“The cottage we abide was once Mycroft’s”
“But Mycroft never leaves his club.”
“Not noticed. He came often to meet with a close ring of men who have like cottages through out this village. These men were called the Shadows of the Crown. They maintained a direct route to London.”
At that moment the hackney arrived at the crossing, a distance whistle sounded, Holmes jumped from the carriage, pulled a heavy iron lever buried in the under brush.
Nearly a mile down the tracks a 20 foot red star appeared.
“Haven’t you wondered at the number designation of the train?”