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"I had already determined in my own mind that the man who had walked into the house with Drebber, was none other than the man who had driven the cab. The marks in the road showed me that the horse had wandered on in a way which would have been impossible had there been anyone in charge of it. Where, then, could the driver be, unless he were inside the house? I HAD ALREADY DETERMINED IN MY OWN MIND THAT THE MAN WHO HAD WALKED INTO THE HOUSE WITH DREBBER WAS NONE OTHER THAN THE MAN WHO HAD DRIVEN THE CAB THE MARKS IN THE ROAD SHOWED ME THAT THE HORSE HAD WANDERED ON IN A WAY WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE HAD THERE BEEN ANY ONE IN CHARGE OF IT WHERE THEN COULD THE DRIVER BE UNLESS HE WERE INSIDE THE HOUSE
had already come to the conclusion, since there were no signs of a struggle, that the blood which covered the floor had burst from the murderer’s nose in his excitement. I could perceive that the track of blood coincided with the track of his feet. It is seldom that any man, unless he is very full-blooded, breaks out in this way through emotion, so I hazarded the opinion that the criminal was probably a robust and ruddy-faced man. Events proved that I had judged correctly. “Having left the house, I proceeded to do what Gregson had neglected. I telegraphed to the head of the police at Cleveland, limiting my enquiry to the circumstances connected with the marriage of Enoch Drebber. The answer was conclusive. It told me that Drebber had already applied for the protection of the law against an old rival in love, named Jefferson Hope, and that this same Hope was at present in Europe. I knew now that I held the clue to the mystery in my hand, and all that remained was to secure the murderer. NGTH OF HIS NAILS I HAD ALREADY COME TO THE CONCLUSION SINCE THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF A STRUGGLE THAT THE BLOOD WHICH COVERED THE FLOOR HAD BURST FROM THE MURDERER'S NOSE IN HIS EXCITEMENT I COULD PERCEIVE THAT THE TRACK OF BLOOD COINCIDED WITH THE TRACK OF HIS FEET IT IS SELDOM THAT ANY MAN UNLESS HE IS VERY FULL BLOODED BREAKS OUT IN THIS WAY THROUGH EMOTION SO I HAZARDED THE OPINION THAT THE CRIMINAL WAS PROBABLY A ROBUST AND RUDDY FACED MAN EVENTS PROVED THAT I HAD JUDGED CORRECTLY HAVING LEFT THE HOUSE I PROCEEDED TO DO WHAT GREGSON HAD NEGLECTED I TELEGRAPHED TO THE HEAD OF THE POLICE AT CLEVELAND LIMITING MY INQUIRY TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES CONNECTED WITH THE MARRIAGE OF ENOCH TREBBER THE ANSWER WAS CONCLUSIVE IT TOLD ME THAT DREBBER HAD ALREADY APPLIED FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE LAW AGAINST AN OLD RIVAL IN LOVE NAMED JEFFERSON HOPE AND THAT THIS SAME HOPE WAS AT PRESENT IN EUROPE I KNEW NOW THAT I HELD THE CLUE TO THE MYSTERY IN MY HAND AND ALL THAT REMAINED WAS TO SECURE THE MURDERER
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