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Evennow,afterthislonginterval,IfindmyselfthrillingasIthinkofit,andfeelingoncemorethatsuddenfloodofjoy,amazement,andincredulitywhichutterlysubmergedmymind.

B 

Thecrimewasofinterestinitself,butthatinterestwasasnothingtomecomparedtotheinconceivablesequel,whichaffordedmethegreatestshockandsurpriseofanyeventinmyadventurouslife.

C 

Onlynow,attheendofnearlytenyears,amIallowedtosupplythosemissinglinkswhichmakeupthewholeofthatremarkablechain.

D 

Thepublichasalreadylearnedthoseparticularsofthecrimewhichcameoutinthepoliceinvestigation,butagooddealwassuppresseduponthatoccasion,sincethecasefortheprosecutionwassooverwhelminglystrongthatitwasnotnecessarytobringforwardallthefacts.

E 

Itwasinthespringoftheyear1894thatallLondonwasinterested,andthefashionableworlddismayed,bythemurderoftheHonourableRonaldAdairundermostunusualandinexplicablecircumstances.

F 

Letmesaytothatpublic,whichhasshownsomeinterestinthoseglimpseswhichIhaveoccasionallygiventhemofthethoughtsandactionsofaveryremarkableman,thattheyarenottoblamemeifIhavenotsharedmyknowledgewiththem,forIshouldhaveconsidereditmyfirstdutytodoso,hadInotbeenbarredbyapositiveprohibitionfromhisownlips,whichwasonlywithdrawnuponthethirdoflastmonth.

Part2

ItcanbeimaginedthatmycloseintimacywithSherlockHolmeshadinterestedmedeeplyincrime,andthatafterhisdisappearanceIneverfailedtoreadwithcarethevariousproblemswhichcamebeforethepublic.

Therewerepointsaboutthisstrangebusinesswhichwould,Iwassure,havespeciallyappealedtohim,andtheeffortsofthepolicewouldhavebeensupplemented,ormoreprobablyanticipated,bythetrainedobservationandthealertmindofthefirstcriminalagentinEurope.

Attheriskoftellingatwice-toldtale,Iwillrecapitulatethefactsastheywereknowntothepublicattheconclusionoftheinquest.

Therewasnone,however,whichappealedtomelikethistragedyofRonaldAdair.

AsIreadtheevidenceattheinquest,whichleduptoaverdictofwilfulmurderagainstsomepersonorpersonsunknown,IrealisedmoreclearlythanIhadeverdonethelosswhichthecommunityhadsustainedbythedeathofSherlockHolmes.

Allday,asIdroveuponmyround,Iturnedoverthecaseinmymindandfoundnoexplanationwhichappearedtometobeadequate.

G 

AndIevenattempted,morethanonce,formyownprivatesatisfaction,toemployhismethodsintheirsolution,thoughwithindifferentsuccess.

Part3

Yetitwasuponthiseasy-goingyoungaristocratthatdeathcame,inmoststrangeandunexpectedform,betweenthehoursoftenandeleven-twentyonthenightofMarch30,1894.

Theyouthmovedinthebestsociety--had,sofaraswasknown,noenemiesandnoparticularvices.

Adair’smotherhadreturnedfromAustraliatoundergotheoperationforcataract,andshe,hersonRonald,andherdaughterHildawerelivingtogetherat427ParkLane.

Fortherestoftheman’slifemovedinanarrowandconventionalcircle,forhishabitswerequietandhisnatureunemotional.

TheHonourableRonaldAdairwasthesecondsonoftheEarlofMaynooth,atthattimegovernorofoneoftheAustraliancolonies.

HehadbeenengagedtoMissEdithWoodley,ofCarstairs,buttheengagementhadbeenbrokenoffbymutualconsentsomemonthsbefore,andtherewasnosignthatithadleftanyveryprofoundfeelingbehindit.

Part4

Hehadplayednearlyeverydayatonecluborother,buthewasacautiousplayer,andusuallyroseawinner.

RonaldAdairwasfondofcards--playingcontinually,butneverforsuchstakesaswouldhurthim.HewasamemberoftheBaldwin,theCavendish,andtheBagatellecardclubs.

Theevidenceofthosewhohadplayedwithhim--Mr.Murray,SirJohnHardy,andColonelMoran--showedthatthegamewaswhist,andthattherewasafairlyequalfallofthecards.

Adairmighthavelostfivepounds,butnotmore.

Itwasshownthat,afterdinneronthedayofhisdeath,hehadplayedarubberofwhistatthelatterclub.

Itcameoutinevidencethat,inpartnershipwithColonelMoran,hehadactuallywonasmuchasfourhundredandtwentypoundsinasitting,someweeksbefore,fromGodfreyMilnerandLordBalmoral.

Hehadalsoplayedthereintheafternoon.

Part5

Hismotherandsisterwereoutspendingtheeveningwitharelation.

Theservantdeposedthatsheheardhimenterthefrontroomonthesecondfloor,generallyusedashissitting-room.

Desiringtosaygood-night,sheattemptedtoenterherson’sroom.

Ontheeveningofthecrime,hereturnedfromtheclubexactlyatten.

Helpwasobtained,andthedoorforced.

Shehadlitafirethere,andasitsmokedshehadopenedthewindow.

Thereweresomefiguresalsouponasheetofpaper,withthenamesofsomeclubfriendsoppositetothem,fromwhichitwasconjecturedthatbeforehisdeathhewasendeavouringtomakeouthislossesorwinningsatcards.

Part6

Noonehadheardashot.

Andyettherewasthedeadman,andtheretherevolverbullet,whichhadmushroomedout,assoft-nosedbulletswill,andsoinflictedawoundwhichmusthavecausedinstantaneousdeath.

Therewasthepossibilitythatthemurdererhaddonethis,andhadafterwardsescapedbythewindow.

Inthefirstplace,noreasoncouldbegivenwhytheyoungmanshouldhavefastenedthedoorupontheinside.

Noonecouldhaveclimbeduptothewindowwithoutleavingtraces.

Neithertheflowersnortheearthshowedanysignofhavingbeendisturbed,norwerethereanymarksuponthenarrowstripofgrasswhichseparatedthehousefromtheroad.

Aminuteexaminationofthecircumstancesservedonlytomakethecasemorecomplex.

Part7

AlldayIturnedthesefactsoverinmymind,endeavouringtohitsometheorywhichcouldreconcilethemall,andtofindthatlineofleastresistancewhichmypoorfriendhaddeclaredtobethestarting-pointofeveryinvestigation.

Iendeavouredtoapologisefortheaccident,butitwasevidentthatthesebookswhichIhadsounfortunatelymaltreatedwereverypreciousobjectsintheeyesoftheirowner.

IntheeveningIstrolledacrossthePark,andfoundmyselfaboutsixo’clockattheOxfordStreetendofParkLane.

Atall,thinmanwithcolouredglasses,whomIstronglysuspectedofbeingaplain-clothesdetective,waspointingoutsometheoryofhisown,whiletheotherscrowdedroundtolistentowhathesaid.

Withasnarlofcontemptheturneduponhisheel,andIsawhiscurvedbackandwhiteside-whiskersdisappearamongthethrong.

AsIdidsoIstruckagainstanelderly,deformedman,whohadbeenbehindme,andIknockeddownseveralbookswhichhewascarrying.

IconfessthatImadelittleprogress.