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There are, of course, details to be filled in, but I am as certain of all the main facts, from the time that Drebber parted from Stangerson at the station, up to the discovery of the body of the latter, as if I had seen them with my own eyes. I will give you a proof of my knowledge. Could you lay your hand upon those pills?" THERE ARE OF COURSE DETAILS TO BE FILLED IN BUT I AM AS CERTAIN OF ALL THE MAIN FACTS FROM THE TIME THAT DREBBER PARTED FROM STANGERSON AT THE STATION UP TO THE DISCOVERY OF THE BODY OF THE LATTER AS IF I HAD SEEN THEM WITH MY OWN EYES I WILL GIVE YOU PROOF OF MY KNOWLEDGE COULD YOU LAY YOUR HAND UPON THOSE PILLS
 he did all the paying. There was eighty odd pounds in it, but nothing had been taken. Whatever the motives of these extraordinary crimes, robbery is certainly not one of them. There were no papers or memoranda in the murdered man’s pocket, except a single telegram, dated from Cleveland about a month ago, and containing the words, ‘J. H. is in Europe.’ There was no name appended to this message.” “And there was nothing else?” Holmes asked. “Nothing of any importance. The man’s novel, with which he had read himself to sleep was lying upon the bed, and his pipe was on a chair beside him. There was a glass of water on the table, and on the window-sill a small chip ointment box containing a couple of pills.” Sherlock Holmes sprang from his chair with an exclamation of delight. “The last link,” he cried, exultantly. “My case is complete.” The two detectives stared at him in amazement. “I have now in my hands,” my companion said, confidently, “all the threads which have formed such a tangle.  IN HIS POCKET BUT IT SEEMS THAT THIS WAS USUAL AS HE DID ALL THE PAIN THERE WAS EIGHTY ODD POUNDS IN IT BUT NOTHING HAD BEEN TAKEN WHATEVER THE MOTIVES OF THESE EXTRAORDINARY CRIMES ROBBERY CERTAINLY NOT ONE OF THEM THERE WERE NO PAPERS OR MEMORANDA IN THE MURDERED MAN'S POCKET EXCEPT A SINGLE TELEGRAM DATED FROM CLEVELAND ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND CONTAINING THE WORDS J H IS IN EUROPE THERE WAS NO NAME APPENDED TO THIS MESSAGE AND THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE HOLMES ASKED NOTHING OF ANY IMPORTANCE THE MAN'S NOVEL WITH WHICH HE HAD READ HIMSELF TO SLEEP WAS LYING UPON THE BED AND HIS PIPE WAS ON A CHAIR BESIDE HIM THERE WAS A GLASS OF WATER ON THE TABLE AND ON THE WINDOW SILL A SMALL CHIPOINT MUMP BOX CONTAINING A COUPLE OF PILLS SHERLOCK HOLMES SPRANG FROM HIS CHAIR WITH AN EXCLAMATION OF DELIGHT THE LAST LINK HE CRIED EXULTANTLY MY CASE IS COMPLETE THE TWO DETECTIVES STARED AT HIM IN AMAZEMENT I HAVE NOW IN MY HANDS MY COMPANION SAID CONFIDENTLY ALL THE THREADS WHICH HAVE FORMED SUCH A TANGLE
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