\"Thereissomedeepintriguegoingonroundthatlittlewoman，anditisourdutytoseethatnoonemolestsheruponthatlastjourney。Ithink，Watson，thatwemustsparetimetorundowntogetheronSaturdaymorning，andmakesurethatthiscuriousandinconclusiveinvestigationhasnountowardending。\"
IconfessthatIhadnotuptonowtakenaveryseriousviewofthecase，whichhadseemedtomerathergrotesqueandbizarrethandangerous。Thatamanshouldlieinwaitforandfollowaveryhandsomewomanisnounheard—ofthing，andifhehadsolittleaudacitythathenotonlydarednotaddressher，butevenfledfromherapproach，hewasnotaveryformidableassailant。
TheruffianWoodleywasaverydifferentperson，but，exceptononeoccasion，hehadnotmolestedourclient，andnowhevisitedthehouseofCarrutherswithoutintrudinguponherpresence。
Themanonthebicyclewasdoubtlessamemberofthoseweek—endpartiesattheHallofwhichthepublicanhadspoken；butwhohewasorwhathewantedwasasobscureasever。ItwastheseverityofHolmes’smannerandthefactthatheslippedarevolverintohispocketbeforeleavingourroomswhichimpressedmewiththefeelingthattragedymightprovetolurkbehindthiscurioustrainofevents。
Arainynighthadbeenfollowedbyagloriousmorning，andtheheath—coveredcountry—sidewiththeglowingclumpsoffloweringgorseseemedallthemorebeautifultoeyeswhichwerewearyofthedunsanddrabsandslate—greysofLondon。HolmesandI