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of nature, which I most definitely was not. βSo, Enola,β asked Mycroft gruffly after a while, βare you feeling well enough to tell us what has happened?β I did so, but there was little to add to what they already knew. Mum had left home early on Tuesday morning and had not returned since. No, she had left me no message or explanation of any sort. No, there was no reason to think she might have taken ill; her health was excellent. No, there had been no word of her from anyone. No, in answer to Sherlockβs questions, there had been no bloodstains, no footprints, no signs of forced entry, and I did not know
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