Holmes - The Problem of Thor Bridgehad chosen the scene of the crime. In her anxiety that it should be discovered she somewhat
overdid it by holding it in her hand to the last. This alone should have excited my suspicions
earlier than it did.
"Then she took one of her husband's revolvers -- there was, as you saw, an arsenal in the
house -- and kept it for her own use. A similar one she concealed that morning in Miss
Dunbar's ward- robe after discharging one barrel, which she could easily do in the woods
without attracting attention. She then went down to the bridge where she had contrived this
exceedingly ingenious method for getting rid of her weapon. When Miss Dunbar appeared
she used her last breath in pouring out her hatred, and then, when she was out of hearing,
carried out her terrible purpose. Every link is now in its place and the chain is complete. The
papers may ask why the lake was not dragged in the first instance, but it is easy to be wise
after the event, and in any case the expanse of a reed-filled lake is no easy matter to drag
unless you have a clear perception of what you are looking for and where. Well, Watson, we
have helped a remarkable woman, and also a formidable man. Should they in the future join
their forces, as seems not unlikely, the financial world may find that Mr. Neil Gibson has
learned something in that schoolroom of sorrow where our earthly lessons are taught."