"AJuryman：Didyouseenothingwhicharousedyoursuspicionswhenyoureturnedonhearingthecryandfoundyourfatherfatallyinjured？
"Witness：Nothingdefinite."
"TheCoroner：Whatdoyoumean？"
"Witness：IwassodisturbedandexcitedasIrushedoutintotheopen， ， acoatofsomesort， ， butitwasgone.
"'Doyoumeanthatitdisappearedbeforeyouwentforhelp？'
"'Yes， itwasgone.'
"'Youcannotsaywhatitwas？'
"'No， Ihadafeelingsomethingwasthere.'
"'Howfarfromthebody？'"
"'Adozenyardsorso.'
"'Andhowfarfromtheedgeofthewood？'
"'Aboutthesame.'
"'Thenifitwasremoveditwaswhileyouwerewithinadozenyardsofit？'
"'Yes， butwithmybacktowardsit.'
"Thisconcludedtheexaminationofthewitness."
"Isee，"saidIasIglanceddownthecolumn，"， andwithreason， tothediscrepancyabouthisfatherhavingsignalledtohimbeforeseeinghim， alsotohisrefusaltogivedetailsofhisconversationwithhisfather， andhissingularaccountofhisfather'， asheremarks， verymuchagainsttheson."
Holmeslaughedsoftlytohimselfandstretchedhimselfoutuponthecushionedseat."Bothyouandthecoronerhavebeenatsomepains，"saidhe，"tosingleouttheverystrongestpointsintheyoungman''tyouseethatyoualternatelygivehimcreditforhavingtoomuchimaginationandtoolittle？Toolittle， ifhecouldnotinventacauseofquarrelwhichwouldgivehimthesympathyofthejury；toomuch， ifheevolvedfromhisowninnerconsciousnessanythingsooutré asadyingreferencetoarat， ， sir， Ishallapproachthiscasefromthepointofviewthatwhatthisyoungmansaysistrue， ， ， andIseethatweshallbethereintwentyminutes."
