Lestradeshruggedhisshoulders."Iamafraidthatmycolleaguehasbeenalittlequickinforminghisconclusions，"hesaid.
"！， IamsurethatthereasonwhyhewouldnotspeakaboutittothecoronerwasbecauseIwasconcernedinit."
"Inwhatway？"askedHolmes.
"；butofcourseheisyoungandhasseenverylittleoflifeyet， and-and-well， ， andthis， Iamsure， wasoneofthem."
"Andyourfather？"askedHolmes."Washeinfavourofsuchaunion？"
"No， ."AquickblushpassedoverherfreshyoungfaceasHolmesshotoneofhiskeen， questioningglancesather.
"Thankyouforthisinformation，"saidhe."MayIseeyourfatherifIcalltomorrow？"
"Iamafraidthedoctorwon'tallowit."
"Thedoctor？"
"Yes， haveyounotheard？Poorfatherhasneverbeenstrongforyearsback， ， ."
"Ha！InVictoria！Thatisimportant."
"Yes， atthemines."
"Quiteso；atthegold-mines， where， asIunderstand， MrTurnermadehismoney."
"Yes， certainly."
"Thankyou， ."
"， ifyoudo， MrHolmes， dotellhimthatIknowhimtobeinnocent."
"Iwill， MissTurner."
"Imustgohomenow， fordadisveryill， ， andGodhelpyouinyourundertaking."Shehurriedfromtheroomasimpulsivelyasshehadentered， andweheardthewheelsofhercarriagerattleoffdownthestreet.
"Iamashamedofyou， Holmes，"saidLestradewithdignityafterafewminutes'silence."Whyshouldyouraiseuphopeswhichyouareboundtodisappoint？Iamnotover-tenderofheart， butIcallitcruel."
"IthinkthatIseemywaytoclearingJamesMcCarthy，"saidHolmes."Haveyouanordertoseehiminprison？"
"Yes， butonlyforyouandme."
"？"
"Ample."
"， Ifearthatyouwillfinditveryslow， butIshallonlybeawayacoupleofhours."
