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How came these two men—if there were two men—into an empty house? What has become of the cabman who drove them? How could one man compel another to take poison? Where did the blood come from? What was the object of the murderer, since robbery had no part in it? HOW CAME THESE TWO MEN IF THERE WERE TWO MEN INTO AN EMPTY HOUSE WHAT HAS BECOME OF THE CABMAN WHO DROVE THEM HOW COULD ONE MAN COMPEL ANOTHER TO TAKE POISON WHERE DID THE BLOOD COME FROM WHAT WAS THE OBJECT OF THE MURDERER SINCE ROBBERY HAD NO PART IN IT
ails and the Trichinopoly,” I suggested. “The writing on the wall was done with a man’s forefinger dipped in blood. My glass allowed me to observe that the plaster was slightly scratched in doing it, which would not have been the case if the man’s nail had been trimmed. I gathered up some scattered ash from the floor. It was dark in colour and flakey—such an ash as is only made by a Trichinopoly. I have made a special study of cigar ashes—in fact, I have written a monograph upon the subject. I flatter myself that I can distinguish at a glance the ash of any known brand, either of cigar or of tobacco. It is just in such details that the skilled detective differs from the Gregson and Lestrade type.” “And the florid face?” I asked. “Ah, that was a more daring shot, though I have no doubt that I was right. You must not ask me that at the present state of the affair.” I passed my hand over my brow. “My head is in a whirl,” I remarked; “the more one thinks of it the more mysterious it grows. NG ELSE THAT PUZZLES YOU THE FINGER NAILS AND THE TRICK ANOPOLY I SUGGESTED THE WRITING ON THE WALL WAS DONE WITH A MAN'S FOREFINGER DIPPED IN BLOOD MY GLASS ALLOWED ME TO OBSERVE THAT THE PLASTER WAS SCRATCHED SLIGHTLY IN DOING IT WHICH WOULD NOT HAVE THE CASE IF THE MAN'S NAIL HAD BEEN TRIMMED I GATHERED UP SOME SCATTERED ASH FROM THE FLOOR IT WAS DARK IN COLOUR AND FLAKY SUCH AN ASH AS IS ONLY MADE BY A TRICKY NOOPOLY I HAVE MADE A SPECIAL STUDY OF CIGAR ASHES IN FACT I HAVE WRITTEN MONOGRAPH UPON THE SUBJECT I FLATTER MYSELF THAT I CAN DISTINGUISH AT A GLANCE THE ASH OF ANY KNOWN BRAND EITHER OF CIGAR OR OF TOBACCO IT IS JUST IN SUCH DETAILS THAT THE SKILLED DETECTIVE DIFFERS FROM THE GREGSON AND LESTRADE TYPE AND THE FLORID FACE I ASKED AH THAT WAS A MORE DARING SHOT THOUGH I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT I WAS RIGHT YOU MUST NOT ASK ME THAT AT THE PRESENT STATE OF THE AFFAIR I PASSED MY HAND OVER MY BROW MY HEAD IS IN A WHIRL I REMARKED THE MORE ONE THINKS OF IT THE MORE MYSTERIOUS IT GROWS
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