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as his foot he must certainly have been a giant。; 

     ;What became of him�拭─�

     ;He   seems   to   have   broken   through   the   shrubbery   and   made   for   the 

road。; 

     ;Well�察─�said the inspector with a grave and thoughtful face�察 �whoever 

he may have been�察�and whatever he may have wanted�察�he's gone for the 

present�察   �and   we    have   more    immediate      things   to  attend   to。  Now�察   �Mr。 

Holmes�察�with your permission�察�I will show you round the house。; 

     The    various    bedrooms      and   sitting´rooms     had   yielded   nothing    to  a 

careful search。 Apparently  the  tenants   had brought   little   or   nothing   with 

them�察  �and   all   the   furniture   down   to   the   smallest   details   had   been   taken 

over with the house。 A good deal of clothing with the stamp of Marx and 

Co。�察�High Holborn�察�had been left behind。 Telegraphic inquiries had been 

already made which showed that Marx knew nothing of his customer save 

that he was a good payer。 Odds and ends�察�some pipes�察�a few novels�察�two of 

them   in   Spanish�察  �and   old´fashioned   pinfire   revolver�察  �and   a   guitar   were 

among the personal property。 

     ;Nothing in all this�察─�said Baynes�察�stalking�察�candle in hand�察�from room 

to room。 ;But now�察�Mr。 Holmes�察�I invite your attention to the kitchen。; 

     It was a gloomy�察�high´ceilinged room at the back of the house�察�with a 

straw litter in one corner�察�which served apparently as a bed for the cook。 



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The table was piled with half´eaten dishes and dirty plates�察�the debris of 

last night's dinner。 

     ;Look at this�察─�said Baynes。 ;What do you make of it�拭─�

     He held   up his   candle before an   extraordinary  object   which stood   at 

the back of the dresser。 It was so wrinkled and shrunken and withered that 

it was difficult to say what it might have been。 One could but say that it 

was black and leathery and that it bore some resemblance to a dwarfish�察�

human figure。 At first�察�as I examined it�察�I thought that it was a mummified 

negro baby�察�and then it seemed a very twisted and ancient monkey。 Finally 

I was left in doubt as to whether it was animal or human。 A double band of 

white shells were strung round the centre of it。 

     ;Very   interestingvery   interesting�察  �indeed� ─  �said   Holmes�察  �peering   at 

this sinister relic。 ;Anything more�拭─�

     In silence Baynes led the way to the sink and held forward his candle。 

The limbs and body of some large�察�white bird�察�torn savagely to pieces with 

the feathers still on�察�were littered all over it。 Holmes pointed to the wattles 

on the severed head。 

     ;A white cock�察─�said he。 ;Most interesting� �It is really a very curious 

case。; 

     But Mr。 Baynes had kept his most sinister exhibit to the last。 〃From 

under the sink   he drew a   zinc pail   which contained a quantity of   blood。 

Then from the table he took a platter heaped with small pieces of charred 

bone。 

     ;Something has been killed and something has been burned。 We raked 

all these out of the fire。 We had a doctor in this morning。 He says that they 

are not human。; 

     Holmes smiled and rubbed his hands。 

     ;I   must   congratulate   you�察  �Inspector�察  �on   handling   so   distinctive   and 

instructive   a   case。   Your   powers�察  �if   I   may   say   so   without   offence�察  �seem 

superior to your opportunities。; 

     Inspector Baynes's small eyes twinkled with pleasure。 

     ;You're right�察�Mr。 Holmes。 We stagnate in the provinces。 A case of this 

sort   gives   a   man   a   chance�察  �and   I   hope   that   I   shall   take   it。 What   do   you 

make of these bones�拭─�



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     ;A lamb�察�I should say�察�or a kid。; 

     ;And the white cock�拭─�

     ;Curious�察�Mr。 Baynes�察�very curious。 I should say almost unique。; 

     ;Yes�察�sir�察�there   must have been some   very strange   people with   some 

very strange ways in this house。 One of them is dead。 Did his companions 

follow him and kill him�拭�If they did we should have them�察�for every port is 

watched。 But my own views are different。 Yes�察�sir�察�my own views are very 

different。; 

     ;You have a theory then�拭─�

     ;And I'll work it myself�察�Mr。 Holmes。 It's only due to my own credit to 

do so。 Your name is made�察�but I have still to make mine。 I should be glad 

to be able to say afterwards that I had solved it without your help。; 

     Holmes laughed good´humoredly。 

     ;Well�察�well�察�Inspector�察─�said he。 ;Do you follow your path and I will 

follow mine。 My results are always very much at your service if you care 

to   apply   to   me   for   them。   I   think   that   I   have   seen   all   that   I   wish   in   this 

house�察�and that my time may be more profitably employed elsewhere。 Au 

revoir and good luck� ─�

     I could tell by numerous subtle signs�察�which might have been lost upon 

anyone but myself�察�that Holmes was on a hot scent。 As impassive as ever 

to the casual observer�察�there were none the less a subdued eagerness and 

suggestion   of   tension   in   his   brightened   eyes   and   brisker   manner   which 

assured me that the game was afoot。 After his habit he said nothing�察�and 

after mine I asked no questions。 Sufficient for me to share the sport and 

lend   my  humble   help   to   the   capture  without   distracting   that   intent   brain 

with needless interruption。 All would come round to me in due time。 

     I waited�察�thereforebut to my ever´deepening disappointment I waited 

in   vain。   Day   succeeded   day�察  �and   my   friend   took   no   step   forward。   One 

morning he spent in town�察�and I learned from a casual reference that he 

had visited the British Museum。 Save for this one excursion�察�he spent his 

days   in   long   and   often   solitary   walks�察  �or   in   chatting   with   a   number   of 

village gossips whose acquaintance he had cultivated。 

     ;I'm sure�察�Watson�察�a week in the country will be invaluable to you�察─�he 

remarked。 ;It is very pleasant to see the first green shoots upon the hedges 



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and the catkins on the hazels once again。 With a spud�察�a tin box�察�and an 

elementary   book   on   botany�察  �there   are   instructive   days   to   be   spent。;   He 

prowled   about   with   this   equipment   himself�察  �but   it   was   a   poor   show   of 

plants which he would bring back of an evening。 

     Occasionally in our rambles we came across Inspector Baynes。 His fat�察�

red face wreathed itself in smiles and his small eyes glittered as he greeted 

my     companion。      He   said   little  about  the   case�察 �but   from   that   little  we 

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