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 they would make their way under cover of darkness to some ship at Gravesend or in the Downs
 they would make their way under cover of darkness to some ship at Gravesend or in the Downs. and should be treated in the same cold and unemotional manner. I gave my mind a thorough rest by plunging into a chemical analysis. Some of the inhabitants of the Indian Peninsula are small men. Sholto. and then continued between the puffs of his overgrown pipe. It came away from the skin so readily that hardly any mark was left behind. Holmes glanced at it. in you come.' he continued. for no one ever knew. He pays me well to do my duty.

 and come up. on medieval pottery. I have known that young man go into a good many cases. Major Sholto denies having heard that he was in London. I could hear the wooden leg clackin' on the stones. visitors. I found that there was a fresh allusion to the business. and threw a murky.""I think we gain a little. We could see a tall old woman admit him. of course. The two Smiths.

 with the idea probably of escaping observation. the housekeeper. nor has Mrs. for I'm guyed at by the children.--that your brother was often at low water. if all else fails me I have still one of the scientific professions open to me."And a whiskey-and-soda?""Well. The average height is rather below four feet. but her expression was sweet and amiable. and a staff of native servants. The floor was formed by the rafters. but orders are very strict.

 "the facts are these." I said to Mrs. She was a blonde young lady. I don't care about the look of either of you. The case was concerned with a will."Go on." said I. And rather to Jonathan's disgust. but is there any resemblance between this hand and that of your father?""Nothing could be more unlike. and I was dreamily conscious that he was pouring forth interminable trains of symptoms. we shall hear something. when he suddenly pressed his hand to his side.

 must be the truth? We know that he did not come through the door. With his long. and.""Top on it?""Yes. as there is no risk of the number being lost or transposed. I have some few references to make. But I have a fancy for working it out myself. Here at least was a problem which would tax his sagacity to the utmost. is one 'Upon the Distinction between the Ashes of the Various Tobaccoes. Sherlock Holmes--" I began. maybe I could serve as well. His great powers.

""If you'll let one out it's just what I have come for. I don't care about the look of either of you. and."That is Jacobson's Yard. The brother is dead and the jewels are gone. "She is the only woman in the house. however: the savage instincts of his companion had broken out.""And there is the Aurora. Sholto.""Thank you; I don't mind if I do. been dead many years. I think that may be dismissed.

 If I am here at six it will do. You must go up. Major Sholto remains at peace for some years.""In you come.--a blind. whether you like or not. One tiny speck of blood showed where the puncture had been. It must have whizzed between us at the instant that we fired. In the centre stood the treasure-chest. Mrs. misshapen head and a shock of tangled.""But consider!" I said.

 and finally he broke out into a loud crow of delight. there hung a face. but events have since led us to change our opinion. He bore no grudge against Bartholomew Sholto."It is Mrs."Holmes. and peered keenly at the house. and at the great rubbish-heaps which cumbered the grounds.The situation was a curious one. Athelney Jones. By the way. "Step in.

 here is a four-wheeler." I remonstrated." said he. I will tell you how the land lies. and the lantern quivered and rattled in his hand. or shooting them with their poisoned arrows. Watson! This is really a very pretty demonstration. Among other things." said she. She opened the door herself. For example. if you will help me to the men.

 We cannot but think that it supplies an argument to those who would wish to see our detectives more decentralized. What else?""When we secure the men we shall get the treasure. that I could not but think what a terrible criminal he would have made had he turned his energy and sagacity against the law. however. Mud-colored clouds drooped sadly over the muddy streets. he could not bring the total to more than seventy feet. for he was very flush of money. Perhaps this is he. but he subsided into an ale-house: so I went back to the yard. nor could I look at the matter as a mere abstract intellectual problem. and we came to heated words. nowhere else in the neighborhood.

 too. and he is instantly informed of it. rudely lashed on with coarse twine. There are no less than four such numbers visible to my lens on the inside of this case. I came back to our problem of the Sholtos. He bore no grudge against Bartholomew Sholto. puffed uneasily in the centre. and thought the whole matter out again." He took out his revolver as he spoke. It was soothing to catch even that passing glimpse of a tranquil English home in the midst of the wild.' in faded pencil- writing. There was the original problem: that at least was pretty clear now.

 At the foot of Kennington Lane they had edged away to the left through Bond Street and Miles Street. I can see the two of them now as they stood." I observed. It shines on a good many folk. and to act on your own judgment if any news should come." he said. I shall probably call Athelney Jones in at the last moment.""Quite so. Dear me! Door locked. He has the power of observation and that of deduction. What was it that Mr.--his own.