? ? ? ? "Did she make it clear why, on reaching her house, she ran into the back kitchen?"
? ? ? ? "Because she had the money there with which to pay off the brokers."
? ? ? ? "She has at least an answer for everything. Did you ask her whether in leaving she met anyone or saw anyone loitering about Charles Street?"
? ? ? ? "She saw no one but the constable."
? ? ? ? "Well, you seem to have cross-examined her pretty thoroughly. What else have you done?"
? ? ? ? "The clerk Gorot has been shadowed all these nine weeks, but without result. We can show nothing against him."
? ? ? ? "Anything else?"
? ? ? ? "Well, we have nothing else to go upon -- no evidence of any kind."
? ? ? ? "Have you formed any theory about how that bell rang?"
? ? ? ? "Well, I must confess that it beats me. It was a cool hand whoever it was, to go and give the alarm like that."
? ? ? ? "Yes, it was a queer thing to do. Many thanks to you for what you have told me. If I can put the man into your hands you shall hear from me. Come along. Watson."
? ? ? ? "Where are we going to now?" I asked as we left the office.
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