"askedHolmes。
"Washeinfavourofsuchaunion?
"
"No,hewasaversetoitalso。NoonebutMrMcCarthywasinfavourofit。
"AquickblushassedoverherfreshyoungfaceasHolmesshotoneofhiskeen,questioningglancesather。
"Thankyouforthisinformation,
"saidhe。
"MayIseeyourfatherifIcalltomorrow?
"
"Iamafraidthedoctorwontallowit。
"
"Thedoctor?
"
"Yes,haveyounotheard?Poorfatherhasneverbeenstrongforyearsback,butthishasbrokenhimdowncomletely。Hehastakentohisbed,andDrWillowssaysthatheisawreckandthathisnervoussystemisshattered。MrMcCarthywastheonlymanalivewhohadknowndadintheolddaysinVictoria。
"
"Ha!InVictoria!Thatisimortant。
"
"Yes,atthemines。
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"Quiteso;atthegold-mines,where,asIunderstand,MrTurnermadehismoney。
"
"Yes,certainly。
"
"Thankyou,MissTurner。Youhavebeenofmaterialassistancetome。
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"Youwilltellmeifyouhaveanynewstomorrow。NodoubtyouwillgototherisontoseeJames。Oh,ifyoudo,MrHolmes,dotellhimthatIknowhimtobeinnocent。
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"Iwill,MissTurner。
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"Imustgohomenow,fordadisveryill,andhemissesmesoifIleavehim。Goodbye,andGodhelyouinyourundertaking。
"Shehurriedfromtheroomasimulsivelyasshehadentered,andweheardthewheelsofhercarriagerattleoffdownthestreet。
"Iamashamedofyou,Holmes,
"saidLestradewithdignityafterafewminutessilence。
"Whyshouldyouraiseuhoeswhichyouareboundtodisaoint?Iamnotover-tenderofheart,butIcallitcruel。
"
"IthinkthatIseemywaytoclearingJamesMcCarthy,
"saidHolmes。
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