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@apter four all right if I look round the house and garden, Sergeant?'
lawn the grass in
a garden
A visit to Norwood 'Please do, Mr Holmes, but I think that you'll find that
we're right. There's been a murder and Inspector Lestrade
olmes arrived in Norwood early that afternoon. He
has arrested the criminal. We can all sleep better in our
H had no problem finding Deep Dene House on the
beds now that Mcfarlane is under arrest.'
Sydenham Road. The builder's house was large and modern,
Judd went back into the house while Holmes stayed
and had a big garden with a lot of very old trees. Next to
outside in the garden. There were very few flowers and
the house Holmes saw the timber yard, where the police
the garden was very different from the McFarlanes' garden
found the burnt remains after the fire. He walked into it
in Blackheath. Holmes crouched down to look at the
and saw piles of wood everywhere and also some bags of
lawn. It was a warm day and the lawn was very dry. He
hay. On the ground he saw some burnt remains and he
crouched down to look at them. Were these the remains
of Jonas Oldacre's body? It was impossible to say. Holmes
stood up and went back into the garden.
As he stood there looking thoughtfully at the house, a
policeman came out.
' C an I help you, sir?' he asked.
Tm Sherlock Holme , ' said the detective. 'Perhaps you've
s
heard my name.'
'Mr Holmes! Of course I know your name, sir, ' replied
hay dry grass
crouch down to the policeman in surprise. He was fat, perhaps fifty years
bend your knees so
that your body is old, with a round face and bright blue eyes. 'Sergeant Judd,
close to the ground
Scotland Yard. I'm vf<.h pleased to meet you, sir.'
investigation
something that a 'And I'm pleased .to meet you,' said Holmes. Tm helping
detective does to
understand how or Inspector L�strade with his investigation. Have you found
why a crime has
happened anything here?'
shine (past shone) Judd looked very pleased. His blue eyes shone.
the sun shines in
the sky 'Yes, sir, we have. You know about the burnt remains in
suppose to think the timber yard, I suppose?'
that something
is true 'I do,' Holmes agreed. 'I've seen them for myself.'
button a small
round thing on 'Well, we've found some buttons in the ashes - and we
clothes
think they're the buttons from Mr Oldacre's trousers. It's
ashes the grey
stuff that you see murder, Mr Holmes, we're sure of that.'
after something
,
has burnt 'Perhaps ' said Holmes. 'But I prefer to decide for myself. Is it
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