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By Julissa Crowell

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About 'hotel sherlock holmes'|...of those misty centuries when the world was in its infancy." --Sherlock Holmes, addressing Dr. Watson







About 'hotel sherlock holmes'|...of those misty centuries when the world was in its infancy." --Sherlock Holmes, addressing Dr. Watson








               Ａｃｃｏｒｄｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｌｅｇｅｎｄ,               Ｈｕｇｏ               Ｂａｓｋｅｒｖｉｌｌｅ               ａｂｄｕｃｔｅｄ               ａ               ｖｉｒｔｕｏｕｓ               ｍａｉｄｅｎ               ａｎｄ               ｃｏｎｆｉｎｅｄ               ｈｅｒ               ｉｎ               ａｎ               ｕｐｓｔａｉｒｓ               ｒｏｏｍ.

Ｗｈｉｌｅ               ｈｅ               ｗａｓ               ｐｌａｙｉｎｇ               ｃａｒｄｓ               ｂｅｌｏｗ,               ｓｈｅ               ｃｌｉｍｂｅｄ               ｄｏｗｎ               ｓｏｍｅ               ｉｖｙ               ｇｒｏｗｉｎｇ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｉｄｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｏｕｓｅ               ａｎｄ               ｒａｎ               ｔｏｗａｒｄ               ｈｏｍｅ.
               Ｗｈｅｎ               Ｈｕｇｏ               ｌｅａｒｎｅｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ｈｉｓ               ｖｉｃｔｉｍ               ｈａｄ               ｅｓｃａｐｅｄ,               ｈｅ               ｌｏｏｓｅｄ               ｈｉｓ               ｈｏｕｎｄｓ               ａｎｄ               ｐｕｒｓｕｅｄ               ｈｅｒ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｐｏｏｒ               ｇｉｒｌ               ｄｉｅｄ,               ｂｕｔ               ａ               ｈｕｇｅ               ｈｏｕｎｄ,               ａｐｐａｒｅｎｔｌｙ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｈｅｌｌ,               ｐｏｕｎｃｅｄ               ｏｎ               Ｈｕｇｏ               ａｎｄ               ｓａｎｋ               ｉｔｓ               ｆａｎｇｓ               ｉｎ               ｈｉｓ               ｔｈｒｏａｔ.
               Ｓｅｖｅｒａｌ               ｇｅｎｅｒａｔｉｏｎｓ               ｌａｔｅｒ,               Ｓｉｒ               Ｃｈａｒｌｅｓ               Ｂａｓｋｅｒｖｉｌｌｅ               ｄｉｅｄ,               ａｐｐａｒｅｎｔｌｙ               ｏｆ               ａ               ｈｅａｒｔ               ａｔｔａｃｋ.

Ｈｅ               ｗａｓ               ｆｏｕｎｄ               ｉｎ               ａｎ               ａｌｌｅｙ               ｅｎｃｌｏｓｅｄ               ｂｙ               ｔｗｏ               ｐａｒａｌｌｅｌ               ｙｅｗ               ｈｅｄｇｅｓ,               ａ               ｗｉｃｋｅｔ               ｇａｔｅ               ａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｎｄ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ａｌｌｅｙ,               ａｎｄ               ｈｉｓ               Ｂａｓｋｅｒｖｉｌｌｅ               Ｈａｌｌ               ｒｅｓｉｄｅｎｃｅ.

Ｓｉｒ               Ｃｈａｒｌｅｓ               ｗａｓ               ａｃｃｕｓｔｏｍｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｔａｋｅ               ａ               ｗａｌｋ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｉｓ               ａｌｌｅｙ               ｅａｃｈ               ｅｖｅｎｉｎｇ,               ｂｕｔ               ｏｎｅ               ｎｉｇｈｔ               ｈｅ               ｄｉｄ               ｎｏｔ               ｒｅｔｕｒｎ               ｔｏ               ｈｉｓ               ｒｅｓｉｄｅｎｃｅ.

Ｈｉｓ               ｂｏｄｙ               ｗａｓ               ｌｙｉｎｇ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｇｒｏｕｎｄ.

Ｊｕｄｇｉｎｇ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｘｐｒｅｓｓｉｏｎ               ｏｎ               ｈｉｓ               ｆａｃｅ,               ｈｅ               ｍｕｓｔ               ｈａｖｅ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｔｅｒｒｉｆｉｅｄ               ｂｙ               ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ,               ｂｕｔ               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｎｏ               ｓｉｇｎｓ               ｏｆ               ｆｏｗｌ               ｐｌａｙ.
               Ｓｉｒ               Ｃｈａｒｌｅｓ               ｈａｄ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｗｏｒｒｉｅｄ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｌｅｇｅｎｄ               ｃｏｎｃｅｒｎｉｎｇ               ｈｉｓ               ａｎｃｅｓｔｏｒ               Ｈｕｇｏ.

Ｈｅ               ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｈｅ               Ｂａｓｋｅｒｖｉｌｌｅｓ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｕｎｄｅｒ               ａ               ｃｕｒｓｅ.

Ｍｏｒｅｏｖｅｒ,               ａ               ｆｅｗ               ｗｉｔｎｅｓｓｅｓ               ｈａｄ               ｓｅｅｎ               ａ               ｃｒｅａｔｕｒｅ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｏｏｒ               ｔｈａｔ               ｒｅｓｅｍｂｌｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｅｍｏｎ               ｈｏｕｎｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ｈａｄ               ｋｉｌｌｅｄ               Ｈｕｇｏ.

Ｄｒ.

Ｍｏｒｔｉｍｅｒ,               ｔｈｅ               ｆｒｉｅｎｄ               ｏｆ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｃｈａｒｌｅｓ,               ｋｎｅｗ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｌｅｇｅｎｄ,               ｉｔｓ               ｅｆｆｅｃｔ               ｏｎ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｃｈａｒｌｅｓ,               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｉｇｈｔｉｎｇｓ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｏｕｎｄ.

Ｈｅ               ｈａｄ               ｅｖｅｎ               ｓｅｅｎ               ｈｕｇｅ               ｄｏｇ               ｔｒａｃｋｓ               ｓｏｍｅ               ｄｉｓｔａｎｃｅ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｏｄｙ.

Ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ,               ｈｅ               ｄｉｄ               ｎｏｔ               ｍｅｎｔｉｏｎ               ｔｈｅｓｅ               ｔｈｉｎｇｓ               ａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｉｎｑｕｅｓｔ.

Ｈｅ               ｗａｓ               ａｆｒａｉｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｅｓｕｌｔｉｎｇ               ａｄｖｅｒｓｅ               ｐｕｂｌｉｃｉｔｙ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｄｉｓｃｏｕｒａｇｅ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｈｅｎｒｙ               Ｂａｓｋｅｒｖｉｌｌｅ,               ｔｈｅ               ｎｅｐｈｅｗ               ａｎｄ               ｈｅｉｒ               ｏｆ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｃｈａｒｌｅｓ,               ｆｒｏｍ               ｌｉｖｉｎｇ               ｉｎ               Ｂａｓｋｅｒｖｉｌｌｅ               Ｈａｌｌ.

Ｓｉｒ               Ｃｈａｒｌｅｓ               ｈａｄ               ｕｓｅｄ               ｈｉｓ               ｒｉｃｈｅｓ               ｉｎ               ａ               ｂｅｎｅｖｏｌｅｎｔ               ｆａｓｈｉｏｎ,               ａｎｄ               ｉｔ               ｗａｓ               ｅｘｐｅｃｔｅｄ               ｔｈａｔ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｈｅｎｒｙ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｆｏｌｌｏｗ               ｈｉｓ               ｅｘａｍｐｌｅ.

Ｉｆ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｈｅｎｒｙ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｄｅｃｉｄｅ               ｎｏｔ               ｔｏ               ｌｉｖｅ               ｉｎ               ｈｉｓ               ａｎｃｅｓｔｒａｌ               ｈｏｍｅ,               ｔｈｅ               ｅｃｏｎｏｍｉｃ               ｈｅａｌｔｈ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｕｎｔｒｙｓｉｄｅ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｂｅ               ａｄｖｅｒｓｅｌｙ               ａｆｆｅｃｔｅｄ.
               Ｓｉｒ               Ｈｅｎｒｙ               ｈａｄ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｆａｒｍｉｎｇ               ｉｎ               Ｃａｎａｄａ,               ａｎｄ               ｈｅ               ｈａｄ               ｊｕｓｔ               ａｒｒｉｖｅｄ               ｉｎ               Ｅｎｇｌａｎｄ.

Ｄｒ.

Ｍｏｒｔｉｍｅｒ               ｗａｓ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ｔｏ               ｍｅｅｔ               ｈｉｍ,               ａｎｄ               ｈｅ               ｗｏｎｄｅｒｅｄ               ｗｈｅｔｈｅｒ               ｈｅ               ｓｈｏｕｌｄ               ｗａｒｎ               ｔｈｅ               Ｂａｓｋｅｒｖｉｌｌｅ               ｈｅｉｒ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｅ               ｐｅｒｉｌｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｈｒｅａｔｅｎｅｄ               ｈｉｍ               ａｔ               Ｂａｓｋｅｒｖｉｌｌｅ               Ｈａｌｌ.

Ｈｅ               ｄｅｃｉｄｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｓｅｅｋ               ｔｈｅ               ａｄｖｉｃｅ               ｏｆ               Ｓｈｅｒｌｏｃｋ               Ｈｏｌｍｅｓ.
               Ｓｈｅｒｌｏｃｋ               ｇｒｅｅｔｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               Ｂａｓｋｅｒｖｉｌｌｅ               ｌｅｇｅｎｄ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｓｋｅｐｔｉｃｉｓｍ,               ｂｕｔ               ｈｅ               ｉｎｖｅｓｔｉｇａｔｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｏｓｓｉｂｉｌｉｔｙ               ｔｈａｔ               ａ               ｃｒｉｍｅ               ｍａｙ               ｈａｖｅ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｃｏｍｍｉｔｔｅｄ.

Ｉｎ               ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｅ               ｔｏ               ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓ               ｐｏｓｅｄ               ｂｙ               Ｓｈｅｒｌｏｃｋ,               Ｄｒ.

Ｍｏｒｔｉｍｅｒ               ｔｏｌｄ               Ｓｈｅｒｌｏｃｋ               ｔｈａｔ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｃｈａｒｌｅｓ               ｈａｄ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｓｔａｎｄｉｎｇ               ａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｇａｔｅ               ａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｎｄ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ａｌｌｅｙ               ｆｏｒ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ｔｅｎ               ｍｉｎｕｔｅｓ.

Ｈｅ               ｄｒｅｗ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｉｎｆｅｒｅｎｃｅ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｔｈｅ               ｆａｃｔ               ｔｈａｔ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｃｈａｒｌｅｓ               ｈａｄ               ｋｎｏｃｋｅｄ               ａｓｈｅｓ               ｏｆｆ               ｈｉｓ               ｃｉｇａｒ               ｔｗｉｃｅ.

Ｓｉｎｃｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｇａｔｅ               ｗａｓ               ｎｅｘｔ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｏｏｒ               ａｎｄ               ｓｉｎｃｅ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｃｈａｒｌｅｓ               ｎｏｒｍａｌｌｙ               ｄｉｄ               ｎｏｔ               ａｐｐｒｏａｃｈ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｏｏｒ,               Ｓｈｅｒｌｏｃｋ               ｃｏｎｃｌｕｄｅｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ｈｅ               ｍｕｓｔ               ｈａｖｅ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｗａｉｔｉｎｇ               ｆｏｒ               ｓｏｍｅｏｎｅ.
               Ｄｒ.

Ｍｏｒｔｉｍｅｒ               ｏｂｓｅｒｖｅｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｎａｔｕｒｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｏｏｔｐｒｉｎｔｓ               ｏｆ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｃｈａｒｌｅｓ               ｈａｄ               ｃｈａｎｇｅｄ               ｗｈｅｎ               ｈｅ               ｌｅｆｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｗｉｃｋｅｔ               ｇａｔｅ.

Ｄｒ.

Ｍｏｒｔｉｍｅｒ               ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ               ｔｈａｔ               ｈｅ               ｗａｓ               ｗａｌｋｉｎｇ               ｏｎ               ｔｉｐｔｏｅｓ,               ｂｕｔ               Ｓｈｅｒｌｏｃｋ               ｃｏｎｃｌｕｄｅｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ｈｅ               ｍｕｓｔ               ｈａｖｅ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｒｕｎｎｉｎｇ               ａｗａｙ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ.
               Ｍｒ.

Ｍｏｒｔｉｍｅｒ               ａｌｓｏ               ｔｏｌｄ               Ｓｈｅｒｌｏｃｋ               ｔｈａｔ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｃｈａｒｌｅｓ               ｈａｄ               ｔｗｏ               ｂｒｏｔｈｅｒｓ,               ｂｏｔｈ               ｏｆ               ｗｈｏｍ               ｈａｄ               ｄｉｅｄ.

Ｓｉｒ               Ｃｈａｒｌｅｓ               ｗａｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｏｌｄｅｓｔ.

Ｓｉｒ               Ｈｅｎｒｙ               ｗａｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｏｎ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｅｃｏｎｄ               ｂｒｏｔｈｅｒ.

Ｒｏｄｇｅｒ,               ｔｈｅ               ｙｏｕｎｇｅｓｔ,               ｗａｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｌａｃｋ               ｓｈｅｅｐ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｆａｍｉｌｙ.

Ｈｅ               ｈａｄ               ｔｒａｖｅｌｅｄ               ｔｏ               Ｃｅｎｔｒａｌ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａ               ａｎｄ               ｄｉｅｄ               ｏｆ               ｙｅｌｌｏｗ               ｆｅｖｅｒ.

Ｓｏ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｈｅｎｒｙ               ｗａｓ               ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ               ｔｏ               ｂｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｌａｓｔ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               Ｂａｓｋｅｒｖｉｌｌｅｓ.
               Ｗｈｅｎ               Ｄｒ.

Ｍｏｒｔｉｍｅｒ               ａｓｋｅｄ               ｗｈｅｔｈｅｒ               ｈｅ               ｓｈｏｕｌｄ               ｔｅｌｌ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｈｅｎｒｙ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｄａｎｇｅｒｓ               ｈｅ               ｆａｃｅｄ               ａｔ               Ｂａｓｋｅｒｖｉｌｌｅ               Ｈａｌｌ,               Ｓｈｅｒｌｏｃｋ               ｗａｎｔｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｉｎｋ               ｔｈｅ               ｍａｔｔｅｒ               ｏｖｅｒ               ｂｅｆｏｒｅ               ｈｅ               ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ.

Ｈｅ               ａｓｋｅｄ               Ｄｒ.

Ｍｏｒｔｉｍｅｒ               ｔｏ               ｂｒｉｎｇ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｈｅｎｒｙ               ｔｏ               Ｂａｋｅｒ               Ｓｔｒｅｅｔ               (Ｓｈｅｒｌｏｃｋ'ｓ               ｒｅｓｉｄｅｎｃｅ).
               Ｗｈｅｎ               Ｄｒ.

Ｍｏｒｔｉｍｅｒ               ｒｅｔｕｒｎｅｄ               ｗｉｔｈ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｈｅｎｒｙ,               Ｓｈｅｒｌｏｃｋ               ｌｅａｒｎｅｄ               ｔｈａｔ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｈｅｎｒｙ               ｈａｄ               ｒｅｃｅｉｖｅｄ               ａ               ｍｅｓｓａｇｅ               ｗａｒｎｉｎｇ               ｈｉｍ               ｔｏ               ｓｔａｙ               ａｗａｙ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｏｏｒ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｌｅｔｔｅｒ               ｗａｓ               ａｄｄｒｅｓｓｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｈｉｍ               ａｔ               Ｎｏｒｔｈｕｍｂｅｒｌａｎｄ               Ｈｏｔｅｌ.

Ｔｈｉｓ               ｗａｓ               ｐｕｚｚｌｉｎｇ,               ｓｉｎｃｅ               ｎｏ               ｏｎｅ               ｋｎｅｗ               ｗｈｅｒｅ               ｈｅ               ｗａｓ               ｌｏｄｇｉｎｇ.

Ｍｏｒｅｏｖｅｒ,               ｉｔ               ｗａｓ               ｄｉｆｆｉｃｕｌｔ               ｔｏ               ｄｅｔｅｒｍｉｎｅ               ｗｈｅｔｈｅｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｅｎｄｅｒ               ｗａｓ               ａ               ｆｒｉｅｎｄ               ｗｈｏ               ｗａｓ               ｃｏｎｃｅｒｎｅｄ               ａｂｏｕｔ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｈｅｎｒｙ               ｏｒ               ａｎ               ｅｎｅｍｙ               ｗｈｏ               ｗａｎｔｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｓｃａｒｅ               ｈｉｍ               ａｗａｙ.
               Ｓｉｒ               Ｈｅｎｒｙ               ａｌｓｏ               ｔｏｌｄ               Ｓｈｅｒｌｏｃｋ               ｔｈａｔ               ｏｎｅ               ｏｆ               ｈｉｓ               ｂｏｏｔｓ               ｗａｓ               ｍｉｓｓｉｎｇ.

Ｉｔ               ｗａｓ               ａ               ｎｅｗ               ｐａｉｒ               ｔｈａｔ               ｈｅ               ｈａｄ               ｎｅｖｅｒ               ｗｏｒｎ.

Ａｃｃｏｒｄｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｒｅｖａｉｌｉｎｇ               ｃｕｓｔｏｍ,               ｈｅ               ｈａｄ               ｌｅｆｔ               ｈｉｓ               ｂｏｏｔｓ               ｏｕｔｓｉｄｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｏｏｒ               ｏｆ               ｈｉｓ               ｈｏｔｅｌ,               ａｎｄ               ｏｎｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅｍ               ｄｉｓａｐｐｅａｒｅｄ.

Ｓｉｒ               Ｈｅｎｒｙ               ｂｌａｍｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｉｓａｐｐｅａｒａｎｃｅ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｏｔｅｌ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎｎｅｌ.
               Ｓｈｅｒｌｏｃｋ               ｓｕｓｐｅｃｔｅｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ｓｏｍｅｏｎｅ               ｗａｓ               ｓｐｙｉｎｇ               ｏｎ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｈｅｎｒｙ.

Ｓｏ               ｗｈｅｎ               ｈｉｓ               ｔｗｏ               ｖｉｓｉｔｏｒｓ               ｌｅｆｔ,               Ｓｈｅｒｌｏｃｋ               ａｎｄ               Ｄｒ.

Ｗａｔｓｏｎ               ｆｏｌｌｏｗｅｄ               ｔｈｅｍ               ｓｅｃｒｅｔｌｙ.

Ｈｉｓ               ｓｕｓｐｉｃｉｏｎｓ               ｐｒｏｖｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｂｅ               ｃｏｒｒｅｃｔ.

Ｓｏｍｅｏｎｅ               ｗａｓ               ｔａｉｌｉｎｇ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｈｅｎｒｙ               ｉｎ               ａ               ｈａｎｓｏｍ               ｃａｂ.

Ｓｈｅｒｌｏｃｋ               ａｃｔｅｄ               ｉｍｐｅｔｕｏｕｓｌｙ               ａｎｄ               ｍａｎａｇｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｇｌａｎｃｅ               ｂｒｉｅｆｌｙ               ａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｅａｒｄｅｄ               ｍａｎ               ｉｎｓｉｄｅ,               ｂｕｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｌｅｖｅｒ               ｍａｎ               ｍａｎａｇｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｇｅｔ               ａｗａｙ.

Ｓｈｅｒｌｏｃｋ               ｇｏｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｎｕｍｂｅｒ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｃａｂ,               ａｎｄ               ｌａｔｅｒ               ｃｏｎｖｅｒｓｅｄ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｈｅ               ｃａｂ               ｄｒｉｖｅｒ,               ｂｕｔ               ｒｅｃｅｉｖｅｄ               ｎｏ               ｈｅｌｐｆｕｌ               ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ.
               Ｓｉｒ               Ｈｅｎｒｙ               ｈａｄ               ｉｎｖｉｔｅｄ               Ｓｈｅｒｌｏｃｋ               ａｎｄ               Ｄｒ.

Ｗａｔｓｏｎ               ｆｏｒ               ｌｕｎｃｈ.

Ｗｈｅｎ               ｔｈｅｙ               ａｒｒｉｖｅｄ               ａｔ               ｈｉｓ               ｈｏｔｅｌ,               ｔｈｅｙ               ｌｅａｒｎｅｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ａｎｏｔｈｅｒ               ｏｆ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｈｅｎｒｙ'ｓ               ｂｏｏｔｓ               ｗａｓ               ｍｉｓｓｉｎｇ.

Ｔｈｉｓ               ｔｉｍｅ               ｉｔ               ｗａｓ               ａｎ               ｏｌｄ               ｂｌａｃｋ               ｏｎｅ               ｔｈａｔ               ｈｅ               ｈａｄ               ｗｏｒｎ               ｆｏｒ               ａ               ｌｏｎｇ               ｔｉｍｅ.
               Ｓｈｅｒｌｏｃｋ               ｉｎｆｏｒｍｅｄ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｈｅｎｒｙ               ａｎｄ               Ｄｒ.

Ｍｏｒｔｉｍｅｒ               ｔｈａｔ               ｓｏｍｅｏｎｅ               ｗｉｔｈ               ａ               ｂｌａｃｋ               ｂｅａｒｄ               ｈａｄ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｔａｉｌｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅｍ.

Ｓｉｒ               Ｈｅｎｒｙ               ｉｎｆｏｒｍｅｄ               Ｓｈｅｒｌｏｃｋ               ｔｈａｔ               Ｂａｒｒｙｍｏｒｅ,               ｔｈｅ               ｂｕｔｌｅｒ               ａｔ               Ｂａｓｋｅｒｖｉｌｌｅ               Ｈａｌｌ,               ｈａｄ               ａ               ｂｌａｃｋ               ｂｅａｒｄ.

Ａｌｔｈｏｕｇｈ               Ｓｈｅｒｌｏｃｋ               ｓｕｓｐｅｃｔｅｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｌａｃｋ               ｂｅａｒｄ               ｍｉｇｈｔ               ｂｅ               ａ               ｄｉｓｇｕｉｓｅ,               ｈｅ               ｍａｄｅ               ａｎ               ｉｎｅｆｆｅｃｔｕａｌ               ａｔｔｅｍｐｔ               ｔｏ               ｄｉｓｃｏｖｅｒ               ｗｈｅｔｈｅｒ               Ｂａｒｒｙｍｏｒｅ               ｗａｓ               ｃｕｒｒｅｎｔｌｙ               ａｔ               Ｂａｓｋｅｒｖｉｌｌｅ               Ｈａｌｌ.

Ｈｅ               ａｌｓｏ               ａｓｋｅｄ               ｗｈｅｔｈｅｒ               Ｂａｒｒｙｍｏｒｅ               ｗａｓ               ｍｅｎｔｉｏｎｅｄ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｏｆ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｃｈａｒｌｅｓ.

Ｈｅ               ｌｅａｒｎｅｄ               ｔｈａｔ               Ｂａｒｒｙｍｏｒｅ               ａｎｄ               ｈｉｓ               ｗｉｆｅ               ｈａｄ               ｅａｃｈ               ｒｅｃｅｉｖｅｄ               ｆｉｖｅ               ｈｕｎｄｒｅｄ               ｐｏｕｎｄｓ.
               Ｓｈｅｒｌｏｃｋ               ｔｒｉｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｌｅａｒｎ               ｗｈｏ               ｅｌｓｅ               ｍｉｇｈｔ               ｗａｎｔ               ｔｏ               ｋｉｌｌ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｃｈａｒｌｅｓ.

Ｈｅ               ａｓｋｅｄ               ｗｈｏ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｉｎｈｅｒｉｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｓｔａｔｅ               ｉｆ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｈｅｎｒｙ               ｄｉｅｄ.

Ｄｒ.

Ｍｏｒｔｉｍｅｒ               ｔｏｌｄ               ｈｉｍ               ｔｈａｔ               Ｊａｍｅｓ               Ｄｅｓｍｏｎｄ,               ａｎ               ｅｌｄｅｒｌｙ               ｃｌｅｒｇｙｍａｎ,               ｗａｓ               ｎｅｘｔ               ｉｎ               ｌｉｎｅ.

Ｓｈｅｒｌｏｃｋ               ｃｏｎｃｌｕｄｅｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ｈｅ               ｗａｓ               ａｂｏｖｅ               ｓｕｓｐｉｃｉｏｎ.
               Ｉｎ               ｓｐｉｔｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｄａｎｇｅｒ,               Ｓｉｒ               Ｈｅｎｒｙ               ｗａｓ               ｄｅｔｅｒｍｉｎｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｇｏ               ｔｏ               Ｂａｓｋｅｒｖｉｌｌｅ               Ｈａｌｌ.

Ｓｈｅｒｌｏｃｋ               ｃｏｍｍｅｎｄｅｄ               ｈｉｍ               ｆｏｒ               ｈｉｓ               ｄｅｃｉｓｉｏｎ.

Ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ,               ｈｅ               ｓｕｇｇｅｓｔｅｄ               ｔｈａｔ               Ｄｒ.

Ｗａｔｓｏｎ               ａｃｃｏｍｐａｎｙ               ｈｉｍ               ａｓ               ａ               ｓｏｒｔ               ｏｆ               ｂｏｄｙｇｕａｒｄ.

Ｓｈｅｒｌｏｃｋ               ｈａｄ               ｔｏ               ｒｅｍａｉｎ               ｉｎ               Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｉｍｅ               ｂｅｉｎｇ.

Ｈｅ               ａｓｋｅｄ               Ｄｒ.

Ｗａｔｓｏｎ               ｔｏ               ｉｎｆｏｒｍ               ｈｉｍ               ｏｆ               ａｎｙ               ｎｅｗ               ｄｅｖｅｌｏｐｍｅｎｔｓ.
               Ｂｅｆｏｒｅ               Ｓｈｅｒｌｏｃｋ               ｌｅｆｔ,               Ｓｉｒ               Ｈｅｎｒｙ               ｆｏｕｎｄ               ｈｉｓ               ｎｅｗ               ｂｏｏｔ               ｕｎｄｅｒ               ａ               ｃａｂｉｎｅｔ.

Ｔｈｉｓ               ｗａｓ               ｐｕｚｚｌｉｎｇ               ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ               ｂｏｔｈ               ｈｅ               ａｎｄ               Ｄｒ.

Ｍｏｒｔｉｍｅｒ               ｈａｄ               ｔｈｏｒｏｕｇｈｌｙ               ｓｅａｒｃｈｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｏｏｍ               ｂｅｆｏｒｅ               ｌｕｎｃｈ,               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｏｏｔ               ｗａｓ               ｎｏｔ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｏｏｍ               ａｔ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｉｍｅ.
               Ａｆｔｅｒ               ａ               ｆｅｗ               ｄａｙｓ,               Ｓｉｒ               Ｈｅｎｒｙ               ａｎｄ               Ｄｒ.

Ｗａｔｓｏｎ               ｗｅｎｔ               ｔｏ               Ｂａｓｋｅｒｖｉｌｌｅ               Ｈａｌｌ.

Ｄｒ.

Ｗａｔｓｏｎ               ｈａｐｐｅｎｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｍｅｅｔ               Ｓｔａｐｌｅｔｏｎ,               ｗｈｏ               ｗａｓ               ｏｎｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｅｗ               ｐｅｏｐｌｅ               ｗｈｏ               ｌｉｖｅｄ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｏｏｒ.

Ｈｅ               ｈａｄ               ｏｎｃｅ               ｂｅｅｎ               ａ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌｍａｓｔｅｒ,               ｂｕｔ               ｎｏｗ               ｈｅ               ｗａｓ               ａ               ｎａｔｕｒａｌｉｓｔ               ｄｅｖｏｔｉｎｇ               ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ               ｅｘｃｌｕｓｉｖｅｌｙ               ｔｏ               ｈｉｓ               ｃｈｏｓｅｎ               ｆｉｅｌｄ.

Ｓｔａｐｌｅｔｏｎ               ｉｎｖｉｔｅｄ               Ｄｒ.

Ｗａｔｓｏｎ               ｔｏ               ｈｉｓ               ｈｏｍｅ.

Ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｗａｙ,               ｔｈｅｙ               ｈｅａｒｄ               ａｎ               ｅｅｒｉｅ               ｓｏｕｎｄ,               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ｌａｔｅｒ               ｐｒｏｖｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｂｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｆａｂｌｅｄ               ｈｏｕｎｄ.

Ｓｔａｐｌｅｔｏｎ               ｓｕｇｇｅｓｔｅｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ｉｔ               ｍｉｇｈｔ               ｂｅ               ａ               ｂｉｔｔｅｒｎ.
               Ｂｅｆｏｒｅ               ｒｅａｃｈｉｎｇ               ｈｉｓ               ｈｏｍｅ,               Ｓｔａｐｌｅｔｏｎ               ｓｐｏｔｔｅｄ               ａ               ｍｏｔｈ               ａｎｄ               ｂｅｇａｎ               ｔｏ               ｃｈａｓｅ               ｉｔ.

Ａｔ               ｔｈａｔ               ｍｏｍｅｎｔ,               ａ               ｗｏｍａｎ,               ｗｈｏ               ｓａｉｄ               ｔｈａｔ               Ｓｔａｐｌｅｔｏｎ               ｗａｓ               ｈｅｒ               ｂｒｏｔｈｅｒ,               ａｐｐｒｏａｃｈｅｄ               ａｎｄ               ｕｒｇｅｄ               Ｄｒ.

Ｗａｔｓｏｎ               ｔｏ               ｇｏ               ｂａｃｋ               ｔｏ               Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ               ｉｍｍｅｄｉａｔｅｌｙ.

Ｓｈｅ               ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ               ｔｈａｔ               Ｄｒ.

Ｗａｔｓｏｎ               ｗａｓ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｈｅｎｒｙ.

Ｓｈｅ               ｌａｔｅｒ               ａｐｏｌｏｇｉｚｅｄ               ｆｏｒ               ｈｅｒ               ｍｉｓｔａｋｅ               ａｎｄ               ａｓｓｕｒｅｄ               Ｄｒ.

Ｗａｔｓｏｎ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｗａｒｎｉｎｇ               ｄｉｄ               ｎｏｔ               ａｐｐｌｙ               ｔｏ               ｈｉｍ.

Ｓｈｅ               ａｌｓｏ               ｍａｄｅ               ｉｔ               ｃｌｅａｒ               ｔｈａｔ               ｓｈｅ               ｄｉｄ               ｎｏｔ               ｗａｎｔ               ｈｅｒ               ｂｒｏｔｈｅｒ               ｔｏ               ｋｎｏｗ               ｗｈａｔ               ｓｈｅ               ｈａｄ               ｓａｉｄ.
               Ｅｖｅｎｔｕａｌｌｙ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｈｅｎｒｙ               ａｌｓｏ               ｍｅｔ               Ｓｔａｐｌｅｔｏｎ               ａｎｄ               ｈｉｓ               ｓｉｓｔｅｒ.

Ｓｉｒ               Ｈｅｎｒｙ               ｆｅｌｌ               ｉｎ               ｌｏｖｅ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｈｅｒ.

Ｓｏ               ｏｎｅ               ｄａｙ,               ｔｈｅ               ｔｗｏ               ｍｅｔ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｏｏｒ.

Ｕｐ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｔｉｍｅ,               Ｄｒ.

Ｗａｔｓｏｎ               ｈａｄ               ｆａｉｔｈｆｕｌｌｙ               ａｃｃｏｍｐａｎｉｅｄ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｈｅｎｒｙ               ｗｈｅｎ               ｈｅ               ｗｅｎｔ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｏｏｒ,               ｂｕｔ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｔｉｍｅ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｈｅｎｒｙ               ｔｏｌｄ               ｈｉｍ               ｔｏ               ｓｔａｙ               ａｔ               ｈｏｍｅ.

Ｄｒ.

Ｗａｔｓｏｎ               ｓｅｃｒｅｔｌｙ               ｆｏｌｌｏｗｅｄ               ｈｉｍ.
               Ａｓ               Ｄｒ.

Ｗａｔｓｏｎ               ｗａｔｃｈｅｄ               ｆｒｏｍ               ａ               ｄｉｓｔａｎｃｅ,               Ｓｉｒ               Ｈｅｎｒｙ               ｔｒｉｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｗｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｅａｒｔ               ｏｆ               Ｍｉｓｓ               Ｓｔａｐｌｅｔｏｎ.

Ｉｎ               ｒｅｔｕｒｎ,               Ｍｉｓｓ               Ｓｔａｐｌｅｔｏｎ               ｗａｒｎｅｄ               ｈｉｍ               ｔｈａｔ               ｉｔ               ｗａｓ               ｄａｎｇｅｒｏｕｓ               ｆｏｒ               ｈｉｍ               ｔｏ               ｓｔａｙ               ｉｎ               Ｂａｓｋｅｒｖｉｌｌｅ               Ｈａｌｌ               ａｎｄ               ｕｒｇｅｄ               ｈｉｍ               ｔｏ               ｌｅａｖｅ.

Ｓｉｒ               Ｈｅｎｒｙ               ｓａｉｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ｈｅ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｌｅａｖｅ               ｉｆ               ｓｈｅ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｍａｒｒｙ               ｈｉｍ               ａｎｄ               ｌｅａｖｅ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｈｉｍ.
               Ｂｅｆｏｒｅ               ｓｈｅ               ｃｏｕｌｄ               ａｎｓｗｅｒ,               ｈｅｒ               ｂｒｏｔｈｅｒ               ａｎｇｒｉｌｙ               ａｐｐｒｏａｃｈｅｄ.

Ａ               ｈｅａｔｅｄ               ａｒｇｕｍｅｎｔ               ｅｎｓｕｅｄ.

Ｉｔ               ｅｎｄｅｄ               ｗｈｅｎ               Ｓｔａｐｌｅｔｏｎ               ｌｅｆｔ               ａｎｄ               ｔｏｌｄ               ｈｉｓ               ｓｉｓｔｅｒ               ｔｏ               ｃｏｍｅ               ａｌｏｎｇ.

Ｄｒ.

Ｗａｔｓｏｎ               ｔｈｅｎ               ｍａｄｅ               ｈｉｓ               ｐｒｅｓｅｎｃｅ               ｋｎｏｗｎ               ｔｏ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｈｅｎｒｙ,               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｈａｇｒｉｎ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｌａｔｔｅｒ.
               Ｓｔａｐｌｅｔｏｎ               ｌａｔｅｒ               ｃａｍｅ               ｔｏ               Ｂａｓｋｅｒｖｉｌｌｅ               Ｈａｌｌ               ａｎｄ               ａｐｏｌｏｇｉｚｅｄ.

Ｈｅ               ｓａｉｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｏｕｓｅ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｂｅ               ｌｏｎｅｌｙ               ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ               ｈｉｓ               ｓｉｓｔｅｒ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ               ｏｆ               ｈｅｒ               ｇｅｔｔｉｎｇ               ｍａｒｒｉｅｄ               ｍａｄｅ               ｈｉｍ               ｌｏｓｅ               ｈｉｓ               ｈｅａｄ.

Ｈｅ               ａｓｋｅｄ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｈｅｎｒｙ               ｓｉｍｐｌｙ               ｔｏ               ｂｅ               ｈｅｒ               ｆｒｉｅｎｄ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｒｅｅ               ｍｏｎｔｈｓ               ｂｅｆｏｒｅ               ａｔｔｅｍｐｔｉｎｇ               ａｎｙ               ｆｕｒｔｈｅｒ               ｒｏｍａｎｔｉｃ               ｏｖｅｒｔｕｒｅｓ.

Ｔｈｉｓ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｇｉｖｅ               ｈｉｍ               ｔｉｍｅ               ｔｏ               ｇｅｔ               ｕｓｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｉｄｅａ               ｏｆ               ｌｉｖｉｎｇ               ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ               ｈｅｒ.

Ｈｅ               ａｌｓｏ               ｓａｉｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ｈｅ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｒａｔｈｅｒ               ｈａｖｅ               ｈｉｓ               ｓｉｓｔｅｒ               ｍａｒｒｙ               ａ               ｎｅｉｇｈｂｏｒ               ｔｈａｎ               ｓｏｍｅｏｎｅ               ｗｈｏ               ｌｉｖｅｄ               ｆａｒ               ａｗａｙ.
               Ｂａｒｒｙｍｏｒｅ               ｃｏｎｔｉｎｕｅｄ               ｔｏ               ａｒｏｕｓｅ               ｓｕｓｐｉｃｉｏｎｓ.

Ｄｒ.

Ｗａｔｓｏｎ               ｎｏｔｉｃｅｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ｈｅ               ｗａｓ               ｓｎｅａｋｉｎｇ               ａｒｏｕｎｄ               ａｔ               ｎｉｇｈｔ.

Ｏｎ               ｏｎｅ               ｏｃｃａｓｉｏｎ,               ｈｅ               ｆｏｌｌｏｗｅｄ               ｈｉｍ               ｔｏ               ｓｅｅ               ｗｈａｔ               ｈｅ               ｗａｓ               ｄｏｉｎｇ               ａｎｄ               ｓａｗ               Ｂａｒｒｙｍｏｒｅ               ｈｏｌｄｉｎｇ               ａ               ｃａｎｄｌｅ               ｎｅｘｔ               ｔｏ               ａ               ｗｉｎｄｏｗ               ｏｆ               ａｎ               ｕｎｕｓｅｄ               ｒｏｏｍ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｗｉｎｄｏｗ               ｗａｓ               ｖｉｓｉｂｌｅ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｏｏｒ.
               Ｔｈｅ               ｎｅｘｔ               ｄａｙ,               Ｄｒ.

Ｗａｔｓｏｎ               ｔｏｌｄ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｈｅｎｒｙ               ｏｆ               Ｂａｒｒｙｍｏｒｅ'ｓ               ａｃｔｉｖｉｔｉｅｓ.

Ｗｈｅｎ               Ｂａｒｒｙｍｏｒｅ               ａｇａｉｎ               ｗｅｎｔ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｗｉｎｄｏｗ               ｗｉｔｈ               ａ               ｃａｎｄｌｅ               ｔｗｏ               ｎｉｇｈｔｓ               ｌａｔｅｒ,               ｔｈｅ               ｔｗｏ               ｍｅｎ               ｅｎｔｅｒｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｏｏｍ               ａｎｄ               ｄｅｍａｎｄｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｋｎｏｗ               ｗｈａｔ               ｈｅ               ｗａｓ               ｄｏｉｎｇ.

Ｂａｒｒｙｍｏｒｅ               ｒｅｆｕｓｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｔｅｌｌ               ｈｉｍ.
               Ｗｈｅｎ               ｉｔ               ｂｅｃａｍｅ               ａｐｐａｒｅｎｔ               ｔｈａｔ               Ｂａｒｒｙｍｏｒｅ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｌｏｓｅ               ｈｉｓ               ｐｏｓｉｔｉｏｎ               ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ               ｏｆ               ｈｉｓ               ｒｅｆｕｓａｌ               ｔｏ               ｅｘｐｌａｉｎ               ｈｉｓ               ａｃｔｉｏｎｓ,               Ｂａｒｒｙｍｏｒｅ'ｓ               ｗｉｆｅ               ｃａｍｅ               ａｎｄ               ｓａｉｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ｉｔ               ｗａｓ               ｈｅｒ               ｆａｕｌｔ.

Ｈｅｒ               ｂｒｏｔｈｅｒ,               ａｎ               ｅｓｃａｐｅｄ               ｃｏｎｖｉｃｔ               ｎａｍｅｄ               Ｓｅｌｄｅｎ,               ｗａｓ               ｈｉｄｉｎｇ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｏｏｒ,               ａｎｄ               Ｂａｒｒｙｍｏｒｅ               ｗａｓ               ｔａｋｉｎｇ               ｆｏｏｄ               ｏｕｔ               ｔｏ               ｈｉｍ.
               Ｓｉｒ               Ｈｅｎｒｙ               ｓａｉｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ｈｅ               ｃｏｕｌｄ               ｎｏｔ               ｂｌａｍｅ               Ｂａｒｒｙｍｏｒｅ               ｆｏｒ               ｓｔａｎｄｉｎｇ               ｂｙ               ｈｉｓ               ｗｉｆｅ.

Ｈｅ               ｏｒｄｅｒｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｕｔｌｅｒ               ｔｏ               ｒｅｔｕｒｎ               ｔｏ               ｈｉｓ               ｒｏｏｍ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｔｗｏ               ｍｅｎ               ｔｈｅｎ               ｔｒｉｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｃａｔｃｈ               Ｓｅｌｄｅｎ               ｂｕｔ               ｆａｉｌｅｄ.

Ｗｈｉｌｅ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｏｕｔ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｏｏｒ,               Ｄｒ.

Ｗａｔｓｏｎ               ｂｒｉｅｆｌｙ               ｃａｕｇｈｔ               ｓｉｇｈｔ               ｏｆ               ｓｏｍｅｏｎｅ               ｅｌｓｅ.

Ｈｅ               ｒｅｇａｒｄｅｄ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｎｅｗ               ｆｉｇｕｒｅ               ａｓ               ａ               ｓｕｓｐｉｃｉｏｕｓ               ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒ.
               Ｔｈｅ               ｎｅｘｔ               ｄａｙ,               Ｂａｒｒｙｍｏｒｅ               ａｓｋｅｄ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｈｅｎｒｙ               ｎｏｔ               ｔｏ               ｔｅｌｌ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｏｌｉｃｅ               ａｂｏｕｔ               Ｓｅｌｄｅｎ.

Ｓｅｌｄｅｎ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｓｏｏｎ               ｇｏ               ｔｏ               Ｓｏｕｔｈ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａ,               ａｎｄ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｅａｎｔｉｍｅ               ｈｅ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｎｏｔ               ｃａｕｓｅ               ａｎｙ               ｔｒｏｕｂｌｅ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｏｏｒ.

Ｓｉｒ               Ｈｅｎｒｙ               ａｃｑｕｉｅｓｃｅｄ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｗｉｓｈｅｓ               ｏｆ               ｈｉｓ               ｂｕｔｌｅｒ.
               Ｉｎ               ｇｒａｔｉｔｕｄｅ,               ｈｅ               ｇａｖｅ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｈｅｎｒｙ               ａ               ｐｉｅｃｅ               ｏｆ               ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ               ｃｏｎｃｅｒｎｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｅａｔｈ               ｏｆ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｃｈａｒｌｅｓ.

Ｈｅ               ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ               ｔｈａｔ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｃｈａｒｌｅｓ               ｗａｓ               ｗａｉｔｉｎｇ               ｆｏｒ               ａ               ｗｏｍａｎ               ａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｗｉｃｋｅｔ               ｇａｔｅ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｄａｙ               ｔｈａｔ               ｈｅ               ｈａｄ               ｄｉｅｄ.

Ｂａｒｒｙｍｏｒｅ               ｈａｄ               ｆｏｕｎｄ               ａ               ｓｌｉｐ               ｏｆ               ａ               ｂｕｒｎｅｄ               ｌｅｔｔｅｒ               ｉｎ               ａ               ｗｏｍａｎ'ｓ               ｈａｎｄ.

Ｉｔ               ｗａｓ               ｓｉｇｎｅｄ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｈｅ               ｉｎｉｔｉａｌｓ               Ｌ.

Ｌ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｓｕｒｖｉｖｉｎｇ               ｐｏｒｔｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｌｅｔｔｅｒ               ｒｅａｄ:               "Ｐｌｅａｓｅ,               ｐｌｅａｓｅ,               ａｓ               ｙｏｕ               ａｒｅ               ａ               ｇｅｎｔｌｅｍａｎ,               ｂｕｒｎ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｌｅｔｔｅｒ,               ａｎｄ               ｂｅ               ａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｇａｔｅ               ｂｙ               ｔｅｎ               ｏ'ｃｌｏｃｋ."               Ｂａｒｒｙｍｏｒｅ               ｈａｄ               ｎｏｔ               ｔｏｌｄ               ａｎｙｏｎｅ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｌｅｔｔｅｒ               ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ               ｈｅ               ｗａｓ               ａｆｒａｉｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ｉｔ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｄａｍａｇｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｅｐｕｔａｔｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｃｈａｒｌｅｓ.
               Ｔｈｅ               ｎｅｘｔ               ｅｖｅｎｉｎｇ,               Ｄｒ.

Ｗａｔｓｏｎ               ｄｅｃｉｄｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｗａｌｋ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｏｏｒ.

Ａｓ               ｈｅ               ｗａｓ               ｒｅｔｕｒｎｉｎｇ,               ｈｅ               ｗａｓ               ｏｖｅｒｔａｋｅｎ               ｂｙ               Ｄｒ.

Ｍｏｒｔｉｍｅｒ,               ｗｈｏ               ｉｎｆｏｒｍｅｄ               ｈｉｍ               ｔｈａｔ               Ｌ.

Ｌ.

ｗｅｒｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｉｎｉｔｉａｌｓ               ｏｆ               Ｌａｕｒａ               Ｌｙｏｎｓ,               ｔｈｅ               ｄａｕｇｈｔｅｒ               ｏｆ               ａ               ｌｉｔｉｇｉｏｕｓ               ｃｒａｎｋ               ｎａｍｅｄ               Ｆｒａｎｋｌａｎｄ.
               Ｍｏｒｔｉｍｅｒ               ｗａｓ               ｃｏｍｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｓｅｅ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｈｅｎｒｙ.

Ｗｈｉｌｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｗｏ               ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｐｌａｙｉｎｇ               ｃａｒｄｓ,               Ｄｒ.

Ｗａｔｓｏｎ               ｃｏｎｖｅｒｓｅｄ               ｗｉｔｈ               Ｂａｒｒｙｍｏｒｅ               ａｎｄ               ｌｅａｒｎｅｄ               ｔｈａｔ               Ｓｅｌｄｅｎ               ｈａｄ               ｓｅｅｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｙｓｔｅｒｉｏｕｓ               ｓｔｒａｎｇｅｒ               ｔｈａｔ               Ｄｒ.

Ｗａｔｓｏｎ               ｈａｄ               ｓｐｏｔｔｅｄ               ｗｈｅｎ               ｈｅ               ａｎｄ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｈｅｎｒｙ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｔｒｙｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｃａｔｃｈ               Ｓｅｌｄｅｎ.

Ｓｅｌｄｅｎ               ｈａｄ               ａｌｓｏ               ｔｏｌｄ               Ｂａｒｒｙｍｏｒｅ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｔｒａｎｇｅｒ               ｗａｓ               ｌｉｖｉｎｇ               ｉｎ               ｏｎｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｕｔｓ               ｏｎ               ａｎ               ａｒｃｈｅｏｌｏｇｉｃａｌ               ｓｉｔｅ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｏｏｒ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ａ               ｂｏｙ               ｗａｓ               ｂｒｉｎｇｉｎｇ               ｈｉｍ               ｆｏｏｄ.
               Ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｏｌｌｏｗｉｎｇ               ｄａｙ,               Ｄｒ.

Ｗａｔｓｏｎ               ｖｉｓｉｔｅｄ               Ｍｒｓ.

Ｌｙｏｎｓ.

Ｗａｔｓｏｎ               ａｌｒｅａｄｙ               ｋｎｅｗ               ｔｈａｔ               Ｍｒｓ.

Ｌｙｏｎｓ               ｈａｄ               ｍａｒｒｉｅｄ               ａｇａｉｎｓｔ               ｈｅｒ               ｆａｔｈｅｒ'ｓ               ｗｉｓｈｅｓ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ｓｈｅ               ｗａｓ               ｓｕｆｆｅｒｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｎｓｅｑｕｅｎｃｅｓ               ｏｆ               ｈｅｒ               ｄｉｓｏｂｅｄｉｅｎｃｅ.

Ｓｈｅ               ａｎｄ               ｈｅｒ               ｈｕｓｂａｎｄ               ｈａｄ               ｓｅｐａｒａｔｅｄ,               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｆａｕｌｔ               ｗａｓ               ｐａｒｔｌｙ               ｈｅｒ               ｏｗｎ.

Ｓｏ               ｈｅ               ｋｎｅｗ               ｔｈａｔ               ｓｈｅ               ｗａｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｙｐｅ               ｏｆ               ｗｏｍａｎ               ｗｈｏ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｎｏｔ               ｗｉｌｌｉｎｇｌｙ               ｔｅｌｌ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｒｕｔｈ,               ａｎｄ               ｈｅ               ｓｕｂｊｅｃｔｅｄ               ｈｅｒ               ｔｏ               ａ               ｃｌｅｖｅｒｌｙ-ｗｏｒｄｅｄ               ｉｎｔｅｒｒｏｇａｔｉｏｎ.
               Ｈｅ               ｌｅａｒｎｅｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｇｏｏｄ               ｎａｍｅ               ｏｆ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｃｈａｒｌｅｓ               ｒｅｍａｉｎｅｄ               ｉｎｔａｃｔ.

Ｓｈｅ               ｈａｄ               ａｓｋｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｍｅｅｔ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｈｉｍ               ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ               ｓｈｅ               ｗａｎｔｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｗｈｅｅｄｌｅ               ｓｏｍｅ               ｍｏｎｅｙ               ｏｕｔ               ｏｆ               ｈｉｍ.

Ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ               ｏｆ               ｈｉｓ               ｄｉｓｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔｅｄ               ｐｈｉｌａｎｔｈｒｏｐｙ,               ｈｅ               ｈａｄ               ｈｅｌｐｅｄ               ｈｅｒ               ｂｅｆｏｒｅ.

Ｎｏｗ               ｓｈｅ               ｗａｎｔｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｄｉｖｏｒｃｅ               ｈｅｒ               ｈｕｓｂａｎｄ,               ａｎｄ               ｓｈｅ               ｈｏｐｅｄ               ｔｈａｔ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｃｈａｒｌｅｓ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｇｉｖｅ               ｈｅｒ               ｍｏｎｅｙ,               ｅｖｅｎ               ｔｈｏｕｇｈ               ｓｈｅ               ｗａｓ               ｐｌａｎｎｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｕｓｅ               ｉｔ               ｆｏｒ               ａｎ               ｕｎｗｏｒｔｈｙ               ｐｕｒｐｏｓｅ.

Ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ,               ｓｈｅ               ｄｉｄ               ｎｏｔ               ｍｅｅｔ               ｗｉｔｈ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｃｈａｒｌｅｓ               ａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ａｐｐｏｉｎｔｅｄ               ｔｉｍｅ               ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ               ｓｏｍｅｏｎｅ               ｅｌｓｅ               ｐｒｏｍｉｓｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｇｉｖｅ               ｈｅｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｏｎｅｙ.
               Ｄｒ.

Ｗａｔｓｏｎ               ｓｕｓｐｅｃｔｅｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ｓｈｅ               ｗａｓ               ｎｏｔ               ｔｅｌｌｉｎｇ               ｈｉｍ               ｔｈｅ               ｗｈｏｌｅ               ｔｒｕｔｈ               ａｎｄ               ｃｏｎｔｉｎｕｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｉｎｔｅｒｒｏｇａｔｅ               ｈｅｒ,               ｂｕｔ               ｈｅ               ｆｏｕｎｄ               ｉｔ               ｉｍｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｅ               ｔｏ               ｅｌｉｃｉｔ               ｆｕｒｔｈｅｒ               ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｈｅｒ.
               Ｄｒ.

Ｗａｔｓｏｎ               ｔｈｅｎ               ｔｒｉｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｆｉｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｙｓｔｅｒｉｏｕｓ               ｓｔｒａｎｇｅｒ               ｗｈｏ               ｓｅｅｍｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｂｅ               ｓｐｙｉｎｇ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅｍ.

Ｈｅ               ｓｕｓｐｅｃｔｅｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ｉｔ               ｗａｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｓａｍｅ               ｍａｎ               ｗｈｏ               ｈａｄ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｆｏｌｌｏｗｉｎｇ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｈｅｎｒｙ               ｉｎ               Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ.
               Ａｓ               Ｄｒ.

Ｗａｔｓｏｎ               ｗａｓ               ｈｅａｄｉｎｇ               ｔｏｗａｒｄ               ｔｈｅ               ａｒｃｈｅｏｌｏｇｉｃａｌ               ｓｉｔｅ,               ｈｅ               ｍｅｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｌｉｔｉｇｉｏｕｓ               Ｆｒａｎｋｌａｎｄ.

Ｈｅ               ｗａｎｔｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｅａｒｎ               ｌａｕｒｅｌｓ               ｂｙ               ｈｅｌｐｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｏｌｉｃｅ               ｃａｔｃｈ               Ｓｅｌｄｅｎ.

Ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ,               ｈｅ               ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｙｓｔｅｒｉｏｕｓ               ｓｔｒａｎｇｅｒ               ｗａｓ               Ｓｅｌｄｅｎ               ａｎｄ               ｔｏｌｄ               Ｄｒ.

Ｗａｔｓｏｎ               ｔｈａｔ               ｈｅ               ｓａｗ               ａ               ｂｏｙ               ｂｒｉｎｇｉｎｇ               ｆｏｏｄ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｎｖｉｃｔ.

Ｓｉｎｃｅ               Ｂａｒｒｙｍｏｒｅ               ｈａｄ               ｔｏｌｄ               Ｄｒ.

Ｗａｔｓｏｎ               ｔｈａｔ               ａ               ｂｏｙ               ｗａｓ               ｂｒｉｎｇｉｎｇ               ｆｏｏｄ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｙｓｔｅｒｉｏｕｓ               ｓｔｒａｎｇｅｒ,               Ｄｒ.

Ｗａｔｓｏｎ               ｒｅａｌｉｚｅｄ               ｔｈａｔ               Ｆｒａｎｋｌａｎｄ               ｗａｓ               ｃｏｎｆｕｓｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｗｏ               ｐｅｏｐｌｅ,               ｂｕｔ               ｈｅ               ｗｉｓｅｌｙ               ｄｉｄ               ｎｏｔ               ｃｏｒｒｅｃｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｒｒｏｒ.
               Ｗｈｉｌｅ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｔａｌｋｉｎｇ,               ｔｈｅｙ               ｓａｗ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｏｙ               ｇｏｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｕｔ               ｗｈｅｒｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｙｓｔｅｒｉｏｕｓ               ｓｔｒａｎｇｅｒ               ｗａｓ               ｒｅｓｉｄｉｎｇ.

Ａｆｔｅｒ               Ｆｒａｎｋｌａｎｄ               ｌｅｆｔ,               Ｄｒ.

Ｗａｔｓｏｎ               ｗｅｎｔ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｕｔ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｏｙ               ｈａｄ               ｖｉｓｉｔｅｄ.

Ｉｔ               ｗａｓ               ｅｍｐｔｙ,               ｓｏ               ｈｅ               ｗａｉｔｅｄ               ｉｎｓｉｄｅ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｈｉｓ               ｐｉｓｔｏｌ               ｉｎ               ｈｉｓ               ｈａｎｄ.
               Ｔｈｅ               ｍｙｓｔｅｒｉｏｕｓ               ｓｔｒａｎｇｅｒ               ｐｒｏｖｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｂｅ               Ｓｈｅｒｌｏｃｋ               Ｈｏｌｍｅｓ.

Ｓｈｅｒｌｏｃｋ               ｅｘｐｌａｉｎｅｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｏｙ'ｓ               ｎａｍｅ               ｗａｓ               Ｃａｒｔｗｒｉｇｈｔ.

Ｈｅ               ｗａｓ               ａ               ｈｅｌｐｆｕｌ               ａｎｄ               ｄｅｐｅｎｄａｂｌｅ               ｂｏｙ,               ｓｏ               Ｓｈｅｒｌｏｃｋ               ｈａｄ               ｂｒｏｕｇｈｔ               ｈｉｍ               ｆｒｏｍ               Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ.
               Ｓｈｅｒｌｏｃｋ               ａｎｄ               Ｄｒ.

Ｗａｔｓｏｎ               ｅｘｃｈａｎｇｅｄ               ｎｏｔｅｓ.

Ｓｈｅｒｌｏｃｋ               ｔｏｌｄ               Ｄｒ.

Ｗａｔｓｏｎ               ｔｈａｔ               Ｍｒｓ.

Ｌｙｏｎｓ               ａｎｄ               Ｓｔａｐｌｅｔｏｎ               ｈａｄ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｉｎｄｕｌｇｉｎｇ               ｉｎ               ａｎ               ｕｎｗｈｏｌｅｓｏｍｅ               ｉｎｔｉｍａｃｙ.

Ｉｎ               ｖｉｅｗ               ｏｆ               Ｗａｔｓｏｎ'ｓ               ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ               ｃｏｎｃｅｒｎｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｉｖｏｒｃｅ               ｐｌａｎｓ               ｏｆ               Ｍｒｓ.

Ｌｙｏｎｓ,               Ｓｈｅｒｌｏｃｋ               ｃｏｎｃｌｕｄｅｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ｓｈｅ               ｗａｎｔｅｄ               ａ               ｄｉｖｏｒｃｅ               ｓｏ               ｔｈａｔ               ｓｈｅ               ｃｏｕｌｄ               ｍａｒｒｙ               Ｓｔａｐｌｅｔｏｎ.
               Ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ,               Ｓｈｅｒｌｏｃｋ               ｈａｄ               ｌｅａｒｎｅｄ               ｔｈａｔ               Ｓｔａｐｌｅｔｏｎ               ｗａｓ               ａｌｒｅａｄｙ               ｍａｒｒｉｅｄ.

Ｈｉｓ               ｓｏ-ｃａｌｌｅｄ               ｓｉｓｔｅｒ               ｗａｓ               ａｃｔｕａｌｌｙ               ｈｉｓ               ｗｉｆｅ.

Ｓｈｅｒｌｏｃｋ               ｆｉｇｕｒｅｄ               ｔｈａｔ               Ｍｒｓ.

Ｌｙｏｎｓ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｗｉｌｌｉｎｇｌｙ               ｃｏｏｐｅｒａｔｅ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｈｅｍ               ｗｈｅｎ               ｓｈｅ               ｌｅａｒｎｅｄ               ｔｈａｔ               Ｓｔａｐｌｅｔｏｎ               ｗａｓ               ａ               ｍａｒｒｉｅｄ               ｍａｎ.
               Ｓｈｅｒｌｏｃｋ               ｈａｄ               ｌｅａｒｎｅｄ               ａｂｏｕｔ               Ｓｔａｐｌｅｔｏｎ'ｓ               ｍａｒｉｔａｌ               ｓｔａｔｕｓ               ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ               Ｄｒ.

Ｗａｔｓｏｎ               ｈａｄ               ｉｎｆｏｒｍｅｄ               ｈｉｍ               ｂｙ               ｌｅｔｔｅｒ               ｔｈａｔ               Ｓｔａｐｌｅｔｏｎ               ｈａｄ               ｂｅｅｎ               ａ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌｍａｓｔｅｒ.

Ｓｃｈｏｏｌｍａｓｔｅｒｓ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｅａｓｙ               ｔｏ               ｔｒａｃｋ.

Ｅｖｅｎ               ｔｈｏｕｇｈ               Ｓｔａｐｌｅｔｏｎ               ｗａｓ               ｕｓｉｎｇ               ａ               ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔ               ｎａｍｅ               ａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｉｍｅ,               Ｓｈｅｒｌｏｃｋ               ｆｏｕｎｄ               ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ               ｏｎ               ｈｉｓ               ｐａｓｔ               ｃａｒｅｅｒ.

Ｉｎｃｌｕｄｅｄ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｄｅｓｃｒｉｐｔｉｏｎｓ               ｏｆ               Ｍｒ.

ａｎｄ               Ｍｒｓ.

Ｖｅｎｄｅｌｅｕｒ,               ｗｈｏ               ｏｂｖｉｏｕｓｌｙ               ｗｅｒｅ               Ｓｔａｐｌｅｔｏｎ               ａｎｄ               ｈｉｓ               ｓｏ-ｃａｌｌｅｄ               ｓｉｓｔｅｒ.
               Ｄｒ.

Ｗａｔｓｏｎ               ｄｉｄ               ｎｏｔ               ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｏｔｉｖｅｓ               ｏｆ               Ｓｔａｐｌｅｔｏｎ.

Ｗｈｙ               ｓｈｏｕｌｄ               ｈｅ               ｓａｙ               ｔｈａｔ               ｈｉｓ               ｗｉｆｅ               ｗａｓ               ｈｉｓ               ｓｉｓｔｅｒ?
               Ｓｈｅｒｌｏｃｋ               ｓｔａｒｔｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｅｘｐｌａｉｎ               ｔｈａｔ               ｉｔ               ｗａｓ               ｐａｒｔ               ｏｆ               ａ               ｐｌａｎ               ｔｏ               ｋｉｌｌ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｈｅｎｒｙ.

Ａｓ               ｈｅ               ｗａｓ               ｓｐｅａｋｉｎｇ,               ｈｅ               ｗａｓ               ｉｎｔｅｒｒｕｐｔｅｄ               ｂｙ               ａ               ｓｅｒｉｅｓ               ｏｆ               ａｇｏｎｉｚｅｄ               ｓｃｒｅａｍｓ,               ｆｏｌｌｏｗｅｄ               ｂｙ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｈｉｌｌｉｎｇ               ｓｏｕｎｄ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｆａｂｌｅｄ               ｈｏｕｎｄ.

Ｔｈｅｙ               ｒａｎ               ｔｏ               ａｓｓｉｓｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｔｒｉｃｋｅｎ               ｍａｎ.

Ｔｈｅｙ               ｆｏｕｎｄ               ｈｉｍ               ｄｅａｄ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｒｐｓｅ               ｗａｓ               ｗｅａｒｉｎｇ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｈｅｎｒｙ'ｓ               ｃｌｏｔｈｅｓ,               ｓｏ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｍｏｍｅｎｔａｒｉｌｙ               ｐｌｕｎｇｅｄ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｇｒｉｅｆ.

Ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ,               ｔｈｅｙ               ｑｕｉｃｋｌｙ               ｌｅａｒｎｅｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｖｉｃｔｉｍ               ｗａｓ               Ｓｈｅｌｄｏｎ,               ｔｏ               ｗｈｏｍ               Ｂａｒｒｙｍｏｒｅ               ｈａｄ               ｇｉｖｅｎ               ｓｏｍｅ               ｏｆ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｈｅｎｒｙ'ｓ               ｏｌｄ               ｃｌｏｔｈｅｓ.
               Ｓｔａｐｌｅｔｏｎ               ａｐｐｅａｒｅｄ               ａｎｄ               ａｓｋｅｄ               ｗｈａｔ               ｈａｄ               ｈａｐｐｅｎｅｄ.

Ｗｈｅｎ               ｈｅ               ｌｅａｒｎｅｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｖｉｃｔｉｍ               ｗａｓ               ｎｏｔ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｈｅｎｒｙ,               ｈｉｓ               ｆａｃｅ               ｉｎｉｔｉａｌｌｙ               ｂｅｔｒａｙｅｄ               ｄｉｓａｐｐｏｉｎｔｍｅｎｔ               ａｎｄ               ａｓｔｏｎｉｓｈｍｅｎｔ.

Ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ,               ｈｅ               ｑｕｉｃｋｌｙ               ｍａｓｔｅｒｅｄ               ｈｉｓ               ｅｍｏｔｉｏｎｓ.
               Ａｌｔｈｏｕｇｈ               Ｓｈｅｒｌｏｃｋ               ａｎｄ               Ｄｒ.

Ｗａｔｓｏｎ               ｋｎｅｗ               ｔｈａｔ               Ｓｔａｐｌｅｔｏｎ               ｗａｓ               ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｉｂｌｅ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｅａｔｈ,               ｔｈｅｙ               ｃｏｕｌｄ               ｎｏｔ               ｐｒｏｖｅ               Ｓｔａｐｌｅｔｏｎ'ｓ               ｇｕｉｌｔ.

Ｓｏ               Ｓｈｅｒｌｏｃｋ               ｆｅｉｇｎｅｄ               ｉｇｎｏｒａｎｃｅ               ａｎｄ               ｔｏｌｄ               Ｓｔａｐｌｅｔｏｎ               ｔｈａｔ               ｈｅ               ｗａｓ               ｇｏｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｒｅｔｕｒｎ               ｔｏ               Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｏｌｌｏｗｉｎｇ               ｄａｙ.

Ｓｈｅｒｌｏｃｋ               ｗａｓ               ｐｌａｎｎｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｓｅｔ               ａ               ｔｒａｐ               ｆｏｒ               Ｓｔａｐｌｅｔｏｎ.

Ｈｅ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｆａｌｌ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｒａｐ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｅａｓｉｌｙ               ｉｆ               ｈｅ               ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ               ｔｈａｔ               Ｓｈｅｒｌｏｃｋ               ｗａｓ               ｎｏｔ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ａｒｅａ.
               Ｓｈｅｒｌｏｃｋ               ａｎｄ               Ｄｒ.

Ｗａｔｓｏｎ               ｒｅｔｕｒｎｅｄ               ｔｏ               Ｂａｓｋｅｒｖｉｌｌｅ               Ｈａｌｌ.

Ｓｈｅｒｌｏｃｋ               ｎｏｔｉｃｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔｓ               ｏｆ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｈｅｎｒｙ'ｓ               ａｎｃｅｓｔｏｒｓ.

Ｉｎ               ｐａｒｔｉｃｕｌａｒ,               ｈｅ               ｆｏｃｕｓｅｄ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ               ｏｆ               Ｈｕｇｏ               Ｂａｓｋｅｒｖｉｌｌｅ.

Ｈｅ               ｎｏｔｉｃｅｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｆａｃｅｓ               ｏｆ               Ｓｔａｐｌｅｔｏｎ               ａｎｄ               Ｈｕｇｏ               ｃｌｏｓｅｌｙ               ｒｅｓｅｍｂｌｅｄ               ｅａｃｈ               ｏｔｈｅｒ.

Ｓｈｅｒｌｏｃｋ               ｃｏｎｃｌｕｄｅｄ               ｔｈａｔ               Ｓｔａｐｌｅｔｏｎ               ｗａｓ               ａｃｔｕａｌｌｙ               ａ               Ｂａｓｋｅｒｖｉｌｌｅ.

Ｈｅ               ｗａｎｔｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｍｕｒｄｅｒ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｈｅｎｒｙ               ｓｏ               ｔｈａｔ               ｈｅ               ｃｏｕｌｄ               ｉｎｈｅｒｉｔ               ｔｈｅ               Ｂａｓｋｅｒｖｉｌｌｅ               ｅｓｔａｔｅ.
               Ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｏｌｌｏｗｉｎｇ               ｄａｙ,               Ｓｈｅｒｌｏｃｋ               ｔｏｌｄ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｈｅｎｒｙ               ｔｈａｔ               ｈｅ               ａｎｄ               Ｄｒ.

Ｗａｔｓｏｎ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｒｅｔｕｒｎｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ.

Ｓｉｒ               Ｈｅｎｒｙ               ａｎｄ               Ｄｒ.

Ｗａｔｓｏｎ               ｈａｄ               ａ               ｄｉｎｎｅｒ               ｉｎｖｉｔａｔｉｏｎ               ｔｈａｔ               ｅｖｅｎｉｎｇ.

Ｓｈｅｒｌｏｃｋ               ｇａｖｅ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｈｅｎｒｙ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｏｌｌｏｗｉｎｇ               ｉｎｓｔｒｕｃｔｉｏｎ               ｏｎ               ｈｏｗ               ｔｏ               ｐｒｏｃｅｅｄ               ｗｈｅｎ               ｖｉｓｉｔｉｎｇ               Ｓｔａｐｌｅｔｏｎ.
               Ｈｅ               ｗａｓ               ｔｏ               ｄｒｉｖｅ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｅｓｉｄｅｎｃｅ               ｏｆ               Ｓｔａｐｌｅｔｏｎ               ｉｎ               ａ               ｔｒａｐ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅｎ               ｓｅｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｒａｐ               ｂａｃｋ.

Ｈｅ               ｗａｓ               ｔｏ               ｅｘｐｌａｉｎ               ｗｈｙ               Ｄｒ.

Ｗａｔｓｏｎ               ｃｏｕｌｄ               ｎｏｔ               ｍａｋｅ               ｉｔ.

Ｗｈｅｎ               ｉｔ               ｗａｓ               ｔｉｍｅ               ｔｏ               ｇｏ               ｈｏｍｅ,               ｈｅ               ｗａｓ               ｔｏ               ｗａｌｋ               ａｃｒｏｓｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｏｏｒ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｔｒａｉｇｈｔ               ｐａｔｈ               ｔｈａｔ               ｌｅｄ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｅｓｉｄｅｎｃｅ               ｏｆ               Ｓｔａｐｌｅｔｏｎ               ｔｏ               Ｇｒｉｍｐｅｎ               Ｒｏａｄ.

Ｓｈｅｒｌｏｃｋ               ａｓｓｕｒｅｄ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｈｅｎｒｙ               ｔｈａｔ               ｈｅ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｂｅ               ｓａｆｅ               ｉｆ               ｈｅ               ｓｔａｙｅｄ               ｏｎ               ｔｈａｔ               ｐａｔｈ.
               Ａｆｔｅｒ               Ｓｈｅｒｌｏｃｋ               ａｎｄ               Ｄｒ.

Ｗａｔｓｏｎ               ｌｅｆｔ               Ｂａｓｋｅｒｖｉｌｌｅ               Ｈａｌｌ,               ｔｈｅｙ               ｖｉｓｉｔｅｄ               Ｍｒｓ.

Ｌｙｏｎｓ.

Ａｓ               Ｓｈｅｒｌｏｃｋ               ｐｒｅｄｉｃｔｅｄ,               ｓｈｅ               ｗｉｌｌｉｎｇｌｙ               ｃｏｏｐｅｒａｔｅｄ               ｗｈｅｎ               ｓｈｅ               ｌｅａｒｎｅｄ               ａｂｏｕｔ               Ｓｔａｐｌｅｔｏｎ'ｓ               ｍａｒｒｉａｇｅ.
               Ｓｔａｐｌｅｔｏｎ               ｈａｄ               ｓｕｇｇｅｓｔｅｄ               ｔｈａｔ               Ｍｒｓ.

Ｌｙｏｎｓ               ｔｒｙ               ｔｏ               ｇｅｔ               ｍｏｎｅｙ               ｂｙ               ｍｅｅｔｉｎｇ               ｗｉｔｈ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｃｈａｒｌｅｓ               ａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｉｍｅ               ｗｈｅｎ               ｈｅ               ｅｖｅｎｔｕａｌｌｙ               ｄｉｅｄ.

Ｈｅ               ｅｖｅｎ               ｄｉｃｔａｔｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｌｅｔｔｅｒ               ｔｈａｔ               ｓｈｅ               ｓｅｎｔ               ｔｏ               ｈｉｍ.

Ｔｈｅｎ,               ａｆｔｅｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｌｅｔｔｅｒ               ｗａｓ               ｓｅｎｔ,               Ｓｔａｐｌｅｔｏｎ               ｐｒｏｍｉｓｅｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ｈｅ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｇｉｖｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｏｎｅｙ               ｔｏ               ｈｅｒ               ａｎｄ               ｐｅｒｓｕａｄｅｄ               ｈｅｒ               ｎｏｔ               ｔｏ               ｋｅｅｐ               ｔｈｅ               ａｐｐｏｉｎｔｍｅｎｔ.

Ｗｈｅｎ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｃｈａｒｌｅｓ               ｄｉｅｄ               ｕｎｄｅｒ               ｍｙｓｔｅｒｉｏｕｓ               ｃｉｒｃｕｍｓｔａｎｃｅｓ,               Ｓｔａｐｌｅｔｏｎ               ｗａｒｎｅｄ               ｈｅｒ               ｔｏ               ｋｅｅｐ               ｓｉｌｅｎｔ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｌｅｔｔｅｒ,               ｌｅｓｔ               ｓｈｅ               ｂｅｃｏｍｅ               ａ               ｍｕｒｄｅｒ               ｓｕｓｐｅｃｔ.
               Ａｓ               Ｓｈｅｒｌｏｃｋ               ｌａｔｅｒ               ｅｘｐｌａｉｎｅｄ,               Ｓｔａｐｌｅｔｏｎ               ｗａｎｔｅｄ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｃｈａｒｌｅｓ               ｔｏ               ｂｅ               ａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｇａｔｅ               ｓｏ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｏｕｎｄ               ｃｏｕｌｄ               ｋｉｌｌ               ｈｉｍ.

Ａｓ               Ｃｈａｒｌｅｓ               ｆｌｅｄ,               ｔｈｅ               ｈｏｕｎｄ               ｊｕｍｐｅｄ               ｏｖｅｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｌｏｗ               ｆｅｎｃｅ               ａｎｄ               ｆｏｌｌｏｗｅｄ.

Ｓｉｎｃｅ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｃｈａｒｌｅｓ               ｗａｓ               ｄｅａｄ               ｂｅｆｏｒｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｏｕｎｄ               ｒｅａｃｈｅｄ               ｈｉｍ,               ｔｈｅ               ｈｏｕｎｄ               ｗｅｎｔ               ａｗａｙ               ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ               ｂｉｔｉｎｇ               ｈｉｍ.
               Ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｖｅｎｉｎｇ,               ｗｈｉｌｅ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｈｅｎｒｙ               ｗａｓ               ｖｉｓｉｔｉｎｇ               Ｓｔａｐｌｅｔｏｎ,               Ｓｈｅｒｌｏｃｋ               ａｎｄ               Ｄｒ.

Ｗａｔｓｏｎ               ｌａｙ               ｉｎ               ａｍｂｕｓｈ.

Ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｈｅｍ               ｗａｓ               Ｌｅｓｔｒａｄｅ               ｏｆ               Ｓｃｏｔｌａｎｄ               Ｙａｒｄ,               ｗｈｏ               ｈａｄ               ｃｏｍｅ               ａｔ               Ｓｈｅｒｌｏｃｋ'ｓ               ｒｅｑｕｅｓｔ.

Ｕｎｆｏｒｔｕｎａｔｅｌｙ,               ｗｈｅｎ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｈｅｎｒｙ               ｅｍｅｒｇｅｄ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｏｕｓｅ               ｏｆ               Ｓｔａｐｌｅｔｏｎ,               ｆｏｇ               ｃｏｖｅｒｅｄ               ｍｕｃｈ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ａｒｅａ               ｗｈｅｒｅ               ｔｈｅ               ａｃｔｉｏｎ               ｗａｓ               ｅｘｐｅｃｔｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｏｃｃｕｒ.

Ｍｏｒｅｏｖｅｒ,               ｔｈｅ               ｔｈｒｅｅ               ｍｅｎ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｔｅｍｐｏｒａｒｉｌｙ               ｐａｒａｌｙｚｅｄ               ｗｈｅｎ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｓａｗ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｕｇｅ               ｓｉｚｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｏｕｎｄ               ａｎｄ               ｉｔｓ               ｇｌｅａｍｉｎｇ               ｍｏｕｔｈ               ａｎｄ               ｅｙｅｓ.

Ｎｅｖｅｒｔｈｅｌｅｓｓ,               ｂｏｔｈ               Ｓｈｅｒｌｏｃｋ               ａｎｄ               Ｄｒ.

Ｗａｔｓｏｎ               ｆｉｒｅｄ               ａ               ｓｈｏｔ               ｂｅｆｏｒｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｏｕｎｄ               ｐｏｕｎｃｅｄ               ｏｎ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｈｅｎｒｙ,               ａｎｄ               ｏｎｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅｍ               ｈｉｔ               ｉｔｓ               ｍａｒｋ.

Ｔｈｅｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｈｒｅｅ               ｍｅｎ               ｒａｎ               ｆｏｒｗａｒｄ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｇｕｎｓ               ｂｌａｚｉｎｇ,               ｔｉｌｌ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｏｕｎｄ               ｗａｓ               ｄｅａｄ.

Ｔｈｅｙ               ｎｏｔｉｃｅｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ｐｈｏｓｐｈｏｒｕｓ               ｈａｄ               ｐｒｏｄｕｃｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｅｒｉｅ               ｇｌｏｗ               ｔｈａｔ               ｅｍａｎａｔｅｄ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｏｇ'ｓ               ｍｏｕｔｈ.

Ｓｔａｐｌｅｔｏｎ               ｈａｄ               ｃｏｎｃｏｃｔｅｄ               ａ               ｃｌｅｖｅｒ               ｍｉｘｔｕｒｅ               ａｎｄ               ａｐｐｌｉｅｄ               ｉｔ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｏｕｎｄ.
               Ｓｉｒ               Ｈｅｎｒｙ               ｗａｓ               ｎｏｔ               ｈｕｒｔ               ｂａｄｌｙ,               ｂｕｔ               ｈｉｓ               ｎｅｒｖｅｓ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｓｈａｔｔｅｒｅｄ.

Ａｆｔｅｒ               ｇｉｖｉｎｇ               ｈｉｍ               ｓｏｍｅ               ｂｒａｎｄｙ,               ｔｈｅｙ               ｌｏｏｋｅｄ               ｆｏｒ               Ｓｔａｐｌｅｔｏｎ.

Ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ,               ｈｅ               ｈａｄ               ｆｌｅｄ               ａｆｔｅｒ               ｈｅａｒｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｈｏｔｓ.
               Ｔｈｅｙ               ｆｏｕｎｄ               Ｍｒｓ.

Ｓｔａｐｌｅｔｏｎ               ｂｏｕｎｄ               ａｎｄ               ｇａｇｇｅｄ.

Ｓｈｅ               ｈａｄ               ｂｅｅｎ               ａｎ               ａｃｃｏｍｐｌｉｃｅ               ｉｎ               ｓｏｍｅ               ｏｆ               Ｓｔａｐｌｅｔｏｎ'ｓ               ｓｃｈｅｍｅｓ,               ｂｕｔ               ｓｈｅ               ｄｉｄ               ｎｏｔ               ｗａｎｔ               ａｎｙｏｎｅ               ｔｏ               ｂｅ               ｋｉｌｌｅｄ.

Ｓｈｅ               ｈａｄ               ｒｅｆｕｓｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｃｏｏｐｅｒａｔｅ               ｗｈｅｎ               Ｓｔａｐｌｅｔｏｎ               ｗａｎｔｅｄ               ｈｅｒ               ｔｏ               ｌｕｒｅ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｃｈａｒｌｅｓ               ｏｕｔ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｏｏｒ               ｓｏ               ｔｈａｔ               ｈｅ               ｃｏｕｌｄ               ｋｉｌｌ               ｈｉｍ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｅａｓｉｌｙ.

Ｌｉｋｅｗｉｓｅ,               ｗｈｅｎ               ｓｈｅ               ｓａｗ               ｔｈａｔ               Ｓｔａｐｌｅｔｏｎ               ｈａｄ               ｒｅｍｏｖｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｏｕｎｄ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｉｔｓ               ｈｉｄｉｎｇ               ｐｌａｃｅ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｅａｒｔ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｉｒｅ               ｓｏ               ｔｈａｔ               ｉｔ               ｃｏｕｌｄ               ｋｉｌｌ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｈｅｎｒｙ               ｔｈａｔ               ｅｖｅｎｉｎｇ,               ｓｈｅ               ｏｂｊｅｃｔｅｄ,               ａｎｄ               ａ               ｆｉｅｒｃｅ               ａｒｇｕｍｅｎｔ               ｅｎｓｕｅｄ.

Ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｕｒｓｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ａｒｇｕｍｅｎｔ,               Ｓｔａｐｌｅｔｏｎ               ｔｒｉｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｈｕｒｔ               ｈｅｒ               ｆｅｅｌｉｎｇｓ               ｂｙ               ｔｅｌｌｉｎｇ               ｈｅｒ               ｔｈａｔ               ｈｅ               ｈａｄ               ａ               ｍｉｓｔｒｅｓｓ.

Ｗｈｉｌｅ               Ｍｒｓ.

Ｓｔａｐｌｅｔｏｎ               ｈａｄ               ｆｏｒｍｅｒｌｙ               ｃｏｖｅｒｅｄ               ｕｐ               ｆｏｒ               ｈｅｒ               ｈｕｓｂａｎｄ,               ｓｈｅ               ｎｏｗ               ｃｏｏｐｅｒａｔｅｄ               ｗｉｔｈ               Ｓｈｅｒｌｏｃｋ               ａｎｄ               ｈｉｓ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｉｏｎｓ.

Ｓｈｅ               ｔｏｌｄ               ｔｈｅｍ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ｈｉｓ               ｈｉｄｉｎｇ               ｐｌａｃｅ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｉｄｓｔ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｉｒｅ.
               Ｔｈｅｙ               ｃｏｕｌｄ               ｎｏｔ               ｓａｆｅｌｙ               ｐｕｒｓｕｅ               ｈｉｍ               ｔｈａｔ               ｎｉｇｈｔ               ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｏｇ.

Ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ,               ｔｈｅ               ｎｅｘｔ               ｄａｙ               Ｍｒｓ.

Ｓｔａｐｌｅｔｏｎ               ｌｅｄ               ｔｈｅｍ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｉｄｉｎｇ               ｐｌａｃｅ.

Ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｗａｙ,               ｔｈｅｙ               ｆｏｕｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｏｌｄ               ｂｏｏｔ               ｔｈａｔ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｈｅｎｒｙ               ｈａｄ               ｌｏｓｔ.

Ｓｉｎｃｅ               Ｓｔａｐｌｅｔｏｎ               ｃｅｒｔａｉｎｌｙ               ｕｓｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｏｏｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｒｅｖｉｏｕｓ               ｎｉｇｈｔ               ｔｏ               ｓｅｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｏｕｎｄ               ｏｎ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｈｅｎｒｙ'ｓ               ｔｒａｉｌ,               ｔｈｅ               ｐｒｅｓｅｎｃｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｏｏｔ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｉｒｅ               ｗａｓ               ｅｖｉｄｅｎｃｅ               ｔｈａｔ               Ｓｔａｐｌｅｔｏｎ               ｈａｄ               ｐａｓｓｅｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ｗａｙ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｈｉｄｉｎｇ               ｐｌａｃｅ               ｗａｓ               ｅｍｐｔｙ,               ａｎｄ               ｉｔ               ｗａｓ               ａｓｓｕｍｅｄ               ｔｈａｔ               Ｓｔａｐｌｅｔｏｎ               ｈａｄ               ａｃｃｉｄｅｎｔａｌｌｙ               ｓｔｅｐｐｅｄ               ｏｆｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｓａｆｅ               ｒｏｕｔｅ               ａｎｄ               ｄｉｅｄ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｑｕｉｃｋｓａｎｄ.

(Ａｔ               ｌｅａｓｔ,               ｔｈｉｓ               ｉｓ               ｗｈａｔ               Ｓｉｒ               Ａｒｔｈｕｒ               Ｃｏｎａｎ               Ｄｏｙｌｅ               ｗａｎｔｓ               ｕｓ               ｔｏ               ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ.

Ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ,               Ｓｔａｐｌｅｔｏｎ               ｃｏｕｌｄ               ｈａｖｅ               ｐｌａｎｔｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｏｏｔ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｉｒｅ               ｔｏ               ｆｏｏｌ               ｈｉｓ               ｐｕｒｓｕｅｒｓ.

Ｓｉｎｃｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｅａｒｃｈ               ｄｉｄ               ｎｏｔ               ｔａｋｅ               ｐｌａｃｅ               ｔｉｌｌ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｏｌｌｏｗｉｎｇ               ｄａｙ,               ｈｅ               ｈａｄ               ｐｌｅｎｔｙ               ｏｆ               ｔｉｍｅ               ｔｏ               ｄｏｕｂｌｅ               ｂａｃｋ               ａｎｄ               ｅｓｃａｐｅ.

Ｔｏ               ｍｅ,               ｉｔ               ｉｓ               ｉｎｃｏｎｃｅｉｖａｂｌｅ               ｔｈａｔ               ａ               ｃｌｅｖｅｒ               ｍａｎ               ｌｉｋｅ               Ｓｔａｐｌｅｔｏｎ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｈｉｄｅ               ｉｎ               ａ               ｐｌａｃｅ               ｗｈｅｒｅ               ｈｅ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｓｕｒｅｌｙ               ｂｅ               ｔｒａｐｐｅｄ.

Ｎｏｔｅ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｎｄｉｎｇ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｍｙｓｔｅｒｙ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｍａｋｅ               ｉｔ               ｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｅ               ｆｏｒ               Ｓｉｒ               Ａｒｔｈｕｒ               ｔｏ               ｒｅｕｓｅ               Ｓｔａｐｌｅｔｏｎ               ｉｎ               ａ               ｓｅｑｕｅｌ               ｉｆ               ｈｅ               ｄｅｓｉｒｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｄｏ               ｓｏ.)
               Ｓｈｅｒｌｏｃｋ               ｌａｔｅｒ               ｅｘｐｌａｉｎｅｄ               ｔｏ               Ｄｒ.

Ｗａｔｓｏｎ               ｔｈａｔ               ｈｅ               ｈａｄ               ｄｒａｗｎ               ｃｅｒｔａｉｎ               ｃｏｎｃｌｕｓｉｏｎｓ               ｂｅｆｏｒｅ               ｈｅ               ｌｅｆｔ               Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ.

Ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｔｏｌｅｎ               ｂｏｏｔｓ,               ｈｅ               ｋｎｅｗ               ｔｈａｔ               ａ               ｒｅａｌ               ｈｏｕｎｄ               ｗａｓ               ｐａｒｔ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｙｓｔｅｒｙ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｍｕｒｄｅｒｅｒ               ｈａｄ               ｔｏ               ｓｈｏｗ               ａ               ｈｏｕｎｄ               ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ               ｗｉｔｈ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｈｅｎｒｙ'ｓ               ｓｃｅｎｔ               ｏｎ               ｉｔ               ｓｏ               ｔｈａｔ               ｉｔ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｋｎｏｗ               ｗｈｏｍ               ｔｏ               ｃｈａｓｅ.

Ｓｔａｐｌｅｔｏｎ               ｈａｄ               ｅｖｉｄｅｎｔｌｙ               ｂｒｉｂｅｄ               ａ               ｈｏｔｅｌ               ｗｏｒｋｅｒ,               ｗｈｏ               ｆｉｒｓｔ               ｓｔｏｌｅ               ａ               ｎｅｗ               ｂｏｏｔ               ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ               ａｎｙ               ｓｃｅｎｔ               ｏｎ               ｉｔ.

Ｓｏ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｗａｓ               ｒｅｔｕｒｎｅｄ,               ａｎｄ               ａｎ               ｏｌｄ               ｂｏｏｔ               ｗａｓ               ｓｔｏｌｅｎ.
               Ｂｅｆｏｒｅ               ｌｅａｖｉｎｇ               Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ,               Ｓｈｅｒｌｏｃｋ               ａｌｓｏ               ｓｕｓｐｅｃｔｅｄ               ｔｈａｔ               Ｓｔａｐｌｅｔｏｎ'ｓ               ｓｏ-ｃａｌｌｅｄ               ｓｉｓｔｅｒ               ｈａｄ               ｃｏｍｐｏｓｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｗａｒｎｉｎｇ               ｌｅｔｔｅｒ               ｔｈａｔ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｈｅｎｒｙ               ｈａｄ               ｒｅｃｅｉｖｅｄ.

Ｓｈｅｒｌｏｃｋ               ｎｏｔｅｄ               ａｎ               ｏｄｏｒ               ｏｆ               ｐｅｒｆｕｍｅ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｌｅｔｔｅｒ,               ｓｏ               ｈｅ               ｃｏｎｃｌｕｄｅｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ａ               ｗｏｍａｎ               ｈａｄ               ｃｏｍｐｏｓｅｄ               ｉｔ.

Ｆｒｏｍ               ｈｉｓ               ｓｔｕｄｙ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｉｎｈａｂｉｔａｎｔｓ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｏｏｒ,               ｈｅ               ｆｉｇｕｒｅｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｈｅ               Ｓｔａｐｌｅｔｏｎ               ｇｉｒｌ               ｗａｓ               ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｉｂｌｅ               ｆｏｒ               ｉｔ.
               Ａｆｔｅｒ               ｓｏｌｖｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｙｓｔｅｒｙ,               Ｓｈｅｒｌｏｃｋ               ｖｅｒｉｆｉｅｄ               ｔｈａｔ               Ｓｔａｐｌｅｔｏｎ               ｗａｓ               ｉｎｄｅｅｄ               ａ               Ｂａｓｋｅｒｖｉｌｌｅ.

Ｈｅ               ｗａｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｏｎ               ｏｆ               Ｒｏｄｇｅｒ               Ｂａｓｋｅｒｖｉｌｌｅ,               ｗｈｏ               ｈａｄ               ｄｉｅｄ               ｏｆ               ｙｅｌｌｏｗ               ｆｅｖｅｒ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               Ｎｅｗ               Ｗｏｒｌｄ.

Ｉｆ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｃｈａｒｌｅｓ               ａｎｄ               Ｓｉｒ               Ｈｅｎｒｙ               ｄｉｅｄ,               ｈｅ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｉｎｈｅｒｉｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｓｔａｔｅ.
               Ｓｉｎｃｅ               Ｍｒ.

ａｎｄ               Ｍｒｓ.

Ｓｔａｐｌｅｔｏｎ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｉｎ               Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ               ｆｏｒ               ａ               ｗｈｉｌｅ,               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｏｌｄ               ｓｅｒｖａｎｔ               ｍｕｓｔ               ｈａｖｅ               ｔａｋｅｎ               ｃａｒｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｏｕｎｄ               ｗｈｉｌｅ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｇｏｎｅ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｏｌｄ               ｓｅｒｖａｎｔ               ｈａｄ               ｄｉｓａｐｐｅａｒｅｄ.

Ｓｈｅｒｌｏｃｋ               ｆｉｇｕｒｅｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ｈｅ               ｗａｓ               ａｎ               ａｃｃｏｍｐｌｉｃｅ.
               Ｓｉｒ               Ｈｅｎｒｙ'ｓ               ｎｅｒｖｅｓ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｓｈａｔｔｅｒｅｄ               ｂｙ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅ.

Ｈｅ               ａｌｓｏ               ｆｅｌｔ               ｄｅｐｒｅｓｓｅｄ               ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ               ｏｆ               ｈｉｓ               ｄｉｓａｐｐｏｉｎｔｍｅｎｔ               ｉｎ               ｌｏｖｅ.

Ｄｒ.

Ｍｏｒｔｉｍｅｒ               ｄｅｃｉｄｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｒｅｓｔｏｒｅ               ｈｉｓ               ｅｑｕａｎｉｍｉｔｙ               ｂｙ               ｔａｋｉｎｇ               ｈｉｍ               ｏｎ               ａ               ｔｒｉｐ               ａｒｏｕｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｗｏｒｌｄ.
               Ｒｅｆｅｒｅｎｃｅ:
               "Ｓｈｅｒｌｏｃｋ               Ｈｏｌｍｅｓ"               ｂｙ               Ｓｉｒ               Ａｒｔｈｕｒ               Ｃｏｎａｎ               Ｄｏｙｌｅ;               Ｂａｎｔａｍ               Ｃｌａｓｓｉｃ






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