The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes - Arthur Conan Doyle

“That was the narrative which I read that night to young Trevor, and I think,
Watson, that under the circumstances it was a dramatic one. The good fellow
was heartbroken at it, and went out to the Terai tea planting, where I hear that he
is doing well. As to the sailor and Beddoes, neither of them was ever heard of
again after that day on which the letter of warning was written. They both
disappeared utterly and completely. No complaint had been lodged with the
police, so that Beddoes had mistaken a threat for a deed. Hudson had been seen
lurking about, and it was believed by the police that he had done away with
Beddoes and had fled. For myself I believe that the truth was exactly the
opposite. I think that it is most probable that Beddoes, pushed to desperation and
believing himself to have been already betrayed, had revenged himself upon
Hudson, and had fled from the country with as much money as he could lay his
hands on. Those are the facts of the case, Doctor, and if they are of any use to
your collection, I am sure that they are very heartily at your service.”