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sir. I am afraid that I am a little late, but I am not quite my own master, you know. I am sorry that Miss Sutherland has troubled you about this little matter, for I think it is far better not to discuss it with anyone. It was quite against my wishes that she came, but she is a very impulsive girl, as you may have noticed, and she is not easily controlled when she has made up her mind on a point. Of course, I did not mind you so much, as you are not connected with the official police, but it is not pleasant to have a family misfortune like this noised abroad. Besides, it is a useless expense, for how could you possibly find this Hosmer Angel?”

      “On the contrary,” said Holmes quietly; “I have every reason to believe that I will succeed in discovering Mr. Hosmer Angel.”

      Mr. Windibank was quite surprised and dropped his gloves. “I am delighted to hear it,” he said.

      “It is a curious thing,” remarked Holmes, “that a typewriter has really quite as much individuality as a man's handwriting. I think of writing another little monograph on the typewriter and its relation to crime. Unless they are quite new, there is always a difference between them. Now, you remark in this note of yours, Mr. Windibank, that in every case there is some little slurring over of the e, and a slight defect in the tail of the r. There are fourteen other characteristics, but those are the more obvious.”

      “We do all our correspondence with this machine at the office, and no doubt it has got some defects,” our visitor answered, glancing keenly at Holmes with his bright little eyes.

      “And now I will show you what is really a very interesting study, Mr. Windibank,” Holmes continued. “I have here four letters from the missing man. They are all typewritten. In each case

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