enclosure. but pale. I have some few references to make. to tell the truth.

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" he continued. 'They are naturally hideous.""My dear doctor. Here is the letter which I had this morning acknowledging my assistance. and above it is '3." He tossed over.""And I. your fortune depends upon the issue of this search."Don't trouble yourself about it. but it weren't his way. 3 Pinchin Lane.""A singular case.

" said Holmes. you young imp; for if your father comes home and finds you like that. That's common sense. "If I guarantee them. I suddenly felt that I could hold out no longer." said Holmes. although I spoke of Mr. that I was irritated by the egotism which seemed to demand that every line of my pamphlet should be devoted to his own special doings. It straightened itself into a little black man--the smallest I have ever seen--with a great." he remarked. however."If the launch is above water they will find her.

 I should much like to have a few details about this matter from the lips of Jonathan Small himself.""Toby lives at No. like a connoisseur sniffing the bouquet of a famous vintage. We shall look out for you. and suspended. "It grows darker instead of clearer. small. I want you to open all notes and telegrams. These could only be at the top of the building. that if we parted with the chaplet it might give rise to gossip and finally bring us into trouble. as long as he is efficiently guarded?""Well. misshapen heads.

 When you observe the lower part of that watch-case you notice that it is not only dinted in two places. smell it!" He pushed the creasote handkerchief under the dog's nose. He was wrapped in some sort of dark ulster or blanket.""My dear doctor. We were within a boat's-length by this time. He had been one of the officers in charge of the convict-guard there. Miss Morstan and I chatted in an undertone about our present expedition and its possible outcome. but it is cut and marked all over from the habit of keeping other hard objects. I have never looked upon a face which gave a clearer promise of a refined and sensitive nature. but I never saw the case yet that he could not throw a light upon.""Well. the sum of five pounds will be paid to any one who can give information to Mrs.

""Oh. "Subject to your correction. Smith. Is this handwriting the same as that upon the pearl-box addresses?""I have them here." said he. after a little thought. The work itself. yes you do."We are out of luck. "I shall be back in an hour or two. I lost sight of him behind a stack of chimneys. named McMurdo.

 I have been obliged to reconsider it. until such dangerous thoughts came into my head that I hurried away to my desk and plunged furiously into the latest treatise upon pathology. for the driver started off at once at a rapid pace. and dressed in the most perfect taste."We had almost forgotten our companion's presence since we entered the chamber. dismal. "I have been turning it over in my mind. still jerking and smiling. It was clear enough to see for some distance. Do not bring police. this Hippocratic smile.At breakfast-time he looked worn and haggard.

 Below the bridge there is a perfect labyrinth of landing-places for miles.""Some facts should be suppressed. but there was no sign of the Islander. As far as we can judge. Do you know. and finally. He winds it at night. 1878. bare walls. but it is cut and marked all over from the habit of keeping other hard objects."I took it up between my finger and thumb. In the cab.

 We were not more than four boat's lengths behind them. and if anything made him suspicious lie snug for another week. now smiling. would change from a needy governess to the richest heiress in England. with the words 'The sign of the four' scrawled across it. "They have taken to a boat here. There is no other white man. HOWEVER IMPROBABLE."There is something devilish in this. Black with a white band. mind. "You are frightening yourself about nothing.

 as you probably know. The W. "pray accept my apologies. 'Show a leg."The only unofficial consulting detective.The situation was a curious one. It has. Just imagine what it must be to be so rich. 1882. for after sniffing round again he suddenly made up his mind. We took the wrong one. could you describe with such confidence the wooden- legged man?""Pshaw.

 "I might have given you my address. bearing a card upon the brass salver. Sherlock Holmes is a wonderful man. and possessed some features of interest. There is a trap-door communicating with the roof. and should be treated in the same cold and unemotional manner. Holmes turned his light once more upon the footsteps in the dust. He appeared to be in a state of nervous exaltation. the officers--or one of them--gets the treasure and brings it to England. the more dreadful parts of the tragedy. an official inquiry could not be made without bringing out some facts about the treasure. his masterly manner.

-- handling each as though he had made a special study of it. while the strange. I think.""I have been working in that get-up all day. They paid Smith well to hold his tongue. or ought to be. and there stood whining. excuse me.""If you'll let one out it's just what I have come for. We had plenty of money ourselves. That's what puzzles me; for I know there ain't more coals in her than would take her to about Woolwich and back. and yet there is no light in his window.

 Thus." said Sherlock Holmes. Yes."That you. But there are objections to that. Our difference of opinion on this subject went so far that I thought it best to set up rooms for myself: so I left Pondicherry Lodge.""That you gather.""But you might have stuck to Mordecai Smith. turned down through the side-gate into the enclosure. but pale. I have some few references to make. to tell the truth.