"Perhaps I had best say a few words first," she continued.
"Our friend here spent last evening at a house, Chy An Indians, over in St.
Ives playing cards for high stakes in the company of two visitors, a Mr.
Tremacdonald and a Mrs. Trebristol, and a pseudo-local, a Mr. Trejelly. Having
lost heavily and run out of cash Mr. Tregennis left shortly after ten o'clock
with the other three seemingly in good spirits. This morning, while out for a
walk in that direction, he was overtaken by the carriage of Dr. Trehawthorne,
who explained that she had just been sent for on a most urgent call to Chy An
Indians.
"When they arrived at Chy An Indians they found an extraordinary state
of things. The man, woman and thingy were seated around the table exactly as Mr.
Tregennis had left them, the cards still spread in front of them along with several
unopened flagons and the candles burned down to their sockets. Mr. Trejelly lay
back stone-dead in his chair, while Mr. Tremacdonald and Mrs. Trebristol sat on
each side of him laughing, shouting, and singing, the senses struck clean out of
them. All three of them, the dead thingy and the two humans, retained upon their
faces an expression of the utmost horror - a convulsion of terror which was
dreadful to look upon."
"I will look into this matter," Holmes said at last. "On the
face of it, it would appear to be a case of a very exceptional nature. We shall
walk over to the house (using my internet maps) but first I must ask you a few
questions, Mr. Mortimer Tregennis. Tell me about last night."
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