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The
afternoon
was
far
advanced
before
we
were
able
to
snatch
a
hasty
luncheon
at
a
restaurant
.
A
news
-
bill
at
the
entrance
announced
“
Kensington
Outrage
.
Murder
by
a
Madman
,
”
and
the
contents
of
the
paper
showed
that
Mr
.
Horace
Harker
had
got
his
account
into
print
after
all
.
Two
columns
were
occupied
with
a
highly
sensational
and
flowery
rendering
of
the
whole
incident
.
Holmes
propped
it
against
the
cruet
-
stand
and
read
it
while
he
ate
.
Once
or
twice
he
chuckled
.
“
This
is
all
right
,
Watson
,
”
said
he
.
“
Listen
to
this
:
“
It
is
satisfactory
to
know
that
there
can
be
no
difference
of
opinion
upon
this
case
,
since
Mr
.
Lestrade
,
one
of
the
most
experienced
members
of
the
official
force
,
and
Mr
.
Sherlock
Holmes
,
the
well
-
known
consulting
expert
,
have
each
come
to
the
conclusion
that
the
grotesque
series
of
incidents
,
which
have
ended
in
so
tragic
a
fashion
,
arise
from
lunacy
rather
than
from
deliberate
crime
.
No
explanation
save
mental
aberration
can
cover
the
facts
.
“
The
Press
,
Watson
,
is
a
most
valuable
institution
,
if
you
only
know
how
to
use
it
.
And
now
,
if
you
have
quite
finished
,
we
will
hark
back
to
Kensington
and
see
what
the
manager
of
Harding
Brothers
has
to
say
on
the
matter
.
”
The
founder
of
that
great
emporium
proved
to
be
a
brisk
,
crisp
little
person
,
very
dapper
and
quick
,
with
a
clear
head
and
a
ready
tongue
.
“
Yes
,
sir
,
I
have
already
read
the
account
in
the
evening
papers
.
Mr
.
Horace
Harker
is
a
customer
of
ours
.
We
supplied
him
with
the
bust
some
months
ago
.
We
ordered
three
busts
of
that
sort
from
Gelder
&
Co
.
,
of
Stepney
.
They
are
all
sold
now
.
To
whom
?
Oh
,
I
daresay
by
consulting
our
sales
book
we
could
very
easily
tell
you
.
Yes
,
we
have
the
entries
here
.
One
to
Mr
.
Harker
you
see
,
and
one
to
Mr
.
Josiah
Brown
,
of
Laburnum
Lodge
,
Laburnum
Vale
,
Chiswick
,
and
one
to
Mr
.
Sandeford
,
of
Lower
Grove
Road
,
Reading
.
No
,
I
have
never
seen
this
face
which
you
show
me
in
the
photograph
.
You
would
hardly
forget
it
,
would
you
,
sir
,
for
I
’
ve
seldom
seen
an
uglier
.
Have
we
any
Italians
on
the
staff
?
Yes
,
sir
,
we
have
several
among
our
workpeople
and
cleaners
.
I
daresay
they
might
get
a
peep
at
that
sales
book
if
they
wanted
to
.
There
is
no
particular
reason
for
keeping
a
watch
upon
that
book
.
Well
,
well
,
it
’
s
a
very
strange
business
,
and
I
hope
that
you
will
let
me
know
if
anything
comes
of
your
inquiries
.
”
Holmes
had
taken
several
notes
during
Mr
.
Harding
’
s
evidence
,
and
I
could
see
that
he
was
thoroughly
satisfied
by
the
turn
which
affairs
were
taking
.
He
made
no
remark
,
however
,
save
that
,
unless
we
hurried
,
we
should
be
late
for
our
appointment
with
Lestrade
.
Sure
enough
,
when
we
reached
Baker
Street
the
detective
was
already
there
,
and
we
found
him
pacing
up
and
down
in
a
fever
of
impatience
.
His
look
of
importance
showed
that
his
day
’
s
work
had
not
been
in
vain
.
“
Well
?
”
he
asked
.
“
What
luck
,
Mr
.
Holmes
?
”
“
We
have
had
a
very
busy
day
,
and
not
entirely
a
wasted
one
,
”
my
friend
explained
.
“
We
have
seen
both
the
retailers
and
also
the
wholesale
manufacturers
.
I
can
trace
each
of
the
busts
now
from
the
beginning
.
”
