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          ;I am very much afraid that it is not。  But between ourselves��

      Windibank�察�it was as cruel and selfish and heartless a trick in a

      petty way as ever came before me。  Now�察�let me just run over the

      course of events�察�and you will contradict me if I go wrong。;



          The man sat huddled up in his chair�察�with his head sunk upon

      his breast�察�like one who is utterly crushed。  Holmes stuck his

      feet up on the corner of the mantelpiece and�察�leaning back with

      his hands in his pockets�察�began talking�察�rather to himself�察�as it

      seemed�察�than to us。



          ;The man married a woman very much older than himself for her

      money�察─�said he�察 �and he enjoyed the use of the money of the

      daughter as long as she lived with them。  It was a considerable

      sum�察�for people in their position�察�and the loss of it would have

      made a serious difference。  It was worth an effort to preserve it。

      The daughter was of a good�察�amiable disposition�察�but affectionate

      and warm´hearted in her ways�察�so that it was evident that with her

      fair personal advantages�察�and her little income�察�she would not be

      allowed to remain single long。  Now her marriage would mean�察�of

      course�察�the loss of a hundred a year�察�so what does her stepfather

      do to prevent it�拭 �He takes the obvious course of keeping her at

      home and forbidding her to seek the company of people of her own

      age。  But soon he found that that would not answer forever。  She

      became restive�察�insisted upon her rights�察�and finally announced

      her positive intention of going to a certain ball。  What does her

      clever stepfather do then�拭 �He conceives an idea more creditable

      to his head than to his heart。  With the connivance and assistance

      of his wife he disguised himself�察�covered those keen eyes with

      tinted glasses�察�masked the face with a moustache and a pair of

      bushy whiskers�察�sunk that clear voice into an insinuating whisper��

      and doubly secure on account of the girl's short sight�察�he appears

      as Mr。 Hosmer Angel�察�and keeps off other lovers by making love

      himself。;



          ;It was only a joke at first�察─�groaned our visitor。  ;We never

      thought that she would have been so carried away。;



          ;Very likely not。  However that may be�察�the young lady was

      very decidedly carried away�察�and�察�having quite made up her mind

      that her stepfather was in France�察�the suspicion of treachery

      never for an instant entered her mind。  She was flattered by the

      gentleman's attentions�察�and the effect was increased by the loudly

      expressed admiration of her mother。  Then Mr。 Angel began to call��

      for it was obvious that the matter should be pushed as far as it

      would go if a real effect were to be produced。  There were

      meetings�察�and an engagement�察�which would finally secure the girl's

      affections from turning towards anyone else。  But the deception

      could not be kept up forever。  These pretended journeys to France

      were rather cumbrous。  The thing to do was clearly to bring the

      business to an end in such a dramatic manner that it would leave a

      permanent impression upon the young lady's mind and prevent her

      from looking upon any other suitor for some time to come。  Hence

      those vows of fidelity exacted upon a Testament�察�and hence also

      the allusions to a possibility of something happening on the very

      morning of the wedding。  James Windibank wished Miss Sutherland to

      be so bound to Hosmer Angel�察�and so uncertain as to his fate�察�that

      for ten years to come�察�at any rate�察�she would not listen to

      another man。  As far as the church door he brought her�察�and then��

      as he could go no farther�察�he conveniently vanished away by the

      old trick of stepping in at one door of a four´wheeler and out at

      the other。  I think that that was the chain of events�察�Mr。

      Windibank� �



          Our visitor had recovered something of his assurance while

      Holmes had been talking�察�and he rose from his chair now with a

      cold sneer upon his pale face。



          ;It may be so�察�or it may not�察�Mr。 Holmes�察─�said he�察 �but if

      you are so very sharp you ought to be sharp enough to know that it

      is you who are breaking the law now�察�and not me。  I have done

      nothing actionable from the first�察�but as long as you keep�察�that

      door locked you lay yourself open to an action for assault and

      illegal constraint。



          ;The law cannot�察�as you say�察�touch you�察─�said Holmes��

      unlocking and throwing open the door�察 �yet there never was a man

      who deserved punishment more。  If the young lady has a brother or

      a friend�察�he ought to lay a whip across your shoulders。  By Jove� �

      he continued�察�flushing up at the sight of the bitter sneer upon

      the man's face�察 �it is not part of my duties to my client�察�but

      here's a hunting crop handy�察�and I think I shall just treat myself

      to; He took two swift steps to the whip�察�but before he could

      grasp it there was a wild clatter of steps upon the stairs�察�the

      heavy hall door banged�察�and from the window we could see Mr。

      James Windibank running at the top of his speed down the road。



          ;There's a cold´blooded scoundrel� ─�said Holmes�察�laughing�察�as

      he threw himself down into his chair once more。  ;That fellow will

      rise from crime to crime until he does something very bad�察�and

      ends on a gallows。  The case has�察�in some respects�察�been not

      entirely devoid of interest。;



          ;I cannot now entirely see all the steps of your reasoning�察─�I

      remarked。



          ;Well�察�of course it was obvious from the first that this Mr。

      Hosmer Angel must have some strong object for his curious conduct��

      and it was equally clear that the only man who really profited by

      the incident�察�as far as we could see�察�was the stepfather。  Then

      the fact that the two men were never together�察�but that the one

      always appeared when the other was away�察�was suggestive。  So were

      the tinted spectacles and the curious voice�察�which both hinted at

      a disguise�察�as did the bushy whiskers。  My suspicions were all

      confirmed by his peculiar action in typewriting his signature��

      which�察�of course�察�inferred that his handwriting was so familiar to

      her that she would recognize even the smallest sample of it。  You

      see all these isolated facts�察�together with many minor ones�察�all

      pointed in the same direction。;



          ;And how did you verify them�拭�



          ;Having once spotted my man�察�it was easy to get corroboration。

      I knew the firm for which this man worked。  Having taken the

      printed description�察�I eliminated everything from it which could

      be the result of a disguisethe whiskers�察�the glasses�察�the voice��

      and I sent it to the firm�察�with a request that they would inform

      me whether it answered to the description of any of their

      travellers。  I had already noticed the peculiarities of the

      typewriter�察�and I wrote to the man himself at his business

      address�察�asking him if he would come here。  As I expected�察�his

      reply was typewritten and revealed the same trivial but

      characteristic defects。  The same post brought me a letter from

      Westhouse & Marbank�察�of Fenchurch Street�察�to say that the

      description tallied in every respect with that of their employee��

      James Windibank。  Voila tout� �



          ;And Miss Sutherland�拭�



          ;If I tell her she will not believe me。  You may remember the

      old Persian saying�察 �There is danger for him who taketh the tiger

      cub�察�and danger also for whoso snatches a delusion from a woman。'

      There is as much sense in Hafiz as in Horace�察�and as much

      knowledge of the world。;



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