Theyoungladyresumedherseatwithanairofdispleasure。Herbrother，however，hadjoinedusandwesetoffallfourtogether。Wepassedroundthelawntotheoutsideoftheyoungdiplomatist’swindow。
Therewere，ashehadsaid，marksuponthebed，buttheywerehopelesslyblurredandvague。Holmesstoppedoverthemforaninstant，andthenroseshrugginghisshoulders。”Idon’tthinkanyonecouldmakemuchofthis，”saidhe。”Letusgoroundthehouseandseewhythisparticularroomwaschosebytheburglar。Ishouldhavethoughtthoselargerwindowsofthedrawing-roomanddining-roomwouldhavehadmoreattractionsforhim。””Theyaremorevisiblefromtheroad，”suggestedMr。
JosephHarrison。”Ah，yes，ofcourse。Thereisadoorherewhichhemighthaveattempted。Whatisitfor?””Itisthesideentrancefortrades-people。Ofcourseitislockedatnight。””Haveyoueverhadanalarmlikethisbefore?””Never，”saidourclient。”Doyoukeepplateinthehouse，oranythingtoattractburglars?””Nothingofvalue。”
Holmesstrolledroundthehousewithhishandsinhispocketsandanegligentairwhichwasunusualwithhim。”Bytheway，”saidhetoJosephHarrison，”youfoundsomeplace，Iunderstand，wherethefellowscaledthefence。Letushavealookatthat！”
Theplumpyoungmanledustoaspotwherethetopofoneofthewoodenrailshadbeencracked。Asmallfragmentofthewoodwashangingdown。Holmespulleditoffandexamineditcritically。”Doyouthinkthatwasdonelastnight?Itlooksratherold，doesitnot?””Well，possiblyso。””Therearenomarksofanyonejumpingdownupontheotherside。No，Ifancyweshallgetnohelphere。