“That is asking too much,” said Lord Simon. “ Now I shall say a very good night to you all. “ He walked quickly out the room.
“Mr and Mrs Moulton,” said Holmes, “you will have dinner with me, won’t you?”
They accepted.
After the Americans left, I said, “Now Holmes, please explain. How did you know about Hatty Doran ?”
“Well,” said Holmes, “she went to church happy and came back unhappy. Something took place there what was it ? Lord Simon spoke of the man in the church. The lady dropped her flowers and he picked them up. So it was possible that he passed a mote to her.
“When she came back from the church, she spoke to Alice. Lord Simon heard the words ‘jumping a claim’. When Americans say that, it means taking something from someone. Lord Simon was talking Hatty Doran from another man and she was going to go away with that man. “
“How did you find them?” I asked.
“Lestrade showed me the note. On the back was the hotel bill. The man stayed at one of the best hotels in London. Only a few hotels have rooms at that kind of price. The note from ‘F.H.M.’ , so I visited a few hotels. I looked at their books and I soon found the name Frank H. Moulton. He was an American. He was not at the hotel, but the hotel was sending his letters to 226 Gordon Square. I went there and found Mr Moulton at home. Hatty Doran was with him, of course. I suggested that they should see Lord Simon here. I told Lord Simon to come too. You saw the result.”
“Not a very good result,” I said. “Lord Simon was not very kind to her.”
“Ah, Watson!” said Holmes. “ Put yourself in his place. He has lost a beautiful wife and a lot money too. How easy do you think it is to be kind in his position ? “
“That is asking too much,” said Lord Simon. “ Now I shall say a very good night to you all. “ He walked quickly out the room.
“Mr and Mrs Moulton,” said Holmes, “you will have dinner with me, won’t you?”
They accepted.
After the Americans left, I said, “Now Holmes, please explain. How did you know about Hatty Doran ?”
“Well,” said Holmes, “she went to church happy and came back unhappy. Something took place there what was it ? Lord Simon spoke of the man in the church. The lady dropped her flowers and he picked them up. So it was possible that he passed a mote to her.
“When she came back from the church, she spoke to Alice. Lord Simon heard the words ‘jumping a claim’. When Americans say that, it means taking something from someone. Lord Simon was talking Hatty Doran from another man and she was going to go away with that man. “
“How did you find them?” I asked.
“Lestrade showed me the note. On the back was the hotel bill. The man stayed at one of the best hotels in London. Only a few hotels have rooms at that kind of price. The note from ‘F.H.M.’ , so I visited a few hotels. I looked at their books and I soon found the name Frank H. Moulton. He was an American. He was not at the hotel, but the hotel was sending his letters to 226 Gordon Square. I went there and found Mr Moulton at home. Hatty Doran was with him, of course. I suggested that they should see Lord Simon here. I told Lord Simon to come too. You saw the result.”
“Not a very good result,” I said. “Lord Simon was not very kind to her.”
“Ah, Watson!” said Holmes. “ Put yourself in his place. He has lost a beautiful wife and a lot money too. How easy do you think it is to be kind in his position ? “
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