Lestrade, one of the
most experienced members of the official force, and Mr.
Sherlock Holmes, the well-known consulting expert, have
each come to the conclusion that the grotesque series of
incidents, which have ended in so tragic a fashion, arise
from lunacy rather than from deliberate crime. No explana-
tion save mental aberration can cover the facts.
The Press, Watson, is a most valuable institution. if you only
know how to use it. And now, if you have quite finished, we
will hark back to Kensington and see what the manager of
Harding Brothers has to say on the matter."
The founder of that great emporium proved to be a brisk, crisp
little person, very dapper and quick, with a clear head and a
ready tongue.
"Yes, sir, I have already read the account in the evening
papers. Mr. Horace Harker is a customer of ours. We supplied
him with the bust some months ago. We ordered three busts of
that sort from Gelder & Co., of Stepney. They are all sold now.
To whom? Oh, I daresay by consulting our sales book we could
very easily tell you.
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