\"WhenLordSaltire’sdisappearancewasdiscoveredIatoncecalledarollofthewholeestablishment，boys，masters，andservants。ItwasthenthatweascertainedthatLordSaltirehadnotbeenaloneinhisflight。Heidegger，theGermanmaster，wasmissing。Hisroomwasonthesecondfloor，atthefartherendofthebuilding，facingthesamewayasLordSaltire’s。
Hisbedhadalsobeensleptin；buthehadapparentlygoneawaypartlydressed，sincehisshirtandsockswerelyingonthefloor。
Hehadundoubtedlylethimselfdownbytheivy，forwecouldseethemarksofhisfeetwherehehadlandedonthelawn。
Hisbicyclewaskeptinasmallshedbesidethislawn，anditalsowasgone。
\"Hehadbeenwithmefortwoyears，andcamewiththebestreferences；buthewasasilent，moroseman，notverypopulareitherwithmastersorboys。Notracecouldbefoundofthefugitives，andnowonThursdaymorningweareasignorantaswewereonTuesday。Inquirywas，ofcourse，madeatonceatHoldernesseHall。Itisonlyafewmilesaway，andweimaginedthatinsomesuddenattackofhome—sicknesshehadgonebacktohisfather；butnothinghadbeenheardofhim。TheDukeisgreatlyagitated——andastome，youhaveseenyourselvesthestateofnervousprostrationtowhichthesuspenseandtheresponsibilityhavereducedme。Mr。Holmes，ifeveryouputforwardyourfullpowers，Iimploreyoutodosonow，forneverinyourlifecouldyouhaveacasewhichismoreworthyofthem。\"