it whisked away and was
gone。 Out I ran and through the shrubbery�察�but thank God there was no one
there。;
;If I didn't know you were a good man�察�Walters�察�I should put a black
mark against you for this。 If it were the devil himself a constable on duty
should never thank God that he could not lay his hands upon him。 I
suppose the whole thing is not a vision and a touch of nerves�拭─�
;That�察�at least�察�is very easily settled�察─�said Holmes�察�lighting his little
pocket lantern。 ;Yes�察─�he reported�察�after a short examination of the grass
bed�察 �a number twelve shoe�察�I should say。 If he was all on the same scale
as his foot he must certainly have been a giant。;
;What be
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