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Substance surprisingly volatile.

Dr J H Watson

Holmes has been trying to identify the mysterious substance he found in Colonel Harker’s room.  As yet he has not been successful, although he has eliminated many of the more obvious possibilities.  Fortunately the flames which were emitted when he added one of the reagents did not take a substantial hold and he will be able to continue with his experiments.

M Hudson

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Bottle of gin                                   0   02s    06d

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Tuesday

Further work needed on identification of soil samples

Holmes has been tramping round various sites, hoping to identify where the mud from the footprints he found outside the Colonel’s window originated from.  He is slowly narrowing his search down, but if he is correct, which in all likelihood he is, this means it cannot be his primary suspect.  He will, of course, not theorise before he is in full possession of all the facts, but currently the very facts seem to contradict themselves.

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Wednesday

Case satisfactorily solved

Holmes had what might be termed a Eureka moment, although not quite as dramatic as leaping out of his bath.  (Had he done so I dread to think how much the extras on this month’s rent would have been).  As it was, his arm flailed dramatically, causing him to knock his cup and saucer onto the floor.  He asked me to bring him one of his commonplace books and quickly found the article he had remembered.  It had struck him as curious at the time and now, with the additional information provided from the case, he was able to make a successful deduction, and prevent an innocent man from being accused of the crime.

Broken cup                                         0   09s   06d
Saucer chipped but still serviceable
Bottle of gin                                        0   02s   06d

Total to date                                  £  1   15s    06d