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Holmes gazed at it, and then passed on to the lodge gate. There he scribbled a short note for Stanley Hopkins, and left it with the lodge keeper. HOLMES GAZED AT IT AND THEN PASSED ON TO THE LODGE GATE THERE HE SCRIBBLED A SHORT NOTE FOR STANLEY HOPKINS AND LEFT IT WITH THE LODGE KEEPER
e to do?' 'To tell me the truth.' 'Mr. Holmes!' 'No, no, Lady Brackenstall--it is no use. You may have heard of any little reputation which I possess. I will stake it all on the fact that your story is an absolute fabrication.' Mistress and maid were both staring at Holmes with pale faces and frightened eyes. 'You are an impudent fellow!' cried Theresa. 'Do you mean to say that my mistress has told a lie?' Holmes rose from his chair. 'Have you nothing to tell me?' 'I have told you everything.' 'Think once more, Lady Brackenstall. Would it not be better to be frank?' For an instant there was hesitation in her beautiful face. Then some new strong thought caused it to set like a mask. 'I have told you all I know.' Holmes took his hat and shrugged his shoulders. 'I am sorry,' he said, and without another word we left the room and the house. There was a pond in the park, and to this my friend led the way. It was frozen over, but a single hole was left for the convenience of a solitary swan. D THAT I WILL JUSTIFY YOUR TRUST WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO TO TELL ME THE TRUTH MISTER HOLMES NO NO LADY BRACKENSTAL IT IS NO USE YOU MAY HAVE HEARD OF ANY LITTLE REPUTATION WHICH I POSSESS I WILL STAKE IT ALL ON THE FACT THAT YOUR STORY IS AN ABSOLUTE FABRICATION MISTRESS AND MAID WERE BOTH STARING AT HOLMES WITH PALE FACES AND FRIGHTENED EYES YOU ARE AN IMPUDENT FELLOW CRIED TERESA DO YOU MEAN TO SAY THAT MY MISTRESS HAS TOLD A LIE HOLMES ROSE FROM HIS CHAIR HAVE YOU NOTHING TO TELL ME I HAVE TOLD YOU EVERYTHING THINK ONCE MORE LADY BRACKENSTAL WOULD IT NOT BE BETTER TO BE FRANK FOR AN INSTANT THERE WAS HESITATION IN HER BEAUTIFUL FACE THEN SOME NEW STRONG THOUGHT CAUSED IT TO SET LIKE A MASK I HAVE TOLD YOU ALL I KNOW HOLMES TOOK HIS HAT AND SHRUGGED HIS SHOULDERS I AM SORRY HE SAID AND WITHOUT ANOTHER WORD WE LEFT THE ROOM AND THE HOUSE THERE WAS A POND IN THE PARK AND TO THIS MY FRIEND LED THE WAY IT WAS FROZEN OVER BUT A SINGLE HOLE WAS LEFT FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF A SOLITARY SWAN
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