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'There are no signs here, but the ground is iron hard, and one would not expect them. I see that these candles in the mantelpiece have been lighted.' 'Yes, it was by their light, and that of the lady's bedroom candle, that the burglars saw their way about.' THERE ARE NO SIGNS HERE BUT THE GROUND IS IRON HARD AND ONE WOULD NOT EXPECT THEM I SEE THAT THE CANDLES AND THE MANTELPIECE HAVE BEEN LIGHTED YES IT WAS BY THEIR LIGHT AND THAT OF THE LADIES BEDROOM CANDLE THAT THE BURGLARS SAW THEIR WAY ABOUT
y, Mr. Holmes, exactly. You put the very question which I have asked myself again and again. There can be no doubt that this fellow must have known the house and its habits. He must have perfectly understood that the servants would all be in bed at that comparatively early hour, and that no one could possibly hear a bell ring in the kitchen. Therefore, he must have been in close league with one of the servants. Surely that is evident. But there are eight servants, and all of good character.' 'Other things being equal,' said Holmes, 'one would suspect the one at whose head the master threw a decanter. And yet that would involve treachery towards the mistress to whom this woman seems devoted. Well, well, the point is a minor one, and when you have Randall you will probably find no difficulty in securing his accomplice. The lady's story certainly seems to be corroborated, if it needed corroboration, by every detail which we see before us.' He walked to the French window and threw it open. AT RECKLESS FASHION EXACTLY MISTER HOLMES EXACTLY YOU PUT THE VERY QUESTION WHICH I HAVE ASKED MYSELF AGAIN AND AGAIN THERE CAN BE NO DOUBT THAT THIS FELLOW MUST HAVE KNOWN THE HOUSE AND ITS HABITS HE MUST HAVE PERFECTLY UNDERSTOOD THAT THE SERVANTS WOULD ALL BE IN BED AT THAT COMPARATIVELY EARLY HOUR AND THAT NO ONE COULD POSSIBLY HEAR A BELL RING IN THE KITCHEN THEREFORE HE MUST HAVE BEEN IN CLOSE LEAGUE WITH ONE OF THE SERVANTS SURELY THAT IS EVIDENT BUT THERE ARE EIGHT SERVANTS AND ALL OF GOOD CHARACTER OTHER THINGS BEING EQUAL SAID HOLMES ONE WOULD SUSPECT THE ONE AT WHOSE HEAD THE MASTER THREW A DECANTER AND YET THAT WOULD INVOLVE TREACHERY TOWARDS THE MISTRESS TO WHOM THIS WOMAN SEEMS DEVOTED WELL WELL THE POINT IS A MINOR ONE AND WHEN YOU HAVE RANDALL YOU WILL PROBABLY FIND NO DIFFICULTY IN SECURING HIS ACCOMPLICE THE LADY'S STORY CERTAINLY SEEMS TO BE CORROBORATED IF IT NEEDED CORROBORATION BY EVERY DETAIL WHICH WE SEE BEFORE US HE WALKED TO THE FRENCH WINDOW AND THREW IT OPEN
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