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Chapter Four --- A Visit to Norwood
Holmes arrived in Norwood early that afternoon. He had no problem finding Deep Dene House on the Sydenham Road. The builder's house was large and modern, and had a big garden with a lot of very old trees. Next to the house Holmes saw the timber yard, where the police found the burnt remains after the fire. He walked into it and saw piles of wood everywhere and also some bags of hay. On the ground he saw some bags of hay. On the ground he saw some burnt remains and he crouched down to look at them. Were these the remains of Jonas Oldacre's body? It was impossible to say. Holmes stood up and went back into the garden.
As he stood there looking thoughtfully at the house, a policeman came out.
'Can I help you, sir?' he asked.
'I'm Sherlock Homles,' said the detective. 'Perhaps you've heard my name.'
'Mr Holmes! Of course I know your name, sir,' replied the policeman in surprise. He was fat, perhaps fifty years old, with a round face and bright blue eyes. 'Sergeant Judd, Scotland Yard. I'm very pleased to meet you, sir.'
'And I'm pleased to meet you,' said Holmes. 'I'm helping Inspector Lestrade with his investigation. Have you found anything here?'
Judd looked very pleased. His blue eyes shone.
'Yes, sir, we have. You know about the burnt remains in the timber yard, I suppose?'
'I do,' Holmes agreed. 'I've seen them for myself.'
'Well, we've found some buttons in the ashes - and we think they're the buttons from Mr Oldacre's trousers. It's murder, Mr Holmes, we're sure of that.'
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