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On Monday you will arrive early at Farnham ; you will conceal yourself near Charlington Heath ; you will observe these facts for yourself , and act as your own judgment advises . Then , having inquired as to the occupants of the Hall , you will come back to me and report . And now , Watson , not another word of the matter until we have a few solid stepping-stones on which we may hope to get across to our solution . '' We had ascertained from the lady that she went down upon the Monday by the train which leaves Waterloo at 9:50 , so I started early and caught the 9:13 . At Farnham Station I had no difficulty in being directed to Charlington Heath . It was impossible to mistake the scene of the young lady 's adventure , for the road runs between the open heath on one side and an old yew hedge upon the other , surrounding a park which is studded with magnificent trees . There was a main gateway of lichen-studded stone , each side pillar surmounted by mouldering heraldic emblems , but besides this central carriage drive I observed several points where there were gaps in the hedge and paths leading through them .