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'Thank you, Mrs Lexington,' Holmes said once more.
'You've been very helpful,' said Holmes. He stood up. 'But
'Goodbye.'
now I must go. Thank you for your time, Mrs Lexington.'
He closed the door behind him as he left the kitchen. In
The housekeeper got up suddenly. 'I tried to save him, Mr
the hall he met Sergeant Judd, who was coming down the
Holmes, poor Mr Oldacre,' she said. 'I ran out into the
stairs.
timber yard, but the wood was so dry. It was burning so
'Mr Holmes,' said the policeman. 'I hope that your visit
quickly. I can't remember the last time it rained. The sme i l
has been helpful.'
was terrible . . . when I think . . .'
'Very elpful, Sergeant, ' Holmes replied. 'Thank you. And
I hope that your investigation is going well.'
'We have our murderer, Mr Holmes, ' the policeman
answered. 'Inspector Lestrade is talking to him now at
Scotland Yard. His name is John Hector Mcfarlane and he
killed Mr Oldacre for his house and his money.'
Tm very pleased to hear that you have your man,' said
Holmes with his strange smile. 'It's obvious, I'm sure, that
Mr Mcfarlane murdered Jonas Oldacre and burnt his body
in the timber yard.'
Tm happy t !? hear that you agree, sir,' replied Judd.
'Goodbye, Mr Holmes.'
'Goodbye, Sergeant, ' safd Holmes.
He walked slowly to the front door, looking carefully at
the walls in the hall, and left the builder's house. Outside
he took a last look at the garden, house, and timber yard
and drew a plan i ri' his notebook before walking through
the streets of Norwood to the station. It was a fine summer
day, but Holmes wasn't happy.
In the train back to London, he asked himself a number
of questions. Could John Mcfarlane really be a murderer?
Was Jonas Oldacre really dead? Why did the builder suddenly
decide to leave all his money to a young man that he didn't
I now? And why did he write his will on an express train?
obvious easy to
For now, Holmes did not know the answer to his questions, see or understand
but he was sure that they were good questions to ask. draw (past drew,
drawn) to make a
picture with a pen
or pencil

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