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"We have it all here," said Gregson, pointing to a litter of objects upon one of the bottom steps of the stairs. "A gold watch, No. 97163, by Barraud, of London. Gold Albert chain, very heavy and solid. Gold ring, with masonic device. WE HAVE IT ALL HERE SAID GREXAM POINTING TO A LITTER OF OBJECTS UPON ONE OF THE BOTTOM STEPS OF THE STAIRS A GOLD WATCH NUMBER NINE SEVEN ONE SIX THREE BY BAROUT OF LONDON GOLD ALBERT CHAIN VERY HEAVY AND SOLID GOLD RING WITH MASONIC DEVICE
anced at the soles of his patent leather boots. “He has not been moved at all?” he asked. “No more than was necessary for the purposes of our examination.” “You can take him to the mortuary now,” he said. “There is nothing more to be learned.” Gregson had a stretcher and four men at hand. At his call they entered the room, and the stranger was lifted and carried out. As they raised him, a ring tinkled down and rolled across the floor. Lestrade grabbed it up and stared at it with mystified eyes. “There’s been a woman here,” he cried. “It’s a woman’s wedding-ring.” He held it out, as he spoke, upon the palm of his hand. We all gathered round him and gazed at it. There could be no doubt that that circlet of plain gold had once adorned the finger of a bride. “This complicates matters,” said Gregson. “Heaven knows, they were complicated enough before.” “You’re sure it doesn’t simplify them?” observed Holmes. “There’s nothing to be learned by staring at it. What did you find in his pockets?” INALLY HE SNIFFED THE DEAD MAN'S LIPS AND THEN GLANCED AT THE SOLES OF HIS PATENT LEATHER BOOTS HE HAS NOT BEEN MOVED AT ALL HE ASKED NO MORE THAN WAS NECESSARY FOR THE PURPOSES OF OUR EXAMINATION YOU CAN TAKE HIM TO THE MORTUARY NOW HE SAID THERE IS NOTHING MORE TO BE LEARNED GREXEN HAD A STRETCHER AND FOUR MEN AT HAND AT HIS CALL THEY ENTERED THE ROOM AND THE STRANGER WAS LIFTED AND CARRIED OUT AS THEY RAISED HIM A RING TINKLED DOWN AND ROLLED ACROSS THE FLOOR LESTRADE GRABBED IT UP AND STARED AT IT WITH MYSTIFIED EYES THERE'S BEEN A WOMAN HERE HE CRIED IT'S A WOMAN'S WEDDING RING HE HELD IT OUT AS HE SPOKE UPON THE PALM OF HIS HAND WE ALL GATHERED ROUND HIM AND GAZED AT IT THERE COULD BE NO DOUBT THAT THAT CIRCLET OF PLAIN GOLD HAD ONCE ADORNED THE FINGER OF A BRIDE THIS COMPLICATES MATTERS SAID GREGSON HEAVENS KNOWS THEY WERE COMPLICATED ENOUGH BEFORE YOU'RE SURE IT DOESN'T SIMPLIFY THEM OBSERVED HOLMES THERE'S NOTHING TO BE LEARNED BY STARING AT IT WHAT DID YOU FIND IN HIS POCKETS
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