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The boy's, then? Possibly, if we could prove a bicycle to have been in his possession. But this we have utterly failed to do. This track, as you perceive, was made by a rider who was going from the direction of the school. Or towards it? No, no, my d
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Here is Herr Heidegger, sure enough! cried Holmes, exultantly. My reasoning seems to have been pretty sound, Watson. I congratulate you. But we have a long way still to go. Kindly walk clear of the path. Now let us follow the trail. I fear that it wi
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Holmes turned the body over reverently, and examined it with great attention. He then sat in deep thought for a time, and I could see by his ruffled brow that this grim discovery had not, in his opinion, advanced us much in our inquiry. It is a littl
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So it would seem. Now I come to the critical part of my argument. The natural action of a man in pursuing a little boy would be to run after him. He would know that he could overtake him. But the German does not do so. He turns to his bicycle. I am t
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the sign of a game-cock above the door, Holmes gave a sudden groan and clutched me by the shoulder to save himself from falling. He had had one of those violent strains of the ankle which leave a man helpless. With difficulty he limped up to the door
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As we approached the forbidding and squalid inn, with I've less reason to wish the Dook well than most men, said he, for I was his head coachman once, and cruel bad he treated me. It was him that sacked me without a character on the word of a lying c
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Now, Watson, make an effort; throw your mind back! Can you see those tracks upon the path? Yes, I can. Can you recall that the tracks were sometimes like that, Watsonhe arranged a number of bread-crumbs in this fashion: : : : :and sometimes like this
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You're welcome to all you can find out in my smithy, said he. But look here, mister, I don't care for folk poking about my place without my leave, so the sooner you pay your score and get out of this the better I shall be pleased. All right, Mr. Haye
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What do you make of that, Watson? Holmes whispered. It looks like a flight. A single man in a dog-cart, so far as I could see. Well, it certainly was not Mr. James Wilder, for there he is at the door. A red square of light had sprung out of the darkn
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At eleven o'clock next morning my friend and I were walking up the famous yew avenue of Holdernesse Hall. We were ushered through the magnificent Elizabethan doorway and into his Grace's study. There we found Mr. James Wilder, demure and courtly, but
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The fact is, your Grace, said he, that my colleague, Dr. Watson, and myself had an assurance from Dr. Huxtable that a reward had been offered in this case. I should like to have this confirmed from your own lips. Certainly, Mr. Holmes. It amounted, i
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I accuse you, said he. And now, your Grace, I'll trouble you for that cheque. Never shall I forget the Duke's appearance as he sprang up and clawed with his hands like one who is sinking into an abyss. Then, with an extraordinary effort of aristocrat
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I appreciate your conduct in coming here before you spoke to anyone else, said he. At least, we may take counsel how far we can minimize this hideous scandal. Exactly, said Holmes. I think, your Grace, that this can only be done by absolute and compl
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James came into contact with this fellow Hayes because the man was a tenant of mine, and James acted as agent. The fellow was a rascal from the beginning; but in some extraordinary way James became intimate with him. He had always a taste for low com
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What brought all his wicked scheme to wreck was your discovery of this man Heidegger's dead body. James was seized with horror at the news. It came to us yesterday as we sat together in this study. Dr. Huxtable had sent a telegram. James was so overw