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"Except that!" my friend answered, pointing at the pathway. "If a herd of buffaloes had passed along there could not be a greater mess. No doubt, however, you had drawn your own conclusions, Gregson, before you permitted this." EXCEPT THAT MY FRIEND ANSWERED POINTING AT THE PATHWAY IF A HERD OF BUFFALOES HAD PASSED ALONG THERE COULD NOT BE A GREATER MESS NO DOUBT HOWEVER YOU HAD DRAWN YOUR OWN CONCLUSIONS GREGGSON BEFORE YOU PERMITTED THIS
ounged up and down the pavement, and gazed vacantly at the ground, the sky, the opposite houses and the line of railings. Having finished his scrutiny, he proceeded slowly down the path, or rather down the fringe of grass which flanked the path, keeping his eyes riveted upon the ground. Twice he stopped, and once I saw him smile, and heard him utter an exclamation of satisfaction. There were many marks of footsteps upon the wet clayey soil, but since the police had been coming and going over it, I was unable to see how my companion could hope to learn anything from it. Still I had had such extraordinary evidence of the quickness of his perceptive faculties, that I had no doubt that he could see a great deal which was hidden from me. At the door of the house we were met by a tall, white-faced, flaxen-haired man, with a notebook in his hand, who rushed forward and wrung my companion’s hand with effusion. “It is indeed kind of you to come,” he said, “I have had everything left untouched.” ORDER UPON AFFECTATION HE LOUNGED UP AND DOWN THE PAVEMENT AND GAZED VACANTLY AT THE GROUND THE SKY THE OPPOSITE HOUSES AND THE LINE OF RAILINGS HAVING FINISHED HIS SCRUTINY HE PROCEEDED SLOWLY DOWN THE PATH OR RATHER DOWN THE FRINGE OF GRASS WHICH FLANKED THE PATH KEEPING HIS EYES RIVETED UPON THE GROUND TWICE HE STOPPED AND ONCE I SAW HIM SMILE AND HEARD HIM UTTER AN EXCLAMATION OF SATISFACTION THERE WERE MANY MARKS OF FOOTSTEPS UPON THE WET CLAYEY SOIL BUT SINCE THE POLICE HAD BEEN COMING AND GOING OVER IT I WAS UNABLE TO SEE HOW MY COMPANION COULD HOPE TO LEARN ANYTHING FROM IT STILL I HAD HAD SUCH EXTRAORDINARY EVIDENCE OF THE QUICKNESS OF HIS PERCEPTIVE FACULTIES THAT I HAD NO DOUBT THAT HE COULD SEE A GREAT DEAL WHICH WAS HIDDEN FROM ME AT THE DOOR OF THE HOUSE WE WERE MET BY A TALL WHITE FACED FLAXEN HAIRED MAN WITH A NOTE BOOK IN HIS HAND WHO RUSHED FORWARD AND WRUNG MY COMPANION'S HAND WITH EFFUSION IT IS INDEED KIND OF YOU TO COME HE SAID I HAVE HAD EVERYTHING LEFT UNTOUCHED
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