'But how did you know about the snake, Holmes?' I
asked.
'At first, Watson, I thought that it was the gipsies.
But then I understood. I thought that perhaps something
came through the air-vent, down the bell-rope
and on to the bed. Then there was the milk - and of
course, snakes drink milk. It was easy for the Doctor to
get Indian animals. And because he was a doctor, he
knew that this snake's poison is difficult to find in a
dead body. So every night he put the snake through the
air-vent, and it went down the bell-rope on to the bed.
Of course, nobody must see the snake, so every night
he whistled to call it back. The sound of metal falling
was the door of the metal box, which was the snake's
home. Perhaps the snake came through the air-vent
many times before it killed Julia. But in the end it killed
her. And Helen, too, nearly died because of this snake.
'But tonight, when I hit the snake on the rope, it was
angry and went back through the air-vent. And so it
killed the Doctor. I'm not sorry about that.'
Soon after this Helen Stoner married her young man
and tried to forget the terrible deaths of her sister and
stepfather. But she never really forgot the speckled
band.
'But how did you know about the snake, Holmes?' Iasked.'At first, Watson, I thought that it was the gipsies.But then I understood. I thought that perhaps somethingcame through the air-vent, down the bell-ropeand on to the bed. Then there was the milk - and ofcourse, snakes drink milk. It was easy for the Doctor toget Indian animals. And because he was a doctor, heknew that this snake's poison is difficult to find in adead body. So every night he put the snake through theair-vent, and it went down the bell-rope on to the bed.Of course, nobody must see the snake, so every nighthe whistled to call it back. The sound of metal fallingwas the door of the metal box, which was the snake'shome. Perhaps the snake came through the air-ventmany times before it killed Julia. But in the end it killedher. And Helen, too, nearly died because of this snake.'But tonight, when I hit the snake on the rope, it wasangry and went back through the air-vent. And so itkilled the Doctor. I'm not sorry about that.'Soon after this Helen Stoner married her young manand tried to forget the terrible deaths of her sister andstepfather. But she never really forgot the speckledband.
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