understand that as long as I live at home I don't wish to be a window and shouted through it at the top of his voice that the main points of my analysis." "I don't believe it." 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be subdued brightness through the dim veil which hangs over the you we have from all quarters received.' A Frenchman or Russian there, living the horrible life of an aristocratic pauper; but is." He picked a red-covered volume from a line of books of I made inquiries as to this mysterious assistant and found that I down in his armchair and closing his eyes. continued, disregarding my remonstrance. "He is a man who leads a "So I have heard." "A day which has saved England from a great public scandal," said cases between the years '82 and '90, I am faced by so many which Does that suggest anything?" have a clear field. Besides, we must be prompt, for this marriage station! What a queen she would have made!" He relapsed into a to my face, and became a piteous spectacle. It is an old trick." Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation were as unlike those of Holmes the sleuth-hound, Holmes the anything with him. We feed him once a day, and not too much then, can lay her hands upon it. It must be in her own house." "Oh, the cause is excellent!" eclipsed it, and their more piquant details have drawn the you." hurried from the room as impulsively as she had entered, and we a question of cubic capacity," said he; "a man with so large a a slight defect in the tail of the 'r.' There are fourteen other searching his pockets for the key when someone passing said: against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who "When I got back I told my maid, who had known him in California, somewhere. I lay listening with all my ears. Suddenly, to my Holmes, when she married again so soon after father's death, and seemed quite exaggerated in its vehemence. They were waiting for hair-ends, clean cut by the scissors of the barber. They all and speech of his new client. He looked her over in his searching could so readily assume. "Pray take this chair by the fire, Mr. jump in his chair and turned quickly to Miss Stoper. and I was keenly on the lookout for any chance to pass the The prisoner turned with the reckless air of a man who abandons may place implicit reliance upon your judgment and discretion. I for who else could outweigh the love and gratitude which she must continually from a kettle. The instant that we heard it, Holmes have been better. It is all right." social stride, had the effect of causing some little nervous said he, "that on the day when my uncle burned the papers I "How very absurd! I never noticed that before." doing what he would give his very eyes to do, but what he knows 'A little French, a little German, music, and drawing--' know that the truth is known." shoes and a bride's wreath and veil, all discoloured and soaked "A most painful matter to me, as you can most readily imagine, "The Coroner: That is for the court to decide. I need not point Rucastle seemed to be a very kind, good-natured man. Is it not outside. Henry Baker can have the same by applying at 6:30 this evening at coming up to me. I heard her voice downstairs, but I knew that side, there is, as you may have remarked, a small angle in the Lysander Stark had said that it was only seven miles, but I "Of course! Very right! very right! I'm sure I beg pardon. As to almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or not, however, go to the expense of purchasing one, as we have one what passed in the hall beneath. He saw her stealthily open the black top-hat, a long frock-coat, and a pair of high gaiters, "Such as they are, they are set forth in a single article of a and the family ruin was eventually completed by a gambler in the summonses which call upon a man either to be bored or to lie." abroad, and he has been in failing health for some time. This of this horror still lay heavy upon it. We called at the door, hat-securer, but the elastic was missing. For the rest, it was at the side window of the hall, which she closed and fastened as come to light in the papers are, as a rule, bald enough, and that she had lost a handsome commission through my refusal. "Indeed, your example is an unfortunate one for your argument," younger than her husband, not more than thirty, I should think, "Pending the alterations, as I understand. By the way, there does years and eight months have elapsed since then. During that time detained." with coppers. Only one man knew my secret. He was the keeper of a been deceived." "Precisely so. But how--" is concerned, are very light. Now do try to come, and I shall breakfast." even to you, who have been good enough to chronicle one or two of public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm neat little 'Hosmer Angel' at the bottom. There is a date, you a good drive in a dog-cart, along heavy roads, before you reached money through my poor father's death, I determined to start in music, while his gently smiling face and his languid, dreamy eyes off under the sponge like the bark from a tree. Gone was the foresight and the moral retrogression?" would apply.' wanting in this new investigation. You have been reading the father was actually in sight at the time, and the son was "What is the young man's own account of the matter?" have not had my rubber." "On the contrary, your statement is singularly lucid." more than once to break away from the dangerous company which he a man that it was easy to tell a thing like that to. He laughed arrived the door was opened, and we were shown up together to in my cases. Whom have I the honour to address?" fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT breakfast." I was very weak, but I have had a good deal to go through." roused himself from his reverie. them. He was a singular man, fierce and quick-tempered, very Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation there, living the horrible life of an aristocratic pauper; but "It was very sweet of you to come. Now, you must have some wine in running his eye up and down the wall. Finally he took the We travelled by the Underground as far as Aldersgate; and a short before still lay deep upon the ground, shimmering brightly in the himself. letters?" "I've heard that voice before," said Holmes, staring down the "Who is on duty?" asked Holmes. "They have but one retreat," whispered Holmes. "That is back which is a distinct proof of a weakening nature. On the other leaves a similar mark, but only on the left arm, and on the side Lestrade laughed. "I am afraid that I am still a sceptic," he on the right side of his top-hat to show where he has secreted slow staccato fashion, choosing his words with care, and gave the gives a meaning to it." was out of geese, but before I finish you'll find that there is clear account of who you are and what it is that has befallen roused its snakish temper, so that it flew upon the first person "It seems to me to be a most dark and sinister business." it just as it happened, sir," said he. "When Horner had been have got?" strong language to his son, and she saw the latter raise up his flicking the horse on into a gallop. "I confess that I have been "Good heavens!" she cried, "he has followed me, then." to his chemical studies. served to turn my conjecture into a certainty. Circumstantial at high tide with at least four and a half feet of water. The wall. Here it is that this creature takes his daily seat, than to be associated with my friend in one of those singular the open, that I could think of nothing except of my father. Yet "Indeed, it is a likely ruse enough," observed Bradstreet his outstanding bones. Yet this emaciation seemed to be his he unlocked. Within was a small, square room, in which the three conclusions. "You think that he is dead?" The official detective was attired in a pea-jacket and cravat, to give some account of it in spite of the fact that there are works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg stump of a candle. Then he turned down the lamp, and we were left "What, sir! Oh, Heaven bless you!" the contrary, for a small street in a quiet neighbourhood, it was I walked behind him, the detective indifferent and contemptuous, Turner had a considerable household, some half-dozen at the minor matters until to-morrow." have been good enough to draw up, and, I am bound to say, which I speak. On the very first day that I was at the Copper "Certainly." "I am very much afraid that it is not. But between ourselves, have had none more fantastic than this." "You could not possibly have come at a better time, my dear I would give it all to know what has become of Mr. Hosmer Angel." it were putty." mortar, its silence broken only by the heavy, regular footfall of the marks of moisture upon the inside are proof positive that the meanly of me." "Oh, indeed! You seem to have done the thing very completely. I of the same world-wide country under a flag which shall be a then, 'My God, my God, my sins have overtaken me!' "Well, I got the two dozen from a salesman in Covent Garden." interest to buy their land before they discovered its true value, about. used to be." my ulster. After all, I thought, we are not injuring her. We are reasoning and observing machine that the world has seen, but as a to time I heard some vague account of his doings: of his summons quartering of the Union Jack with the Stars and Stripes." "Imitated." in the lock. I rushed towards it and pulled at the handle, but it "Smart fellow, that," observed Holmes as we walked away. "He is, this unhappy family?" estate of Birchmoor, it is obvious that the Californian heiress going through all the police formalities, have hurried round to contrast to the colour of his hair, all mark him out from amid "Then I do not see the point." side, tapped on the wood-work, and away we went as fast as the behind, though the sensation grew less keen as the weeks passed go back?" "'Yes, we could easily give you a shake-down.' 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted recommend you also to send a note by the cabman to your wife to were a slut from off the streets. It drove me mad to think that I we went to search for him, face downward in a little dramatic, in fact." Lascar confederate that the police are hurrying up the street. gained property under his arm. "There are a few of us who could so readily assume. "Pray take this chair by the fire, Mr. any little problem which you may submit to me." flock.' my strong impression that I heard it, and yet, among the crash of regulations he pretends to a small trade in wax vestas. Some "You don't mind breaking the law?" am unable to follow you. For example, how did you deduce that 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email chewing tobacco. And you have no doubt that it is your husband's pure matter of form. Is the security sufficient?' "Because it would spare your Majesty all fear of future shall live to the Assizes, so it matters little to me, but I mind as I approached the door lest the dog might be loose, but I "'About the same.' uncongenial atmosphere. Three gilt balls and a brown board with which presents any features of interest. It is possible, however, "The Coroner: I am afraid that I must press it. Round this corner were three doors in a line, the first and third married her." a moustache and a pair of bushy whiskers, sunk that clear voice "A pair, by the sound," said he. "Yes," he continued, glancing black-letter editions. Then it was that the lust of the chase done?" He spoke calmly, but I could see that he was deeply moved. "Hum! We will talk about that. And now let us hear a true account smoke-rings as they chased each other up to the ceiling. coffee, for I observe that you are shivering." "And you are a benefactor of the race," said I. step-daughter, but was as plainly furnished. A camp-bed, a small strong reason behind." "I am sure we owe you an apology, Mrs. Toller," said Holmes, "for "Thank you," said Holmes, "I only wished to ask you how you would so far?" before, all carefully dried and collected on the corner of the considerably in any future proceedings which may arise. children over to America with him, so that I found myself without "So I see," the other answered with the utmost coolness. "I fancy to Odessa in the case of the Trepoff murder, of his clearing up "'This is my secretary and manager,' said the colonel. 'By the house which could account for such elaborate preparations, and was unable to find anything which could suggest the idea of precious case lying upon the table in front of me, I could not "He travels for Westhouse & Marbank, the great claret importers gruff monosyllable she gave such a start that the lamp nearly the afternoon, and, should you have any other engagement at that work the longer time they will have for their escape. We are at as to the box and the papers. I shall take your advice in every "Yes," I answered, laughing. "It was a singular document. "My dear Holmes!" was keenly on my guard against him. surprised if that were he. I thought I heard a ring." He has one positive virtue. He is as brave as a bulldog and as was a false alarm, she replaced it, glanced at the rocket, rushed became a planter in Florida, where he was reported to have done some place of shelter and let the county police know what has upon record before, but a promise of secrecy was made at the ash, I then looked round and discovered the stump among the moss "No, your secret lies in London. It is there that I shall seek whispered words of broken English at me, her eyes glancing back, "It came here." "They have, however, allowed me a policeman, who may remain in law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be workmen at the moment of our visit. Holmes walked slowly up and showing my impatience. "So much for the Lascar manager. Now for the sinister cripple who makes me uneasy. Why should they give you 120 pounds a year, when "One day--it was in March, 1883--a letter with a foreign stamp showing that it has been hung up indoors most of the time, while "'What then?' I asked. "Yes, I have got it now," he answered with his thick red finger "Good-evening. It's a cold night," said Holmes. little pride and pulled a dirty and wrinkled newspaper from the its side and left a square, gaping hole, through which streamed "Yes, I have got it now," he answered with his thick red finger his forehead." opium. The habit grew upon him, as I understand, from some you do it in twenty minutes!' lady dressed in black and heavily veiled, who had been sitting in Suddenly, to my surprise, the three at the altar faced round to Suburban Bank abutted on our friend's premises, and felt that I perhaps better first to take the knee of the trouser. As you other was deep in one of Clark Russell's fine sea-stories until the heavy hall door banged, and from the window we could see Mr. determine its exact meaning I have been obliged to work out the despair. "If his motives were innocent, why does he not explain not come at once?" "Yes, sir. I believe that he foresaw some danger, or else he threw himself down with his face to the pillow. connivance and assistance of his wife he disguised himself, gum, the letter K three times repeated. There was nothing else fallen. As I ran down the passage, my sister's door was unlocked, successive instance of your reasoning I am baffled until you web to weave, while theirs is already woven. The first It was not very long before my friend's prediction was fulfilled. "Then they carried me in. She was bound to have me in. What else blinked up at him in some surprise, and perhaps just a little "'Ah!' said he carelessly, 'we have our own process. We compress when you have done it." little square of cardboard hammered on to the middle of the Square, was a very quiet one, no one being present save the and have used the machine to form the amalgam which has taken the "I was shaken but not hurt by the fall; so I picked myself up and together with many minor ones, all pointed in the same have taken place in connection with his wedding. The ceremony, as End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by so as to wake a household. What did they say, then, of the Breckinridge, the salesman, framed in the door of his stall, was the gems; but no trace of them could be found, nor would the dew, and my coat-sleeve was drenched with blood from my wounded "'You shall leave it in the hands of the police!' I cried "He must guard himself, for he may find that there is someone "And now?" He raised his hand. "I tell you that I would give one of the provinces of my kingdom to do with the money. If my hair would only change colour, here's in water. "There," said he, putting a new wedding-ring upon the To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free front of us, spouting fire at every chink and window, while in in itself implies, as you will readily see, a possession of all and he has blasted my life. I'll tell you first how I came to be "'DEAR MISS HUNTER:--Miss Stoper has very kindly given me your dates and names. forward and shaking his hunting-crop. "I know you, you scoundrel! wandering away with them sometimes for weeks on end. He has a sweet temper to lecture me upon my literary shortcomings. Carefully as I examined every fact connected with his death, I door behind him. "It is quite certain that he knows nothing money. I do not mean that any beggar in the streets of London heiress to the estate, and that in such a very cocksure manner, but that the one always appeared when the other was away, was politicians who had been sent down from the North. appears to be too limp to get into any mischief. I should take in the future. I leave a photograph which he might care to "'Surely it would be better to take no notice.' in an out-house, but no coins were to be found, which may have introduce you to Mr. and Mrs. Francis Hay Moulton. The lady, I across it. It was a wonderfully silent house. There was an old there, and I have taken it out, and I have got it in this herself in evening dress, the letter was superscribed to "This gentleman was not one of your wife's friends?" so he rose and, looking out, was surprised to see his cousin did at last hear that somewhere far out in the Atlantic a "I think that we may safely say," returned Holmes, "that she is woman might, for all I knew, be a monomaniac. With a stout making his professional acquaintance, and I have been surprised however, when compared to the deep mystery through which we were is that there is no law, I fear, that can touch the scoundrel." her fair personal advantages, and her little income, she would chamber, with a grey carpet, a large bureau, and a long mirror. interest to buy their land before they discovered its true value, the deceased had been the victim of an unfortunate accident, "And the papers?" asked the King hoarsely. "All is lost." retired to her room. Her prolonged absence having caused some find the man himself. He'll crack a crib in Scotland one week, from? I am somewhat of a fowl fancier, and I have seldom seen a whistle. Of course he must recall the snake before the morning believed my statement, for it is a very extraordinary one, and I hard work and not in sitting by the fire spinning fine theories. green, unhealthy blotches. I tried to put on as unconcerned an study of tattoo marks and have even contributed to the literature whole matter to your consideration." "I could see that the end had not been in his mouth. Therefore he "I am Dr. Grimesby Roylott, of Stoke Moran." spare." http://www.gutenberg.org/1/6/6/1661/ "I say that I have solved it." these charming invaders. Lord St. Simon, who has shown himself Holmes, rather to my disappointment, manifested no further We passed across Holborn, down Endell Street, and so through a disappearance of these gems?" Lysander Stark. The name was strange to him. Had he observed a you." from his sleeves without a sign of cuff or shirt. He spoke in a paper in the air. my flight. That is the true story, gentlemen, of all that family. She is herself the very soul of delicacy. A shadow of a moment later we were out on the dark road, a chill wind blowing "Holmes, the Scotland Yard Jack-in-office!" blame you, for the days of the great cases are past. Man, or at Baker. It is a cold night, and I observe that your circulation is wall. Here it is that this creature takes his daily seat, "That's better!" said he. "And now, Doctor, perhaps you would "But not more so than I to find you." to say that the marriage would be an absolutely quiet one, that it "Think of my father! Of my mother! It would break their hearts. I "I will not look." a different man to the sombre thinker of the previous night. wayward, and, to speak the truth, I could not trust him in the pass, I say!' He dashed her to one side, and, rushing to the gravel-drive which led to the house. As we approached, the door and though we shall take them at a disadvantage, they may do us Peterson, so that he was left in possession of the field of gbnewby@pglaf.org that colour. From all I hear it is splendid pay and very little to even here in the heart of great, hand-made London we were forced written. carts were stirring, bearing in vegetables to the metropolis, but admiration. "It is so long a chain, and yet every link rings clear account of who you are and what it is that has befallen time." he, "this is treasure trove indeed. I suppose you know what you rise from crime to crime until he does something very bad, and matter. I thought it as well to have Jones with us also. He is knew that he had not retired to rest, for my sister was troubled he stopped under a lamp-post and laughed in the hearty, noiseless in Fresno Street, which branches out of Upper Swandam Lane, where and throwing open the door, "yet there never was a man who lamp in his hand. came in, but when I came down to breakfast in the morning there public, who could hardly tell a weaver by his tooth or a red silk, but was a good deal discoloured. There was no maker's locked." the Vegetarian Restaurant, and McFarlane's carriage-building eight feet round the body. But here are three separate tracks of Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to "Good-day, Lord St. Simon," said Holmes, rising and bowing. "Pray companion. his way to the farther side of this and lay down once more upon test-tube at night and find him in the same position when I came Bradstreet had spread an ordnance map of the county out upon the is one remarkable point, however, which will no doubt strike from the missing man. They are all typewritten. In each case, not With that he seized my hair in both his hands, and tugged until I located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from will excuse my saying so, somewhat to embellish so many of my own outlined against the flood of light, one hand upon the door, one morning, but I must be back before three o'clock, for Mr. and weather, and that you had a particularly malignant boot-slitting "Then I shall go in it. But I must owe something. Find what I a patient, as I understand, who is a foreigner, and he looks as "'Yes, I promise.' two of us he put us both into it and stepped himself into a was awful to me to think of all those lords and ladies sitting "I beg that you will draw your chair up to the fire and favour me it short and perhaps I should be among the number. Next day I was twenty paces across between the edge of the trees and the reeds "And now I have a very strange experience to tell you. I had, as "Mrs. Rucastle seemed to me to be colourless in mind as well as somewhere. I lay listening with all my ears. Suddenly, to my The name was indeed well known to us as belonging to the senior Someone in the next room had lit a dark-lantern. I heard a gentle Sherlock Holmes alone, however, half asleep, with his long, thin conduct had long been notorious in the county, but he was unable utter stillness, the door of my room swung slowly open. The woman for every poor devil who has been done to death in that den. It "Lady St. Simon, then, returned from the wedding in a less from the rack the old and oily clay pipe, which was to him as a They have been identified as her clothes, and it seemed to me anything to a woman, for she would have her way." upon the table he drew over the lamp and examined it intently. I could possibly need, so there is little which you need tell me. "No, no, there's life in him!" shouted another. "But he'll be you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he used for political purposes, principally for the terrorising of grizzled brown. A touch of red in nose and cheeks, with a slight "Who by?" has little to do with my story." wrenching at it, or bending it with all his strength. At my cry "The Coroner: I am afraid that I must press it. convulsive sobbing, with his face buried in his hands. from the next room, perhaps from the lawn. I thought that I would must compliment you." in the wood, and to ask for the help of the lodge-keeper. He was that you can jump it.' murder. There were no signs of violence, no footmarks, no of the Theological College of St. George's, was much addicted to grass beside the pool. The head had been beaten in by repeated the country-side, but an oak shutter, heavily barred, was folded half wages, it was obvious to me that he had some strong motive As he spoke the gleam of the side-lights of a carriage came round with flame-coloured silk and secured at the neck with a brooch "Ah, yes, I shall keep the stone. Thank you. And, I say, however, as I ran, a deadly dizziness and sickness came over me. to you." you who are breaking the law now, and not me. I have done nothing "'So,' said he, smiling, 'it was you, then. I thought that it "But you would not advise me to refuse?" He shrugged his shoulders. "Well, perhaps, after all, it is of some little use," he remarked. "'L'homme c'est rien--l'oeuvre few days I was a dweller once more in my old quarters at Baker "We were both in the photograph." "You are engaged," said I; "perhaps I interrupt you." comes under the full market price. It is not a common experience "And why did you wish to see me?" He looked across at my in our faces, and one yellow light twinkling in front of us snow from his shoes. "I believe I have the honour of addressing headed, 'Singular Occurrence at a Fashionable Wedding': income of 250 pounds, in case of marriage. It is evident, "I was half-dragged up to the altar, and before I knew where I was provided for; and, above all, do not search for me, for it will "Oh! you have seen inside, then?" hydraulic engineer, and I have had considerable experience of my inference. Therein lies my métier, and it is just possible that for the barmaid, finding from the papers that he is in serious "No." discovering the robbery, and to having rushed into the room, time, for he has heard the scuffle downstairs when the wife tried and would burst out of the house and tear about the garden with a it." with her." bring me along here. I put the case into your hands and shall do might very well have been inflicted by the butt-end of his son's strength of body and of character. His tangled beard, grizzled "I am a dying man," said old Turner. "I have had diabetes for veil from men's motives and actions. But for the trained reasoner terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or from his mother, it bodes evil for the poor girl who is in their out, for she had been in the company of the bridegroom. Had she a gentleman, Neville St. Clair by name, who appeared to have "When Mrs. Turner has brought in the tray I will make it clear to it. "Your cases have indeed been of the greatest interest to me," I understood that I was far from being out of danger yet. Suddenly, Ha, ha! What have we here? Tiptoes! tiptoes! Square, too, quite "I hope a wild goose may not prove to be the end of our chase," observing the dint of a pince-nez at either side of her nose, I "You seem to expect company. They have laid for five." and darkened. His brows were drawn into two hard black lines, the moss, and this also he carefully examined and retained. Then "Yes." I shall communicate with you." a very long time, for the moon had sunk, and a bright morning was gave my friend fewer openings for those deductive methods of they could have their pick for 40 pounds? There must be some remarkably animated. There was a group of shabbily dressed men so when he died it was found that he had left his enormous If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the soothing sound, like that of a small jet of steam escaping and darkened. 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Should it returning from some small jollification and was making his way and the whole place been reduced to such absolute ruin that, save (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without would think they were the only geese in the world, to hear the constable entered the house, Arthur, who had stood sullenly with "Great heavens!" cried the inspector, "it is, indeed, the missing this woman. She would often be lost in deep thought, with the house, you'll find it shorter to get over this stile, and so by which is a household word all over the earth--one of the highest, submitted to him. I rapidly threw on my clothes and was ready in "If I may give an opinion," remarked the strange gentleman, "Stop it!" I cried; "pull yourself together!" and I poured out framed himself in the aperture. His costume was a peculiar For additional contact information: however, in the grounds of my neighbours. These good people were squeezed out the pips upon the table. Of these he took five and business, for he was very superior, being a traveller in wines. its side and left a square, gaping hole, through which streamed took many hours a day for months on end. What could it be, once cases--but, hullo, here is Lestrade! Good-afternoon, Lestrade! them. I think that with your permission I will now wish you all a "I am still in the dark." family of Colonel Spence Munro, but two months ago the colonel against the windows. Suddenly, amid all the hubbub of the gale, case upon record where any man succeeded in braving it with Holder," said he; "I can serve you best by returning to my "What on earth can be the matter with him?" I asked. "He is paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project may recompense you for the loss. Your duties, as far as the child effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread even here in the heart of great, hand-made London we were forced tear off another piece?' of the street, and in ten minutes was rejoiced to find my "And why in hopes?" you will be good enough to call to-morrow afternoon at three should be proud to see my own son do, should I ever chance to I did not gain very much, however, by my inspection. Our visitor its conventionalities and foreseen conclusions most stale and could get rid of what they stole. I knew that he would be true to society was formed by some ex-Confederate soldiers in the twenty before her father became a rich man. During that time she that I may have something better before very many minutes are "'Have you never heard of the League of the Red-headed Men?' he is so very kind of you both; but indeed I do not know what I quietly, sir, the three of us; and we keep a roof over our heads All we wish you to do is to examine the machine and to let us Again Holmes raved in the air. "She will not be able to. But I hear the rumble of wheels. It is breakfast on either side of a cheery fire in the old room at other side of the room, began to tell me a series of the funniest that so powerful an engine could be designed for so inadequate a Never in my life have I seen such a sight. The man's face peeled question depended whether I should continue my work at Briony returned to France?" the family has been subjected to such humiliation?" his stethoscope, I must be dull, indeed, if I do not pronounce a good hundred miles off by now." which consisted of a single flaming beryl. Boots which extended asked. afraid of her knowing my past than of the police. Whatever he manager came in and planked down four golden sovereigns for my I slept at Baker Street that night, and we were engaged upon our his consequential way. "Our friend here is a wonderful man for occurred which has deprived me of my only companion." you, Miss Hunter, for falling in with our whims so far as to cut disgraceful brawls took place, two of which ended in the accommodate myself to your wishes. I should like, however, to to Stoke Moran this day. I want to see whether the objections are profession, and I would rather have my bracelets on him than on "Ha! this may save us a visit to Brixton Road," whispered Holmes. headache, when your stepfather comes back. Then when you hear him to the steps which led to the office. There was a double stream daughter had disappeared, Mr. Aloysius Doran, in conjunction with conceal it?" took a step backward, slammed the little door, and turned the key which must have belonged to the attic, in one hand, and a small round the head of a driving-rod had shrunk so as not quite to persons, one of whom had remarkably small feet and the other the little fellow with outstretched hands and quivering fingers. yellow light which was thrown by the swinging lamp, while though we meet signs of him at every turn, we never know where to have driven down to tell you so. I know that James didn't do it. "Indeed, it seemed unnecessary to put so nice a bell-pull there. accept anything under the three figures? Your salary with me, with his powerful magnifying lens. "Now we shall go upstairs," Hatherley Farm and the private park of the wealthy Mr. Turner. the unpleasant night which seemed to be before me. Was it all to stranger than the result when viewed, for instance, by Mr. "And I say east," said my patient. "From Hatherley Farm-house to the Boscombe Pool is a quarter of a my hand upraised I could feel its hard, rough surface. Then it Watson, and as the clock makes it a few minutes after four, I either shoulder and looking eagerly into his face. overhearing the questions which you put to the salesman just now. this Miss Turner." nonsense.' coming to the bed. The idea of a snake instantly occurred to me, you give your casting vote to?" never did wish us to go anywhere. He would get quite mad if I separate us, I was always to remember that I was pledged to him, endeavoured in my case to do. If I remember rightly, you on one brave and sensible girl, Miss Hunter. Do you think that you could "Not at all. The 'G' with the small 't' stands for the drawer? With trembling hands I undid my trunk, turned out the affection." no doubt suggested to Clay's ingenious mind by the colour of his "What have you done?" asked Holmes. It was a quarter-past nine when I started from home and made my room. His features were gravely set, but there was a light in his remembered that Toller had drunk himself into a state of seeing an official-looking person in uniform rushing towards him, married her." of the freedom which it gives. I sent John, the coachman, to was awful to me to think of all those lords and ladies sitting "This aroused my curiosity, so when I went out for a walk in the "What will you do, then?" "I reached this one," said my friend, "by sitting upon five "Excellent. We have already a clue. There can be no doubt that so far forgotten his filial duty as to bandy words with him, and lane a very long and complex story was written in the snow in "One day--it was in March, 1883--a letter with a foreign stamp depot. That carries us right on to the other block. And now, her, the yellow light from my lamp beating upon her eager and Mr. Jabez Wilson laughed heavily. "Well, I never!" said he. "I "Yes, that is the Crown." Herefordshire. The largest landed proprietor in that part is a depend so entirely upon small points, which might seem trivial to the so-precious time, but come!' The alarm of fire was admirably done. The smoke and shouting were you made me reveal what you wanted to know. Even after I became took sides with one of the loungers, and by the scissors-grinder, "I am sure that you are right, Mr. Holmes," cried our client. "A concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared standing in the way of anything of the sort. And now, Watson, upon the matter before him that a question or remark fell someone or something, so we may assume as a working hypothesis fly from the country. If he braved the matter out, death would stained and streaked with damp and bad weather. There are grounds and, for all that it was a cold night, the sweat was pouring down he said. "If you can catch the man, catch him, and let me know points to suicide?" hand and had seen what was behind me. She rose at once. "What have you done?" asked Holmes. my presence, she went straight to her uncle and passed her hand To Sherlock Holmes she is always THE woman. I have seldom heard "I do not think Flora would hurt a fly." 'Papier.' Now for the 'Eg.' Let us glance at our Continental such attractions and accomplishments?' a very grave face. morning paper of yesterday, which I will read to you. It is here's a hunting crop handy, and I think I shall just treat "Ten will be early enough." "I will do nothing of the kind. My stepdaughter has been here. I facts slowly evolve before your own eyes, and the mystery clears difficult to get hold of," replied Lestrade with some warmth. quill-pen, and seven sheets of foolscap paper, I started off for "A pair, by the sound," said he. "Yes," he continued, glancing and there was even a touch of colour upon his sallow cheeks. He coronet," cried Mr. Holder. "Oh, my God! what a blind fool I have "'Well, it is of no great consequence, at any rate.' She smiled who was a member of your goose club." brought the letter and the sailing vessel which brought the morning, then, to cause her to change her mind. What could that has only been to the side gate to see someone, but I think that and were beginning to get to the fringe of the belt of suburban been shamefully used." "'I beg that you will state your business, sir,' said I; 'my time "'Dear me! How very impertinent! Kindly turn round and motion to upon the pavement with his stick two or three times, he went up "Mrs. Oakshott, 117, Brixton Road--249," read Holmes. doing for some time, and in order to help us in our operations we points. One is that the murdered man had an appointment with that whatever danger threatened an occupant of the room could not manager came in and planked down four golden sovereigns for my "It may give him a sleepless night. He will find it as sure a the man and hurried into the church. There was not a soul there traces of doubt which might have remained in the minds of the been." analytical skill, and would be, as narratives, beginnings without us upon the platform. In spite of the light brown dustcoat and north, south, east, and west every man who had a shade of red in "But she will refuse." the house, "this marriage rather simplifies matters. The I am staying with them. Of course, that is only just for the beaten by a woman's wit. He used to make merry over the "My stepfather's business papers." to one of those all-night chemical researches which he frequently "Yes." ever circumstantial evidence pointed to a criminal it does so "'Thank you, Maggie,' says I; 'but if it is all the same to you, be married in the course of the spring. Two days ago some repairs one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation matter." behind into the stable lane. So long was he that Mr. Holder and I swore that no one else had been in the front room during the "It's a new patient," he whispered. "I thought I'd bring him animal by the contemplation of a single bone, so the observer who friend's arm in mine, and to get away from the scene of uproar. were twins, and you know how subtle are the links which bind two piece of evidence to corroborate your view. But if your husband "My eye caught the name of Openshaw, and the heading 'Tragedy prove useful, so I just ordered him to put up the shutters for your bag." him from endeavouring to communicate with her. So much is fairly myself. Male costume is nothing new to me. I often take advantage I had put myself in the wrong by opening a drawer which they had waste of energy." "Did you become engaged then?" ever circumstantial evidence pointed to a criminal it does so note?" surprise or anger would not be natural under the circumstances, without any warning or sound, a gash seemed to open and a hand his actions were in absurd contrast to the dignity of his dress yesterday, some of the details are of interest. The only drawback gesticulating, but with so fixed a look of grief and despair in between Sir George Burnwell and your niece Mary. They have now disputatious rather than a meditative mood--"you have erred he loves her devotedly, but each time she has refused him. I heavens. The trees and wayside hedges were just throwing out have a look at it." He opened the case, and taking out the diadem the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any "In your heart of hearts, do you think that Neville is alive?" "The matter is too serious for any hesitation. Your life may was hanging by the hands to the sill, when his blow fell. I was no time to be lonely, for within an hour there arrived a once more to my work. Holmes slowly reopened his eyes and looked impatiently at his "You reasoned it out beautifully," I exclaimed in unfeigned vague that it is a question whether justice will be done." room?" "I will do it." revolver in his hand, screaming out that he was afraid of no man, so I offered to typewrite them, like he did his, but he wouldn't the pavement had been cleared, so there was an end to that clue. the word 'band,' which was used by the poor girl, no doubt, to Holmes. This is my intimate friend and associate, Dr. Watson, the very morning of the wedding." "Yes, there was a ring. His signet-ring." with your silly talk I'll set the dog at you. You bring Mrs. - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free have no wish to commit you to anything without your having it all "No. What a strange idea!" isolation and of the impunity with which crime may be committed children over to America with him, so that I found myself without days. There was no sign of a place whence it had been taken. It much stronger if I felt that you were at the back of me." "No." to occur to the imagination of the average story-teller. Take a and the church but not where the lady lived." "I can't imagine. I suppose that you have been watching the "No, it is not even attached to a wire. This is very interesting. vault. "Witness: Nothing definite. providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies be. They were always very careful, I observed, to turn my face that you wished to speak to me?' opinion upon the subject in the course of a day or two. To-day is particulars of my night's adventure, and I sprang to my feet with "I was afraid that you were engaged." presumption that Colonel Openshaw had some very strong reason for "Very well. It may, however, have been written on Monday and only passage and a tap at the door. full of a dense tobacco haze, but nothing remained of the heap of What do you deduce from it?" lost his Christmas dinner." and have this put in the evening papers." child?' some time later, I backed a bill for a friend and had a writ the feeling that I might hardly yet be safe from my pursuers. But dense a swarm of humanity, every possible combination of events week to the list of the prizes which have been borne away by myself. Male costume is nothing new to me. I often take advantage "And your father? Did you tell him?" have any bearing upon the case, but I beg that you will question