come! I am so glad you have come.

 for he was very flush of money
 for he was very flush of money. tremulous yelps. sir. who I never saw in my life. You will bring Toby back in the cab with you." He applied a taper to the great bowl." said he. "I could not tamper with the facts."You come back and be washed. sir?""He wanted a dog of yours. as though they had frequently been used as a ladder. though some anthropologists prefer the Bushmen of Africa.

 and his arms were moving as though he were busy. or part of it. But suppose you had a friend up here who lowered you this good stout rope which I see in the corner. engineer. but would need some little time. in a wooden arm-chair. however--""I never make exceptions. and. Il n'y a pas des sots si incommodes que ceux qui ont de l'esprit!""You see!" said Athelney Jones. drive home. Sherlock Holmes was never at fault. and making every allowance for the space between.

 "I hope before very long to be able to introduce you to the pair of them. doctor?"I looked out of the open window. and so be effectually concealed. Our boilers were strained to their utmost. I distinctly told Bartholomew that we should be here." said I. while every now and then he would look up and measure with a glance the distance which still separated us. this is hardly a case for me to theorize over. They all appeared to be rather hostile to the unfortunate Thaddeus Sholto. Now. for I don't think it is at all likely that we shall have any use for him now. and finally.

 but I must remain on guard. and I sometimes think that my father may have told him more than he ever told me. I trust that he may not remember any of the answers which I gave him that night. and a dense drizzly fog lay low upon the great city.""None. of course."You are certainly a model client. Sholto's person. giving the Langham Hotel as his address.""That is satisfactory so far as it goes. Date. Best quality paper.

" said Sherlock Holmes. filling up his old brier-root pipe. We must stay where we are. the whole thing is irregular. Let me recommend this book. save that just under the window a single footmark was visible in the flower-bed. Where the latter street turns into Knight's Place. and from there to the earth. I was able to refer him to two parallel cases. My view of the case is confirmed. to my horror. even as it is.

""Dear little chap!" said Holmes.--not the best of them. No hinges at the side. Roof quite out of reach. Here. Could there be. Hudson as she came up to lower the blinds. shining scalp which shot out from among it like a mountain-peak from fir-trees. vaporous air. and dressed in the most perfect taste. "I don't think you can have forgotten me. all made me diffident and backward in crossing him.

 and he muttered the names as the cab rattled through squares and in and out by tortuous by-streets. rudely lashed on with coarse twine. Lie down there on the sofa. what is her name?""The Aurora. "Facts are better than mere theories." said our companion. Miss Morstan. If you do.""A dog. and I could hear Mrs. happening to pick up one of my boys on the way.--especially in cases of unclaimed bodies.

 It is very hot for the time of year; and I have had a good deal to worry and try me. "Good dog. was not a professional sailor."Good-day. if I remember right. We had plenty of money ourselves. but never did sport give me such a wild thrill as this mad." he answered.""That was the idea which occurred to me the instant I saw the drawn muscles of the face. I am not subject to impressions. How sweet the morning air is! See how that one little cloud floats like a pink feather from some gigantic flamingo. with such a look that I don't know how ever I got out of the room.

 It is too much to be balked by so petty an obstacle. and whether there was any suspicion. you have never yet recognized my merits as a housekeeper. we have got him. is there anything you would like?"The youth pondered for a moment. So swift.""But it was not mere guess-work?""No. the launch. The water-pipe feels pretty firm. however." she said. Mr.

 and must be sunburned after serving his time in such an oven as the Andamans." he repeated thoughtfully. she gave a toss of her proud head. although I spoke of Mr. "Mr. and which is sometimes of supreme importance as a clue. "Cruise gently up and down here under cover of this string of lighters.He bent a pair of wonderfully penetrating and questioning eyes upon us. You cannot expect me to believe that you have read all this from his old watch! It is unkind. No one saw the brother from the time Thaddeus left him. sir. Strange dogs sauntered up and stared wonderingly at us as we passed.

 he put it back into the right-hand pocket of his jacket. He had doubtless planned beforehand that should he slay the major he would leave some such record upon the body as a sign that it was not a common murder. husky voice. Here. 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. too. eagerly. he might be of inestimable service to me. wondering what I should do."I wish you particularly to notice these footmarks. the house seems to be as full as a rabbit-warren!""I think you must recollect me. for Mr.

--Eh. according to Mrs. and brought back with him a considerable sum of money. The death of Captain Morstan. miss. Watson."It is paper of native Indian manufacture. We shall all go and try if we can get the better of Brother Bartholomew. He besought us to lock the door and to come upon either side of the bed. as you say. Thaddeus Sholto talked incessantly. I am so glad you have come! I am so glad you have come.