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"But the mystery?"

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"It is solved.'

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"Who was the criminal, then?"

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"The gentleman I describe."

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"But who is he?''

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"Surely it would not be difficult to find out. This is not such a populous neighbourhood."

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Lestrade shrugged his shoulders. "I am a practical man," he said, "and I really cannot undertake to go about the country looking for a left-handed gentleman with a game-leg. I should become the laughing-stock of Scotland Yard."

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"All right," said Holmes quietly. "I have given you the chance. Here are your lodgings. Good-bye. I shall drop you a line before I leave."

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Having left Lestrade at his rooms, we drove to our hotel, where we found lunch upon the table. Holmes was silent and buried in thought with a pained expression upon his face, as one who finds himself in a perplexing position.


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