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"Did you find nothing in the room which could furnish a clue to the murderer?" he asked. "Nothing. Stangerson had Drebber's purse in his pocket, but it seems that this was usual, as he did all the paying. There was eighty odd pounds in it, but nothing had been taken. Whatever the motives of these extraordinary crimes, robbery is certainly not one of them. DID YOU FIND NOTHING IN THE ROOM WHICH COULD FURNISH A CLUE TO THE MURDERER HE ASKED NOTHING STANGERSON HAD DREPPER'S PURSE IN HIS POCKET BUT IT SEEMS THAT THIS WAS USUAL AS HE DID ALL THE PAIN THERE WAS EIGHTY ODD POUNDS IN IT BUT NOTHING HAD BEEN TAKEN WHATEVER THE MOTIVES OF THESE EXTRAORDINARY CRIMES ROBBERY CERTAINLY NOT ONE OF THEM
y, 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. 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. NG 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 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
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