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These burglars made a considerable haul at Sydenham a fortnight ago. Some account of them and of their appearance was in the papers, and would naturally occur to anyone who wished to invent a story in which imaginary robbers should play a part. THESE BURGLARS MADE A CONSIDERABLE HAUL AT SYDENHAM A FORTNIGHT AGO SOME ACCOUNT OF THEM AND THEIR APPEARANCE WAS IN THE PAPERS AND WOULD NATURALLY OCCUR TO ANY ONE WHO WISHED TO INVENT A STORY IN WHICH IMAGINARY ROBBERS SHOULD PLAY A PART
that I possess cries out against it. It's wrong--it's all wrong--I'll swear that it's wrong. And yet the lady's story was complete, the maid's corroboration was sufficient, the detail was fairly exact. What have I to put up against that? Three wineglasses, that is all. But if I had not taken things for granted, if I had examined everything with care which I should have shown had we approached the case _de novo_ and had no cut-and-dried story to warp my mind, should I not then have found something more definite to go upon? Of course I should. Sit down on this bench, Watson, until a train for Chislehurst arrives, and allow me to lay the evidence before you, imploring you in the first instance to dismiss from your mind the idea that anything which the maid or her mistress may have said must necessarily be true. The lady's charming personality must not be permitted to warp our judgment. 'Surely there are details in her story which, if we looked at in cold blood, would excite our suspicion. S CONDITION EVERY INSTINCT THAT I POSSESS CRIES OUT AGAINST IT IT'S WRONG IT'S ALL WRONG I'LL SWEAR THAT IT'S WRONG AND YET THE LADY'S STORY WAS COMPLETE THE MAID'S CORROBORATION WAS SUFFICIENT THE DETAIL WAS FULLY EXACT WHAT HAVE I TO PUT UP AGAINST THAT THREE WINEGLASSES THAT IS ALL BUT IF I HAD NOT TAKEN THINGS FOR GRANTED IF I HAD EXAMINED EVERYTHING WITH CARE WHICH I SHOULD HAVE SHOWN HAD WE APPROACHED A CASE TO NOVO AND HAD NO CUT AND DRIED STORY TO WARP MY MIND SHOULD I NOT THEN HAVE FOUND SOMETHING MORE DEFINITE TO GO UPON OF COURSE I SHOULD SIT DOWN ON THIS BENCH WATSON UNTIL THE TRAIN FOR CHISELHURST ARRIVES AND ALLOW ME TO LAY THE EVIDENCE BEFORE YOU IMPLORING YOU IN THE FIRST INSTANCE TO DISMISS FROM YOUR MIND THE IDEA THAT ANYTHING WHICH THE MAID OR HER MISTRESS MAY HAVE SAID MUST NECESSARILY BE TRUE THE LADY'S CHARMING PERSONALITY MUST NOT BE PERMITTED TO WARP OUR JUDGMENT SURELY THERE ARE DETAILS IN HER STORY WHICH IF WE LOOKED AT IN COLD BLOOD WOULD EXCITE OUR SUSPICION
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