father, will have all my money and my house after my
death, and you will have it all when he dies. I hope you
can enjoy it, but if not, give it to your worst enemy. I'm
afraid that my money brings death with it."
'I didn't understand what he meant, and nothing
happened for a few weeks, so I did not feel so worried.
But my uncle was very afraid. He stayed in his room
most of the time, and drank more than before. He
always locked all the doors carefully. Then one night
he drank very heavily and ran wildly out of the house,
and in the morning we found him dead in a river. The
police said he killed himself, but I knew he was afraid
to die, so I didn't think that was true.'
Holmes stopped the young man for a minute. 'Tell
me,' he said. 'When did your uncle get the letter from
India, and when did he die?'
'The letter arrived on 10th March 1883, and he died
seven weeks later,' answered John Openshaw.
'Thank you. Please go on,' said Holmes.
'After my uncle's death, my father moved into the
house. Of course I asked him to look carefully at the
locked room, but we didn't find anything important.'
father, will have all my money and my house after mydeath, and you will have it all when he dies. I hope youcan enjoy it, but if not, give it to your worst enemy. I'mafraid that my money brings death with it."'I didn't understand what he meant, and nothinghappened for a few weeks, so I did not feel so worried.But my uncle was very afraid. He stayed in his roommost of the time, and drank more than before. Healways locked all the doors carefully. Then one nighthe drank very heavily and ran wildly out of the house,and in the morning we found him dead in a river. Thepolice said he killed himself, but I knew he was afraidto die, so I didn't think that was true.'Holmes stopped the young man for a minute. 'Tellme,' he said. 'When did your uncle get the letter fromIndia, and when did he die?''The letter arrived on 10th March 1883, and he diedseven weeks later,' answered John Openshaw.'Thank you. Please go on,' said Holmes.'After my uncle's death, my father moved into thehouse. Of course I asked him to look carefully at thelocked room, but we didn't find anything important.'
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