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I
confess
that
I
had
not
up
to
now
taken
a
very
serious
view
of
the
case
,
which
had
seemed
to
me
rather
grotesque
and
bizarre
than
dangerous
.
That
a
man
should
lie
in
wait
for
and
follow
a
very
handsome
woman
is
no
unheard
-
of
thing
,
and
if
he
has
so
little
audacity
that
he
not
only
dared
not
address
her
,
but
even
fled
from
her
approach
,
he
was
not
a
very
formidable
assailant
.
The
ruffian
Woodley
was
a
very
different
person
,
but
,
except
on
one
occasion
,
he
had
not
molested
our
client
,
and
now
he
visited
the
house
of
Carruthers
without
intruding
upon
her
presence
.
The
man
on
the
bicycle
was
doubtless
a
member
of
those
week
-
end
parties
at
the
Hall
of
which
the
publican
had
spoken
,
but
who
he
was
,
or
what
he
wanted
,
was
as
obscure
as
ever
.
It
was
the
severity
of
Holmes
’
s
manner
and
the
fact
that
he
slipped
a
revolver
into
his
pocket
before
leaving
our
rooms
which
impressed
me
with
the
feeling
that
tragedy
might
prove
to
lurk
behind
this
curious
train
of
events
.
A
rainy
night
had
been
followed
by
a
glorious
morning
,
and
the
heath
-
covered
countryside
,
with
the
glowing
clumps
of
flowering
gorse
,
seemed
all
the
more
beautiful
to
eyes
which
were
weary
of
the
duns
and
drabs
and
slate
greys
of
London
.
Holmes
and
I
walked
along
the
broad
,
sandy
road
inhaling
the
fresh
morning
air
and
rejoicing
in
the
music
of
the
birds
and
the
fresh
breath
of
the
spring
.
From
a
rise
of
the
road
on
the
shoulder
of
Crooksbury
Hill
,
we
could
see
the
grim
Hall
bristling
out
from
amidst
the
ancient
oaks
,
which
,
old
as
they
were
,
were
still
younger
than
the
building
which
they
surrounded
.
Holmes
pointed
down
the
long
tract
of
road
which
wound
,
a
reddish
yellow
band
,
between
the
brown
of
the
heath
and
the
budding
green
of
the
woods
.
Far
away
,
a
black
dot
,
we
could
see
a
vehicle
moving
in
our
direction
.
Holmes
gave
an
exclamation
of
impatience
.
“
I
have
given
a
margin
of
half
an
hour
,
”
said
he
.
“
If
that
is
her
trap
,
she
must
be
making
for
the
earlier
train
.
I
fear
,
Watson
,
that
she
will
be
past
Charlington
before
we
can
possibly
meet
her
.
”
From
the
instant
that
we
passed
the
rise
,
we
could
no
longer
see
the
vehicle
,
but
we
hastened
onward
at
such
a
pace
that
my
sedentary
life
began
to
tell
upon
me
,
and
I
was
compelled
to
fall
behind
.
Holmes
,
however
,
was
always
in
training
,
for
he
had
inexhaustible
stores
of
nervous
energy
upon
which
to
draw
.
His
springy
step
never
slowed
until
suddenly
,
when
he
was
a
hundred
yards
in
front
of
me
,
he
halted
,
and
I
saw
him
throw
up
his
hand
with
a
gesture
of
grief
and
despair
.
At
the
same
instant
an
empty
dog
-
cart
,
the
horse
cantering
,
the
reins
trailing
,
appeared
round
the
curve
of
the
road
and
rattled
swiftly
towards
us
.
“
Too
late
,
Watson
,
too
late
!
”
cried
Holmes
,
as
I
ran
panting
to
his
side
.
“
Fool
that
I
was
not
to
allow
for
that
earlier
train
!
It
’
s
abduction
,
Watson
—
abduction
!
Murder
!
Heaven
knows
what
!
Block
the
road
!
Stop
the
horse
!
That
’
s
right
.
Now
,
jump
in
,
and
let
us
see
if
I
can
repair
the
consequences
of
my
own
blunder
.
”
We
had
sprung
into
the
dog
-
cart
,
and
Holmes
,
after
turning
the
horse
,
gave
it
a
sharp
cut
with
the
whip
,
and
we
flew
back
along
the
road
.
As
we
turned
the
curve
,
the
whole
stretch
of
road
between
the
Hall
and
the
heath
was
opened
up
.
I
grasped
Holmes
’
s
arm
.
“
That
’
s
the
man
!
”
I
gasped
.
A
solitary
cyclist
was
coming
towards
us
.
His
head
was
down
and
his
shoulders
rounded
,
as
he
put
every
ounce
of
energy
that
he
possessed
on
to
the
pedals
.
He
was
flying
like
a
racer
.
Suddenly
he
raised
his
bearded
face
,
saw
us
close
to
him
,
and
pulled
up
,
springing
from
his
machine
.
That
coal
-
black
beard
was
in
singular
contrast
to
the
pallor
of
his
face
,
and
his
eyes
were
as
bright
as
if
he
had
a
fever
.
He
stared
at
us
and
at
the
dog
-
cart
.
Then
a
look
of
amazement
came
over
his
face
.
