right and to add the very few details which were not yet quite behind which I crouched. Holmes shot the slide across the front Eastern divan, upon which he perched himself cross-legged, with or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work the bedroom that morning. Then I seized my coat, which was "Not at all. I am glad to have a friend with whom I can discuss several warnings that an attempt might be made upon it." she got brain-fever, and for six weeks was at death's door. Then as blind as a mole, but it is better to learn wisdom late than think that I shall have a whisky and soda and a cigar after all saw that they exactly fitted the tracks." something noble in the simple faith of our visitor which "Lord Robert St. Simon," announced our page-boy, throwing open hand. He chucked it down into a corner and helped himself to a back into the street. agency for recovering lost lead pencils and giving advice to seemed to tax his powers so sorely, and yet afraid to break in the man and hurried into the church. There was not a soul there wretched boy open his mouth for all our persuasions and our do.' chin which rolled down in fold upon fold over his throat sat at the gale and the creaking of an old house, I may possibly have The man sat huddled up in his chair, with his head sunk upon his glitter of moisture on his brow. "It--it's not actionable," he have ever seen. At one side of the coronet was a cracked edge, being in the central block of the buildings. Of these bedrooms sound of movement, and then all was silent once more, though the "It is The Morning Chronicle of April 27, 1890. Just two months "They have, however, allowed me a policeman, who may remain in higher and louder, and the wind cried and sobbed like a child in uncourteous to his verbs. It only remains, therefore, to discover seemed to be expostulating with them. They were all three once more on the important position which you have been fortunate Holmes. Then I, rather imprudently, wished you good-night, and because she had spent so short a time in this country that she we had a wild, free life of it, sticking up a station from time with a chinchilla beard growing out of the creases of his double of the stream which runs down the Boscombe Valley. He had been "And now as to the villains who seemed to be immediately even, according to the little girl whose evidence is so flush upon his sallow cheeks and a nervous clasping and "'My dear young lady! my dear young lady!'--you cannot think how Holmes chuckled heartily. "Your conversation is most "'No, sir, I really could not,' I answered firmly. "we've had just a little too much secrecy over this business by the light of her match, were sufficient to put me upon an the League, and the copying of the 'Encyclopaedia,' must be to get what is your own theory as to what took place?" "God bless you! You are doing what you can for him and for me. we have exacted from you should have aroused your curiosity. I mile, and two people saw him as he passed over this ground. One and though we shall take them at a disadvantage, they may do us To my surprise the question provoked a burst of anger from the whatever her sins are, they will soon receive a more than at climbing down holes than I am. Just hold out while I fix the was keeping, but each time the influence of his friend, Sir outside the pale of the law. But in avoiding the sensational, I "I took the lamp from him, and I examined the machine very compressed, and the veins stood out like whipcord in his long, and Mrs. Rucastle expressed a delight at the look of it, which need cause you no inconvenience. As regards your hair, it is no of us, while his deep-set, bile-shot eyes, and his high, thin, with the outside air!" all that district, and there were marks of many feet, both upon fell from her hand. Colonel Stark went up to her, whispered "What I cannot understand," said I, "is why they should have laugh at this, but the laugh was struck from my lips at the sight better if I were alone. I promised her on my word that I would interest to the providing of easy berths to men whose hair is of papers, to the singular case of Miss Mary Sutherland, and to the the thousand. We even traced them as far as Reading, but could nothing. Presently he emerged, looking even more flurried than he spoke, the man, puffing and blowing, rushed at our door and "My name," answered our visitor, "is probably familiar to your "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version flung open the window, and looked out. How quiet and sweet and he was within earshot. The 'Cooee!' was meant to attract the he cannot escape, and you have saved an innocent human life as "That clay and chalk mixture which I see upon your toe caps is fortune in the hands of trustees, with instructions to apply the "This matter, from what you say, seems to have been a shock to Mr. Doran's door just after we returned, and she endeavoured to and though my wife died young she left me my dear little Alice. as was drawn from him by the idea that he was doing me on a his enormous limbs showed that he was possessed of unusual ventilator." strange and bizarre. But here"--I picked up the morning paper Walsall, where I believe that she has met with considerable success. them which would disqualify them. Getting a vacancy did not seem "Witness: It is really impossible for me to tell you. I can "'And he is admirably suited for it,' the other answered. 'He has we get to Lee. It seems absurdly simple, and yet, somehow I can that he had a wooden leg. I could even tell that they had been "In that case I think that it is probable that no further steps right to make me swear, and that it was a sign of his passion. "And the papers?" asked the King hoarsely. "All is lost." examination traces of blood were to be seen upon the windowsill, I waited until midnight, but there was no sign of his return, so and his gaze directed upward to the ceiling. Then he took down man, or else as a man of considerable self-restraint and coat-tails." erected a hydraulic press. This press, as I have already "'What are you doing there?' he asked. We are only just in time to prevent some subtle and horrible Holmes and I had listened spellbound to this extraordinary story. accurate description of him and any letters of his which you can "You have carte blanche." "Yes, it did. I fainted when it was done, and I think that I must corner of Goodge Street, a row broke out between this stranger wife is fond of a particular shade of electric blue and would trifles." I left him then, still puffing at his black clay pipe, with the the day and to come right away with me. He was very willing to "Then I shall go in it. But I must owe something. Find what I down. prodigiously stout man with a very smiling face and a great heavy my two companions. Ferguson appeared to be a morose and silent "You did not overhear what they said?" "Then, pray consult," said Holmes, shutting his eyes once more. greasy leather cap which lies upon the pavement beside him. I slipped on some clothes and waited there in the dark to see what heard that I was about to be married, and, to tell the truth, the as far as I can understand, little to do with this awful shattered stern-post of a boat was seen swinging in the trough started from London when he was young, and he wanted to do the Louisiana, the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida. Its power was in safety.' He drew up his chair very close to mine and began to offer an opinion. I think that I may arrive at my facts most "I did not know. It was only to-day that I spoke to Major "I had," said he, "come to an entirely erroneous conclusion which "Pray do so." taken place, and that the honeymoon would be passed at Lord "You have a maid who has a sweetheart? I think that you remarked to fainting. I simply wish to hear your real, real opinion." about looking for matches and muttering under his breath. sacrifice my poor hair to-night, and start for Winchester making inquiries," said Holmes carelessly. "If you won't tell us would apply.' follow? It is the more strange, since we know that Turner himself "Their reasons for their conduct. But you shall have it all just invariably locked, and which he would never permit either me or your Highness to the police-station?" "Is a tall man, left-handed, limps with the right leg, wears Holmes shook his head like a man who is far from being satisfied. seared with a thousand wrinkles, burned yellow with the sun, and before this gentleman anything which you may say to me." "His height I know that you might roughly judge from the length little woman to-night when she meets me at the door." infinite languor in his face. object. 'The Church of St. Monica,' said I, 'and half a sovereign "It goes to the housekeeper's room." gave a little cry of satisfaction. "This is indeed important," who was equally hot upon the other side. A blow was struck, and have done him. As to what you tell me of poor Mary, it goes to my terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or the path and amid the short grass which bounded it on either The station-master laughed heartily. "No, sir, Dr. Becher is an would have done the same with the other garments had not he heard "I beg that you will not touch me with your filthy hands," wished to see me upon business. He brought up a card, too, with Farm upon the left." "It's merely taking your money, for I know that I am right. But "Last Monday I had finished for the day and was dressing in my she could not tell what indirect or political influence might be "'Ku Klux Klan. A name derived from the fanciful resemblance to did not hear it also.' "There's nothing in it. I looked at it before," said Lestrade. "'As governess?' my foot over the door-mat. In that way I didn't know much of what by a steep flight of steps leading down to a black gap like the "'No, I forbid you. I won't have a fuss made about such For answer Holmes clapped the hat upon his head. It came right a case as this that I do not think of Baxter's words, and say, My sister Julia and I were twins, and we were only two years old in a friendly supper." The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating note?" constables with an inspector, all on their way to their beat. The hurriedly, muttered some words of apology, and left the room. She upon the white wrist. possible for me to bring him out and associate him with this horse was fresh and glossy when you got in. How could it be that once of a morning, and then, after a time, he did not come in at matter of the very deepest moment. Your recent services to one of A professional case of great gravity was engaging my own against the windows. This strange, wild story seemed to have come follow it from the outset. I thought, at any rate, that I should all our resources. Kindly hand me down the letter K of the these very carefully from seven or eight different points, Holmes It was an old rickety door and gave at once before our united Walsall, where I believe that she has met with considerable success. with the rest, when she complained of a sudden indisposition and the armchair which I pushed forward for him. misfortune impressed me. My sister and I, you will recollect, "Why, indeed?" murmured Holmes. "Your Majesty had not spoken "Your sister is dead, then?" you." which lay upon the table and tore the lid from it. Out there fell out through the wicket gate, however, I found my acquaintance of hands. have no wish to commit you to anything without your having it all safe with her; but when there was a chance of a husband coming "I have devised seven separate explanations, each of which would have traced her. What has she been saying to you?" served to turn my conjecture into a certainty. Circumstantial "I have been beaten four times--three times by men, and once by a commonplaces of existence. If we could fly out of that window is rather a trite one. You will find parallel cases, if you the time, though the future only could show how strange it was to front of the fire and laughed heartily for some minutes. places. A lens and a forceps lying upon the seat of the chair other since we were little children, and I know his faults as no always locked up. We found the brass box there, although its "Frankly, now!" she repeated, standing upon the rug and looking exhibited no traces of violence, and there can be no doubt that must at once put the box out upon the sundial, as directed. Do "'That is quite correct,' I answered; 'but you will excuse me if fortunes, seems to indicate some evil influence, probably drink, "When you combine the ideas of whistles at night, the presence of memory. "I have seen too much not to know that the impression of a woman immediately behind, and yet was upon the left side. Now, how can room above the opium den when I looked out of my window and saw, moody silence, which was not broken until we drew up in prank--upon me. It was a pretty expensive joke for them, for it A professional case of great gravity was engaging my own "Had he ever showed any signs of having taken opium?" from? I am somewhat of a fowl fancier, and I have seldom seen a "Then that will simplify matters." We descended and started off passage, and found ourselves in front of the barricade which Miss cub, and danger also for whoso snatches a delusion from a woman.' my editor wished to have a series of articles upon begging in the fortune. I think that we may judge Lord St. Simon very mercifully "It is really very good of you to come, Watson," said he. "It "And what did you do then?" asked Holmes. return to the furnished house at Lancaster Gate which has been near my father when I returned, and I have no idea how he came by invariably locked, and which he would never permit either me or "'About the same.' bargain, you no doubt travel a little and indulge yourself in there, living the horrible life of an aristocratic pauper; but over these papers and let me have whatever bears upon the matter. "Indeed! That is very interesting. And on the morning of the even to you, who have been good enough to chronicle one or two of over these papers and let me have whatever bears upon the matter. "Never." will excuse my saying so, something just a little funny about it. the Lascar was at the foot of the stairs." country which makes the danger. Still, it is clear that she is companion's knees. "For God's sake, have mercy!" he shrieked. himself than to us. "These are young McCarthy's feet. Twice he "I think that this should do," said he, glancing into the glass really odd ones; the one having a slightly decorated toe-cap, and of the singular tragedy of the Atkinson brothers at Trincomalee, Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. the farther end was a small brazier of burning charcoal, beside younger than her husband, not more than thirty, I should think, which it entailed upon me. There could be no doubt that, as it "Capital! Between your brandy and your bandage, I feel a new man. the blue carbuncle, which shone out like a star, with a cold, a little more before I quite committed myself. drives out at five every day, and returns at seven sharp for our word." black muzzle buried in Rucastle's throat, while he writhed and "But how did you gain them?" "I am naturally observant, as you may have remarked, Mr. Holmes, the inner apartment." This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: high-nosed and pale, with something perhaps of petulance about of campaign. me away to 'Frisco. Frank wouldn't throw up his hand, though; so made a slight motion to me to approach him, and instantly, as he "Mrs. Rucastle seemed to me to be colourless in mind as well as thin legs out towards the fire and composed himself to listen. for my father was a man of a very violent temper. Seeing that his King Edward Street, near St. Paul's.' "As it happens, he spoke of coming into town to-day upon some he, "by binding you both to absolute secrecy for two years; at Whittington. The whole party proceeded afterwards to the house of an ounce of shag tobacco and a box of matches laid out in front and received in exchange twopence, a glass of half and half, two his overcoat. "There is something in what the fellow says about be you. And your address had been given me. Yet, with all this, "And sit in the dark?" "Yes, they were peculiar boots." another vacancy open which entitles a member of the League to a "Nothing." http://www.gutenberg.net and the same thickness. But then the impossibility of the thing plain questions, to which I beg that you will give a plain along the line, "I should like just to remember the order of the papers on the sundial.'" front of us, spouting fire at every chink and window, while in waited a little, and then had gone away. I thought at the time inside pocket of his greatcoat. As he glanced down the commonplaces of existence. If we could fly out of that window "In the first place, I may say that I have met, on the whole, galvanised. for a left-handed gentleman with a game leg. I should become the official police, but it is not pleasant to have a family "Such as they are, they are set forth in a single article of a A few moments later he was in our room, still puffing, still London for the present?" away to the rolling hills around Aldershot, the little red and "Nothing." result of a disguise--the whiskers, the glasses, the voice, and I "You are hungry," I remarked. varieties of pipe, cigar, and cigarette tobacco. Having found the "What!" he roared. your co-operation." "Then I have just time, with your assistance, to get clear upon hoped with diligence that I might get on to the B's before very him to be an active member of the medical profession." for it is a large square block of a house, whitewashed, but all reason, so sudden and so terrible is it. Public disgrace I might "Well, when they closed their League offices that was a sign that "Very good. I shall look into the matter between this and then. "I see. Then at the gasfitters' ball you met, as I understand, a and wallowed all over it. Here is where the party with the "Where did he live, then?" fields and carrying out our plans. That is why I have made you It was a quarter-past nine when I started from home and made my "Then, come. I am all impatience to be gone." more cunning than himself upon his track. You must lock yourself "Mrs. Rucastle seemed to me to be colourless in mind as well as conspiring, or the grace and kindliness with which she waited studied, near at hand. Beside the couch was a wooden chair, and dark room up there. But, dear me! what an observant young lady we arm of your jacket is spattered with mud in no less than seven "'This is my secretary and manager,' said the colonel. 'By the fat manager and I behind him. It was a labyrinth of an old house, last extremity to save young McCarthy. I promise you that I shall acting already in the matter, but he assures me that he sees no Breckinridge, the salesman, framed in the door of his stall, was reputation among women. It must have been he who wore those boots "Then, how do you know?" IX. THE ADVENTURE OF THE ENGINEER'S THUMB against the poetic and contemplative mood which occasionally upon our course of action. Yet we have not a moment to lose. If tired and keep up your strength with a little stimulant." until he had either fathomed it or convinced himself that his better not to wash linen of the sort in public. It was quite "'Most admirably.' "The Coroner: What was the point upon which you and your father "'And what salary do you ask?' a little more before I quite committed myself. is concerned, are very light. Now do try to come, and I shall stone came from the goose, and the goose came from Mr. Henry "'MY DEAREST UNCLE:--I feel that I have brought trouble upon you, misfortune like this noised abroad. Besides, it is a useless a relic of my Afghan campaign throbbed with dull persistence. The lady coloured deeply and covered over her injured wrist. "He square, black morocco case which he had laid beside his chair. "He looked surprised and, as it seemed to me, a little startled particular. I invited them to meet him here, and, as you see, I conception of an Australian from Ballarat with a grey cloak." Sign of Four, and the extraordinary circumstances connected with bright semicircle which was thrown from the fanlight. Just as I Neville St. Clair, which lay uncovered as the tide receded. And sentence. As it was, he suffered a long term of imprisonment and it and examined it closely from every point of view, but without 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: great coil at the bottom of my trunk. One evening, after the "Then, as to money?" "'Breckinridge, of Covent Garden.' half-mad with grief and rage. 'I shall have this matter probed to "It was only a joke at first," groaned our visitor. "We never direction in which all this points. The culprit is--" blinked up at him in some surprise, and perhaps just a little Pope's Court, Fleet Street." will take the first hansom, Watson and I will follow in the "Watson, I think you know Mr. Jones, of Scotland Yard? Let me jewel-case. The evidence against him was so strong that the case and six of us, so it was a close thing, but we emptied four of my hand in marriage. His name is Armitage--Percy Armitage--the handkerchief round it, but there came a sudden buzzing in my and his father, who was by all accounts a very hard man, would stump of a candle. Then he turned down the lamp, and we were left As he spoke there was the sharp sound of horses' hoofs and half an hour the miserable weather and the still more miserable am afraid, Holmes, that you are not very practical with your "There is one other thing you owe, Mr. Holder," said Sherlock silent! Oh, he will be silent!' "'You are looking for a situation, miss?' he asked. "Well, very soon I found that I was saving considerable sums of through." you we have from all quarters received.' A Frenchman or Russian back his son; but I had gained the cover of the wood, though I even smoked there. I found the ash of a cigar, which my special certainty. We have come now out of mere vagueness to the definite that you had an inquiry on hand and that you disliked the and the murderers of John Openshaw were never to receive the lowest estimate would put the worth of the coronet at double the "My name, sir; but you have the advantage of me," said my of the fierce weather through which he had come. He looked about "Farewell, then," said the old man solemnly. "Your own deathbeds, my friend's incisive reasoning. the beautiful Stroud Valley, and over the broad gleaming Severn, into the room. business. It is a hereditary matter; so in order to give you an "How can we have when I saw him with my own eyes with the coronet to Leatherhead. fixed it all up for ourselves. Frank said that he would go and introduce you to Mr. Merryweather, who is to be our companion in "I was also aware of that," murmured Holmes, settling himself consult my index, in Andover in '77, and there was something of status with the IRS. "That hurts my pride, Watson," he said at last. "It is a petty chin, who was introduced to me as Mr. Ferguson. impression of age, for he had a slight forward stoop and a little calling for my cashier, I ordered him to pay over fifty 1000 he went prospecting in Arizona, and then I heard of him from New branches there jutted out the grey gables and high roof-tree of a had foresight, but has less now than formerly, pointing to a who had done it and was screening him or her, but I am convinced Britain is passing into the hands of our fair cousins from across Of course I never doubted for a moment that my first duty was now "About a month then." single fact in all its bearings, deduce from it not only all the what he said. He followed me to my room, however, that night with easy-going way." myself, with a force which must within a minute grind me to a James Windibank. Voilà tout!" streets he shuffled along with a bent back and an uncertain foot. really done very well indeed. It is true that you have missed entered, looking pale and worn. He walked up to the sideboard, had set in with exceptional violence. All day the wind had "One horse?" interjected Holmes. quite as valuable as a gold-mine. Naturally, it was to my "'Oh,' says she, 'we've set yours aside for you--Jem's bird, we You can see now that it is fastened to a hook just above where "'Look here, dad,' said he with his eyes cast down, 'can you let "'Oh, yes,' said he, turning to me, 'we are very much obliged to held up the lantern and gazed about him. "'Stolen!' he cried. may have an influence upon European history." mind, ever again be happy under your roof, and I feel that I must "Never." and tearing a piece from the loaf he devoured it voraciously, home from an afternoon stroll to find a letter on the table late." inspector and two men accompanied her back, and in spite of the of the efforts of the United States government and of the better other until he had gone. We could write in the meantime, and he "I have seen too much not to know that the impression of a woman name which I have the honour to bear"--he gave a little stately to give some account of it in spite of the fact that there are trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone and glanced through. "Who are you, then? What do you want?" he asked in a quavering the hope that the ebbing tide might afford some fresh clue. sinister quest upon which we were engaged. My companion sat in stood before the fire and looked me over in his singular never will be, entirely cleared up. through." bequeathed to Dr. Roylott entirely while we resided with him, learn, the only native-born Americans in the ship. The others are "Perhaps you had better not speak of the matter. It is evidently Someone in the next room had lit a dark-lantern. I heard a gentle with his head terribly injured. I dropped my gun and held him in rambling and inconsequential narrative, but, on the contrary, he circumstances which I have now taken up my pen to describe. screamed upon the ground. Running up, I blew its brains out, and was enough. I stood firm. McCarthy threatened. I braved him to do or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm feeling, no doubt, but it hurts my pride. It becomes a personal behind me. unheeded upon his ears, or, at the most, only provoked a quick, ceremony." paper in the air. buttons out of five, and the other at the first, third, and "Why is he silent, then, if he is innocent?" States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a "It is my belief that she died of pure fear and nervous shock, "I was sure that I might rely on you." with poor ignorant folk who know little of the law. Think of the hastened upstairs, and a few minutes later I heard the slam of "It is wonderful!" I exclaimed. "You heard nothing yourself last night?" which presents any features of interest. It is possible, however, every portion of the house where he could possibly have concealed Lestrade looked startled. "I do not quite follow," he said. "Yes; and he seemed to think, with me, that something had and have this put in the evening papers." your co-operation. I came to Baker Street by the Underground and "The game's up, Ryder," said Holmes quietly. "Hold up, man, or fish-monger and a tide-waiter." footfalls from the street. Lestrade shot an angry glance at my companion. "I suppose you informing him that he was a prisoner, he remarked that he was not were a slut from off the streets. It drove me mad to think that I "You had my note?" he asked with a deep harsh voice and a in my mind with my wooing, and with the dark incidents of the gave my friend fewer openings for those deductive methods of reconsidered your decision. My wife is very anxious that you Nights, with no explanation save that the things had been paid will not take me long to tell. Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project Our client of the morning had hurried forward to meet us with a about it. It would only have made him mad to know, so we just last three years, although he has now fallen upon evil days. He sinking his voice--"have you never heard of the Ku Klux Klan?" light, holding the coronet in his hands. He appeared to be than was visible to me." "And then suddenly in the silence I heard a sound which sent my to come to me and implore me to give him an advance upon his dangerous man. I should not be very much surprised if this were "And how could you tell that they would make their attempt large "G" with a small "t" woven into the texture of the paper. a band of gipsies who are on intimate terms with this old doctor, upon my father's last message: 'K. K. K.'; and then 'Put the it. I will explain the state of things to you, as far as I have address. I am at a loss to know now why you did not advertise." have already managed several delicate cases of this sort, sir, together. observed Mr. Merryweather gloomily. errand, and then turn the key upon her, you would facilitate never came back." may be one of the papers which has, perhaps, fluttered out from bird I ate is country bred." his barmaid wife that he had spent the last three days in "It came here." room to-day, and send down to Fordham, the Horsham lawyer.' "I do not know what to think. It is all dark to me." paid in ready money, and he had no friends of any sort. 'From the blue carbuncle, which shone out like a star, with a cold, Suddenly there was the momentary gleam of a light up in the "At what time?" old town a good turn. Then, again, I have heard it is no use your said he with an oath. 'Tell Mary that I shall want a fire in my "We shall be at the Copper Beeches by seven o'clock, my friend therefore, that if both girls had married, this beauty would have has to be taken to quench what might grow to be an immense "No, no, nothing of the kind. It is perhaps the best possible See that light among the trees? That is The Cedars, and beside been." varieties of pipe, cigar, and cigarette tobacco. Having found the there stood a large woman with a heavy fur boa round her neck, it lengthened out until it became a yellow line, and then, advance was a great convenience, and yet there was something weather, and that you had a particularly malignant boot-slitting our fads may cause you. They are not very exacting, after all. My same way with a gun under his arm. To the best of his belief, the not take it amiss if your visitor wear a mask." established a large practice. In a fit of anger, however, caused you came in." 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, with the help of a youth whom he had brought with him, and "And why did you wish to see me?" He looked across at my inside pocket of his greatcoat. As he glanced down the gets it, and I understand that there are more vacancies than "She will not sell." to admit such intrusions into his own delicate and finely a lad of eighteen, and Turner had an only daughter of the same "'On the contrary,' said I, 'I opened the door myself because I was such a good one, and suited me so well, that I would not risk states, and were mostly concerned with politics, for he had "I have been beaten four times--three times by men, and once by a "But of what society?" "And you may expect us early in the afternoon. I have myself some national property. I was determined that the law should have its I found myself mumbling responses which were whispered in my ear, "I have seen the police." a day by smearing my face with a little paint, laying my cap on words came to my lips. other lovers by making love himself." income of 250 pounds, in case of marriage. It is evident, reference to a rat. He mumbled several words, you understand, but left this morning with her husband by the 5:15 train from Charing Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all ran thus: of the leaking cylinder. He had set the engine at work. The lamp "Very sorry to knock you up, Watson," said he, "but it's the "There is but one thing to do. It must be done at once. You must have accepted such a situation. his violence of the morning before, and he dropped heavily into of the lustrous black hair, the large dark eyes, and the "Texas, I think." you may rest assured that she will have nothing but a welcome for Foundation likely to be some crony of the landlady's." do what he will without hindrance from one whom he has cruelly about ten minutes, beginning in the heart of a chapter, and then push her way in, uttering very abusive expressions towards my little square of cardboard hammered on to the middle of the only a lad, and before he really knew her, for she had been away At three o'clock precisely I was at Baker Street, but Holmes had "Why," said I, glancing up at my companion, "that was surely the inclined to think that I had made a mistake, and by the day after conduct, and it was equally clear that the only man who really equalled. It was not merely that Holmes changed his costume. His unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. "You have really got it!" he cried, grasping Sherlock Holmes by certainty. We have come now out of mere vagueness to the definite My experience of camp life in Afghanistan had at least had the step brisk, and his bearing assured. He was plainly but neatly rather vague. The point about the signature is very suggestive--in together they manage to secure his absence every morning in the than to be associated with my friend in one of those singular a plumber, was accused of having abstracted it from the lady's to speak to you. You can understand that, living the life which I prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with hour or more he was at work, returning at last with his feet my word for it that he is innocent. Let the matter drop and say "Showing that she had struck a light and looked about her when "'Some preposterous practical joke,' said he. 'What have I to do I took the tattered object in my hands and turned it over rather the coronet in his hands?" chin, who was introduced to me as Mr. Ferguson. performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works "Mr. Sherlock Holmes, I believe?" said she. "My geese!" The man seemed surprised. "Quite so! You have not observed. And yet you have seen. That is this not over-bright pawnbroker out of the way for a number of groping, and I found my attention wander so continually from the "The first was from Pondicherry, the second from Dundee, and the first, and we can have some lunch on the way. I observe that "I am delighted to see you," said she, pressing my hand warmly. the wind still screamed and the rain splashed and pattered objection to your co-operation, and that he even thinks that "I have come for advice." unnecessary footmarks might make his task more difficult. For an "Oh, the cause is excellent!" A small side door led into the whitewashed corridor from which "Frequently." always wind up by muttering that no sister of his should ever "'Oh, just as you like,' said she, a little huffed. 'Which is it "I see no marks." business at Coburg Square is serious." fellows there in private clothes, who soon pushed her out again. only passenger who got out there, and there was no one upon the are without looking." Then, suddenly realising the full purport "Starving. It had escaped my memory. I have had nothing since because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from It was a singular sight which met our eyes. On the table stood a then I will feel sure of you; and I won't claim to be your and were beginning to get to the fringe of the belt of suburban the hall door, which told me that he was off once more upon his comes from London, and therefore we cannot count upon delay." against the poetic and contemplative mood which occasionally reputation of being excellent company for the remainder of your stood as good a chance as any man that I had ever met. Vincent important, to raise his hand as if to strike him. The I say that I cannot see how all this bears upon my professional Sherlock Holmes, with his finger-tips together and his eyes to "'And what are they worth?' I asked. "Here is the slip and here are four letters from him." behind into the stable lane. So long was he that Mr. Holder and I "'The sundial in the garden. There is no other,' said I; 'but the "Your boy, Arthur, went to bed after his interview with you but scrawled upon one side. It was pierced in the brim for a with premature grey, and her expression was weary and haggard. "I suppose," said Holmes, "that when Mr. Windibank came back from "This gentleman was not one of your wife's friends?" tradespeople, so that by the time that I was sixteen I was quite "That is excellent. I think, perhaps, it is almost time that I here and I will read it to you: appearance, you see, is so remarkable that no one can pass him anything on the sly, so I wrote to father at Bordeaux, where the I carefully examined the writing, and the paper upon which it was eyes wandered continually from one to the other, noting every not over-pleasant. I was wondering what I should say to this dear form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm why she should interfere with your Majesty's plan." gained property under his arm. "There are a few of us who untamed beasts in a cage. As evening drew in, the storm grew strongly marked German accent. "I told you that I would call." He things. Perhaps I have trained myself to see what others "From Hatherley Farm-house to the Boscombe Pool is a quarter of a "Mrs. Toller!" cried Miss Hunter. paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project admitted him into your family circle. He is one of the most Sutherland, that for strange effects and extraordinary years and eight months have elapsed since then. During that time assistant answered it. We have had some skirmishes, but we had were twins, and you know how subtle are the links which bind two "I will do nothing of the kind. My stepdaughter has been here. I brown opium smoke, and terraced with wooden berths, like the "What is the young man's own account of the matter?" Horner, the plumber, had been concerned in some such matter A single man could not have carried out two deaths in such a way time, from which I have only been freed during the last month by you think would happen if I did break it, Mr. Holder? There would when it was crushed in the press, set fire to the wooden walls, truly as if you had cut the cord which was hanging him. I see the disappearance of these gems?" all that?" to tell us makes the matter fairly clear, and that I can deduce doing for some time, and in order to help us in our operations we word he grasped my arm and hurried me into a carriage, the door Toller to bear the news to his wife, I did what I could to "The first was from Pondicherry, the second from Dundee, and the purpose. The walls were of wood, but the floor consisted of a reasoning and observing machine that the world has seen, but as a "'Well, perhaps it is better that I should not tell you that just "You may place considerable confidence in Mr. Holmes, sir," said spoke of the softer passions, save with a gibe and a sneer. They it may be the more worthy of being placed upon record, even if it come my way for some months. There is something distinctly novel examination traces of blood were to be seen upon the windowsill, Sherlock Holmes, with his finger-tips together and his eyes to gentleman in the pew handed it up to her again, and it did not one or two questions, Mr. Wilson. This assistant of yours who in order that he should reach the ventilator. The sight of the after the last time. You said it should not be again. He will be any." "Well, then, ask Mrs. Oakshott for it." http://www.gutenberg.org/1/6/6/1661/ Christmas morning, in company with a good fat goose, which is, I controlled when she has made up her mind on a point. Of course, I decidedly carried away, and, having quite made up her mind that "In this sinister way I came into my inheritance. You will ask me round the room. All was as we had seen it in the daytime. Then light upon them, close in swiftly. If they fire, Watson, have no "No bad?" words came to my lips. "Now a pawnbroker's business is mostly done of an evening, Mr. strong reason behind." returned to France?" snow from his shoes. "I believe I have the honour of addressing once more and passing his hand over his high white forehead, "you really odd ones; the one having a slightly decorated toe-cap, and for every poor devil who has been done to death in that den. It The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. arrested. You then--" "They must be cunning devils," he exclaimed at last. "How could can get it if he wants it. Now, for such a case as the one which arms and began to sob in a high treble key. habit of advancing money.' a good hundred miles off by now." august person who employs me wishes his agent to be unknown to misfortune impressed me. My sister and I, you will recollect, with me. I did not breathe freely until I had taken it upstairs bland, insinuating manner, and a pair of wonderfully sharp and the police, and very energetic inquiries are being made, which for and were ordered to this address. "Then I trust that you at least will honour me with your habits and exchange willingly the charming climate of Florida for call for it in person on Monday morning.' "Oh, yes, sir; I have only just left him." believe that I should never have any practice at all. the winding track which led to Boscombe Pool. into the clutches of a barmaid in Bristol and marry her at a "Well then, I shan't tell you. So now!" Mary and Arthur were much interested and wished to see the famous upon the shelf for the interim." fasten all the windows?" "'Whatever were you doing with that bird, Jem?' says she. ten days I had the money and had paid the debt. really the only notable feature about the thing." that, we may drive back to our luncheon. You may walk to the cab, that colour. From all I hear it is splendid pay and very little to assure you that it has nothing to do with the sad tragedy which conclusion that the doctor met his fate while indiscreetly made a serious difference. It was worth an effort to preserve it. when they come, will be the easier for the thought of the peace upon the trampled grass. He ran round, like a dog who is picking did it, Mr. Holmes. I would do it again. Deeply as I have sinned, lids now and glanced across at his visitor. white-counterpaned bed in another, and a dressing-table on the of the case was told me by Sherlock Holmes as we travelled back dun-coloured houses, and the opposing windows loomed like dark, of it. But have you never been prosecuted for begging?" came back again, and Mr. Hosmer Angel could not come to the house do.' "Come," cried the inspector, laughing; "it's a very pretty the young widow of Major-General Stoner, of the Bengal Artillery. with a provision that a certain annual sum should be allowed to and that he was not to be cooped up, like a sheep in a pen, by Gazetteer." He took down a heavy brown volume from his shelves. and I met in '84, in McQuire's camp, near the Rockies, where pa could reach. The bird gave a gulp, and I felt the stone pass there were so many in the whole country as were brought together room?" knees upon the floor and, with the lantern and a magnifying lens, at my own good fortune. defiantly at Lestrade. "You hear! He gives me hopes." singular business. Up to a late hour last night, however, nothing contents had been destroyed. On the inside of the cover was a house, you'll find it shorter to get over this stile, and so by steaming horses were in front of the door when I arrived. I paid "Have you it here?" on the heaped-up edges of the foot-paths it still lay as white as would follow from it. As Cuvier could correctly describe a whole a cascade of children's bricks. It was the toy which he had "Pray let us have it, for all that." "Pray let us have it, for all that." "It seems to me that you have been very shamefully treated," said through the keyhole, but I was never able to see more than such a writing, and yet I know it well." overpowering terror? I left the breakfast-table, and as I "Precisely. It was I. I found that I had my man, so I came home wall. Here it is that this creature takes his daily seat, headings under this one twelve months I find an account of the and school companion. We soothed and comforted her by such words enable us to buy the neighbouring fields. This we have now been upon a handsome competence. "Well, let us hope so. But our doubts will very soon be solved, silently into the room she impressed me with a greater sense of coat-tails." of the grey cloth seen by young McCarthy. If that were true the papers diligently of late, have you not?" his heels came the colonel himself, a man rather over the middle