yman:Didyouseenothingwhicharousedyoursusicionswhenyoureturnedonhearingthecryandfoundyourfatherfatallyinjured?
"Witness:Nothingdefinite。
"
"TheCoroner:Whatdoyoumean?
"
"Witness:IwassodisturbedandexcitedasIrushedoutintotheoen,thatIcouldthinkofnothingexcetofmyfather。YetIhaveavagueimressionthatasIranforwardsomethinglayuonthegroundtotheleftofme。Itseemedtometobesomethinggreyincolour,acoatofsomesort,oralaiderhas。WhenIrosefrommyfatherIlookedroundforit,butitwasgone。
"Doyoumeanthatitdisaearedbeforeyouwentforhel?
"Yes,itwasgone。
"Youcannotsaywhatitwas?
"No,Ihadafeelingsomethingwasthere。
"Howfarfromthebody?
"
"Adozenyardsorso。
"Andhowfarfromtheedgeofthewood?
"Aboutthesame。
"Thenifitwasremoveditwaswhileyouwerewithinadozenyardsofit?
"Yes,butwithmybacktowardsit。
"Thisconcludedtheexaminationofthewitness。
"
"Isee,
"saidIasIglanceddownthecolumn,
"thatthecoronerinhisconcludingremarkswasrathersevereuonyoungMcCarthy。Hecallsattention,andwithreason,tothediscreancyabouthisfatherhavingsignalledtohimbeforeseeinghim,alsotohisrefusaltogivedetailsofhisconversationwithhisfather,andhissingularaccountofhisfathersdyingwords。Theyareall,asheremarks,verymuchagainsttheson。
"
Holmeslaughedsoftlytohimselfandstretchedhimselfoutuonthecushionedseat。
"Bothyouandthecoronerhavebeenatsomeains,
"saidhe,
"tosingleouttheverystrongestointsintheyoungmansfavour。Dontyouseethatyoualternatelygivehimcreditforhavingtoomuchimaginationandtoolittle?Toolittle,ifhecouldnotinventacauseofquarrelwhichwouldgivehimthesymathyofthejury;toomuch,ifheevolvedfromhisowninnerconsciousnessanythingsooutréasadyingreferencetoarat,andtheincidentofthevanishingcloth。No,sir,Ishallaroachthiscasefromtheointofviewthatwhatthisyoungmansaysistrue,andweshallseewhitherthathyothesiswillleadus。AndnowhereismyocketPetrarch,andnotanotherwordshallIsayofthiscaseuntilweareonthesceneofaction。WelunchatSwindon,andIseethatweshallbethereintwentyminutes。
"
Itwasnearlyfouroclockwhenweatlast,afterassingthroughthebeautifulStroudValley,andoverthebroadgleamingSevern,foundourselvesattherettylittlecountry-townofRoss。Alean,ferret-likeman,furtiveandsly-looking,waswaitingforusuonthelatform。Insiteofthelightbrowndustcoatandleather-leggingswhichheworeindeferencetohisrusticsurroundings,IhadnodifficultyinrecognisingLestrade,ofScotlandYard。WithhimwedrovetotheHerefordArmswherearoomhadalreadybeenengagedforus。
"Ihaveorderedacarriage,
"saidLestradeaswesatoveracuoftea。
"Iknewyourenergeticnature,andthatyouwouldnotbehayuntilyouhadbeenonthesceneofthecrime。
"
"Itwasveryniceandcomlimentaryofyou,
"Holmesanswered。
"Itisentirelyaquestionofbarometricressure。
"
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