? ? ? ? "And if it is still empty?''
? ? ? ? "In that case I shall come out to-morrow and talk it over with you. Good-bye, and, above all, do not fret until you know that you really have a cause for it."
? ? ? ? "I am afraid that this is a bad business, Watson," said my companion as he returned after accompanying Mr. Grant Munro to the door. "What do you make of it?"
? ? ? ? "It had an ugly sound," I answered.
? ? ? ? "Yes. There's blackmail in it, or I am much mistaken."
? ? ? ? "And who is the blackmailer?"
? ? ? ? "Well, it must be the creature who lives in the only comfortable room in the place and has her photograph above his fireplace. Upon my word, Watson, there is something very attractive about that livid face at the window, and I would not have missed the case for worlds."
? ? ? ? "You have a theory?"
? ? ? ? "Yes, a provisional one.
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