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Our
visitor
stretched
forward
a
quivering
hand
and
picked
up
the
Daily
Telegraph
,
which
still
lay
upon
Holmes
’
s
knee
.
“
If
you
had
looked
at
it
,
sir
,
you
would
have
seen
at
a
glance
what
the
errand
is
on
which
I
have
come
to
you
this
morning
.
I
feel
as
if
my
name
and
my
misfortune
must
be
in
every
man
’
s
mouth
.
”
He
turned
it
over
to
expose
the
central
page
.
“
Here
it
is
,
and
with
your
permission
I
will
read
it
to
you
.
Listen
to
this
,
Mr
.
Holmes
.
The
headlines
are
:
‘
Mysterious
Affair
at
Lower
Norwood
.
Disappearance
of
a
Well
-
known
Builder
.
Suspicion
of
Murder
and
Arson
.
A
Clue
to
the
Criminal
.
’
That
is
the
clue
which
they
are
already
following
,
Mr
.
Holmes
,
and
I
know
that
it
leads
infallibly
to
me
.
I
have
been
followed
from
London
Bridge
Station
,
and
I
am
sure
that
they
are
only
waiting
for
the
warrant
to
arrest
me
.
It
will
break
my
mother
’
s
heart
—
it
will
break
her
heart
!
”
He
wrung
his
hands
in
an
agony
of
apprehension
,
and
swayed
backward
and
forward
in
his
chair
.
I
looked
with
interest
upon
this
man
,
who
was
accused
of
being
the
perpetrator
of
a
crime
of
violence
.
He
was
flaxen
-
haired
and
handsome
,
in
a
washed
-
out
negative
fashion
,
with
frightened
blue
eyes
,
and
a
clean
-
shaven
face
,
with
a
weak
,
sensitive
mouth
.
His
age
may
have
been
about
twenty
-
seven
,
his
dress
and
bearing
that
of
a
gentleman
.
From
the
pocket
of
his
light
summer
overcoat
protruded
the
bundle
of
indorsed
papers
which
proclaimed
his
profession
.
“
We
must
use
what
time
we
have
,
”
said
Holmes
.
“
Watson
,
would
you
have
the
kindness
to
take
the
paper
and
to
read
the
paragraph
in
question
?
”
Underneath
the
vigorous
headlines
which
our
client
had
quoted
,
I
read
the
following
suggestive
narrative
:
“
Late
last
night
,
or
early
this
morning
,
an
incident
occurred
at
Lower
Norwood
which
points
,
it
is
feared
,
to
a
serious
crime
.
Mr
.
Jonas
Oldacre
is
a
well
-
known
resident
of
that
suburb
,
where
he
has
carried
on
his
business
as
a
builder
for
many
years
.
Mr
.
Oldacre
is
a
bachelor
,
fifty
-
two
years
of
age
,
and
lives
in
Deep
Dene
House
,
at
the
Sydenham
end
of
the
road
of
that
name
.
He
has
had
the
reputation
of
being
a
man
of
eccentric
habits
,
secretive
and
retiring
.
For
some
years
he
has
practically
withdrawn
from
the
business
,
in
which
he
is
said
to
have
massed
considerable
wealth
.
A
small
timber
-
yard
still
exists
,
however
,
at
the
back
of
the
house
,
and
last
night
,
about
twelve
o
’
clock
,
an
alarm
was
given
that
one
of
the
stacks
was
on
fire
.
The
engines
were
soon
upon
the
spot
,
but
the
dry
wood
burned
with
great
fury
,
and
it
was
impossible
to
arrest
the
conflagration
until
the
stack
had
been
entirely
consumed
.
Up
to
this
point
the
incident
bore
the
appearance
of
an
ordinary
accident
,
but
fresh
indications
seem
to
point
to
serious
crime
.
Surprise
was
expressed
at
the
absence
of
the
master
of
the
establishment
from
the
scene
of
the
fire
,
and
an
inquiry
followed
,
which
showed
that
he
had
disappeared
from
the
house
.
An
examination
of
his
room
revealed
that
the
bed
had
not
been
slept
in
,
that
a
safe
which
stood
in
it
was
open
,
that
a
number
of
important
papers
were
scattered
about
the
room
,
and
finally
,
that
there
were
signs
of
a
murderous
struggle
,
slight
traces
of
blood
being
found
within
the
room
,
and
an
oaken
walking
-
stick
,
which
also
showed
stains
of
blood
upon
the
handle
.
It
is
known
that
Mr
.
Jonas
Oldacre
had
received
a
late
visitor
in
his
bedroom
upon
that
night
,
and
the
stick
found
has
been
identified
as
the
property
of
this
person
,
who
is
a
young
London
solicitor
named
John
Hector
McFarlane
,
junior
partner
of
Graham
and
McFarlane
,
of
426
,
Gresham
Buildings
,
E
.
C
.
The
police
believe
that
they
have
evidence
in
their
possession
which
supplies
a
very
convincing
motive
for
the
crime
,
and
altogether
it
cannot
be
doubted
that
sensational
developments
will
follow
.
“
LATER
.
—
It
is
rumoured
as
we
go
to
press
that
Mr
.
John
Hector
McFarlane
has
actually
been
arrested
on
the
charge
of
the
murder
of
Mr
.
Jonas
Oldacre
.
It
is
at
least
certain
that
a
warrant
has
been
issued
.
There
have
been
further
and
sinister
developments
in
the
investigation
at
Norwood
.
Besides
the
signs
of
a
struggle
in
the
room
of
the
unfortunate
builder
it
is
now
known
that
the
French
windows
of
his
bedroom
(
which
is
on
the
ground
floor
)
were
found
to
be
open
,
that
there
were
marks
as
if
some
bulky
object
had
been
dragged
across
to
the
wood
-
pile
,
and
,
finally
,
it
is
asserted
that
charred
remains
have
been
found
among
the
charcoal
ashes
of
the
fire
.
The
police
theory
is
that
a
most
sensational
crime
has
been
committed
,
that
the
victim
was
clubbed
to
death
in
his
own
bedroom
,
his
papers
rifled
,
and
his
dead
body
dragged
across
to
the
wood
-
stack
,
which
was
then
ignited
so
as
to
hide
all
traces
of
the
crime
.
The
conduct
of
the
criminal
investigation
has
been
left
in
the
experienced
hands
of
Inspector
Lestrade
,
of
Scotland
Yard
,
who
is
following
up
the
clues
with
his
accustomed
energy
and
sagacity
.
”
