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His body shows cruel, whip-like red lines, yet his last warning points to “the Lion's Mane,” a phrase that seems meaningless at first. As Holmes, through his own narration, begins to investigate, the story contrasts serene nature with an unsettling act of violence and a perplexing clue that leads to a difficult pursuit of truth.","The Adventure of the Lion's Mane  \nArthur Conan Doyle  \nThis text is provided to you “as-is” without any warranty. No warranties of any kind, expressed or implied, are made to you as to the text or any medium it may be on, including but not limited to warranties of merchantablity or fitness for a particular purpose.  \nThis text was formatted from various free ASCII and HTML variants. See [http://sherlock-holm.es](http://sherlock-holm.es) for an electronic form of this text and additional information about it.  \nThis text comes from the collection's version 3.1.  \nI t is a most singular thing that a prob  \nlem which was certainly as abstruse and  \nunusual as any which I have faced in  \nmy long professional career should have come to me after my retirement, and be brought, as it were, to my very door. It occurred after my withdrawal to my little Sussex home, when I had given myself up entirely to that soothing life of Nature for which I had so often yearned during the long years spent amid the gloom of London. At this period of my life the good Watson had passed almost beyond my ken. An occasional week-end visit was the most that I ever saw of him. Thus I must act as my own chronicler. Ah! had he but been with me, how much he might have made of so wonderful a happening and of my eventual triumph against every difficulty! As it is, however, I must needs tell my tale in my own plain way, showing by my words each step upon the difficult road which lay before me as I searched for the mystery of the Lion's Mane.  \nMy villa is situated upon the southern slope of the downs, commanding a great view of the Channel. At this point the coast-line is entirely of chalk cliffs, which can only be descended by a single, long, tortuous path, which is steep and slippery. Atthe bottom of the path lie a hundred yards of pebbles and shingle, even when the tide is at full. Here and there, however, there are curves and hollows which make splendid swimming-pools filled afresh with each flow. This admirable beach extends for some miles in each direction, save only at one point where the little cove and village of Fulworth break the line.  \nMy house is lonely. I, my old housekeeper, and my bees have the estate all to ourselves. Half a mile off, however, is Harold Stackhurst's well-known coaching establishment, The Gables, quite a large place, which contains some score of young fellows preparing for various professions, with a staff of several masters. Stackhurst himself was a wellknown rowing Blue in his day, and an excellent all-round scholar. He and I were always friendly from the day I came to the coast, and he was the one man who was on such terms with me that we could drop in on each other in the evenings without an invitation.  \nTowards the end of July, 1907, there was a severe gale, the wind blowing up-channel, heaping the seas to the base of the cliffs and leaving a lagoon at the turn of the tide. On the morning of which I speak the wind had abated, and all Nature was newly washed and fresh. It was impossible to work upon so delightful a day, and I strolled out  \nbefore breakfast to enjoy the exquisite air. I walked along the cliff path which led to the steep descent to the beach. As I walked I heard a shout behind me, and there was Harold Stackhurst waving his hand in cheery greeting.  \n“What a morning, Mr. Holmes! I thought I should see you out.”  \n“Going for a swim, I see.”  \n“At your old tricks again,” he laughed, patting his bulging pocket.“Yes. McPherson started early, and I expect I may find him there.”  \nFitzroy McPherson was the science master, a fine upstanding young fellow whose life had been crippled by heart trouble following rheumatic fever. He was a natural athlete, however, and excelled in every game which did not throw too great a strain upon him. Summer and winter he went for his swim, and, as I am a swimmer myself, I have often joined him.  \nAt this moment we saw the man himself. 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