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He must have stayed in the room some little time after the murder, for we found blood stained water in the basin, where he had washed his hands, and marks on the sheets where he had deliberately wiped his knife." I glanced at Holmes on hearing the description of the murderer, which tallied so exactly with his own. There was, however, no trace of exultation or satisfaction upon his face. HE MUST HAVE STAYED IN THE ROOM SOME LITTLE TIME AFTER THE MURDER FOR WE FOUND BLOOD STAINED WATER IN THE BASIN WHERE HE HAD WASHED HIS ENDS AND MARKS ON THE SHEETS WHERE HAD DELIBERATELY WIPED HIS KNIFE I GLANCED AT HOLMES ON HEARING THE DESCRIPTION OF THE MURDERER WHICH TALLIED SO EXACTLY WITH HIS OWN THERE WAS HOWEVER NO TRACE OF EXULTATION OR SATISFACTION UPON HIS FACE
strade, in an awe-struck voice; and we were all silent for a while. There was something so methodical and so incomprehensible about the deeds of this unknown assassin, that it imparted a fresh ghastliness to his crimes. My nerves, which were steady enough on the field of battle tingled as I thought of it. “The man was seen,” continued Lestrade. “A milk boy, passing on his way to the dairy, happened to walk down the lane which leads from the mews at the back of the hotel. He noticed that a ladder, which usually lay there, was raised against one of the windows of the second floor, which was wide open. After passing, he looked back and saw a man descend the ladder. He came down so quietly and openly that the boy imagined him to be some carpenter or joiner at work in the hotel. He took no particular notice of him, beyond thinking in his own mind that it was early for him to be at work. He has an impression that the man was tall, had a reddish face, and was dressed in a long, brownish coat. E SAID THAT IS IT SAID LESTRADE IN AN AWESTRUCK VOICE AND WE WERE ALL SILENT FOR A WHILE THERE WAS SOMETHING SO METHODICAL AND SO INCOMPREHENSIBLE ABOUT THE DEEDS OF THIS UNKNOWN ASSASSIN THAT IT IMPARTED A FRESH GHASTLINESS TO HIS CRIMES MY NERVES WHICH WERE STEADY ENOUGH ON THE FIELD OF BATTLE TINGLED AS I THOUGHT OF IT THE MAN WAS SEEN CONTINUED LESTRADE A MILK BOY PASSING ON HIS WAY TO THE DAIRY HAPPENED TO WALK DOWN THE LINE WHICH LEADS FROM THE MEWS AT THE BACK OF THE HOTEL HE ANNOUNCED THAT THE LADDER WHICH USUALLY LAY THERE WAS RAISED AGAINST ONE OF THE WINDOWS OF THE SECOND FLOOR WHICH WAS WIDE OPEN AFTER PASSING HE LOOKED BACK AND SAW A MAN DESCEND THE LADDER HE CAME DOWN SO QUIETLY AND OPENLY THAT THE BOY IMAGINED HIM TO BE SOME CARPENTER OR JOINER AT WORK IN THE HOTEL HE TOOK NO PARTICULAR NOTICE OF HIM BEYOND THINKING IN HIS OWN MIND THAT IT WAS EARLY FOR HIM TO BE AT WORK HE HAS AN IMPRESSION THAT THE MAN WAS TALL HAD A REDDISH FACE AND WAS DRESSED IN A LONG BROWNISH COAT
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