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prearranged       spot   where    they   could    escape    investigation     and   be   in  a 

position   afterwards   to   renew   their   attempt。 That   would   fully  explain   the 

facts�察�would it not�拭─�

     The   whole inexplicable   tangle seemed   to straighten out   before   me。   I 



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wondered�察�as I always did�察�how it had not been obvious to me before。 

     ;But why should one servant return�拭─�

     ;We   can   imagine   that   in   the   confusion   of   flight   something   precious�察�

something which he could not bear to part with�察�had been left behind。 That 

would explain his persistence�察�would it not�拭─�

     ;Well�察�what is the next step�拭─�

     ;The next step is the note received by Garcia at the dinner。 It indicates 

a   confederate   at   the   other   end。   Now�察  �where   was   the   other   end�拭  �I   have 

already shown you that it could only lie in some large house�察�and that the 

number   of   large   houses   is   limited。   My   first   days   in   this   village   were 

devoted   to   a   series   of   walks   in   which   in   the   intervals   of   my   botanical 

researches      I  made    a  reconnaissance       of   all  the  large   houses     and   an 

examination of the family history of the occupants。 One house�察�and only 

one�察 �riveted   my  attention。  It   is   the   famous old Jacobean grange   of   High 

Gable�察�one mile on the farther side of Oxshott�察�and less than half a mile 

from the scene of the tragedy。 The other mansions belonged to prosaic and 

respectable people who live far aloof from romance。 But Mr。 Henderson�察�

of   High    Gable�察   �was   by   all  accounts    a  curious   man    to  whom   curious 

adventures might befall。 I concentrated my attention�察�therefore�察�upon him 

and his household。 

     ;A singular set of people�察�Watsonthe man himself the most singular 

of them all。 I managed to see him on a plausible pretext�察�but I seemed to 

read in his dark�察�deepset�察�brooding eyes that he was perfectly aware of my 

true business。 He is a man of fifty�察�strong�察�active�察�with iron´gray hair�察�great 

bunched black eyebrows�察�the step of a deer and the air of an emperora 

fierce�察�masterful man�察�with a red´hot spirit behind his parchment face。 He 

is either a foreigner or has lived long in the tropics�察�for he is yellow and 

sapless�察  �but   tough   as   whipcord。   His   friend   and   secretary�察  �Mr。   Lucas�察  �is 

undoubtedly a foreigner�察�chocolate brown�察�wily�察�suave�察�and catlike�察�with a 

poisonous gentleness of speech。 You see�察�Watson�察�we have come already 

upon two sets of foreignersone at Wisteria Lodge and one at High Gable´ 

´so our gaps are beginning to close。 

     ;These two men�察�close and confidential friends�察�are the centre of the 

household�察�but there is one other person who for our immediate purpose 



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may be even more important。 Henderson has two childrengirls of eleven 

and thirteen。 Their governess is a Miss Burnet�察�an Englishwoman of forty 

or thereabouts。 There is also one confidential manservant。 This little group 

forms the real family�察�for their travel about together�察�and Henderson is a 

great traveller�察�always on the move。 It is only within the last weeks that he 

has returned�察�after a year's absence�察�to High Gable。 I may add that he is 

enormously   rich�察  �and   whatever   his   whims   may   be   he   can   very   easily 

satisfy     them。    For    the   rest�察  �his   house     is  full   of   butlers�察   �footmen�察�

maidservants�察�and the usual overfed�察�underworked staff of a large English 

country house。 

     ;So much I learned partly from village gossip and partly from my own 

observation。 There are no better instruments than discharged servants with 

a grievance�察�and I was lucky enough to find one。 I call it luck�察�but it would 

not   have   come   my   way   had   I   not   been   looking   out   for   it。   As   Baynes 

remarks�察�we all have our systems。 It was my system which enabled me to 

find   John   Warner�察  �late   gardener   of   High   Gable�察  �sacked   in   a   moment   of 

temper   by   his   imperious   employer。   He   in   turn   had   friends   among   the 

indoor servants who unite in their fear and dislike of their master。 So I had 

my key to the secrets of the establishment。 

     ;Curious people�察�Watson� �I don't pretend to understand it all yet�察�but 

very curious people anyway。 It's a double´winged house�察�and the servants 

live on one side�察�the family on the other。 There's no link between the two 

save     for   Henderson's       own    servant�察    �who    serves    the   family's     meals。 

Everything is carried to a certain door�察�which forms the one connection。 

Governess       and    children    hardly    go   out  at  all�察 �except    into   the  garden。 

Henderson never by any chance walks alone。 His dark secretary is like his 

shadow。   The   gossip   among   the   servants   is   that   their   master   is   terribly 

afraid   of   something。   'Sold   his   soul   to   the   devil   in   exchange   for   money��' 

says   Warner�察  �'and   expects   his   creditor   to   come   up   and   claim   his   own。' 

Where   they   came   from�察  �or   who   they  are�察  �nobody   has   an   idea。   They   are 

very violent。 Twice Henderson has lashed at folk with his dog´whip�察�and 

only   his   long   purse   and   heavy   compensation   have   kept   him   out   of   the 

courts。 

     ;Well�察�now�察�Watson�察�let us judge the situation by this new information。 



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We may take it that the letter came out of this strange household and was 

an invitation to Garcia to carry out some attempt which had already been 

planned。 Who   wrote   the   note�拭  �It   was   someone   within   the   citadel�察 �and   it 

was     a  woman。      Who     then    but   Miss    Burnet�察   �the   governess�拭     �All   our 

reasoning      seems     to  point   that  way。    At   any   rate�察 �we    may    take   it  asa 

hypothesis and see what consequences it would entail。 I may add that Miss 

Burnet's   age   and   character   make   it   certain   that   my   first   idea   that   there 

might be a love interest in our story is out of the question。 

     ;If she wrote the note she was presumably the friend and confederate 

of   Garcia。   What�察  �then�察  �might   she   be   expected   to   do   if   she   heard   of   his 

death�拭�If he met it in some nefarious enterprise her lips might be sealed。 

Still�察�in her heart�察�she must retain bitterness and hatred against those who 

had   killed   him   and   would   presumably   help   so   far   as   she   could   to   have 

revenge upon them。 Could we see her�察�th
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