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      bland�察�insinuating manner�察�and a pair of wonderfully sharp and

      penetrating gray eyes。  He shot a questioning glance at each of

      us�察�placed his shiny top´hat upon the sideboard�察�and with a slight

      bow sidled down into the nearest chair。



          ;Good´evening�察�Mr。 James Windibank�察─�said Holmes。  ;I think

      that this typewritten letter is from you�察�in which you made an

      appointment with me for six o'clock�拭�



          ;Yes�察�sir。  I am afraid that I am a little late�察�but I am not

      quite my own master�察�you know。  I am sorry that Miss Sutherland

      has troubled you about this little matter�察�for I think it is far

      better not to wash linen of the sort in public。  It was quite

      against my wishes that she came�察�but she is a very excitable��

      impulsive girl�察�as you may have noticed�察�and she is not easily

      controlled when she has made up her mind on a point。  Of course�察�I

      did not mind you so much�察�as you are not connected with the

      official police�察�but it is not pleasant to have a family

      misfortune like this noised abroad。  Besides�察�it is a useless

      expense�察�for how could you possibly find this Hosmer Angel�拭�



          ;On the contrary�察─�said Holmes quietly�察 �I have every reason

      to believe that I will succeed in discovering Mr。 Hosmer Angel。;



          Mr。 Windibank gave a violent start and dropped his gloves。  ;I

      am delighted to hear it�察─�he said。



          ;It is a curious thing�察─�remarked Holmes�察 �that a typewriter

      has really quite as much individuality as a man's handwriting。

      Unless they are quite new�察�no two of them write exactly alike。

      Some letters get more worn than others�察�and some wear only on one

      side。  Now�察�you remark in this note of yours�察�Mr。 Windibank�察�that

      in every case there is some little slurring over of the `e��' and a

      slight defect in the tail of the `r。'  There are fourteen other

      characteristics�察�but those are the more obvious。;



          ;We do all our correspondence with this machine at the office��

      and no doubt it is a little worn�察─�our visitor answered�察�glancing

      keenly at Holmes with his bright little eyes。



          ;And now I will show you what is really a very interesting

      study�察�Mr。 Windibank�察─�Holmes continued。  ;I think of writing

      another little monograph some of these days on the typewriter and

      its relation to crime。  It is a subject to which I have devoted

      some little attention。  I have here four letters which purport to

      come from the missing man。  They are all typewritten。  In each

      case�察�not only are the `e's' slurred and the `r's' tailless�察�but

      you will observe�察�if you care to use my magnifying lens�察�that the

      fourteen other characteristics to which I have alluded are there

      as well。;



          Mr。 Windibank sprang out of his chair and picked up his hat。

      ;I cannot waste time over this sort of fantastic talk�察�Mr。

      Holmes�察─�he said。  ;If you can catch the man�察�catch him�察�and let

      me know when you have done it。;



          ;Certainly�察─�said Holmes�察�stepping over and turning the key in

      the door。  ;I let you know�察�then�察�that I have caught him� �



          ;What� �where�拭─�shouted Mr。 Windibank�察�turning white to his

      lips and glancing about him like a rat in a trap。



          ;Oh�察�it won't doreally it won't�察─�said Holmes suavely。

      ;There is no possible getting out of it�察�Mr。 Windibank。  It is

      quite too transparent�察�and it was a very bad compliment when you

      said that it was impossible for me to solve so simple a question。

      That's right�  �Sit down and let us talk it over。;



          Our visitor collapsed into a chair�察�with a ghastly face and a

      glitter of moisture on his brow。  ;Itit's not actionable�察─�he

      stammered。



          ;I am very much afraid that it is not。  But between ourselves��

      Windibank�察�it was as cruel and selfish and heartless a trick in a

      petty way as ever came before me。  Now�察�let me just run over the

      course of events�察�and you will contradict me if I go wrong。;



          The man sat huddled up in his chair�察�with his head sunk upon

      his breast�察�like one who is utterly crushed。  Holmes stuck his

      feet up on the corner of the mantelpiece and�察�leaning back with

      his hands in his pockets�察�began talking�察�rather to himself�察�as it

      seemed�察�than to us。



          ;The man married a woman very much older than himself for her

      money�察─�said he�察 �and he enjoyed the use of the money of the

      daughter as long as she lived with them。  It was a considerable

      sum�察�for people in their position�察�and the loss of it would have

      made a serious difference。  It was worth an effort to preserve it。

      The daughter was of a good�察�amiable disposition�察�but affectionate

      and warm´hearted in her ways�察�so that it was evident that with her

      fair personal advantages�察�and her little income�察�she would not be

      allowed to remain single long。  Now her marriage would mean�察�of

      course�察�the loss of a hundred a year�察�so what does her stepfather

      do to prevent it�拭 �He takes the obvious course of keeping her at

      home and forbidding her to seek the company of people of her own

      age。  But soon he found that that would not answer forever。  She

      became restive�察�insisted upon her rights�察�and finally announced

      her positive intention of going to a certain ball。  What does her

      clever stepfather do then�拭 �He conceives an idea more creditable

      to his head than to his heart。  With the connivance and assistance

      of his wife he disguised himself�察�covered those keen eyes with

      tinted glasses�察�masked the face with a moustache and a pair of

      bushy whiskers�察�sunk that clear voice into an insinuating whisper��

      and doubly secure on account of the girl's short sight�察�he appears

      as Mr。 Hosmer Angel�察�and keeps off other lovers by making love

      himself。;



          ;It was only a joke at first�察─�groaned our visitor。  ;We never

      thought that she would have been so carried away。;



          ;Very likely not。  However that may be�察�the young lady was

      very decidedly carried away�察�and�察�having quite made up her mind

      that her stepfather was in France�察�the suspicion of treachery

      never for an instant entered her mind。  She was flattered by the

      gentleman's attentions�察�and the effect was increased by the loudly

      expressed admiration of her mother。  Then Mr。 Angel began to call��

      for it was obvious that the matter should be pushed as far as it

      would go if a real effect were to be produced。  There were

      meetings�察�and an engagement�察�which would finally secure the girl's

      affections from turning towards anyone else。  But the deception

      could not be kept up forever。  These pretended journeys to France

      were rather cumbrous。  The thing to do was clearly to bring the

      business to an end in such a dramatic manner that it would leave a

      permanent impression upon the young lady's mind and prevent her

      from looking upon any other suitor for some time to come。  Hence

      those vows of fidelity exacted upon a Testament�察�and hence also

      the allusions to a possibility of something happening on the very

      morning of the wedding。  James Windibank wished Miss Sutherland to

      be so bound to Hosmer Angel�察�and so uncertain as to his fate�察�that

      for ten years to come�察�at any rate�察�she would not listen to

      another man。  As far as the church door he brought her�察�and then��

      as he could go no farther�察�he conveniently vanished away by the

      old trick of stepping in at one door of a four´wheeler and out at

      the other。  I think that that was the chain of events�察�Mr。

      Windibank� �



    

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