Youenterthegirl\'sroom；whatisthefirstthingyouobserve?Whythatitisnotonlyoneofthebestinthehouse，butthatitisconspicuousforitscomfortsifnotforitselegancies。Morethanthat，thattherearebooksofpoetryandhistorylyingaround，showingthatthewomanwhoinhabiteditwasaboveherstation；afactwhichthehousekeeperispresentlybroughttoacknowledge。Younoticealsothatthewildsurmiseofherabductionbymeansofthewindow，hassomegroundinappearance，thoughthefactthatshewentwithentireunwillingnessisnotmadesoapparent。Thehousekeeper，however，insistsinawaythatmusthavehadsomespecialknowledgeofthegirl\'scharacterorcircumstancestobackit，thatsheneverwentwithoutcompulsion；astatementwhichthetorncurtainsandthetrackofbloodovertheroofoftheextension，wouldseemtoemphasize。Afewotherfactsaremadeknown。First，apen-knifeispickedupfromthegrassplotintheyardbeneath，showingwithwhatinstrumentthewoundwasinflicted，whosedrippingsmadethosemarksofbloodalludedto。Itwasapearl-handledknifebelongingtothewritingdeskfoundopenonhertable，anditsfrailanddaintycharacterprovedindisputably，thatitwasemployedbythegirlherself，andthatagainstmanifestenemies；
nomanbeinglikelytosnatchupanysuchpunyweaponforthepurposeeitherofoffenceordefence。Thattheseenemiesweretwoandwerebothmen，wasinsisteduponbyMrs。Danielswhooverheardtheirvoicesthenightbefore。
\"Mr。Blake，suchfactsasthesearousecuriosity，especiallywhenthemasterofthehousebeingintroduceduponthescene，hefailstomanifestcommonhumaninterest，whilehishousekeeperbetraysineveryinvoluntarygestureandexpressionshemakesuseof，herhorrorifnotherfearofhispresence，andherreliefathisdeparture。
Yes，\"heexclaimed，unheedingthesuddenlookherecasthimbyMr。
Blake，\"andcuriositybegetsinquiry，andinquiryelucidatedfurtherfactssuchasthese，thatthemysteriousmasterofthehousewasinhisgardenatthehourofthegirl\'sdeparture，wasevenlookingthroughthebarsofhisgatewhenshe，havingevidentlyescapedfromhercaptors，camebackwitheveryapparentdesiretoreenterherhome，butseeinghim，betrayedanunreasonableamountoffearandfledbackevenintotheveryarmsofthemenshehadendeavoredtoavoid。