? ? ? ? "And stole that very singular collection," said Holmes thoughtfully.
? ? ? ? "Precisely."
? ? ? ? "Hum! It may prove the simplest matter in the world, but all the same at first glance this is just a little curious, is it not? A gang of burglars acting in the country might be expected to vary the scene of their operations, and not to crack two cribs in the same district within a few days. When you spoke last night of taking precautions I remember that it passed through my mind that this was probably the last parish in England to which the thief or thieves would be likely to turn their attention -- which shows that I have still much to learn."
? ? ? ? "I fancy it's some local practitioner," said the colonel. "In that case, of course, Acton's and Cunningham's are just the places he would go for, since they are far the largest about here."
? ? ? ? "And richest?"
? ? ? ? "Well, they ought to be, but they've had a lawsuit for some years which has sucked the blood out of both of them, I fancy.
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