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She was an interesting person, this stern Australian nurse  taciturn, suspicious, ungracious, it took some time before Holmes's pleasant manner and frank acceptance of all that she said thawed her into a corresponding amiability. SHE WAS AN INTERESTING PERSON THIS STERN AUSTRALIAN NURSE TACITURN SUSPICIOUS UNGRACIOUS IT TOOK SOME TIME BEFORE HOLMES'S PLEASANT MANNER AND FRANK ACCEPTANCE OF ALL THAT SHE SAID THAWED HER INTO A CORRESPONDING AMIABILITY
ld not tear it down for fear of giving the alarm by ringing the bell. What did he do? He sprang up on the mantelpiece, could not quite reach it, put his knee on the bracket--you will see the impression in the dust--and so got his knife to bear upon the cord. I could not reach the place by at least three inches--from which I infer that he is at least three inches a bigger man than I. Look at that mark upon the seat of the oaken chair! What is it?' 'Blood.' 'Undoubtedly it is blood. This alone puts the lady's story out of court. If she were seated on the chair when the crime was done, how comes that mark? No, no, she was placed in the chair _after_ the death of her husband. I'll wager that the black dress shows a corresponding mark to this. We have not yet met our Waterloo, Watson, but this is our Marengo, for it begins in defeat and ends in victory. I should like now to have a few words with the nurse, Theresa. We must be wary for a while, if we are to get the information which we want. CCURRED THE MAN KNEADED THE ROPE HE WOULD NOT TEAR IT DOWN FOR FEAR OF GIVING THE ALARM BY RINGING THE BELL WHAT DID HE DO HE SPRANG UP ON THE MANTELPIECE COULDN'T QUITE REACH IT PUT HIS KNEE ON THE BRACKET YOU'LL SEE THE IMPRESSION IN THE DUST AND SO GOT HIS KNIFE TO BEAR UPON THE CORD I COULD NOT REACH THE PLACE BY AT LEAST THREE INCHES FROM WHICH I INFER THAT HE IS AT LEAST THREE INCHES A BIGGER MAN THAN I LOOK AT THAT MARK UPON THE SEAT OF THE OAKEN CHAIR WHAT IS IT BLOOD UNDOUBTEDLY IT IS BLOOD THIS ALONE PUTS THE LADY'S STORY OUT OF COURT IF SHE WAS SEATED ON THE CHAIR WHEN THE CRIME WAS DONE HOW COMES THAT MARK NO NO SHE WAS PLACED IN THE CHAIR AFTER THE DEATH OF HER HUSBAND I'LL WAGER THAT THE BLACK DRESS SHOWS A CORRESPONDING MARK TO THIS WE HAVE NOT YET MET OUR WATERLOO WATSON BUT THIS IS OUR MERENGO FOR IT BEGINS IN DEFEAT AND ENDS IN VICTORY I SHOULD LIKE NOW TO HAVE A FEW WORDS WITH THE NURSE TERESA WE MUST BE WARY FOR A WHILE IF WE ARE TO GET THE INFORMATION WHICH WE WANT
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