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In this way my second link was formed, which told me that the nocturnal visitors were two in number, one remarkable for his height (as I calculated from the length of his stride), and the other fashionably dressed, to judge from the small and elegant impression left by his boots. "On entering the house this last inference was confirmed. IN THIS WAY MY SECOND LINK WAS FORMED WHICH TOLD ME THAT THE NOCTURNAL VISITORS WERE TWO IN NUMBER ONE REMARKABLE FOR HIS HEIGHT AS I CALCULATED FROM THE LENGTH OF HIS STRIDE AND THE OTHER FASHIONABLY DRESSED TO JUDGE FROM THE SMALL AND ELEGANT IMPRESSION LEFT BY HIS BOOT ON ENTERING THE HOUSE THIS LAST INFERENCE WAS CONFIRMED
ring the night. I satisfied myself that it was a cab and not a private carriage by the narrow gauge of the wheels. The ordinary London growler is considerably less wide than a gentleman’s brougham. “This was the first point gained. I then walked slowly down the garden path, which happened to be composed of a clay soil, peculiarly suitable for taking impressions. No doubt it appeared to you to be a mere trampled line of slush, but to my trained eyes every mark upon its surface had a meaning. There is no branch of detective science which is so important and so much neglected as the art of tracing footsteps. Happily, I have always laid great stress upon it, and much practice has made it second nature to me. I saw the heavy footmarks of the constables, but I saw also the track of the two men who had first passed through the garden. It was easy to tell that they had been before the others, because in places their marks had been entirely obliterated by the others coming upon the top of them. NQUIRY MUST HAVE BEEN THERE DURING THE NIGHT I SATISFIED MYSELF THAT IT WAS A CAB AND NOT A PRIVATE CARRIAGE BY THE NARROW GAUGE OF THE WHEELS THE ORDINARY LONDON GROWLER IS CONSIDERABLY LESS WIDE THAN A GENTLEMAN'S BROWN THIS WAS THE FIRST POINT GAINED I THEN WALKED SLOWLY DOWN THE GARDEN PATH WHICH HAPPENED TO BE COMPOSED OF A CLAY SOIL PECULIARLY SUITABLE FOR TAKING IMPRESSIONS NO DOUBT IT APPEARED TO YOU TO BE A MERE TRAMPLED LINE OF SLUSH BUT TO MY TRAINED EYES EVERY MARK UPON ITS SURFACE HAD A MEANING THERE IS NO BRANCH OF DETECTIVE SCIENCE WHICH IS SO IMPORTANT SO MUCH NEGLECTED AS THE ART OF TRACING FOOTSTEPS HAPPILY I HAVE ALWAYS LAID GREAT STRUMMIT AND MUCH PRACTICE HAS MADE ITS SECOND NATURE TO ME I SAW THE HEAVY FOOTMARKS OF THE CONSTABLES BUT I ALSO SAW THE TRACK OF THE TWO MEN WHO HAD FIRST PASSED THROUGH THE GARDEN IT WAS EASY TO TELL THAT THEY HAD BEEN BEFORE THE OTHERS BECAUSE IN PLACES THEIR MARKS HAD BEEN ENTIRELY OBLITERATED BY THE OTHERS COMING UPON THE TOP OF THEM
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