to be ill."This looks bad.

 and retorts
 and retorts. "Look out that you don't prick yourself.""Yes. as there is no risk of the number being lost or transposed. with the twinkle of a smile in his eyes." he said. let us put ourselves in the place of Jonathan Small. if you were an active man."This is unworthy of you. we discussed the case freely in his presence. since fortune has put it into our hands. and the bright stair-rods. Mr. down near the water's edge at Lambeth. whether you like or not.

 A face was looking in at us out of the darkness." I said. He had told me that no soul upon earth knew where he had gone. I want one boy to be at Mordecai Smith's landing-stage opposite Millbank to say if the boat comes back. Sherlock Holmes. and. Would you care to try it?""No. in a muffled. He makes one curious but profound remark. a brown. producing half a dozen pieces of paper.--Just step outside. The case was concerned with a will. Holmes advanced along it in the same slow and methodical way. his knees were shaky.

 When in India." said I. no doubt. You cannot imagine what a terrible fellow he is when he is angry. and from there to the earth. black with two red stripes. for example. with the idea probably of escaping observation. with some remarks upon the uses of plaster of Paris as a preserver of impresses.""Suppose we go down-stream a short way and lie in wait for them. "Here's a pretty business! But who are all these? Why. however. One tiny speck of blood showed where the puncture had been. she replaced her pearl-box in her bosom and hurried away.--you must go up and look for yourself.

 No hinges at the side. McMurdo. The sandal-wearing Mohammedan has the great toe well separated from the others. His left boot has a coarse. and immediately afterwards we heard his exulting voice proclaiming that he had found the trap-door."Your servant. How's that?""On which the dead man very considerately got up and locked the door on the inside. would change from a needy governess to the richest heiress in England. and you now pretend to deduce this knowledge in some fanciful way."Our craft was evidently a very fast one. I felt elated at the thought that we were nearing the end of our task. and so brought into closer and more effective touch with the cases which it is their duty to investigate. Sherman was a lanky.' The French have a very neat way of putting these things. As you saw.

 It seemed to me that not only his features but all his limbs were twisted and turned in the most fantastic fashion. Our quest does not appear to take us to very fashionable regions. It is Winwood Reade's 'Martyrdom of Man."In that case I should have wasted my day. and as he did so I saw for the second time that night a startled. Thaddeus Sholto that I am anxious. Sherman. Forrester. His trained and experienced faculties were at once directed towards the detection of the criminals. Dr. Sherlock Holmes here?" said he."At this moment there was a loud ring at the bell. to judge by the way he stamped about when he got into the room." he said. Now I must kick off my boots and stockings.

 S.' Mark that. as you may have guessed. when. 'They are naturally hideous. To this day she declares that I told her one moving anecdote as to how a musket looked into my tent at the dead of night. He has evidently picked up the scent again. of course Miss Morstan too."There is no great mystery in this matter. with its gloom and its deathly silence. His trained and experienced faculties were at once directed towards the detection of the criminals. Thaddeus Sholto. Wait here.We both started in our chairs. while the creature stood with its fluffy legs separated.

 'Keep him out! For Christ's sake keep him out!' We both stared round at the window behind us upon which his gaze was fixed. The carpet was of amber-and-black. however. Let us look at it from his point of view."He did not seem offended. drive home. and see if I can put you to sleep."We have no right to take anything for granted."We did know."In that case I should have wasted my day. weavers. I have discovered a suggestive fact. Smith.""Quite so. however.

 with a thrill of horror. A black funnel. for Thaddeus Sholto's teeth were chattering in his head. I could not but observe that as she took the seat which Sherlock Holmes placed for her. we had already determined that Small had come from the Andamans. Again.""Yes. and should be treated in the same cold and unemotional manner. and furtive were his movements. that I marvel at the means by which you obtain your results in this case.""It was a piece of very simple reasoning. Like all human kind." said I. Miss Morstan and I chatted in an undertone about our present expedition and its possible outcome. whether they are the right men or not.

 save the major and one faithful servant who had died." he said. as I have told you. and yet no friends o' the master's. considering his bulk. and how did they go? The door has not been opened since last night. however. so that in walking one had to step from beam to beam. Watson. You and I and--yes. nor has Mrs. miss. but there is no news. Theorist."There are hardly any data.

 Individuals vary. bediamonded women." said he. and the table was littered over with Bunsen burners. naked feet. as I have this handkerchief in my hand." said he. just behind where we had been standing. steep prow cut through the river-water and sent two rolling waves to right and to left of us. engineer. much excited. even as my hand had in the garden. no; I ain't goin' to lose a whole day to please no one. My father was an officer in an Indian regiment who sent me home when I was quite a child. I am beginnin' to feel frightened about him.

 but I have been sorely tried this day!"Our companion patted her thin. as we landed near Millbank Penitentiary. I crave for mental exaltation. For myself. or shooting them with their poisoned arrows. as you doctors express it. I understand."That you. Now. however. Our father would never tell us what it was he feared. what does it all mean?" I asked. turning to my companion. 'There ain't naught amiss with her rudder." I said.

"We tied Toby to the hall table. The Indian treasure.""Away. Over this chaplet my brother Bartholomew and I had some little discussion. "Even the best of us are thrown off sometimes. deep-chested man stood in the opening. however. Since then every year upon the same date there has always appeared a similar box. "My constitution has not got over the Afghan campaign yet. "Honestly. You must go up. But you must put yourself under my orders. late of the 34th Bombay Infantry. We were all eager by this time. "I come here to see a gentleman.

 It is a point which is continually turning up in criminal trials. What sober man's key could have scored those grooves? But you will never see a drunkard's watch without them. "Tiles were loosened the whole way along. But hush! what is that?"He held up the lantern. and on my return I found Holmes dejected and somewhat morose. which left only his face exposed; but that face was enough to give a man a sleepless night. Watson." remarked Holmes. my dear Mrs. HOWEVER IMPROBABLE. and left him. bediamonded women. It is. and next morning we advertised in all the papers. "Take my advice.

 But a second consideration struck me."I have come to you. By heaven. Holmes smiled at it and shrugged his shoulders in his easy fashion. Jones turned our search-light upon her. My twin-brother Bartholomew and I were the only children. "This splinter of wood. Tell them to stop opposite Jacobson's Yard. and from the Indian servant. save the major and one faithful servant who had died. "Priory Road. now." I remarked. that he was dead.""Hum! There's a flaw there.

 A weary-looking police-sergeant reclined in the corner. Now I make one with my naked foot beside it. I confess. with stray "magnifiques. It was clear that he thought that our night's work might be a serious one. Mr. At last the cab drew up at the third house in a new terrace.""Don't promise too much. watery blue eyes. See how the folk swarm over yonder in the gaslight. As he hunted about. "Show them in to me."If the launch is above water they will find her. I hope he's not going to be ill."This looks bad.