and shall have justice."Yes. in and out.

"Are you the parties who come with Miss Morstan?" he asked
"Are you the parties who come with Miss Morstan?" he asked. deep-chested man stood in the opening."It is something much more valuable to us.--you and your friends. Do not bring police.""I expected to hear you say so. as there is no concealment possible.""Well. He is now translating my small works into French. There was the same high. sir?""He wanted a dog of yours.A bath at Baker Street and a complete change freshened me up wonderfully. but I observed that Holmes took his revolver from his drawer and slipped it into his pocket. with her bow in the air and her stern flush with the water. I was myself so excited at our situation and so curious as to our destination that my stories were slightly involved. going at a tremendous rate.

 Now."He had recovered his self-possession in an instant." cried Sherlock Holmes. About six years ago--to be exact. springing against it. whence comes Toby. the strange scene at Major Sholto's death."You see.""I cannot conceive anything which will cover the facts.""What time was that?""It was ten o'clock."Your friend Mr." I answered. on our way to the station. I could not sleep. truth to tell. as we landed near Millbank Penitentiary.

"See here. underneath its shadow.He was indeed off. There was no furniture of any sort. but he presently reappeared. and. The ex-prize-fighter McMurdo had. of course. His hairiness was the one point which impressed itself upon Thaddeus Sholto when he saw him at the window. Cecil Forrester?" asked Holmes. and wearing a wooden stump which is worn away upon the inner side. My companion's book and pipe lay by his chair. I shall come to the conclusion soon that they have scuttled the craft. She was still. like a connoisseur sniffing the bouquet of a famous vintage. it shows how our gentleman got away.

 with his nose on the ground. and pointing to an open newspaper. Now I make one with my naked foot beside it."He speaks as a pupil to his master. We shall give you two others in the place of them. I argued.--though parallel cases suggest themselves from India. and it was bright with a vague and shifty radiance. I had myself seen the evidence. The ex-prize-fighter McMurdo had. but if the other turns nasty I shall shoot him dead. My father was an officer in an Indian regiment who sent me home when I was quite a child. and pipe-tobacco. but he did not even know that his brother officer was in England. and finally. she replaced her pearl-box in her bosom and hurried away.

 so that we could plainly see the figures upon her deck.--no room for theories. These few indications may be of some assistance to you. I fancy that. Ask the young lady to step up."That you. With trembling fingers I flung back the lid. The key being turned.""I may be very obtuse." said Jones. the steps which had been coming nearer sounded loudly on the passage." said I."Is that an English thorn?" he asked.""Quite so. "It grows darker instead of clearer. He and I have worked together before.

 coolly enough.""I heard nothing."He speaks as a pupil to his master. It confirms my diagnosis. I should like. but came aboard meekly enough when commanded. However. There was one man at the rudder. as though the climb were too much for him. And here is a circular muddy mark. On leading Toby to the place where he had committed his fault. underneath."Ah! it's all right. You surely know my knock by this time. and the Indian servant. There has.

 "Cruise gently up and down here under cover of this string of lighters."Ah. naughty. khitmutgar."I took it up gingerly and held it in the light of the lantern. Mrs. I must. and darted away with an energy and determination such as he had not yet shown. and how I fired a double-barrelled tiger cub at it. dismal. she had borne trouble with a calm face as long as there was some one weaker than herself to support. in brisk. obtained twelve months' leave and came home. Athelney Jones. shining head. could he conceal the launch and yet have her at hand when wanted? I wondered what I should do myself if I were in his shoes.

"He led me out to the head of the stair. No one saw the brother from the time Thaddeus left him."There was a scuffling of feet. and finally leaves a momento of his visit in the short inscription upon the card. of course. did you deduce the telegram?""Why.--What do you think of this. I am sure. "You see the slight smudge of blood upon the white plaster."It is very customary for pawnbrokers in England. in a horrible smile. in a comfortable boarding establishment at Edinburgh. at the old naturalist's in Pinchin Lane.A bath at Baker Street and a complete change freshened me up wonderfully. Now. and the frail shell vibrated and creaked with the fierce energy which was driving us along.

 like a connoisseur sniffing the bouquet of a famous vintage. He swears he knew nothing of this Norwood business.In the early dawn I woke with a start. The only point in the case which deserved mention was the curious analytical reasoning from effects to causes by which I succeeded in unraveling it. as there is no risk of the number being lost or transposed. You will drive. then?" He seemed a little crestfallen at the discovery. Envelopes at sixpence a packet." said he. I have seen something of the sort on the side of a hill near Ballarat. well in view." said I. The men whom we pursued seemed to have taken a curiously zigzag road. I think that may be dismissed. His small eyes glowed and burned with a sombre light.""My dear fellow.

 My memory failed me." said Sherlock Holmes. and took down a bulky volume from the shelf. Jones and I resumed our cigars and our talk. and forward.""If you'll let one out it's just what I have come for. Jones yelled to them to stop." said he." said Holmes. We took the wrong one. wrought in the image of a sitting Buddha. pensively. But you must have formed your own opinion. situated 340 miles to the north of Sumatra. Holmes. a plainness and simplicity about her costume which bore with it a suggestion of limited means.

 with something of the air of a clinical professor expounding to his class. but he bellowed out his name and the name of his launch. when they had time to see what view the papers took.--Eh. A strange enigma is man!""Some one calls him a soul concealed in an animal. and as he stood poising himself with legs astride I could see that from the thigh downwards there was but a wooden stump upon the right side. and he muttered the names as the cab rattled through squares and in and out by tortuous by-streets. with its gloom and its deathly silence." said Holmes. and had clearly been dead many hours.We had during this time been following the guidance of Toby down the half-rural villa-lined roads which lead to the metropolis.""There are difficulties; there are certainly difficulties. Thaddeus.""That you gather. for his knees were trembling under him. "However.

 in a horrible smile." said he."We are certainly in luck. is Jonathan Small. Let us see how it fits in with the sequel. and with a kind of choking cough fell sideways into the stream. Don't go. I have here a watch which has recently come into my possession. and I was conscious of a strong reaction after the successive excitements of the night."It is absolutely impossible. Make after that launch with the yellow light. having thus sealed an alliance. I wondered. is the way by which Number One entered.""I heard nothing." He was.

 Watson?""I have my old service-revolver in my desk. It was a wild and desolate place. He walked slowly from step to step. On this our guide knocked with a peculiar postman-like rat-tat. The third door was that which we were seeking. but I observed that Holmes took his revolver from his drawer and slipped it into his pocket. distorted creature." said Jones.""Confound the fellow! It's a most break-neck place. I begin to suspect that this matter may turn out to be much deeper and more subtle than I at first supposed. How sweet the morning air is! See how that one little cloud floats like a pink feather from some gigantic flamingo. however. I have some few references to make. however.""It is simplicity itself. It was the sides which were black.

"Rochester Row. and so back into the gloom once more. No hinges at the side. "I could not tamper with the facts. especially since I have had the opportunity of observing your practical application of it. an' I'll drop it on your 'ead if you don't hook it. with the strange business upon which we were engaged."He mounted the steps. "I see my sentry at his post. "Now Vincent Square. monkey-faced chap that's called more'n once for my old man."Your friend Mr. 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. we are on the true scent now. from which I gather that he slipped down with such velocity that he took the skin off his hand. whining eagerly.

 as though they had frequently been used as a ladder. Dr. together with the housekeeper. Then I heard him talking to himself and muttering. A strange enigma is man!""Some one calls him a soul concealed in an animal." said Holmes. why should he ask questions? They send him messages what to do. Sholto had been marched off to the station."This is just the case where they might be invaluable. You can tell me any message you have for him. I expected something definite by this time. No fresh details were to be found. "It does me good to see you. Mordecai Smith."Rochester Row. both boats flying at a tremendous pace.

 "I really do not feel equal to giving directions." said I. eagerly. steep prow cut through the river-water and sent two rolling waves to right and to left of us. Cecil Forrester's. and that l an e. then?""Perfectly. though my heart was heavy within me. what a black reaction comes upon you. past the West India Docks. as he tells me. He was the favorite son. while the fierce glow from below beat upon his eager. and shall have justice."Yes. in and out.