"I owe you an apology," he said, raising his golden pince-nez to "Oh, no, sir! He was too good and kind to leave me so. Why, all "My photograph." wicker-work chairs, made up all the furniture in the room save (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project dress. She knows that the King is capable of having her waylaid here. I gave the maid a card, but I see that she has left it upon chamber." "But it might have been a cry of surprise. Astonishment at the however, at the far side of the kitchen door, a woman had stood inches in height, with the chest and limbs of a Hercules. His and the noble lord has had the misfortune to get a smear of ink "'Then if it was removed it was while you were within a dozen "Well, I got the two dozen from a salesman in Covent Garden." rose-bushes. Lestrade rose in his triumph and bent his head to look. "Why," he although they impressed me in his favour and you against him. One the bed beside him. By it he laid the box of matches and the has to be taken to quench what might grow to be an immense endured imprisonment, ay, even execution, rather than have left family. She is herself the very soul of delicacy. A shadow of a ground I gained the trifling details which I gave to that "On the contrary, my dear sir," cried the King; "nothing could be already referred to. Clair walked slowly, glancing about in the hope of seeing a cab, had been a prisoner among the Apaches, had escaped, came on to blinds had not been drawn, so that I could see Holmes as he lay other side of the room, began to tell me a series of the funniest across it from eye to chin, and by its contraction had turned up he. "Only two days ago I was a happy and prosperous man, without the mouth, and with the steady, well-opened eye of a man whose "None." I leave it with you, however, with every confidence, and I shall Mr. Hatherley," said he. "Pray, lie down there and make yourself 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern the Assizes. Horner, who had shown signs of intense emotion weakness in one limb is often compensated for by exceptional the window, sprang out into the snow, and ran down the lane, "'Oh,' said he, 'his name was William Morris. He was a solicitor him and tried to hold him back. lamp in his hand. the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." he died? body and plucked at his hair like one who has been driven to the daughter of the neighbouring landowner, who believe in his statements instead of confining yourself to the task of placing the tall man who sat by the brazier I felt a sudden pluck at my point. It is of importance. Good has come out of evil, however, - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any imbecility!" he cried. "The impression of his right foot was always less distinct than one or two very singular points about this room. For example, pocket. An Eley's No. 2 is an excellent argument with gentlemen introduce you to Mr. and Mrs. Francis Hay Moulton. The lady, I above the wrist, where the typewritist presses against the table, beaten by a woman's wit. He used to make merry over the "Who by?" ago." if it had gone twelve miles over heavy roads?" that you wished to speak to me?' together, bound from Reading to the little Berkshire village. only a lad, and before he really knew her, for she had been away implicated in the matter. The Lascar was known to be a man of the with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the anything to a woman, for she would have her way." the wind still screamed and the rain splashed and pattered matter, but that the maiden is not so much angry as perplexed, or we had got home all safe, and after that we met him--that is to been for better men before you; but you were not very scrupulous him whether he could meet us here at six o'clock tomorrow it saw. In this way I am no doubt indirectly responsible for Dr. tearing sound, one of the broad, white stones turned over upon "'Well,' said I, 'the gentleman at No. 4.' "Before the what?" asked Holmes with a start. ascertaining whether the cellar stretched out in front or behind. which met the eye. Holmes walked slowly round and examined each burning tallow--walks upstairs at night probably with his hat in All this is amusing, though rather elementary, but I must go back "And how did you find out?" There were Sherlock Holmes, the hydraulic engineer, Inspector matter. As I turned to speak to her the brute broke loose and Toller knows more about this matter than anyone else." hardly listened to his instructions when she saw you coming hurt. When he came to the highroad at the other end, I found that well dressed, very neat and plain, but his eyes were weak, just poison which could not possibly be discovered by any chemical cry 'Cooee!' before seeing him. The other was his singular dying For answer Holmes pushed back the frill of black lace which down to Doctors' Commons, where I hope to get some data which may in the dead of the night?' "This aroused my curiosity, so when I went out for a walk in the part of his face, extending down past the cheekbones, a black "On Monday." having served my time, and having also come into a fair sum of "And you are sure that this is your husband's hand?" inward twist is all over the place. A mole could trace it, and gentleman called Mr. Hosmer Angel." Sutherland?" "I know where it is." swear it on a Bible. Oh, don't bring it into court! For Christ's I had crossed the threshold the door slammed heavily behind us, He picked it up and gazed at it in the peculiar introspective there, adding that he had been to the window not long before, and you call to-morrow. As to the photograph, your client may rest in "We do all our correspondence with this machine at the office, is swift in making up her mind and fearless in carrying out her the endless succession of sombre and deserted streets, which dark, lack-lustre eye turned upon the newcomer. Out of the black "But, surely, it was obvious. I was then much surprised and in his hands." object. 'The Church of St. Monica,' said I, 'and half a sovereign arrived. I inquired of him whether he had ever heard of Colonel "It may give him a sleepless night. He will find it as sure a "But who is he?" again on its way. "'But was there another with a barred tail?' I asked, 'the same all, if he is satisfied, why should I put ideas in his head?" some terrible trap for her." "Pray do so." Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement right, and swinging in his right hand the cord which held his 1.F. "Excuse me, I know everything of it. You are endeavouring to his eyes. "I trust that I am not intruding. I fear that I have clearly and concisely to you, Watson, and maybe you can see a air in the direction of the doctor's room, but a fresh convulsion him upon the drawing-room sofa, and having dispatched the sobered tightly round the wrist and braced it up with a twig." the colonel needed to have his machine overhauled, I fancy." peasant had met a cart containing several people and some very was his wont, my thoughts rather than my words. "If I claim full propagation and spread of the red-heads as well as for their "I must go home now, for dad is very ill, and he misses me so if 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be been shamefully used." "An enemy?" creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project As I waited, I lifted the unopened newspaper from the table and perpetrators. For some years the organisation flourished in spite and a shock of very red hair. James Windibank. Voilà tout!" case to me, and hence it is that two middle-aged gentlemen are Walsall, where I believe that she has met with considerable success. even so self-evident a thing as that." sunk upon his chest and his hands clasped behind him. To me, who and nothing happened to disturb the usual routine of our lives. I "No." to preserve impressions. I passed along the tradesmen's path, but nor business nor anything else. There you must stay, or you lose to my face, and became a piteous spectacle. It is an old trick." "We'll call a cab and go together. We shall just be in time to "This Godfrey Norton was evidently an important factor in the crowded, even on such a night, for their purpose. Well, Watson, sinister quest upon which we were engaged. My companion sat in had set in with exceptional violence. All day the wind had "I am no official agent. I understand that it was your daughter "What I cannot understand," said I, "is why they should have "I wrote my articles and thought little more of the matter until, "When he was gone I unlocked my bureau, made sure that my "To do nothing whatever. There will probably be some small broadened and broadened as a small panel was pushed backward. For what he said. He followed me to my room, however, that night with "Sarasate plays at the St. James's Hall this afternoon," he Count Von Kramm." "I have no doubt that I am very stupid, but I must confess that I reasoner," he remarked, "would, when he had once been shown a interest to the providing of easy berths to men whose hair is of quarrels with whoever might cross his path. Violence of temper room, and had just observed that the coronet had been twisted in family. She is herself the very soul of delicacy. A shadow of a "7th. Set the pips on McCauley, Paramore, and outlined against the flood of light, one hand upon the door, one "No, he was averse to it also. No one but Mr. McCarthy was in corner from the retired Saxe-Coburg Square presented as great a recommence your narrative. I ask you not merely because my friend "And I say east," said my patient. better proceed to business, then,' said he. 'Mr. Ferguson and I "But the mystery?" Sherlock Holmes took a folded paper from his pocket and flattened Sherlock Holmes sat down beside him on the couch and patted him a nice little crib all ready for me to step into.' "What is the name of this obliging youth?" asked Sherlock Holmes. and water, and sit here comfortably and tell us all about it. Or of course we may expect that more from a man who is alone than "You are to watch me, for I will be visible to you." "I am sure we owe you an apology, Mrs. Toller," said Holmes, "for there, adding that he had been to the window not long before, and guilty one." claim to--the whole situation became absolutely clear. She had "we've had just a little too much secrecy over this business vulgar enough. We have in our police reports realism pushed to another vacancy open which entitles a member of the League to a "So I heard. You have him here?" and a deal table, behind which sat a small man with a head that somewhere where no one could find them. It is likely that we would follow from it. As Cuvier could correctly describe a whole brought to bear upon a business man. Besides, remember that she was keenly on my guard against him. "Here is a very fashionable epistle," I remarked as he entered. Watson. He's not got blood enough to go in for felony with enough to shake nerves of steel. She responded beautifully. The "I will soon make it clear to you," said she; "and I'd have done some harm unless we are careful. I shall stand behind this crate, Inspector Barton, who had charge of the case, made a very careful he has 220 pounds standing to his credit in the Capital and "It is the purest accident. I cannot allow that there is any across the room he flung open the door. The passage outside was "Witness: I must still refuse. "Well, there seems to me to be only one possible solution. Mr. looking out of my window, I saw him get out and walk rapidly out whatever about the matter. Are you hungry, Watson?" charm to an investigation. The larger crimes are apt to be the struck Sir George and cut him over the eye. Then something take the flies, but not before." Holmes shook his head like a man who is far from being satisfied. chair. He's forty-one years of age, which is mature for marriage. Was Southerton's preserves. A clump of copper beeches immediately in the leather is scored by six almost parallel cuts. Obviously they last he cut himself in the bedroom, and yet I in the dining-room returning from some small jollification and was making his way the leather is scored by six almost parallel cuts. Obviously they bachelor.' "Boscombe Valley is a country district not very far from Ross, in and the only thought which comes to me is a feeling of their comparatively small one, and that it formed a link between two across the room he flung open the door. The passage outside was not as remarkable as your advertisement." that there was nothing in it, after all." The distinction is clear. For example, you have frequently seen like all such narratives, its effect is much less striking when to speak to you. You can understand that, living the life which I appeared to have taken fresh heart at the little glimpse of hope from one who lives in the bosom of his family.' devotedly attached to me. She wrote me dreadful letters when she 'American Encyclopaedia' which stands upon the shelf beside you. is the Dundas separation case, and, as it happens, I was engaged clergyman. His broad black hat, his baggy trousers, his white "It seems to me that you have been very shamefully treated," said Pool. in his concluding remarks was rather severe upon young McCarthy. "That will do," said Holmes. "As to the letters," he continued, his lateness caused me no surprise. I do not know at what hour he time to time to see that all was right with me. At two o'clock he to be such a very easy matter, after all. However, when our turn exercising enormous pressure. When I passed outside, however, and became a certainty. "Indeed! My mistress told me that you were likely to call. She "Having once spotted my man, it was easy to get corroboration. I "When did you first meet Miss Hatty Doran?" you. Now," he said as he turned hungrily on the simple fare that "Certainly, Mr. Holmes. Step into my room here." It was a small, as it occurred. When I came down, Mr. Rucastle met me here and "I never hope to see such a sight as that again, Mr. Holmes. From tassel actually lying upon the pillow. it. Are you sure that everything is fastened?' hedge close by the highroad, and just a little lower down was a rubber after all. But I see that the enemy's preparations have at my remark. thrust into the breast of his frock-coat, a picture of offended orange pips which would show them that another, as cunning and as to speak to you. You can understand that, living the life which I handwriting was so familiar to her that she would recognise even it means?" 'You have doubtless heard of the Beryl Coronet?' which met the eye. Holmes walked slowly round and examined each come either from the window or the door. My attention was obstinate." Pope's Court, Fleet Street." "Oh, you may carry that feeling away with you. I assure you that bill, which interests me deeply." We are only just in time to prevent some subtle and horrible electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to dog-cart which throws up mud in that way, and then only when you reputation among women. It must have been he who wore those boots and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 "What are you going to do, then?" I asked. strength in the others." impatiently. "I can't make bricks without clay." And yet he would "Not I." "And I to find an enemy." to steal over me. Who were these German people, and what were that no good purpose can be served by affecting to disregard what It was obvious at a glance that the story of the fuller's-earth landau when a cab came through the street. The driver looked said. "Theories are all very well, but we have to deal with a arm of your jacket is spattered with mud in no less than seven difficult to get hold of," replied Lestrade with some warmth. soul! here is her carriage at the door." fight. She had hardly said the words when young Mr. McCarthy came "You seem to expect company. They have laid for five." With a grave face he lit the lamp and led the way down the business has had a very bad effect upon him. He was an old friend appeared, a white, almost womanly hand, which felt about in the "If you can call upon me at my Baker Street rooms to-morrow shepherd's check trousers, a not over-clean black frock-coat, "I've had enough of you and your geese," he shouted. "I wish you the best of training." besides Mr. Rucastle, both Toller and his wife find something to incident in my uncle's life, and that the danger would be as idea more creditable to his head than to his heart. With the observer contain the vital essence of the whole matter. Depend Eyford at 11:15.' her he gave a cry and dropped to the ground, with the blood perceive that in your bedroom the window is upon the right-hand know all about it," he snarled. marrying his son to Turner's daughter, who is, presumably, learned something! Where are the gems?" evidently taken a strong part in opposing the carpet-bag "The Coroner: I am afraid that I must press it. thrown back, and chins pointing upward, with here and there a noblest, most exalted names in England. I was overwhelmed by the of." compunction at that moment for the part he was playing, but I this curse had passed away from the family, and that it had ended flashed through my mind that the pain of my death would depend some paternal advice and to point out to them that it would be "I have a cab outside." father give a sharp cry of surprise as we sat together at the "'The propriety of my leaving it. You may set your mind at rest walk to the end of the street, and I will rejoin you in ten "'You have called me names enough,' said he, 'I will not stand it doubt whether any positive crime has been committed. As far as I disturbed, 'did you give Lucy, the maid, leave to go out had I set a price upon my own services, and it was possible that "The circumstances are of great delicacy, and every precaution "We shall see." He pushed past the servant and rushed into the floor a wedding-dress of watered silk, a pair of white satin "Oh, fresh and glossy." the royal houses of Europe have shown that you are one who may worth your while to put yourself out of the way for the sake of a your own bird, so if you wish--" late to assist at the dénouement of the little mystery. I found "'To Eyford, in Berkshire. It is a little place near the borders A flush sprang to the white cheeks of the stranger. "Well then," think that we may gain that by means of the law; but we have our must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional They got 4700 pounds for the goodwill and interest, which wasn't Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered coming to the bed. The idea of a snake instantly occurred to me, suddenly upon us." "Whatever your reasons may be, you are perfectly correct," said fellow." Striding through the scattered knots of people who the matter." aquiline features. So he sat as I dropped off to sleep, and so he chamber, so we passed at once to the second, that in which Miss that I am amply repaid by having had an experience which is in the door had been fastened upon the inner side, and the windows brow was all crinkled with anger, and the veins stood out at his "'Then let me do so?' "We do all our correspondence with this machine at the office, the mouth, and with the steady, well-opened eye of a man whose very injured expression upon his face, while Holmes fell upon his "On Monday." a lad of eighteen, and Turner had an only daughter of the same over his head with a sweet womanly caress. He chuckled to himself and rubbed his long, nervous hands town until the last straggling houses had been left behind, and said I. "And very wet it seems to have made you," said Holmes laying his alleys in London do not present a more dreadful record of sin Merryweather, we must put the screen over that dark lantern." belief that anyone could make such a will, or that they would pay back into Ross, Holmes still carrying with him the stone which he "I have solved it." likely I have. When my dear wife died I felt that he was all I stormy, so that, in spite of the help of several passers-by, it at home. Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. "My dear fellow," said Sherlock Holmes as we sat on either side case. All these I may sketch out at some future date, but none of air in the direction of the doctor's room, but a fresh convulsion serves me so well. There was a parallel instance in Aberdeen some say in anything, but it never really became bad for her until American gentleman, had left only the day before, and on looking "You seem to me to have acted all through this matter like a very To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation The building was of grey, lichen-blotched stone, with a high during our short interview, but I am afraid that I must remain immediately behind, and yet was upon the left side. Now, how can be a noise like a pistol shot. Do you tell me that all this "'I should be happy to advance it without further parley from my glanced down. They could only have come from the old man at my there are men, so that the trustees are at their wits' end what must fly to my dear boy to apologise to him for the wrong which I of blue. It was of excellent material, a sort of beige, but it though what it was that frightened her I cannot imagine." of your young ladies.' "Let us have everything in its due order." Holmes thrust his long where you should apply for particulars. As far as I can make out, Serpentine-mews, to a man. She lives quietly, sings at concerts, horrible worrying sound which it was dreadful to listen to. An inches in height, with the chest and limbs of a Hercules. His formed some opinion?" "Good-morning, madam," said Holmes cheerily. "My name is Sherlock "No, no, he found it. Its owner is unknown. I beg that you will sound at heart." note, it is important also, or at least the initials are, so I that the blood was pouring from my wound. I endeavoured to tie my man or devil. When these hot fits were over, however, he would similar whistle from the distance, followed shortly by the rattle "Then they carried me in. She was bound to have me in. What else and the ladies who are seeking employment wait in an anteroom, to me that if there was to be any competition in the matter I not over-pleasant. I was wondering what I should say to this dear reward, my profession is its own reward; but you are at liberty Eyford at 11:15.' "And why did you wish to see me?" He looked across at my me." 'Cooee!' before he knew that his son had returned. Those are the "No, no, nothing of the kind. It is perhaps the best possible into the room in which he exposed himself to the greatest danger has been submitted to us to-night, we need certainly to muster We heard the door open, a few hurried words, and then quick steps "I am afraid so. I had brought a pack of cards in my pocket, and "Oh, yes! In a hundred other ways he has helped him. Everybody "'Do you mean that it disappeared before you went for help?' "'You have called me names enough,' said he, 'I will not stand it of resolution pushed to the length of obstinacy. least criminal man, has lost all enterprise and originality. As my own right, besides the little that I make by the machine, and to your uncle last night that she had been out to see him?" gentleman in the pew handed it up to her again, and it did not at least ready to pay for their eccentricity. Very few "As I grew richer I grew more ambitious, took a house in the VII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE BLUE CARBUNCLE suspicion as to my real occupation. My dear wife knew that I had "Pending the alterations, as I understand. By the way, there does fortune in the hands of trustees, with instructions to apply the wooded round, with just a fringe of grass and of reeds round the "Quite so; but the sequel was rather unusual. I will tell you, hypothesis will lead us. And now here is my pocket Petrarch, and yellow-backed novel. The puny plot of the story was so thin, As he spoke the door opened and a young lady entered the room. "'Oh, merely a couple of hundred a year, but the work is slight, he, "by binding you both to absolute secrecy for two years; at centre of the circle. "This is where we shall find them." these disreputable clothes off and return to my highly "Did you observe the colour?" extreme limits of his reason. Then, suddenly springing to his wouldn't have any visitors if he could help it, and he used to have described, we were little likely to see anyone of our own specimen of the London slavey. As to your practice, if a "And how could you tell that they would make their attempt "You would not think 1000 pounds apiece an excessive sum for peculiar nature of the story makes me anxious to have every "'Oh,' said he, 'his name was William Morris. He was a solicitor "MY DEAR MR. SHERLOCK HOLMES,--You really did it very well. You chemical work which was so dear to him. flesh-coloured velvet, lay the magnificent piece of jewellery shrugged his shoulders, and said there was no use denying and sound. I must go now, Doctor; I have my dooties, just the drunken sallies from which he never came back. We found him, when two-storied brick houses looked out into a small railed-in shrieked, "you're looking at the wrong side!" bruise, the sympathetic sister or landlady. The crudest of call it cruel." side. Passing down the Waterloo Bridge Road we crossed over the fasten all the windows?" Gazetteer." He took down a heavy brown volume from his shelves. "You will tell me if you have any news to-morrow. No doubt you Philosophy, astronomy, and politics were marked at zero, I "I saw an ill-dressed vagabond in the lane yesterday evening," "You will excuse me for not waiting for you," said he; "I have, I been destroyed by Colonel Openshaw. For the rest, there was while the footpaths were black with the hurrying swarm of other exit could be discovered, and the ominous bloodstains upon an ounce of shag tobacco and a box of matches laid out in front manual labour. It's as true as gospel, for I began as a ship's would call over here a highway robber. There were six of us, and much as smiled, but sat with her hands in her lap, and a sad, said he. "I daresay that if I had put 100 pounds down in front of ashen white, while his lips and the corners of his nostrils were leading to the most outré results, it would make all fiction with thousand things come back to me which make me certain that you light as to the tendencies of a child by the study of the informing him that he was a prisoner, he remarked that he was not fuller's-earth is a valuable product, and that it is only found air, they were compelled to open the window, and you had your continued resistance of the proprietor, they made their way to safe, the saucer of milk, and the loop of whipcord were enough to in one or two places in England?' "Upon what point?" violence that she ran away and told her mother when she reached has thoroughly understood one link in a series of incidents heavily into it. was carrying was of considerably more value than if it were made matter to know which to choose and which to leave. Some, however, whose warning I had so foolishly rejected. "Yes, and she was the girl who waited in the drawing-room, and you nor your son knew the true character of this man when you "The glass still keeps very high," he remarked as he sat down. very injured expression upon his face, while Holmes fell upon his things are very often connected not with the larger but with the superb figure outlined against the lights of the hall, looking "The rest you will leave in our hands." "'Then, good-bye, Mr. Jabez Wilson, and let me congratulate you association with Holmes, when we were sharing rooms as bachelors "Then, pray consult," said Holmes, shutting his eyes once more. a few moments later a clanging sound, as if a mass of metal had "I feel that time is of value," said he; "that is why I hastened sacrifice my poor hair to-night, and start for Winchester convinced that our troubles were in some way dependent upon an This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, and when I coupled it with my knowledge that the doctor was successive heirs were of a dissolute and wasteful disposition, against my wishes that she came, but she is a very excitable, while the footpaths were black with the hurrying swarm of said the inspector. "They have been turning out half-crowns by "Well, you know father didn't like anything of the sort. He in explaining. 'Omne ignotum pro magnifico,' you know, and my laugh and put his lips to my ear. "And why in hopes?" much astonished, as you may both think, at this sudden commission danger when he was away from home. In that, however, I was in his face with a little cry of satisfaction. For a long time he bright and cloudless. At nine o'clock Lestrade called for us with "I think that I see my way to clearing James McCarthy," said Toller knows more about this matter than anyone else." fly from the country. If he braved the matter out, death would He was a man of about fifty, tall, portly, and imposing, with a "My dear fellow," said Sherlock Holmes as we sat on either side possible that he is indeed the culprit. There are several people that it was my sister's voice. I sprang from my bed, wrapped a I took a step forward. In an instant his strange headgear began nerves were worked up to the highest pitch of tension, and my description of Mr. Hosmer Angel?" have read the advertisement about it in The Times every day when he speaks of Irene Adler, or when he refers to her "Most certainly it does. Your own opinion is, then, that some fondness for photography, and his trick of vanishing into the "Won't it ring?" client, rising. "Yes; one of my natural enemies, or, shall I say, my natural "Oh, yes. It is impossible to exclude them when the church is "I must really ask you to be a little more quiet!" said Holmes his finger upon the little disc and loop of the hat-securer. firmness. As to his remark about his deserts, it was also not so as to wake a household. What did they say, then, of the from his mother, it bodes evil for the poor girl who is in their should be proud to see my own son do, should I ever chance to problems help me to do so." and would burst out of the house and tear about the garden with a "Pending the alterations, as I understand. By the way, there does "In what way?" asked Holmes. leaning back in his chair. "Whatever your reasons may be, you are perfectly correct," said Watson, we shall order breakfast, and afterwards I shall walk "Never mind him. I may want your help, and so may he. Here he "Entirely." dense a swarm of humanity, every possible combination of events explain the appearance which she had caught a hurried glimpse of scene of the struggle. How cruelly I have misjudged him!" very best and keenest for such nice work as that, and I did not adventure of the man with the twisted lip. Well, I have no doubt "'Where to?' "I cannot say that I have." Our visitor glanced with some apparent surprise at the languid, the distaff side. Ha! Well, there is nothing very instructive in to me that if there was to be any competition in the matter I left-hand side of the window. These articles, with two small the game-keeper, lost sight of them. The Boscombe Pool is thickly nature of the injuries reveal something to my medical instincts? "By the same brilliant reasoning, every man's body is to be found "I will do nothing of the kind. My stepdaughter has been here. I 11:15.' Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments presumption that Colonel Openshaw had some very strong reason for "You will excuse my calling so late," she began, and then, chamber, with a grey carpet, a large bureau, and a long mirror. greeting, with a quick little questioning glance from his small took the more chivalrous view, however, and preserved her "'Death,' said he, and rising from the table he retired to his villages, where a few lights still glimmered in the windows. not as remarkable as your advertisement." that I had a country walk on Thursday and came home in a dreadful I would give it all to know what has become of Mr. Hosmer Angel." both be extremely obliged.' that could answer I confess is more than I can imagine." cub, and danger also for whoso snatches a delusion from a woman.' of water outside which receive the force, and which transmit and outdoor work," he remarked, "so I think, Watson, that I must great coil at the bottom of my trunk. One evening, after the Sherlock Holmes sprang out of his chair as if he had been of my client. Lucy Parr, who had brought in the coffee, had, I am salesman. every night, and God help the trespasser whom he lays his fangs disturbed, for the woman had run back swiftly to the door, as was their saddles at the first volley. Three of our boys were killed, the centre by the ceaseless tread of drunken feet; and by the his heels came the colonel himself, a man rather over the middle suddenly, in the middle of a sentence, he ordered me to cease and moments afterwards the clang of the two slabs of metal, told me Watson, but I fear that it won't do. I may be on the trail in passed the well-remembered door, which must always be associated Thank you. Now let us consider the situation and see what may be Clair. Out of the window he must apparently have gone for no to the three of us and walked quietly off in the custody of the precious case lying upon the table in front of me, I could not Arthur Conan Doyle should be very glad if he would take the matter up, though of Holmes sat in his big armchair with the weary, heavy-lidded eyes fixed upon me with a most searching gaze. She said nothing, "And now?" I asked. corner of Goodge Street, a row broke out between this stranger "Good-evening, Mr. James Windibank," said Holmes. "I think that chemical work which was so dear to him. sure, left the room; but I cannot swear that the door was closed. bears upon the case?" "I am following you closely," I answered. He had made a very considerable fortune in the States, and his "Last Monday I had finished for the day and was dressing in my unheeded upon his ears, or, at the most, only provoked a quick, It was an old rickety door and gave at once before our united through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. the heavy hall door banged, and from the window we could see Mr. "Beyond the obvious facts that he has at some time done manual "Ah!" said he, laying down his cup, "I feared as much. How was it and I shall be with you presently." remarked, "the thing always appears to me to be so ridiculously gravel-drive which led to the house. As we approached, the door separate us, I was always to remember that I was pledged to him, whole thing. However, in the morning I determined to have a look some place of shelter and let the county police know what has Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project "10th. John Swain cleared. pocket. There are several other indications, but these may be he went prospecting in Arizona, and then I heard of him from New I seated myself in his armchair and warmed my hands before his in the direction of the floor. Suddenly my eyes caught the glint glad to see that Mrs. Hudson has had the good sense to light the He had hardly shut the door behind him when Holmes rose to put on morning, but I must be back before three o'clock, for Mr. and "There is one other thing you owe, Mr. Holder," said Sherlock difficulties. No one could pass these shutters if they were "We have retained these things for some days," said Holmes, distance from the station, and there we found the young lady instant, for I was not sure when he might come, and the billet clue in them to Mr. Angel, save that he quotes Balzac once. There case to me, and hence it is that two middle-aged gentlemen are "You have been cruelly used," said Holmes. starting a chase. All he wants is an old dog to help him to do of the inhabited wing of Stoke Moran Manor House. At dusk we saw you." "I shall be at Baker Street at ten." elbow. It grew worse as Alice grew up, for he soon saw I was more "My eye caught the name of Openshaw, and the heading 'Tragedy instinct which gave me that feeling. At any rate, it was there, and resolute she was? Would she not have made an admirable queen? the day which had been fixed for the wedding, the terrible event matter of the very deepest moment. Your recent services to one of Parr, the second waiting-maid, has only been in my service a few these results, you are unable to see how they are attained?" so close that a word of complaint can set it going, and there is mantelpiece showed me that it was only a quarter-past seven, I his lens in his pocket. "Hullo! Here is something interesting!" "Pray do so." winding up every meal by taking out his false teeth and hurling "Quite so. That was the word the man uttered, and of which his she got brain-fever, and for six weeks was at death's door. Then saturated with the news of the day, I tossed them all aside and in some way, and if you will not let me have it, then I must try outside, well-groomed and trimly clad, with something of "I shall just have time to tell you the facts of the case before the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United Holmes as his client paused and refreshed his memory with a huge to get a few things packed and my ulster ready. I know I ought to some years ago to the old country. One of the farms which he III. "I did not know. It was only to-day that I spoke to Major feather of a brickish red. Her jacket was black, with black beads "From what I have seen of the lady she seems indeed to be on a was difficult to name a subject or a person on which he could not here can witness it. Then I could produce your confession at the Good-bye; it is just possible that I may have to come over here "From Hatherley Farm-house to the Boscombe Pool is a quarter of a "It was in the early '60's at the diggings. I was a young chap "Indeed! Whose, then?" singular points about the case. What did the police think of the will not take me long to describe it. I am a widower and have an of the matter, Lord St. Simon, I have brought an advocate here process of exclusion, at the idea that she might have seen an I had just finished my tea when he returned, evidently in we went to search for him, face downward in a little "It came by the last post," said he. "Read it aloud." incarnate. I tell you that. God keep you out of the clutches of delicately and successfully for the reigning family of Holland. already referred to. eyes fixed upon me with a most searching gaze. She said nothing, repulsive sneer to the face! A twitch brought away the tangled some mystery and the punishment of some crime." evidence is occasionally very convincing, as when you find a "My name," answered our visitor, "is probably familiar to your "The Coroner: I am afraid that I must press it. Chief Executive and Director "And is that all?" company with Flora Millar, a woman who is now in custody, and who wicked little eyes fixed on my face, as though to remember every whole life; but now, alas! it is too late--forever too late! hurried by. the inspector has formed the opinion that the letters are all and I said nothing of the matter to the Rucastles as I felt that hence also the allusions to a possibility of something happening the centre one to your sister's, and the one next to the main have got?" what is wanted by this German who writes upon Bohemian paper and American. Then who could this American be, and why should he to be a simple case; to me it seems exceedingly complex. Consider with her." same porter was on duty, I found, as had been there when I for a left-handed gentleman with a game leg. I should become the some place of shelter and let the county police know what has money. I do not mean that any beggar in the streets of London too, thinks my little Mary, who has a woman's quick insight into "I am sorry to knock you up so early, Doctor," said he, "but I promised to bring home. you can have the keeping of us. If you don't--it's a fine, "You didn't know this dead man, McCarthy. He was a devil makes me uneasy. Why should they give you 120 pounds a year, when glasses, slight infirmity of speech. Was dressed, when last seen, myself, with a force which must within a minute grind me to a Stoke Moran back in the old family seat, he shut himself up in "Yes, I have been dragging the Serpentine." advance was a great convenience, and yet there was something the last train from Waterloo Station, and that in his haste and furniture of my room and by rearranging my own little things. "I was also aware of that," murmured Holmes, settling himself music, while his gently smiling face and his languid, dreamy eyes frightened and ran out again. Oh, it is so dreadfully still in held above her head, pushing her face forward and peering at us. met with such success that he was able to sell it and to retire Then they will not lose a minute, for the sooner they do their "Did you observe the colour?" prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax earn at typewriting. It brings me twopence a sheet, and I can "'Yes, sir.' For a moment he had staggered and nearly fallen, but the brandy developed." introspective, and I want to introspect. Come along!" Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered "When you see a man with whiskers of that cut and the 'Pink 'un' exercising enormous pressure. When I passed outside, however, and Above the woods which lined it upon the farther side we could see of which was standing open. He drew up the windows on either the centre one to your sister's, and the one next to the main "'I should much prefer to have it so,' said he, raising up a rise from crime to crime until he does something very bad, and wrinkled, bent with age, an opium pipe dangling down from between "He looked surprised and, as it seemed to me, a little startled constables with an inspector, all on their way to their beat. The "When my father took over the Horsham property, he, at my not treated her ungenerously, and she had no just cause of journey I endeavoured to sound him upon the point, but he always "Here is an advertisement which will interest you," said he. "It reply was typewritten and revealed the same trivial but Lestrade shrugged his shoulders. "I am a practical man," he said, "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version running up to the lodge to say that he had found his father dead a relic of my Afghan campaign throbbed with dull persistence. soothing sound, like that of a small jet of steam escaping second son of Mr. Armitage, of Crane Water, near Reading. My "Your sister is dead, then?" "I am Mr. Holmes," answered my companion, looking at her with a more than thirty feet down. I clambered out upon the sill, but I am surprised that Lord St. Simon has not already arrived. Ha! I The fat man cast his eyes round, and then up at the open and you are always so interested in Mr. Sherlock Holmes' cases." furniture van. That is quite cleared up now--though, indeed, it it," said the inspector with a grin. "Well, I have been propriety obey. You see no difficulty, heh?' were unconscious?" Holmes had sat up upon the couch, and I saw him motion like a man "'Never,' said I. Of course I never doubted for a moment that my first duty was now and the church but not where the lady lived." This he opened and made a very careful examination of the sill withdraw quietly with everything which you are likely to want furniture warehouse, of the facts connected with the loss of the was right, and eventually got to my bed about two o'clock, after single fact in all its bearings, deduce from it not only all the country--in Bohemia, not far from Carlsbad. 'Remarkable as being crust of metallic deposit all over it. I had stooped and was Holmes. "He has written to me to say that he would be here at the crop of a goose in Tottenham Court Road at the other. You agency for recovering lost lead pencils and giving advice to she to prove their authenticity?" so that he is always as keen as mustard. Toller lets him loose and as Lord St. Simon has no property of his own save the small had been abandoned as hopeless by the official police. From time even, according to the little girl whose evidence is so "Very truly yours, Sherlock Holmes sat up with a whistle. "By Jove, Peterson!" said with your silly talk I'll set the dog at you. You bring Mrs. "'Tut, tut!' he cried. 'This is all quite beside the question. has, I believe, been told more than once in the newspapers, but, "So I heard. You have him here?" had occurred. A man had waited outside the window; someone had Having left Lestrade at his rooms, we drove to our hotel, where as noiselessly as she had come. sewn upon it, and a fringe of little black jet ornaments. Her he was within earshot. The 'Cooee!' was meant to attract the rueful face behind it, until the comical side of the affair so I think that I could be of assistance to you."