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One moment," said Holmes, "are you sure about this whistle and metallic sound? Could you swear to it?"
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"That was what the county coroner asked me at the inquiry. It is my strong impression that I heard it, and yet, among the crash of the gale and the creaking of an old house, I may possibly have been deceived."
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"Was your sister dressed?"
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"No, she was in her night-dress. In her right hand was found the charred stump of a match, and in her left a match-box."
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"Showing that she had struck a light and looked about her when the alarm took place. That is important. And what conclusions did the coroner come to?"
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"He investigated the case with great care, for Dr.
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