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Page 128
This tale of our client's appeared to have an
extraordinary effect upon Sherlock Holmes. He rose
from his chair and paced about the room in
uncontrollable excitement.
"Misfortunes never come single," said Phelps, smiling,
though it was evident that his adventure had somewhat
shaken him.
"You have certainly had your share," said Holmes. "Do
you think you could walk round the house with me?"
"Oh, yes, I should like a little sunshine. Joseph
will come, too."
"And I also," said Miss Harrison.
"I am afraid not," said Holmes, shaking his head. "I
think I must ask you to remain sitting exactly where
you are."
The young lady resumed her seat with an air of
displeasure. Her brother, however, had joined us and
we set off all four together. We passed round the
lawn to the outside of the young diplomatist's window.
There were, as he had said, marks upon the bed, but
they were hopelessly blurred and vague. Holmes
stopped over them for an instant, and then rose
shrugging his shoulders.
"I don't think any one could make much of this," said
he. "Let us go round the house and see why this
particular room was chosen by the burglar. I should
have thought those larger windows of the drawing-room
and dining-room would have had more attractions for
him."
"They are more visible from the road," suggested Mr.
Joseph Harrison.
"Ah, yes, of course. There is a door here which he
might have attempted. What is it for?"
"It is the side entrance for trades-people. Of course
it is locked at night."
"Have you ever had an alarm like this before?"
"Never," said our client.
"Do you keep plate in the house, or anything to
attract burglars?"
"Nothing of value."
Holmes strolled round the house with his hands in his
pockets and a negligent air which was unusual with
him.
"By the way," said he to Joseph Harrison, "you found
some place, I understand, where the fellow scaled the
fence. Let us have a look at that!"
The plump young man led us to a spot where the top of
one of the wooden rails had been cracked. A small
fragment of the wood was hanging down. Holmes pulled
it off and examined it critically.
"Do you think that was done last night? It looks
rather old, does it not?"
"Well, possibly so."
"There are no marks of any one jumping down upon the
other side. No, I fancy we shall get no help here.
Let us go back to the bedroom and talk the matter
over."
Percy Phelps was walking very slowly, leaning upon the
arm of his future brother-in-law. Holmes walked
swiftly across the lawn, and we were at the open
window of the bedroom long before the others came up.
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