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The household at the Abbey Grange were much surprised at our return, but Sherlock Holmes, finding that Stanley Hopkins had gone off to report to headquarters, took possession of the dining room, locked the door upon the inside, and devoted himself for two hours to one of those minute and laborious investigations which form the solid basis on which his brilliant edifices of deduction were reared. THE HOUSEHOLD AT THE ABBEY GRANGE WERE MUCH SURPRISED AT OUR RETURN BUT SHERLOCK HOLMES FINDING THAT STANLEY HOPKINS HAD GONE OFF TO REPORT TO HEADQUARTERS TOOK POSSESSION OF THE DINING ROOM LOCKED THE DOOR UPON THE INSIDE AND DEVOTED HIMSELF FOR TWO HOURS TO ONE OF THOSE MINUTE AND LABORIOUS INVESTIGATIONS WHICH FORM THE SOLID BASIS ON WHICH HIS BRILLIANT EDIFICES OF DEDUCTION WERE REARED
d glass was filled the bottle was violently agitated, and so the third glass received the beeswing. That does not appear probable. No, no, I am sure that I am right.' 'What, then, do you suppose?' 'That only two glasses were used, and that the dregs of both were poured into a third glass, so as to give the false impression that three people had been here. In that way all the beeswing would be in the last glass, would it not? Yes, I am convinced that this is so. But if I have hit upon the true explanation of this one small phenomenon, then in an instant the case rises from the commonplace to the exceedingly remarkable, for it can only mean that Lady Brackenstall and her maid have deliberately lied to us, that not one word of their story is to be believed, that they have some very strong reason for covering the real criminal, and that we must construct our case for ourselves without any help from them. That is the mission which now lies before us, and here, Watson, is the Sydenham train. TWO ONE IS THAT AFTER THE SECOND GLASS WAS FILLED THE BOTTLE WAS VIOLENTLY AGITATED AND SO THE THIRD GLASS RECEIVED THE BEE SWING THAT DOES NOT APPEAR PROBABLE NO NO I AM SURE THAT I AM RIGHT WHAT THEN DO YOU SUPPOSE THAT ONLY TWO GLASSES WERE USED AND THAT THE DREGS OF BOTH WERE POURED INTO A THIRD GLASS SO AS TO GIVE THE FALSE IMPRESSION THAT THREE PEOPLE HAD BEEN THERE IN THAT WAY ALL THE BEASTWING WOULD BE IN THE LAST GLASS WOULD IT NOT YES I AM CONVINCED THAT THIS IS SO BUT IF I HAVE HIT UPON THE TRUE EXPLANATION THIS ONE SMALL PHENOMENON THEN IN AN INSTANT THE CASE RISES FROM THE COMMONPLACE TO THE EXCEEDINGLY REMARKABLE FOR IT CAN ONLY MEAN THAT LADY BRACKENSTAL AND HER MAID HAVE DELIBERATELY LIED TO US THAT NOT ONE WORD OF THEIR STORY IS TO BE BELIEVED THAT THEY HAVE SOME VERY STRONG REASON FOR COVERING THE REAL CRIMINAL AND THAT WE MUST CONSTRUCT OUR CASE FOR OURSELVES WITHOUT ANY HELP FROM THEM THAT IS THE MISSION WHICH NOW LIES BEFORE US AND HERE WATSON IS THE SYDENHAM TRAIN
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