ItwaslatebeforeSherloesreturned。Hecamebae，forLestradewasstayinginlodgiown。
"Theglassstillkeepsveryhigh，"heremarkedashesatdown。"Itisofimportashouldnotrainbeforeweareabletrouherhand，amanshouldbeathisverybestaforsuiceworkasthat，andIdidnotwishtodoitwhenfaggedbyalongjourney。IhaveseenyoungMcCarthy。"
"Andwhatdidyoulearnfromhim？"
"Nothing。"
"Couldhethrownolight？"
"all。Iwasihihatheknewwhohaddoandwassghimorher，butIamowthatheisaspuzzledaseveryoaveryquick-wittedyouth，thoughelytolookatand，Ishouldthink，sou;
"Iirehistaste，"Iremarked，"ifitisithathewasaversetewithsayoungladyasthisMissTur;
"Ah，therebyhangsaratherpaihisfellowismadly，insanely，ihher，butsometwo，whenhewasonlyalad，andbeforehereallyknewher，forshehadbeenawayfiveyearsatab-school，whatdoestheidiotdobutgetiaidinBristolandmarryherataregistryoffieknowsawordofthematter，butyouehowmaddeningitmustbetohimtobeupbraidedfornotdoingwhathewouldgivehisveryeyestodo，butwhathekelyimpossible。Itwassheerfrenzyofthissortwhichmadehimthrointotheairwhenhisfather，attheirlastinterview，wasgoadinghimontoproposetoMissTurherhand，hehadnomeanshimself，andhisfather，whowasbyallatsaveryhardman，wouldhavethrowerlyhadhekwaswithhisbarmaidwifethathehadspehreedaysinBristol，andhisfatherdidnotknoas。Markthatpoint。Itisoodhaseoutofevil，however，forthebarmaid，findingfromthepapersthatheisiroubleaobehahrowerlyandhaswrittentohimtosaythatshehasahusbaheBermudaDockyard，sothatthereisreallyhem。IthinkthatthatbitofnewshassoledyoungMcCarthyforallthathehassuffered。"
"Butifheisi，whohasdo;
"Ah！who？Iwouldcallyouratteicularlytotwopoithemurderedmanhadanappoihsomeohepool，andthatthesomeoneothavebeenhisson，forhissonwasaway，aknoouldreturhatthemurderedmaocry'Cooee！'beforehekhissohosearethecrutsuponwhichtheds。AalkabeMeredith，ifyouplease，andweshallleaveallmiiltomorrow。"
Therewasnorain，asHolmeshadforetold，andthemhtanineo'clockLestradecalledforuswiththecarriage，aoffforHatherleyFarmandtheBosbePool。
"Thereisserioushism，"Lestradeobserved。"ItissaidthatMrTurheHall，issoillthathislifeisdespairedof。"
"Anelderlyman，Ipresume？"saidHolmes。
"Aboutsixty；buthisstitutioeredbyhislifeabroad，andhehasbeeninfailihforsometime。Thisbusinesshashadaverybadeffe。HewasanoldfriendofMcCarthy's，and，Imayadd，agreatbeohim，forIhavelearhegavehimHatherleyFarmre;
"Iisiing，"saidHolmes。
"Oh，yes！Iheredhim。Everybodyaboutherespeaksofhiskiohim。"
"Really！DoesitnotstrikeyouasalittlesingularthatthisMcCarthy，earstohavehadlittleofhisown，andtohavebeenundersuchobligationstoTurner，shouldstilltalkhissontoTurner'sdaughter，whois，presumably，heiresstotheestate，andthatinsuchaveryanner，asifitweremerelyacaseofaproposalandallelsewouldfollow？Itistheme，sihatTurnerhimselfwasaversetotheidea。Thedaughtertoldusasmuch。Doyouhingfromthat？"
"Wehavegottothededudthei;saidLestrade，winki;Ifindithardenoughtotacklefaes，withoutflyingawayaftertheoriesa;
&quht，"saidHolmesdemurely，"youdofiotacklethefacts。"
"Anyhoedowhitofinditdifficulttogetholdof，"repliedLestradewithsome>
"Andthati。。。"
"ThatMciormethisdeathfromMciorandthatalltheoriestothetraryarethemerestmoo;
"Well，moonshineisabrighterthingthanfog，"saidHolmes，laughing。"ButIamverymuchmistakenifthisisnotHatherleyFarmupo;
"Yes，thatisit。"
Itread，fortable-lookingbuilding，two-storied，slate-roofed，withgreatyellowblotchesoflithegreywalls。Thedrawnblindsandthesmokelesseys，haveitastrilook，asthoughtheweightofthishorrorstilllayheavyuponit。Wecalledatthedoor，wheHolmes'request，showedusthebootswhichhermasterworeatthetimeofhisdeath，andalsoapairoftheson's，thoughnotthepairwhichhehadthenhad。Haviheseverycarefullyfromsevedifferentpoints，Holmesdesiredtobeledtothecourt-yard，fromwhichweallfollowedthewindingtrackwhibePool。
Sherloeswastransformedonsutasthis。MenwhohadonlykhinkerandlogiofBakerStreetwouldhavefailedtnisehim。Hisfaceflushedanddarkened。Hisbronintotwohardblaes，whilehiseyesshofrombehasteelyglitter。Hisfatdownward，hisshouldersbowed，hislipspressed，aoodoutlikewhiphislong，sinewyneostrilsseemedtodilateurelyanimallustforthedhismindwassoabsolutelytratedupoerbeforehimthataquestionorremarkfellunheededuponhisears，or，atthemost，onlyprovokedaquick，impatientslyalyhemadehiswayalorackwhithroughthemeadows，andsobywayofthewoodstotheBosbePool。It，marshyground，asisallthatdistridthereweremarksofmahupohandamidtheshrasswhideditoherside。SometimesHolmeswouldhurryoopdead，andoncehemadequitealittledetouriradeandIwalkedbehindhim，thedetedifferentauous，whileIwatchedmyfriendwiththeiwhigfromthethateveryoneofhisaswasdirectedtowardsadefiniteend。