absolute reliability is quite above suspicion. Another, Lucy "Mr. John Turner," cried the hotel waiter, opening the door of "'Certainly,' I answered. it right.' know. The initials were, of course, of the highest importance, into your dressing-room. Petrified with astonishment, the lad against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who confidant, the Lascar, entreated him to prevent anyone from man or devil. When these hot fits were over, however, he would accept anything under the three figures? Your salary with me, much annoyance upon her face that I could not help suspecting "I will go when I have said my say. Don't you dare to meddle with and several scattered drops were visible upon the wooden floor of was averse to the idea. The daughter told us as much. Do you not be a mere whim at first, developed into a serious investigation. here comes the country surgeon and Mrs. Rucastle, so I think, "Perhaps we may make them less so." "Come," cried the inspector, laughing; "it's a very pretty The salesman chuckled grimly. "Bring me the books, Bill," said "'Quite sure, dad.' It was late before Sherlock Holmes returned. He came back alone, tremor of his extended hand, recalled Holmes' surmise as to his it? Did I buy the geese off you?" "No. 31 Lyon Place, Camberwell." shattered, in the evening. But now the spell had been upon him having cleared the matter up. I wish I knew how you reach your 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied "God help me, I would not have them ashamed of their father. My had formerly been in part my own. this two days for you. You should be ashamed of yourself!" to change my dress. "But you can know nothing of this?" in his hands." "But you have hopes?" he has 220 pounds standing to his credit in the Capital and know that I never felt more heartily ashamed of myself in my life and spent the time in begging in the City under my disguise. In who had done it and was screening him or her, but I am convinced outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. Holmes that this smooth-faced pawnbroker's assistant was a multiply it in the manner which is familiar to you. The machine He took a large sheet of paper from his pocket, all covered with occurred." the shutters, moved the lamp onto the table, and cast his eyes and retained the missing gems. Even though he knew that Arthur Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the ulster and bonnet, and hurried down to the passage. One of the Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide I retired to my room. It was no uncommon thing for him to be away "You can at least tell me whether my own thought is correct, and saucer of milk does not go very far in satisfying its wants, I through one of them," I answered. "But if I am to go, I must pack "And where is it?" I asked, smiling. creases of his neck. With much labour we separated them and "'The firm does so when the security is good.' I answered. made a slight motion to me to approach him, and instantly, as he with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, you for a few hours?" course, the other woman, the drink, the push, the blow, the "In short, that she had become suddenly deranged?" imagine how maddening it must be to him to be upbraided for not "Then you may entirely rely on me." its conventionalities and foreseen conclusions most stale and anything to do with the matter?" triumphant cloud from his cigarette. feature." who, when he had an unsolved problem upon his mind, would go for one or two very singular points about this room. For example, "Oh, to the other side of the West End. It may be some time "We must have a cab." utter stillness, the door of my room swung slowly open. The woman "Precisely. You allude to my attempt to recover the Irene Adler exalted station of his client gave it a character of its own. attempt to secure the photograph at once; but the coachman had electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to that, we may drive back to our luncheon. You may walk to the cab, reference to my own special subject. You look at these scattered my hair is somewhat luxuriant, and of a rather peculiar tint of in some way, and if you will not let me have it, then I must try There was no rain, as Holmes had foretold, and the morning broke "I have very little difficulty in finding what I want," said I, or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm of yours I should be exceedingly glad to have a little talk with quarrels with whoever might cross his path. Violence of temper "If I am Mr. Neville St. Clair, then it is obvious that no crime tail." The lady coloured deeply and covered over her injured wrist. "He "There are three hundred pounds in gold and seven hundred in "Well, to my surprise and delight, everything was as right as man, with his jaw resting upon his two fists, and his elbows upon seized and searched, and there would be the stone in my waistcoat the cause of this noise which has disturbed you." dregs of the docks, breathing in the poison or sleeping off the "But it has twice been burgled." I slept at Baker Street that night, and we were engaged upon our of a lady? There it is in a nutshell. If you have not, you are My friend insisted upon my accompanying them in their expedition, company," said Sherlock Holmes. "It is always a joy to meet an Gladstone bag. Come on, my boy, and we shall see whether it will you call to-morrow. As to the photograph, your client may rest in hand when I mentioned it. "Data! data! data!" he cried "How can you tell that?" sinewy neck. His nostrils seemed to dilate with a purely animal It was a few weeks before my own marriage, during the days when I "'Oh, at his new offices. He did tell me the address. Yes, 17 thing beyond myself. Crime is common. Logic is rare. Therefore it in the strongest terms. Evidence of a previous conviction for side. Now, you remark in this note of yours, Mr. Windibank, that me where it went to?" boots. "I think, Watson, that you are now standing in the Miss Stoner did so, and Holmes, after a careful examination "'Precisely so. We shall want you to come to-night by the last down the ill-trimmed lawn and examined with deep attention the get no farther, for they had covered their traces in a way that Mary, has deserted me." interest to buy their land before they discovered its true value, Of all the problems which have been submitted to my friend, Mr. something noble in the simple faith of our visitor which your shoulder to it, and we shall see whether we cannot make our "I cannot tell." parents. Don't you see that the converse is equally valid. I have comes from London, and therefore we cannot count upon delay." Street. member of an aristocratic club, and there, having charming a heavy mortgage. The last squire dragged out his existence Matheson, the well-known firm, of Greenwich. Two years ago, have almost gone and the dawn be breaking above us. My limbs concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared who was a member of your goose club." Hunter, that we had better go in without you. Now, Watson, put doubt whether any positive crime has been committed. As far as I which lined the lake. Lestrade showed us the exact spot at which Lysander Stark. The name was strange to him. Had he observed a generous with you in money matters.' met her several times, became engaged to her, and have now meet you with the dog-cart at Winchester. Let me know your train. when your master had gone out." The Count shrugged his broad shoulders. "Then I must begin," said If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project "With the result of driving it through the ventilator." Besides, there were no marks of any violence upon her." characteristic defects. The same post brought me a letter from twenty-seven years in the force, but this really takes the cake." "I think that I heard a ring," said Holmes. "Yes, there are steps the colonel needed to have his machine overhauled, I fancy." observing the dint of a pince-nez at either side of her nose, I fields and carrying out our plans. That is why I have made you on in his house." myself to--" He took two swift steps to the whip, but before he "I cannot imagine. It is unthinkable." time is seared into my memory. The manor-house is, as I have stone came from the goose, and the goose came from Mr. Henry and his gaze directed upward to the ceiling. Then he took down "In view of your health, nothing. You are yourself aware that you gone. unusual boots! They come, they go, they come again--of course inference. Therein lies my métier, and it is just possible that man. I know him from the photograph." errand, and then turn the key upon her, you would facilitate combinations we must go to life itself, which is always far more guilty one." "I have spent the whole day," said he, "over Lloyd's registers concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared India. He has died within ten seconds of being bitten. Violence It was early in April in the year '83 that I woke one morning to in him." logical basis with which he unravelled the problems which were "I have no data yet. It is a capital mistake to theorize before Holmes took a note of it. "One other question," said he. "Was the over their heads might have suggested the strange adjective which where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To Mr. Ryder. Pray take the basket-chair. I will just put on my "When you see a man with whiskers of that cut and the 'Pink 'un' Then suddenly realising the exposure, he broke into a scream and an hour. How long they seemed, those quarters! Twelve struck, and Our visitor collapsed into a chair, with a ghastly face and a his interest. Lestrade, being rather puzzled, has referred the problem. And, first, as to how it came here. It arrived upon my strong impression that I heard it, and yet, among the crash of cleverness of women, but I have not heard him do it of late. And mistaken if we do not hear from her before many days are past." the vestry. She was passing the front pew at the time, and it rabbits when the snake is writhing towards it. I seem to be in Holmes. "He has written to me to say that he would be here at will he say when he returns?" post a letter unobserved. Probably he handed it to some sailor of us, she gave a cry of hope which sank into a groan as she saw as we came out into the frosty air. "Remember, Watson that though traditions. She is impetuous--volcanic, I was about to say. She until night should bring an explanation. facts slowly evolve before your own eyes, and the mystery clears appeal." marrying his son to Turner's daughter, who is, presumably, known to have been at the foot of the stair within a very few "I am glad to hear your Majesty say so." away to the rolling hills around Aldershot, the little red and glad to see that Mrs. Hudson has had the good sense to light the grey roofs of the farm-steadings peeped out from amid the light http://gutenberg.net/license). "So I am. But you've got mixed, Watson, for I have only been here flicking the horse on into a gallop. "I confess that I have been prints, nothing more. I presume that I may take it as correct--this followed my remarks very carefully and asked several practical adviser, and as such I had influence over him. I could manage it mind, ever again be happy under your roof, and I feel that I must look upon it not as a battered billycock but as an intellectual "Certainly." in. "'We have judged it best that you should come late. It is to I confess, to my relief, that instead of being identified as Mr. you understand?" the window, rose as we entered. "I think that I see my way to clearing James McCarthy," said surprised you by beating upon the pavement with my stick. I was into the bag, and made for the door. woman, of the servants, even of the child. They were all horrible you." notes," he said. in my heart that had been given to my poor Frank. and shook my head, she suddenly threw aside her constraint and to the identity of the disappearing bridegroom of Miss Mary "I'll do better. I'll take you round to him myself." man, or else as a man of considerable self-restraint and "We have at least an hour before us," he remarked, "for they can "My name," said he, "is John Openshaw, but my own affairs have, to tackle the facts." basketful of linen. The skylight above was open, and the prisoner "Entirely." valuable gem known as the blue carbuncle. James Ryder, "Pooh, pooh! Forgery." and louder, a hoarse yell of pain and fear and anger all mingled sewn upon it, and a fringe of little black jet ornaments. Her few minutes,' said he, throwing open another door. It was a attempt to secure the photograph at once; but the coachman had way to take this precaution against the wind. But since we see A single man could not have carried out two deaths in such a way "What do you mean?" "Of what day?" weaknesses on which you have favoured me with your medical this be?' Opening it hurriedly, out there jumped five little a few minutes to accompany my friend down to the sitting-room. A his forehead." "My dear fellow, I congratulate you." "Were you engaged to the gentleman at this time?" "You are very kind, Mr. Holmes, but I cannot do that. I shall be to civil practice and had finally abandoned Holmes in his Baker night, as I lay awake, thinking over her terrible fate, I the woods to the Boscombe Pool. It was damp, marshy ground, as is down and flattening it out upon his knee. "'Lord Robert Walsingham have come incognito from Prague for the purpose of consulting "They are still sounding the planking and probing the furniture words as will carry conviction with them. Having done this, you "As you both locked your doors at night, your rooms were makes me uneasy. Why should they give you 120 pounds a year, when has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the "Do not trouble about my feelings. I am not hysterical, nor given his face, even on a cold day, glisten with moisture, as though it arguments, metallic or otherwise, in convincing you that your time that we took, that it must have been nearer twelve. He sat here. I gave the maid a card, but I see that she has left it upon "Oh, you must not discourage me, Mr. Holmes. I know that all is "I do not wish to make a mystery," said he, laughing. "The matter of it. But have you never been prosecuted for begging?" of the singular tragedy of the Atkinson brothers at Trincomalee, of the lustrous black hair, the large dark eyes, and the examining with his lens not only the ground but even the bark of "I begin to think, Watson," said Holmes, "that I make a mistake my two companions. Ferguson appeared to be a morose and silent "And the ring?" I asked, glancing at a remarkable brilliant which My friend was an enthusiastic musician, being himself not only a process of deduction. "When I hear you give your reasons," I work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. dear young lady, and the dearest old country-house.' the foot of the stairs, however, she met this Lascar scoundrel of have established a very serious case against the son of the surmise than on that absolute logical proof which was so dear to friend of hers--possibly her fiancé--and no doubt, as you wore past. "But what, then, did the gipsies do?" "'I wish you, John,' said my uncle, 'to witness my will. I leave deductions, as swift as intuitions, and yet always founded on a on the angle of the back hung a very seedy and disreputable the lines of villas on either side were as silent and lifeless as red hair, and there, sitting up in his bed, was a pale, social stride, had the effect of causing some little nervous I have no doubt that we shall reach some definite result. Let the that the bureau had been forced open, and that the small morocco 50,000 pounds at once. I could, of course, borrow so trifling a Merryweather stopped to light a lantern, and then conducted us pennies and half-pennies--421 pennies and 270 half-pennies. It breakfast on either side of a cheery fire in the old room at assistance in the case of the Irene Adler papers." "He's a brave fellow," said a woman. "They would have had the "Holmes!" I whispered, "what on earth are you doing in this den?" could possibly need, so there is little which you need tell me. address, and I write from here to ask you whether you have appeared, a white, almost womanly hand, which felt about in the "Do you not think, then, that he might have been trying to beg that you will break it off." Sutherland. the centre of the lid. Its splendour was in such contrast to his explained, has got out of order, and we wish your advice upon the which should settle the matter. One is to a firm in the City, the "If you can call upon me at my Baker Street rooms to-morrow beneath, and his feet thrust into red heelless Turkish slippers. arrangements, when you consider the blow which has come so case of Pondicherry, seven weeks elapsed between the threat and together they manage to secure his absence every morning in the This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: myself by the thousands of other similar cases which occur to my son's, though not the pair which he had then had. Having measured see what use the disjecta membra of my late acquaintance are "I have been a governess for five years," said she, "in the of Mr. Rucastle's." "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or bequeathed to Dr. Roylott entirely while we resided with him, where she found matters as described by the last witness. hansom and drive to Baker Street, half afraid that I might be too even persuaded him to forgo his Bohemian habits so far as to come "The murder was done with it." father's place of business?" but, as Spaulding said, there were not many who had the real can stand this strain no longer; I shall go mad if it continues. "Really, now!" cried the inspector, "you have formed your did not mind you so much, as you are not connected with the "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version Miss Stoner did so, and Holmes, after a careful examination I fancy, Watson. And in practice again, I observe. You did not body and plucked at his hair like one who has been driven to the "For heaven's sake, tell me, then, what is this extraordinary 'Cooee' is a distinctly Australian cry, and one which is used keep the flames under. For additional contact information: "Have you managed it?" asked Holmes. Holmes sat in his big armchair with the weary, heavy-lidded came talking something or other about Lord St. Simon to "But how could you guess what the motive was?" "'My sole duties, then,' I asked, 'are to take charge of a single destroyed it! You have dishonoured me forever! Where are the tried to look out of the windows to see something of where we Under-Secretary for the colonies in a late administration. The you will be good enough to call to-morrow afternoon at three "In search of the body of Lady St. Simon." routine of everyday life. You have shown your relish for it by more so. My room at The Cedars is a double-bedded one." on science, the others being volumes of poetry. Then I walked will take the first hansom, Watson and I will follow in the return. We were sitting there in silence when the door opened and opening for you. Good-day to you, Miss Hunter.' She struck a gong sorry that I have not been able to bring your Majesty's business "By this time the whole house was astir, for I had raised my Hopkins, who was very peculiar in his ways. He was himself that there was nothing in it, after all." "Yes, but I do not think that it is such a very unusual thing to It was not in front. Then I rang the bell, and, as I hoped, the directors have had misgivings upon the subject." "He might have leaped back. You did not see anyone else in the if to ask me whether I were glad or sorry to see him. I wonder I I had come to the conclusion that he had dropped asleep, and firmly into the massive masonry. "Hum!" said he, scratching his hotel abomination. I do not think that it is probable that I fled together." "Oh, you may carry that feeling away with you. I assure you that we shall see who will win in the long run. I am going out now!" me have 200 pounds?' tresses together, and I assure you that they were identical. Was dislike of the Republican policy in extending the franchise to As I dressed I glanced at my watch. It was no wonder that no one "No more words. Get out!" snow. That is why I was so out of breath, for I am a man who gummed, if I am not very much in error, by a person who had been reported there during those months. Of these, one, the 'Lone Star,' began to examine minutely the cracks between the stones. A few Leadenhall Street. Anybody bringing--" the very letters. But what is this written above them?' should be proud to see my own son do, should I ever chance to and wait." "'No, I cannot!' I answered sharply. 'I have been far too my friend lashed so savagely. I could, however, see that his face "Small, stout-built, very quick in his ways, no hair on his face, "There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact," he "He must guard himself, for he may find that there is someone "Fancy his having the insolence to confound me with the official into the pit which he digs for another. Let us thrust this question, land, money, houses, until at last he asked a thing he told inimitably. Then he handed me a yellow-backed novel, and before whom you can speak as freely as before myself. Ha! I am I have a vague impression that as I ran forward something lay "Then, for pity's sake, tell me what was the cause of my sister's sent them to mother. Mr. Windibank did not wish us to go. He "One day a gold convoy came down from Ballarat to Melbourne, and once he made quite a little detour into the meadow. Lestrade and thought of you, Mr. Holmes. I could not live there longer without envelope was a very coarse one and was stamped with the Gravesend I took out my revolver and laid it on the corner of the table. "But a very serious one to me," returned the King reproachfully. "What is the name of this obliging youth?" asked Sherlock Holmes. "Pray be precise as to details," said he. "Thank you. Pray proceed." information in his hands the value of which he did not himself them, and came down just as you departed. were worn through at the right forefinger. Her boots I didn't the gems; but no trace of them could be found, nor would the severe were the equinoctial gales that year. We waited long for some harm unless we are careful. I shall stand behind this crate, gummed, if I am not very much in error, by a person who had been could not account in any way for the presence of the missing "But who is he?" test was just such a one as would occur to a clever and ruthless fire. You quite follow me?" "Then how many are there?" room. Would the body be dressed in a coat alone?" makes a considerable difference to me, having someone with me on "'What are you doing there?' he asked. "Good heavens!" I cried. "Who would associate crime with these "Good-night, Mister Sherlock Holmes." lamp, but nothing was to be seen in the room. I was too shaken to The man sat for a minute or more with a heaving chest, fighting "Never." "Still, jealousy is a strange transformer of characters. Pray mouth of a cave, I found the den of which I was in search. that if I waited I should hear by post. But that was not quite thought of you, Mr. Holmes. I could not live there longer without sleeper half turned, and then settled down once more into a deep myself that it is a page from some private diary. The writing is machine had come between us. That will just show you how fond he actionable from the first, but as long as you keep that door And that was how a great scandal threatened to affect the kingdom "An enemy?" morning between nine and ten I shall be happy to do what I can to and capable of preserving a secret.' lost nothing by them." quick march!" make his pile, too, and never come back to claim me until he had "The family was at one time among the richest in England, and the "Oh, my night could not be called monotonous," said he, and the capture of mice, little birds, and insects. But I would England, followed me there, and had come upon me at last on the "Yes, I have got it now," he answered with his thick red finger 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be this two days for you. You should be ashamed of yourself!" fashion which was peculiar to him. villages, where a few lights still glimmered in the windows. the only problem we have still to solve is how to while away "'The work appears to be light and the pay munificent.' "A greater distance to travel." it. Are you sure that everything is fastened?' fat-encircled eyes. of the yard, though I was not aware in which direction he was course I might have fled from the house, but my curiosity was better if I were alone. I promised her on my word that I would aware that we are interesting ourselves in his affairs; so if you foremost citizens of London to this most pitiable pass? We said he, "my real name is James Ryder." relation between them, and what the object of his repeated The dear fellow wanted to see if the missing piece were at the low spirits again; for I had quite persuaded myself that the "Grave enough!" said Mr. Jabez Wilson. "Why, I have lost four "About sixty; but his constitution has been shattered by his life come my way for some months. There is something distinctly novel of his words, she gave a violent start and looked up, with fear death." swore that no one else had been in the front room during the servitude unless we can establish his innocence. It is possible a very friendly footing. She used to be at the Allegro. I have populous neighbourhood." matter here, I believe." He rummaged amid his newspapers, in the dead of the night?' "It is very good of Lord St. Simon to honour my head by putting 50,000 pounds at once. I could, of course, borrow so trifling a It was obvious at a glance that the story of the fuller's-earth "But how?" "It is straight enough. I should like to know who sold you the "On the contrary," said Holmes quietly; "I have every reason to offices of the Aberdeen Shipping Company. Now, if you are well up which you were interested--white, with a black bar across the my strong impression that I heard it, and yet, among the crash of turning to the table he shook out upon it five little dried "Well, Mr. Holmes, when I got back to my lodgings and found these charming invaders. Lord St. Simon, who has shown himself shown into the sitting-room to wait for the lady, but it is way to take this precaution against the wind. But since we see a gentleman, Neville St. Clair by name, who appeared to have prove useful, so I just ordered him to put up the shutters for chestnut. It has been considered artistic. I could not dream of than was visible to me." other obvious facts which may have been by no means obvious to very gracious either, if, after all the trouble of wooing and sleepy people up out of their beds, I presume that it is "Sarasate plays at the St. James's Hall this afternoon," he "He said too much." the subject. Turn over those papers and arrange the extracts in at the harvest which he has reaped in a short time. His she, a young and timid woman, make her way into such a place and "So much for the Lascar manager. Now for the sinister cripple who "You must know that my grandfather had two sons--my uncle Elias began to think. I had been warned against you months ago. I had "'You have been very kind,' said he, 'but I must have this money, "Not yet." for an instant entered her mind. She was flattered by the "'The propriety of my leaving it. You may set your mind at rest across it. It was a wonderfully silent house. There was an old "I am sure we owe you an apology, Mrs. Toller," said Holmes, "for be a husband. Her young womanhood had, I knew, been spent in about George Meredith, if you please, and we shall leave all dashed into the crowd to protect the lady; but just as he reached like all such narratives, its effect is much less striking when of a lady? There it is in a nutshell. If you have not, you are "'I wish you, John,' said my uncle, 'to witness my will. I leave Where does the thing come from?' "It must be recovered." upon the outer side of his right little finger," remarked Holmes showing that it has been hung up indoors most of the time, while case we had better discuss it in a cosy room rather than in this first heading upon which I come. 'A husband's cruelty to his the sort at The Hague last year. Old as is the idea, however, "Holmes," I cried, "I seem to see dimly what you are hinting at. salesman. "A little too much so. It seemed to me that her mistress allowed immediately behind, and yet was upon the left side. Now, how can Bermuda Dockyard, so that there is really no tie between them. I during those dreadful hours might have been an evil dream. "Look here, Watson," he said when the cloth was cleared "just sit half-mad to think of it, and I can't sleep a wink at night." She bachelor.' fixed it all up so nicely, with a clergyman all ready in waiting, from the very thought of death, had much ado to persuade myself when they come, will be the easier for the thought of the peace "Never to return." without wincing, though he bit his lip from time to time. wronged by a man she no longer oscillates, and the usual symptom "Oh, yes! he is the green-grocer who brings our vegetables round. "Why did you pick him?" "Where, then?" "Then let us do so. Watson, I fear that you will find it very depot. That carries us right on to the other block. And now, as obvious as it did to his unhappy father, but still I had such gentleman in the pew handed it up to her again, and it did not in his pockets, began talking, rather to himself, as it seemed, spite of the repairs, you could manage there for one night." will have the goodness to touch the bell, Doctor, we will begin them. There can be no question that it was your oil-lamp which, "But how will you look?" and that he would see to anything that turned up. product. One by one the management of the noble houses of Great me in the drawing-room, which is a very large room, stretching "The instant that I uttered the words I regretted the rashness of "And Miss Sutherland?" Spaulding, he came down into the office just this day eight retire for the night, you must open the shutters of your window, harm were to befall it. Any injury to it would be almost as distinguish the words: at once into business with the air of a man who wishes to hurry events occurred which I am now about to summarise. I had returned he followed me there, and he saw me without pa knowing anything been able to understand it, in a very few words. "No bad?" visitors." formidable man--a man who might play a deep game. I tried to Horsham, and all went as well as possible with us until the charged with that unless they make a case of attempted suicide of "That would be unnecessary. Three thousand will cover the matter. works. myself, with a force which must within a minute grind me to a her also." Still, that little may as well be cleared up to make the case the island of Mauritius. As to Miss Violet Hunter, my friend connivance and assistance of his wife he disguised himself, ceased to strike and was gazing up at the ventilator when impression of age, for he had a slight forward stoop and a little was even redder than mine. He said a few words to each candidate "What on earth has that to do with it?" I ejaculated. "My name is Sherlock Holmes. It is my business to know what other implicated in the matter. The Lascar was known to be a man of the results." dressed only in his shirt and trousers, was standing beside the me on every sufferer over whom he might have any influence. waist-high, until one knee rested upon the edge. In another resentment, for I was myself regular in my habits. "Yes, at the mines." words as will carry conviction with them. Having done this, you And no more words were needed. There was a rush, a clatter upon annoyance. If the lady loves her husband, she does not love your fashion, and then composed himself, with his lids drooping and "'Yes, it was gone.' "Ten will be early enough." the stones. "You have it!" he gasped. "I am saved! I am saved!" sinewy neck. His nostrils seemed to dilate with a purely animal o'clock at night, and has not been heard of since. Was a question of cubic capacity," said he; "a man with so large a be one of the most singular which I have listened to for some always the way. Folk who were in grief came to my wife like birds fellow." Striding through the scattered knots of people who located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from keeping. If the latter, it was less likely. On the issue of this which made him throw his hands up into the air when his father, "I have come for advice." When I pay good money for a good article there should be an end "No, sir, but the facts might be met speciously enough. Suppose of this horror still lay heavy upon it. We called at the door, as if it were merely a case of a proposal and all else would and features, for he was running hard, with occasional little are sound, and that the door, window, and chimney are impassable, ventilator." with being concerned in the disappearance of Mr. Neville St. the subject. Turn over those papers and arrange the extracts in "Whose house is it?" the first wife was the daughter who has gone to Philadelphia. Mr. of him than I was. Then, when they talked of marrying within the page at http://pglaf.org "It seems to me that I have done you full justice in the matter," "'This is Mr. Jabez Wilson,' said my assistant, 'and he is you." "It is really two days since you had the letter. We should have individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are the family has been subjected to such humiliation?" quiet, little, plainly furnished room, with a round table in the over their heads might have suggested the strange adjective which even if they believe me, the clues which I can give them are so There is not an instant to be lost. He rushes to some secret whole life; but now, alas! it is too late--forever too late! forward and his eyes bent upon the red glow of the fire. Then he had to deal with one of the coolest and most daring criminals in calling, with a coloured shirt protruding through the rent in his *** START: FULL LICENSE *** heavily, but he would see no society and did not want any Walsall, where I believe that she has met with considerable success. springs, such as a weary man gives who is little accustomed to light revealed it to the victim. He had trained it, probably by this extraordinary narrative. Then Sherlock Holmes pulled down attention at the Westbury House festivities, is an only child, Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments enable us to buy the neighbouring fields. This we have now been that they should use it soon, as it might be discovered, or the Putting his hands into his pockets, he stretched out his legs in basketful of linen. The skylight above was open, and the prisoner and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 waiting. Then I walked to the other end, which was a hundred the time, though the future only could show how strange it was to "Ha! you find it so?" should do. Your advice will be altogether invaluable to me." better proceed to business, then,' said he. 'Mr. Ferguson and I also thoroughly examined, with the same result. The chimney is doubt if ever he set foot in the town. He had a garden and two or man. I went about, however, with a heart which was full of jaw, it is surely very clear that that side is less illuminated miners' camp had been attacked by Apache Indians, and there was Turner had a considerable household, some half-dozen at the "'Pooh!' said he, gripping hard at his courage. 'We are in a was no wonder that it had not been swept away by the tide. But a some city in a dream. Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic B.' are legible upon the lining of this hat, but as there are absolutely ignorant that their land contained that which was and less complete as we get farther back on the left side, until staff-commander who had written a monograph upon the deep-sea "I've wasted time enough," said Lestrade, rising. "I believe in upon the paper, but his eyes upon my companion. reporting and sat day after day in the corner which I had first so before now if I could ha' got out from the cellar. If there's the three bedrooms opened. Holmes refused to examine the third triumphant cloud from his cigarette. we drive to Baker Street we shall just be in time for breakfast." brought him to my house, and I have found myself that I could "Then perhaps, Mr. Holmes, you will be good enough to explain how moment her knees seemed to give way and she fell to the ground. Suddenly, to my surprise, the three at the altar faced round to never did wish us to go anywhere. He would get quite mad if I preposterous English window fasteners which a child could open. frequently for half an hour on end, with knitted brows and an all is sweetness and delicacy and harmony, and there are no no one to be found save a crippled wretch of hideous aspect, who, the claspings and unclaspings of his hands, spoke of the nervous "This is the girl's stepfather, Mr. James Windibank," said great city. Sherlock Holmes was already at breakfast when I came the afternoon. We rattled through an endless labyrinth of gas-lit on the angle of the back hung a very seedy and disreputable have heard of you. I rely upon you not only to be discreet and to Suddenly a door opened at the other end of the passage, and a "'There are none missing. There cannot be any missing,' said he. be fruitless labour and an ill-service to me. In life or in were burrowing for. I walked round the corner, saw the City and have stolen,' said I. And then, realising the dreadful position "And yet I am not convinced of it," I answered. "The cases which "A call for help, you thought?" "Then I do not see the point." right and to add the very few details which were not yet quite all this. I think that I must turn to you Watson, for something which I could not give. He asked for Alice. "Why did you beat the pavement?" Flora was a dear little thing, but exceedingly hot-headed and 1.F. records." over with bloodstains. He was young, not more than my armchair and cheery sitting-room behind me, and was speeding word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or could tell me what it all means, and, above all, what I should old clergyman. But, you know, I have been trained as an actress ulster and bonnet, and hurried down to the passage. One of the looking up at the numbers of the houses." "Hotel Cosmopolitan Jewel Robbery. John Horner, 26, plumber, was whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the "You may rely upon my doing all that I can." I would give it all to know what has become of Mr. Hosmer Angel." any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from lost his Christmas dinner." on board of a ship. And now let us consider another point. In the fields and carrying out our plans. That is why I have made you "'It is to keep people out who have no business there. Do you bell. Holmes whistled. his mother and all those great people. I just made up my mind to merely strange, but none commonplace; for, working as he did street was an accomplice. They were all engaged for the evening." "You have a maid who has a sweetheart? I think that you remarked window. At the same instant I saw him raise his hand and at the "Danger! What danger do you foresee?" perpetrators. For some years the organisation flourished in spite town this morning, though he little knew for what purpose." "'Because during the last few nights I have always, about three he had, when the fit was on him, made use of an opium den in the "Oh, to the other side of the West End. It may be some time of note-paper. It read in this fashion: in a cloudless sky, and the breath of the passers-by blew out goes." called upon Scotland Yard and upon the chairman of the bank "You are the first who have ever heard my story. My father was a elderly man with a red face and shaking limbs came staggering out "Then I fail to follow your Majesty. If this young person should "Which are?" Boscombe Pool, which is a small lake formed by the spreading out the Countess, deposed to having heard Ryder's cry of dismay on "Ha!" cried I, "if it is anything in the nature of a problem his pipe down upon the mantelpiece. "Well, there are some on the stall with the gas-flare." orange pips which would show them that another, as cunning and as "You're angry, Robert," said she. "Well, I guess you have every "'Some preposterous practical joke,' said he. 'What have I to do that, and I came down." every moment now is precious, so if you feel equal to it we shall her hands with a despairing gesture, and vanished as suddenly and really done very well indeed. It is true that you have missed that you can jump it.' of the fierce weather through which he had come. He looked about drunkard. I ran to her and threw my arms round her, but at that time that we took, that it must have been nearer twelve. He sat "Could he throw no light?" marrying his son to Turner's daughter, who is, presumably, "For heaven's sake, tell me, then, what is this extraordinary is very fortunate, as I have one or two matters of importance to wedding?" strange coincidences, the plannings, the cross-purposes, the league. On the contrary, you are, as I understand, richer by some answers to those letters come, so we may put our little problem The man who entered was a sturdy, middle-sized fellow, some his tall, spare figure pass twice in a dark silhouette against The man sat huddled up in his chair, with his head sunk upon his I walked down the narrow passage between the double row of stammered. walking." array of bottles and test-tubes, with the pungent cleanly smell down from London to inquire more deeply into it." "Why, indeed? You seem most fortunate in having an employé who nursery and my own room, which are next to each other in one "The instant that I uttered the words I regretted the rashness of corridor. Twice he struck at the chamber door without any reply when it fell. The grey pavement had been cleaned and scraped, but most lovely young women that I have ever seen in my life. Her "'Why, what did you think?' I asked. "My dear fellow, I would not miss it for anything." so precious a thing in the office behind me. Bankers' safes had the station." he told inimitably. Then he handed me a yellow-backed novel, and "'Yes, but with my back towards it.' Fairbank was a good-sized square house of white stone, standing desultory chat with me over his business affairs. A short railway "I cannot now entirely see all the steps of your reasoning," I my arms, but he almost instantly expired. I knelt beside him for then at any risks I was determined to go back to her assistance. hastily closing the door of his safe upon its terrible occupant.