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'Other things being equal,' said Holmes, 'one would suspect the one at whose head the master threw a decanter. And yet that would involve treachery towards the mistress to whom this woman seems devoted. OTHER THINGS BEING EQUAL SAID HOLMES ONE WOULD SUSPECT THE ONE AT WHOSE HEAD THE MASTER THREW A DECANTER AND YET THAT WOULD INVOLVE TREACHERY TOWARDS THE MISTRESS TO WHOM THIS WOMAN SEEMS DEVOTED
is knees, examining with great attention the knots upon the red cord with which the lady had been secured. Then he carefully scrutinized the broken and frayed end where it had snapped off when the burglar had dragged it down. 'When this was pulled down, the bell in the kitchen must have rung loudly,' he remarked. 'No one could hear it. The kitchen stands right at the back of the house.' 'How did the burglar know no one would hear it? How dared he pull at a bell-rope in that reckless fashion?' 'Exactly, Mr. Holmes, exactly. You put the very question which I have asked myself again and again. There can be no doubt that this fellow must have known the house and its habits. He must have perfectly understood that the servants would all be in bed at that comparatively early hour, and that no one could possibly hear a bell ring in the kitchen. Therefore, he must have been in close league with one of the servants. Surely that is evident. But there are eight servants, and all of good character. T NOW HOLMES WAS DOWN ON HIS KNEES EXAMINING WITH GREAT ATTENTION THE KNOTS UPON THE RED CORD WITH WHICH THE LADY HAD BEEN SECURED THEN HE CAREFULLY SCRUTINIZED THE BROKEN AND FRAYED END WHERE IT HAD SNAPPED OFF WHEN THE BURGLAR HAD DRAGGED IT DOWN WHEN THIS WAS PULLED DOWN THE BELL IN THE KITCHEN MUST HAVE RUNG LOUDLY HE REMARKED NO ONE COULD HEAR IT THE KITCHEN SOUNDS RIGHT AT THE BACK OF THE HOUSE HOW DID THE BURGLAR KNOW NO ONE WOULD HEAR IT HOW DARED HE PULL AT A BELL ROPE IN THAT RECKLESS FASHION EXACTLY MISTER HOLMES EXACTLY YOU PUT THE VERY QUESTION WHICH I HAVE ASKED MYSELF AGAIN AND AGAIN THERE CAN BE NO DOUBT THAT THIS FELLOW MUST HAVE KNOWN THE HOUSE AND ITS HABITS HE MUST HAVE PERFECTLY UNDERSTOOD THAT THE SERVANTS WOULD ALL BE IN BED AT THAT COMPARATIVELY EARLY HOUR AND THAT NO ONE COULD POSSIBLY HEAR A BELL RING IN THE KITCHEN THEREFORE HE MUST HAVE BEEN IN CLOSE LEAGUE WITH ONE OF THE SERVANTS SURELY THAT IS EVIDENT BUT THERE ARE EIGHT SERVANTS AND ALL OF GOOD CHARACTER
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