She was leaving me this week-end, and I had got a trap to take
her to the station, but I was so uneasy in my mind that I
followed her on my bicycle. She had got a start, however,
and before I could catch her the mischief was done. The first
thing I knew about it was when I saw you two gentlemen driving
back in her dog-cart."
Holmes rose and tossed the end of his cigarette into the grate.
"I have been very obtuse, Watson," said he. "When in your
report you said that you had seen the cyclist as you thought
arrange his necktie in the shrubbery, that alone should have
told me all. However, we may congratulate ourselves upon a
curious and in some respects a unique case. I perceive three
of the county constabulary in the drive, and I am glad to see
that the little ostler is able to keep pace with them; so it is
likely that neither he nor the interesting bridegroom will be
permanently damaged by their morning's adventures. I think,
Watson, that in your medical capacity you might wait upon Miss
Smith and tell her that if she is sufficiently recovered we
shall be happy to escort her to her mother's home. If she is
not quite convalescent you will find that a hint that we were
about to telegraph to a young electrician in the Midlands would
probably complete the cure.
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