Itwasnearlyfouro'clockwhenweatlast， afterpassingthroughthebeautifulStroudValley， andoverthebroadgleamingSevern， ， ferret-likeman， furtiveandsly-looking， -leggingswhichheworeindeferencetohisrusticsurroundings， IhadnodifficultyinrecognisingLestrade， .
"Ihaveorderedacarriage，"saidLestradeaswesatoveracupoftea."Iknewyourenergeticnature， andthatyouwouldnotbehappyuntilyouhadbeenonthesceneofthecrime."
"Itwasveryniceandcomplimentaryofyou，"Holmesanswered."Itisentirelyaquestionofbarometricpressure."
Lestradelookedstartled."Idonotquitefollow，"hesaid.
"Howistheglass？Twenty-nine， ， ， ."
Lestradelaughedindulgently."Youhave， nodoubt， alreadyformedyourconclusionsfromthenewspapers，"hesaid."Thecaseisasplainasapikestaff， ， ofcourse， onecan'trefusealady， andsuchaverypositiveone， ， andwouldhaveyouropinion， ， blessmysoul！hereishercarriageatthedoor."
， herlipsparted， apinkflushuponhercheeks， allthoughtofhernaturalreservelostinheroverpoweringexcitementandconcern.
"Oh， MrSherlockHolmes！"shecried， glancingfromonetotheotherofus， andfinally， withawoman'squickintuition， fasteninguponmycompanion，"'， andIwantyoutostartuponyourworkknowingit， ， andIknowhisfaultsasnooneelsedoes；."
"Ihopewemayclearhim， MissTurner，"saidSherlockHolmes."YoumayrelyuponmydoingallthatIcan."
"？Doyounotseesomeloophole， someflaw？Doyounotyourselfthinkthatheisinnocent？"
"Ithinkthatitisveryprobable."
"There， now！"shecried， throwingbackherheadandlookingdefiantlyatLestrade."Youhear！Hegivesmehopes."
