He knows where
the young man is -- to that I'll swear -- and if he knows,
then it must be our own fault if we cannot manage to know also.
At present it must be admitted that the odd trick is in his
possession, and, as you are aware, Watson, it is not my habit
to leave the game in that condition."
And yet the next day brought us no nearer to the solution of
the mystery. A note was handed in after breakfast, which Holmes
passed across to me with a smile.
"Sir," it ran, "I can assure you that you are wasting your time
in dogging my movements. I have, as you discovered last night,
a window at the back of my brougham, and if you desire a
twenty-mile ride which will lead you to the spot from which you
started, you have only to follow me. Meanwhile, I can inform you
that no spying upon me can in any way help Mr. Godfrey Staunton,
and I am convinced that the best service you can do to that
gentleman is to return at once to London and to report to your
employer that you are unable to trace him. Your time in
Cambridge will certainly be wasted.
"Yours faithfully,
"LESLIE ARMSTRONG.
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