'So
Julia and I became more and more
unhappy,'
went on Miss
Stoner.
'No
servants wanted to live at Stoke Moran so we had to
do all the work. When Julia died . . .'
'Your
sister is dead,
then?'
asked Holmes. At once, he became
very interested.
'Yes,'
said Miss Stoner.
'She
was to be married. The date had
been fixed for the wedding. But two weeks before her wedding
day, Julia
died.'