text: The various bedrooms and sitting-rooms had yielded nothing to a careful search .

text: The

text: various

text: bedrooms

text: and

text: sitting-rooms

text: had

text: yielded

text: nothing

text: to

text: a

text: careful

text: search


text: Apparently the tenants had brought little or nothing with them , and all the furniture down to the smallest details had been taken over with the house .

label: SCOPE

label: CUE

text: Apparently

text: the

text: tenants

text: had

text: brought

text: little

text: or

text: nothing

text: with

text: them

text: and

text: all

text: the

text: furniture

text: down

text: to

text: the

text: smallest

text: details

text: had

text: been

text: taken

text: over

text: with

text: the

text: house


text: A good deal of clothing with the stamp of Marx and Co. , High Holborn , had been left behind .

text: A

text: good

text: deal

text: of

text: clothing

text: with

text: the

text: stamp

text: of

text: Marx

text: and

text: Co.

text: High

text: Holborn

text: had

text: been

text: left

text: behind


text: Telegraphic inquiries had been already made which showed that Marx knew nothing of his customer save that he was a good payer .

text: Telegraphic

text: inquiries

text: had

text: been

text: already

text: made

text: which

text: showed

text: that

text: Marx

text: knew

text: nothing

text: of

text: his

text: customer

text: save

text: that

text: he

text: was

text: a

text: good

text: payer


text: Odds and ends , some pipes , a few novels , two of them in Spanish , an old-fashioned pinfire revolver , and a guitar were among the personal property .

text: Odds

text: and

text: ends

text: some

text: pipes

text: a

text: few

text: novels

text: two

text: of

text: them

text: in

text: Spanish

text: an

text: old-fashioned

text: pinfire

text: revolver

text: and

text: a

text: guitar

text: were

text: among

text: the

text: personal

text: property


text: `` Nothing in all this , '' said Baynes , stalking , candle in hand , from room to room .

text: Nothing

text: in

text: all

text: this

text: said

text: Baynes

text: stalking

text: candle

text: in

text: hand

text: from

text: room

text: to

text: room


text: `` But now , Mr. Holmes , I invite your attention to the kitchen . ''

text: But

text: now

text: Mr.

text: Holmes

text: I

text: invite

text: your

text: attention

text: to

text: the

text: kitchen


text: It was a gloomy , high-ceilinged room at the back of the house , with a straw litter in one corner , which served apparently as a bed for the cook .

text: It

text: was

text: a

text: gloomy

text: high-ceilinged

text: room

text: at

text: the

text: back

text: of

text: the

text: house

text: with

text: a

text: straw

text: litter

text: in

text: one

text: corner

text: which

text: served

text: apparently

text: as

text: a

text: bed

text: for

text: the

text: cook


text: The table was piled with half-eaten dishes and dirty plates , the debris of last night 's dinner .

text: The

text: table

text: was

text: piled

text: with

text: half-eaten

text: dishes

text: and

text: dirty

text: plates

text: the

text: debris

text: of

text: last

text: night

text: 's

text: dinner


text: `` Look at this , '' said Baynes .

text: Look

text: at

text: this

text: said

text: Baynes


text: `` What do you make of it ? ''

text: What

text: do

text: you

text: make

text: of

text: it


text: He held up his candle before an extraordinary object which stood at the back of the dresser .

text: He

text: held

text: up

text: his

text: candle

text: before

text: an

text: extraordinary

text: object

text: which

text: stood

text: at

text: the

text: back

text: of

text: the

text: dresser


text: It was so wrinkled and shrunken and withered that it was difficult to say what it might have been .

text: It

text: was

text: so

text: wrinkled

text: and

text: shrunken

text: and

text: withered

text: that

text: it

text: was

text: difficult

text: to

text: say

text: what

text: it

text: might

text: have

text: been


text: One could but say that it was black and leathery and that it bore some resemblance to a dwarfish , human figure .

text: One

text: could

text: but

text: say

text: that

text: it

text: was

text: black

text: and

text: leathery

text: and

text: that

text: it

text: bore

text: some

text: resemblance

text: to

text: a

text: dwarfish

text: human

text: figure


text: At first , as I examined it , I thought that it was a mummified negro baby , and then it seemed a very twisted and ancient monkey .

text: At

text: first

text: as

text: I

text: examined

text: it

text: I

text: thought

text: that

text: it

text: was

text: a

text: mummified

text: negro

text: baby

text: and

text: then

text: it

text: seemed

text: a

text: very

text: twisted

text: and

text: ancient

text: monkey


text: Finally I was left in doubt as to whether it was animal or human .

text: Finally

text: I

text: was

text: left

text: in

text: doubt

text: as

text: to

text: whether

text: it

text: was

text: animal

text: or

text: human


text: A double band of white shells were strung round the centre of it .

text: A

text: double

text: band

text: of

text: white

text: shells

text: were

text: strung

text: round

text: the

text: centre

text: of

text: it


text: `` Very interesting -- very interesting , indeed ! '' said Holmes , peering at this sinister relic .

text: Very

text: interesting

text: very

text: interesting

text: indeed

text: said

text: Holmes

text: peering

text: at

text: this

text: sinister

text: relic


text: `` Anything more ? ''

text: Anything

text: more


text: In silence Baynes led the way to the sink and held forward his candle .

text: In

text: silence

text: Baynes

text: led

text: the

text: way

text: to

text: the

text: sink

text: and

text: held

text: forward

text: his

text: candle


text: The limbs and body of some large , white bird , torn savagely to pieces with the feathers still on , were littered all over it .

text: The

text: limbs

text: and

text: body

text: of

text: some

text: large

text: white

text: bird

text: torn

text: savagely

text: to

text: pieces

text: with

text: the

text: feathers

text: still

text: on

text: were

text: littered

text: all

text: over

text: it


text: Holmes pointed to the wattles on the severed head .

text: Holmes

text: pointed

text: to

text: the

text: wattles

text: on

text: the

text: severed

text: head


text: `` A white cock , '' said he .

text: A

text: white

text: cock

text: said

text: he


text: `` Most interesting !

text: Most

text: interesting


text: It is really a very curious case . ''

text: It

text: is

text: really

text: a

text: very

text: curious

text: case


text: But Mr. Baynes had kept his most sinister exhibit to the last .

text: But

text: Mr.

text: Baynes

text: had

text: kept

text: his

text: most

text: sinister

text: exhibit

text: to

text: the

text: last


text: From under the sink he drew a zinc pail which contained a quantity of blood .

text: From

text: under

text: the

text: sink

text: he

text: drew

text: a

text: zinc

text: pail

text: which

text: contained

text: a

text: quantity

text: of

text: blood


text: Then from the table he took a platter heaped with small pieces of charred bone .

text: Then

text: from

text: the

text: table

text: he

text: took

text: a

text: platter

text: heaped

text: with

text: small

text: pieces

text: of

text: charred

text: bone


text: `` Something has been killed and something has been burned .

text: Something

text: has

text: been

text: killed

text: and

text: something

text: has

text: been

text: burned


text: We raked all these out of the fire .

text: We

text: raked

text: all

text: these

text: out

text: of

text: the

text: fire


text: We had a doctor in this morning .

text: We

text: had

text: a

text: doctor

text: in

text: this

text: morning


text: He says that they are not human . ''

text: He

text: says

text: that

text: they

text: are

text: not

text: human


text: Holmes smiled and rubbed his hands .

text: Holmes

text: smiled

text: and

text: rubbed

text: his

text: hands


text: `` I must congratulate you , Inspector , on handling so distinctive and instructive a case .

text: I

text: must

text: congratulate

text: you

text: Inspector

text: on

text: handling

text: so

text: distinctive

text: and

text: instructive

text: a

text: case


text: Your powers , if I may say so without offence , seem superior to your opportunities . ''

text: Your

text: powers

text: if

text: I

text: may

text: say

text: so

text: without

text: offence

text: seem

text: superior

text: to

text: your

text: opportunities


text: Inspector Baynes 's small eyes twinkled with pleasure .

text: Inspector

text: Baynes

text: 's

text: small

text: eyes

text: twinkled

text: with

text: pleasure


text: `` You 're right , Mr. Holmes .

text: You

text: 're

text: right

text: Mr.

text: Holmes


text: We stagnate in the provinces .

text: We

text: stagnate

text: in

text: the

text: provinces


text: A case of this sort gives a man a chance , and I hope that I shall take it .

text: A

text: case

text: of

text: this

text: sort

text: gives

text: a

text: man

text: a

text: chance

text: and

text: I

text: hope

text: that

text: I

text: shall

text: take

text: it


text: What do you make of these bones ? ''

text: What

text: do

text: you

text: make

text: of

text: these

text: bones


text: `` A lamb , I should say , or a kid . ''

text: A

text: lamb

text: I

text: should

text: say

text: or

text: a

text: kid


text: `` And the white cock ? ''

text: And

text: the

text: white

text: cock


text: `` Curious , Mr. Baynes , very curious .

text: Curious

text: Mr.

text: Baynes

text: very

text: curious


text: I should say almost unique . ''

text: I

text: should

text: say

text: almost

text: unique


text: `` Yes , sir , there must have been some very strange people with some very strange ways in this house .

text: Yes

text: sir

text: there

text: must

text: have

text: been

text: some

text: very

text: strange

text: people

text: with

text: some

text: very

text: strange

text: ways

text: in

text: this

text: house


text: One of them is dead .

text: One

text: of

text: them

text: is

text: dead


text: Did his companions follow him and kill him ?

text: Did

text: his

text: companions

text: follow

text: him

text: and

text: kill

text: him


text: If they did we should have them , for every port is watched .

text: If

text: they

text: did

text: we

text: should

text: have

text: them

text: for

text: every

text: port

text: is

text: watched


text: But my own views are different .

text: But

text: my

text: own

text: views

text: are

text: different


text: Yes , sir , my own views are very different . ''

text: Yes

text: sir

text: my

text: own

text: views

text: are

text: very

text: different


text: `` You have a theory then ? ''

text: You

text: have

text: a

text: theory

text: then


text: `` And I 'll work it myself , Mr. Holmes .

text: And

text: I

text: 'll

text: work

text: it

text: myself

text: Mr.

text: Holmes


text: It 's only due to my own credit to do so .

text: It

text: 's

text: only

text: due

text: to

text: my

text: own

text: credit

text: to

text: do

text: so


text: Your name is made , but I have still to make mine .

text: Your

text: name

text: is

text: made

text: but

text: I

text: have

text: still

text: to

text: make

text: mine


text: I should be glad to be able to say afterwards that I had solved it without your help . ''

text: I

text: should

text: be

text: glad

text: to

text: be

text: able

text: to

text: say

text: afterwards

text: that

text: I

text: had

text: solved

text: it

text: without

text: your

text: help


text: Holmes laughed good-humoredly .

text: Holmes

text: laughed

text: good-humoredly


text: `` Well , well , Inspector , '' said he .

text: Well

text: well

text: Inspector

text: said

text: he


text: `` Do you follow your path and I will follow mine .

text: Do

text: you

text: follow

text: your

text: path

text: and

text: I

text: will

text: follow

text: mine


text: My results are always very much at your service if you care to apply to me for them .

text: My

text: results

text: are

text: always

text: very

text: much

text: at

text: your

text: service

text: if

text: you

text: care

text: to

text: apply

text: to

text: me

text: for

text: them


text: I think that I have seen all that I wish in this house , and that my time may be more profitably employed elsewhere .

text: I

text: think

text: that

text: I

text: have

text: seen

text: all

text: that

text: I

text: wish

text: in

text: this

text: house

text: and

text: that

text: my

text: time

text: may

text: be

text: more

text: profitably

text: employed

text: elsewhere


text: Au revoir and good luck ! ''

text: Au

text: revoir

text: and

text: good

text: luck


text: I could tell by numerous subtle signs , which might have been lost upon anyone but myself , that Holmes was on a hot scent .

text: I

text: could

text: tell

text: by

text: numerous

text: subtle

text: signs

text: which

text: might

text: have

text: been

text: lost

text: upon

text: anyone

text: but

text: myself

text: that

text: Holmes

text: was

text: on

text: a

text: hot

text: scent


text: As impassive as ever to the casual observer , there were none the less a subdued eagerness and suggestion of tension in his brightened eyes and brisker manner which assured me that the game was afoot .

text: As

text: impassive

text: as

text: ever

text: to

text: the

text: casual

text: observer

text: there

text: were

text: the

text: less

text: a

text: subdued

text: eagerness

text: and

text: suggestion

text: of

text: tension

text: in

text: his

text: brightened

text: eyes

text: and

text: brisker

text: manner

text: which

text: assured

text: me

text: that

text: the

text: game

text: was

text: afoot


text: After his habit he said nothing , and after mine I asked no questions .

text: After

text: his

text: habit

text: he

text: said

text: nothing

text: and

text: after

text: mine

text: I

text: asked

text: no

text: questions


text: After

text: his

text: habit

text: he

text: said

text: nothing

text: and

text: after

text: mine

text: I

text: asked

text: no

text: questions


text: Sufficient for me to share the sport and lend my humble help to the capture without distracting that intent brain with needless interruption .

text: Sufficient

text: for

text: me

text: to

text: share

text: the

text: sport

text: and

text: lend

text: my

text: humble

text: help

text: to

text: the

text: capture

text: without

text: distracting

text: that

text: intent

text: brain

text: with

text: needless

text: interruption


text: All would come round to me in due time .

text: All

text: would

text: come

text: round

text: to

text: me

text: in

text: due

text: time


text: I waited , therefore -- but to my ever-deepening disappointment I waited in vain .

text: I

text: waited

text: therefore

text: but

text: to

text: my

text: ever-deepening

text: disappointment

text: I

text: waited

text: in

text: vain


text: Day succeeded day , and my friend took no step forward .

text: Day

text: succeeded

text: day

text: and

text: my

text: friend

text: took

text: no

text: step

text: forward


text: One morning he spent in town , and I learned from a casual reference that he had visited the British Museum .

text: One

text: morning

text: he

text: spent

text: in

text: town

text: and

text: I

text: learned

text: from

text: a

text: casual

text: reference

text: that

text: he

text: had

text: visited

text: the

text: British

text: Museum


text: Save for this one excursion , he spent his days in long and often solitary walks , or in chatting with a number of village gossips whose acquaintance he had cultivated .

text: Save

text: for

text: this

text: one

text: excursion

text: he

text: spent

text: his

text: days

text: in

text: long

text: and

text: often

text: solitary

text: walks

text: or

text: in

text: chatting

text: with

text: a

text: number

text: of

text: village

text: gossips

text: whose

text: acquaintance

text: he

text: had

text: cultivated


text: `` I 'm sure , Watson , a week in the country will be invaluable to you , '' he remarked .

text: I

text: 'm

text: sure

text: Watson

text: a

text: week

text: in

text: the

text: country

text: will

text: be

text: invaluable

text: to

text: you

text: he

text: remarked


text: `` It is very pleasant to see the first green shoots upon the hedges and the catkins on the hazels once again .

text: It

text: is

text: very

text: pleasant

text: to

text: see

text: the

text: first

text: green

text: shoots

text: upon

text: the

text: hedges

text: and

text: the

text: catkins

text: on

text: the

text: hazels

text: once

text: again


text: With a spud , a tin box , and an elementary book on botany , there are instructive days to be spent . ''

text: With

text: a

text: spud

text: a

text: tin

text: box

text: and

text: an

text: elementary

text: book

text: on

text: botany

text: there

text: are

text: instructive

text: days

text: to

text: be

text: spent


text: He prowled about with this equipment himself , but it was a poor show of plants which he would bring back of an evening .

text: He

text: prowled

text: about

text: with

text: this

text: equipment

text: himself

text: but

text: it

text: was

text: a

text: poor

text: show

text: of

text: plants

text: which

text: he

text: would

text: bring

text: back

text: of

text: an

text: evening


text: Occasionally in our rambles we came across Inspector Baynes .

text: Occasionally

text: in

text: our

text: rambles

text: we

text: came

text: across

text: Inspector

text: Baynes


text: His fat , red face wreathed itself in smiles and his small eyes glittered as he greeted my companion .

text: His

text: fat

text: red

text: face

text: wreathed

text: itself

text: in

text: smiles

text: and

text: his

text: small

text: eyes

text: glittered

text: as

text: he

text: greeted

text: my

text: companion


text: He said little about the case , but from that little we gathered that he also was not dissatisfied at the course of events .

text: He

text: said

text: little

text: about

text: the

text: case

text: but

text: from

text: that

text: little

text: we

text: gathered

text: that

text: he

text: also

text: was

text: not

text: dissatisfied

text: at

text: the

text: course

text: of

text: events


text: He

text: said

text: little

text: about

text: the

text: case

text: but

text: from

text: that

text: little

text: we

text: gathered

text: that

text: he

text: also

text: was

text: not

text: dissatisfied

text: at

text: the

text: course

text: of

text: events


text: I must admit , however , that I was somewhat surprised when , some five days after the crime , I opened my morning paper to find in large letters :

text: I

text: must

text: admit

text: however

text: that

text: I

text: was

text: somewhat

text: surprised

text: when

text: some

text: five

text: days

text: after

text: the

text: crime

text: I

text: opened

text: my

text: morning

text: paper

text: to

text: find

text: in

text: large

text: letters


text: THE OXSHOTT MYSTERY

text: THE

text: OXSHOTT

text: MYSTERY


text: A SOLUTION

text: A

text: SOLUTION


text: ARREST OF SUPPOSED ASSASSIN

text: ARREST

text: OF

text: SUPPOSED

text: ASSASSIN


text: Holmes sprang in his chair as if he had been stung when I read the headlines .

text: Holmes

text: sprang

text: in

text: his

text: chair

text: as

text: if

text: he

text: had

text: been

text: stung

text: when

text: I

text: read

text: the

text: headlines


text: `` By Jove ! '' he cried .

text: By

text: Jove

text: he

text: cried


text: `` You do n't mean that Baynes has got him ? ''

text: You

text: do

text: n't

text: mean

text: that

text: Baynes

text: has

text: got

text: him


text: `` Apparently , '' said I as I read the following report :

text: Apparently

text: said

text: I

text: as

text: I

text: read

text: the

text: following

text: report


text: `` Great excitement was caused in Esher and the neighbouring district when it was learned late last night that an arrest had been effected in connection with the Oxshott murder .

text: Great

text: excitement

text: was

text: caused

text: in

text: Esher

text: and

text: the

text: neighbouring

text: district

text: when

text: it

text: was

text: learned

text: late

text: last

text: night

text: that

text: an

text: arrest

text: had

text: been

text: effected

text: in

text: connection

text: with

text: the

text: Oxshott

text: murder


text: It will be remembered that Mr. Garcia , of Wisteria Lodge , was found dead on Oxshott Common , his body showing signs of extreme violence , and that on the same night his servant and his cook fled , which appeared to show their participation in the crime .

text: It

text: will

text: be

text: remembered

text: that

text: Mr.

text: Garcia

text: of

text: Wisteria

text: Lodge

text: was

text: found

text: dead

text: on

text: Oxshott

text: Common

text: his

text: body

text: showing

text: signs

text: of

text: extreme

text: violence

text: and

text: that

text: on

text: the

text: same

text: night

text: his

text: servant

text: and

text: his

text: cook

text: fled

text: which

text: appeared

text: to

text: show

text: their

text: participation

text: in

text: the

text: crime


text: It was suggested , but never proved , that the deceased gentleman may have had valuables in the house , and that their abstraction was the motive of the crime .

text: It

text: was

text: suggested

text: but

text: never

text: proved

text: that

text: the

text: deceased

text: gentleman

text: may

text: have

text: had

text: valuables

text: in

text: the

text: house

text: and

text: that

text: their

text: abstraction

text: was

text: the

text: motive

text: of

text: the

text: crime


text: Every effort was made by Inspector Baynes , who has the case in hand , to ascertain the hiding place of the fugitives , and he had good reason to believe that they had not gone far but were lurking in some retreat which had been already prepared .

text: Every

text: effort

text: was

text: made

text: by

text: Inspector

text: Baynes

text: who

text: has

text: the

text: case

text: in

text: hand

text: to

text: ascertain

text: the

text: hiding

text: place

text: of

text: the

text: fugitives

text: and

text: he

text: had

text: good

text: reason

text: to

text: believe

text: that

text: they

text: had

text: not

text: gone

text: far

text: but

text: were

text: lurking

text: in

text: some

text: retreat

text: which

text: had

text: been

text: already

text: prepared


text: It was certain from the first , however , that they would eventually be detected , as the cook , from the evidence of one or two tradespeople who have caught a glimpse of him through the window , was a man of most remarkable appearance -- being a huge and hideous mulatto , with yellowish features of a pronounced negroid type .

text: It

text: was

text: certain

text: from

text: the

text: first

text: however

text: that

text: they

text: would

text: eventually

text: be

text: detected

text: as

text: the

text: cook

text: from

text: the

text: evidence

text: of

text: one

text: or

text: two

text: tradespeople

text: who

text: have

text: caught

text: a

text: glimpse

text: of

text: him

text: through

text: the

text: window

text: was

text: a

text: man

text: of

text: most

text: remarkable

text: appearance

text: being

text: a

text: huge

text: and

text: hideous

text: mulatto

text: with

text: yellowish

text: features

text: of

text: a

text: pronounced

text: negroid

text: type


text: This man has been seen since the crime , for he was detected and pursued by Constable Walters on the same evening , when he had the audacity to revisit Wisteria Lodge .

text: This

text: man

text: has

text: been

text: seen

text: since

text: the

text: crime

text: for

text: he

text: was

text: detected

text: and

text: pursued

text: by

text: Constable

text: Walters

text: on

text: the

text: same

text: evening

text: when

text: he

text: had

text: the

text: audacity

text: to

text: revisit

text: Wisteria

text: Lodge


text: Inspector Baynes , considering that such a visit must have some purpose in view and was likely , therefore , to be repeated , abandoned the house but left an ambuscade in the shrubbery .

text: Inspector

text: Baynes

text: considering

text: that

text: such

text: a

text: visit

text: must

text: have

text: some

text: purpose

text: in

text: view

text: and

text: was

text: likely

text: therefore

text: to

text: be

text: repeated

text: abandoned

text: the

text: house

text: but

text: left

text: an

text: ambuscade

text: in

text: the

text: shrubbery


text: The man walked into the trap and was captured last night after a struggle in which Constable Downing was badly bitten by the savage .

text: The

text: man

text: walked

text: into

text: the

text: trap

text: and

text: was

text: captured

text: last

text: night

text: after

text: a

text: struggle

text: in

text: which

text: Constable

text: Downing

text: was

text: badly

text: bitten

text: by

text: the

text: savage


text: We understand that when the prisoner is brought before the magistrates a remand will be applied for by the police , and that great developments are hoped from his capture . ''

text: We

text: understand

text: that

text: when

text: the

text: prisoner

text: is

text: brought

text: before

text: the

text: magistrates

text: a

text: remand

text: will

text: be

text: applied

text: for

text: by

text: the

text: police

text: and

text: that

text: great

text: developments

text: are

text: hoped

text: from

text: his

text: capture


text: `` Really we must see Baynes at once , '' cried Holmes , picking up his hat .

text: Really

text: we

text: must

text: see

text: Baynes

text: at

text: once

text: cried

text: Holmes

text: picking

text: up

text: his

text: hat


text: `` We will just catch him before he starts . ''

text: We

text: will

text: just

text: catch

text: him

text: before

text: he

text: starts


text: We hurried down the village street and found , as we had expected , that the inspector was just leaving his lodgings .

text: We

text: hurried

text: down

text: the

text: village

text: street

text: and

text: found

text: as

text: we

text: had

text: expected

text: that

text: the

text: inspector

text: was

text: just

text: leaving

text: his

text: lodgings


text: `` You 've seen the paper , Mr. Holmes ? '' he asked , holding one out to us .

text: You

text: 've

text: seen

text: the

text: paper

text: Mr.

text: Holmes

text: he

text: asked

text: holding

text: one

text: out

text: to

text: us


text: `` Yes , Baynes , I 've seen it .

text: Yes

text: Baynes

text: I

text: 've

text: seen

text: it


text: Pray do n't think it a liberty if I give you a word of friendly warning . ''

text: Pray

text: do

text: n't

text: think

text: it

text: a

text: liberty

text: if

text: I

text: give

text: you

text: a

text: word

text: of

text: friendly

text: warning


text: `` Of warning , Mr. Holmes ? ''

text: Of

text: warning

text: Mr.

text: Holmes


text: `` I have looked into this case with some care , and I am not convinced that you are on the right lines .

text: I

text: have

text: looked

text: into

text: this

text: case

text: with

text: some

text: care

text: and

text: I

text: am

text: not

text: convinced

text: that

text: you

text: are

text: on

text: the

text: right

text: lines


text: I do n't want you to commit yourself too far unless you are sure . ''

text: I

text: do

text: n't

text: want

text: you

text: to

text: commit

text: yourself

text: too

text: far

text: unless

text: you

text: are

text: sure


text: `` You 're very kind , Mr. Holmes . ''

text: You

text: 're

text: very

text: kind

text: Mr.

text: Holmes


text: `` I assure you I speak for your good . ''

text: I

text: assure

text: you

text: I

text: speak

text: for

text: your

text: good


text: It seemed to me that something like a wink quivered for an instant over one of Mr. Baynes 's tiny eyes .

text: It

text: seemed

text: to

text: me

text: that

text: something

text: like

text: a

text: wink

text: quivered

text: for

text: an

text: instant

text: over

text: one

text: of

text: Mr.

text: Baynes

text: 's

text: tiny

text: eyes


text: `` We agreed to work on our own lines , Mr. Holmes .

text: We

text: agreed

text: to

text: work

text: on

text: our

text: own

text: lines

text: Mr.

text: Holmes


text: That 's what I am doing . ''

text: That

text: 's

text: what

text: I

text: am

text: doing


text: `` Oh , very good , '' said Holmes .

text: Oh

text: very

text: good

text: said

text: Holmes


text: `` Do n't blame me . ''

text: Do

text: n't

text: blame

text: me


text: `` No , sir ; I believe you mean well by me .

text: No

text: sir

text: I

text: believe

text: you

text: mean

text: well

text: by

text: me


text: But we all have our own systems , Mr. Holmes .

text: But

text: we

text: all

text: have

text: our

text: own

text: systems

text: Mr.

text: Holmes


text: You have yours , and maybe I have mine . ''

text: You

text: have

text: yours

text: and

text: maybe

text: I

text: have

text: mine


text: `` Let us say no more about it . ''

text: Let

text: us

text: say

text: no

text: more

text: about

text: it


text: `` You 're welcome always to my news .

text: You

text: 're

text: welcome

text: always

text: to

text: my

text: news


text: This fellow is a perfect savage , as strong as a cart-horse and as fierce as the devil .

text: This

text: fellow

text: is

text: a

text: perfect

text: savage

text: as

text: strong

text: as

text: a

text: cart-horse

text: and

text: as

text: fierce

text: as

text: the

text: devil


text: He chewed Downing 's thumb nearly off before they could master him .

text: He

text: chewed

text: Downing

text: 's

text: thumb

text: nearly

text: off

text: before

text: they

text: could

text: master

text: him


text: He hardly speaks a word of English , and we can get nothing out of him but grunts . ''

text: He

text: hardly

text: speaks

text: a

text: word

text: of

text: English

text: and

text: we

text: can

text: get

text: nothing

text: out

text: of

text: him

text: but

text: grunts


text: `` And you think you have evidence that he murdered his late master ? ''

text: And

text: you

text: think

text: you

text: have

text: evidence

text: that

text: he

text: murdered

text: his

text: late

text: master


text: `` I did n't say so , Mr. Holmes ; I did n't say so .

text: I

text: did

text: n't

text: say

text: so

text: Mr.

text: Holmes

text: I

text: did

text: n't

text: say

text: so


text: We all have our little ways .

text: We

text: all

text: have

text: our

text: little

text: ways


text: You try yours and I will try mine .

text: You

text: try

text: yours

text: and

text: I

text: will

text: try

text: mine


text: That 's the agreement . ''

text: That

text: 's

text: the

text: agreement


text: Holmes shrugged his shoulders as we walked away together .

text: Holmes

text: shrugged

text: his

text: shoulders

text: as

text: we

text: walked

text: away

text: together


text: `` I ca n't make the man out .

text: I

text: ca

text: n't

text: make

text: the

text: man

text: out


text: He seems to be riding for a fall .

text: He

text: seems

text: to

text: be

text: riding

text: for

text: a

text: fall


text: Well , as he says , we must each try our own way and see what comes of it .

text: Well

text: as

text: he

text: says

text: we

text: must

text: each

text: try

text: our

text: own

text: way

text: and

text: see

text: what

text: comes

text: of

text: it


text: But there 's something in Inspector Baynes which I ca n't quite understand . ''

text: But

text: there

text: 's

text: something

text: in

text: Inspector

text: Baynes

text: which

text: I

text: ca

text: n't

text: quite

text: understand


text: `` Just sit down in that chair , Watson , '' said Sherlock Holmes when we had returned to our apartment at the Bull .

text: Just

text: sit

text: down

text: in

text: that

text: chair

text: Watson

text: said

text: Sherlock

text: Holmes

text: when

text: we

text: had

text: returned

text: to

text: our

text: apartment

text: at

text: the

text: Bull


text: `` I want to put you in touch with the situation , as I may need your help to-night .

text: I

text: want

text: to

text: put

text: you

text: in

text: touch

text: with

text: the

text: situation

text: as

text: I

text: may

text: need

text: your

text: help

text: to-night


text: Let me show you the evolution of this case so far as I have been able to follow it .

text: Let

text: me

text: show

text: you

text: the

text: evolution

text: of

text: this

text: case

text: so

text: far

text: as

text: I

text: have

text: been

text: able

text: to

text: follow

text: it


text: Simple as it has been in its leading features , it has none the less presented surprising difficulties in the way of an arrest .

text: Simple

text: as

text: it

text: has

text: been

text: in

text: its

text: leading

text: features

text: it

text: has

text: the

text: less

text: presented

text: surprising

text: difficulties

text: in

text: the

text: way

text: of

text: an

text: arrest


text: There are gaps in that direction which we have still to fill .

text: There

text: are

text: gaps

text: in

text: that

text: direction

text: which

text: we

text: have

text: still

text: to

text: fill


text: `` We will go back to the note which was handed in to Garcia upon the evening of his death .

text: We

text: will

text: go

text: back

text: to

text: the

text: note

text: which

text: was

text: handed

text: in

text: to

text: Garcia

text: upon

text: the

text: evening

text: of

text: his

text: death


text: We may put aside this idea of Baynes 's that Garcia 's servants were concerned in the matter .

text: We

text: may

text: put

text: aside

text: this

text: idea

text: of

text: Baynes

text: 's

text: that

text: Garcia

text: 's

text: servants

text: were

text: concerned

text: in

text: the

text: matter


text: The proof of this lies in the fact that it was he who had arranged for the presence of Scott Eccles , which could only have been done for the purpose of an alibi .

text: The

text: proof

text: of

text: this

text: lies

text: in

text: the

text: fact

text: that

text: it

text: was

text: he

text: who

text: had

text: arranged

text: for

text: the

text: presence

text: of

text: Scott

text: Eccles

text: which

text: could

text: only

text: have

text: been

text: done

text: for

text: the

text: purpose

text: of

text: an

text: alibi


text: It was Garcia , then , who had an enterprise , and apparently a criminal enterprise , in hand that night in the course of which he met his death .

text: It

text: was

text: Garcia

text: then

text: who

text: had

text: an

text: enterprise

text: and

text: apparently

text: a

text: criminal

text: enterprise

text: in

text: hand

text: that

text: night

text: in

text: the

text: course

text: of

text: which

text: he

text: met

text: his

text: death


text: I say ` criminal ' because only a man with a criminal enterprise desires to establish an alibi .

text: I

text: say

text: criminal

text: because

text: only

text: a

text: man

text: with

text: a

text: criminal

text: enterprise

text: desires

text: to

text: establish

text: an

text: alibi


text: Who , then , is most likely to have taken his life ?

text: Who

text: then

text: is

text: most

text: likely

text: to

text: have

text: taken

text: his

text: life


text: Surely the person against whom the criminal enterprise was directed .

text: Surely

text: the

text: person

text: against

text: whom

text: the

text: criminal

text: enterprise

text: was

text: directed


text: So far it seems to me that we are on safe ground .

text: So

text: far

text: it

text: seems

text: to

text: me

text: that

text: we

text: are

text: on

text: safe

text: ground


text: `` We can now see a reason for the disappearance of Garcia 's household .

text: We

text: can

text: now

text: see

text: a

text: reason

text: for

text: the

text: disappearance

text: of

text: Garcia

text: 's

text: household


text: They were all confederates in the same unknown crime .

text: They

text: were

text: all

text: confederates

text: in

text: the

text: same

text: unknown

text: crime


text: If it came off when Garcia returned , any possible suspicion would be warded off by the Englishman 's evidence , and all would be well .

text: If

text: it

text: came

text: off

text: when

text: Garcia

text: returned

text: any

text: possible

text: suspicion

text: would

text: be

text: warded

text: off

text: by

text: the

text: Englishman

text: 's

text: evidence

text: and

text: all

text: would

text: be

text: well


text: But the attempt was a dangerous one , and if Garcia did not return by a certain hour it was probable that his own life had been sacrificed .

text: But

text: the

text: attempt

text: was

text: a

text: dangerous

text: one

text: and

text: if

text: Garcia

text: did

text: not

text: return

text: by

text: a

text: certain

text: hour

text: it

text: was

text: probable

text: that

text: his

text: own

text: life

text: had

text: been

text: sacrificed


text: It had been arranged , therefore , that in such a case his two subordinates were to make for some prearranged spot where they could escape investigation and be in a position afterwards to renew their attempt .

text: It

text: had

text: been

text: arranged

text: therefore

text: that

text: in

text: such

text: a

text: case

text: his

text: two

text: subordinates

text: were

text: to

text: make

text: for

text: some

text: prearranged

text: spot

text: where

text: they

text: could

text: escape

text: investigation

text: and

text: be

text: in

text: a

text: position

text: afterwards

text: to

text: renew

text: their

text: attempt


text: That would fully explain the facts , would it not ? ''

text: That

text: would

text: fully

text: explain

text: the

text: facts

text: would

text: it

text: not


text: The whole inexplicable tangle seemed to straighten out before me .

text: The

text: whole

text: inexplicable

text: tangle

text: seemed

text: to

text: straighten

text: out

text: before

text: me


text: I wondered , as I always did , how it had not been obvious to me before .

text: I

text: wondered

text: as

text: I

text: always

text: did

text: how

text: it

text: had

text: not

text: been

text: obvious

text: to

text: me

text: before


text: `` But why should one servant return ? ''

text: But

text: why

text: should

text: one

text: servant

text: return


text: `` We can imagine that in the confusion of flight something precious , something which he could not bear to part with , had been left behind .

text: We

text: can

text: imagine

text: that

text: in

text: the

text: confusion

text: of

text: flight

text: something

text: precious

text: something

text: which

text: he

text: could

text: not

text: bear

text: to

text: part

text: with

text: had

text: been

text: left

text: behind


text: That would explain his persistence , would it not ? ''

text: That

text: would

text: explain

text: his

text: persistence

text: would

text: it

text: not


text: `` Well , what is the next step ? ''

text: Well

text: what

text: is

text: the

text: next

text: step


text: `` The next step is the note received by Garcia at the dinner .

text: The

text: next

text: step

text: is

text: the

text: note

text: received

text: by

text: Garcia

text: at

text: the

text: dinner


text: It indicates a confederate at the other end .

text: It

text: indicates

text: a

text: confederate

text: at

text: the

text: other

text: end


text: Now , where was the other end ?

text: Now

text: where

text: was

text: the

text: other

text: end


text: I have already shown you that it could only lie in some large house , and that the number of large houses is limited .

text: I

text: have

text: already

text: shown

text: you

text: that

text: it

text: could

text: only

text: lie

text: in

text: some

text: large

text: house

text: and

text: that

text: the

text: number

text: of

text: large

text: houses

text: is

text: limited


text: My first days in this village were devoted to a series of walks in which in the intervals of my botanical researches I made a reconnaissance of all the large houses and an examination of the family history of the occupants .

text: My

text: first

text: days

text: in

text: this

text: village

text: were

text: devoted

text: to

text: a

text: series

text: of

text: walks

text: in

text: which

text: in

text: the

text: intervals

text: of

text: my

text: botanical

text: researches

text: I

text: made

text: a

text: reconnaissance

text: of

text: all

text: the

text: large

text: houses

text: and

text: an

text: examination

text: of

text: the

text: family

text: history

text: of

text: the

text: occupants


text: One house , and only one , riveted my attention .

text: One

text: house

text: and

text: only

text: one

text: riveted

text: my

text: attention


text: It is the famous old Jacobean grange of High Gable , one mile on the farther side of Oxshott , and less than half a mile from the scene of the tragedy .

text: It

text: is

text: the

text: famous

text: old

text: Jacobean

text: grange

text: of

text: High

text: Gable

text: one

text: mile

text: on

text: the

text: farther

text: side

text: of

text: Oxshott

text: and

text: less

text: than

text: half

text: a

text: mile

text: from

text: the

text: scene

text: of

text: the

text: tragedy


text: The other mansions belonged to prosaic and respectable people who live far aloof from romance .

text: The

text: other

text: mansions

text: belonged

text: to

text: prosaic

text: and

text: respectable

text: people

text: who

text: live

text: far

text: aloof

text: from

text: romance


text: But Mr. Henderson , of High Gable , was by all accounts a curious man to whom curious adventures might befall .

text: But

text: Mr.

text: Henderson

text: of

text: High

text: Gable

text: was

text: by

text: all

text: accounts

text: a

text: curious

text: man

text: to

text: whom

text: curious

text: adventures

text: might

text: befall


text: I concentrated my attention , therefore , upon him and his household .

text: I

text: concentrated

text: my

text: attention

text: therefore

text: upon

text: him

text: and

text: his

text: household


text: `` A singular set of people , Watson -- the man himself the most singular of them all .

text: A

text: singular

text: set

text: of

text: people

text: Watson

text: the

text: man

text: himself

text: the

text: most

text: singular

text: of

text: them

text: all


text: I managed to see him on a plausible pretext , but I seemed to read in his dark , deepset , brooding eyes that he was perfectly aware of my true business .

text: I

text: managed

text: to

text: see

text: him

text: on

text: a

text: plausible

text: pretext

text: but

text: I

text: seemed

text: to

text: read

text: in

text: his

text: dark

text: deepset

text: brooding

text: eyes

text: that

text: he

text: was

text: perfectly

text: aware

text: of

text: my

text: true

text: business


text: He is a man of fifty , strong , active , with iron-gray hair , great bunched black eyebrows , the step of a deer and the air of an emperor -- a fierce , masterful man , with a red-hot spirit behind his parchment face .

text: He

text: is

text: a

text: man

text: of

text: fifty

text: strong

text: active

text: with

text: iron-gray

text: hair

text: great

text: bunched

text: black

text: eyebrows

text: the

text: step

text: of

text: a

text: deer

text: and

text: the

text: air

text: of

text: an

text: emperor

text: a

text: fierce

text: masterful

text: man

text: with

text: a

text: red-hot

text: spirit

text: behind

text: his

text: parchment

text: face


text: He is either a foreigner or has lived long in the tropics , for he is yellow and sapless , but tough as whipcord .

text: He

text: is

text: either

text: a

text: foreigner

text: or

text: has

text: lived

text: long

text: in

text: the

text: tropics

text: for

text: he

text: is

text: yellow

text: and

text: sapless

text: but

text: tough

text: as

text: whipcord


text: His friend and secretary , Mr. Lucas , is undoubtedly a foreigner , chocolate brown , wily , suave , and catlike , with a poisonous gentleness of speech .

text: His

text: friend

text: and

text: secretary

text: Mr.

text: Lucas

text: is

text: undoubtedly

text: a

text: foreigner

text: chocolate

text: brown

text: wily

text: suave

text: and

text: catlike

text: with

text: a

text: poisonous

text: gentleness

text: of

text: speech


text: You see , Watson , we have come already upon two sets of foreigners -- one at Wisteria Lodge and one at High Gable -- so our gaps are beginning to close .

text: You

text: see

text: Watson

text: we

text: have

text: come

text: already

text: upon

text: two

text: sets

text: of

text: foreigners

text: one

text: at

text: Wisteria

text: Lodge

text: and

text: one

text: at

text: High

text: Gable

text: so

text: our

text: gaps

text: are

text: beginning

text: to

text: close


text: `` These two men , close and confidential friends , are the centre of the household ; but there is one other person who for our immediate purpose may be even more important .

text: These

text: two

text: men

text: close

text: and

text: confidential

text: friends

text: are

text: the

text: centre

text: of

text: the

text: household

text: but

text: there

text: is

text: one

text: other

text: person

text: who

text: for

text: our

text: immediate

text: purpose

text: may

text: be

text: even

text: more

text: important


text: Henderson has two children -- girls of eleven and thirteen .

text: Henderson

text: has

text: two

text: children

text: girls

text: of

text: eleven

text: and

text: thirteen


text: Their governess is a Miss Burnet , an Englishwoman of forty or thereabouts .

text: Their

text: governess

text: is

text: a

text: Miss

text: Burnet

text: an

text: Englishwoman

text: of

text: forty

text: or

text: thereabouts


text: There is also one confidential manservant .

text: There

text: is

text: also

text: one

text: confidential

text: manservant


text: This little group forms the real family , for they travel about together , and Henderson is a great traveller , always on the move .

text: This

text: little

text: group

text: forms

text: the

text: real

text: family

text: for

text: they

text: travel

text: about

text: together

text: and

text: Henderson

text: is

text: a

text: great

text: traveller

text: always

text: on

text: the

text: move


text: It is only within the last weeks that he has returned , after a year 's absence , to High Gable .

text: It

text: is

text: only

text: within

text: the

text: last

text: weeks

text: that

text: he

text: has

text: returned

text: after

text: a

text: year

text: 's

text: absence

text: to

text: High

text: Gable


text: I may add that he is enormously rich , and whatever his whims may be he can very easily satisfy them .

text: I

text: may

text: add

text: that

text: he

text: is

text: enormously

text: rich

text: and

text: whatever

text: his

text: whims

text: may

text: be

text: he

text: can

text: very

text: easily

text: satisfy

text: them


text: For the rest , his house is full of butlers , footmen , maidservants , and the usual overfed , underworked staff of a large English country house .

text: For

text: the

text: rest

text: his

text: house

text: is

text: full

text: of

text: butlers

text: footmen

text: maidservants

text: and

text: the

text: usual

text: overfed

text: underworked

text: staff

text: of

text: a

text: large

text: English

text: country

text: house


text: `` So much I learned partly from village gossip and partly from my own observation .

text: So

text: much

text: I

text: learned

text: partly

text: from

text: village

text: gossip

text: and

text: partly

text: from

text: my

text: own

text: observation


text: There are no better instruments than discharged servants with a grievance , and I was lucky enough to find one .

text: There

text: are

text: no

text: better

text: instruments

text: than

text: discharged

text: servants

text: with

text: a

text: grievance

text: and

text: I

text: was

text: lucky

text: enough

text: to

text: find

text: one


text: I call it luck , but it would not have come my way had I not been looking out for it .

text: I

text: call

text: it

text: luck

text: but

text: it

text: would

text: not

text: have

text: come

text: my

text: way

text: had

text: I

text: not

text: been

text: looking

text: out

text: for

text: it


text: As Baynes remarks , we all have our systems .

text: As

text: Baynes

text: remarks

text: we

text: all

text: have

text: our

text: systems


text: It was my system which enabled me to find John Warner , late gardener of High Gable , sacked in a moment of temper by his imperious employer .

text: It

text: was

text: my

text: system

text: which

text: enabled

text: me

text: to

text: find

text: John

text: Warner

text: late

text: gardener

text: of

text: High

text: Gable

text: sacked

text: in

text: a

text: moment

text: of

text: temper

text: by

text: his

text: imperious

text: employer


text: He in turn had friends among the indoor servants who unite in their fear and dislike of their master .

text: He

text: in

text: turn

text: had

text: friends

text: among

text: the

text: indoor

text: servants

text: who

text: unite

text: in

text: their

text: fear

text: and

text: dislike

text: of

text: their

text: master


text: So I had my key to the secrets of the establishment .

text: So

text: I

text: had

text: my

text: key

text: to

text: the

text: secrets

text: of

text: the

text: establishment


text: `` Curious people , Watson !

text: Curious

text: people

text: Watson


text: I do n't pretend to understand it all yet , but very curious people anyway .

text: I

text: do

text: n't

text: pretend

text: to

text: understand

text: it

text: all

text: yet

text: but

text: very

text: curious

text: people

text: anyway


text: It 's a double-winged house , and the servants live on one side , the family on the other .

text: It

text: 's

text: a

text: double-winged

text: house

text: and

text: the

text: servants

text: live

text: on

text: one

text: side

text: the

text: family

text: on

text: the

text: other


text: There 's no link between the two save for Henderson 's own servant , who serves the family 's meals .

text: There

text: 's

text: no

text: link

text: between

text: the

text: two

text: save

text: for

text: Henderson

text: 's

text: own

text: servant

text: who

text: serves

text: the

text: family

text: 's

text: meals


text: Everything is carried to a certain door , which forms the one connection .

text: Everything

text: is

text: carried

text: to

text: a

text: certain

text: door

text: which

text: forms

text: the

text: one

text: connection


text: Governess and children hardly go out at all , except into the garden .

text: Governess

text: and

text: children

text: hardly

text: go

text: out

text: at

text: all

text: except

text: into

text: the

text: garden


text: Henderson never by any chance walks alone .

text: Henderson

text: never

text: by

text: any

text: chance

text: walks

text: alone


text: His dark secretary is like his shadow .

text: His

text: dark

text: secretary

text: is

text: like

text: his

text: shadow


text: The gossip among the servants is that their master is terribly afraid of something .

text: The

text: gossip

text: among

text: the

text: servants

text: is

text: that

text: their

text: master

text: is

text: terribly

text: afraid

text: of

text: something


text: ` Sold his soul to the devil in exchange for money , ' says Warner , ` and expects his creditor to come up and claim his own . '

text: Sold

text: his

text: soul

text: to

text: the

text: devil

text: in

text: exchange

text: for

text: money

text: says

text: Warner

text: and

text: expects

text: his

text: creditor

text: to

text: come

text: up

text: and

text: claim

text: his

text: own


text: Where they came from , or who they are , nobody has an idea .

text: Where

text: they

text: came

text: from

text: or

text: who

text: they

text: are

text: nobody

text: has

text: an

text: idea


text: They are very violent .

text: They

text: are

text: very

text: violent


text: Twice Henderson has lashed at folk with his dog-whip , and only his long purse and heavy compensation have kept him out of the courts .

text: Twice

text: Henderson

text: has

text: lashed

text: at

text: folk

text: with

text: his

text: dog-whip

text: and

text: only

text: his

text: long

text: purse

text: and

text: heavy

text: compensation

text: have

text: kept

text: him

text: out

text: of

text: the

text: courts


text: `` Well , now , Watson , let us judge the situation by this new information .

text: Well

text: now

text: Watson

text: let

text: us

text: judge

text: the

text: situation

text: by

text: this

text: new

text: information


text: We may take it that the letter came out of this strange household and was an invitation to Garcia to carry out some attempt which had already been planned .

text: We

text: may

text: take

text: it

text: that

text: the

text: letter

text: came

text: out

text: of

text: this

text: strange

text: household

text: and

text: was

text: an

text: invitation

text: to

text: Garcia

text: to

text: carry

text: out

text: some

text: attempt

text: which

text: had

text: already

text: been

text: planned


text: Who wrote the note ?

text: Who

text: wrote

text: the

text: note


text: It was someone within the citadel , and it was a woman .

text: It

text: was

text: someone

text: within

text: the

text: citadel

text: and

text: it

text: was

text: a

text: woman


text: Who then but Miss Burnet , the governess ?

text: Who

text: then

text: but

text: Miss

text: Burnet

text: the

text: governess


text: All our reasoning seems to point that way .

text: All

text: our

text: reasoning

text: seems

text: to

text: point

text: that

text: way


text: At any rate , we may take it as a hypothesis and see what consequences it would entail .

text: At

text: any

text: rate

text: we

text: may

text: take

text: it

text: as

text: a

text: hypothesis

text: and

text: see

text: what

text: consequences

text: it

text: would

text: entail


text: I may add that Miss Burnet 's age and character make it certain that my first idea that there might be a love interest in our story is out of the question .

text: I

text: may

text: add

text: that

text: Miss

text: Burnet

text: 's

text: age

text: and

text: character

text: make

text: it

text: certain

text: that

text: my

text: first

text: idea

text: that

text: there

text: might

text: be

text: a

text: love

text: interest

text: in

text: our

text: story

text: is

text: out

text: of

text: the

text: question


text: `` If she wrote the note she was presumably the friend and confederate of Garcia .

text: If

text: she

text: wrote

text: the

text: note

text: she

text: was

text: presumably

text: the

text: friend

text: and

text: confederate

text: of

text: Garcia


text: What , then , might she be expected to do if she heard of his death ?

text: What

text: then

text: might

text: she

text: be

text: expected

text: to

text: do

text: if

text: she

text: heard

text: of

text: his

text: death


text: If he met it in some nefarious enterprise her lips might be sealed .

text: If

text: he

text: met

text: it

text: in

text: some

text: nefarious

text: enterprise

text: her

text: lips

text: might

text: be

text: sealed


text: Still , in her heart , she must retain bitterness and hatred against those who had killed him and would presumably help so far as she could to have revenge upon them .

text: Still

text: in

text: her

text: heart

text: she

text: must

text: retain

text: bitterness

text: and

text: hatred

text: against

text: those

text: who

text: had

text: killed

text: him

text: and

text: would

text: presumably

text: help

text: so

text: far

text: as

text: she

text: could

text: to

text: have

text: revenge

text: upon

text: them


text: Could we see her , then and try to use her ?

text: Could

text: we

text: see

text: her

text: then

text: and

text: try

text: to

text: use

text: her


text: That was my first thought .

text: That

text: was

text: my

text: first

text: thought


text: But now we come to a sinister fact .

text: But

text: now

text: we

text: come

text: to

text: a

text: sinister

text: fact


text: Miss Burnet has not been seen by any human eye since the night of the murder .

text: Miss

text: Burnet

text: has

text: not

text: been

text: seen

text: by

text: any

text: human

text: eye

text: since

text: the

text: night

text: of

text: the

text: murder


text: From that evening she has utterly vanished .

text: From

text: that

text: evening

text: she

text: has

text: utterly

text: vanished


text: Is she alive ?

text: Is

text: she

text: alive


text: Has she perhaps met her end on the same night as the friend whom she had summoned ?

text: Has

text: she

text: perhaps

text: met

text: her

text: end

text: on

text: the

text: same

text: night

text: as

text: the

text: friend

text: whom

text: she

text: had

text: summoned


text: Or is she merely a prisoner ?

text: Or

text: is

text: she

text: merely

text: a

text: prisoner


text: There is the point which we still have to decide .

text: There

text: is

text: the

text: point

text: which

text: we

text: still

text: have

text: to

text: decide


text: `` You will appreciate the difficulty of the situation , Watson .

text: You

text: will

text: appreciate

text: the

text: difficulty

text: of

text: the

text: situation

text: Watson


text: There is nothing upon which we can apply for a warrant .

text: There

text: is

text: nothing

text: upon

text: which

text: we

text: can

text: apply

text: for

text: a

text: warrant


text: Our whole scheme might seem fantastic if laid before a magistrate .

text: Our

text: whole

text: scheme

text: might

text: seem

text: fantastic

text: if

text: laid

text: before

text: a

text: magistrate


text: The woman 's disappearance counts for nothing , since in that extraordinary household any member of it might be invisible for a week .

text: The

text: woman

text: 's

text: disappearance

text: counts

text: for

text: nothing

text: since

text: in

text: that

text: extraordinary

text: household

text: any

text: member

text: of

text: it

text: might

text: be

text: invisible

text: for

text: a

text: week


text: The

text: woman

text: 's

text: disappearance

text: counts

text: for

text: nothing

text: since

text: in

text: that

text: extraordinary

text: household

text: any

text: member

text: of

text: it

text: might

text: be

text: invisible

text: for

text: a

text: week


text: And yet she may at the present moment be in danger of her life .

text: And

text: yet

text: she

text: may

text: at

text: the

text: present

text: moment

text: be

text: in

text: danger

text: of

text: her

text: life


text: All I can do is to watch the house and leave my agent , Warner , on guard at the gates .

text: All

text: I

text: can

text: do

text: is

text: to

text: watch

text: the

text: house

text: and

text: leave

text: my

text: agent

text: Warner

text: on

text: guard

text: at

text: the

text: gates


text: We ca n't let such a situation continue .

text: We

text: ca

text: n't

text: let

text: such

text: a

text: situation

text: continue


text: If the law can do nothing we must take the risk ourselves . ''

text: If

text: the

text: law

text: can

text: do

text: nothing

text: we

text: must

text: take

text: the

text: risk

text: ourselves


text: `` What do you suggest ? ''

text: What

text: do

text: you

text: suggest


text: `` I know which is her room .

text: I

text: know

text: which

text: is

text: her

text: room


text: It is accessible from the top of an outhouse .

text: It

text: is

text: accessible

text: from

text: the

text: top

text: of

text: an

text: outhouse


text: My suggestion is that you and I go to-night and see if we can strike at the very heart of the mystery . ''

text: My

text: suggestion

text: is

text: that

text: you

text: and

text: I

text: go

text: to-night

text: and

text: see

text: if

text: we

text: can

text: strike

text: at

text: the

text: very

text: heart

text: of

text: the

text: mystery


text: It was not , I must confess , a very alluring prospect .

text: It

text: was

text: not

text: I

text: must

text: confess

text: a

text: very

text: alluring

text: prospect


text: The old house with its atmosphere of murder , the singular and formidable inhabitants , the unknown dangers of the approach , and the fact that we were putting ourselves legally in a false position all combined to damp my ardour .

text: The

text: old

text: house

text: with

text: its

text: atmosphere

text: of

text: murder

text: the

text: singular

text: and

text: formidable

text: inhabitants

text: the

text: unknown

text: dangers

text: of

text: the

text: approach

text: and

text: the

text: fact

text: that

text: we

text: were

text: putting

text: ourselves

text: legally

text: in

text: a

text: false

text: position

text: all

text: combined

text: to

text: damp

text: my

text: ardour


text: But there was something in the ice-cold reasoning of Holmes which made it impossible to shrink from any adventure which he might recommend .

text: But

text: there

text: was

text: something

text: in

text: the

text: ice-cold

text: reasoning

text: of

text: Holmes

text: which

text: made

text: it

text: impossible

text: to

text: shrink

text: from

text: any

text: adventure

text: which

text: he

text: might

text: recommend


text: One knew that thus , and only thus , could a solution be found .

text: One

text: knew

text: that

text: thus

text: and

text: only

text: thus

text: could

text: a

text: solution

text: be

text: found


text: I clasped his hand in silence , and the die was cast .

text: I

text: clasped

text: his

text: hand

text: in

text: silence

text: and

text: the

text: die

text: was

text: cast


text: But it was not destined that our investigation should have so adventurous an ending .

text: But

text: it

text: was

text: not

text: destined

text: that

text: our

text: investigation

text: should

text: have

text: so

text: adventurous

text: an

text: ending


text: It was about five o'clock , and the shadows of the March evening were beginning to fall , when an excited rustic rushed into our room .

text: It

text: was

text: about

text: five

text: o'clock

text: and

text: the

text: shadows

text: of

text: the

text: March

text: evening

text: were

text: beginning

text: to

text: fall

text: when

text: an

text: excited

text: rustic

text: rushed

text: into

text: our

text: room


text: `` They 've gone , Mr. Holmes .

text: They

text: 've

text: gone

text: Mr.

text: Holmes


text: They went by the last train .

text: They

text: went

text: by

text: the

text: last

text: train


text: The lady broke away , and I 've got her in a cab downstairs . ''

text: The

text: lady

text: broke

text: away

text: and

text: I

text: 've

text: got

text: her

text: in

text: a

text: cab

text: downstairs


text: `` Excellent , Warner ! '' cried Holmes , springing to his feet .

text: Excellent

text: Warner

text: cried

text: Holmes

text: springing

text: to

text: his

text: feet


text: `` Watson , the gaps are closing rapidly . ''

text: Watson

text: the

text: gaps

text: are

text: closing

text: rapidly


text: In the cab was a woman , half-collapsed from nervous exhaustion .

text: In

text: the

text: cab

text: was

text: a

text: woman

text: half-collapsed

text: from

text: nervous

text: exhaustion


text: She bore upon her aquiline and emaciated face the traces of some recent tragedy .

text: She

text: bore

text: upon

text: her

text: aquiline

text: and

text: emaciated

text: face

text: the

text: traces

text: of

text: some

text: recent

text: tragedy


text: Her head hung listlessly upon her breast , but as she raised it and turned her dull eyes upon us I saw that her pupils were dark dots in the centre of the broad gray iris .

text: Her

text: head

text: hung

text: listlessly

text: upon

text: her

text: breast

text: but

text: as

text: she

text: raised

text: it

text: and

text: turned

text: her

text: dull

text: eyes

text: upon

text: us

text: I

text: saw

text: that

text: her

text: pupils

text: were

text: dark

text: dots

text: in

text: the

text: centre

text: of

text: the

text: broad

text: gray

text: iris


text: She was drugged with opium .

text: She

text: was

text: drugged

text: with

text: opium


text: `` I watched at the gate , same as you advised , Mr. Holmes , '' said our emissary , the discharged gardener .

text: I

text: watched

text: at

text: the

text: gate

text: same

text: as

text: you

text: advised

text: Mr.

text: Holmes

text: said

text: our

text: emissary

text: the

text: discharged

text: gardener


text: `` When the carriage came out I followed it to the station .

text: When

text: the

text: carriage

text: came

text: out

text: I

text: followed

text: it

text: to

text: the

text: station


text: She was like one walking in her sleep , but when they tried to get her into the train she came to life and struggled .

text: She

text: was

text: like

text: one

text: walking

text: in

text: her

text: sleep

text: but

text: when

text: they

text: tried

text: to

text: get

text: her

text: into

text: the

text: train

text: she

text: came

text: to

text: life

text: and

text: struggled


text: They pushed her into the carriage .

text: They

text: pushed

text: her

text: into

text: the

text: carriage


text: She fought her way out again .

text: She

text: fought

text: her

text: way

text: out

text: again


text: I took her part , got her into a cab , and here we are .

text: I

text: took

text: her

text: part

text: got

text: her

text: into

text: a

text: cab

text: and

text: here

text: we

text: are


text: I sha n't forget the face at the carriage window as I led her away .

text: I

text: sha

text: n't

text: forget

text: the

text: face

text: at

text: the

text: carriage

text: window

text: as

text: I

text: led

text: her

text: away


text: I 'd have a short life if he had his way -- the black-eyed , scowling , yellow devil . ''

text: I

text: 'd

text: have

text: a

text: short

text: life

text: if

text: he

text: had

text: his

text: way

text: the

text: black-eyed

text: scowling

text: yellow

text: devil


text: We carried her upstairs , laid her on the sofa , and a couple of cups of the strongest coffee soon cleared her brain from the mists of the drug .

text: We

text: carried

text: her

text: upstairs

text: laid

text: her

text: on

text: the

text: sofa

text: and

text: a

text: couple

text: of

text: cups

text: of

text: the

text: strongest

text: coffee

text: soon

text: cleared

text: her

text: brain

text: from

text: the

text: mists

text: of

text: the

text: drug


text: Baynes had been summoned by Holmes , and the situation rapidly explained to him .

text: Baynes

text: had

text: been

text: summoned

text: by

text: Holmes

text: and

text: the

text: situation

text: rapidly

text: explained

text: to

text: him


text: `` Why , sir , you 've got me the very evidence I want , '' said the inspector warmly , shaking my friend by the hand .

text: Why

text: sir

text: you

text: 've

text: got

text: me

text: the

text: very

text: evidence

text: I

text: want

text: said

text: the

text: inspector

text: warmly

text: shaking

text: my

text: friend

text: by

text: the

text: hand


text: `` I was on the same scent as you from the first . ''

text: I

text: was

text: on

text: the

text: same

text: scent

text: as

text: you

text: from

text: the

text: first


text: `` What !

text: What


text: You were after Henderson ? ''

text: You

text: were

text: after

text: Henderson


text: `` Why , Mr. Holmes , when you were crawling in the shrubbery at High Gable I was up one of the trees in the plantation and saw you down below .

text: Why

text: Mr.

text: Holmes

text: when

text: you

text: were

text: crawling

text: in

text: the

text: shrubbery

text: at

text: High

text: Gable

text: I

text: was

text: up

text: one

text: of

text: the

text: trees

text: in

text: the

text: plantation

text: and

text: saw

text: you

text: down

text: below


text: It was just who would get his evidence first . ''

text: It

text: was

text: just

text: who

text: would

text: get

text: his

text: evidence

text: first


text: `` Then why did you arrest the mulatto ? ''

text: Then

text: why

text: did

text: you

text: arrest

text: the

text: mulatto


text: Baynes chuckled .

text: Baynes

text: chuckled


text: `` I was sure Henderson , as he calls himself , felt that he was suspected , and that he would lie low and make no move so long as he thought he was in any danger .

text: I

text: was

text: sure

text: Henderson

text: as

text: he

text: calls

text: himself

text: felt

text: that

text: he

text: was

text: suspected

text: and

text: that

text: he

text: would

text: lie

text: low

text: and

text: make

text: no

text: move

text: so

text: long

text: as

text: he

text: thought

text: he

text: was

text: in

text: any

text: danger


text: I arrested the wrong man to make him believe that our eyes were off him .

text: I

text: arrested

text: the

text: wrong

text: man

text: to

text: make

text: him

text: believe

text: that

text: our

text: eyes

text: were

text: off

text: him


text: I knew he would be likely to clear off then and give us a chance of getting at Miss Burnet . ''

text: I

text: knew

text: he

text: would

text: be

text: likely

text: to

text: clear

text: off

text: then

text: and

text: give

text: us

text: a

text: chance

text: of

text: getting

text: at

text: Miss

text: Burnet


text: Holmes laid his hand upon the inspector 's shoulder .

text: Holmes

text: laid

text: his

text: hand

text: upon

text: the

text: inspector

text: 's

text: shoulder


text: `` You will rise high in your profession .

text: You

text: will

text: rise

text: high

text: in

text: your

text: profession


text: You have instinct and intuition , '' said he .

text: You

text: have

text: instinct

text: and

text: intuition

text: said

text: he


text: Baynes flushed with pleasure .

text: Baynes

text: flushed

text: with

text: pleasure


text: `` I 've had a plain-clothes man waiting at the station all the week .

text: I

text: 've

text: had

text: a

text: plain-clothes

text: man

text: waiting

text: at

text: the

text: station

text: all

text: the

text: week


text: Wherever the High Gable folk go he will keep them in sight .

text: Wherever

text: the

text: High

text: Gable

text: folk

text: go

text: he

text: will

text: keep

text: them

text: in

text: sight


text: But he must have been hard put to it when Miss Burnet broke away .

text: But

text: he

text: must

text: have

text: been

text: hard

text: put

text: to

text: it

text: when

text: Miss

text: Burnet

text: broke

text: away


text: However , your man picked her up , and it all ends well .

text: However

text: your

text: man

text: picked

text: her

text: up

text: and

text: it

text: all

text: ends

text: well


text: We ca n't arrest without her evidence , that is clear , so the sooner we get a statement the better . ''

text: We

text: ca

text: n't

text: arrest

text: without

text: her

text: evidence

text: that

text: is

text: clear

text: so

text: the

text: sooner

text: we

text: get

text: a

text: statement

text: the

text: better


text: We

text: ca

text: n't

text: arrest

text: without

text: her

text: evidence

text: that

text: is

text: clear

text: so

text: the

text: sooner

text: we

text: get

text: a

text: statement

text: the

text: better


text: `` Every minute she gets stronger , '' said Holmes , glancing at the governess .

text: Every

text: minute

text: she

text: gets

text: stronger

text: said

text: Holmes

text: glancing

text: at

text: the

text: governess


text: `` But tell me , Baynes , who is this man Henderson ? ''

text: But

text: tell

text: me

text: Baynes

text: who

text: is

text: this

text: man

text: Henderson


text: `` Henderson , '' the inspector answered , `` is Don Murillo , once called the Tiger of San Pedro . ''

text: Henderson

text: the

text: inspector

text: answered

text: is

text: Don

text: Murillo

text: once

text: called

text: the

text: Tiger

text: of

text: San

text: Pedro


text: The Tiger of San Pedro !

text: The

text: Tiger

text: of

text: San

text: Pedro


text: The whole history of the man came back to me in a flash .

text: The

text: whole

text: history

text: of

text: the

text: man

text: came

text: back

text: to

text: me

text: in

text: a

text: flash


text: He had made his name as the most lewd and bloodthirsty tyrant that had ever governed any country with a pretence to civilization .

text: He

text: had

text: made

text: his

text: name

text: as

text: the

text: most

text: lewd

text: and

text: bloodthirsty

text: tyrant

text: that

text: had

text: ever

text: governed

text: any

text: country

text: with

text: a

text: pretence

text: to

text: civilization


text: Strong , fearless , and energetic , he had sufficient virtue to enable him to impose his odious vices upon a cowering people for ten or twelve years .

text: Strong

text: fearless

text: and

text: energetic

text: he

text: had

text: sufficient

text: virtue

text: to

text: enable

text: him

text: to

text: impose

text: his

text: odious

text: vices

text: upon

text: a

text: cowering

text: people

text: for

text: ten

text: or

text: twelve

text: years


text: His name was a terror through all Central America .

text: His

text: name

text: was

text: a

text: terror

text: through

text: all

text: Central

text: America


text: At the end of that time there was a universal rising against him .

text: At

text: the

text: end

text: of

text: that

text: time

text: there

text: was

text: a

text: universal

text: rising

text: against

text: him


text: But he was as cunning as he was cruel , and at the first whisper of coming trouble he had secretly conveyed his treasures aboard a ship which was manned by devoted adherents .

text: But

text: he

text: was

text: as

text: cunning

text: as

text: he

text: was

text: cruel

text: and

text: at

text: the

text: first

text: whisper

text: of

text: coming

text: trouble

text: he

text: had

text: secretly

text: conveyed

text: his

text: treasures

text: aboard

text: a

text: ship

text: which

text: was

text: manned

text: by

text: devoted

text: adherents


text: It was an empty palace which was stormed by the insurgents next day .

text: It

text: was

text: an

text: empty

text: palace

text: which

text: was

text: stormed

text: by

text: the

text: insurgents

text: next

text: day


text: The dictator , his two children , his secretary , and his wealth had all escaped them .

text: The

text: dictator

text: his

text: two

text: children

text: his

text: secretary

text: and

text: his

text: wealth

text: had

text: all

text: escaped

text: them


text: From that moment he had vanished from the world , and his identity had been a frequent subject for comment in the European press .

text: From

text: that

text: moment

text: he

text: had

text: vanished

text: from

text: the

text: world

text: and

text: his

text: identity

text: had

text: been

text: a

text: frequent

text: subject

text: for

text: comment

text: in

text: the

text: European

text: press


text: `` Yes , sir , Don Murillo , the Tiger of San Pedro , '' said Baynes .

text: Yes

text: sir

text: Don

text: Murillo

text: the

text: Tiger

text: of

text: San

text: Pedro

text: said

text: Baynes


text: `` If you look it up you will find that the San Pedro colours are green and white , same as in the note , Mr. Holmes .

text: If

text: you

text: look

text: it

text: up

text: you

text: will

text: find

text: that

text: the

text: San

text: Pedro

text: colours

text: are

text: green

text: and

text: white

text: same

text: as

text: in

text: the

text: note

text: Mr.

text: Holmes


text: Henderson he called himself , but I traced him back , Paris and Rome and Madrid to Barcelona , where his ship came in in '86 .

text: Henderson

text: he

text: called

text: himself

text: but

text: I

text: traced

text: him

text: back

text: Paris

text: and

text: Rome

text: and

text: Madrid

text: to

text: Barcelona

text: where

text: his

text: ship

text: came

text: in

text: in


text: They 've been looking for him all the time for their revenge , but it is only now that they have begun to find him out . ''

text: They

text: 've

text: been

text: looking

text: for

text: him

text: all

text: the

text: time

text: for

text: their

text: revenge

text: but

text: it

text: is

text: only

text: now

text: that

text: they

text: have

text: begun

text: to

text: find

text: him

text: out


text: `` They discovered him a year ago , '' said Miss Burnet , who had sat up and was now intently following the conversation .

text: They

text: discovered

text: him

text: a

text: year

text: ago

text: said

text: Miss

text: Burnet

text: who

text: had

text: sat

text: up

text: and

text: was

text: now

text: intently

text: following

text: the

text: conversation


text: `` Once already his life has been attempted , but some evil spirit shielded him .

text: Once

text: already

text: his

text: life

text: has

text: been

text: attempted

text: but

text: some

text: evil

text: spirit

text: shielded

text: him


text: Now , again , it is the noble , chivalrous Garcia who has fallen , while the monster goes safe .

text: Now

text: again

text: it

text: is

text: the

text: noble

text: chivalrous

text: Garcia

text: who

text: has

text: fallen

text: while

text: the

text: monster

text: goes

text: safe


text: But another will come , and yet another , until some day justice will be done ; that is as certain as the rise of to-morrow 's sun . ''

text: But

text: another

text: will

text: come

text: and

text: yet

text: another

text: until

text: some

text: day

text: justice

text: will

text: be

text: done

text: that

text: is

text: as

text: certain

text: as

text: the

text: rise

text: of

text: to-morrow

text: 's

text: sun


text: Her thin hands clenched , and her worn face blanched with the passion of her hatred .

text: Her

text: thin

text: hands

text: clenched

text: and

text: her

text: worn

text: face

text: blanched

text: with

text: the

text: passion

text: of

text: her

text: hatred


text: `` But how come you into this matter , Miss Burnet ? '' asked Holmes .

text: But

text: how

text: come

text: you

text: into

text: this

text: matter

text: Miss

text: Burnet

text: asked

text: Holmes


text: `` How can an English lady join in such a murderous affair ? ''

text: How

text: can

text: an

text: English

text: lady

text: join

text: in

text: such

text: a

text: murderous

text: affair


text: `` I join in it because there is no other way in the world by which justice can be gained .

text: I

text: join

text: in

text: it

text: because

text: there

text: is

text: no

text: other

text: way

text: in

text: the

text: world

text: by

text: which

text: justice

text: can

text: be

text: gained


text: What does the law of England care for the rivers of blood shed years ago in San Pedro , or for the shipload of treasure which this man has stolen ?

text: What

text: does

text: the

text: law

text: of

text: England

text: care

text: for

text: the

text: rivers

text: of

text: blood

text: shed

text: years

text: ago

text: in

text: San

text: Pedro

text: or

text: for

text: the

text: shipload

text: of

text: treasure

text: which

text: this

text: man

text: has

text: stolen


text: To you they are like crimes committed in some other planet .

text: To

text: you

text: they

text: are

text: like

text: crimes

text: committed

text: in

text: some

text: other

text: planet


text: But we know .

text: But

text: we

text: know


text: We have learned the truth in sorrow and in suffering .

text: We

text: have

text: learned

text: the

text: truth

text: in

text: sorrow

text: and

text: in

text: suffering


text: To us there is no fiend in hell like Juan Murillo , and no peace in life while his victims still cry for vengeance . ''

text: To

text: us

text: there

text: is

text: no

text: fiend

text: in

text: hell

text: like

text: Juan

text: Murillo

text: and

text: no

text: peace

text: in

text: life

text: while

text: his

text: victims

text: still

text: cry

text: for

text: vengeance


text: `` No doubt , '' said Holmes , `` he was as you say .

text: No

text: doubt

text: said

text: Holmes

text: he

text: was

text: as

text: you

text: say


text: I have heard that he was atrocious .

text: I

text: have

text: heard

text: that

text: he

text: was

text: atrocious


text: But how are you affected ? ''

text: But

text: how

text: are

text: you

text: affected


text: `` I will tell you it all .

text: I

text: will

text: tell

text: you

text: it

text: all


text: This villain 's policy was to murder , on one pretext or another , every man who showed such promise that he might in time come to be a dangerous rival .

text: This

text: villain

text: 's

text: policy

text: was

text: to

text: murder

text: on

text: one

text: pretext

text: or

text: another

text: every

text: man

text: who

text: showed

text: such

text: promise

text: that

text: he

text: might

text: in

text: time

text: come

text: to

text: be

text: a

text: dangerous

text: rival


text: My husband -- yes , my real name is Signora Victor Durando -- was the San Pedro minister in London .

text: My

text: husband

text: yes

text: my

text: real

text: name

text: is

text: Signora

text: Victor

text: Durando

text: was

text: the

text: San

text: Pedro

text: minister

text: in

text: London


text: He met me and married me there .

text: He

text: met

text: me

text: and

text: married

text: me

text: there


text: A nobler man never lived upon earth .

text: A

text: nobler

text: man

text: never

text: lived

text: upon

text: earth


text: Unhappily , Murillo heard of his excellence , recalled him on some pretext , and had him shot .

text: Unhappily

text: Murillo

text: heard

text: of

text: his

text: excellence

text: recalled

text: him

text: on

text: some

text: pretext

text: and

text: had

text: him

text: shot


text: With a premonition of his fate he had refused to take me with him .

text: With

text: a

text: premonition

text: of

text: his

text: fate

text: he

text: had

text: refused

text: to

text: take

text: me

text: with

text: him


text: His estates were confiscated , and I was left with a pittance and a broken heart .

text: His

text: estates

text: were

text: confiscated

text: and

text: I

text: was

text: left

text: with

text: a

text: pittance

text: and

text: a

text: broken

text: heart


text: `` Then came the downfall of the tyrant .

text: Then

text: came

text: the

text: downfall

text: of

text: the

text: tyrant


text: He escaped as you have just described .

text: He

text: escaped

text: as

text: you

text: have

text: just

text: described


text: But the many whose lives he had ruined , whose nearest and dearest had suffered torture and death at his hands , would not let the matter rest .

text: But

text: the

text: many

text: whose

text: lives

text: he

text: had

text: ruined

text: whose

text: nearest

text: and

text: dearest

text: had

text: suffered

text: torture

text: and

text: death

text: at

text: his

text: hands

text: would

text: not

text: let

text: the

text: matter

text: rest


text: They banded themselves into a society which should never be dissolved until the work was done .

text: They

text: banded

text: themselves

text: into

text: a

text: society

text: which

text: should

text: never

text: be

text: dissolved

text: until

text: the

text: work

text: was

text: done


text: It was my part after we had discovered in the transformed Henderson the fallen despot , to attach myself to his household and keep the others in touch with his movements .

text: It

text: was

text: my

text: part

text: after

text: we

text: had

text: discovered

text: in

text: the

text: transformed

text: Henderson

text: the

text: fallen

text: despot

text: to

text: attach

text: myself

text: to

text: his

text: household

text: and

text: keep

text: the

text: others

text: in

text: touch

text: with

text: his

text: movements


text: This I was able to do by securing the position of governess in his family .

text: This

text: I

text: was

text: able

text: to

text: do

text: by

text: securing

text: the

text: position

text: of

text: governess

text: in

text: his

text: family


text: He little knew that the woman who faced him at every meal was the woman whose husband he had hurried at an hour 's notice into eternity .

text: He

text: little

text: knew

text: that

text: the

text: woman

text: who

text: faced

text: him

text: at

text: every

text: meal

text: was

text: the

text: woman

text: whose

text: husband

text: he

text: had

text: hurried

text: at

text: an

text: hour

text: 's

text: notice

text: into

text: eternity


text: I smiled on him , did my duty to his children , and bided my time .

text: I

text: smiled

text: on

text: him

text: did

text: my

text: duty

text: to

text: his

text: children

text: and

text: bided

text: my

text: time


text: An attempt was made in Paris and failed .

text: An

text: attempt

text: was

text: made

text: in

text: Paris

text: and

text: failed


text: We zig-zagged swiftly here and there over Europe to throw off the pursuers and finally returned to this house , which he had taken upon his first arrival in England .

text: We

text: zig-zagged

text: swiftly

text: here

text: and

text: there

text: over

text: Europe

text: to

text: throw

text: off

text: the

text: pursuers

text: and

text: finally

text: returned

text: to

text: this

text: house

text: which

text: he

text: had

text: taken

text: upon

text: his

text: first

text: arrival

text: in

text: England


text: `` But here also the ministers of justice were waiting .

text: But

text: here

text: also

text: the

text: ministers

text: of

text: justice

text: were

text: waiting


text: Knowing that he would return there , Garcia , who is the son of the former highest dignitary in San Pedro , was waiting with two trusty companions of humble station , all three fired with the same reasons for revenge .

text: Knowing

text: that

text: he

text: would

text: return

text: there

text: Garcia

text: who

text: is

text: the

text: son

text: of

text: the

text: former

text: highest

text: dignitary

text: in

text: San

text: Pedro

text: was

text: waiting

text: with

text: two

text: trusty

text: companions

text: of

text: humble

text: station

text: all

text: three

text: fired

text: with

text: the

text: same

text: reasons

text: for

text: revenge


text: He could do little during the day , for Murillo took every precaution and never went out save with his satellite Lucas , or Lopez as he was known in the days of his greatness .

text: He

text: could

text: do

text: little

text: during

text: the

text: day

text: for

text: Murillo

text: took

text: every

text: precaution

text: and

text: never

text: went

text: out

text: save

text: with

text: his

text: satellite

text: Lucas

text: or

text: Lopez

text: as

text: he

text: was

text: known

text: in

text: the

text: days

text: of

text: his

text: greatness


text: At night , however , he slept alone , and the avenger might find him .

text: At

text: night

text: however

text: he

text: slept

text: alone

text: and

text: the

text: avenger

text: might

text: find

text: him


text: On a certain evening , which had been prearranged , I sent my friend final instructions , for the man was forever on the alert and continually changed his room .

text: On

text: a

text: certain

text: evening

text: which

text: had

text: been

text: prearranged

text: I

text: sent

text: my

text: friend

text: final

text: instructions

text: for

text: the

text: man

text: was

text: forever

text: on

text: the

text: alert

text: and

text: continually

text: changed

text: his

text: room


text: I was to see that the doors were open and the signal of a green or white light in a window which faced the drive was to give notice if all was safe or if the attempt had better be postponed .

text: I

text: was

text: to

text: see

text: that

text: the

text: doors

text: were

text: open

text: and

text: the

text: signal

text: of

text: a

text: green

text: or

text: white

text: light

text: in

text: a

text: window

text: which

text: faced

text: the

text: drive

text: was

text: to

text: give

text: notice

text: if

text: all

text: was

text: safe

text: or

text: if

text: the

text: attempt

text: had

text: better

text: be

text: postponed


text: `` But everything went wrong with us .

text: But

text: everything

text: went

text: wrong

text: with

text: us


text: In some way I had excited the suspicion of Lopez , the secretary .

text: In

text: some

text: way

text: I

text: had

text: excited

text: the

text: suspicion

text: of

text: Lopez

text: the

text: secretary


text: He crept up behind me and sprang upon me just as I had finished the note .

text: He

text: crept

text: up

text: behind

text: me

text: and

text: sprang

text: upon

text: me

text: just

text: as

text: I

text: had

text: finished

text: the

text: note


text: He and his master dragged me to my room and held judgment upon me as a convicted traitress .

text: He

text: and

text: his

text: master

text: dragged

text: me

text: to

text: my

text: room

text: and

text: held

text: judgment

text: upon

text: me

text: as

text: a

text: convicted

text: traitress


text: Then and there they would have plunged their knives into me could they have seen how to escape the consequences of the deed .

text: Then

text: and

text: there

text: they

text: would

text: have

text: plunged

text: their

text: knives

text: into

text: me

text: could

text: they

text: have

text: seen

text: how

text: to

text: escape

text: the

text: consequences

text: of

text: the

text: deed


text: Finally , after much debate , they concluded that my murder was too dangerous .

text: Finally

text: after

text: much

text: debate

text: they

text: concluded

text: that

text: my

text: murder

text: was

text: too

text: dangerous


text: But they determined to get rid forever of Garcia .

text: But

text: they

text: determined

text: to

text: get

text: rid

text: forever

text: of

text: Garcia


text: They had gagged me , and Murillo twisted my arm round until I gave him the address .

text: They

text: had

text: gagged

text: me

text: and

text: Murillo

text: twisted

text: my

text: arm

text: round

text: until

text: I

text: gave

text: him

text: the

text: address


text: I swear that he might have twisted it off had I understood what it would mean to Garcia .

text: I

text: swear

text: that

text: he

text: might

text: have

text: twisted

text: it

text: off

text: had

text: I

text: understood

text: what

text: it

text: would

text: mean

text: to

text: Garcia


text: Lopez addressed the note which I had written , sealed it with his sleeve-link , and sent it by the hand of the servant , Jose .

text: Lopez

text: addressed

text: the

text: note

text: which

text: I

text: had

text: written

text: sealed

text: it

text: with

text: his

text: sleeve-link

text: and

text: sent

text: it

text: by

text: the

text: hand

text: of

text: the

text: servant

text: Jose


text: How they murdered him I do not know , save that it was Murillo 's hand who struck him down , for Lopez had remained to guard me .

text: How

text: they

text: murdered

text: him

text: I

text: do

text: not

text: know

text: save

text: that

text: it

text: was

text: Murillo

text: 's

text: hand

text: who

text: struck

text: him

text: down

text: for

text: Lopez

text: had

text: remained

text: to

text: guard

text: me


text: I believe he must have waited among the gorse bushes through which the path winds and struck him down as he passed .

text: I

text: believe

text: he

text: must

text: have

text: waited

text: among

text: the

text: gorse

text: bushes

text: through

text: which

text: the

text: path

text: winds

text: and

text: struck

text: him

text: down

text: as

text: he

text: passed


text: At first they were of a mind to let him enter the house and to kill him as a detected burglar ; but they argued that if they were mixed up in an inquiry their own identity would at once be publicly disclosed and they would be open to further attacks .

text: At

text: first

text: they

text: were

text: of

text: a

text: mind

text: to

text: let

text: him

text: enter

text: the

text: house

text: and

text: to

text: kill

text: him

text: as

text: a

text: detected

text: burglar

text: but

text: they

text: argued

text: that

text: if

text: they

text: were

text: mixed

text: up

text: in

text: an

text: inquiry

text: their

text: own

text: identity

text: would

text: at

text: once

text: be

text: publicly

text: disclosed

text: and

text: they

text: would

text: be

text: open

text: to

text: further

text: attacks


text: With the death of Garcia , the pursuit might cease , since such a death might frighten others from the task .

text: With

text: the

text: death

text: of

text: Garcia

text: the

text: pursuit

text: might

text: cease

text: since

text: such

text: a

text: death

text: might

text: frighten

text: others

text: from

text: the

text: task


text: `` All would now have been well for them had it not been for my knowledge of what they had done .

text: All

text: would

text: now

text: have

text: been

text: well

text: for

text: them

text: had

text: it

text: not

text: been

text: for

text: my

text: knowledge

text: of

text: what

text: they

text: had

text: done


text: I have no doubt that there were times when my life hung in the balance .

text: I

text: have

text: no

text: doubt

text: that

text: there

text: were

text: times

text: when

text: my

text: life

text: hung

text: in

text: the

text: balance


text: I was confined to my room , terrorized by the most horrible threats , cruelly ill-used to break my spirit -- see this stab on my shoulder and the bruises from end to end of my arms -- and a gag was thrust into my mouth on the one occasion when I tried to call from the window .

text: I

text: was

text: confined

text: to

text: my

text: room

text: terrorized

text: by

text: the

text: most

text: horrible

text: threats

text: cruelly

text: ill-used

text: to

text: break

text: my

text: spirit

text: see

text: this

text: stab

text: on

text: my

text: shoulder

text: and

text: the

text: bruises

text: from

text: end

text: to

text: end

text: of

text: my

text: arms

text: and

text: a

text: gag

text: was

text: thrust

text: into

text: my

text: mouth

text: on

text: the

text: one

text: occasion

text: when

text: I

text: tried

text: to

text: call

text: from

text: the

text: window


text: For five days this cruel imprisonment continued , with hardly enough food to hold body and soul together .

text: For

text: five

text: days

text: this

text: cruel

text: imprisonment

text: continued

text: with

text: hardly

text: enough

text: food

text: to

text: hold

text: body

text: and

text: soul

text: together


text: This afternoon a good lunch was brought me , but the moment after I took it I knew that I had been drugged .

text: This

text: afternoon

text: a

text: good

text: lunch

text: was

text: brought

text: me

text: but

text: the

text: moment

text: after

text: I

text: took

text: it

text: I

text: knew

text: that

text: I

text: had

text: been

text: drugged


text: In a sort of dream I remember being half-led , half-carried to the carriage ; in the same state I was conveyed to the train .

text: In

text: a

text: sort

text: of

text: dream

text: I

text: remember

text: being

text: half-led

text: half-carried

text: to

text: the

text: carriage

text: in

text: the

text: same

text: state

text: I

text: was

text: conveyed

text: to

text: the

text: train


text: Only then , when the wheels were almost moving , did I suddenly realize that my liberty lay in my own hands .

text: Only

text: then

text: when

text: the

text: wheels

text: were

text: almost

text: moving

text: did

text: I

text: suddenly

text: realize

text: that

text: my

text: liberty

text: lay

text: in

text: my

text: own

text: hands