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We are at a loss as to how he came into the empty house; indeed, the whole affair is a puzzler. If you can come round to the house any time before twelve, you will find me there. WE ARE AT A LOSS AS TO HOW HE CAME INTO THE EMPTY HOUSE INDEED THE WHOLE AFFAIR IS A PUZZLER IF YOU CAN COME ROUND TO THE HOUSE AT ANY TIME BEFORE TWELVE YOU WILL FIND ME THERE
ust now that there were no criminals. It appears that I am wrong—look at this!” He threw me over the note which the commissionaire had brought. “Why,” I cried, as I cast my eye over it, “this is terrible!” “It does seem to be a little out of the common,” he remarked, calmly. “Would you mind reading it to me aloud?” This is the letter which I read to him— “MY DEAR MR. SHERLOCK HOLMES,— “There has been a bad business during the night at 3, Lauriston Gardens, off the Brixton Road. Our man on the beat saw a light there about two in the morning, and as the house was an empty one, suspected that something was amiss. He found the door open, and in the front room, which is bare of furniture, discovered the body of a gentleman, well dressed, and having cards in his pocket bearing the name of ‘Enoch J. Drebber, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A.’ There had been no robbery, nor is there any evidence as to how the man met his death. There are marks of blood in the room, but there is no wound upon his person. EVIDENT SURPRISE AND ADMIRATION I SAID JUST NOW THAT THERE WERE NO CRIMINALS IT APPEARS THAT I AM WRONG LOOK AT THIS HE THREW ME OVER THE NOTE WHICH THE COMMISSIONAIRE HAD BROUGHT WHY I CRIED AS I CAST MY EYE OVER IT THIS IS TERRIBLE IT DOES SEEM TO BE A LITTLE OUT OF THE COMMON HE REMARKED CALMLY WOULD YOU MIND READING IT TO ME ALOUD THIS IS THE LETTER WHICH I READ TO HIM MY DEAR MISTER SHERLOCK HOLMES THERE HAS BEEN A BAD BUSINESS DURING THE NIGHT AT THREE LAURESTON GARDENS OFF THE BRIXTON ROAD A MAN ON THE BEACH SAW A LIGHT THERE ABOUT TWO IN THE MORNING AND AS THE HOUSE WAS AN EMPTY ONE SUSPECTED THAT SOMETHING WAS AMISS HE FOUND THE DOOR OPEN AND IN THE FRONT ROOM WHICH HIS BARE OF FURNITURE DISCOVERED THE BODY OF A GENTLEMAN WELL DRESSED AND HAVING CARDS IN HIS POCKET BEARING THE NAME OF ENOCH J DREBBER CLEVELAND OHIO U S A THERE HAD BEEN NO ROBBERY NOR IS THERE ANY EVIDENCE AS TO HOW THE MAN MET HIS DEATH THERE ARE MARKS OF BLOOD IN THE ROOM BUT THERE IS NO WOUND UPON HIS PERSON
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