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As a matter of fact, that screw was _not_ used. This bottle was opened by a pocket screw, probably contained in a knife, and not more than an inch and a half long. AS A MATTER OF FACT THAT SCREW WAS NOT USED THIS BOTTLE WAS OPENED BY A POCKET SCREW PROBABLY CONTAINED IN A KNIFE AND NOT MORE THAN AN INCH AND A HALF LONG
stand.' To steady their nerves.' 'Exactly. These three glasses upon the sideboard have been untouched, I suppose?' 'Yes, and the bottle stands as they left it.' 'Let us look at it. Halloa, halloa! What is this?' The three glasses were grouped together, all of them tinged with wine, and one of them containing some dregs of beeswing. The bottle stood near them, two-thirds full, and beside it lay a long, deeply stained cork. Its appearance and the dust upon the bottle showed that it was no common vintage which the murderers had enjoyed. A change had come over Holmes's manner. He had lost his listless expression, and again I saw an alert light of interest in his keen, deepset eyes. He raised the cork and examined it minutely. 'How did they draw it?' he asked. Hopkins pointed to a half-opened drawer. In it lay some table linen and a large corkscrew. 'Did Lady Brackenstall say that screw was used?' 'No, you remember that she was senseless at the moment when the bottle was opened.' 'Quite so. THAT IS TRUE AND YET THEY DRANK SOME WINE I UNDERSTAND TO STEADY THEIR NERVES EXACTLY THESE THREE GLASSES UPON THE SIDEBOARD HAVE BEEN UNTOUCHED I SUPPOSE YES AND THE BOTTLE STANDS AS THEY LEFT IT LET US LOOK AT IT HALLO HALLO WHAT'S THIS THE THREE GLASSES WERE GROUPED TOGETHER ALL OF THEM TINGED WITH WINE AND ONE OF THEM CONTAINING SOME DREGS OF BEES WING THE BOTTLE STOOD NEAR THEM TWO THIRDS FULL AND BESIDE IT LAY A LONG DEEPLY STAINED CORK ITS APPEARANCE AND THE DUST UPON THE BOTTLE SHOWED THAT IT WAS NO COMMON VINTAGE WHICH THE MURDERERS HAD ENJOYED A CHANGE HAD COME OVER HOLMES'S MANNER HE HAD LOST HIS LISTLESS EXPRESSION AND AGAIN I SAW AN ALERT LIGHT OF INTEREST IN HIS KEEN DEEP SET EYES HE RAISED THE CORK AND EXAMINED IT MINUTELY HOW DO THEY DRAW IT HE ASKED HOPKINS POINTED TO A HALF OPEN DRAWER IN IT LAY SOME TABLE LINEN AND A LARGE CORKSCREW DID LADY BRACKENSAW SAY THAT THE CORKSCREW WAS USED NO REMEMBER THAT SHE WAS SENSELESS AT THE MOMENT WHEN THE BOTTLE WAS OPENED QUITE SO
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