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A
drive
of
a
couple
of
miles
through
narrow
country
lanes
brought
us
to
a
park
gate
,
which
was
opened
for
us
by
an
old
lodge
-
keeper
,
whose
haggard
face
bore
the
reflection
of
some
great
disaster
.
The
avenue
ran
through
a
noble
park
,
between
lines
of
ancient
elms
,
and
ended
in
a
low
,
widespread
house
,
pillared
in
front
after
the
fashion
of
Palladio
.
The
central
part
was
evidently
of
a
great
age
and
shrouded
in
ivy
,
but
the
large
windows
showed
that
modern
changes
had
been
carried
out
,
and
one
wing
of
the
house
appeared
to
be
entirely
new
.
The
youthful
figure
and
alert
,
eager
face
of
Inspector
Stanley
Hopkins
confronted
us
in
the
open
doorway
.
“
I
’
m
very
glad
you
have
come
,
Mr
.
Holmes
.
And
you
,
too
,
Dr
.
Watson
.
But
,
indeed
,
if
I
had
my
time
over
again
,
I
should
not
have
troubled
you
,
for
since
the
lady
has
come
to
herself
,
she
has
given
so
clear
an
account
of
the
affair
that
there
is
not
much
left
for
us
to
do
.
You
remember
that
Lewisham
gang
of
burglars
?
”
“
What
,
the
three
Randalls
?
”
“
Exactly
;
the
father
and
two
sons
.
It
’
s
their
work
.
I
have
not
a
doubt
of
it
.
They
did
a
job
at
Sydenham
a
fortnight
ago
and
were
seen
and
described
.
Rather
cool
to
do
another
so
soon
and
so
near
,
but
it
is
they
,
beyond
all
doubt
.
It
’
s
a
hanging
matter
this
time
.
”
“
Sir
Eustace
is
dead
,
then
?
”
“
Yes
,
his
head
was
knocked
in
with
his
own
poker
.
”
“
Sir
Eustace
Brackenstall
,
the
driver
tells
me
.
”
“
Exactly
—
one
of
the
richest
men
in
Kent
—
Lady
Brackenstall
is
in
the
morning
-
room
.
Poor
lady
,
she
has
had
a
most
dreadful
experience
.
She
seemed
half
dead
when
I
saw
her
first
.
I
think
you
had
best
see
her
and
hear
her
account
of
the
facts
.
Then
we
will
examine
the
dining
-
room
together
.
”
Lady
Brackenstall
was
no
ordinary
person
.
Seldom
have
I
seen
so
graceful
a
figure
,
so
womanly
a
presence
,
and
so
beautiful
a
face
.
She
was
a
blonde
,
golden
-
haired
,
blue
-
eyed
,
and
would
no
doubt
have
had
the
perfect
complexion
which
goes
with
such
colouring
,
had
not
her
recent
experience
left
her
drawn
and
haggard
.
Her
sufferings
were
physical
as
well
as
mental
,
for
over
one
eye
rose
a
hideous
,
plum
-
coloured
swelling
,
which
her
maid
,
a
tall
,
austere
woman
,
was
bathing
assiduously
with
vinegar
and
water
.
The
lady
lay
back
exhausted
upon
a
couch
,
but
her
quick
,
observant
gaze
,
as
we
entered
the
room
,
and
the
alert
expression
of
her
beautiful
features
,
showed
that
neither
her
wits
nor
her
courage
had
been
shaken
by
her
terrible
experience
.
She
was
enveloped
in
a
loose
dressing
-
gown
of
blue
and
silver
,
but
a
black
sequin
-
covered
dinner
-
dress
lay
upon
the
couch
beside
her
.
