Immediately, the two servants sent for the doctor. When
hi
arrived, they carried Mrs Cubitt upstairs.
The servants did not understand why the crime had beer
committed. Mr and Mrs Cubitt had been in love with each othe:
and had never quarrelled.
Tell
me,'
said Holmes,
'when
did you first notice the smell
o
gunpowder.
7
'
'When
we ran out of our rooms
upstairs,'
replied the women.
'Good,'
said Holmes.
'Now
let's examine the room
down-
stairs.