One was the harpoon with which the deed was committed.
It had been snatched down from a rack on the wall.
Two others remained there, and there was a vacant place for
the third. On the stock was engraved `Ss. SEA UNICORN, Dundee.'
This seemed to establish that the crime had been done in a moment
of fury, and that the murderer had seized the first weapon which
came in his way. The fact that the crime was committed at two
in the morning, and yet Peter Carey was fully dressed, suggested
that he had an appointment with the murderer, which is borne out
by the fact that a bottle of rum and two dirty glasses stood upon
the table."
"Yes," said Holmes; "I think that both inferences are permissible.
Was there any other spirit but rum in the room?"
"Yes; there was a tantalus containing brandy and whisky on the
sea-chest. It is of no importance to us, however, since the
decanters were full, and it had therefore not been used."
"For all that its presence has some significance," said Holmes.
"However, let us hear some more about the objects which do seem
to you to bear upon the case."
"There was this tobacco-pouch upon the table.
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