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A
STUDY
IN
SCARLET
by
Sir
Arthur
Co
nan
Do
yle,
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IN
the
ye
ar
1878
I
to
ok
my
de
gree
of
Do
ctor
of
Me
di
ci
ne
of
the
Uni
ve
rsi
ty
of
Lo
ndo
n,
and
pro
ce
e
ded
to
Ne
tley
to
go
thro
u
gh
the
co
u
rse
pre
scri
bed
for
su
rge
o
ns
in
the
army.
Ha
vi
ng
co
mple
ted
my
stu
di
es
the
re,
I
was
du
ly
atta
ched
to
the
Fi
fth
No
rthu
mbe
rla
nd
Fu
si
li
e
rs
as
Assi
sta
nt
Su
rge
o
n.
The
re
gi
me
nt
was
sta
ti
o
ned
in
India
at
the
ti
me,
and
be
fo
re
I
co
u
ld
jo
in
it,
the
se
co
nd
Afghan
war
had
bro
ken
ou
t.
On
la
ndi
ng
at
Bo
mba
y,
I
le
a
rned
that
my
co
rps
had
adva
nced
thro
u
gh
the
pa
sse
s,
and
was
alre
a
dy
de
ep
in
the
ene
my's
co
u
ntry.
I
fo
llo
we
d,
ho
we
ve
r,
wi
th
ma
ny
other
offi
ce
rs
who
we
re
in
the
sa
me
si
tu
a
ti
on
as
myse
lf,
and
su
cce
e
ded
in
re
a
chi
ng
Ca
nda
har
in
sa
fe
ty,
whe
re
I
fo
u
nd
my
re
gi
me
nt,
and
at
once
ente
red
upon
my
new
du
ti
e
s.
The
ca
mpa
i
gn
bro
u
ght
ho
no
u
rs
and
pro
mo
ti
on
to
ma
ny,
but
for
me
it
had
no
thi
ng
but
mi
sfo
rtu
ne
and
di
sa
ste
r.
I
was
re
mo
ved
from
my
bri
ga
de
and
atta
ched
to
the
Be
rkshi
re
s,
wi
th
whom
I
se
rved
at
the
fa
tal
ba
ttle
of
Ma
i
wa
nd.
The
re
I
was
stru
ck
on
the
sho
u
lder
by
a
Je
za
il
bu
lle
t,
whi
ch
sha
tte
red
the
bo
ne
and
gra
zed
the
su
bcla
vi
an
arte
ry.
I
sho
u
ld
ha
ve
fa
llen
into
the
ha
nds
of
the
mu
rde
ro
us
Gha
zis
had
it
not
be
en
for
the
de
vo
ti
on
and
co
u
ra
ge
sho
wn
by
Mu
rra
y,
my
orde
rly,
who
threw
me
acro
ss
a
pa
ck-ho
rse,
and
su
cce
e
ded
in
bri
ngi
ng
me
sa
fe
ly
to
the
Bri
ti
sh
li
ne
s.
Wo
rn
wi
th
pa
i
n,
and
we
ak
from
the
pro
lo
nged
ha
rdshi
ps
whi
ch
I
had
unde
rgo
ne,
I
was
re
mo
ve
d,
wi
th
a
gre
at
tra
in
of
wo
u
nded
su
ffe
re
rs,
to
the
ba
se
ho
spi
tal
at
Pe
sha
wa
r.
He
re
I
ra
lli
e
d,
and
had
alre
a
dy
impro
ved
so
far
as
to
be
able
to
wa
lk
abo
ut
the
wa
rds,
and
even
to
ba
sk
a
li
ttle
upon
the
ve
ra
nda
h,
when
I
was
stru
ck
do
wn
by
ente
ric
fe
ve
r,
that
cu
rse
of
our
Indi
an
po
sse
ssi
o
ns.
For
mo
nths
my
li
fe
was
de
spa
i
red
of,
and
when
at
la
st
I
ca
me
to
myse
lf
and
be
ca
me
co
nva
le
sce
nt,
I
was
so
we
ak
and
ema
ci
a
ted
that
a
me
di
cal
bo
a
rd
de
te
rmi
ned
that
not
a
day
sho
u
ld
be
lo
st
in
se
ndi
ng
me
ba
ck
to
Engla
nd.
I
was
di
spa
tche
d,
acco
rdi
ngly,
in
the
tro
o
pship
"Oro
nte
s,"
and
la
nded
a
mo
nth
la
ter
on
Po
rtsmo
u
th
je
tty,
wi
th
my
he
a
lth
irre
tri
e
va
bly
ru
i
ne
d,
but
wi
th
pe
rmi
ssi
on
from
a
pa
te
rnal
go
ve
rnme
nt
to
spe
nd
the
ne
xt
ni
ne
mo
nths
in
atte
mpti
ng
to
impro
ve
it.
I
had
ne
i
ther
ki
th
nor
kin
in
Engla
nd,
and
was
the
re
fo
re
as
free
as
ai
r—or
as
free
as
an
inco
me
of
ele
ven
shi
lli
ngs
and
si
xpe
nce
a
day
wi
ll
pe
rmit
a
man
to
be.
Under
su
ch
ci
rcu
msta
nce
s,
I
na
tu
ra
lly
gra
vi
ta
ted
to
Lo
ndo
n,
that
gre
at
ce
sspo
ol
into
whi
ch
all
the
lo
u
nge
rs
and
idle
rs
of
the
Empi
re
are
irre
si
sti
bly
dra
i
ne
d.
The
re
I
sta
yed
for
so
me
ti
me
at
a
pri
va
te
ho
tel
in
the
Stra
nd,
le
a
di
ng
a
co
mfo
rtle
ss,
me
a
ni
ngle
ss
exi
ste
nce,
and
spe
ndi
ng
su
ch
mo
ney
as
I
ha
d,
co
nsi
de
ra
bly
mo
re
fre
e
ly
than
I
ou
ght.
So
ala
rmi
ng
did
the
sta
te
of
my
fi
na
nces
be
co
me,
that
I
so
on
re
a
li
zed
that
I
mu
st
ei
ther
le
a
ve
the
me
tro
po
lis
and
ru
sti
ca
te
so
me
whe
re
in
the
co
u
ntry,
or
that
I
mu
st
ma
ke
a
co
mple
te
alte
ra
ti
on
in
my
style
of
li
vi
ng.
Cho
o
si
ng
the
la
tter
alte
rna
ti
ve,
I
be
gan
by
ma
ki
ng
up
my
mi
nd
to
le
a
ve
the
ho
te
l,
and
to
ta
ke
up
my
qu
a
rte
rs
in
so
me
le
ss
pre
te
nti
o
us
and
le
ss
expe
nsi
ve
do
mi
ci
le.
On
the
ve
ry
day
that
I
had
co
me
to
this
co
nclu
si
o
n,
I
was
sta
ndi
ng
at
the
Cri
te
ri
on
Ba
r,
when
so
me
one
ta
pped
me
on
the
sho
u
lde
r,
and
tu
rni
ng
ro
u
nd
I
re
co
gni
zed
yo
u
ng
Sta
mfo
rd,
who
had
be
en
a
dre
sser
under
me
at
Ba
rts.
The
si
ght
of
a
fri
e
ndly
fa
ce
in
the
gre
at
wi
lde
rne
ss
of
Lo
ndon
is
a
ple
a
sa
nt
thi
ng
inde
ed
to
a
lo
ne
ly
ma
n.
In
old
da
ys
Sta
mfo
rd
had
ne
ver
be
en
a
pa
rti
cu
lar
cro
ny
of
mi
ne,
but
now
I
ha
i
led
him
wi
th
enthu
si
a
sm,
and
he,
in
his
tu
rn,
appe
a
red
to
be
de
li
ghted
to
see
me.
In
the
exu
be
ra
nce
of
my
jo
y,
I
asked
him
to
lu
nch
wi
th
me
at
the
Ho
lbo
rn,
and
we
sta
rted
off
to
ge
ther
in
a
ha
nso
m.
"Wha
te
ver
ha
ve
you
be
en
do
i
ng
wi
th
yo
u
rse
lf,
Wa
tso
n?"
he
asked
in
undi
sgu
i
sed
wo
nde
r,
as
we
ra
ttled
thro
u
gh
the
cro
wded
Lo
ndon
stre
e
ts.
"You
are
as
thin
as
a
la
th
and
as
bro
wn
as
a
nu
t."
I
ga
ve
him
a
sho
rt
ske
tch
of
my
adve
ntu
re
s,
and
had
ha
rdly
co
nclu
ded
it
by
the
ti
me
that
we
re
a
ched
our
de
sti
na
ti
o
n.
"Po
or
de
vi
l!"
he
sa
i
d,
co
mmi
se
ra
ti
ngly,
after
he
had
li
ste
ned
to
my
mi
sfo
rtu
ne
s.
"What
are
you
up
to
no
w?"
"Lo
o
ki
ng
for
lo
dgi
ngs."
3
I
answe
re
d.
"Tryi
ng
to
so
lve
the
pro
blem
as
to
whe
ther
it
is
po
ssi
ble
to
get
co
mfo
rta
ble
ro
o
ms
at
a
re
a
so
na
ble
pri
ce
."
"Tha
t's
a
stra
nge
thi
ng,"
re
ma
rked
my
co
mpa
ni
o
n;
"you
are
the
se
co
nd
man
to
-day
that
has
used
that
expre
ssi
on
to
me
."
"And
who
was
the
fi
rst?"
I
aske
d.
"A
fe
llow
who
is
wo
rki
ng
at
the
che
mi
cal
la
bo
ra
to
ry
up
at
the
ho
spi
ta
l.
He
was
be
mo
a
ni
ng
hi
mse
lf
this
mo
rni
ng
be
ca
u
se
he
co
u
ld
not
get
so
me
o
ne
to
go
ha
lves
wi
th
him
in
so
me
ni
ce
ro
o
ms
whi
ch
he
had
fo
u
nd,
and
whi
ch
we
re
too
mu
ch
for
his
pu
rse
."
"By
Jo
ve
!"
I
cri
e
d,
"if
he
re
a
lly
wa
nts
so
me
o
ne
to
sha
re
the
ro
o
ms
and
the
expe
nse,
I
am
the
ve
ry
man
for
hi
m.
I
sho
u
ld
pre
fer
ha
vi
ng
a
pa
rtner
to
be
i
ng
alo
ne
."
Yo
u
ng
Sta
mfo
rd
lo
o
ked
ra
ther
stra
nge
ly
at
me
over
his
wi
ne
-gla
ss.
"You
do
n't
know
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lmes
ye
t,"
he
sa
i
d;
"pe
rha
ps
you
wo
u
ld
not
ca
re
for
him
as
a
co
nsta
nt
co
mpa
ni
o
n."
"Why,
what
is
the
re
aga
i
nst
hi
m?"
"Oh,
I
di
dn't
say
the
re
was
anythi
ng
aga
i
nst
hi
m.
He
is
a
li
ttle
qu
e
er
in
his
ide
a
s—an
enthu
si
a
st
in
so
me
bra
nches
of
sci
e
nce.
As
far
as
I
know
he
is
a
de
ce
nt
fe
llow
eno
u
gh."
"A
me
di
cal
stu
de
nt,
I
su
ppo
se
?"
sa
id
I.
"No
—I
ha
ve
no
idea
what
he
inte
nds
to
go
in
fo
r.
I
be
li
e
ve
he
is
we
ll
up
in
ana
to
my,
and
he
is
a
fi
rst-cla
ss
che
mi
st;
bu
t,
as
far
as
I
kno
w,
he
has
ne
ver
ta
ken
out
any
syste
ma
tic
me
di
cal
cla
sse
s.
His
stu
di
es
are
ve
ry
de
su
lto
ry
and
ecce
ntri
c,
but
he
has
ama
ssed
a
lot
of
ou
t-o
f-the
way
kno
wle
dge
whi
ch
wo
u
ld
asto
ni
sh
his
pro
fe
sso
rs."
"Did
you
ne
ver
ask
him
what
he
was
go
i
ng
in
fo
r?"
I
aske
d.
"No;
he
is
not
a
man
that
it
is
ea
sy
to
draw
ou
t,
tho
u
gh
he
can
be
co
mmu
ni
ca
ti
ve
eno
u
gh
when
the
fa
ncy
se
i
zes
hi
m."
"I
sho
u
ld
li
ke
to
me
et
hi
m,"
I
sa
i
d.
"If
I
am
to
lo
dge
wi
th
anyo
ne,
I
sho
u
ld
pre
fer
a
man
of
stu
di
o
us
and
qu
i
et
ha
bi
ts.
I
am
not
stro
ng
eno
u
gh
yet
to
sta
nd
mu
ch
no
i
se
or
exci
te
me
nt.
I
had
eno
u
gh
of
bo
th
in
Afgha
ni
stan
to
la
st
me
for
the
re
ma
i
nder
of
my
na
tu
ral
exi
ste
nce.
How
co
u
ld
I
me
et
this
fri
e
nd
of
yo
u
rs?"
"He
is
su
re
to
be
at
the
la
bo
ra
to
ry,"
re
tu
rned
my
co
mpa
ni
o
n.
"He
ei
ther
avo
i
ds
the
pla
ce
for
we
e
ks,
or
else
he
wo
rks
the
re
from
mo
rni
ng
to
ni
ght.
If
you
li
ke,
we
sha
ll
dri
ve
ro
u
nd
to
ge
ther
after
lu
nche
o
n."
"Ce
rta
i
nly,"
I
answe
re
d,
and
the
co
nve
rsa
ti
on
dri
fted
away
into
other
cha
nne
ls.
As
we
ma
de
our
way
to
the
ho
spi
tal
after
le
a
vi
ng
the
Ho
lbo
rn,
Sta
mfo
rd
ga
ve
me
a
few
mo
re
pa
rti
cu
la
rs
abo
ut
the
ge
ntle
man
whom
I
pro
po
sed
to
ta
ke
as
a
fe
llo
w-lo
dge
r.
"You
mu
stn't
bla
me
me
if
you
do
n't
get
on
wi
th
hi
m,"
he
sa
i
d;
"I
know
no
thi
ng
mo
re
of
him
than
I
ha
ve
le
a
rned
from
me
e
ti
ng
him
occa
si
o
na
lly
in
the
la
bo
ra
to
ry.
You
pro
po
sed
this
arra
nge
me
nt,
so
you
mu
st
not
ho
ld
me
re
spo
nsi
ble
."
"If
we
do
n't
get
on
it
wi
ll
be
ea
sy
to
pa
rt
co
mpa
ny,"
I
answe
re
d.
"It
se
e
ms
to
me,
Sta
mfo
rd,"
I
adde
d,
lo
o
ki
ng
ha
rd
at
my
co
mpa
ni
o
n,
"that
you
ha
ve
so
me
re
a
son
for
wa
shi
ng
yo
ur
ha
nds
of
the
ma
tte
r.
Is
this
fe
llo
w's
te
mper
so
fo
rmi
da
ble,
or
what
is
it?
Do
n't
be
me
a
ly-mo
u
thed
abo
ut
it."
"It
is
not
ea
sy
to
expre
ss
the
ine
xpre
ssi
ble
,"
he
answe
red
wi
th
a
la
u
gh.
"Ho
lmes
is
a
li
ttle
too
sci
e
nti
fic
for
my
ta
ste
s—it
appro
a
ches
to
co
ld-blo
o
de
dne
ss.
I
co
u
ld
ima
gi
ne
his
gi
vi
ng
a
fri
e
nd
a
li
ttle
pi
nch
of
the
la
te
st
ve
ge
ta
ble
alka
lo
i
d,
not
out
of
ma
le
vo
le
nce,
you
unde
rsta
nd,
but
si
mply
out
of
a
spi
rit
of
inqu
i
ry
in
order
to
ha
ve
an
accu
ra
te
idea
of
the
effe
cts.
To
do
him
ju
sti
ce,
I
thi
nk
that
he
wo
u
ld
ta
ke
it
hi
mse
lf
wi
th
the
sa
me
re
a
di
ne
ss.
He
appe
a
rs
to
ha
ve
a
pa
ssi
on
for
de
fi
ni
te
and
exa
ct
kno
wle
dge
."
"Ve
ry
ri
ght
to
o
."
"Ye
s,
but
it
may
be
pu
shed
to
exce
ss.
When
it
co
mes
to
be
a
ti
ng
the
su
bje
cts
in
the
di
sse
cti
ng-ro
o
ms
wi
th
a
sti
ck,
it
is
ce
rta
i
nly
ta
ki
ng
ra
ther
a
bi
za
rre
sha
pe
."
"Be
a
ti
ng
the
su
bje
cts!"
"Ye
s,
to
ve
ri
fy
how
far
bru
i
ses
may
be
pro
du
ced
after
de
a
th.
I
saw
him
at
it
wi
th
my
own
eye
s."
"And
yet
you
say
he
is
not
a
me
di
cal
stu
de
nt?"
"No.
He
a
ven
kno
ws
what
the
obje
cts
of
his
stu
di
es
are.
But
he
re
we
are,
and
you
mu
st
fo
rm
yo
ur
own
impre
ssi
o
ns
abo
ut
hi
m."
As
he
spo
ke,
we
tu
rned
do
wn
a
na
rrow
la
ne
and
pa
ssed
thro
u
gh
a
sma
ll
si
de
-do
o
r,
whi
ch
ope
ned
into
a
wi
ng
of
the
gre
at
ho
spi
ta
l.
It
was
fa
mi
li
ar
gro
u
nd
to
me,
and
I
ne
e
ded
no
gu
i
di
ng
as
we
asce
nded
the
ble
ak
sto
ne
sta
i
rca
se
and
ma
de
our
way
do
wn
the
lo
ng
co
rri
dor
wi
th
its
vi
sta
of
whi
te
wa
shed
wa
ll
and
du
n-co
lo
u
red
do
o
rs.
Ne
ar
the
fu
rther
end
a
low
arched
pa
ssa
ge
bra
nched
away
from
it
and
led
to
the
che
mi
cal
la
bo
ra
to
ry.
This
was
a
lo
fty
cha
mbe
r,
li
ned
and
li
tte
red
wi
th
co
u
ntle
ss
bo
ttle
s.
Bro
a
d,
low
ta
bles
we
re
sca
tte
red
abo
u
t,
whi
ch
bri
stled
wi
th
re
to
rts,
te
st-tu
be
s,
and
li
ttle
Bu
nsen
la
mps,
wi
th
the
ir
blue
fli
cke
ri
ng
fla
me
s.
The
re
was
only
one
stu
de
nt
in
the
ro
o
m,
who
was
be
ndi
ng
over
a
di
sta
nt
ta
ble
abso
rbed
in
his
wo
rk.
At
the
so
u
nd
of
our
ste
ps
he
gla
nced
ro
u
nd
and
spra
ng
to
his
fe
et
wi
th
a
cry
of
ple
a
su
re.
"I've
fo
u
nd
it!
I've
fo
u
nd
it,"
he
sho
u
ted
to
my
co
mpa
ni
o
n,
ru
nni
ng
to
wa
rds
us
wi
th
a
te
st-tu
be
in
his
ha
nd.
"I
ha
ve
fo
u
nd
a
re
-a
ge
nt
whi
ch
is
pre
ci
pi
ta
ted
by
ho
e
mo
glo
bi
n,
4
and
by
no
thi
ng
else
."
Had
he
di
sco
ve
red
a
go
ld
mi
ne,
gre
a
ter
de
li
ght
co
u
ld
not
ha
ve
sho
ne
upon
his
fe
a
tu
re
s.
"Dr.
Wa
tso
n,
Mr.
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lme
s,"
sa
id
Sta
mfo
rd,
intro
du
ci
ng
us.
"How
are
yo
u
?"
he
sa
id
co
rdi
a
lly,
gri
ppi
ng
my
ha
nd
wi
th
a
stre
ngth
for
whi
ch
I
sho
u
ld
ha
rdly
ha
ve
gi
ven
him
cre
di
t.
"You
ha
ve
be
en
in
Afgha
ni
sta
n,
I
pe
rce
i
ve
."
"How
on
ea
rth
did
you
know
tha
t?"
I
asked
in
asto
ni
shme
nt.
"Ne
ver
mi
nd,"
sa
id
he,
chu
ckli
ng
to
hi
mse
lf.
"The
qu
e
sti
on
now
is
abo
ut
ho
e
mo
glo
bi
n.
No
do
u
bt
you
see
the
si
gni
fi
ca
nce
of
this
di
sco
ve
ry
of
mi
ne
?"
"It
is
inte
re
sti
ng,
che
mi
ca
lly,
no
do
u
bt,"
I
answe
re
d,
"but
pra
cti
ca
lly——"
"Why,
ma
n,
it
is
the
mo
st
pra
cti
cal
me
di
co
-le
gal
di
sco
ve
ry
for
ye
a
rs.
Do
n't
you
see
that
it
gi
ves
us
an
infa
lli
ble
te
st
for
blo
od
sta
i
ns.
Co
me
over
he
re
no
w!"
He
se
i
zed
me
by
the
co
a
t-sle
e
ve
in
his
ea
ge
rne
ss,
and
drew
me
over
to
the
ta
ble
at
whi
ch
he
had
be
en
wo
rki
ng.
"Let
us
ha
ve
so
me
fre
sh
blo
o
d,"
he
sa
i
d,
di
ggi
ng
a
lo
ng
bo
dkin
into
his
fi
nge
r,
and
dra
wi
ng
off
the
re
su
lti
ng
drop
of
blo
od
in
a
che
mi
cal
pi
pe
tte.
"No
w,
I
add
this
sma
ll
qu
a
nti
ty
of
blo
od
to
a
li
tre
of
wa
te
r.
You
pe
rce
i
ve
that
the
re
su
lti
ng
mi
xtu
re
has
the
appe
a
ra
nce
of
pu
re
wa
te
r.
The
pro
po
rti
on
of
blo
od
ca
nnot
be
mo
re
than
one
in
a
mi
lli
o
n.
I
ha
ve
no
do
u
bt,
ho
we
ve
r,
that
we
sha
ll
be
able
to
obta
in
the
cha
ra
cte
ri
stic
re
a
cti
o
n."
As
he
spo
ke,
he
threw
into
the
ve
ssel
a
few
whi
te
crysta
ls,
and
then
added
so
me
dro
ps
of
a
tra
nspa
re
nt
flu
i
d.
In
an
insta
nt
the
co
nte
nts
assu
med
a
du
ll
ma
ho
ga
ny
co
lo
u
r,
and
a
bro
wni
sh
du
st
was
pre
ci
pi
ta
ted
to
the
bo
ttom
of
the
gla
ss
ja
r.
"Ha!
ha
!"
he
cri
e
d,
cla
ppi
ng
his
ha
nds,
and
lo
o
ki
ng
as
de
li
ghted
as
a
chi
ld
wi
th
a
new
to
y.
"What
do
you
thi
nk
of
tha
t?"
"It
se
e
ms
to
be
a
ve
ry
de
li
ca
te
te
st,"
I
re
ma
rke
d.
"Be
a
u
ti
fu
l!
be
a
u
ti
fu
l!
The
old
Gu
i
a
cum
te
st
was
ve
ry
clu
msy
and
unce
rta
i
n.
So
is
the
mi
cro
sco
pic
exa
mi
na
ti
on
for
blo
od
co
rpu
scle
s.
The
la
tter
is
va
lu
e
le
ss
if
the
sta
i
ns
are
a
few
ho
u
rs
old.
No
w,
this
appe
a
rs
to
act
as
we
ll
whe
ther
the
blo
od
is
old
or
ne
w.
Had
this
te
st
be
en
inve
nte
d,
the
re
are
hu
ndre
ds
of
men
now
wa
lki
ng
the
ea
rth
who
wo
u
ld
lo
ng
ago
ha
ve
pa
id
the
pe
na
lty
of
the
ir
cri
me
s."
"Inde
e
d!"
I
mu
rmu
re
d.
"Cri
mi
nal
ca
ses
are
co
nti
nu
a
lly
hi
ngi
ng
upon
that
one
po
i
nt.
A
man
is
su
spe
cted
of
a
cri
me
mo
nths
pe
rha
ps
after
it
has
be
en
co
mmi
tte
d.
His
li
nen
or
clo
thes
are
exa
mi
ne
d,
and
bro
wni
sh
sta
i
ns
di
sco
ve
red
upon
the
m.
Are
they
blo
od
sta
i
ns,
or
mud
sta
i
ns,
or
ru
st
sta
i
ns,
or
fru
it
sta
i
ns,
or
what
are
the
y?
That
is
a
qu
e
sti
on
whi
ch
has
pu
zzled
ma
ny
an
expe
rt,
and
why?
Be
ca
u
se
the
re
was
no
re
li
a
ble
te
st.
Now
we
ha
ve
the
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lme
s'
te
st,
and
the
re
wi
ll
no
lo
nger
be
any
di
ffi
cu
lty."
His
eyes
fa
i
rly
gli
tte
red
as
he
spo
ke,
and
he
put
his
ha
nd
over
his
he
a
rt
and
bo
wed
as
if
to
so
me
appla
u
di
ng
cro
wd
co
nju
red
up
by
his
ima
gi
na
ti
o
n.
"You
are
to
be
co
ngra
tu
la
te
d,"
I
re
ma
rke
d,
co
nsi
de
ra
bly
su
rpri
sed
at
his
enthu
si
a
sm.
"The
re
was
the
ca
se
of
Von
Bi
scho
ff
at
Fra
nkfo
rt
la
st
ye
a
r.
He
wo
u
ld
ce
rta
i
nly
ha
ve
be
en
hu
ng
had
this
te
st
be
en
in
exi
ste
nce.
Then
the
re
was
Ma
son
of
Bra
dfo
rd,
and
the
no
to
ri
o
us
Mu
lle
r,
and
Le
fe
vre
of
Mo
ntpe
lli
e
r,
and
Sa
mson
of
New
Orle
a
ns.
I
co
u
ld
na
me
a
sco
re
of
ca
ses
in
whi
ch
it
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
be
en
de
ci
si
ve
."
"You
se
em
to
be
a
wa
lki
ng
ca
le
ndar
of
cri
me
,"
sa
id
Sta
mfo
rd
wi
th
a
la
u
gh.
"You
mi
ght
sta
rt
a
pa
per
on
tho
se
li
ne
s.
Ca
ll
it
the
'Po
li
ce
Ne
ws
of
the
Pa
st.'"
"Ve
ry
inte
re
sti
ng
re
a
di
ng
it
mi
ght
be
ma
de,
to
o
,"
re
ma
rked
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lme
s,
sti
cki
ng
a
sma
ll
pi
e
ce
of
pla
ster
over
the
pri
ck
on
his
fi
nge
r.
"I
ha
ve
to
be
ca
re
fu
l,"
he
co
nti
nu
e
d,
tu
rni
ng
to
me
wi
th
a
smi
le,
"for
I
da
bble
wi
th
po
i
so
ns
a
go
od
de
a
l."
He
he
ld
out
his
ha
nd
as
he
spo
ke,
and
I
no
ti
ced
that
it
was
all
mo
ttled
over
wi
th
si
mi
lar
pi
e
ces
of
pla
ste
r,
and
di
sco
lo
u
red
wi
th
stro
ng
aci
ds.
"We
ca
me
he
re
on
bu
si
ne
ss,"
sa
id
Sta
mfo
rd,
si
tti
ng
do
wn
on
a
hi
gh
thre
e
-le
gged
sto
o
l,
and
pu
shi
ng
ano
ther
one
in
my
di
re
cti
on
wi
th
his
fo
o
t.
"My
fri
e
nd
he
re
wa
nts
to
ta
ke
di
ggi
ngs,
and
as
you
we
re
co
mpla
i
ni
ng
that
you
co
u
ld
get
no
one
to
go
ha
lves
wi
th
yo
u,
I
tho
u
ght
that
I
had
be
tter
bri
ng
you
to
ge
the
r."
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lmes
se
e
med
de
li
ghted
at
the
idea
of
sha
ri
ng
his
ro
o
ms
wi
th
me.
"I
ha
ve
my
eye
on
a
su
i
te
in
Ba
ker
Stre
e
t,"
he
sa
i
d,
"whi
ch
wo
u
ld
su
it
us
do
wn
to
the
gro
u
nd.
You
do
n't
mi
nd
the
sme
ll
of
stro
ng
to
ba
cco,
I
ho
pe
?"
"I
alwa
ys
smo
ke
'shi
p's'
myse
lf,"
I
answe
re
d.
"Tha
t's
go
od
eno
u
gh.
I
ge
ne
ra
lly
ha
ve
che
mi
ca
ls
abo
u
t,
and
occa
si
o
na
lly
do
expe
ri
me
nts.
Wo
u
ld
that
annoy
yo
u
?"
"By
no
me
a
ns."
"Let
me
se
e
—what
are
my
other
sho
rtco
mi
ngs.
I
get
in
the
du
mps
at
ti
me
s,
and
do
n't
open
my
mo
u
th
for
da
ys
on
end.
You
mu
st
not
thi
nk
I
am
su
lky
when
I
do
tha
t.
Ju
st
let
me
alo
ne,
and
I'll
so
on
be
ri
ght.
What
ha
ve
you
to
co
nfe
ss
no
w?
It's
ju
st
as
we
ll
for
two
fe
llo
ws
to
know
the
wo
rst
of
one
ano
ther
be
fo
re
they
be
gin
to
li
ve
to
ge
the
r."
I
la
u
ghed
at
this
cro
ss-e
xa
mi
na
ti
o
n.
"I
ke
ep
a
bu
ll
pu
p,"
I
sa
i
d,
"a
nd
I
obje
ct
to
ro
ws
be
ca
u
se
my
ne
rves
are
sha
ke
n,
and
I
get
up
at
all
so
rts
of
ungo
dly
ho
u
rs,
and
I
am
extre
me
ly
la
zy.
I
ha
ve
ano
ther
set
of
vi
ces
when
I'm
we
ll,
but
tho
se
are
the
pri
nci
pal
ones
at
pre
se
nt."
"Do
you
inclu
de
vi
o
li
n-pla
yi
ng
in
yo
ur
ca
te
go
ry
of
ro
ws?"
he
aske
d,
anxi
o
u
sly.
"It
de
pe
nds
on
the
pla
ye
r,"
I
answe
re
d.
"A
we
ll-pla
yed
vi
o
lin
is
a
tre
at
for
the
go
ds—a
ba
dly-pla
yed
one
——"
"Oh,
tha
t's
all
ri
ght,"
he
cri
e
d,
wi
th
a
me
rry
la
u
gh.
"I
thi
nk
we
may
co
nsi
der
the
thi
ng
as
se
ttle
d—that
is,
if
the
ro
o
ms
are
agre
e
a
ble
to
yo
u
."
"When
sha
ll
we
see
the
m?"
"Ca
ll
for
me
he
re
at
no
on
to
-mo
rro
w,
and
we
'll
go
to
ge
ther
and
se
ttle
eve
rythi
ng,"
he
answe
re
d.
"All
ri
ght—no
on
exa
ctly,"
sa
id
I,
sha
ki
ng
his
ha
nd.
We
le
ft
him
wo
rki
ng
amo
ng
his
che
mi
ca
ls,
and
we
wa
lked
to
ge
ther
to
wa
rds
my
ho
te
l.
"By
the
wa
y,"
I
asked
su
dde
nly,
sto
ppi
ng
and
tu
rni
ng
upon
Sta
mfo
rd,
"how
the
de
u
ce
did
he
know
that
I
had
co
me
from
Afgha
ni
sta
n?"
My
co
mpa
ni
on
smi
led
an
eni
gma
ti
cal
smi
le.
"Tha
t's
ju
st
his
li
ttle
pe
cu
li
a
ri
ty,"
he
sa
i
d.
"A
go
od
ma
ny
pe
o
ple
ha
ve
wa
nted
to
know
how
he
fi
nds
thi
ngs
ou
t."
"Oh!
a
myste
ry
is
it?"
I
cri
e
d,
ru
bbi
ng
my
ha
nds.
"This
is
ve
ry
pi
qu
a
nt.
I
am
mu
ch
obli
ged
to
you
for
bri
ngi
ng
us
to
ge
the
r.
'The
pro
per
stu
dy
of
ma
nki
nd
is
ma
n,'
you
kno
w."
"You
mu
st
stu
dy
hi
m,
the
n,"
Sta
mfo
rd
sa
i
d,
as
he
ba
de
me
go
o
d-bye.
"Yo
u
'll
fi
nd
him
a
kno
tty
pro
ble
m,
tho
u
gh.
I'll
wa
ger
he
le
a
rns
mo
re
abo
ut
you
than
you
abo
ut
hi
m.
Go
o
d-bye
."
"Go
o
d-bye
,"
I
answe
re
d,
and
stro
lled
on
to
my
ho
te
l,
co
nsi
de
ra
bly
inte
re
sted
in
my
new
acqu
a
i
nta
nce.
CHAPTER
II.
THE
SCIENCE
OF
DEDUCTION.
WE
met
ne
xt
day
as
he
had
arra
nge
d,
and
inspe
cted
the
ro
o
ms
at
No.
221B,
5
Ba
ker
Stre
e
t,
of
whi
ch
he
had
spo
ken
at
our
me
e
ti
ng.
They
co
nsi
sted
of
a
co
u
ple
of
co
mfo
rta
ble
be
d-ro
o
ms
and
a
si
ngle
la
rge
ai
ry
si
tti
ng-ro
o
m,
che
e
rfu
lly
fu
rni
she
d,
and
illu
mi
na
ted
by
two
bro
ad
wi
ndo
ws.
So
de
si
ra
ble
in
eve
ry
way
we
re
the
apa
rtme
nts,
and
so
mo
de
ra
te
did
the
te
rms
se
em
when
di
vi
ded
be
twe
en
us,
that
the
ba
rga
in
was
co
nclu
ded
upon
the
spo
t,
and
we
at
once
ente
red
into
po
sse
ssi
o
n.
That
ve
ry
eve
ni
ng
I
mo
ved
my
thi
ngs
ro
u
nd
from
the
ho
te
l,
and
on
the
fo
llo
wi
ng
mo
rni
ng
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lmes
fo
llo
wed
me
wi
th
se
ve
ral
bo
xes
and
po
rtma
nte
a
u
s.
For
a
day
or
two
we
we
re
bu
si
ly
emplo
yed
in
unpa
cki
ng
and
la
yi
ng
out
our
pro
pe
rty
to
the
be
st
adva
nta
ge.
That
do
ne,
we
gra
du
a
lly
be
gan
to
se
ttle
do
wn
and
to
acco
mmo
da
te
ou
rse
lves
to
our
new
su
rro
u
ndi
ngs.
Ho
lmes
was
ce
rta
i
nly
not
a
di
ffi
cu
lt
man
to
li
ve
wi
th.
He
was
qu
i
et
in
his
wa
ys,
and
his
ha
bi
ts
we
re
re
gu
la
r.
It
was
ra
re
for
him
to
be
up
after
ten
at
ni
ght,
and
he
had
inva
ri
a
bly
bre
a
kfa
sted
and
go
ne
out
be
fo
re
I
ro
se
in
the
mo
rni
ng.
So
me
ti
mes
he
spe
nt
his
day
at
the
che
mi
cal
la
bo
ra
to
ry,
so
me
ti
mes
in
the
di
sse
cti
ng-ro
o
ms,
and
occa
si
o
na
lly
in
lo
ng
wa
lks,
whi
ch
appe
a
red
to
ta
ke
him
into
the
lo
we
st
po
rti
o
ns
of
the
Ci
ty.
No
thi
ng
co
u
ld
exce
ed
his
ene
rgy
when
the
wo
rki
ng
fit
was
upon
hi
m;
but
now
and
aga
in
a
re
a
cti
on
wo
u
ld
se
i
ze
hi
m,
and
for
da
ys
on
end
he
wo
u
ld
lie
upon
the
so
fa
in
the
si
tti
ng-ro
o
m,
ha
rdly
utte
ri
ng
a
wo
rd
or
mo
vi
ng
a
mu
scle
from
mo
rni
ng
to
ni
ght.
On
the
se
occa
si
o
ns
I
ha
ve
no
ti
ced
su
ch
a
dre
a
my,
va
ca
nt
expre
ssi
on
in
his
eye
s,
that
I
mi
ght
ha
ve
su
spe
cted
him
of
be
i
ng
addi
cted
to
the
use
of
so
me
na
rco
ti
c,
had
not
the
te
mpe
ra
nce
and
cle
a
nli
ne
ss
of
his
who
le
li
fe
fo
rbi
dden
su
ch
a
no
ti
o
n.
As
the
we
e
ks
we
nt
by,
my
inte
re
st
in
him
and
my
cu
ri
o
si
ty
as
to
his
ai
ms
in
li
fe,
gra
du
a
lly
de
e
pe
ned
and
incre
a
se
d.
His
ve
ry
pe
rson
and
appe
a
ra
nce
we
re
su
ch
as
to
stri
ke
the
atte
nti
on
of
the
mo
st
ca
su
al
obse
rve
r.
In
he
i
ght
he
was
ra
ther
over
six
fe
e
t,
and
so
exce
ssi
ve
ly
le
an
that
he
se
e
med
to
be
co
nsi
de
ra
bly
ta
lle
r.
His
eyes
we
re
sha
rp
and
pi
e
rci
ng,
sa
ve
du
ri
ng
tho
se
inte
rva
ls
of
to
rpor
to
whi
ch
I
ha
ve
allu
de
d;
and
his
thi
n,
ha
wk-li
ke
no
se
ga
ve
his
who
le
expre
ssi
on
an
air
of
ale
rtne
ss
and
de
ci
si
o
n.
His
chi
n,
to
o,
had
the
pro
mi
ne
nce
and
squ
a
re
ne
ss
whi
ch
ma
rk
the
man
of
de
te
rmi
na
ti
o
n.
His
ha
nds
we
re
inva
ri
a
bly
blo
tted
wi
th
ink
and
sta
i
ned
wi
th
che
mi
ca
ls,
yet
he
was
po
sse
ssed
of
extra
o
rdi
na
ry
de
li
ca
cy
of
to
u
ch,
as
I
fre
qu
e
ntly
had
occa
si
on
to
obse
rve
when
I
wa
tched
him
ma
ni
pu
la
ti
ng
his
fra
gi
le
phi
lo
so
phi
cal
instru
me
nts.
The
re
a
der
may
set
me
do
wn
as
a
ho
pe
le
ss
bu
sybo
dy,
when
I
co
nfe
ss
how
mu
ch
this
man
sti
mu
la
ted
my
cu
ri
o
si
ty,
and
how
often
I
ende
a
vo
u
red
to
bre
ak
thro
u
gh
the
re
ti
ce
nce
whi
ch
he
sho
wed
on
all
that
co
nce
rned
hi
mse
lf.
Be
fo
re
pro
no
u
nci
ng
ju
dgme
nt,
ho
we
ve
r,
be
it
re
me
mbe
re
d,
how
obje
ctle
ss
was
my
li
fe,
and
how
li
ttle
the
re
was
to
enga
ge
my
atte
nti
o
n.
My
he
a
lth
fo
rba
de
me
from
ve
ntu
ri
ng
out
unle
ss
the
we
a
ther
was
exce
pti
o
na
lly
ge
ni
a
l,
and
I
had
no
fri
e
nds
who
wo
u
ld
ca
ll
upon
me
and
bre
ak
the
mo
no
to
ny
of
my
da
i
ly
exi
ste
nce.
Under
the
se
ci
rcu
msta
nce
s,
I
ea
ge
rly
ha
i
led
the
li
ttle
myste
ry
whi
ch
hu
ng
aro
u
nd
my
co
mpa
ni
o
n,
and
spe
nt
mu
ch
of
my
ti
me
in
ende
a
vo
u
ri
ng
to
unra
vel
it.
He
was
not
stu
dyi
ng
me
di
ci
ne.
He
had
hi
mse
lf,
in
re
ply
to
a
qu
e
sti
o
n,
co
nfi
rmed
Sta
mfo
rd's
opi
ni
on
upon
that
po
i
nt.
Ne
i
ther
did
he
appe
ar
to
ha
ve
pu
rsu
ed
any
co
u
rse
of
re
a
di
ng
whi
ch
mi
ght
fit
him
for
a
de
gree
in
sci
e
nce
or
any
other
re
co
gni
zed
po
rtal
whi
ch
wo
u
ld
gi
ve
him
an
entra
nce
into
the
le
a
rned
wo
rld.
Yet
his
ze
al
for
ce
rta
in
stu
di
es
was
re
ma
rka
ble,
and
wi
thin
ecce
ntric
li
mi
ts
his
kno
wle
dge
was
so
extra
o
rdi
na
ri
ly
ample
and
mi
nu
te
that
his
obse
rva
ti
o
ns
ha
ve
fa
i
rly
asto
u
nded
me.
Su
re
ly
no
man
wo
u
ld
wo
rk
so
ha
rd
or
atta
in
su
ch
pre
ci
se
info
rma
ti
on
unle
ss
he
had
so
me
de
fi
ni
te
end
in
vi
e
w.
De
su
lto
ry
re
a
de
rs
are
se
ldom
re
ma
rka
ble
for
the
exa
ctne
ss
of
the
ir
le
a
rni
ng.
No
man
bu
rde
ns
his
mi
nd
wi
th
sma
ll
ma
tte
rs
unle
ss
he
has
so
me
ve
ry
go
od
re
a
son
for
do
i
ng
so.
His
igno
ra
nce
was
as
re
ma
rka
ble
as
his
kno
wle
dge.
Of
co
nte
mpo
ra
ry
li
te
ra
tu
re,
phi
lo
so
phy
and
po
li
ti
cs
he
appe
a
red
to
know
ne
xt
to
no
thi
ng.
Upon
my
qu
o
ti
ng
Tho
mas
Ca
rlyle,
he
inqu
i
red
in
the
na
i
ve
st
way
who
he
mi
ght
be
and
what
he
had
do
ne.
My
su
rpri
se
re
a
ched
a
cli
ma
x,
ho
we
ve
r,
when
I
fo
u
nd
inci
de
nta
lly
that
he
was
igno
ra
nt
of
the
Co
pe
rni
can
The
o
ry
and
of
the
co
mpo
si
ti
on
of
the
So
lar
Syste
m.
That
any
ci
vi
li
zed
hu
man
be
i
ng
in
this
ni
ne
te
e
nth
ce
ntu
ry
sho
u
ld
not
be
awa
re
that
the
ea
rth
tra
ve
lled
ro
u
nd
the
sun
appe
a
red
to
be
to
me
su
ch
an
extra
o
rdi
na
ry
fa
ct
that
I
co
u
ld
ha
rdly
re
a
li
ze
it.
"You
appe
ar
to
be
asto
ni
she
d,"
he
sa
i
d,
smi
li
ng
at
my
expre
ssi
on
of
su
rpri
se.
"Now
that
I
do
know
it
I
sha
ll
do
my
be
st
to
fo
rget
it."
"To
fo
rget
it!"
"You
se
e
,"
he
expla
i
ne
d,
"I
co
nsi
der
that
a
ma
n's
bra
in
ori
gi
na
lly
is
li
ke
a
li
ttle
empty
atti
c,
and
you
ha
ve
to
sto
ck
it
wi
th
su
ch
fu
rni
tu
re
as
you
cho
o
se.
A
fo
ol
ta
kes
in
all
the
lu
mber
of
eve
ry
so
rt
that
he
co
mes
acro
ss,
so
that
the
kno
wle
dge
whi
ch
mi
ght
be
use
ful
to
him
ge
ts
cro
wded
ou
t,
or
at
be
st
is
ju
mbled
up
wi
th
a
lot
of
other
thi
ngs
so
that
he
has
a
di
ffi
cu
lty
in
la
yi
ng
his
ha
nds
upon
it.
Now
the
ski
lful
wo
rkman
is
ve
ry
ca
re
ful
inde
ed
as
to
what
he
ta
kes
into
his
bra
i
n-a
tti
c.
He
wi
ll
ha
ve
no
thi
ng
but
the
to
o
ls
whi
ch
may
he
lp
him
in
do
i
ng
his
wo
rk,
but
of
the
se
he
has
a
la
rge
asso
rtme
nt,
and
all
in
the
mo
st
pe
rfe
ct
orde
r.
It
is
a
mi
sta
ke
to
thi
nk
that
that
li
ttle
ro
om
has
ela
stic
wa
lls
and
can
di
ste
nd
to
any
exte
nt.
De
pe
nd
upon
it
the
re
co
mes
a
ti
me
when
for
eve
ry
addi
ti
on
of
kno
wle
dge
you
fo
rget
so
me
thi
ng
that
you
knew
be
fo
re.
It
is
of
the
hi
ghe
st
impo
rta
nce,
the
re
fo
re,
not
to
ha
ve
use
le
ss
fa
cts
elbo
wi
ng
out
the
use
ful
one
s."
"But
the
So
lar
Syste
m!"
I
pro
te
ste
d.
"What
the
de
u
ce
is
it
to
me
?"
he
inte
rru
pted
impa
ti
e
ntly;
"you
say
that
we
go
ro
u
nd
the
su
n.
If
we
we
nt
ro
u
nd
the
mo
on
it
wo
u
ld
not
ma
ke
a
pe
nnywo
rth
of
di
ffe
re
nce
to
me
or
to
my
wo
rk."
I
was
on
the
po
i
nt
of
aski
ng
him
what
that
wo
rk
mi
ght
be,
but
so
me
thi
ng
in
his
ma
nner
sho
wed
me
that
the
qu
e
sti
on
wo
u
ld
be
an
unwe
lco
me
one.
I
po
nde
red
over
our
sho
rt
co
nve
rsa
ti
o
n,
ho
we
ve
r,
and
ende
a
vo
u
red
to
draw
my
de
du
cti
o
ns
from
it.
He
sa
id
that
he
wo
u
ld
acqu
i
re
no
kno
wle
dge
whi
ch
did
not
be
ar
upon
his
obje
ct.
The
re
fo
re
all
the
kno
wle
dge
whi
ch
he
po
sse
ssed
was
su
ch
as
wo
u
ld
be
use
ful
to
hi
m.
I
enu
me
ra
ted
in
my
own
mi
nd
all
the
va
ri
o
us
po
i
nts
upon
whi
ch
he
had
sho
wn
me
that
he
was
exce
pti
o
na
lly
we
ll-i
nfo
rme
d.
I
even
to
ok
a
pe
ncil
and
jo
tted
them
do
wn.
I
co
u
ld
not
he
lp
smi
li
ng
at
the
do
cu
me
nt
when
I
had
co
mple
ted
it.
It
ran
in
this
wa
y—
SHERLOCK
HOLMES—his
li
mi
ts.
1.
Kno
wle
dge
of
Li
te
ra
tu
re
.—Ni
l.
2.
Phi
lo
so
phy.—Ni
l.
3.
Astro
no
my.—Ni
l.
4.
Po
li
ti
cs.—Fe
e
ble.
5.
Bo
ta
ny.—Va
ri
a
ble.
We
ll
up
in
be
lla
do
nna,
opi
u
m,
and
po
i
so
ns
ge
ne
ra
lly.
Kno
ws
no
thi
ng
of
pra
cti
cal
ga
rde
ni
ng.
6.
Ge
o
lo
gy.—Pra
cti
ca
l,
but
li
mi
te
d.
Te
lls
at
a
gla
nce
di
ffe
re
nt
so
i
ls
from
ea
ch
othe
r.
After
wa
lks
has
sho
wn
me
spla
shes
upon
his
tro
u
se
rs,
and
to
ld
me
by
the
ir
co
lo
ur
and
co
nsi
ste
nce
in
what
pa
rt
of
Lo
ndon
he
had
re
ce
i
ved
the
m.
7.
Che
mi
stry.—Pro
fo
u
nd.
8.
Ana
to
my.—Accu
ra
te,
but
unsyste
ma
ti
c.
9.
Se
nsa
ti
o
nal
Li
te
ra
tu
re
.—Imme
nse.
He
appe
a
rs
to
know
eve
ry
de
ta
il
of
eve
ry
ho
rror
pe
rpe
tra
ted
in
the
ce
ntu
ry.
10.
Pla
ys
the
vi
o
lin
we
ll.
11.
Is
an
expe
rt
si
ngle
sti
ck
pla
ye
r,
bo
xe
r,
and
swo
rdsma
n.
12.
Has
a
go
od
pra
cti
cal
kno
wle
dge
of
Bri
ti
sh
la
w.
When
I
had
got
so
far
in
my
li
st
I
threw
it
into
the
fi
re
in
de
spa
i
r.
"If
I
can
only
fi
nd
what
the
fe
llow
is
dri
vi
ng
at
by
re
co
nci
li
ng
all
the
se
acco
mpli
shme
nts,
and
di
sco
ve
ri
ng
a
ca
lli
ng
whi
ch
ne
e
ds
them
all,"
I
sa
id
to
myse
lf,
"I
may
as
we
ll
gi
ve
up
the
atte
mpt
at
once
."
I
see
that
I
ha
ve
allu
ded
abo
ve
to
his
po
we
rs
upon
the
vi
o
li
n.
The
se
we
re
ve
ry
re
ma
rka
ble,
but
as
ecce
ntric
as
all
his
other
acco
mpli
shme
nts.
That
he
co
u
ld
play
pi
e
ce
s,
and
di
ffi
cu
lt
pi
e
ce
s,
I
knew
we
ll,
be
ca
u
se
at
my
re
qu
e
st
he
has
pla
yed
me
so
me
of
Me
nde
lsso
hn's
Li
e
de
r,
and
other
fa
vo
u
ri
te
s.
When
le
ft
to
hi
mse
lf,
ho
we
ve
r,
he
wo
u
ld
se
ldom
pro
du
ce
any
mu
sic
or
atte
mpt
any
re
co
gni
zed
ai
r.
Le
a
ni
ng
ba
ck
in
his
arm-cha
ir
of
an
eve
ni
ng,
he
wo
u
ld
clo
se
his
eyes
and
scra
pe
ca
re
le
ssly
at
the
fi
ddle
whi
ch
was
thro
wn
acro
ss
his
kne
e.
So
me
ti
mes
the
cho
rds
we
re
so
no
ro
us
and
me
la
ncho
ly.
Occa
si
o
na
lly
they
we
re
fa
nta
stic
and
che
e
rfu
l.
Cle
a
rly
they
re
fle
cted
the
tho
u
ghts
whi
ch
po
sse
ssed
hi
m,
but
whe
ther
the
mu
sic
ai
ded
tho
se
tho
u
ghts,
or
whe
ther
the
pla
yi
ng
was
si
mply
the
re
su
lt
of
a
whim
or
fa
ncy
was
mo
re
than
I
co
u
ld
de
te
rmi
ne.
I
mi
ght
ha
ve
re
be
lled
aga
i
nst
the
se
exa
spe
ra
ti
ng
so
los
had
it
not
be
en
that
he
usu
a
lly
te
rmi
na
ted
them
by
pla
yi
ng
in
qu
i
ck
su
cce
ssi
on
a
who
le
se
ri
es
of
my
fa
vo
u
ri
te
ai
rs
as
a
sli
ght
co
mpe
nsa
ti
on
for
the
tri
al
upon
my
pa
ti
e
nce.
Du
ri
ng
the
fi
rst
we
ek
or
so
we
had
no
ca
lle
rs,
and
I
had
be
gun
to
thi
nk
that
my
co
mpa
ni
on
was
as
fri
e
ndle
ss
a
man
as
I
was
myse
lf.
Pre
se
ntly,
ho
we
ve
r,
I
fo
u
nd
that
he
had
ma
ny
acqu
a
i
nta
nce
s,
and
tho
se
in
the
mo
st
di
ffe
re
nt
cla
sses
of
so
ci
e
ty.
The
re
was
one
li
ttle
sa
llow
ra
t-fa
ce
d,
da
rk-e
yed
fe
llow
who
was
intro
du
ced
to
me
as
Mr.
Le
stra
de,
and
who
ca
me
three
or
fo
ur
ti
mes
in
a
si
ngle
we
e
k.
One
mo
rni
ng
a
yo
u
ng
gi
rl
ca
lle
d,
fa
shi
o
na
bly
dre
sse
d,
and
sta
yed
for
ha
lf
an
ho
ur
or
mo
re.
The
sa
me
afte
rno
on
bro
u
ght
a
gre
y-he
a
de
d,
se
e
dy
vi
si
to
r,
lo
o
ki
ng
li
ke
a
Jew
pe
dla
r,
who
appe
a
red
to
me
to
be
mu
ch
exci
te
d,
and
who
was
clo
se
ly
fo
llo
wed
by
a
sli
p-shod
elde
rly
wo
ma
n.
On
ano
ther
occa
si
on
an
old
whi
te
-ha
i
red
ge
ntle
man
had
an
inte
rvi
ew
wi
th
my
co
mpa
ni
o
n;
and
on
ano
ther
a
ra
i
lway
po
rter
in
his
ve
lve
te
en
uni
fo
rm.
When
any
of
the
se
no
nde
scri
pt
indi
vi
du
a
ls
put
in
an
appe
a
ra
nce,
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lmes
used
to
beg
for
the
use
of
the
si
tti
ng-ro
o
m,
and
I
wo
u
ld
re
ti
re
to
my
be
d-ro
o
m.
He
alwa
ys
apo
lo
gi
zed
to
me
for
pu
tti
ng
me
to
this
inco
nve
ni
e
nce.
"I
ha
ve
to
use
this
ro
om
as
a
pla
ce
of
bu
si
ne
ss,"
he
sa
i
d,
"a
nd
the
se
pe
o
ple
are
my
cli
e
nts."
Aga
in
I
had
an
oppo
rtu
ni
ty
of
aski
ng
him
a
po
i
nt
bla
nk
qu
e
sti
o
n,
and
aga
in
my
de
li
ca
cy
pre
ve
nted
me
from
fo
rci
ng
ano
ther
man
to
co
nfi
de
in
me.
I
ima
gi
ned
at
the
ti
me
that
he
had
so
me
stro
ng
re
a
son
for
not
allu
di
ng
to
it,
but
he
so
on
di
spe
lled
the
idea
by
co
mi
ng
ro
u
nd
to
the
su
bje
ct
of
his
own
acco
rd.
It
was
upon
the
4th
of
Ma
rch,
as
I
ha
ve
go
od
re
a
son
to
re
me
mbe
r,
that
I
ro
se
so
me
what
ea
rli
er
than
usu
a
l,
and
fo
u
nd
that
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lmes
had
not
yet
fi
ni
shed
his
bre
a
kfa
st.
The
la
ndla
dy
had
be
co
me
so
accu
sto
med
to
my
la
te
ha
bi
ts
that
my
pla
ce
had
not
be
en
la
id
nor
my
co
ffee
pre
pa
re
d.
Wi
th
the
unre
a
so
na
ble
pe
tu
la
nce
of
ma
nki
nd
I
ra
ng
the
be
ll
and
ga
ve
a
cu
rt
inti
ma
ti
on
that
I
was
re
a
dy.
Then
I
pi
cked
up
a
ma
ga
zi
ne
from
the
ta
ble
and
atte
mpted
to
whi
le
away
the
ti
me
wi
th
it,
whi
le
my
co
mpa
ni
on
mu
nched
si
le
ntly
at
his
to
a
st.
One
of
the
arti
cles
had
a
pe
ncil
ma
rk
at
the
he
a
di
ng,
and
I
na
tu
ra
lly
be
gan
to
run
my
eye
thro
u
gh
it.
Its
so
me
what
ambi
ti
o
us
ti
tle
was
"The
Bo
ok
of
Li
fe
,"
and
it
atte
mpted
to
show
how
mu
ch
an
obse
rva
nt
man
mi
ght
le
a
rn
by
an
accu
ra
te
and
syste
ma
tic
exa
mi
na
ti
on
of
all
that
ca
me
in
his
wa
y.
It
stru
ck
me
as
be
i
ng
a
re
ma
rka
ble
mi
xtu
re
of
shre
wdne
ss
and
of
absu
rdi
ty.
The
re
a
so
ni
ng
was
clo
se
and
inte
nse,
but
the
de
du
cti
o
ns
appe
a
red
to
me
to
be
fa
r-fe
tched
and
exa
gge
ra
te
d.
The
wri
ter
cla
i
med
by
a
mo
me
nta
ry
expre
ssi
o
n,
a
twi
tch
of
a
mu
scle
or
a
gla
nce
of
an
eye,
to
fa
thom
a
ma
n's
inmo
st
tho
u
ghts.
De
ce
i
t,
acco
rdi
ng
to
hi
m,
was
an
impo
ssi
bi
li
ty
in
the
ca
se
of
one
tra
i
ned
to
obse
rva
ti
on
and
ana
lysi
s.
His
co
nclu
si
o
ns
we
re
as
infa
lli
ble
as
so
ma
ny
pro
po
si
ti
o
ns
of
Eu
cli
d.
So
sta
rtli
ng
wo
u
ld
his
re
su
lts
appe
ar
to
the
uni
ni
ti
a
ted
that
until
they
le
a
rned
the
pro
ce
sses
by
whi
ch
he
had
arri
ved
at
them
they
mi
ght
we
ll
co
nsi
der
him
as
a
ne
cro
ma
nce
r.
"From
a
drop
of
wa
te
r,"
sa
id
the
wri
te
r,
"a
lo
gi
ci
an
co
u
ld
infer
the
po
ssi
bi
li
ty
of
an
Atla
ntic
or
a
Ni
a
ga
ra
wi
tho
ut
ha
vi
ng
se
en
or
he
a
rd
of
one
or
the
othe
r.
So
all
li
fe
is
a
gre
at
cha
i
n,
the
na
tu
re
of
whi
ch
is
kno
wn
whe
ne
ver
we
are
sho
wn
a
si
ngle
li
nk
of
it.
Li
ke
all
other
arts,
the
Sci
e
nce
of
De
du
cti
on
and
Ana
lysis
is
one
whi
ch
can
only
be
acqu
i
red
by
lo
ng
and
pa
ti
e
nt
stu
dy
nor
is
li
fe
lo
ng
eno
u
gh
to
allow
any
mo
rtal
to
atta
in
the
hi
ghe
st
po
ssi
ble
pe
rfe
cti
on
in
it.
Be
fo
re
tu
rni
ng
to
tho
se
mo
ral
and
me
ntal
aspe
cts
of
the
ma
tter
whi
ch
pre
se
nt
the
gre
a
te
st
di
ffi
cu
lti
e
s,
let
the
enqu
i
rer
be
gin
by
ma
ste
ri
ng
mo
re
ele
me
nta
ry
pro
ble
ms.
Let
hi
m,
on
me
e
ti
ng
a
fe
llo
w-mo
rta
l,
le
a
rn
at
a
gla
nce
to
di
sti
ngu
i
sh
the
hi
sto
ry
of
the
ma
n,
and
the
tra
de
or
pro
fe
ssi
on
to
whi
ch
he
be
lo
ngs.
Pu
e
ri
le
as
su
ch
an
exe
rci
se
may
se
e
m,
it
sha
rpe
ns
the
fa
cu
lti
es
of
obse
rva
ti
o
n,
and
te
a
ches
one
whe
re
to
lo
ok
and
what
to
lo
ok
fo
r.
By
a
ma
n's
fi
nger
na
i
ls,
by
his
co
a
t-sle
e
ve,
by
his
bo
o
t,
by
his
tro
u
ser
kne
e
s,
by
the
ca
llo
si
ti
es
of
his
fo
re
fi
nger
and
thu
mb,
by
his
expre
ssi
o
n,
by
his
shi
rt
cu
ffs—by
ea
ch
of
the
se
thi
ngs
a
ma
n's
ca
lli
ng
is
pla
i
nly
re
ve
a
le
d.
That
all
uni
ted
sho
u
ld
fa
il
to
enli
ghten
the
co
mpe
te
nt
enqu
i
rer
in
any
ca
se
is
almo
st
inco
nce
i
va
ble
."
"What
ine
ffa
ble
twa
ddle
!"
I
cri
e
d,
sla
ppi
ng
the
ma
ga
zi
ne
do
wn
on
the
ta
ble,
"I
ne
ver
re
ad
su
ch
ru
bbi
sh
in
my
li
fe
."
"What
is
it?"
asked
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lme
s.
"Why,
this
arti
cle
,"
I
sa
i
d,
po
i
nti
ng
at
it
wi
th
my
egg
spo
on
as
I
sat
do
wn
to
my
bre
a
kfa
st.
"I
see
that
you
ha
ve
re
ad
it
si
nce
you
ha
ve
ma
rked
it.
I
do
n't
de
ny
that
it
is
sma
rtly
wri
tte
n.
It
irri
ta
tes
me
tho
u
gh.
It
is
evi
de
ntly
the
the
o
ry
of
so
me
arm-cha
ir
lo
u
nger
who
evo
lves
all
the
se
ne
at
li
ttle
pa
ra
do
xes
in
the
se
clu
si
on
of
his
own
stu
dy.
It
is
not
pra
cti
ca
l.
I
sho
u
ld
li
ke
to
see
him
cla
pped
do
wn
in
a
thi
rd
cla
ss
ca
rri
a
ge
on
the
Unde
rgro
u
nd,
and
asked
to
gi
ve
the
tra
des
of
all
his
fe
llo
w-tra
ve
lle
rs.
I
wo
u
ld
lay
a
tho
u
sa
nd
to
one
aga
i
nst
hi
m."
"You
wo
u
ld
lo
se
yo
ur
mo
ne
y,"
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lmes
re
ma
rked
ca
lmly.
"As
for
the
arti
cle
I
wro
te
it
myse
lf."
"Yo
u
!"
"Ye
s,
I
ha
ve
a
tu
rn
bo
th
for
obse
rva
ti
on
and
for
de
du
cti
o
n.
The
the
o
ri
es
whi
ch
I
ha
ve
expre
ssed
the
re,
and
whi
ch
appe
ar
to
you
to
be
so
chi
me
ri
cal
are
re
a
lly
extre
me
ly
pra
cti
ca
l—so
pra
cti
cal
that
I
de
pe
nd
upon
them
for
my
bre
ad
and
che
e
se
."
"And
ho
w?"
I
asked
invo
lu
nta
ri
ly.
"We
ll,
I
ha
ve
a
tra
de
of
my
own.
I
su
ppo
se
I
am
the
only
one
in
the
wo
rld.
I'm
a
co
nsu
lti
ng
de
te
cti
ve,
if
you
can
unde
rsta
nd
what
that
is.
He
re
in
Lo
ndon
we
ha
ve
lo
ts
of
Go
ve
rnme
nt
de
te
cti
ves
and
lo
ts
of
pri
va
te
one
s.
When
the
se
fe
llo
ws
are
at
fa
u
lt
they
co
me
to
me,
and
I
ma
na
ge
to
put
them
on
the
ri
ght
sce
nt.
They
lay
all
the
evi
de
nce
be
fo
re
me,
and
I
am
ge
ne
ra
lly
able,
by
the
he
lp
of
my
kno
wle
dge
of
the
hi
sto
ry
of
cri
me,
to
set
them
stra
i
ght.
The
re
is
a
stro
ng
fa
mi
ly
re
se
mbla
nce
abo
ut
mi
sde
e
ds,
and
if
you
ha
ve
all
the
de
ta
i
ls
of
a
tho
u
sa
nd
at
yo
ur
fi
nger
ends,
it
is
odd
if
you
ca
n't
unra
vel
the
tho
u
sa
nd
and
fi
rst.
Le
stra
de
is
a
we
ll-kno
wn
de
te
cti
ve.
He
got
hi
mse
lf
into
a
fog
re
ce
ntly
over
a
fo
rge
ry
ca
se,
and
that
was
what
bro
u
ght
him
he
re
."
"And
the
se
other
pe
o
ple
?"
"They
are
mo
stly
se
nt
on
by
pri
va
te
inqu
i
ry
age
nci
e
s.
They
are
all
pe
o
ple
who
are
in
tro
u
ble
abo
ut
so
me
thi
ng,
and
wa
nt
a
li
ttle
enli
ghte
ni
ng.
I
li
sten
to
the
ir
sto
ry,
they
li
sten
to
my
co
mme
nts,
and
then
I
po
cket
my
fe
e
."
"But
do
you
me
an
to
sa
y,"
I
sa
i
d,
"that
wi
tho
ut
le
a
vi
ng
yo
ur
ro
om
you
can
unra
vel
so
me
knot
whi
ch
other
men
can
ma
ke
no
thi
ng
of,
altho
u
gh
they
ha
ve
se
en
eve
ry
de
ta
il
for
the
mse
lve
s?"
"Qu
i
te
so.
I
ha
ve
a
ki
nd
of
intu
i
ti
on
that
wa
y.
Now
and
aga
in
a
ca
se
tu
rns
up
whi
ch
is
a
li
ttle
mo
re
co
mple
x.
Then
I
ha
ve
to
bu
stle
abo
ut
and
see
thi
ngs
wi
th
my
own
eye
s.
You
see
I
ha
ve
a
lot
of
spe
ci
al
kno
wle
dge
whi
ch
I
apply
to
the
pro
ble
m,
and
whi
ch
fa
ci
li
ta
tes
ma
tte
rs
wo
nde
rfu
lly.
Tho
se
ru
les
of
de
du
cti
on
la
id
do
wn
in
that
arti
cle
whi
ch
aro
u
sed
yo
ur
sco
rn,
are
inva
lu
a
ble
to
me
in
pra
cti
cal
wo
rk.
Obse
rva
ti
on
wi
th
me
is
se
co
nd
na
tu
re.
You
appe
a
red
to
be
su
rpri
sed
when
I
to
ld
yo
u,
on
our
fi
rst
me
e
ti
ng,
that
you
had
co
me
from
Afgha
ni
sta
n."
"You
we
re
to
ld,
no
do
u
bt."
"No
thi
ng
of
the
so
rt.
I
knew
you
ca
me
from
Afgha
ni
sta
n.
From
lo
ng
ha
bit
the
tra
in
of
tho
u
ghts
ran
so
swi
ftly
thro
u
gh
my
mi
nd,
that
I
arri
ved
at
the
co
nclu
si
on
wi
tho
ut
be
i
ng
co
nsci
o
us
of
inte
rme
di
a
te
ste
ps.
The
re
we
re
su
ch
ste
ps,
ho
we
ve
r.
The
tra
in
of
re
a
so
ni
ng
ra
n,
'He
re
is
a
ge
ntle
man
of
a
me
di
cal
type,
but
wi
th
the
air
of
a
mi
li
ta
ry
ma
n.
Cle
a
rly
an
army
do
cto
r,
the
n.
He
has
ju
st
co
me
from
the
tro
pi
cs,
for
his
fa
ce
is
da
rk,
and
that
is
not
the
na
tu
ral
ti
nt
of
his
ski
n,
for
his
wri
sts
are
fa
i
r.
He
has
unde
rgo
ne
ha
rdship
and
si
ckne
ss,
as
his
ha
gga
rd
fa
ce
sa
ys
cle
a
rly.
His
le
ft
arm
has
be
en
inju
re
d.
He
ho
lds
it
in
a
sti
ff
and
unna
tu
ral
ma
nne
r.
Whe
re
in
the
tro
pi
cs
co
u
ld
an
Engli
sh
army
do
ctor
ha
ve
se
en
mu
ch
ha
rdship
and
got
his
arm
wo
u
nde
d?
Cle
a
rly
in
Afgha
ni
sta
n.'
The
who
le
tra
in
of
tho
u
ght
did
not
occu
py
a
se
co
nd.
I
then
re
ma
rked
that
you
ca
me
from
Afgha
ni
sta
n,
and
you
we
re
asto
ni
she
d."
"It
is
si
mple
eno
u
gh
as
you
expla
in
it,"
I
sa
i
d,
smi
li
ng.
"You
re
mi
nd
me
of
Edgar
Allen
Po
e
's
Du
pi
n.
I
had
no
idea
that
su
ch
indi
vi
du
a
ls
did
exi
st
ou
tsi
de
of
sto
ri
e
s."
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lmes
ro
se
and
lit
his
pi
pe.
"No
do
u
bt
you
thi
nk
that
you
are
co
mpli
me
nti
ng
me
in
co
mpa
ri
ng
me
to
Du
pi
n,"
he
obse
rve
d.
"No
w,
in
my
opi
ni
o
n,
Du
pin
was
a
ve
ry
infe
ri
or
fe
llo
w.
That
tri
ck
of
his
of
bre
a
ki
ng
in
on
his
fri
e
nds'
tho
u
ghts
wi
th
an
apro
pos
re
ma
rk
after
a
qu
a
rter
of
an
ho
u
r's
si
le
nce
is
re
a
lly
ve
ry
sho
wy
and
su
pe
rfi
ci
a
l.
He
had
so
me
ana
lyti
cal
ge
ni
u
s,
no
do
u
bt;
but
he
was
by
no
me
a
ns
su
ch
a
phe
no
me
non
as
Poe
appe
a
red
to
ima
gi
ne
."
"Ha
ve
you
re
ad
Ga
bo
ri
a
u
's
wo
rks?"
I
aske
d.
"Do
es
Le
coq
co
me
up
to
yo
ur
idea
of
a
de
te
cti
ve
?"
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lmes
sni
ffed
sa
rdo
ni
ca
lly.
"Le
coq
was
a
mi
se
ra
ble
bu
ngle
r,"
he
sa
i
d,
in
an
angry
vo
i
ce;
"he
had
only
one
thi
ng
to
re
co
mme
nd
hi
m,
and
that
was
his
ene
rgy.
That
bo
ok
ma
de
me
po
si
ti
ve
ly
ill.
The
qu
e
sti
on
was
how
to
ide
nti
fy
an
unkno
wn
pri
so
ne
r.
I
co
u
ld
ha
ve
do
ne
it
in
twe
nty-fo
ur
ho
u
rs.
Le
coq
to
ok
six
mo
nths
or
so.
It
mi
ght
be
ma
de
a
te
xt-bo
ok
for
de
te
cti
ves
to
te
a
ch
them
what
to
avo
i
d."
I
fe
lt
ra
ther
indi
gna
nt
at
ha
vi
ng
two
cha
ra
cte
rs
whom
I
had
admi
red
tre
a
ted
in
this
ca
va
li
er
style.
I
wa
lked
over
to
the
wi
ndo
w,
and
sto
od
lo
o
ki
ng
out
into
the
bu
sy
stre
e
t.
"This
fe
llow
may
be
ve
ry
cle
ve
r,"
I
sa
id
to
myse
lf,
"but
he
is
ce
rta
i
nly
ve
ry
co
nce
i
te
d."
"The
re
are
no
cri
mes
and
no
cri
mi
na
ls
in
the
se
da
ys,"
he
sa
i
d,
qu
e
ru
lo
u
sly.
"What
is
the
use
of
ha
vi
ng
bra
i
ns
in
our
pro
fe
ssi
o
n.
I
know
we
ll
that
I
ha
ve
it
in
me
to
ma
ke
my
na
me
fa
mo
u
s.
No
man
li
ves
or
has
ever
li
ved
who
has
bro
u
ght
the
sa
me
amo
u
nt
of
stu
dy
and
of
na
tu
ral
ta
le
nt
to
the
de
te
cti
on
of
cri
me
whi
ch
I
ha
ve
do
ne.
And
what
is
the
re
su
lt?
The
re
is
no
cri
me
to
de
te
ct,
or,
at
mo
st,
so
me
bu
ngli
ng
vi
lla
i
ny
wi
th
a
mo
ti
ve
so
tra
nspa
re
nt
that
even
a
Sco
tla
nd
Ya
rd
offi
ci
al
can
see
thro
u
gh
it."
I
was
sti
ll
anno
yed
at
his
bu
mpti
o
us
style
of
co
nve
rsa
ti
o
n.
I
tho
u
ght
it
be
st
to
cha
nge
the
to
pi
c.
"I
wo
nder
what
that
fe
llow
is
lo
o
ki
ng
fo
r?"
I
aske
d,
po
i
nti
ng
to
a
sta
lwa
rt,
pla
i
nly-dre
ssed
indi
vi
du
al
who
was
wa
lki
ng
slo
wly
do
wn
the
other
si
de
of
the
stre
e
t,
lo
o
ki
ng
anxi
o
u
sly
at
the
nu
mbe
rs.
He
had
a
la
rge
blue
enve
lo
pe
in
his
ha
nd,
and
was
evi
de
ntly
the
be
a
rer
of
a
me
ssa
ge.
"You
me
an
the
re
ti
red
se
rge
a
nt
of
Ma
ri
ne
s,"
sa
id
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lme
s.
"Brag
and
bo
u
nce
!"
tho
u
ght
I
to
myse
lf.
"He
kno
ws
that
I
ca
nnot
ve
ri
fy
his
gu
e
ss."
The
tho
u
ght
had
ha
rdly
pa
ssed
thro
u
gh
my
mi
nd
when
the
man
whom
we
we
re
wa
tchi
ng
ca
u
ght
si
ght
of
the
nu
mber
on
our
do
o
r,
and
ran
ra
pi
dly
acro
ss
the
ro
a
dwa
y.
We
he
a
rd
a
lo
ud
kno
ck,
a
de
ep
vo
i
ce
be
lo
w,
and
he
a
vy
ste
ps
asce
ndi
ng
the
sta
i
r.
"For
Mr.
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lme
s,"
he
sa
i
d,
ste
ppi
ng
into
the
ro
om
and
ha
ndi
ng
my
fri
e
nd
the
le
tte
r.
He
re
was
an
oppo
rtu
ni
ty
of
ta
ki
ng
the
co
nce
it
out
of
hi
m.
He
li
ttle
tho
u
ght
of
this
when
he
ma
de
that
ra
ndom
sho
t.
"May
I
ask,
my
la
d,"
I
sa
i
d,
in
the
bla
nde
st
vo
i
ce,
"what
yo
ur
tra
de
may
be
?"
"Co
mmi
ssi
o
na
i
re,
si
r,"
he
sa
i
d,
gru
ffly.
"Uni
fo
rm
away
for
re
pa
i
rs."
"And
you
we
re
?"
I
aske
d,
wi
th
a
sli
ghtly
ma
li
ci
o
us
gla
nce
at
my
co
mpa
ni
o
n.
"A
se
rge
a
nt,
si
r,
Ro
yal
Ma
ri
ne
Li
ght
Infa
ntry,
si
r.
No
answe
r?
Ri
ght,
si
r."
He
cli
cked
his
he
e
ls
to
ge
the
r,
ra
i
sed
his
ha
nd
in
a
sa
lu
te,
and
was
go
ne.
CHAPTER
III.
THE
LAURISTON
GARDEN
MYSTERY
6
I
CONFESS
that
I
was
co
nsi
de
ra
bly
sta
rtled
by
this
fre
sh
pro
of
of
the
pra
cti
cal
na
tu
re
of
my
co
mpa
ni
o
n's
the
o
ri
e
s.
My
re
spe
ct
for
his
po
we
rs
of
ana
lysis
incre
a
sed
wo
ndro
u
sly.
The
re
sti
ll
re
ma
i
ned
so
me
lu
rki
ng
su
spi
ci
on
in
my
mi
nd,
ho
we
ve
r,
that
the
who
le
thi
ng
was
a
pre
-a
rra
nged
epi
so
de,
inte
nded
to
da
zzle
me,
tho
u
gh
what
ea
rthly
obje
ct
he
co
u
ld
ha
ve
in
ta
ki
ng
me
in
was
pa
st
my
co
mpre
he
nsi
o
n.
When
I
lo
o
ked
at
him
he
had
fi
ni
shed
re
a
di
ng
the
no
te,
and
his
eyes
had
assu
med
the
va
ca
nt,
la
ck-lu
stre
expre
ssi
on
whi
ch
sho
wed
me
ntal
abstra
cti
o
n.
"How
in
the
wo
rld
did
you
de
du
ce
tha
t?"
I
aske
d.
"De
du
ce
wha
t?"
sa
id
he,
pe
tu
la
ntly.
"Why,
that
he
was
a
re
ti
red
se
rge
a
nt
of
Ma
ri
ne
s."
"I
ha
ve
no
ti
me
for
tri
fle
s,"
he
answe
re
d,
bru
squ
e
ly;
then
wi
th
a
smi
le,
"Excu
se
my
ru
de
ne
ss.
You
bro
ke
the
thre
ad
of
my
tho
u
ghts;
but
pe
rha
ps
it
is
as
we
ll.
So
you
actu
a
lly
we
re
not
able
to
see
that
that
man
was
a
se
rge
a
nt
of
Ma
ri
ne
s?"
"No,
inde
e
d."
"It
was
ea
si
er
to
know
it
than
to
expla
in
why
I
knew
it.
If
you
we
re
asked
to
pro
ve
that
two
and
two
ma
de
fo
u
r,
you
mi
ght
fi
nd
so
me
di
ffi
cu
lty,
and
yet
you
are
qu
i
te
su
re
of
the
fa
ct.
Even
acro
ss
the
stre
et
I
co
u
ld
see
a
gre
at
blue
anchor
ta
tto
o
ed
on
the
ba
ck
of
the
fe
llo
w's
ha
nd.
That
sma
cked
of
the
se
a.
He
had
a
mi
li
ta
ry
ca
rri
a
ge,
ho
we
ve
r,
and
re
gu
la
ti
on
si
de
whi
ske
rs.
The
re
we
ha
ve
the
ma
ri
ne.
He
was
a
man
wi
th
so
me
amo
u
nt
of
se
lf-i
mpo
rta
nce
and
a
ce
rta
in
air
of
co
mma
nd.
You
mu
st
ha
ve
obse
rved
the
way
in
whi
ch
he
he
ld
his
he
ad
and
swu
ng
his
ca
ne.
A
ste
a
dy,
re
spe
cta
ble,
mi
ddle
-a
ged
ma
n,
to
o,
on
the
fa
ce
of
hi
m—a
ll
fa
cts
whi
ch
led
me
to
be
li
e
ve
that
he
had
be
en
a
se
rge
a
nt."
"Wo
nde
rfu
l!"
I
eja
cu
la
te
d.
"Co
mmo
npla
ce
,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s,
tho
u
gh
I
tho
u
ght
from
his
expre
ssi
on
that
he
was
ple
a
sed
at
my
evi
de
nt
su
rpri
se
and
admi
ra
ti
o
n.
"I
sa
id
ju
st
now
that
the
re
we
re
no
cri
mi
na
ls.
It
appe
a
rs
that
I
am
wro
ng—lo
ok
at
thi
s!"
He
threw
me
over
the
no
te
whi
ch
the
co
mmi
ssi
o
na
i
re
had
bro
u
ght.
7
"Why,"
I
cri
e
d,
as
I
ca
st
my
eye
over
it,
"this
is
te
rri
ble
!"
"It
do
es
se
em
to
be
a
li
ttle
out
of
the
co
mmo
n,"
he
re
ma
rke
d,
ca
lmly.
"Wo
u
ld
you
mi
nd
re
a
di
ng
it
to
me
alo
u
d?"
This
is
the
le
tter
whi
ch
I
re
ad
to
hi
m——
"MY
DEAR
MR.
SHERLOCK
HOLMES,—
"The
re
has
be
en
a
bad
bu
si
ne
ss
du
ri
ng
the
ni
ght
at
3,
La
u
ri
ston
Ga
rde
ns,
off
the
Bri
xton
Ro
a
d.
Our
man
on
the
be
at
saw
a
li
ght
the
re
abo
ut
two
in
the
mo
rni
ng,
and
as
the
ho
u
se
was
an
empty
one,
su
spe
cted
that
so
me
thi
ng
was
ami
ss.
He
fo
u
nd
the
do
or
ope
n,
and
in
the
fro
nt
ro
o
m,
whi
ch
is
ba
re
of
fu
rni
tu
re,
di
sco
ve
red
the
bo
dy
of
a
ge
ntle
ma
n,
we
ll
dre
sse
d,
and
ha
vi
ng
ca
rds
in
his
po
cket
be
a
ri
ng
the
na
me
of
'Eno
ch
J.
Dre
bbe
r,
Cle
ve
la
nd,
Ohi
o,
U.S.A.'
The
re
had
be
en
no
ro
bbe
ry,
nor
is
the
re
any
evi
de
nce
as
to
how
the
man
met
his
de
a
th.
The
re
are
ma
rks
of
blo
od
in
the
ro
o
m,
but
the
re
is
no
wo
u
nd
upon
his
pe
rso
n.
We
are
at
a
lo
ss
as
to
how
he
ca
me
into
the
empty
ho
u
se;
inde
e
d,
the
who
le
affa
ir
is
a
pu
zzle
r.
If
you
can
co
me
ro
u
nd
to
the
ho
u
se
any
ti
me
be
fo
re
twe
lve,
you
wi
ll
fi
nd
me
the
re.
I
ha
ve
le
ft
eve
rythi
ng
in
sta
tu
quo
until
I
he
ar
from
yo
u.
If
you
are
una
ble
to
co
me
I
sha
ll
gi
ve
you
fu
ller
de
ta
i
ls,
and
wo
u
ld
este
em
it
a
gre
at
ki
ndne
ss
if
you
wo
u
ld
fa
vo
ur
me
wi
th
yo
ur
opi
ni
o
n.
Yo
u
rs
fa
i
thfu
lly,
"TOBIAS
GREGSON."
"Gre
gson
is
the
sma
rte
st
of
the
Sco
tla
nd
Ya
rde
rs,"
my
fri
e
nd
re
ma
rke
d;
"he
and
Le
stra
de
are
the
pi
ck
of
a
bad
lo
t.
They
are
bo
th
qu
i
ck
and
ene
rge
ti
c,
but
co
nve
nti
o
na
l—sho
cki
ngly
so.
They
ha
ve
the
ir
kni
ves
into
one
ano
the
r,
to
o.
They
are
as
je
a
lo
us
as
a
pa
ir
of
pro
fe
ssi
o
nal
be
a
u
ti
e
s.
The
re
wi
ll
be
so
me
fun
over
this
ca
se
if
they
are
bo
th
put
upon
the
sce
nt."
I
was
ama
zed
at
the
ca
lm
way
in
whi
ch
he
ri
ppled
on.
"Su
re
ly
the
re
is
not
a
mo
me
nt
to
be
lo
st,"
I
cri
e
d,
"sha
ll
I
go
and
order
you
a
ca
b?"
"I'm
not
su
re
abo
ut
whe
ther
I
sha
ll
go.
I
am
the
mo
st
incu
ra
bly
la
zy
de
vil
that
ever
sto
od
in
shoe
le
a
the
r—that
is,
when
the
fit
is
on
me,
for
I
can
be
spry
eno
u
gh
at
ti
me
s."
"Why,
it
is
ju
st
su
ch
a
cha
nce
as
you
ha
ve
be
en
lo
ngi
ng
fo
r."
"My
de
ar
fe
llo
w,
what
do
es
it
ma
tter
to
me.
Su
ppo
si
ng
I
unra
vel
the
who
le
ma
tte
r,
you
may
be
su
re
that
Gre
gso
n,
Le
stra
de,
and
Co.
wi
ll
po
cket
all
the
cre
di
t.
That
co
mes
of
be
i
ng
an
uno
ffi
ci
al
pe
rso
na
ge
."
"But
he
be
gs
you
to
he
lp
hi
m."
"Ye
s.
He
kno
ws
that
I
am
his
su
pe
ri
o
r,
and
ackno
wle
dges
it
to
me;
but
he
wo
u
ld
cut
his
to
ngue
out
be
fo
re
he
wo
u
ld
own
it
to
any
thi
rd
pe
rso
n.
Ho
we
ve
r,
we
may
as
we
ll
go
and
ha
ve
a
lo
o
k.
I
sha
ll
wo
rk
it
out
on
my
own
ho
o
k.
I
may
ha
ve
a
la
u
gh
at
them
if
I
ha
ve
no
thi
ng
else.
Co
me
on!"
He
hu
stled
on
his
ove
rco
a
t,
and
bu
stled
abo
ut
in
a
way
that
sho
wed
that
an
ene
rge
tic
fit
had
su
pe
rse
ded
the
apa
the
tic
one.
"Get
yo
ur
ha
t,"
he
sa
i
d.
"You
wi
sh
me
to
co
me
?"
"Ye
s,
if
you
ha
ve
no
thi
ng
be
tter
to
do
."
A
mi
nu
te
la
ter
we
we
re
bo
th
in
a
ha
nso
m,
dri
vi
ng
fu
ri
o
u
sly
for
the
Bri
xton
Ro
a
d.
It
was
a
fo
ggy,
clo
u
dy
mo
rni
ng,
and
a
du
n-co
lo
u
red
ve
il
hu
ng
over
the
ho
u
se
-to
ps,
lo
o
ki
ng
li
ke
the
re
fle
cti
on
of
the
mu
d-co
lo
u
red
stre
e
ts
be
ne
a
th.
My
co
mpa
ni
on
was
in
the
be
st
of
spi
ri
ts,
and
pra
ttled
away
abo
ut
Cre
mo
na
fi
ddle
s,
and
the
di
ffe
re
nce
be
twe
en
a
Stra
di
va
ri
us
and
an
Ama
ti.
As
for
myse
lf,
I
was
si
le
nt,
for
the
du
ll
we
a
ther
and
the
me
la
ncho
ly
bu
si
ne
ss
upon
whi
ch
we
we
re
enga
ge
d,
de
pre
ssed
my
spi
ri
ts.
"You
do
n't
se
em
to
gi
ve
mu
ch
tho
u
ght
to
the
ma
tter
in
ha
nd,"
I
sa
id
at
la
st,
inte
rru
pti
ng
Ho
lme
s'
mu
si
cal
di
squ
i
si
ti
o
n.
"No
da
ta
ye
t,"
he
answe
re
d.
"It
is
a
ca
pi
tal
mi
sta
ke
to
the
o
ri
ze
be
fo
re
you
ha
ve
all
the
evi
de
nce.
It
bi
a
ses
the
ju
dgme
nt."
"You
wi
ll
ha
ve
yo
ur
da
ta
so
o
n,"
I
re
ma
rke
d,
po
i
nti
ng
wi
th
my
fi
nge
r;
"this
is
the
Bri
xton
Ro
a
d,
and
that
is
the
ho
u
se,
if
I
am
not
ve
ry
mu
ch
mi
sta
ke
n."
"So
it
is.
Sto
p,
dri
ve
r,
sto
p!"
We
we
re
sti
ll
a
hu
ndred
ya
rds
or
so
from
it,
but
he
insi
sted
upon
our
ali
ghti
ng,
and
we
fi
ni
shed
our
jo
u
rney
upon
fo
o
t.
Nu
mber
3,
La
u
ri
ston
Ga
rde
ns
wo
re
an
ill-o
me
ned
and
mi
na
to
ry
lo
o
k.
It
was
one
of
fo
ur
whi
ch
sto
od
ba
ck
so
me
li
ttle
way
from
the
stre
e
t,
two
be
i
ng
occu
pi
ed
and
two
empty.
The
la
tter
lo
o
ked
out
wi
th
three
ti
e
rs
of
va
ca
nt
me
la
ncho
ly
wi
ndo
ws,
whi
ch
we
re
bla
nk
and
dre
a
ry,
sa
ve
that
he
re
and
the
re
a
"To
Le
t"
ca
rd
had
de
ve
lo
ped
li
ke
a
ca
ta
ra
ct
upon
the
ble
a
red
pa
ne
s.
A
sma
ll
ga
rden
spri
nkled
over
wi
th
a
sca
tte
red
eru
pti
on
of
si
ckly
pla
nts
se
pa
ra
ted
ea
ch
of
the
se
ho
u
ses
from
the
stre
e
t,
and
was
tra
ve
rsed
by
a
na
rrow
pa
thwa
y,
ye
llo
wi
sh
in
co
lo
u
r,
and
co
nsi
sti
ng
appa
re
ntly
of
a
mi
xtu
re
of
clay
and
of
gra
ve
l.
The
who
le
pla
ce
was
ve
ry
slo
ppy
from
the
ra
in
whi
ch
had
fa
llen
thro
u
gh
the
ni
ght.
The
ga
rden
was
bo
u
nded
by
a
thre
e
-fo
ot
bri
ck
wa
ll
wi
th
a
fri
nge
of
wo
od
ra
i
ls
upon
the
to
p,
and
aga
i
nst
this
wa
ll
was
le
a
ni
ng
a
sta
lwa
rt
po
li
ce
co
nsta
ble,
su
rro
u
nded
by
a
sma
ll
knot
of
lo
a
fe
rs,
who
cra
ned
the
ir
ne
cks
and
stra
i
ned
the
ir
eyes
in
the
va
in
ho
pe
of
ca
tchi
ng
so
me
gli
mpse
of
the
pro
ce
e
di
ngs
wi
thi
n.
I
had
ima
gi
ned
that
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lmes
wo
u
ld
at
once
ha
ve
hu
rri
ed
into
the
ho
u
se
and
plu
nged
into
a
stu
dy
of
the
myste
ry.
No
thi
ng
appe
a
red
to
be
fu
rther
from
his
inte
nti
o
n.
Wi
th
an
air
of
no
ncha
la
nce
whi
ch,
under
the
ci
rcu
msta
nce
s,
se
e
med
to
me
to
bo
rder
upon
affe
cta
ti
o
n,
he
lo
u
nged
up
and
do
wn
the
pa
ve
me
nt,
and
ga
zed
va
ca
ntly
at
the
gro
u
nd,
the
sky,
the
oppo
si
te
ho
u
ses
and
the
li
ne
of
ra
i
li
ngs.
Ha
vi
ng
fi
ni
shed
his
scru
ti
ny,
he
pro
ce
e
ded
slo
wly
do
wn
the
pa
th,
or
ra
ther
do
wn
the
fri
nge
of
gra
ss
whi
ch
fla
nked
the
pa
th,
ke
e
pi
ng
his
eyes
ri
ve
ted
upon
the
gro
u
nd.
Twi
ce
he
sto
ppe
d,
and
once
I
saw
him
smi
le,
and
he
a
rd
him
utter
an
excla
ma
ti
on
of
sa
ti
sfa
cti
o
n.
The
re
we
re
ma
ny
ma
rks
of
fo
o
tste
ps
upon
the
wet
cla
yey
so
i
l,
but
si
nce
the
po
li
ce
had
be
en
co
mi
ng
and
go
i
ng
over
it,
I
was
una
ble
to
see
how
my
co
mpa
ni
on
co
u
ld
ho
pe
to
le
a
rn
anythi
ng
from
it.
Sti
ll
I
had
had
su
ch
extra
o
rdi
na
ry
evi
de
nce
of
the
qu
i
ckne
ss
of
his
pe
rce
pti
ve
fa
cu
lti
e
s,
that
I
had
no
do
u
bt
that
he
co
u
ld
see
a
gre
at
de
al
whi
ch
was
hi
dden
from
me.
At
the
do
or
of
the
ho
u
se
we
we
re
met
by
a
ta
ll,
whi
te
-fa
ce
d,
fla
xe
n-ha
i
red
ma
n,
wi
th
a
no
te
bo
ok
in
his
ha
nd,
who
ru
shed
fo
rwa
rd
and
wru
ng
my
co
mpa
ni
o
n's
ha
nd
wi
th
effu
si
o
n.
"It
is
inde
ed
ki
nd
of
you
to
co
me
,"
he
sa
i
d,
"I
ha
ve
had
eve
rythi
ng
le
ft
unto
u
che
d."
"Exce
pt
tha
t!"
my
fri
e
nd
answe
re
d,
po
i
nti
ng
at
the
pa
thwa
y.
"If
a
he
rd
of
bu
ffa
lo
es
had
pa
ssed
alo
ng
the
re
co
u
ld
not
be
a
gre
a
ter
me
ss.
No
do
u
bt,
ho
we
ve
r,
you
had
dra
wn
yo
ur
own
co
nclu
si
o
ns,
Gre
gso
n,
be
fo
re
you
pe
rmi
tted
thi
s."
"I
ha
ve
had
so
mu
ch
to
do
insi
de
the
ho
u
se
,"
the
de
te
cti
ve
sa
id
eva
si
ve
ly.
"My
co
lle
a
gu
e,
Mr.
Le
stra
de,
is
he
re.
I
had
re
li
ed
upon
him
to
lo
ok
after
thi
s."
Ho
lmes
gla
nced
at
me
and
ra
i
sed
his
eye
bro
ws
sa
rdo
ni
ca
lly.
"Wi
th
two
su
ch
men
as
yo
u
rse
lf
and
Le
stra
de
upon
the
gro
u
nd,
the
re
wi
ll
not
be
mu
ch
for
a
thi
rd
pa
rty
to
fi
nd
ou
t,"
he
sa
i
d.
Gre
gson
ru
bbed
his
ha
nds
in
a
se
lf-sa
ti
sfi
ed
wa
y.
"I
thi
nk
we
ha
ve
do
ne
all
that
can
be
do
ne
,"
he
answe
re
d;
"i
t's
a
qu
e
er
ca
se
tho
u
gh,
and
I
knew
yo
ur
ta
ste
for
su
ch
thi
ngs."
"You
did
not
co
me
he
re
in
a
ca
b?"
asked
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lme
s.
"No,
si
r."
"Nor
Le
stra
de
?"
"No,
si
r."
"Then
let
us
go
and
lo
ok
at
the
ro
o
m."
Wi
th
whi
ch
inco
nse
qu
e
nt
re
ma
rk
he
stro
de
on
into
the
ho
u
se,
fo
llo
wed
by
Gre
gso
n,
who
se
fe
a
tu
res
expre
ssed
his
asto
ni
shme
nt.
A
sho
rt
pa
ssa
ge,
ba
re
pla
nked
and
du
sty,
led
to
the
ki
tchen
and
offi
ce
s.
Two
do
o
rs
ope
ned
out
of
it
to
the
le
ft
and
to
the
ri
ght.
One
of
the
se
had
obvi
o
u
sly
be
en
clo
sed
for
ma
ny
we
e
ks.
The
other
be
lo
nged
to
the
di
ni
ng-ro
o
m,
whi
ch
was
the
apa
rtme
nt
in
whi
ch
the
myste
ri
o
us
affa
ir
had
occu
rre
d.
Ho
lmes
wa
lked
in,
and
I
fo
llo
wed
him
wi
th
that
su
bdu
ed
fe
e
li
ng
at
my
he
a
rt
whi
ch
the
pre
se
nce
of
de
a
th
inspi
re
s.
It
was
a
la
rge
squ
a
re
ro
o
m,
lo
o
ki
ng
all
the
la
rger
from
the
abse
nce
of
all
fu
rni
tu
re.
A
vu
lgar
fla
ri
ng
pa
per
ado
rned
the
wa
lls,
but
it
was
blo
tched
in
pla
ces
wi
th
mi
lde
w,
and
he
re
and
the
re
gre
at
stri
ps
had
be
co
me
de
ta
ched
and
hu
ng
do
wn,
expo
si
ng
the
ye
llow
pla
ster
be
ne
a
th.
Oppo
si
te
the
do
or
was
a
sho
wy
fi
re
pla
ce,
su
rmo
u
nted
by
a
ma
nte
lpi
e
ce
of
imi
ta
ti
on
whi
te
ma
rble.
On
one
co
rner
of
this
was
stu
ck
the
stu
mp
of
a
red
wax
ca
ndle.
The
so
li
ta
ry
wi
ndow
was
so
di
rty
that
the
li
ght
was
ha
zy
and
unce
rta
i
n,
gi
vi
ng
a
du
ll
grey
ti
nge
to
eve
rythi
ng,
whi
ch
was
inte
nsi
fi
ed
by
the
thi
ck
la
yer
of
du
st
whi
ch
co
a
ted
the
who
le
apa
rtme
nt.
All
the
se
de
ta
i
ls
I
obse
rved
afte
rwa
rds.
At
pre
se
nt
my
atte
nti
on
was
ce
ntred
upon
the
si
ngle
grim
mo
ti
o
nle
ss
fi
gu
re
whi
ch
lay
stre
tched
upon
the
bo
a
rds,
wi
th
va
ca
nt
si
ghtle
ss
eyes
sta
ri
ng
up
at
the
di
sco
lo
u
red
ce
i
li
ng.
It
was
that
of
a
man
abo
ut
fo
rty-three
or
fo
rty-fo
ur
ye
a
rs
of
age,
mi
ddle
-si
ze
d,
bro
ad
sho
u
lde
re
d,
wi
th
cri
sp
cu
rli
ng
bla
ck
ha
i
r,
and
a
sho
rt
stu
bbly
be
a
rd.
He
was
dre
ssed
in
a
he
a
vy
bro
a
dclo
th
fro
ck
co
at
and
wa
i
stco
a
t,
wi
th
li
ght-co
lo
u
red
tro
u
se
rs,
and
imma
cu
la
te
co
llar
and
cu
ffs.
A
top
ha
t,
we
ll
bru
shed
and
tri
m,
was
pla
ced
upon
the
flo
or
be
si
de
hi
m.
His
ha
nds
we
re
cle
nched
and
his
arms
thro
wn
abro
a
d,
whi
le
his
lo
wer
li
mbs
we
re
inte
rlo
cked
as
tho
u
gh
his
de
a
th
stru
ggle
had
be
en
a
gri
e
vo
us
one.
On
his
ri
gid
fa
ce
the
re
sto
od
an
expre
ssi
on
of
ho
rro
r,
and
as
it
se
e
med
to
me,
of
ha
tre
d,
su
ch
as
I
ha
ve
ne
ver
se
en
upon
hu
man
fe
a
tu
re
s.
This
ma
li
gna
nt
and
te
rri
ble
co
nto
rti
o
n,
co
mbi
ned
wi
th
the
low
fo
re
he
a
d,
blu
nt
no
se,
and
pro
gna
tho
us
jaw
ga
ve
the
de
ad
man
a
si
ngu
la
rly
si
mi
o
us
and
ape
-li
ke
appe
a
ra
nce,
whi
ch
was
incre
a
sed
by
his
wri
thi
ng,
unna
tu
ral
po
stu
re.
I
ha
ve
se
en
de
a
th
in
ma
ny
fo
rms,
but
ne
ver
has
it
appe
a
red
to
me
in
a
mo
re
fe
a
rso
me
aspe
ct
than
in
that
da
rk
gri
my
apa
rtme
nt,
whi
ch
lo
o
ked
out
upon
one
of
the
ma
in
arte
ri
es
of
su
bu
rban
Lo
ndo
n.
Le
stra
de,
le
an
and
fe
rre
t-li
ke
as
eve
r,
was
sta
ndi
ng
by
the
do
o
rwa
y,
and
gre
e
ted
my
co
mpa
ni
on
and
myse
lf.
"This
ca
se
wi
ll
ma
ke
a
sti
r,
si
r,"
he
re
ma
rke
d.
"It
be
a
ts
anythi
ng
I
ha
ve
se
e
n,
and
I
am
no
chi
cke
n."
"The
re
is
no
clu
e
?"
sa
id
Gre
gso
n.
"No
ne
at
all,"
chi
med
in
Le
stra
de.
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lmes
appro
a
ched
the
bo
dy,
and,
kne
e
li
ng
do
wn,
exa
mi
ned
it
inte
ntly.
"You
are
su
re
that
the
re
is
no
wo
u
nd?"
he
aske
d,
po
i
nti
ng
to
nu
me
ro
us
go
u
ts
and
spla
shes
of
blo
od
whi
ch
lay
all
ro
u
nd.
"Po
si
ti
ve
!"
cri
ed
bo
th
de
te
cti
ve
s.
"The
n,
of
co
u
rse,
this
blo
od
be
lo
ngs
to
a
se
co
nd
indi
vi
du
a
l—8
pre
su
ma
bly
the
mu
rde
re
r,
if
mu
rder
has
be
en
co
mmi
tte
d.
It
re
mi
nds
me
of
the
ci
rcu
msta
nces
atte
nda
nt
on
the
de
a
th
of
Van
Ja
nse
n,
in
Utre
cht,
in
the
ye
ar
'34.
Do
you
re
me
mber
the
ca
se,
Gre
gso
n?"
"No,
si
r."
"Re
ad
it
up—you
re
a
lly
sho
u
ld.
The
re
is
no
thi
ng
new
under
the
su
n.
It
has
all
be
en
do
ne
be
fo
re
."
As
he
spo
ke,
his
ni
mble
fi
nge
rs
we
re
flyi
ng
he
re,
the
re,
and
eve
rywhe
re,
fe
e
li
ng,
pre
ssi
ng,
unbu
tto
ni
ng,
exa
mi
ni
ng,
whi
le
his
eyes
wo
re
the
sa
me
fa
r-a
way
expre
ssi
on
whi
ch
I
ha
ve
alre
a
dy
re
ma
rked
upo
n.
So
swi
ftly
was
the
exa
mi
na
ti
on
ma
de,
that
one
wo
u
ld
ha
rdly
ha
ve
gu
e
ssed
the
mi
nu
te
ne
ss
wi
th
whi
ch
it
was
co
ndu
cte
d.
Fi
na
lly,
he
sni
ffed
the
de
ad
ma
n's
li
ps,
and
then
gla
nced
at
the
so
les
of
his
pa
te
nt
le
a
ther
bo
o
ts.
"He
has
not
be
en
mo
ved
at
all?"
he
aske
d.
"No
mo
re
than
was
ne
ce
ssa
ry
for
the
pu
rpo
ses
of
our
exa
mi
na
ti
o
n."
"You
can
ta
ke
him
to
the
mo
rtu
a
ry
no
w,"
he
sa
i
d.
"The
re
is
no
thi
ng
mo
re
to
be
le
a
rne
d."
Gre
gson
had
a
stre
tcher
and
fo
ur
men
at
ha
nd.
At
his
ca
ll
they
ente
red
the
ro
o
m,
and
the
stra
nger
was
li
fted
and
ca
rri
ed
ou
t.
As
they
ra
i
sed
hi
m,
a
ri
ng
ti
nkled
do
wn
and
ro
lled
acro
ss
the
flo
o
r.
Le
stra
de
gra
bbed
it
up
and
sta
red
at
it
wi
th
mysti
fi
ed
eye
s.
"The
re
's
be
en
a
wo
man
he
re
,"
he
cri
e
d.
"It's
a
wo
ma
n's
we
ddi
ng-ri
ng."
He
he
ld
it
ou
t,
as
he
spo
ke,
upon
the
pa
lm
of
his
ha
nd.
We
all
ga
the
red
ro
u
nd
him
and
ga
zed
at
it.
The
re
co
u
ld
be
no
do
u
bt
that
that
ci
rclet
of
pla
in
go
ld
had
once
ado
rned
the
fi
nger
of
a
bri
de.
"This
co
mpli
ca
tes
ma
tte
rs,"
sa
id
Gre
gso
n.
"He
a
ven
kno
ws,
they
we
re
co
mpli
ca
ted
eno
u
gh
be
fo
re
."
"Yo
u
're
su
re
it
do
e
sn't
si
mpli
fy
the
m?"
obse
rved
Ho
lme
s.
"The
re
's
no
thi
ng
to
be
le
a
rned
by
sta
ri
ng
at
it.
What
did
you
fi
nd
in
his
po
cke
ts?"
"We
ha
ve
it
all
he
re
,"
sa
id
Gre
gso
n,
po
i
nti
ng
to
a
li
tter
of
obje
cts
upon
one
of
the
bo
ttom
ste
ps
of
the
sta
i
rs.
"A
go
ld
wa
tch,
No.
97163,
by
Ba
rra
u
d,
of
Lo
ndo
n.
Go
ld
Albe
rt
cha
i
n,
ve
ry
he
a
vy
and
so
li
d.
Go
ld
ri
ng,
wi
th
ma
so
nic
de
vi
ce.
Go
ld
pi
n—bu
ll-do
g's
he
a
d,
wi
th
ru
bi
es
as
eye
s.
Ru
ssi
an
le
a
ther
ca
rd-ca
se,
wi
th
ca
rds
of
Eno
ch
J.
Dre
bber
of
Cle
ve
la
nd,
co
rre
spo
ndi
ng
wi
th
the
E.
J.
D.
upon
the
li
ne
n.
No
pu
rse,
but
lo
o
se
mo
ney
to
the
exte
nt
of
se
ven
po
u
nds
thi
rte
e
n.
Po
cket
edi
ti
on
of
Bo
cca
cci
o
's
'De
ca
me
ro
n,'
wi
th
na
me
of
Jo
se
ph
Sta
nge
rson
upon
the
fly-le
a
f.
Two
le
tte
rs—o
ne
addre
ssed
to
E.
J.
Dre
bber
and
one
to
Jo
se
ph
Sta
nge
rso
n."
"At
what
addre
ss?"
"Ame
ri
can
Excha
nge,
Stra
nd—to
be
le
ft
ti
ll
ca
lled
fo
r.
They
are
bo
th
from
the
Gu
i
on
Ste
a
mship
Co
mpa
ny,
and
re
fer
to
the
sa
i
li
ng
of
the
ir
bo
a
ts
from
Li
ve
rpo
o
l.
It
is
cle
ar
that
this
unfo
rtu
na
te
man
was
abo
ut
to
re
tu
rn
to
New
Yo
rk."
"Ha
ve
you
ma
de
any
inqu
i
ri
es
as
to
this
ma
n,
Sta
nge
rso
n?"
"I
did
it
at
once,
si
r,"
sa
id
Gre
gso
n.
"I
ha
ve
had
adve
rti
se
me
nts
se
nt
to
all
the
ne
wspa
pe
rs,
and
one
of
my
men
has
go
ne
to
the
Ame
ri
can
Excha
nge,
but
he
has
not
re
tu
rned
ye
t."
"Ha
ve
you
se
nt
to
Cle
ve
la
nd?"
"We
te
le
gra
phed
this
mo
rni
ng."
"How
did
you
wo
rd
yo
ur
inqu
i
ri
e
s?"
"We
si
mply
de
ta
i
led
the
ci
rcu
msta
nce
s,
and
sa
id
that
we
sho
u
ld
be
glad
of
any
info
rma
ti
on
whi
ch
co
u
ld
he
lp
us."
"You
did
not
ask
for
pa
rti
cu
la
rs
on
any
po
i
nt
whi
ch
appe
a
red
to
you
to
be
cru
ci
a
l?"
"I
asked
abo
ut
Sta
nge
rso
n."
"No
thi
ng
else?
Is
the
re
no
ci
rcu
msta
nce
on
whi
ch
this
who
le
ca
se
appe
a
rs
to
hi
nge?
Wi
ll
you
not
te
le
gra
ph
aga
i
n?"
"I
ha
ve
sa
id
all
I
ha
ve
to
sa
y,"
sa
id
Gre
gso
n,
in
an
offe
nded
vo
i
ce.
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lmes
chu
ckled
to
hi
mse
lf,
and
appe
a
red
to
be
abo
ut
to
ma
ke
so
me
re
ma
rk,
when
Le
stra
de,
who
had
be
en
in
the
fro
nt
ro
om
whi
le
we
we
re
ho
ldi
ng
this
co
nve
rsa
ti
on
in
the
ha
ll,
re
a
ppe
a
red
upon
the
sce
ne,
ru
bbi
ng
his
ha
nds
in
a
po
mpo
us
and
se
lf-sa
ti
sfi
ed
ma
nne
r.
"Mr.
Gre
gso
n,"
he
sa
i
d,
"I
ha
ve
ju
st
ma
de
a
di
sco
ve
ry
of
the
hi
ghe
st
impo
rta
nce,
and
one
whi
ch
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
be
en
ove
rlo
o
ked
had
I
not
ma
de
a
ca
re
ful
exa
mi
na
ti
on
of
the
wa
lls."
The
li
ttle
ma
n's
eyes
spa
rkled
as
he
spo
ke,
and
he
was
evi
de
ntly
in
a
sta
te
of
su
ppre
ssed
exu
lta
ti
on
at
ha
vi
ng
sco
red
a
po
i
nt
aga
i
nst
his
co
lle
a
gu
e.
"Co
me
he
re
,"
he
sa
i
d,
bu
stli
ng
ba
ck
into
the
ro
o
m,
the
atmo
sphe
re
of
whi
ch
fe
lt
cle
a
rer
si
nce
the
re
mo
val
of
its
gha
stly
inma
te.
"No
w,
sta
nd
the
re
!"
He
stru
ck
a
ma
tch
on
his
bo
ot
and
he
ld
it
up
aga
i
nst
the
wa
ll.
"Lo
ok
at
tha
t!"
he
sa
i
d,
tri
u
mpha
ntly.
I
ha
ve
re
ma
rked
that
the
pa
per
had
fa
llen
away
in
pa
rts.
In
this
pa
rti
cu
lar
co
rner
of
the
ro
om
a
la
rge
pi
e
ce
had
pe
e
led
off,
le
a
vi
ng
a
ye
llow
squ
a
re
of
co
a
rse
pla
ste
ri
ng.
Acro
ss
this
ba
re
spa
ce
the
re
was
scra
wled
in
blo
o
d-red
le
tte
rs
a
si
ngle
wo
rd—
RACHE.
"What
do
you
thi
nk
of
tha
t?"
cri
ed
the
de
te
cti
ve,
wi
th
the
air
of
a
sho
wman
exhi
bi
ti
ng
his
sho
w.
"This
was
ove
rlo
o
ked
be
ca
u
se
it
was
in
the
da
rke
st
co
rner
of
the
ro
o
m,
and
no
one
tho
u
ght
of
lo
o
ki
ng
the
re.
The
mu
rde
rer
has
wri
tten
it
wi
th
his
or
her
own
blo
o
d.
See
this
sme
ar
whe
re
it
has
tri
ckled
do
wn
the
wa
ll!
That
di
spo
ses
of
the
idea
of
su
i
ci
de
anyho
w.
Why
was
that
co
rner
cho
sen
to
wri
te
it
on?
I
wi
ll
te
ll
yo
u.
See
that
ca
ndle
on
the
ma
nte
lpi
e
ce.
It
was
lit
at
the
ti
me,
and
if
it
was
lit
this
co
rner
wo
u
ld
be
the
bri
ghte
st
inste
ad
of
the
da
rke
st
po
rti
on
of
the
wa
ll."
"And
what
do
es
it
me
an
now
that
you
ha
ve
fo
u
nd
it?"
asked
Gre
gson
in
a
de
pre
ci
a
to
ry
vo
i
ce.
"Me
a
n?
Why,
it
me
a
ns
that
the
wri
ter
was
go
i
ng
to
put
the
fe
ma
le
na
me
Ra
che
l,
but
was
di
stu
rbed
be
fo
re
he
or
she
had
ti
me
to
fi
ni
sh.
You
ma
rk
my
wo
rds,
when
this
ca
se
co
mes
to
be
cle
a
red
up
you
wi
ll
fi
nd
that
a
wo
man
na
med
Ra
chel
has
so
me
thi
ng
to
do
wi
th
it.
It's
all
ve
ry
we
ll
for
you
to
la
u
gh,
Mr.
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lme
s.
You
may
be
ve
ry
sma
rt
and
cle
ve
r,
but
the
old
ho
u
nd
is
the
be
st,
when
all
is
sa
id
and
do
ne
."
"I
re
a
lly
beg
yo
ur
pa
rdo
n!"
sa
id
my
co
mpa
ni
o
n,
who
had
ru
ffled
the
li
ttle
ma
n's
te
mper
by
bu
rsti
ng
into
an
explo
si
on
of
la
u
ghte
r.
"You
ce
rta
i
nly
ha
ve
the
cre
dit
of
be
i
ng
the
fi
rst
of
us
to
fi
nd
this
ou
t,
and,
as
you
sa
y,
it
be
a
rs
eve
ry
ma
rk
of
ha
vi
ng
be
en
wri
tten
by
the
other
pa
rti
ci
pa
nt
in
la
st
ni
ght's
myste
ry.
I
ha
ve
not
had
ti
me
to
exa
mi
ne
this
ro
om
ye
t,
but
wi
th
yo
ur
pe
rmi
ssi
on
I
sha
ll
do
so
no
w."
As
he
spo
ke,
he
whi
pped
a
ta
pe
me
a
su
re
and
a
la
rge
ro
u
nd
ma
gni
fyi
ng
gla
ss
from
his
po
cke
t.
Wi
th
the
se
two
imple
me
nts
he
tro
tted
no
i
se
le
ssly
abo
ut
the
ro
o
m,
so
me
ti
mes
sto
ppi
ng,
occa
si
o
na
lly
kne
e
li
ng,
and
once
lyi
ng
flat
upon
his
fa
ce.
So
engro
ssed
was
he
wi
th
his
occu
pa
ti
on
that
he
appe
a
red
to
ha
ve
fo
rgo
tten
our
pre
se
nce,
for
he
cha
tte
red
away
to
hi
mse
lf
under
his
bre
a
th
the
who
le
ti
me,
ke
e
pi
ng
up
a
ru
nni
ng
fi
re
of
excla
ma
ti
o
ns,
gro
a
ns,
whi
stle
s,
and
li
ttle
cri
es
su
gge
sti
ve
of
enco
u
ra
ge
me
nt
and
of
ho
pe.
As
I
wa
tched
him
I
was
irre
si
sti
bly
re
mi
nded
of
a
pu
re
-blo
o
ded
we
ll-tra
i
ned
fo
xho
u
nd
as
it
da
shes
ba
ckwa
rds
and
fo
rwa
rds
thro
u
gh
the
co
ve
rt,
whi
ni
ng
in
its
ea
ge
rne
ss,
until
it
co
mes
acro
ss
the
lo
st
sce
nt.
For
twe
nty
mi
nu
tes
or
mo
re
he
co
nti
nu
ed
his
re
se
a
rche
s,
me
a
su
ri
ng
wi
th
the
mo
st
exa
ct
ca
re
the
di
sta
nce
be
twe
en
ma
rks
whi
ch
we
re
enti
re
ly
invi
si
ble
to
me,
and
occa
si
o
na
lly
applyi
ng
his
ta
pe
to
the
wa
lls
in
an
equ
a
lly
inco
mpre
he
nsi
ble
ma
nne
r.
In
one
pla
ce
he
ga
the
red
up
ve
ry
ca
re
fu
lly
a
li
ttle
pi
le
of
grey
du
st
from
the
flo
o
r,
and
pa
cked
it
away
in
an
enve
lo
pe.
Fi
na
lly,
he
exa
mi
ned
wi
th
his
gla
ss
the
wo
rd
upon
the
wa
ll,
go
i
ng
over
eve
ry
le
tter
of
it
wi
th
the
mo
st
mi
nu
te
exa
ctne
ss.
This
do
ne,
he
appe
a
red
to
be
sa
ti
sfi
e
d,
for
he
re
pla
ced
his
ta
pe
and
his
gla
ss
in
his
po
cke
t.
"They
say
that
ge
ni
us
is
an
infi
ni
te
ca
pa
ci
ty
for
ta
ki
ng
pa
i
ns,"
he
re
ma
rked
wi
th
a
smi
le.
"It's
a
ve
ry
bad
de
fi
ni
ti
o
n,
but
it
do
es
apply
to
de
te
cti
ve
wo
rk."
Gre
gson
and
Le
stra
de
had
wa
tched
the
ma
no
e
u
vres
9
of
the
ir
ama
te
ur
co
mpa
ni
on
wi
th
co
nsi
de
ra
ble
cu
ri
o
si
ty
and
so
me
co
nte
mpt.
They
evi
de
ntly
fa
i
led
to
appre
ci
a
te
the
fa
ct,
whi
ch
I
had
be
gun
to
re
a
li
ze,
that
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lme
s'
sma
lle
st
acti
o
ns
we
re
all
di
re
cted
to
wa
rds
so
me
de
fi
ni
te
and
pra
cti
cal
end.
"What
do
you
thi
nk
of
it,
si
r?"
they
bo
th
aske
d.
"It
wo
u
ld
be
ro
bbi
ng
you
of
the
cre
dit
of
the
ca
se
if
I
was
to
pre
su
me
to
he
lp
yo
u
,"
re
ma
rked
my
fri
e
nd.
"You
are
do
i
ng
so
we
ll
now
that
it
wo
u
ld
be
a
pi
ty
for
anyo
ne
to
inte
rfe
re
."
The
re
was
a
wo
rld
of
sa
rca
sm
in
his
vo
i
ce
as
he
spo
ke.
"If
you
wi
ll
let
me
know
how
yo
ur
inve
sti
ga
ti
o
ns
go
,"
he
co
nti
nu
e
d,
"I
sha
ll
be
ha
ppy
to
gi
ve
you
any
he
lp
I
ca
n.
In
the
me
a
nti
me
I
sho
u
ld
li
ke
to
spe
ak
to
the
co
nsta
ble
who
fo
u
nd
the
bo
dy.
Can
you
gi
ve
me
his
na
me
and
addre
ss?"
Le
stra
de
gla
nced
at
his
no
te
-bo
o
k.
"Jo
hn
Ra
nce
,"
he
sa
i
d.
"He
is
off
du
ty
no
w.
You
wi
ll
fi
nd
him
at
46,
Au
dley
Co
u
rt,
Ke
nni
ngton
Pa
rk
Ga
te
."
Ho
lmes
to
ok
a
no
te
of
the
addre
ss.
"Co
me
alo
ng,
Do
cto
r,"
he
sa
i
d;
"we
sha
ll
go
and
lo
ok
him
up.
I'll
te
ll
you
one
thi
ng
whi
ch
may
he
lp
you
in
the
ca
se
,"
he
co
nti
nu
e
d,
tu
rni
ng
to
the
two
de
te
cti
ve
s.
"The
re
has
be
en
mu
rder
do
ne,
and
the
mu
rde
rer
was
a
ma
n.
He
was
mo
re
than
six
fe
et
hi
gh,
was
in
the
pri
me
of
li
fe,
had
sma
ll
fe
et
for
his
he
i
ght,
wo
re
co
a
rse,
squ
a
re
-to
ed
bo
o
ts
and
smo
ked
a
Tri
chi
no
po
ly
ci
ga
r.
He
ca
me
he
re
wi
th
his
vi
ctim
in
a
fo
u
r-whe
e
led
ca
b,
whi
ch
was
dra
wn
by
a
ho
rse
wi
th
three
old
sho
es
and
one
new
one
on
his
off
fo
re
le
g.
In
all
pro
ba
bi
li
ty
the
mu
rde
rer
had
a
flo
rid
fa
ce,
and
the
fi
nge
r-na
i
ls
of
his
ri
ght
ha
nd
we
re
re
ma
rka
bly
lo
ng.
The
se
are
only
a
few
indi
ca
ti
o
ns,
but
they
may
assi
st
yo
u
."
Le
stra
de
and
Gre
gson
gla
nced
at
ea
ch
other
wi
th
an
incre
du
lo
us
smi
le.
"If
this
man
was
mu
rde
re
d,
how
was
it
do
ne
?"
asked
the
fo
rme
r.
"Po
i
so
n,"
sa
id
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lmes
cu
rtly,
and
stro
de
off.
"One
other
thi
ng,
Le
stra
de
,"
he
adde
d,
tu
rni
ng
ro
u
nd
at
the
do
o
r:
"'Ra
che
,'
is
the
Ge
rman
for
're
ve
nge
;'
so
do
n't
lo
se
yo
ur
ti
me
lo
o
ki
ng
for
Mi
ss
Ra
che
l."
Wi
th
whi
ch
Pa
rthi
an
shot
he
wa
lked
awa
y,
le
a
vi
ng
the
two
ri
va
ls
ope
n-mo
u
thed
be
hi
nd
hi
m.
CHAPTER
IV.
WHAT
JOHN
RANCE
HAD
TO
TELL.
IT
was
one
o'clo
ck
when
we
le
ft
No.
3,
La
u
ri
ston
Ga
rde
ns.
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lmes
led
me
to
the
ne
a
re
st
te
le
gra
ph
offi
ce,
whe
nce
he
di
spa
tched
a
lo
ng
te
le
gra
m.
He
then
ha
i
led
a
ca
b,
and
orde
red
the
dri
ver
to
ta
ke
us
to
the
addre
ss
gi
ven
us
by
Le
stra
de.
"The
re
is
no
thi
ng
li
ke
fi
rst
ha
nd
evi
de
nce
,"
he
re
ma
rke
d;
"as
a
ma
tter
of
fa
ct,
my
mi
nd
is
enti
re
ly
ma
de
up
upon
the
ca
se,
but
sti
ll
we
may
as
we
ll
le
a
rn
all
that
is
to
be
le
a
rne
d."
"You
ama
ze
me,
Ho
lme
s,"
sa
id
I.
"Su
re
ly
you
are
not
as
su
re
as
you
pre
te
nd
to
be
of
all
tho
se
pa
rti
cu
la
rs
whi
ch
you
ga
ve
."
"The
re
's
no
ro
om
for
a
mi
sta
ke
,"
he
answe
re
d.
"The
ve
ry
fi
rst
thi
ng
whi
ch
I
obse
rved
on
arri
vi
ng
the
re
was
that
a
cab
had
ma
de
two
ru
ts
wi
th
its
whe
e
ls
clo
se
to
the
cu
rb.
No
w,
up
to
la
st
ni
ght,
we
ha
ve
had
no
ra
in
for
a
we
e
k,
so
that
tho
se
whe
e
ls
whi
ch
le
ft
su
ch
a
de
ep
impre
ssi
on
mu
st
ha
ve
be
en
the
re
du
ri
ng
the
ni
ght.
The
re
we
re
the
ma
rks
of
the
ho
rse
's
ho
o
fs,
to
o,
the
ou
tli
ne
of
one
of
whi
ch
was
far
mo
re
cle
a
rly
cut
than
that
of
the
other
thre
e,
sho
wi
ng
that
that
was
a
new
sho
e.
Si
nce
the
cab
was
the
re
after
the
ra
in
be
ga
n,
and
was
not
the
re
at
any
ti
me
du
ri
ng
the
mo
rni
ng—I
ha
ve
Gre
gso
n's
wo
rd
for
tha
t—it
fo
llo
ws
that
it
mu
st
ha
ve
be
en
the
re
du
ri
ng
the
ni
ght,
and,
the
re
fo
re,
that
it
bro
u
ght
tho
se
two
indi
vi
du
a
ls
to
the
ho
u
se
."
"That
se
e
ms
si
mple
eno
u
gh,"
sa
id
I;
"but
how
abo
ut
the
other
ma
n's
he
i
ght?"
"Why,
the
he
i
ght
of
a
ma
n,
in
ni
ne
ca
ses
out
of
te
n,
can
be
to
ld
from
the
le
ngth
of
his
stri
de.
It
is
a
si
mple
ca
lcu
la
ti
on
eno
u
gh,
tho
u
gh
the
re
is
no
use
my
bo
ri
ng
you
wi
th
fi
gu
re
s.
I
had
this
fe
llo
w's
stri
de
bo
th
on
the
clay
ou
tsi
de
and
on
the
du
st
wi
thi
n.
Then
I
had
a
way
of
che
cki
ng
my
ca
lcu
la
ti
o
n.
When
a
man
wri
tes
on
a
wa
ll,
his
insti
nct
le
a
ds
him
to
wri
te
abo
ut
the
le
vel
of
his
own
eye
s.
Now
that
wri
ti
ng
was
ju
st
over
six
fe
et
from
the
gro
u
nd.
It
was
chi
ld's
pla
y."
"And
his
age
?"
I
aske
d.
"We
ll,
if
a
man
can
stri
de
fo
ur
and
a-ha
lf
fe
et
wi
tho
ut
the
sma
lle
st
effo
rt,
he
ca
n't
be
qu
i
te
in
the
se
re
and
ye
llo
w.
That
was
the
bre
a
dth
of
a
pu
ddle
on
the
ga
rden
wa
lk
whi
ch
he
had
evi
de
ntly
wa
lked
acro
ss.
Pa
te
nt-le
a
ther
bo
o
ts
had
go
ne
ro
u
nd,
and
Squ
a
re
-to
es
had
ho
pped
ove
r.
The
re
is
no
myste
ry
abo
ut
it
at
all.
I
am
si
mply
applyi
ng
to
ordi
na
ry
li
fe
a
few
of
tho
se
pre
ce
pts
of
obse
rva
ti
on
and
de
du
cti
on
whi
ch
I
advo
ca
ted
in
that
arti
cle.
Is
the
re
anythi
ng
else
that
pu
zzles
yo
u
?"
"The
fi
nger
na
i
ls
and
the
Tri
chi
no
po
ly,"
I
su
gge
ste
d.
"The
wri
ti
ng
on
the
wa
ll
was
do
ne
wi
th
a
ma
n's
fo
re
fi
nger
di
pped
in
blo
o
d.
My
gla
ss
allo
wed
me
to
obse
rve
that
the
pla
ster
was
sli
ghtly
scra
tched
in
do
i
ng
it,
whi
ch
wo
u
ld
not
ha
ve
be
en
the
ca
se
if
the
ma
n's
na
il
had
be
en
tri
mme
d.
I
ga
the
red
up
so
me
sca
tte
red
ash
from
the
flo
o
r.
It
was
da
rk
in
co
lo
ur
and
fla
ke
y—su
ch
an
ash
as
is
only
ma
de
by
a
Tri
chi
no
po
ly.
I
ha
ve
ma
de
a
spe
ci
al
stu
dy
of
ci
gar
ashe
s—in
fa
ct,
I
ha
ve
wri
tten
a
mo
no
gra
ph
upon
the
su
bje
ct.
I
fla
tter
myse
lf
that
I
can
di
sti
ngu
i
sh
at
a
gla
nce
the
ash
of
any
kno
wn
bra
nd,
ei
ther
of
ci
gar
or
of
to
ba
cco.
It
is
ju
st
in
su
ch
de
ta
i
ls
that
the
ski
lled
de
te
cti
ve
di
ffe
rs
from
the
Gre
gson
and
Le
stra
de
type
."
"And
the
flo
rid
fa
ce
?"
I
aske
d.
"Ah,
that
was
a
mo
re
da
ri
ng
sho
t,
tho
u
gh
I
ha
ve
no
do
u
bt
that
I
was
ri
ght.
You
mu
st
not
ask
me
that
at
the
pre
se
nt
sta
te
of
the
affa
i
r."
I
pa
ssed
my
ha
nd
over
my
bro
w.
"My
he
ad
is
in
a
whi
rl,"
I
re
ma
rke
d;
"the
mo
re
one
thi
nks
of
it
the
mo
re
myste
ri
o
us
it
gro
ws.
How
ca
me
the
se
two
me
n—if
the
re
we
re
two
me
n—i
nto
an
empty
ho
u
se?
What
has
be
co
me
of
the
ca
bman
who
dro
ve
the
m?
How
co
u
ld
one
man
co
mpel
ano
ther
to
ta
ke
po
i
so
n?
Whe
re
did
the
blo
od
co
me
fro
m?
What
was
the
obje
ct
of
the
mu
rde
re
r,
si
nce
ro
bbe
ry
had
no
pa
rt
in
it?
How
ca
me
the
wo
ma
n's
ri
ng
the
re?
Abo
ve
all,
why
sho
u
ld
the
se
co
nd
man
wri
te
up
the
Ge
rman
wo
rd
RACHE
be
fo
re
de
ca
mpi
ng?
I
co
nfe
ss
that
I
ca
nnot
see
any
po
ssi
ble
way
of
re
co
nci
li
ng
all
the
se
fa
cts."
My
co
mpa
ni
on
smi
led
appro
vi
ngly.
"You
sum
up
the
di
ffi
cu
lti
es
of
the
si
tu
a
ti
on
su
cci
nctly
and
we
ll,"
he
sa
i
d.
"The
re
is
mu
ch
that
is
sti
ll
obscu
re,
tho
u
gh
I
ha
ve
qu
i
te
ma
de
up
my
mi
nd
on
the
ma
in
fa
cts.
As
to
po
or
Le
stra
de
's
di
sco
ve
ry
it
was
si
mply
a
bli
nd
inte
nded
to
put
the
po
li
ce
upon
a
wro
ng
tra
ck,
by
su
gge
sti
ng
So
ci
a
li
sm
and
se
cret
so
ci
e
ti
e
s.
It
was
not
do
ne
by
a
Ge
rma
n.
The
A,
if
you
no
ti
ce
d,
was
pri
nted
so
me
what
after
the
Ge
rman
fa
shi
o
n.
No
w,
a
re
al
Ge
rman
inva
ri
a
bly
pri
nts
in
the
La
tin
cha
ra
cte
r,
so
that
we
may
sa
fe
ly
say
that
this
was
not
wri
tten
by
one,
but
by
a
clu
msy
imi
ta
tor
who
ove
rdid
his
pa
rt.
It
was
si
mply
a
ru
se
to
di
ve
rt
inqu
i
ry
into
a
wro
ng
cha
nne
l.
I'm
not
go
i
ng
to
te
ll
you
mu
ch
mo
re
of
the
ca
se,
Do
cto
r.
You
know
a
co
nju
ror
ge
ts
no
cre
dit
when
once
he
has
expla
i
ned
his
tri
ck,
and
if
I
show
you
too
mu
ch
of
my
me
thod
of
wo
rki
ng,
you
wi
ll
co
me
to
the
co
nclu
si
on
that
I
am
a
ve
ry
ordi
na
ry
indi
vi
du
al
after
all."
"I
sha
ll
ne
ver
do
tha
t,"
I
answe
re
d;
"you
ha
ve
bro
u
ght
de
te
cti
on
as
ne
ar
an
exa
ct
sci
e
nce
as
it
ever
wi
ll
be
bro
u
ght
in
this
wo
rld."
My
co
mpa
ni
on
flu
shed
up
wi
th
ple
a
su
re
at
my
wo
rds,
and
the
ea
rne
st
way
in
whi
ch
I
utte
red
the
m.
I
had
alre
a
dy
obse
rved
that
he
was
as
se
nsi
ti
ve
to
fla
tte
ry
on
the
sco
re
of
his
art
as
any
gi
rl
co
u
ld
be
of
her
be
a
u
ty.
"I'll
te
ll
you
one
other
thi
ng,"
he
sa
i
d.
"Pa
te
nt
le
a
the
rs
10
and
Squ
a
re
-to
es
ca
me
in
the
sa
me
ca
b,
and
they
wa
lked
do
wn
the
pa
thway
to
ge
ther
as
fri
e
ndly
as
po
ssi
ble
—a
rm-i
n-a
rm,
in
all
pro
ba
bi
li
ty.
When
they
got
insi
de
they
wa
lked
up
and
do
wn
the
ro
o
m—or
ra
the
r,
Pa
te
nt-le
a
the
rs
sto
od
sti
ll
whi
le
Squ
a
re
-to
es
wa
lked
up
and
do
wn.
I
co
u
ld
re
ad
all
that
in
the
du
st;
and
I
co
u
ld
re
ad
that
as
he
wa
lked
he
grew
mo
re
and
mo
re
exci
te
d.
That
is
sho
wn
by
the
incre
a
sed
le
ngth
of
his
stri
de
s.
He
was
ta
lki
ng
all
the
whi
le,
and
wo
rki
ng
hi
mse
lf
up,
no
do
u
bt,
into
a
fu
ry.
Then
the
tra
ge
dy
occu
rre
d.
I've
to
ld
you
all
I
know
myse
lf
no
w,
for
the
re
st
is
me
re
su
rmi
se
and
co
nje
ctu
re.
We
ha
ve
a
go
od
wo
rki
ng
ba
si
s,
ho
we
ve
r,
on
whi
ch
to
sta
rt.
We
mu
st
hu
rry
up,
for
I
wa
nt
to
go
to
Ha
lle
's
co
nce
rt
to
he
ar
No
rman
Ne
ru
da
this
afte
rno
o
n."
This
co
nve
rsa
ti
on
had
occu
rred
whi
le
our
cab
had
be
en
thre
a
di
ng
its
way
thro
u
gh
a
lo
ng
su
cce
ssi
on
of
di
ngy
stre
e
ts
and
dre
a
ry
by-wa
ys.
In
the
di
ngi
e
st
and
dre
a
ri
e
st
of
them
our
dri
ver
su
dde
nly
ca
me
to
a
sta
nd.
"Tha
t's
Au
dley
Co
u
rt
in
the
re
,"
he
sa
i
d,
po
i
nti
ng
to
a
na
rrow
slit
in
the
li
ne
of
de
a
d-co
lo
u
red
bri
ck.
"Yo
u
'll
fi
nd
me
he
re
when
you
co
me
ba
ck."
Au
dley
Co
u
rt
was
not
an
attra
cti
ve
lo
ca
li
ty.
The
na
rrow
pa
ssa
ge
led
us
into
a
qu
a
dra
ngle
pa
ved
wi
th
fla
gs
and
li
ned
by
so
rdid
dwe
lli
ngs.
We
pi
cked
our
way
amo
ng
gro
u
ps
of
di
rty
chi
ldre
n,
and
thro
u
gh
li
nes
of
di
sco
lo
u
red
li
ne
n,
until
we
ca
me
to
Nu
mber
46,
the
do
or
of
whi
ch
was
de
co
ra
ted
wi
th
a
sma
ll
slip
of
bra
ss
on
whi
ch
the
na
me
Ra
nce
was
engra
ve
d.
On
enqu
i
ry
we
fo
u
nd
that
the
co
nsta
ble
was
in
be
d,
and
we
we
re
sho
wn
into
a
li
ttle
fro
nt
pa
rlo
ur
to
awa
it
his
co
mi
ng.
He
appe
a
red
pre
se
ntly,
lo
o
ki
ng
a
li
ttle
irri
ta
ble
at
be
i
ng
di
stu
rbed
in
his
slu
mbe
rs.
"I
ma
de
my
re
po
rt
at
the
offi
ce
,"
he
sa
i
d.
Ho
lmes
to
ok
a
ha
lf-so
ve
re
i
gn
from
his
po
cket
and
pla
yed
wi
th
it
pe
nsi
ve
ly.
"We
tho
u
ght
that
we
sho
u
ld
li
ke
to
he
ar
it
all
from
yo
ur
own
li
ps,"
he
sa
i
d.
"I
sha
ll
be
mo
st
ha
ppy
to
te
ll
you
anythi
ng
I
ca
n,"
the
co
nsta
ble
answe
red
wi
th
his
eyes
upon
the
li
ttle
go
lden
di
sk.
"Ju
st
let
us
he
ar
it
all
in
yo
ur
own
way
as
it
occu
rre
d."
Ra
nce
sat
do
wn
on
the
ho
rse
ha
ir
so
fa,
and
kni
tted
his
bro
ws
as
tho
u
gh
de
te
rmi
ned
not
to
omit
anythi
ng
in
his
na
rra
ti
ve.
"I'll
te
ll
it
ye
from
the
be
gi
nni
ng,"
he
sa
i
d.
"My
ti
me
is
from
ten
at
ni
ght
to
six
in
the
mo
rni
ng.
At
ele
ven
the
re
was
a
fi
ght
at
the
'Whi
te
Ha
rt';
but
bar
that
all
was
qu
i
et
eno
u
gh
on
the
be
a
t.
At
one
o'clo
ck
it
be
gan
to
ra
i
n,
and
I
met
Ha
rry
Mu
rche
r—him
who
has
the
Ho
lla
nd
Gro
ve
be
a
t—a
nd
we
sto
od
to
ge
ther
at
the
co
rner
of
He
nri
e
tta
Stre
et
a-ta
lki
n'.
Pre
se
ntly—ma
ybe
abo
ut
two
or
a
li
ttle
afte
r—I
tho
u
ght
I
wo
u
ld
ta
ke
a
lo
ok
ro
u
nd
and
see
that
all
was
ri
ght
do
wn
the
Bri
xton
Ro
a
d.
It
was
pre
ci
o
us
di
rty
and
lo
ne
ly.
Not
a
so
ul
did
I
me
et
all
the
way
do
wn,
tho
u
gh
a
cab
or
two
we
nt
pa
st
me.
I
was
a
stro
lli
n'
do
wn,
thi
nki
n'
be
twe
en
ou
rse
lves
how
unco
mmon
ha
ndy
a
fo
ur
of
gin
hot
wo
u
ld
be,
when
su
dde
nly
the
gli
nt
of
a
li
ght
ca
u
ght
my
eye
in
the
wi
ndow
of
that
sa
me
ho
u
se.
No
w,
I
knew
that
them
two
ho
u
ses
in
La
u
ri
ston
Ga
rde
ns
was
empty
on
acco
u
nt
of
him
that
owns
them
who
wo
n't
ha
ve
the
dra
i
ns
se
en
to,
tho
u
gh
the
ve
ry
la
st
te
na
nt
what
li
ved
in
one
of
them
di
ed
o'
typho
id
fe
ve
r.
I
was
kno
cked
all
in
a
he
ap
the
re
fo
re
at
se
e
i
ng
a
li
ght
in
the
wi
ndo
w,
and
I
su
spe
cted
as
so
me
thi
ng
was
wro
ng.
When
I
got
to
the
do
o
r——"
"You
sto
ppe
d,
and
then
wa
lked
ba
ck
to
the
ga
rden
ga
te
,"
my
co
mpa
ni
on
inte
rru
pte
d.
"What
did
you
do
that
fo
r?"
Ra
nce
ga
ve
a
vi
o
le
nt
ju
mp,
and
sta
red
at
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lmes
wi
th
the
utmo
st
ama
ze
me
nt
upon
his
fe
a
tu
re
s.
"Why,
tha
t's
tru
e,
si
r,"
he
sa
i
d;
"tho
u
gh
how
you
co
me
to
know
it,
He
a
ven
only
kno
ws.
Ye
se
e,
when
I
got
up
to
the
do
or
it
was
so
sti
ll
and
so
lo
ne
so
me,
that
I
tho
u
ght
I'd
be
no
ne
the
wo
rse
for
so
me
one
wi
th
me.
I
ai
n't
afe
a
red
of
anythi
ng
on
this
si
de
o'
the
gra
ve;
but
I
tho
u
ght
that
ma
ybe
it
was
him
that
di
ed
o'
the
typho
id
inspe
cti
ng
the
dra
i
ns
what
ki
lled
hi
m.
The
tho
u
ght
ga
ve
me
a
ki
nd
o'
tu
rn,
and
I
wa
lked
ba
ck
to
the
ga
te
to
see
if
I
co
u
ld
see
Mu
rche
r's
la
nte
rn,
but
the
re
wa
sn't
no
si
gn
of
him
nor
of
anyo
ne
else
."
"The
re
was
no
one
in
the
stre
e
t?"
"Not
a
li
vi
n'
so
u
l,
si
r,
nor
as
mu
ch
as
a
do
g.
Then
I
pu
lled
myse
lf
to
ge
ther
and
we
nt
ba
ck
and
pu
shed
the
do
or
ope
n.
All
was
qu
i
et
insi
de,
so
I
we
nt
into
the
ro
om
whe
re
the
li
ght
was
a-bu
rni
n'.
The
re
was
a
ca
ndle
fli
cke
ri
n'
on
the
ma
nte
lpi
e
ce
—a
red
wax
one
—a
nd
by
its
li
ght
I
sa
w——"
"Ye
s,
I
know
all
that
you
sa
w.
You
wa
lked
ro
u
nd
the
ro
om
se
ve
ral
ti
me
s,
and
you
kne
lt
do
wn
by
the
bo
dy,
and
then
you
wa
lked
thro
u
gh
and
tri
ed
the
ki
tchen
do
o
r,
and
the
n——"
Jo
hn
Ra
nce
spra
ng
to
his
fe
et
wi
th
a
fri
ghte
ned
fa
ce
and
su
spi
ci
on
in
his
eye
s.
"Whe
re
was
you
hid
to
see
all
tha
t?"
he
cri
e
d.
"It
se
e
ms
to
me
that
you
kno
ws
a
de
al
mo
re
than
you
sho
u
ld."
Ho
lmes
la
u
ghed
and
threw
his
ca
rd
acro
ss
the
ta
ble
to
the
co
nsta
ble.
"Do
n't
get
arre
sti
ng
me
for
the
mu
rde
r,"
he
sa
i
d.
"I
am
one
of
the
ho
u
nds
and
not
the
wo
lf;
Mr.
Gre
gson
or
Mr.
Le
stra
de
wi
ll
answer
for
tha
t.
Go
on,
tho
u
gh.
What
did
you
do
ne
xt?"
Ra
nce
re
su
med
his
se
a
t,
wi
tho
ut
ho
we
ver
lo
si
ng
his
mysti
fi
ed
expre
ssi
o
n.
"I
we
nt
ba
ck
to
the
ga
te
and
so
u
nded
my
whi
stle.
That
bro
u
ght
Mu
rcher
and
two
mo
re
to
the
spo
t."
"Was
the
stre
et
empty
the
n?"
"We
ll,
it
wa
s,
as
far
as
anybo
dy
that
co
u
ld
be
of
any
go
od
go
e
s."
"What
do
you
me
a
n?"
The
co
nsta
ble
's
fe
a
tu
res
bro
a
de
ned
into
a
gri
n.
"I've
se
en
ma
ny
a
dru
nk
chap
in
my
ti
me
,"
he
sa
i
d,
"but
ne
ver
anyo
ne
so
cryi
n'
dru
nk
as
that
co
ve.
He
was
at
the
ga
te
when
I
ca
me
ou
t,
a-le
a
ni
n'
up
agin
the
ra
i
li
ngs,
and
a-si
ngi
n'
at
the
pi
tch
o'
his
lu
ngs
abo
ut
Co
lu
mbi
ne
's
Ne
w-fa
ngled
Ba
nne
r,
or
so
me
su
ch
stu
ff.
He
co
u
ldn't
sta
nd,
far
le
ss
he
lp."
"What
so
rt
of
a
man
was
he
?"
asked
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lme
s.
Jo
hn
Ra
nce
appe
a
red
to
be
so
me
what
irri
ta
ted
at
this
di
gre
ssi
o
n.
"He
was
an
unco
mmon
dru
nk
so
rt
o'
ma
n,"
he
sa
i
d.
"He
'd
ha'
fo
u
nd
hi
sse
lf
in
the
sta
ti
on
if
we
ha
dn't
be
en
so
to
ok
up."
"His
fa
ce
—his
dre
ss—di
dn't
you
no
ti
ce
the
m?"
Ho
lmes
bro
ke
in
impa
ti
e
ntly.
"I
sho
u
ld
thi
nk
I
did
no
ti
ce
the
m,
se
e
i
ng
that
I
had
to
prop
him
up—me
and
Mu
rcher
be
twe
en
us.
He
was
a
lo
ng
cha
p,
wi
th
a
red
fa
ce,
the
lo
wer
pa
rt
mu
ffled
ro
u
nd——"
"That
wi
ll
do
,"
cri
ed
Ho
lme
s.
"What
be
ca
me
of
hi
m?"
"We
'd
eno
u
gh
to
do
wi
tho
ut
lo
o
ki
n'
after
hi
m,"
the
po
li
ce
man
sa
i
d,
in
an
aggri
e
ved
vo
i
ce.
"I'll
wa
ger
he
fo
u
nd
his
way
ho
me
all
ri
ght."
"How
was
he
dre
sse
d?"
"A
bro
wn
ove
rco
a
t."
"Had
he
a
whip
in
his
ha
nd?"
"A
whi
p—no
."
"He
mu
st
ha
ve
le
ft
it
be
hi
nd,"
mu
tte
red
my
co
mpa
ni
o
n.
"You
di
dn't
ha
ppen
to
see
or
he
ar
a
cab
after
tha
t?"
"No
."
"The
re
's
a
ha
lf-so
ve
re
i
gn
for
yo
u
,"
my
co
mpa
ni
on
sa
i
d,
sta
ndi
ng
up
and
ta
ki
ng
his
ha
t.
"I
am
afra
i
d,
Ra
nce,
that
you
wi
ll
ne
ver
ri
se
in
the
fo
rce.
That
he
ad
of
yo
u
rs
sho
u
ld
be
for
use
as
we
ll
as
orna
me
nt.
You
mi
ght
ha
ve
ga
i
ned
yo
ur
se
rge
a
nt's
stri
pes
la
st
ni
ght.
The
man
whom
you
he
ld
in
yo
ur
ha
nds
is
the
man
who
ho
lds
the
clue
of
this
myste
ry,
and
whom
we
are
se
e
ki
ng.
The
re
is
no
use
of
argu
i
ng
abo
ut
it
no
w;
I
te
ll
you
that
it
is
so.
Co
me
alo
ng,
Do
cto
r."
We
sta
rted
off
for
the
cab
to
ge
the
r,
le
a
vi
ng
our
info
rma
nt
incre
du
lo
u
s,
but
obvi
o
u
sly
unco
mfo
rta
ble.
"The
blu
nde
ri
ng
fo
o
l,"
Ho
lmes
sa
i
d,
bi
tte
rly,
as
we
dro
ve
ba
ck
to
our
lo
dgi
ngs.
"Ju
st
to
thi
nk
of
his
ha
vi
ng
su
ch
an
inco
mpa
ra
ble
bit
of
go
od
lu
ck,
and
not
ta
ki
ng
adva
nta
ge
of
it."
"I
am
ra
ther
in
the
da
rk
sti
ll.
It
is
true
that
the
de
scri
pti
on
of
this
man
ta
lli
es
wi
th
yo
ur
idea
of
the
se
co
nd
pa
rty
in
this
myste
ry.
But
why
sho
u
ld
he
co
me
ba
ck
to
the
ho
u
se
after
le
a
vi
ng
it?
That
is
not
the
way
of
cri
mi
na
ls."
"The
ri
ng,
ma
n,
the
ri
ng:
that
was
what
he
ca
me
ba
ck
fo
r.
If
we
ha
ve
no
other
way
of
ca
tchi
ng
hi
m,
we
can
alwa
ys
ba
it
our
li
ne
wi
th
the
ri
ng.
I
sha
ll
ha
ve
hi
m,
Do
cto
r—I'll
lay
you
two
to
one
that
I
ha
ve
hi
m.
I
mu
st
tha
nk
you
for
it
all.
I
mi
ght
not
ha
ve
go
ne
but
for
yo
u,
and
so
ha
ve
mi
ssed
the
fi
ne
st
stu
dy
I
ever
ca
me
acro
ss:
a
stu
dy
in
sca
rle
t,
eh?
Why
sho
u
ldn't
we
use
a
li
ttle
art
ja
rgo
n.
The
re
's
the
sca
rlet
thre
ad
of
mu
rder
ru
nni
ng
thro
u
gh
the
co
lo
u
rle
ss
ske
in
of
li
fe,
and
our
du
ty
is
to
unra
vel
it,
and
iso
la
te
it,
and
expo
se
eve
ry
inch
of
it.
And
now
for
lu
nch,
and
then
for
No
rman
Ne
ru
da.
Her
atta
ck
and
her
bo
wi
ng
are
sple
ndi
d.
Wha
t's
that
li
ttle
thi
ng
of
Cho
pi
n's
she
pla
ys
so
ma
gni
fi
ce
ntly:
Tra
-la
-la
-li
ra
-li
ra
-la
y."
Le
a
ni
ng
ba
ck
in
the
ca
b,
this
ama
te
ur
blo
o
dho
u
nd
ca
ro
lled
away
li
ke
a
la
rk
whi
le
I
me
di
ta
ted
upon
the
ma
ny-si
de
dne
ss
of
the
hu
man
mi
nd.
CHAPTER
V.
OUR
ADVERTISEMENT
BRINGS
A
VISITOR.
OUR
mo
rni
ng's
exe
rti
o
ns
had
be
en
too
mu
ch
for
my
we
ak
he
a
lth,
and
I
was
ti
red
out
in
the
afte
rno
o
n.
After
Ho
lme
s'
de
pa
rtu
re
for
the
co
nce
rt,
I
lay
do
wn
upon
the
so
fa
and
ende
a
vo
u
red
to
get
a
co
u
ple
of
ho
u
rs'
sle
e
p.
It
was
a
use
le
ss
atte
mpt.
My
mi
nd
had
be
en
too
mu
ch
exci
ted
by
all
that
had
occu
rre
d,
and
the
stra
nge
st
fa
nci
es
and
su
rmi
ses
cro
wded
into
it.
Eve
ry
ti
me
that
I
clo
sed
my
eyes
I
saw
be
fo
re
me
the
di
sto
rted
ba
bo
o
n-li
ke
co
u
nte
na
nce
of
the
mu
rde
red
ma
n.
So
si
ni
ster
was
the
impre
ssi
on
whi
ch
that
fa
ce
had
pro
du
ced
upon
me
that
I
fo
u
nd
it
di
ffi
cu
lt
to
fe
el
anythi
ng
but
gra
ti
tu
de
for
him
who
had
re
mo
ved
its
owner
from
the
wo
rld.
If
ever
hu
man
fe
a
tu
res
be
spo
ke
vi
ce
of
the
mo
st
ma
li
gna
nt
type,
they
we
re
ce
rta
i
nly
tho
se
of
Eno
ch
J.
Dre
bbe
r,
of
Cle
ve
la
nd.
Sti
ll
I
re
co
gni
zed
that
ju
sti
ce
mu
st
be
do
ne,
and
that
the
de
pra
vi
ty
of
the
vi
ctim
was
no
co
ndo
nme
nt
11
in
the
eyes
of
the
la
w.
The
mo
re
I
tho
u
ght
of
it
the
mo
re
extra
o
rdi
na
ry
did
my
co
mpa
ni
o
n's
hypo
the
si
s,
that
the
man
had
be
en
po
i
so
ne
d,
appe
a
r.
I
re
me
mbe
red
how
he
had
sni
ffed
his
li
ps,
and
had
no
do
u
bt
that
he
had
de
te
cted
so
me
thi
ng
whi
ch
had
gi
ven
ri
se
to
the
ide
a.
The
n,
aga
i
n,
if
not
po
i
so
n,
what
had
ca
u
sed
the
ma
n's
de
a
th,
si
nce
the
re
was
ne
i
ther
wo
u
nd
nor
ma
rks
of
stra
ngu
la
ti
o
n?
Bu
t,
on
the
other
ha
nd,
who
se
blo
od
was
that
whi
ch
lay
so
thi
ckly
upon
the
flo
o
r?
The
re
we
re
no
si
gns
of
a
stru
ggle,
nor
had
the
vi
ctim
any
we
a
pon
wi
th
whi
ch
he
mi
ght
ha
ve
wo
u
nded
an
anta
go
ni
st.
As
lo
ng
as
all
the
se
qu
e
sti
o
ns
we
re
unso
lve
d,
I
fe
lt
that
sle
ep
wo
u
ld
be
no
ea
sy
ma
tte
r,
ei
ther
for
Ho
lmes
or
myse
lf.
His
qu
i
et
se
lf-co
nfi
de
nt
ma
nner
co
nvi
nced
me
that
he
had
alre
a
dy
fo
rmed
a
the
o
ry
whi
ch
expla
i
ned
all
the
fa
cts,
tho
u
gh
what
it
was
I
co
u
ld
not
for
an
insta
nt
co
nje
ctu
re.
He
was
ve
ry
la
te
in
re
tu
rni
ng—so
la
te,
that
I
knew
that
the
co
nce
rt
co
u
ld
not
ha
ve
de
ta
i
ned
him
all
the
ti
me.
Di
nner
was
on
the
ta
ble
be
fo
re
he
appe
a
re
d.
"It
was
ma
gni
fi
ce
nt,"
he
sa
i
d,
as
he
to
ok
his
se
a
t.
"Do
you
re
me
mber
what
Da
rwin
sa
ys
abo
ut
mu
si
c?
He
cla
i
ms
that
the
po
wer
of
pro
du
ci
ng
and
appre
ci
a
ti
ng
it
exi
sted
amo
ng
the
hu
man
ra
ce
lo
ng
be
fo
re
the
po
wer
of
spe
e
ch
was
arri
ved
at.
Pe
rha
ps
that
is
why
we
are
so
su
btly
influ
e
nced
by
it.
The
re
are
va
gue
me
mo
ri
es
in
our
so
u
ls
of
tho
se
mi
sty
ce
ntu
ri
es
when
the
wo
rld
was
in
its
chi
ldho
o
d."
"Tha
t's
ra
ther
a
bro
ad
ide
a
,"
I
re
ma
rke
d.
"One
's
ide
as
mu
st
be
as
bro
ad
as
Na
tu
re
if
they
are
to
inte
rpret
Na
tu
re
,"
he
answe
re
d.
"Wha
t's
the
ma
tte
r?
Yo
u
're
not
lo
o
ki
ng
qu
i
te
yo
u
rse
lf.
This
Bri
xton
Ro
ad
affa
ir
has
upset
yo
u
."
"To
te
ll
the
tru
th,
it
ha
s,"
I
sa
i
d.
"I
ou
ght
to
be
mo
re
ca
se
-ha
rde
ned
after
my
Afghan
expe
ri
e
nce
s.
I
saw
my
own
co
mra
des
ha
cked
to
pi
e
ces
at
Ma
i
wa
nd
wi
tho
ut
lo
si
ng
my
ne
rve
."
"I
can
unde
rsta
nd.
The
re
is
a
myste
ry
abo
ut
this
whi
ch
sti
mu
la
tes
the
ima
gi
na
ti
o
n;
whe
re
the
re
is
no
ima
gi
na
ti
on
the
re
is
no
ho
rro
r.
Ha
ve
you
se
en
the
eve
ni
ng
pa
pe
r?"
"No
."
"It
gi
ves
a
fa
i
rly
go
od
acco
u
nt
of
the
affa
i
r.
It
do
es
not
me
nti
on
the
fa
ct
that
when
the
man
was
ra
i
sed
up,
a
wo
ma
n's
we
ddi
ng
ri
ng
fe
ll
upon
the
flo
o
r.
It
is
ju
st
as
we
ll
it
do
es
no
t."
"Why?"
"Lo
ok
at
this
adve
rti
se
me
nt,"
he
answe
re
d.
"I
had
one
se
nt
to
eve
ry
pa
per
this
mo
rni
ng
imme
di
a
te
ly
after
the
affa
i
r."
He
threw
the
pa
per
acro
ss
to
me
and
I
gla
nced
at
the
pla
ce
indi
ca
te
d.
It
was
the
fi
rst
anno
u
nce
me
nt
in
the
"Fo
u
nd"
co
lu
mn.
"In
Bri
xton
Ro
a
d,
this
mo
rni
ng,"
it
ra
n,
"a
pla
in
go
ld
we
ddi
ng
ri
ng,
fo
u
nd
in
the
ro
a
dway
be
twe
en
the
'Whi
te
Ha
rt'
Ta
ve
rn
and
Ho
lla
nd
Gro
ve.
Apply
Dr.
Wa
tso
n,
221B,
Ba
ker
Stre
e
t,
be
twe
en
ei
ght
and
ni
ne
this
eve
ni
ng."
"Excu
se
my
usi
ng
yo
ur
na
me
,"
he
sa
i
d.
"If
I
used
my
own
so
me
of
the
se
du
nde
rhe
a
ds
wo
u
ld
re
co
gni
ze
it,
and
wa
nt
to
me
ddle
in
the
affa
i
r."
"That
is
all
ri
ght,"
I
answe
re
d.
"But
su
ppo
si
ng
anyo
ne
appli
e
s,
I
ha
ve
no
ri
ng."
"Oh
ye
s,
you
ha
ve
,"
sa
id
he,
ha
ndi
ng
me
one.
"This
wi
ll
do
ve
ry
we
ll.
It
is
almo
st
a
fa
csi
mi
le
."
"And
who
do
you
expe
ct
wi
ll
answer
this
adve
rti
se
me
nt."
"Why,
the
man
in
the
bro
wn
co
a
t—o
ur
flo
rid
fri
e
nd
wi
th
the
squ
a
re
to
e
s.
If
he
do
es
not
co
me
hi
mse
lf
he
wi
ll
se
nd
an
acco
mpli
ce
."
"Wo
u
ld
he
not
co
nsi
der
it
as
too
da
nge
ro
u
s?"
"Not
at
all.
If
my
vi
ew
of
the
ca
se
is
co
rre
ct,
and
I
ha
ve
eve
ry
re
a
son
to
be
li
e
ve
that
it
is,
this
man
wo
u
ld
ra
ther
ri
sk
anythi
ng
than
lo
se
the
ri
ng.
Acco
rdi
ng
to
my
no
ti
on
he
dro
pped
it
whi
le
sto
o
pi
ng
over
Dre
bbe
r's
bo
dy,
and
did
not
mi
ss
it
at
the
ti
me.
After
le
a
vi
ng
the
ho
u
se
he
di
sco
ve
red
his
lo
ss
and
hu
rri
ed
ba
ck,
but
fo
u
nd
the
po
li
ce
alre
a
dy
in
po
sse
ssi
o
n,
owi
ng
to
his
own
fo
lly
in
le
a
vi
ng
the
ca
ndle
bu
rni
ng.
He
had
to
pre
te
nd
to
be
dru
nk
in
order
to
allay
the
su
spi
ci
o
ns
whi
ch
mi
ght
ha
ve
be
en
aro
u
sed
by
his
appe
a
ra
nce
at
the
ga
te.
Now
put
yo
u
rse
lf
in
that
ma
n's
pla
ce.
On
thi
nki
ng
the
ma
tter
ove
r,
it
mu
st
ha
ve
occu
rred
to
him
that
it
was
po
ssi
ble
that
he
had
lo
st
the
ri
ng
in
the
ro
ad
after
le
a
vi
ng
the
ho
u
se.
What
wo
u
ld
he
do,
the
n?
He
wo
u
ld
ea
ge
rly
lo
ok
out
for
the
eve
ni
ng
pa
pe
rs
in
the
ho
pe
of
se
e
i
ng
it
amo
ng
the
arti
cles
fo
u
nd.
His
eye,
of
co
u
rse,
wo
u
ld
li
ght
upon
thi
s.
He
wo
u
ld
be
ove
rjo
ye
d.
Why
sho
u
ld
he
fe
ar
a
tra
p?
The
re
wo
u
ld
be
no
re
a
son
in
his
eyes
why
the
fi
ndi
ng
of
the
ri
ng
sho
u
ld
be
co
nne
cted
wi
th
the
mu
rde
r.
He
wo
u
ld
co
me.
He
wi
ll
co
me.
You
sha
ll
see
him
wi
thin
an
ho
u
r?"
"And
the
n?"
I
aske
d.
"Oh,
you
can
le
a
ve
me
to
de
al
wi
th
him
the
n.
Ha
ve
you
any
arms?"
"I
ha
ve
my
old
se
rvi
ce
re
vo
lver
and
a
few
ca
rtri
dge
s."
"You
had
be
tter
cle
an
it
and
lo
ad
it.
He
wi
ll
be
a
de
spe
ra
te
ma
n,
and
tho
u
gh
I
sha
ll
ta
ke
him
una
wa
re
s,
it
is
as
we
ll
to
be
re
a
dy
for
anythi
ng."
I
we
nt
to
my
be
dro
om
and
fo
llo
wed
his
advi
ce.
When
I
re
tu
rned
wi
th
the
pi
stol
the
ta
ble
had
be
en
cle
a
re
d,
and
Ho
lmes
was
enga
ged
in
his
fa
vo
u
ri
te
occu
pa
ti
on
of
scra
pi
ng
upon
his
vi
o
li
n.
"The
plot
thi
cke
ns,"
he
sa
i
d,
as
I
ente
re
d;
"I
ha
ve
ju
st
had
an
answer
to
my
Ame
ri
can
te
le
gra
m.
My
vi
ew
of
the
ca
se
is
the
co
rre
ct
one
."
"And
that
is?"
I
asked
ea
ge
rly.
"My
fi
ddle
wo
u
ld
be
the
be
tter
for
new
stri
ngs,"
he
re
ma
rke
d.
"Put
yo
ur
pi
stol
in
yo
ur
po
cke
t.
When
the
fe
llow
co
mes
spe
ak
to
him
in
an
ordi
na
ry
wa
y.
Le
a
ve
the
re
st
to
me.
Do
n't
fri
ghten
him
by
lo
o
ki
ng
at
him
too
ha
rd."
"It
is
ei
ght
o'clo
ck
no
w,"
I
sa
i
d,
gla
nci
ng
at
my
wa
tch.
"Ye
s.
He
wi
ll
pro
ba
bly
be
he
re
in
a
few
mi
nu
te
s.
Open
the
do
or
sli
ghtly.
That
wi
ll
do.
Now
put
the
key
on
the
insi
de.
Tha
nk
yo
u!
This
is
a
qu
e
er
old
bo
ok
I
pi
cked
up
at
a
sta
ll
ye
ste
rda
y—'De
Ju
re
inter
Ge
nte
s'—pu
bli
shed
in
La
tin
at
Li
e
ge
in
the
Lo
wla
nds,
in
1642.
Cha
rle
s'
he
ad
was
sti
ll
fi
rm
on
his
sho
u
lde
rs
when
this
li
ttle
bro
wn-ba
cked
vo
lu
me
was
stru
ck
off."
"Who
is
the
pri
nte
r?"
"Phi
li
ppe
de
Cro
y,
who
e
ver
he
may
ha
ve
be
e
n.
On
the
fly-le
a
f,
in
ve
ry
fa
ded
ink,
is
wri
tten
'Ex
li
bris
Gu
li
o
lmi
Whyte
.'
I
wo
nder
who
Wi
lli
am
Whyte
wa
s.
So
me
pra
gma
ti
cal
se
ve
nte
e
nth
ce
ntu
ry
la
wye
r,
I
su
ppo
se.
His
wri
ti
ng
has
a
le
gal
twi
st
abo
ut
it.
He
re
co
mes
our
ma
n,
I
thi
nk."
As
he
spo
ke
the
re
was
a
sha
rp
ri
ng
at
the
be
ll.
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lmes
ro
se
so
ftly
and
mo
ved
his
cha
ir
in
the
di
re
cti
on
of
the
do
o
r.
We
he
a
rd
the
se
rva
nt
pa
ss
alo
ng
the
ha
ll,
and
the
sha
rp
cli
ck
of
the
la
tch
as
she
ope
ned
it.
"Do
es
Dr.
Wa
tson
li
ve
he
re
?"
asked
a
cle
ar
but
ra
ther
ha
rsh
vo
i
ce.
We
co
u
ld
not
he
ar
the
se
rva
nt's
re
ply,
but
the
do
or
clo
se
d,
and
so
me
one
be
gan
to
asce
nd
the
sta
i
rs.
The
fo
o
tfa
ll
was
an
unce
rta
in
and
shu
ffli
ng
one.
A
lo
ok
of
su
rpri
se
pa
ssed
over
the
fa
ce
of
my
co
mpa
ni
on
as
he
li
ste
ned
to
it.
It
ca
me
slo
wly
alo
ng
the
pa
ssa
ge,
and
the
re
was
a
fe
e
ble
tap
at
the
do
o
r.
"Co
me
in,"
I
cri
e
d.
At
my
su
mmo
ns,
inste
ad
of
the
man
of
vi
o
le
nce
whom
we
expe
cte
d,
a
ve
ry
old
and
wri
nkled
wo
man
ho
bbled
into
the
apa
rtme
nt.
She
appe
a
red
to
be
da
zzled
by
the
su
dden
bla
ze
of
li
ght,
and
after
dro
ppi
ng
a
cu
rtse
y,
she
sto
od
bli
nki
ng
at
us
wi
th
her
ble
a
red
eyes
and
fu
mbli
ng
in
her
po
cket
wi
th
ne
rvo
u
s,
sha
ky
fi
nge
rs.
I
gla
nced
at
my
co
mpa
ni
o
n,
and
his
fa
ce
had
assu
med
su
ch
a
di
sco
nso
la
te
expre
ssi
on
that
it
was
all
I
co
u
ld
do
to
ke
ep
my
co
u
nte
na
nce.
The
old
cro
ne
drew
out
an
eve
ni
ng
pa
pe
r,
and
po
i
nted
at
our
adve
rti
se
me
nt.
"It's
this
as
has
bro
u
ght
me,
go
od
ge
ntle
me
n,"
she
sa
i
d,
dro
ppi
ng
ano
ther
cu
rtse
y;
"a
go
ld
we
ddi
ng
ri
ng
in
the
Bri
xton
Ro
a
d.
It
be
lo
ngs
to
my
gi
rl
Sa
lly,
as
was
ma
rri
ed
only
this
ti
me
twe
lve
mo
nth,
whi
ch
her
hu
sba
nd
is
ste
wa
rd
abo
a
rd
a
Uni
on
bo
a
t,
and
what
he
'd
say
if
he
co
me
'o
me
and
fo
u
nd
her
wi
tho
ut
her
ri
ng
is
mo
re
than
I
can
thi
nk,
he
be
i
ng
sho
rt
eno
u
gh
at
the
be
st
o'
ti
me
s,
but
mo
re
espe
ci
a
lly
when
he
has
the
dri
nk.
If
it
ple
a
se
yo
u,
she
we
nt
to
the
ci
rcus
la
st
ni
ght
alo
ng
wi
th——"
"Is
that
her
ri
ng?"
I
aske
d.
"The
Lo
rd
be
tha
nke
d!"
cri
ed
the
old
wo
ma
n;
"Sa
lly
wi
ll
be
a
glad
wo
man
this
ni
ght.
Tha
t's
the
ri
ng."
"And
what
may
yo
ur
addre
ss
be
?"
I
inqu
i
re
d,
ta
ki
ng
up
a
pe
nci
l.
"13,
Du
ncan
Stre
e
t,
Ho
u
ndsdi
tch.
A
we
a
ry
way
from
he
re
."
"The
Bri
xton
Ro
ad
do
es
not
lie
be
twe
en
any
ci
rcus
and
Ho
u
ndsdi
tch,"
sa
id
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lmes
sha
rply.
The
old
wo
man
fa
ced
ro
u
nd
and
lo
o
ked
ke
e
nly
at
him
from
her
li
ttle
re
d-ri
mmed
eye
s.
"The
ge
ntle
man
asked
me
for
my
addre
ss,"
she
sa
i
d.
"Sa
lly
li
ves
in
lo
dgi
ngs
at
3,
Ma
yfi
e
ld
Pla
ce,
Pe
ckha
m."
"And
yo
ur
na
me
is——?"
"My
na
me
is
Sa
wye
r—he
r's
is
De
nni
s,
whi
ch
Tom
De
nnis
ma
rri
ed
he
r—a
nd
a
sma
rt,
cle
an
la
d,
to
o,
as
lo
ng
as
he
's
at
se
a,
and
no
ste
wa
rd
in
the
co
mpa
ny
mo
re
tho
u
ght
of;
but
when
on
sho
re,
what
wi
th
the
wo
men
and
what
wi
th
li
qu
or
sho
ps——"
"He
re
is
yo
ur
ri
ng,
Mrs.
Sa
wye
r,"
I
inte
rru
pte
d,
in
obe
di
e
nce
to
a
si
gn
from
my
co
mpa
ni
o
n;
"it
cle
a
rly
be
lo
ngs
to
yo
ur
da
u
ghte
r,
and
I
am
glad
to
be
able
to
re
sto
re
it
to
the
ri
ghtful
owne
r."
Wi
th
ma
ny
mu
mbled
ble
ssi
ngs
and
pro
te
sta
ti
o
ns
of
gra
ti
tu
de
the
old
cro
ne
pa
cked
it
away
in
her
po
cke
t,
and
shu
ffled
off
do
wn
the
sta
i
rs.
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lmes
spra
ng
to
his
fe
et
the
mo
me
nt
that
she
was
go
ne
and
ru
shed
into
his
ro
o
m.
He
re
tu
rned
in
a
few
se
co
nds
enve
lo
ped
in
an
ulster
and
a
cra
va
t.
"I'll
fo
llow
he
r,"
he
sa
i
d,
hu
rri
e
dly;
"she
mu
st
be
an
acco
mpli
ce,
and
wi
ll
le
ad
me
to
hi
m.
Wa
it
up
for
me
."
The
ha
ll
do
or
had
ha
rdly
sla
mmed
be
hi
nd
our
vi
si
tor
be
fo
re
Ho
lmes
had
de
sce
nded
the
sta
i
r.
Lo
o
ki
ng
thro
u
gh
the
wi
ndow
I
co
u
ld
see
her
wa
lki
ng
fe
e
bly
alo
ng
the
other
si
de,
whi
le
her
pu
rsu
er
do
gged
her
so
me
li
ttle
di
sta
nce
be
hi
nd.
"Ei
ther
his
who
le
the
o
ry
is
inco
rre
ct,"
I
tho
u
ght
to
myse
lf,
"or
else
he
wi
ll
be
led
now
to
the
he
a
rt
of
the
myste
ry."
The
re
was
no
ne
ed
for
him
to
ask
me
to
wa
it
up
for
hi
m,
for
I
fe
lt
that
sle
ep
was
impo
ssi
ble
until
I
he
a
rd
the
re
su
lt
of
his
adve
ntu
re.
It
was
clo
se
upon
ni
ne
when
he
set
ou
t.
I
had
no
idea
how
lo
ng
he
mi
ght
be,
but
I
sat
sto
li
dly
pu
ffi
ng
at
my
pi
pe
and
ski
ppi
ng
over
the
pa
ges
of
He
nri
Mu
rge
r's
"Vie
de
Bo
h�me
."
Ten
o'clo
ck
pa
sse
d,
and
I
he
a
rd
the
fo
o
tste
ps
of
the
ma
id
as
they
pa
tte
red
off
to
be
d.
Ele
ve
n,
and
the
mo
re
sta
te
ly
tre
ad
of
the
la
ndla
dy
pa
ssed
my
do
o
r,
bo
u
nd
for
the
sa
me
de
sti
na
ti
o
n.
It
was
clo
se
upon
twe
lve
be
fo
re
I
he
a
rd
the
sha
rp
so
u
nd
of
his
la
tch-ke
y.
The
insta
nt
he
ente
red
I
saw
by
his
fa
ce
that
he
had
not
be
en
su
cce
ssfu
l.
Amu
se
me
nt
and
cha
grin
se
e
med
to
be
stru
ggli
ng
for
the
ma
ste
ry,
until
the
fo
rmer
su
dde
nly
ca
rri
ed
the
da
y,
and
he
bu
rst
into
a
he
a
rty
la
u
gh.
"I
wo
u
ldn't
ha
ve
the
Sco
tla
nd
Ya
rde
rs
know
it
for
the
wo
rld,"
he
cri
e
d,
dro
ppi
ng
into
his
cha
i
r;
"I
ha
ve
cha
ffed
them
so
mu
ch
that
they
wo
u
ld
ne
ver
ha
ve
let
me
he
ar
the
end
of
it.
I
can
affo
rd
to
la
u
gh,
be
ca
u
se
I
know
that
I
wi
ll
be
even
wi
th
them
in
the
lo
ng
ru
n."
"What
is
it
the
n?"
I
aske
d.
"Oh,
I
do
n't
mi
nd
te
lli
ng
a
sto
ry
aga
i
nst
myse
lf.
That
cre
a
tu
re
had
go
ne
a
li
ttle
way
when
she
be
gan
to
li
mp
and
show
eve
ry
si
gn
of
be
i
ng
fo
o
t-so
re.
Pre
se
ntly
she
ca
me
to
a
ha
lt,
and
ha
i
led
a
fo
u
r-whe
e
ler
whi
ch
was
pa
ssi
ng.
I
ma
na
ged
to
be
clo
se
to
her
so
as
to
he
ar
the
addre
ss,
but
I
ne
ed
not
ha
ve
be
en
so
anxi
o
u
s,
for
she
sa
ng
it
out
lo
ud
eno
u
gh
to
be
he
a
rd
at
the
other
si
de
of
the
stre
e
t,
'Dri
ve
to
13,
Du
ncan
Stre
e
t,
Ho
u
ndsdi
tch,'
she
cri
e
d.
This
be
gi
ns
to
lo
ok
ge
nu
i
ne,
I
tho
u
ght,
and
ha
vi
ng
se
en
her
sa
fe
ly
insi
de,
I
pe
rched
myse
lf
be
hi
nd.
Tha
t's
an
art
whi
ch
eve
ry
de
te
cti
ve
sho
u
ld
be
an
expe
rt
at.
We
ll,
away
we
ra
ttle
d,
and
ne
ver
drew
re
in
until
we
re
a
ched
the
stre
et
in
qu
e
sti
o
n.
I
ho
pped
off
be
fo
re
we
ca
me
to
the
do
o
r,
and
stro
lled
do
wn
the
stre
et
in
an
ea
sy,
lo
u
ngi
ng
wa
y.
I
saw
the
cab
pu
ll
up.
The
dri
ver
ju
mped
do
wn,
and
I
saw
him
open
the
do
or
and
sta
nd
expe
cta
ntly.
No
thi
ng
ca
me
out
tho
u
gh.
When
I
re
a
ched
him
he
was
gro
pi
ng
abo
ut
fra
nti
ca
lly
in
the
empty
ca
b,
and
gi
vi
ng
ve
nt
to
the
fi
ne
st
asso
rted
co
lle
cti
on
of
oa
ths
that
ever
I
li
ste
ned
to.
The
re
was
no
si
gn
or
tra
ce
of
his
pa
sse
nge
r,
and
I
fe
ar
it
wi
ll
be
so
me
ti
me
be
fo
re
he
ge
ts
his
fa
re.
On
inqu
i
ri
ng
at
Nu
mber
13
we
fo
u
nd
that
the
ho
u
se
be
lo
nged
to
a
re
spe
cta
ble
pa
pe
rha
nge
r,
na
med
Ke
swi
ck,
and
that
no
one
of
the
na
me
ei
ther
of
Sa
wyer
or
De
nnis
had
ever
be
en
he
a
rd
of
the
re
."
"You
do
n't
me
an
to
sa
y,"
I
cri
e
d,
in
ama
ze
me
nt,
"that
that
to
tte
ri
ng,
fe
e
ble
old
wo
man
was
able
to
get
out
of
the
cab
whi
le
it
was
in
mo
ti
o
n,
wi
tho
ut
ei
ther
you
or
the
dri
ver
se
e
i
ng
he
r?"
"Old
wo
man
be
da
mne
d!"
sa
id
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lme
s,
sha
rply.
"We
we
re
the
old
wo
men
to
be
so
ta
ken
in.
It
mu
st
ha
ve
be
en
a
yo
u
ng
ma
n,
and
an
acti
ve
one,
to
o,
be
si
des
be
i
ng
an
inco
mpa
ra
ble
acto
r.
The
ge
t-up
was
ini
mi
ta
ble.
He
saw
that
he
was
fo
llo
we
d,
no
do
u
bt,
and
used
this
me
a
ns
of
gi
vi
ng
me
the
sli
p.
It
sho
ws
that
the
man
we
are
after
is
not
as
lo
ne
ly
as
I
ima
gi
ned
he
wa
s,
but
has
fri
e
nds
who
are
re
a
dy
to
ri
sk
so
me
thi
ng
for
hi
m.
No
w,
Do
cto
r,
you
are
lo
o
ki
ng
do
ne
-u
p.
Ta
ke
my
advi
ce
and
tu
rn
in."
I
was
ce
rta
i
nly
fe
e
li
ng
ve
ry
we
a
ry,
so
I
obe
yed
his
inju
ncti
o
n.
I
le
ft
Ho
lmes
se
a
ted
in
fro
nt
of
the
smo
u
lde
ri
ng
fi
re,
and
lo
ng
into
the
wa
tches
of
the
ni
ght
I
he
a
rd
the
lo
w,
me
la
ncho
ly
wa
i
li
ngs
of
his
vi
o
li
n,
and
knew
that
he
was
sti
ll
po
nde
ri
ng
over
the
stra
nge
pro
blem
whi
ch
he
had
set
hi
mse
lf
to
unra
ve
l.
CHAPTER
VI.
TOBIAS
GREGSON
SHOWS
WHAT
HE
CAN
DO.
THE
pa
pe
rs
ne
xt
day
we
re
fu
ll
of
the
"Bri
xton
Myste
ry,"
as
they
te
rmed
it.
Ea
ch
had
a
lo
ng
acco
u
nt
of
the
affa
i
r,
and
so
me
had
le
a
de
rs
upon
it
in
addi
ti
o
n.
The
re
was
so
me
info
rma
ti
on
in
them
whi
ch
was
new
to
me.
I
sti
ll
re
ta
in
in
my
scra
p-bo
ok
nu
me
ro
us
cli
ppi
ngs
and
extra
cts
be
a
ri
ng
upon
the
ca
se.
He
re
is
a
co
nde
nsa
ti
on
of
a
few
of
the
m:—
The
Da
i
ly
Te
le
gra
ph
re
ma
rked
that
in
the
hi
sto
ry
of
cri
me
the
re
had
se
ldom
be
en
a
tra
ge
dy
whi
ch
pre
se
nted
stra
nger
fe
a
tu
re
s.
The
Ge
rman
na
me
of
the
vi
cti
m,
the
abse
nce
of
all
other
mo
ti
ve,
and
the
si
ni
ster
inscri
pti
on
on
the
wa
ll,
all
po
i
nted
to
its
pe
rpe
tra
ti
on
by
po
li
ti
cal
re
fu
ge
es
and
re
vo
lu
ti
o
ni
sts.
The
So
ci
a
li
sts
had
ma
ny
bra
nches
in
Ame
ri
ca,
and
the
de
ce
a
sed
ha
d,
no
do
u
bt,
infri
nged
the
ir
unwri
tten
la
ws,
and
be
en
tra
cked
do
wn
by
the
m.
After
allu
di
ng
ai
ri
ly
to
the
Ve
hmge
ri
cht,
aqua
to
fa
na,
Ca
rbo
na
ri,
the
Ma
rchi
o
ne
ss
de
Bri
nvi
lli
e
rs,
the
Da
rwi
ni
an
the
o
ry,
the
pri
nci
ples
of
Ma
lthu
s,
and
the
Ra
tcli
ff
Hi
ghway
mu
rde
rs,
the
arti
cle
co
nclu
ded
by
admo
ni
shi
ng
the
Go
ve
rnme
nt
and
advo
ca
ti
ng
a
clo
ser
wa
tch
over
fo
re
i
gne
rs
in
Engla
nd.
The
Sta
nda
rd
co
mme
nted
upon
the
fa
ct
that
la
wle
ss
ou
tra
ges
of
the
so
rt
usu
a
lly
occu
rred
under
a
Li
be
ral
Admi
ni
stra
ti
o
n.
They
aro
se
from
the
unse
ttli
ng
of
the
mi
nds
of
the
ma
sse
s,
and
the
co
nse
qu
e
nt
we
a
ke
ni
ng
of
all
au
tho
ri
ty.
The
de
ce
a
sed
was
an
Ame
ri
can
ge
ntle
man
who
had
be
en
re
si
di
ng
for
so
me
we
e
ks
in
the
Me
tro
po
li
s.
He
had
sta
yed
at
the
bo
a
rdi
ng-ho
u
se
of
Ma
da
me
Cha
rpe
nti
e
r,
in
To
rqu
ay
Te
rra
ce,
Ca
mbe
rwe
ll.
He
was
acco
mpa
ni
ed
in
his
tra
ve
ls
by
his
pri
va
te
se
cre
ta
ry,
Mr.
Jo
se
ph
Sta
nge
rso
n.
The
two
ba
de
adi
eu
to
the
ir
la
ndla
dy
upon
Tu
e
sda
y,
the
4th
inst.,
and
de
pa
rted
to
Eu
ston
Sta
ti
on
wi
th
the
avo
wed
inte
nti
on
of
ca
tchi
ng
the
Li
ve
rpo
ol
expre
ss.
They
we
re
afte
rwa
rds
se
en
to
ge
ther
upon
the
pla
tfo
rm.
No
thi
ng
mo
re
is
kno
wn
of
them
until
Mr.
Dre
bbe
r's
bo
dy
wa
s,
as
re
co
rde
d,
di
sco
ve
red
in
an
empty
ho
u
se
in
the
Bri
xton
Ro
a
d,
ma
ny
mi
les
from
Eu
sto
n.
How
he
ca
me
the
re,
or
how
he
met
his
fa
te,
are
qu
e
sti
o
ns
whi
ch
are
sti
ll
invo
lved
in
myste
ry.
No
thi
ng
is
kno
wn
of
the
whe
re
a
bo
u
ts
of
Sta
nge
rso
n.
We
are
glad
to
le
a
rn
that
Mr.
Le
stra
de
and
Mr.
Gre
gso
n,
of
Sco
tla
nd
Ya
rd,
are
bo
th
enga
ged
upon
the
ca
se,
and
it
is
co
nfi
de
ntly
anti
ci
pa
ted
that
the
se
we
ll-kno
wn
offi
ce
rs
wi
ll
spe
e
di
ly
throw
li
ght
upon
the
ma
tte
r.
The
Da
i
ly
Ne
ws
obse
rved
that
the
re
was
no
do
u
bt
as
to
the
cri
me
be
i
ng
a
po
li
ti
cal
one.
The
de
spo
ti
sm
and
ha
tred
of
Li
be
ra
li
sm
whi
ch
ani
ma
ted
the
Co
nti
ne
ntal
Go
ve
rnme
nts
had
had
the
effe
ct
of
dri
vi
ng
to
our
sho
res
a
nu
mber
of
men
who
mi
ght
ha
ve
ma
de
exce
lle
nt
ci
ti
ze
ns
we
re
they
not
so
u
red
by
the
re
co
lle
cti
on
of
all
that
they
had
unde
rgo
ne.
Amo
ng
the
se
men
the
re
was
a
stri
nge
nt
co
de
of
ho
no
u
r,
any
infri
nge
me
nt
of
whi
ch
was
pu
ni
shed
by
de
a
th.
Eve
ry
effo
rt
sho
u
ld
be
ma
de
to
fi
nd
the
se
cre
ta
ry,
Sta
nge
rso
n,
and
to
asce
rta
in
so
me
pa
rti
cu
la
rs
of
the
ha
bi
ts
of
the
de
ce
a
se
d.
A
gre
at
step
had
be
en
ga
i
ned
by
the
di
sco
ve
ry
of
the
addre
ss
of
the
ho
u
se
at
whi
ch
he
had
bo
a
rde
d—a
re
su
lt
whi
ch
was
enti
re
ly
due
to
the
acu
te
ne
ss
and
ene
rgy
of
Mr.
Gre
gson
of
Sco
tla
nd
Ya
rd.
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lmes
and
I
re
ad
the
se
no
ti
ces
over
to
ge
ther
at
bre
a
kfa
st,
and
they
appe
a
red
to
affo
rd
him
co
nsi
de
ra
ble
amu
se
me
nt.
"I
to
ld
you
tha
t,
wha
te
ver
ha
ppe
ne
d,
Le
stra
de
and
Gre
gson
wo
u
ld
be
su
re
to
sco
re
."
"That
de
pe
nds
on
how
it
tu
rns
ou
t."
"Oh,
ble
ss
yo
u,
it
do
e
sn't
ma
tter
in
the
le
a
st.
If
the
man
is
ca
u
ght,
it
wi
ll
be
on
acco
u
nt
of
the
ir
exe
rti
o
ns;
if
he
esca
pe
s,
it
wi
ll
be
in
spi
te
of
the
ir
exe
rti
o
ns.
It's
he
a
ds
I
win
and
ta
i
ls
you
lo
se.
Wha
te
ver
they
do,
they
wi
ll
ha
ve
fo
llo
we
rs.
'Un
sot
tro
u
ve
to
u
jo
u
rs
un
plus
sot
qui
l'a
dmi
re
.'"
"What
on
ea
rth
is
thi
s?"
I
cri
e
d,
for
at
this
mo
me
nt
the
re
ca
me
the
pa
tte
ri
ng
of
ma
ny
ste
ps
in
the
ha
ll
and
on
the
sta
i
rs,
acco
mpa
ni
ed
by
au
di
ble
expre
ssi
o
ns
of
di
sgu
st
upon
the
pa
rt
of
our
la
ndla
dy.
"It's
the
Ba
ker
Stre
et
di
vi
si
on
of
the
de
te
cti
ve
po
li
ce
fo
rce
,"
sa
id
my
co
mpa
ni
o
n,
gra
ve
ly;
and
as
he
spo
ke
the
re
ru
shed
into
the
ro
om
ha
lf
a
do
zen
of
the
di
rti
e
st
and
mo
st
ra
gged
stre
et
Ara
bs
that
ever
I
cla
pped
eyes
on.
"'Te
nti
o
n!"
cri
ed
Ho
lme
s,
in
a
sha
rp
to
ne,
and
the
six
di
rty
li
ttle
sco
u
ndre
ls
sto
od
in
a
li
ne
li
ke
so
ma
ny
di
sre
pu
ta
ble
sta
tu
e
tte
s.
"In
fu
tu
re
you
sha
ll
se
nd
up
Wi
ggi
ns
alo
ne
to
re
po
rt,
and
the
re
st
of
you
mu
st
wa
it
in
the
stre
e
t.
Ha
ve
you
fo
u
nd
it,
Wi
ggi
ns?"
"No,
si
r,
we
ha
i
n't,"
sa
id
one
of
the
yo
u
ths.
"I
ha
rdly
expe
cted
you
wo
u
ld.
You
mu
st
ke
ep
on
until
you
do.
He
re
are
yo
ur
wa
ge
s."
13
He
ha
nded
ea
ch
of
them
a
shi
lli
ng.
"No
w,
off
you
go,
and
co
me
ba
ck
wi
th
a
be
tter
re
po
rt
ne
xt
ti
me
."
He
wa
ved
his
ha
nd,
and
they
sca
mpe
red
away
do
wnsta
i
rs
li
ke
so
ma
ny
ra
ts,
and
we
he
a
rd
the
ir
shri
ll
vo
i
ces
ne
xt
mo
me
nt
in
the
stre
e
t.
"The
re
's
mo
re
wo
rk
to
be
got
out
of
one
of
tho
se
li
ttle
be
gga
rs
than
out
of
a
do
zen
of
the
fo
rce
,"
Ho
lmes
re
ma
rke
d.
"The
me
re
si
ght
of
an
offi
ci
a
l-lo
o
ki
ng
pe
rson
se
a
ls
me
n's
li
ps.
The
se
yo
u
ngste
rs,
ho
we
ve
r,
go
eve
rywhe
re
and
he
ar
eve
rythi
ng.
They
are
as
sha
rp
as
ne
e
dle
s,
to
o;
all
they
wa
nt
is
orga
ni
sa
ti
o
n."
"Is
it
on
this
Bri
xton
ca
se
that
you
are
emplo
yi
ng
the
m?"
I
aske
d.
"Ye
s;
the
re
is
a
po
i
nt
whi
ch
I
wi
sh
to
asce
rta
i
n.
It
is
me
re
ly
a
ma
tter
of
ti
me.
Hu
llo!
we
are
go
i
ng
to
he
ar
so
me
ne
ws
now
wi
th
a
ve
nge
a
nce!
He
re
is
Gre
gson
co
mi
ng
do
wn
the
ro
ad
wi
th
be
a
ti
tu
de
wri
tten
upon
eve
ry
fe
a
tu
re
of
his
fa
ce.
Bo
u
nd
for
us,
I
kno
w.
Ye
s,
he
is
sto
ppi
ng.
The
re
he
is!"
The
re
was
a
vi
o
le
nt
pe
al
at
the
be
ll,
and
in
a
few
se
co
nds
the
fa
i
r-ha
i
red
de
te
cti
ve
ca
me
up
the
sta
i
rs,
three
ste
ps
at
a
ti
me,
and
bu
rst
into
our
si
tti
ng-ro
o
m.
"My
de
ar
fe
llo
w,"
he
cri
e
d,
wri
ngi
ng
Ho
lme
s'
unre
spo
nsi
ve
ha
nd,
"co
ngra
tu
la
te
me!
I
ha
ve
ma
de
the
who
le
thi
ng
as
cle
ar
as
da
y."
A
sha
de
of
anxi
e
ty
se
e
med
to
me
to
cro
ss
my
co
mpa
ni
o
n's
expre
ssi
ve
fa
ce.
"Do
you
me
an
that
you
are
on
the
ri
ght
tra
ck?"
he
aske
d.
"The
ri
ght
tra
ck!
Why,
si
r,
we
ha
ve
the
man
under
lo
ck
and
ke
y."
"And
his
na
me
is?"
"Arthur
Cha
rpe
nti
e
r,
su
b-li
e
u
te
na
nt
in
Her
Ma
je
sty's
na
vy,"
cri
ed
Gre
gso
n,
po
mpo
u
sly,
ru
bbi
ng
his
fat
ha
nds
and
infla
ti
ng
his
che
st.
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lmes
ga
ve
a
si
gh
of
re
li
e
f,
and
re
la
xed
into
a
smi
le.
"Ta
ke
a
se
a
t,
and
try
one
of
the
se
ci
ga
rs,"
he
sa
i
d.
"We
are
anxi
o
us
to
know
how
you
ma
na
ged
it.
Wi
ll
you
ha
ve
so
me
whi
skey
and
wa
te
r?"
"I
do
n't
mi
nd
if
I
do
,"
the
de
te
cti
ve
answe
re
d.
"The
tre
me
ndo
us
exe
rti
o
ns
whi
ch
I
ha
ve
go
ne
thro
u
gh
du
ri
ng
the
la
st
day
or
two
ha
ve
wo
rn
me
ou
t.
Not
so
mu
ch
bo
di
ly
exe
rti
o
n,
you
unde
rsta
nd,
as
the
stra
in
upon
the
mi
nd.
You
wi
ll
appre
ci
a
te
tha
t,
Mr.
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lme
s,
for
we
are
bo
th
bra
i
n-wo
rke
rs."
"You
do
me
too
mu
ch
ho
no
u
r,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s,
gra
ve
ly.
"Let
us
he
ar
how
you
arri
ved
at
this
mo
st
gra
ti
fyi
ng
re
su
lt."
The
de
te
cti
ve
se
a
ted
hi
mse
lf
in
the
arm-cha
i
r,
and
pu
ffed
co
mpla
ce
ntly
at
his
ci
ga
r.
Then
su
dde
nly
he
sla
pped
his
thi
gh
in
a
pa
ro
xysm
of
amu
se
me
nt.
"The
fun
of
it
is,"
he
cri
e
d,
"that
that
fo
ol
Le
stra
de,
who
thi
nks
hi
mse
lf
so
sma
rt,
has
go
ne
off
upon
the
wro
ng
tra
ck
alto
ge
the
r.
He
is
after
the
se
cre
ta
ry
Sta
nge
rso
n,
who
had
no
mo
re
to
do
wi
th
the
cri
me
than
the
ba
be
unbo
rn.
I
ha
ve
no
do
u
bt
that
he
has
ca
u
ght
him
by
this
ti
me
."
The
idea
ti
ckled
Gre
gson
so
mu
ch
that
he
la
u
ghed
until
he
cho
ke
d.
"And
how
did
you
get
yo
ur
clu
e
?"
"Ah,
I'll
te
ll
you
all
abo
ut
it.
Of
co
u
rse,
Do
ctor
Wa
tso
n,
this
is
stri
ctly
be
twe
en
ou
rse
lve
s.
The
fi
rst
di
ffi
cu
lty
whi
ch
we
had
to
co
nte
nd
wi
th
was
the
fi
ndi
ng
of
this
Ame
ri
ca
n's
ante
ce
de
nts.
So
me
pe
o
ple
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
wa
i
ted
until
the
ir
adve
rti
se
me
nts
we
re
answe
re
d,
or
until
pa
rti
es
ca
me
fo
rwa
rd
and
vo
lu
nte
e
red
info
rma
ti
o
n.
That
is
not
To
bi
as
Gre
gso
n's
way
of
go
i
ng
to
wo
rk.
You
re
me
mber
the
hat
be
si
de
the
de
ad
ma
n?"
"Ye
s,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s;
"by
Jo
hn
Unde
rwo
od
and
So
ns,
129,
Ca
mbe
rwe
ll
Ro
a
d."
Gre
gson
lo
o
ked
qu
i
te
cre
st-fa
lle
n.
"I
had
no
idea
that
you
no
ti
ced
tha
t,"
he
sa
i
d.
"Ha
ve
you
be
en
the
re
?"
"No
."
"Ha
!"
cri
ed
Gre
gso
n,
in
a
re
li
e
ved
vo
i
ce;
"you
sho
u
ld
ne
ver
ne
gle
ct
a
cha
nce,
ho
we
ver
sma
ll
it
may
se
e
m."
"To
a
gre
at
mi
nd,
no
thi
ng
is
li
ttle
,"
re
ma
rked
Ho
lme
s,
se
nte
nti
o
u
sly.
"We
ll,
I
we
nt
to
Unde
rwo
o
d,
and
asked
him
if
he
had
so
ld
a
hat
of
that
si
ze
and
de
scri
pti
o
n.
He
lo
o
ked
over
his
bo
o
ks,
and
ca
me
on
it
at
once.
He
had
se
nt
the
hat
to
a
Mr.
Dre
bbe
r,
re
si
di
ng
at
Cha
rpe
nti
e
r's
Bo
a
rdi
ng
Esta
bli
shme
nt,
To
rqu
ay
Te
rra
ce.
Thus
I
got
at
his
addre
ss."
"Sma
rt—ve
ry
sma
rt!"
mu
rmu
red
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lme
s.
"I
ne
xt
ca
lled
upon
Ma
da
me
Cha
rpe
nti
e
r,"
co
nti
nu
ed
the
de
te
cti
ve.
"I
fo
u
nd
her
ve
ry
pa
le
and
di
stre
sse
d.
Her
da
u
ghter
was
in
the
ro
o
m,
to
o
—an
unco
mmo
nly
fi
ne
gi
rl
she
is,
to
o;
she
was
lo
o
ki
ng
red
abo
ut
the
eyes
and
her
li
ps
tre
mbled
as
I
spo
ke
to
he
r.
That
di
dn't
esca
pe
my
no
ti
ce.
I
be
gan
to
sme
ll
a
ra
t.
You
know
the
fe
e
li
ng,
Mr.
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lme
s,
when
you
co
me
upon
the
ri
ght
sce
nt—a
ki
nd
of
thri
ll
in
yo
ur
ne
rve
s.
'Ha
ve
you
he
a
rd
of
the
myste
ri
o
us
de
a
th
of
yo
ur
la
te
bo
a
rder
Mr.
Eno
ch
J.
Dre
bbe
r,
of
Cle
ve
la
nd?'
I
aske
d.
"The
mo
ther
no
dde
d.
She
di
dn't
se
em
able
to
get
out
a
wo
rd.
The
da
u
ghter
bu
rst
into
te
a
rs.
I
fe
lt
mo
re
than
ever
that
the
se
pe
o
ple
knew
so
me
thi
ng
of
the
ma
tte
r.
"'At
what
o'clo
ck
did
Mr.
Dre
bber
le
a
ve
yo
ur
ho
u
se
for
the
tra
i
n?'
I
aske
d.
"'At
ei
ght
o'clo
ck,'
she
sa
i
d,
gu
lpi
ng
in
her
thro
at
to
ke
ep
do
wn
her
agi
ta
ti
o
n.
'His
se
cre
ta
ry,
Mr.
Sta
nge
rso
n,
sa
id
that
the
re
we
re
two
tra
i
ns—o
ne
at
9.15
and
one
at
11.
He
was
to
ca
tch
the
fi
rst.
14
"'And
was
that
the
la
st
whi
ch
you
saw
of
hi
m?'
"A
te
rri
ble
cha
nge
ca
me
over
the
wo
ma
n's
fa
ce
as
I
asked
the
qu
e
sti
o
n.
Her
fe
a
tu
res
tu
rned
pe
rfe
ctly
li
vi
d.
It
was
so
me
se
co
nds
be
fo
re
she
co
u
ld
get
out
the
si
ngle
wo
rd
'Ye
s'—a
nd
when
it
did
co
me
it
was
in
a
hu
sky
unna
tu
ral
to
ne.
"The
re
was
si
le
nce
for
a
mo
me
nt,
and
then
the
da
u
ghter
spo
ke
in
a
ca
lm
cle
ar
vo
i
ce.
"'No
go
od
can
ever
co
me
of
fa
lse
ho
o
d,
mo
the
r,'
she
sa
i
d.
'Let
us
be
fra
nk
wi
th
this
ge
ntle
ma
n.
We
did
see
Mr.
Dre
bber
aga
i
n.'
"'God
fo
rgi
ve
yo
u
!'
cri
ed
Ma
da
me
Cha
rpe
nti
e
r,
thro
wi
ng
up
her
ha
nds
and
si
nki
ng
ba
ck
in
her
cha
i
r.
'You
ha
ve
mu
rde
red
yo
ur
bro
the
r.'
"'Arthur
wo
u
ld
ra
ther
that
we
spo
ke
the
tru
th,'
the
gi
rl
answe
red
fi
rmly.
"'You
had
be
st
te
ll
me
all
abo
ut
it
no
w,'
I
sa
i
d.
'Ha
lf-co
nfi
de
nces
are
wo
rse
than
no
ne.
Be
si
de
s,
you
do
not
know
how
mu
ch
we
know
of
it.'
"'On
yo
ur
he
ad
be
it,
Ali
ce
!'
cri
ed
her
mo
the
r;
and
the
n,
tu
rni
ng
to
me,
'I
wi
ll
te
ll
you
all,
si
r.
Do
not
ima
gi
ne
that
my
agi
ta
ti
on
on
be
ha
lf
of
my
son
ari
ses
from
any
fe
ar
le
st
he
sho
u
ld
ha
ve
had
a
ha
nd
in
this
te
rri
ble
affa
i
r.
He
is
utte
rly
inno
ce
nt
of
it.
My
dre
ad
is,
ho
we
ve
r,
that
in
yo
ur
eyes
and
in
the
eyes
of
othe
rs
he
may
appe
ar
to
be
co
mpro
mi
se
d.
That
ho
we
ver
is
su
re
ly
impo
ssi
ble.
His
hi
gh
cha
ra
cte
r,
his
pro
fe
ssi
o
n,
his
ante
ce
de
nts
wo
u
ld
all
fo
rbid
it.'
"'Yo
ur
be
st
way
is
to
ma
ke
a
cle
an
bre
a
st
of
the
fa
cts,'
I
answe
re
d.
'De
pe
nd
upon
it,
if
yo
ur
son
is
inno
ce
nt
he
wi
ll
be
no
ne
the
wo
rse
.'
"'Pe
rha
ps,
Ali
ce,
you
had
be
tter
le
a
ve
us
to
ge
the
r,'
she
sa
i
d,
and
her
da
u
ghter
wi
thdre
w.
'No
w,
si
r,'
she
co
nti
nu
e
d,
'I
had
no
inte
nti
on
of
te
lli
ng
you
all
thi
s,
but
si
nce
my
po
or
da
u
ghter
has
di
sclo
sed
it
I
ha
ve
no
alte
rna
ti
ve.
Ha
vi
ng
once
de
ci
ded
to
spe
a
k,
I
wi
ll
te
ll
you
all
wi
tho
ut
omi
tti
ng
any
pa
rti
cu
la
r.'
"'It
is
yo
ur
wi
se
st
co
u
rse
,'
sa
id
I.
"'Mr.
Dre
bber
has
be
en
wi
th
us
ne
a
rly
three
we
e
ks.
He
and
his
se
cre
ta
ry,
Mr.
Sta
nge
rso
n,
had
be
en
tra
ve
lli
ng
on
the
Co
nti
ne
nt.
I
no
ti
ced
a
"Co
pe
nha
ge
n"
la
bel
upon
ea
ch
of
the
ir
tru
nks,
sho
wi
ng
that
that
had
be
en
the
ir
la
st
sto
ppi
ng
pla
ce.
Sta
nge
rson
was
a
qu
i
et
re
se
rved
ma
n,
but
his
emplo
ye
r,
I
am
so
rry
to
sa
y,
was
far
othe
rwi
se.
He
was
co
a
rse
in
his
ha
bi
ts
and
bru
ti
sh
in
his
wa
ys.
The
ve
ry
ni
ght
of
his
arri
val
he
be
ca
me
ve
ry
mu
ch
the
wo
rse
for
dri
nk,
and,
inde
e
d,
after
twe
lve
o'clo
ck
in
the
day
he
co
u
ld
ha
rdly
ever
be
sa
id
to
be
so
be
r.
His
ma
nne
rs
to
wa
rds
the
ma
i
d-se
rva
nts
we
re
di
sgu
sti
ngly
free
and
fa
mi
li
a
r.
Wo
rst
of
all,
he
spe
e
di
ly
assu
med
the
sa
me
atti
tu
de
to
wa
rds
my
da
u
ghte
r,
Ali
ce,
and
spo
ke
to
her
mo
re
than
once
in
a
way
whi
ch,
fo
rtu
na
te
ly,
she
is
too
inno
ce
nt
to
unde
rsta
nd.
On
one
occa
si
on
he
actu
a
lly
se
i
zed
her
in
his
arms
and
embra
ced
he
r—an
ou
tra
ge
whi
ch
ca
u
sed
his
own
se
cre
ta
ry
to
re
pro
a
ch
him
for
his
unma
nly
co
ndu
ct.'
"'But
why
did
you
sta
nd
all
thi
s,'
I
aske
d.
'I
su
ppo
se
that
you
can
get
rid
of
yo
ur
bo
a
rde
rs
when
you
wi
sh.'
"Mrs.
Cha
rpe
nti
er
blu
shed
at
my
pe
rti
ne
nt
qu
e
sti
o
n.
'Wo
u
ld
to
God
that
I
had
gi
ven
him
no
ti
ce
on
the
ve
ry
day
that
he
ca
me
,'
she
sa
i
d.
'But
it
was
a
so
re
te
mpta
ti
o
n.
They
we
re
pa
yi
ng
a
po
u
nd
a
day
ea
ch—fo
u
rte
en
po
u
nds
a
we
e
k,
and
this
is
the
sla
ck
se
a
so
n.
I
am
a
wi
do
w,
and
my
boy
in
the
Na
vy
has
co
st
me
mu
ch.
I
gru
dged
to
lo
se
the
mo
ne
y.
I
acted
for
the
be
st.
This
la
st
was
too
mu
ch,
ho
we
ve
r,
and
I
ga
ve
him
no
ti
ce
to
le
a
ve
on
acco
u
nt
of
it.
That
was
the
re
a
son
of
his
go
i
ng.'
"'We
ll?'
"'My
he
a
rt
grew
li
ght
when
I
saw
him
dri
ve
awa
y.
My
son
is
on
le
a
ve
ju
st
no
w,
but
I
did
not
te
ll
him
anythi
ng
of
all
thi
s,
for
his
te
mper
is
vi
o
le
nt,
and
he
is
pa
ssi
o
na
te
ly
fo
nd
of
his
si
ste
r.
When
I
clo
sed
the
do
or
be
hi
nd
them
a
lo
ad
se
e
med
to
be
li
fted
from
my
mi
nd.
Ala
s,
in
le
ss
than
an
ho
ur
the
re
was
a
ri
ng
at
the
be
ll,
and
I
le
a
rned
that
Mr.
Dre
bber
had
re
tu
rne
d.
He
was
mu
ch
exci
te
d,
and
evi
de
ntly
the
wo
rse
for
dri
nk.
He
fo
rced
his
way
into
the
ro
o
m,
whe
re
I
was
si
tti
ng
wi
th
my
da
u
ghte
r,
and
ma
de
so
me
inco
he
re
nt
re
ma
rk
abo
ut
ha
vi
ng
mi
ssed
his
tra
i
n.
He
then
tu
rned
to
Ali
ce,
and
be
fo
re
my
ve
ry
fa
ce,
pro
po
sed
to
her
that
she
sho
u
ld
fly
wi
th
hi
m.
"You
are
of
age
,"
he
sa
i
d,
"a
nd
the
re
is
no
law
to
stop
yo
u.
I
ha
ve
mo
ney
eno
u
gh
and
to
spa
re.
Ne
ver
mi
nd
the
old
gi
rl
he
re,
but
co
me
alo
ng
wi
th
me
now
stra
i
ght
awa
y.
You
sha
ll
li
ve
li
ke
a
pri
nce
ss."
Po
or
Ali
ce
was
so
fri
ghte
ned
that
she
shru
nk
away
from
hi
m,
but
he
ca
u
ght
her
by
the
wri
st
and
ende
a
vo
u
red
to
draw
her
to
wa
rds
the
do
o
r.
I
scre
a
me
d,
and
at
that
mo
me
nt
my
son
Arthur
ca
me
into
the
ro
o
m.
What
ha
ppe
ned
then
I
do
not
kno
w.
I
he
a
rd
oa
ths
and
the
co
nfu
sed
so
u
nds
of
a
scu
ffle.
I
was
too
te
rri
fi
ed
to
ra
i
se
my
he
a
d.
When
I
did
lo
ok
up
I
saw
Arthur
sta
ndi
ng
in
the
do
o
rway
la
u
ghi
ng,
wi
th
a
sti
ck
in
his
ha
nd.
"I
do
n't
thi
nk
that
fi
ne
fe
llow
wi
ll
tro
u
ble
us
aga
i
n,"
he
sa
i
d.
"I
wi
ll
ju
st
go
after
him
and
see
what
he
do
es
wi
th
hi
mse
lf."
Wi
th
tho
se
wo
rds
he
to
ok
his
hat
and
sta
rted
off
do
wn
the
stre
e
t.
The
ne
xt
mo
rni
ng
we
he
a
rd
of
Mr.
Dre
bbe
r's
myste
ri
o
us
de
a
th.'
"This
sta
te
me
nt
ca
me
from
Mrs.
Cha
rpe
nti
e
r's
li
ps
wi
th
ma
ny
ga
sps
and
pa
u
se
s.
At
ti
mes
she
spo
ke
so
low
that
I
co
u
ld
ha
rdly
ca
tch
the
wo
rds.
I
ma
de
sho
rtha
nd
no
tes
of
all
that
she
sa
i
d,
ho
we
ve
r,
so
that
the
re
sho
u
ld
be
no
po
ssi
bi
li
ty
of
a
mi
sta
ke
."
"It's
qu
i
te
exci
ti
ng,"
sa
id
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lme
s,
wi
th
a
ya
wn.
"What
ha
ppe
ned
ne
xt?"
"When
Mrs.
Cha
rpe
nti
er
pa
u
se
d,"
the
de
te
cti
ve
co
nti
nu
e
d,
"I
saw
that
the
who
le
ca
se
hu
ng
upon
one
po
i
nt.
Fi
xi
ng
her
wi
th
my
eye
in
a
way
whi
ch
I
alwa
ys
fo
u
nd
effe
cti
ve
wi
th
wo
me
n,
I
asked
her
at
what
ho
ur
her
son
re
tu
rne
d.
"'I
do
not
kno
w,'
she
answe
re
d.
"'Not
kno
w?'
"'No;
he
has
a
la
tch-ke
y,
and
he
let
hi
mse
lf
in.'
"'After
you
we
nt
to
be
d?'
"'Ye
s.'
"'When
did
you
go
to
be
d?'
"'Abo
ut
ele
ve
n.'
"'So
yo
ur
son
was
go
ne
at
le
a
st
two
ho
u
rs?'
"'Ye
s.'
"'Po
ssi
bly
fo
ur
or
fi
ve
?'
"'Ye
s.'
"'What
was
he
do
i
ng
du
ri
ng
that
ti
me
?'
"'I
do
not
kno
w,'
she
answe
re
d,
tu
rni
ng
whi
te
to
her
ve
ry
li
ps.
"Of
co
u
rse
after
that
the
re
was
no
thi
ng
mo
re
to
be
do
ne.
I
fo
u
nd
out
whe
re
Li
e
u
te
na
nt
Cha
rpe
nti
er
wa
s,
to
ok
two
offi
ce
rs
wi
th
me,
and
arre
sted
hi
m.
When
I
to
u
ched
him
on
the
sho
u
lder
and
wa
rned
him
to
co
me
qu
i
e
tly
wi
th
us,
he
answe
red
us
as
bo
ld
as
bra
ss,
'I
su
ppo
se
you
are
arre
sti
ng
me
for
be
i
ng
co
nce
rned
in
the
de
a
th
of
that
sco
u
ndrel
Dre
bbe
r,'
he
sa
i
d.
We
had
sa
id
no
thi
ng
to
him
abo
ut
it,
so
that
his
allu
di
ng
to
it
had
a
mo
st
su
spi
ci
o
us
aspe
ct."
"Ve
ry,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s.
"He
sti
ll
ca
rri
ed
the
he
a
vy
sti
ck
whi
ch
the
mo
ther
de
scri
bed
him
as
ha
vi
ng
wi
th
him
when
he
fo
llo
wed
Dre
bbe
r.
It
was
a
sto
ut
oak
cu
dge
l."
"What
is
yo
ur
the
o
ry,
the
n?"
"We
ll,
my
the
o
ry
is
that
he
fo
llo
wed
Dre
bber
as
far
as
the
Bri
xton
Ro
a
d.
When
the
re,
a
fre
sh
alte
rca
ti
on
aro
se
be
twe
en
the
m,
in
the
co
u
rse
of
whi
ch
Dre
bber
re
ce
i
ved
a
blow
from
the
sti
ck,
in
the
pit
of
the
sto
ma
ch,
pe
rha
ps,
whi
ch
ki
lled
him
wi
tho
ut
le
a
vi
ng
any
ma
rk.
The
ni
ght
was
so
wet
that
no
one
was
abo
u
t,
so
Cha
rpe
nti
er
dra
gged
the
bo
dy
of
his
vi
ctim
into
the
empty
ho
u
se.
As
to
the
ca
ndle,
and
the
blo
o
d,
and
the
wri
ti
ng
on
the
wa
ll,
and
the
ri
ng,
they
may
all
be
so
ma
ny
tri
cks
to
throw
the
po
li
ce
on
to
the
wro
ng
sce
nt."
"We
ll
do
ne
!"
sa
id
Ho
lmes
in
an
enco
u
ra
gi
ng
vo
i
ce.
"Re
a
lly,
Gre
gso
n,
you
are
ge
tti
ng
alo
ng.
We
sha
ll
ma
ke
so
me
thi
ng
of
you
ye
t."
"I
fla
tter
myse
lf
that
I
ha
ve
ma
na
ged
it
ra
ther
ne
a
tly,"
the
de
te
cti
ve
answe
red
pro
u
dly.
"The
yo
u
ng
man
vo
lu
nte
e
red
a
sta
te
me
nt,
in
whi
ch
he
sa
id
that
after
fo
llo
wi
ng
Dre
bber
so
me
ti
me,
the
la
tter
pe
rce
i
ved
hi
m,
and
to
ok
a
cab
in
order
to
get
away
from
hi
m.
On
his
way
ho
me
he
met
an
old
shi
pma
te,
and
to
ok
a
lo
ng
wa
lk
wi
th
hi
m.
On
be
i
ng
asked
whe
re
this
old
shi
pma
te
li
ve
d,
he
was
una
ble
to
gi
ve
any
sa
ti
sfa
cto
ry
re
ply.
I
thi
nk
the
who
le
ca
se
fi
ts
to
ge
ther
unco
mmo
nly
we
ll.
What
amu
ses
me
is
to
thi
nk
of
Le
stra
de,
who
had
sta
rted
off
upon
the
wro
ng
sce
nt.
I
am
afra
id
he
wo
n't
ma
ke
mu
ch
of
15
Why,
by
Jo
ve,
he
re
's
the
ve
ry
man
hi
mse
lf!"
It
was
inde
ed
Le
stra
de,
who
had
asce
nded
the
sta
i
rs
whi
le
we
we
re
ta
lki
ng,
and
who
now
ente
red
the
ro
o
m.
The
assu
ra
nce
and
ja
u
nti
ne
ss
whi
ch
ge
ne
ra
lly
ma
rked
his
de
me
a
no
ur
and
dre
ss
we
re,
ho
we
ve
r,
wa
nti
ng.
His
fa
ce
was
di
stu
rbed
and
tro
u
ble
d,
whi
le
his
clo
thes
we
re
di
sa
rra
nged
and
unti
dy.
He
had
evi
de
ntly
co
me
wi
th
the
inte
nti
on
of
co
nsu
lti
ng
wi
th
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lme
s,
for
on
pe
rce
i
vi
ng
his
co
lle
a
gue
he
appe
a
red
to
be
emba
rra
ssed
and
put
ou
t.
He
sto
od
in
the
ce
ntre
of
the
ro
o
m,
fu
mbli
ng
ne
rvo
u
sly
wi
th
his
hat
and
unce
rta
in
what
to
do.
"This
is
a
mo
st
extra
o
rdi
na
ry
ca
se
,"
he
sa
id
at
la
st—"a
mo
st
inco
mpre
he
nsi
ble
affa
i
r."
"Ah,
you
fi
nd
it
so,
Mr.
Le
stra
de
!"
cri
ed
Gre
gso
n,
tri
u
mpha
ntly.
"I
tho
u
ght
you
wo
u
ld
co
me
to
that
co
nclu
si
o
n.
Ha
ve
you
ma
na
ged
to
fi
nd
the
Se
cre
ta
ry,
Mr.
Jo
se
ph
Sta
nge
rso
n?"
"The
Se
cre
ta
ry,
Mr.
Jo
se
ph
Sta
nge
rso
n,"
sa
id
Le
stra
de
gra
ve
ly,
"was
mu
rde
red
at
Ha
lli
da
y's
Pri
va
te
Ho
tel
abo
ut
six
o'clo
ck
this
mo
rni
ng."
CHAPTER
VII.
LIGHT
IN
THE
DARKNESS.
THE
inte
lli
ge
nce
wi
th
whi
ch
Le
stra
de
gre
e
ted
us
was
so
mo
me
nto
us
and
so
une
xpe
cte
d,
that
we
we
re
all
three
fa
i
rly
du
mfo
u
nde
re
d.
Gre
gson
spra
ng
out
of
his
cha
ir
and
upset
the
re
ma
i
nder
of
his
whi
skey
and
wa
te
r.
I
sta
red
in
si
le
nce
at
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lme
s,
who
se
li
ps
we
re
co
mpre
ssed
and
his
bro
ws
dra
wn
do
wn
over
his
eye
s.
"Sta
nge
rson
to
o
!"
he
mu
tte
re
d.
"The
plot
thi
cke
ns."
"It
was
qu
i
te
thi
ck
eno
u
gh
be
fo
re
,"
gru
mbled
Le
stra
de,
ta
ki
ng
a
cha
i
r.
"I
se
em
to
ha
ve
dro
pped
into
a
so
rt
of
co
u
ncil
of
wa
r."
"Are
yo
u
—a
re
you
su
re
of
this
pi
e
ce
of
inte
lli
ge
nce
?"
sta
mme
red
Gre
gso
n.
"I
ha
ve
ju
st
co
me
from
his
ro
o
m,"
sa
id
Le
stra
de.
"I
was
the
fi
rst
to
di
sco
ver
what
had
occu
rre
d."
"We
ha
ve
be
en
he
a
ri
ng
Gre
gso
n's
vi
ew
of
the
ma
tte
r,"
Ho
lmes
obse
rve
d.
"Wo
u
ld
you
mi
nd
le
tti
ng
us
know
what
you
ha
ve
se
en
and
do
ne
?"
"I
ha
ve
no
obje
cti
o
n,"
Le
stra
de
answe
re
d,
se
a
ti
ng
hi
mse
lf.
"I
fre
e
ly
co
nfe
ss
that
I
was
of
the
opi
ni
on
that
Sta
nge
rson
was
co
nce
rned
in
the
de
a
th
of
Dre
bbe
r.
This
fre
sh
de
ve
lo
pme
nt
has
sho
wn
me
that
I
was
co
mple
te
ly
mi
sta
ke
n.
Fu
ll
of
the
one
ide
a,
I
set
myse
lf
to
fi
nd
out
what
had
be
co
me
of
the
Se
cre
ta
ry.
They
had
be
en
se
en
to
ge
ther
at
Eu
ston
Sta
ti
on
abo
ut
ha
lf-pa
st
ei
ght
on
the
eve
ni
ng
of
the
thi
rd.
At
two
in
the
mo
rni
ng
Dre
bber
had
be
en
fo
u
nd
in
the
Bri
xton
Ro
a
d.
The
qu
e
sti
on
whi
ch
co
nfro
nted
me
was
to
fi
nd
out
how
Sta
nge
rson
had
be
en
emplo
yed
be
twe
en
8.30
and
the
ti
me
of
the
cri
me,
and
what
had
be
co
me
of
him
afte
rwa
rds.
I
te
le
gra
phed
to
Li
ve
rpo
o
l,
gi
vi
ng
a
de
scri
pti
on
of
the
ma
n,
and
wa
rni
ng
them
to
ke
ep
a
wa
tch
upon
the
Ame
ri
can
bo
a
ts.
I
then
set
to
wo
rk
ca
lli
ng
upon
all
the
ho
te
ls
and
lo
dgi
ng-ho
u
ses
in
the
vi
ci
ni
ty
of
Eu
sto
n.
You
se
e,
I
argu
ed
that
if
Dre
bber
and
his
co
mpa
ni
on
had
be
co
me
se
pa
ra
te
d,
the
na
tu
ral
co
u
rse
for
the
la
tter
wo
u
ld
be
to
put
up
so
me
whe
re
in
the
vi
ci
ni
ty
for
the
ni
ght,
and
then
to
ha
ng
abo
ut
the
sta
ti
on
aga
in
ne
xt
mo
rni
ng."
"They
wo
u
ld
be
li
ke
ly
to
agree
on
so
me
me
e
ti
ng-pla
ce
be
fo
re
ha
nd,"
re
ma
rked
Ho
lme
s.
"So
it
pro
ve
d.
I
spe
nt
the
who
le
of
ye
ste
rday
eve
ni
ng
in
ma
ki
ng
enqu
i
ri
es
enti
re
ly
wi
tho
ut
ava
i
l.
This
mo
rni
ng
I
be
gan
ve
ry
ea
rly,
and
at
ei
ght
o'clo
ck
I
re
a
ched
Ha
lli
da
y's
Pri
va
te
Ho
te
l,
in
Li
ttle
Ge
o
rge
Stre
e
t.
On
my
enqu
i
ry
as
to
whe
ther
a
Mr.
Sta
nge
rson
was
li
vi
ng
the
re,
they
at
once
answe
red
me
in
the
affi
rma
ti
ve.
"'No
do
u
bt
you
are
the
ge
ntle
man
whom
he
was
expe
cti
ng,'
they
sa
i
d.
'He
has
be
en
wa
i
ti
ng
for
a
ge
ntle
man
for
two
da
ys.'
"'Whe
re
is
he
no
w?'
I
aske
d.
"'He
is
upsta
i
rs
in
be
d.
He
wi
shed
to
be
ca
lled
at
ni
ne
.'
"'I
wi
ll
go
up
and
see
him
at
once
,'
I
sa
i
d.
"It
se
e
med
to
me
that
my
su
dden
appe
a
ra
nce
mi
ght
sha
ke
his
ne
rves
and
le
ad
him
to
say
so
me
thi
ng
ungu
a
rde
d.
The
Bo
o
ts
vo
lu
nte
e
red
to
show
me
the
ro
o
m:
it
was
on
the
se
co
nd
flo
o
r,
and
the
re
was
a
sma
ll
co
rri
dor
le
a
di
ng
up
to
it.
The
Bo
o
ts
po
i
nted
out
the
do
or
to
me,
and
was
abo
ut
to
go
do
wnsta
i
rs
aga
in
when
I
saw
so
me
thi
ng
that
ma
de
me
fe
el
si
cki
sh,
in
spi
te
of
my
twe
nty
ye
a
rs'
expe
ri
e
nce.
From
under
the
do
or
the
re
cu
rled
a
li
ttle
red
ri
bbon
of
blo
o
d,
whi
ch
had
me
a
nde
red
acro
ss
the
pa
ssa
ge
and
fo
rmed
a
li
ttle
po
ol
alo
ng
the
ski
rti
ng
at
the
other
si
de.
I
ga
ve
a
cry,
whi
ch
bro
u
ght
the
Bo
o
ts
ba
ck.
He
ne
a
rly
fa
i
nted
when
he
saw
it.
The
do
or
was
lo
cked
on
the
insi
de,
but
we
put
our
sho
u
lde
rs
to
it,
and
kno
cked
it
in.
The
wi
ndow
of
the
ro
om
was
ope
n,
and
be
si
de
the
wi
ndo
w,
all
hu
ddled
up,
lay
the
bo
dy
of
a
man
in
his
ni
ghtdre
ss.
He
was
qu
i
te
de
a
d,
and
had
be
en
for
so
me
ti
me,
for
his
li
mbs
we
re
ri
gid
and
co
ld.
When
we
tu
rned
him
ove
r,
the
Bo
o
ts
re
co
gni
zed
him
at
once
as
be
i
ng
the
sa
me
ge
ntle
man
who
had
enga
ged
the
ro
om
under
the
na
me
of
Jo
se
ph
Sta
nge
rso
n.
The
ca
u
se
of
de
a
th
was
a
de
ep
stab
in
the
le
ft
si
de,
whi
ch
mu
st
ha
ve
pe
ne
tra
ted
the
he
a
rt.
And
now
co
mes
the
stra
nge
st
pa
rt
of
the
affa
i
r.
What
do
you
su
ppo
se
was
abo
ve
the
mu
rde
red
ma
n?"
I
fe
lt
a
cre
e
pi
ng
of
the
fle
sh,
and
a
pre
se
nti
me
nt
of
co
mi
ng
ho
rro
r,
even
be
fo
re
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lmes
answe
re
d.
"The
wo
rd
RACHE,
wri
tten
in
le
tte
rs
of
blo
o
d,"
he
sa
i
d.
"That
was
it,"
sa
id
Le
stra
de,
in
an
awe
-stru
ck
vo
i
ce;
and
we
we
re
all
si
le
nt
for
a
whi
le.
The
re
was
so
me
thi
ng
so
me
tho
di
cal
and
so
inco
mpre
he
nsi
ble
abo
ut
the
de
e
ds
of
this
unkno
wn
assa
ssi
n,
that
it
impa
rted
a
fre
sh
gha
stli
ne
ss
to
his
cri
me
s.
My
ne
rve
s,
whi
ch
we
re
ste
a
dy
eno
u
gh
on
the
fi
e
ld
of
ba
ttle
ti
ngled
as
I
tho
u
ght
of
it.
"The
man
was
se
e
n,"
co
nti
nu
ed
Le
stra
de.
"A
mi
lk
bo
y,
pa
ssi
ng
on
his
way
to
the
da
i
ry,
ha
ppe
ned
to
wa
lk
do
wn
the
la
ne
whi
ch
le
a
ds
from
the
me
ws
at
the
ba
ck
of
the
ho
te
l.
He
no
ti
ced
that
a
la
dde
r,
whi
ch
usu
a
lly
lay
the
re,
was
ra
i
sed
aga
i
nst
one
of
the
wi
ndo
ws
of
the
se
co
nd
flo
o
r,
whi
ch
was
wi
de
ope
n.
After
pa
ssi
ng,
he
lo
o
ked
ba
ck
and
saw
a
man
de
sce
nd
the
la
dde
r.
He
ca
me
do
wn
so
qu
i
e
tly
and
ope
nly
that
the
boy
ima
gi
ned
him
to
be
so
me
ca
rpe
nter
or
jo
i
ner
at
wo
rk
in
the
ho
te
l.
He
to
ok
no
pa
rti
cu
lar
no
ti
ce
of
hi
m,
be
yo
nd
thi
nki
ng
in
his
own
mi
nd
that
it
was
ea
rly
for
him
to
be
at
wo
rk.
He
has
an
impre
ssi
on
that
the
man
was
ta
ll,
had
a
re
ddi
sh
fa
ce,
and
was
dre
ssed
in
a
lo
ng,
bro
wni
sh
co
a
t.
He
mu
st
ha
ve
sta
yed
in
the
ro
om
so
me
li
ttle
ti
me
after
the
mu
rde
r,
for
we
fo
u
nd
blo
o
d-sta
i
ned
wa
ter
in
the
ba
si
n,
whe
re
he
had
wa
shed
his
ha
nds,
and
ma
rks
on
the
she
e
ts
whe
re
he
had
de
li
be
ra
te
ly
wi
ped
his
kni
fe
."
I
gla
nced
at
Ho
lmes
on
he
a
ri
ng
the
de
scri
pti
on
of
the
mu
rde
re
r,
whi
ch
ta
lli
ed
so
exa
ctly
wi
th
his
own.
The
re
wa
s,
ho
we
ve
r,
no
tra
ce
of
exu
lta
ti
on
or
sa
ti
sfa
cti
on
upon
his
fa
ce.
"Did
you
fi
nd
no
thi
ng
in
the
ro
om
whi
ch
co
u
ld
fu
rni
sh
a
clue
to
the
mu
rde
re
r?"
he
aske
d.
"No
thi
ng.
Sta
nge
rson
had
Dre
bbe
r's
pu
rse
in
his
po
cke
t,
but
it
se
e
ms
that
this
was
usu
a
l,
as
he
did
all
the
pa
yi
ng.
The
re
was
ei
ghty
odd
po
u
nds
in
it,
but
no
thi
ng
had
be
en
ta
ke
n.
Wha
te
ver
the
mo
ti
ves
of
the
se
extra
o
rdi
na
ry
cri
me
s,
ro
bbe
ry
is
ce
rta
i
nly
not
one
of
the
m.
The
re
we
re
no
pa
pe
rs
or
me
mo
ra
nda
in
the
mu
rde
red
ma
n's
po
cke
t,
exce
pt
a
si
ngle
te
le
gra
m,
da
ted
from
Cle
ve
la
nd
abo
ut
a
mo
nth
ago,
and
co
nta
i
ni
ng
the
wo
rds,
'J.
H.
is
in
Eu
ro
pe
.'
The
re
was
no
na
me
appe
nded
to
this
me
ssa
ge
."
"And
the
re
was
no
thi
ng
else
?"
Ho
lmes
aske
d.
"No
thi
ng
of
any
impo
rta
nce.
The
ma
n's
no
ve
l,
wi
th
whi
ch
he
had
re
ad
hi
mse
lf
to
sle
ep
was
lyi
ng
upon
the
be
d,
and
his
pi
pe
was
on
a
cha
ir
be
si
de
hi
m.
The
re
was
a
gla
ss
of
wa
ter
on
the
ta
ble,
and
on
the
wi
ndo
w-si
ll
a
sma
ll
chip
oi
ntme
nt
box
co
nta
i
ni
ng
a
co
u
ple
of
pi
lls."
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lmes
spra
ng
from
his
cha
ir
wi
th
an
excla
ma
ti
on
of
de
li
ght.
"The
la
st
li
nk,"
he
cri
e
d,
exu
lta
ntly.
"My
ca
se
is
co
mple
te
."
The
two
de
te
cti
ves
sta
red
at
him
in
ama
ze
me
nt.
"I
ha
ve
now
in
my
ha
nds,"
my
co
mpa
ni
on
sa
i
d,
co
nfi
de
ntly,
"a
ll
the
thre
a
ds
whi
ch
ha
ve
fo
rmed
su
ch
a
ta
ngle.
The
re
are,
of
co
u
rse,
de
ta
i
ls
to
be
fi
lled
in,
but
I
am
as
ce
rta
in
of
all
the
ma
in
fa
cts,
from
the
ti
me
that
Dre
bber
pa
rted
from
Sta
nge
rson
at
the
sta
ti
o
n,
up
to
the
di
sco
ve
ry
of
the
bo
dy
of
the
la
tte
r,
as
if
I
had
se
en
them
wi
th
my
own
eye
s.
I
wi
ll
gi
ve
you
a
pro
of
of
my
kno
wle
dge.
Co
u
ld
you
lay
yo
ur
ha
nd
upon
tho
se
pi
lls?"
"I
ha
ve
the
m,"
sa
id
Le
stra
de,
pro
du
ci
ng
a
sma
ll
whi
te
bo
x;
"I
to
ok
them
and
the
pu
rse
and
the
te
le
gra
m,
inte
ndi
ng
to
ha
ve
them
put
in
a
pla
ce
of
sa
fe
ty
at
the
Po
li
ce
Sta
ti
o
n.
It
was
the
me
re
st
cha
nce
my
ta
ki
ng
the
se
pi
lls,
for
I
am
bo
u
nd
to
say
that
I
do
not
atta
ch
any
impo
rta
nce
to
the
m."
"Gi
ve
them
he
re
,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s.
"No
w,
Do
cto
r,"
tu
rni
ng
to
me,
"a
re
tho
se
ordi
na
ry
pi
lls?"
They
ce
rta
i
nly
we
re
no
t.
They
we
re
of
a
pe
a
rly
grey
co
lo
u
r,
sma
ll,
ro
u
nd,
and
almo
st
tra
nspa
re
nt
aga
i
nst
the
li
ght.
"From
the
ir
li
ghtne
ss
and
tra
nspa
re
ncy,
I
sho
u
ld
ima
gi
ne
that
they
are
so
lu
ble
in
wa
te
r,"
I
re
ma
rke
d.
"Pre
ci
se
ly
so
,"
answe
red
Ho
lme
s.
"Now
wo
u
ld
you
mi
nd
go
i
ng
do
wn
and
fe
tchi
ng
that
po
or
li
ttle
de
vil
of
a
te
rri
er
whi
ch
has
be
en
bad
so
lo
ng,
and
whi
ch
the
la
ndla
dy
wa
nted
you
to
put
out
of
its
pa
in
ye
ste
rda
y."
I
we
nt
do
wnsta
i
rs
and
ca
rri
ed
the
dog
upsta
ir
in
my
arms.
It's
la
bo
u
red
bre
a
thi
ng
and
gla
zi
ng
eye
sho
wed
that
it
was
not
far
from
its
end.
Inde
e
d,
its
sno
w-whi
te
mu
zzle
pro
cla
i
med
that
it
had
alre
a
dy
exce
e
ded
the
usu
al
te
rm
of
ca
ni
ne
exi
ste
nce.
I
pla
ced
it
upon
a
cu
shi
on
on
the
ru
g.
"I
wi
ll
now
cut
one
of
the
se
pi
lls
in
two
,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s,
and
dra
wi
ng
his
pe
nkni
fe
he
su
i
ted
the
acti
on
to
the
wo
rd.
"One
ha
lf
we
re
tu
rn
into
the
box
for
fu
tu
re
pu
rpo
se
s.
The
other
ha
lf
I
wi
ll
pla
ce
in
this
wi
ne
gla
ss,
in
whi
ch
is
a
te
a
spo
o
nful
of
wa
te
r.
You
pe
rce
i
ve
that
our
fri
e
nd,
the
Do
cto
r,
is
ri
ght,
and
that
it
re
a
di
ly
di
sso
lve
s."
"This
may
be
ve
ry
inte
re
sti
ng,"
sa
id
Le
stra
de,
in
the
inju
red
to
ne
of
one
who
su
spe
cts
that
he
is
be
i
ng
la
u
ghed
at,
"I
ca
nnot
se
e,
ho
we
ve
r,
what
it
has
to
do
wi
th
the
de
a
th
of
Mr.
Jo
se
ph
Sta
nge
rso
n."
"Pa
ti
e
nce,
my
fri
e
nd,
pa
ti
e
nce!
You
wi
ll
fi
nd
in
ti
me
that
it
has
eve
rythi
ng
to
do
wi
th
it.
I
sha
ll
now
add
a
li
ttle
mi
lk
to
ma
ke
the
mi
xtu
re
pa
la
ta
ble,
and
on
pre
se
nti
ng
it
to
the
dog
we
fi
nd
that
he
la
ps
it
up
re
a
di
ly
eno
u
gh."
As
he
spo
ke
he
tu
rned
the
co
nte
nts
of
the
wi
ne
gla
ss
into
a
sa
u
cer
and
pla
ced
it
in
fro
nt
of
the
te
rri
e
r,
who
spe
e
di
ly
li
cked
it
dry.
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lme
s'
ea
rne
st
de
me
a
no
ur
had
so
far
co
nvi
nced
us
that
we
all
sat
in
si
le
nce,
wa
tchi
ng
the
ani
mal
inte
ntly,
and
expe
cti
ng
so
me
sta
rtli
ng
effe
ct.
No
ne
su
ch
appe
a
re
d,
ho
we
ve
r.
The
dog
co
nti
nu
ed
to
lie
stre
tched
upon
tho
16
cu
shi
o
n,
bre
a
thi
ng
in
a
la
bo
u
red
wa
y,
but
appa
re
ntly
ne
i
ther
the
be
tter
nor
the
wo
rse
for
its
dra
u
ght.
Ho
lmes
had
ta
ken
out
his
wa
tch,
and
as
mi
nu
te
fo
llo
wed
mi
nu
te
wi
tho
ut
re
su
lt,
an
expre
ssi
on
of
the
utmo
st
cha
grin
and
di
sa
ppo
i
ntme
nt
appe
a
red
upon
his
fe
a
tu
re
s.
He
gna
wed
his
li
p,
dru
mmed
his
fi
nge
rs
upon
the
ta
ble,
and
sho
wed
eve
ry
other
symptom
of
acu
te
impa
ti
e
nce.
So
gre
at
was
his
emo
ti
o
n,
that
I
fe
lt
si
nce
re
ly
so
rry
for
hi
m,
whi
le
the
two
de
te
cti
ves
smi
led
de
ri
si
ve
ly,
by
no
me
a
ns
di
sple
a
sed
at
this
che
ck
whi
ch
he
had
me
t.
"It
ca
n't
be
a
co
i
nci
de
nce
,"
he
cri
e
d,
at
la
st
spri
ngi
ng
from
his
cha
ir
and
pa
ci
ng
wi
ldly
up
and
do
wn
the
ro
o
m;
"it
is
impo
ssi
ble
that
it
sho
u
ld
be
a
me
re
co
i
nci
de
nce.
The
ve
ry
pi
lls
whi
ch
I
su
spe
cted
in
the
ca
se
of
Dre
bber
are
actu
a
lly
fo
u
nd
after
the
de
a
th
of
Sta
nge
rso
n.
And
yet
they
are
ine
rt.
What
can
it
me
a
n?
Su
re
ly
my
who
le
cha
in
of
re
a
so
ni
ng
ca
nnot
ha
ve
be
en
fa
lse.
It
is
impo
ssi
ble!
And
yet
this
wre
tched
dog
is
no
ne
the
wo
rse.
Ah,
I
ha
ve
it!
I
ha
ve
it!"
Wi
th
a
pe
rfe
ct
shri
ek
of
de
li
ght
he
ru
shed
to
the
bo
x,
cut
the
other
pi
ll
in
two,
di
sso
lved
it,
added
mi
lk,
and
pre
se
nted
it
to
the
te
rri
e
r.
The
unfo
rtu
na
te
cre
a
tu
re
's
to
ngue
se
e
med
ha
rdly
to
ha
ve
be
en
mo
i
ste
ned
in
it
be
fo
re
it
ga
ve
a
co
nvu
lsi
ve
shi
ver
in
eve
ry
li
mb,
and
lay
as
ri
gid
and
li
fe
le
ss
as
if
it
had
be
en
stru
ck
by
li
ghtni
ng.
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lmes
drew
a
lo
ng
bre
a
th,
and
wi
ped
the
pe
rspi
ra
ti
on
from
his
fo
re
he
a
d.
"I
sho
u
ld
ha
ve
mo
re
fa
i
th,"
he
sa
i
d;
"I
ou
ght
to
know
by
this
ti
me
that
when
a
fa
ct
appe
a
rs
to
be
oppo
sed
to
a
lo
ng
tra
in
of
de
du
cti
o
ns,
it
inva
ri
a
bly
pro
ves
to
be
ca
pa
ble
of
be
a
ri
ng
so
me
other
inte
rpre
ta
ti
o
n.
Of
the
two
pi
lls
in
that
box
one
was
of
the
mo
st
de
a
dly
po
i
so
n,
and
the
other
was
enti
re
ly
ha
rmle
ss.
I
ou
ght
to
ha
ve
kno
wn
that
be
fo
re
ever
I
saw
the
box
at
all."
This
la
st
sta
te
me
nt
appe
a
red
to
me
to
be
so
sta
rtli
ng,
that
I
co
u
ld
ha
rdly
be
li
e
ve
that
he
was
in
his
so
ber
se
nse
s.
The
re
was
the
de
ad
do
g,
ho
we
ve
r,
to
pro
ve
that
his
co
nje
ctu
re
had
be
en
co
rre
ct.
It
se
e
med
to
me
that
the
mi
sts
in
my
own
mi
nd
we
re
gra
du
a
lly
cle
a
ri
ng
awa
y,
and
I
be
gan
to
ha
ve
a
di
m,
va
gue
pe
rce
pti
on
of
the
tru
th.
"All
this
se
e
ms
stra
nge
to
yo
u
,"
co
nti
nu
ed
Ho
lme
s,
"be
ca
u
se
you
fa
i
led
at
the
be
gi
nni
ng
of
the
inqu
i
ry
to
gra
sp
the
impo
rta
nce
of
the
si
ngle
re
al
clue
whi
ch
was
pre
se
nted
to
yo
u.
I
had
the
go
od
fo
rtu
ne
to
se
i
ze
upon
tha
t,
and
eve
rythi
ng
whi
ch
has
occu
rred
si
nce
then
has
se
rved
to
co
nfi
rm
my
ori
gi
nal
su
ppo
si
ti
o
n,
and,
inde
e
d,
was
the
lo
gi
cal
se
qu
e
nce
of
it.
He
nce
thi
ngs
whi
ch
ha
ve
pe
rple
xed
you
and
ma
de
the
ca
se
mo
re
obscu
re,
ha
ve
se
rved
to
enli
ghten
me
and
to
stre
ngthen
my
co
nclu
si
o
ns.
It
is
a
mi
sta
ke
to
co
nfo
u
nd
stra
nge
ne
ss
wi
th
myste
ry.
The
mo
st
co
mmo
npla
ce
cri
me
is
often
the
mo
st
myste
ri
o
us
be
ca
u
se
it
pre
se
nts
no
new
or
spe
ci
al
fe
a
tu
res
from
whi
ch
de
du
cti
o
ns
may
be
dra
wn.
This
mu
rder
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
be
en
infi
ni
te
ly
mo
re
di
ffi
cu
lt
to
unra
vel
had
the
bo
dy
of
the
vi
ctim
be
en
si
mply
fo
u
nd
lyi
ng
in
the
ro
a
dway
wi
tho
ut
any
of
tho
se
ou
tr�
and
se
nsa
ti
o
nal
acco
mpa
ni
me
nts
whi
ch
ha
ve
re
nde
red
it
re
ma
rka
ble.
The
se
stra
nge
de
ta
i
ls,
far
from
ma
ki
ng
the
ca
se
mo
re
di
ffi
cu
lt,
ha
ve
re
a
lly
had
the
effe
ct
of
ma
ki
ng
it
le
ss
so
."
Mr.
Gre
gso
n,
who
had
li
ste
ned
to
this
addre
ss
wi
th
co
nsi
de
ra
ble
impa
ti
e
nce,
co
u
ld
co
nta
in
hi
mse
lf
no
lo
nge
r.
"Lo
ok
he
re,
Mr.
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lme
s,"
he
sa
i
d,
"we
are
all
re
a
dy
to
ackno
wle
dge
that
you
are
a
sma
rt
ma
n,
and
that
you
ha
ve
yo
ur
own
me
tho
ds
of
wo
rki
ng.
We
wa
nt
so
me
thi
ng
mo
re
than
me
re
the
o
ry
and
pre
a
chi
ng
no
w,
tho
u
gh.
It
is
a
ca
se
of
ta
ki
ng
the
ma
n.
I
ha
ve
ma
de
my
ca
se
ou
t,
and
it
se
e
ms
I
was
wro
ng.
Yo
u
ng
Cha
rpe
nti
er
co
u
ld
not
ha
ve
be
en
enga
ged
in
this
se
co
nd
affa
i
r.
Le
stra
de
we
nt
after
his
ma
n,
Sta
nge
rso
n,
and
it
appe
a
rs
that
he
was
wro
ng
to
o.
You
ha
ve
thro
wn
out
hi
nts
he
re,
and
hi
nts
the
re,
and
se
em
to
know
mo
re
than
we
do,
but
the
ti
me
has
co
me
when
we
fe
el
that
we
ha
ve
a
ri
ght
to
ask
you
stra
i
ght
how
mu
ch
you
do
know
of
the
bu
si
ne
ss.
Can
you
na
me
the
man
who
did
it?"
"I
ca
nnot
he
lp
fe
e
li
ng
that
Gre
gson
is
ri
ght,
si
r,"
re
ma
rked
Le
stra
de.
"We
ha
ve
bo
th
tri
e
d,
and
we
ha
ve
bo
th
fa
i
le
d.
You
ha
ve
re
ma
rked
mo
re
than
once
si
nce
I
ha
ve
be
en
in
the
ro
om
that
you
had
all
the
evi
de
nce
whi
ch
you
re
qu
i
re.
Su
re
ly
you
wi
ll
not
wi
thho
ld
it
any
lo
nge
r."
"Any
de
lay
in
arre
sti
ng
the
assa
ssi
n,"
I
obse
rve
d,
"mi
ght
gi
ve
him
ti
me
to
pe
rpe
tra
te
so
me
fre
sh
atro
ci
ty."
Thus
pre
ssed
by
us
all,
Ho
lmes
sho
wed
si
gns
of
irre
so
lu
ti
o
n.
He
co
nti
nu
ed
to
wa
lk
up
and
do
wn
the
ro
om
wi
th
his
he
ad
su
nk
on
his
che
st
and
his
bro
ws
dra
wn
do
wn,
as
was
his
ha
bit
when
lo
st
in
tho
u
ght.
"The
re
wi
ll
be
no
mo
re
mu
rde
rs,"
he
sa
id
at
la
st,
sto
ppi
ng
abru
ptly
and
fa
ci
ng
us.
"You
can
put
that
co
nsi
de
ra
ti
on
out
of
the
qu
e
sti
o
n.
You
ha
ve
asked
me
if
I
know
the
na
me
of
the
assa
ssi
n.
I
do.
The
me
re
kno
wi
ng
of
his
na
me
is
a
sma
ll
thi
ng,
ho
we
ve
r,
co
mpa
red
wi
th
the
po
wer
of
la
yi
ng
our
ha
nds
upon
hi
m.
This
I
expe
ct
ve
ry
sho
rtly
to
do.
I
ha
ve
go
od
ho
pes
of
ma
na
gi
ng
it
thro
u
gh
my
own
arra
nge
me
nts;
but
it
is
a
thi
ng
whi
ch
ne
e
ds
de
li
ca
te
ha
ndli
ng,
for
we
ha
ve
a
shre
wd
and
de
spe
ra
te
man
to
de
al
wi
th,
who
is
su
ppo
rte
d,
as
I
ha
ve
had
occa
si
on
to
pro
ve,
by
ano
ther
who
is
as
cle
ver
as
hi
mse
lf.
As
lo
ng
as
this
man
has
no
idea
that
anyo
ne
can
ha
ve
a
clue
the
re
is
so
me
cha
nce
of
se
cu
ri
ng
hi
m;
but
if
he
had
the
sli
ghte
st
su
spi
ci
o
n,
he
wo
u
ld
cha
nge
his
na
me,
and
va
ni
sh
in
an
insta
nt
amo
ng
the
fo
ur
mi
lli
on
inha
bi
ta
nts
of
this
gre
at
ci
ty.
Wi
tho
ut
me
a
ni
ng
to
hu
rt
ei
ther
of
yo
ur
fe
e
li
ngs,
I
am
bo
u
nd
to
say
that
I
co
nsi
der
the
se
men
to
be
mo
re
than
a
ma
tch
for
the
offi
ci
al
fo
rce,
and
that
is
why
I
ha
ve
not
asked
yo
ur
assi
sta
nce.
If
I
fa
il
I
sha
ll,
of
co
u
rse,
incur
all
the
bla
me
due
to
this
omi
ssi
o
n;
but
that
I
am
pre
pa
red
fo
r.
At
pre
se
nt
I
am
re
a
dy
to
pro
mi
se
that
the
insta
nt
that
I
can
co
mmu
ni
ca
te
wi
th
you
wi
tho
ut
enda
nge
ri
ng
my
own
co
mbi
na
ti
o
ns,
I
sha
ll
do
so
."
Gre
gson
and
Le
stra
de
se
e
med
to
be
far
from
sa
ti
sfi
ed
by
this
assu
ra
nce,
or
by
the
de
pre
ci
a
ti
ng
allu
si
on
to
the
de
te
cti
ve
po
li
ce.
The
fo
rmer
had
flu
shed
up
to
the
ro
o
ts
of
his
fla
xen
ha
i
r,
whi
le
the
othe
r's
be
a
dy
eyes
gli
ste
ned
wi
th
cu
ri
o
si
ty
and
re
se
ntme
nt.
Ne
i
ther
of
them
had
ti
me
to
spe
a
k,
ho
we
ve
r,
be
fo
re
the
re
was
a
tap
at
the
do
o
r,
and
the
spo
ke
sman
of
the
stre
et
Ara
bs,
yo
u
ng
Wi
ggi
ns,
intro
du
ced
his
insi
gni
fi
ca
nt
and
unsa
vo
u
ry
pe
rso
n.
"Ple
a
se,
si
r,"
he
sa
i
d,
to
u
chi
ng
his
fo
re
lo
ck,
"I
ha
ve
the
cab
do
wnsta
i
rs."
"Go
od
bo
y,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s,
bla
ndly.
"Why
do
n't
you
intro
du
ce
this
pa
tte
rn
at
Sco
tla
nd
Ya
rd?"
he
co
nti
nu
e
d,
ta
ki
ng
a
pa
ir
of
ste
el
ha
ndcu
ffs
from
a
dra
we
r.
"See
how
be
a
u
ti
fu
lly
the
spri
ng
wo
rks.
They
fa
sten
in
an
insta
nt."
"The
old
pa
tte
rn
is
go
od
eno
u
gh,"
re
ma
rked
Le
stra
de,
"if
we
can
only
fi
nd
the
man
to
put
them
on."
"Ve
ry
go
o
d,
ve
ry
go
o
d,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s,
smi
li
ng.
"The
ca
bman
may
as
we
ll
he
lp
me
wi
th
my
bo
xe
s.
Ju
st
ask
him
to
step
up,
Wi
ggi
ns."
I
was
su
rpri
sed
to
fi
nd
my
co
mpa
ni
on
spe
a
ki
ng
as
tho
u
gh
he
we
re
abo
ut
to
set
out
on
a
jo
u
rne
y,
si
nce
he
had
not
sa
id
anythi
ng
to
me
abo
ut
it.
The
re
was
a
sma
ll
po
rtma
nte
au
in
the
ro
o
m,
and
this
he
pu
lled
out
and
be
gan
to
stra
p.
He
was
bu
si
ly
enga
ged
at
it
when
the
ca
bman
ente
red
the
ro
o
m.
"Ju
st
gi
ve
me
a
he
lp
wi
th
this
bu
ckle,
ca
bma
n,"
he
sa
i
d,
kne
e
li
ng
over
his
ta
sk,
and
ne
ver
tu
rni
ng
his
he
a
d.
The
fe
llow
ca
me
fo
rwa
rd
wi
th
a
so
me
what
su
lle
n,
de
fi
a
nt
ai
r,
and
put
do
wn
his
ha
nds
to
assi
st.
At
that
insta
nt
the
re
was
a
sha
rp
cli
ck,
the
ja
ngli
ng
of
me
ta
l,
and
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lmes
spra
ng
to
his
fe
et
aga
i
n.
"Ge
ntle
me
n,"
he
cri
e
d,
wi
th
fla
shi
ng
eye
s,
"let
me
intro
du
ce
you
to
Mr.
Je
ffe
rson
Ho
pe,
the
mu
rde
rer
of
Eno
ch
Dre
bber
and
of
Jo
se
ph
Sta
nge
rso
n."
The
who
le
thi
ng
occu
rred
in
a
mo
me
nt—so
qu
i
ckly
that
I
had
no
ti
me
to
re
a
li
ze
it.
I
ha
ve
a
vi
vid
re
co
lle
cti
on
of
that
insta
nt,
of
Ho
lme
s'
tri
u
mpha
nt
expre
ssi
on
and
the
ri
ng
of
his
vo
i
ce,
of
the
ca
bma
n's
da
ze
d,
sa
va
ge
fa
ce,
as
he
gla
red
at
the
gli
tte
ri
ng
ha
ndcu
ffs,
whi
ch
had
appe
a
red
as
if
by
ma
gic
upon
his
wri
sts.
For
a
se
co
nd
or
two
we
mi
ght
ha
ve
be
en
a
gro
up
of
sta
tu
e
s.
The
n,
wi
th
an
ina
rti
cu
la
te
ro
ar
of
fu
ry,
the
pri
so
ner
wre
nched
hi
mse
lf
free
from
Ho
lme
s's
gra
sp,
and
hu
rled
hi
mse
lf
thro
u
gh
the
wi
ndo
w.
Wo
o
dwo
rk
and
gla
ss
ga
ve
way
be
fo
re
hi
m;
but
be
fo
re
he
got
qu
i
te
thro
u
gh,
Gre
gso
n,
Le
stra
de,
and
Ho
lmes
spra
ng
upon
him
li
ke
so
ma
ny
sta
gho
u
nds.
He
was
dra
gged
ba
ck
into
the
ro
o
m,
and
then
co
mme
nced
a
te
rri
fic
co
nfli
ct.
So
po
we
rful
and
so
fi
e
rce
was
he,
that
the
fo
ur
of
us
we
re
sha
ken
off
aga
in
and
aga
i
n.
He
appe
a
red
to
ha
ve
the
co
nvu
lsi
ve
stre
ngth
of
a
man
in
an
epi
le
ptic
fi
t.
His
fa
ce
and
ha
nds
we
re
te
rri
bly
ma
ngled
by
his
pa
ssa
ge
thro
u
gh
the
gla
ss,
but
lo
ss
of
blo
od
had
no
effe
ct
in
di
mi
ni
shi
ng
his
re
si
sta
nce.
It
was
not
until
Le
stra
de
su
cce
e
ded
in
ge
tti
ng
his
ha
nd
insi
de
his
ne
ckclo
th
and
ha
lf-stra
ngli
ng
him
that
we
ma
de
him
re
a
li
ze
that
his
stru
ggles
we
re
of
no
ava
i
l;
and
even
then
we
fe
lt
no
se
cu
ri
ty
until
we
had
pi
ni
o
ned
his
fe
et
as
we
ll
as
his
ha
nds.
That
do
ne,
we
ro
se
to
our
fe
et
bre
a
thle
ss
and
pa
nti
ng.
"We
ha
ve
his
ca
b,"
sa
id
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lme
s.
"It
wi
ll
se
rve
to
ta
ke
him
to
Sco
tla
nd
Ya
rd.
And
no
w,
ge
ntle
me
n,"
he
co
nti
nu
e
d,
wi
th
a
ple
a
sa
nt
smi
le,
"we
ha
ve
re
a
ched
the
end
of
our
li
ttle
myste
ry.
You
are
ve
ry
we
lco
me
to
put
any
qu
e
sti
o
ns
that
you
li
ke
to
me
no
w,
and
the
re
is
no
da
nger
that
I
wi
ll
re
fu
se
to
answer
the
m."
PART
II.
The
Co
u
ntry
of
the
Sa
i
nts.
CHAPTER
I.
ON
THE
GREAT
ALKALI
PLAIN.
IN
the
ce
ntral
po
rti
on
of
the
gre
at
No
rth
Ame
ri
can
Co
nti
ne
nt
the
re
li
es
an
arid
and
re
pu
lsi
ve
de
se
rt,
whi
ch
for
ma
ny
a
lo
ng
ye
ar
se
rved
as
a
ba
rri
er
aga
i
nst
the
adva
nce
of
ci
vi
li
sa
ti
o
n.
From
the
Si
e
rra
Ne
va
da
to
Ne
bra
ska,
and
from
the
Ye
llo
wsto
ne
Ri
ver
in
the
no
rth
to
the
Co
lo
ra
do
upon
the
so
u
th,
is
a
re
gi
on
of
de
so
la
ti
on
and
si
le
nce.
Nor
is
Na
tu
re
alwa
ys
in
one
mo
od
thro
u
gho
ut
this
grim
di
stri
ct.
It
co
mpri
ses
sno
w-ca
pped
and
lo
fty
mo
u
nta
i
ns,
and
da
rk
and
glo
o
my
va
lle
ys.
The
re
are
swi
ft-flo
wi
ng
ri
ve
rs
whi
ch
da
sh
thro
u
gh
ja
gged
ca
�o
ns;
and
the
re
are
eno
rmo
us
pla
i
ns,
whi
ch
in
wi
nter
are
whi
te
wi
th
sno
w,
and
in
su
mmer
are
grey
wi
th
the
sa
li
ne
alka
li
du
st.
They
all
pre
se
rve,
ho
we
ve
r,
the
co
mmon
cha
ra
cte
ri
sti
cs
of
ba
rre
nne
ss,
inho
spi
ta
li
ty,
and
mi
se
ry.
The
re
are
no
inha
bi
ta
nts
of
this
la
nd
of
de
spa
i
r.
A
ba
nd
of
Pa
wne
es
or
of
Bla
ckfe
et
may
occa
si
o
na
lly
tra
ve
rse
it
in
order
to
re
a
ch
other
hu
nti
ng-gro
u
nds,
but
the
ha
rdi
e
st
of
the
bra
ves
are
glad
to
lo
se
si
ght
of
tho
se
awe
so
me
pla
i
ns,
and
to
fi
nd
the
mse
lves
once
mo
re
upon
the
ir
pra
i
ri
e
s.
The
co
yo
te
sku
lks
amo
ng
the
scru
b,
the
bu
zza
rd
fla
ps
he
a
vi
ly
thro
u
gh
the
ai
r,
and
the
clu
msy
gri
zzly
be
ar
lu
mbe
rs
thro
u
gh
the
da
rk
ra
vi
ne
s,
and
pi
cks
up
su
ch
su
ste
na
nce
as
it
can
amo
ngst
the
ro
cks.
The
se
are
the
so
le
dwe
lle
rs
in
the
wi
lde
rne
ss.
In
the
who
le
wo
rld
the
re
can
be
no
mo
re
dre
a
ry
vi
ew
than
that
from
the
no
rthe
rn
slo
pe
of
the
Si
e
rra
Bla
nco.
As
far
as
the
eye
can
re
a
ch
stre
tches
the
gre
at
flat
pla
i
n-la
nd,
all
du
sted
over
wi
th
pa
tches
of
alka
li,
and
inte
rse
cted
by
clu
mps
of
the
dwa
rfi
sh
cha
pa
rral
bu
she
s.
On
the
extre
me
ve
rge
of
the
ho
ri
zon
lie
a
lo
ng
cha
in
of
mo
u
nta
in
pe
a
ks,
wi
th
the
ir
ru
gged
su
mmi
ts
fle
cked
wi
th
sno
w.
In
this
gre
at
stre
tch
of
co
u
ntry
the
re
is
no
si
gn
of
li
fe,
nor
of
anythi
ng
appe
rta
i
ni
ng
to
li
fe.
The
re
is
no
bi
rd
in
the
ste
e
l-blue
he
a
ve
n,
no
mo
ve
me
nt
upon
the
du
ll,
grey
ea
rth—a
bo
ve
all,
the
re
is
abso
lu
te
si
le
nce.
Li
sten
as
one
ma
y,
the
re
is
no
sha
dow
of
a
so
u
nd
in
all
that
mi
ghty
wi
lde
rne
ss;
no
thi
ng
but
si
le
nce
—co
mple
te
and
he
a
rt-su
bdu
i
ng
si
le
nce.
It
has
be
en
sa
id
the
re
is
no
thi
ng
appe
rta
i
ni
ng
to
li
fe
upon
the
bro
ad
pla
i
n.
That
is
ha
rdly
tru
e.
Lo
o
ki
ng
do
wn
from
the
Si
e
rra
Bla
nco,
one
se
es
a
pa
thway
tra
ced
out
acro
ss
the
de
se
rt,
whi
ch
wi
nds
away
and
is
lo
st
in
the
extre
me
di
sta
nce.
It
is
ru
tted
wi
th
whe
e
ls
and
tro
dden
do
wn
by
the
fe
et
of
ma
ny
adve
ntu
re
rs.
He
re
and
the
re
the
re
are
sca
tte
red
whi
te
obje
cts
whi
ch
gli
sten
in
the
su
n,
and
sta
nd
out
aga
i
nst
the
du
ll
de
po
sit
of
alka
li.
Appro
a
ch,
and
exa
mi
ne
the
m!
They
are
bo
ne
s:
so
me
la
rge
and
co
a
rse,
othe
rs
sma
ller
and
mo
re
de
li
ca
te.
The
fo
rmer
ha
ve
be
lo
nged
to
oxe
n,
and
the
la
tter
to
me
n.
For
fi
fte
en
hu
ndred
mi
les
one
may
tra
ce
this
gha
stly
ca
ra
van
ro
u
te
by
the
se
sca
tte
red
re
ma
i
ns
of
tho
se
who
had
fa
llen
by
the
wa
ysi
de.
Lo
o
ki
ng
do
wn
on
this
ve
ry
sce
ne,
the
re
sto
od
upon
the
fo
u
rth
of
Ma
y,
ei
ghte
en
hu
ndred
and
fo
rty-se
ve
n,
a
so
li
ta
ry
tra
ve
lle
r.
His
appe
a
ra
nce
was
su
ch
that
he
mi
ght
ha
ve
be
en
the
ve
ry
ge
ni
us
or
de
mon
of
the
re
gi
o
n.
An
obse
rver
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
fo
u
nd
it
di
ffi
cu
lt
to
say
whe
ther
he
was
ne
a
rer
to
fo
rty
or
to
si
xty.
His
fa
ce
was
le
an
and
ha
gga
rd,
and
the
bro
wn
pa
rchme
nt-li
ke
skin
was
dra
wn
ti
ghtly
over
the
pro
je
cti
ng
bo
ne
s;
his
lo
ng,
bro
wn
ha
ir
and
be
a
rd
we
re
all
fle
cked
and
da
shed
wi
th
whi
te;
his
eyes
we
re
su
nken
in
his
he
a
d,
and
bu
rned
wi
th
an
unna
tu
ral
lu
stre;
whi
le
the
ha
nd
whi
ch
gra
sped
his
ri
fle
was
ha
rdly
mo
re
fle
shy
than
that
of
a
ske
le
to
n.
As
he
sto
o
d,
he
le
a
ned
upon
his
we
a
pon
for
su
ppo
rt,
and
yet
his
ta
ll
fi
gu
re
and
the
ma
ssi
ve
fra
me
wo
rk
of
his
bo
nes
su
gge
sted
a
wi
ry
and
vi
go
ro
us
co
nsti
tu
ti
o
n.
His
ga
u
nt
fa
ce,
ho
we
ve
r,
and
his
clo
the
s,
whi
ch
hu
ng
so
ba
ggi
ly
over
his
shri
ve
lled
li
mbs,
pro
cla
i
med
what
it
was
that
ga
ve
him
that
se
ni
le
and
de
cre
pit
appe
a
ra
nce.
The
man
was
dyi
ng—dyi
ng
from
hu
nger
and
from
thi
rst.
He
had
to
i
led
pa
i
nfu
lly
do
wn
the
ra
vi
ne,
and
on
to
this
li
ttle
ele
va
ti
o
n,
in
the
va
in
ho
pe
of
se
e
i
ng
so
me
si
gns
of
wa
te
r.
Now
the
gre
at
sa
lt
pla
in
stre
tched
be
fo
re
his
eye
s,
and
the
di
sta
nt
be
lt
of
sa
va
ge
mo
u
nta
i
ns,
wi
tho
ut
a
si
gn
anywhe
re
of
pla
nt
or
tre
e,
whi
ch
mi
ght
indi
ca
te
the
pre
se
nce
of
mo
i
stu
re.
In
all
that
bro
ad
la
ndsca
pe
the
re
was
no
gle
am
of
ho
pe.
No
rth,
and
ea
st,
and
we
st
he
lo
o
ked
wi
th
wi
ld
qu
e
sti
o
ni
ng
eye
s,
and
then
he
re
a
li
sed
that
his
wa
nde
ri
ngs
had
co
me
to
an
end,
and
that
the
re,
on
that
ba
rren
cra
g,
he
was
abo
ut
to
di
e.
"Why
not
he
re,
as
we
ll
as
in
a
fe
a
ther
be
d,
twe
nty
ye
a
rs
he
nce
,"
he
mu
tte
re
d,
as
he
se
a
ted
hi
mse
lf
in
the
she
lter
of
a
bo
u
lde
r.
Be
fo
re
si
tti
ng
do
wn,
he
had
de
po
si
ted
upon
the
gro
u
nd
his
use
le
ss
ri
fle,
and
also
a
la
rge
bu
ndle
ti
ed
up
in
a
grey
sha
wl,
whi
ch
he
had
ca
rri
ed
slu
ng
over
his
ri
ght
sho
u
lde
r.
It
appe
a
red
to
be
so
me
what
too
he
a
vy
for
his
stre
ngth,
for
in
lo
we
ri
ng
it,
it
ca
me
do
wn
on
the
gro
u
nd
wi
th
so
me
li
ttle
vi
o
le
nce.
Insta
ntly
the
re
bro
ke
from
the
grey
pa
rcel
a
li
ttle
mo
a
ni
ng
cry,
and
from
it
the
re
pro
tru
ded
a
sma
ll,
sca
red
fa
ce,
wi
th
ve
ry
bri
ght
bro
wn
eye
s,
and
two
li
ttle
spe
ckle
d,
di
mpled
fi
sts.
"Yo
u
've
hu
rt
me
!"
sa
id
a
chi
ldi
sh
vo
i
ce
re
pro
a
chfu
lly.
"Ha
ve
I
tho
u
gh,"
the
man
answe
red
pe
ni
te
ntly,
"I
di
dn't
go
for
to
do
it."
As
he
spo
ke
he
unwra
pped
the
grey
sha
wl
and
extri
ca
ted
a
pre
tty
li
ttle
gi
rl
of
abo
ut
fi
ve
ye
a
rs
of
age,
who
se
da
i
nty
sho
es
and
sma
rt
pi
nk
fro
ck
wi
th
its
li
ttle
li
nen
apron
all
be
spo
ke
a
mo
the
r's
ca
re.
The
chi
ld
was
pa
le
and
wa
n,
but
her
he
a
lthy
arms
and
le
gs
sho
wed
that
she
had
su
ffe
red
le
ss
than
her
co
mpa
ni
o
n.
"How
is
it
no
w?"
he
answe
red
anxi
o
u
sly,
for
she
was
sti
ll
ru
bbi
ng
the
to
wsy
go
lden
cu
rls
whi
ch
co
ve
red
the
ba
ck
of
her
he
a
d.
"Ki
ss
it
and
ma
ke
it
we
ll,"
she
sa
i
d,
wi
th
pe
rfe
ct
gra
vi
ty,
sho
vi
ng
19
the
inju
red
pa
rt
up
to
hi
m.
"Tha
t's
what
mo
ther
used
to
do.
Whe
re
's
mo
the
r?"
"Mo
the
r's
go
ne.
I
gu
e
ss
yo
u
'll
see
her
be
fo
re
lo
ng."
"Go
ne,
eh!"
sa
id
the
li
ttle
gi
rl.
"Fu
nny,
she
di
dn't
say
go
o
d-bye;
she
'mo
st
alwa
ys
did
if
she
was
ju
st
go
i
n'
over
to
Au
nti
e
's
for
te
a,
and
now
she
's
be
en
away
three
da
ys.
Sa
y,
it's
awful
dry,
ai
n't
it?
Ai
n't
the
re
no
wa
te
r,
nor
no
thi
ng
to
ea
t?"
"No,
the
re
ai
n't
no
thi
ng,
de
a
ri
e.
Yo
u
'll
ju
st
ne
ed
to
be
pa
ti
e
nt
awhi
le,
and
then
yo
u
'll
be
all
ri
ght.
Put
yo
ur
he
ad
up
agin
me
li
ke
tha
t,
and
then
yo
u
'll
fe
el
bu
lli
e
r.
It
ai
n't
ea
sy
to
ta
lk
when
yo
ur
li
ps
is
li
ke
le
a
the
r,
but
I
gu
e
ss
I'd
be
st
let
you
know
how
the
ca
rds
li
e.
Wha
t's
that
yo
u
've
go
t?"
"Pre
tty
thi
ngs!
fi
ne
thi
ngs!"
cri
ed
the
li
ttle
gi
rl
enthu
si
a
sti
ca
lly,
ho
ldi
ng
up
two
gli
tte
ri
ng
fra
gme
nts
of
mi
ca.
"When
we
go
es
ba
ck
to
ho
me
I'll
gi
ve
them
to
bro
ther
Bo
b."
"Yo
u
'll
see
pre
tti
er
thi
ngs
than
them
so
o
n,"
sa
id
the
man
co
nfi
de
ntly.
"You
ju
st
wa
it
a
bi
t.
I
was
go
i
ng
to
te
ll
you
tho
u
gh—you
re
me
mber
when
we
le
ft
the
ri
ve
r?"
"Oh,
ye
s."
"We
ll,
we
re
cko
ned
we
'd
stri
ke
ano
ther
ri
ver
so
o
n,
d'ye
se
e.
But
the
re
was
so
me
thi
n'
wro
ng;
co
mpa
sse
s,
or
ma
p,
or
so
me
thi
n',
and
it
di
dn't
tu
rn
up.
Wa
ter
ran
ou
t.
Ju
st
exce
pt
a
li
ttle
drop
for
the
li
kes
of
you
and—a
nd——"
"And
you
co
u
ldn't
wa
sh
yo
u
rse
lf,"
inte
rru
pted
his
co
mpa
ni
on
gra
ve
ly,
sta
ri
ng
up
at
his
gri
my
vi
sa
ge.
"No,
nor
dri
nk.
And
Mr.
Be
nde
r,
he
was
the
fu
st
to
go,
and
then
Indi
an
Pe
te,
and
then
Mrs.
McGre
go
r,
and
then
Jo
hnny
Ho
ne
s,
and
the
n,
de
a
ri
e,
yo
ur
mo
the
r."
"Then
mo
the
r's
a
de
a
der
to
o
,"
cri
ed
the
li
ttle
gi
rl
dro
ppi
ng
her
fa
ce
in
her
pi
na
fo
re
and
so
bbi
ng
bi
tte
rly.
"Ye
s,
they
all
we
nt
exce
pt
you
and
me.
Then
I
tho
u
ght
the
re
was
so
me
cha
nce
of
wa
ter
in
this
di
re
cti
o
n,
so
I
he
a
ved
you
over
my
sho
u
lder
and
we
tra
mped
it
to
ge
the
r.
It
do
n't
se
em
as
tho
u
gh
we
've
impro
ved
ma
tte
rs.
The
re
's
an
almi
ghty
sma
ll
cha
nce
for
us
no
w!"
"Do
you
me
an
that
we
are
go
i
ng
to
die
to
o
?"
asked
the
chi
ld,
che
cki
ng
her
so
bs,
and
ra
i
si
ng
her
te
a
r-sta
i
ned
fa
ce.
"I
gu
e
ss
tha
t's
abo
ut
the
si
ze
of
it."
"Why
di
dn't
you
say
so
be
fo
re
?"
she
sa
i
d,
la
u
ghi
ng
gle
e
fu
lly.
"You
ga
ve
me
su
ch
a
fri
ght.
Why,
of
co
u
rse,
now
as
lo
ng
as
we
die
we
'll
be
wi
th
mo
ther
aga
i
n."
"Ye
s,
you
wi
ll,
de
a
ri
e
."
"And
you
to
o.
I'll
te
ll
her
how
awful
go
od
yo
u
've
be
e
n.
I'll
bet
she
me
e
ts
us
at
the
do
or
of
He
a
ven
wi
th
a
big
pi
tcher
of
wa
te
r,
and
a
lot
of
bu
ckwhe
at
ca
ke
s,
ho
t,
and
to
a
sted
on
bo
th
si
de
s,
li
ke
Bob
and
me
was
fo
nd
of.
How
lo
ng
wi
ll
it
be
fi
rst?"
"I
do
n't
kno
w—not
ve
ry
lo
ng."
The
ma
n's
eyes
we
re
fi
xed
upon
the
no
rthe
rn
ho
ri
zo
n.
In
the
blue
va
u
lt
of
the
he
a
ven
the
re
had
appe
a
red
three
li
ttle
spe
cks
whi
ch
incre
a
sed
in
si
ze
eve
ry
mo
me
nt,
so
ra
pi
dly
did
they
appro
a
ch.
They
spe
e
di
ly
re
so
lved
the
mse
lves
into
three
la
rge
bro
wn
bi
rds,
whi
ch
ci
rcled
over
the
he
a
ds
of
the
two
wa
nde
re
rs,
and
then
se
ttled
upon
so
me
ro
cks
whi
ch
ove
rlo
o
ked
the
m.
They
we
re
bu
zza
rds,
the
vu
ltu
res
of
the
we
st,
who
se
co
mi
ng
is
the
fo
re
ru
nner
of
de
a
th.
"Co
cks
and
he
ns,"
cri
ed
the
li
ttle
gi
rl
gle
e
fu
lly,
po
i
nti
ng
at
the
ir
ill-o
me
ned
fo
rms,
and
cla
ppi
ng
her
ha
nds
to
ma
ke
them
ri
se.
"Sa
y,
did
God
ma
ke
this
co
u
ntry?"
"In
co
u
rse
He
di
d,"
sa
id
her
co
mpa
ni
o
n,
ra
ther
sta
rtled
by
this
une
xpe
cted
qu
e
sti
o
n.
"He
ma
de
the
co
u
ntry
do
wn
in
Illi
no
i
s,
and
He
ma
de
the
Mi
sso
u
ri
,"
the
li
ttle
gi
rl
co
nti
nu
e
d.
"I
gu
e
ss
so
me
bo
dy
else
ma
de
the
co
u
ntry
in
the
se
pa
rts.
It's
not
ne
a
rly
so
we
ll
do
ne.
They
fo
rgot
the
wa
ter
and
the
tre
e
s."
"What
wo
u
ld
ye
thi
nk
of
offe
ri
ng
up
pra
ye
r?"
the
man
asked
di
ffi
de
ntly.
"It
ai
n't
ni
ght
ye
t,"
she
answe
re
d.
"It
do
n't
ma
tte
r.
It
ai
n't
qu
i
te
re
gu
la
r,
but
He
wo
n't
mi
nd
tha
t,
you
be
t.
You
say
over
them
ones
that
you
used
to
say
eve
ry
ni
ght
in
the
wa
ggon
when
we
was
on
the
Pla
i
ns."
"Why
do
n't
you
say
so
me
yo
u
rse
lf?"
the
chi
ld
aske
d,
wi
th
wo
nde
ri
ng
eye
s.
"I
di
sre
me
mber
the
m,"
he
answe
re
d.
"I
ha
i
n't
sa
id
no
ne
si
nce
I
was
ha
lf
the
he
i
ght
o'
that
gu
n.
I
gu
e
ss
it's
ne
ver
too
la
te.
You
say
them
ou
t,
and
I'll
sta
nd
by
and
co
me
in
on
the
cho
ru
se
s."
"Then
yo
u
'll
ne
ed
to
kne
el
do
wn,
and
me
to
o
,"
she
sa
i
d,
la
yi
ng
the
sha
wl
out
for
that
pu
rpo
se.
"Yo
u
've
got
to
put
yo
ur
ha
nds
up
li
ke
thi
s.
It
ma
kes
you
fe
el
ki
nd
o'
go
o
d."
It
was
a
stra
nge
si
ght
had
the
re
be
en
anythi
ng
but
the
bu
zza
rds
to
see
it.
Si
de
by
si
de
on
the
na
rrow
sha
wl
kne
lt
the
two
wa
nde
re
rs,
the
li
ttle
pra
ttli
ng
chi
ld
and
the
re
ckle
ss,
ha
rde
ned
adve
ntu
re
r.
Her
chu
bby
fa
ce,
and
his
ha
gga
rd,
angu
lar
vi
sa
ge
we
re
bo
th
tu
rned
up
to
the
clo
u
dle
ss
he
a
ven
in
he
a
rtfe
lt
entre
a
ty
to
that
dre
ad
be
i
ng
wi
th
whom
they
we
re
fa
ce
to
fa
ce,
whi
le
the
two
vo
i
ce
s—the
one
thin
and
cle
a
r,
the
other
de
ep
and
ha
rsh—u
ni
ted
in
the
entre
a
ty
for
me
rcy
and
fo
rgi
ve
ne
ss.
The
pra
yer
fi
ni
she
d,
they
re
su
med
the
ir
se
at
in
the
sha
dow
of
the
bo
u
lder
until
the
chi
ld
fe
ll
asle
e
p,
ne
stli
ng
upon
the
bro
ad
bre
a
st
of
her
pro
te
cto
r.
He
wa
tched
over
her
slu
mber
for
so
me
ti
me,
but
Na
tu
re
pro
ved
to
be
too
stro
ng
for
hi
m.
For
three
da
ys
and
three
ni
ghts
he
had
allo
wed
hi
mse
lf
ne
i
ther
re
st
nor
re
po
se.
Slo
wly
the
eye
li
ds
dro
o
ped
over
the
ti
red
eye
s,
and
the
he
ad
su
nk
lo
wer
and
lo
wer
upon
the
bre
a
st,
until
the
ma
n's
gri
zzled
be
a
rd
was
mi
xed
wi
th
the
go
ld
tre
sses
of
his
co
mpa
ni
o
n,
and
bo
th
sle
pt
the
sa
me
de
ep
and
dre
a
mle
ss
slu
mbe
r.
Had
the
wa
nde
rer
re
ma
i
ned
awa
ke
for
ano
ther
ha
lf
ho
ur
a
stra
nge
si
ght
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
met
his
eye
s.
Far
away
on
the
extre
me
ve
rge
of
the
alka
li
pla
in
the
re
ro
se
up
a
li
ttle
spray
of
du
st,
ve
ry
sli
ght
at
fi
rst,
and
ha
rdly
to
be
di
sti
ngu
i
shed
from
the
mi
sts
of
the
di
sta
nce,
but
gra
du
a
lly
gro
wi
ng
hi
gher
and
bro
a
der
until
it
fo
rmed
a
so
li
d,
we
ll-de
fi
ned
clo
u
d.
This
clo
ud
co
nti
nu
ed
to
incre
a
se
in
si
ze
until
it
be
ca
me
evi
de
nt
that
it
co
u
ld
only
be
ra
i
sed
by
a
gre
at
mu
lti
tu
de
of
mo
vi
ng
cre
a
tu
re
s.
In
mo
re
fe
rti
le
spo
ts
the
obse
rver
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
co
me
to
the
co
nclu
si
on
that
one
of
tho
se
gre
at
he
rds
of
bi
so
ns
whi
ch
gra
ze
upon
the
pra
i
rie
la
nd
was
appro
a
chi
ng
hi
m.
This
was
obvi
o
u
sly
impo
ssi
ble
in
the
se
arid
wi
lds.
As
the
whi
rl
of
du
st
drew
ne
a
rer
to
the
so
li
ta
ry
blu
ff
upon
whi
ch
the
two
ca
sta
wa
ys
we
re
re
po
si
ng,
the
ca
nva
s-co
ve
red
ti
lts
of
wa
ggo
ns
and
the
fi
gu
res
of
armed
ho
rse
men
be
gan
to
show
up
thro
u
gh
the
ha
ze,
and
the
appa
ri
ti
on
re
ve
a
led
itse
lf
as
be
i
ng
a
gre
at
ca
ra
van
upon
its
jo
u
rney
for
the
We
st.
But
what
a
ca
ra
va
n!
When
the
he
ad
of
it
had
re
a
ched
the
ba
se
of
the
mo
u
nta
i
ns,
the
re
ar
was
not
yet
vi
si
ble
on
the
ho
ri
zo
n.
Ri
ght
acro
ss
the
eno
rmo
us
pla
in
stre
tched
the
stra
ggli
ng
arra
y,
wa
ggo
ns
and
ca
rts,
men
on
ho
rse
ba
ck,
and
men
on
fo
o
t.
Innu
me
ra
ble
wo
men
who
sta
gge
red
alo
ng
under
bu
rde
ns,
and
chi
ldren
who
to
ddled
be
si
de
the
wa
ggo
ns
or
pe
e
ped
out
from
under
the
whi
te
co
ve
ri
ngs.
This
was
evi
de
ntly
no
ordi
na
ry
pa
rty
of
immi
gra
nts,
but
ra
ther
so
me
no
mad
pe
o
ple
who
had
be
en
co
mpe
lled
from
stre
ss
of
ci
rcu
msta
nces
to
se
ek
the
mse
lves
a
new
co
u
ntry.
The
re
ro
se
thro
u
gh
the
cle
ar
air
a
co
nfu
sed
cla
tte
ri
ng
and
ru
mbli
ng
from
this
gre
at
ma
ss
of
hu
ma
ni
ty,
wi
th
the
cre
a
ki
ng
of
whe
e
ls
and
the
ne
i
ghi
ng
of
ho
rse
s.
Lo
ud
as
it
wa
s,
it
was
not
su
ffi
ci
e
nt
to
ro
u
se
the
two
ti
red
wa
yfa
re
rs
abo
ve
the
m.
At
the
he
ad
of
the
co
lu
mn
the
re
ro
de
a
sco
re
or
mo
re
of
gra
ve
iro
nfa
ced
me
n,
clad
in
so
mbre
ho
me
spun
ga
rme
nts
and
armed
wi
th
ri
fle
s.
On
re
a
chi
ng
the
ba
se
of
the
blu
ff
they
ha
lte
d,
and
he
ld
a
sho
rt
co
u
ncil
amo
ng
the
mse
lve
s.
"The
we
lls
are
to
the
ri
ght,
my
bro
the
rs,"
sa
id
one,
a
ha
rd-li
ppe
d,
cle
a
n-sha
ven
man
wi
th
gri
zzly
ha
i
r.
"To
the
ri
ght
of
the
Si
e
rra
Bla
nco
—so
we
sha
ll
re
a
ch
the
Rio
Gra
nde
,"
sa
id
ano
the
r.
"Fe
ar
not
for
wa
te
r,"
cri
ed
a
thi
rd.
"He
who
co
u
ld
draw
it
from
the
ro
cks
wi
ll
not
now
aba
ndon
His
own
cho
sen
pe
o
ple
."
"Ame
n!
Ame
n!"
re
spo
nded
the
who
le
pa
rty.
They
we
re
abo
ut
to
re
su
me
the
ir
jo
u
rney
when
one
of
the
yo
u
nge
st
and
ke
e
ne
st-e
yed
utte
red
an
excla
ma
ti
on
and
po
i
nted
up
at
the
ru
gged
crag
abo
ve
the
m.
From
its
su
mmit
the
re
flu
tte
red
a
li
ttle
wi
sp
of
pi
nk,
sho
wi
ng
up
ha
rd
and
bri
ght
aga
i
nst
the
grey
ro
cks
be
hi
nd.
At
the
si
ght
the
re
was
a
ge
ne
ral
re
i
ni
ng
up
of
ho
rses
and
unsli
ngi
ng
of
gu
ns,
whi
le
fre
sh
ho
rse
men
ca
me
ga
llo
pi
ng
up
to
re
i
nfo
rce
the
va
ngu
a
rd.
The
wo
rd
'Re
dski
ns'
was
on
eve
ry
li
p.
"The
re
ca
n't
be
any
nu
mber
of
Inju
ns
he
re
,"
sa
id
the
elde
rly
man
who
appe
a
red
to
be
in
co
mma
nd.
"We
ha
ve
pa
ssed
the
Pa
wne
e
s,
and
the
re
are
no
other
tri
bes
until
we
cro
ss
the
gre
at
mo
u
nta
i
ns."
"Sha
ll
I
go
fo
rwa
rd
and
se
e,
Bro
ther
Sta
nge
rso
n,"
asked
one
of
the
ba
nd.
"And
I,"
"a
nd
I,"
cri
ed
a
do
zen
vo
i
ce
s.
"Le
a
ve
yo
ur
ho
rses
be
low
and
we
wi
ll
awa
it
you
he
re
,"
the
Elder
answe
re
d.
In
a
mo
me
nt
the
yo
u
ng
fe
llo
ws
had
di
smo
u
nte
d,
fa
ste
ned
the
ir
ho
rse
s,
and
we
re
asce
ndi
ng
the
pre
ci
pi
to
us
slo
pe
whi
ch
led
up
to
the
obje
ct
whi
ch
had
exci
ted
the
ir
cu
ri
o
si
ty.
They
adva
nced
ra
pi
dly
and
no
i
se
le
ssly,
wi
th
the
co
nfi
de
nce
and
de
xte
ri
ty
of
pra
cti
sed
sco
u
ts.
The
wa
tche
rs
from
the
pla
in
be
low
co
u
ld
see
them
flit
from
ro
ck
to
ro
ck
until
the
ir
fi
gu
res
sto
od
out
aga
i
nst
the
skyli
ne.
The
yo
u
ng
man
who
had
fi
rst
gi
ven
the
ala
rm
was
le
a
di
ng
the
m.
Su
dde
nly
his
fo
llo
we
rs
saw
him
throw
up
his
ha
nds,
as
tho
u
gh
ove
rco
me
wi
th
asto
ni
shme
nt,
and
on
jo
i
ni
ng
him
they
we
re
affe
cted
in
the
sa
me
way
by
the
si
ght
whi
ch
met
the
ir
eye
s.
On
the
li
ttle
pla
te
au
whi
ch
cro
wned
the
ba
rren
hi
ll
the
re
sto
od
a
si
ngle
gi
a
nt
bo
u
lde
r,
and
aga
i
nst
this
bo
u
lder
the
re
lay
a
ta
ll
ma
n,
lo
ng-be
a
rded
and
ha
rd-fe
a
tu
re
d,
but
of
an
exce
ssi
ve
thi
nne
ss.
His
pla
cid
fa
ce
and
re
gu
lar
bre
a
thi
ng
sho
wed
that
he
was
fa
st
asle
e
p.
Be
si
de
him
lay
a
li
ttle
chi
ld,
wi
th
her
ro
u
nd
whi
te
arms
enci
rcli
ng
his
bro
wn
si
ne
wy
ne
ck,
and
her
go
lden
ha
i
red
he
ad
re
sti
ng
upon
the
bre
a
st
of
his
ve
lve
te
en
tu
ni
c.
Her
ro
sy
li
ps
we
re
pa
rte
d,
sho
wi
ng
the
re
gu
lar
li
ne
of
sno
w-whi
te
te
e
th
wi
thi
n,
and
a
pla
yful
smi
le
pla
yed
over
her
infa
nti
le
fe
a
tu
re
s.
Her
plu
mp
li
ttle
whi
te
le
gs
te
rmi
na
ti
ng
in
whi
te
so
cks
and
ne
at
sho
es
wi
th
shi
ni
ng
bu
ckle
s,
offe
red
a
stra
nge
co
ntra
st
to
the
lo
ng
shri
ve
lled
me
mbe
rs
of
her
co
mpa
ni
o
n.
On
the
le
dge
of
ro
ck
abo
ve
this
stra
nge
co
u
ple
the
re
sto
od
three
so
le
mn
bu
zza
rds,
who,
at
the
si
ght
of
the
new
co
me
rs
utte
red
ra
u
co
us
scre
a
ms
of
di
sa
ppo
i
ntme
nt
and
fla
pped
su
lle
nly
awa
y.
The
cri
es
of
the
fo
ul
bi
rds
awo
ke
the
two
sle
e
pe
rs
who
sta
red
abo
ut
20
them
in
be
wi
lde
rme
nt.
The
man
sta
gge
red
to
his
fe
et
and
lo
o
ked
do
wn
upon
the
pla
in
whi
ch
had
be
en
so
de
so
la
te
when
sle
ep
had
ove
rta
ken
hi
m,
and
whi
ch
was
now
tra
ve
rsed
by
this
eno
rmo
us
bo
dy
of
men
and
of
be
a
sts.
His
fa
ce
assu
med
an
expre
ssi
on
of
incre
du
li
ty
as
he
ga
ze
d,
and
he
pa
ssed
his
bo
ney
ha
nd
over
his
eye
s.
"This
is
what
they
ca
ll
de
li
ri
u
m,
I
gu
e
ss,"
he
mu
tte
re
d.
The
chi
ld
sto
od
be
si
de
hi
m,
ho
ldi
ng
on
to
the
ski
rt
of
his
co
a
t,
and
sa
id
no
thi
ng
but
lo
o
ked
all
ro
u
nd
her
wi
th
the
wo
nde
ri
ng
qu
e
sti
o
ni
ng
ga
ze
of
chi
ldho
o
d.
The
re
scu
i
ng
pa
rty
we
re
spe
e
di
ly
able
to
co
nvi
nce
the
two
ca
sta
wa
ys
that
the
ir
appe
a
ra
nce
was
no
de
lu
si
o
n.
One
of
them
se
i
zed
the
li
ttle
gi
rl,
and
ho
i
sted
her
upon
his
sho
u
lde
r,
whi
le
two
othe
rs
su
ppo
rted
her
ga
u
nt
co
mpa
ni
o
n,
and
assi
sted
him
to
wa
rds
the
wa
ggo
ns.
"My
na
me
is
Jo
hn
Fe
rri
e
r,"
the
wa
nde
rer
expla
i
ne
d;
"me
and
that
li
ttle
un
are
all
tha
t's
le
ft
o'
twe
nty-o
ne
pe
o
ple.
The
re
st
is
all
de
ad
o'
thi
rst
and
hu
nger
away
do
wn
in
the
so
u
th."
"Is
she
yo
ur
chi
ld?"
asked
so
me
o
ne.
"I
gu
e
ss
she
is
no
w,"
the
other
cri
e
d,
de
fi
a
ntly;
"she
's
mi
ne
'ca
u
se
I
sa
ved
he
r.
No
man
wi
ll
ta
ke
her
from
me.
She
's
Lu
cy
Fe
rri
er
from
this
day
on.
Who
are
yo
u,
tho
u
gh?"
he
co
nti
nu
e
d,
gla
nci
ng
wi
th
cu
ri
o
si
ty
at
his
sta
lwa
rt,
su
nbu
rned
re
scu
e
rs;
"the
re
se
e
ms
to
be
a
po
we
rful
lot
of
ye
."
"Ni
gh
upon
ten
tho
u
sa
nd,"
sa
id
one
of
the
yo
u
ng
me
n;
"we
are
the
pe
rse
cu
ted
chi
ldren
of
Go
d—the
cho
sen
of
the
Angel
Me
ro
na
."
"I
ne
ver
he
a
rd
te
ll
on
hi
m,"
sa
id
the
wa
nde
re
r.
"He
appe
a
rs
to
ha
ve
cho
sen
a
fa
ir
cro
wd
of
ye
."
"Do
not
je
st
at
that
whi
ch
is
sa
cre
d,"
sa
id
the
other
ste
rnly.
"We
are
of
tho
se
who
be
li
e
ve
in
tho
se
sa
cred
wri
ti
ngs,
dra
wn
in
Egypti
an
le
tte
rs
on
pla
tes
of
be
a
ten
go
ld,
whi
ch
we
re
ha
nded
unto
the
ho
ly
Jo
se
ph
Smi
th
at
Pa
lmyra.
We
ha
ve
co
me
from
Na
u
vo
o,
in
the
Sta
te
of
Illi
no
i
s,
whe
re
we
had
fo
u
nded
our
te
mple.
We
ha
ve
co
me
to
se
ek
a
re
fu
ge
from
the
vi
o
le
nt
man
and
from
the
go
dle
ss,
even
tho
u
gh
it
be
the
he
a
rt
of
the
de
se
rt."
The
na
me
of
Na
u
voo
evi
de
ntly
re
ca
lled
re
co
lle
cti
o
ns
to
Jo
hn
Fe
rri
e
r.
"I
se
e
,"
he
sa
i
d,
"you
are
the
Mo
rmo
ns."
"We
are
the
Mo
rmo
ns,"
answe
red
his
co
mpa
ni
o
ns
wi
th
one
vo
i
ce.
"And
whe
re
are
you
go
i
ng?"
"We
do
not
kno
w.
The
ha
nd
of
God
is
le
a
di
ng
us
under
the
pe
rson
of
our
Pro
phe
t.
You
mu
st
co
me
be
fo
re
hi
m.
He
sha
ll
say
what
is
to
be
do
ne
wi
th
yo
u
."
They
had
re
a
ched
the
ba
se
of
the
hi
ll
by
this
ti
me,
and
we
re
su
rro
u
nded
by
cro
wds
of
the
pi
lgri
ms—pa
le
-fa
ced
me
e
k-lo
o
ki
ng
wo
me
n,
stro
ng
la
u
ghi
ng
chi
ldre
n,
and
anxi
o
us
ea
rne
st-e
yed
me
n.
Ma
ny
we
re
the
cri
es
of
asto
ni
shme
nt
and
of
co
mmi
se
ra
ti
on
whi
ch
aro
se
from
them
when
they
pe
rce
i
ved
the
yo
u
th
of
one
of
the
stra
nge
rs
and
the
de
sti
tu
ti
on
of
the
othe
r.
The
ir
esco
rt
did
not
ha
lt,
ho
we
ve
r,
but
pu
shed
on,
fo
llo
wed
by
a
gre
at
cro
wd
of
Mo
rmo
ns,
until
they
re
a
ched
a
wa
ggo
n,
whi
ch
was
co
nspi
cu
o
us
for
its
gre
at
si
ze
and
for
the
ga
u
di
ne
ss
and
sma
rtne
ss
of
its
appe
a
ra
nce.
Six
ho
rses
we
re
yo
ked
to
it,
whe
re
as
the
othe
rs
we
re
fu
rni
shed
wi
th
two,
or,
at
mo
st,
fo
ur
a-pi
e
ce.
Be
si
de
the
dri
ver
the
re
sat
a
man
who
co
u
ld
not
ha
ve
be
en
mo
re
than
thi
rty
ye
a
rs
of
age,
but
who
se
ma
ssi
ve
he
ad
and
re
so
lu
te
expre
ssi
on
ma
rked
him
as
a
le
a
de
r.
He
was
re
a
di
ng
a
bro
wn-ba
cked
vo
lu
me,
but
as
the
cro
wd
appro
a
ched
he
la
id
it
asi
de,
and
li
ste
ned
atte
nti
ve
ly
to
an
acco
u
nt
of
the
epi
so
de.
Then
he
tu
rned
to
the
two
ca
sta
wa
ys.
"If
we
ta
ke
you
wi
th
us,"
he
sa
i
d,
in
so
le
mn
wo
rds,
"it
can
only
be
as
be
li
e
ve
rs
in
our
own
cre
e
d.
We
sha
ll
ha
ve
no
wo
lves
in
our
fo
ld.
Be
tter
far
that
yo
ur
bo
nes
sho
u
ld
ble
a
ch
in
this
wi
lde
rne
ss
than
that
you
sho
u
ld
pro
ve
to
be
that
li
ttle
spe
ck
of
de
cay
whi
ch
in
ti
me
co
rru
pts
the
who
le
fru
i
t.
Wi
ll
you
co
me
wi
th
us
on
the
se
te
rms?"
"Gu
e
ss
I'll
co
me
wi
th
you
on
any
te
rms,"
sa
id
Fe
rri
e
r,
wi
th
su
ch
empha
sis
that
the
gra
ve
Elde
rs
co
u
ld
not
re
stra
in
a
smi
le.
The
le
a
der
alo
ne
re
ta
i
ned
his
ste
rn,
impre
ssi
ve
expre
ssi
o
n.
"Ta
ke
hi
m,
Bro
ther
Sta
nge
rso
n,"
he
sa
i
d,
"gi
ve
him
fo
od
and
dri
nk,
and
the
chi
ld
li
ke
wi
se.
Let
it
be
yo
ur
ta
sk
also
to
te
a
ch
him
our
ho
ly
cre
e
d.
We
ha
ve
de
la
yed
lo
ng
eno
u
gh.
Fo
rwa
rd!
On,
on
to
Zi
o
n!"
"On,
on
to
Zi
o
n!"
cri
ed
the
cro
wd
of
Mo
rmo
ns,
and
the
wo
rds
ri
ppled
do
wn
the
lo
ng
ca
ra
va
n,
pa
ssi
ng
from
mo
u
th
to
mo
u
th
until
they
di
ed
away
in
a
du
ll
mu
rmur
in
the
far
di
sta
nce.
Wi
th
a
cra
cki
ng
of
whi
ps
and
a
cre
a
ki
ng
of
whe
e
ls
the
gre
at
wa
ggo
ns
got
into
mo
ti
o
n,
and
so
on
the
who
le
ca
ra
van
was
wi
ndi
ng
alo
ng
once
mo
re.
The
Elder
to
who
se
ca
re
the
two
wa
i
fs
had
be
en
co
mmi
tte
d,
led
them
to
his
wa
ggo
n,
whe
re
a
me
al
was
alre
a
dy
awa
i
ti
ng
the
m.
"You
sha
ll
re
ma
in
he
re
,"
he
sa
i
d.
"In
a
few
da
ys
you
wi
ll
ha
ve
re
co
ve
red
from
yo
ur
fa
ti
gu
e
s.
In
the
me
a
nti
me,
re
me
mber
that
now
and
for
ever
you
are
of
our
re
li
gi
o
n.
Bri
gham
Yo
u
ng
has
sa
id
it,
and
he
has
spo
ken
wi
th
the
vo
i
ce
of
Jo
se
ph
Smi
th,
whi
ch
is
the
vo
i
ce
of
Go
d."
CHAPTER
II.
THE
FLOWER
OF
UTAH.
THIS
is
not
the
pla
ce
to
co
mme
mo
ra
te
the
tri
a
ls
and
pri
va
ti
o
ns
endu
red
by
the
immi
gra
nt
Mo
rmo
ns
be
fo
re
they
ca
me
to
the
ir
fi
nal
ha
ve
n.
From
the
sho
res
of
the
Mi
ssi
ssi
ppi
to
the
we
ste
rn
slo
pes
of
the
Ro
cky
Mo
u
nta
i
ns
they
had
stru
ggled
on
wi
th
a
co
nsta
ncy
almo
st
unpa
ra
lle
led
in
hi
sto
ry.
The
sa
va
ge
ma
n,
and
the
sa
va
ge
be
a
st,
hu
nge
r,
thi
rst,
fa
ti
gu
e,
and
di
se
a
se
—e
ve
ry
impe
di
me
nt
whi
ch
Na
tu
re
co
u
ld
pla
ce
in
the
wa
y,
had
all
be
en
ove
rco
me
wi
th
Anglo
-Sa
xon
te
na
ci
ty.
Yet
the
lo
ng
jo
u
rney
and
the
accu
mu
la
ted
te
rro
rs
had
sha
ken
the
he
a
rts
of
the
sto
u
te
st
amo
ng
the
m.
The
re
was
not
one
who
did
not
si
nk
upon
his
kne
es
in
he
a
rtfe
lt
pra
yer
when
they
saw
the
bro
ad
va
lley
of
Utah
ba
thed
in
the
su
nli
ght
be
ne
a
th
the
m,
and
le
a
rned
from
the
li
ps
of
the
ir
le
a
der
that
this
was
the
pro
mi
sed
la
nd,
and
that
the
se
vi
rgin
acres
we
re
to
be
the
i
rs
for
eve
rmo
re.
Yo
u
ng
spe
e
di
ly
pro
ved
hi
mse
lf
to
be
a
ski
lful
admi
ni
stra
tor
as
we
ll
as
a
re
so
lu
te
chi
e
f.
Ma
ps
we
re
dra
wn
and
cha
rts
pre
pa
re
d,
in
whi
ch
the
fu
tu
re
ci
ty
was
ske
tched
ou
t.
All
aro
u
nd
fa
rms
we
re
appo
rti
o
ned
and
allo
tted
in
pro
po
rti
on
to
the
sta
ndi
ng
of
ea
ch
indi
vi
du
a
l.
The
tra
de
sman
was
put
to
his
tra
de
and
the
arti
san
to
his
ca
lli
ng.
In
the
to
wn
stre
e
ts
and
squ
a
res
spra
ng
up,
as
if
by
ma
gi
c.
In
the
co
u
ntry
the
re
was
dra
i
ni
ng
and
he
dgi
ng,
pla
nti
ng
and
cle
a
ri
ng,
until
the
ne
xt
su
mmer
saw
the
who
le
co
u
ntry
go
lden
wi
th
the
whe
at
cro
p.
Eve
rythi
ng
pro
spe
red
in
the
stra
nge
se
ttle
me
nt.
Abo
ve
all,
the
gre
at
te
mple
whi
ch
they
had
ere
cted
in
the
ce
ntre
of
the
ci
ty
grew
ever
ta
ller
and
la
rge
r.
From
the
fi
rst
blu
sh
of
da
wn
until
the
clo
si
ng
of
the
twi
li
ght,
the
cla
tter
of
the
ha
mmer
and
the
ra
sp
of
the
saw
was
ne
ver
abse
nt
from
the
mo
nu
me
nt
whi
ch
the
immi
gra
nts
ere
cted
to
Him
who
had
led
them
sa
fe
thro
u
gh
ma
ny
da
nge
rs.
The
two
ca
sta
wa
ys,
Jo
hn
Fe
rri
er
and
the
li
ttle
gi
rl
who
had
sha
red
his
fo
rtu
nes
and
had
be
en
ado
pted
as
his
da
u
ghte
r,
acco
mpa
ni
ed
the
Mo
rmo
ns
to
the
end
of
the
ir
gre
at
pi
lgri
ma
ge.
Li
ttle
Lu
cy
Fe
rri
er
was
bo
rne
alo
ng
ple
a
sa
ntly
eno
u
gh
in
Elder
Sta
nge
rso
n's
wa
ggo
n,
a
re
tre
at
whi
ch
she
sha
red
wi
th
the
Mo
rmo
n's
three
wi
ves
and
wi
th
his
so
n,
a
he
a
dstro
ng
fo
rwa
rd
boy
of
twe
lve.
Ha
vi
ng
ra
lli
e
d,
wi
th
the
ela
sti
ci
ty
of
chi
ldho
o
d,
from
the
sho
ck
ca
u
sed
by
her
mo
the
r's
de
a
th,
she
so
on
be
ca
me
a
pet
wi
th
the
wo
me
n,
and
re
co
nci
led
he
rse
lf
to
this
new
li
fe
in
her
mo
vi
ng
ca
nva
s-co
ve
red
ho
me.
In
the
me
a
nti
me
Fe
rri
er
ha
vi
ng
re
co
ve
red
from
his
pri
va
ti
o
ns,
di
sti
ngu
i
shed
hi
mse
lf
as
a
use
ful
gu
i
de
and
an
inde
fa
ti
ga
ble
hu
nte
r.
So
ra
pi
dly
did
he
ga
in
the
este
em
of
his
new
co
mpa
ni
o
ns,
that
when
they
re
a
ched
the
end
of
the
ir
wa
nde
ri
ngs,
it
was
una
ni
mo
u
sly
agre
ed
that
he
sho
u
ld
be
pro
vi
ded
wi
th
as
la
rge
and
as
fe
rti
le
a
tra
ct
of
la
nd
as
any
of
the
se
ttle
rs,
wi
th
the
exce
pti
on
of
Yo
u
ng
hi
mse
lf,
and
of
Sta
nge
rso
n,
Ke
mba
ll,
Jo
hnsto
n,
and
Dre
bbe
r,
who
we
re
the
fo
ur
pri
nci
pal
Elde
rs.
On
the
fa
rm
thus
acqu
i
red
Jo
hn
Fe
rri
er
bu
i
lt
hi
mse
lf
a
su
bsta
nti
al
lo
g-ho
u
se,
whi
ch
re
ce
i
ved
so
ma
ny
addi
ti
o
ns
in
su
cce
e
di
ng
ye
a
rs
that
it
grew
into
a
ro
o
my
vi
lla.
He
was
a
man
of
a
pra
cti
cal
tu
rn
of
mi
nd,
ke
en
in
his
de
a
li
ngs
and
ski
lful
wi
th
his
ha
nds.
His
iron
co
nsti
tu
ti
on
ena
bled
him
to
wo
rk
mo
rni
ng
and
eve
ni
ng
at
impro
vi
ng
and
ti
lli
ng
his
la
nds.
He
nce
it
ca
me
abo
ut
that
his
fa
rm
and
all
that
be
lo
nged
to
him
pro
spe
red
exce
e
di
ngly.
In
three
ye
a
rs
he
was
be
tter
off
than
his
ne
i
ghbo
u
rs,
in
six
he
was
we
ll-to
-do,
in
ni
ne
he
was
ri
ch,
and
in
twe
lve
the
re
we
re
not
ha
lf
a
do
zen
men
in
the
who
le
of
Sa
lt
La
ke
Ci
ty
who
co
u
ld
co
mpa
re
wi
th
hi
m.
From
the
gre
at
inla
nd
sea
to
the
di
sta
nt
Wa
hsa
tch
Mo
u
nta
i
ns
the
re
was
no
na
me
be
tter
kno
wn
than
that
of
Jo
hn
Fe
rri
e
r.
The
re
was
one
way
and
only
one
in
whi
ch
he
offe
nded
the
su
sce
pti
bi
li
ti
es
of
his
co
-re
li
gi
o
ni
sts.
No
argu
me
nt
or
pe
rsu
a
si
on
co
u
ld
ever
indu
ce
him
to
set
up
a
fe
ma
le
esta
bli
shme
nt
after
the
ma
nner
of
his
co
mpa
ni
o
ns.
He
ne
ver
ga
ve
re
a
so
ns
for
this
pe
rsi
ste
nt
re
fu
sa
l,
but
co
nte
nted
hi
mse
lf
by
re
so
lu
te
ly
and
infle
xi
bly
adhe
ri
ng
to
his
de
te
rmi
na
ti
o
n.
The
re
we
re
so
me
who
accu
sed
him
of
lu
ke
wa
rmne
ss
in
his
ado
pted
re
li
gi
o
n,
and
othe
rs
who
put
it
do
wn
to
gre
ed
of
we
a
lth
and
re
lu
cta
nce
to
incur
expe
nse.
Othe
rs,
aga
i
n,
spo
ke
of
so
me
ea
rly
lo
ve
affa
i
r,
and
of
a
fa
i
r-ha
i
red
gi
rl
who
had
pi
ned
away
on
the
sho
res
of
the
Atla
nti
c.
Wha
te
ver
the
re
a
so
n,
Fe
rri
er
re
ma
i
ned
stri
ctly
ce
li
ba
te.
In
eve
ry
other
re
spe
ct
he
co
nfo
rmed
to
the
re
li
gi
on
of
the
yo
u
ng
se
ttle
me
nt,
and
ga
i
ned
the
na
me
of
be
i
ng
an
ortho
dox
and
stra
i
ght-wa
lki
ng
ma
n.
Lu
cy
Fe
rri
er
grew
up
wi
thin
the
lo
g-ho
u
se,
and
assi
sted
her
ado
pted
fa
ther
in
all
his
unde
rta
ki
ngs.
The
ke
en
air
of
the
mo
u
nta
i
ns
and
the
ba
lsa
mic
odo
ur
of
the
pi
ne
tre
es
to
ok
the
pla
ce
of
nu
rse
and
mo
ther
to
the
yo
u
ng
gi
rl.
As
ye
ar
su
cce
e
ded
to
ye
ar
she
grew
ta
ller
and
stro
nge
r,
her
che
ek
mo
re
ru
dy,
and
her
step
mo
re
ela
sti
c.
Ma
ny
a
wa
yfa
rer
upon
the
hi
gh
ro
ad
whi
ch
ran
by
Fe
rri
e
r's
fa
rm
fe
lt
lo
ng-fo
rgo
tten
tho
u
ghts
re
vi
ve
in
the
ir
mi
nd
as
they
wa
tched
her
li
the
gi
rli
sh
fi
gu
re
tri
ppi
ng
thro
u
gh
the
whe
a
tfi
e
lds,
or
met
her
mo
u
nted
upon
her
fa
the
r's
mu
sta
ng,
and
ma
na
gi
ng
it
wi
th
all
the
ea
se
and
gra
ce
of
a
true
chi
ld
of
the
We
st.
So
the
bud
blo
sso
med
into
a
flo
we
r,
and
the
ye
ar
whi
ch
saw
her
fa
ther
the
ri
che
st
of
the
fa
rme
rs
le
ft
her
as
fa
ir
a
spe
ci
men
of
Ame
ri
can
gi
rlho
od
as
co
u
ld
be
fo
u
nd
in
the
who
le
Pa
ci
fic
slo
pe.
It
was
not
the
fa
the
r,
ho
we
ve
r,
who
fi
rst
di
sco
ve
red
that
the
chi
ld
had
de
ve
lo
ped
into
the
wo
ma
n.
It
se
ldom
is
in
su
ch
ca
se
s.
That
myste
ri
o
us
cha
nge
is
too
su
btle
and
too
gra
du
al
to
be
me
a
su
red
by
da
te
s.
Le
a
st
of
all
do
es
the
ma
i
den
he
rse
lf
know
it
until
the
to
ne
of
a
vo
i
ce
or
the
to
u
ch
of
a
ha
nd
se
ts
her
he
a
rt
thri
lli
ng
wi
thin
he
r,
and
she
le
a
rns,
wi
th
a
mi
xtu
re
of
pri
de
and
of
fe
a
r,
that
a
new
and
a
la
rger
na
tu
re
has
awo
ken
wi
thin
he
r.
The
re
are
few
who
ca
nnot
re
ca
ll
that
day
and
re
me
mber
the
one
li
ttle
inci
de
nt
whi
ch
he
ra
lded
the
da
wn
of
a
new
li
fe.
In
the
ca
se
of
Lu
cy
Fe
rri
er
the
occa
si
on
was
se
ri
o
us
eno
u
gh
in
itse
lf,
apa
rt
from
its
fu
tu
re
influ
e
nce
on
her
de
sti
ny
and
that
of
ma
ny
be
si
de
s.
It
was
a
wa
rm
Ju
ne
mo
rni
ng,
and
the
La
tter
Day
Sa
i
nts
we
re
as
bu
sy
as
the
be
es
who
se
hi
ve
they
ha
ve
cho
sen
for
the
ir
emble
m.
In
the
fi
e
lds
and
in
the
stre
e
ts
ro
se
the
sa
me
hum
of
hu
man
indu
stry.
Do
wn
the
du
sty
hi
gh
ro
a
ds
de
fi
led
lo
ng
stre
a
ms
of
he
a
vi
ly-la
den
mu
le
s,
all
he
a
di
ng
to
the
we
st,
for
the
go
ld
fe
ver
had
bro
ken
out
in
Ca
li
fo
rni
a,
and
the
Ove
rla
nd
Ro
u
te
lay
thro
u
gh
the
Ci
ty
of
the
Ele
ct.
The
re,
to
o,
we
re
dro
ves
of
she
ep
and
bu
llo
cks
co
mi
ng
in
from
the
ou
tlyi
ng
pa
stu
re
la
nds,
and
tra
i
ns
of
ti
red
immi
gra
nts,
men
and
ho
rses
equ
a
lly
we
a
ry
of
the
ir
inte
rmi
na
ble
jo
u
rne
y.
Thro
u
gh
all
this
mo
tley
asse
mbla
ge,
thre
a
di
ng
her
way
wi
th
the
ski
ll
of
an
acco
mpli
shed
ri
de
r,
the
re
ga
llo
ped
Lu
cy
Fe
rri
e
r,
her
fa
ir
fa
ce
flu
shed
wi
th
the
exe
rci
se
and
her
lo
ng
che
stnut
ha
ir
flo
a
ti
ng
out
be
hi
nd
he
r.
She
had
a
co
mmi
ssi
on
from
her
fa
ther
in
the
Ci
ty,
and
was
da
shi
ng
in
as
she
had
do
ne
ma
ny
a
ti
me
be
fo
re,
wi
th
all
the
fe
a
rle
ssne
ss
of
yo
u
th,
thi
nki
ng
only
of
her
ta
sk
and
how
it
was
to
be
pe
rfo
rme
d.
The
tra
ve
l-sta
i
ned
adve
ntu
re
rs
ga
zed
after
her
in
asto
ni
shme
nt,
and
even
the
une
mo
ti
o
nal
Indi
a
ns,
jo
u
rne
yi
ng
in
wi
th
the
ir
pe
lti
e
s,
re
la
xed
the
ir
accu
sto
med
sto
i
ci
sm
as
they
ma
rve
lled
at
the
be
a
u
ty
of
the
pa
le
-fa
ced
ma
i
de
n.
She
had
re
a
ched
the
ou
tski
rts
of
the
ci
ty
when
she
fo
u
nd
the
ro
ad
blo
cked
by
a
gre
at
dro
ve
of
ca
ttle,
dri
ven
by
a
ha
lf-do
zen
wi
ld-lo
o
ki
ng
he
rdsmen
from
the
pla
i
ns.
In
her
impa
ti
e
nce
she
ende
a
vo
u
red
to
pa
ss
this
obsta
cle
by
pu
shi
ng
her
ho
rse
into
what
appe
a
red
to
be
a
ga
p.
Sca
rce
ly
had
she
got
fa
i
rly
into
it,
ho
we
ve
r,
be
fo
re
the
be
a
sts
clo
sed
in
be
hi
nd
he
r,
and
she
fo
u
nd
he
rse
lf
co
mple
te
ly
imbe
dded
in
the
mo
vi
ng
stre
am
of
fi
e
rce
-e
ye
d,
lo
ng-ho
rned
bu
llo
cks.
Accu
sto
med
as
she
was
to
de
al
wi
th
ca
ttle,
she
was
not
ala
rmed
at
her
si
tu
a
ti
o
n,
but
to
ok
adva
nta
ge
of
eve
ry
oppo
rtu
ni
ty
to
urge
her
ho
rse
on
in
the
ho
pes
of
pu
shi
ng
her
way
thro
u
gh
the
ca
va
lca
de.
Unfo
rtu
na
te
ly
the
ho
rns
of
one
of
the
cre
a
tu
re
s,
ei
ther
by
acci
de
nt
or
de
si
gn,
ca
me
in
vi
o
le
nt
co
nta
ct
wi
th
the
fla
nk
of
the
mu
sta
ng,
and
exci
ted
it
to
ma
dne
ss.
In
an
insta
nt
it
re
a
red
up
upon
its
hi
nd
le
gs
wi
th
a
sno
rt
of
ra
ge,
and
pra
nced
and
to
ssed
in
a
way
that
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
unse
a
ted
any
but
a
mo
st
ski
lful
ri
de
r.
The
si
tu
a
ti
on
was
fu
ll
of
pe
ri
l.
Eve
ry
plu
nge
of
the
exci
ted
ho
rse
bro
u
ght
it
aga
i
nst
the
ho
rns
aga
i
n,
and
go
a
ded
it
to
fre
sh
ma
dne
ss.
It
was
all
that
the
gi
rl
co
u
ld
do
to
ke
ep
he
rse
lf
in
the
sa
ddle,
yet
a
slip
wo
u
ld
me
an
a
te
rri
ble
de
a
th
under
the
ho
o
fs
of
the
unwi
e
ldy
and
te
rri
fi
ed
ani
ma
ls.
Una
ccu
sto
med
to
su
dden
eme
rge
nci
e
s,
her
he
ad
be
gan
to
swi
m,
and
her
grip
upon
the
bri
dle
to
re
la
x.
Cho
ked
by
the
ri
si
ng
clo
ud
of
du
st
and
by
the
ste
am
from
the
stru
ggli
ng
cre
a
tu
re
s,
she
mi
ght
ha
ve
aba
ndo
ned
her
effo
rts
in
de
spa
i
r,
but
for
a
ki
ndly
vo
i
ce
at
her
elbow
whi
ch
assu
red
her
of
assi
sta
nce.
At
the
sa
me
mo
me
nt
a
si
ne
wy
bro
wn
ha
nd
ca
u
ght
the
fri
ghte
ned
ho
rse
by
the
cu
rb,
and
fo
rci
ng
a
way
thro
u
gh
the
dro
ve,
so
on
bro
u
ght
her
to
the
ou
tski
rts.
"Yo
u
're
not
hu
rt,
I
ho
pe,
mi
ss,"
sa
id
her
pre
se
rve
r,
re
spe
ctfu
lly.
She
lo
o
ked
up
at
his
da
rk,
fi
e
rce
fa
ce,
and
la
u
ghed
sa
u
ci
ly.
"I'm
awful
fri
ghte
ne
d,"
she
sa
i
d,
na
i
ve
ly;
"who
e
ver
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
tho
u
ght
that
Po
ncho
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
be
en
so
sca
red
by
a
lot
of
co
ws?"
"Tha
nk
God
you
ke
pt
yo
ur
se
a
t,"
the
other
sa
id
ea
rne
stly.
He
was
a
ta
ll,
sa
va
ge
-lo
o
ki
ng
yo
u
ng
fe
llo
w,
mo
u
nted
on
a
po
we
rful
ro
an
ho
rse,
and
clad
in
the
ro
u
gh
dre
ss
of
a
hu
nte
r,
wi
th
a
lo
ng
ri
fle
slu
ng
over
his
sho
u
lde
rs.
"I
gu
e
ss
you
are
the
da
u
ghter
of
Jo
hn
Fe
rri
e
r,"
he
re
ma
rke
d,
"I
saw
you
ri
de
do
wn
from
his
ho
u
se.
When
you
see
hi
m,
ask
him
if
he
re
me
mbe
rs
the
Je
ffe
rson
Ho
pes
of
St.
Lo
u
i
s.
If
he
's
the
sa
me
Fe
rri
e
r,
my
fa
ther
and
he
we
re
pre
tty
thi
ck."
"Ha
dn't
you
be
tter
co
me
and
ask
yo
u
rse
lf?"
she
aske
d,
de
mu
re
ly.
The
yo
u
ng
fe
llow
se
e
med
ple
a
sed
at
the
su
gge
sti
o
n,
and
his
da
rk
eyes
spa
rkled
wi
th
ple
a
su
re.
"I'll
do
so
,"
he
sa
i
d,
"we
've
be
en
in
the
mo
u
nta
i
ns
for
two
mo
nths,
and
are
not
over
and
abo
ve
in
vi
si
ti
ng
co
ndi
ti
o
n.
He
mu
st
ta
ke
us
as
he
fi
nds
us."
"He
has
a
go
od
de
al
to
tha
nk
you
fo
r,
and
so
ha
ve
I,"
she
answe
re
d,
"he
's
awful
fo
nd
of
me.
If
tho
se
co
ws
had
ju
mped
on
me
he
'd
ha
ve
ne
ver
got
over
it."
"Ne
i
ther
wo
u
ld
I,"
sa
id
her
co
mpa
ni
o
n.
"Yo
u!
We
ll,
I
do
n't
see
that
it
wo
u
ld
ma
ke
mu
ch
ma
tter
to
yo
u,
anyho
w.
You
ai
n't
even
a
fri
e
nd
of
ou
rs."
The
yo
u
ng
hu
nte
r's
da
rk
fa
ce
grew
so
glo
o
my
over
this
re
ma
rk
that
Lu
cy
Fe
rri
er
la
u
ghed
alo
u
d.
"The
re,
I
di
dn't
me
an
tha
t,"
she
sa
i
d;
"of
co
u
rse,
you
are
a
fri
e
nd
no
w.
You
mu
st
co
me
and
see
us.
Now
I
mu
st
pu
sh
alo
ng,
or
fa
ther
wo
n't
tru
st
me
wi
th
his
bu
si
ne
ss
any
mo
re.
Go
o
d-bye
!"
"Go
o
d-bye
,"
he
answe
re
d,
ra
i
si
ng
his
bro
ad
so
mbre
ro,
and
be
ndi
ng
over
her
li
ttle
ha
nd.
She
whe
e
led
her
mu
sta
ng
ro
u
nd,
ga
ve
it
a
cut
wi
th
her
ri
di
ng-whi
p,
and
da
rted
away
do
wn
the
bro
ad
ro
ad
in
a
ro
lli
ng
clo
ud
of
du
st.
Yo
u
ng
Je
ffe
rson
Ho
pe
ro
de
on
wi
th
his
co
mpa
ni
o
ns,
glo
o
my
and
ta
ci
tu
rn.
He
and
they
had
be
en
amo
ng
the
Ne
va
da
Mo
u
nta
i
ns
pro
spe
cti
ng
for
si
lve
r,
and
we
re
re
tu
rni
ng
to
Sa
lt
La
ke
Ci
ty
in
the
ho
pe
of
ra
i
si
ng
ca
pi
tal
eno
u
gh
to
wo
rk
so
me
lo
des
whi
ch
they
had
di
sco
ve
re
d.
He
had
be
en
as
ke
en
as
any
of
them
upon
the
bu
si
ne
ss
until
this
su
dden
inci
de
nt
had
dra
wn
his
tho
u
ghts
into
ano
ther
cha
nne
l.
The
si
ght
of
the
fa
ir
yo
u
ng
gi
rl,
as
fra
nk
and
who
le
so
me
as
the
Si
e
rra
bre
e
ze
s,
had
sti
rred
his
vo
lca
ni
c,
unta
med
he
a
rt
to
its
ve
ry
de
pths.
When
she
had
va
ni
shed
from
his
si
ght,
he
re
a
li
zed
that
a
cri
sis
had
co
me
in
his
li
fe,
and
that
ne
i
ther
si
lver
spe
cu
la
ti
o
ns
nor
any
other
qu
e
sti
o
ns
co
u
ld
ever
be
of
su
ch
impo
rta
nce
to
him
as
this
new
and
all-a
bso
rbi
ng
one.
The
lo
ve
whi
ch
had
spru
ng
up
in
his
he
a
rt
was
not
the
su
dde
n,
cha
nge
a
ble
fa
ncy
of
a
bo
y,
but
ra
ther
the
wi
ld,
fi
e
rce
pa
ssi
on
of
a
man
of
stro
ng
wi
ll
and
impe
ri
o
us
te
mpe
r.
He
had
be
en
accu
sto
med
to
su
cce
ed
in
all
that
he
unde
rto
o
k.
He
swo
re
in
his
he
a
rt
that
he
wo
u
ld
not
fa
il
in
this
if
hu
man
effo
rt
and
hu
man
pe
rse
ve
ra
nce
co
u
ld
re
nder
him
su
cce
ssfu
l.
He
ca
lled
on
Jo
hn
Fe
rri
er
that
ni
ght,
and
ma
ny
ti
mes
aga
i
n,
until
his
fa
ce
was
a
fa
mi
li
ar
one
at
the
fa
rm-ho
u
se.
Jo
hn,
co
o
ped
up
in
the
va
lle
y,
and
abso
rbed
in
his
wo
rk,
had
had
li
ttle
cha
nce
of
le
a
rni
ng
the
ne
ws
of
the
ou
tsi
de
wo
rld
du
ri
ng
the
la
st
twe
lve
ye
a
rs.
All
this
Je
ffe
rson
Ho
pe
was
able
to
te
ll
hi
m,
and
in
a
style
whi
ch
inte
re
sted
Lu
cy
as
we
ll
as
her
fa
the
r.
He
had
be
en
a
pi
o
ne
er
in
Ca
li
fo
rni
a,
and
co
u
ld
na
rra
te
ma
ny
a
stra
nge
ta
le
of
fo
rtu
nes
ma
de
and
fo
rtu
nes
lo
st
in
tho
se
wi
ld,
ha
lcyon
da
ys.
He
had
be
en
a
sco
ut
to
o,
and
a
tra
ppe
r,
a
si
lver
explo
re
r,
and
a
ra
nchma
n.
Whe
re
ver
sti
rri
ng
adve
ntu
res
we
re
to
be
ha
d,
Je
ffe
rson
Ho
pe
had
be
en
the
re
in
se
a
rch
of
the
m.
He
so
on
be
ca
me
a
fa
vo
u
ri
te
wi
th
the
old
fa
rme
r,
who
spo
ke
elo
qu
e
ntly
of
his
vi
rtu
e
s.
On
su
ch
occa
si
o
ns,
Lu
cy
was
si
le
nt,
but
her
blu
shi
ng
che
ek
and
her
bri
ght,
ha
ppy
eye
s,
sho
wed
only
too
cle
a
rly
that
her
yo
u
ng
he
a
rt
was
no
lo
nger
her
own.
Her
ho
ne
st
fa
ther
may
not
ha
ve
obse
rved
the
se
sympto
ms,
but
they
we
re
assu
re
dly
not
thro
wn
away
upon
the
man
who
had
won
her
affe
cti
o
ns.
It
was
a
su
mmer
eve
ni
ng
when
he
ca
me
ga
llo
pi
ng
do
wn
the
ro
ad
and
pu
lled
up
at
the
ga
te.
She
was
at
the
do
o
rwa
y,
and
ca
me
do
wn
to
me
et
hi
m.
He
threw
the
bri
dle
over
the
fe
nce
and
stro
de
up
the
pa
thwa
y.
"I
am
off,
Lu
cy,"
he
sa
i
d,
ta
ki
ng
her
two
ha
nds
in
hi
s,
and
ga
zi
ng
te
nde
rly
do
wn
into
her
fa
ce;
"I
wo
n't
ask
you
to
co
me
wi
th
me
no
w,
but
wi
ll
you
be
re
a
dy
to
co
me
when
I
am
he
re
aga
i
n?"
"And
when
wi
ll
that
be
?"
she
aske
d,
blu
shi
ng
and
la
u
ghi
ng.
"A
co
u
ple
of
mo
nths
at
the
ou
tsi
de.
I
wi
ll
co
me
and
cla
im
you
the
n,
my
da
rli
ng.
The
re
's
no
one
who
can
sta
nd
be
twe
en
us."
"And
how
abo
ut
fa
the
r?"
she
aske
d.
"He
has
gi
ven
his
co
nse
nt,
pro
vi
ded
we
get
the
se
mi
nes
wo
rki
ng
all
ri
ght.
I
ha
ve
no
fe
ar
on
that
he
a
d."
"Oh,
we
ll;
of
co
u
rse,
if
you
and
fa
ther
ha
ve
arra
nged
it
all,
the
re
's
no
mo
re
to
be
sa
i
d,"
she
whi
spe
re
d,
wi
th
her
che
ek
aga
i
nst
his
bro
ad
bre
a
st.
"Tha
nk
Go
d!"
he
sa
i
d,
ho
a
rse
ly,
sto
o
pi
ng
and
ki
ssi
ng
he
r.
"It
is
se
ttle
d,
the
n.
The
lo
nger
I
sta
y,
the
ha
rder
it
wi
ll
be
to
go.
They
are
wa
i
ti
ng
for
me
at
the
ca
�o
n.
Go
o
d-bye,
my
own
da
rli
ng—go
o
d-bye.
In
two
mo
nths
you
sha
ll
see
me
."
He
to
re
hi
mse
lf
from
her
as
he
spo
ke,
and,
fli
ngi
ng
hi
mse
lf
upon
his
ho
rse,
ga
llo
ped
fu
ri
o
u
sly
awa
y,
ne
ver
even
lo
o
ki
ng
ro
u
nd,
as
tho
u
gh
afra
id
that
his
re
so
lu
ti
on
mi
ght
fa
il
him
if
he
to
ok
one
gla
nce
at
what
he
was
le
a
vi
ng.
She
sto
od
at
the
ga
te,
ga
zi
ng
after
him
until
he
va
ni
shed
from
her
si
ght.
Then
she
wa
lked
ba
ck
into
the
ho
u
se,
the
ha
ppi
e
st
gi
rl
in
all
Uta
h.
CHAPTER
III.
JOHN
FERRIER
TALKS
WITH
THE
PROPHET.
THREE
we
e
ks
had
pa
ssed
si
nce
Je
ffe
rson
Ho
pe
and
his
co
mra
des
had
de
pa
rted
from
Sa
lt
La
ke
Ci
ty.
Jo
hn
Fe
rri
e
r's
he
a
rt
was
so
re
wi
thin
him
when
he
tho
u
ght
of
the
yo
u
ng
ma
n's
re
tu
rn,
and
of
the
impe
ndi
ng
lo
ss
of
his
ado
pted
chi
ld.
Yet
her
bri
ght
and
ha
ppy
fa
ce
re
co
nci
led
him
to
the
arra
nge
me
nt
mo
re
than
any
argu
me
nt
co
u
ld
ha
ve
do
ne.
He
had
alwa
ys
de
te
rmi
ne
d,
de
ep
do
wn
in
his
re
so
lu
te
he
a
rt,
that
no
thi
ng
wo
u
ld
ever
indu
ce
him
to
allow
his
da
u
ghter
to
wed
a
Mo
rmo
n.
Su
ch
a
ma
rri
a
ge
he
re
ga
rded
as
no
ma
rri
a
ge
at
all,
but
as
a
sha
me
and
a
di
sgra
ce.
Wha
te
ver
he
mi
ght
thi
nk
of
the
Mo
rmon
do
ctri
ne
s,
upon
that
one
po
i
nt
he
was
infle
xi
ble.
He
had
to
se
al
his
mo
u
th
on
the
su
bje
ct,
ho
we
ve
r,
for
to
expre
ss
an
uno
rtho
dox
opi
ni
on
was
a
da
nge
ro
us
ma
tter
in
tho
se
da
ys
in
the
La
nd
of
the
Sa
i
nts.
Ye
s,
a
da
nge
ro
us
ma
tte
r—so
da
nge
ro
us
that
even
the
mo
st
sa
i
ntly
da
red
only
whi
sper
the
ir
re
li
gi
o
us
opi
ni
o
ns
wi
th
ba
ted
bre
a
th,
le
st
so
me
thi
ng
whi
ch
fe
ll
from
the
ir
li
ps
mi
ght
be
mi
sco
nstru
e
d,
and
bri
ng
do
wn
a
swi
ft
re
tri
bu
ti
on
upon
the
m.
The
vi
cti
ms
of
pe
rse
cu
ti
on
had
now
tu
rned
pe
rse
cu
to
rs
on
the
ir
own
acco
u
nt,
and
pe
rse
cu
to
rs
of
the
mo
st
te
rri
ble
de
scri
pti
o
n.
Not
the
Inqu
i
si
ti
on
of
Se
vi
lle,
nor
the
Ge
rman
Ve
hm-ge
ri
cht,
nor
the
Se
cret
So
ci
e
ti
es
of
Ita
ly,
we
re
ever
able
to
put
a
mo
re
fo
rmi
da
ble
ma
chi
ne
ry
in
mo
ti
on
than
that
whi
ch
ca
st
a
clo
ud
over
the
Sta
te
of
Uta
h.
Its
invi
si
bi
li
ty,
and
the
myste
ry
whi
ch
was
atta
ched
to
it,
ma
de
this
orga
ni
za
ti
on
do
u
bly
te
rri
ble.
It
appe
a
red
to
be
omni
sci
e
nt
and
omni
po
te
nt,
and
yet
was
ne
i
ther
se
en
nor
he
a
rd.
The
man
who
he
ld
out
aga
i
nst
the
Chu
rch
va
ni
shed
awa
y,
and
no
ne
knew
whi
ther
he
had
go
ne
or
what
had
be
fa
llen
hi
m.
His
wi
fe
and
his
chi
ldren
awa
i
ted
him
at
ho
me,
but
no
fa
ther
ever
re
tu
rned
to
te
ll
them
how
he
had
fa
red
at
the
ha
nds
of
his
se
cret
ju
dge
s.
A
ra
sh
wo
rd
or
a
ha
sty
act
was
fo
llo
wed
by
anni
hi
la
ti
o
n,
and
yet
no
ne
knew
what
the
na
tu
re
mi
ght
be
of
this
te
rri
ble
po
wer
whi
ch
was
su
spe
nded
over
the
m.
No
wo
nder
that
men
we
nt
abo
ut
in
fe
ar
and
tre
mbli
ng,
and
that
even
in
the
he
a
rt
of
the
wi
lde
rne
ss
they
da
red
not
whi
sper
the
do
u
bts
whi
ch
oppre
ssed
the
m.
At
fi
rst
this
va
gue
and
te
rri
ble
po
wer
was
exe
rci
sed
only
upon
the
re
ca
lci
tra
nts
who,
ha
vi
ng
embra
ced
the
Mo
rmon
fa
i
th,
wi
shed
afte
rwa
rds
to
pe
rve
rt
or
to
aba
ndon
it.
So
o
n,
ho
we
ve
r,
it
to
ok
a
wi
der
ra
nge.
The
su
pply
of
adu
lt
wo
men
was
ru
nni
ng
sho
rt,
and
po
lyga
my
wi
tho
ut
a
fe
ma
le
po
pu
la
ti
on
on
whi
ch
to
draw
was
a
ba
rren
do
ctri
ne
inde
e
d.
Stra
nge
ru
mo
u
rs
be
gan
to
be
ba
ndi
ed
abo
u
t—ru
mo
u
rs
of
mu
rde
red
immi
gra
nts
and
ri
fled
ca
mps
in
re
gi
o
ns
whe
re
Indi
a
ns
had
ne
ver
be
en
se
e
n.
Fre
sh
wo
men
appe
a
red
in
the
ha
re
ms
of
the
Elde
rs—wo
men
who
pi
ned
and
we
pt,
and
bo
re
upon
the
ir
fa
ces
the
tra
ces
of
an
une
xti
ngu
i
sha
ble
ho
rro
r.
Be
la
ted
wa
nde
re
rs
upon
the
mo
u
nta
i
ns
spo
ke
of
ga
ngs
of
armed
me
n,
ma
ske
d,
ste
a
lthy,
and
no
i
se
le
ss,
who
fli
tted
by
them
in
the
da
rkne
ss.
The
se
ta
les
and
ru
mo
u
rs
to
ok
su
bsta
nce
and
sha
pe,
and
we
re
co
rro
bo
ra
ted
and
re
-co
rro
bo
ra
te
d,
until
they
re
so
lved
the
mse
lves
into
a
de
fi
ni
te
na
me.
To
this
da
y,
in
the
lo
ne
ly
ra
nches
of
the
We
st,
the
na
me
of
the
Da
ni
te
Ba
nd,
or
the
Ave
ngi
ng
Ange
ls,
is
a
si
ni
ster
and
an
ill-o
me
ned
one.
Fu
ller
kno
wle
dge
of
the
orga
ni
za
ti
on
whi
ch
pro
du
ced
su
ch
te
rri
ble
re
su
lts
se
rved
to
incre
a
se
ra
ther
than
to
le
ssen
the
ho
rror
whi
ch
it
inspi
red
in
the
mi
nds
of
me
n.
No
ne
knew
who
be
lo
nged
to
this
ru
thle
ss
so
ci
e
ty.
The
na
mes
of
the
pa
rti
ci
pa
to
rs
in
the
de
e
ds
of
blo
od
and
vi
o
le
nce
do
ne
under
the
na
me
of
re
li
gi
on
we
re
ke
pt
pro
fo
u
ndly
se
cre
t.
The
ve
ry
fri
e
nd
to
whom
you
co
mmu
ni
ca
ted
yo
ur
mi
sgi
vi
ngs
as
to
the
Pro
phet
and
his
mi
ssi
o
n,
mi
ght
be
one
of
tho
se
who
wo
u
ld
co
me
fo
rth
at
ni
ght
wi
th
fi
re
and
swo
rd
to
exa
ct
a
te
rri
ble
re
pa
ra
ti
o
n.
He
nce
eve
ry
man
fe
a
red
his
ne
i
ghbo
u
r,
and
no
ne
spo
ke
of
the
thi
ngs
whi
ch
we
re
ne
a
re
st
his
he
a
rt.
One
fi
ne
mo
rni
ng,
Jo
hn
Fe
rri
er
was
abo
ut
to
set
out
to
his
whe
a
tfi
e
lds,
when
he
he
a
rd
the
cli
ck
of
the
la
tch,
and,
lo
o
ki
ng
thro
u
gh
the
wi
ndo
w,
saw
a
sto
u
t,
sa
ndy-ha
i
re
d,
mi
ddle
-a
ged
man
co
mi
ng
up
the
pa
thwa
y.
His
he
a
rt
le
a
pt
to
his
mo
u
th,
for
this
was
no
ne
other
than
the
gre
at
Bri
gham
Yo
u
ng
hi
mse
lf.
Fu
ll
of
tre
pi
da
ti
o
n—for
he
knew
that
su
ch
a
vi
sit
bo
ded
him
li
ttle
go
o
d—Fe
rri
er
ran
to
the
do
or
to
gre
et
the
Mo
rmon
chi
e
f.
The
la
tte
r,
ho
we
ve
r,
re
ce
i
ved
his
sa
lu
ta
ti
o
ns
co
ldly,
and
fo
llo
wed
him
wi
th
a
ste
rn
fa
ce
into
the
si
tti
ng-ro
o
m.
"Bro
ther
Fe
rri
e
r,"
he
sa
i
d,
ta
ki
ng
a
se
a
t,
and
eye
i
ng
the
fa
rmer
ke
e
nly
from
under
his
li
ght-co
lo
u
red
eye
la
she
s,
"the
true
be
li
e
ve
rs
ha
ve
be
en
go
od
fri
e
nds
to
yo
u.
We
pi
cked
you
up
when
you
we
re
sta
rvi
ng
in
the
de
se
rt,
we
sha
red
our
fo
od
wi
th
yo
u,
led
you
sa
fe
to
the
Cho
sen
Va
lle
y,
ga
ve
you
a
go
o
dly
sha
re
of
la
nd,
and
allo
wed
you
to
wax
ri
ch
under
our
pro
te
cti
o
n.
Is
not
this
so
?"
"It
is
so
,"
answe
red
Jo
hn
Fe
rri
e
r.
"In
re
tu
rn
for
all
this
we
asked
but
one
co
ndi
ti
o
n:
that
wa
s,
that
you
sho
u
ld
embra
ce
the
true
fa
i
th,
and
co
nfo
rm
in
eve
ry
way
to
its
usa
ge
s.
This
you
pro
mi
sed
to
do,
and
thi
s,
if
co
mmon
re
po
rt
sa
ys
tru
ly,
you
ha
ve
ne
gle
cte
d."
"And
how
ha
ve
I
ne
gle
cted
it?"
asked
Fe
rri
e
r,
thro
wi
ng
out
his
ha
nds
in
expo
stu
la
ti
o
n.
"Ha
ve
I
not
gi
ven
to
the
co
mmon
fu
nd?
Ha
ve
I
not
atte
nded
at
the
Te
mple?
Ha
ve
I
no
t——?"
"Whe
re
are
yo
ur
wi
ve
s?"
asked
Yo
u
ng,
lo
o
ki
ng
ro
u
nd
hi
m.
"Ca
ll
them
in,
that
I
may
gre
et
the
m."
"It
is
true
that
I
ha
ve
not
ma
rri
e
d,"
Fe
rri
er
answe
re
d.
"But
wo
men
we
re
fe
w,
and
the
re
we
re
ma
ny
who
had
be
tter
cla
i
ms
than
I.
I
was
not
a
lo
ne
ly
ma
n:
I
had
my
da
u
ghter
to
atte
nd
to
my
wa
nts."
"It
is
of
that
da
u
ghter
that
I
wo
u
ld
spe
ak
to
yo
u
,"
sa
id
the
le
a
der
of
the
Mo
rmo
ns.
"She
has
gro
wn
to
be
the
flo
wer
of
Uta
h,
and
has
fo
u
nd
fa
vo
ur
in
the
eyes
of
ma
ny
who
are
hi
gh
in
the
la
nd."
Jo
hn
Fe
rri
er
gro
a
ned
inte
rna
lly.
"The
re
are
sto
ri
es
of
her
whi
ch
I
wo
u
ld
fa
in
di
sbe
li
e
ve
—sto
ri
es
that
she
is
se
a
led
to
so
me
Ge
nti
le.
This
mu
st
be
the
go
ssip
of
idle
to
ngu
e
s.
What
is
the
thi
rte
e
nth
ru
le
in
the
co
de
of
the
sa
i
nted
Jo
se
ph
Smi
th?
'Let
eve
ry
ma
i
den
of
the
true
fa
i
th
ma
rry
one
of
the
ele
ct;
for
if
she
wed
a
Ge
nti
le,
she
co
mmi
ts
a
gri
e
vo
us
si
n.'
This
be
i
ng
so,
it
is
impo
ssi
ble
that
yo
u,
who
pro
fe
ss
the
ho
ly
cre
e
d,
sho
u
ld
su
ffer
yo
ur
da
u
ghter
to
vi
o
la
te
it."
Jo
hn
Fe
rri
er
ma
de
no
answe
r,
but
he
pla
yed
ne
rvo
u
sly
wi
th
his
ri
di
ng-whi
p.
"Upon
this
one
po
i
nt
yo
ur
who
le
fa
i
th
sha
ll
be
te
ste
d—so
it
has
be
en
de
ci
ded
in
the
Sa
cred
Co
u
ncil
of
Fo
u
r.
The
gi
rl
is
yo
u
ng,
and
we
wo
u
ld
not
ha
ve
her
wed
grey
ha
i
rs,
ne
i
ther
wo
u
ld
we
de
pri
ve
her
of
all
cho
i
ce.
We
Elde
rs
ha
ve
ma
ny
he
i
fe
rs,
29
but
our
chi
ldren
mu
st
also
be
pro
vi
de
d.
Sta
nge
rson
has
a
so
n,
and
Dre
bber
has
a
so
n,
and
ei
ther
of
them
wo
u
ld
gla
dly
we
lco
me
yo
ur
da
u
ghter
to
the
ir
ho
u
se.
Let
her
cho
o
se
be
twe
en
the
m.
They
are
yo
u
ng
and
ri
ch,
and
of
the
true
fa
i
th.
What
say
you
to
tha
t?"
Fe
rri
er
re
ma
i
ned
si
le
nt
for
so
me
li
ttle
ti
me
wi
th
his
bro
ws
kni
tte
d.
"You
wi
ll
gi
ve
us
ti
me
,"
he
sa
id
at
la
st.
"My
da
u
ghter
is
ve
ry
yo
u
ng—she
is
sca
rce
of
an
age
to
ma
rry."
"She
sha
ll
ha
ve
a
mo
nth
to
cho
o
se
,"
sa
id
Yo
u
ng,
ri
si
ng
from
his
se
a
t.
"At
the
end
of
that
ti
me
she
sha
ll
gi
ve
her
answe
r."
He
was
pa
ssi
ng
thro
u
gh
the
do
o
r,
when
he
tu
rne
d,
wi
th
flu
shed
fa
ce
and
fla
shi
ng
eye
s.
"It
we
re
be
tter
for
yo
u,
Jo
hn
Fe
rri
e
r,"
he
thu
nde
re
d,
"that
you
and
she
we
re
now
lyi
ng
bla
nched
ske
le
to
ns
upon
the
Si
e
rra
Bla
nco,
than
that
you
sho
u
ld
put
yo
ur
we
ak
wi
lls
aga
i
nst
the
orde
rs
of
the
Ho
ly
Fo
u
r!"
Wi
th
a
thre
a
te
ni
ng
ge
stu
re
of
his
ha
nd,
he
tu
rned
from
the
do
o
r,
and
Fe
rri
er
he
a
rd
his
he
a
vy
step
scru
nchi
ng
alo
ng
the
shi
ngly
pa
th.
He
was
sti
ll
si
tti
ng
wi
th
his
elbo
ws
upon
his
kne
e
s,
co
nsi
de
ri
ng
how
he
sho
u
ld
bro
a
ch
the
ma
tter
to
his
da
u
ghter
when
a
so
ft
ha
nd
was
la
id
upon
hi
s,
and
lo
o
ki
ng
up,
he
saw
her
sta
ndi
ng
be
si
de
hi
m.
One
gla
nce
at
her
pa
le,
fri
ghte
ned
fa
ce
sho
wed
him
that
she
had
he
a
rd
what
had
pa
sse
d.
"I
co
u
ld
not
he
lp
it,"
she
sa
i
d,
in
answer
to
his
lo
o
k.
"His
vo
i
ce
ra
ng
thro
u
gh
the
ho
u
se.
Oh,
fa
the
r,
fa
the
r,
what
sha
ll
we
do
?"
"Do
n't
you
sca
re
yo
u
rse
lf,"
he
answe
re
d,
dra
wi
ng
her
to
hi
m,
and
pa
ssi
ng
his
bro
a
d,
ro
u
gh
ha
nd
ca
re
ssi
ngly
over
her
che
stnut
ha
i
r.
"We
'll
fix
it
up
so
me
how
or
ano
the
r.
You
do
n't
fi
nd
yo
ur
fa
ncy
ki
nd
o'
le
sse
ni
ng
for
this
cha
p,
do
yo
u
?"
A
sob
and
a
squ
e
e
ze
of
his
ha
nd
was
her
only
answe
r.
"No;
of
co
u
rse
no
t.
I
sho
u
ldn't
ca
re
to
he
ar
you
say
you
di
d.
He
's
a
li
ke
ly
la
d,
and
he
's
a
Chri
sti
a
n,
whi
ch
is
mo
re
than
the
se
fo
lk
he
re,
in
spi
te
o'
all
the
ir
pra
yi
ng
and
pre
a
chi
ng.
The
re
's
a
pa
rty
sta
rti
ng
for
Ne
va
da
to
-mo
rro
w,
and
I'll
ma
na
ge
to
se
nd
him
a
me
ssa
ge
le
tti
ng
him
know
the
ho
le
we
are
in.
If
I
know
anythi
ng
o'
that
yo
u
ng
ma
n,
he
'll
be
ba
ck
he
re
wi
th
a
spe
ed
that
wo
u
ld
whip
ele
ctro
-te
le
gra
phs."
Lu
cy
la
u
ghed
thro
u
gh
her
te
a
rs
at
her
fa
the
r's
de
scri
pti
o
n.
"When
he
co
me
s,
he
wi
ll
advi
se
us
for
the
be
st.
But
it
is
for
you
that
I
am
fri
ghte
ne
d,
de
a
r.
One
he
a
rs—o
ne
he
a
rs
su
ch
dre
a
dful
sto
ri
es
abo
ut
tho
se
who
oppo
se
the
Pro
phe
t:
so
me
thi
ng
te
rri
ble
alwa
ys
ha
ppe
ns
to
the
m."
"But
we
ha
ve
n't
oppo
sed
him
ye
t,"
her
fa
ther
answe
re
d.
"It
wi
ll
be
ti
me
to
lo
ok
out
for
squ
a
lls
when
we
do.
We
ha
ve
a
cle
ar
mo
nth
be
fo
re
us;
at
the
end
of
tha
t,
I
gu
e
ss
we
had
be
st
shin
out
of
Uta
h."
"Le
a
ve
Uta
h!"
"Tha
t's
abo
ut
the
si
ze
of
it."
"But
the
fa
rm?"
"We
wi
ll
ra
i
se
as
mu
ch
as
we
can
in
mo
ne
y,
and
let
the
re
st
go.
To
te
ll
the
tru
th,
Lu
cy,
it
isn't
the
fi
rst
ti
me
I
ha
ve
tho
u
ght
of
do
i
ng
it.
I
do
n't
ca
re
abo
ut
knu
ckli
ng
under
to
any
ma
n,
as
the
se
fo
lk
do
to
the
ir
da
rned
pro
phe
t.
I'm
a
fre
e
-bo
rn
Ame
ri
ca
n,
and
it's
all
new
to
me.
Gu
e
ss
I'm
too
old
to
le
a
rn.
If
he
co
mes
bro
wsi
ng
abo
ut
this
fa
rm,
he
mi
ght
cha
nce
to
run
up
aga
i
nst
a
cha
rge
of
bu
ckshot
tra
ve
lli
ng
in
the
oppo
si
te
di
re
cti
o
n."
"But
they
wo
n't
let
us
le
a
ve
,"
his
da
u
ghter
obje
cte
d.
"Wa
it
ti
ll
Je
ffe
rson
co
me
s,
and
we
'll
so
on
ma
na
ge
tha
t.
In
the
me
a
nti
me,
do
n't
you
fret
yo
u
rse
lf,
my
de
a
ri
e,
and
do
n't
get
yo
ur
eyes
swe
lled
up,
else
he
'll
be
wa
lki
ng
into
me
when
he
se
es
yo
u.
The
re
's
no
thi
ng
to
be
afe
a
red
abo
u
t,
and
the
re
's
no
da
nger
at
all."
Jo
hn
Fe
rri
er
utte
red
the
se
co
nso
li
ng
re
ma
rks
in
a
ve
ry
co
nfi
de
nt
to
ne,
but
she
co
u
ld
not
he
lp
obse
rvi
ng
that
he
pa
id
unu
su
al
ca
re
to
the
fa
ste
ni
ng
of
the
do
o
rs
that
ni
ght,
and
that
he
ca
re
fu
lly
cle
a
ned
and
lo
a
ded
the
ru
sty
old
sho
tgun
whi
ch
hu
ng
upon
the
wa
ll
of
his
be
dro
o
m.
CHAPTER
IV.
A
FLIGHT
FOR
LIFE.
ON
the
mo
rni
ng
whi
ch
fo
llo
wed
his
inte
rvi
ew
wi
th
the
Mo
rmon
Pro
phe
t,
Jo
hn
Fe
rri
er
we
nt
in
to
Sa
lt
La
ke
Ci
ty,
and
ha
vi
ng
fo
u
nd
his
acqu
a
i
nta
nce,
who
was
bo
u
nd
for
the
Ne
va
da
Mo
u
nta
i
ns,
he
entru
sted
him
wi
th
his
me
ssa
ge
to
Je
ffe
rson
Ho
pe.
In
it
he
to
ld
the
yo
u
ng
man
of
the
immi
ne
nt
da
nger
whi
ch
thre
a
te
ned
the
m,
and
how
ne
ce
ssa
ry
it
was
that
he
sho
u
ld
re
tu
rn.
Ha
vi
ng
do
ne
thus
he
fe
lt
ea
si
er
in
his
mi
nd,
and
re
tu
rned
ho
me
wi
th
a
li
ghter
he
a
rt.
As
he
appro
a
ched
his
fa
rm,
he
was
su
rpri
sed
to
see
a
ho
rse
hi
tched
to
ea
ch
of
the
po
sts
of
the
ga
te.
Sti
ll
mo
re
su
rpri
sed
was
he
on
ente
ri
ng
to
fi
nd
two
yo
u
ng
men
in
po
sse
ssi
on
of
his
si
tti
ng-ro
o
m.
One,
wi
th
a
lo
ng
pa
le
fa
ce,
was
le
a
ni
ng
ba
ck
in
the
ro
cki
ng-cha
i
r,
wi
th
his
fe
et
co
cked
up
upon
the
sto
ve.
The
othe
r,
a
bu
ll-ne
cked
yo
u
th
wi
th
co
a
rse
blo
a
ted
fe
a
tu
re
s,
was
sta
ndi
ng
in
fro
nt
of
the
wi
ndow
wi
th
his
ha
nds
in
his
po
cke
t,
whi
stli
ng
a
po
pu
lar
hymn.
Bo
th
of
them
no
dded
to
Fe
rri
er
as
he
ente
re
d,
and
the
one
in
the
ro
cki
ng-cha
ir
co
mme
nced
the
co
nve
rsa
ti
o
n.
"Ma
ybe
you
do
n't
know
us,"
he
sa
i
d.
"This
he
re
is
the
son
of
Elder
Dre
bbe
r,
and
I'm
Jo
se
ph
Sta
nge
rso
n,
who
tra
ve
lled
wi
th
you
in
the
de
se
rt
when
the
Lo
rd
stre
tched
out
His
ha
nd
and
ga
the
red
you
into
the
true
fo
ld."
"As
He
wi
ll
all
the
na
ti
o
ns
in
His
own
go
od
ti
me
,"
sa
id
the
other
in
a
na
sal
vo
i
ce;
"He
gri
nde
th
slo
wly
but
exce
e
di
ng
sma
ll."
Jo
hn
Fe
rri
er
bo
wed
co
ldly.
He
had
gu
e
ssed
who
his
vi
si
to
rs
we
re.
"We
ha
ve
co
me
,"
co
nti
nu
ed
Sta
nge
rso
n,
"at
the
advi
ce
of
our
fa
the
rs
to
so
li
cit
the
ha
nd
of
yo
ur
da
u
ghter
for
whi
che
ver
of
us
may
se
em
go
od
to
you
and
to
he
r.
As
I
ha
ve
but
fo
ur
wi
ves
and
Bro
ther
Dre
bber
he
re
has
se
ve
n,
it
appe
a
rs
to
me
that
my
cla
im
is
the
stro
nger
one
."
"Na
y,
na
y,
Bro
ther
Sta
nge
rso
n,"
cri
ed
the
othe
r;
"the
qu
e
sti
on
is
not
how
ma
ny
wi
ves
we
ha
ve,
but
how
ma
ny
we
can
ke
e
p.
My
fa
ther
has
now
gi
ven
over
his
mi
lls
to
me,
and
I
am
the
ri
cher
ma
n."
"But
my
pro
spe
cts
are
be
tte
r,"
sa
id
the
othe
r,
wa
rmly.
"When
the
Lo
rd
re
mo
ves
my
fa
the
r,
I
sha
ll
ha
ve
his
ta
nni
ng
ya
rd
and
his
le
a
ther
fa
cto
ry.
Then
I
am
yo
ur
elde
r,
and
am
hi
gher
in
the
Chu
rch."
"It
wi
ll
be
for
the
ma
i
den
to
de
ci
de
,"
re
jo
i
ned
yo
u
ng
Dre
bbe
r,
smi
rki
ng
at
his
own
re
fle
cti
on
in
the
gla
ss.
"We
wi
ll
le
a
ve
it
all
to
her
de
ci
si
o
n."
Du
ri
ng
this
di
a
lo
gu
e,
Jo
hn
Fe
rri
er
had
sto
od
fu
mi
ng
in
the
do
o
rwa
y,
ha
rdly
able
to
ke
ep
his
ri
di
ng-whip
from
the
ba
cks
of
his
two
vi
si
to
rs.
"Lo
ok
he
re
,"
he
sa
id
at
la
st,
stri
di
ng
up
to
the
m,
"when
my
da
u
ghter
su
mmo
ns
yo
u,
you
can
co
me,
but
until
then
I
do
n't
wa
nt
to
see
yo
ur
fa
ces
aga
i
n."
The
two
yo
u
ng
Mo
rmo
ns
sta
red
at
him
in
ama
ze
me
nt.
In
the
ir
eyes
this
co
mpe
ti
ti
on
be
twe
en
them
for
the
ma
i
de
n's
ha
nd
was
the
hi
ghe
st
of
ho
no
u
rs
bo
th
to
her
and
her
fa
the
r.
"The
re
are
two
wa
ys
out
of
the
ro
o
m,"
cri
ed
Fe
rri
e
r;
"the
re
is
the
do
o
r,
and
the
re
is
the
wi
ndo
w.
Whi
ch
do
you
ca
re
to
use
?"
His
bro
wn
fa
ce
lo
o
ked
so
sa
va
ge,
and
his
ga
u
nt
ha
nds
so
thre
a
te
ni
ng,
that
his
vi
si
to
rs
spra
ng
to
the
ir
fe
et
and
be
at
a
hu
rri
ed
re
tre
a
t.
The
old
fa
rmer
fo
llo
wed
them
to
the
do
o
r.
"Let
me
know
when
you
ha
ve
se
ttled
whi
ch
it
is
to
be
,"
he
sa
i
d,
sa
rdo
ni
ca
lly.
"You
sha
ll
sma
rt
for
thi
s!"
Sta
nge
rson
cri
e
d,
whi
te
wi
th
ra
ge.
"You
ha
ve
de
fi
ed
the
Pro
phet
and
the
Co
u
ncil
of
Fo
u
r.
You
sha
ll
rue
it
to
the
end
of
yo
ur
da
ys."
"The
ha
nd
of
the
Lo
rd
sha
ll
be
he
a
vy
upon
yo
u
,"
cri
ed
yo
u
ng
Dre
bbe
r;
"He
wi
ll
ari
se
and
smi
te
yo
u
!"
"Then
I'll
sta
rt
the
smi
ti
ng,"
excla
i
med
Fe
rri
er
fu
ri
o
u
sly,
and
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
ru
shed
upsta
i
rs
for
his
gun
had
not
Lu
cy
se
i
zed
him
by
the
arm
and
re
stra
i
ned
hi
m.
Be
fo
re
he
co
u
ld
esca
pe
from
he
r,
the
cla
tter
of
ho
rse
s'
ho
o
fs
to
ld
him
that
they
we
re
be
yo
nd
his
re
a
ch.
"The
yo
u
ng
ca
nti
ng
ra
sca
ls!"
he
excla
i
me
d,
wi
pi
ng
the
pe
rspi
ra
ti
on
from
his
fo
re
he
a
d;
"I
wo
u
ld
so
o
ner
see
you
in
yo
ur
gra
ve,
my
gi
rl,
than
the
wi
fe
of
ei
ther
of
the
m."
"And
so
sho
u
ld
I,
fa
the
r,"
she
answe
re
d,
wi
th
spi
ri
t;
"but
Je
ffe
rson
wi
ll
so
on
be
he
re
."
"Ye
s.
It
wi
ll
not
be
lo
ng
be
fo
re
he
co
me
s.
The
so
o
ner
the
be
tte
r,
for
we
do
not
know
what
the
ir
ne
xt
mo
ve
may
be
."
It
wa
s,
inde
e
d,
hi
gh
ti
me
that
so
me
o
ne
ca
pa
ble
of
gi
vi
ng
advi
ce
and
he
lp
sho
u
ld
co
me
to
the
aid
of
the
stu
rdy
old
fa
rmer
and
his
ado
pted
da
u
ghte
r.
In
the
who
le
hi
sto
ry
of
the
se
ttle
me
nt
the
re
had
ne
ver
be
en
su
ch
a
ca
se
of
ra
nk
di
so
be
di
e
nce
to
the
au
tho
ri
ty
of
the
Elde
rs.
If
mi
nor
erro
rs
we
re
pu
ni
shed
so
ste
rnly,
what
wo
u
ld
be
the
fa
te
of
this
arch
re
be
l.
Fe
rri
er
knew
that
his
we
a
lth
and
po
si
ti
on
wo
u
ld
be
of
no
ava
il
to
hi
m.
Othe
rs
as
we
ll
kno
wn
and
as
ri
ch
as
hi
mse
lf
had
be
en
spi
ri
ted
away
be
fo
re
no
w,
and
the
ir
go
o
ds
gi
ven
over
to
the
Chu
rch.
He
was
a
bra
ve
ma
n,
but
he
tre
mbled
at
the
va
gu
e,
sha
do
wy
te
rro
rs
whi
ch
hu
ng
over
hi
m.
Any
kno
wn
da
nger
he
co
u
ld
fa
ce
wi
th
a
fi
rm
li
p,
but
this
su
spe
nse
was
unne
rvi
ng.
He
co
nce
a
led
his
fe
a
rs
from
his
da
u
ghte
r,
ho
we
ve
r,
and
affe
cted
to
ma
ke
li
ght
of
the
who
le
ma
tte
r,
tho
u
gh
she,
wi
th
the
ke
en
eye
of
lo
ve,
saw
pla
i
nly
that
he
was
ill
at
ea
se.
He
expe
cted
that
he
wo
u
ld
re
ce
i
ve
so
me
me
ssa
ge
or
re
mo
nstra
nce
from
Yo
u
ng
as
to
his
co
ndu
ct,
and
he
was
not
mi
sta
ke
n,
tho
u
gh
it
ca
me
in
an
unlo
o
ke
d-for
ma
nne
r.
Upon
ri
si
ng
ne
xt
mo
rni
ng
he
fo
u
nd,
to
his
su
rpri
se,
a
sma
ll
squ
a
re
of
pa
per
pi
nned
on
to
the
co
ve
rlet
of
his
bed
ju
st
over
his
che
st.
On
it
was
pri
nte
d,
in
bo
ld
stra
ggli
ng
le
tte
rs:—
"Twe
nty-ni
ne
da
ys
are
gi
ven
you
for
ame
ndme
nt,
and
the
n——"
The
da
sh
was
mo
re
fe
a
r-i
nspi
ri
ng
than
any
thre
at
co
u
ld
ha
ve
be
e
n.
How
this
wa
rni
ng
ca
me
into
his
ro
om
pu
zzled
Jo
hn
Fe
rri
er
so
re
ly,
for
his
se
rva
nts
sle
pt
in
an
ou
tho
u
se,
and
the
do
o
rs
and
wi
ndo
ws
had
all
be
en
se
cu
re
d.
He
cru
mpled
the
pa
per
up
and
sa
id
no
thi
ng
to
his
da
u
ghte
r,
but
the
inci
de
nt
stru
ck
a
chi
ll
into
his
he
a
rt.
The
twe
nty-ni
ne
da
ys
we
re
evi
de
ntly
the
ba
la
nce
of
the
mo
nth
whi
ch
Yo
u
ng
had
pro
mi
se
d.
What
stre
ngth
or
co
u
ra
ge
co
u
ld
ava
il
aga
i
nst
an
ene
my
armed
wi
th
su
ch
myste
ri
o
us
po
we
rs?
The
ha
nd
whi
ch
fa
ste
ned
that
pin
mi
ght
ha
ve
stru
ck
him
to
the
he
a
rt,
and
he
co
u
ld
ne
ver
ha
ve
kno
wn
who
had
sla
in
hi
m.
Sti
ll
mo
re
sha
ken
was
he
ne
xt
mo
rni
ng.
They
had
sat
do
wn
to
the
ir
bre
a
kfa
st
when
Lu
cy
wi
th
a
cry
of
su
rpri
se
po
i
nted
upwa
rds.
In
the
ce
ntre
of
the
ce
i
li
ng
was
scra
wle
d,
wi
th
a
bu
rned
sti
ck
appa
re
ntly,
the
nu
mber
28.
To
his
da
u
ghter
it
was
uni
nte
lli
gi
ble,
and
he
did
not
enli
ghten
he
r.
That
ni
ght
he
sat
up
wi
th
his
gun
and
ke
pt
wa
tch
and
wa
rd.
He
saw
and
he
he
a
rd
no
thi
ng,
and
yet
in
the
mo
rni
ng
a
gre
at
27
had
be
en
pa
i
nted
upon
the
ou
tsi
de
of
his
do
o
r.
Thus
day
fo
llo
wed
da
y;
and
as
su
re
as
mo
rni
ng
ca
me
he
fo
u
nd
that
his
unse
en
ene
mi
es
had
ke
pt
the
ir
re
gi
ste
r,
and
had
ma
rked
up
in
so
me
co
nspi
cu
o
us
po
si
ti
on
how
ma
ny
da
ys
we
re
sti
ll
le
ft
to
him
out
of
the
mo
nth
of
gra
ce.
So
me
ti
mes
the
fa
tal
nu
mbe
rs
appe
a
red
upon
the
wa
lls,
so
me
ti
mes
upon
the
flo
o
rs,
occa
si
o
na
lly
they
we
re
on
sma
ll
pla
ca
rds
stu
ck
upon
the
ga
rden
ga
te
or
the
ra
i
li
ngs.
Wi
th
all
his
vi
gi
la
nce
Jo
hn
Fe
rri
er
co
u
ld
not
di
sco
ver
whe
nce
the
se
da
i
ly
wa
rni
ngs
pro
ce
e
de
d.
A
ho
rror
whi
ch
was
almo
st
su
pe
rsti
ti
o
us
ca
me
upon
him
at
the
si
ght
of
the
m.
He
be
ca
me
ha
gga
rd
and
re
stle
ss,
and
his
eyes
had
the
tro
u
bled
lo
ok
of
so
me
hu
nted
cre
a
tu
re.
He
had
but
one
ho
pe
in
li
fe
no
w,
and
that
was
for
the
arri
val
of
the
yo
u
ng
hu
nter
from
Ne
va
da.
Twe
nty
had
cha
nged
to
fi
fte
en
and
fi
fte
en
to
te
n,
but
the
re
was
no
ne
ws
of
the
abse
nte
e.
One
by
one
the
nu
mbe
rs
dwi
ndled
do
wn,
and
sti
ll
the
re
ca
me
no
si
gn
of
hi
m.
Whe
ne
ver
a
ho
rse
man
cla
tte
red
do
wn
the
ro
a
d,
or
a
dri
ver
sho
u
ted
at
his
te
a
m,
the
old
fa
rmer
hu
rri
ed
to
the
ga
te
thi
nki
ng
that
he
lp
had
arri
ved
at
la
st.
At
la
st,
when
he
saw
fi
ve
gi
ve
way
to
fo
ur
and
that
aga
in
to
thre
e,
he
lo
st
he
a
rt,
and
aba
ndo
ned
all
ho
pe
of
esca
pe.
Si
ngle
-ha
nde
d,
and
wi
th
his
li
mi
ted
kno
wle
dge
of
the
mo
u
nta
i
ns
whi
ch
su
rro
u
nded
the
se
ttle
me
nt,
he
knew
that
he
was
po
we
rle
ss.
The
mo
re
-fre
qu
e
nted
ro
a
ds
we
re
stri
ctly
wa
tched
and
gu
a
rde
d,
and
no
ne
co
u
ld
pa
ss
alo
ng
them
wi
tho
ut
an
order
from
the
Co
u
nci
l.
Tu
rn
whi
ch
way
he
wo
u
ld,
the
re
appe
a
red
to
be
no
avo
i
di
ng
the
blow
whi
ch
hu
ng
over
hi
m.
Yet
the
old
man
ne
ver
wa
ve
red
in
his
re
so
lu
ti
on
to
pa
rt
wi
th
li
fe
itse
lf
be
fo
re
he
co
nse
nted
to
what
he
re
ga
rded
as
his
da
u
ghte
r's
di
sho
no
u
r.
He
was
si
tti
ng
alo
ne
one
eve
ni
ng
po
nde
ri
ng
de
e
ply
over
his
tro
u
ble
s,
and
se
a
rchi
ng
va
i
nly
for
so
me
way
out
of
the
m.
That
mo
rni
ng
had
sho
wn
the
fi
gu
re
2
upon
the
wa
ll
of
his
ho
u
se,
and
the
ne
xt
day
wo
u
ld
be
the
la
st
of
the
allo
tted
ti
me.
What
was
to
ha
ppen
the
n?
All
ma
nner
of
va
gue
and
te
rri
ble
fa
nci
es
fi
lled
his
ima
gi
na
ti
o
n.
And
his
da
u
ghte
r—what
was
to
be
co
me
of
her
after
he
was
go
ne?
Was
the
re
no
esca
pe
from
the
invi
si
ble
ne
two
rk
whi
ch
was
dra
wn
all
ro
u
nd
the
m.
He
sa
nk
his
he
ad
upon
the
ta
ble
and
so
bbed
at
the
tho
u
ght
of
his
own
impo
te
nce.
What
was
tha
t?
In
the
si
le
nce
he
he
a
rd
a
ge
ntle
scra
tchi
ng
so
u
nd—lo
w,
but
ve
ry
di
sti
nct
in
the
qu
i
et
of
the
ni
ght.
It
ca
me
from
the
do
or
of
the
ho
u
se.
Fe
rri
er
cre
pt
into
the
ha
ll
and
li
ste
ned
inte
ntly.
The
re
was
a
pa
u
se
for
a
few
mo
me
nts,
and
then
the
low
insi
di
o
us
so
u
nd
was
re
pe
a
te
d.
So
me
o
ne
was
evi
de
ntly
ta
ppi
ng
ve
ry
ge
ntly
upon
one
of
the
pa
ne
ls
of
the
do
o
r.
Was
it
so
me
mi
dni
ght
assa
ssin
who
had
co
me
to
ca
rry
out
the
mu
rde
ro
us
orde
rs
of
the
se
cret
tri
bu
na
l?
Or
was
it
so
me
age
nt
who
was
ma
rki
ng
up
that
the
la
st
day
of
gra
ce
had
arri
ve
d.
Jo
hn
Fe
rri
er
fe
lt
that
insta
nt
de
a
th
wo
u
ld
be
be
tter
than
the
su
spe
nse
whi
ch
sho
ok
his
ne
rves
and
chi
lled
his
he
a
rt.
Spri
ngi
ng
fo
rwa
rd
he
drew
the
bo
lt
and
threw
the
do
or
ope
n.
Ou
tsi
de
all
was
ca
lm
and
qu
i
e
t.
The
ni
ght
was
fi
ne,
and
the
sta
rs
we
re
twi
nkli
ng
bri
ghtly
ove
rhe
a
d.
The
li
ttle
fro
nt
ga
rden
lay
be
fo
re
the
fa
rme
r's
eyes
bo
u
nded
by
the
fe
nce
and
ga
te,
but
ne
i
ther
the
re
nor
on
the
ro
ad
was
any
hu
man
be
i
ng
to
be
se
e
n.
Wi
th
a
si
gh
of
re
li
e
f,
Fe
rri
er
lo
o
ked
to
ri
ght
and
to
le
ft,
until
ha
ppe
ni
ng
to
gla
nce
stra
i
ght
do
wn
at
his
own
fe
et
he
saw
to
his
asto
ni
shme
nt
a
man
lyi
ng
flat
upon
his
fa
ce
upon
the
gro
u
nd,
wi
th
arms
and
le
gs
all
aspra
wl.
So
unne
rved
was
he
at
the
si
ght
that
he
le
a
ned
up
aga
i
nst
the
wa
ll
wi
th
his
ha
nd
to
his
thro
at
to
sti
fle
his
incli
na
ti
on
to
ca
ll
ou
t.
His
fi
rst
tho
u
ght
was
that
the
pro
stra
te
fi
gu
re
was
that
of
so
me
wo
u
nded
or
dyi
ng
ma
n,
but
as
he
wa
tched
it
he
saw
it
wri
the
alo
ng
the
gro
u
nd
and
into
the
ha
ll
wi
th
the
ra
pi
di
ty
and
no
i
se
le
ssne
ss
of
a
se
rpe
nt.
Once
wi
thin
the
ho
u
se
the
man
spra
ng
to
his
fe
e
t,
clo
sed
the
do
o
r,
and
re
ve
a
led
to
the
asto
ni
shed
fa
rmer
the
fi
e
rce
fa
ce
and
re
so
lu
te
expre
ssi
on
of
Je
ffe
rson
Ho
pe.
"Go
od
Go
d!"
ga
sped
Jo
hn
Fe
rri
e
r.
"How
you
sca
red
me!
Wha
te
ver
ma
de
you
co
me
in
li
ke
tha
t."
"Gi
ve
me
fo
o
d,"
the
other
sa
i
d,
ho
a
rse
ly.
"I
ha
ve
had
no
ti
me
for
bi
te
or
sup
for
ei
ght-a
nd-fo
rty
ho
u
rs."
He
flu
ng
hi
mse
lf
upon
the
21
co
ld
me
at
and
bre
ad
whi
ch
we
re
sti
ll
lyi
ng
upon
the
ta
ble
from
his
ho
st's
su
ppe
r,
and
de
vo
u
red
it
vo
ra
ci
o
u
sly.
"Do
es
Lu
cy
be
ar
up
we
ll?"
he
aske
d,
when
he
had
sa
ti
sfi
ed
his
hu
nge
r.
"Ye
s.
She
do
es
not
know
the
da
nge
r,"
her
fa
ther
answe
re
d.
"That
is
we
ll.
The
ho
u
se
is
wa
tched
on
eve
ry
si
de.
That
is
why
I
cra
wled
my
way
up
to
it.
They
may
be
da
rned
sha
rp,
but
the
y're
not
qu
i
te
sha
rp
eno
u
gh
to
ca
tch
a
Wa
shoe
hu
nte
r."
Jo
hn
Fe
rri
er
fe
lt
a
di
ffe
re
nt
man
now
that
he
re
a
li
zed
that
he
had
a
de
vo
ted
ally.
He
se
i
zed
the
yo
u
ng
ma
n's
le
a
the
ry
ha
nd
and
wru
ng
it
co
rdi
a
lly.
"Yo
u
're
a
man
to
be
pro
ud
of,"
he
sa
i
d.
"The
re
are
not
ma
ny
who
wo
u
ld
co
me
to
sha
re
our
da
nger
and
our
tro
u
ble
s."
"Yo
u
've
hit
it
the
re,
pa
rd,"
the
yo
u
ng
hu
nter
answe
re
d.
"I
ha
ve
a
re
spe
ct
for
yo
u,
but
if
you
we
re
alo
ne
in
this
bu
si
ne
ss
I'd
thi
nk
twi
ce
be
fo
re
I
put
my
he
ad
into
su
ch
a
ho
rne
t's
ne
st.
It's
Lu
cy
that
bri
ngs
me
he
re,
and
be
fo
re
ha
rm
co
mes
on
her
I
gu
e
ss
the
re
wi
ll
be
one
le
ss
o'
the
Ho
pe
fa
mi
ly
in
Uta
h."
"What
are
we
to
do
?"
"To
-mo
rrow
is
yo
ur
la
st
da
y,
and
unle
ss
you
act
to
-ni
ght
you
are
lo
st.
I
ha
ve
a
mu
le
and
two
ho
rses
wa
i
ti
ng
in
the
Ea
gle
Ra
vi
ne.
How
mu
ch
mo
ney
ha
ve
yo
u
?"
"Two
tho
u
sa
nd
do
lla
rs
in
go
ld,
and
fi
ve
in
no
te
s."
"That
wi
ll
do.
I
ha
ve
as
mu
ch
mo
re
to
add
to
it.
We
mu
st
pu
sh
for
Ca
rson
Ci
ty
thro
u
gh
the
mo
u
nta
i
ns.
You
had
be
st
wa
ke
Lu
cy.
It
is
as
we
ll
that
the
se
rva
nts
do
not
sle
ep
in
the
ho
u
se
."
Whi
le
Fe
rri
er
was
abse
nt,
pre
pa
ri
ng
his
da
u
ghter
for
the
appro
a
chi
ng
jo
u
rne
y,
Je
ffe
rson
Ho
pe
pa
cked
all
the
ea
ta
bles
that
he
co
u
ld
fi
nd
into
a
sma
ll
pa
rce
l,
and
fi
lled
a
sto
ne
wa
re
jar
wi
th
wa
te
r,
for
he
knew
by
expe
ri
e
nce
that
the
mo
u
nta
in
we
lls
we
re
few
and
far
be
twe
e
n.
He
had
ha
rdly
co
mple
ted
his
arra
nge
me
nts
be
fo
re
the
fa
rmer
re
tu
rned
wi
th
his
da
u
ghter
all
dre
ssed
and
re
a
dy
for
a
sta
rt.
The
gre
e
ti
ng
be
twe
en
the
lo
ve
rs
was
wa
rm,
but
bri
e
f,
for
mi
nu
tes
we
re
pre
ci
o
u
s,
and
the
re
was
mu
ch
to
be
do
ne.
"We
mu
st
ma
ke
our
sta
rt
at
once
,"
sa
id
Je
ffe
rson
Ho
pe,
spe
a
ki
ng
in
a
low
but
re
so
lu
te
vo
i
ce,
li
ke
one
who
re
a
li
zes
the
gre
a
tne
ss
of
the
pe
ri
l,
but
has
ste
e
led
his
he
a
rt
to
me
et
it.
"The
fro
nt
and
ba
ck
entra
nces
are
wa
tche
d,
but
wi
th
ca
u
ti
on
we
may
get
away
thro
u
gh
the
si
de
wi
ndow
and
acro
ss
the
fi
e
lds.
Once
on
the
ro
ad
we
are
only
two
mi
les
from
the
Ra
vi
ne
whe
re
the
ho
rses
are
wa
i
ti
ng.
By
da
ybre
ak
we
sho
u
ld
be
ha
lf-way
thro
u
gh
the
mo
u
nta
i
ns."
"What
if
we
are
sto
ppe
d,"
asked
Fe
rri
e
r.
Ho
pe
sla
pped
the
re
vo
lver
bu
tt
whi
ch
pro
tru
ded
from
the
fro
nt
of
his
tu
ni
c.
"If
they
are
too
ma
ny
for
us
we
sha
ll
ta
ke
two
or
three
of
them
wi
th
us,"
he
sa
id
wi
th
a
si
ni
ster
smi
le.
The
li
ghts
insi
de
the
ho
u
se
had
all
be
en
exti
ngu
i
she
d,
and
from
the
da
rke
ned
wi
ndow
Fe
rri
er
pe
e
red
over
the
fi
e
lds
whi
ch
had
be
en
his
own,
and
whi
ch
he
was
now
abo
ut
to
aba
ndon
for
eve
r.
He
had
lo
ng
ne
rved
hi
mse
lf
to
the
sa
cri
fi
ce,
ho
we
ve
r,
and
the
tho
u
ght
of
the
ho
no
ur
and
ha
ppi
ne
ss
of
his
da
u
ghter
ou
twe
i
ghed
any
re
gret
at
his
ru
i
ned
fo
rtu
ne
s.
All
lo
o
ked
so
pe
a
ce
ful
and
ha
ppy,
the
ru
stli
ng
tre
es
and
the
bro
ad
si
le
nt
stre
tch
of
gra
i
n-la
nd,
that
it
was
di
ffi
cu
lt
to
re
a
li
ze
that
the
spi
rit
of
mu
rder
lu
rked
thro
u
gh
it
all.
Yet
the
whi
te
fa
ce
and
set
expre
ssi
on
of
the
yo
u
ng
hu
nter
sho
wed
that
in
his
appro
a
ch
to
the
ho
u
se
he
had
se
en
eno
u
gh
to
sa
ti
sfy
him
upon
that
he
a
d.
Fe
rri
er
ca
rri
ed
the
bag
of
go
ld
and
no
te
s,
Je
ffe
rson
Ho
pe
had
the
sca
nty
pro
vi
si
o
ns
and
wa
te
r,
whi
le
Lu
cy
had
a
sma
ll
bu
ndle
co
nta
i
ni
ng
a
few
of
her
mo
re
va
lu
ed
po
sse
ssi
o
ns.
Ope
ni
ng
the
wi
ndow
ve
ry
slo
wly
and
ca
re
fu
lly,
they
wa
i
ted
until
a
da
rk
clo
ud
had
so
me
what
obscu
red
the
ni
ght,
and
then
one
by
one
pa
ssed
thro
u
gh
into
the
li
ttle
ga
rde
n.
Wi
th
ba
ted
bre
a
th
and
cro
u
chi
ng
fi
gu
res
they
stu
mbled
acro
ss
it,
and
ga
i
ned
the
she
lter
of
the
he
dge,
whi
ch
they
ski
rted
until
they
ca
me
to
the
gap
whi
ch
ope
ned
into
the
co
rnfi
e
lds.
They
had
ju
st
re
a
ched
this
po
i
nt
when
the
yo
u
ng
man
se
i
zed
his
two
co
mpa
ni
o
ns
and
dra
gged
them
do
wn
into
the
sha
do
w,
whe
re
they
lay
si
le
nt
and
tre
mbli
ng.
It
was
as
we
ll
that
his
pra
i
rie
tra
i
ni
ng
had
gi
ven
Je
ffe
rson
Ho
pe
the
ea
rs
of
a
lynx.
He
and
his
fri
e
nds
had
ha
rdly
cro
u
ched
do
wn
be
fo
re
the
me
la
ncho
ly
ho
o
ti
ng
of
a
mo
u
nta
in
owl
was
he
a
rd
wi
thin
a
few
ya
rds
of
the
m,
whi
ch
was
imme
di
a
te
ly
answe
red
by
ano
ther
ho
ot
at
a
sma
ll
di
sta
nce.
At
the
sa
me
mo
me
nt
a
va
gue
sha
do
wy
fi
gu
re
eme
rged
from
the
gap
for
whi
ch
they
had
be
en
ma
ki
ng,
and
utte
red
the
pla
i
nti
ve
si
gnal
cry
aga
i
n,
on
whi
ch
a
se
co
nd
man
appe
a
red
out
of
the
obscu
ri
ty.
"To
-mo
rrow
at
mi
dni
ght,"
sa
id
the
fi
rst
who
appe
a
red
to
be
in
au
tho
ri
ty.
"When
the
Whi
p-po
o
r-Wi
ll
ca
lls
three
ti
me
s."
"It
is
we
ll,"
re
tu
rned
the
othe
r.
"Sha
ll
I
te
ll
Bro
ther
Dre
bbe
r?"
"Pa
ss
it
on
to
hi
m,
and
from
him
to
the
othe
rs.
Ni
ne
to
se
ve
n!"
"Se
ven
to
fi
ve
!"
re
pe
a
ted
the
othe
r,
and
the
two
fi
gu
res
fli
tted
away
in
di
ffe
re
nt
di
re
cti
o
ns.
The
ir
co
nclu
di
ng
wo
rds
had
evi
de
ntly
be
en
so
me
fo
rm
of
si
gn
and
co
u
nte
rsi
gn.
The
insta
nt
that
the
ir
fo
o
tste
ps
had
di
ed
away
in
the
di
sta
nce,
Je
ffe
rson
Ho
pe
spra
ng
to
his
fe
e
t,
and
he
lpi
ng
his
co
mpa
ni
o
ns
thro
u
gh
the
ga
p,
led
the
way
acro
ss
the
fi
e
lds
at
the
top
of
his
spe
e
d,
su
ppo
rti
ng
and
ha
lf-ca
rryi
ng
the
gi
rl
when
her
stre
ngth
appe
a
red
to
fa
il
he
r.
"Hu
rry
on!
hu
rry
on!"
he
ga
sped
from
ti
me
to
ti
me.
"We
are
thro
u
gh
the
li
ne
of
se
nti
ne
ls.
Eve
rythi
ng
de
pe
nds
on
spe
e
d.
Hu
rry
on!"
Once
on
the
hi
gh
ro
ad
they
ma
de
ra
pid
pro
gre
ss.
Only
once
did
they
me
et
anyo
ne,
and
then
they
ma
na
ged
to
slip
into
a
fi
e
ld,
and
so
avo
id
re
co
gni
ti
o
n.
Be
fo
re
re
a
chi
ng
the
to
wn
the
hu
nter
bra
nched
away
into
a
ru
gged
and
na
rrow
fo
o
tpa
th
whi
ch
led
to
the
mo
u
nta
i
ns.
Two
da
rk
ja
gged
pe
a
ks
lo
o
med
abo
ve
them
thro
u
gh
the
da
rkne
ss,
and
the
de
fi
le
whi
ch
led
be
twe
en
them
was
the
Ea
gle
Ca
�on
in
whi
ch
the
ho
rses
we
re
awa
i
ti
ng
the
m.
Wi
th
une
rri
ng
insti
nct
Je
ffe
rson
Ho
pe
pi
cked
his
way
amo
ng
the
gre
at
bo
u
lde
rs
and
alo
ng
the
bed
of
a
dri
e
d-up
wa
te
rco
u
rse,
until
he
ca
me
to
the
re
ti
red
co
rne
r,
scre
e
ned
wi
th
ro
cks,
whe
re
the
fa
i
thful
ani
ma
ls
had
be
en
pi
cke
te
d.
The
gi
rl
was
pla
ced
upon
the
mu
le,
and
old
Fe
rri
er
upon
one
of
the
ho
rse
s,
wi
th
his
mo
ne
y-ba
g,
whi
le
Je
ffe
rson
Ho
pe
led
the
other
alo
ng
the
pre
ci
pi
to
us
and
da
nge
ro
us
pa
th.
It
was
a
be
wi
lde
ri
ng
ro
u
te
for
anyo
ne
who
was
not
accu
sto
med
to
fa
ce
Na
tu
re
in
her
wi
lde
st
mo
o
ds.
On
the
one
si
de
a
gre
at
crag
to
we
red
up
a
tho
u
sa
nd
fe
et
or
mo
re,
bla
ck,
ste
rn,
and
me
na
ci
ng,
wi
th
lo
ng
ba
sa
ltic
co
lu
mns
upon
its
ru
gged
su
rfa
ce
li
ke
the
ri
bs
of
so
me
pe
tri
fi
ed
mo
nste
r.
On
the
other
ha
nd
a
wi
ld
cha
os
of
bo
u
lde
rs
and
de
bris
ma
de
all
adva
nce
impo
ssi
ble.
Be
twe
en
the
two
ran
the
irre
gu
lar
tra
ck,
so
na
rrow
in
pla
ces
that
they
had
to
tra
vel
in
Indi
an
fi
le,
and
so
ro
u
gh
that
only
pra
cti
sed
ri
de
rs
co
u
ld
ha
ve
tra
ve
rsed
it
at
all.
Yet
in
spi
te
of
all
da
nge
rs
and
di
ffi
cu
lti
e
s,
the
he
a
rts
of
the
fu
gi
ti
ves
we
re
li
ght
wi
thin
the
m,
for
eve
ry
step
incre
a
sed
the
di
sta
nce
be
twe
en
them
and
the
te
rri
ble
de
spo
ti
sm
from
whi
ch
they
we
re
flyi
ng.
They
so
on
had
a
pro
o
f,
ho
we
ve
r,
that
they
we
re
sti
ll
wi
thin
the
ju
ri
sdi
cti
on
of
the
Sa
i
nts.
They
had
re
a
ched
the
ve
ry
wi
lde
st
and
mo
st
de
so
la
te
po
rti
on
of
the
pa
ss
when
the
gi
rl
ga
ve
a
sta
rtled
cry,
and
po
i
nted
upwa
rds.
On
a
ro
ck
whi
ch
ove
rlo
o
ked
the
tra
ck,
sho
wi
ng
out
da
rk
and
pla
in
aga
i
nst
the
sky,
the
re
sto
od
a
so
li
ta
ry
se
nti
ne
l.
He
saw
them
as
so
on
as
they
pe
rce
i
ved
hi
m,
and
his
mi
li
ta
ry
cha
lle
nge
of
"Who
go
es
the
re
?"
ra
ng
thro
u
gh
the
si
le
nt
ra
vi
ne.
"Tra
ve
lle
rs
for
Ne
va
da
,"
sa
id
Je
ffe
rson
Ho
pe,
wi
th
his
ha
nd
upon
the
ri
fle
whi
ch
hu
ng
by
his
sa
ddle.
They
co
u
ld
see
the
lo
ne
ly
wa
tcher
fi
nge
ri
ng
his
gu
n,
and
pe
e
ri
ng
do
wn
at
them
as
if
di
ssa
ti
sfi
ed
at
the
ir
re
ply.
"By
who
se
pe
rmi
ssi
o
n?"
he
aske
d.
"The
Ho
ly
Fo
u
r,"
answe
red
Fe
rri
e
r.
His
Mo
rmon
expe
ri
e
nces
had
ta
u
ght
him
that
that
was
the
hi
ghe
st
au
tho
ri
ty
to
whi
ch
he
co
u
ld
re
fe
r.
"Ni
ne
from
se
ve
n,"
cri
ed
the
se
nti
ne
l.
"Se
ven
from
fi
ve
,"
re
tu
rned
Je
ffe
rson
Ho
pe
pro
mptly,
re
me
mbe
ri
ng
the
co
u
nte
rsi
gn
whi
ch
he
had
he
a
rd
in
the
ga
rde
n.
"Pa
ss,
and
the
Lo
rd
go
wi
th
yo
u
,"
sa
id
the
vo
i
ce
from
abo
ve.
Be
yo
nd
his
po
st
the
pa
th
bro
a
de
ned
ou
t,
and
the
ho
rses
we
re
able
to
bre
ak
into
a
tro
t.
Lo
o
ki
ng
ba
ck,
they
co
u
ld
see
the
so
li
ta
ry
wa
tcher
le
a
ni
ng
upon
his
gu
n,
and
knew
that
they
had
pa
ssed
the
ou
tlyi
ng
po
st
of
the
cho
sen
pe
o
ple,
and
that
fre
e
dom
lay
be
fo
re
the
m.
CHAPTER
V.
THE
AVENGING
ANGELS.
ALL
ni
ght
the
ir
co
u
rse
lay
thro
u
gh
intri
ca
te
de
fi
les
and
over
irre
gu
lar
and
ro
ck-stre
wn
pa
ths.
Mo
re
than
once
they
lo
st
the
ir
wa
y,
but
Ho
pe
's
inti
ma
te
kno
wle
dge
of
the
mo
u
nta
i
ns
ena
bled
them
to
re
ga
in
the
tra
ck
once
mo
re.
When
mo
rni
ng
bro
ke,
a
sce
ne
of
ma
rve
llo
us
tho
u
gh
sa
va
ge
be
a
u
ty
lay
be
fo
re
the
m.
In
eve
ry
di
re
cti
on
the
gre
at
sno
w-ca
pped
pe
a
ks
he
mmed
them
in,
pe
e
pi
ng
over
ea
ch
othe
r's
sho
u
lde
rs
to
the
far
ho
ri
zo
n.
So
ste
ep
we
re
the
ro
cky
ba
nks
on
ei
ther
si
de
of
the
m,
that
the
la
rch
and
the
pi
ne
se
e
med
to
be
su
spe
nded
over
the
ir
he
a
ds,
and
to
ne
ed
only
a
gu
st
of
wi
nd
to
co
me
hu
rtli
ng
do
wn
upon
the
m.
Nor
was
the
fe
ar
enti
re
ly
an
illu
si
o
n,
for
the
ba
rren
va
lley
was
thi
ckly
stre
wn
wi
th
tre
es
and
bo
u
lde
rs
whi
ch
had
fa
llen
in
a
si
mi
lar
ma
nne
r.
Even
as
they
pa
sse
d,
a
gre
at
ro
ck
ca
me
thu
nde
ri
ng
do
wn
wi
th
a
ho
a
rse
ra
ttle
whi
ch
wo
ke
the
echo
es
in
the
si
le
nt
go
rge
s,
and
sta
rtled
the
we
a
ry
ho
rses
into
a
ga
llo
p.
As
the
sun
ro
se
slo
wly
abo
ve
the
ea
ste
rn
ho
ri
zo
n,
the
ca
ps
of
the
gre
at
mo
u
nta
i
ns
lit
up
one
after
the
othe
r,
li
ke
la
mps
at
a
fe
sti
va
l,
until
they
we
re
all
ru
ddy
and
glo
wi
ng.
The
ma
gni
fi
ce
nt
spe
cta
cle
che
e
red
the
he
a
rts
of
the
three
fu
gi
ti
ves
and
ga
ve
them
fre
sh
ene
rgy.
At
a
wi
ld
to
rre
nt
whi
ch
swe
pt
out
of
a
ra
vi
ne
they
ca
lled
a
ha
lt
and
wa
te
red
the
ir
ho
rse
s,
whi
le
they
pa
rto
ok
of
a
ha
sty
bre
a
kfa
st.
Lu
cy
and
her
fa
ther
wo
u
ld
fa
in
ha
ve
re
sted
lo
nge
r,
but
Je
ffe
rson
Ho
pe
was
ine
xo
ra
ble.
"They
wi
ll
be
upon
our
tra
ck
by
this
ti
me
,"
he
sa
i
d.
"Eve
rythi
ng
de
pe
nds
upon
our
spe
e
d.
Once
sa
fe
in
Ca
rson
we
may
re
st
for
the
re
ma
i
nder
of
our
li
ve
s."
Du
ri
ng
the
who
le
of
that
day
they
stru
ggled
on
thro
u
gh
the
de
fi
le
s,
and
by
eve
ni
ng
they
ca
lcu
la
ted
that
they
we
re
mo
re
than
thi
rty
mi
les
from
the
ir
ene
mi
e
s.
At
ni
ght-ti
me
they
cho
se
the
ba
se
of
a
be
e
tli
ng
cra
g,
whe
re
the
ro
cks
offe
red
so
me
pro
te
cti
on
from
the
chi
ll
wi
nd,
and
the
re
hu
ddled
to
ge
ther
for
wa
rmth,
they
enjo
yed
a
few
ho
u
rs'
sle
e
p.
Be
fo
re
da
ybre
a
k,
ho
we
ve
r,
they
we
re
up
and
on
the
ir
way
once
mo
re.
They
had
se
en
no
si
gns
of
any
pu
rsu
e
rs,
and
Je
ffe
rson
Ho
pe
be
gan
to
thi
nk
that
they
we
re
fa
i
rly
out
of
the
re
a
ch
of
the
te
rri
ble
orga
ni
za
ti
on
who
se
enmi
ty
they
had
incu
rre
d.
He
li
ttle
knew
how
far
that
iron
gra
sp
co
u
ld
re
a
ch,
or
how
so
on
it
was
to
clo
se
upon
them
and
cru
sh
the
m.
Abo
ut
the
mi
ddle
of
the
se
co
nd
day
of
the
ir
fli
ght
the
ir
sca
nty
sto
re
of
pro
vi
si
o
ns
be
gan
to
run
ou
t.
This
ga
ve
the
hu
nter
li
ttle
une
a
si
ne
ss,
ho
we
ve
r,
for
the
re
was
ga
me
to
be
had
amo
ng
the
mo
u
nta
i
ns,
and
he
had
fre
qu
e
ntly
be
fo
re
had
to
de
pe
nd
upon
his
ri
fle
for
the
ne
e
ds
of
li
fe.
Cho
o
si
ng
a
she
lte
red
no
o
k,
he
pi
led
to
ge
ther
a
few
dri
ed
bra
nches
and
ma
de
a
bla
zi
ng
fi
re,
at
whi
ch
his
co
mpa
ni
o
ns
mi
ght
wa
rm
the
mse
lve
s,
for
they
we
re
now
ne
a
rly
fi
ve
tho
u
sa
nd
fe
et
abo
ve
the
sea
le
ve
l,
and
the
air
was
bi
tter
and
ke
e
n.
Ha
vi
ng
te
the
red
the
ho
rse
s,
and
ba
de
Lu
cy
adi
e
u,
he
threw
his
gun
over
his
sho
u
lde
r,
and
set
out
in
se
a
rch
of
wha
te
ver
cha
nce
mi
ght
throw
in
his
wa
y.
Lo
o
ki
ng
ba
ck
he
saw
the
old
man
and
the
yo
u
ng
gi
rl
cro
u
chi
ng
over
the
bla
zi
ng
fi
re,
whi
le
the
three
ani
ma
ls
sto
od
mo
ti
o
nle
ss
in
the
ba
ck-gro
u
nd.
Then
the
inte
rve
ni
ng
ro
cks
hid
them
from
his
vi
e
w.
He
wa
lked
for
a
co
u
ple
of
mi
les
thro
u
gh
one
ra
vi
ne
after
ano
ther
wi
tho
ut
su
cce
ss,
tho
u
gh
from
the
ma
rks
upon
the
ba
rk
of
the
tre
e
s,
and
other
indi
ca
ti
o
ns,
he
ju
dged
that
the
re
we
re
nu
me
ro
us
be
a
rs
in
the
vi
ci
ni
ty.
At
la
st,
after
two
or
three
ho
u
rs'
fru
i
tle
ss
se
a
rch,
he
was
thi
nki
ng
of
tu
rni
ng
ba
ck
in
de
spa
i
r,
when
ca
sti
ng
his
eyes
upwa
rds
he
saw
a
si
ght
whi
ch
se
nt
a
thri
ll
of
ple
a
su
re
thro
u
gh
his
he
a
rt.
On
the
edge
of
a
ju
tti
ng
pi
nna
cle,
three
or
fo
ur
hu
ndred
fe
et
abo
ve
hi
m,
the
re
sto
od
a
cre
a
tu
re
so
me
what
re
se
mbli
ng
a
she
ep
in
appe
a
ra
nce,
but
armed
wi
th
a
pa
ir
of
gi
ga
ntic
ho
rns.
The
bi
g-ho
rn—for
so
it
is
ca
lle
d—was
acti
ng,
pro
ba
bly,
as
a
gu
a
rdi
an
over
a
flo
ck
whi
ch
we
re
invi
si
ble
to
the
hu
nte
r;
but
fo
rtu
na
te
ly
it
was
he
a
di
ng
in
the
oppo
si
te
di
re
cti
o
n,
and
had
not
pe
rce
i
ved
hi
m.
Lyi
ng
on
his
fa
ce,
he
re
sted
his
ri
fle
upon
a
ro
ck,
and
to
ok
a
lo
ng
and
ste
a
dy
aim
be
fo
re
dra
wi
ng
the
tri
gge
r.
The
ani
mal
spra
ng
into
the
ai
r,
to
tte
red
for
a
mo
me
nt
upon
the
edge
of
the
pre
ci
pi
ce,
and
then
ca
me
cra
shi
ng
do
wn
into
the
va
lley
be
ne
a
th.
The
cre
a
tu
re
was
too
unwi
e
ldy
to
li
ft,
so
the
hu
nter
co
nte
nted
hi
mse
lf
wi
th
cu
tti
ng
away
one
ha
u
nch
and
pa
rt
of
the
fla
nk.
Wi
th
this
tro
phy
over
his
sho
u
lde
r,
he
ha
ste
ned
to
re
tra
ce
his
ste
ps,
for
the
eve
ni
ng
was
alre
a
dy
dra
wi
ng
in.
He
had
ha
rdly
sta
rte
d,
ho
we
ve
r,
be
fo
re
he
re
a
li
zed
the
di
ffi
cu
lty
whi
ch
fa
ced
hi
m.
In
his
ea
ge
rne
ss
he
had
wa
nde
red
far
pa
st
the
ra
vi
nes
whi
ch
we
re
kno
wn
to
hi
m,
and
it
was
no
ea
sy
ma
tter
to
pi
ck
out
the
pa
th
whi
ch
he
had
ta
ke
n.
The
va
lley
in
whi
ch
he
fo
u
nd
hi
mse
lf
di
vi
ded
and
su
b-di
vi
ded
into
ma
ny
go
rge
s,
whi
ch
we
re
so
li
ke
ea
ch
other
that
it
was
impo
ssi
ble
to
di
sti
ngu
i
sh
one
from
the
othe
r.
He
fo
llo
wed
one
for
a
mi
le
or
mo
re
until
he
ca
me
to
a
mo
u
nta
in
to
rre
nt
whi
ch
he
was
su
re
that
he
had
ne
ver
se
en
be
fo
re.
Co
nvi
nced
that
he
had
ta
ken
the
wro
ng
tu
rn,
he
tri
ed
ano
the
r,
but
wi
th
the
sa
me
re
su
lt.
Ni
ght
was
co
mi
ng
on
ra
pi
dly,
and
it
was
almo
st
da
rk
be
fo
re
he
at
la
st
fo
u
nd
hi
mse
lf
in
a
de
fi
le
whi
ch
was
fa
mi
li
ar
to
hi
m.
Even
then
it
was
no
ea
sy
ma
tter
to
ke
ep
to
the
ri
ght
tra
ck,
for
the
mo
on
had
not
yet
ri
se
n,
and
the
hi
gh
cli
ffs
on
ei
ther
si
de
ma
de
the
obscu
ri
ty
mo
re
pro
fo
u
nd.
We
i
ghed
do
wn
wi
th
his
bu
rde
n,
and
we
a
ry
from
his
exe
rti
o
ns,
he
stu
mbled
alo
ng,
ke
e
pi
ng
up
his
he
a
rt
by
the
re
fle
cti
on
that
eve
ry
step
bro
u
ght
him
ne
a
rer
to
Lu
cy,
and
that
he
ca
rri
ed
wi
th
him
eno
u
gh
to
ensu
re
them
fo
od
for
the
re
ma
i
nder
of
the
ir
jo
u
rne
y.
He
had
now
co
me
to
the
mo
u
th
of
the
ve
ry
de
fi
le
in
whi
ch
he
had
le
ft
the
m.
Even
in
the
da
rkne
ss
he
co
u
ld
re
co
gni
ze
the
ou
tli
ne
of
the
cli
ffs
whi
ch
bo
u
nded
it.
They
mu
st,
he
re
fle
cte
d,
be
awa
i
ti
ng
him
anxi
o
u
sly,
for
he
had
be
en
abse
nt
ne
a
rly
fi
ve
ho
u
rs.
In
the
gla
dne
ss
of
his
he
a
rt
he
put
his
ha
nds
to
his
mo
u
th
and
ma
de
the
glen
re
-e
cho
to
a
lo
ud
ha
lloo
as
a
si
gnal
that
he
was
co
mi
ng.
He
pa
u
sed
and
li
ste
ned
for
an
answe
r.
No
ne
ca
me
sa
ve
his
own
cry,
whi
ch
cla
tte
red
up
the
dre
a
ry
si
le
nt
ra
vi
ne
s,
and
was
bo
rne
ba
ck
to
his
ea
rs
in
co
u
ntle
ss
re
pe
ti
ti
o
ns.
Aga
in
he
sho
u
te
d,
even
lo
u
der
than
be
fo
re,
and
aga
in
no
whi
sper
ca
me
ba
ck
from
the
fri
e
nds
whom
he
had
le
ft
su
ch
a
sho
rt
ti
me
ago.
A
va
gu
e,
na
me
le
ss
dre
ad
ca
me
over
hi
m,
and
he
hu
rri
ed
onwa
rds
fra
nti
ca
lly,
dro
ppi
ng
the
pre
ci
o
us
fo
od
in
his
agi
ta
ti
o
n.
When
he
tu
rned
the
co
rne
r,
he
ca
me
fu
ll
in
si
ght
of
the
spot
whe
re
the
fi
re
had
be
en
li
t.
The
re
was
sti
ll
a
glo
wi
ng
pi
le
of
wo
od
ashes
the
re,
but
it
had
evi
de
ntly
not
be
en
te
nded
si
nce
his
de
pa
rtu
re.
The
sa
me
de
ad
si
le
nce
sti
ll
re
i
gned
all
ro
u
nd.
Wi
th
his
fe
a
rs
all
cha
nged
to
co
nvi
cti
o
ns,
he
hu
rri
ed
on.
The
re
was
no
li
vi
ng
cre
a
tu
re
ne
ar
the
re
ma
i
ns
of
the
fi
re:
ani
ma
ls,
ma
n,
ma
i
de
n,
all
we
re
go
ne.
It
was
only
too
cle
ar
that
so
me
su
dden
and
te
rri
ble
di
sa
ster
had
occu
rred
du
ri
ng
his
abse
nce
—a
di
sa
ster
whi
ch
had
embra
ced
them
all,
and
yet
had
le
ft
no
tra
ces
be
hi
nd
it.
Be
wi
lde
red
and
stu
nned
by
this
blo
w,
Je
ffe
rson
Ho
pe
fe
lt
his
he
ad
spin
ro
u
nd,
and
had
to
le
an
upon
his
ri
fle
to
sa
ve
hi
mse
lf
from
fa
lli
ng.
He
was
esse
nti
a
lly
a
man
of
acti
o
n,
ho
we
ve
r,
and
spe
e
di
ly
re
co
ve
red
from
his
te
mpo
ra
ry
impo
te
nce.
Se
i
zi
ng
a
ha
lf-co
nsu
med
pi
e
ce
of
wo
od
from
the
smo
u
lde
ri
ng
fi
re,
he
blew
it
into
a
fla
me,
and
pro
ce
e
ded
wi
th
its
he
lp
to
exa
mi
ne
the
li
ttle
ca
mp.
The
gro
u
nd
was
all
sta
mped
do
wn
by
the
fe
et
of
ho
rse
s,
sho
wi
ng
that
a
la
rge
pa
rty
of
mo
u
nted
men
had
ove
rta
ken
the
fu
gi
ti
ve
s,
and
the
di
re
cti
on
of
the
ir
tra
cks
pro
ved
that
they
had
afte
rwa
rds
tu
rned
ba
ck
to
Sa
lt
La
ke
Ci
ty.
Had
they
ca
rri
ed
ba
ck
bo
th
of
his
co
mpa
ni
o
ns
wi
th
the
m?
Je
ffe
rson
Ho
pe
had
almo
st
pe
rsu
a
ded
hi
mse
lf
that
they
mu
st
ha
ve
do
ne
so,
when
his
eye
fe
ll
upon
an
obje
ct
whi
ch
ma
de
eve
ry
ne
rve
of
his
bo
dy
ti
ngle
wi
thin
hi
m.
A
li
ttle
way
on
one
si
de
of
the
ca
mp
was
a
lo
w-lyi
ng
he
ap
of
re
ddi
sh
so
i
l,
whi
ch
had
assu
re
dly
not
be
en
the
re
be
fo
re.
The
re
was
no
mi
sta
ki
ng
it
for
anythi
ng
but
a
ne
wly-dug
gra
ve.
As
the
yo
u
ng
hu
nter
appro
a
ched
it,
he
pe
rce
i
ved
that
a
sti
ck
had
be
en
pla
nted
on
it,
wi
th
a
she
et
of
pa
per
stu
ck
in
the
cle
ft
fo
rk
of
it.
The
inscri
pti
on
upon
the
pa
per
was
bri
e
f,
but
to
the
po
i
nt:
JOHN
FERRIER,
FORMERLY
OF
SALT
LAKE
CITY,
22
Di
ed
Au
gu
st
4th,
1860.
The
stu
rdy
old
ma
n,
whom
he
had
le
ft
so
sho
rt
a
ti
me
be
fo
re,
was
go
ne,
the
n,
and
this
was
all
his
epi
ta
ph.
Je
ffe
rson
Ho
pe
lo
o
ked
wi
ldly
ro
u
nd
to
see
if
the
re
was
a
se
co
nd
gra
ve,
but
the
re
was
no
si
gn
of
one.
Lu
cy
had
be
en
ca
rri
ed
ba
ck
by
the
ir
te
rri
ble
pu
rsu
e
rs
to
fu
lfil
her
ori
gi
nal
de
sti
ny,
by
be
co
mi
ng
one
of
the
ha
rem
of
the
Elde
r's
so
n.
As
the
yo
u
ng
fe
llow
re
a
li
zed
the
ce
rta
i
nty
of
her
fa
te,
and
his
own
po
we
rle
ssne
ss
to
pre
ve
nt
it,
he
wi
shed
that
he,
to
o,
was
lyi
ng
wi
th
the
old
fa
rmer
in
his
la
st
si
le
nt
re
sti
ng-pla
ce.
Aga
i
n,
ho
we
ve
r,
his
acti
ve
spi
rit
sho
ok
off
the
le
tha
rgy
whi
ch
spri
ngs
from
de
spa
i
r.
If
the
re
was
no
thi
ng
else
le
ft
to
hi
m,
he
co
u
ld
at
le
a
st
de
vo
te
his
li
fe
to
re
ve
nge.
Wi
th
indo
mi
ta
ble
pa
ti
e
nce
and
pe
rse
ve
ra
nce,
Je
ffe
rson
Ho
pe
po
sse
ssed
also
a
po
wer
of
su
sta
i
ned
vi
ndi
cti
ve
ne
ss,
whi
ch
he
may
ha
ve
le
a
rned
from
the
Indi
a
ns
amo
ngst
whom
he
had
li
ve
d.
As
he
sto
od
by
the
de
so
la
te
fi
re,
he
fe
lt
that
the
only
one
thi
ng
whi
ch
co
u
ld
assu
a
ge
his
gri
ef
wo
u
ld
be
tho
ro
u
gh
and
co
mple
te
re
tri
bu
ti
o
n,
bro
u
ght
by
his
own
ha
nd
upon
his
ene
mi
e
s.
His
stro
ng
wi
ll
and
unti
ri
ng
ene
rgy
sho
u
ld,
he
de
te
rmi
ne
d,
be
de
vo
ted
to
that
one
end.
Wi
th
a
gri
m,
whi
te
fa
ce,
he
re
tra
ced
his
ste
ps
to
whe
re
he
had
dro
pped
the
fo
o
d,
and
ha
vi
ng
sti
rred
up
the
smo
u
lde
ri
ng
fi
re,
he
co
o
ked
eno
u
gh
to
la
st
him
for
a
few
da
ys.
This
he
ma
de
up
into
a
bu
ndle,
and,
ti
red
as
he
wa
s,
he
set
hi
mse
lf
to
wa
lk
ba
ck
thro
u
gh
the
mo
u
nta
i
ns
upon
the
tra
ck
of
the
ave
ngi
ng
ange
ls.
For
fi
ve
da
ys
he
to
i
led
fo
o
tso
re
and
we
a
ry
thro
u
gh
the
de
fi
les
whi
ch
he
had
alre
a
dy
tra
ve
rsed
on
ho
rse
ba
ck.
At
ni
ght
he
flu
ng
hi
mse
lf
do
wn
amo
ng
the
ro
cks,
and
sna
tched
a
few
ho
u
rs
of
sle
e
p;
but
be
fo
re
da
ybre
ak
he
was
alwa
ys
we
ll
on
his
wa
y.
On
the
si
xth
da
y,
he
re
a
ched
the
Ea
gle
Ca
�o
n,
from
whi
ch
they
had
co
mme
nced
the
ir
ill-fa
ted
fli
ght.
The
nce
he
co
u
ld
lo
ok
do
wn
upon
the
ho
me
of
the
sa
i
nts.
Wo
rn
and
exha
u
ste
d,
he
le
a
ned
upon
his
ri
fle
and
sho
ok
his
ga
u
nt
ha
nd
fi
e
rce
ly
at
the
si
le
nt
wi
de
spre
ad
ci
ty
be
ne
a
th
hi
m.
As
he
lo
o
ked
at
it,
he
obse
rved
that
the
re
we
re
fla
gs
in
so
me
of
the
pri
nci
pal
stre
e
ts,
and
other
si
gns
of
fe
sti
vi
ty.
He
was
sti
ll
spe
cu
la
ti
ng
as
to
what
this
mi
ght
me
an
when
he
he
a
rd
the
cla
tter
of
ho
rse
's
ho
o
fs,
and
saw
a
mo
u
nted
man
ri
di
ng
to
wa
rds
hi
m.
As
he
appro
a
che
d,
he
re
co
gni
zed
him
as
a
Mo
rmon
na
med
Co
wpe
r,
to
whom
he
had
re
nde
red
se
rvi
ces
at
di
ffe
re
nt
ti
me
s.
He
the
re
fo
re
acco
sted
him
when
he
got
up
to
hi
m,
wi
th
the
obje
ct
of
fi
ndi
ng
out
what
Lu
cy
Fe
rri
e
r's
fa
te
had
be
e
n.
"I
am
Je
ffe
rson
Ho
pe
,"
he
sa
i
d.
"You
re
me
mber
me
."
The
Mo
rmon
lo
o
ked
at
him
wi
th
undi
sgu
i
sed
asto
ni
shme
nt—i
nde
e
d,
it
was
di
ffi
cu
lt
to
re
co
gni
ze
in
this
ta
tte
re
d,
unke
mpt
wa
nde
re
r,
wi
th
gha
stly
whi
te
fa
ce
and
fi
e
rce,
wi
ld
eye
s,
the
spru
ce
yo
u
ng
hu
nter
of
fo
rmer
da
ys.
Ha
vi
ng,
ho
we
ve
r,
at
la
st,
sa
ti
sfi
ed
hi
mse
lf
as
to
his
ide
nti
ty,
the
ma
n's
su
rpri
se
cha
nged
to
co
nste
rna
ti
o
n.
"You
are
mad
to
co
me
he
re
,"
he
cri
e
d.
"It
is
as
mu
ch
as
my
own
li
fe
is
wo
rth
to
be
se
en
ta
lki
ng
wi
th
yo
u.
The
re
is
a
wa
rra
nt
aga
i
nst
you
from
the
Ho
ly
Fo
ur
for
assi
sti
ng
the
Fe
rri
e
rs
awa
y."
"I
do
n't
fe
ar
the
m,
or
the
ir
wa
rra
nt,"
Ho
pe
sa
i
d,
ea
rne
stly.
"You
mu
st
know
so
me
thi
ng
of
this
ma
tte
r,
Co
wpe
r.
I
co
nju
re
you
by
eve
rythi
ng
you
ho
ld
de
ar
to
answer
a
few
qu
e
sti
o
ns.
We
ha
ve
alwa
ys
be
en
fri
e
nds.
For
Go
d's
sa
ke,
do
n't
re
fu
se
to
answer
me
."
"What
is
it?"
the
Mo
rmon
asked
une
a
si
ly.
"Be
qu
i
ck.
The
ve
ry
ro
cks
ha
ve
ea
rs
and
the
tre
es
eye
s."
"What
has
be
co
me
of
Lu
cy
Fe
rri
e
r?"
"She
was
ma
rri
ed
ye
ste
rday
to
yo
u
ng
Dre
bbe
r.
Ho
ld
up,
ma
n,
ho
ld
up,
you
ha
ve
no
li
fe
le
ft
in
yo
u
."
"Do
n't
mi
nd
me
,"
sa
id
Ho
pe
fa
i
ntly.
He
was
whi
te
to
the
ve
ry
li
ps,
and
had
su
nk
do
wn
on
the
sto
ne
aga
i
nst
whi
ch
he
had
be
en
le
a
ni
ng.
"Ma
rri
e
d,
you
sa
y?"
"Ma
rri
ed
ye
ste
rda
y—tha
t's
what
tho
se
fla
gs
are
for
on
the
Endo
wme
nt
Ho
u
se.
The
re
was
so
me
wo
rds
be
twe
en
yo
u
ng
Dre
bber
and
yo
u
ng
Sta
nge
rson
as
to
whi
ch
was
to
ha
ve
he
r.
The
y'd
bo
th
be
en
in
the
pa
rty
that
fo
llo
wed
the
m,
and
Sta
nge
rson
had
shot
her
fa
the
r,
whi
ch
se
e
med
to
gi
ve
him
the
be
st
cla
i
m;
but
when
they
argu
ed
it
out
in
co
u
nci
l,
Dre
bbe
r's
pa
rty
was
the
stro
nge
r,
so
the
Pro
phet
ga
ve
her
over
to
hi
m.
No
one
wo
n't
ha
ve
her
ve
ry
lo
ng
tho
u
gh,
for
I
saw
de
a
th
in
her
fa
ce
ye
ste
rda
y.
She
is
mo
re
li
ke
a
gho
st
than
a
wo
ma
n.
Are
you
off,
the
n?"
"Ye
s,
I
am
off,"
sa
id
Je
ffe
rson
Ho
pe,
who
had
ri
sen
from
his
se
a
t.
His
fa
ce
mi
ght
ha
ve
be
en
chi
se
lled
out
of
ma
rble,
so
ha
rd
and
set
was
its
expre
ssi
o
n,
whi
le
its
eyes
glo
wed
wi
th
a
ba
le
ful
li
ght.
"Whe
re
are
you
go
i
ng?"
"Ne
ver
mi
nd,"
he
answe
re
d;
and,
sli
ngi
ng
his
we
a
pon
over
his
sho
u
lde
r,
stro
de
off
do
wn
the
go
rge
and
so
away
into
the
he
a
rt
of
the
mo
u
nta
i
ns
to
the
ha
u
nts
of
the
wi
ld
be
a
sts.
Amo
ngst
them
all
the
re
was
no
ne
so
fi
e
rce
and
so
da
nge
ro
us
as
hi
mse
lf.
The
pre
di
cti
on
of
the
Mo
rmon
was
only
too
we
ll
fu
lfi
lle
d.
Whe
ther
it
was
the
te
rri
ble
de
a
th
of
her
fa
ther
or
the
effe
cts
of
the
ha
te
ful
ma
rri
a
ge
into
whi
ch
she
had
be
en
fo
rce
d,
po
or
Lu
cy
ne
ver
he
ld
up
her
he
ad
aga
i
n,
but
pi
ned
away
and
di
ed
wi
thin
a
mo
nth.
Her
so
tti
sh
hu
sba
nd,
who
had
ma
rri
ed
her
pri
nci
pa
lly
for
the
sa
ke
of
Jo
hn
Fe
rri
e
r's
pro
pe
rty,
did
not
affe
ct
any
gre
at
gri
ef
at
his
be
re
a
ve
me
nt;
but
his
other
wi
ves
mo
u
rned
over
he
r,
and
sat
up
wi
th
her
the
ni
ght
be
fo
re
the
bu
ri
a
l,
as
is
the
Mo
rmon
cu
sto
m.
They
we
re
gro
u
ped
ro
u
nd
the
bi
er
in
the
ea
rly
ho
u
rs
of
the
mo
rni
ng,
whe
n,
to
the
ir
ine
xpre
ssi
ble
fe
ar
and
asto
ni
shme
nt,
the
do
or
was
flu
ng
ope
n,
and
a
sa
va
ge
-lo
o
ki
ng,
we
a
the
r-be
a
ten
man
in
ta
tte
red
ga
rme
nts
stro
de
into
the
ro
o
m.
Wi
tho
ut
a
gla
nce
or
a
wo
rd
to
the
co
we
ri
ng
wo
me
n,
he
wa
lked
up
to
the
whi
te
si
le
nt
fi
gu
re
whi
ch
had
once
co
nta
i
ned
the
pu
re
so
ul
of
Lu
cy
Fe
rri
e
r.
Sto
o
pi
ng
over
he
r,
he
pre
ssed
his
li
ps
re
ve
re
ntly
to
her
co
ld
fo
re
he
a
d,
and
the
n,
sna
tchi
ng
up
her
ha
nd,
he
to
ok
the
we
ddi
ng-ri
ng
from
her
fi
nge
r.
"She
sha
ll
not
be
bu
ri
ed
in
tha
t,"
he
cri
ed
wi
th
a
fi
e
rce
sna
rl,
and
be
fo
re
an
ala
rm
co
u
ld
be
ra
i
sed
spra
ng
do
wn
the
sta
i
rs
and
was
go
ne.
So
stra
nge
and
so
bri
ef
was
the
epi
so
de,
that
the
wa
tche
rs
mi
ght
ha
ve
fo
u
nd
it
ha
rd
to
be
li
e
ve
it
the
mse
lves
or
pe
rsu
a
de
other
pe
o
ple
of
it,
had
it
not
be
en
for
the
unde
ni
a
ble
fa
ct
that
the
ci
rclet
of
go
ld
whi
ch
ma
rked
her
as
ha
vi
ng
be
en
a
bri
de
had
di
sa
ppe
a
re
d.
For
so
me
mo
nths
Je
ffe
rson
Ho
pe
li
nge
red
amo
ng
the
mo
u
nta
i
ns,
le
a
di
ng
a
stra
nge
wi
ld
li
fe,
and
nu
rsi
ng
in
his
he
a
rt
the
fi
e
rce
de
si
re
for
ve
nge
a
nce
whi
ch
po
sse
ssed
hi
m.
Ta
les
we
re
to
ld
in
the
Ci
ty
of
the
we
i
rd
fi
gu
re
whi
ch
was
se
en
pro
wli
ng
abo
ut
the
su
bu
rbs,
and
whi
ch
ha
u
nted
the
lo
ne
ly
mo
u
nta
in
go
rge
s.
Once
a
bu
llet
whi
stled
thro
u
gh
Sta
nge
rso
n's
wi
ndow
and
fla
tte
ned
itse
lf
upon
the
wa
ll
wi
thin
a
fo
ot
of
hi
m.
On
ano
ther
occa
si
o
n,
as
Dre
bber
pa
ssed
under
a
cli
ff
a
gre
at
bo
u
lder
cra
shed
do
wn
on
hi
m,
and
he
only
esca
ped
a
te
rri
ble
de
a
th
by
thro
wi
ng
hi
mse
lf
upon
his
fa
ce.
The
two
yo
u
ng
Mo
rmo
ns
we
re
not
lo
ng
in
di
sco
ve
ri
ng
the
re
a
son
of
the
se
atte
mpts
upon
the
ir
li
ve
s,
and
led
re
pe
a
ted
expe
di
ti
o
ns
into
the
mo
u
nta
i
ns
in
the
ho
pe
of
ca
ptu
ri
ng
or
ki
lli
ng
the
ir
ene
my,
but
alwa
ys
wi
tho
ut
su
cce
ss.
Then
they
ado
pted
the
pre
ca
u
ti
on
of
ne
ver
go
i
ng
out
alo
ne
or
after
ni
ghtfa
ll,
and
of
ha
vi
ng
the
ir
ho
u
ses
gu
a
rde
d.
After
a
ti
me
they
we
re
able
to
re
lax
the
se
me
a
su
re
s,
for
no
thi
ng
was
ei
ther
he
a
rd
or
se
en
of
the
ir
oppo
ne
nt,
and
they
ho
ped
that
ti
me
had
co
o
led
his
vi
ndi
cti
ve
ne
ss.
Far
from
do
i
ng
so,
it
ha
d,
if
anythi
ng,
au
gme
nted
it.
The
hu
nte
r's
mi
nd
was
of
a
ha
rd,
unyi
e
ldi
ng
na
tu
re,
and
the
pre
do
mi
na
nt
idea
of
re
ve
nge
had
ta
ken
su
ch
co
mple
te
po
sse
ssi
on
of
it
that
the
re
was
no
ro
om
for
any
other
emo
ti
o
n.
He
wa
s,
ho
we
ve
r,
abo
ve
all
thi
ngs
pra
cti
ca
l.
He
so
on
re
a
li
zed
that
even
his
iron
co
nsti
tu
ti
on
co
u
ld
not
sta
nd
the
ince
ssa
nt
stra
in
whi
ch
he
was
pu
tti
ng
upon
it.
Expo
su
re
and
wa
nt
of
who
le
so
me
fo
od
we
re
we
a
ri
ng
him
ou
t.
If
he
di
ed
li
ke
a
dog
amo
ng
the
mo
u
nta
i
ns,
what
was
to
be
co
me
of
his
re
ve
nge
the
n?
And
yet
su
ch
a
de
a
th
was
su
re
to
ove
rta
ke
him
if
he
pe
rsi
ste
d.
He
fe
lt
that
that
was
to
play
his
ene
my's
ga
me,
so
he
re
lu
cta
ntly
re
tu
rned
to
the
old
Ne
va
da
mi
ne
s,
the
re
to
re
cru
it
his
he
a
lth
and
to
ama
ss
mo
ney
eno
u
gh
to
allow
him
to
pu
rsue
his
obje
ct
wi
tho
ut
pri
va
ti
o
n.
His
inte
nti
on
had
be
en
to
be
abse
nt
a
ye
ar
at
the
mo
st,
but
a
co
mbi
na
ti
on
of
unfo
re
se
en
ci
rcu
msta
nces
pre
ve
nted
his
le
a
vi
ng
the
mi
nes
for
ne
a
rly
fi
ve.
At
the
end
of
that
ti
me,
ho
we
ve
r,
his
me
mo
ry
of
his
wro
ngs
and
his
cra
vi
ng
for
re
ve
nge
we
re
qu
i
te
as
ke
en
as
on
that
me
mo
ra
ble
ni
ght
when
he
had
sto
od
by
Jo
hn
Fe
rri
e
r's
gra
ve.
Di
sgu
i
se
d,
and
under
an
assu
med
na
me,
he
re
tu
rned
to
Sa
lt
La
ke
Ci
ty,
ca
re
le
ss
what
be
ca
me
of
his
own
li
fe,
as
lo
ng
as
he
obta
i
ned
what
he
knew
to
be
ju
sti
ce.
The
re
he
fo
u
nd
evil
ti
di
ngs
awa
i
ti
ng
hi
m.
The
re
had
be
en
a
schi
sm
amo
ng
the
Cho
sen
Pe
o
ple
a
few
mo
nths
be
fo
re,
so
me
of
the
yo
u
nger
me
mbe
rs
of
the
Chu
rch
ha
vi
ng
re
be
lled
aga
i
nst
the
au
tho
ri
ty
of
the
Elde
rs,
and
the
re
su
lt
had
be
en
the
se
ce
ssi
on
of
a
ce
rta
in
nu
mber
of
the
ma
lco
nte
nts,
who
had
le
ft
Utah
and
be
co
me
Ge
nti
le
s.
Amo
ng
the
se
had
be
en
Dre
bber
and
Sta
nge
rso
n;
and
no
one
knew
whi
ther
they
had
go
ne.
Ru
mo
ur
re
po
rted
that
Dre
bber
had
ma
na
ged
to
co
nve
rt
a
la
rge
pa
rt
of
his
pro
pe
rty
into
mo
ne
y,
and
that
he
had
de
pa
rted
a
we
a
lthy
ma
n,
whi
le
his
co
mpa
ni
o
n,
Sta
nge
rso
n,
was
co
mpa
ra
ti
ve
ly
po
o
r.
The
re
was
no
clue
at
all,
ho
we
ve
r,
as
to
the
ir
whe
re
a
bo
u
ts.
Ma
ny
a
ma
n,
ho
we
ver
vi
ndi
cti
ve,
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
aba
ndo
ned
all
tho
u
ght
of
re
ve
nge
in
the
fa
ce
of
su
ch
a
di
ffi
cu
lty,
but
Je
ffe
rson
Ho
pe
ne
ver
fa
lte
red
for
a
mo
me
nt.
Wi
th
the
sma
ll
co
mpe
te
nce
he
po
sse
sse
d,
eked
out
by
su
ch
emplo
yme
nt
as
he
co
u
ld
pi
ck
up,
he
tra
ve
lled
from
to
wn
to
to
wn
thro
u
gh
the
Uni
ted
Sta
tes
in
qu
e
st
of
his
ene
mi
e
s.
Ye
ar
pa
ssed
into
ye
a
r,
his
bla
ck
ha
ir
tu
rned
gri
zzle
d,
but
sti
ll
he
wa
nde
red
on,
a
hu
man
blo
o
dho
u
nd,
wi
th
his
mi
nd
who
lly
set
upon
the
one
obje
ct
upon
whi
ch
he
had
de
vo
ted
his
li
fe.
At
la
st
his
pe
rse
ve
ra
nce
was
re
wa
rde
d.
It
was
but
a
gla
nce
of
a
fa
ce
in
a
wi
ndo
w,
but
that
one
gla
nce
to
ld
him
that
Cle
ve
la
nd
in
Ohio
po
sse
ssed
the
men
whom
he
was
in
pu
rsu
it
of.
He
re
tu
rned
to
his
mi
se
ra
ble
lo
dgi
ngs
wi
th
his
plan
of
ve
nge
a
nce
all
arra
nge
d.
It
cha
nce
d,
ho
we
ve
r,
that
Dre
bbe
r,
lo
o
ki
ng
from
his
wi
ndo
w,
had
re
co
gni
zed
the
va
gra
nt
in
the
stre
e
t,
and
had
re
ad
mu
rder
in
his
eye
s.
He
hu
rri
ed
be
fo
re
a
ju
sti
ce
of
the
pe
a
ce,
acco
mpa
ni
ed
by
Sta
nge
rso
n,
who
had
be
co
me
his
pri
va
te
se
cre
ta
ry,
and
re
pre
se
nted
to
him
that
they
we
re
in
da
nger
of
the
ir
li
ves
from
the
je
a
lo
u
sy
and
ha
tred
of
an
old
ri
va
l.
That
eve
ni
ng
Je
ffe
rson
Ho
pe
was
ta
ken
into
cu
sto
dy,
and
not
be
i
ng
able
to
fi
nd
su
re
ti
e
s,
was
de
ta
i
ned
for
so
me
we
e
ks.
When
at
la
st
he
was
li
be
ra
te
d,
it
was
only
to
fi
nd
that
Dre
bbe
r's
ho
u
se
was
de
se
rte
d,
and
that
he
and
his
se
cre
ta
ry
had
de
pa
rted
for
Eu
ro
pe.
Aga
in
the
ave
nger
had
be
en
fo
i
le
d,
and
aga
in
his
co
nce
ntra
ted
ha
tred
urged
him
to
co
nti
nue
the
pu
rsu
i
t.
Fu
nds
we
re
wa
nti
ng,
ho
we
ve
r,
and
for
so
me
ti
me
he
had
to
re
tu
rn
to
wo
rk,
sa
vi
ng
eve
ry
do
llar
for
his
appro
a
chi
ng
jo
u
rne
y.
At
la
st,
ha
vi
ng
co
lle
cted
eno
u
gh
to
ke
ep
li
fe
in
hi
m,
he
de
pa
rted
for
Eu
ro
pe,
and
tra
cked
his
ene
mi
es
from
ci
ty
to
ci
ty,
wo
rki
ng
his
way
in
any
me
ni
al
ca
pa
ci
ty,
but
ne
ver
ove
rta
ki
ng
the
fu
gi
ti
ve
s.
When
he
re
a
ched
St.
Pe
te
rsbu
rg
they
had
de
pa
rted
for
Pa
ri
s;
and
when
he
fo
llo
wed
them
the
re
he
le
a
rned
that
they
had
ju
st
set
off
for
Co
pe
nha
ge
n.
At
the
Da
ni
sh
ca
pi
tal
he
was
aga
in
a
few
da
ys
la
te,
for
they
had
jo
u
rne
yed
on
to
Lo
ndo
n,
whe
re
he
at
la
st
su
cce
e
ded
in
ru
nni
ng
them
to
ea
rth.
As
to
what
occu
rred
the
re,
we
ca
nnot
do
be
tter
than
qu
o
te
the
old
hu
nte
r's
own
acco
u
nt,
as
du
ly
re
co
rded
in
Dr.
Wa
tso
n's
Jo
u
rna
l,
to
whi
ch
we
are
alre
a
dy
under
su
ch
obli
ga
ti
o
ns.
CHAPTER
VI.
A
CONTINUATION
OF
THE
REMINISCENCES
OF
JOHN
WATSON,
M.D.
OUR
pri
so
ne
r's
fu
ri
o
us
re
si
sta
nce
did
not
appa
re
ntly
indi
ca
te
any
fe
ro
ci
ty
in
his
di
spo
si
ti
on
to
wa
rds
ou
rse
lve
s,
for
on
fi
ndi
ng
hi
mse
lf
po
we
rle
ss,
he
smi
led
in
an
affa
ble
ma
nne
r,
and
expre
ssed
his
ho
pes
that
he
had
not
hu
rt
any
of
us
in
the
scu
ffle.
"I
gu
e
ss
yo
u
're
go
i
ng
to
ta
ke
me
to
the
po
li
ce
-sta
ti
o
n,"
he
re
ma
rked
to
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lme
s.
"My
ca
b's
at
the
do
o
r.
If
yo
u
'll
lo
o
se
my
le
gs
I'll
wa
lk
do
wn
to
it.
I'm
not
so
li
ght
to
li
ft
as
I
used
to
be
."
Gre
gson
and
Le
stra
de
excha
nged
gla
nces
as
if
they
tho
u
ght
this
pro
po
si
ti
on
ra
ther
a
bo
ld
one;
but
Ho
lmes
at
once
to
ok
the
pri
so
ner
at
his
wo
rd,
and
lo
o
se
ned
the
to
wel
whi
ch
we
had
bo
u
nd
ro
u
nd
his
ancle
s.
23
He
ro
se
and
stre
tched
his
le
gs,
as
tho
u
gh
to
assu
re
hi
mse
lf
that
they
we
re
free
once
mo
re.
I
re
me
mber
that
I
tho
u
ght
to
myse
lf,
as
I
eyed
hi
m,
that
I
had
se
ldom
se
en
a
mo
re
po
we
rfu
lly
bu
i
lt
ma
n;
and
his
da
rk
su
nbu
rned
fa
ce
bo
re
an
expre
ssi
on
of
de
te
rmi
na
ti
on
and
ene
rgy
whi
ch
was
as
fo
rmi
da
ble
as
his
pe
rso
nal
stre
ngth.
"If
the
re
's
a
va
ca
nt
pla
ce
for
a
chi
ef
of
the
po
li
ce,
I
re
ckon
you
are
the
man
for
it,"
he
sa
i
d,
ga
zi
ng
wi
th
undi
sgu
i
sed
admi
ra
ti
on
at
my
fe
llo
w-lo
dge
r.
"The
way
you
ke
pt
on
my
tra
il
was
a
ca
u
ti
o
n."
"You
had
be
tter
co
me
wi
th
me
,"
sa
id
Ho
lmes
to
the
two
de
te
cti
ve
s.
"I
can
dri
ve
yo
u
,"
sa
id
Le
stra
de.
"Go
o
d!
and
Gre
gson
can
co
me
insi
de
wi
th
me.
You
to
o,
Do
cto
r,
you
ha
ve
ta
ken
an
inte
re
st
in
the
ca
se
and
may
as
we
ll
sti
ck
to
us."
I
asse
nted
gla
dly,
and
we
all
de
sce
nded
to
ge
the
r.
Our
pri
so
ner
ma
de
no
atte
mpt
at
esca
pe,
but
ste
pped
ca
lmly
into
the
cab
whi
ch
had
be
en
hi
s,
and
we
fo
llo
wed
hi
m.
Le
stra
de
mo
u
nted
the
bo
x,
whi
pped
up
the
ho
rse,
and
bro
u
ght
us
in
a
ve
ry
sho
rt
ti
me
to
our
de
sti
na
ti
o
n.
We
we
re
ushe
red
into
a
sma
ll
cha
mber
whe
re
a
po
li
ce
Inspe
ctor
no
ted
do
wn
our
pri
so
ne
r's
na
me
and
the
na
mes
of
the
men
wi
th
who
se
mu
rder
he
had
be
en
cha
rge
d.
The
offi
ci
al
was
a
whi
te
-fa
ced
une
mo
ti
o
nal
ma
n,
who
we
nt
thro
u
gh
his
du
ti
es
in
a
du
ll
me
cha
ni
cal
wa
y.
"The
pri
so
ner
wi
ll
be
put
be
fo
re
the
ma
gi
stra
tes
in
the
co
u
rse
of
the
we
e
k,"
he
sa
i
d;
"in
the
me
an
ti
me,
Mr.
Je
ffe
rson
Ho
pe,
ha
ve
you
anythi
ng
that
you
wi
sh
to
sa
y?
I
mu
st
wa
rn
you
that
yo
ur
wo
rds
wi
ll
be
ta
ken
do
wn,
and
may
be
used
aga
i
nst
yo
u
."
"I've
got
a
go
od
de
al
to
sa
y,"
our
pri
so
ner
sa
id
slo
wly.
"I
wa
nt
to
te
ll
you
ge
ntle
men
all
abo
ut
it."
"Ha
dn't
you
be
tter
re
se
rve
that
for
yo
ur
tri
a
l?"
asked
the
Inspe
cto
r.
"I
may
ne
ver
be
tri
e
d,"
he
answe
re
d.
"You
ne
e
dn't
lo
ok
sta
rtle
d.
It
isn't
su
i
ci
de
I
am
thi
nki
ng
of.
Are
you
a
Do
cto
r?"
He
tu
rned
his
fi
e
rce
da
rk
eyes
upon
me
as
he
asked
this
la
st
qu
e
sti
o
n.
"Ye
s;
I
am,"
I
answe
re
d.
"Then
put
yo
ur
ha
nd
he
re
,"
he
sa
i
d,
wi
th
a
smi
le,
mo
ti
o
ni
ng
wi
th
his
ma
na
cled
wri
sts
to
wa
rds
his
che
st.
I
did
so;
and
be
ca
me
at
once
co
nsci
o
us
of
an
extra
o
rdi
na
ry
thro
bbi
ng
and
co
mmo
ti
on
whi
ch
was
go
i
ng
on
insi
de.
The
wa
lls
of
his
che
st
se
e
med
to
thri
ll
and
qu
i
ver
as
a
fra
il
bu
i
ldi
ng
wo
u
ld
do
insi
de
when
so
me
po
we
rful
engi
ne
was
at
wo
rk.
In
the
si
le
nce
of
the
ro
om
I
co
u
ld
he
ar
a
du
ll
hu
mmi
ng
and
bu
zzi
ng
no
i
se
whi
ch
pro
ce
e
ded
from
the
sa
me
so
u
rce.
"Why,"
I
cri
e
d,
"you
ha
ve
an
ao
rtic
ane
u
ri
sm!"
"Tha
t's
what
they
ca
ll
it,"
he
sa
i
d,
pla
ci
dly.
"I
we
nt
to
a
Do
ctor
la
st
we
ek
abo
ut
it,
and
he
to
ld
me
that
it
is
bo
u
nd
to
bu
rst
be
fo
re
ma
ny
da
ys
pa
sse
d.
It
has
be
en
ge
tti
ng
wo
rse
for
ye
a
rs.
I
got
it
from
ove
r-e
xpo
su
re
and
unde
r-fe
e
di
ng
amo
ng
the
Sa
lt
La
ke
Mo
u
nta
i
ns.
I've
do
ne
my
wo
rk
no
w,
and
I
do
n't
ca
re
how
so
on
I
go,
but
I
sho
u
ld
li
ke
to
le
a
ve
so
me
acco
u
nt
of
the
bu
si
ne
ss
be
hi
nd
me.
I
do
n't
wa
nt
to
be
re
me
mbe
red
as
a
co
mmon
cu
t-thro
a
t."
The
Inspe
ctor
and
the
two
de
te
cti
ves
had
a
hu
rri
ed
di
scu
ssi
on
as
to
the
advi
sa
bi
li
ty
of
allo
wi
ng
him
to
te
ll
his
sto
ry.
"Do
you
co
nsi
de
r,
Do
cto
r,
that
the
re
is
imme
di
a
te
da
nge
r?"
the
fo
rmer
aske
d,
24
"Mo
st
ce
rta
i
nly
the
re
is,"
I
answe
re
d.
"In
that
ca
se
it
is
cle
a
rly
our
du
ty,
in
the
inte
re
sts
of
ju
sti
ce,
to
ta
ke
his
sta
te
me
nt,"
sa
id
the
Inspe
cto
r.
"You
are
at
li
be
rty,
si
r,
to
gi
ve
yo
ur
acco
u
nt,
whi
ch
I
aga
in
wa
rn
you
wi
ll
be
ta
ken
do
wn."
"I'll
sit
do
wn,
wi
th
yo
ur
le
a
ve
,"
the
pri
so
ner
sa
i
d,
su
i
ti
ng
the
acti
on
to
the
wo
rd.
"This
ane
u
ri
sm
of
mi
ne
ma
kes
me
ea
si
ly
ti
re
d,
and
the
tu
ssle
we
had
ha
lf
an
ho
ur
ago
has
not
me
nded
ma
tte
rs.
I'm
on
the
bri
nk
of
the
gra
ve,
and
I
am
not
li
ke
ly
to
lie
to
yo
u.
Eve
ry
wo
rd
I
say
is
the
abso
lu
te
tru
th,
and
how
you
use
it
is
a
ma
tter
of
no
co
nse
qu
e
nce
to
me
."
Wi
th
the
se
wo
rds,
Je
ffe
rson
Ho
pe
le
a
ned
ba
ck
in
his
cha
ir
and
be
gan
the
fo
llo
wi
ng
re
ma
rka
ble
sta
te
me
nt.
He
spo
ke
in
a
ca
lm
and
me
tho
di
cal
ma
nne
r,
as
tho
u
gh
the
eve
nts
whi
ch
he
na
rra
ted
we
re
co
mmo
npla
ce
eno
u
gh.
I
can
vo
u
ch
for
the
accu
ra
cy
of
the
su
bjo
i
ned
acco
u
nt,
for
I
ha
ve
had
acce
ss
to
Le
stra
de
's
no
te
-bo
o
k,
in
whi
ch
the
pri
so
ne
r's
wo
rds
we
re
ta
ken
do
wn
exa
ctly
as
they
we
re
utte
re
d.
"It
do
n't
mu
ch
ma
tter
to
you
why
I
ha
ted
the
se
me
n,"
he
sa
i
d;
"i
t's
eno
u
gh
that
they
we
re
gu
i
lty
of
the
de
a
th
of
two
hu
man
be
i
ngs—a
fa
ther
and
a
da
u
ghte
r—a
nd
that
they
ha
d,
the
re
fo
re,
fo
rfe
i
ted
the
ir
own
li
ve
s.
After
the
la
pse
of
ti
me
that
has
pa
ssed
si
nce
the
ir
cri
me,
it
was
impo
ssi
ble
for
me
to
se
cu
re
a
co
nvi
cti
on
aga
i
nst
them
in
any
co
u
rt.
I
knew
of
the
ir
gu
i
lt
tho
u
gh,
and
I
de
te
rmi
ned
that
I
sho
u
ld
be
ju
dge,
ju
ry,
and
exe
cu
ti
o
ner
all
ro
lled
into
one.
Yo
u
'd
ha
ve
do
ne
the
sa
me,
if
you
ha
ve
any
ma
nho
od
in
yo
u,
if
you
had
be
en
in
my
pla
ce.
"That
gi
rl
that
I
spo
ke
of
was
to
ha
ve
ma
rri
ed
me
twe
nty
ye
a
rs
ago.
She
was
fo
rced
into
ma
rryi
ng
that
sa
me
Dre
bbe
r,
and
bro
ke
her
he
a
rt
over
it.
I
to
ok
the
ma
rri
a
ge
ri
ng
from
her
de
ad
fi
nge
r,
and
I
vo
wed
that
his
dyi
ng
eyes
sho
u
ld
re
st
upon
that
ve
ry
ri
ng,
and
that
his
la
st
tho
u
ghts
sho
u
ld
be
of
the
cri
me
for
whi
ch
he
was
pu
ni
she
d.
I
ha
ve
ca
rri
ed
it
abo
ut
wi
th
me,
and
ha
ve
fo
llo
wed
him
and
his
acco
mpli
ce
over
two
co
nti
ne
nts
until
I
ca
u
ght
the
m.
They
tho
u
ght
to
ti
re
me
ou
t,
but
they
co
u
ld
not
do
it.
If
I
die
to
-mo
rro
w,
as
is
li
ke
ly
eno
u
gh,
I
die
kno
wi
ng
that
my
wo
rk
in
this
wo
rld
is
do
ne,
and
we
ll
do
ne.
They
ha
ve
pe
ri
she
d,
and
by
my
ha
nd.
The
re
is
no
thi
ng
le
ft
for
me
to
ho
pe
fo
r,
or
to
de
si
re.
"They
we
re
ri
ch
and
I
was
po
o
r,
so
that
it
was
no
ea
sy
ma
tter
for
me
to
fo
llow
the
m.
When
I
got
to
Lo
ndon
my
po
cket
was
abo
ut
empty,
and
I
fo
u
nd
that
I
mu
st
tu
rn
my
ha
nd
to
so
me
thi
ng
for
my
li
vi
ng.
Dri
vi
ng
and
ri
di
ng
are
as
na
tu
ral
to
me
as
wa
lki
ng,
so
I
appli
ed
at
a
ca
bo
wne
r's
offi
ce,
and
so
on
got
emplo
yme
nt.
I
was
to
bri
ng
a
ce
rta
in
sum
a
we
ek
to
the
owne
r,
and
wha
te
ver
was
over
that
I
mi
ght
ke
ep
for
myse
lf.
The
re
was
se
ldom
mu
ch
ove
r,
but
I
ma
na
ged
to
scra
pe
alo
ng
so
me
ho
w.
The
ha
rde
st
job
was
to
le
a
rn
my
way
abo
u
t,
for
I
re
ckon
that
of
all
the
ma
zes
that
ever
we
re
co
ntri
ve
d,
this
ci
ty
is
the
mo
st
co
nfu
si
ng.
I
had
a
map
be
si
de
me
tho
u
gh,
and
when
once
I
had
spo
tted
the
pri
nci
pal
ho
te
ls
and
sta
ti
o
ns,
I
got
on
pre
tty
we
ll.
"It
was
so
me
ti
me
be
fo
re
I
fo
u
nd
out
whe
re
my
two
ge
ntle
men
we
re
li
vi
ng;
but
I
inqu
i
red
and
inqu
i
red
until
at
la
st
I
dro
pped
acro
ss
the
m.
They
we
re
at
a
bo
a
rdi
ng-ho
u
se
at
Ca
mbe
rwe
ll,
over
on
the
other
si
de
of
the
ri
ve
r.
When
once
I
fo
u
nd
them
out
I
knew
that
I
had
them
at
my
me
rcy.
I
had
gro
wn
my
be
a
rd,
and
the
re
was
no
cha
nce
of
the
ir
re
co
gni
zi
ng
me.
I
wo
u
ld
dog
them
and
fo
llow
them
until
I
saw
my
oppo
rtu
ni
ty.
I
was
de
te
rmi
ned
that
they
sho
u
ld
not
esca
pe
me
aga
i
n.
"They
we
re
ve
ry
ne
ar
do
i
ng
it
for
all
tha
t.
Go
whe
re
they
wo
u
ld
abo
ut
Lo
ndo
n,
I
was
alwa
ys
at
the
ir
he
e
ls.
So
me
ti
mes
I
fo
llo
wed
them
on
my
ca
b,
and
so
me
ti
mes
on
fo
o
t,
but
the
fo
rmer
was
the
be
st,
for
then
they
co
u
ld
not
get
away
from
me.
It
was
only
ea
rly
in
the
mo
rni
ng
or
la
te
at
ni
ght
that
I
co
u
ld
ea
rn
anythi
ng,
so
that
I
be
gan
to
get
be
hi
nd
ha
nd
wi
th
my
emplo
ye
r.
I
did
not
mi
nd
tha
t,
ho
we
ve
r,
as
lo
ng
as
I
co
u
ld
lay
my
ha
nd
upon
the
men
I
wa
nte
d.
"They
we
re
ve
ry
cu
nni
ng,
tho
u
gh.
They
mu
st
ha
ve
tho
u
ght
that
the
re
was
so
me
cha
nce
of
the
ir
be
i
ng
fo
llo
we
d,
for
they
wo
u
ld
ne
ver
go
out
alo
ne,
and
ne
ver
after
ni
ghtfa
ll.
Du
ri
ng
two
we
e
ks
I
dro
ve
be
hi
nd
them
eve
ry
da
y,
and
ne
ver
once
saw
them
se
pa
ra
te.
Dre
bber
hi
mse
lf
was
dru
nk
ha
lf
the
ti
me,
but
Sta
nge
rson
was
not
to
be
ca
u
ght
na
ppi
ng.
I
wa
tched
them
la
te
and
ea
rly,
but
ne
ver
saw
the
gho
st
of
a
cha
nce;
but
I
was
not
di
sco
u
ra
ge
d,
for
so
me
thi
ng
to
ld
me
that
the
ho
ur
had
almo
st
co
me.
My
only
fe
ar
was
that
this
thi
ng
in
my
che
st
mi
ght
bu
rst
a
li
ttle
too
so
on
and
le
a
ve
my
wo
rk
undo
ne.
"At
la
st,
one
eve
ni
ng
I
was
dri
vi
ng
up
and
do
wn
To
rqu
ay
Te
rra
ce,
as
the
stre
et
was
ca
lled
in
whi
ch
they
bo
a
rde
d,
when
I
saw
a
cab
dri
ve
up
to
the
ir
do
o
r.
Pre
se
ntly
so
me
lu
gga
ge
was
bro
u
ght
ou
t,
and
after
a
ti
me
Dre
bber
and
Sta
nge
rson
fo
llo
wed
it,
and
dro
ve
off.
I
whi
pped
up
my
ho
rse
and
ke
pt
wi
thin
si
ght
of
the
m,
fe
e
li
ng
ve
ry
ill
at
ea
se,
for
I
fe
a
red
that
they
we
re
go
i
ng
to
shi
ft
the
ir
qu
a
rte
rs.
At
Eu
ston
Sta
ti
on
they
got
ou
t,
and
I
le
ft
a
boy
to
ho
ld
my
ho
rse,
and
fo
llo
wed
them
on
to
the
pla
tfo
rm.
I
he
a
rd
them
ask
for
the
Li
ve
rpo
ol
tra
i
n,
and
the
gu
a
rd
answer
that
one
had
ju
st
go
ne
and
the
re
wo
u
ld
not
be
ano
ther
for
so
me
ho
u
rs.
Sta
nge
rson
se
e
med
to
be
put
out
at
tha
t,
but
Dre
bber
was
ra
ther
ple
a
sed
than
othe
rwi
se.
I
got
so
clo
se
to
them
in
the
bu
stle
that
I
co
u
ld
he
ar
eve
ry
wo
rd
that
pa
ssed
be
twe
en
the
m.
Dre
bber
sa
id
that
he
had
a
li
ttle
bu
si
ne
ss
of
his
own
to
do,
and
that
if
the
other
wo
u
ld
wa
it
for
him
he
wo
u
ld
so
on
re
jo
in
hi
m.
His
co
mpa
ni
on
re
mo
nstra
ted
wi
th
hi
m,
and
re
mi
nded
him
that
they
had
re
so
lved
to
sti
ck
to
ge
the
r.
Dre
bber
answe
red
that
the
ma
tter
was
a
de
li
ca
te
one,
and
that
he
mu
st
go
alo
ne.
I
co
u
ld
not
ca
tch
what
Sta
nge
rson
sa
id
to
tha
t,
but
the
other
bu
rst
out
swe
a
ri
ng,
and
re
mi
nded
him
that
he
was
no
thi
ng
mo
re
than
his
pa
id
se
rva
nt,
and
that
he
mu
st
not
pre
su
me
to
di
cta
te
to
hi
m.
On
that
the
Se
cre
ta
ry
ga
ve
it
up
as
a
bad
jo
b,
and
si
mply
ba
rga
i
ned
wi
th
him
that
if
he
mi
ssed
the
la
st
tra
in
he
sho
u
ld
re
jo
in
him
at
Ha
lli
da
y's
Pri
va
te
Ho
te
l;
to
whi
ch
Dre
bber
answe
red
that
he
wo
u
ld
be
ba
ck
on
the
pla
tfo
rm
be
fo
re
ele
ve
n,
and
ma
de
his
way
out
of
the
sta
ti
o
n.
"The
mo
me
nt
for
whi
ch
I
had
wa
i
ted
so
lo
ng
had
at
la
st
co
me.
I
had
my
ene
mi
es
wi
thin
my
po
we
r.
To
ge
ther
they
co
u
ld
pro
te
ct
ea
ch
othe
r,
but
si
ngly
they
we
re
at
my
me
rcy.
I
did
not
act,
ho
we
ve
r,
wi
th
undue
pre
ci
pi
ta
ti
o
n.
My
pla
ns
we
re
alre
a
dy
fo
rme
d.
The
re
is
no
sa
ti
sfa
cti
on
in
ve
nge
a
nce
unle
ss
the
offe
nder
has
ti
me
to
re
a
li
ze
who
it
is
that
stri
kes
hi
m,
and
why
re
tri
bu
ti
on
has
co
me
upon
hi
m.
I
had
my
pla
ns
arra
nged
by
whi
ch
I
sho
u
ld
ha
ve
the
oppo
rtu
ni
ty
of
ma
ki
ng
the
man
who
had
wro
nged
me
unde
rsta
nd
that
his
old
sin
had
fo
u
nd
him
ou
t.
It
cha
nced
that
so
me
da
ys
be
fo
re
a
ge
ntle
man
who
had
be
en
enga
ged
in
lo
o
ki
ng
over
so
me
ho
u
ses
in
the
Bri
xton
Ro
ad
had
dro
pped
the
key
of
one
of
them
in
my
ca
rri
a
ge.
It
was
cla
i
med
that
sa
me
eve
ni
ng,
and
re
tu
rne
d;
but
in
the
inte
rval
I
had
ta
ken
a
mo
u
ldi
ng
of
it,
and
had
a
du
pli
ca
te
co
nstru
cte
d.
By
me
a
ns
of
this
I
had
acce
ss
to
at
le
a
st
one
spot
in
this
gre
at
ci
ty
whe
re
I
co
u
ld
re
ly
upon
be
i
ng
free
from
inte
rru
pti
o
n.
How
to
get
Dre
bber
to
that
ho
u
se
was
the
di
ffi
cu
lt
pro
blem
whi
ch
I
had
now
to
so
lve.
"He
wa
lked
do
wn
the
ro
ad
and
we
nt
into
one
or
two
li
qu
or
sho
ps,
sta
yi
ng
for
ne
a
rly
ha
lf-a
n-ho
ur
in
the
la
st
of
the
m.
When
he
ca
me
out
he
sta
gge
red
in
his
wa
lk,
and
was
evi
de
ntly
pre
tty
we
ll
on.
The
re
was
a
ha
nsom
ju
st
in
fro
nt
of
me,
and
he
ha
i
led
it.
I
fo
llo
wed
it
so
clo
se
that
the
no
se
of
my
ho
rse
was
wi
thin
a
ya
rd
of
his
dri
ver
the
who
le
wa
y.
We
ra
ttled
acro
ss
Wa
te
rloo
Bri
dge
and
thro
u
gh
mi
les
of
stre
e
ts,
unti
l,
to
my
asto
ni
shme
nt,
we
fo
u
nd
ou
rse
lves
ba
ck
in
the
Te
rra
ce
in
whi
ch
he
had
bo
a
rde
d.
I
co
u
ld
not
ima
gi
ne
what
his
inte
nti
on
was
in
re
tu
rni
ng
the
re;
but
I
we
nt
on
and
pu
lled
up
my
cab
a
hu
ndred
ya
rds
or
so
from
the
ho
u
se.
He
ente
red
it,
and
his
ha
nsom
dro
ve
awa
y.
Gi
ve
me
a
gla
ss
of
wa
te
r,
if
you
ple
a
se.
My
mo
u
th
ge
ts
dry
wi
th
the
ta
lki
ng."
I
ha
nded
him
the
gla
ss,
and
he
dra
nk
it
do
wn.
"Tha
t's
be
tte
r,"
he
sa
i
d.
"We
ll,
I
wa
i
ted
for
a
qu
a
rter
of
an
ho
u
r,
or
mo
re,
when
su
dde
nly
the
re
ca
me
a
no
i
se
li
ke
pe
o
ple
stru
ggli
ng
insi
de
the
ho
u
se.
Ne
xt
mo
me
nt
the
do
or
was
flu
ng
open
and
two
men
appe
a
re
d,
one
of
whom
was
Dre
bbe
r,
and
the
other
was
a
yo
u
ng
chap
whom
I
had
ne
ver
se
en
be
fo
re.
This
fe
llow
had
Dre
bber
by
the
co
lla
r,
and
when
they
ca
me
to
the
he
ad
of
the
ste
ps
he
ga
ve
him
a
sho
ve
and
a
ki
ck
whi
ch
se
nt
him
ha
lf
acro
ss
the
ro
a
d.
'You
ho
u
nd,'
he
cri
e
d,
sha
ki
ng
his
sti
ck
at
hi
m;
'I'll
te
a
ch
you
to
insu
lt
an
ho
ne
st
gi
rl!'
He
was
so
hot
that
I
thi
nk
he
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
thra
shed
Dre
bber
wi
th
his
cu
dge
l,
only
that
the
cur
sta
gge
red
away
do
wn
the
ro
ad
as
fa
st
as
his
le
gs
wo
u
ld
ca
rry
hi
m.
He
ran
as
far
as
the
co
rne
r,
and
the
n,
se
e
i
ng
my
ca
b,
he
ha
i
led
me
and
ju
mped
in.
'Dri
ve
me
to
Ha
lli
da
y's
Pri
va
te
Ho
te
l,'
sa
id
he.
"When
I
had
him
fa
i
rly
insi
de
my
ca
b,
my
he
a
rt
ju
mped
so
wi
th
joy
that
I
fe
a
red
le
st
at
this
la
st
mo
me
nt
my
ane
u
ri
sm
mi
ght
go
wro
ng.
I
dro
ve
alo
ng
slo
wly,
we
i
ghi
ng
in
my
own
mi
nd
what
it
was
be
st
to
do.
I
mi
ght
ta
ke
him
ri
ght
out
into
the
co
u
ntry,
and
the
re
in
so
me
de
se
rted
la
ne
ha
ve
my
la
st
inte
rvi
ew
wi
th
hi
m.
I
had
almo
st
de
ci
ded
upon
thi
s,
when
he
so
lved
the
pro
blem
for
me.
The
cra
ze
for
dri
nk
had
se
i
zed
him
aga
i
n,
and
he
orde
red
me
to
pu
ll
up
ou
tsi
de
a
gin
pa
la
ce.
He
we
nt
in,
le
a
vi
ng
wo
rd
that
I
sho
u
ld
wa
it
for
hi
m.
The
re
he
re
ma
i
ned
until
clo
si
ng
ti
me,
and
when
he
ca
me
out
he
was
so
far
go
ne
that
I
knew
the
ga
me
was
in
my
own
ha
nds.
"Do
n't
ima
gi
ne
that
I
inte
nded
to
ki
ll
him
in
co
ld
blo
o
d.
It
wo
u
ld
only
ha
ve
be
en
ri
gid
ju
sti
ce
if
I
had
do
ne
so,
but
I
co
u
ld
not
bri
ng
myse
lf
to
do
it.
I
had
lo
ng
de
te
rmi
ned
that
he
sho
u
ld
ha
ve
a
show
for
his
li
fe
if
he
cho
se
to
ta
ke
adva
nta
ge
of
it.
Amo
ng
the
ma
ny
bi
lle
ts
whi
ch
I
ha
ve
fi
lled
in
Ame
ri
ca
du
ri
ng
my
wa
nde
ri
ng
li
fe,
I
was
once
ja
ni
tor
and
swe
e
per
out
of
the
la
bo
ra
to
ry
at
Yo
rk
Co
lle
ge.
One
day
the
pro
fe
ssor
was
le
ctu
ri
ng
on
po
i
si
o
ns,
25
and
he
sho
wed
his
stu
de
nts
so
me
alka
lo
i
d,
as
he
ca
lled
it,
whi
ch
he
had
extra
cted
from
so
me
So
u
th
Ame
ri
can
arrow
po
i
so
n,
and
whi
ch
was
so
po
we
rful
that
the
le
a
st
gra
in
me
a
nt
insta
nt
de
a
th.
I
spo
tted
the
bo
ttle
in
whi
ch
this
pre
pa
ra
ti
on
was
ke
pt,
and
when
they
we
re
all
go
ne,
I
he
lped
myse
lf
to
a
li
ttle
of
it.
I
was
a
fa
i
rly
go
od
di
spe
nse
r,
so
I
wo
rked
this
alka
lo
id
into
sma
ll,
so
lu
ble
pi
lls,
and
ea
ch
pi
ll
I
put
in
a
box
wi
th
a
si
mi
lar
pi
ll
ma
de
wi
tho
ut
the
po
i
so
n.
I
de
te
rmi
ned
at
the
ti
me
that
when
I
had
my
cha
nce,
my
ge
ntle
men
sho
u
ld
ea
ch
ha
ve
a
draw
out
of
one
of
the
se
bo
xe
s,
whi
le
I
ate
the
pi
ll
that
re
ma
i
ne
d.
It
wo
u
ld
be
qu
i
te
as
de
a
dly,
and
a
go
od
de
al
le
ss
no
i
sy
than
fi
ri
ng
acro
ss
a
ha
ndke
rchi
e
f.
From
that
day
I
had
alwa
ys
my
pi
ll
bo
xes
abo
ut
wi
th
me,
and
the
ti
me
had
now
co
me
when
I
was
to
use
the
m.
"It
was
ne
a
rer
one
than
twe
lve,
and
a
wi
ld,
ble
ak
ni
ght,
blo
wi
ng
ha
rd
and
ra
i
ni
ng
in
to
rre
nts.
Di
smal
as
it
was
ou
tsi
de,
I
was
glad
wi
thi
n—so
glad
that
I
co
u
ld
ha
ve
sho
u
ted
out
from
pu
re
exu
lta
ti
o
n.
If
any
of
you
ge
ntle
men
ha
ve
ever
pi
ned
for
a
thi
ng,
and
lo
nged
for
it
du
ri
ng
twe
nty
lo
ng
ye
a
rs,
and
then
su
dde
nly
fo
u
nd
it
wi
thin
yo
ur
re
a
ch,
you
wo
u
ld
unde
rsta
nd
my
fe
e
li
ngs.
I
lit
a
ci
ga
r,
and
pu
ffed
at
it
to
ste
a
dy
my
ne
rve
s,
but
my
ha
nds
we
re
tre
mbli
ng,
and
my
te
mples
thro
bbi
ng
wi
th
exci
te
me
nt.
As
I
dro
ve,
I
co
u
ld
see
old
Jo
hn
Fe
rri
er
and
swe
et
Lu
cy
lo
o
ki
ng
at
me
out
of
the
da
rkne
ss
and
smi
li
ng
at
me,
ju
st
as
pla
in
as
I
see
you
all
in
this
ro
o
m.
All
the
way
they
we
re
ahe
ad
of
me,
one
on
ea
ch
si
de
of
the
ho
rse
until
I
pu
lled
up
at
the
ho
u
se
in
the
Bri
xton
Ro
a
d.
"The
re
was
not
a
so
ul
to
be
se
e
n,
nor
a
so
u
nd
to
be
he
a
rd,
exce
pt
the
dri
ppi
ng
of
the
ra
i
n.
When
I
lo
o
ked
in
at
the
wi
ndo
w,
I
fo
u
nd
Dre
bber
all
hu
ddled
to
ge
ther
in
a
dru
nken
sle
e
p.
I
sho
ok
him
by
the
arm,
'It's
ti
me
to
get
ou
t,'
I
sa
i
d.
"'All
ri
ght,
ca
bby,'
sa
id
he.
"I
su
ppo
se
he
tho
u
ght
we
had
co
me
to
the
ho
tel
that
he
had
me
nti
o
ne
d,
for
he
got
out
wi
tho
ut
ano
ther
wo
rd,
and
fo
llo
wed
me
do
wn
the
ga
rde
n.
I
had
to
wa
lk
be
si
de
him
to
ke
ep
him
ste
a
dy,
for
he
was
sti
ll
a
li
ttle
to
p-he
a
vy.
When
we
ca
me
to
the
do
o
r,
I
ope
ned
it,
and
led
him
into
the
fro
nt
ro
o
m.
I
gi
ve
you
my
wo
rd
that
all
the
wa
y,
the
fa
ther
and
the
da
u
ghter
we
re
wa
lki
ng
in
fro
nt
of
us.
"'It's
infe
rna
lly
da
rk,'
sa
id
he,
sta
mpi
ng
abo
u
t.
"'We
'll
so
on
ha
ve
a
li
ght,'
I
sa
i
d,
stri
ki
ng
a
ma
tch
and
pu
tti
ng
it
to
a
wax
ca
ndle
whi
ch
I
had
bro
u
ght
wi
th
me.
'No
w,
Eno
ch
Dre
bbe
r,'
I
co
nti
nu
e
d,
tu
rni
ng
to
hi
m,
and
ho
ldi
ng
the
li
ght
to
my
own
fa
ce,
'who
am
I?'
"He
ga
zed
at
me
wi
th
ble
a
re
d,
dru
nken
eyes
for
a
mo
me
nt,
and
then
I
saw
a
ho
rror
spri
ng
up
in
the
m,
and
co
nvu
lse
his
who
le
fe
a
tu
re
s,
whi
ch
sho
wed
me
that
he
knew
me.
He
sta
gge
red
ba
ck
wi
th
a
li
vid
fa
ce,
and
I
saw
the
pe
rspi
ra
ti
on
bre
ak
out
upon
his
bro
w,
whi
le
his
te
e
th
cha
tte
red
in
his
he
a
d.
At
the
si
ght,
I
le
a
ned
my
ba
ck
aga
i
nst
the
do
or
and
la
u
ghed
lo
ud
and
lo
ng.
I
had
alwa
ys
kno
wn
that
ve
nge
a
nce
wo
u
ld
be
swe
e
t,
but
I
had
ne
ver
ho
ped
for
the
co
nte
ntme
nt
of
so
ul
whi
ch
now
po
sse
ssed
me.
"'You
do
g!'
I
sa
i
d;
'I
ha
ve
hu
nted
you
from
Sa
lt
La
ke
Ci
ty
to
St.
Pe
te
rsbu
rg,
and
you
ha
ve
alwa
ys
esca
ped
me.
No
w,
at
la
st
yo
ur
wa
nde
ri
ngs
ha
ve
co
me
to
an
end,
for
ei
ther
you
or
I
sha
ll
ne
ver
see
to
-mo
rro
w's
sun
ri
se
.'
He
shru
nk
sti
ll
fu
rther
away
as
I
spo
ke,
and
I
co
u
ld
see
on
his
fa
ce
that
he
tho
u
ght
I
was
ma
d.
So
I
was
for
the
ti
me.
The
pu
lses
in
my
te
mples
be
at
li
ke
sle
dge
-ha
mme
rs,
and
I
be
li
e
ve
I
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
had
a
fit
of
so
me
so
rt
if
the
blo
od
had
not
gu
shed
from
my
no
se
and
re
li
e
ved
me.
"'What
do
you
thi
nk
of
Lu
cy
Fe
rri
er
no
w?'
I
cri
e
d,
lo
cki
ng
the
do
o
r,
and
sha
ki
ng
the
key
in
his
fa
ce.
'Pu
ni
shme
nt
has
be
en
slow
in
co
mi
ng,
but
it
has
ove
rta
ken
you
at
la
st.'
I
saw
his
co
wa
rd
li
ps
tre
mble
as
I
spo
ke.
He
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
be
gged
for
his
li
fe,
but
he
knew
we
ll
that
it
was
use
le
ss.
"'Wo
u
ld
you
mu
rder
me
?'
he
sta
mme
re
d.
"'The
re
is
no
mu
rde
r,'
I
answe
re
d.
'Who
ta
lks
of
mu
rde
ri
ng
a
mad
do
g?
What
me
rcy
had
you
upon
my
po
or
da
rli
ng,
when
you
dra
gged
her
from
her
sla
u
ghte
red
fa
the
r,
and
bo
re
her
away
to
yo
ur
accu
rsed
and
sha
me
le
ss
ha
re
m.'
"'It
was
not
I
who
ki
lled
her
fa
the
r,'
he
cri
e
d.
"'But
it
was
you
who
bro
ke
her
inno
ce
nt
he
a
rt,'
I
shri
e
ke
d,
thru
sti
ng
the
box
be
fo
re
hi
m.
'Let
the
hi
gh
God
ju
dge
be
twe
en
us.
Cho
o
se
and
ea
t.
The
re
is
de
a
th
in
one
and
li
fe
in
the
othe
r.
I
sha
ll
ta
ke
what
you
le
a
ve.
Let
us
see
if
the
re
is
ju
sti
ce
upon
the
ea
rth,
or
if
we
are
ru
led
by
cha
nce
.'
"He
co
we
red
away
wi
th
wi
ld
cri
es
and
pra
ye
rs
for
me
rcy,
but
I
drew
my
kni
fe
and
he
ld
it
to
his
thro
at
until
he
had
obe
yed
me.
Then
I
swa
llo
wed
the
othe
r,
and
we
sto
od
fa
ci
ng
one
ano
ther
in
si
le
nce
for
a
mi
nu
te
or
mo
re,
wa
i
ti
ng
to
see
whi
ch
was
to
li
ve
and
whi
ch
was
to
di
e.
Sha
ll
I
ever
fo
rget
the
lo
ok
whi
ch
ca
me
over
his
fa
ce
when
the
fi
rst
wa
rni
ng
pa
ngs
to
ld
him
that
the
po
i
son
was
in
his
syste
m?
I
la
u
ghed
as
I
saw
it,
and
he
ld
Lu
cy's
ma
rri
a
ge
ri
ng
in
fro
nt
of
his
eye
s.
It
was
but
for
a
mo
me
nt,
for
the
acti
on
of
the
alka
lo
id
is
ra
pi
d.
A
spa
sm
of
pa
in
co
nto
rted
his
fe
a
tu
re
s;
he
threw
his
ha
nds
out
in
fro
nt
of
hi
m,
sta
gge
re
d,
and
the
n,
wi
th
a
ho
a
rse
cry,
fe
ll
he
a
vi
ly
upon
the
flo
o
r.
I
tu
rned
him
over
wi
th
my
fo
o
t,
and
pla
ced
my
ha
nd
upon
his
he
a
rt.
The
re
was
no
mo
ve
me
nt.
He
was
de
a
d!
"The
blo
od
had
be
en
stre
a
mi
ng
from
my
no
se,
but
I
had
ta
ken
no
no
ti
ce
of
it.
I
do
n't
know
what
it
was
that
put
it
into
my
he
ad
to
wri
te
upon
the
wa
ll
wi
th
it.
Pe
rha
ps
it
was
so
me
mi
schi
e
vo
us
idea
of
se
tti
ng
the
po
li
ce
upon
a
wro
ng
tra
ck,
for
I
fe
lt
li
ght-he
a
rted
and
che
e
rfu
l.
I
re
me
mbe
red
a
Ge
rman
be
i
ng
fo
u
nd
in
New
Yo
rk
wi
th
RACHE
wri
tten
up
abo
ve
hi
m,
and
it
was
argu
ed
at
the
ti
me
in
the
ne
wspa
pe
rs
that
the
se
cret
so
ci
e
ti
es
mu
st
ha
ve
do
ne
it.
I
gu
e
ssed
that
what
pu
zzled
the
New
Yo
rke
rs
wo
u
ld
pu
zzle
the
Lo
ndo
ne
rs,
so
I
di
pped
my
fi
nger
in
my
own
blo
od
and
pri
nted
it
on
a
co
nve
ni
e
nt
pla
ce
on
the
wa
ll.
Then
I
wa
lked
do
wn
to
my
cab
and
fo
u
nd
that
the
re
was
no
bo
dy
abo
u
t,
and
that
the
ni
ght
was
sti
ll
ve
ry
wi
ld.
I
had
dri
ven
so
me
di
sta
nce
when
I
put
my
ha
nd
into
the
po
cket
in
whi
ch
I
usu
a
lly
ke
pt
Lu
cy's
ri
ng,
and
fo
u
nd
that
it
was
not
the
re.
I
was
thu
nde
rstru
ck
at
thi
s,
for
it
was
the
only
me
me
nto
that
I
had
of
he
r.
Thi
nki
ng
that
I
mi
ght
ha
ve
dro
pped
it
when
I
sto
o
ped
over
Dre
bbe
r's
bo
dy,
I
dro
ve
ba
ck,
and
le
a
vi
ng
my
cab
in
a
si
de
stre
e
t,
I
we
nt
bo
ldly
up
to
the
ho
u
se
—for
I
was
re
a
dy
to
da
re
anythi
ng
ra
ther
than
lo
se
the
ri
ng.
When
I
arri
ved
the
re,
I
wa
lked
ri
ght
into
the
arms
of
a
po
li
ce
-o
ffi
cer
who
was
co
mi
ng
ou
t,
and
only
ma
na
ged
to
di
sa
rm
his
su
spi
ci
o
ns
by
pre
te
ndi
ng
to
be
ho
pe
le
ssly
dru
nk.
"That
was
how
Eno
ch
Dre
bber
ca
me
to
his
end.
All
I
had
to
do
then
was
to
do
as
mu
ch
for
Sta
nge
rso
n,
and
so
pay
off
Jo
hn
Fe
rri
e
r's
de
bt.
I
knew
that
he
was
sta
yi
ng
at
Ha
lli
da
y's
Pri
va
te
Ho
te
l,
and
I
hu
ng
abo
ut
all
da
y,
but
he
ne
ver
ca
me
ou
t.
26
fa
ncy
that
he
su
spe
cted
so
me
thi
ng
when
Dre
bber
fa
i
led
to
put
in
an
appe
a
ra
nce.
He
was
cu
nni
ng,
was
Sta
nge
rso
n,
and
alwa
ys
on
his
gu
a
rd.
If
he
tho
u
ght
he
co
u
ld
ke
ep
me
off
by
sta
yi
ng
indo
o
rs
he
was
ve
ry
mu
ch
mi
sta
ke
n.
I
so
on
fo
u
nd
out
whi
ch
was
the
wi
ndow
of
his
be
dro
o
m,
and
ea
rly
ne
xt
mo
rni
ng
I
to
ok
adva
nta
ge
of
so
me
la
dde
rs
whi
ch
we
re
lyi
ng
in
the
la
ne
be
hi
nd
the
ho
te
l,
and
so
ma
de
my
way
into
his
ro
om
in
the
grey
of
the
da
wn.
I
wo
ke
him
up
and
to
ld
him
that
the
ho
ur
had
co
me
when
he
was
to
answer
for
the
li
fe
he
had
ta
ken
so
lo
ng
be
fo
re.
I
de
scri
bed
Dre
bbe
r's
de
a
th
to
hi
m,
and
I
ga
ve
him
the
sa
me
cho
i
ce
of
the
po
i
so
ned
pi
lls.
Inste
ad
of
gra
spi
ng
at
the
cha
nce
of
sa
fe
ty
whi
ch
that
offe
red
hi
m,
he
spra
ng
from
his
bed
and
flew
at
my
thro
a
t.
In
se
lf-de
fe
nce
I
sta
bbed
him
to
the
he
a
rt.
It
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
be
en
the
sa
me
in
any
ca
se,
for
Pro
vi
de
nce
wo
u
ld
ne
ver
ha
ve
allo
wed
his
gu
i
lty
ha
nd
to
pi
ck
out
anythi
ng
but
the
po
i
so
n.
"I
ha
ve
li
ttle
mo
re
to
sa
y,
and
it's
as
we
ll,
for
I
am
abo
ut
do
ne
up.
I
we
nt
on
ca
bbi
ng
it
for
a
day
or
so,
inte
ndi
ng
to
ke
ep
at
it
until
I
co
u
ld
sa
ve
eno
u
gh
to
ta
ke
me
ba
ck
to
Ame
ri
ca.
I
was
sta
ndi
ng
in
the
ya
rd
when
a
ra
gged
yo
u
ngster
asked
if
the
re
was
a
ca
bby
the
re
ca
lled
Je
ffe
rson
Ho
pe,
and
sa
id
that
his
cab
was
wa
nted
by
a
ge
ntle
man
at
221B,
Ba
ker
Stre
e
t.
I
we
nt
ro
u
nd,
su
spe
cti
ng
no
ha
rm,
and
the
ne
xt
thi
ng
I
kne
w,
this
yo
u
ng
man
he
re
had
the
bra
ce
le
ts
on
my
wri
sts,
and
as
ne
a
tly
sna
ckled
27
as
ever
I
saw
in
my
li
fe.
Tha
t's
the
who
le
of
my
sto
ry,
ge
ntle
me
n.
You
may
co
nsi
der
me
to
be
a
mu
rde
re
r;
but
I
ho
ld
that
I
am
ju
st
as
mu
ch
an
offi
cer
of
ju
sti
ce
as
you
are
."
So
thri
lli
ng
had
the
ma
n's
na
rra
ti
ve
be
e
n,
and
his
ma
nner
was
so
impre
ssi
ve
that
we
had
sat
si
le
nt
and
abso
rbe
d.
Even
the
pro
fe
ssi
o
nal
de
te
cti
ve
s,
bla
s�
as
they
we
re
in
eve
ry
de
ta
il
of
cri
me,
appe
a
red
to
be
ke
e
nly
inte
re
sted
in
the
ma
n's
sto
ry.
When
he
fi
ni
shed
we
sat
for
so
me
mi
nu
tes
in
a
sti
llne
ss
whi
ch
was
only
bro
ken
by
the
scra
tchi
ng
of
Le
stra
de
's
pe
ncil
as
he
ga
ve
the
fi
ni
shi
ng
to
u
ches
to
his
sho
rtha
nd
acco
u
nt.
"The
re
is
only
one
po
i
nt
on
whi
ch
I
sho
u
ld
li
ke
a
li
ttle
mo
re
info
rma
ti
o
n,"
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lmes
sa
id
at
la
st.
"Who
was
yo
ur
acco
mpli
ce
who
ca
me
for
the
ri
ng
whi
ch
I
adve
rti
se
d?"
The
pri
so
ner
wi
nked
at
my
fri
e
nd
jo
co
se
ly.
"I
can
te
ll
my
own
se
cre
ts,"
he
sa
i
d,
"but
I
do
n't
get
other
pe
o
ple
into
tro
u
ble.
I
saw
yo
ur
adve
rti
se
me
nt,
and
I
tho
u
ght
it
mi
ght
be
a
pla
nt,
or
it
mi
ght
be
the
ri
ng
whi
ch
I
wa
nte
d.
My
fri
e
nd
vo
lu
nte
e
red
to
go
and
se
e.
I
thi
nk
yo
u
'll
own
he
did
it
sma
rtly."
"Not
a
do
u
bt
of
tha
t,"
sa
id
Ho
lmes
he
a
rti
ly.
"No
w,
ge
ntle
me
n,"
the
Inspe
ctor
re
ma
rked
gra
ve
ly,
"the
fo
rms
of
the
law
mu
st
be
co
mpli
ed
wi
th.
On
Thu
rsday
the
pri
so
ner
wi
ll
be
bro
u
ght
be
fo
re
the
ma
gi
stra
te
s,
and
yo
ur
atte
nda
nce
wi
ll
be
re
qu
i
re
d.
Until
then
I
wi
ll
be
re
spo
nsi
ble
for
hi
m."
He
ra
ng
the
be
ll
as
he
spo
ke,
and
Je
ffe
rson
Ho
pe
was
led
off
by
a
co
u
ple
of
wa
rde
rs,
whi
le
my
fri
e
nd
and
I
ma
de
our
way
out
of
the
Sta
ti
on
and
to
ok
a
cab
ba
ck
to
Ba
ker
Stre
e
t.
CHAPTER
VII.
THE
CONCLUSION.
WE
had
all
be
en
wa
rned
to
appe
ar
be
fo
re
the
ma
gi
stra
tes
upon
the
Thu
rsda
y;
but
when
the
Thu
rsday
ca
me
the
re
was
no
occa
si
on
for
our
te
sti
mo
ny.
A
hi
gher
Ju
dge
had
ta
ken
the
ma
tter
in
ha
nd,
and
Je
ffe
rson
Ho
pe
had
be
en
su
mmo
ned
be
fo
re
a
tri
bu
nal
whe
re
stri
ct
ju
sti
ce
wo
u
ld
be
me
ted
out
to
hi
m.
On
the
ve
ry
ni
ght
after
his
ca
ptu
re
the
ane
u
ri
sm
bu
rst,
and
he
was
fo
u
nd
in
the
mo
rni
ng
stre
tched
upon
the
flo
or
of
the
ce
ll,
wi
th
a
pla
cid
smi
le
upon
his
fa
ce,
as
tho
u
gh
he
had
be
en
able
in
his
dyi
ng
mo
me
nts
to
lo
ok
ba
ck
upon
a
use
ful
li
fe,
and
on
wo
rk
we
ll
do
ne.
"Gre
gson
and
Le
stra
de
wi
ll
be
wi
ld
abo
ut
his
de
a
th,"
Ho
lmes
re
ma
rke
d,
as
we
cha
tted
it
over
ne
xt
eve
ni
ng.
"Whe
re
wi
ll
the
ir
gra
nd
adve
rti
se
me
nt
be
no
w?"
"I
do
n't
see
that
they
had
ve
ry
mu
ch
to
do
wi
th
his
ca
ptu
re
,"
I
answe
re
d.
"What
you
do
in
this
wo
rld
is
a
ma
tter
of
no
co
nse
qu
e
nce
,"
re
tu
rned
my
co
mpa
ni
o
n,
bi
tte
rly.
"The
qu
e
sti
on
is,
what
can
you
ma
ke
pe
o
ple
be
li
e
ve
that
you
ha
ve
do
ne.
Ne
ver
mi
nd,"
he
co
nti
nu
e
d,
mo
re
bri
ghtly,
after
a
pa
u
se.
"I
wo
u
ld
not
ha
ve
mi
ssed
the
inve
sti
ga
ti
on
for
anythi
ng.
The
re
has
be
en
no
be
tter
ca
se
wi
thin
my
re
co
lle
cti
o
n.
Si
mple
as
it
wa
s,
the
re
we
re
se
ve
ral
mo
st
instru
cti
ve
po
i
nts
abo
ut
it."
"Si
mple
!"
I
eja
cu
la
te
d.
"We
ll,
re
a
lly,
it
can
ha
rdly
be
de
scri
bed
as
othe
rwi
se
,"
sa
id
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lme
s,
smi
li
ng
at
my
su
rpri
se.
"The
pro
of
of
its
intri
nsic
si
mpli
ci
ty
is,
that
wi
tho
ut
any
he
lp
sa
ve
a
few
ve
ry
ordi
na
ry
de
du
cti
o
ns
I
was
able
to
lay
my
ha
nd
upon
the
cri
mi
nal
wi
thin
three
da
ys."
"That
is
tru
e
,"
sa
id
I.
"I
ha
ve
alre
a
dy
expla
i
ned
to
you
that
what
is
out
of
the
co
mmon
is
usu
a
lly
a
gu
i
de
ra
ther
than
a
hi
ndra
nce.
In
so
lvi
ng
a
pro
blem
of
this
so
rt,
the
gra
nd
thi
ng
is
to
be
able
to
re
a
son
ba
ckwa
rds.
That
is
a
ve
ry
use
ful
acco
mpli
shme
nt,
and
a
ve
ry
ea
sy
one,
but
pe
o
ple
do
not
pra
cti
se
it
mu
ch.
In
the
eve
ry-day
affa
i
rs
of
li
fe
it
is
mo
re
use
ful
to
re
a
son
fo
rwa
rds,
and
so
the
other
co
mes
to
be
ne
gle
cte
d.
The
re
are
fi
fty
who
can
re
a
son
synthe
ti
ca
lly
for
one
who
can
re
a
son
ana
lyti
ca
lly."
"I
co
nfe
ss,"
sa
id
I,
"that
I
do
not
qu
i
te
fo
llow
yo
u
."
"I
ha
rdly
expe
cted
that
you
wo
u
ld.
Let
me
see
if
I
can
ma
ke
it
cle
a
re
r.
Mo
st
pe
o
ple,
if
you
de
scri
be
a
tra
in
of
eve
nts
to
the
m,
wi
ll
te
ll
you
what
the
re
su
lt
wo
u
ld
be.
They
can
put
tho
se
eve
nts
to
ge
ther
in
the
ir
mi
nds,
and
argue
from
them
that
so
me
thi
ng
wi
ll
co
me
to
pa
ss.
The
re
are
few
pe
o
ple,
ho
we
ve
r,
who,
if
you
to
ld
them
a
re
su
lt,
wo
u
ld
be
able
to
evo
lve
from
the
ir
own
inner
co
nsci
o
u
sne
ss
what
the
ste
ps
we
re
whi
ch
led
up
to
that
re
su
lt.
This
po
wer
is
what
I
me
an
when
I
ta
lk
of
re
a
so
ni
ng
ba
ckwa
rds,
or
ana
lyti
ca
lly."
"I
unde
rsta
nd,"
sa
id
I.
"Now
this
was
a
ca
se
in
whi
ch
you
we
re
gi
ven
the
re
su
lt
and
had
to
fi
nd
eve
rythi
ng
else
for
yo
u
rse
lf.
Now
let
me
ende
a
vo
ur
to
show
you
the
di
ffe
re
nt
ste
ps
in
my
re
a
so
ni
ng.
To
be
gin
at
the
be
gi
nni
ng.
I
appro
a
ched
the
ho
u
se,
as
you
kno
w,
on
fo
o
t,
and
wi
th
my
mi
nd
enti
re
ly
free
from
all
impre
ssi
o
ns.
I
na
tu
ra
lly
be
gan
by
exa
mi
ni
ng
the
ro
a
dwa
y,
and
the
re,
as
I
ha
ve
alre
a
dy
expla
i
ned
to
yo
u,
I
saw
cle
a
rly
the
ma
rks
of
a
ca
b,
whi
ch,
I
asce
rta
i
ned
by
inqu
i
ry,
mu
st
ha
ve
be
en
the
re
du
ri
ng
the
ni
ght.
I
sa
ti
sfi
ed
myse
lf
that
it
was
a
cab
and
not
a
pri
va
te
ca
rri
a
ge
by
the
na
rrow
ga
u
ge
of
the
whe
e
ls.
The
ordi
na
ry
Lo
ndon
gro
wler
is
co
nsi
de
ra
bly
le
ss
wi
de
than
a
ge
ntle
ma
n's
bro
u
gha
m.
"This
was
the
fi
rst
po
i
nt
ga
i
ne
d.
I
then
wa
lked
slo
wly
do
wn
the
ga
rden
pa
th,
whi
ch
ha
ppe
ned
to
be
co
mpo
sed
of
a
clay
so
i
l,
pe
cu
li
a
rly
su
i
ta
ble
for
ta
ki
ng
impre
ssi
o
ns.
No
do
u
bt
it
appe
a
red
to
you
to
be
a
me
re
tra
mpled
li
ne
of
slu
sh,
but
to
my
tra
i
ned
eyes
eve
ry
ma
rk
upon
its
su
rfa
ce
had
a
me
a
ni
ng.
The
re
is
no
bra
nch
of
de
te
cti
ve
sci
e
nce
whi
ch
is
so
impo
rta
nt
and
so
mu
ch
ne
gle
cted
as
the
art
of
tra
ci
ng
fo
o
tste
ps.
Ha
ppi
ly,
I
ha
ve
alwa
ys
la
id
gre
at
stre
ss
upon
it,
and
mu
ch
pra
cti
ce
has
ma
de
it
se
co
nd
na
tu
re
to
me.
I
saw
the
he
a
vy
fo
o
tma
rks
of
the
co
nsta
ble
s,
but
I
saw
also
the
tra
ck
of
the
two
men
who
had
fi
rst
pa
ssed
thro
u
gh
the
ga
rde
n.
It
was
ea
sy
to
te
ll
that
they
had
be
en
be
fo
re
the
othe
rs,
be
ca
u
se
in
pla
ces
the
ir
ma
rks
had
be
en
enti
re
ly
obli
te
ra
ted
by
the
othe
rs
co
mi
ng
upon
the
top
of
the
m.
In
this
way
my
se
co
nd
li
nk
was
fo
rme
d,
whi
ch
to
ld
me
that
the
no
ctu
rnal
vi
si
to
rs
we
re
two
in
nu
mbe
r,
one
re
ma
rka
ble
for
his
he
i
ght
(as
I
ca
lcu
la
ted
from
the
le
ngth
of
his
stri
de
),
and
the
other
fa
shi
o
na
bly
dre
sse
d,
to
ju
dge
from
the
sma
ll
and
ele
ga
nt
impre
ssi
on
le
ft
by
his
bo
o
ts.
"On
ente
ri
ng
the
ho
u
se
this
la
st
infe
re
nce
was
co
nfi
rme
d.
My
we
ll-bo
o
ted
man
lay
be
fo
re
me.
The
ta
ll
one,
the
n,
had
do
ne
the
mu
rde
r,
if
mu
rder
the
re
wa
s.
The
re
was
no
wo
u
nd
upon
the
de
ad
ma
n's
pe
rso
n,
but
the
agi
ta
ted
expre
ssi
on
upon
his
fa
ce
assu
red
me
that
he
had
fo
re
se
en
his
fa
te
be
fo
re
it
ca
me
upon
hi
m.
Men
who
die
from
he
a
rt
di
se
a
se,
or
any
su
dden
na
tu
ral
ca
u
se,
ne
ver
by
any
cha
nce
exhi
bit
agi
ta
ti
on
upon
the
ir
fe
a
tu
re
s.
Ha
vi
ng
sni
ffed
the
de
ad
ma
n's
li
ps
I
de
te
cted
a
sli
ghtly
so
ur
sme
ll,
and
I
ca
me
to
the
co
nclu
si
on
that
he
had
had
po
i
son
fo
rced
upon
hi
m.
Aga
i
n,
I
argu
ed
that
it
had
be
en
fo
rced
upon
him
from
the
ha
tred
and
fe
ar
expre
ssed
upon
his
fa
ce.
By
the
me
thod
of
exclu
si
o
n,
I
had
arri
ved
at
this
re
su
lt,
for
no
other
hypo
the
sis
wo
u
ld
me
et
the
fa
cts.
Do
not
ima
gi
ne
that
it
was
a
ve
ry
unhe
a
rd
of
ide
a.
The
fo
rci
ble
admi
ni
stra
ti
on
of
po
i
son
is
by
no
me
a
ns
a
new
thi
ng
in
cri
mi
nal
anna
ls.
The
ca
ses
of
Do
lsky
in
Ode
ssa,
and
of
Le
tu
ri
er
in
Mo
ntpe
lli
e
r,
wi
ll
occur
at
once
to
any
to
xi
co
lo
gi
st.
"And
now
ca
me
the
gre
at
qu
e
sti
on
as
to
the
re
a
son
why.
Ro
bbe
ry
had
not
be
en
the
obje
ct
of
the
mu
rde
r,
for
no
thi
ng
was
ta
ke
n.
Was
it
po
li
ti
cs,
the
n,
or
was
it
a
wo
ma
n?
That
was
the
qu
e
sti
on
whi
ch
co
nfro
nted
me.
I
was
incli
ned
from
the
fi
rst
to
the
la
tter
su
ppo
si
ti
o
n.
Po
li
ti
cal
assa
ssi
ns
are
only
too
glad
to
do
the
ir
wo
rk
and
to
fly.
This
mu
rder
ha
d,
on
the
co
ntra
ry,
be
en
do
ne
mo
st
de
li
be
ra
te
ly,
and
the
pe
rpe
tra
tor
had
le
ft
his
tra
cks
all
over
the
ro
o
m,
sho
wi
ng
that
he
had
be
en
the
re
all
the
ti
me.
It
mu
st
ha
ve
be
en
a
pri
va
te
wro
ng,
and
not
a
po
li
ti
cal
one,
whi
ch
ca
lled
for
su
ch
a
me
tho
di
cal
re
ve
nge.
When
the
inscri
pti
on
was
di
sco
ve
red
upon
the
wa
ll
I
was
mo
re
incli
ned
than
ever
to
my
opi
ni
o
n.
The
thi
ng
was
too
evi
de
ntly
a
bli
nd.
When
the
ri
ng
was
fo
u
nd,
ho
we
ve
r,
it
se
ttled
the
qu
e
sti
o
n.
Cle
a
rly
the
mu
rde
rer
had
used
it
to
re
mi
nd
his
vi
ctim
of
so
me
de
ad
or
abse
nt
wo
ma
n.
It
was
at
this
po
i
nt
that
I
asked
Gre
gson
whe
ther
he
had
enqu
i
red
in
his
te
le
gram
to
Cle
ve
la
nd
as
to
any
pa
rti
cu
lar
po
i
nt
in
Mr.
Dre
bbe
r's
fo
rmer
ca
re
e
r.
He
answe
re
d,
you
re
me
mbe
r,
in
the
ne
ga
ti
ve.
"I
then
pro
ce
e
ded
to
ma
ke
a
ca
re
ful
exa
mi
na
ti
on
of
the
ro
o
m,
whi
ch
co
nfi
rmed
me
in
my
opi
ni
on
as
to
the
mu
rde
re
r's
he
i
ght,
and
fu
rni
shed
me
wi
th
the
addi
ti
o
nal
de
ta
i
ls
as
to
the
Tri
chi
no
po
ly
ci
gar
and
the
le
ngth
of
his
na
i
ls.
I
had
alre
a
dy
co
me
to
the
co
nclu
si
o
n,
si
nce
the
re
we
re
no
si
gns
of
a
stru
ggle,
that
the
blo
od
whi
ch
co
ve
red
the
flo
or
had
bu
rst
from
the
mu
rde
re
r's
no
se
in
his
exci
te
me
nt.
I
co
u
ld
pe
rce
i
ve
that
the
tra
ck
of
blo
od
co
i
nci
ded
wi
th
the
tra
ck
of
his
fe
e
t.
It
is
se
ldom
that
any
ma
n,
unle
ss
he
is
ve
ry
fu
ll-blo
o
de
d,
bre
a
ks
out
in
this
way
thro
u
gh
emo
ti
o
n,
so
I
ha
za
rded
the
opi
ni
on
that
the
cri
mi
nal
was
pro
ba
bly
a
ro
bu
st
and
ru
ddy-fa
ced
ma
n.
Eve
nts
pro
ved
that
I
had
ju
dged
co
rre
ctly.
"Ha
vi
ng
le
ft
the
ho
u
se,
I
pro
ce
e
ded
to
do
what
Gre
gson
had
ne
gle
cte
d.
I
te
le
gra
phed
to
the
he
ad
of
the
po
li
ce
at
Cle
ve
la
nd,
li
mi
ti
ng
my
enqu
i
ry
to
the
ci
rcu
msta
nces
co
nne
cted
wi
th
the
ma
rri
a
ge
of
Eno
ch
Dre
bbe
r.
The
answer
was
co
nclu
si
ve.
It
to
ld
me
that
Dre
bber
had
alre
a
dy
appli
ed
for
the
pro
te
cti
on
of
the
law
aga
i
nst
an
old
ri
val
in
lo
ve,
na
med
Je
ffe
rson
Ho
pe,
and
that
this
sa
me
Ho
pe
was
at
pre
se
nt
in
Eu
ro
pe.
I
knew
now
that
I
he
ld
the
clue
to
the
myste
ry
in
my
ha
nd,
and
all
that
re
ma
i
ned
was
to
se
cu
re
the
mu
rde
re
r.
"I
had
alre
a
dy
de
te
rmi
ned
in
my
own
mi
nd
that
the
man
who
had
wa
lked
into
the
ho
u
se
wi
th
Dre
bbe
r,
was
no
ne
other
than
the
man
who
had
dri
ven
the
ca
b.
The
ma
rks
in
the
ro
ad
sho
wed
me
that
the
ho
rse
had
wa
nde
red
on
in
a
way
whi
ch
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
be
en
impo
ssi
ble
had
the
re
be
en
anyo
ne
in
cha
rge
of
it.
Whe
re,
the
n,
co
u
ld
the
dri
ver
be,
unle
ss
he
we
re
insi
de
the
ho
u
se?
Aga
i
n,
it
is
absu
rd
to
su
ppo
se
that
any
sa
ne
man
wo
u
ld
ca
rry
out
a
de
li
be
ra
te
cri
me
under
the
ve
ry
eye
s,
as
it
we
re,
of
a
thi
rd
pe
rso
n,
who
was
su
re
to
be
tray
hi
m.
La
stly,
su
ppo
si
ng
one
man
wi
shed
to
dog
ano
ther
thro
u
gh
Lo
ndo
n,
what
be
tter
me
a
ns
co
u
ld
he
ado
pt
than
to
tu
rn
ca
bdri
ve
r.
All
the
se
co
nsi
de
ra
ti
o
ns
led
me
to
the
irre
si
sti
ble
co
nclu
si
on
that
Je
ffe
rson
Ho
pe
was
to
be
fo
u
nd
amo
ng
the
ja
rve
ys
of
the
Me
tro
po
li
s.
"If
he
had
be
en
one
the
re
was
no
re
a
son
to
be
li
e
ve
that
he
had
ce
a
sed
to
be.
On
the
co
ntra
ry,
from
his
po
i
nt
of
vi
e
w,
any
su
dden
cha
nge
wo
u
ld
be
li
ke
ly
to
draw
atte
nti
on
to
hi
mse
lf.
He
wo
u
ld,
pro
ba
bly,
for
a
ti
me
at
le
a
st,
co
nti
nue
to
pe
rfo
rm
his
du
ti
e
s.
The
re
was
no
re
a
son
to
su
ppo
se
that
he
was
go
i
ng
under
an
assu
med
na
me.
Why
sho
u
ld
he
cha
nge
his
na
me
in
a
co
u
ntry
whe
re
no
one
knew
his
ori
gi
nal
one?
I
the
re
fo
re
orga
ni
zed
my
Stre
et
Arab
de
te
cti
ve
co
rps,
and
se
nt
them
syste
ma
ti
ca
lly
to
eve
ry
cab
pro
pri
e
tor
in
Lo
ndon
until
they
fe
rre
ted
out
the
man
that
I
wa
nte
d.
How
we
ll
they
su
cce
e
de
d,
and
how
qu
i
ckly
I
to
ok
adva
nta
ge
of
it,
are
sti
ll
fre
sh
in
yo
ur
re
co
lle
cti
o
n.
The
mu
rder
of
Sta
nge
rson
was
an
inci
de
nt
whi
ch
was
enti
re
ly
une
xpe
cte
d,
but
whi
ch
co
u
ld
ha
rdly
in
any
ca
se
ha
ve
be
en
pre
ve
nte
d.
Thro
u
gh
it,
as
you
kno
w,
I
ca
me
into
po
sse
ssi
on
of
the
pi
lls,
the
exi
ste
nce
of
whi
ch
I
had
alre
a
dy
su
rmi
se
d.
You
see
the
who
le
thi
ng
is
a
cha
in
of
lo
gi
cal
se
qu
e
nces
wi
tho
ut
a
bre
ak
or
fla
w."
"It
is
wo
nde
rfu
l!"
I
cri
e
d.
"Yo
ur
me
ri
ts
sho
u
ld
be
pu
bli
cly
re
co
gni
ze
d.
You
sho
u
ld
pu
bli
sh
an
acco
u
nt
of
the
ca
se.
If
you
wo
n't,
I
wi
ll
for
yo
u
."
"You
may
do
what
you
li
ke,
Do
cto
r,"
he
answe
re
d.
"See
he
re
!"
he
co
nti
nu
e
d,
ha
ndi
ng
a
pa
per
over
to
me,
"lo
ok
at
thi
s!"
It
was
the
Echo
for
the
da
y,
and
the
pa
ra
gra
ph
to
whi
ch
he
po
i
nted
was
de
vo
ted
to
the
ca
se
in
qu
e
sti
o
n.
"The
pu
bli
c,"
it
sa
i
d,
"ha
ve
lo
st
a
se
nsa
ti
o
nal
tre
at
thro
u
gh
the
su
dden
de
a
th
of
the
man
Ho
pe,
who
was
su
spe
cted
of
the
mu
rder
of
Mr.
Eno
ch
Dre
bber
and
of
Mr.
Jo
se
ph
Sta
nge
rso
n.
The
de
ta
i
ls
of
the
ca
se
wi
ll
pro
ba
bly
be
ne
ver
kno
wn
no
w,
tho
u
gh
we
are
info
rmed
upon
go
od
au
tho
ri
ty
that
the
cri
me
was
the
re
su
lt
of
an
old
sta
ndi
ng
and
ro
ma
ntic
fe
u
d,
in
whi
ch
lo
ve
and
Mo
rmo
ni
sm
bo
re
a
pa
rt.
It
se
e
ms
that
bo
th
the
vi
cti
ms
be
lo
nge
d,
in
the
ir
yo
u
nger
da
ys,
to
the
La
tter
Day
Sa
i
nts,
and
Ho
pe,
the
de
ce
a
sed
pri
so
ne
r,
ha
i
ls
also
from
Sa
lt
La
ke
Ci
ty.
If
the
ca
se
has
had
no
other
effe
ct,
it,
at
le
a
st,
bri
ngs
out
in
the
mo
st
stri
ki
ng
ma
nner
the
effi
ci
e
ncy
of
our
de
te
cti
ve
po
li
ce
fo
rce,
and
wi
ll
se
rve
as
a
le
sson
to
all
fo
re
i
gne
rs
that
they
wi
ll
do
wi
se
ly
to
se
ttle
the
ir
fe
u
ds
at
ho
me,
and
not
to
ca
rry
them
on
to
Bri
ti
sh
so
i
l.
It
is
an
open
se
cret
that
the
cre
dit
of
this
sma
rt
ca
ptu
re
be
lo
ngs
enti
re
ly
to
the
we
ll-kno
wn
Sco
tla
nd
Ya
rd
offi
ci
a
ls,
Me
ssrs.
Le
stra
de
and
Gre
gso
n.
The
man
was
appre
he
nde
d,
it
appe
a
rs,
in
the
ro
o
ms
of
a
ce
rta
in
Mr.
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lme
s,
who
has
hi
mse
lf,
as
an
ama
te
u
r,
sho
wn
so
me
ta
le
nt
in
the
de
te
cti
ve
li
ne,
and
who,
wi
th
su
ch
instru
cto
rs,
may
ho
pe
in
ti
me
to
atta
in
to
so
me
de
gree
of
the
ir
ski
ll.
It
is
expe
cted
that
a
te
sti
mo
ni
al
of
so
me
so
rt
wi
ll
be
pre
se
nted
to
the
two
offi
ce
rs
as
a
fi
tti
ng
re
co
gni
ti
on
of
the
ir
se
rvi
ce
s."
"Di
dn't
I
te
ll
you
so
when
we
sta
rte
d?"
cri
ed
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lmes
wi
th
a
la
u
gh.
"Tha
t's
the
re
su
lt
of
all
our
Stu
dy
in
Sca
rle
t:
to
get
them
a
te
sti
mo
ni
a
l!"
"Ne
ver
mi
nd,"
I
answe
re
d,
"I
ha
ve
all
the
fa
cts
in
my
jo
u
rna
l,
and
the
pu
blic
sha
ll
know
the
m.
In
the
me
a
nti
me
you
mu
st
ma
ke
yo
u
rse
lf
co
nte
nted
by
the
co
nsci
o
u
sne
ss
of
su
cce
ss,
li
ke
the
Ro
man
mi
ser
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Mr.
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lme
s,
who
was
usu
a
lly
ve
ry
la
te
in
the
mo
rni
ngs,
sa
ve
upon
tho
se
not
infre
qu
e
nt
occa
si
o
ns
when
he
was
up
all
ni
ght,
was
se
a
ted
at
the
bre
a
kfa
st
ta
ble.
I
sto
od
upon
the
he
a
rth-rug
and
pi
cked
up
the
sti
ck
whi
ch
our
vi
si
tor
had
le
ft
be
hi
nd
him
the
ni
ght
be
fo
re.
It
was
a
fi
ne,
thi
ck
pi
e
ce
of
wo
o
d,
bu
lbo
u
s-he
a
de
d,
of
the
so
rt
whi
ch
is
kno
wn
as
a
"Pe
na
ng
la
wye
r."
Ju
st
under
the
he
ad
was
a
bro
ad
si
lver
ba
nd
ne
a
rly
an
inch
acro
ss.
"To
Ja
mes
Mo
rti
me
r,
M.R.C.S.,
from
his
fri
e
nds
of
the
C.C.H.,"
was
engra
ved
upon
it,
wi
th
the
da
te
"1884."
It
was
ju
st
su
ch
a
sti
ck
as
the
old-fa
shi
o
ned
fa
mi
ly
pra
cti
ti
o
ner
used
to
ca
rry—di
gni
fi
e
d,
so
li
d,
and
re
a
ssu
ri
ng.
"We
ll,
Wa
tso
n,
what
do
you
ma
ke
of
it?"
Ho
lmes
was
si
tti
ng
wi
th
his
ba
ck
to
me,
and
I
had
gi
ven
him
no
si
gn
of
my
occu
pa
ti
o
n.
"How
did
you
know
what
I
was
do
i
ng?
I
be
li
e
ve
you
ha
ve
eyes
in
the
ba
ck
of
yo
ur
he
a
d."
"I
ha
ve,
at
le
a
st,
a
we
ll-po
li
she
d,
si
lve
r-pla
ted
co
ffe
e
-pot
in
fro
nt
of
me
,"
sa
id
he.
"Bu
t,
te
ll
me,
Wa
tso
n,
what
do
you
ma
ke
of
our
vi
si
to
r's
sti
ck?
Si
nce
we
ha
ve
be
en
so
unfo
rtu
na
te
as
to
mi
ss
him
and
ha
ve
no
no
ti
on
of
his
erra
nd,
this
acci
de
ntal
so
u
ve
nir
be
co
mes
of
impo
rta
nce.
Let
me
he
ar
you
re
co
nstru
ct
the
man
by
an
exa
mi
na
ti
on
of
it."
"I
thi
nk,"
sa
id
I,
fo
llo
wi
ng
as
far
as
I
co
u
ld
the
me
tho
ds
of
my
co
mpa
ni
o
n,
"that
Dr.
Mo
rti
mer
is
a
su
cce
ssfu
l,
elde
rly
me
di
cal
ma
n,
we
ll-e
ste
e
med
si
nce
tho
se
who
know
him
gi
ve
him
this
ma
rk
of
the
ir
appre
ci
a
ti
o
n."
"Go
o
d!"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s.
"Exce
lle
nt!"
"I
thi
nk
also
that
the
pro
ba
bi
li
ty
is
in
fa
vo
ur
of
his
be
i
ng
a
co
u
ntry
pra
cti
ti
o
ner
who
do
es
a
gre
at
de
al
of
his
vi
si
ti
ng
on
fo
o
t."
"Why
so
?"
"Be
ca
u
se
this
sti
ck,
tho
u
gh
ori
gi
na
lly
a
ve
ry
ha
ndso
me
one
has
be
en
so
kno
cked
abo
ut
that
I
can
ha
rdly
ima
gi
ne
a
to
wn
pra
cti
ti
o
ner
ca
rryi
ng
it.
The
thi
ck-i
ron
fe
rru
le
is
wo
rn
do
wn,
so
it
is
evi
de
nt
that
he
has
do
ne
a
gre
at
amo
u
nt
of
wa
lki
ng
wi
th
it."
"Pe
rfe
ctly
so
u
nd!"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s.
"And
then
aga
i
n,
the
re
is
the
'fri
e
nds
of
the
C.C.H.'
I
sho
u
ld
gu
e
ss
that
to
be
the
So
me
thi
ng
Hu
nt,
the
lo
cal
hu
nt
to
who
se
me
mbe
rs
he
has
po
ssi
bly
gi
ven
so
me
su
rgi
cal
assi
sta
nce,
and
whi
ch
has
ma
de
him
a
sma
ll
pre
se
nta
ti
on
in
re
tu
rn."
"Re
a
lly,
Wa
tso
n,
you
excel
yo
u
rse
lf,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s,
pu
shi
ng
ba
ck
his
cha
ir
and
li
ghti
ng
a
ci
ga
re
tte.
"I
am
bo
u
nd
to
say
that
in
all
the
acco
u
nts
whi
ch
you
ha
ve
be
en
so
go
od
as
to
gi
ve
of
my
own
sma
ll
achi
e
ve
me
nts
you
ha
ve
ha
bi
tu
a
lly
unde
rra
ted
yo
ur
own
abi
li
ti
e
s.
It
may
be
that
you
are
not
yo
u
rse
lf
lu
mi
no
u
s,
but
you
are
a
co
ndu
ctor
of
li
ght.
So
me
pe
o
ple
wi
tho
ut
po
sse
ssi
ng
ge
ni
us
ha
ve
a
re
ma
rka
ble
po
wer
of
sti
mu
la
ti
ng
it.
I
co
nfe
ss,
my
de
ar
fe
llo
w,
that
I
am
ve
ry
mu
ch
in
yo
ur
de
bt."
He
had
ne
ver
sa
id
as
mu
ch
be
fo
re,
and
I
mu
st
admit
that
his
wo
rds
ga
ve
me
ke
en
ple
a
su
re,
for
I
had
often
be
en
pi
qu
ed
by
his
indi
ffe
re
nce
to
my
admi
ra
ti
on
and
to
the
atte
mpts
whi
ch
I
had
ma
de
to
gi
ve
pu
bli
ci
ty
to
his
me
tho
ds.
I
was
pro
u
d,
to
o,
to
thi
nk
that
I
had
so
far
ma
ste
red
his
system
as
to
apply
it
in
a
way
whi
ch
ea
rned
his
appro
va
l.
He
now
to
ok
the
sti
ck
from
my
ha
nds
and
exa
mi
ned
it
for
a
few
mi
nu
tes
wi
th
his
na
ked
eye
s.
Then
wi
th
an
expre
ssi
on
of
inte
re
st
he
la
id
do
wn
his
ci
ga
re
tte,
and
ca
rryi
ng
the
ca
ne
to
the
wi
ndo
w,
he
lo
o
ked
over
it
aga
in
wi
th
a
co
nvex
le
ns.
"Inte
re
sti
ng,
tho
u
gh
ele
me
nta
ry,"
sa
id
he
as
he
re
tu
rned
to
his
fa
vo
u
ri
te
co
rner
of
the
se
tte
e.
"The
re
are
ce
rta
i
nly
one
or
two
indi
ca
ti
o
ns
upon
the
sti
ck.
It
gi
ves
us
the
ba
sis
for
se
ve
ral
de
du
cti
o
ns."
"Has
anythi
ng
esca
ped
me
?"
I
asked
wi
th
so
me
se
lf-i
mpo
rta
nce.
"I
tru
st
that
the
re
is
no
thi
ng
of
co
nse
qu
e
nce
whi
ch
I
ha
ve
ove
rlo
o
ke
d?"
"I
am
afra
i
d,
my
de
ar
Wa
tso
n,
that
mo
st
of
yo
ur
co
nclu
si
o
ns
we
re
erro
ne
o
u
s.
When
I
sa
id
that
you
sti
mu
la
ted
me
I
me
a
nt,
to
be
fra
nk,
that
in
no
ti
ng
yo
ur
fa
lla
ci
es
I
was
occa
si
o
na
lly
gu
i
ded
to
wa
rds
the
tru
th.
Not
that
you
are
enti
re
ly
wro
ng
in
this
insta
nce.
The
man
is
ce
rta
i
nly
a
co
u
ntry
pra
cti
ti
o
ne
r.
And
he
wa
lks
a
go
od
de
a
l."
"Then
I
was
ri
ght."
"To
that
exte
nt."
"But
that
was
all."
"No,
no,
my
de
ar
Wa
tso
n,
not
all—by
no
me
a
ns
all.
I
wo
u
ld
su
gge
st,
for
exa
mple,
that
a
pre
se
nta
ti
on
to
a
do
ctor
is
mo
re
li
ke
ly
to
co
me
from
a
ho
spi
tal
than
from
a
hu
nt,
and
that
when
the
ini
ti
a
ls
'C.C.'
are
pla
ced
be
fo
re
that
ho
spi
tal
the
wo
rds
'Cha
ri
ng
Cro
ss'
ve
ry
na
tu
ra
lly
su
gge
st
the
mse
lve
s."
"You
may
be
ri
ght."
"The
pro
ba
bi
li
ty
li
es
in
that
di
re
cti
o
n.
And
if
we
ta
ke
this
as
a
wo
rki
ng
hypo
the
sis
we
ha
ve
a
fre
sh
ba
sis
from
whi
ch
to
sta
rt
our
co
nstru
cti
on
of
this
unkno
wn
vi
si
to
r."
"We
ll,
the
n,
su
ppo
si
ng
that
'C.C.H.'
do
es
sta
nd
for
'Cha
ri
ng
Cro
ss
Ho
spi
ta
l,'
what
fu
rther
infe
re
nces
may
we
dra
w?"
"Do
no
ne
su
gge
st
the
mse
lve
s?
You
know
my
me
tho
ds.
Apply
the
m!"
"I
can
only
thi
nk
of
the
obvi
o
us
co
nclu
si
on
that
the
man
has
pra
cti
sed
in
to
wn
be
fo
re
go
i
ng
to
the
co
u
ntry."
"I
thi
nk
that
we
mi
ght
ve
ntu
re
a
li
ttle
fa
rther
than
thi
s.
Lo
ok
at
it
in
this
li
ght.
On
what
occa
si
on
wo
u
ld
it
be
mo
st
pro
ba
ble
that
su
ch
a
pre
se
nta
ti
on
wo
u
ld
be
ma
de?
When
wo
u
ld
his
fri
e
nds
uni
te
to
gi
ve
him
a
ple
dge
of
the
ir
go
od
wi
ll?
Obvi
o
u
sly
at
the
mo
me
nt
when
Dr.
Mo
rti
mer
wi
thdrew
from
the
se
rvi
ce
of
the
ho
spi
tal
in
order
to
sta
rt
a
pra
cti
ce
for
hi
mse
lf.
We
know
the
re
has
be
en
a
pre
se
nta
ti
o
n.
We
be
li
e
ve
the
re
has
be
en
a
cha
nge
from
a
to
wn
ho
spi
tal
to
a
co
u
ntry
pra
cti
ce.
Is
it,
the
n,
stre
tchi
ng
our
infe
re
nce
too
far
to
say
that
the
pre
se
nta
ti
on
was
on
the
occa
si
on
of
the
cha
nge
?"
"It
ce
rta
i
nly
se
e
ms
pro
ba
ble
."
"No
w,
you
wi
ll
obse
rve
that
he
co
u
ld
not
ha
ve
be
en
on
the
sta
ff
of
the
ho
spi
ta
l,
si
nce
only
a
man
we
ll-e
sta
bli
shed
in
a
Lo
ndon
pra
cti
ce
co
u
ld
ho
ld
su
ch
a
po
si
ti
o
n,
and
su
ch
a
one
wo
u
ld
not
dri
ft
into
the
co
u
ntry.
What
was
he,
the
n?
If
he
was
in
the
ho
spi
tal
and
yet
not
on
the
sta
ff
he
co
u
ld
only
ha
ve
be
en
a
ho
u
se
-su
rge
on
or
a
ho
u
se
-physi
ci
a
n—li
ttle
mo
re
than
a
se
ni
or
stu
de
nt.
And
he
le
ft
fi
ve
ye
a
rs
ago
—the
da
te
is
on
the
sti
ck.
So
yo
ur
gra
ve,
mi
ddle
-a
ged
fa
mi
ly
pra
cti
ti
o
ner
va
ni
shes
into
thin
ai
r,
my
de
ar
Wa
tso
n,
and
the
re
eme
rges
a
yo
u
ng
fe
llow
under
thi
rty,
ami
a
ble,
una
mbi
ti
o
u
s,
abse
nt-mi
nde
d,
and
the
po
sse
ssor
of
a
fa
vo
u
ri
te
do
g,
whi
ch
I
sho
u
ld
de
scri
be
ro
u
ghly
as
be
i
ng
la
rger
than
a
te
rri
er
and
sma
ller
than
a
ma
sti
ff."
I
la
u
ghed
incre
du
lo
u
sly
as
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lmes
le
a
ned
ba
ck
in
his
se
ttee
and
blew
li
ttle
wa
ve
ri
ng
ri
ngs
of
smo
ke
up
to
the
ce
i
li
ng.
"As
to
the
la
tter
pa
rt,
I
ha
ve
no
me
a
ns
of
che
cki
ng
yo
u
,"
sa
id
I,
"but
at
le
a
st
it
is
not
di
ffi
cu
lt
to
fi
nd
out
a
few
pa
rti
cu
la
rs
abo
ut
the
ma
n's
age
and
pro
fe
ssi
o
nal
ca
re
e
r."
From
my
sma
ll
me
di
cal
she
lf
I
to
ok
do
wn
the
Me
di
cal
Di
re
cto
ry
and
tu
rned
up
the
na
me.
The
re
we
re
se
ve
ral
Mo
rti
me
rs,
but
only
one
who
co
u
ld
be
our
vi
si
to
r.
I
re
ad
his
re
co
rd
alo
u
d.
"Mo
rti
me
r,
Ja
me
s,
M.R.C.S.,
1882,
Gri
mpe
n,
Da
rtmo
o
r,
De
vo
n.
Ho
u
se
-su
rge
o
n,
from
1882
to
1884,
at
Cha
ri
ng
Cro
ss
Ho
spi
ta
l.
Wi
nner
of
the
Ja
ckson
pri
ze
for
Co
mpa
ra
ti
ve
Pa
tho
lo
gy,
wi
th
essay
enti
tled
'Is
Di
se
a
se
a
Re
ve
rsi
o
n?'
Co
rre
spo
ndi
ng
me
mber
of
the
Swe
di
sh
Pa
tho
lo
gi
cal
So
ci
e
ty.
Au
thor
of
'So
me
Fre
a
ks
of
Ata
vi
sm'
(La
ncet
1882).
'Do
We
Pro
gre
ss?'
(Jo
u
rnal
of
Psycho
lo
gy,
Ma
rch,
1883).
Me
di
cal
Offi
cer
for
the
pa
ri
shes
of
Gri
mpe
n,
Tho
rsle
y,
and
Hi
gh
Ba
rro
w."
"No
me
nti
on
of
that
lo
cal
hu
nt,
Wa
tso
n,"
sa
id
Ho
lmes
wi
th
a
mi
schi
e
vo
us
smi
le,
"but
a
co
u
ntry
do
cto
r,
as
you
ve
ry
astu
te
ly
obse
rve
d.
I
thi
nk
that
I
am
fa
i
rly
ju
sti
fi
ed
in
my
infe
re
nce
s.
As
to
the
adje
cti
ve
s,
I
sa
i
d,
if
I
re
me
mber
ri
ght,
ami
a
ble,
una
mbi
ti
o
u
s,
and
abse
nt-mi
nde
d.
It
is
my
expe
ri
e
nce
that
it
is
only
an
ami
a
ble
man
in
this
wo
rld
who
re
ce
i
ves
te
sti
mo
ni
a
ls,
only
an
una
mbi
ti
o
us
one
who
aba
ndo
ns
a
Lo
ndon
ca
re
er
for
the
co
u
ntry,
and
only
an
abse
nt-mi
nded
one
who
le
a
ves
his
sti
ck
and
not
his
vi
si
ti
ng-ca
rd
after
wa
i
ti
ng
an
ho
ur
in
yo
ur
ro
o
m."
"And
the
do
g?"
"Has
be
en
in
the
ha
bit
of
ca
rryi
ng
this
sti
ck
be
hi
nd
his
ma
ste
r.
Be
i
ng
a
he
a
vy
sti
ck
the
dog
has
he
ld
it
ti
ghtly
by
the
mi
ddle,
and
the
ma
rks
of
his
te
e
th
are
ve
ry
pla
i
nly
vi
si
ble.
The
do
g's
ja
w,
as
sho
wn
in
the
spa
ce
be
twe
en
the
se
ma
rks,
is
too
bro
ad
in
my
opi
ni
on
for
a
te
rri
er
and
not
bro
ad
eno
u
gh
for
a
ma
sti
ff.
It
may
ha
ve
be
e
n—ye
s,
by
Jo
ve,
it
is
a
cu
rly-ha
i
red
spa
ni
e
l."
He
had
ri
sen
and
pa
ced
the
ro
om
as
he
spo
ke.
Now
he
ha
lted
in
the
re
ce
ss
of
the
wi
ndo
w.
The
re
was
su
ch
a
ri
ng
of
co
nvi
cti
on
in
his
vo
i
ce
that
I
gla
nced
up
in
su
rpri
se.
"My
de
ar
fe
llo
w,
how
can
you
po
ssi
bly
be
so
su
re
of
tha
t?"
"For
the
ve
ry
si
mple
re
a
son
that
I
see
the
dog
hi
mse
lf
on
our
ve
ry
do
o
r-ste
p,
and
the
re
is
the
ri
ng
of
its
owne
r.
Do
n't
mo
ve,
I
beg
yo
u,
Wa
tso
n.
He
is
a
pro
fe
ssi
o
nal
bro
ther
of
yo
u
rs,
and
yo
ur
pre
se
nce
may
be
of
assi
sta
nce
to
me.
Now
is
the
dra
ma
tic
mo
me
nt
of
fa
te,
Wa
tso
n,
when
you
he
ar
a
step
upon
the
sta
ir
whi
ch
is
wa
lki
ng
into
yo
ur
li
fe,
and
you
know
not
whe
ther
for
go
od
or
ill.
What
do
es
Dr.
Ja
mes
Mo
rti
me
r,
the
man
of
sci
e
nce,
ask
of
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lme
s,
the
spe
ci
a
li
st
in
cri
me?
Co
me
in!"
The
appe
a
ra
nce
of
our
vi
si
tor
was
a
su
rpri
se
to
me,
si
nce
I
had
expe
cted
a
typi
cal
co
u
ntry
pra
cti
ti
o
ne
r.
He
was
a
ve
ry
ta
ll,
thin
ma
n,
wi
th
a
lo
ng
no
se
li
ke
a
be
a
k,
whi
ch
ju
tted
out
be
twe
en
two
ke
e
n,
gray
eye
s,
set
clo
se
ly
to
ge
ther
and
spa
rkli
ng
bri
ghtly
from
be
hi
nd
a
pa
ir
of
go
ld-ri
mmed
gla
sse
s.
He
was
clad
in
a
pro
fe
ssi
o
nal
but
ra
ther
slo
ve
nly
fa
shi
o
n,
for
his
fro
ck-co
at
was
di
ngy
and
his
tro
u
se
rs
fra
ye
d.
Tho
u
gh
yo
u
ng,
his
lo
ng
ba
ck
was
alre
a
dy
bo
we
d,
and
he
wa
lked
wi
th
a
fo
rwa
rd
thru
st
of
his
he
ad
and
a
ge
ne
ral
air
of
pe
e
ri
ng
be
ne
vo
le
nce.
As
he
ente
red
his
eyes
fe
ll
upon
the
sti
ck
in
Ho
lme
s's
ha
nd,
and
he
ran
to
wa
rds
it
wi
th
an
excla
ma
ti
on
of
jo
y.
"I
am
so
ve
ry
gla
d,"
sa
id
he.
"I
was
not
su
re
whe
ther
I
had
le
ft
it
he
re
or
in
the
Shi
ppi
ng
Offi
ce.
I
wo
u
ld
not
lo
se
that
sti
ck
for
the
wo
rld."
"A
pre
se
nta
ti
o
n,
I
se
e
,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s.
"Ye
s,
si
r."
"From
Cha
ri
ng
Cro
ss
Ho
spi
ta
l?"
"From
one
or
two
fri
e
nds
the
re
on
the
occa
si
on
of
my
ma
rri
a
ge
."
"De
a
r,
de
a
r,
tha
t's
ba
d!"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s,
sha
ki
ng
his
he
a
d.
Dr.
Mo
rti
mer
bli
nked
thro
u
gh
his
gla
sses
in
mi
ld
asto
ni
shme
nt.
"Why
was
it
ba
d?"
"Only
that
you
ha
ve
di
sa
rra
nged
our
li
ttle
de
du
cti
o
ns.
Yo
ur
ma
rri
a
ge,
you
sa
y?"
"Ye
s,
si
r.
I
ma
rri
e
d,
and
so
le
ft
the
ho
spi
ta
l,
and
wi
th
it
all
ho
pes
of
a
co
nsu
lti
ng
pra
cti
ce.
It
was
ne
ce
ssa
ry
to
ma
ke
a
ho
me
of
my
own."
"Co
me,
co
me,
we
are
not
so
far
wro
ng,
after
all,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s.
"And
no
w,
Dr.
Ja
mes
Mo
rti
me
r—"
"Mi
ste
r,
si
r,
Mi
ste
r—a
hu
mble
M.R.C.S."
"And
a
man
of
pre
ci
se
mi
nd,
evi
de
ntly."
"A
da
bbler
in
sci
e
nce,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s,
a
pi
cker
up
of
she
lls
on
the
sho
res
of
the
gre
at
unkno
wn
oce
a
n.
I
pre
su
me
that
it
is
Mr.
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lmes
whom
I
am
addre
ssi
ng
and
no
t—"
"No,
this
is
my
fri
e
nd
Dr.
Wa
tso
n."
"Glad
to
me
et
yo
u,
si
r.
I
ha
ve
he
a
rd
yo
ur
na
me
me
nti
o
ned
in
co
nne
cti
on
wi
th
that
of
yo
ur
fri
e
nd.
You
inte
re
st
me
ve
ry
mu
ch,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s.
I
had
ha
rdly
expe
cted
so
do
li
cho
ce
pha
lic
a
sku
ll
or
su
ch
we
ll-ma
rked
su
pra
-o
rbi
tal
de
ve
lo
pme
nt.
Wo
u
ld
you
ha
ve
any
obje
cti
on
to
my
ru
nni
ng
my
fi
nger
alo
ng
yo
ur
pa
ri
e
tal
fi
ssu
re?
A
ca
st
of
yo
ur
sku
ll,
si
r,
until
the
ori
gi
nal
is
ava
i
la
ble,
wo
u
ld
be
an
orna
me
nt
to
any
anthro
po
lo
gi
cal
mu
se
u
m.
It
is
not
my
inte
nti
on
to
be
fu
lso
me,
but
I
co
nfe
ss
that
I
co
vet
yo
ur
sku
ll."
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lmes
wa
ved
our
stra
nge
vi
si
tor
into
a
cha
i
r.
"You
are
an
enthu
si
a
st
in
yo
ur
li
ne
of
tho
u
ght,
I
pe
rce
i
ve,
si
r,
as
I
am
in
mi
ne
,"
sa
id
he.
"I
obse
rve
from
yo
ur
fo
re
fi
nger
that
you
ma
ke
yo
ur
own
ci
ga
re
tte
s.
Ha
ve
no
he
si
ta
ti
on
in
li
ghti
ng
one
."
The
man
drew
out
pa
per
and
to
ba
cco
and
twi
rled
the
one
up
in
the
other
wi
th
su
rpri
si
ng
de
xte
ri
ty.
He
had
lo
ng,
qu
i
ve
ri
ng
fi
nge
rs
as
agi
le
and
re
stle
ss
as
the
ante
nnae
of
an
inse
ct.
Ho
lmes
was
si
le
nt,
but
his
li
ttle
da
rti
ng
gla
nces
sho
wed
me
the
inte
re
st
whi
ch
he
to
ok
in
our
cu
ri
o
us
co
mpa
ni
o
n.
"I
pre
su
me,
si
r,"
sa
id
he
at
la
st,
"that
it
was
not
me
re
ly
for
the
pu
rpo
se
of
exa
mi
ni
ng
my
sku
ll
that
you
ha
ve
do
ne
me
the
ho
no
ur
to
ca
ll
he
re
la
st
ni
ght
and
aga
in
to
da
y?"
"No,
si
r,
no;
tho
u
gh
I
am
ha
ppy
to
ha
ve
had
the
oppo
rtu
ni
ty
of
do
i
ng
that
as
we
ll.
I
ca
me
to
yo
u,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s,
be
ca
u
se
I
re
co
gni
zed
that
I
am
myse
lf
an
unpra
cti
cal
man
and
be
ca
u
se
I
am
su
dde
nly
co
nfro
nted
wi
th
a
mo
st
se
ri
o
us
and
extra
o
rdi
na
ry
pro
ble
m.
Re
co
gni
zi
ng,
as
I
do,
that
you
are
the
se
co
nd
hi
ghe
st
expe
rt
in
Eu
ro
pe
—"
"Inde
e
d,
si
r!
May
I
inqu
i
re
who
has
the
ho
no
ur
to
be
the
fi
rst?"
asked
Ho
lmes
wi
th
so
me
aspe
ri
ty.
"To
the
man
of
pre
ci
se
ly
sci
e
nti
fic
mi
nd
the
wo
rk
of
Mo
nsi
e
ur
Be
rti
llon
mu
st
alwa
ys
appe
al
stro
ngly."
"Then
had
you
not
be
tter
co
nsu
lt
hi
m?"
"I
sa
i
d,
si
r,
to
the
pre
ci
se
ly
sci
e
nti
fic
mi
nd.
But
as
a
pra
cti
cal
man
of
affa
i
rs
it
is
ackno
wle
dged
that
you
sta
nd
alo
ne.
I
tru
st,
si
r,
that
I
ha
ve
not
ina
dve
rte
ntly—"
"Ju
st
a
li
ttle
,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s.
"I
thi
nk,
Dr.
Mo
rti
me
r,
you
wo
u
ld
do
wi
se
ly
if
wi
tho
ut
mo
re
ado
you
wo
u
ld
ki
ndly
te
ll
me
pla
i
nly
what
the
exa
ct
na
tu
re
of
the
pro
blem
is
in
whi
ch
you
de
ma
nd
my
assi
sta
nce
."
Cha
pter
2.
The
Cu
rse
of
the
Ba
ske
rvi
lles
"I
ha
ve
in
my
po
cket
a
ma
nu
scri
pt,"
sa
id
Dr.
Ja
mes
Mo
rti
me
r.
"I
obse
rved
it
as
you
ente
red
the
ro
o
m,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s.
"It
is
an
old
ma
nu
scri
pt."
"Ea
rly
ei
ghte
e
nth
ce
ntu
ry,
unle
ss
it
is
a
fo
rge
ry."
"How
can
you
say
tha
t,
si
r?"
"You
ha
ve
pre
se
nted
an
inch
or
two
of
it
to
my
exa
mi
na
ti
on
all
the
ti
me
that
you
ha
ve
be
en
ta
lki
ng.
It
wo
u
ld
be
a
po
or
expe
rt
who
co
u
ld
not
gi
ve
the
da
te
of
a
do
cu
me
nt
wi
thin
a
de
ca
de
or
so.
You
may
po
ssi
bly
ha
ve
re
ad
my
li
ttle
mo
no
gra
ph
upon
the
su
bje
ct.
I
put
that
at
1730."
"The
exa
ct
da
te
is
1742."
Dr.
Mo
rti
mer
drew
it
from
his
bre
a
st-po
cke
t.
"This
fa
mi
ly
pa
per
was
co
mmi
tted
to
my
ca
re
by
Sir
Cha
rles
Ba
ske
rvi
lle,
who
se
su
dden
and
tra
gic
de
a
th
so
me
three
mo
nths
ago
cre
a
ted
so
mu
ch
exci
te
me
nt
in
De
vo
nshi
re.
I
may
say
that
I
was
his
pe
rso
nal
fri
e
nd
as
we
ll
as
his
me
di
cal
atte
nda
nt.
He
was
a
stro
ng-mi
nded
ma
n,
si
r,
shre
wd,
pra
cti
ca
l,
and
as
uni
ma
gi
na
ti
ve
as
I
am
myse
lf.
Yet
he
to
ok
this
do
cu
me
nt
ve
ry
se
ri
o
u
sly,
and
his
mi
nd
was
pre
pa
red
for
ju
st
su
ch
an
end
as
did
eve
ntu
a
lly
ove
rta
ke
hi
m."
Ho
lmes
stre
tched
out
his
ha
nd
for
the
ma
nu
scri
pt
and
fla
tte
ned
it
upon
his
kne
e.
"You
wi
ll
obse
rve,
Wa
tso
n,
the
alte
rna
ti
ve
use
of
the
lo
ng
s
and
the
sho
rt.
It
is
one
of
se
ve
ral
indi
ca
ti
o
ns
whi
ch
ena
bled
me
to
fix
the
da
te
."
I
lo
o
ked
over
his
sho
u
lder
at
the
ye
llow
pa
per
and
the
fa
ded
scri
pt.
At
the
he
ad
was
wri
tte
n:
"Ba
ske
rvi
lle
Ha
ll,"
and
be
low
in
la
rge,
scra
wli
ng
fi
gu
re
s:
"1742."
"It
appe
a
rs
to
be
a
sta
te
me
nt
of
so
me
so
rt."
"Ye
s,
it
is
a
sta
te
me
nt
of
a
ce
rta
in
le
ge
nd
whi
ch
ru
ns
in
the
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
fa
mi
ly."
"But
I
unde
rsta
nd
that
it
is
so
me
thi
ng
mo
re
mo
de
rn
and
pra
cti
cal
upon
whi
ch
you
wi
sh
to
co
nsu
lt
me
?"
"Mo
st
mo
de
rn.
A
mo
st
pra
cti
ca
l,
pre
ssi
ng
ma
tte
r,
whi
ch
mu
st
be
de
ci
ded
wi
thin
twe
nty-fo
ur
ho
u
rs.
But
the
ma
nu
scri
pt
is
sho
rt
and
is
inti
ma
te
ly
co
nne
cted
wi
th
the
affa
i
r.
Wi
th
yo
ur
pe
rmi
ssi
on
I
wi
ll
re
ad
it
to
yo
u
."
Ho
lmes
le
a
ned
ba
ck
in
his
cha
i
r,
pla
ced
his
fi
nge
r-ti
ps
to
ge
the
r,
and
clo
sed
his
eye
s,
wi
th
an
air
of
re
si
gna
ti
o
n.
Dr.
Mo
rti
mer
tu
rned
the
ma
nu
scri
pt
to
the
li
ght
and
re
ad
in
a
hi
gh,
cra
cki
ng
vo
i
ce
the
fo
llo
wi
ng
cu
ri
o
u
s,
old-wo
rld
na
rra
ti
ve:
"Of
the
ori
gin
of
the
Ho
u
nd
of
the
Ba
ske
rvi
lles
the
re
ha
ve
be
en
ma
ny
sta
te
me
nts,
yet
as
I
co
me
in
a
di
re
ct
li
ne
from
Hu
go
Ba
ske
rvi
lle,
and
as
I
had
the
sto
ry
from
my
fa
the
r,
who
also
had
it
from
hi
s,
I
ha
ve
set
it
do
wn
wi
th
all
be
li
ef
that
it
occu
rred
even
as
is
he
re
set
fo
rth.
And
I
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
you
be
li
e
ve,
my
so
ns,
that
the
sa
me
Ju
sti
ce
whi
ch
pu
ni
shes
sin
may
also
mo
st
gra
ci
o
u
sly
fo
rgi
ve
it,
and
that
no
ban
is
so
he
a
vy
but
that
by
pra
yer
and
re
pe
nta
nce
it
may
be
re
mo
ve
d.
Le
a
rn
then
from
this
sto
ry
not
to
fe
ar
the
fru
i
ts
of
the
pa
st,
but
ra
ther
to
be
ci
rcu
mspe
ct
in
the
fu
tu
re,
that
tho
se
fo
ul
pa
ssi
o
ns
whe
re
by
our
fa
mi
ly
has
su
ffe
red
so
gri
e
vo
u
sly
may
not
aga
in
be
lo
o
sed
to
our
undo
i
ng.
"Know
then
that
in
the
ti
me
of
the
Gre
at
Re
be
lli
on
(the
hi
sto
ry
of
whi
ch
by
the
le
a
rned
Lo
rd
Cla
re
ndon
I
mo
st
ea
rne
stly
co
mme
nd
to
yo
ur
atte
nti
o
n)
this
Ma
nor
of
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
was
he
ld
by
Hu
go
of
that
na
me,
nor
can
it
be
ga
i
nsa
id
that
he
was
a
mo
st
wi
ld,
pro
fa
ne,
and
go
dle
ss
ma
n.
Thi
s,
in
tru
th,
his
ne
i
ghbo
u
rs
mi
ght
ha
ve
pa
rdo
ne
d,
se
e
i
ng
that
sa
i
nts
ha
ve
ne
ver
flo
u
ri
shed
in
tho
se
pa
rts,
but
the
re
was
in
him
a
ce
rta
in
wa
nton
and
cru
el
hu
mo
ur
whi
ch
ma
de
his
na
me
a
by-wo
rd
thro
u
gh
the
We
st.
It
cha
nced
that
this
Hu
go
ca
me
to
lo
ve
(i
f,
inde
e
d,
so
da
rk
a
pa
ssi
on
may
be
kno
wn
under
so
bri
ght
a
na
me)
the
da
u
ghter
of
a
ye
o
man
who
he
ld
la
nds
ne
ar
the
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
esta
te.
But
the
yo
u
ng
ma
i
de
n,
be
i
ng
di
scre
et
and
of
go
od
re
pu
te,
wo
u
ld
ever
avo
id
hi
m,
for
she
fe
a
red
his
evil
na
me.
So
it
ca
me
to
pa
ss
that
one
Mi
cha
e
lmas
this
Hu
go,
wi
th
fi
ve
or
six
of
his
idle
and
wi
cked
co
mpa
ni
o
ns,
sto
le
do
wn
upon
the
fa
rm
and
ca
rri
ed
off
the
ma
i
de
n,
her
fa
ther
and
bro
the
rs
be
i
ng
from
ho
me,
as
he
we
ll
kne
w.
When
they
had
bro
u
ght
her
to
the
Ha
ll
the
ma
i
den
was
pla
ced
in
an
upper
cha
mbe
r,
whi
le
Hu
go
and
his
fri
e
nds
sat
do
wn
to
a
lo
ng
ca
ro
u
se,
as
was
the
ir
ni
ghtly
cu
sto
m.
No
w,
the
po
or
la
ss
upsta
i
rs
was
li
ke
to
ha
ve
her
wi
ts
tu
rned
at
the
si
ngi
ng
and
sho
u
ti
ng
and
te
rri
ble
oa
ths
whi
ch
ca
me
up
to
her
from
be
lo
w,
for
they
say
that
the
wo
rds
used
by
Hu
go
Ba
ske
rvi
lle,
when
he
was
in
wi
ne,
we
re
su
ch
as
mi
ght
bla
st
the
man
who
sa
id
the
m.
At
la
st
in
the
stre
ss
of
her
fe
ar
she
did
that
whi
ch
mi
ght
ha
ve
da
u
nted
the
bra
ve
st
or
mo
st
acti
ve
ma
n,
for
by
the
aid
of
the
gro
wth
of
ivy
whi
ch
co
ve
red
(a
nd
sti
ll
co
ve
rs)
the
so
u
th
wa
ll
she
ca
me
do
wn
from
under
the
ea
ve
s,
and
so
ho
me
wa
rd
acro
ss
the
mo
o
r,
the
re
be
i
ng
three
le
a
gu
es
be
twi
xt
the
Ha
ll
and
her
fa
the
r's
fa
rm.
"It
cha
nced
that
so
me
li
ttle
ti
me
la
ter
Hu
go
le
ft
his
gu
e
sts
to
ca
rry
fo
od
and
dri
nk—wi
th
other
wo
rse
thi
ngs,
pe
rcha
nce
—to
his
ca
pti
ve,
and
so
fo
u
nd
the
ca
ge
empty
and
the
bi
rd
esca
pe
d.
The
n,
as
it
wo
u
ld
se
e
m,
he
be
ca
me
as
one
that
ha
th
a
de
vi
l,
fo
r,
ru
shi
ng
do
wn
the
sta
i
rs
into
the
di
ni
ng-ha
ll,
he
spra
ng
upon
the
gre
at
ta
ble,
fla
go
ns
and
tre
nche
rs
flyi
ng
be
fo
re
hi
m,
and
he
cri
ed
alo
ud
be
fo
re
all
the
co
mpa
ny
that
he
wo
u
ld
that
ve
ry
ni
ght
re
nder
his
bo
dy
and
so
ul
to
the
Po
we
rs
of
Evil
if
he
mi
ght
but
ove
rta
ke
the
we
nch.
And
whi
le
the
re
ve
lle
rs
sto
od
agha
st
at
the
fu
ry
of
the
ma
n,
one
mo
re
wi
cked
or,
it
may
be,
mo
re
dru
nken
than
the
re
st,
cri
ed
out
that
they
sho
u
ld
put
the
ho
u
nds
upon
he
r.
Whe
re
at
Hu
go
ran
from
the
ho
u
se,
cryi
ng
to
his
gro
o
ms
that
they
sho
u
ld
sa
ddle
his
ma
re
and
unke
nnel
the
pa
ck,
and
gi
vi
ng
the
ho
u
nds
a
ke
rchi
ef
of
the
ma
i
d's,
he
swu
ng
them
to
the
li
ne,
and
so
off
fu
ll
cry
in
the
mo
o
nli
ght
over
the
mo
o
r.
"No
w,
for
so
me
spa
ce
the
re
ve
lle
rs
sto
od
aga
pe,
una
ble
to
unde
rsta
nd
all
that
had
be
en
do
ne
in
su
ch
ha
ste.
But
anon
the
ir
be
mu
sed
wi
ts
awo
ke
to
the
na
tu
re
of
the
de
ed
whi
ch
was
li
ke
to
be
do
ne
upon
the
mo
o
rla
nds.
Eve
rythi
ng
was
now
in
an
upro
a
r,
so
me
ca
lli
ng
for
the
ir
pi
sto
ls,
so
me
for
the
ir
ho
rse
s,
and
so
me
for
ano
ther
fla
sk
of
wi
ne.
But
at
le
ngth
so
me
se
nse
ca
me
ba
ck
to
the
ir
cra
zed
mi
nds,
and
the
who
le
of
the
m,
thi
rte
en
in
nu
mbe
r,
to
ok
ho
rse
and
sta
rted
in
pu
rsu
i
t.
The
mo
on
sho
ne
cle
ar
abo
ve
the
m,
and
they
ro
de
swi
ftly
abre
a
st,
ta
ki
ng
that
co
u
rse
whi
ch
the
ma
id
mu
st
ne
e
ds
ha
ve
ta
ken
if
she
we
re
to
re
a
ch
her
own
ho
me.
"They
had
go
ne
a
mi
le
or
two
when
they
pa
ssed
one
of
the
ni
ght
she
phe
rds
upon
the
mo
o
rla
nds,
and
they
cri
ed
to
him
to
know
if
he
had
se
en
the
hu
nt.
And
the
ma
n,
as
the
sto
ry
go
e
s,
was
so
cra
zed
wi
th
fe
ar
that
he
co
u
ld
sca
rce
spe
a
k,
but
at
la
st
he
sa
id
that
he
had
inde
ed
se
en
the
unha
ppy
ma
i
de
n,
wi
th
the
ho
u
nds
upon
her
tra
ck.
'But
I
ha
ve
se
en
mo
re
than
tha
t,'
sa
id
he,
'for
Hu
go
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
pa
ssed
me
upon
his
bla
ck
ma
re,
and
the
re
ran
mu
te
be
hi
nd
him
su
ch
a
ho
u
nd
of
he
ll
as
God
fo
rbid
sho
u
ld
ever
be
at
my
he
e
ls.'
So
the
dru
nken
squ
i
res
cu
rsed
the
she
phe
rd
and
ro
de
onwa
rd.
But
so
on
the
ir
ski
ns
tu
rned
co
ld,
for
the
re
ca
me
a
ga
llo
pi
ng
acro
ss
the
mo
o
r,
and
the
bla
ck
ma
re,
da
bbled
wi
th
whi
te
fro
th,
we
nt
pa
st
wi
th
tra
i
li
ng
bri
dle
and
empty
sa
ddle.
Then
the
re
ve
lle
rs
ro
de
clo
se
to
ge
the
r,
for
a
gre
at
fe
ar
was
on
the
m,
but
they
sti
ll
fo
llo
wed
over
the
mo
o
r,
tho
u
gh
ea
ch,
had
he
be
en
alo
ne,
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
be
en
ri
ght
glad
to
ha
ve
tu
rned
his
ho
rse
's
he
a
d.
Ri
di
ng
slo
wly
in
this
fa
shi
on
they
ca
me
at
la
st
upon
the
ho
u
nds.
The
se,
tho
u
gh
kno
wn
for
the
ir
va
lo
ur
and
the
ir
bre
e
d,
we
re
whi
mpe
ri
ng
in
a
clu
ster
at
the
he
ad
of
a
de
ep
dip
or
go
ya
l,
as
we
ca
ll
it,
upon
the
mo
o
r,
so
me
sli
nki
ng
away
and
so
me,
wi
th
sta
rti
ng
ha
ckles
and
sta
ri
ng
eye
s,
ga
zi
ng
do
wn
the
na
rrow
va
lley
be
fo
re
the
m.
"The
co
mpa
ny
had
co
me
to
a
ha
lt,
mo
re
so
ber
me
n,
as
you
may
gu
e
ss,
than
when
they
sta
rte
d.
The
mo
st
of
them
wo
u
ld
by
no
me
a
ns
adva
nce,
but
three
of
the
m,
the
bo
lde
st,
or
it
may
be
the
mo
st
dru
nke
n,
ro
de
fo
rwa
rd
do
wn
the
go
ya
l.
No
w,
it
ope
ned
into
a
bro
ad
spa
ce
in
whi
ch
sto
od
two
of
tho
se
gre
at
sto
ne
s,
sti
ll
to
be
se
en
the
re,
whi
ch
we
re
set
by
ce
rta
in
fo
rgo
tten
pe
o
ples
in
the
da
ys
of
old.
The
mo
on
was
shi
ni
ng
bri
ght
upon
the
cle
a
ri
ng,
and
the
re
in
the
ce
ntre
lay
the
unha
ppy
ma
id
whe
re
she
had
fa
lle
n,
de
ad
of
fe
ar
and
of
fa
ti
gu
e.
But
it
was
not
the
si
ght
of
her
bo
dy,
nor
yet
was
it
that
of
the
bo
dy
of
Hu
go
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
lyi
ng
ne
ar
he
r,
whi
ch
ra
i
sed
the
ha
ir
upon
the
he
a
ds
of
the
se
three
da
re
-de
vil
ro
yste
re
rs,
but
it
was
tha
t,
sta
ndi
ng
over
Hu
go,
and
plu
cki
ng
at
his
thro
a
t,
the
re
sto
od
a
fo
ul
thi
ng,
a
gre
a
t,
bla
ck
be
a
st,
sha
ped
li
ke
a
ho
u
nd,
yet
la
rger
than
any
ho
u
nd
that
ever
mo
rtal
eye
has
re
sted
upo
n.
And
even
as
they
lo
o
ked
the
thi
ng
to
re
the
thro
at
out
of
Hu
go
Ba
ske
rvi
lle,
on
whi
ch,
as
it
tu
rned
its
bla
zi
ng
eyes
and
dri
ppi
ng
ja
ws
upon
the
m,
the
three
shri
e
ked
wi
th
fe
ar
and
ro
de
for
de
ar
li
fe,
sti
ll
scre
a
mi
ng,
acro
ss
the
mo
o
r.
One,
it
is
sa
i
d,
di
ed
that
ve
ry
ni
ght
of
what
he
had
se
e
n,
and
the
other
twa
in
we
re
but
bro
ken
men
for
the
re
st
of
the
ir
da
ys.
"Su
ch
is
the
ta
le,
my
so
ns,
of
the
co
mi
ng
of
the
ho
u
nd
whi
ch
is
sa
id
to
ha
ve
pla
gu
ed
the
fa
mi
ly
so
so
re
ly
ever
si
nce.
If
I
ha
ve
set
it
do
wn
it
is
be
ca
u
se
that
whi
ch
is
cle
a
rly
kno
wn
ha
th
le
ss
te
rror
than
that
whi
ch
is
but
hi
nted
at
and
gu
e
sse
d.
Nor
can
it
be
de
ni
ed
that
ma
ny
of
the
fa
mi
ly
ha
ve
be
en
unha
ppy
in
the
ir
de
a
ths,
whi
ch
ha
ve
be
en
su
dde
n,
blo
o
dy,
and
myste
ri
o
u
s.
Yet
may
we
she
lter
ou
rse
lves
in
the
infi
ni
te
go
o
dne
ss
of
Pro
vi
de
nce,
whi
ch
wo
u
ld
not
fo
re
ver
pu
ni
sh
the
inno
ce
nt
be
yo
nd
that
thi
rd
or
fo
u
rth
ge
ne
ra
ti
on
whi
ch
is
thre
a
te
ned
in
Ho
ly
Wri
t.
To
that
Pro
vi
de
nce,
my
so
ns,
I
he
re
by
co
mme
nd
yo
u,
and
I
co
u
nsel
you
by
way
of
ca
u
ti
on
to
fo
rbe
ar
from
cro
ssi
ng
the
mo
or
in
tho
se
da
rk
ho
u
rs
when
the
po
we
rs
of
evil
are
exa
lte
d.
"[This
from
Hu
go
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
to
his
so
ns
Ro
dger
and
Jo
hn,
wi
th
instru
cti
o
ns
that
they
say
no
thi
ng
the
re
of
to
the
ir
si
ster
Eli
za
be
th.]"
When
Dr.
Mo
rti
mer
had
fi
ni
shed
re
a
di
ng
this
si
ngu
lar
na
rra
ti
ve
he
pu
shed
his
spe
cta
cles
up
on
his
fo
re
he
ad
and
sta
red
acro
ss
at
Mr.
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lme
s.
The
la
tter
ya
wned
and
to
ssed
the
end
of
his
ci
ga
re
tte
into
the
fi
re.
"We
ll?"
sa
id
he.
"Do
you
not
fi
nd
it
inte
re
sti
ng?"
"To
a
co
lle
ctor
of
fa
i
ry
ta
le
s."
Dr.
Mo
rti
mer
drew
a
fo
lded
ne
wspa
per
out
of
his
po
cke
t.
"No
w,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s,
we
wi
ll
gi
ve
you
so
me
thi
ng
a
li
ttle
mo
re
re
ce
nt.
This
is
the
De
von
Co
u
nty
Chro
ni
cle
of
May
14th
of
this
ye
a
r.
It
is
a
sho
rt
acco
u
nt
of
the
fa
cts
eli
ci
ted
at
the
de
a
th
of
Sir
Cha
rles
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
whi
ch
occu
rred
a
few
da
ys
be
fo
re
that
da
te
."
My
fri
e
nd
le
a
ned
a
li
ttle
fo
rwa
rd
and
his
expre
ssi
on
be
ca
me
inte
nt.
Our
vi
si
tor
re
a
dju
sted
his
gla
sses
and
be
ga
n:
"The
re
ce
nt
su
dden
de
a
th
of
Sir
Cha
rles
Ba
ske
rvi
lle,
who
se
na
me
has
be
en
me
nti
o
ned
as
the
pro
ba
ble
Li
be
ral
ca
ndi
da
te
for
Mi
d-De
von
at
the
ne
xt
ele
cti
o
n,
has
ca
st
a
glo
om
over
the
co
u
nty.
Tho
u
gh
Sir
Cha
rles
had
re
si
ded
at
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
Ha
ll
for
a
co
mpa
ra
ti
ve
ly
sho
rt
pe
ri
od
his
ami
a
bi
li
ty
of
cha
ra
cter
and
extre
me
ge
ne
ro
si
ty
had
won
the
affe
cti
on
and
re
spe
ct
of
all
who
had
be
en
bro
u
ght
into
co
nta
ct
wi
th
hi
m.
In
the
se
da
ys
of
no
u
ve
a
ux
ri
ches
it
is
re
fre
shi
ng
to
fi
nd
a
ca
se
whe
re
the
sci
on
of
an
old
co
u
nty
fa
mi
ly
whi
ch
has
fa
llen
upon
evil
da
ys
is
able
to
ma
ke
his
own
fo
rtu
ne
and
to
bri
ng
it
ba
ck
wi
th
him
to
re
sto
re
the
fa
llen
gra
nde
ur
of
his
li
ne.
Sir
Cha
rle
s,
as
is
we
ll
kno
wn,
ma
de
la
rge
su
ms
of
mo
ney
in
So
u
th
Afri
can
spe
cu
la
ti
o
n.
Mo
re
wi
se
than
tho
se
who
go
on
until
the
whe
el
tu
rns
aga
i
nst
the
m,
he
re
a
li
zed
his
ga
i
ns
and
re
tu
rned
to
Engla
nd
wi
th
the
m.
It
is
only
two
ye
a
rs
si
nce
he
to
ok
up
his
re
si
de
nce
at
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
Ha
ll,
and
it
is
co
mmon
ta
lk
how
la
rge
we
re
tho
se
sche
mes
of
re
co
nstru
cti
on
and
impro
ve
me
nt
whi
ch
ha
ve
be
en
inte
rru
pted
by
his
de
a
th.
Be
i
ng
hi
mse
lf
chi
ldle
ss,
it
was
his
ope
nly
expre
ssed
de
si
re
that
the
who
le
co
u
ntrysi
de
sho
u
ld,
wi
thin
his
own
li
fe
ti
me,
pro
fit
by
his
go
od
fo
rtu
ne,
and
ma
ny
wi
ll
ha
ve
pe
rso
nal
re
a
so
ns
for
be
wa
i
li
ng
his
unti
me
ly
end.
His
ge
ne
ro
us
do
na
ti
o
ns
to
lo
cal
and
co
u
nty
cha
ri
ti
es
ha
ve
be
en
fre
qu
e
ntly
chro
ni
cled
in
the
se
co
lu
mns.
"The
ci
rcu
msta
nces
co
nne
cted
wi
th
the
de
a
th
of
Sir
Cha
rles
ca
nnot
be
sa
id
to
ha
ve
be
en
enti
re
ly
cle
a
red
up
by
the
inqu
e
st,
but
at
le
a
st
eno
u
gh
has
be
en
do
ne
to
di
spo
se
of
tho
se
ru
mo
u
rs
to
whi
ch
lo
cal
su
pe
rsti
ti
on
has
gi
ven
ri
se.
The
re
is
no
re
a
son
wha
te
ver
to
su
spe
ct
fo
ul
pla
y,
or
to
ima
gi
ne
that
de
a
th
co
u
ld
be
from
any
but
na
tu
ral
ca
u
se
s.
Sir
Cha
rles
was
a
wi
do
we
r,
and
a
man
who
may
be
sa
id
to
ha
ve
be
en
in
so
me
wa
ys
of
an
ecce
ntric
ha
bit
of
mi
nd.
In
spi
te
of
his
co
nsi
de
ra
ble
we
a
lth
he
was
si
mple
in
his
pe
rso
nal
ta
ste
s,
and
his
indo
or
se
rva
nts
at
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
Ha
ll
co
nsi
sted
of
a
ma
rri
ed
co
u
ple
na
med
Ba
rrymo
re,
the
hu
sba
nd
acti
ng
as
bu
tler
and
the
wi
fe
as
ho
u
se
ke
e
pe
r.
The
ir
evi
de
nce,
co
rro
bo
ra
ted
by
that
of
se
ve
ral
fri
e
nds,
te
nds
to
show
that
Sir
Cha
rle
s's
he
a
lth
has
for
so
me
ti
me
be
en
impa
i
re
d,
and
po
i
nts
espe
ci
a
lly
to
so
me
affe
cti
on
of
the
he
a
rt,
ma
ni
fe
sti
ng
itse
lf
in
cha
nges
of
co
lo
u
r,
bre
a
thle
ssne
ss,
and
acu
te
atta
cks
of
ne
rvo
us
de
pre
ssi
o
n.
Dr.
Ja
mes
Mo
rti
me
r,
the
fri
e
nd
and
me
di
cal
atte
nda
nt
of
the
de
ce
a
se
d,
has
gi
ven
evi
de
nce
to
the
sa
me
effe
ct.
"The
fa
cts
of
the
ca
se
are
si
mple.
Sir
Cha
rles
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
was
in
the
ha
bit
eve
ry
ni
ght
be
fo
re
go
i
ng
to
bed
of
wa
lki
ng
do
wn
the
fa
mo
us
yew
alley
of
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
Ha
ll.
The
evi
de
nce
of
the
Ba
rrymo
res
sho
ws
that
this
had
be
en
his
cu
sto
m.
On
the
fo
u
rth
of
May
Sir
Cha
rles
had
de
cla
red
his
inte
nti
on
of
sta
rti
ng
ne
xt
day
for
Lo
ndo
n,
and
had
orde
red
Ba
rrymo
re
to
pre
pa
re
his
lu
gga
ge.
That
ni
ght
he
we
nt
out
as
usu
al
for
his
no
ctu
rnal
wa
lk,
in
the
co
u
rse
of
whi
ch
he
was
in
the
ha
bit
of
smo
ki
ng
a
ci
ga
r.
He
ne
ver
re
tu
rne
d.
At
twe
lve
o'clo
ck
Ba
rrymo
re,
fi
ndi
ng
the
ha
ll
do
or
sti
ll
ope
n,
be
ca
me
ala
rme
d,
and,
li
ghti
ng
a
la
nte
rn,
we
nt
in
se
a
rch
of
his
ma
ste
r.
The
day
had
be
en
we
t,
and
Sir
Cha
rle
s's
fo
o
tma
rks
we
re
ea
si
ly
tra
ced
do
wn
the
alle
y.
Ha
lfway
do
wn
this
wa
lk
the
re
is
a
ga
te
whi
ch
le
a
ds
out
on
to
the
mo
o
r.
The
re
we
re
indi
ca
ti
o
ns
that
Sir
Cha
rles
had
sto
od
for
so
me
li
ttle
ti
me
he
re.
He
then
pro
ce
e
ded
do
wn
the
alle
y,
and
it
was
at
the
far
end
of
it
that
his
bo
dy
was
di
sco
ve
re
d.
One
fa
ct
whi
ch
has
not
be
en
expla
i
ned
is
the
sta
te
me
nt
of
Ba
rrymo
re
that
his
ma
ste
r's
fo
o
tpri
nts
alte
red
the
ir
cha
ra
cter
from
the
ti
me
that
he
pa
ssed
the
mo
o
r-ga
te,
and
that
he
appe
a
red
from
the
nce
onwa
rd
to
ha
ve
be
en
wa
lki
ng
upon
his
to
e
s.
One
Mu
rphy,
a
gi
psy
ho
rse
-de
a
le
r,
was
on
the
mo
or
at
no
gre
at
di
sta
nce
at
the
ti
me,
but
he
appe
a
rs
by
his
own
co
nfe
ssi
on
to
ha
ve
be
en
the
wo
rse
for
dri
nk.
He
de
cla
res
that
he
he
a
rd
cri
es
but
is
una
ble
to
sta
te
from
what
di
re
cti
on
they
ca
me.
No
si
gns
of
vi
o
le
nce
we
re
to
be
di
sco
ve
red
upon
Sir
Cha
rle
s's
pe
rso
n,
and
tho
u
gh
the
do
cto
r's
evi
de
nce
po
i
nted
to
an
almo
st
incre
di
ble
fa
ci
al
di
sto
rti
o
n—so
gre
at
that
Dr.
Mo
rti
mer
re
fu
sed
at
fi
rst
to
be
li
e
ve
that
it
was
inde
ed
his
fri
e
nd
and
pa
ti
e
nt
who
lay
be
fo
re
hi
m—it
was
expla
i
ned
that
that
is
a
symptom
whi
ch
is
not
unu
su
al
in
ca
ses
of
dyspno
ea
and
de
a
th
from
ca
rdi
ac
exha
u
sti
o
n.
This
expla
na
ti
on
was
bo
rne
out
by
the
po
st-mo
rtem
exa
mi
na
ti
o
n,
whi
ch
sho
wed
lo
ng-sta
ndi
ng
orga
nic
di
se
a
se,
and
the
co
ro
ne
r's
ju
ry
re
tu
rned
a
ve
rdi
ct
in
acco
rda
nce
wi
th
the
me
di
cal
evi
de
nce.
It
is
we
ll
that
this
is
so,
for
it
is
obvi
o
u
sly
of
the
utmo
st
impo
rta
nce
that
Sir
Cha
rle
s's
he
ir
sho
u
ld
se
ttle
at
the
Ha
ll
and
co
nti
nue
the
go
od
wo
rk
whi
ch
has
be
en
so
sa
dly
inte
rru
pte
d.
Had
the
pro
sa
ic
fi
ndi
ng
of
the
co
ro
ner
not
fi
na
lly
put
an
end
to
the
ro
ma
ntic
sto
ri
es
whi
ch
ha
ve
be
en
whi
spe
red
in
co
nne
cti
on
wi
th
the
affa
i
r,
it
mi
ght
ha
ve
be
en
di
ffi
cu
lt
to
fi
nd
a
te
na
nt
for
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
Ha
ll.
It
is
unde
rsto
od
that
the
ne
xt
of
kin
is
Mr.
He
nry
Ba
ske
rvi
lle,
if
he
be
sti
ll
ali
ve,
the
son
of
Sir
Cha
rles
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
's
yo
u
nger
bro
the
r.
The
yo
u
ng
man
when
la
st
he
a
rd
of
was
in
Ame
ri
ca,
and
inqu
i
ri
es
are
be
i
ng
insti
tu
ted
wi
th
a
vi
ew
to
info
rmi
ng
him
of
his
go
od
fo
rtu
ne
."
Dr.
Mo
rti
mer
re
fo
lded
his
pa
per
and
re
pla
ced
it
in
his
po
cke
t.
"Tho
se
are
the
pu
blic
fa
cts,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s,
in
co
nne
cti
on
wi
th
the
de
a
th
of
Sir
Cha
rles
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
."
"I
mu
st
tha
nk
yo
u
,"
sa
id
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lme
s,
"for
ca
lli
ng
my
atte
nti
on
to
a
ca
se
whi
ch
ce
rta
i
nly
pre
se
nts
so
me
fe
a
tu
res
of
inte
re
st.
I
had
obse
rved
so
me
ne
wspa
per
co
mme
nt
at
the
ti
me,
but
I
was
exce
e
di
ngly
pre
o
ccu
pi
ed
by
that
li
ttle
affa
ir
of
the
Va
ti
can
ca
me
o
s,
and
in
my
anxi
e
ty
to
obli
ge
the
Po
pe
I
lo
st
to
u
ch
wi
th
se
ve
ral
inte
re
sti
ng
Engli
sh
ca
se
s.
This
arti
cle,
you
sa
y,
co
nta
i
ns
all
the
pu
blic
fa
cts?"
"It
do
e
s."
"Then
let
me
ha
ve
the
pri
va
te
one
s."
He
le
a
ned
ba
ck,
put
his
fi
nge
r-ti
ps
to
ge
the
r,
and
assu
med
his
mo
st
impa
ssi
ve
and
ju
di
ci
al
expre
ssi
o
n.
"In
do
i
ng
so
,"
sa
id
Dr.
Mo
rti
me
r,
who
had
be
gun
to
show
si
gns
of
so
me
stro
ng
emo
ti
o
n,
"I
am
te
lli
ng
that
whi
ch
I
ha
ve
not
co
nfi
ded
to
anyo
ne.
My
mo
ti
ve
for
wi
thho
ldi
ng
it
from
the
co
ro
ne
r's
inqu
i
ry
is
that
a
man
of
sci
e
nce
shri
nks
from
pla
ci
ng
hi
mse
lf
in
the
pu
blic
po
si
ti
on
of
se
e
mi
ng
to
indo
rse
a
po
pu
lar
su
pe
rsti
ti
o
n.
I
had
the
fu
rther
mo
ti
ve
that
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
Ha
ll,
as
the
pa
per
sa
ys,
wo
u
ld
ce
rta
i
nly
re
ma
in
unte
na
nted
if
anythi
ng
we
re
do
ne
to
incre
a
se
its
alre
a
dy
ra
ther
grim
re
pu
ta
ti
o
n.
For
bo
th
the
se
re
a
so
ns
I
tho
u
ght
that
I
was
ju
sti
fi
ed
in
te
lli
ng
ra
ther
le
ss
than
I
kne
w,
si
nce
no
pra
cti
cal
go
od
co
u
ld
re
su
lt
from
it,
but
wi
th
you
the
re
is
no
re
a
son
why
I
sho
u
ld
not
be
pe
rfe
ctly
fra
nk.
"The
mo
or
is
ve
ry
spa
rse
ly
inha
bi
te
d,
and
tho
se
who
li
ve
ne
ar
ea
ch
other
are
thro
wn
ve
ry
mu
ch
to
ge
the
r.
For
this
re
a
son
I
saw
a
go
od
de
al
of
Sir
Cha
rles
Ba
ske
rvi
lle.
Wi
th
the
exce
pti
on
of
Mr.
Fra
nkla
nd,
of
La
fter
Ha
ll,
and
Mr.
Sta
ple
to
n,
the
na
tu
ra
li
st,
the
re
are
no
other
men
of
edu
ca
ti
on
wi
thin
ma
ny
mi
le
s.
Sir
Cha
rles
was
a
re
ti
ri
ng
ma
n,
but
the
cha
nce
of
his
illne
ss
bro
u
ght
us
to
ge
the
r,
and
a
co
mmu
ni
ty
of
inte
re
sts
in
sci
e
nce
ke
pt
us
so.
He
had
bro
u
ght
ba
ck
mu
ch
sci
e
nti
fic
info
rma
ti
on
from
So
u
th
Afri
ca,
and
ma
ny
a
cha
rmi
ng
eve
ni
ng
we
ha
ve
spe
nt
to
ge
ther
di
scu
ssi
ng
the
co
mpa
ra
ti
ve
ana
to
my
of
the
Bu
shman
and
the
Ho
tte
nto
t.
"Wi
thin
the
la
st
few
mo
nths
it
be
ca
me
incre
a
si
ngly
pla
in
to
me
that
Sir
Cha
rle
s's
ne
rvo
us
system
was
stra
i
ned
to
the
bre
a
ki
ng
po
i
nt.
He
had
ta
ken
this
le
ge
nd
whi
ch
I
ha
ve
re
ad
you
exce
e
di
ngly
to
he
a
rt—so
mu
ch
so
tha
t,
altho
u
gh
he
wo
u
ld
wa
lk
in
his
own
gro
u
nds,
no
thi
ng
wo
u
ld
indu
ce
him
to
go
out
upon
the
mo
or
at
ni
ght.
Incre
di
ble
as
it
may
appe
ar
to
yo
u,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s,
he
was
ho
ne
stly
co
nvi
nced
that
a
dre
a
dful
fa
te
ove
rhu
ng
his
fa
mi
ly,
and
ce
rta
i
nly
the
re
co
rds
whi
ch
he
was
able
to
gi
ve
of
his
ance
sto
rs
we
re
not
enco
u
ra
gi
ng.
The
idea
of
so
me
gha
stly
pre
se
nce
co
nsta
ntly
ha
u
nted
hi
m,
and
on
mo
re
than
one
occa
si
on
he
has
asked
me
whe
ther
I
had
on
my
me
di
cal
jo
u
rne
ys
at
ni
ght
ever
se
en
any
stra
nge
cre
a
tu
re
or
he
a
rd
the
ba
yi
ng
of
a
ho
u
nd.
The
la
tter
qu
e
sti
on
he
put
to
me
se
ve
ral
ti
me
s,
and
alwa
ys
wi
th
a
vo
i
ce
whi
ch
vi
bra
ted
wi
th
exci
te
me
nt.
"I
can
we
ll
re
me
mber
dri
vi
ng
up
to
his
ho
u
se
in
the
eve
ni
ng
so
me
three
we
e
ks
be
fo
re
the
fa
tal
eve
nt.
He
cha
nced
to
be
at
his
ha
ll
do
o
r.
I
had
de
sce
nded
from
my
gig
and
was
sta
ndi
ng
in
fro
nt
of
hi
m,
when
I
saw
his
eyes
fix
the
mse
lves
over
my
sho
u
lder
and
sta
re
pa
st
me
wi
th
an
expre
ssi
on
of
the
mo
st
dre
a
dful
ho
rro
r.
I
whi
sked
ro
u
nd
and
had
ju
st
ti
me
to
ca
tch
a
gli
mpse
of
so
me
thi
ng
whi
ch
I
to
ok
to
be
a
la
rge
bla
ck
ca
lf
pa
ssi
ng
at
the
he
ad
of
the
dri
ve.
So
exci
ted
and
ala
rmed
was
he
that
I
was
co
mpe
lled
to
go
do
wn
to
the
spot
whe
re
the
ani
mal
had
be
en
and
lo
ok
aro
u
nd
for
it.
It
was
go
ne,
ho
we
ve
r,
and
the
inci
de
nt
appe
a
red
to
ma
ke
the
wo
rst
impre
ssi
on
upon
his
mi
nd.
I
sta
yed
wi
th
him
all
the
eve
ni
ng,
and
it
was
on
that
occa
si
o
n,
to
expla
in
the
emo
ti
on
whi
ch
he
had
sho
wn,
that
he
co
nfi
ded
to
my
ke
e
pi
ng
that
na
rra
ti
ve
whi
ch
I
re
ad
to
you
when
fi
rst
I
ca
me.
I
me
nti
on
this
sma
ll
epi
so
de
be
ca
u
se
it
assu
mes
so
me
impo
rta
nce
in
vi
ew
of
the
tra
ge
dy
whi
ch
fo
llo
we
d,
but
I
was
co
nvi
nced
at
the
ti
me
that
the
ma
tter
was
enti
re
ly
tri
vi
al
and
that
his
exci
te
me
nt
had
no
ju
sti
fi
ca
ti
o
n.
"It
was
at
my
advi
ce
that
Sir
Cha
rles
was
abo
ut
to
go
to
Lo
ndo
n.
His
he
a
rt
wa
s,
I
kne
w,
affe
cte
d,
and
the
co
nsta
nt
anxi
e
ty
in
whi
ch
he
li
ve
d,
ho
we
ver
chi
me
ri
cal
the
ca
u
se
of
it
mi
ght
be,
was
evi
de
ntly
ha
vi
ng
a
se
ri
o
us
effe
ct
upon
his
he
a
lth.
I
tho
u
ght
that
a
few
mo
nths
amo
ng
the
di
stra
cti
o
ns
of
to
wn
wo
u
ld
se
nd
him
ba
ck
a
new
ma
n.
Mr.
Sta
ple
to
n,
a
mu
tu
al
fri
e
nd
who
was
mu
ch
co
nce
rned
at
his
sta
te
of
he
a
lth,
was
of
the
sa
me
opi
ni
o
n.
At
the
la
st
insta
nt
ca
me
this
te
rri
ble
ca
ta
stro
phe.
"On
the
ni
ght
of
Sir
Cha
rle
s's
de
a
th
Ba
rrymo
re
the
bu
tle
r,
who
ma
de
the
di
sco
ve
ry,
se
nt
Pe
rki
ns
the
gro
om
on
ho
rse
ba
ck
to
me,
and
as
I
was
si
tti
ng
up
la
te
I
was
able
to
re
a
ch
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
Ha
ll
wi
thin
an
ho
ur
of
the
eve
nt.
I
che
cked
and
co
rro
bo
ra
ted
all
the
fa
cts
whi
ch
we
re
me
nti
o
ned
at
the
inqu
e
st.
I
fo
llo
wed
the
fo
o
tste
ps
do
wn
the
yew
alle
y,
I
saw
the
spot
at
the
mo
o
r-ga
te
whe
re
he
se
e
med
to
ha
ve
wa
i
te
d,
I
re
ma
rked
the
cha
nge
in
the
sha
pe
of
the
pri
nts
after
that
po
i
nt,
I
no
ted
that
the
re
we
re
no
other
fo
o
tste
ps
sa
ve
tho
se
of
Ba
rrymo
re
on
the
so
ft
gra
ve
l,
and
fi
na
lly
I
ca
re
fu
lly
exa
mi
ned
the
bo
dy,
whi
ch
had
not
be
en
to
u
ched
until
my
arri
va
l.
Sir
Cha
rles
lay
on
his
fa
ce,
his
arms
ou
t,
his
fi
nge
rs
dug
into
the
gro
u
nd,
and
his
fe
a
tu
res
co
nvu
lsed
wi
th
so
me
stro
ng
emo
ti
on
to
su
ch
an
exte
nt
that
I
co
u
ld
ha
rdly
ha
ve
swo
rn
to
his
ide
nti
ty.
The
re
was
ce
rta
i
nly
no
physi
cal
inju
ry
of
any
ki
nd.
But
one
fa
lse
sta
te
me
nt
was
ma
de
by
Ba
rrymo
re
at
the
inqu
e
st.
He
sa
id
that
the
re
we
re
no
tra
ces
upon
the
gro
u
nd
ro
u
nd
the
bo
dy.
He
did
not
obse
rve
any.
But
I
di
d—so
me
li
ttle
di
sta
nce
off,
but
fre
sh
and
cle
a
r."
"Fo
o
tpri
nts?"
"Fo
o
tpri
nts."
"A
ma
n's
or
a
wo
ma
n's?"
Dr.
Mo
rti
mer
lo
o
ked
stra
nge
ly
at
us
for
an
insta
nt,
and
his
vo
i
ce
sa
nk
almo
st
to
a
whi
sper
as
he
answe
re
d.
"Mr.
Ho
lme
s,
they
we
re
the
fo
o
tpri
nts
of
a
gi
ga
ntic
ho
u
nd!"
Cha
pter
3.
The
Pro
blem
I
co
nfe
ss
at
the
se
wo
rds
a
shu
dder
pa
ssed
thro
u
gh
me.
The
re
was
a
thri
ll
in
the
do
cto
r's
vo
i
ce
whi
ch
sho
wed
that
he
was
hi
mse
lf
de
e
ply
mo
ved
by
that
whi
ch
he
to
ld
us.
Ho
lmes
le
a
ned
fo
rwa
rd
in
his
exci
te
me
nt
and
his
eyes
had
the
ha
rd,
dry
gli
tter
whi
ch
shot
from
them
when
he
was
ke
e
nly
inte
re
ste
d.
"You
saw
thi
s?"
"As
cle
a
rly
as
I
see
yo
u
."
"And
you
sa
id
no
thi
ng?"
"What
was
the
use
?"
"How
was
it
that
no
one
else
saw
it?"
"The
ma
rks
we
re
so
me
twe
nty
ya
rds
from
the
bo
dy
and
no
one
ga
ve
them
a
tho
u
ght.
I
do
n't
su
ppo
se
I
sho
u
ld
ha
ve
do
ne
so
had
I
not
kno
wn
this
le
ge
nd."
"The
re
are
ma
ny
she
e
p-do
gs
on
the
mo
o
r?"
"No
do
u
bt,
but
this
was
no
she
e
p-do
g."
"You
say
it
was
la
rge
?"
"Eno
rmo
u
s."
"But
it
had
not
appro
a
ched
the
bo
dy?"
"No
."
"What
so
rt
of
ni
ght
was
it?'
"Da
mp
and
ra
w."
"But
not
actu
a
lly
ra
i
ni
ng?"
"No
."
"What
is
the
alley
li
ke
?"
"The
re
are
two
li
nes
of
old
yew
he
dge,
twe
lve
fe
et
hi
gh
and
impe
ne
tra
ble.
The
wa
lk
in
the
ce
ntre
is
abo
ut
ei
ght
fe
et
acro
ss."
"Is
the
re
anythi
ng
be
twe
en
the
he
dges
and
the
wa
lk?"
"Ye
s,
the
re
is
a
strip
of
gra
ss
abo
ut
six
fe
et
bro
ad
on
ei
ther
si
de
."
"I
unde
rsta
nd
that
the
yew
he
dge
is
pe
ne
tra
ted
at
one
po
i
nt
by
a
ga
te
?"
"Ye
s,
the
wi
cke
t-ga
te
whi
ch
le
a
ds
on
to
the
mo
o
r."
"Is
the
re
any
other
ope
ni
ng?"
"No
ne
."
"So
that
to
re
a
ch
the
yew
alley
one
ei
ther
has
to
co
me
do
wn
it
from
the
ho
u
se
or
else
to
enter
it
by
the
mo
o
r-ga
te
?"
"The
re
is
an
exit
thro
u
gh
a
su
mme
r-ho
u
se
at
the
far
end."
"Had
Sir
Cha
rles
re
a
ched
thi
s?"
"No;
he
lay
abo
ut
fi
fty
ya
rds
from
it."
"No
w,
te
ll
me,
Dr.
Mo
rti
me
r—a
nd
this
is
impo
rta
nt—the
ma
rks
whi
ch
you
saw
we
re
on
the
pa
th
and
not
on
the
gra
ss?"
"No
ma
rks
co
u
ld
show
on
the
gra
ss."
"We
re
they
on
the
sa
me
si
de
of
the
pa
th
as
the
mo
o
r-ga
te
?"
"Ye
s;
they
we
re
on
the
edge
of
the
pa
th
on
the
sa
me
si
de
as
the
mo
o
r-ga
te
."
"You
inte
re
st
me
exce
e
di
ngly.
Ano
ther
po
i
nt.
Was
the
wi
cke
t-ga
te
clo
se
d?"
"Clo
sed
and
pa
dlo
cke
d."
"How
hi
gh
was
it?"
"Abo
ut
fo
ur
fe
et
hi
gh."
"Then
anyo
ne
co
u
ld
ha
ve
got
over
it?"
"Ye
s."
"And
what
ma
rks
did
you
see
by
the
wi
cke
t-ga
te
?"
"No
ne
in
pa
rti
cu
la
r."
"Go
od
he
a
ve
n!
Did
no
one
exa
mi
ne
?"
"Ye
s,
I
exa
mi
ne
d,
myse
lf."
"And
fo
u
nd
no
thi
ng?"
"It
was
all
ve
ry
co
nfu
se
d.
Sir
Cha
rles
had
evi
de
ntly
sto
od
the
re
for
fi
ve
or
ten
mi
nu
te
s."
"How
do
you
know
tha
t?"
"Be
ca
u
se
the
ash
had
twi
ce
dro
pped
from
his
ci
ga
r."
"Exce
lle
nt!
This
is
a
co
lle
a
gu
e,
Wa
tso
n,
after
our
own
he
a
rt.
But
the
ma
rks?"
"He
had
le
ft
his
own
ma
rks
all
over
that
sma
ll
pa
tch
of
gra
ve
l.
I
co
u
ld
di
sce
rn
no
othe
rs."
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lmes
stru
ck
his
ha
nd
aga
i
nst
his
knee
wi
th
an
impa
ti
e
nt
ge
stu
re.
"If
I
had
only
be
en
the
re
!"
he
cri
e
d.
"It
is
evi
de
ntly
a
ca
se
of
extra
o
rdi
na
ry
inte
re
st,
and
one
whi
ch
pre
se
nted
imme
nse
oppo
rtu
ni
ti
es
to
the
sci
e
nti
fic
expe
rt.
That
gra
vel
pa
ge
upon
whi
ch
I
mi
ght
ha
ve
re
ad
so
mu
ch
has
be
en
lo
ng
ere
this
smu
dged
by
the
ra
in
and
de
fa
ced
by
the
clo
gs
of
cu
ri
o
us
pe
a
sa
nts.
Oh,
Dr.
Mo
rti
me
r,
Dr.
Mo
rti
me
r,
to
thi
nk
that
you
sho
u
ld
not
ha
ve
ca
lled
me
in!
You
ha
ve
inde
ed
mu
ch
to
answer
fo
r."
"I
co
u
ld
not
ca
ll
you
in,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s,
wi
tho
ut
di
sclo
si
ng
the
se
fa
cts
to
the
wo
rld,
and
I
ha
ve
alre
a
dy
gi
ven
my
re
a
so
ns
for
not
wi
shi
ng
to
do
so.
Be
si
de
s,
be
si
de
s—"
"Why
do
you
he
si
ta
te
?"
"The
re
is
a
re
a
lm
in
whi
ch
the
mo
st
acu
te
and
mo
st
expe
ri
e
nced
of
de
te
cti
ves
is
he
lple
ss."
"You
me
an
that
the
thi
ng
is
su
pe
rna
tu
ra
l?"
"I
did
not
po
si
ti
ve
ly
say
so
."
"No,
but
you
evi
de
ntly
thi
nk
it."
"Si
nce
the
tra
ge
dy,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s,
the
re
ha
ve
co
me
to
my
ea
rs
se
ve
ral
inci
de
nts
whi
ch
are
ha
rd
to
re
co
nci
le
wi
th
the
se
ttled
order
of
Na
tu
re
."
"For
exa
mple
?"
"I
fi
nd
that
be
fo
re
the
te
rri
ble
eve
nt
occu
rred
se
ve
ral
pe
o
ple
had
se
en
a
cre
a
tu
re
upon
the
mo
or
whi
ch
co
rre
spo
nds
wi
th
this
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
de
mo
n,
and
whi
ch
co
u
ld
not
po
ssi
bly
be
any
ani
mal
kno
wn
to
sci
e
nce.
They
all
agre
ed
that
it
was
a
hu
ge
cre
a
tu
re,
lu
mi
no
u
s,
gha
stly,
and
spe
ctra
l.
I
ha
ve
cro
ss-e
xa
mi
ned
the
se
me
n,
one
of
them
a
ha
rd-he
a
ded
co
u
ntryma
n,
one
a
fa
rri
e
r,
and
one
a
mo
o
rla
nd
fa
rme
r,
who
all
te
ll
the
sa
me
sto
ry
of
this
dre
a
dful
appa
ri
ti
o
n,
exa
ctly
co
rre
spo
ndi
ng
to
the
he
ll-ho
u
nd
of
the
le
ge
nd.
I
assu
re
you
that
the
re
is
a
re
i
gn
of
te
rror
in
the
di
stri
ct,
and
that
it
is
a
ha
rdy
man
who
wi
ll
cro
ss
the
mo
or
at
ni
ght."
"And
yo
u,
a
tra
i
ned
man
of
sci
e
nce,
be
li
e
ve
it
to
be
su
pe
rna
tu
ra
l?"
"I
do
not
know
what
to
be
li
e
ve
."
Ho
lmes
shru
gged
his
sho
u
lde
rs.
"I
ha
ve
hi
the
rto
co
nfi
ned
my
inve
sti
ga
ti
o
ns
to
this
wo
rld,"
sa
id
he.
"In
a
mo
de
st
way
I
ha
ve
co
mba
ted
evi
l,
but
to
ta
ke
on
the
Fa
ther
of
Evil
hi
mse
lf
wo
u
ld,
pe
rha
ps,
be
too
ambi
ti
o
us
a
ta
sk.
Yet
you
mu
st
admit
that
the
fo
o
tma
rk
is
ma
te
ri
a
l."
"The
ori
gi
nal
ho
u
nd
was
ma
te
ri
al
eno
u
gh
to
tug
a
ma
n's
thro
at
ou
t,
and
yet
he
was
di
a
bo
li
cal
as
we
ll."
"I
see
that
you
ha
ve
qu
i
te
go
ne
over
to
the
su
pe
rna
tu
ra
li
sts.
But
no
w,
Dr.
Mo
rti
me
r,
te
ll
me
thi
s.
If
you
ho
ld
the
se
vi
e
ws,
why
ha
ve
you
co
me
to
co
nsu
lt
me
at
all?
You
te
ll
me
in
the
sa
me
bre
a
th
that
it
is
use
le
ss
to
inve
sti
ga
te
Sir
Cha
rle
s's
de
a
th,
and
that
you
de
si
re
me
to
do
it."
"I
did
not
say
that
I
de
si
red
you
to
do
it."
"The
n,
how
can
I
assi
st
yo
u
?"
"By
advi
si
ng
me
as
to
what
I
sho
u
ld
do
wi
th
Sir
He
nry
Ba
ske
rvi
lle,
who
arri
ves
at
Wa
te
rloo
Sta
ti
o
n"—Dr.
Mo
rti
mer
lo
o
ked
at
his
wa
tch—"in
exa
ctly
one
ho
ur
and
a
qu
a
rte
r."
"He
be
i
ng
the
he
i
r?"
"Ye
s.
On
the
de
a
th
of
Sir
Cha
rles
we
inqu
i
red
for
this
yo
u
ng
ge
ntle
man
and
fo
u
nd
that
he
had
be
en
fa
rmi
ng
in
Ca
na
da.
From
the
acco
u
nts
whi
ch
ha
ve
re
a
ched
us
he
is
an
exce
lle
nt
fe
llow
in
eve
ry
wa
y.
I
spe
ak
now
not
as
a
me
di
cal
man
but
as
a
tru
stee
and
exe
cu
tor
of
Sir
Cha
rle
s's
wi
ll."
"The
re
is
no
other
cla
i
ma
nt,
I
pre
su
me
?"
"No
ne.
The
only
other
ki
nsman
whom
we
ha
ve
be
en
able
to
tra
ce
was
Ro
dger
Ba
ske
rvi
lle,
the
yo
u
nge
st
of
three
bro
the
rs
of
whom
po
or
Sir
Cha
rles
was
the
elde
r.
The
se
co
nd
bro
the
r,
who
di
ed
yo
u
ng,
is
the
fa
ther
of
this
lad
He
nry.
The
thi
rd,
Ro
dge
r,
was
the
bla
ck
she
ep
of
the
fa
mi
ly.
He
ca
me
of
the
old
ma
ste
rful
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
stra
in
and
was
the
ve
ry
ima
ge,
they
te
ll
me,
of
the
fa
mi
ly
pi
ctu
re
of
old
Hu
go.
He
ma
de
Engla
nd
too
hot
to
ho
ld
hi
m,
fled
to
Ce
ntral
Ame
ri
ca,
and
di
ed
the
re
in
1876
of
ye
llow
fe
ve
r.
He
nry
is
the
la
st
of
the
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
s.
In
one
ho
ur
and
fi
ve
mi
nu
tes
I
me
et
him
at
Wa
te
rloo
Sta
ti
o
n.
I
ha
ve
had
a
wi
re
that
he
arri
ved
at
So
u
tha
mpton
this
mo
rni
ng.
No
w,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s,
what
wo
u
ld
you
advi
se
me
to
do
wi
th
hi
m?"
"Why
sho
u
ld
he
not
go
to
the
ho
me
of
his
fa
the
rs?"
"It
se
e
ms
na
tu
ra
l,
do
es
it
no
t?
And
ye
t,
co
nsi
der
that
eve
ry
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
who
go
es
the
re
me
e
ts
wi
th
an
evil
fa
te.
I
fe
el
su
re
that
if
Sir
Cha
rles
co
u
ld
ha
ve
spo
ken
wi
th
me
be
fo
re
his
de
a
th
he
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
wa
rned
me
aga
i
nst
bri
ngi
ng
thi
s,
the
la
st
of
the
old
ra
ce,
and
the
he
ir
to
gre
at
we
a
lth,
to
that
de
a
dly
pla
ce.
And
yet
it
ca
nnot
be
de
ni
ed
that
the
pro
spe
ri
ty
of
the
who
le
po
o
r,
ble
ak
co
u
ntrysi
de
de
pe
nds
upon
his
pre
se
nce.
All
the
go
od
wo
rk
whi
ch
has
be
en
do
ne
by
Sir
Cha
rles
wi
ll
cra
sh
to
the
gro
u
nd
if
the
re
is
no
te
na
nt
of
the
Ha
ll.
I
fe
ar
le
st
I
sho
u
ld
be
swa
yed
too
mu
ch
by
my
own
obvi
o
us
inte
re
st
in
the
ma
tte
r,
and
that
is
why
I
bri
ng
the
ca
se
be
fo
re
you
and
ask
for
yo
ur
advi
ce
."
Ho
lmes
co
nsi
de
red
for
a
li
ttle
ti
me.
"Put
into
pla
in
wo
rds,
the
ma
tter
is
thi
s,"
sa
id
he.
"In
yo
ur
opi
ni
on
the
re
is
a
di
a
bo
li
cal
age
ncy
whi
ch
ma
kes
Da
rtmo
or
an
unsa
fe
abo
de
for
a
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
—that
is
yo
ur
opi
ni
o
n?"
"At
le
a
st
I
mi
ght
go
the
le
ngth
of
sa
yi
ng
that
the
re
is
so
me
evi
de
nce
that
this
may
be
so
."
"Exa
ctly.
But
su
re
ly,
if
yo
ur
su
pe
rna
tu
ral
the
o
ry
be
co
rre
ct,
it
co
u
ld
wo
rk
the
yo
u
ng
man
evil
in
Lo
ndon
as
ea
si
ly
as
in
De
vo
nshi
re.
A
de
vil
wi
th
me
re
ly
lo
cal
po
we
rs
li
ke
a
pa
ri
sh
ve
stry
wo
u
ld
be
too
inco
nce
i
va
ble
a
thi
ng."
"You
put
the
ma
tter
mo
re
fli
ppa
ntly,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s,
than
you
wo
u
ld
pro
ba
bly
do
if
you
we
re
bro
u
ght
into
pe
rso
nal
co
nta
ct
wi
th
the
se
thi
ngs.
Yo
ur
advi
ce,
the
n,
as
I
unde
rsta
nd
it,
is
that
the
yo
u
ng
man
wi
ll
be
as
sa
fe
in
De
vo
nshi
re
as
in
Lo
ndo
n.
He
co
mes
in
fi
fty
mi
nu
te
s.
What
wo
u
ld
you
re
co
mme
nd?"
"I
re
co
mme
nd,
si
r,
that
you
ta
ke
a
ca
b,
ca
ll
off
yo
ur
spa
ni
el
who
is
scra
tchi
ng
at
my
fro
nt
do
o
r,
and
pro
ce
ed
to
Wa
te
rloo
to
me
et
Sir
He
nry
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
."
"And
the
n?"
"And
then
you
wi
ll
say
no
thi
ng
to
him
at
all
until
I
ha
ve
ma
de
up
my
mi
nd
abo
ut
the
ma
tte
r."
"How
lo
ng
wi
ll
it
ta
ke
you
to
ma
ke
up
yo
ur
mi
nd?"
"Twe
nty-fo
ur
ho
u
rs.
At
ten
o'clo
ck
to
mo
rro
w,
Dr.
Mo
rti
me
r,
I
wi
ll
be
mu
ch
obli
ged
to
you
if
you
wi
ll
ca
ll
upon
me
he
re,
and
it
wi
ll
be
of
he
lp
to
me
in
my
pla
ns
for
the
fu
tu
re
if
you
wi
ll
bri
ng
Sir
He
nry
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
wi
th
yo
u
."
"I
wi
ll
do
so,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s."
He
scri
bbled
the
appo
i
ntme
nt
on
his
shi
rt-cu
ff
and
hu
rri
ed
off
in
his
stra
nge,
pe
e
ri
ng,
abse
nt-mi
nded
fa
shi
o
n.
Ho
lmes
sto
pped
him
at
the
he
ad
of
the
sta
i
r.
"Only
one
mo
re
qu
e
sti
o
n,
Dr.
Mo
rti
me
r.
You
say
that
be
fo
re
Sir
Cha
rles
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
's
de
a
th
se
ve
ral
pe
o
ple
saw
this
appa
ri
ti
on
upon
the
mo
o
r?"
"Three
pe
o
ple
di
d."
"Did
any
see
it
afte
r?"
"I
ha
ve
not
he
a
rd
of
any."
"Tha
nk
yo
u.
Go
o
d-mo
rni
ng."
Ho
lmes
re
tu
rned
to
his
se
at
wi
th
that
qu
i
et
lo
ok
of
inwa
rd
sa
ti
sfa
cti
on
whi
ch
me
a
nt
that
he
had
a
co
nge
ni
al
ta
sk
be
fo
re
hi
m.
"Go
i
ng
ou
t,
Wa
tso
n?"
"Unle
ss
I
can
he
lp
yo
u
."
"No,
my
de
ar
fe
llo
w,
it
is
at
the
ho
ur
of
acti
on
that
I
tu
rn
to
you
for
ai
d.
But
this
is
sple
ndi
d,
re
a
lly
uni
que
from
so
me
po
i
nts
of
vi
e
w.
When
you
pa
ss
Bra
dle
y's,
wo
u
ld
you
ask
him
to
se
nd
up
a
po
u
nd
of
the
stro
nge
st
shag
to
ba
cco?
Tha
nk
yo
u.
It
wo
u
ld
be
as
we
ll
if
you
co
u
ld
ma
ke
it
co
nve
ni
e
nt
not
to
re
tu
rn
be
fo
re
eve
ni
ng.
Then
I
sho
u
ld
be
ve
ry
glad
to
co
mpa
re
impre
ssi
o
ns
as
to
this
mo
st
inte
re
sti
ng
pro
blem
whi
ch
has
be
en
su
bmi
tted
to
us
this
mo
rni
ng."
I
knew
that
se
clu
si
on
and
so
li
tu
de
we
re
ve
ry
ne
ce
ssa
ry
for
my
fri
e
nd
in
tho
se
ho
u
rs
of
inte
nse
me
ntal
co
nce
ntra
ti
on
du
ri
ng
whi
ch
he
we
i
ghed
eve
ry
pa
rti
cle
of
evi
de
nce,
co
nstru
cted
alte
rna
ti
ve
the
o
ri
e
s,
ba
la
nced
one
aga
i
nst
the
othe
r,
and
ma
de
up
his
mi
nd
as
to
whi
ch
po
i
nts
we
re
esse
nti
al
and
whi
ch
imma
te
ri
a
l.
I
the
re
fo
re
spe
nt
the
day
at
my
club
and
did
not
re
tu
rn
to
Ba
ker
Stre
et
until
eve
ni
ng.
It
was
ne
a
rly
ni
ne
o'clo
ck
when
I
fo
u
nd
myse
lf
in
the
si
tti
ng-ro
om
once
mo
re.
My
fi
rst
impre
ssi
on
as
I
ope
ned
the
do
or
was
that
a
fi
re
had
bro
ken
ou
t,
for
the
ro
om
was
so
fi
lled
wi
th
smo
ke
that
the
li
ght
of
the
la
mp
upon
the
ta
ble
was
blu
rred
by
it.
As
I
ente
re
d,
ho
we
ve
r,
my
fe
a
rs
we
re
set
at
re
st,
for
it
was
the
acrid
fu
mes
of
stro
ng
co
a
rse
to
ba
cco
whi
ch
to
ok
me
by
the
thro
at
and
set
me
co
u
ghi
ng.
Thro
u
gh
the
ha
ze
I
had
a
va
gue
vi
si
on
of
Ho
lmes
in
his
dre
ssi
ng-go
wn
co
i
led
up
in
an
armcha
ir
wi
th
his
bla
ck
clay
pi
pe
be
twe
en
his
li
ps.
Se
ve
ral
ro
lls
of
pa
per
lay
aro
u
nd
hi
m.
"Ca
u
ght
co
ld,
Wa
tso
n?"
sa
id
he.
"No,
it's
this
po
i
so
no
us
atmo
sphe
re
."
"I
su
ppo
se
it
is
pre
tty
thi
ck,
now
that
you
me
nti
on
it."
"Thi
ck!
It
is
into
le
ra
ble
."
"Open
the
wi
ndo
w,
the
n!
You
ha
ve
be
en
at
yo
ur
club
all
da
y,
I
pe
rce
i
ve
."
"My
de
ar
Ho
lme
s!"
"Am
I
ri
ght?"
"Ce
rta
i
nly,
but
ho
w?"
He
la
u
ghed
at
my
be
wi
lde
red
expre
ssi
o
n.
"The
re
is
a
de
li
ghtful
fre
shne
ss
abo
ut
yo
u,
Wa
tso
n,
whi
ch
ma
kes
it
a
ple
a
su
re
to
exe
rci
se
any
sma
ll
po
we
rs
whi
ch
I
po
sse
ss
at
yo
ur
expe
nse.
A
ge
ntle
man
go
es
fo
rth
on
a
sho
we
ry
and
mi
ry
da
y.
He
re
tu
rns
imma
cu
la
te
in
the
eve
ni
ng
wi
th
the
glo
ss
sti
ll
on
his
hat
and
his
bo
o
ts.
He
has
be
en
a
fi
xtu
re
the
re
fo
re
all
da
y.
He
is
not
a
man
wi
th
inti
ma
te
fri
e
nds.
Whe
re,
the
n,
co
u
ld
he
ha
ve
be
e
n?
Is
it
not
obvi
o
u
s?"
"We
ll,
it
is
ra
ther
obvi
o
u
s."
"The
wo
rld
is
fu
ll
of
obvi
o
us
thi
ngs
whi
ch
no
bo
dy
by
any
cha
nce
ever
obse
rve
s.
Whe
re
do
you
thi
nk
that
I
ha
ve
be
e
n?"
"A
fi
xtu
re
also
."
"On
the
co
ntra
ry,
I
ha
ve
be
en
to
De
vo
nshi
re
."
"In
spi
ri
t?"
"Exa
ctly.
My
bo
dy
has
re
ma
i
ned
in
this
armcha
ir
and
ha
s,
I
re
gret
to
obse
rve,
co
nsu
med
in
my
abse
nce
two
la
rge
po
ts
of
co
ffee
and
an
incre
di
ble
amo
u
nt
of
to
ba
cco.
After
you
le
ft
I
se
nt
do
wn
to
Sta
mfo
rd's
for
the
Ordna
nce
map
of
this
po
rti
on
of
the
mo
o
r,
and
my
spi
rit
has
ho
ve
red
over
it
all
da
y.
I
fla
tter
myse
lf
that
I
co
u
ld
fi
nd
my
way
abo
u
t."
"A
la
rge
-sca
le
ma
p,
I
pre
su
me
?"
"Ve
ry
la
rge
."
He
unro
lled
one
se
cti
on
and
he
ld
it
over
his
kne
e.
"He
re
you
ha
ve
the
pa
rti
cu
lar
di
stri
ct
whi
ch
co
nce
rns
us.
That
is
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
Ha
ll
in
the
mi
ddle
."
"Wi
th
a
wo
od
ro
u
nd
it?"
"Exa
ctly.
I
fa
ncy
the
yew
alle
y,
tho
u
gh
not
ma
rked
under
that
na
me,
mu
st
stre
tch
alo
ng
this
li
ne,
wi
th
the
mo
o
r,
as
you
pe
rce
i
ve,
upon
the
ri
ght
of
it.
This
sma
ll
clu
mp
of
bu
i
ldi
ngs
he
re
is
the
ha
mlet
of
Gri
mpe
n,
whe
re
our
fri
e
nd
Dr.
Mo
rti
mer
has
his
he
a
dqu
a
rte
rs.
Wi
thin
a
ra
di
us
of
fi
ve
mi
les
the
re
are,
as
you
se
e,
only
a
ve
ry
few
sca
tte
red
dwe
lli
ngs.
He
re
is
La
fter
Ha
ll,
whi
ch
was
me
nti
o
ned
in
the
na
rra
ti
ve.
The
re
is
a
ho
u
se
indi
ca
ted
he
re
whi
ch
may
be
the
re
si
de
nce
of
the
na
tu
ra
li
st—Sta
ple
to
n,
if
I
re
me
mber
ri
ght,
was
his
na
me.
He
re
are
two
mo
o
rla
nd
fa
rmho
u
se
s,
Hi
gh
Tor
and
Fo
u
lmi
re.
Then
fo
u
rte
en
mi
les
away
the
gre
at
co
nvi
ct
pri
son
of
Pri
nce
to
wn.
Be
twe
en
and
aro
u
nd
the
se
sca
tte
red
po
i
nts
exte
nds
the
de
so
la
te,
li
fe
le
ss
mo
o
r.
Thi
s,
the
n,
is
the
sta
ge
upon
whi
ch
tra
ge
dy
has
be
en
pla
ye
d,
and
upon
whi
ch
we
may
he
lp
to
play
it
aga
i
n."
"It
mu
st
be
a
wi
ld
pla
ce
."
"Ye
s,
the
se
tti
ng
is
a
wo
rthy
one.
If
the
de
vil
did
de
si
re
to
ha
ve
a
ha
nd
in
the
affa
i
rs
of
me
n—"
"Then
you
are
yo
u
rse
lf
incli
ni
ng
to
the
su
pe
rna
tu
ral
expla
na
ti
o
n."
"The
de
vi
l's
age
nts
may
be
of
fle
sh
and
blo
o
d,
may
they
no
t?
The
re
are
two
qu
e
sti
o
ns
wa
i
ti
ng
for
us
at
the
ou
tse
t.
The
one
is
whe
ther
any
cri
me
has
be
en
co
mmi
tted
at
all;
the
se
co
nd
is,
what
is
the
cri
me
and
how
was
it
co
mmi
tte
d?
Of
co
u
rse,
if
Dr.
Mo
rti
me
r's
su
rmi
se
sho
u
ld
be
co
rre
ct,
and
we
are
de
a
li
ng
wi
th
fo
rces
ou
tsi
de
the
ordi
na
ry
la
ws
of
Na
tu
re,
the
re
is
an
end
of
our
inve
sti
ga
ti
o
n.
But
we
are
bo
u
nd
to
exha
u
st
all
other
hypo
the
ses
be
fo
re
fa
lli
ng
ba
ck
upon
this
one.
I
thi
nk
we
'll
shut
that
wi
ndow
aga
i
n,
if
you
do
n't
mi
nd.
It
is
a
si
ngu
lar
thi
ng,
but
I
fi
nd
that
a
co
nce
ntra
ted
atmo
sphe
re
he
lps
a
co
nce
ntra
ti
on
of
tho
u
ght.
I
ha
ve
not
pu
shed
it
to
the
le
ngth
of
ge
tti
ng
into
a
box
to
thi
nk,
but
that
is
the
lo
gi
cal
ou
tco
me
of
my
co
nvi
cti
o
ns.
Ha
ve
you
tu
rned
the
ca
se
over
in
yo
ur
mi
nd?"
"Ye
s,
I
ha
ve
tho
u
ght
a
go
od
de
al
of
it
in
the
co
u
rse
of
the
da
y."
"What
do
you
ma
ke
of
it?"
"It
is
ve
ry
be
wi
lde
ri
ng."
"It
has
ce
rta
i
nly
a
cha
ra
cter
of
its
own.
The
re
are
po
i
nts
of
di
sti
ncti
on
abo
ut
it.
That
cha
nge
in
the
fo
o
tpri
nts,
for
exa
mple.
What
do
you
ma
ke
of
tha
t?"
"Mo
rti
mer
sa
id
that
the
man
had
wa
lked
on
ti
ptoe
do
wn
that
po
rti
on
of
the
alle
y."
"He
only
re
pe
a
ted
what
so
me
fo
ol
had
sa
id
at
the
inqu
e
st.
Why
sho
u
ld
a
man
wa
lk
on
ti
ptoe
do
wn
the
alle
y?"
"What
the
n?"
"He
was
ru
nni
ng,
Wa
tso
n—ru
nni
ng
de
spe
ra
te
ly,
ru
nni
ng
for
his
li
fe,
ru
nni
ng
until
he
bu
rst
his
he
a
rt—a
nd
fe
ll
de
ad
upon
his
fa
ce
."
"Ru
nni
ng
from
wha
t?"
"The
re
li
es
our
pro
ble
m.
The
re
are
indi
ca
ti
o
ns
that
the
man
was
cra
zed
wi
th
fe
ar
be
fo
re
ever
he
be
gan
to
ru
n."
"How
can
you
say
tha
t?"
"I
am
pre
su
mi
ng
that
the
ca
u
se
of
his
fe
a
rs
ca
me
to
him
acro
ss
the
mo
o
r.
If
that
we
re
so,
and
it
se
e
ms
mo
st
pro
ba
ble,
only
a
man
who
had
lo
st
his
wi
ts
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
run
from
the
ho
u
se
inste
ad
of
to
wa
rds
it.
If
the
gi
psy's
evi
de
nce
may
be
ta
ken
as
tru
e,
he
ran
wi
th
cri
es
for
he
lp
in
the
di
re
cti
on
whe
re
he
lp
was
le
a
st
li
ke
ly
to
be.
The
n,
aga
i
n,
whom
was
he
wa
i
ti
ng
for
that
ni
ght,
and
why
was
he
wa
i
ti
ng
for
him
in
the
yew
alley
ra
ther
than
in
his
own
ho
u
se
?"
"You
thi
nk
that
he
was
wa
i
ti
ng
for
so
me
o
ne
?"
"The
man
was
elde
rly
and
infi
rm.
We
can
unde
rsta
nd
his
ta
ki
ng
an
eve
ni
ng
stro
ll,
but
the
gro
u
nd
was
da
mp
and
the
ni
ght
incle
me
nt.
Is
it
na
tu
ral
that
he
sho
u
ld
sta
nd
for
fi
ve
or
ten
mi
nu
te
s,
as
Dr.
Mo
rti
me
r,
wi
th
mo
re
pra
cti
cal
se
nse
than
I
sho
u
ld
ha
ve
gi
ven
him
cre
dit
fo
r,
de
du
ced
from
the
ci
gar
ash?"
"But
he
we
nt
out
eve
ry
eve
ni
ng."
"I
thi
nk
it
unli
ke
ly
that
he
wa
i
ted
at
the
mo
o
r-ga
te
eve
ry
eve
ni
ng.
On
the
co
ntra
ry,
the
evi
de
nce
is
that
he
avo
i
ded
the
mo
o
r.
That
ni
ght
he
wa
i
ted
the
re.
It
was
the
ni
ght
be
fo
re
he
ma
de
his
de
pa
rtu
re
for
Lo
ndo
n.
The
thi
ng
ta
kes
sha
pe,
Wa
tso
n.
It
be
co
mes
co
he
re
nt.
Mi
ght
I
ask
you
to
ha
nd
me
my
vi
o
li
n,
and
we
wi
ll
po
stpo
ne
all
fu
rther
tho
u
ght
upon
this
bu
si
ne
ss
until
we
ha
ve
had
the
adva
nta
ge
of
me
e
ti
ng
Dr.
Mo
rti
mer
and
Sir
He
nry
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
in
the
mo
rni
ng."
Cha
pter
4.
Sir
He
nry
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
Our
bre
a
kfa
st
ta
ble
was
cle
a
red
ea
rly,
and
Ho
lmes
wa
i
ted
in
his
dre
ssi
ng-go
wn
for
the
pro
mi
sed
inte
rvi
e
w.
Our
cli
e
nts
we
re
pu
nctu
al
to
the
ir
appo
i
ntme
nt,
for
the
clo
ck
had
ju
st
stru
ck
ten
when
Dr.
Mo
rti
mer
was
sho
wn
up,
fo
llo
wed
by
the
yo
u
ng
ba
ro
ne
t.
The
la
tter
was
a
sma
ll,
ale
rt,
da
rk-e
yed
man
abo
ut
thi
rty
ye
a
rs
of
age,
ve
ry
stu
rdi
ly
bu
i
lt,
wi
th
thi
ck
bla
ck
eye
bro
ws
and
a
stro
ng,
pu
gna
ci
o
us
fa
ce.
He
wo
re
a
ru
ddy-ti
nted
twe
ed
su
it
and
had
the
we
a
the
r-be
a
ten
appe
a
ra
nce
of
one
who
has
spe
nt
mo
st
of
his
ti
me
in
the
open
ai
r,
and
yet
the
re
was
so
me
thi
ng
in
his
ste
a
dy
eye
and
the
qu
i
et
assu
ra
nce
of
his
be
a
ri
ng
whi
ch
indi
ca
ted
the
ge
ntle
ma
n.
"This
is
Sir
He
nry
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
,"
sa
id
Dr.
Mo
rti
me
r.
"Why,
ye
s,"
sa
id
he,
"a
nd
the
stra
nge
thi
ng
is,
Mr.
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lme
s,
that
if
my
fri
e
nd
he
re
had
not
pro
po
sed
co
mi
ng
ro
u
nd
to
you
this
mo
rni
ng
I
sho
u
ld
ha
ve
co
me
on
my
own
acco
u
nt.
I
unde
rsta
nd
that
you
thi
nk
out
li
ttle
pu
zzle
s,
and
I've
had
one
this
mo
rni
ng
whi
ch
wa
nts
mo
re
thi
nki
ng
out
than
I
am
able
to
gi
ve
it."
"Pray
ta
ke
a
se
a
t,
Sir
He
nry.
Do
I
unde
rsta
nd
you
to
say
that
you
ha
ve
yo
u
rse
lf
had
so
me
re
ma
rka
ble
expe
ri
e
nce
si
nce
you
arri
ved
in
Lo
ndo
n?"
"No
thi
ng
of
mu
ch
impo
rta
nce,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s.
Only
a
jo
ke,
as
li
ke
as
no
t.
It
was
this
le
tte
r,
if
you
can
ca
ll
it
a
le
tte
r,
whi
ch
re
a
ched
me
this
mo
rni
ng."
He
la
id
an
enve
lo
pe
upon
the
ta
ble,
and
we
all
be
nt
over
it.
It
was
of
co
mmon
qu
a
li
ty,
gra
yi
sh
in
co
lo
u
r.
The
addre
ss,
"Sir
He
nry
Ba
ske
rvi
lle,
No
rthu
mbe
rla
nd
Ho
te
l,"
was
pri
nted
in
ro
u
gh
cha
ra
cte
rs;
the
po
st-ma
rk
"Cha
ri
ng
Cro
ss,"
and
the
da
te
of
po
sti
ng
the
pre
ce
di
ng
eve
ni
ng.
"Who
knew
that
you
we
re
go
i
ng
to
the
No
rthu
mbe
rla
nd
Ho
te
l?"
asked
Ho
lme
s,
gla
nci
ng
ke
e
nly
acro
ss
at
our
vi
si
to
r.
"No
one
co
u
ld
ha
ve
kno
wn.
We
only
de
ci
ded
after
I
met
Dr.
Mo
rti
me
r."
"But
Dr.
Mo
rti
mer
was
no
do
u
bt
alre
a
dy
sto
ppi
ng
the
re
?"
"No,
I
had
be
en
sta
yi
ng
wi
th
a
fri
e
nd,"
sa
id
the
do
cto
r.
"The
re
was
no
po
ssi
ble
indi
ca
ti
on
that
we
inte
nded
to
go
to
this
ho
te
l."
"Hu
m!
So
me
o
ne
se
e
ms
to
be
ve
ry
de
e
ply
inte
re
sted
in
yo
ur
mo
ve
me
nts."
Out
of
the
enve
lo
pe
he
to
ok
a
ha
lf-she
et
of
fo
o
lscap
pa
per
fo
lded
into
fo
u
r.
This
he
ope
ned
and
spre
ad
flat
upon
the
ta
ble.
Acro
ss
the
mi
ddle
of
it
a
si
ngle
se
nte
nce
had
be
en
fo
rmed
by
the
expe
di
e
nt
of
pa
sti
ng
pri
nted
wo
rds
upon
it.
It
ra
n:
As
you
va
lue
yo
ur
li
fe
or
yo
ur
re
a
son
ke
ep
away
from
the
mo
o
r.
The
wo
rd
"mo
o
r"
only
was
pri
nted
in
ink.
"No
w,"
sa
id
Sir
He
nry
Ba
ske
rvi
lle,
"pe
rha
ps
you
wi
ll
te
ll
me,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s,
what
in
thu
nder
is
the
me
a
ni
ng
of
tha
t,
and
who
it
is
that
ta
kes
so
mu
ch
inte
re
st
in
my
affa
i
rs?"
"What
do
you
ma
ke
of
it,
Dr.
Mo
rti
me
r?
You
mu
st
allow
that
the
re
is
no
thi
ng
su
pe
rna
tu
ral
abo
ut
thi
s,
at
any
ra
te
?"
"No,
si
r,
but
it
mi
ght
ve
ry
we
ll
co
me
from
so
me
o
ne
who
was
co
nvi
nced
that
the
bu
si
ne
ss
is
su
pe
rna
tu
ra
l."
"What
bu
si
ne
ss?"
asked
Sir
He
nry
sha
rply.
"It
se
e
ms
to
me
that
all
you
ge
ntle
men
know
a
gre
at
de
al
mo
re
than
I
do
abo
ut
my
own
affa
i
rs."
"You
sha
ll
sha
re
our
kno
wle
dge
be
fo
re
you
le
a
ve
this
ro
o
m,
Sir
He
nry.
I
pro
mi
se
you
tha
t,"
sa
id
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lme
s.
"We
wi
ll
co
nfi
ne
ou
rse
lves
for
the
pre
se
nt
wi
th
yo
ur
pe
rmi
ssi
on
to
this
ve
ry
inte
re
sti
ng
do
cu
me
nt,
whi
ch
mu
st
ha
ve
be
en
put
to
ge
ther
and
po
sted
ye
ste
rday
eve
ni
ng.
Ha
ve
you
ye
ste
rda
y's
Ti
me
s,
Wa
tso
n?"
"It
is
he
re
in
the
co
rne
r."
"Mi
ght
I
tro
u
ble
you
for
it—the
insi
de
pa
ge,
ple
a
se,
wi
th
the
le
a
di
ng
arti
cle
s?"
He
gla
nced
swi
ftly
over
it,
ru
nni
ng
his
eyes
up
and
do
wn
the
co
lu
mns.
"Ca
pi
tal
arti
cle
this
on
free
tra
de.
Pe
rmit
me
to
gi
ve
you
an
extra
ct
from
it.
'You
may
be
ca
jo
led
into
ima
gi
ni
ng
that
yo
ur
own
spe
ci
al
tra
de
or
yo
ur
own
indu
stry
wi
ll
be
enco
u
ra
ged
by
a
pro
te
cti
ve
ta
ri
ff,
but
it
sta
nds
to
re
a
son
that
su
ch
le
gi
sla
ti
on
mu
st
in
the
lo
ng
run
ke
ep
away
we
a
lth
from
the
co
u
ntry,
di
mi
ni
sh
the
va
lue
of
our
impo
rts,
and
lo
wer
the
ge
ne
ral
co
ndi
ti
o
ns
of
li
fe
in
this
isla
nd.'
"What
do
you
thi
nk
of
tha
t,
Wa
tso
n?"
cri
ed
Ho
lmes
in
hi
gh
gle
e,
ru
bbi
ng
his
ha
nds
to
ge
ther
wi
th
sa
ti
sfa
cti
o
n.
"Do
n't
you
thi
nk
that
is
an
admi
ra
ble
se
nti
me
nt?"
Dr.
Mo
rti
mer
lo
o
ked
at
Ho
lmes
wi
th
an
air
of
pro
fe
ssi
o
nal
inte
re
st,
and
Sir
He
nry
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
tu
rned
a
pa
ir
of
pu
zzled
da
rk
eyes
upon
me.
"I
do
n't
know
mu
ch
abo
ut
the
ta
ri
ff
and
thi
ngs
of
that
ki
nd,"
sa
id
he,
"but
it
se
e
ms
to
me
we
've
got
a
bit
off
the
tra
il
so
far
as
that
no
te
is
co
nce
rne
d."
"On
the
co
ntra
ry,
I
thi
nk
we
are
pa
rti
cu
la
rly
hot
upon
the
tra
i
l,
Sir
He
nry.
Wa
tson
he
re
kno
ws
mo
re
abo
ut
my
me
tho
ds
than
you
do,
but
I
fe
ar
that
even
he
has
not
qu
i
te
gra
sped
the
si
gni
fi
ca
nce
of
this
se
nte
nce
."
"No,
I
co
nfe
ss
that
I
see
no
co
nne
cti
o
n."
"And
ye
t,
my
de
ar
Wa
tso
n,
the
re
is
so
ve
ry
clo
se
a
co
nne
cti
on
that
the
one
is
extra
cted
out
of
the
othe
r.
'Yo
u
,'
'yo
u
r,'
'yo
u
r,'
'li
fe
,'
're
a
so
n,'
'va
lu
e
,'
'ke
ep
awa
y,'
'from
the
.'
Do
n't
you
see
now
whe
nce
the
se
wo
rds
ha
ve
be
en
ta
ke
n?"
"By
thu
nde
r,
yo
u
're
ri
ght!
We
ll,
if
that
isn't
sma
rt!"
cri
ed
Sir
He
nry.
"If
any
po
ssi
ble
do
u
bt
re
ma
i
ned
it
is
se
ttled
by
the
fa
ct
that
'ke
ep
awa
y'
and
'from
the'
are
cut
out
in
one
pi
e
ce
."
"We
ll,
no
w—so
it
is!"
"Re
a
lly,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s,
this
exce
e
ds
anythi
ng
whi
ch
I
co
u
ld
ha
ve
ima
gi
ne
d,"
sa
id
Dr.
Mo
rti
me
r,
ga
zi
ng
at
my
fri
e
nd
in
ama
ze
me
nt.
"I
co
u
ld
unde
rsta
nd
anyo
ne
sa
yi
ng
that
the
wo
rds
we
re
from
a
ne
wspa
pe
r;
but
that
you
sho
u
ld
na
me
whi
ch,
and
add
that
it
ca
me
from
the
le
a
di
ng
arti
cle,
is
re
a
lly
one
of
the
mo
st
re
ma
rka
ble
thi
ngs
whi
ch
I
ha
ve
ever
kno
wn.
How
did
you
do
it?"
"I
pre
su
me,
Do
cto
r,
that
you
co
u
ld
te
ll
the
sku
ll
of
a
ne
gro
from
that
of
an
Esqu
i
ma
u
?"
"Mo
st
ce
rta
i
nly."
"But
ho
w?"
"Be
ca
u
se
that
is
my
spe
ci
al
ho
bby.
The
di
ffe
re
nces
are
obvi
o
u
s.
The
su
pra
-o
rbi
tal
cre
st,
the
fa
ci
al
angle,
the
ma
xi
lla
ry
cu
rve,
the
—"
"But
this
is
my
spe
ci
al
ho
bby,
and
the
di
ffe
re
nces
are
equ
a
lly
obvi
o
u
s.
The
re
is
as
mu
ch
di
ffe
re
nce
to
my
eyes
be
twe
en
the
le
a
ded
bo
u
rge
o
is
type
of
a
Ti
mes
arti
cle
and
the
slo
ve
nly
pri
nt
of
an
eve
ni
ng
ha
lf-pe
nny
pa
per
as
the
re
co
u
ld
be
be
twe
en
yo
ur
ne
gro
and
yo
ur
Esqu
i
ma
u.
The
de
te
cti
on
of
types
is
one
of
the
mo
st
ele
me
nta
ry
bra
nches
of
kno
wle
dge
to
the
spe
ci
al
expe
rt
in
cri
me,
tho
u
gh
I
co
nfe
ss
that
once
when
I
was
ve
ry
yo
u
ng
I
co
nfu
sed
the
Le
e
ds
Me
rcu
ry
wi
th
the
We
ste
rn
Mo
rni
ng
Ne
ws.
But
a
Ti
mes
le
a
der
is
enti
re
ly
di
sti
ncti
ve,
and
the
se
wo
rds
co
u
ld
ha
ve
be
en
ta
ken
from
no
thi
ng
else.
As
it
was
do
ne
ye
ste
rday
the
stro
ng
pro
ba
bi
li
ty
was
that
we
sho
u
ld
fi
nd
the
wo
rds
in
ye
ste
rda
y's
issu
e
."
"So
far
as
I
can
fo
llow
yo
u,
the
n,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s,"
sa
id
Sir
He
nry
Ba
ske
rvi
lle,
"so
me
o
ne
cut
out
this
me
ssa
ge
wi
th
a
sci
sso
rs—"
"Na
i
l-sci
sso
rs,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s.
"You
can
see
that
it
was
a
ve
ry
sho
rt-bla
ded
sci
sso
rs,
si
nce
the
cu
tter
had
to
ta
ke
two
sni
ps
over
'ke
ep
awa
y.'"
"That
is
so.
So
me
o
ne,
the
n,
cut
out
the
me
ssa
ge
wi
th
a
pa
ir
of
sho
rt-bla
ded
sci
sso
rs,
pa
sted
it
wi
th
pa
ste
—"
"Gu
m,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s.
"Wi
th
gum
on
to
the
pa
pe
r.
But
I
wa
nt
to
know
why
the
wo
rd
'mo
o
r'
sho
u
ld
ha
ve
be
en
wri
tte
n?"
"Be
ca
u
se
he
co
u
ld
not
fi
nd
it
in
pri
nt.
The
other
wo
rds
we
re
all
si
mple
and
mi
ght
be
fo
u
nd
in
any
issu
e,
but
'mo
o
r'
wo
u
ld
be
le
ss
co
mmo
n."
"Why,
of
co
u
rse,
that
wo
u
ld
expla
in
it.
Ha
ve
you
re
ad
anythi
ng
else
in
this
me
ssa
ge,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s?"
"The
re
are
one
or
two
indi
ca
ti
o
ns,
and
yet
the
utmo
st
pa
i
ns
ha
ve
be
en
ta
ken
to
re
mo
ve
all
clu
e
s.
The
addre
ss,
you
obse
rve
is
pri
nted
in
ro
u
gh
cha
ra
cte
rs.
But
the
Ti
mes
is
a
pa
per
whi
ch
is
se
ldom
fo
u
nd
in
any
ha
nds
but
tho
se
of
the
hi
ghly
edu
ca
te
d.
We
may
ta
ke
it,
the
re
fo
re,
that
the
le
tter
was
co
mpo
sed
by
an
edu
ca
ted
man
who
wi
shed
to
po
se
as
an
une
du
ca
ted
one,
and
his
effo
rt
to
co
nce
al
his
own
wri
ti
ng
su
gge
sts
that
that
wri
ti
ng
mi
ght
be
kno
wn,
or
co
me
to
be
kno
wn,
by
yo
u.
Aga
i
n,
you
wi
ll
obse
rve
that
the
wo
rds
are
not
gu
mmed
on
in
an
accu
ra
te
li
ne,
but
that
so
me
are
mu
ch
hi
gher
than
othe
rs.
'Li
fe
,'
for
exa
mple
is
qu
i
te
out
of
its
pro
per
pla
ce.
That
may
po
i
nt
to
ca
re
le
ssne
ss
or
it
may
po
i
nt
to
agi
ta
ti
on
and
hu
rry
upon
the
pa
rt
of
the
cu
tte
r.
On
the
who
le
I
incli
ne
to
the
la
tter
vi
e
w,
si
nce
the
ma
tter
was
evi
de
ntly
impo
rta
nt,
and
it
is
unli
ke
ly
that
the
co
mpo
ser
of
su
ch
a
le
tter
wo
u
ld
be
ca
re
le
ss.
If
he
we
re
in
a
hu
rry
it
ope
ns
up
the
inte
re
sti
ng
qu
e
sti
on
why
he
sho
u
ld
be
in
a
hu
rry,
si
nce
any
le
tter
po
sted
up
to
ea
rly
mo
rni
ng
wo
u
ld
re
a
ch
Sir
He
nry
be
fo
re
he
wo
u
ld
le
a
ve
his
ho
te
l.
Did
the
co
mpo
ser
fe
ar
an
inte
rru
pti
o
n—a
nd
from
who
m?"
"We
are
co
mi
ng
now
ra
ther
into
the
re
gi
on
of
gu
e
sswo
rk,"
sa
id
Dr.
Mo
rti
me
r.
"Sa
y,
ra
the
r,
into
the
re
gi
on
whe
re
we
ba
la
nce
pro
ba
bi
li
ti
es
and
cho
o
se
the
mo
st
li
ke
ly.
It
is
the
sci
e
nti
fic
use
of
the
ima
gi
na
ti
o
n,
but
we
ha
ve
alwa
ys
so
me
ma
te
ri
al
ba
sis
on
whi
ch
to
sta
rt
our
spe
cu
la
ti
o
n.
No
w,
you
wo
u
ld
ca
ll
it
a
gu
e
ss,
no
do
u
bt,
but
I
am
almo
st
ce
rta
in
that
this
addre
ss
has
be
en
wri
tten
in
a
ho
te
l."
"How
in
the
wo
rld
can
you
say
tha
t?"
"If
you
exa
mi
ne
it
ca
re
fu
lly
you
wi
ll
see
that
bo
th
the
pen
and
the
ink
ha
ve
gi
ven
the
wri
ter
tro
u
ble.
The
pen
has
splu
tte
red
twi
ce
in
a
si
ngle
wo
rd
and
has
run
dry
three
ti
mes
in
a
sho
rt
addre
ss,
sho
wi
ng
that
the
re
was
ve
ry
li
ttle
ink
in
the
bo
ttle.
No
w,
a
pri
va
te
pen
or
ink-bo
ttle
is
se
ldom
allo
wed
to
be
in
su
ch
a
sta
te,
and
the
co
mbi
na
ti
on
of
the
two
mu
st
be
qu
i
te
ra
re.
But
you
know
the
ho
tel
ink
and
the
ho
tel
pe
n,
whe
re
it
is
ra
re
to
get
anythi
ng
else.
Ye
s,
I
ha
ve
ve
ry
li
ttle
he
si
ta
ti
on
in
sa
yi
ng
that
co
u
ld
we
exa
mi
ne
the
wa
ste
-pa
per
ba
ske
ts
of
the
ho
te
ls
aro
u
nd
Cha
ri
ng
Cro
ss
until
we
fo
u
nd
the
re
ma
i
ns
of
the
mu
ti
la
ted
Ti
mes
le
a
der
we
co
u
ld
lay
our
ha
nds
stra
i
ght
upon
the
pe
rson
who
se
nt
this
si
ngu
lar
me
ssa
ge.
Ha
llo
a!
Ha
llo
a!
Wha
t's
thi
s?"
He
was
ca
re
fu
lly
exa
mi
ni
ng
the
fo
o
lsca
p,
upon
whi
ch
the
wo
rds
we
re
pa
ste
d,
ho
ldi
ng
it
only
an
inch
or
two
from
his
eye
s.
"We
ll?"
"No
thi
ng,"
sa
id
he,
thro
wi
ng
it
do
wn.
"It
is
a
bla
nk
ha
lf-she
et
of
pa
pe
r,
wi
tho
ut
even
a
wa
te
r-ma
rk
upon
it.
I
thi
nk
we
ha
ve
dra
wn
as
mu
ch
as
we
can
from
this
cu
ri
o
us
le
tte
r;
and
no
w,
Sir
He
nry,
has
anythi
ng
else
of
inte
re
st
ha
ppe
ned
to
you
si
nce
you
ha
ve
be
en
in
Lo
ndo
n?"
"Why,
no,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s.
I
thi
nk
no
t."
"You
ha
ve
not
obse
rved
anyo
ne
fo
llow
or
wa
tch
yo
u
?"
"I
se
em
to
ha
ve
wa
lked
ri
ght
into
the
thi
ck
of
a
di
me
no
ve
l,"
sa
id
our
vi
si
to
r.
"Why
in
thu
nder
sho
u
ld
anyo
ne
fo
llow
or
wa
tch
me
?"
"We
are
co
mi
ng
to
tha
t.
You
ha
ve
no
thi
ng
else
to
re
po
rt
to
us
be
fo
re
we
go
into
this
ma
tte
r?"
"We
ll,
it
de
pe
nds
upon
what
you
thi
nk
wo
rth
re
po
rti
ng."
"I
thi
nk
anythi
ng
out
of
the
ordi
na
ry
ro
u
ti
ne
of
li
fe
we
ll
wo
rth
re
po
rti
ng."
Sir
He
nry
smi
le
d.
"I
do
n't
know
mu
ch
of
Bri
ti
sh
li
fe
ye
t,
for
I
ha
ve
spe
nt
ne
a
rly
all
my
ti
me
in
the
Sta
tes
and
in
Ca
na
da.
But
I
ho
pe
that
to
lo
se
one
of
yo
ur
bo
o
ts
is
not
pa
rt
of
the
ordi
na
ry
ro
u
ti
ne
of
li
fe
over
he
re
."
"You
ha
ve
lo
st
one
of
yo
ur
bo
o
ts?"
"My
de
ar
si
r,"
cri
ed
Dr.
Mo
rti
me
r,
"it
is
only
mi
sla
i
d.
You
wi
ll
fi
nd
it
when
you
re
tu
rn
to
the
ho
te
l.
What
is
the
use
of
tro
u
bli
ng
Mr.
Ho
lmes
wi
th
tri
fles
of
this
ki
nd?"
"We
ll,
he
asked
me
for
anythi
ng
ou
tsi
de
the
ordi
na
ry
ro
u
ti
ne
."
"Exa
ctly,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s,
"ho
we
ver
fo
o
li
sh
the
inci
de
nt
may
se
e
m.
You
ha
ve
lo
st
one
of
yo
ur
bo
o
ts,
you
sa
y?"
"We
ll,
mi
sla
id
it,
anyho
w.
I
put
them
bo
th
ou
tsi
de
my
do
or
la
st
ni
ght,
and
the
re
was
only
one
in
the
mo
rni
ng.
I
co
u
ld
get
no
se
nse
out
of
the
chap
who
cle
a
ns
the
m.
The
wo
rst
of
it
is
that
I
only
bo
u
ght
the
pa
ir
la
st
ni
ght
in
the
Stra
nd,
and
I
ha
ve
ne
ver
had
them
on."
"If
you
ha
ve
ne
ver
wo
rn
the
m,
why
did
you
put
them
out
to
be
cle
a
ne
d?"
"They
we
re
tan
bo
o
ts
and
had
ne
ver
be
en
va
rni
she
d.
That
was
why
I
put
them
ou
t."
"Then
I
unde
rsta
nd
that
on
yo
ur
arri
val
in
Lo
ndon
ye
ste
rday
you
we
nt
out
at
once
and
bo
u
ght
a
pa
ir
of
bo
o
ts?"
"I
did
a
go
od
de
al
of
sho
ppi
ng.
Dr.
Mo
rti
mer
he
re
we
nt
ro
u
nd
wi
th
me.
You
se
e,
if
I
am
to
be
squ
i
re
do
wn
the
re
I
mu
st
dre
ss
the
pa
rt,
and
it
may
be
that
I
ha
ve
got
a
li
ttle
ca
re
le
ss
in
my
wa
ys
out
We
st.
Amo
ng
other
thi
ngs
I
bo
u
ght
the
se
bro
wn
bo
o
ts—ga
ve
six
do
lla
rs
for
the
m—a
nd
had
one
sto
len
be
fo
re
ever
I
had
them
on
my
fe
e
t."
"It
se
e
ms
a
si
ngu
la
rly
use
le
ss
thi
ng
to
ste
a
l,"
sa
id
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lme
s.
"I
co
nfe
ss
that
I
sha
re
Dr.
Mo
rti
me
r's
be
li
ef
that
it
wi
ll
not
be
lo
ng
be
fo
re
the
mi
ssi
ng
bo
ot
is
fo
u
nd."
"And,
no
w,
ge
ntle
me
n,"
sa
id
the
ba
ro
net
wi
th
de
ci
si
o
n,
"it
se
e
ms
to
me
that
I
ha
ve
spo
ken
qu
i
te
eno
u
gh
abo
ut
the
li
ttle
that
I
kno
w.
It
is
ti
me
that
you
ke
pt
yo
ur
pro
mi
se
and
ga
ve
me
a
fu
ll
acco
u
nt
of
what
we
are
all
dri
vi
ng
at."
"Yo
ur
re
qu
e
st
is
a
ve
ry
re
a
so
na
ble
one
,"
Ho
lmes
answe
re
d.
"Dr.
Mo
rti
me
r,
I
thi
nk
you
co
u
ld
not
do
be
tter
than
to
te
ll
yo
ur
sto
ry
as
you
to
ld
it
to
us."
Thus
enco
u
ra
ge
d,
our
sci
e
nti
fic
fri
e
nd
drew
his
pa
pe
rs
from
his
po
cket
and
pre
se
nted
the
who
le
ca
se
as
he
had
do
ne
upon
the
mo
rni
ng
be
fo
re.
Sir
He
nry
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
li
ste
ned
wi
th
the
de
e
pe
st
atte
nti
on
and
wi
th
an
occa
si
o
nal
excla
ma
ti
on
of
su
rpri
se.
"We
ll,
I
se
em
to
ha
ve
co
me
into
an
inhe
ri
ta
nce
wi
th
a
ve
nge
a
nce
,"
sa
id
he
when
the
lo
ng
na
rra
ti
ve
was
fi
ni
she
d.
"Of
co
u
rse,
I've
he
a
rd
of
the
ho
u
nd
ever
si
nce
I
was
in
the
nu
rse
ry.
It's
the
pet
sto
ry
of
the
fa
mi
ly,
tho
u
gh
I
ne
ver
tho
u
ght
of
ta
ki
ng
it
se
ri
o
u
sly
be
fo
re.
But
as
to
my
uncle
's
de
a
th—we
ll,
it
all
se
e
ms
bo
i
li
ng
up
in
my
he
a
d,
and
I
ca
n't
get
it
cle
ar
ye
t.
You
do
n't
se
em
qu
i
te
to
ha
ve
ma
de
up
yo
ur
mi
nd
whe
ther
it's
a
ca
se
for
a
po
li
ce
man
or
a
cle
rgyma
n."
"Pre
ci
se
ly."
"And
now
the
re
's
this
affa
ir
of
the
le
tter
to
me
at
the
ho
te
l.
I
su
ppo
se
that
fi
ts
into
its
pla
ce
."
"It
se
e
ms
to
show
that
so
me
o
ne
kno
ws
mo
re
than
we
do
abo
ut
what
go
es
on
upon
the
mo
o
r,"
sa
id
Dr.
Mo
rti
me
r.
"And
also
,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s,
"that
so
me
o
ne
is
not
ill-di
spo
sed
to
wa
rds
yo
u,
si
nce
they
wa
rn
you
of
da
nge
r."
"Or
it
may
be
that
they
wi
sh,
for
the
ir
own
pu
rpo
se
s,
to
sca
re
me
awa
y."
"We
ll,
of
co
u
rse,
that
is
po
ssi
ble
also.
I
am
ve
ry
mu
ch
inde
bted
to
yo
u,
Dr.
Mo
rti
me
r,
for
intro
du
ci
ng
me
to
a
pro
blem
whi
ch
pre
se
nts
se
ve
ral
inte
re
sti
ng
alte
rna
ti
ve
s.
But
the
pra
cti
cal
po
i
nt
whi
ch
we
now
ha
ve
to
de
ci
de,
Sir
He
nry,
is
whe
ther
it
is
or
is
not
advi
sa
ble
for
you
to
go
to
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
Ha
ll."
"Why
sho
u
ld
I
not
go
?"
"The
re
se
e
ms
to
be
da
nge
r."
"Do
you
me
an
da
nger
from
this
fa
mi
ly
fi
e
nd
or
do
you
me
an
da
nger
from
hu
man
be
i
ngs?"
"We
ll,
that
is
what
we
ha
ve
to
fi
nd
ou
t."
"Whi
che
ver
it
is,
my
answer
is
fi
xe
d.
The
re
is
no
de
vil
in
he
ll,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s,
and
the
re
is
no
man
upon
ea
rth
who
can
pre
ve
nt
me
from
go
i
ng
to
the
ho
me
of
my
own
pe
o
ple,
and
you
may
ta
ke
that
to
be
my
fi
nal
answe
r."
His
da
rk
bro
ws
kni
tted
and
his
fa
ce
flu
shed
to
a
du
sky
red
as
he
spo
ke.
It
was
evi
de
nt
that
the
fi
e
ry
te
mper
of
the
Ba
ske
rvi
lles
was
not
exti
nct
in
this
the
ir
la
st
re
pre
se
nta
ti
ve.
"Me
a
nwhi
le
,"
sa
id
he,
"I
ha
ve
ha
rdly
had
ti
me
to
thi
nk
over
all
that
you
ha
ve
to
ld
me.
It's
a
big
thi
ng
for
a
man
to
ha
ve
to
unde
rsta
nd
and
to
de
ci
de
at
one
si
tti
ng.
I
sho
u
ld
li
ke
to
ha
ve
a
qu
i
et
ho
ur
by
myse
lf
to
ma
ke
up
my
mi
nd.
No
w,
lo
ok
he
re,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s,
it's
ha
lf-pa
st
ele
ven
now
and
I
am
go
i
ng
ba
ck
ri
ght
away
to
my
ho
te
l.
Su
ppo
se
you
and
yo
ur
fri
e
nd,
Dr.
Wa
tso
n,
co
me
ro
u
nd
and
lu
nch
wi
th
us
at
two.
I'll
be
able
to
te
ll
you
mo
re
cle
a
rly
then
how
this
thi
ng
stri
kes
me
."
"Is
that
co
nve
ni
e
nt
to
yo
u,
Wa
tso
n?"
"Pe
rfe
ctly."
"Then
you
may
expe
ct
us.
Sha
ll
I
ha
ve
a
cab
ca
lle
d?"
"I'd
pre
fer
to
wa
lk,
for
this
affa
ir
has
flu
rri
ed
me
ra
the
r."
"I'll
jo
in
you
in
a
wa
lk,
wi
th
ple
a
su
re
,"
sa
id
his
co
mpa
ni
o
n.
"Then
we
me
et
aga
in
at
two
o'clo
ck.
Au
re
vo
i
r,
and
go
o
d-mo
rni
ng!"
We
he
a
rd
the
ste
ps
of
our
vi
si
to
rs
de
sce
nd
the
sta
ir
and
the
ba
ng
of
the
fro
nt
do
o
r.
In
an
insta
nt
Ho
lmes
had
cha
nged
from
the
la
ngu
id
dre
a
mer
to
the
man
of
acti
o
n.
"Yo
ur
hat
and
bo
o
ts,
Wa
tso
n,
qu
i
ck!
Not
a
mo
me
nt
to
lo
se
!"
He
ru
shed
into
his
ro
om
in
his
dre
ssi
ng-go
wn
and
was
ba
ck
aga
in
in
a
few
se
co
nds
in
a
fro
ck-co
a
t.
We
hu
rri
ed
to
ge
ther
do
wn
the
sta
i
rs
and
into
the
stre
e
t.
Dr.
Mo
rti
mer
and
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
we
re
sti
ll
vi
si
ble
abo
ut
two
hu
ndred
ya
rds
ahe
ad
of
us
in
the
di
re
cti
on
of
Oxfo
rd
Stre
e
t.
"Sha
ll
I
run
on
and
stop
the
m?"
"Not
for
the
wo
rld,
my
de
ar
Wa
tso
n.
I
am
pe
rfe
ctly
sa
ti
sfi
ed
wi
th
yo
ur
co
mpa
ny
if
you
wi
ll
to
le
ra
te
mi
ne.
Our
fri
e
nds
are
wi
se,
for
it
is
ce
rta
i
nly
a
ve
ry
fi
ne
mo
rni
ng
for
a
wa
lk."
He
qu
i
cke
ned
his
pa
ce
until
we
had
de
cre
a
sed
the
di
sta
nce
whi
ch
di
vi
ded
us
by
abo
ut
ha
lf.
The
n,
sti
ll
ke
e
pi
ng
a
hu
ndred
ya
rds
be
hi
nd,
we
fo
llo
wed
into
Oxfo
rd
Stre
et
and
so
do
wn
Re
ge
nt
Stre
e
t.
Once
our
fri
e
nds
sto
pped
and
sta
red
into
a
shop
wi
ndo
w,
upon
whi
ch
Ho
lmes
did
the
sa
me.
An
insta
nt
afte
rwa
rds
he
ga
ve
a
li
ttle
cry
of
sa
ti
sfa
cti
o
n,
and,
fo
llo
wi
ng
the
di
re
cti
on
of
his
ea
ger
eye
s,
I
saw
that
a
ha
nsom
cab
wi
th
a
man
insi
de
whi
ch
had
ha
lted
on
the
other
si
de
of
the
stre
et
was
now
pro
ce
e
di
ng
slo
wly
onwa
rd
aga
i
n.
"The
re
's
our
ma
n,
Wa
tso
n!
Co
me
alo
ng!
We
'll
ha
ve
a
go
od
lo
ok
at
hi
m,
if
we
can
do
no
mo
re
."
At
that
insta
nt
I
was
awa
re
of
a
bu
shy
bla
ck
be
a
rd
and
a
pa
ir
of
pi
e
rci
ng
eyes
tu
rned
upon
us
thro
u
gh
the
si
de
wi
ndow
of
the
ca
b.
Insta
ntly
the
tra
pdo
or
at
the
top
flew
up,
so
me
thi
ng
was
scre
a
med
to
the
dri
ve
r,
and
the
cab
flew
ma
dly
off
do
wn
Re
ge
nt
Stre
e
t.
Ho
lmes
lo
o
ked
ea
ge
rly
ro
u
nd
for
ano
the
r,
but
no
empty
one
was
in
si
ght.
Then
he
da
shed
in
wi
ld
pu
rsu
it
amid
the
stre
am
of
the
tra
ffi
c,
but
the
sta
rt
was
too
gre
a
t,
and
alre
a
dy
the
cab
was
out
of
si
ght.
"The
re
no
w!"
sa
id
Ho
lmes
bi
tte
rly
as
he
eme
rged
pa
nti
ng
and
whi
te
wi
th
ve
xa
ti
on
from
the
ti
de
of
ve
hi
cle
s.
"Was
ever
su
ch
bad
lu
ck
and
su
ch
bad
ma
na
ge
me
nt,
to
o?
Wa
tso
n,
Wa
tso
n,
if
you
are
an
ho
ne
st
man
you
wi
ll
re
co
rd
this
also
and
set
it
aga
i
nst
my
su
cce
sse
s!"
"Who
was
the
ma
n?"
"I
ha
ve
not
an
ide
a
."
"A
spy?"
"We
ll,
it
was
evi
de
nt
from
what
we
ha
ve
he
a
rd
that
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
has
be
en
ve
ry
clo
se
ly
sha
do
wed
by
so
me
o
ne
si
nce
he
has
be
en
in
to
wn.
How
else
co
u
ld
it
be
kno
wn
so
qu
i
ckly
that
it
was
the
No
rthu
mbe
rla
nd
Ho
tel
whi
ch
he
had
cho
se
n?
If
they
had
fo
llo
wed
him
the
fi
rst
day
I
argu
ed
that
they
wo
u
ld
fo
llow
him
also
the
se
co
nd.
You
may
ha
ve
obse
rved
that
I
twi
ce
stro
lled
over
to
the
wi
ndow
whi
le
Dr.
Mo
rti
mer
was
re
a
di
ng
his
le
ge
nd."
"Ye
s,
I
re
me
mbe
r."
"I
was
lo
o
ki
ng
out
for
lo
i
te
re
rs
in
the
stre
e
t,
but
I
saw
no
ne.
We
are
de
a
li
ng
wi
th
a
cle
ver
ma
n,
Wa
tso
n.
This
ma
tter
cu
ts
ve
ry
de
e
p,
and
tho
u
gh
I
ha
ve
not
fi
na
lly
ma
de
up
my
mi
nd
whe
ther
it
is
a
be
ne
vo
le
nt
or
a
ma
le
vo
le
nt
age
ncy
whi
ch
is
in
to
u
ch
wi
th
us,
I
am
co
nsci
o
us
alwa
ys
of
po
wer
and
de
si
gn.
When
our
fri
e
nds
le
ft
I
at
once
fo
llo
wed
them
in
the
ho
pes
of
ma
rki
ng
do
wn
the
ir
invi
si
ble
atte
nda
nt.
So
wi
ly
was
he
that
he
had
not
tru
sted
hi
mse
lf
upon
fo
o
t,
but
he
had
ava
i
led
hi
mse
lf
of
a
cab
so
that
he
co
u
ld
lo
i
ter
be
hi
nd
or
da
sh
pa
st
them
and
so
esca
pe
the
ir
no
ti
ce.
His
me
thod
had
the
addi
ti
o
nal
adva
nta
ge
that
if
they
we
re
to
ta
ke
a
cab
he
was
all
re
a
dy
to
fo
llow
the
m.
It
ha
s,
ho
we
ve
r,
one
obvi
o
us
di
sa
dva
nta
ge
."
"It
pu
ts
him
in
the
po
wer
of
the
ca
bma
n."
"Exa
ctly."
"What
a
pi
ty
we
did
not
get
the
nu
mbe
r!"
"My
de
ar
Wa
tso
n,
clu
msy
as
I
ha
ve
be
e
n,
you
su
re
ly
do
not
se
ri
o
u
sly
ima
gi
ne
that
I
ne
gle
cted
to
get
the
nu
mbe
r?
No.
2704
is
our
ma
n.
But
that
is
no
use
to
us
for
the
mo
me
nt."
"I
fa
il
to
see
how
you
co
u
ld
ha
ve
do
ne
mo
re
."
"On
obse
rvi
ng
the
cab
I
sho
u
ld
ha
ve
insta
ntly
tu
rned
and
wa
lked
in
the
other
di
re
cti
o
n.
I
sho
u
ld
then
at
my
le
i
su
re
ha
ve
hi
red
a
se
co
nd
cab
and
fo
llo
wed
the
fi
rst
at
a
re
spe
ctful
di
sta
nce,
or,
be
tter
sti
ll,
ha
ve
dri
ven
to
the
No
rthu
mbe
rla
nd
Ho
tel
and
wa
i
ted
the
re.
When
our
unkno
wn
had
fo
llo
wed
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
ho
me
we
sho
u
ld
ha
ve
had
the
oppo
rtu
ni
ty
of
pla
yi
ng
his
own
ga
me
upon
hi
mse
lf
and
se
e
i
ng
whe
re
he
ma
de
fo
r.
As
it
is,
by
an
indi
scre
et
ea
ge
rne
ss,
whi
ch
was
ta
ken
adva
nta
ge
of
wi
th
extra
o
rdi
na
ry
qu
i
ckne
ss
and
ene
rgy
by
our
oppo
ne
nt,
we
ha
ve
be
tra
yed
ou
rse
lves
and
lo
st
our
ma
n."
We
had
be
en
sa
u
nte
ri
ng
slo
wly
do
wn
Re
ge
nt
Stre
et
du
ri
ng
this
co
nve
rsa
ti
o
n,
and
Dr.
Mo
rti
me
r,
wi
th
his
co
mpa
ni
o
n,
had
lo
ng
va
ni
shed
in
fro
nt
of
us.
"The
re
is
no
obje
ct
in
our
fo
llo
wi
ng
the
m,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s.
"The
sha
dow
has
de
pa
rted
and
wi
ll
not
re
tu
rn.
We
mu
st
see
what
fu
rther
ca
rds
we
ha
ve
in
our
ha
nds
and
play
them
wi
th
de
ci
si
o
n.
Co
u
ld
you
swe
ar
to
that
ma
n's
fa
ce
wi
thin
the
ca
b?"
"I
co
u
ld
swe
ar
only
to
the
be
a
rd."
"And
so
co
u
ld
I—from
whi
ch
I
ga
ther
that
in
all
pro
ba
bi
li
ty
it
was
a
fa
lse
one.
A
cle
ver
man
upon
so
de
li
ca
te
an
erra
nd
has
no
use
for
a
be
a
rd
sa
ve
to
co
nce
al
his
fe
a
tu
re
s.
Co
me
in
he
re,
Wa
tso
n!"
He
tu
rned
into
one
of
the
di
stri
ct
me
sse
nger
offi
ce
s,
whe
re
he
was
wa
rmly
gre
e
ted
by
the
ma
na
ge
r.
"Ah,
Wi
lso
n,
I
see
you
ha
ve
not
fo
rgo
tten
the
li
ttle
ca
se
in
whi
ch
I
had
the
go
od
fo
rtu
ne
to
he
lp
yo
u
?"
"No,
si
r,
inde
ed
I
ha
ve
no
t.
You
sa
ved
my
go
od
na
me,
and
pe
rha
ps
my
li
fe
."
"My
de
ar
fe
llo
w,
you
exa
gge
ra
te.
I
ha
ve
so
me
re
co
lle
cti
o
n,
Wi
lso
n,
that
you
had
amo
ng
yo
ur
bo
ys
a
lad
na
med
Ca
rtwri
ght,
who
sho
wed
so
me
abi
li
ty
du
ri
ng
the
inve
sti
ga
ti
o
n."
"Ye
s,
si
r,
he
is
sti
ll
wi
th
us."
"Co
u
ld
you
ri
ng
him
up?—tha
nk
yo
u!
And
I
sho
u
ld
be
glad
to
ha
ve
cha
nge
of
this
fi
ve
-po
u
nd
no
te
."
A
lad
of
fo
u
rte
e
n,
wi
th
a
bri
ght,
ke
en
fa
ce,
had
obe
yed
the
su
mmo
ns
of
the
ma
na
ge
r.
He
sto
od
now
ga
zi
ng
wi
th
gre
at
re
ve
re
nce
at
the
fa
mo
us
de
te
cti
ve.
"Let
me
ha
ve
the
Ho
tel
Di
re
cto
ry,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s.
"Tha
nk
yo
u!
No
w,
Ca
rtwri
ght,
the
re
are
the
na
mes
of
twe
nty-three
ho
te
ls
he
re,
all
in
the
imme
di
a
te
ne
i
ghbo
u
rho
od
of
Cha
ri
ng
Cro
ss.
Do
you
se
e
?"
"Ye
s,
si
r."
"You
wi
ll
vi
sit
ea
ch
of
the
se
in
tu
rn."
"Ye
s,
si
r."
"You
wi
ll
be
gin
in
ea
ch
ca
se
by
gi
vi
ng
the
ou
tsi
de
po
rter
one
shi
lli
ng.
He
re
are
twe
nty-three
shi
lli
ngs."
"Ye
s,
si
r."
"You
wi
ll
te
ll
him
that
you
wa
nt
to
see
the
wa
ste
-pa
per
of
ye
ste
rda
y.
You
wi
ll
say
that
an
impo
rta
nt
te
le
gram
has
mi
sca
rri
ed
and
that
you
are
lo
o
ki
ng
for
it.
You
unde
rsta
nd?"
"Ye
s,
si
r."
"But
what
you
are
re
a
lly
lo
o
ki
ng
for
is
the
ce
ntre
pa
ge
of
the
Ti
mes
wi
th
so
me
ho
les
cut
in
it
wi
th
sci
sso
rs.
He
re
is
a
co
py
of
the
Ti
me
s.
It
is
this
pa
ge.
You
co
u
ld
ea
si
ly
re
co
gni
ze
it,
co
u
ld
you
no
t?"
"Ye
s,
si
r."
"In
ea
ch
ca
se
the
ou
tsi
de
po
rter
wi
ll
se
nd
for
the
ha
ll
po
rte
r,
to
whom
also
you
wi
ll
gi
ve
a
shi
lli
ng.
He
re
are
twe
nty-three
shi
lli
ngs.
You
wi
ll
then
le
a
rn
in
po
ssi
bly
twe
nty
ca
ses
out
of
the
twe
nty-three
that
the
wa
ste
of
the
day
be
fo
re
has
be
en
bu
rned
or
re
mo
ve
d.
In
the
three
other
ca
ses
you
wi
ll
be
sho
wn
a
he
ap
of
pa
per
and
you
wi
ll
lo
ok
for
this
pa
ge
of
the
Ti
mes
amo
ng
it.
The
odds
are
eno
rmo
u
sly
aga
i
nst
yo
ur
fi
ndi
ng
it.
The
re
are
ten
shi
lli
ngs
over
in
ca
se
of
eme
rge
nci
e
s.
Let
me
ha
ve
a
re
po
rt
by
wi
re
at
Ba
ker
Stre
et
be
fo
re
eve
ni
ng.
And
no
w,
Wa
tso
n,
it
only
re
ma
i
ns
for
us
to
fi
nd
out
by
wi
re
the
ide
nti
ty
of
the
ca
bma
n,
No.
2704,
and
then
we
wi
ll
drop
into
one
of
the
Bo
nd
Stre
et
pi
ctu
re
ga
lle
ri
es
and
fi
ll
in
the
ti
me
until
we
are
due
at
the
ho
te
l."
Cha
pter
5.
Three
Bro
ken
Thre
a
ds
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lmes
ha
d,
in
a
ve
ry
re
ma
rka
ble
de
gre
e,
the
po
wer
of
de
ta
chi
ng
his
mi
nd
at
wi
ll.
For
two
ho
u
rs
the
stra
nge
bu
si
ne
ss
in
whi
ch
we
had
be
en
invo
lved
appe
a
red
to
be
fo
rgo
tte
n,
and
he
was
enti
re
ly
abso
rbed
in
the
pi
ctu
res
of
the
mo
de
rn
Be
lgi
an
ma
ste
rs.
He
wo
u
ld
ta
lk
of
no
thi
ng
but
art,
of
whi
ch
he
had
the
cru
de
st
ide
a
s,
from
our
le
a
vi
ng
the
ga
lle
ry
until
we
fo
u
nd
ou
rse
lves
at
the
No
rthu
mbe
rla
nd
Ho
te
l.
"Sir
He
nry
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
is
upsta
i
rs
expe
cti
ng
yo
u
,"
sa
id
the
cle
rk.
"He
asked
me
to
show
you
up
at
once
when
you
ca
me
."
"Ha
ve
you
any
obje
cti
on
to
my
lo
o
ki
ng
at
yo
ur
re
gi
ste
r?"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s.
"Not
in
the
le
a
st."
The
bo
ok
sho
wed
that
two
na
mes
had
be
en
added
after
that
of
Ba
ske
rvi
lle.
One
was
The
o
phi
lus
Jo
hnson
and
fa
mi
ly,
of
Ne
wca
stle;
the
other
Mrs.
Oldmo
re
and
ma
i
d,
of
Hi
gh
Lo
dge,
Alto
n.
"Su
re
ly
that
mu
st
be
the
sa
me
Jo
hnson
whom
I
used
to
kno
w,"
sa
id
Ho
lmes
to
the
po
rte
r.
"A
la
wye
r,
is
he
no
t,
gra
y-he
a
de
d,
and
wa
lks
wi
th
a
li
mp?"
"No,
si
r,
this
is
Mr.
Jo
hnso
n,
the
co
a
l-o
wne
r,
a
ve
ry
acti
ve
ge
ntle
ma
n,
not
older
than
yo
u
rse
lf."
"Su
re
ly
you
are
mi
sta
ken
abo
ut
his
tra
de
?"
"No,
si
r!
he
has
used
this
ho
tel
for
ma
ny
ye
a
rs,
and
he
is
ve
ry
we
ll
kno
wn
to
us."
"Ah,
that
se
ttles
it.
Mrs.
Oldmo
re,
to
o;
I
se
em
to
re
me
mber
the
na
me.
Excu
se
my
cu
ri
o
si
ty,
but
often
in
ca
lli
ng
upon
one
fri
e
nd
one
fi
nds
ano
the
r."
"She
is
an
inva
lid
la
dy,
si
r.
Her
hu
sba
nd
was
once
ma
yor
of
Glo
u
ce
ste
r.
She
alwa
ys
co
mes
to
us
when
she
is
in
to
wn."
"Tha
nk
yo
u;
I
am
afra
id
I
ca
nnot
cla
im
her
acqu
a
i
nta
nce.
We
ha
ve
esta
bli
shed
a
mo
st
impo
rta
nt
fa
ct
by
the
se
qu
e
sti
o
ns,
Wa
tso
n,"
he
co
nti
nu
ed
in
a
low
vo
i
ce
as
we
we
nt
upsta
i
rs
to
ge
the
r.
"We
know
now
that
the
pe
o
ple
who
are
so
inte
re
sted
in
our
fri
e
nd
ha
ve
not
se
ttled
do
wn
in
his
own
ho
te
l.
That
me
a
ns
that
whi
le
they
are,
as
we
ha
ve
se
e
n,
ve
ry
anxi
o
us
to
wa
tch
hi
m,
they
are
equ
a
lly
anxi
o
us
that
he
sho
u
ld
not
see
the
m.
No
w,
this
is
a
mo
st
su
gge
sti
ve
fa
ct."
"What
do
es
it
su
gge
st?"
"It
su
gge
sts—ha
llo
a,
my
de
ar
fe
llo
w,
what
on
ea
rth
is
the
ma
tte
r?"
As
we
ca
me
ro
u
nd
the
top
of
the
sta
i
rs
we
had
run
up
aga
i
nst
Sir
He
nry
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
hi
mse
lf.
His
fa
ce
was
flu
shed
wi
th
ange
r,
and
he
he
ld
an
old
and
du
sty
bo
ot
in
one
of
his
ha
nds.
So
fu
ri
o
us
was
he
that
he
was
ha
rdly
arti
cu
la
te,
and
when
he
did
spe
ak
it
was
in
a
mu
ch
bro
a
der
and
mo
re
We
ste
rn
di
a
le
ct
than
any
whi
ch
we
had
he
a
rd
from
him
in
the
mo
rni
ng.
"Se
e
ms
to
me
they
are
pla
yi
ng
me
for
a
su
cker
in
this
ho
te
l,"
he
cri
e
d.
"The
y'll
fi
nd
the
y've
sta
rted
in
to
mo
nkey
wi
th
the
wro
ng
man
unle
ss
they
are
ca
re
fu
l.
By
thu
nde
r,
if
that
chap
ca
n't
fi
nd
my
mi
ssi
ng
bo
ot
the
re
wi
ll
be
tro
u
ble.
I
can
ta
ke
a
jo
ke
wi
th
the
be
st,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s,
but
the
y've
got
a
bit
over
the
ma
rk
this
ti
me
."
"Sti
ll
lo
o
ki
ng
for
yo
ur
bo
o
t?"
"Ye
s,
si
r,
and
me
an
to
fi
nd
it."
"Bu
t,
su
re
ly,
you
sa
id
that
it
was
a
new
bro
wn
bo
o
t?"
"So
it
wa
s,
si
r.
And
now
it's
an
old
bla
ck
one
."
"Wha
t!
you
do
n't
me
an
to
sa
y—?"
"Tha
t's
ju
st
what
I
do
me
an
to
sa
y.
I
only
had
three
pa
i
rs
in
the
wo
rld—the
new
bro
wn,
the
old
bla
ck,
and
the
pa
te
nt
le
a
the
rs,
whi
ch
I
am
we
a
ri
ng.
La
st
ni
ght
they
to
ok
one
of
my
bro
wn
one
s,
and
to
day
they
ha
ve
sne
a
ked
one
of
the
bla
ck.
We
ll,
ha
ve
you
got
it?
Spe
ak
ou
t,
ma
n,
and
do
n't
sta
nd
sta
ri
ng!"
An
agi
ta
ted
Ge
rman
wa
i
ter
had
appe
a
red
upon
the
sce
ne.
"No,
si
r;
I
ha
ve
ma
de
inqu
i
ry
all
over
the
ho
te
l,
but
I
can
he
ar
no
wo
rd
of
it."
"We
ll,
ei
ther
that
bo
ot
co
mes
ba
ck
be
fo
re
su
ndo
wn
or
I'll
see
the
ma
na
ger
and
te
ll
him
that
I
go
ri
ght
stra
i
ght
out
of
this
ho
te
l."
"It
sha
ll
be
fo
u
nd,
si
r—I
pro
mi
se
you
that
if
you
wi
ll
ha
ve
a
li
ttle
pa
ti
e
nce
it
wi
ll
be
fo
u
nd."
"Mi
nd
it
is,
for
it's
the
la
st
thi
ng
of
mi
ne
that
I'll
lo
se
in
this
den
of
thi
e
ve
s.
We
ll,
we
ll,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s,
yo
u
'll
excu
se
my
tro
u
bli
ng
you
abo
ut
su
ch
a
tri
fle
—"
"I
thi
nk
it's
we
ll
wo
rth
tro
u
bli
ng
abo
u
t."
"Why,
you
lo
ok
ve
ry
se
ri
o
us
over
it."
"How
do
you
expla
in
it?"
"I
ju
st
do
n't
atte
mpt
to
expla
in
it.
It
se
e
ms
the
ve
ry
ma
dde
st,
qu
e
e
re
st
thi
ng
that
ever
ha
ppe
ned
to
me
."
"The
qu
e
e
re
st
pe
rha
ps—"
sa
id
Ho
lmes
tho
u
ghtfu
lly.
"What
do
you
ma
ke
of
it
yo
u
rse
lf?"
"We
ll,
I
do
n't
pro
fe
ss
to
unde
rsta
nd
it
ye
t.
This
ca
se
of
yo
u
rs
is
ve
ry
co
mple
x,
Sir
He
nry.
When
ta
ken
in
co
nju
ncti
on
wi
th
yo
ur
uncle
's
de
a
th
I
am
not
su
re
that
of
all
the
fi
ve
hu
ndred
ca
ses
of
ca
pi
tal
impo
rta
nce
whi
ch
I
ha
ve
ha
ndled
the
re
is
one
whi
ch
cu
ts
so
de
e
p.
But
we
ho
ld
se
ve
ral
thre
a
ds
in
our
ha
nds,
and
the
odds
are
that
one
or
other
of
them
gu
i
des
us
to
the
tru
th.
We
may
wa
ste
ti
me
in
fo
llo
wi
ng
the
wro
ng
one,
but
so
o
ner
or
la
ter
we
mu
st
co
me
upon
the
ri
ght."
We
had
a
ple
a
sa
nt
lu
nche
on
in
whi
ch
li
ttle
was
sa
id
of
the
bu
si
ne
ss
whi
ch
had
bro
u
ght
us
to
ge
the
r.
It
was
in
the
pri
va
te
si
tti
ng-ro
om
to
whi
ch
we
afte
rwa
rds
re
pa
i
red
that
Ho
lmes
asked
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
what
we
re
his
inte
nti
o
ns.
"To
go
to
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
Ha
ll."
"And
whe
n?"
"At
the
end
of
the
we
e
k."
"On
the
who
le
,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s,
"I
thi
nk
that
yo
ur
de
ci
si
on
is
a
wi
se
one.
I
ha
ve
ample
evi
de
nce
that
you
are
be
i
ng
do
gged
in
Lo
ndo
n,
and
amid
the
mi
lli
o
ns
of
this
gre
at
ci
ty
it
is
di
ffi
cu
lt
to
di
sco
ver
who
the
se
pe
o
ple
are
or
what
the
ir
obje
ct
can
be.
If
the
ir
inte
nti
o
ns
are
evil
they
mi
ght
do
you
a
mi
schi
e
f,
and
we
sho
u
ld
be
po
we
rle
ss
to
pre
ve
nt
it.
You
did
not
kno
w,
Dr.
Mo
rti
me
r,
that
you
we
re
fo
llo
wed
this
mo
rni
ng
from
my
ho
u
se
?"
Dr.
Mo
rti
mer
sta
rted
vi
o
le
ntly.
"Fo
llo
we
d!
By
who
m?"
"Tha
t,
unfo
rtu
na
te
ly,
is
what
I
ca
nnot
te
ll
yo
u.
Ha
ve
you
amo
ng
yo
ur
ne
i
ghbo
u
rs
or
acqu
a
i
nta
nces
on
Da
rtmo
or
any
man
wi
th
a
bla
ck,
fu
ll
be
a
rd?"
"No
—o
r,
let
me
se
e
—why,
ye
s.
Ba
rrymo
re,
Sir
Cha
rle
s's
bu
tle
r,
is
a
man
wi
th
a
fu
ll,
bla
ck
be
a
rd."
"Ha!
Whe
re
is
Ba
rrymo
re
?"
"He
is
in
cha
rge
of
the
Ha
ll."
"We
had
be
st
asce
rta
in
if
he
is
re
a
lly
the
re,
or
if
by
any
po
ssi
bi
li
ty
he
mi
ght
be
in
Lo
ndo
n."
"How
can
you
do
tha
t?"
"Gi
ve
me
a
te
le
gra
ph
fo
rm.
'Is
all
re
a
dy
for
Sir
He
nry?'
That
wi
ll
do.
Addre
ss
to
Mr.
Ba
rrymo
re,
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
Ha
ll.
What
is
the
ne
a
re
st
te
le
gra
ph-o
ffi
ce?
Gri
mpe
n.
Ve
ry
go
o
d,
we
wi
ll
se
nd
a
se
co
nd
wi
re
to
the
po
stma
ste
r,
Gri
mpe
n:
'Te
le
gram
to
Mr.
Ba
rrymo
re
to
be
de
li
ve
red
into
his
own
ha
nd.
If
abse
nt,
ple
a
se
re
tu
rn
wi
re
to
Sir
He
nry
Ba
ske
rvi
lle,
No
rthu
mbe
rla
nd
Ho
te
l.'
That
sho
u
ld
let
us
know
be
fo
re
eve
ni
ng
whe
ther
Ba
rrymo
re
is
at
his
po
st
in
De
vo
nshi
re
or
no
t."
"Tha
t's
so
,"
sa
id
Ba
ske
rvi
lle.
"By
the
wa
y,
Dr.
Mo
rti
me
r,
who
is
this
Ba
rrymo
re,
anyho
w?"
"He
is
the
son
of
the
old
ca
re
ta
ke
r,
who
is
de
a
d.
They
ha
ve
lo
o
ked
after
the
Ha
ll
for
fo
ur
ge
ne
ra
ti
o
ns
no
w.
So
far
as
I
kno
w,
he
and
his
wi
fe
are
as
re
spe
cta
ble
a
co
u
ple
as
any
in
the
co
u
nty."
"At
the
sa
me
ti
me
,"
sa
id
Ba
ske
rvi
lle,
"i
t's
cle
ar
eno
u
gh
that
so
lo
ng
as
the
re
are
no
ne
of
the
fa
mi
ly
at
the
Ha
ll
the
se
pe
o
ple
ha
ve
a
mi
ghty
fi
ne
ho
me
and
no
thi
ng
to
do
."
"That
is
tru
e
."
"Did
Ba
rrymo
re
pro
fit
at
all
by
Sir
Cha
rle
s's
wi
ll?"
asked
Ho
lme
s.
"He
and
his
wi
fe
had
fi
ve
hu
ndred
po
u
nds
ea
ch."
"Ha!
Did
they
know
that
they
wo
u
ld
re
ce
i
ve
thi
s?"
"Ye
s;
Sir
Cha
rles
was
ve
ry
fo
nd
of
ta
lki
ng
abo
ut
the
pro
vi
si
o
ns
of
his
wi
ll."
"That
is
ve
ry
inte
re
sti
ng."
"I
ho
pe
,"
sa
id
Dr.
Mo
rti
me
r,
"that
you
do
not
lo
ok
wi
th
su
spi
ci
o
us
eyes
upon
eve
ryo
ne
who
re
ce
i
ved
a
le
ga
cy
from
Sir
Cha
rle
s,
for
I
also
had
a
tho
u
sa
nd
po
u
nds
le
ft
to
me
."
"Inde
e
d!
And
anyo
ne
else
?"
"The
re
we
re
ma
ny
insi
gni
fi
ca
nt
su
ms
to
indi
vi
du
a
ls,
and
a
la
rge
nu
mber
of
pu
blic
cha
ri
ti
e
s.
The
re
si
due
all
we
nt
to
Sir
He
nry."
"And
how
mu
ch
was
the
re
si
du
e
?"
"Se
ven
hu
ndred
and
fo
rty
tho
u
sa
nd
po
u
nds."
Ho
lmes
ra
i
sed
his
eye
bro
ws
in
su
rpri
se.
"I
had
no
idea
that
so
gi
ga
ntic
a
sum
was
invo
lve
d,"
sa
id
he.
"Sir
Cha
rles
had
the
re
pu
ta
ti
on
of
be
i
ng
ri
ch,
but
we
did
not
know
how
ve
ry
ri
ch
he
was
until
we
ca
me
to
exa
mi
ne
his
se
cu
ri
ti
e
s.
The
to
tal
va
lue
of
the
esta
te
was
clo
se
on
to
a
mi
lli
o
n."
"De
ar
me!
It
is
a
sta
ke
for
whi
ch
a
man
mi
ght
we
ll
play
a
de
spe
ra
te
ga
me.
And
one
mo
re
qu
e
sti
o
n,
Dr.
Mo
rti
me
r.
Su
ppo
si
ng
that
anythi
ng
ha
ppe
ned
to
our
yo
u
ng
fri
e
nd
he
re
—you
wi
ll
fo
rgi
ve
the
unple
a
sa
nt
hypo
the
si
s!—who
wo
u
ld
inhe
rit
the
esta
te
?"
"Si
nce
Ro
dger
Ba
ske
rvi
lle,
Sir
Cha
rle
s's
yo
u
nger
bro
ther
di
ed
unma
rri
e
d,
the
esta
te
wo
u
ld
de
sce
nd
to
the
De
smo
nds,
who
are
di
sta
nt
co
u
si
ns.
Ja
mes
De
smo
nd
is
an
elde
rly
cle
rgyman
in
We
stmo
re
la
nd."
"Tha
nk
yo
u.
The
se
de
ta
i
ls
are
all
of
gre
at
inte
re
st.
Ha
ve
you
met
Mr.
Ja
mes
De
smo
nd?"
"Ye
s;
he
once
ca
me
do
wn
to
vi
sit
Sir
Cha
rle
s.
He
is
a
man
of
ve
ne
ra
ble
appe
a
ra
nce
and
of
sa
i
ntly
li
fe.
I
re
me
mber
that
he
re
fu
sed
to
acce
pt
any
se
ttle
me
nt
from
Sir
Cha
rle
s,
tho
u
gh
he
pre
ssed
it
upon
hi
m."
"And
this
man
of
si
mple
ta
stes
wo
u
ld
be
the
he
ir
to
Sir
Cha
rle
s's
tho
u
sa
nds."
"He
wo
u
ld
be
the
he
ir
to
the
esta
te
be
ca
u
se
that
is
enta
i
le
d.
He
wo
u
ld
also
be
the
he
ir
to
the
mo
ney
unle
ss
it
we
re
wi
lled
othe
rwi
se
by
the
pre
se
nt
owne
r,
who
ca
n,
of
co
u
rse,
do
what
he
li
kes
wi
th
it."
"And
ha
ve
you
ma
de
yo
ur
wi
ll,
Sir
He
nry?"
"No,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s,
I
ha
ve
no
t.
I've
had
no
ti
me,
for
it
was
only
ye
ste
rday
that
I
le
a
rned
how
ma
tte
rs
sto
o
d.
But
in
any
ca
se
I
fe
el
that
the
mo
ney
sho
u
ld
go
wi
th
the
ti
tle
and
esta
te.
That
was
my
po
or
uncle
's
ide
a.
How
is
the
owner
go
i
ng
to
re
sto
re
the
glo
ri
es
of
the
Ba
ske
rvi
lles
if
he
has
not
mo
ney
eno
u
gh
to
ke
ep
up
the
pro
pe
rty?
Ho
u
se,
la
nd,
and
do
lla
rs
mu
st
go
to
ge
the
r."
"Qu
i
te
so.
We
ll,
Sir
He
nry,
I
am
of
one
mi
nd
wi
th
you
as
to
the
advi
sa
bi
li
ty
of
yo
ur
go
i
ng
do
wn
to
De
vo
nshi
re
wi
tho
ut
de
la
y.
The
re
is
only
one
pro
vi
si
on
whi
ch
I
mu
st
ma
ke.
You
ce
rta
i
nly
mu
st
not
go
alo
ne
."
"Dr.
Mo
rti
mer
re
tu
rns
wi
th
me
."
"But
Dr.
Mo
rti
mer
has
his
pra
cti
ce
to
atte
nd
to,
and
his
ho
u
se
is
mi
les
away
from
yo
u
rs.
Wi
th
all
the
go
o
dwi
ll
in
the
wo
rld
he
may
be
una
ble
to
he
lp
yo
u.
No,
Sir
He
nry,
you
mu
st
ta
ke
wi
th
you
so
me
o
ne,
a
tru
sty
ma
n,
who
wi
ll
be
alwa
ys
by
yo
ur
si
de
."
"Is
it
po
ssi
ble
that
you
co
u
ld
co
me
yo
u
rse
lf,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s?"
"If
ma
tte
rs
ca
me
to
a
cri
sis
I
sho
u
ld
ende
a
vo
ur
to
be
pre
se
nt
in
pe
rso
n;
but
you
can
unde
rsta
nd
tha
t,
wi
th
my
exte
nsi
ve
co
nsu
lti
ng
pra
cti
ce
and
wi
th
the
co
nsta
nt
appe
a
ls
whi
ch
re
a
ch
me
from
ma
ny
qu
a
rte
rs,
it
is
impo
ssi
ble
for
me
to
be
abse
nt
from
Lo
ndon
for
an
inde
fi
ni
te
ti
me.
At
the
pre
se
nt
insta
nt
one
of
the
mo
st
re
ve
red
na
mes
in
Engla
nd
is
be
i
ng
be
smi
rched
by
a
bla
ckma
i
le
r,
and
only
I
can
stop
a
di
sa
stro
us
sca
nda
l.
You
wi
ll
see
how
impo
ssi
ble
it
is
for
me
to
go
to
Da
rtmo
o
r."
"Whom
wo
u
ld
you
re
co
mme
nd,
the
n?"
Ho
lmes
la
id
his
ha
nd
upon
my
arm.
"If
my
fri
e
nd
wo
u
ld
unde
rta
ke
it
the
re
is
no
man
who
is
be
tter
wo
rth
ha
vi
ng
at
yo
ur
si
de
when
you
are
in
a
ti
ght
pla
ce.
No
one
can
say
so
mo
re
co
nfi
de
ntly
than
I."
The
pro
po
si
ti
on
to
ok
me
co
mple
te
ly
by
su
rpri
se,
but
be
fo
re
I
had
ti
me
to
answe
r,
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
se
i
zed
me
by
the
ha
nd
and
wru
ng
it
he
a
rti
ly.
"We
ll,
no
w,
that
is
re
al
ki
nd
of
yo
u,
Dr.
Wa
tso
n,"
sa
id
he.
"You
see
how
it
is
wi
th
me,
and
you
know
ju
st
as
mu
ch
abo
ut
the
ma
tter
as
I
do.
If
you
wi
ll
co
me
do
wn
to
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
Ha
ll
and
see
me
thro
u
gh
I'll
ne
ver
fo
rget
it."
The
pro
mi
se
of
adve
ntu
re
had
alwa
ys
a
fa
sci
na
ti
on
for
me,
and
I
was
co
mpli
me
nted
by
the
wo
rds
of
Ho
lmes
and
by
the
ea
ge
rne
ss
wi
th
whi
ch
the
ba
ro
net
ha
i
led
me
as
a
co
mpa
ni
o
n.
"I
wi
ll
co
me,
wi
th
ple
a
su
re
,"
sa
id
I.
"I
do
not
know
how
I
co
u
ld
employ
my
ti
me
be
tte
r."
"And
you
wi
ll
re
po
rt
ve
ry
ca
re
fu
lly
to
me
,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s.
"When
a
cri
sis
co
me
s,
as
it
wi
ll
do,
I
wi
ll
di
re
ct
how
you
sha
ll
act.
I
su
ppo
se
that
by
Sa
tu
rday
all
mi
ght
be
re
a
dy?"
"Wo
u
ld
that
su
it
Dr.
Wa
tso
n?"
"Pe
rfe
ctly."
"Then
on
Sa
tu
rda
y,
unle
ss
you
he
ar
to
the
co
ntra
ry,
we
sha
ll
me
et
at
the
te
n-thi
rty
tra
in
from
Pa
ddi
ngto
n."
We
had
ri
sen
to
de
pa
rt
when
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
ga
ve
a
cry,
of
tri
u
mph,
and
di
vi
ng
into
one
of
the
co
rne
rs
of
the
ro
om
he
drew
a
bro
wn
bo
ot
from
under
a
ca
bi
ne
t.
"My
mi
ssi
ng
bo
o
t!"
he
cri
e
d.
"May
all
our
di
ffi
cu
lti
es
va
ni
sh
as
ea
si
ly!"
sa
id
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lme
s.
"But
it
is
a
ve
ry
si
ngu
lar
thi
ng,"
Dr.
Mo
rti
mer
re
ma
rke
d.
"I
se
a
rched
this
ro
om
ca
re
fu
lly
be
fo
re
lu
nch."
"And
so
did
I,"
sa
id
Ba
ske
rvi
lle.
"Eve
ry
inch
of
it."
"The
re
was
ce
rta
i
nly
no
bo
ot
in
it
the
n."
"In
that
ca
se
the
wa
i
ter
mu
st
ha
ve
pla
ced
it
the
re
whi
le
we
we
re
lu
nchi
ng."
The
Ge
rman
was
se
nt
for
but
pro
fe
ssed
to
know
no
thi
ng
of
the
ma
tte
r,
nor
co
u
ld
any
inqu
i
ry
cle
ar
it
up.
Ano
ther
item
had
be
en
added
to
that
co
nsta
nt
and
appa
re
ntly
pu
rpo
se
le
ss
se
ri
es
of
sma
ll
myste
ri
es
whi
ch
had
su
cce
e
ded
ea
ch
other
so
ra
pi
dly.
Se
tti
ng
asi
de
the
who
le
grim
sto
ry
of
Sir
Cha
rle
s's
de
a
th,
we
had
a
li
ne
of
ine
xpli
ca
ble
inci
de
nts
all
wi
thin
the
li
mi
ts
of
two
da
ys,
whi
ch
inclu
ded
the
re
ce
i
pt
of
the
pri
nted
le
tte
r,
the
bla
ck-be
a
rded
spy
in
the
ha
nso
m,
the
lo
ss
of
the
new
bro
wn
bo
o
t,
the
lo
ss
of
the
old
bla
ck
bo
o
t,
and
now
the
re
tu
rn
of
the
new
bro
wn
bo
o
t.
Ho
lmes
sat
in
si
le
nce
in
the
cab
as
we
dro
ve
ba
ck
to
Ba
ker
Stre
e
t,
and
I
knew
from
his
dra
wn
bro
ws
and
ke
en
fa
ce
that
his
mi
nd,
li
ke
my
own,
was
bu
sy
in
ende
a
vo
u
ri
ng
to
fra
me
so
me
sche
me
into
whi
ch
all
the
se
stra
nge
and
appa
re
ntly
di
sco
nne
cted
epi
so
des
co
u
ld
be
fi
tte
d.
All
afte
rno
on
and
la
te
into
the
eve
ni
ng
he
sat
lo
st
in
to
ba
cco
and
tho
u
ght.
Ju
st
be
fo
re
di
nner
two
te
le
gra
ms
we
re
ha
nded
in.
The
fi
rst
ra
n:
Ha
ve
ju
st
he
a
rd
that
Ba
rrymo
re
is
at
the
Ha
ll.
BASKERVILLE.
The
se
co
nd:
Vi
si
ted
twe
nty-three
ho
te
ls
as
di
re
cte
d,
but
so
rry,
to
re
po
rt
una
ble
to
tra
ce
cut
she
et
of
Ti
me
s.
CARTWRIGHT.
"The
re
go
two
of
my
thre
a
ds,
Wa
tso
n.
The
re
is
no
thi
ng
mo
re
sti
mu
la
ti
ng
than
a
ca
se
whe
re
eve
rythi
ng
go
es
aga
i
nst
yo
u.
We
mu
st
ca
st
ro
u
nd
for
ano
ther
sce
nt."
"We
ha
ve
sti
ll
the
ca
bman
who
dro
ve
the
spy."
"Exa
ctly.
I
ha
ve
wi
red
to
get
his
na
me
and
addre
ss
from
the
Offi
ci
al
Re
gi
stry.
I
sho
u
ld
not
be
su
rpri
sed
if
this
we
re
an
answer
to
my
qu
e
sti
o
n."
The
ri
ng
at
the
be
ll
pro
ved
to
be
so
me
thi
ng
even
mo
re
sa
ti
sfa
cto
ry
than
an
answe
r,
ho
we
ve
r,
for
the
do
or
ope
ned
and
a
ro
u
gh-lo
o
ki
ng
fe
llow
ente
red
who
was
evi
de
ntly
the
man
hi
mse
lf.
"I
got
a
me
ssa
ge
from
the
he
ad
offi
ce
that
a
ge
nt
at
this
addre
ss
had
be
en
inqu
i
ri
ng
for
No.
2704,"
sa
id
he.
"I've
dri
ven
my
cab
this
se
ven
ye
a
rs
and
ne
ver
a
wo
rd
of
co
mpla
i
nt.
I
ca
me
he
re
stra
i
ght
from
the
Ya
rd
to
ask
you
to
yo
ur
fa
ce
what
you
had
aga
i
nst
me
."
"I
ha
ve
no
thi
ng
in
the
wo
rld
aga
i
nst
yo
u,
my
go
od
ma
n,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s.
"On
the
co
ntra
ry,
I
ha
ve
ha
lf
a
so
ve
re
i
gn
for
you
if
you
wi
ll
gi
ve
me
a
cle
ar
answer
to
my
qu
e
sti
o
ns."
"We
ll,
I've
had
a
go
od
day
and
no
mi
sta
ke
,"
sa
id
the
ca
bman
wi
th
a
gri
n.
"What
was
it
you
wa
nted
to
ask,
si
r?"
"Fi
rst
of
all
yo
ur
na
me
and
addre
ss,
in
ca
se
I
wa
nt
you
aga
i
n."
"Jo
hn
Cla
yto
n,
3
Tu
rpey
Stre
e
t,
the
Bo
ro
u
gh.
My
cab
is
out
of
Shi
ple
y's
Ya
rd,
ne
ar
Wa
te
rloo
Sta
ti
o
n."
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lmes
ma
de
a
no
te
of
it.
"No
w,
Cla
yto
n,
te
ll
me
all
abo
ut
the
fa
re
who
ca
me
and
wa
tched
this
ho
u
se
at
ten
o'clo
ck
this
mo
rni
ng
and
afte
rwa
rds
fo
llo
wed
the
two
ge
ntle
men
do
wn
Re
ge
nt
Stre
e
t."
The
man
lo
o
ked
su
rpri
sed
and
a
li
ttle
emba
rra
sse
d.
"Why,
the
re
's
no
go
od
my
te
lli
ng
you
thi
ngs,
for
you
se
em
to
know
as
mu
ch
as
I
do
alre
a
dy,"
sa
id
he.
"The
tru
th
is
that
the
ge
ntle
man
to
ld
me
that
he
was
a
de
te
cti
ve
and
that
I
was
to
say
no
thi
ng
abo
ut
him
to
anyo
ne
."
"My
go
od
fe
llo
w;
this
is
a
ve
ry
se
ri
o
us
bu
si
ne
ss,
and
you
may
fi
nd
yo
u
rse
lf
in
a
pre
tty
bad
po
si
ti
on
if
you
try
to
hi
de
anythi
ng
from
me.
You
say
that
yo
ur
fa
re
to
ld
you
that
he
was
a
de
te
cti
ve
?"
"Ye
s,
he
di
d."
"When
did
he
say
thi
s?"
"When
he
le
ft
me
."
"Did
he
say
anythi
ng
mo
re
?"
"He
me
nti
o
ned
his
na
me
."
Ho
lmes
ca
st
a
swi
ft
gla
nce
of
tri
u
mph
at
me.
"Oh,
he
me
nti
o
ned
his
na
me,
did
he?
That
was
impru
de
nt.
What
was
the
na
me
that
he
me
nti
o
ne
d?"
"His
na
me
,"
sa
id
the
ca
bma
n,
"was
Mr.
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lme
s."
Ne
ver
ha
ve
I
se
en
my
fri
e
nd
mo
re
co
mple
te
ly
ta
ken
aba
ck
than
by
the
ca
bma
n's
re
ply.
For
an
insta
nt
he
sat
in
si
le
nt
ama
ze
me
nt.
Then
he
bu
rst
into
a
he
a
rty
la
u
gh.
"A
to
u
ch,
Wa
tso
n—an
unde
ni
a
ble
to
u
ch!"
sa
id
he.
"I
fe
el
a
fo
il
as
qu
i
ck
and
su
pple
as
my
own.
He
got
ho
me
upon
me
ve
ry
pre
tti
ly
that
ti
me.
So
his
na
me
was
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lme
s,
was
it?"
"Ye
s,
si
r,
that
was
the
ge
ntle
ma
n's
na
me
."
"Exce
lle
nt!
Te
ll
me
whe
re
you
pi
cked
him
up
and
all
that
occu
rre
d."
"He
ha
i
led
me
at
ha
lf-pa
st
ni
ne
in
Tra
fa
lgar
Squ
a
re.
He
sa
id
that
he
was
a
de
te
cti
ve,
and
he
offe
red
me
two
gu
i
ne
as
if
I
wo
u
ld
do
exa
ctly
what
he
wa
nted
all
day
and
ask
no
qu
e
sti
o
ns.
I
was
glad
eno
u
gh
to
agre
e.
Fi
rst
we
dro
ve
do
wn
to
the
No
rthu
mbe
rla
nd
Ho
tel
and
wa
i
ted
the
re
until
two
ge
ntle
men
ca
me
out
and
to
ok
a
cab
from
the
ra
nk.
We
fo
llo
wed
the
ir
cab
until
it
pu
lled
up
so
me
whe
re
ne
ar
he
re
."
"This
ve
ry
do
o
r,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s.
"We
ll,
I
co
u
ldn't
be
su
re
of
tha
t,
but
I
da
re
say
my
fa
re
knew
all
abo
ut
it.
We
pu
lled
up
ha
lfway
do
wn
the
stre
et
and
wa
i
ted
an
ho
ur
and
a
ha
lf.
Then
the
two
ge
ntle
men
pa
ssed
us,
wa
lki
ng,
and
we
fo
llo
wed
do
wn
Ba
ker
Stre
et
and
alo
ng—"
"I
kno
w,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s.
"Until
we
got
thre
e
-qu
a
rte
rs
do
wn
Re
ge
nt
Stre
e
t.
Then
my
ge
ntle
man
threw
up
the
tra
p,
and
he
cri
ed
that
I
sho
u
ld
dri
ve
ri
ght
away
to
Wa
te
rloo
Sta
ti
on
as
ha
rd
as
I
co
u
ld
go.
I
whi
pped
up
the
ma
re
and
we
we
re
the
re
under
the
ten
mi
nu
te
s.
Then
he
pa
id
up
his
two
gu
i
ne
a
s,
li
ke
a
go
od
one,
and
away
he
we
nt
into
the
sta
ti
o
n.
Only
ju
st
as
he
was
le
a
vi
ng
he
tu
rned
ro
u
nd
and
he
sa
i
d:
'It
mi
ght
inte
re
st
you
to
know
that
you
ha
ve
be
en
dri
vi
ng
Mr.
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lme
s.'
Tha
t's
how
I
co
me
to
know
the
na
me
."
"I
se
e.
And
you
saw
no
mo
re
of
hi
m?"
"Not
after
he
we
nt
into
the
sta
ti
o
n."
"And
how
wo
u
ld
you
de
scri
be
Mr.
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lme
s?"
The
ca
bman
scra
tched
his
he
a
d.
"We
ll,
he
wa
sn't
alto
ge
ther
su
ch
an
ea
sy
ge
ntle
man
to
de
scri
be.
I'd
put
him
at
fo
rty
ye
a
rs
of
age,
and
he
was
of
a
mi
ddle
he
i
ght,
two
or
three
inches
sho
rter
than
yo
u,
si
r.
He
was
dre
ssed
li
ke
a
to
ff,
and
he
had
a
bla
ck
be
a
rd,
cut
squ
a
re
at
the
end,
and
a
pa
le
fa
ce.
I
do
n't
know
as
I
co
u
ld
say
mo
re
than
tha
t."
"Co
lo
ur
of
his
eye
s?"
"No,
I
ca
n't
say
tha
t."
"No
thi
ng
mo
re
that
you
can
re
me
mbe
r?"
"No,
si
r;
no
thi
ng."
"We
ll,
the
n,
he
re
is
yo
ur
ha
lf-so
ve
re
i
gn.
The
re
's
ano
ther
one
wa
i
ti
ng
for
you
if
you
can
bri
ng
any
mo
re
info
rma
ti
o
n.
Go
o
d-ni
ght!"
"Go
o
d-ni
ght,
si
r,
and
tha
nk
yo
u
!"
Jo
hn
Cla
yton
de
pa
rted
chu
ckli
ng,
and
Ho
lmes
tu
rned
to
me
wi
th
a
shrug
of
his
sho
u
lde
rs
and
a
ru
e
ful
smi
le.
"Snap
go
es
our
thi
rd
thre
a
d,
and
we
end
whe
re
we
be
ga
n,"
sa
id
he.
"The
cu
nni
ng
ra
sca
l!
He
knew
our
nu
mbe
r,
knew
that
Sir
He
nry
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
had
co
nsu
lted
me,
spo
tted
who
I
was
in
Re
ge
nt
Stre
e
t,
co
nje
ctu
red
that
I
had
got
the
nu
mber
of
the
cab
and
wo
u
ld
lay
my
ha
nds
on
the
dri
ve
r,
and
so
se
nt
ba
ck
this
au
da
ci
o
us
me
ssa
ge.
I
te
ll
yo
u,
Wa
tso
n,
this
ti
me
we
ha
ve
got
a
fo
e
man
who
is
wo
rthy
of
our
ste
e
l.
I've
be
en
che
ckma
ted
in
Lo
ndo
n.
I
can
only
wi
sh
you
be
tter
lu
ck
in
De
vo
nshi
re.
But
I'm
not
ea
sy
in
my
mi
nd
abo
ut
it."
"Abo
ut
wha
t?"
"Abo
ut
se
ndi
ng
yo
u.
It's
an
ugly
bu
si
ne
ss,
Wa
tso
n,
an
ugly
da
nge
ro
us
bu
si
ne
ss,
and
the
mo
re
I
see
of
it
the
le
ss
I
li
ke
it.
Ye
s,
my
de
ar
fe
llo
w,
you
may
la
u
gh,
but
I
gi
ve
you
my
wo
rd
that
I
sha
ll
be
ve
ry
glad
to
ha
ve
you
ba
ck
sa
fe
and
so
u
nd
in
Ba
ker
Stre
et
once
mo
re
."
Cha
pter
6.
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
Ha
ll
Sir
He
nry
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
and
Dr.
Mo
rti
mer
we
re
re
a
dy
upon
the
appo
i
nted
da
y,
and
we
sta
rted
as
arra
nged
for
De
vo
nshi
re.
Mr.
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lmes
dro
ve
wi
th
me
to
the
sta
ti
on
and
ga
ve
me
his
la
st
pa
rti
ng
inju
ncti
o
ns
and
advi
ce.
"I
wi
ll
not
bi
as
yo
ur
mi
nd
by
su
gge
sti
ng
the
o
ri
es
or
su
spi
ci
o
ns,
Wa
tso
n,"
sa
id
he;
"I
wi
sh
you
si
mply
to
re
po
rt
fa
cts
in
the
fu
lle
st
po
ssi
ble
ma
nner
to
me,
and
you
can
le
a
ve
me
to
do
the
the
o
ri
zi
ng."
"What
so
rt
of
fa
cts?"
I
aske
d.
"Anythi
ng
whi
ch
may
se
em
to
ha
ve
a
be
a
ri
ng
ho
we
ver
indi
re
ct
upon
the
ca
se,
and
espe
ci
a
lly
the
re
la
ti
o
ns
be
twe
en
yo
u
ng
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
and
his
ne
i
ghbo
u
rs
or
any
fre
sh
pa
rti
cu
la
rs
co
nce
rni
ng
the
de
a
th
of
Sir
Cha
rle
s.
I
ha
ve
ma
de
so
me
inqu
i
ri
es
myse
lf
in
the
la
st
few
da
ys,
but
the
re
su
lts
ha
ve,
I
fe
a
r,
be
en
ne
ga
ti
ve.
One
thi
ng
only
appe
a
rs
to
be
ce
rta
i
n,
and
that
is
that
Mr.
Ja
mes
De
smo
nd,
who
is
the
ne
xt
he
i
r,
is
an
elde
rly
ge
ntle
man
of
a
ve
ry
ami
a
ble
di
spo
si
ti
o
n,
so
that
this
pe
rse
cu
ti
on
do
es
not
ari
se
from
hi
m.
I
re
a
lly
thi
nk
that
we
may
eli
mi
na
te
him
enti
re
ly
from
our
ca
lcu
la
ti
o
ns.
The
re
re
ma
in
the
pe
o
ple
who
wi
ll
actu
a
lly
su
rro
u
nd
Sir
He
nry
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
upon
the
mo
o
r."
"Wo
u
ld
it
not
be
we
ll
in
the
fi
rst
pla
ce
to
get
rid
of
this
Ba
rrymo
re
co
u
ple
?"
"By
no
me
a
ns.
You
co
u
ld
not
ma
ke
a
gre
a
ter
mi
sta
ke.
If
they
are
inno
ce
nt
it
wo
u
ld
be
a
cru
el
inju
sti
ce,
and
if
they
are
gu
i
lty
we
sho
u
ld
be
gi
vi
ng
up
all
cha
nce
of
bri
ngi
ng
it
ho
me
to
the
m.
No,
no,
we
wi
ll
pre
se
rve
them
upon
our
li
st
of
su
spe
cts.
Then
the
re
is
a
gro
om
at
the
Ha
ll,
if
I
re
me
mber
ri
ght.
The
re
are
two
mo
o
rla
nd
fa
rme
rs.
The
re
is
our
fri
e
nd
Dr.
Mo
rti
me
r,
whom
I
be
li
e
ve
to
be
enti
re
ly
ho
ne
st,
and
the
re
is
his
wi
fe,
of
whom
we
know
no
thi
ng.
The
re
is
this
na
tu
ra
li
st,
Sta
ple
to
n,
and
the
re
is
his
si
ste
r,
who
is
sa
id
to
be
a
yo
u
ng
la
dy
of
attra
cti
o
ns.
The
re
is
Mr.
Fra
nkla
nd,
of
La
fter
Ha
ll,
who
is
also
an
unkno
wn
fa
cto
r,
and
the
re
are
one
or
two
other
ne
i
ghbo
u
rs.
The
se
are
the
fo
lk
who
mu
st
be
yo
ur
ve
ry
spe
ci
al
stu
dy."
"I
wi
ll
do
my
be
st."
"You
ha
ve
arms,
I
su
ppo
se
?"
"Ye
s,
I
tho
u
ght
it
as
we
ll
to
ta
ke
the
m."
"Mo
st
ce
rta
i
nly.
Ke
ep
yo
ur
re
vo
lver
ne
ar
you
ni
ght
and
da
y,
and
ne
ver
re
lax
yo
ur
pre
ca
u
ti
o
ns."
Our
fri
e
nds
had
alre
a
dy
se
cu
red
a
fi
rst-cla
ss
ca
rri
a
ge
and
we
re
wa
i
ti
ng
for
us
upon
the
pla
tfo
rm.
"No,
we
ha
ve
no
ne
ws
of
any
ki
nd,"
sa
id
Dr.
Mo
rti
mer
in
answer
to
my
fri
e
nd's
qu
e
sti
o
ns.
"I
can
swe
ar
to
one
thi
ng,
and
that
is
that
we
ha
ve
not
be
en
sha
do
wed
du
ri
ng
the
la
st
two
da
ys.
We
ha
ve
ne
ver
go
ne
out
wi
tho
ut
ke
e
pi
ng
a
sha
rp
wa
tch,
and
no
one
co
u
ld
ha
ve
esca
ped
our
no
ti
ce
."
"You
ha
ve
alwa
ys
ke
pt
to
ge
the
r,
I
pre
su
me
?"
"Exce
pt
ye
ste
rday
afte
rno
o
n.
I
usu
a
lly
gi
ve
up
one
day
to
pu
re
amu
se
me
nt
when
I
co
me
to
to
wn,
so
I
spe
nt
it
at
the
Mu
se
um
of
the
Co
lle
ge
of
Su
rge
o
ns."
"And
I
we
nt
to
lo
ok
at
the
fo
lk
in
the
pa
rk,"
sa
id
Ba
ske
rvi
lle.
"But
we
had
no
tro
u
ble
of
any
ki
nd."
"It
was
impru
de
nt,
all
the
sa
me
,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s,
sha
ki
ng
his
he
ad
and
lo
o
ki
ng
ve
ry
gra
ve.
"I
be
g,
Sir
He
nry,
that
you
wi
ll
not
go
abo
ut
alo
ne.
So
me
gre
at
mi
sfo
rtu
ne
wi
ll
be
fa
ll
you
if
you
do.
Did
you
get
yo
ur
other
bo
o
t?"
"No,
si
r,
it
is
go
ne
fo
re
ve
r."
"Inde
e
d.
That
is
ve
ry
inte
re
sti
ng.
We
ll,
go
o
d-bye
,"
he
added
as
the
tra
in
be
gan
to
gli
de
do
wn
the
pla
tfo
rm.
"Be
ar
in
mi
nd,
Sir
He
nry,
one
of
the
phra
ses
in
that
qu
e
er
old
le
ge
nd
whi
ch
Dr.
Mo
rti
mer
has
re
ad
to
us,
and
avo
id
the
mo
or
in
tho
se
ho
u
rs
of
da
rkne
ss
when
the
po
we
rs
of
evil
are
exa
lte
d."
I
lo
o
ked
ba
ck
at
the
pla
tfo
rm
when
we
had
le
ft
it
far
be
hi
nd
and
saw
the
ta
ll,
au
ste
re
fi
gu
re
of
Ho
lmes
sta
ndi
ng
mo
ti
o
nle
ss
and
ga
zi
ng
after
us.
The
jo
u
rney
was
a
swi
ft
and
ple
a
sa
nt
one,
and
I
spe
nt
it
in
ma
ki
ng
the
mo
re
inti
ma
te
acqu
a
i
nta
nce
of
my
two
co
mpa
ni
o
ns
and
in
pla
yi
ng
wi
th
Dr.
Mo
rti
me
r's
spa
ni
e
l.
In
a
ve
ry
few
ho
u
rs
the
bro
wn
ea
rth
had
be
co
me
ru
ddy,
the
bri
ck
had
cha
nged
to
gra
ni
te,
and
red
co
ws
gra
zed
in
we
ll-he
dged
fi
e
lds
whe
re
the
lu
sh
gra
sses
and
mo
re
lu
xu
ri
a
nt
ve
ge
ta
ti
on
spo
ke
of
a
ri
che
r,
if
a
da
mpe
r,
cli
ma
te.
Yo
u
ng
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
sta
red
ea
ge
rly
out
of
the
wi
ndow
and
cri
ed
alo
ud
wi
th
de
li
ght
as
he
re
co
gni
zed
the
fa
mi
li
ar
fe
a
tu
res
of
the
De
von
sce
ne
ry.
"I've
be
en
over
a
go
od
pa
rt
of
the
wo
rld
si
nce
I
le
ft
it,
Dr.
Wa
tso
n,"
sa
id
he;
"but
I
ha
ve
ne
ver
se
en
a
pla
ce
to
co
mpa
re
wi
th
it."
"I
ne
ver
saw
a
De
vo
nshi
re
man
who
did
not
swe
ar
by
his
co
u
nty,"
I
re
ma
rke
d.
"It
de
pe
nds
upon
the
bre
ed
of
men
qu
i
te
as
mu
ch
as
on
the
co
u
nty,"
sa
id
Dr.
Mo
rti
me
r.
"A
gla
nce
at
our
fri
e
nd
he
re
re
ve
a
ls
the
ro
u
nded
he
ad
of
the
Ce
lt,
whi
ch
ca
rri
es
insi
de
it
the
Ce
ltic
enthu
si
a
sm
and
po
wer
of
atta
chme
nt.
Po
or
Sir
Cha
rle
s's
he
ad
was
of
a
ve
ry
ra
re
type,
ha
lf
Ga
e
li
c,
ha
lf
Ive
rni
an
in
its
cha
ra
cte
ri
sti
cs.
But
you
we
re
ve
ry
yo
u
ng
when
you
la
st
saw
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
Ha
ll,
we
re
you
no
t?"
"I
was
a
boy
in
my
te
e
ns
at
the
ti
me
of
my
fa
the
r's
de
a
th
and
had
ne
ver
se
en
the
Ha
ll,
for
he
li
ved
in
a
li
ttle
co
tta
ge
on
the
So
u
th
Co
a
st.
The
nce
I
we
nt
stra
i
ght
to
a
fri
e
nd
in
Ame
ri
ca.
I
te
ll
you
it
is
all
as
new
to
me
as
it
is
to
Dr.
Wa
tso
n,
and
I'm
as
ke
en
as
po
ssi
ble
to
see
the
mo
o
r."
"Are
yo
u?
Then
yo
ur
wi
sh
is
ea
si
ly
gra
nte
d,
for
the
re
is
yo
ur
fi
rst
si
ght
of
the
mo
o
r,"
sa
id
Dr.
Mo
rti
me
r,
po
i
nti
ng
out
of
the
ca
rri
a
ge
wi
ndo
w.
Over
the
gre
en
squ
a
res
of
the
fi
e
lds
and
the
low
cu
rve
of
a
wo
od
the
re
ro
se
in
the
di
sta
nce
a
gra
y,
me
la
ncho
ly
hi
ll,
wi
th
a
stra
nge
ja
gged
su
mmi
t,
dim
and
va
gue
in
the
di
sta
nce,
li
ke
so
me
fa
nta
stic
la
ndsca
pe
in
a
dre
a
m.
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
sat
for
a
lo
ng
ti
me,
his
eyes
fi
xed
upon
it,
and
I
re
ad
upon
his
ea
ger
fa
ce
how
mu
ch
it
me
a
nt
to
hi
m,
this
fi
rst
si
ght
of
that
stra
nge
spot
whe
re
the
men
of
his
blo
od
had
he
ld
sway
so
lo
ng
and
le
ft
the
ir
ma
rk
so
de
e
p.
The
re
he
sa
t,
wi
th
his
twe
ed
su
it
and
his
Ame
ri
can
acce
nt,
in
the
co
rner
of
a
pro
sa
ic
ra
i
lwa
y-ca
rri
a
ge,
and
yet
as
I
lo
o
ked
at
his
da
rk
and
expre
ssi
ve
fa
ce
I
fe
lt
mo
re
than
ever
how
true
a
de
sce
nda
nt
he
was
of
that
lo
ng
li
ne
of
hi
gh-blo
o
de
d,
fi
e
ry,
and
ma
ste
rful
me
n.
The
re
we
re
pri
de,
va
lo
u
r,
and
stre
ngth
in
his
thi
ck
bro
ws,
his
se
nsi
ti
ve
no
stri
ls,
and
his
la
rge
ha
zel
eye
s.
If
on
that
fo
rbi
ddi
ng
mo
or
a
di
ffi
cu
lt
and
da
nge
ro
us
qu
e
st
sho
u
ld
lie
be
fo
re
us,
this
was
at
le
a
st
a
co
mra
de
for
whom
one
mi
ght
ve
ntu
re
to
ta
ke
a
ri
sk
wi
th
the
ce
rta
i
nty
that
he
wo
u
ld
bra
ve
ly
sha
re
it.
The
tra
in
pu
lled
up
at
a
sma
ll
wa
ysi
de
sta
ti
on
and
we
all
de
sce
nde
d.
Ou
tsi
de,
be
yo
nd
the
lo
w,
whi
te
fe
nce,
a
wa
go
ne
tte
wi
th
a
pa
ir
of
co
bs
was
wa
i
ti
ng.
Our
co
mi
ng
was
evi
de
ntly
a
gre
at
eve
nt,
for
sta
ti
o
n-ma
ster
and
po
rte
rs
clu
ste
red
ro
u
nd
us
to
ca
rry
out
our
lu
gga
ge.
It
was
a
swe
e
t,
si
mple
co
u
ntry
spo
t,
but
I
was
su
rpri
sed
to
obse
rve
that
by
the
ga
te
the
re
sto
od
two
so
ldi
e
rly
men
in
da
rk
uni
fo
rms
who
le
a
ned
upon
the
ir
sho
rt
ri
fles
and
gla
nced
ke
e
nly
at
us
as
we
pa
sse
d.
The
co
a
chma
n,
a
ha
rd-fa
ce
d,
gna
rled
li
ttle
fe
llo
w,
sa
lu
ted
Sir
He
nry
Ba
ske
rvi
lle,
and
in
a
few
mi
nu
tes
we
we
re
flyi
ng
swi
ftly
do
wn
the
bro
a
d,
whi
te
ro
a
d.
Ro
lli
ng
pa
stu
re
la
nds
cu
rved
upwa
rd
on
ei
ther
si
de
of
us,
and
old
ga
bled
ho
u
ses
pe
e
ped
out
from
amid
the
thi
ck
gre
en
fo
li
a
ge,
but
be
hi
nd
the
pe
a
ce
ful
and
su
nlit
co
u
ntrysi
de
the
re
ro
se
eve
r,
da
rk
aga
i
nst
the
eve
ni
ng
sky,
the
lo
ng,
glo
o
my
cu
rve
of
the
mo
o
r,
bro
ken
by
the
ja
gged
and
si
ni
ster
hi
lls.
The
wa
go
ne
tte
swu
ng
ro
u
nd
into
a
si
de
ro
a
d,
and
we
cu
rved
upwa
rd
thro
u
gh
de
ep
la
nes
wo
rn
by
ce
ntu
ri
es
of
whe
e
ls,
hi
gh
ba
nks
on
ei
ther
si
de,
he
a
vy
wi
th
dri
ppi
ng
mo
ss
and
fle
shy
ha
rt's-to
ngue
fe
rns.
Bro
nzi
ng
bra
cken
and
mo
ttled
bra
mble
gle
a
med
in
the
li
ght
of
the
si
nki
ng
su
n.
Sti
ll
ste
a
di
ly
ri
si
ng,
we
pa
ssed
over
a
na
rrow
gra
ni
te
bri
dge
and
ski
rted
a
no
i
sy
stre
am
whi
ch
gu
shed
swi
ftly
do
wn,
fo
a
mi
ng
and
ro
a
ri
ng
amid
the
gray
bo
u
lde
rs.
Bo
th
ro
ad
and
stre
am
wo
u
nd
up
thro
u
gh
a
va
lley
de
nse
wi
th
scrub
oak
and
fi
r.
At
eve
ry
tu
rn
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
ga
ve
an
excla
ma
ti
on
of
de
li
ght,
lo
o
ki
ng
ea
ge
rly
abo
ut
him
and
aski
ng
co
u
ntle
ss
qu
e
sti
o
ns.
To
his
eyes
all
se
e
med
be
a
u
ti
fu
l,
but
to
me
a
ti
nge
of
me
la
ncho
ly
lay
upon
the
co
u
ntrysi
de,
whi
ch
bo
re
so
cle
a
rly
the
ma
rk
of
the
wa
ni
ng
ye
a
r.
Ye
llow
le
a
ves
ca
rpe
ted
the
la
nes
and
flu
tte
red
do
wn
upon
us
as
we
pa
sse
d.
The
ra
ttle
of
our
whe
e
ls
di
ed
away
as
we
dro
ve
thro
u
gh
dri
fts
of
ro
tti
ng
ve
ge
ta
ti
o
n—sad
gi
fts,
as
it
se
e
med
to
me,
for
Na
tu
re
to
throw
be
fo
re
the
ca
rri
a
ge
of
the
re
tu
rni
ng
he
ir
of
the
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
s.
"Ha
llo
a
!"
cri
ed
Dr.
Mo
rti
me
r,
"what
is
thi
s?"
A
ste
ep
cu
rve
of
he
a
th-clad
la
nd,
an
ou
tlyi
ng
spur
of
the
mo
o
r,
lay
in
fro
nt
of
us.
On
the
su
mmi
t,
ha
rd
and
cle
ar
li
ke
an
equ
e
stri
an
sta
tue
upon
its
pe
de
sta
l,
was
a
mo
u
nted
so
ldi
e
r,
da
rk
and
ste
rn,
his
ri
fle
po
i
sed
re
a
dy
over
his
fo
re
a
rm.
He
was
wa
tchi
ng
the
ro
ad
alo
ng
whi
ch
we
tra
ve
lle
d.
"What
is
thi
s,
Pe
rki
ns?"
asked
Dr.
Mo
rti
me
r.
Our
dri
ver
ha
lf
tu
rned
in
his
se
a
t.
"The
re
's
a
co
nvi
ct
esca
ped
from
Pri
nce
to
wn,
si
r.
He
's
be
en
out
three
da
ys
no
w,
and
the
wa
rde
rs
wa
tch
eve
ry
ro
ad
and
eve
ry
sta
ti
o
n,
but
the
y've
had
no
si
ght
of
him
ye
t.
The
fa
rme
rs
abo
ut
he
re
do
n't
li
ke
it,
si
r,
and
tha
t's
a
fa
ct."
"We
ll,
I
unde
rsta
nd
that
they
get
fi
ve
po
u
nds
if
they
can
gi
ve
info
rma
ti
o
n."
"Ye
s,
si
r,
but
the
cha
nce
of
fi
ve
po
u
nds
is
but
a
po
or
thi
ng
co
mpa
red
to
the
cha
nce
of
ha
vi
ng
yo
ur
thro
at
cu
t.
You
se
e,
it
isn't
li
ke
any
ordi
na
ry
co
nvi
ct.
This
is
a
man
that
wo
u
ld
sti
ck
at
no
thi
ng."
"Who
is
he,
the
n?"
"It
is
Se
lde
n,
the
No
tti
ng
Hi
ll
mu
rde
re
r."
I
re
me
mbe
red
the
ca
se
we
ll,
for
it
was
one
in
whi
ch
Ho
lmes
had
ta
ken
an
inte
re
st
on
acco
u
nt
of
the
pe
cu
li
ar
fe
ro
ci
ty
of
the
cri
me
and
the
wa
nton
bru
ta
li
ty
whi
ch
had
ma
rked
all
the
acti
o
ns
of
the
assa
ssi
n.
The
co
mmu
ta
ti
on
of
his
de
a
th
se
nte
nce
had
be
en
due
to
so
me
do
u
bts
as
to
his
co
mple
te
sa
ni
ty,
so
atro
ci
o
us
was
his
co
ndu
ct.
Our
wa
go
ne
tte
had
to
pped
a
ri
se
and
in
fro
nt
of
us
ro
se
the
hu
ge
expa
nse
of
the
mo
o
r,
mo
ttled
wi
th
gna
rled
and
cra
ggy
ca
i
rns
and
to
rs.
A
co
ld
wi
nd
swe
pt
do
wn
from
it
and
set
us
shi
ve
ri
ng.
So
me
whe
re
the
re,
on
that
de
so
la
te
pla
i
n,
was
lu
rki
ng
this
fi
e
ndi
sh
ma
n,
hi
di
ng
in
a
bu
rrow
li
ke
a
wi
ld
be
a
st,
his
he
a
rt
fu
ll
of
ma
li
gna
ncy
aga
i
nst
the
who
le
ra
ce
whi
ch
had
ca
st
him
ou
t.
It
ne
e
ded
but
this
to
co
mple
te
the
grim
su
gge
sti
ve
ne
ss
of
the
ba
rren
wa
ste,
the
chi
lli
ng
wi
nd,
and
the
da
rkli
ng
sky.
Even
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
fe
ll
si
le
nt
and
pu
lled
his
ove
rco
at
mo
re
clo
se
ly
aro
u
nd
hi
m.
We
had
le
ft
the
fe
rti
le
co
u
ntry
be
hi
nd
and
be
ne
a
th
us.
We
lo
o
ked
ba
ck
on
it
no
w,
the
sla
nti
ng
ra
ys
of
a
low
sun
tu
rni
ng
the
stre
a
ms
to
thre
a
ds
of
go
ld
and
glo
wi
ng
on
the
red
ea
rth
new
tu
rned
by
the
plo
u
gh
and
the
bro
ad
ta
ngle
of
the
wo
o
dla
nds.
The
ro
ad
in
fro
nt
of
us
grew
ble
a
ker
and
wi
lder
over
hu
ge
ru
sset
and
oli
ve
slo
pe
s,
spri
nkled
wi
th
gi
a
nt
bo
u
lde
rs.
Now
and
then
we
pa
ssed
a
mo
o
rla
nd
co
tta
ge,
wa
lled
and
ro
o
fed
wi
th
sto
ne,
wi
th
no
cre
e
per
to
bre
ak
its
ha
rsh
ou
tli
ne.
Su
dde
nly
we
lo
o
ked
do
wn
into
a
cu
pli
ke
de
pre
ssi
o
n,
pa
tched
wi
th
stu
nted
oa
ks
and
fi
rs
whi
ch
had
be
en
twi
sted
and
be
nt
by
the
fu
ry
of
ye
a
rs
of
sto
rm.
Two
hi
gh,
na
rrow
to
we
rs
ro
se
over
the
tre
e
s.
The
dri
ver
po
i
nted
wi
th
his
whi
p.
"Ba
ske
rvi
lle
Ha
ll,"
sa
id
he.
Its
ma
ster
had
ri
sen
and
was
sta
ri
ng
wi
th
flu
shed
che
e
ks
and
shi
ni
ng
eye
s.
A
few
mi
nu
tes
la
ter
we
had
re
a
ched
the
lo
dge
-ga
te
s,
a
ma
ze
of
fa
nta
stic
tra
ce
ry
in
wro
u
ght
iro
n,
wi
th
we
a
the
r-bi
tten
pi
lla
rs
on
ei
ther
si
de,
blo
tched
wi
th
li
che
ns,
and
su
rmo
u
nted
by
the
bo
a
rs'
he
a
ds
of
the
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
s.
The
lo
dge
was
a
ru
in
of
bla
ck
gra
ni
te
and
ba
red
ri
bs
of
ra
fte
rs,
but
fa
ci
ng
it
was
a
new
bu
i
ldi
ng,
ha
lf
co
nstru
cte
d,
the
fi
rst
fru
it
of
Sir
Cha
rle
s's
So
u
th
Afri
can
go
ld.
Thro
u
gh
the
ga
te
way
we
pa
ssed
into
the
ave
nu
e,
whe
re
the
whe
e
ls
we
re
aga
in
hu
shed
amid
the
le
a
ve
s,
and
the
old
tre
es
shot
the
ir
bra
nches
in
a
so
mbre
tu
nnel
over
our
he
a
ds.
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
shu
dde
red
as
he
lo
o
ked
up
the
lo
ng,
da
rk
dri
ve
to
whe
re
the
ho
u
se
gli
mme
red
li
ke
a
gho
st
at
the
fa
rther
end.
"Was
it
he
re
?"
he
asked
in
a
low
vo
i
ce.
"No,
no,
the
yew
alley
is
on
the
other
si
de
."
The
yo
u
ng
he
ir
gla
nced
ro
u
nd
wi
th
a
glo
o
my
fa
ce.
"It's
no
wo
nder
my
uncle
fe
lt
as
if
tro
u
ble
we
re
co
mi
ng
on
him
in
su
ch
a
pla
ce
as
thi
s,"
sa
id
he.
"It's
eno
u
gh
to
sca
re
any
ma
n.
I'll
ha
ve
a
row
of
ele
ctric
la
mps
up
he
re
insi
de
of
six
mo
nths,
and
you
wo
n't
know
it
aga
i
n,
wi
th
a
tho
u
sa
nd
ca
ndle
-po
wer
Swan
and
Edi
son
ri
ght
he
re
in
fro
nt
of
the
ha
ll
do
o
r."
The
ave
nue
ope
ned
into
a
bro
ad
expa
nse
of
tu
rf,
and
the
ho
u
se
lay
be
fo
re
us.
In
the
fa
di
ng
li
ght
I
co
u
ld
see
that
the
ce
ntre
was
a
he
a
vy
blo
ck
of
bu
i
ldi
ng
from
whi
ch
a
po
rch
pro
je
cte
d.
The
who
le
fro
nt
was
dra
ped
in
ivy,
wi
th
a
pa
tch
cli
pped
ba
re
he
re
and
the
re
whe
re
a
wi
ndow
or
a
co
at
of
arms
bro
ke
thro
u
gh
the
da
rk
ve
i
l.
From
this
ce
ntral
blo
ck
ro
se
the
twin
to
we
rs,
anci
e
nt,
cre
ne
la
te
d,
and
pi
e
rced
wi
th
ma
ny
lo
o
pho
le
s.
To
ri
ght
and
le
ft
of
the
tu
rre
ts
we
re
mo
re
mo
de
rn
wi
ngs
of
bla
ck
gra
ni
te.
A
du
ll
li
ght
sho
ne
thro
u
gh
he
a
vy
mu
lli
o
ned
wi
ndo
ws,
and
from
the
hi
gh
chi
mne
ys
whi
ch
ro
se
from
the
ste
e
p,
hi
gh-a
ngled
ro
of
the
re
spra
ng
a
si
ngle
bla
ck
co
lu
mn
of
smo
ke.
"We
lco
me,
Sir
He
nry!
We
lco
me
to
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
Ha
ll!"
A
ta
ll
man
had
ste
pped
from
the
sha
dow
of
the
po
rch
to
open
the
do
or
of
the
wa
go
ne
tte.
The
fi
gu
re
of
a
wo
man
was
si
lho
u
e
tted
aga
i
nst
the
ye
llow
li
ght
of
the
ha
ll.
She
ca
me
out
and
he
lped
the
man
to
ha
nd
do
wn
our
ba
gs.
"You
do
n't
mi
nd
my
dri
vi
ng
stra
i
ght
ho
me,
Sir
He
nry?"
sa
id
Dr.
Mo
rti
me
r.
"My
wi
fe
is
expe
cti
ng
me
."
"Su
re
ly
you
wi
ll
stay
and
ha
ve
so
me
di
nne
r?"
"No,
I
mu
st
go.
I
sha
ll
pro
ba
bly
fi
nd
so
me
wo
rk
awa
i
ti
ng
me.
I
wo
u
ld
stay
to
show
you
over
the
ho
u
se,
but
Ba
rrymo
re
wi
ll
be
a
be
tter
gu
i
de
than
I.
Go
o
d-bye,
and
ne
ver
he
si
ta
te
ni
ght
or
day
to
se
nd
for
me
if
I
can
be
of
se
rvi
ce
."
The
whe
e
ls
di
ed
away
do
wn
the
dri
ve
whi
le
Sir
He
nry
and
I
tu
rned
into
the
ha
ll,
and
the
do
or
cla
nged
he
a
vi
ly
be
hi
nd
us.
It
was
a
fi
ne
apa
rtme
nt
in
whi
ch
we
fo
u
nd
ou
rse
lve
s,
la
rge,
lo
fty,
and
he
a
vi
ly
ra
fte
red
wi
th
hu
ge
ba
u
lks
of
age
-bla
cke
ned
oa
k.
In
the
gre
at
old-fa
shi
o
ned
fi
re
pla
ce
be
hi
nd
the
hi
gh
iron
do
gs
a
lo
g-fi
re
cra
ckled
and
sna
ppe
d.
Sir
He
nry
and
I
he
ld
out
our
ha
nds
to
it,
for
we
we
re
nu
mb
from
our
lo
ng
dri
ve.
Then
we
ga
zed
ro
u
nd
us
at
the
hi
gh,
thin
wi
ndow
of
old
sta
i
ned
gla
ss,
the
oak
pa
ne
lli
ng,
the
sta
gs'
he
a
ds,
the
co
a
ts
of
arms
upon
the
wa
lls,
all
dim
and
so
mbre
in
the
su
bdu
ed
li
ght
of
the
ce
ntral
la
mp.
"It's
ju
st
as
I
ima
gi
ned
it,"
sa
id
Sir
He
nry.
"Is
it
not
the
ve
ry
pi
ctu
re
of
an
old
fa
mi
ly
ho
me?
To
thi
nk
that
this
sho
u
ld
be
the
sa
me
ha
ll
in
whi
ch
for
fi
ve
hu
ndred
ye
a
rs
my
pe
o
ple
ha
ve
li
ve
d.
It
stri
kes
me
so
le
mn
to
thi
nk
of
it."
I
saw
his
da
rk
fa
ce
lit
up
wi
th
a
bo
yi
sh
enthu
si
a
sm
as
he
ga
zed
abo
ut
hi
m.
The
li
ght
be
at
upon
him
whe
re
he
sto
o
d,
but
lo
ng
sha
do
ws
tra
i
led
do
wn
the
wa
lls
and
hu
ng
li
ke
a
bla
ck
ca
no
py
abo
ve
hi
m.
Ba
rrymo
re
had
re
tu
rned
from
ta
ki
ng
our
lu
gga
ge
to
our
ro
o
ms.
He
sto
od
in
fro
nt
of
us
now
wi
th
the
su
bdu
ed
ma
nner
of
a
we
ll-tra
i
ned
se
rva
nt.
He
was
a
re
ma
rka
ble
-lo
o
ki
ng
ma
n,
ta
ll,
ha
ndso
me,
wi
th
a
squ
a
re
bla
ck
be
a
rd
and
pa
le,
di
sti
ngu
i
shed
fe
a
tu
re
s.
"Wo
u
ld
you
wi
sh
di
nner
to
be
se
rved
at
once,
si
r?"
"Is
it
re
a
dy?"
"In
a
ve
ry
few
mi
nu
te
s,
si
r.
You
wi
ll
fi
nd
hot
wa
ter
in
yo
ur
ro
o
ms.
My
wi
fe
and
I
wi
ll
be
ha
ppy,
Sir
He
nry,
to
stay
wi
th
you
until
you
ha
ve
ma
de
yo
ur
fre
sh
arra
nge
me
nts,
but
you
wi
ll
unde
rsta
nd
that
under
the
new
co
ndi
ti
o
ns
this
ho
u
se
wi
ll
re
qu
i
re
a
co
nsi
de
ra
ble
sta
ff."
"What
new
co
ndi
ti
o
ns?"
"I
only
me
a
nt,
si
r,
that
Sir
Cha
rles
led
a
ve
ry
re
ti
red
li
fe,
and
we
we
re
able
to
lo
ok
after
his
wa
nts.
You
wo
u
ld,
na
tu
ra
lly,
wi
sh
to
ha
ve
mo
re
co
mpa
ny,
and
so
you
wi
ll
ne
ed
cha
nges
in
yo
ur
ho
u
se
ho
ld."
"Do
you
me
an
that
yo
ur
wi
fe
and
you
wi
sh
to
le
a
ve
?"
"Only
when
it
is
qu
i
te
co
nve
ni
e
nt
to
yo
u,
si
r."
"But
yo
ur
fa
mi
ly
ha
ve
be
en
wi
th
us
for
se
ve
ral
ge
ne
ra
ti
o
ns,
ha
ve
they
no
t?
I
sho
u
ld
be
so
rry
to
be
gin
my
li
fe
he
re
by
bre
a
ki
ng
an
old
fa
mi
ly
co
nne
cti
o
n."
I
se
e
med
to
di
sce
rn
so
me
si
gns
of
emo
ti
on
upon
the
bu
tle
r's
whi
te
fa
ce.
"I
fe
el
that
also,
si
r,
and
so
do
es
my
wi
fe.
But
to
te
ll
the
tru
th,
si
r,
we
we
re
bo
th
ve
ry
mu
ch
atta
ched
to
Sir
Cha
rle
s,
and
his
de
a
th
ga
ve
us
a
sho
ck
and
ma
de
the
se
su
rro
u
ndi
ngs
ve
ry
pa
i
nful
to
us.
I
fe
ar
that
we
sha
ll
ne
ver
aga
in
be
ea
sy
in
our
mi
nds
at
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
Ha
ll."
"But
what
do
you
inte
nd
to
do
?"
"I
ha
ve
no
do
u
bt,
si
r,
that
we
sha
ll
su
cce
ed
in
esta
bli
shi
ng
ou
rse
lves
in
so
me
bu
si
ne
ss.
Sir
Cha
rle
s's
ge
ne
ro
si
ty
has
gi
ven
us
the
me
a
ns
to
do
so.
And
no
w,
si
r,
pe
rha
ps
I
had
be
st
show
you
to
yo
ur
ro
o
ms."
A
squ
a
re
ba
lu
stra
ded
ga
lle
ry
ran
ro
u
nd
the
top
of
the
old
ha
ll,
appro
a
ched
by
a
do
u
ble
sta
i
r.
From
this
ce
ntral
po
i
nt
two
lo
ng
co
rri
do
rs
exte
nded
the
who
le
le
ngth
of
the
bu
i
ldi
ng,
from
whi
ch
all
the
be
dro
o
ms
ope
ne
d.
My
own
was
in
the
sa
me
wi
ng
as
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
's
and
almo
st
ne
xt
do
or
to
it.
The
se
ro
o
ms
appe
a
red
to
be
mu
ch
mo
re
mo
de
rn
than
the
ce
ntral
pa
rt
of
the
ho
u
se,
and
the
bri
ght
pa
per
and
nu
me
ro
us
ca
ndles
did
so
me
thi
ng
to
re
mo
ve
the
so
mbre
impre
ssi
on
whi
ch
our
arri
val
had
le
ft
upon
my
mi
nd.
But
the
di
ni
ng-ro
om
whi
ch
ope
ned
out
of
the
ha
ll
was
a
pla
ce
of
sha
dow
and
glo
o
m.
It
was
a
lo
ng
cha
mber
wi
th
a
step
se
pa
ra
ti
ng
the
da
is
whe
re
the
fa
mi
ly
sat
from
the
lo
wer
po
rti
on
re
se
rved
for
the
ir
de
pe
nde
nts.
At
one
end
a
mi
nstre
l's
ga
lle
ry
ove
rlo
o
ked
it.
Bla
ck
be
a
ms
shot
acro
ss
abo
ve
our
he
a
ds,
wi
th
a
smo
ke
-da
rke
ned
ce
i
li
ng
be
yo
nd
the
m.
Wi
th
ro
ws
of
fla
ri
ng
to
rches
to
li
ght
it
up,
and
the
co
lo
ur
and
ru
de
hi
la
ri
ty
of
an
old-ti
me
ba
nqu
e
t,
it
mi
ght
ha
ve
so
fte
ne
d;
but
no
w,
when
two
bla
ck-clo
thed
ge
ntle
men
sat
in
the
li
ttle
ci
rcle
of
li
ght
thro
wn
by
a
sha
ded
la
mp,
one
's
vo
i
ce
be
ca
me
hu
shed
and
one
's
spi
rit
su
bdu
e
d.
A
dim
li
ne
of
ance
sto
rs,
in
eve
ry
va
ri
e
ty
of
dre
ss,
from
the
Eli
za
be
than
kni
ght
to
the
bu
ck
of
the
Re
ge
ncy,
sta
red
do
wn
upon
us
and
da
u
nted
us
by
the
ir
si
le
nt
co
mpa
ny.
We
ta
lked
li
ttle,
and
I
for
one
was
glad
when
the
me
al
was
over
and
we
we
re
able
to
re
ti
re
into
the
mo
de
rn
bi
lli
a
rd-ro
om
and
smo
ke
a
ci
ga
re
tte.
"My
wo
rd,
it
isn't
a
ve
ry
che
e
rful
pla
ce
,"
sa
id
Sir
He
nry.
"I
su
ppo
se
one
can
to
ne
do
wn
to
it,
but
I
fe
el
a
bit
out
of
the
pi
ctu
re
at
pre
se
nt.
I
do
n't
wo
nder
that
my
uncle
got
a
li
ttle
ju
mpy
if
he
li
ved
all
alo
ne
in
su
ch
a
ho
u
se
as
thi
s.
Ho
we
ve
r,
if
it
su
i
ts
yo
u,
we
wi
ll
re
ti
re
ea
rly
to
ni
ght,
and
pe
rha
ps
thi
ngs
may
se
em
mo
re
che
e
rful
in
the
mo
rni
ng."
I
drew
asi
de
my
cu
rta
i
ns
be
fo
re
I
we
nt
to
bed
and
lo
o
ked
out
from
my
wi
ndo
w.
It
ope
ned
upon
the
gra
ssy
spa
ce
whi
ch
lay
in
fro
nt
of
the
ha
ll
do
o
r.
Be
yo
nd,
two
co
pses
of
tre
es
mo
a
ned
and
swu
ng
in
a
ri
si
ng
wi
nd.
A
ha
lf
mo
on
bro
ke
thro
u
gh
the
ri
fts
of
ra
ci
ng
clo
u
ds.
In
its
co
ld
li
ght
I
saw
be
yo
nd
the
tre
es
a
bro
ken
fri
nge
of
ro
cks,
and
the
lo
ng,
low
cu
rve
of
the
me
la
ncho
ly
mo
o
r.
I
clo
sed
the
cu
rta
i
n,
fe
e
li
ng
that
my
la
st
impre
ssi
on
was
in
ke
e
pi
ng
wi
th
the
re
st.
And
yet
it
was
not
qu
i
te
the
la
st.
I
fo
u
nd
myse
lf
we
a
ry
and
yet
wa
ke
fu
l,
to
ssi
ng
re
stle
ssly
from
si
de
to
si
de,
se
e
ki
ng
for
the
sle
ep
whi
ch
wo
u
ld
not
co
me.
Far
away
a
chi
mi
ng
clo
ck
stru
ck
out
the
qu
a
rte
rs
of
the
ho
u
rs,
but
othe
rwi
se
a
de
a
thly
si
le
nce
lay
upon
the
old
ho
u
se.
And
then
su
dde
nly,
in
the
ve
ry
de
ad
of
the
ni
ght,
the
re
ca
me
a
so
u
nd
to
my
ea
rs,
cle
a
r,
re
so
na
nt,
and
unmi
sta
ka
ble.
It
was
the
sob
of
a
wo
ma
n,
the
mu
ffle
d,
stra
ngli
ng
ga
sp
of
one
who
is
to
rn
by
an
unco
ntro
lla
ble
so
rro
w.
I
sat
up
in
bed
and
li
ste
ned
inte
ntly.
The
no
i
se
co
u
ld
not
ha
ve
be
en
far
away
and
was
ce
rta
i
nly
in
the
ho
u
se.
For
ha
lf
an
ho
ur
I
wa
i
ted
wi
th
eve
ry
ne
rve
on
the
ale
rt,
but
the
re
ca
me
no
other
so
u
nd
sa
ve
the
chi
mi
ng
clo
ck
and
the
ru
stle
of
the
ivy
on
the
wa
ll.
Cha
pter
7.
The
Sta
ple
to
ns
of
Me
rri
pit
Ho
u
se
The
fre
sh
be
a
u
ty
of
the
fo
llo
wi
ng
mo
rni
ng
did
so
me
thi
ng
to
effa
ce
from
our
mi
nds
the
grim
and
gray
impre
ssi
on
whi
ch
had
be
en
le
ft
upon
bo
th
of
us
by
our
fi
rst
expe
ri
e
nce
of
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
Ha
ll.
As
Sir
He
nry
and
I
sat
at
bre
a
kfa
st
the
su
nli
ght
flo
o
ded
in
thro
u
gh
the
hi
gh
mu
lli
o
ned
wi
ndo
ws,
thro
wi
ng
wa
te
ry
pa
tches
of
co
lo
ur
from
the
co
a
ts
of
arms
whi
ch
co
ve
red
the
m.
The
da
rk
pa
ne
lli
ng
glo
wed
li
ke
bro
nze
in
the
go
lden
ra
ys,
and
it
was
ha
rd
to
re
a
li
ze
that
this
was
inde
ed
the
cha
mber
whi
ch
had
stru
ck
su
ch
a
glo
om
into
our
so
u
ls
upon
the
eve
ni
ng
be
fo
re.
"I
gu
e
ss
it
is
ou
rse
lves
and
not
the
ho
u
se
that
we
ha
ve
to
bla
me
!"
sa
id
the
ba
ro
ne
t.
"We
we
re
ti
red
wi
th
our
jo
u
rney
and
chi
lled
by
our
dri
ve,
so
we
to
ok
a
gray
vi
ew
of
the
pla
ce.
Now
we
are
fre
sh
and
we
ll,
so
it
is
all
che
e
rful
once
mo
re
."
"And
yet
it
was
not
enti
re
ly
a
qu
e
sti
on
of
ima
gi
na
ti
o
n,"
I
answe
re
d.
"Did
yo
u,
for
exa
mple,
ha
ppen
to
he
ar
so
me
o
ne,
a
wo
man
I
thi
nk,
so
bbi
ng
in
the
ni
ght?"
"That
is
cu
ri
o
u
s,
for
I
did
when
I
was
ha
lf
asle
ep
fa
ncy
that
I
he
a
rd
so
me
thi
ng
of
the
so
rt.
I
wa
i
ted
qu
i
te
a
ti
me,
but
the
re
was
no
mo
re
of
it,
so
I
co
nclu
ded
that
it
was
all
a
dre
a
m."
"I
he
a
rd
it
di
sti
nctly,
and
I
am
su
re
that
it
was
re
a
lly
the
sob
of
a
wo
ma
n."
"We
mu
st
ask
abo
ut
this
ri
ght
awa
y."
He
ra
ng
the
be
ll
and
asked
Ba
rrymo
re
whe
ther
he
co
u
ld
acco
u
nt
for
our
expe
ri
e
nce.
It
se
e
med
to
me
that
the
pa
llid
fe
a
tu
res
of
the
bu
tler
tu
rned
a
sha
de
pa
ler
sti
ll
as
he
li
ste
ned
to
his
ma
ste
r's
qu
e
sti
o
n.
"The
re
are
only
two
wo
men
in
the
ho
u
se,
Sir
He
nry,"
he
answe
re
d.
"One
is
the
scu
lle
ry-ma
i
d,
who
sle
e
ps
in
the
other
wi
ng.
The
other
is
my
wi
fe,
and
I
can
answer
for
it
that
the
so
u
nd
co
u
ld
not
ha
ve
co
me
from
he
r."
And
yet
he
li
ed
as
he
sa
id
it,
for
it
cha
nced
that
after
bre
a
kfa
st
I
met
Mrs.
Ba
rrymo
re
in
the
lo
ng
co
rri
dor
wi
th
the
sun
fu
ll
upon
her
fa
ce.
She
was
a
la
rge,
impa
ssi
ve,
he
a
vy-fe
a
tu
red
wo
man
wi
th
a
ste
rn
set
expre
ssi
on
of
mo
u
th.
But
her
te
llta
le
eyes
we
re
red
and
gla
nced
at
me
from
be
twe
en
swo
llen
li
ds.
It
was
she,
the
n,
who
we
pt
in
the
ni
ght,
and
if
she
did
so
her
hu
sba
nd
mu
st
know
it.
Yet
he
had
ta
ken
the
obvi
o
us
ri
sk
of
di
sco
ve
ry
in
de
cla
ri
ng
that
it
was
not
so.
Why
had
he
do
ne
thi
s?
And
why
did
she
we
ep
so
bi
tte
rly?
Alre
a
dy
ro
u
nd
this
pa
le
-fa
ce
d,
ha
ndso
me,
bla
ck-be
a
rded
man
the
re
was
ga
the
ri
ng
an
atmo
sphe
re
of
myste
ry
and
of
glo
o
m.
It
was
he
who
had
be
en
the
fi
rst
to
di
sco
ver
the
bo
dy
of
Sir
Cha
rle
s,
and
we
had
only
his
wo
rd
for
all
the
ci
rcu
msta
nces
whi
ch
led
up
to
the
old
ma
n's
de
a
th.
Was
it
po
ssi
ble
that
it
was
Ba
rrymo
re,
after
all,
whom
we
had
se
en
in
the
cab
in
Re
ge
nt
Stre
e
t?
The
be
a
rd
mi
ght
we
ll
ha
ve
be
en
the
sa
me.
The
ca
bman
had
de
scri
bed
a
so
me
what
sho
rter
ma
n,
but
su
ch
an
impre
ssi
on
mi
ght
ea
si
ly
ha
ve
be
en
erro
ne
o
u
s.
How
co
u
ld
I
se
ttle
the
po
i
nt
fo
re
ve
r?
Obvi
o
u
sly
the
fi
rst
thi
ng
to
do
was
to
see
the
Gri
mpen
po
stma
ster
and
fi
nd
whe
ther
the
te
st
te
le
gram
had
re
a
lly
be
en
pla
ced
in
Ba
rrymo
re
's
own
ha
nds.
Be
the
answer
what
it
mi
ght,
I
sho
u
ld
at
le
a
st
ha
ve
so
me
thi
ng
to
re
po
rt
to
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lme
s.
Sir
He
nry
had
nu
me
ro
us
pa
pe
rs
to
exa
mi
ne
after
bre
a
kfa
st,
so
that
the
ti
me
was
pro
pi
ti
o
us
for
my
excu
rsi
o
n.
It
was
a
ple
a
sa
nt
wa
lk
of
fo
ur
mi
les
alo
ng
the
edge
of
the
mo
o
r,
le
a
di
ng
me
at
la
st
to
a
sma
ll
gray
ha
mle
t,
in
whi
ch
two
la
rger
bu
i
ldi
ngs,
whi
ch
pro
ved
to
be
the
inn
and
the
ho
u
se
of
Dr.
Mo
rti
me
r,
sto
od
hi
gh
abo
ve
the
re
st.
The
po
stma
ste
r,
who
was
also
the
vi
lla
ge
gro
ce
r,
had
a
cle
ar
re
co
lle
cti
on
of
the
te
le
gra
m.
"Ce
rta
i
nly,
si
r,"
sa
id
he,
"I
had
the
te
le
gram
de
li
ve
red
to
Mr.
Ba
rrymo
re
exa
ctly
as
di
re
cte
d."
"Who
de
li
ve
red
it?"
"My
boy
he
re.
Ja
me
s,
you
de
li
ve
red
that
te
le
gram
to
Mr.
Ba
rrymo
re
at
the
Ha
ll
la
st
we
e
k,
did
you
no
t?"
"Ye
s,
fa
the
r,
I
de
li
ve
red
it."
"Into
his
own
ha
nds?"
I
aske
d.
"We
ll,
he
was
up
in
the
lo
ft
at
the
ti
me,
so
that
I
co
u
ld
not
put
it
into
his
own
ha
nds,
but
I
ga
ve
it
into
Mrs.
Ba
rrymo
re
's
ha
nds,
and
she
pro
mi
sed
to
de
li
ver
it
at
once
."
"Did
you
see
Mr.
Ba
rrymo
re
?"
"No,
si
r;
I
te
ll
you
he
was
in
the
lo
ft."
"If
you
di
dn't
see
hi
m,
how
do
you
know
he
was
in
the
lo
ft?"
"We
ll,
su
re
ly
his
own
wi
fe
ou
ght
to
know
whe
re
he
is,"
sa
id
the
po
stma
ster
te
sti
ly.
"Di
dn't
he
get
the
te
le
gra
m?
If
the
re
is
any
mi
sta
ke
it
is
for
Mr.
Ba
rrymo
re
hi
mse
lf
to
co
mpla
i
n."
It
se
e
med
ho
pe
le
ss
to
pu
rsue
the
inqu
i
ry
any
fa
rthe
r,
but
it
was
cle
ar
that
in
spi
te
of
Ho
lme
s's
ru
se
we
had
no
pro
of
that
Ba
rrymo
re
had
not
be
en
in
Lo
ndon
all
the
ti
me.
Su
ppo
se
that
it
we
re
so
—su
ppo
se
that
the
sa
me
man
had
be
en
the
la
st
who
had
se
en
Sir
Cha
rles
ali
ve,
and
the
fi
rst
to
dog
the
new
he
ir
when
he
re
tu
rned
to
Engla
nd.
What
the
n?
Was
he
the
age
nt
of
othe
rs
or
had
he
so
me
si
ni
ster
de
si
gn
of
his
own?
What
inte
re
st
co
u
ld
he
ha
ve
in
pe
rse
cu
ti
ng
the
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
fa
mi
ly?
I
tho
u
ght
of
the
stra
nge
wa
rni
ng
cli
pped
out
of
the
le
a
di
ng
arti
cle
of
the
Ti
me
s.
Was
that
his
wo
rk
or
was
it
po
ssi
bly
the
do
i
ng
of
so
me
o
ne
who
was
be
nt
upon
co
u
nte
ra
cti
ng
his
sche
me
s?
The
only
co
nce
i
va
ble
mo
ti
ve
was
that
whi
ch
had
be
en
su
gge
sted
by
Sir
He
nry,
that
if
the
fa
mi
ly
co
u
ld
be
sca
red
away
a
co
mfo
rta
ble
and
pe
rma
ne
nt
ho
me
wo
u
ld
be
se
cu
red
for
the
Ba
rrymo
re
s.
But
su
re
ly
su
ch
an
expla
na
ti
on
as
that
wo
u
ld
be
qu
i
te
ina
de
qu
a
te
to
acco
u
nt
for
the
de
ep
and
su
btle
sche
mi
ng
whi
ch
se
e
med
to
be
we
a
vi
ng
an
invi
si
ble
net
ro
u
nd
the
yo
u
ng
ba
ro
ne
t.
Ho
lmes
hi
mse
lf
had
sa
id
that
no
mo
re
co
mplex
ca
se
had
co
me
to
him
in
all
the
lo
ng
se
ri
es
of
his
se
nsa
ti
o
nal
inve
sti
ga
ti
o
ns.
I
pra
ye
d,
as
I
wa
lked
ba
ck
alo
ng
the
gra
y,
lo
ne
ly
ro
a
d,
that
my
fri
e
nd
mi
ght
so
on
be
fre
ed
from
his
pre
o
ccu
pa
ti
o
ns
and
able
to
co
me
do
wn
to
ta
ke
this
he
a
vy
bu
rden
of
re
spo
nsi
bi
li
ty
from
my
sho
u
lde
rs.
Su
dde
nly
my
tho
u
ghts
we
re
inte
rru
pted
by
the
so
u
nd
of
ru
nni
ng
fe
et
be
hi
nd
me
and
by
a
vo
i
ce
whi
ch
ca
lled
me
by
na
me.
I
tu
rne
d,
expe
cti
ng
to
see
Dr.
Mo
rti
me
r,
but
to
my
su
rpri
se
it
was
a
stra
nger
who
was
pu
rsu
i
ng
me.
He
was
a
sma
ll,
sli
m,
cle
a
n-sha
ve
n,
pri
m-fa
ced
ma
n,
fla
xe
n-ha
i
red
and
le
a
nja
we
d,
be
twe
en
thi
rty
and
fo
rty
ye
a
rs
of
age,
dre
ssed
in
a
gray
su
it
and
we
a
ri
ng
a
straw
ha
t.
A
tin
box
for
bo
ta
ni
cal
spe
ci
me
ns
hu
ng
over
his
sho
u
lder
and
he
ca
rri
ed
a
gre
en
bu
tte
rfly-net
in
one
of
his
ha
nds.
"You
wi
ll,
I
am
su
re,
excu
se
my
pre
su
mpti
o
n,
Dr.
Wa
tso
n,"
sa
id
he
as
he
ca
me
pa
nti
ng
up
to
whe
re
I
sto
o
d.
"He
re
on
the
mo
or
we
are
ho
me
ly
fo
lk
and
do
not
wa
it
for
fo
rmal
intro
du
cti
o
ns.
You
may
po
ssi
bly
ha
ve
he
a
rd
my
na
me
from
our
mu
tu
al
fri
e
nd,
Mo
rti
me
r.
I
am
Sta
ple
to
n,
of
Me
rri
pit
Ho
u
se
."
"Yo
ur
net
and
box
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
to
ld
me
as
mu
ch,"
sa
id
I,
"for
I
knew
that
Mr.
Sta
ple
ton
was
a
na
tu
ra
li
st.
But
how
did
you
know
me
?"
"I
ha
ve
be
en
ca
lli
ng
on
Mo
rti
me
r,
and
he
po
i
nted
you
out
to
me
from
the
wi
ndow
of
his
su
rge
ry
as
you
pa
sse
d.
As
our
ro
ad
lay
the
sa
me
way
I
tho
u
ght
that
I
wo
u
ld
ove
rta
ke
you
and
intro
du
ce
myse
lf.
I
tru
st
that
Sir
He
nry
is
no
ne
the
wo
rse
for
his
jo
u
rne
y?"
"He
is
ve
ry
we
ll,
tha
nk
yo
u
."
"We
we
re
all
ra
ther
afra
id
that
after
the
sad
de
a
th
of
Sir
Cha
rles
the
new
ba
ro
net
mi
ght
re
fu
se
to
li
ve
he
re.
It
is
aski
ng
mu
ch
of
a
we
a
lthy
man
to
co
me
do
wn
and
bu
ry
hi
mse
lf
in
a
pla
ce
of
this
ki
nd,
but
I
ne
ed
not
te
ll
you
that
it
me
a
ns
a
ve
ry
gre
at
de
al
to
the
co
u
ntrysi
de.
Sir
He
nry
ha
s,
I
su
ppo
se,
no
su
pe
rsti
ti
o
us
fe
a
rs
in
the
ma
tte
r?"
"I
do
not
thi
nk
that
it
is
li
ke
ly."
"Of
co
u
rse
you
know
the
le
ge
nd
of
the
fi
e
nd
dog
whi
ch
ha
u
nts
the
fa
mi
ly?"
"I
ha
ve
he
a
rd
it."
"It
is
extra
o
rdi
na
ry
how
cre
du
lo
us
the
pe
a
sa
nts
are
abo
ut
he
re!
Any
nu
mber
of
them
are
re
a
dy
to
swe
ar
that
they
ha
ve
se
en
su
ch
a
cre
a
tu
re
upon
the
mo
o
r."
He
spo
ke
wi
th
a
smi
le,
but
I
se
e
med
to
re
ad
in
his
eyes
that
he
to
ok
the
ma
tter
mo
re
se
ri
o
u
sly.
"The
sto
ry
to
ok
a
gre
at
ho
ld
upon
the
ima
gi
na
ti
on
of
Sir
Cha
rle
s,
and
I
ha
ve
no
do
u
bt
that
it
led
to
his
tra
gic
end."
"But
ho
w?"
"His
ne
rves
we
re
so
wo
rked
up
that
the
appe
a
ra
nce
of
any
dog
mi
ght
ha
ve
had
a
fa
tal
effe
ct
upon
his
di
se
a
sed
he
a
rt.
I
fa
ncy
that
he
re
a
lly
did
see
so
me
thi
ng
of
the
ki
nd
upon
that
la
st
ni
ght
in
the
yew
alle
y.
I
fe
a
red
that
so
me
di
sa
ster
mi
ght
occu
r,
for
I
was
ve
ry
fo
nd
of
the
old
ma
n,
and
I
knew
that
his
he
a
rt
was
we
a
k."
"How
did
you
know
tha
t?"
"My
fri
e
nd
Mo
rti
mer
to
ld
me
."
"You
thi
nk,
the
n,
that
so
me
dog
pu
rsu
ed
Sir
Cha
rle
s,
and
that
he
di
ed
of
fri
ght
in
co
nse
qu
e
nce
?"
"Ha
ve
you
any
be
tter
expla
na
ti
o
n?"
"I
ha
ve
not
co
me
to
any
co
nclu
si
o
n."
"Has
Mr.
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lme
s?"
The
wo
rds
to
ok
away
my
bre
a
th
for
an
insta
nt
but
a
gla
nce
at
the
pla
cid
fa
ce
and
ste
a
dfa
st
eyes
of
my
co
mpa
ni
on
sho
wed
that
no
su
rpri
se
was
inte
nde
d.
"It
is
use
le
ss
for
us
to
pre
te
nd
that
we
do
not
know
yo
u,
Dr.
Wa
tso
n,"
sa
id
he.
"The
re
co
rds
of
yo
ur
de
te
cti
ve
ha
ve
re
a
ched
us
he
re,
and
you
co
u
ld
not
ce
le
bra
te
him
wi
tho
ut
be
i
ng
kno
wn
yo
u
rse
lf.
When
Mo
rti
mer
to
ld
me
yo
ur
na
me
he
co
u
ld
not
de
ny
yo
ur
ide
nti
ty.
If
you
are
he
re,
then
it
fo
llo
ws
that
Mr.
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lmes
is
inte
re
sti
ng
hi
mse
lf
in
the
ma
tte
r,
and
I
am
na
tu
ra
lly
cu
ri
o
us
to
know
what
vi
ew
he
may
ta
ke
."
"I
am
afra
id
that
I
ca
nnot
answer
that
qu
e
sti
o
n."
"May
I
ask
if
he
is
go
i
ng
to
ho
no
ur
us
wi
th
a
vi
sit
hi
mse
lf?"
"He
ca
nnot
le
a
ve
to
wn
at
pre
se
nt.
He
has
other
ca
ses
whi
ch
enga
ge
his
atte
nti
o
n."
"What
a
pi
ty!
He
mi
ght
throw
so
me
li
ght
on
that
whi
ch
is
so
da
rk
to
us.
But
as
to
yo
ur
own
re
se
a
rche
s,
if
the
re
is
any
po
ssi
ble
way
in
whi
ch
I
can
be
of
se
rvi
ce
to
you
I
tru
st
that
you
wi
ll
co
mma
nd
me.
If
I
had
any
indi
ca
ti
on
of
the
na
tu
re
of
yo
ur
su
spi
ci
o
ns
or
how
you
pro
po
se
to
inve
sti
ga
te
the
ca
se,
I
mi
ght
pe
rha
ps
even
now
gi
ve
you
so
me
aid
or
advi
ce
."
"I
assu
re
you
that
I
am
si
mply
he
re
upon
a
vi
sit
to
my
fri
e
nd,
Sir
He
nry,
and
that
I
ne
ed
no
he
lp
of
any
ki
nd."
"Exce
lle
nt!"
sa
id
Sta
ple
to
n.
"You
are
pe
rfe
ctly
ri
ght
to
be
wa
ry
and
di
scre
e
t.
I
am
ju
stly
re
pro
ved
for
what
I
fe
el
was
an
unju
sti
fi
a
ble
intru
si
o
n,
and
I
pro
mi
se
you
that
I
wi
ll
not
me
nti
on
the
ma
tter
aga
i
n."
We
had
co
me
to
a
po
i
nt
whe
re
a
na
rrow
gra
ssy
pa
th
stru
ck
off
from
the
ro
ad
and
wo
u
nd
away
acro
ss
the
mo
o
r.
A
ste
e
p,
bo
u
lde
r-spri
nkled
hi
ll
lay
upon
the
ri
ght
whi
ch
had
in
bygo
ne
da
ys
be
en
cut
into
a
gra
ni
te
qu
a
rry.
The
fa
ce
whi
ch
was
tu
rned
to
wa
rds
us
fo
rmed
a
da
rk
cli
ff,
wi
th
fe
rns
and
bra
mbles
gro
wi
ng
in
its
ni
che
s.
From
over
a
di
sta
nt
ri
se
the
re
flo
a
ted
a
gray
plu
me
of
smo
ke.
"A
mo
de
ra
te
wa
lk
alo
ng
this
mo
o
r-pa
th
bri
ngs
us
to
Me
rri
pit
Ho
u
se
,"
sa
id
he.
"Pe
rha
ps
you
wi
ll
spa
re
an
ho
ur
that
I
may
ha
ve
the
ple
a
su
re
of
intro
du
ci
ng
you
to
my
si
ste
r."
My
fi
rst
tho
u
ght
was
that
I
sho
u
ld
be
by
Sir
He
nry's
si
de.
But
then
I
re
me
mbe
red
the
pi
le
of
pa
pe
rs
and
bi
lls
wi
th
whi
ch
his
stu
dy
ta
ble
was
li
tte
re
d.
It
was
ce
rta
in
that
I
co
u
ld
not
he
lp
wi
th
tho
se.
And
Ho
lmes
had
expre
ssly
sa
id
that
I
sho
u
ld
stu
dy
the
ne
i
ghbo
u
rs
upon
the
mo
o
r.
I
acce
pted
Sta
ple
to
n's
invi
ta
ti
o
n,
and
we
tu
rned
to
ge
ther
do
wn
the
pa
th.
"It
is
a
wo
nde
rful
pla
ce,
the
mo
o
r,"
sa
id
he,
lo
o
ki
ng
ro
u
nd
over
the
undu
la
ti
ng
do
wns,
lo
ng
gre
en
ro
lle
rs,
wi
th
cre
sts
of
ja
gged
gra
ni
te
fo
a
mi
ng
up
into
fa
nta
stic
su
rge
s.
"You
ne
ver
ti
re
of
the
mo
o
r.
You
ca
nnot
thi
nk
the
wo
nde
rful
se
cre
ts
whi
ch
it
co
nta
i
ns.
It
is
so
va
st,
and
so
ba
rre
n,
and
so
myste
ri
o
u
s."
"You
know
it
we
ll,
the
n?"
"I
ha
ve
only
be
en
he
re
two
ye
a
rs.
The
re
si
de
nts
wo
u
ld
ca
ll
me
a
ne
wco
me
r.
We
ca
me
sho
rtly
after
Sir
Cha
rles
se
ttle
d.
But
my
ta
stes
led
me
to
explo
re
eve
ry
pa
rt
of
the
co
u
ntry
ro
u
nd,
and
I
sho
u
ld
thi
nk
that
the
re
are
few
men
who
know
it
be
tter
than
I
do
."
"Is
it
ha
rd
to
kno
w?"
"Ve
ry
ha
rd.
You
se
e,
for
exa
mple,
this
gre
at
pla
in
to
the
no
rth
he
re
wi
th
the
qu
e
er
hi
lls
bre
a
ki
ng
out
of
it.
Do
you
obse
rve
anythi
ng
re
ma
rka
ble
abo
ut
tha
t?"
"It
wo
u
ld
be
a
ra
re
pla
ce
for
a
ga
llo
p."
"You
wo
u
ld
na
tu
ra
lly
thi
nk
so
and
the
tho
u
ght
has
co
st
se
ve
ral
the
ir
li
ves
be
fo
re
no
w.
You
no
ti
ce
tho
se
bri
ght
gre
en
spo
ts
sca
tte
red
thi
ckly
over
it?"
"Ye
s,
they
se
em
mo
re
fe
rti
le
than
the
re
st."
Sta
ple
ton
la
u
ghe
d.
"That
is
the
gre
at
Gri
mpen
Mi
re
,"
sa
id
he.
"A
fa
lse
step
yo
nder
me
a
ns
de
a
th
to
man
or
be
a
st.
Only
ye
ste
rday
I
saw
one
of
the
mo
or
po
ni
es
wa
nder
into
it.
He
ne
ver
ca
me
ou
t.
I
saw
his
he
ad
for
qu
i
te
a
lo
ng
ti
me
cra
ni
ng
out
of
the
bo
g-ho
le,
but
it
su
cked
him
do
wn
at
la
st.
Even
in
dry
se
a
so
ns
it
is
a
da
nger
to
cro
ss
it,
but
after
the
se
au
tu
mn
ra
i
ns
it
is
an
awful
pla
ce.
And
yet
I
can
fi
nd
my
way
to
the
ve
ry
he
a
rt
of
it
and
re
tu
rn
ali
ve.
By
Ge
o
rge,
the
re
is
ano
ther
of
tho
se
mi
se
ra
ble
po
ni
e
s!"
So
me
thi
ng
bro
wn
was
ro
lli
ng
and
to
ssi
ng
amo
ng
the
gre
en
se
dge
s.
Then
a
lo
ng,
ago
ni
ze
d,
wri
thi
ng
ne
ck
shot
upwa
rd
and
a
dre
a
dful
cry
echo
ed
over
the
mo
o
r.
It
tu
rned
me
co
ld
wi
th
ho
rro
r,
but
my
co
mpa
ni
o
n's
ne
rves
se
e
med
to
be
stro
nger
than
mi
ne.
"It's
go
ne
!"
sa
id
he.
"The
mi
re
has
hi
m.
Two
in
two
da
ys,
and
ma
ny
mo
re,
pe
rha
ps,
for
they
get
in
the
way
of
go
i
ng
the
re
in
the
dry
we
a
ther
and
ne
ver
know
the
di
ffe
re
nce
until
the
mi
re
has
them
in
its
clu
tche
s.
It's
a
bad
pla
ce,
the
gre
at
Gri
mpen
Mi
re
."
"And
you
say
you
can
pe
ne
tra
te
it?"
"Ye
s,
the
re
are
one
or
two
pa
ths
whi
ch
a
ve
ry
acti
ve
man
can
ta
ke.
I
ha
ve
fo
u
nd
them
ou
t."
"But
why
sho
u
ld
you
wi
sh
to
go
into
so
ho
rri
ble
a
pla
ce
?"
"We
ll,
you
see
the
hi
lls
be
yo
nd?
They
are
re
a
lly
isla
nds
cut
off
on
all
si
des
by
the
impa
ssa
ble
mi
re,
whi
ch
has
cra
wled
ro
u
nd
them
in
the
co
u
rse
of
ye
a
rs.
That
is
whe
re
the
ra
re
pla
nts
and
the
bu
tte
rfli
es
are,
if
you
ha
ve
the
wit
to
re
a
ch
the
m."
"I
sha
ll
try
my
lu
ck
so
me
da
y."
He
lo
o
ked
at
me
wi
th
a
su
rpri
sed
fa
ce.
"For
Go
d's
sa
ke
put
su
ch
an
idea
out
of
yo
ur
mi
nd,"
sa
id
he.
"Yo
ur
blo
od
wo
u
ld
be
upon
my
he
a
d.
I
assu
re
you
that
the
re
wo
u
ld
not
be
the
le
a
st
cha
nce
of
yo
ur
co
mi
ng
ba
ck
ali
ve.
It
is
only
by
re
me
mbe
ri
ng
ce
rta
in
co
mplex
la
ndma
rks
that
I
am
able
to
do
it."
"Ha
llo
a
!"
I
cri
e
d.
"What
is
tha
t?"
A
lo
ng,
low
mo
a
n,
inde
scri
ba
bly
sa
d,
swe
pt
over
the
mo
o
r.
It
fi
lled
the
who
le
ai
r,
and
yet
it
was
impo
ssi
ble
to
say
whe
nce
it
ca
me.
From
a
du
ll
mu
rmur
it
swe
lled
into
a
de
ep
ro
a
r,
and
then
sa
nk
ba
ck
into
a
me
la
ncho
ly,
thro
bbi
ng
mu
rmur
once
aga
i
n.
Sta
ple
ton
lo
o
ked
at
me
wi
th
a
cu
ri
o
us
expre
ssi
on
in
his
fa
ce.
"Qu
e
er
pla
ce,
the
mo
o
r!"
sa
id
he.
"But
what
is
it?"
"The
pe
a
sa
nts
say
it
is
the
Ho
u
nd
of
the
Ba
ske
rvi
lles
ca
lli
ng
for
its
pre
y.
I've
he
a
rd
it
once
or
twi
ce
be
fo
re,
but
ne
ver
qu
i
te
so
lo
u
d."
I
lo
o
ked
ro
u
nd,
wi
th
a
chi
ll
of
fe
ar
in
my
he
a
rt,
at
the
hu
ge
swe
lli
ng
pla
i
n,
mo
ttled
wi
th
the
gre
en
pa
tches
of
ru
she
s.
No
thi
ng
sti
rred
over
the
va
st
expa
nse
sa
ve
a
pa
ir
of
ra
ve
ns,
whi
ch
cro
a
ked
lo
u
dly
from
a
tor
be
hi
nd
us.
"You
are
an
edu
ca
ted
ma
n.
You
do
n't
be
li
e
ve
su
ch
no
nse
nse
as
tha
t?"
sa
id
I.
"What
do
you
thi
nk
is
the
ca
u
se
of
so
stra
nge
a
so
u
nd?"
"Bo
gs
ma
ke
qu
e
er
no
i
ses
so
me
ti
me
s.
It's
the
mud
se
ttli
ng,
or
the
wa
ter
ri
si
ng,
or
so
me
thi
ng."
"No,
no,
that
was
a
li
vi
ng
vo
i
ce
."
"We
ll,
pe
rha
ps
it
wa
s.
Did
you
ever
he
ar
a
bi
tte
rn
bo
o
mi
ng?"
"No,
I
ne
ver
di
d."
"It's
a
ve
ry
ra
re
bi
rd—pra
cti
ca
lly
exti
nct—in
Engla
nd
no
w,
but
all
thi
ngs
are
po
ssi
ble
upon
the
mo
o
r.
Ye
s,
I
sho
u
ld
not
be
su
rpri
sed
to
le
a
rn
that
what
we
ha
ve
he
a
rd
is
the
cry
of
the
la
st
of
the
bi
tte
rns."
"It's
the
we
i
rde
st,
stra
nge
st
thi
ng
that
ever
I
he
a
rd
in
my
li
fe
."
"Ye
s,
it's
ra
ther
an
unca
nny
pla
ce
alto
ge
the
r.
Lo
ok
at
the
hi
llsi
de
yo
nde
r.
What
do
you
ma
ke
of
tho
se
?"
The
who
le
ste
ep
slo
pe
was
co
ve
red
wi
th
gray
ci
rcu
lar
ri
ngs
of
sto
ne,
a
sco
re
of
them
at
le
a
st.
"What
are
the
y?
She
e
p-pe
ns?"
"No,
they
are
the
ho
mes
of
our
wo
rthy
ance
sto
rs.
Pre
hi
sto
ric
man
li
ved
thi
ckly
on
the
mo
o
r,
and
as
no
one
in
pa
rti
cu
lar
has
li
ved
the
re
si
nce,
we
fi
nd
all
his
li
ttle
arra
nge
me
nts
exa
ctly
as
he
le
ft
the
m.
The
se
are
his
wi
gwa
ms
wi
th
the
ro
o
fs
off.
You
can
even
see
his
he
a
rth
and
his
co
u
ch
if
you
ha
ve
the
cu
ri
o
si
ty
to
go
insi
de.
"But
it
is
qu
i
te
a
to
wn.
When
was
it
inha
bi
te
d?"
"Ne
o
li
thic
ma
n—no
da
te
."
"What
did
he
do
?"
"He
gra
zed
his
ca
ttle
on
the
se
slo
pe
s,
and
he
le
a
rned
to
dig
for
tin
when
the
bro
nze
swo
rd
be
gan
to
su
pe
rse
de
the
sto
ne
axe.
Lo
ok
at
the
gre
at
tre
nch
in
the
oppo
si
te
hi
ll.
That
is
his
ma
rk.
Ye
s,
you
wi
ll
fi
nd
so
me
ve
ry
si
ngu
lar
po
i
nts
abo
ut
the
mo
o
r,
Dr.
Wa
tso
n.
Oh,
excu
se
me
an
insta
nt!
It
is
su
re
ly
Cyclo
pi
de
s."
A
sma
ll
fly
or
mo
th
had
flu
tte
red
acro
ss
our
pa
th,
and
in
an
insta
nt
Sta
ple
ton
was
ru
shi
ng
wi
th
extra
o
rdi
na
ry
ene
rgy
and
spe
ed
in
pu
rsu
it
of
it.
To
my
di
smay
the
cre
a
tu
re
flew
stra
i
ght
for
the
gre
at
mi
re,
and
my
acqu
a
i
nta
nce
ne
ver
pa
u
sed
for
an
insta
nt,
bo
u
ndi
ng
from
tu
ft
to
tu
ft
be
hi
nd
it,
his
gre
en
net
wa
vi
ng
in
the
ai
r.
His
gray
clo
thes
and
je
rky,
zi
gza
g,
irre
gu
lar
pro
gre
ss
ma
de
him
not
unli
ke
so
me
hu
ge
mo
th
hi
mse
lf.
I
was
sta
ndi
ng
wa
tchi
ng
his
pu
rsu
it
wi
th
a
mi
xtu
re
of
admi
ra
ti
on
for
his
extra
o
rdi
na
ry
acti
vi
ty
and
fe
ar
le
st
he
sho
u
ld
lo
se
his
fo
o
ti
ng
in
the
tre
a
che
ro
us
mi
re,
when
I
he
a
rd
the
so
u
nd
of
ste
ps
and,
tu
rni
ng
ro
u
nd,
fo
u
nd
a
wo
man
ne
ar
me
upon
the
pa
th.
She
had
co
me
from
the
di
re
cti
on
in
whi
ch
the
plu
me
of
smo
ke
indi
ca
ted
the
po
si
ti
on
of
Me
rri
pit
Ho
u
se,
but
the
dip
of
the
mo
or
had
hid
her
until
she
was
qu
i
te
clo
se.
I
co
u
ld
not
do
u
bt
that
this
was
the
Mi
ss
Sta
ple
ton
of
whom
I
had
be
en
to
ld,
si
nce
la
di
es
of
any
so
rt
mu
st
be
few
upon
the
mo
o
r,
and
I
re
me
mbe
red
that
I
had
he
a
rd
so
me
o
ne
de
scri
be
her
as
be
i
ng
a
be
a
u
ty.
The
wo
man
who
appro
a
ched
me
was
ce
rta
i
nly
tha
t,
and
of
a
mo
st
unco
mmon
type.
The
re
co
u
ld
not
ha
ve
be
en
a
gre
a
ter
co
ntra
st
be
twe
en
bro
ther
and
si
ste
r,
for
Sta
ple
ton
was
ne
u
tral
ti
nte
d,
wi
th
li
ght
ha
ir
and
gray
eye
s,
whi
le
she
was
da
rker
than
any
bru
ne
tte
whom
I
ha
ve
se
en
in
Engla
nd—sli
m,
ele
ga
nt,
and
ta
ll.
She
had
a
pro
u
d,
fi
ne
ly
cut
fa
ce,
so
re
gu
lar
that
it
mi
ght
ha
ve
se
e
med
impa
ssi
ve
we
re
it
not
for
the
se
nsi
ti
ve
mo
u
th
and
the
be
a
u
ti
ful
da
rk,
ea
ger
eye
s.
Wi
th
her
pe
rfe
ct
fi
gu
re
and
ele
ga
nt
dre
ss
she
wa
s,
inde
e
d,
a
stra
nge
appa
ri
ti
on
upon
a
lo
ne
ly
mo
o
rla
nd
pa
th.
Her
eyes
we
re
on
her
bro
ther
as
I
tu
rne
d,
and
then
she
qu
i
cke
ned
her
pa
ce
to
wa
rds
me.
I
had
ra
i
sed
my
hat
and
was
abo
ut
to
ma
ke
so
me
expla
na
to
ry
re
ma
rk
when
her
own
wo
rds
tu
rned
all
my
tho
u
ghts
into
a
new
cha
nne
l.
"Go
ba
ck!"
she
sa
i
d.
"Go
stra
i
ght
ba
ck
to
Lo
ndo
n,
insta
ntly."
I
co
u
ld
only
sta
re
at
her
in
stu
pid
su
rpri
se.
Her
eyes
bla
zed
at
me,
and
she
ta
pped
the
gro
u
nd
impa
ti
e
ntly
wi
th
her
fo
o
t.
"Why
sho
u
ld
I
go
ba
ck?"
I
aske
d.
"I
ca
nnot
expla
i
n."
She
spo
ke
in
a
lo
w,
ea
ger
vo
i
ce,
wi
th
a
cu
ri
o
us
li
sp
in
her
utte
ra
nce.
"But
for
Go
d's
sa
ke
do
what
I
ask
yo
u.
Go
ba
ck
and
ne
ver
set
fo
ot
upon
the
mo
or
aga
i
n."
"But
I
ha
ve
only
ju
st
co
me
."
"Ma
n,
ma
n!"
she
cri
e
d.
"Can
you
not
te
ll
when
a
wa
rni
ng
is
for
yo
ur
own
go
o
d?
Go
ba
ck
to
Lo
ndo
n!
Sta
rt
to
ni
ght!
Get
away
from
this
pla
ce
at
all
co
sts!
Hu
sh,
my
bro
ther
is
co
mi
ng!
Not
a
wo
rd
of
what
I
ha
ve
sa
i
d.
Wo
u
ld
you
mi
nd
ge
tti
ng
that
orchid
for
me
amo
ng
the
ma
re
's-ta
i
ls
yo
nde
r?
We
are
ve
ry
ri
ch
in
orchi
ds
on
the
mo
o
r,
tho
u
gh,
of
co
u
rse,
you
are
ra
ther
la
te
to
see
the
be
a
u
ti
es
of
the
pla
ce
."
Sta
ple
ton
had
aba
ndo
ned
the
cha
se
and
ca
me
ba
ck
to
us
bre
a
thi
ng
ha
rd
and
flu
shed
wi
th
his
exe
rti
o
ns.
"Ha
llo
a,
Be
ryl!"
sa
id
he,
and
it
se
e
med
to
me
that
the
to
ne
of
his
gre
e
ti
ng
was
not
alto
ge
ther
a
co
rdi
al
one.
"We
ll,
Ja
ck,
you
are
ve
ry
ho
t."
"Ye
s,
I
was
cha
si
ng
a
Cyclo
pi
de
s.
He
is
ve
ry
ra
re
and
se
ldom
fo
u
nd
in
the
la
te
au
tu
mn.
What
a
pi
ty
that
I
sho
u
ld
ha
ve
mi
ssed
hi
m!"
He
spo
ke
unco
nce
rne
dly,
but
his
sma
ll
li
ght
eyes
gla
nced
ince
ssa
ntly
from
the
gi
rl
to
me.
"You
ha
ve
intro
du
ced
yo
u
rse
lve
s,
I
can
se
e
."
"Ye
s.
I
was
te
lli
ng
Sir
He
nry
that
it
was
ra
ther
la
te
for
him
to
see
the
true
be
a
u
ti
es
of
the
mo
o
r."
"Why,
who
do
you
thi
nk
this
is?"
"I
ima
gi
ne
that
it
mu
st
be
Sir
He
nry
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
."
"No,
no
,"
sa
id
I.
"Only
a
hu
mble
co
mmo
ne
r,
but
his
fri
e
nd.
My
na
me
is
Dr.
Wa
tso
n."
A
flu
sh
of
ve
xa
ti
on
pa
ssed
over
her
expre
ssi
ve
fa
ce.
"We
ha
ve
be
en
ta
lki
ng
at
cro
ss
pu
rpo
se
s,"
sa
id
she.
"Why,
you
had
not
ve
ry
mu
ch
ti
me
for
ta
lk,"
her
bro
ther
re
ma
rked
wi
th
the
sa
me
qu
e
sti
o
ni
ng
eye
s.
"I
ta
lked
as
if
Dr.
Wa
tson
we
re
a
re
si
de
nt
inste
ad
of
be
i
ng
me
re
ly
a
vi
si
to
r,"
sa
id
she.
"It
ca
nnot
mu
ch
ma
tter
to
him
whe
ther
it
is
ea
rly
or
la
te
for
the
orchi
ds.
But
you
wi
ll
co
me
on,
wi
ll
you
no
t,
and
see
Me
rri
pit
Ho
u
se
?"
A
sho
rt
wa
lk
bro
u
ght
us
to
it,
a
ble
ak
mo
o
rla
nd
ho
u
se,
once
the
fa
rm
of
so
me
gra
zi
er
in
the
old
pro
spe
ro
us
da
ys,
but
now
put
into
re
pa
ir
and
tu
rned
into
a
mo
de
rn
dwe
lli
ng.
An
orcha
rd
su
rro
u
nded
it,
but
the
tre
e
s,
as
is
usu
al
upon
the
mo
o
r,
we
re
stu
nted
and
ni
ppe
d,
and
the
effe
ct
of
the
who
le
pla
ce
was
me
an
and
me
la
ncho
ly.
We
we
re
admi
tted
by
a
stra
nge,
wi
ze
ne
d,
ru
sty-co
a
ted
old
ma
nse
rva
nt,
who
se
e
med
in
ke
e
pi
ng
wi
th
the
ho
u
se.
Insi
de,
ho
we
ve
r,
the
re
we
re
la
rge
ro
o
ms
fu
rni
shed
wi
th
an
ele
ga
nce
in
whi
ch
I
se
e
med
to
re
co
gni
ze
the
ta
ste
of
the
la
dy.
As
I
lo
o
ked
from
the
ir
wi
ndo
ws
at
the
inte
rmi
na
ble
gra
ni
te
-fle
cked
mo
or
ro
lli
ng
unbro
ken
to
the
fa
rthe
st
ho
ri
zon
I
co
u
ld
not
but
ma
rvel
at
what
co
u
ld
ha
ve
bro
u
ght
this
hi
ghly
edu
ca
ted
man
and
this
be
a
u
ti
ful
wo
man
to
li
ve
in
su
ch
a
pla
ce.
"Qu
e
er
spot
to
cho
o
se,
is
it
no
t?"
sa
id
he
as
if
in
answer
to
my
tho
u
ght.
"And
yet
we
ma
na
ge
to
ma
ke
ou
rse
lves
fa
i
rly
ha
ppy,
do
we
no
t,
Be
ryl?"
"Qu
i
te
ha
ppy,"
sa
id
she,
but
the
re
was
no
ri
ng
of
co
nvi
cti
on
in
her
wo
rds.
"I
had
a
scho
o
l,"
sa
id
Sta
ple
to
n.
"It
was
in
the
no
rth
co
u
ntry.
The
wo
rk
to
a
man
of
my
te
mpe
ra
me
nt
was
me
cha
ni
cal
and
uni
nte
re
sti
ng,
but
the
pri
vi
le
ge
of
li
vi
ng
wi
th
yo
u
th,
of
he
lpi
ng
to
mo
u
ld
tho
se
yo
u
ng
mi
nds,
and
of
impre
ssi
ng
them
wi
th
one
's
own
cha
ra
cter
and
ide
a
ls
was
ve
ry
de
ar
to
me.
Ho
we
ve
r,
the
fa
tes
we
re
aga
i
nst
us.
A
se
ri
o
us
epi
de
mic
bro
ke
out
in
the
scho
ol
and
three
of
the
bo
ys
di
e
d.
It
ne
ver
re
co
ve
red
from
the
blo
w,
and
mu
ch
of
my
ca
pi
tal
was
irre
tri
e
va
bly
swa
llo
wed
up.
And
ye
t,
if
it
we
re
not
for
the
lo
ss
of
the
cha
rmi
ng
co
mpa
ni
o
nship
of
the
bo
ys,
I
co
u
ld
re
jo
i
ce
over
my
own
mi
sfo
rtu
ne,
fo
r,
wi
th
my
stro
ng
ta
stes
for
bo
ta
ny
and
zo
o
lo
gy,
I
fi
nd
an
unli
mi
ted
fi
e
ld
of
wo
rk
he
re,
and
my
si
ster
is
as
de
vo
ted
to
Na
tu
re
as
I
am.
All
thi
s,
Dr.
Wa
tso
n,
has
be
en
bro
u
ght
upon
yo
ur
he
ad
by
yo
ur
expre
ssi
on
as
you
su
rve
yed
the
mo
or
out
of
our
wi
ndo
w."
"It
ce
rta
i
nly
did
cro
ss
my
mi
nd
that
it
mi
ght
be
a
li
ttle
du
ll—le
ss
for
yo
u,
pe
rha
ps,
than
for
yo
ur
si
ste
r."
"No,
no,
I
am
ne
ver
du
ll,"
sa
id
she
qu
i
ckly.
"We
ha
ve
bo
o
ks,
we
ha
ve
our
stu
di
e
s,
and
we
ha
ve
inte
re
sti
ng
ne
i
ghbo
u
rs.
Dr.
Mo
rti
mer
is
a
mo
st
le
a
rned
man
in
his
own
li
ne.
Po
or
Sir
Cha
rles
was
also
an
admi
ra
ble
co
mpa
ni
o
n.
We
knew
him
we
ll
and
mi
ss
him
mo
re
than
I
can
te
ll.
Do
you
thi
nk
that
I
sho
u
ld
intru
de
if
I
we
re
to
ca
ll
this
afte
rno
on
and
ma
ke
the
acqu
a
i
nta
nce
of
Sir
He
nry?"
"I
am
su
re
that
he
wo
u
ld
be
de
li
ghte
d."
"Then
pe
rha
ps
you
wo
u
ld
me
nti
on
that
I
pro
po
se
to
do
so.
We
may
in
our
hu
mble
way
do
so
me
thi
ng
to
ma
ke
thi
ngs
mo
re
ea
sy
for
him
until
he
be
co
mes
accu
sto
med
to
his
new
su
rro
u
ndi
ngs.
Wi
ll
you
co
me
upsta
i
rs,
Dr.
Wa
tso
n,
and
inspe
ct
my
co
lle
cti
on
of
Le
pi
do
pte
ra?
I
thi
nk
it
is
the
mo
st
co
mple
te
one
in
the
so
u
th-we
st
of
Engla
nd.
By
the
ti
me
that
you
ha
ve
lo
o
ked
thro
u
gh
them
lu
nch
wi
ll
be
almo
st
re
a
dy."
But
I
was
ea
ger
to
get
ba
ck
to
my
cha
rge.
The
me
la
ncho
ly
of
the
mo
o
r,
the
de
a
th
of
the
unfo
rtu
na
te
po
ny,
the
we
i
rd
so
u
nd
whi
ch
had
be
en
asso
ci
a
ted
wi
th
the
grim
le
ge
nd
of
the
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
s,
all
the
se
thi
ngs
ti
nged
my
tho
u
ghts
wi
th
sa
dne
ss.
Then
on
the
top
of
the
se
mo
re
or
le
ss
va
gue
impre
ssi
o
ns
the
re
had
co
me
the
de
fi
ni
te
and
di
sti
nct
wa
rni
ng
of
Mi
ss
Sta
ple
to
n,
de
li
ve
red
wi
th
su
ch
inte
nse
ea
rne
stne
ss
that
I
co
u
ld
not
do
u
bt
that
so
me
gra
ve
and
de
ep
re
a
son
lay
be
hi
nd
it.
I
re
si
sted
all
pre
ssu
re
to
stay
for
lu
nch,
and
I
set
off
at
once
upon
my
re
tu
rn
jo
u
rne
y,
ta
ki
ng
the
gra
ss-gro
wn
pa
th
by
whi
ch
we
had
co
me.
It
se
e
ms,
ho
we
ve
r,
that
the
re
mu
st
ha
ve
be
en
so
me
sho
rt
cut
for
tho
se
who
knew
it,
for
be
fo
re
I
had
re
a
ched
the
ro
ad
I
was
asto
u
nded
to
see
Mi
ss
Sta
ple
ton
si
tti
ng
upon
a
ro
ck
by
the
si
de
of
the
tra
ck.
Her
fa
ce
was
be
a
u
ti
fu
lly
flu
shed
wi
th
her
exe
rti
o
ns
and
she
he
ld
her
ha
nd
to
her
si
de.
"I
ha
ve
run
all
the
way
in
order
to
cut
you
off,
Dr.
Wa
tso
n,"
sa
id
she.
"I
had
not
even
ti
me
to
put
on
my
ha
t.
I
mu
st
not
sto
p,
or
my
bro
ther
may
mi
ss
me.
I
wa
nted
to
say
to
you
how
so
rry
I
am
abo
ut
the
stu
pid
mi
sta
ke
I
ma
de
in
thi
nki
ng
that
you
we
re
Sir
He
nry.
Ple
a
se
fo
rget
the
wo
rds
I
sa
i
d,
whi
ch
ha
ve
no
appli
ca
ti
on
wha
te
ver
to
yo
u
."
"But
I
ca
n't
fo
rget
the
m,
Mi
ss
Sta
ple
to
n,"
sa
id
I.
"I
am
Sir
He
nry's
fri
e
nd,
and
his
we
lfa
re
is
a
ve
ry
clo
se
co
nce
rn
of
mi
ne.
Te
ll
me
why
it
was
that
you
we
re
so
ea
ger
that
Sir
He
nry
sho
u
ld
re
tu
rn
to
Lo
ndo
n."
"A
wo
ma
n's
whi
m,
Dr.
Wa
tso
n.
When
you
know
me
be
tter
you
wi
ll
unde
rsta
nd
that
I
ca
nnot
alwa
ys
gi
ve
re
a
so
ns
for
what
I
say
or
do
."
"No,
no.
I
re
me
mber
the
thri
ll
in
yo
ur
vo
i
ce.
I
re
me
mber
the
lo
ok
in
yo
ur
eye
s.
Ple
a
se,
ple
a
se,
be
fra
nk
wi
th
me,
Mi
ss
Sta
ple
to
n,
for
ever
si
nce
I
ha
ve
be
en
he
re
I
ha
ve
be
en
co
nsci
o
us
of
sha
do
ws
all
ro
u
nd
me.
Li
fe
has
be
co
me
li
ke
that
gre
at
Gri
mpen
Mi
re,
wi
th
li
ttle
gre
en
pa
tches
eve
rywhe
re
into
whi
ch
one
may
si
nk
and
wi
th
no
gu
i
de
to
po
i
nt
the
tra
ck.
Te
ll
me
then
what
it
was
that
you
me
a
nt,
and
I
wi
ll
pro
mi
se
to
co
nvey
yo
ur
wa
rni
ng
to
Sir
He
nry."
An
expre
ssi
on
of
irre
so
lu
ti
on
pa
ssed
for
an
insta
nt
over
her
fa
ce,
but
her
eyes
had
ha
rde
ned
aga
in
when
she
answe
red
me.
"You
ma
ke
too
mu
ch
of
it,
Dr.
Wa
tso
n,"
sa
id
she.
"My
bro
ther
and
I
we
re
ve
ry
mu
ch
sho
cked
by
the
de
a
th
of
Sir
Cha
rle
s.
We
knew
him
ve
ry
inti
ma
te
ly,
for
his
fa
vo
u
ri
te
wa
lk
was
over
the
mo
or
to
our
ho
u
se.
He
was
de
e
ply
impre
ssed
wi
th
the
cu
rse
whi
ch
hu
ng
over
the
fa
mi
ly,
and
when
this
tra
ge
dy
ca
me
I
na
tu
ra
lly
fe
lt
that
the
re
mu
st
be
so
me
gro
u
nds
for
the
fe
a
rs
whi
ch
he
had
expre
sse
d.
I
was
di
stre
ssed
the
re
fo
re
when
ano
ther
me
mber
of
the
fa
mi
ly
ca
me
do
wn
to
li
ve
he
re,
and
I
fe
lt
that
he
sho
u
ld
be
wa
rned
of
the
da
nger
whi
ch
he
wi
ll
ru
n.
That
was
all
whi
ch
I
inte
nded
to
co
nve
y.
"But
what
is
the
da
nge
r?"
"You
know
the
sto
ry
of
the
ho
u
nd?"
"I
do
not
be
li
e
ve
in
su
ch
no
nse
nse
."
"But
I
do.
If
you
ha
ve
any
influ
e
nce
wi
th
Sir
He
nry,
ta
ke
him
away
from
a
pla
ce
whi
ch
has
alwa
ys
be
en
fa
tal
to
his
fa
mi
ly.
The
wo
rld
is
wi
de.
Why
sho
u
ld
he
wi
sh
to
li
ve
at
the
pla
ce
of
da
nge
r?"
"Be
ca
u
se
it
is
the
pla
ce
of
da
nge
r.
That
is
Sir
He
nry's
na
tu
re.
I
fe
ar
that
unle
ss
you
can
gi
ve
me
so
me
mo
re
de
fi
ni
te
info
rma
ti
on
than
this
it
wo
u
ld
be
impo
ssi
ble
to
get
him
to
mo
ve
."
"I
ca
nnot
say
anythi
ng
de
fi
ni
te,
for
I
do
not
know
anythi
ng
de
fi
ni
te
."
"I
wo
u
ld
ask
you
one
mo
re
qu
e
sti
o
n,
Mi
ss
Sta
ple
to
n.
If
you
me
a
nt
no
mo
re
than
this
when
you
fi
rst
spo
ke
to
me,
why
sho
u
ld
you
not
wi
sh
yo
ur
bro
ther
to
ove
rhe
ar
what
you
sa
i
d?
The
re
is
no
thi
ng
to
whi
ch
he,
or
anyo
ne
else,
co
u
ld
obje
ct."
"My
bro
ther
is
ve
ry
anxi
o
us
to
ha
ve
the
Ha
ll
inha
bi
te
d,
for
he
thi
nks
it
is
for
the
go
od
of
the
po
or
fo
lk
upon
the
mo
o
r.
He
wo
u
ld
be
ve
ry
angry
if
he
knew
that
I
ha
ve
sa
id
anythi
ng
whi
ch
mi
ght
indu
ce
Sir
He
nry
to
go
awa
y.
But
I
ha
ve
do
ne
my
du
ty
now
and
I
wi
ll
say
no
mo
re.
I
mu
st
go
ba
ck,
or
he
wi
ll
mi
ss
me
and
su
spe
ct
that
I
ha
ve
se
en
yo
u.
Go
o
d-bye
!"
She
tu
rned
and
had
di
sa
ppe
a
red
in
a
few
mi
nu
tes
amo
ng
the
sca
tte
red
bo
u
lde
rs,
whi
le
I,
wi
th
my
so
ul
fu
ll
of
va
gue
fe
a
rs,
pu
rsu
ed
my
way
to
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
Ha
ll.
Cha
pter
8.
Fi
rst
Re
po
rt
of
Dr.
Wa
tson
From
this
po
i
nt
onwa
rd
I
wi
ll
fo
llow
the
co
u
rse
of
eve
nts
by
tra
nscri
bi
ng
my
own
le
tte
rs
to
Mr.
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lmes
whi
ch
lie
be
fo
re
me
on
the
ta
ble.
One
pa
ge
is
mi
ssi
ng,
but
othe
rwi
se
they
are
exa
ctly
as
wri
tten
and
show
my
fe
e
li
ngs
and
su
spi
ci
o
ns
of
the
mo
me
nt
mo
re
accu
ra
te
ly
than
my
me
mo
ry,
cle
ar
as
it
is
upon
the
se
tra
gic
eve
nts,
can
po
ssi
bly
do.
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
Ha
ll,
Octo
ber
13th.
MY
DEAR
HOLMES:
My
pre
vi
o
us
le
tte
rs
and
te
le
gra
ms
ha
ve
ke
pt
you
pre
tty
we
ll
up
to
da
te
as
to
all
that
has
occu
rred
in
this
mo
st
Go
d-fo
rsa
ken
co
rner
of
the
wo
rld.
The
lo
nger
one
sta
ys
he
re
the
mo
re
do
es
the
spi
rit
of
the
mo
or
si
nk
into
one
's
so
u
l,
its
va
stne
ss,
and
also
its
grim
cha
rm.
When
you
are
once
out
upon
its
bo
som
you
ha
ve
le
ft
all
tra
ces
of
mo
de
rn
Engla
nd
be
hi
nd
yo
u,
bu
t,
on
the
other
ha
nd,
you
are
co
nsci
o
us
eve
rywhe
re
of
the
ho
mes
and
the
wo
rk
of
the
pre
hi
sto
ric
pe
o
ple.
On
all
si
des
of
you
as
you
wa
lk
are
the
ho
u
ses
of
the
se
fo
rgo
tten
fo
lk,
wi
th
the
ir
gra
ves
and
the
hu
ge
mo
no
li
ths
whi
ch
are
su
ppo
sed
to
ha
ve
ma
rked
the
ir
te
mple
s.
As
you
lo
ok
at
the
ir
gray
sto
ne
hu
ts
aga
i
nst
the
sca
rred
hi
llsi
des
you
le
a
ve
yo
ur
own
age
be
hi
nd
yo
u,
and
if
you
we
re
to
see
a
ski
n-cla
d,
ha
i
ry
man
cra
wl
out
from
the
low
do
or
fi
tti
ng
a
fli
nt-ti
pped
arrow
on
to
the
stri
ng
of
his
bo
w,
you
wo
u
ld
fe
el
that
his
pre
se
nce
the
re
was
mo
re
na
tu
ral
than
yo
ur
own.
The
stra
nge
thi
ng
is
that
they
sho
u
ld
ha
ve
li
ved
so
thi
ckly
on
what
mu
st
alwa
ys
ha
ve
be
en
mo
st
unfru
i
tful
so
i
l.
I
am
no
anti
qu
a
ri
a
n,
but
I
co
u
ld
ima
gi
ne
that
they
we
re
so
me
unwa
rli
ke
and
ha
rri
ed
ra
ce
who
we
re
fo
rced
to
acce
pt
that
whi
ch
no
ne
other
wo
u
ld
occu
py.
All
thi
s,
ho
we
ve
r,
is
fo
re
i
gn
to
the
mi
ssi
on
on
whi
ch
you
se
nt
me
and
wi
ll
pro
ba
bly
be
ve
ry
uni
nte
re
sti
ng
to
yo
ur
se
ve
re
ly
pra
cti
cal
mi
nd.
I
can
sti
ll
re
me
mber
yo
ur
co
mple
te
indi
ffe
re
nce
as
to
whe
ther
the
sun
mo
ved
ro
u
nd
the
ea
rth
or
the
ea
rth
ro
u
nd
the
su
n.
Let
me,
the
re
fo
re,
re
tu
rn
to
the
fa
cts
co
nce
rni
ng
Sir
He
nry
Ba
ske
rvi
lle.
If
you
ha
ve
not
had
any
re
po
rt
wi
thin
the
la
st
few
da
ys
it
is
be
ca
u
se
up
to
to
day
the
re
was
no
thi
ng
of
impo
rta
nce
to
re
la
te.
Then
a
ve
ry
su
rpri
si
ng
ci
rcu
msta
nce
occu
rre
d,
whi
ch
I
sha
ll
te
ll
you
in
due
co
u
rse.
Bu
t,
fi
rst
of
all,
I
mu
st
ke
ep
you
in
to
u
ch
wi
th
so
me
of
the
other
fa
cto
rs
in
the
si
tu
a
ti
o
n.
One
of
the
se,
co
nce
rni
ng
whi
ch
I
ha
ve
sa
id
li
ttle,
is
the
esca
ped
co
nvi
ct
upon
the
mo
o
r.
The
re
is
stro
ng
re
a
son
now
to
be
li
e
ve
that
he
has
got
ri
ght
awa
y,
whi
ch
is
a
co
nsi
de
ra
ble
re
li
ef
to
the
lo
ne
ly
ho
u
se
ho
lde
rs
of
this
di
stri
ct.
A
fo
rtni
ght
has
pa
ssed
si
nce
his
fli
ght,
du
ri
ng
whi
ch
he
has
not
be
en
se
en
and
no
thi
ng
has
be
en
he
a
rd
of
hi
m.
It
is
su
re
ly
inco
nce
i
va
ble
that
he
co
u
ld
ha
ve
he
ld
out
upon
the
mo
or
du
ri
ng
all
that
ti
me.
Of
co
u
rse,
so
far
as
his
co
nce
a
lme
nt
go
es
the
re
is
no
di
ffi
cu
lty
at
all.
Any
one
of
the
se
sto
ne
hu
ts
wo
u
ld
gi
ve
him
a
hi
di
ng-pla
ce.
But
the
re
is
no
thi
ng
to
eat
unle
ss
he
we
re
to
ca
tch
and
sla
u
ghter
one
of
the
mo
or
she
e
p.
We
thi
nk,
the
re
fo
re,
that
he
has
go
ne,
and
the
ou
tlyi
ng
fa
rme
rs
sle
ep
the
be
tter
in
co
nse
qu
e
nce.
We
are
fo
ur
able
-bo
di
ed
men
in
this
ho
u
se
ho
ld,
so
that
we
co
u
ld
ta
ke
go
od
ca
re
of
ou
rse
lve
s,
but
I
co
nfe
ss
that
I
ha
ve
had
une
a
sy
mo
me
nts
when
I
ha
ve
tho
u
ght
of
the
Sta
ple
to
ns.
They
li
ve
mi
les
from
any
he
lp.
The
re
are
one
ma
i
d,
an
old
ma
nse
rva
nt,
the
si
ste
r,
and
the
bro
the
r,
the
la
tter
not
a
ve
ry
stro
ng
ma
n.
They
wo
u
ld
be
he
lple
ss
in
the
ha
nds
of
a
de
spe
ra
te
fe
llow
li
ke
this
No
tti
ng
Hi
ll
cri
mi
nal
if
he
co
u
ld
once
effe
ct
an
entra
nce.
Bo
th
Sir
He
nry
and
I
we
re
co
nce
rned
at
the
ir
si
tu
a
ti
o
n,
and
it
was
su
gge
sted
that
Pe
rki
ns
the
gro
om
sho
u
ld
go
over
to
sle
ep
the
re,
but
Sta
ple
ton
wo
u
ld
not
he
ar
of
it.
The
fa
ct
is
that
our
fri
e
nd,
the
ba
ro
ne
t,
be
gi
ns
to
di
splay
a
co
nsi
de
ra
ble
inte
re
st
in
our
fa
ir
ne
i
ghbo
u
r.
It
is
not
to
be
wo
nde
red
at,
for
ti
me
ha
ngs
he
a
vi
ly
in
this
lo
ne
ly
spot
to
an
acti
ve
man
li
ke
hi
m,
and
she
is
a
ve
ry
fa
sci
na
ti
ng
and
be
a
u
ti
ful
wo
ma
n.
The
re
is
so
me
thi
ng
tro
pi
cal
and
exo
tic
abo
ut
her
whi
ch
fo
rms
a
si
ngu
lar
co
ntra
st
to
her
co
ol
and
une
mo
ti
o
nal
bro
the
r.
Yet
he
also
gi
ves
the
idea
of
hi
dden
fi
re
s.
He
has
ce
rta
i
nly
a
ve
ry
ma
rked
influ
e
nce
over
he
r,
for
I
ha
ve
se
en
her
co
nti
nu
a
lly
gla
nce
at
him
as
she
ta
lked
as
if
se
e
ki
ng
appro
ba
ti
on
for
what
she
sa
i
d.
I
tru
st
that
he
is
ki
nd
to
he
r.
The
re
is
a
dry
gli
tter
in
his
eyes
and
a
fi
rm
set
of
his
thin
li
ps,
whi
ch
go
es
wi
th
a
po
si
ti
ve
and
po
ssi
bly
a
ha
rsh
na
tu
re.
You
wo
u
ld
fi
nd
him
an
inte
re
sti
ng
stu
dy.
He
ca
me
over
to
ca
ll
upon
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
on
that
fi
rst
da
y,
and
the
ve
ry
ne
xt
mo
rni
ng
he
to
ok
us
bo
th
to
show
us
the
spot
whe
re
the
le
ge
nd
of
the
wi
cked
Hu
go
is
su
ppo
sed
to
ha
ve
had
its
ori
gi
n.
It
was
an
excu
rsi
on
of
so
me
mi
les
acro
ss
the
mo
or
to
a
pla
ce
whi
ch
is
so
di
smal
that
it
mi
ght
ha
ve
su
gge
sted
the
sto
ry.
We
fo
u
nd
a
sho
rt
va
lley
be
twe
en
ru
gged
to
rs
whi
ch
led
to
an
ope
n,
gra
ssy
spa
ce
fle
cked
over
wi
th
the
whi
te
co
tton
gra
ss.
In
the
mi
ddle
of
it
ro
se
two
gre
at
sto
ne
s,
wo
rn
and
sha
rpe
ned
at
the
upper
end
until
they
lo
o
ked
li
ke
the
hu
ge
co
rro
di
ng
fa
ngs
of
so
me
mo
nstro
us
be
a
st.
In
eve
ry
way
it
co
rre
spo
nded
wi
th
the
sce
ne
of
the
old
tra
ge
dy.
Sir
He
nry
was
mu
ch
inte
re
sted
and
asked
Sta
ple
ton
mo
re
than
once
whe
ther
he
did
re
a
lly
be
li
e
ve
in
the
po
ssi
bi
li
ty
of
the
inte
rfe
re
nce
of
the
su
pe
rna
tu
ral
in
the
affa
i
rs
of
me
n.
He
spo
ke
li
ghtly,
but
it
was
evi
de
nt
that
he
was
ve
ry
mu
ch
in
ea
rne
st.
Sta
ple
ton
was
gu
a
rded
in
his
re
pli
e
s,
but
it
was
ea
sy
to
see
that
he
sa
id
le
ss
than
he
mi
ght,
and
that
he
wo
u
ld
not
expre
ss
his
who
le
opi
ni
on
out
of
co
nsi
de
ra
ti
on
for
the
fe
e
li
ngs
of
the
ba
ro
ne
t.
He
to
ld
us
of
si
mi
lar
ca
se
s,
whe
re
fa
mi
li
es
had
su
ffe
red
from
so
me
evil
influ
e
nce,
and
he
le
ft
us
wi
th
the
impre
ssi
on
that
he
sha
red
the
po
pu
lar
vi
ew
upon
the
ma
tte
r.
On
our
way
ba
ck
we
sta
yed
for
lu
nch
at
Me
rri
pit
Ho
u
se,
and
it
was
the
re
that
Sir
He
nry
ma
de
the
acqu
a
i
nta
nce
of
Mi
ss
Sta
ple
to
n.
From
the
fi
rst
mo
me
nt
that
he
saw
her
he
appe
a
red
to
be
stro
ngly
attra
cted
by
he
r,
and
I
am
mu
ch
mi
sta
ken
if
the
fe
e
li
ng
was
not
mu
tu
a
l.
He
re
fe
rred
to
her
aga
in
and
aga
in
on
our
wa
lk
ho
me,
and
si
nce
then
ha
rdly
a
day
has
pa
ssed
that
we
ha
ve
not
se
en
so
me
thi
ng
of
the
bro
ther
and
si
ste
r.
They
di
ne
he
re
to
ni
ght,
and
the
re
is
so
me
ta
lk
of
our
go
i
ng
to
them
ne
xt
we
e
k.
One
wo
u
ld
ima
gi
ne
that
su
ch
a
ma
tch
wo
u
ld
be
ve
ry
we
lco
me
to
Sta
ple
to
n,
and
yet
I
ha
ve
mo
re
than
once
ca
u
ght
a
lo
ok
of
the
stro
nge
st
di
sa
ppro
ba
ti
on
in
his
fa
ce
when
Sir
He
nry
has
be
en
pa
yi
ng
so
me
atte
nti
on
to
his
si
ste
r.
He
is
mu
ch
atta
ched
to
he
r,
no
do
u
bt,
and
wo
u
ld
le
ad
a
lo
ne
ly
li
fe
wi
tho
ut
he
r,
but
it
wo
u
ld
se
em
the
he
i
ght
of
se
lfi
shne
ss
if
he
we
re
to
sta
nd
in
the
way
of
her
ma
ki
ng
so
bri
lli
a
nt
a
ma
rri
a
ge.
Yet
I
am
ce
rta
in
that
he
do
es
not
wi
sh
the
ir
inti
ma
cy
to
ri
pen
into
lo
ve,
and
I
ha
ve
se
ve
ral
ti
mes
obse
rved
that
he
has
ta
ken
pa
i
ns
to
pre
ve
nt
them
from
be
i
ng
te
te
-a
-te
te.
By
the
wa
y,
yo
ur
instru
cti
o
ns
to
me
ne
ver
to
allow
Sir
He
nry
to
go
out
alo
ne
wi
ll
be
co
me
ve
ry
mu
ch
mo
re
one
ro
us
if
a
lo
ve
affa
ir
we
re
to
be
added
to
our
other
di
ffi
cu
lti
e
s.
My
po
pu
la
ri
ty
wo
u
ld
so
on
su
ffer
if
I
we
re
to
ca
rry
out
yo
ur
orde
rs
to
the
le
tte
r.
The
other
da
y—Thu
rsda
y,
to
be
mo
re
exa
ct—Dr.
Mo
rti
mer
lu
nched
wi
th
us.
He
has
be
en
exca
va
ti
ng
a
ba
rrow
at
Lo
ng
Do
wn
and
has
got
a
pre
hi
sto
ric
sku
ll
whi
ch
fi
lls
him
wi
th
gre
at
jo
y.
Ne
ver
was
the
re
su
ch
a
si
ngle
-mi
nded
enthu
si
a
st
as
he!
The
Sta
ple
to
ns
ca
me
in
afte
rwa
rds,
and
the
go
od
do
ctor
to
ok
us
all
to
the
yew
alley
at
Sir
He
nry's
re
qu
e
st
to
show
us
exa
ctly
how
eve
rythi
ng
occu
rred
upon
that
fa
tal
ni
ght.
It
is
a
lo
ng,
di
smal
wa
lk,
the
yew
alle
y,
be
twe
en
two
hi
gh
wa
lls
of
cli
pped
he
dge,
wi
th
a
na
rrow
ba
nd
of
gra
ss
upon
ei
ther
si
de.
At
the
far
end
is
an
old
tu
mble
-do
wn
su
mme
r-ho
u
se.
Ha
lfway
do
wn
is
the
mo
o
r-ga
te,
whe
re
the
old
ge
ntle
man
le
ft
his
ci
ga
r-a
sh.
It
is
a
whi
te
wo
o
den
ga
te
wi
th
a
la
tch.
Be
yo
nd
it
li
es
the
wi
de
mo
o
r.
I
re
me
mbe
red
yo
ur
the
o
ry
of
the
affa
ir
and
tri
ed
to
pi
ctu
re
all
that
had
occu
rre
d.
As
the
old
man
sto
od
the
re
he
saw
so
me
thi
ng
co
mi
ng
acro
ss
the
mo
o
r,
so
me
thi
ng
whi
ch
te
rri
fi
ed
him
so
that
he
lo
st
his
wi
ts
and
ran
and
ran
until
he
di
ed
of
she
er
ho
rror
and
exha
u
sti
o
n.
The
re
was
the
lo
ng,
glo
o
my
tu
nnel
do
wn
whi
ch
he
fle
d.
And
from
wha
t?
A
she
e
p-dog
of
the
mo
o
r?
Or
a
spe
ctral
ho
u
nd,
bla
ck,
si
le
nt,
and
mo
nstro
u
s?
Was
the
re
a
hu
man
age
ncy
in
the
ma
tte
r?
Did
the
pa
le,
wa
tchful
Ba
rrymo
re
know
mo
re
than
he
ca
red
to
sa
y?
It
was
all
dim
and
va
gu
e,
but
alwa
ys
the
re
is
the
da
rk
sha
dow
of
cri
me
be
hi
nd
it.
One
other
ne
i
ghbo
ur
I
ha
ve
met
si
nce
I
wro
te
la
st.
This
is
Mr.
Fra
nkla
nd,
of
La
fter
Ha
ll,
who
li
ves
so
me
fo
ur
mi
les
to
the
so
u
th
of
us.
He
is
an
elde
rly
ma
n,
re
d-fa
ce
d,
whi
te
-ha
i
re
d,
and
cho
le
ri
c.
His
pa
ssi
on
is
for
the
Bri
ti
sh
la
w,
and
he
has
spe
nt
a
la
rge
fo
rtu
ne
in
li
ti
ga
ti
o
n.
He
fi
ghts
for
the
me
re
ple
a
su
re
of
fi
ghti
ng
and
is
equ
a
lly
re
a
dy
to
ta
ke
up
ei
ther
si
de
of
a
qu
e
sti
o
n,
so
that
it
is
no
wo
nder
that
he
has
fo
u
nd
it
a
co
stly
amu
se
me
nt.
So
me
ti
mes
he
wi
ll
shut
up
a
ri
ght
of
way
and
de
fy
the
pa
ri
sh
to
ma
ke
him
open
it.
At
othe
rs
he
wi
ll
wi
th
his
own
ha
nds
te
ar
do
wn
so
me
other
ma
n's
ga
te
and
de
cla
re
that
a
pa
th
has
exi
sted
the
re
from
ti
me
imme
mo
ri
a
l,
de
fyi
ng
the
owner
to
pro
se
cu
te
him
for
tre
spa
ss.
He
is
le
a
rned
in
old
ma
no
ri
al
and
co
mmu
nal
ri
ghts,
and
he
appli
es
his
kno
wle
dge
so
me
ti
mes
in
fa
vo
ur
of
the
vi
lla
ge
rs
of
Fe
rnwo
rthy
and
so
me
ti
mes
aga
i
nst
the
m,
so
that
he
is
pe
ri
o
di
ca
lly
ei
ther
ca
rri
ed
in
tri
u
mph
do
wn
the
vi
lla
ge
stre
et
or
else
bu
rned
in
effi
gy,
acco
rdi
ng
to
his
la
te
st
explo
i
t.
He
is
sa
id
to
ha
ve
abo
ut
se
ven
la
wsu
i
ts
upon
his
ha
nds
at
pre
se
nt,
whi
ch
wi
ll
pro
ba
bly
swa
llow
up
the
re
ma
i
nder
of
his
fo
rtu
ne
and
so
draw
his
sti
ng
and
le
a
ve
him
ha
rmle
ss
for
the
fu
tu
re.
Apa
rt
from
the
law
he
se
e
ms
a
ki
ndly,
go
o
d-na
tu
red
pe
rso
n,
and
I
only
me
nti
on
him
be
ca
u
se
you
we
re
pa
rti
cu
lar
that
I
sho
u
ld
se
nd
so
me
de
scri
pti
on
of
the
pe
o
ple
who
su
rro
u
nd
us.
He
is
cu
ri
o
u
sly
emplo
yed
at
pre
se
nt,
fo
r,
be
i
ng
an
ama
te
ur
astro
no
me
r,
he
has
an
exce
lle
nt
te
le
sco
pe,
wi
th
whi
ch
he
li
es
upon
the
ro
of
of
his
own
ho
u
se
and
swe
e
ps
the
mo
or
all
day
in
the
ho
pe
of
ca
tchi
ng
a
gli
mpse
of
the
esca
ped
co
nvi
ct.
If
he
wo
u
ld
co
nfi
ne
his
ene
rgi
es
to
this
all
wo
u
ld
be
we
ll,
but
the
re
are
ru
mo
u
rs
that
he
inte
nds
to
pro
se
cu
te
Dr.
Mo
rti
mer
for
ope
ni
ng
a
gra
ve
wi
tho
ut
the
co
nse
nt
of
the
ne
xt
of
kin
be
ca
u
se
he
dug
up
the
Ne
o
li
thic
sku
ll
in
the
ba
rrow
on
Lo
ng
Do
wn.
He
he
lps
to
ke
ep
our
li
ves
from
be
i
ng
mo
no
to
no
us
and
gi
ves
a
li
ttle
co
mic
re
li
ef
whe
re
it
is
ba
dly
ne
e
de
d.
And
no
w,
ha
vi
ng
bro
u
ght
you
up
to
da
te
in
the
esca
ped
co
nvi
ct,
the
Sta
ple
to
ns,
Dr.
Mo
rti
me
r,
and
Fra
nkla
nd,
of
La
fter
Ha
ll,
let
me
end
on
that
whi
ch
is
mo
st
impo
rta
nt
and
te
ll
you
mo
re
abo
ut
the
Ba
rrymo
re
s,
and
espe
ci
a
lly
abo
ut
the
su
rpri
si
ng
de
ve
lo
pme
nt
of
la
st
ni
ght.
Fi
rst
of
all
abo
ut
the
te
st
te
le
gra
m,
whi
ch
you
se
nt
from
Lo
ndon
in
order
to
ma
ke
su
re
that
Ba
rrymo
re
was
re
a
lly
he
re.
I
ha
ve
alre
a
dy
expla
i
ned
that
the
te
sti
mo
ny
of
the
po
stma
ster
sho
ws
that
the
te
st
was
wo
rthle
ss
and
that
we
ha
ve
no
pro
of
one
way
or
the
othe
r.
I
to
ld
Sir
He
nry
how
the
ma
tter
sto
o
d,
and
he
at
once,
in
his
do
wnri
ght
fa
shi
o
n,
had
Ba
rrymo
re
up
and
asked
him
whe
ther
he
had
re
ce
i
ved
the
te
le
gram
hi
mse
lf.
Ba
rrymo
re
sa
id
that
he
ha
d.
"Did
the
boy
de
li
ver
it
into
yo
ur
own
ha
nds?"
asked
Sir
He
nry.
Ba
rrymo
re
lo
o
ked
su
rpri
se
d,
and
co
nsi
de
red
for
a
li
ttle
ti
me.
"No
,"
sa
id
he,
"I
was
in
the
bo
x-ro
om
at
the
ti
me,
and
my
wi
fe
bro
u
ght
it
up
to
me
."
"Did
you
answer
it
yo
u
rse
lf?"
"No;
I
to
ld
my
wi
fe
what
to
answer
and
she
we
nt
do
wn
to
wri
te
it."
In
the
eve
ni
ng
he
re
cu
rred
to
the
su
bje
ct
of
his
own
acco
rd.
"I
co
u
ld
not
qu
i
te
unde
rsta
nd
the
obje
ct
of
yo
ur
qu
e
sti
o
ns
this
mo
rni
ng,
Sir
He
nry,"
sa
id
he.
"I
tru
st
that
they
do
not
me
an
that
I
ha
ve
do
ne
anythi
ng
to
fo
rfe
it
yo
ur
co
nfi
de
nce
?"
Sir
He
nry
had
to
assu
re
him
that
it
was
not
so
and
pa
ci
fy
him
by
gi
vi
ng
him
a
co
nsi
de
ra
ble
pa
rt
of
his
old
wa
rdro
be,
the
Lo
ndon
ou
tfit
ha
vi
ng
now
all
arri
ve
d.
Mrs.
Ba
rrymo
re
is
of
inte
re
st
to
me.
She
is
a
he
a
vy,
so
lid
pe
rso
n,
ve
ry
li
mi
te
d,
inte
nse
ly
re
spe
cta
ble,
and
incli
ned
to
be
pu
ri
ta
ni
ca
l.
You
co
u
ld
ha
rdly
co
nce
i
ve
a
le
ss
emo
ti
o
nal
su
bje
ct.
Yet
I
ha
ve
to
ld
you
ho
w,
on
the
fi
rst
ni
ght
he
re,
I
he
a
rd
her
so
bbi
ng
bi
tte
rly,
and
si
nce
then
I
ha
ve
mo
re
than
once
obse
rved
tra
ces
of
te
a
rs
upon
her
fa
ce.
So
me
de
ep
so
rrow
gna
ws
ever
at
her
he
a
rt.
So
me
ti
mes
I
wo
nder
if
she
has
a
gu
i
lty
me
mo
ry
whi
ch
ha
u
nts
he
r,
and
so
me
ti
mes
I
su
spe
ct
Ba
rrymo
re
of
be
i
ng
a
do
me
stic
tyra
nt.
I
ha
ve
alwa
ys
fe
lt
that
the
re
was
so
me
thi
ng
si
ngu
lar
and
qu
e
sti
o
na
ble
in
this
ma
n's
cha
ra
cte
r,
but
the
adve
ntu
re
of
la
st
ni
ght
bri
ngs
all
my
su
spi
ci
o
ns
to
a
he
a
d.
And
yet
it
may
se
em
a
sma
ll
ma
tter
in
itse
lf.
You
are
awa
re
that
I
am
not
a
ve
ry
so
u
nd
sle
e
pe
r,
and
si
nce
I
ha
ve
be
en
on
gu
a
rd
in
this
ho
u
se
my
slu
mbe
rs
ha
ve
be
en
li
ghter
than
eve
r.
La
st
ni
ght,
abo
ut
two
in
the
mo
rni
ng,
I
was
aro
u
sed
by
a
ste
a
lthy
step
pa
ssi
ng
my
ro
o
m.
I
ro
se,
ope
ned
my
do
o
r,
and
pe
e
ped
ou
t.
A
lo
ng
bla
ck
sha
dow
was
tra
i
li
ng
do
wn
the
co
rri
do
r.
It
was
thro
wn
by
a
man
who
wa
lked
so
ftly
do
wn
the
pa
ssa
ge
wi
th
a
ca
ndle
he
ld
in
his
ha
nd.
He
was
in
shi
rt
and
tro
u
se
rs,
wi
th
no
co
ve
ri
ng
to
his
fe
e
t.
I
co
u
ld
me
re
ly
see
the
ou
tli
ne,
but
his
he
i
ght
to
ld
me
that
it
was
Ba
rrymo
re.
He
wa
lked
ve
ry
slo
wly
and
ci
rcu
mspe
ctly,
and
the
re
was
so
me
thi
ng
inde
scri
ba
bly
gu
i
lty
and
fu
rti
ve
in
his
who
le
appe
a
ra
nce.
I
ha
ve
to
ld
you
that
the
co
rri
dor
is
bro
ken
by
the
ba
lco
ny
whi
ch
ru
ns
ro
u
nd
the
ha
ll,
but
that
it
is
re
su
med
upon
the
fa
rther
si
de.
I
wa
i
ted
until
he
had
pa
ssed
out
of
si
ght
and
then
I
fo
llo
wed
hi
m.
When
I
ca
me
ro
u
nd
the
ba
lco
ny
he
had
re
a
ched
the
end
of
the
fa
rther
co
rri
do
r,
and
I
co
u
ld
see
from
the
gli
mmer
of
li
ght
thro
u
gh
an
open
do
or
that
he
had
ente
red
one
of
the
ro
o
ms.
No
w,
all
the
se
ro
o
ms
are
unfu
rni
shed
and
uno
ccu
pi
ed
so
that
his
expe
di
ti
on
be
ca
me
mo
re
myste
ri
o
us
than
eve
r.
The
li
ght
sho
ne
ste
a
di
ly
as
if
he
we
re
sta
ndi
ng
mo
ti
o
nle
ss.
I
cre
pt
do
wn
the
pa
ssa
ge
as
no
i
se
le
ssly
as
I
co
u
ld
and
pe
e
ped
ro
u
nd
the
co
rner
of
the
do
o
r.
Ba
rrymo
re
was
cro
u
chi
ng
at
the
wi
ndow
wi
th
the
ca
ndle
he
ld
aga
i
nst
the
gla
ss.
His
pro
fi
le
was
ha
lf
tu
rned
to
wa
rds
me,
and
his
fa
ce
se
e
med
to
be
ri
gid
wi
th
expe
cta
ti
on
as
he
sta
red
out
into
the
bla
ckne
ss
of
the
mo
o
r.
For
so
me
mi
nu
tes
he
sto
od
wa
tchi
ng
inte
ntly.
Then
he
ga
ve
a
de
ep
gro
an
and
wi
th
an
impa
ti
e
nt
ge
stu
re
he
put
out
the
li
ght.
Insta
ntly
I
ma
de
my
way
ba
ck
to
my
ro
o
m,
and
ve
ry
sho
rtly
ca
me
the
ste
a
lthy
ste
ps
pa
ssi
ng
once
mo
re
upon
the
ir
re
tu
rn
jo
u
rne
y.
Lo
ng
afte
rwa
rds
when
I
had
fa
llen
into
a
li
ght
sle
ep
I
he
a
rd
a
key
tu
rn
so
me
whe
re
in
a
lo
ck,
but
I
co
u
ld
not
te
ll
whe
nce
the
so
u
nd
ca
me.
What
it
all
me
a
ns
I
ca
nnot
gu
e
ss,
but
the
re
is
so
me
se
cret
bu
si
ne
ss
go
i
ng
on
in
this
ho
u
se
of
glo
om
whi
ch
so
o
ner
or
la
ter
we
sha
ll
get
to
the
bo
ttom
of.
I
do
not
tro
u
ble
you
wi
th
my
the
o
ri
e
s,
for
you
asked
me
to
fu
rni
sh
you
only
wi
th
fa
cts.
I
ha
ve
had
a
lo
ng
ta
lk
wi
th
Sir
He
nry
this
mo
rni
ng,
and
we
ha
ve
ma
de
a
plan
of
ca
mpa
i
gn
fo
u
nded
upon
my
obse
rva
ti
o
ns
of
la
st
ni
ght.
I
wi
ll
not
spe
ak
abo
ut
it
ju
st
no
w,
but
it
sho
u
ld
ma
ke
my
ne
xt
re
po
rt
inte
re
sti
ng
re
a
di
ng.
Cha
pter
9.
The
Li
ght
upon
the
Mo
or
[Se
co
nd
Re
po
rt
of
Dr.
Wa
tso
n]
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
Ha
ll,
Oct.
15th.
MY
DEAR
HOLMES:
If
I
was
co
mpe
lled
to
le
a
ve
you
wi
tho
ut
mu
ch
ne
ws
du
ri
ng
the
ea
rly
da
ys
of
my
mi
ssi
on
you
mu
st
ackno
wle
dge
that
I
am
ma
ki
ng
up
for
lo
st
ti
me,
and
that
eve
nts
are
now
cro
wdi
ng
thi
ck
and
fa
st
upon
us.
In
my
la
st
re
po
rt
I
ended
upon
my
top
no
te
wi
th
Ba
rrymo
re
at
the
wi
ndo
w,
and
now
I
ha
ve
qu
i
te
a
bu
dget
alre
a
dy
whi
ch
wi
ll,
unle
ss
I
am
mu
ch
mi
sta
ke
n,
co
nsi
de
ra
bly
su
rpri
se
yo
u.
Thi
ngs
ha
ve
ta
ken
a
tu
rn
whi
ch
I
co
u
ld
not
ha
ve
anti
ci
pa
te
d.
In
so
me
wa
ys
they
ha
ve
wi
thin
the
la
st
fo
rty-e
i
ght
ho
u
rs
be
co
me
mu
ch
cle
a
rer
and
in
so
me
wa
ys
they
ha
ve
be
co
me
mo
re
co
mpli
ca
te
d.
But
I
wi
ll
te
ll
you
all
and
you
sha
ll
ju
dge
for
yo
u
rse
lf.
Be
fo
re
bre
a
kfa
st
on
the
mo
rni
ng
fo
llo
wi
ng
my
adve
ntu
re
I
we
nt
do
wn
the
co
rri
dor
and
exa
mi
ned
the
ro
om
in
whi
ch
Ba
rrymo
re
had
be
en
on
the
ni
ght
be
fo
re.
The
we
ste
rn
wi
ndow
thro
u
gh
whi
ch
he
had
sta
red
so
inte
ntly
ha
s,
I
no
ti
ce
d,
one
pe
cu
li
a
ri
ty
abo
ve
all
other
wi
ndo
ws
in
the
ho
u
se
—it
co
mma
nds
the
ne
a
re
st
ou
tlo
ok
on
to
the
mo
o
r.
The
re
is
an
ope
ni
ng
be
twe
en
two
tre
es
whi
ch
ena
bles
one
from
this
po
i
nt
of
vi
ew
to
lo
ok
ri
ght
do
wn
upon
it,
whi
le
from
all
the
other
wi
ndo
ws
it
is
only
a
di
sta
nt
gli
mpse
whi
ch
can
be
obta
i
ne
d.
It
fo
llo
ws,
the
re
fo
re,
that
Ba
rrymo
re,
si
nce
only
this
wi
ndow
wo
u
ld
se
rve
the
pu
rpo
se,
mu
st
ha
ve
be
en
lo
o
ki
ng
out
for
so
me
thi
ng
or
so
me
bo
dy
upon
the
mo
o
r.
The
ni
ght
was
ve
ry
da
rk,
so
that
I
can
ha
rdly
ima
gi
ne
how
he
co
u
ld
ha
ve
ho
ped
to
see
anyo
ne.
It
had
stru
ck
me
that
it
was
po
ssi
ble
that
so
me
lo
ve
intri
gue
was
on
fo
o
t.
That
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
acco
u
nted
for
his
ste
a
lthy
mo
ve
me
nts
and
also
for
the
une
a
si
ne
ss
of
his
wi
fe.
The
man
is
a
stri
ki
ng-lo
o
ki
ng
fe
llo
w,
ve
ry
we
ll
equ
i
pped
to
ste
al
the
he
a
rt
of
a
co
u
ntry
gi
rl,
so
that
this
the
o
ry
se
e
med
to
ha
ve
so
me
thi
ng
to
su
ppo
rt
it.
That
ope
ni
ng
of
the
do
or
whi
ch
I
had
he
a
rd
after
I
had
re
tu
rned
to
my
ro
om
mi
ght
me
an
that
he
had
go
ne
out
to
ke
ep
so
me
cla
nde
sti
ne
appo
i
ntme
nt.
So
I
re
a
so
ned
wi
th
myse
lf
in
the
mo
rni
ng,
and
I
te
ll
you
the
di
re
cti
on
of
my
su
spi
ci
o
ns,
ho
we
ver
mu
ch
the
re
su
lt
may
ha
ve
sho
wn
that
they
we
re
unfo
u
nde
d.
But
wha
te
ver
the
true
expla
na
ti
on
of
Ba
rrymo
re
's
mo
ve
me
nts
mi
ght
be,
I
fe
lt
that
the
re
spo
nsi
bi
li
ty
of
ke
e
pi
ng
them
to
myse
lf
until
I
co
u
ld
expla
in
them
was
mo
re
than
I
co
u
ld
be
a
r.
I
had
an
inte
rvi
ew
wi
th
the
ba
ro
net
in
his
stu
dy
after
bre
a
kfa
st,
and
I
to
ld
him
all
that
I
had
se
e
n.
He
was
le
ss
su
rpri
sed
than
I
had
expe
cte
d.
"I
knew
that
Ba
rrymo
re
wa
lked
abo
ut
ni
ghts,
and
I
had
a
mi
nd
to
spe
ak
to
him
abo
ut
it,"
sa
id
he.
"Two
or
three
ti
mes
I
ha
ve
he
a
rd
his
ste
ps
in
the
pa
ssa
ge,
co
mi
ng
and
go
i
ng,
ju
st
abo
ut
the
ho
ur
you
na
me
."
"Pe
rha
ps
then
he
pa
ys
a
vi
sit
eve
ry
ni
ght
to
that
pa
rti
cu
lar
wi
ndo
w,"
I
su
gge
ste
d.
"Pe
rha
ps
he
do
e
s.
If
so,
we
sho
u
ld
be
able
to
sha
dow
him
and
see
what
it
is
that
he
is
afte
r.
I
wo
nder
what
yo
ur
fri
e
nd
Ho
lmes
wo
u
ld
do
if
he
we
re
he
re
."
"I
be
li
e
ve
that
he
wo
u
ld
do
exa
ctly
what
you
now
su
gge
st,"
sa
id
I.
"He
wo
u
ld
fo
llow
Ba
rrymo
re
and
see
what
he
di
d."
"Then
we
sha
ll
do
it
to
ge
the
r."
"But
su
re
ly
he
wo
u
ld
he
ar
us."
"The
man
is
ra
ther
de
a
f,
and
in
any
ca
se
we
mu
st
ta
ke
our
cha
nce
of
tha
t.
We
'll
sit
up
in
my
ro
om
to
ni
ght
and
wa
it
until
he
pa
sse
s."
Sir
He
nry
ru
bbed
his
ha
nds
wi
th
ple
a
su
re,
and
it
was
evi
de
nt
that
he
ha
i
led
the
adve
ntu
re
as
a
re
li
ef
to
his
so
me
what
qu
i
et
li
fe
upon
the
mo
o
r.
The
ba
ro
net
has
be
en
in
co
mmu
ni
ca
ti
on
wi
th
the
archi
te
ct
who
pre
pa
red
the
pla
ns
for
Sir
Cha
rle
s,
and
wi
th
a
co
ntra
ctor
from
Lo
ndo
n,
so
that
we
may
expe
ct
gre
at
cha
nges
to
be
gin
he
re
so
o
n.
The
re
ha
ve
be
en
de
co
ra
to
rs
and
fu
rni
she
rs
up
from
Plymo
u
th,
and
it
is
evi
de
nt
that
our
fri
e
nd
has
la
rge
ide
as
and
me
a
ns
to
spa
re
no
pa
i
ns
or
expe
nse
to
re
sto
re
the
gra
nde
ur
of
his
fa
mi
ly.
When
the
ho
u
se
is
re
no
va
ted
and
re
fu
rni
she
d,
all
that
he
wi
ll
ne
ed
wi
ll
be
a
wi
fe
to
ma
ke
it
co
mple
te.
Be
twe
en
ou
rse
lves
the
re
are
pre
tty
cle
ar
si
gns
that
this
wi
ll
not
be
wa
nti
ng
if
the
la
dy
is
wi
lli
ng,
for
I
ha
ve
se
ldom
se
en
a
man
mo
re
infa
tu
a
ted
wi
th
a
wo
man
than
he
is
wi
th
our
be
a
u
ti
ful
ne
i
ghbo
u
r,
Mi
ss
Sta
ple
to
n.
And
yet
the
co
u
rse
of
true
lo
ve
do
es
not
run
qu
i
te
as
smo
o
thly
as
one
wo
u
ld
under
the
ci
rcu
msta
nces
expe
ct.
To
da
y,
for
exa
mple,
its
su
rfa
ce
was
bro
ken
by
a
ve
ry
une
xpe
cted
ri
pple,
whi
ch
has
ca
u
sed
our
fri
e
nd
co
nsi
de
ra
ble
pe
rple
xi
ty
and
anno
ya
nce.
After
the
co
nve
rsa
ti
on
whi
ch
I
ha
ve
qu
o
ted
abo
ut
Ba
rrymo
re,
Sir
He
nry
put
on
his
hat
and
pre
pa
red
to
go
ou
t.
As
a
ma
tter
of
co
u
rse
I
did
the
sa
me.
"Wha
t,
are
you
co
mi
ng,
Wa
tso
n?"
he
aske
d,
lo
o
ki
ng
at
me
in
a
cu
ri
o
us
wa
y.
"That
de
pe
nds
on
whe
ther
you
are
go
i
ng
on
the
mo
o
r,"
sa
id
I.
"Ye
s,
I
am."
"We
ll,
you
know
what
my
instru
cti
o
ns
are.
I
am
so
rry
to
intru
de,
but
you
he
a
rd
how
ea
rne
stly
Ho
lmes
insi
sted
that
I
sho
u
ld
not
le
a
ve
yo
u,
and
espe
ci
a
lly
that
you
sho
u
ld
not
go
alo
ne
upon
the
mo
o
r."
Sir
He
nry
put
his
ha
nd
upon
my
sho
u
lder
wi
th
a
ple
a
sa
nt
smi
le.
"My
de
ar
fe
llo
w,"
sa
id
he,
"Ho
lme
s,
wi
th
all
his
wi
sdo
m,
did
not
fo
re
see
so
me
thi
ngs
whi
ch
ha
ve
ha
ppe
ned
si
nce
I
ha
ve
be
en
on
the
mo
o
r.
You
unde
rsta
nd
me?
I
am
su
re
that
you
are
the
la
st
man
in
the
wo
rld
who
wo
u
ld
wi
sh
to
be
a
spo
i
l-spo
rt.
I
mu
st
go
out
alo
ne
."
It
put
me
in
a
mo
st
awkwa
rd
po
si
ti
o
n.
I
was
at
a
lo
ss
what
to
say
or
what
to
do,
and
be
fo
re
I
had
ma
de
up
my
mi
nd
he
pi
cked
up
his
ca
ne
and
was
go
ne.
But
when
I
ca
me
to
thi
nk
the
ma
tter
over
my
co
nsci
e
nce
re
pro
a
ched
me
bi
tte
rly
for
ha
vi
ng
on
any
pre
te
xt
allo
wed
him
to
go
out
of
my
si
ght.
I
ima
gi
ned
what
my
fe
e
li
ngs
wo
u
ld
be
if
I
had
to
re
tu
rn
to
you
and
to
co
nfe
ss
that
so
me
mi
sfo
rtu
ne
had
occu
rred
thro
u
gh
my
di
sre
ga
rd
for
yo
ur
instru
cti
o
ns.
I
assu
re
you
my
che
e
ks
flu
shed
at
the
ve
ry
tho
u
ght.
It
mi
ght
not
even
now
be
too
la
te
to
ove
rta
ke
hi
m,
so
I
set
off
at
once
in
the
di
re
cti
on
of
Me
rri
pit
Ho
u
se.
I
hu
rri
ed
alo
ng
the
ro
ad
at
the
top
of
my
spe
ed
wi
tho
ut
se
e
i
ng
anythi
ng
of
Sir
He
nry,
until
I
ca
me
to
the
po
i
nt
whe
re
the
mo
or
pa
th
bra
nches
off.
The
re,
fe
a
ri
ng
that
pe
rha
ps
I
had
co
me
in
the
wro
ng
di
re
cti
on
after
all,
I
mo
u
nted
a
hi
ll
from
whi
ch
I
co
u
ld
co
mma
nd
a
vi
e
w—the
sa
me
hi
ll
whi
ch
is
cut
into
the
da
rk
qu
a
rry.
The
nce
I
saw
him
at
once.
He
was
on
the
mo
or
pa
th
abo
ut
a
qu
a
rter
of
a
mi
le
off,
and
a
la
dy
was
by
his
si
de
who
co
u
ld
only
be
Mi
ss
Sta
ple
to
n.
It
was
cle
ar
that
the
re
was
alre
a
dy
an
unde
rsta
ndi
ng
be
twe
en
them
and
that
they
had
met
by
appo
i
ntme
nt.
They
we
re
wa
lki
ng
slo
wly
alo
ng
in
de
ep
co
nve
rsa
ti
o
n,
and
I
saw
her
ma
ki
ng
qu
i
ck
li
ttle
mo
ve
me
nts
of
her
ha
nds
as
if
she
we
re
ve
ry
ea
rne
st
in
what
she
was
sa
yi
ng,
whi
le
he
li
ste
ned
inte
ntly,
and
once
or
twi
ce
sho
ok
his
he
ad
in
stro
ng
di
sse
nt.
I
sto
od
amo
ng
the
ro
cks
wa
tchi
ng
the
m,
ve
ry
mu
ch
pu
zzled
as
to
what
I
sho
u
ld
do
ne
xt.
To
fo
llow
them
and
bre
ak
into
the
ir
inti
ma
te
co
nve
rsa
ti
on
se
e
med
to
be
an
ou
tra
ge,
and
yet
my
cle
ar
du
ty
was
ne
ver
for
an
insta
nt
to
let
him
out
of
my
si
ght.
To
act
the
spy
upon
a
fri
e
nd
was
a
ha
te
ful
ta
sk.
Sti
ll,
I
co
u
ld
see
no
be
tter
co
u
rse
than
to
obse
rve
him
from
the
hi
ll,
and
to
cle
ar
my
co
nsci
e
nce
by
co
nfe
ssi
ng
to
him
afte
rwa
rds
what
I
had
do
ne.
It
is
true
that
if
any
su
dden
da
nger
had
thre
a
te
ned
him
I
was
too
far
away
to
be
of
use,
and
yet
I
am
su
re
that
you
wi
ll
agree
wi
th
me
that
the
po
si
ti
on
was
ve
ry
di
ffi
cu
lt,
and
that
the
re
was
no
thi
ng
mo
re
whi
ch
I
co
u
ld
do.
Our
fri
e
nd,
Sir
He
nry,
and
the
la
dy
had
ha
lted
on
the
pa
th
and
we
re
sta
ndi
ng
de
e
ply
abso
rbed
in
the
ir
co
nve
rsa
ti
o
n,
when
I
was
su
dde
nly
awa
re
that
I
was
not
the
only
wi
tne
ss
of
the
ir
inte
rvi
e
w.
A
wi
sp
of
gre
en
flo
a
ti
ng
in
the
air
ca
u
ght
my
eye,
and
ano
ther
gla
nce
sho
wed
me
that
it
was
ca
rri
ed
on
a
sti
ck
by
a
man
who
was
mo
vi
ng
amo
ng
the
bro
ken
gro
u
nd.
It
was
Sta
ple
ton
wi
th
his
bu
tte
rfly-ne
t.
He
was
ve
ry
mu
ch
clo
ser
to
the
pa
ir
than
I
wa
s,
and
he
appe
a
red
to
be
mo
vi
ng
in
the
ir
di
re
cti
o
n.
At
this
insta
nt
Sir
He
nry
su
dde
nly
drew
Mi
ss
Sta
ple
ton
to
his
si
de.
His
arm
was
ro
u
nd
he
r,
but
it
se
e
med
to
me
that
she
was
stra
i
ni
ng
away
from
him
wi
th
her
fa
ce
ave
rte
d.
He
sto
o
ped
his
he
ad
to
he
rs,
and
she
ra
i
sed
one
ha
nd
as
if
in
pro
te
st.
Ne
xt
mo
me
nt
I
saw
them
spri
ng
apa
rt
and
tu
rn
hu
rri
e
dly
ro
u
nd.
Sta
ple
ton
was
the
ca
u
se
of
the
inte
rru
pti
o
n.
He
was
ru
nni
ng
wi
ldly
to
wa
rds
the
m,
his
absu
rd
net
da
ngli
ng
be
hi
nd
hi
m.
He
ge
sti
cu
la
ted
and
almo
st
da
nced
wi
th
exci
te
me
nt
in
fro
nt
of
the
lo
ve
rs.
What
the
sce
ne
me
a
nt
I
co
u
ld
not
ima
gi
ne,
but
it
se
e
med
to
me
that
Sta
ple
ton
was
abu
si
ng
Sir
He
nry,
who
offe
red
expla
na
ti
o
ns,
whi
ch
be
ca
me
mo
re
angry
as
the
other
re
fu
sed
to
acce
pt
the
m.
The
la
dy
sto
od
by
in
ha
u
ghty
si
le
nce.
Fi
na
lly
Sta
ple
ton
tu
rned
upon
his
he
el
and
be
cko
ned
in
a
pe
re
mpto
ry
way
to
his
si
ste
r,
who,
after
an
irre
so
lu
te
gla
nce
at
Sir
He
nry,
wa
lked
off
by
the
si
de
of
her
bro
the
r.
The
na
tu
ra
li
st's
angry
ge
stu
res
sho
wed
that
the
la
dy
was
inclu
ded
in
his
di
sple
a
su
re.
The
ba
ro
net
sto
od
for
a
mi
nu
te
lo
o
ki
ng
after
the
m,
and
then
he
wa
lked
slo
wly
ba
ck
the
way
that
he
had
co
me,
his
he
ad
ha
ngi
ng,
the
ve
ry
pi
ctu
re
of
de
je
cti
o
n.
What
all
this
me
a
nt
I
co
u
ld
not
ima
gi
ne,
but
I
was
de
e
ply
asha
med
to
ha
ve
wi
tne
ssed
so
inti
ma
te
a
sce
ne
wi
tho
ut
my
fri
e
nd's
kno
wle
dge.
I
ran
do
wn
the
hi
ll
the
re
fo
re
and
met
the
ba
ro
net
at
the
bo
tto
m.
His
fa
ce
was
flu
shed
wi
th
anger
and
his
bro
ws
we
re
wri
nkle
d,
li
ke
one
who
is
at
his
wi
t's
ends
what
to
do.
"Ha
llo
a,
Wa
tso
n!
Whe
re
ha
ve
you
dro
pped
fro
m?"
sa
id
he.
"You
do
n't
me
an
to
say
that
you
ca
me
after
me
in
spi
te
of
all?"
I
expla
i
ned
eve
rythi
ng
to
hi
m:
how
I
had
fo
u
nd
it
impo
ssi
ble
to
re
ma
in
be
hi
nd,
how
I
had
fo
llo
wed
hi
m,
and
how
I
had
wi
tne
ssed
all
that
had
occu
rre
d.
For
an
insta
nt
his
eyes
bla
zed
at
me,
but
my
fra
nkne
ss
di
sa
rmed
his
ange
r,
and
he
bro
ke
at
la
st
into
a
ra
ther
ru
e
ful
la
u
gh.
"You
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
tho
u
ght
the
mi
ddle
of
that
pra
i
rie
a
fa
i
rly
sa
fe
pla
ce
for
a
man
to
be
pri
va
te
,"
sa
id
he,
"bu
t,
by
thu
nde
r,
the
who
le
co
u
ntrysi
de
se
e
ms
to
ha
ve
be
en
out
to
see
me
do
my
wo
o
i
ng—a
nd
a
mi
ghty
po
or
wo
o
i
ng
at
tha
t!
Whe
re
had
you
enga
ged
a
se
a
t?"
"I
was
on
that
hi
ll."
"Qu
i
te
in
the
ba
ck
ro
w,
eh?
But
her
bro
ther
was
we
ll
up
to
the
fro
nt.
Did
you
see
him
co
me
out
on
us?"
"Ye
s,
I
di
d."
"Did
he
ever
stri
ke
you
as
be
i
ng
cra
zy—this
bro
ther
of
he
rs?"
"I
ca
n't
say
that
he
ever
di
d."
"I
da
re
say
no
t.
I
alwa
ys
tho
u
ght
him
sa
ne
eno
u
gh
until
to
da
y,
but
you
can
ta
ke
it
from
me
that
ei
ther
he
or
I
ou
ght
to
be
in
a
stra
i
tja
cke
t.
Wha
t's
the
ma
tter
wi
th
me,
anyho
w?
Yo
u
've
li
ved
ne
ar
me
for
so
me
we
e
ks,
Wa
tso
n.
Te
ll
me
stra
i
ght,
no
w!
Is
the
re
anythi
ng
that
wo
u
ld
pre
ve
nt
me
from
ma
ki
ng
a
go
od
hu
sba
nd
to
a
wo
man
that
I
lo
ve
d?"
"I
sho
u
ld
say
no
t."
"He
ca
n't
obje
ct
to
my
wo
rldly
po
si
ti
o
n,
so
it
mu
st
be
myse
lf
that
he
has
this
do
wn
on.
What
has
he
aga
i
nst
me?
I
ne
ver
hu
rt
man
or
wo
man
in
my
li
fe
that
I
know
of.
And
yet
he
wo
u
ld
not
so
mu
ch
as
let
me
to
u
ch
the
ti
ps
of
her
fi
nge
rs."
"Did
he
say
so
?"
"Tha
t,
and
a
de
al
mo
re.
I
te
ll
yo
u,
Wa
tso
n,
I've
only
kno
wn
her
the
se
few
we
e
ks,
but
from
the
fi
rst
I
ju
st
fe
lt
that
she
was
ma
de
for
me,
and
she,
to
o
—she
was
ha
ppy
when
she
was
wi
th
me,
and
that
I'll
swe
a
r.
The
re
's
a
li
ght
in
a
wo
ma
n's
eyes
that
spe
a
ks
lo
u
der
than
wo
rds.
But
he
has
ne
ver
let
us
get
to
ge
ther
and
it
was
only
to
day
for
the
fi
rst
ti
me
that
I
saw
a
cha
nce
of
ha
vi
ng
a
few
wo
rds
wi
th
her
alo
ne.
She
was
glad
to
me
et
me,
but
when
she
did
it
was
not
lo
ve
that
she
wo
u
ld
ta
lk
abo
u
t,
and
she
wo
u
ldn't
ha
ve
let
me
ta
lk
abo
ut
it
ei
ther
if
she
co
u
ld
ha
ve
sto
pped
it.
She
ke
pt
co
mi
ng
ba
ck
to
it
that
this
was
a
pla
ce
of
da
nge
r,
and
that
she
wo
u
ld
ne
ver
be
ha
ppy
until
I
had
le
ft
it.
I
to
ld
her
that
si
nce
I
had
se
en
her
I
was
in
no
hu
rry
to
le
a
ve
it,
and
that
if
she
re
a
lly
wa
nted
me
to
go,
the
only
way
to
wo
rk
it
was
for
her
to
arra
nge
to
go
wi
th
me.
Wi
th
that
I
offe
red
in
as
ma
ny
wo
rds
to
ma
rry
he
r,
but
be
fo
re
she
co
u
ld
answe
r,
do
wn
ca
me
this
bro
ther
of
he
rs,
ru
nni
ng
at
us
wi
th
a
fa
ce
on
him
li
ke
a
ma
dma
n.
He
was
ju
st
whi
te
wi
th
ra
ge,
and
tho
se
li
ght
eyes
of
his
we
re
bla
zi
ng
wi
th
fu
ry.
What
was
I
do
i
ng
wi
th
the
la
dy?
How
da
red
I
offer
her
atte
nti
o
ns
whi
ch
we
re
di
sta
ste
ful
to
he
r?
Did
I
thi
nk
that
be
ca
u
se
I
was
a
ba
ro
net
I
co
u
ld
do
what
I
li
ke
d?
If
he
had
not
be
en
her
bro
ther
I
sho
u
ld
ha
ve
kno
wn
be
tter
how
to
answer
hi
m.
As
it
was
I
to
ld
him
that
my
fe
e
li
ngs
to
wa
rds
his
si
ster
we
re
su
ch
as
I
was
not
asha
med
of,
and
that
I
ho
ped
that
she
mi
ght
ho
no
ur
me
by
be
co
mi
ng
my
wi
fe.
That
se
e
med
to
ma
ke
the
ma
tter
no
be
tte
r,
so
then
I
lo
st
my
te
mper
to
o,
and
I
answe
red
him
ra
ther
mo
re
ho
tly
than
I
sho
u
ld
pe
rha
ps,
co
nsi
de
ri
ng
that
she
was
sta
ndi
ng
by.
So
it
ended
by
his
go
i
ng
off
wi
th
he
r,
as
you
sa
w,
and
he
re
am
I
as
ba
dly
pu
zzled
a
man
as
any
in
this
co
u
nty.
Ju
st
te
ll
me
what
it
all
me
a
ns,
Wa
tso
n,
and
I'll
owe
you
mo
re
than
ever
I
can
ho
pe
to
pa
y."
I
tri
ed
one
or
two
expla
na
ti
o
ns,
bu
t,
inde
e
d,
I
was
co
mple
te
ly
pu
zzled
myse
lf.
Our
fri
e
nd's
ti
tle,
his
fo
rtu
ne,
his
age,
his
cha
ra
cte
r,
and
his
appe
a
ra
nce
are
all
in
his
fa
vo
u
r,
and
I
know
no
thi
ng
aga
i
nst
him
unle
ss
it
be
this
da
rk
fa
te
whi
ch
ru
ns
in
his
fa
mi
ly.
That
his
adva
nces
sho
u
ld
be
re
je
cted
so
bru
squ
e
ly
wi
tho
ut
any
re
fe
re
nce
to
the
la
dy's
own
wi
shes
and
that
the
la
dy
sho
u
ld
acce
pt
the
si
tu
a
ti
on
wi
tho
ut
pro
te
st
is
ve
ry
ama
zi
ng.
Ho
we
ve
r,
our
co
nje
ctu
res
we
re
set
at
re
st
by
a
vi
sit
from
Sta
ple
ton
hi
mse
lf
that
ve
ry
afte
rno
o
n.
He
had
co
me
to
offer
apo
lo
gi
es
for
his
ru
de
ne
ss
of
the
mo
rni
ng,
and
after
a
lo
ng
pri
va
te
inte
rvi
ew
wi
th
Sir
He
nry
in
his
stu
dy
the
upshot
of
the
ir
co
nve
rsa
ti
on
was
that
the
bre
a
ch
is
qu
i
te
he
a
le
d,
and
that
we
are
to
di
ne
at
Me
rri
pit
Ho
u
se
ne
xt
Fri
day
as
a
si
gn
of
it.
"I
do
n't
say
now
that
he
isn't
a
cra
zy
ma
n,"
sa
id
Sir
He
nry;
"I
ca
n't
fo
rget
the
lo
ok
in
his
eyes
when
he
ran
at
me
this
mo
rni
ng,
but
I
mu
st
allow
that
no
man
co
u
ld
ma
ke
a
mo
re
ha
ndso
me
apo
lo
gy
than
he
has
do
ne
."
"Did
he
gi
ve
any
expla
na
ti
on
of
his
co
ndu
ct?"
"His
si
ster
is
eve
rythi
ng
in
his
li
fe,
he
sa
ys.
That
is
na
tu
ral
eno
u
gh,
and
I
am
glad
that
he
sho
u
ld
unde
rsta
nd
her
va
lu
e.
They
ha
ve
alwa
ys
be
en
to
ge
the
r,
and
acco
rdi
ng
to
his
acco
u
nt
he
has
be
en
a
ve
ry
lo
ne
ly
man
wi
th
only
her
as
a
co
mpa
ni
o
n,
so
that
the
tho
u
ght
of
lo
si
ng
her
was
re
a
lly
te
rri
ble
to
hi
m.
He
had
not
unde
rsto
o
d,
he
sa
i
d,
that
I
was
be
co
mi
ng
atta
ched
to
he
r,
but
when
he
saw
wi
th
his
own
eyes
that
it
was
re
a
lly
so,
and
that
she
mi
ght
be
ta
ken
away
from
hi
m,
it
ga
ve
him
su
ch
a
sho
ck
that
for
a
ti
me
he
was
not
re
spo
nsi
ble
for
what
he
sa
id
or
di
d.
He
was
ve
ry
so
rry
for
all
that
had
pa
sse
d,
and
he
re
co
gni
zed
how
fo
o
li
sh
and
how
se
lfi
sh
it
was
that
he
sho
u
ld
ima
gi
ne
that
he
co
u
ld
ho
ld
a
be
a
u
ti
ful
wo
man
li
ke
his
si
ster
to
hi
mse
lf
for
her
who
le
li
fe.
If
she
had
to
le
a
ve
him
he
had
ra
ther
it
was
to
a
ne
i
ghbo
ur
li
ke
myse
lf
than
to
anyo
ne
else.
But
in
any
ca
se
it
was
a
blow
to
him
and
it
wo
u
ld
ta
ke
him
so
me
ti
me
be
fo
re
he
co
u
ld
pre
pa
re
hi
mse
lf
to
me
et
it.
He
wo
u
ld
wi
thdraw
all
oppo
si
ti
on
upon
his
pa
rt
if
I
wo
u
ld
pro
mi
se
for
three
mo
nths
to
let
the
ma
tter
re
st
and
to
be
co
nte
nt
wi
th
cu
lti
va
ti
ng
the
la
dy's
fri
e
ndship
du
ri
ng
that
ti
me
wi
tho
ut
cla
i
mi
ng
her
lo
ve.
This
I
pro
mi
se
d,
and
so
the
ma
tter
re
sts."
So
the
re
is
one
of
our
sma
ll
myste
ri
es
cle
a
red
up.
It
is
so
me
thi
ng
to
ha
ve
to
u
ched
bo
ttom
anywhe
re
in
this
bog
in
whi
ch
we
are
flo
u
nde
ri
ng.
We
know
now
why
Sta
ple
ton
lo
o
ked
wi
th
di
sfa
vo
ur
upon
his
si
ste
r's
su
i
to
r—e
ven
when
that
su
i
tor
was
so
eli
gi
ble
a
one
as
Sir
He
nry.
And
now
I
pa
ss
on
to
ano
ther
thre
ad
whi
ch
I
ha
ve
extri
ca
ted
out
of
the
ta
ngled
ske
i
n,
the
myste
ry
of
the
so
bs
in
the
ni
ght,
of
the
te
a
r-sta
i
ned
fa
ce
of
Mrs.
Ba
rrymo
re,
of
the
se
cret
jo
u
rney
of
the
bu
tler
to
the
we
ste
rn
la
tti
ce
wi
ndo
w.
Co
ngra
tu
la
te
me,
my
de
ar
Ho
lme
s,
and
te
ll
me
that
I
ha
ve
not
di
sa
ppo
i
nted
you
as
an
age
nt—that
you
do
not
re
gret
the
co
nfi
de
nce
whi
ch
you
sho
wed
in
me
when
you
se
nt
me
do
wn.
All
the
se
thi
ngs
ha
ve
by
one
ni
ght's
wo
rk
be
en
tho
ro
u
ghly
cle
a
re
d.
I
ha
ve
sa
id
"by
one
ni
ght's
wo
rk,"
bu
t,
in
tru
th,
it
was
by
two
ni
ghts'
wo
rk,
for
on
the
fi
rst
we
drew
enti
re
ly
bla
nk.
I
sat
up
wi
th
Sir
He
nry
in
his
ro
o
ms
until
ne
a
rly
three
o'clo
ck
in
the
mo
rni
ng,
but
no
so
u
nd
of
any
so
rt
did
we
he
ar
exce
pt
the
chi
mi
ng
clo
ck
upon
the
sta
i
rs.
It
was
a
mo
st
me
la
ncho
ly
vi
gil
and
ended
by
ea
ch
of
us
fa
lli
ng
asle
ep
in
our
cha
i
rs.
Fo
rtu
na
te
ly
we
we
re
not
di
sco
u
ra
ge
d,
and
we
de
te
rmi
ned
to
try
aga
i
n.
The
ne
xt
ni
ght
we
lo
we
red
the
la
mp
and
sat
smo
ki
ng
ci
ga
re
ttes
wi
tho
ut
ma
ki
ng
the
le
a
st
so
u
nd.
It
was
incre
di
ble
how
slo
wly
the
ho
u
rs
cra
wled
by,
and
yet
we
we
re
he
lped
thro
u
gh
it
by
the
sa
me
so
rt
of
pa
ti
e
nt
inte
re
st
whi
ch
the
hu
nter
mu
st
fe
el
as
he
wa
tches
the
trap
into
whi
ch
he
ho
pes
the
ga
me
may
wa
nde
r.
One
stru
ck,
and
two,
and
we
had
almo
st
for
the
se
co
nd
ti
me
gi
ven
it
up
in
de
spa
ir
when
in
an
insta
nt
we
bo
th
sat
bo
lt
upri
ght
in
our
cha
i
rs
wi
th
all
our
we
a
ry
se
nses
ke
e
nly
on
the
ale
rt
once
mo
re.
We
had
he
a
rd
the
cre
ak
of
a
step
in
the
pa
ssa
ge.
Ve
ry
ste
a
lthi
ly
we
he
a
rd
it
pa
ss
alo
ng
until
it
di
ed
away
in
the
di
sta
nce.
Then
the
ba
ro
net
ge
ntly
ope
ned
his
do
or
and
we
set
out
in
pu
rsu
i
t.
Alre
a
dy
our
man
had
go
ne
ro
u
nd
the
ga
lle
ry
and
the
co
rri
dor
was
all
in
da
rkne
ss.
So
ftly
we
sto
le
alo
ng
until
we
had
co
me
into
the
other
wi
ng.
We
we
re
ju
st
in
ti
me
to
ca
tch
a
gli
mpse
of
the
ta
ll,
bla
ck-be
a
rded
fi
gu
re,
his
sho
u
lde
rs
ro
u
nded
as
he
ti
pto
ed
do
wn
the
pa
ssa
ge.
Then
he
pa
ssed
thro
u
gh
the
sa
me
do
or
as
be
fo
re,
and
the
li
ght
of
the
ca
ndle
fra
med
it
in
the
da
rkne
ss
and
shot
one
si
ngle
ye
llow
be
am
acro
ss
the
glo
om
of
the
co
rri
do
r.
We
shu
ffled
ca
u
ti
o
u
sly
to
wa
rds
it,
tryi
ng
eve
ry
pla
nk
be
fo
re
we
da
red
to
put
our
who
le
we
i
ght
upon
it.
We
had
ta
ken
the
pre
ca
u
ti
on
of
le
a
vi
ng
our
bo
o
ts
be
hi
nd
us,
bu
t,
even
so,
the
old
bo
a
rds
sna
pped
and
cre
a
ked
be
ne
a
th
our
tre
a
d.
So
me
ti
mes
it
se
e
med
impo
ssi
ble
that
he
sho
u
ld
fa
il
to
he
ar
our
appro
a
ch.
Ho
we
ve
r,
the
man
is
fo
rtu
na
te
ly
ra
ther
de
a
f,
and
he
was
enti
re
ly
pre
o
ccu
pi
ed
in
that
whi
ch
he
was
do
i
ng.
When
at
la
st
we
re
a
ched
the
do
or
and
pe
e
ped
thro
u
gh
we
fo
u
nd
him
cro
u
chi
ng
at
the
wi
ndo
w,
ca
ndle
in
ha
nd,
his
whi
te,
inte
nt
fa
ce
pre
ssed
aga
i
nst
the
pa
ne,
exa
ctly
as
I
had
se
en
him
two
ni
ghts
be
fo
re.
We
had
arra
nged
no
plan
of
ca
mpa
i
gn,
but
the
ba
ro
net
is
a
man
to
whom
the
mo
st
di
re
ct
way
is
alwa
ys
the
mo
st
na
tu
ra
l.
He
wa
lked
into
the
ro
o
m,
and
as
he
did
so
Ba
rrymo
re
spra
ng
up
from
the
wi
ndow
wi
th
a
sha
rp
hi
ss
of
his
bre
a
th
and
sto
o
d,
li
vid
and
tre
mbli
ng,
be
fo
re
us.
His
da
rk
eye
s,
gla
ri
ng
out
of
the
whi
te
ma
sk
of
his
fa
ce,
we
re
fu
ll
of
ho
rror
and
asto
ni
shme
nt
as
he
ga
zed
from
Sir
He
nry
to
me.
"What
are
you
do
i
ng
he
re,
Ba
rrymo
re
?"
"No
thi
ng,
si
r."
His
agi
ta
ti
on
was
so
gre
at
that
he
co
u
ld
ha
rdly
spe
a
k,
and
the
sha
do
ws
spra
ng
up
and
do
wn
from
the
sha
ki
ng
of
his
ca
ndle.
"It
was
the
wi
ndo
w,
si
r.
I
go
ro
u
nd
at
ni
ght
to
see
that
they
are
fa
ste
ne
d."
"On
the
se
co
nd
flo
o
r?"
"Ye
s,
si
r,
all
the
wi
ndo
ws."
"Lo
ok
he
re,
Ba
rrymo
re
,"
sa
id
Sir
He
nry
ste
rnly,
"we
ha
ve
ma
de
up
our
mi
nds
to
ha
ve
the
tru
th
out
of
yo
u,
so
it
wi
ll
sa
ve
you
tro
u
ble
to
te
ll
it
so
o
ner
ra
ther
than
la
te
r.
Co
me,
no
w!
No
li
e
s!
What
we
re
you
do
i
ng
at
that
wi
ndo
w?"
The
fe
llow
lo
o
ked
at
us
in
a
he
lple
ss
wa
y,
and
he
wru
ng
his
ha
nds
to
ge
ther
li
ke
one
who
is
in
the
la
st
extre
mi
ty
of
do
u
bt
and
mi
se
ry.
"I
was
do
i
ng
no
ha
rm,
si
r.
I
was
ho
ldi
ng
a
ca
ndle
to
the
wi
ndo
w."
"And
why
we
re
you
ho
ldi
ng
a
ca
ndle
to
the
wi
ndo
w?"
"Do
n't
ask
me,
Sir
He
nry—do
n't
ask
me!
I
gi
ve
you
my
wo
rd,
si
r,
that
it
is
not
my
se
cre
t,
and
that
I
ca
nnot
te
ll
it.
If
it
co
nce
rned
no
one
but
myse
lf
I
wo
u
ld
not
try
to
ke
ep
it
from
yo
u
."
A
su
dden
idea
occu
rred
to
me,
and
I
to
ok
the
ca
ndle
from
the
tre
mbli
ng
ha
nd
of
the
bu
tle
r.
"He
mu
st
ha
ve
be
en
ho
ldi
ng
it
as
a
si
gna
l,"
sa
id
I.
"Let
us
see
if
the
re
is
any
answe
r."
I
he
ld
it
as
he
had
do
ne,
and
sta
red
out
into
the
da
rkne
ss
of
the
ni
ght.
Va
gu
e
ly
I
co
u
ld
di
sce
rn
the
bla
ck
ba
nk
of
the
tre
es
and
the
li
ghter
expa
nse
of
the
mo
o
r,
for
the
mo
on
was
be
hi
nd
the
clo
u
ds.
And
then
I
ga
ve
a
cry
of
exu
lta
ti
o
n,
for
a
ti
ny
pi
npo
i
nt
of
ye
llow
li
ght
had
su
dde
nly
tra
nsfi
xed
the
da
rk
ve
i
l,
and
glo
wed
ste
a
di
ly
in
the
ce
ntre
of
the
bla
ck
squ
a
re
fra
med
by
the
wi
ndo
w.
"The
re
it
is!"
I
cri
e
d.
"No,
no,
si
r,
it
is
no
thi
ng—no
thi
ng
at
all!"
the
bu
tler
bro
ke
in;
"I
assu
re
yo
u,
si
r—"
"Mo
ve
yo
ur
li
ght
acro
ss
the
wi
ndo
w,
Wa
tso
n!"
cri
ed
the
ba
ro
ne
t.
"Se
e,
the
other
mo
ves
also!
No
w,
you
ra
sca
l,
do
you
de
ny
that
it
is
a
si
gna
l?
Co
me,
spe
ak
up!
Who
is
yo
ur
co
nfe
de
ra
te
out
yo
nde
r,
and
what
is
this
co
nspi
ra
cy
that
is
go
i
ng
on?"
The
ma
n's
fa
ce
be
ca
me
ope
nly
de
fi
a
nt.
"It
is
my
bu
si
ne
ss,
and
not
yo
u
rs.
I
wi
ll
not
te
ll."
"Then
you
le
a
ve
my
emplo
yme
nt
ri
ght
awa
y."
"Ve
ry
go
o
d,
si
r.
If
I
mu
st
I
mu
st."
"And
you
go
in
di
sgra
ce.
By
thu
nde
r,
you
may
we
ll
be
asha
med
of
yo
u
rse
lf.
Yo
ur
fa
mi
ly
has
li
ved
wi
th
mi
ne
for
over
a
hu
ndred
ye
a
rs
under
this
ro
o
f,
and
he
re
I
fi
nd
you
de
ep
in
so
me
da
rk
plot
aga
i
nst
me
."
"No,
no,
si
r;
no,
not
aga
i
nst
yo
u
!"
It
was
a
wo
ma
n's
vo
i
ce,
and
Mrs.
Ba
rrymo
re,
pa
ler
and
mo
re
ho
rro
r-stru
ck
than
her
hu
sba
nd,
was
sta
ndi
ng
at
the
do
o
r.
Her
bu
lky
fi
gu
re
in
a
sha
wl
and
ski
rt
mi
ght
ha
ve
be
en
co
mic
we
re
it
not
for
the
inte
nsi
ty
of
fe
e
li
ng
upon
her
fa
ce.
"We
ha
ve
to
go,
Eli
za.
This
is
the
end
of
it.
You
can
pa
ck
our
thi
ngs,"
sa
id
the
bu
tle
r.
"Oh,
Jo
hn,
Jo
hn,
ha
ve
I
bro
u
ght
you
to
thi
s?
It
is
my
do
i
ng,
Sir
He
nry—a
ll
mi
ne.
He
has
do
ne
no
thi
ng
exce
pt
for
my
sa
ke
and
be
ca
u
se
I
asked
hi
m."
"Spe
ak
ou
t,
the
n!
What
do
es
it
me
a
n?"
"My
unha
ppy
bro
ther
is
sta
rvi
ng
on
the
mo
o
r.
We
ca
nnot
let
him
pe
ri
sh
at
our
ve
ry
ga
te
s.
The
li
ght
is
a
si
gnal
to
him
that
fo
od
is
re
a
dy
for
hi
m,
and
his
li
ght
out
yo
nder
is
to
show
the
spot
to
whi
ch
to
bri
ng
it."
"Then
yo
ur
bro
ther
is—"
"The
esca
ped
co
nvi
ct,
si
r—Se
lde
n,
the
cri
mi
na
l."
"Tha
t's
the
tru
th,
si
r,"
sa
id
Ba
rrymo
re.
"I
sa
id
that
it
was
not
my
se
cret
and
that
I
co
u
ld
not
te
ll
it
to
yo
u.
But
now
you
ha
ve
he
a
rd
it,
and
you
wi
ll
see
that
if
the
re
was
a
plot
it
was
not
aga
i
nst
yo
u
."
Thi
s,
the
n,
was
the
expla
na
ti
on
of
the
ste
a
lthy
expe
di
ti
o
ns
at
ni
ght
and
the
li
ght
at
the
wi
ndo
w.
Sir
He
nry
and
I
bo
th
sta
red
at
the
wo
man
in
ama
ze
me
nt.
Was
it
po
ssi
ble
that
this
sto
li
dly
re
spe
cta
ble
pe
rson
was
of
the
sa
me
blo
od
as
one
of
the
mo
st
no
to
ri
o
us
cri
mi
na
ls
in
the
co
u
ntry?
"Ye
s,
si
r,
my
na
me
was
Se
lde
n,
and
he
is
my
yo
u
nger
bro
the
r.
We
hu
mo
u
red
him
too
mu
ch
when
he
was
a
lad
and
ga
ve
him
his
own
way
in
eve
rythi
ng
until
he
ca
me
to
thi
nk
that
the
wo
rld
was
ma
de
for
his
ple
a
su
re,
and
that
he
co
u
ld
do
what
he
li
ked
in
it.
Then
as
he
grew
older
he
met
wi
cked
co
mpa
ni
o
ns,
and
the
de
vil
ente
red
into
him
until
he
bro
ke
my
mo
the
r's
he
a
rt
and
dra
gged
our
na
me
in
the
di
rt.
From
cri
me
to
cri
me
he
sa
nk
lo
wer
and
lo
wer
until
it
is
only
the
me
rcy
of
God
whi
ch
has
sna
tched
him
from
the
sca
ffo
ld;
but
to
me,
si
r,
he
was
alwa
ys
the
li
ttle
cu
rly-he
a
ded
boy
that
I
had
nu
rsed
and
pla
yed
wi
th
as
an
elder
si
ster
wo
u
ld.
That
was
why
he
bro
ke
pri
so
n,
si
r.
He
knew
that
I
was
he
re
and
that
we
co
u
ld
not
re
fu
se
to
he
lp
hi
m.
When
he
dra
gged
hi
mse
lf
he
re
one
ni
ght,
we
a
ry
and
sta
rvi
ng,
wi
th
the
wa
rde
rs
ha
rd
at
his
he
e
ls,
what
co
u
ld
we
do?
We
to
ok
him
in
and
fed
him
and
ca
red
for
hi
m.
Then
you
re
tu
rne
d,
si
r,
and
my
bro
ther
tho
u
ght
he
wo
u
ld
be
sa
fer
on
the
mo
or
than
anywhe
re
else
until
the
hue
and
cry
was
ove
r,
so
he
lay
in
hi
di
ng
the
re.
But
eve
ry
se
co
nd
ni
ght
we
ma
de
su
re
if
he
was
sti
ll
the
re
by
pu
tti
ng
a
li
ght
in
the
wi
ndo
w,
and
if
the
re
was
an
answer
my
hu
sba
nd
to
ok
out
so
me
bre
ad
and
me
at
to
hi
m.
Eve
ry
day
we
ho
ped
that
he
was
go
ne,
but
as
lo
ng
as
he
was
the
re
we
co
u
ld
not
de
se
rt
hi
m.
That
is
the
who
le
tru
th,
as
I
am
an
ho
ne
st
Chri
sti
an
wo
man
and
you
wi
ll
see
that
if
the
re
is
bla
me
in
the
ma
tter
it
do
es
not
lie
wi
th
my
hu
sba
nd
but
wi
th
me,
for
who
se
sa
ke
he
has
do
ne
all
that
he
ha
s."
The
wo
ma
n's
wo
rds
ca
me
wi
th
an
inte
nse
ea
rne
stne
ss
whi
ch
ca
rri
ed
co
nvi
cti
on
wi
th
the
m.
"Is
this
tru
e,
Ba
rrymo
re
?"
"Ye
s,
Sir
He
nry.
Eve
ry
wo
rd
of
it."
"We
ll,
I
ca
nnot
bla
me
you
for
sta
ndi
ng
by
yo
ur
own
wi
fe.
Fo
rget
what
I
ha
ve
sa
i
d.
Go
to
yo
ur
ro
o
m,
you
two,
and
we
sha
ll
ta
lk
fu
rther
abo
ut
this
ma
tter
in
the
mo
rni
ng."
When
they
we
re
go
ne
we
lo
o
ked
out
of
the
wi
ndow
aga
i
n.
Sir
He
nry
had
flu
ng
it
ope
n,
and
the
co
ld
ni
ght
wi
nd
be
at
in
upon
our
fa
ce
s.
Far
away
in
the
bla
ck
di
sta
nce
the
re
sti
ll
glo
wed
that
one
ti
ny
po
i
nt
of
ye
llow
li
ght.
"I
wo
nder
he
da
re
s,"
sa
id
Sir
He
nry.
"It
may
be
so
pla
ced
as
to
be
only
vi
si
ble
from
he
re
."
"Ve
ry
li
ke
ly.
How
far
do
you
thi
nk
it
is?"
"Out
by
the
Cle
ft
To
r,
I
thi
nk."
"Not
mo
re
than
a
mi
le
or
two
off."
"Ha
rdly
tha
t."
"We
ll,
it
ca
nnot
be
far
if
Ba
rrymo
re
had
to
ca
rry
out
the
fo
od
to
it.
And
he
is
wa
i
ti
ng,
this
vi
lla
i
n,
be
si
de
that
ca
ndle.
By
thu
nde
r,
Wa
tso
n,
I
am
go
i
ng
out
to
ta
ke
that
ma
n!"
The
sa
me
tho
u
ght
had
cro
ssed
my
own
mi
nd.
It
was
not
as
if
the
Ba
rrymo
res
had
ta
ken
us
into
the
ir
co
nfi
de
nce.
The
ir
se
cret
had
be
en
fo
rced
from
the
m.
The
man
was
a
da
nger
to
the
co
mmu
ni
ty,
an
unmi
ti
ga
ted
sco
u
ndrel
for
whom
the
re
was
ne
i
ther
pi
ty
nor
excu
se.
We
we
re
only
do
i
ng
our
du
ty
in
ta
ki
ng
this
cha
nce
of
pu
tti
ng
him
ba
ck
whe
re
he
co
u
ld
do
no
ha
rm.
Wi
th
his
bru
tal
and
vi
o
le
nt
na
tu
re,
othe
rs
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
to
pay
the
pri
ce
if
we
he
ld
our
ha
nds.
Any
ni
ght,
for
exa
mple,
our
ne
i
ghbo
u
rs
the
Sta
ple
to
ns
mi
ght
be
atta
cked
by
hi
m,
and
it
may
ha
ve
be
en
the
tho
u
ght
of
this
whi
ch
ma
de
Sir
He
nry
so
ke
en
upon
the
adve
ntu
re.
"I
wi
ll
co
me
,"
sa
id
I.
"Then
get
yo
ur
re
vo
lver
and
put
on
yo
ur
bo
o
ts.
The
so
o
ner
we
sta
rt
the
be
tte
r,
as
the
fe
llow
may
put
out
his
li
ght
and
be
off."
In
fi
ve
mi
nu
tes
we
we
re
ou
tsi
de
the
do
o
r,
sta
rti
ng
upon
our
expe
di
ti
o
n.
We
hu
rri
ed
thro
u
gh
the
da
rk
shru
bbe
ry,
amid
the
du
ll
mo
a
ni
ng
of
the
au
tu
mn
wi
nd
and
the
ru
stle
of
the
fa
lli
ng
le
a
ve
s.
The
ni
ght
air
was
he
a
vy
wi
th
the
sme
ll
of
da
mp
and
de
ca
y.
Now
and
aga
in
the
mo
on
pe
e
ped
out
for
an
insta
nt,
but
clo
u
ds
we
re
dri
vi
ng
over
the
fa
ce
of
the
sky,
and
ju
st
as
we
ca
me
out
on
the
mo
or
a
thin
ra
in
be
gan
to
fa
ll.
The
li
ght
sti
ll
bu
rned
ste
a
di
ly
in
fro
nt.
"Are
you
arme
d?"
I
aske
d.
"I
ha
ve
a
hu
nti
ng-cro
p."
"We
mu
st
clo
se
in
on
him
ra
pi
dly,
for
he
is
sa
id
to
be
a
de
spe
ra
te
fe
llo
w.
We
sha
ll
ta
ke
him
by
su
rpri
se
and
ha
ve
him
at
our
me
rcy
be
fo
re
he
can
re
si
st."
"I
sa
y,
Wa
tso
n,"
sa
id
the
ba
ro
ne
t,
"what
wo
u
ld
Ho
lmes
say
to
thi
s?
How
abo
ut
that
ho
ur
of
da
rkne
ss
in
whi
ch
the
po
wer
of
evil
is
exa
lte
d?"
As
if
in
answer
to
his
wo
rds
the
re
ro
se
su
dde
nly
out
of
the
va
st
glo
om
of
the
mo
or
that
stra
nge
cry
whi
ch
I
had
alre
a
dy
he
a
rd
upon
the
bo
rde
rs
of
the
gre
at
Gri
mpen
Mi
re.
It
ca
me
wi
th
the
wi
nd
thro
u
gh
the
si
le
nce
of
the
ni
ght,
a
lo
ng,
de
ep
mu
tte
r,
then
a
ri
si
ng
ho
wl,
and
then
the
sad
mo
an
in
whi
ch
it
di
ed
awa
y.
Aga
in
and
aga
in
it
so
u
nde
d,
the
who
le
air
thro
bbi
ng
wi
th
it,
stri
de
nt,
wi
ld,
and
me
na
ci
ng.
The
ba
ro
net
ca
u
ght
my
sle
e
ve
and
his
fa
ce
gli
mme
red
whi
te
thro
u
gh
the
da
rkne
ss.
"My
Go
d,
wha
t's
tha
t,
Wa
tso
n?"
"I
do
n't
kno
w.
It's
a
so
u
nd
they
ha
ve
on
the
mo
o
r.
I
he
a
rd
it
once
be
fo
re
."
It
di
ed
awa
y,
and
an
abso
lu
te
si
le
nce
clo
sed
in
upon
us.
We
sto
od
stra
i
ni
ng
our
ea
rs,
but
no
thi
ng
ca
me.
"Wa
tso
n,"
sa
id
the
ba
ro
ne
t,
"it
was
the
cry
of
a
ho
u
nd."
My
blo
od
ran
co
ld
in
my
ve
i
ns,
for
the
re
was
a
bre
ak
in
his
vo
i
ce
whi
ch
to
ld
of
the
su
dden
ho
rror
whi
ch
had
se
i
zed
hi
m.
"What
do
they
ca
ll
this
so
u
nd?"
he
aske
d.
"Who
?"
"The
fo
lk
on
the
co
u
ntrysi
de
."
"Oh,
they
are
igno
ra
nt
pe
o
ple.
Why
sho
u
ld
you
mi
nd
what
they
ca
ll
it?"
"Te
ll
me,
Wa
tso
n.
What
do
they
say
of
it?"
I
he
si
ta
ted
but
co
u
ld
not
esca
pe
the
qu
e
sti
o
n.
"They
say
it
is
the
cry
of
the
Ho
u
nd
of
the
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
s."
He
gro
a
ned
and
was
si
le
nt
for
a
few
mo
me
nts.
"A
ho
u
nd
it
wa
s,"
he
sa
id
at
la
st,
"but
it
se
e
med
to
co
me
from
mi
les
awa
y,
over
yo
nde
r,
I
thi
nk."
"It
was
ha
rd
to
say
whe
nce
it
ca
me
."
"It
ro
se
and
fe
ll
wi
th
the
wi
nd.
Isn't
that
the
di
re
cti
on
of
the
gre
at
Gri
mpen
Mi
re
?"
"Ye
s,
it
is."
"We
ll,
it
was
up
the
re.
Co
me
no
w,
Wa
tso
n,
di
dn't
you
thi
nk
yo
u
rse
lf
that
it
was
the
cry
of
a
ho
u
nd?
I
am
not
a
chi
ld.
You
ne
ed
not
fe
ar
to
spe
ak
the
tru
th."
"Sta
ple
ton
was
wi
th
me
when
I
he
a
rd
it
la
st.
He
sa
id
that
it
mi
ght
be
the
ca
lli
ng
of
a
stra
nge
bi
rd."
"No,
no,
it
was
a
ho
u
nd.
My
Go
d,
can
the
re
be
so
me
tru
th
in
all
the
se
sto
ri
e
s?
Is
it
po
ssi
ble
that
I
am
re
a
lly
in
da
nger
from
so
da
rk
a
ca
u
se?
You
do
n't
be
li
e
ve
it,
do
yo
u,
Wa
tso
n?"
"No,
no
."
"And
yet
it
was
one
thi
ng
to
la
u
gh
abo
ut
it
in
Lo
ndo
n,
and
it
is
ano
ther
to
sta
nd
out
he
re
in
the
da
rkne
ss
of
the
mo
or
and
to
he
ar
su
ch
a
cry
as
tha
t.
And
my
uncle!
The
re
was
the
fo
o
tpri
nt
of
the
ho
u
nd
be
si
de
him
as
he
la
y.
It
all
fi
ts
to
ge
the
r.
I
do
n't
thi
nk
that
I
am
a
co
wa
rd,
Wa
tso
n,
but
that
so
u
nd
se
e
med
to
fre
e
ze
my
ve
ry
blo
o
d.
Fe
el
my
ha
nd!"
It
was
as
co
ld
as
a
blo
ck
of
ma
rble.
"Yo
u
'll
be
all
ri
ght
to
mo
rro
w."
"I
do
n't
thi
nk
I'll
get
that
cry
out
of
my
he
a
d.
What
do
you
advi
se
that
we
do
no
w?"
"Sha
ll
we
tu
rn
ba
ck?"
"No,
by
thu
nde
r;
we
ha
ve
co
me
out
to
get
our
ma
n,
and
we
wi
ll
do
it.
We
after
the
co
nvi
ct,
and
a
he
ll-ho
u
nd,
as
li
ke
ly
as
no
t,
after
us.
Co
me
on!
We
'll
see
it
thro
u
gh
if
all
the
fi
e
nds
of
the
pit
we
re
lo
o
se
upon
the
mo
o
r."
We
stu
mbled
slo
wly
alo
ng
in
the
da
rkne
ss,
wi
th
the
bla
ck
lo
om
of
the
cra
ggy
hi
lls
aro
u
nd
us,
and
the
ye
llow
spe
ck
of
li
ght
bu
rni
ng
ste
a
di
ly
in
fro
nt.
The
re
is
no
thi
ng
so
de
ce
pti
ve
as
the
di
sta
nce
of
a
li
ght
upon
a
pi
tch-da
rk
ni
ght,
and
so
me
ti
mes
the
gli
mmer
se
e
med
to
be
far
away
upon
the
ho
ri
zon
and
so
me
ti
mes
it
mi
ght
ha
ve
be
en
wi
thin
a
few
ya
rds
of
us.
But
at
la
st
we
co
u
ld
see
whe
nce
it
ca
me,
and
then
we
knew
that
we
we
re
inde
ed
ve
ry
clo
se.
A
gu
tte
ri
ng
ca
ndle
was
stu
ck
in
a
cre
vi
ce
of
the
ro
cks
whi
ch
fla
nked
it
on
ea
ch
si
de
so
as
to
ke
ep
the
wi
nd
from
it
and
also
to
pre
ve
nt
it
from
be
i
ng
vi
si
ble,
sa
ve
in
the
di
re
cti
on
of
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
Ha
ll.
A
bo
u
lder
of
gra
ni
te
co
nce
a
led
our
appro
a
ch,
and
cro
u
chi
ng
be
hi
nd
it
we
ga
zed
over
it
at
the
si
gnal
li
ght.
It
was
stra
nge
to
see
this
si
ngle
ca
ndle
bu
rni
ng
the
re
in
the
mi
ddle
of
the
mo
o
r,
wi
th
no
si
gn
of
li
fe
ne
ar
it—ju
st
the
one
stra
i
ght
ye
llow
fla
me
and
the
gle
am
of
the
ro
ck
on
ea
ch
si
de
of
it.
"What
sha
ll
we
do
no
w?"
whi
spe
red
Sir
He
nry.
"Wa
it
he
re.
He
mu
st
be
ne
ar
his
li
ght.
Let
us
see
if
we
can
get
a
gli
mpse
of
hi
m."
The
wo
rds
we
re
ha
rdly
out
of
my
mo
u
th
when
we
bo
th
saw
hi
m.
Over
the
ro
cks,
in
the
cre
vi
ce
of
whi
ch
the
ca
ndle
bu
rne
d,
the
re
was
thru
st
out
an
evil
ye
llow
fa
ce,
a
te
rri
ble
ani
mal
fa
ce,
all
se
a
med
and
sco
red
wi
th
vi
le
pa
ssi
o
ns.
Fo
ul
wi
th
mi
re,
wi
th
a
bri
stli
ng
be
a
rd,
and
hu
ng
wi
th
ma
tted
ha
i
r,
it
mi
ght
we
ll
ha
ve
be
lo
nged
to
one
of
tho
se
old
sa
va
ges
who
dwe
lt
in
the
bu
rro
ws
on
the
hi
llsi
de
s.
The
li
ght
be
ne
a
th
him
was
re
fle
cted
in
his
sma
ll,
cu
nni
ng
eyes
whi
ch
pe
e
red
fi
e
rce
ly
to
ri
ght
and
le
ft
thro
u
gh
the
da
rkne
ss
li
ke
a
cra
fty
and
sa
va
ge
ani
mal
who
has
he
a
rd
the
ste
ps
of
the
hu
nte
rs.
So
me
thi
ng
had
evi
de
ntly
aro
u
sed
his
su
spi
ci
o
ns.
It
may
ha
ve
be
en
that
Ba
rrymo
re
had
so
me
pri
va
te
si
gnal
whi
ch
we
had
ne
gle
cted
to
gi
ve,
or
the
fe
llow
may
ha
ve
had
so
me
other
re
a
son
for
thi
nki
ng
that
all
was
not
we
ll,
but
I
co
u
ld
re
ad
his
fe
a
rs
upon
his
wi
cked
fa
ce.
Any
insta
nt
he
mi
ght
da
sh
out
the
li
ght
and
va
ni
sh
in
the
da
rkne
ss.
I
spra
ng
fo
rwa
rd
the
re
fo
re,
and
Sir
He
nry
did
the
sa
me.
At
the
sa
me
mo
me
nt
the
co
nvi
ct
scre
a
med
out
a
cu
rse
at
us
and
hu
rled
a
ro
ck
whi
ch
spli
nte
red
up
aga
i
nst
the
bo
u
lder
whi
ch
had
she
lte
red
us.
I
ca
u
ght
one
gli
mpse
of
his
sho
rt,
squ
a
t,
stro
ngly
bu
i
lt
fi
gu
re
as
he
spra
ng
to
his
fe
et
and
tu
rned
to
ru
n.
At
the
sa
me
mo
me
nt
by
a
lu
cky
cha
nce
the
mo
on
bro
ke
thro
u
gh
the
clo
u
ds.
We
ru
shed
over
the
brow
of
the
hi
ll,
and
the
re
was
our
man
ru
nni
ng
wi
th
gre
at
spe
ed
do
wn
the
other
si
de,
spri
ngi
ng
over
the
sto
nes
in
his
way
wi
th
the
acti
vi
ty
of
a
mo
u
nta
in
go
a
t.
A
lu
cky
lo
ng
shot
of
my
re
vo
lver
mi
ght
ha
ve
cri
ppled
hi
m,
but
I
had
bro
u
ght
it
only
to
de
fe
nd
myse
lf
if
atta
cked
and
not
to
sho
ot
an
una
rmed
man
who
was
ru
nni
ng
awa
y.
We
we
re
bo
th
swi
ft
ru
nne
rs
and
in
fa
i
rly
go
od
tra
i
ni
ng,
but
we
so
on
fo
u
nd
that
we
had
no
cha
nce
of
ove
rta
ki
ng
hi
m.
We
saw
him
for
a
lo
ng
ti
me
in
the
mo
o
nli
ght
until
he
was
only
a
sma
ll
spe
ck
mo
vi
ng
swi
ftly
amo
ng
the
bo
u
lde
rs
upon
the
si
de
of
a
di
sta
nt
hi
ll.
We
ran
and
ran
until
we
we
re
co
mple
te
ly
blo
wn,
but
the
spa
ce
be
twe
en
us
grew
ever
wi
de
r.
Fi
na
lly
we
sto
pped
and
sat
pa
nti
ng
on
two
ro
cks,
whi
le
we
wa
tched
him
di
sa
ppe
a
ri
ng
in
the
di
sta
nce.
And
it
was
at
this
mo
me
nt
that
the
re
occu
rred
a
mo
st
stra
nge
and
une
xpe
cted
thi
ng.
We
had
ri
sen
from
our
ro
cks
and
we
re
tu
rni
ng
to
go
ho
me,
ha
vi
ng
aba
ndo
ned
the
ho
pe
le
ss
cha
se.
The
mo
on
was
low
upon
the
ri
ght,
and
the
ja
gged
pi
nna
cle
of
a
gra
ni
te
tor
sto
od
up
aga
i
nst
the
lo
wer
cu
rve
of
its
si
lver
di
sc.
The
re,
ou
tli
ned
as
bla
ck
as
an
ebo
ny
sta
tue
on
that
shi
ni
ng
ba
ckgro
u
nd,
I
saw
the
fi
gu
re
of
a
man
upon
the
to
r.
Do
not
thi
nk
that
it
was
a
de
lu
si
o
n,
Ho
lme
s.
I
assu
re
you
that
I
ha
ve
ne
ver
in
my
li
fe
se
en
anythi
ng
mo
re
cle
a
rly.
As
far
as
I
co
u
ld
ju
dge,
the
fi
gu
re
was
that
of
a
ta
ll,
thin
ma
n.
He
sto
od
wi
th
his
le
gs
a
li
ttle
se
pa
ra
te
d,
his
arms
fo
lde
d,
his
he
ad
bo
we
d,
as
if
he
we
re
bro
o
di
ng
over
that
eno
rmo
us
wi
lde
rne
ss
of
pe
at
and
gra
ni
te
whi
ch
lay
be
fo
re
hi
m.
He
mi
ght
ha
ve
be
en
the
ve
ry
spi
rit
of
that
te
rri
ble
pla
ce.
It
was
not
the
co
nvi
ct.
This
man
was
far
from
the
pla
ce
whe
re
the
la
tter
had
di
sa
ppe
a
re
d.
Be
si
de
s,
he
was
a
mu
ch
ta
ller
ma
n.
Wi
th
a
cry
of
su
rpri
se
I
po
i
nted
him
out
to
the
ba
ro
ne
t,
but
in
the
insta
nt
du
ri
ng
whi
ch
I
had
tu
rned
to
gra
sp
his
arm
the
man
was
go
ne.
The
re
was
the
sha
rp
pi
nna
cle
of
gra
ni
te
sti
ll
cu
tti
ng
the
lo
wer
edge
of
the
mo
o
n,
but
its
pe
ak
bo
re
no
tra
ce
of
that
si
le
nt
and
mo
ti
o
nle
ss
fi
gu
re.
I
wi
shed
to
go
in
that
di
re
cti
on
and
to
se
a
rch
the
to
r,
but
it
was
so
me
di
sta
nce
awa
y.
The
ba
ro
ne
t's
ne
rves
we
re
sti
ll
qu
i
ve
ri
ng
from
that
cry,
whi
ch
re
ca
lled
the
da
rk
sto
ry
of
his
fa
mi
ly,
and
he
was
not
in
the
mo
od
for
fre
sh
adve
ntu
re
s.
He
had
not
se
en
this
lo
ne
ly
man
upon
the
tor
and
co
u
ld
not
fe
el
the
thri
ll
whi
ch
his
stra
nge
pre
se
nce
and
his
co
mma
ndi
ng
atti
tu
de
had
gi
ven
to
me.
"A
wa
rde
r,
no
do
u
bt,"
sa
id
he.
"The
mo
or
has
be
en
thi
ck
wi
th
them
si
nce
this
fe
llow
esca
pe
d."
We
ll,
pe
rha
ps
his
expla
na
ti
on
may
be
the
ri
ght
one,
but
I
sho
u
ld
li
ke
to
ha
ve
so
me
fu
rther
pro
of
of
it.
To
day
we
me
an
to
co
mmu
ni
ca
te
to
the
Pri
nce
to
wn
pe
o
ple
whe
re
they
sho
u
ld
lo
ok
for
the
ir
mi
ssi
ng
ma
n,
but
it
is
ha
rd
li
nes
that
we
ha
ve
not
actu
a
lly
had
the
tri
u
mph
of
bri
ngi
ng
him
ba
ck
as
our
own
pri
so
ne
r.
Su
ch
are
the
adve
ntu
res
of
la
st
ni
ght,
and
you
mu
st
ackno
wle
dge,
my
de
ar
Ho
lme
s,
that
I
ha
ve
do
ne
you
ve
ry
we
ll
in
the
ma
tter
of
a
re
po
rt.
Mu
ch
of
what
I
te
ll
you
is
no
do
u
bt
qu
i
te
irre
le
va
nt,
but
sti
ll
I
fe
el
that
it
is
be
st
that
I
sho
u
ld
let
you
ha
ve
all
the
fa
cts
and
le
a
ve
you
to
se
le
ct
for
yo
u
rse
lf
tho
se
whi
ch
wi
ll
be
of
mo
st
se
rvi
ce
to
you
in
he
lpi
ng
you
to
yo
ur
co
nclu
si
o
ns.
We
are
ce
rta
i
nly
ma
ki
ng
so
me
pro
gre
ss.
So
far
as
the
Ba
rrymo
res
go
we
ha
ve
fo
u
nd
the
mo
ti
ve
of
the
ir
acti
o
ns,
and
that
has
cle
a
red
up
the
si
tu
a
ti
on
ve
ry
mu
ch.
But
the
mo
or
wi
th
its
myste
ri
es
and
its
stra
nge
inha
bi
ta
nts
re
ma
i
ns
as
inscru
ta
ble
as
eve
r.
Pe
rha
ps
in
my
ne
xt
I
may
be
able
to
throw
so
me
li
ght
upon
this
also.
Be
st
of
all
wo
u
ld
it
be
if
you
co
u
ld
co
me
do
wn
to
us.
In
any
ca
se
you
wi
ll
he
ar
from
me
aga
in
in
the
co
u
rse
of
the
ne
xt
few
da
ys.
Cha
pter
10.
Extra
ct
from
the
Di
a
ry
of
Dr.
Wa
tson
So
far
I
ha
ve
be
en
able
to
qu
o
te
from
the
re
po
rts
whi
ch
I
ha
ve
fo
rwa
rded
du
ri
ng
the
se
ea
rly
da
ys
to
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lme
s.
No
w,
ho
we
ve
r,
I
ha
ve
arri
ved
at
a
po
i
nt
in
my
na
rra
ti
ve
whe
re
I
am
co
mpe
lled
to
aba
ndon
this
me
thod
and
to
tru
st
once
mo
re
to
my
re
co
lle
cti
o
ns,
ai
ded
by
the
di
a
ry
whi
ch
I
ke
pt
at
the
ti
me.
A
few
extra
cts
from
the
la
tter
wi
ll
ca
rry
me
on
to
tho
se
sce
nes
whi
ch
are
inde
li
bly
fi
xed
in
eve
ry
de
ta
il
upon
my
me
mo
ry.
I
pro
ce
e
d,
the
n,
from
the
mo
rni
ng
whi
ch
fo
llo
wed
our
abo
rti
ve
cha
se
of
the
co
nvi
ct
and
our
other
stra
nge
expe
ri
e
nces
upon
the
mo
o
r.
Octo
ber
16th.
A
du
ll
and
fo
ggy
day
wi
th
a
dri
zzle
of
ra
i
n.
The
ho
u
se
is
ba
nked
in
wi
th
ro
lli
ng
clo
u
ds,
whi
ch
ri
se
now
and
then
to
show
the
dre
a
ry
cu
rves
of
the
mo
o
r,
wi
th
thi
n,
si
lver
ve
i
ns
upon
the
si
des
of
the
hi
lls,
and
the
di
sta
nt
bo
u
lde
rs
gle
a
mi
ng
whe
re
the
li
ght
stri
kes
upon
the
ir
wet
fa
ce
s.
It
is
me
la
ncho
ly
ou
tsi
de
and
in.
The
ba
ro
net
is
in
a
bla
ck
re
a
cti
on
after
the
exci
te
me
nts
of
the
ni
ght.
I
am
co
nsci
o
us
myse
lf
of
a
we
i
ght
at
my
he
a
rt
and
a
fe
e
li
ng
of
impe
ndi
ng
da
nge
r—e
ver
pre
se
nt
da
nge
r,
whi
ch
is
the
mo
re
te
rri
ble
be
ca
u
se
I
am
una
ble
to
de
fi
ne
it.
And
ha
ve
I
not
ca
u
se
for
su
ch
a
fe
e
li
ng?
Co
nsi
der
the
lo
ng
se
qu
e
nce
of
inci
de
nts
whi
ch
ha
ve
all
po
i
nted
to
so
me
si
ni
ster
influ
e
nce
whi
ch
is
at
wo
rk
aro
u
nd
us.
The
re
is
the
de
a
th
of
the
la
st
occu
pa
nt
of
the
Ha
ll,
fu
lfi
lli
ng
so
exa
ctly
the
co
ndi
ti
o
ns
of
the
fa
mi
ly
le
ge
nd,
and
the
re
are
the
re
pe
a
ted
re
po
rts
from
pe
a
sa
nts
of
the
appe
a
ra
nce
of
a
stra
nge
cre
a
tu
re
upon
the
mo
o
r.
Twi
ce
I
ha
ve
wi
th
my
own
ea
rs
he
a
rd
the
so
u
nd
whi
ch
re
se
mbled
the
di
sta
nt
ba
yi
ng
of
a
ho
u
nd.
It
is
incre
di
ble,
impo
ssi
ble,
that
it
sho
u
ld
re
a
lly
be
ou
tsi
de
the
ordi
na
ry
la
ws
of
na
tu
re.
A
spe
ctral
ho
u
nd
whi
ch
le
a
ves
ma
te
ri
al
fo
o
tma
rks
and
fi
lls
the
air
wi
th
its
ho
wli
ng
is
su
re
ly
not
to
be
tho
u
ght
of.
Sta
ple
ton
may
fa
ll
in
wi
th
su
ch
a
su
pe
rsti
ti
o
n,
and
Mo
rti
mer
also,
but
if
I
ha
ve
one
qu
a
li
ty
upon
ea
rth
it
is
co
mmon
se
nse,
and
no
thi
ng
wi
ll
pe
rsu
a
de
me
to
be
li
e
ve
in
su
ch
a
thi
ng.
To
do
so
wo
u
ld
be
to
de
sce
nd
to
the
le
vel
of
the
se
po
or
pe
a
sa
nts,
who
are
not
co
nte
nt
wi
th
a
me
re
fi
e
nd
dog
but
mu
st
ne
e
ds
de
scri
be
him
wi
th
he
ll-fi
re
sho
o
ti
ng
from
his
mo
u
th
and
eye
s.
Ho
lmes
wo
u
ld
not
li
sten
to
su
ch
fa
nci
e
s,
and
I
am
his
age
nt.
But
fa
cts
are
fa
cts,
and
I
ha
ve
twi
ce
he
a
rd
this
cryi
ng
upon
the
mo
o
r.
Su
ppo
se
that
the
re
we
re
re
a
lly
so
me
hu
ge
ho
u
nd
lo
o
se
upon
it;
that
wo
u
ld
go
far
to
expla
in
eve
rythi
ng.
But
whe
re
co
u
ld
su
ch
a
ho
u
nd
lie
co
nce
a
le
d,
whe
re
did
it
get
its
fo
o
d,
whe
re
did
it
co
me
fro
m,
how
was
it
that
no
one
saw
it
by
da
y?
It
mu
st
be
co
nfe
ssed
that
the
na
tu
ral
expla
na
ti
on
offe
rs
almo
st
as
ma
ny
di
ffi
cu
lti
es
as
the
othe
r.
And
alwa
ys,
apa
rt
from
the
ho
u
nd,
the
re
is
the
fa
ct
of
the
hu
man
age
ncy
in
Lo
ndo
n,
the
man
in
the
ca
b,
and
the
le
tter
whi
ch
wa
rned
Sir
He
nry
aga
i
nst
the
mo
o
r.
This
at
le
a
st
was
re
a
l,
but
it
mi
ght
ha
ve
be
en
the
wo
rk
of
a
pro
te
cti
ng
fri
e
nd
as
ea
si
ly
as
of
an
ene
my.
Whe
re
is
that
fri
e
nd
or
ene
my
no
w?
Has
he
re
ma
i
ned
in
Lo
ndo
n,
or
has
he
fo
llo
wed
us
do
wn
he
re?
Co
u
ld
he
—co
u
ld
he
be
the
stra
nger
whom
I
saw
upon
the
to
r?
It
is
true
that
I
ha
ve
had
only
the
one
gla
nce
at
hi
m,
and
yet
the
re
are
so
me
thi
ngs
to
whi
ch
I
am
re
a
dy
to
swe
a
r.
He
is
no
one
whom
I
ha
ve
se
en
do
wn
he
re,
and
I
ha
ve
now
met
all
the
ne
i
ghbo
u
rs.
The
fi
gu
re
was
far
ta
ller
than
that
of
Sta
ple
to
n,
far
thi
nner
than
that
of
Fra
nkla
nd.
Ba
rrymo
re
it
mi
ght
po
ssi
bly
ha
ve
be
e
n,
but
we
had
le
ft
him
be
hi
nd
us,
and
I
am
ce
rta
in
that
he
co
u
ld
not
ha
ve
fo
llo
wed
us.
A
stra
nger
then
is
sti
ll
do
ggi
ng
us,
ju
st
as
a
stra
nger
do
gged
us
in
Lo
ndo
n.
We
ha
ve
ne
ver
sha
ken
him
off.
If
I
co
u
ld
lay
my
ha
nds
upon
that
ma
n,
then
at
la
st
we
mi
ght
fi
nd
ou
rse
lves
at
the
end
of
all
our
di
ffi
cu
lti
e
s.
To
this
one
pu
rpo
se
I
mu
st
now
de
vo
te
all
my
ene
rgi
e
s.
My
fi
rst
impu
lse
was
to
te
ll
Sir
He
nry
all
my
pla
ns.
My
se
co
nd
and
wi
se
st
one
is
to
play
my
own
ga
me
and
spe
ak
as
li
ttle
as
po
ssi
ble
to
anyo
ne.
He
is
si
le
nt
and
di
stra
i
t.
His
ne
rves
ha
ve
be
en
stra
nge
ly
sha
ken
by
that
so
u
nd
upon
the
mo
o
r.
I
wi
ll
say
no
thi
ng
to
add
to
his
anxi
e
ti
e
s,
but
I
wi
ll
ta
ke
my
own
ste
ps
to
atta
in
my
own
end.
We
had
a
sma
ll
sce
ne
this
mo
rni
ng
after
bre
a
kfa
st.
Ba
rrymo
re
asked
le
a
ve
to
spe
ak
wi
th
Sir
He
nry,
and
they
we
re
clo
se
ted
in
his
stu
dy
so
me
li
ttle
ti
me.
Si
tti
ng
in
the
bi
lli
a
rd-ro
om
I
mo
re
than
once
he
a
rd
the
so
u
nd
of
vo
i
ces
ra
i
se
d,
and
I
had
a
pre
tty
go
od
idea
what
the
po
i
nt
was
whi
ch
was
under
di
scu
ssi
o
n.
After
a
ti
me
the
ba
ro
net
ope
ned
his
do
or
and
ca
lled
for
me.
"Ba
rrymo
re
co
nsi
de
rs
that
he
has
a
gri
e
va
nce
,"
he
sa
i
d.
"He
thi
nks
that
it
was
unfa
ir
on
our
pa
rt
to
hu
nt
his
bro
the
r-i
n-law
do
wn
when
he,
of
his
own
free
wi
ll,
had
to
ld
us
the
se
cre
t."
The
bu
tler
was
sta
ndi
ng
ve
ry
pa
le
but
ve
ry
co
lle
cted
be
fo
re
us.
"I
may
ha
ve
spo
ken
too
wa
rmly,
si
r,"
sa
id
he,
"a
nd
if
I
ha
ve,
I
am
su
re
that
I
beg
yo
ur
pa
rdo
n.
At
the
sa
me
ti
me,
I
was
ve
ry
mu
ch
su
rpri
sed
when
I
he
a
rd
you
two
ge
ntle
men
co
me
ba
ck
this
mo
rni
ng
and
le
a
rned
that
you
had
be
en
cha
si
ng
Se
lde
n.
The
po
or
fe
llow
has
eno
u
gh
to
fi
ght
aga
i
nst
wi
tho
ut
my
pu
tti
ng
mo
re
upon
his
tra
ck."
"If
you
had
to
ld
us
of
yo
ur
own
free
wi
ll
it
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
be
en
a
di
ffe
re
nt
thi
ng,"
sa
id
the
ba
ro
ne
t,
"you
only
to
ld
us,
or
ra
ther
yo
ur
wi
fe
only
to
ld
us,
when
it
was
fo
rced
from
you
and
you
co
u
ld
not
he
lp
yo
u
rse
lf."
"I
di
dn't
thi
nk
you
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
ta
ken
adva
nta
ge
of
it,
Sir
He
nry—i
nde
ed
I
di
dn't."
"The
man
is
a
pu
blic
da
nge
r.
The
re
are
lo
ne
ly
ho
u
ses
sca
tte
red
over
the
mo
o
r,
and
he
is
a
fe
llow
who
wo
u
ld
sti
ck
at
no
thi
ng.
You
only
wa
nt
to
get
a
gli
mpse
of
his
fa
ce
to
see
tha
t.
Lo
ok
at
Mr.
Sta
ple
to
n's
ho
u
se,
for
exa
mple,
wi
th
no
one
but
hi
mse
lf
to
de
fe
nd
it.
The
re
's
no
sa
fe
ty
for
anyo
ne
until
he
is
under
lo
ck
and
ke
y."
"He
'll
bre
ak
into
no
ho
u
se,
si
r.
I
gi
ve
you
my
so
le
mn
wo
rd
upon
tha
t.
But
he
wi
ll
ne
ver
tro
u
ble
anyo
ne
in
this
co
u
ntry
aga
i
n.
I
assu
re
yo
u,
Sir
He
nry,
that
in
a
ve
ry
few
da
ys
the
ne
ce
ssa
ry
arra
nge
me
nts
wi
ll
ha
ve
be
en
ma
de
and
he
wi
ll
be
on
his
way
to
So
u
th
Ame
ri
ca.
For
Go
d's
sa
ke,
si
r,
I
beg
of
you
not
to
let
the
po
li
ce
know
that
he
is
sti
ll
on
the
mo
o
r.
They
ha
ve
gi
ven
up
the
cha
se
the
re,
and
he
can
lie
qu
i
et
until
the
ship
is
re
a
dy
for
hi
m.
You
ca
n't
te
ll
on
him
wi
tho
ut
ge
tti
ng
my
wi
fe
and
me
into
tro
u
ble.
I
beg
yo
u,
si
r,
to
say
no
thi
ng
to
the
po
li
ce
."
"What
do
you
sa
y,
Wa
tso
n?"
I
shru
gged
my
sho
u
lde
rs.
"If
he
we
re
sa
fe
ly
out
of
the
co
u
ntry
it
wo
u
ld
re
li
e
ve
the
ta
x-pa
yer
of
a
bu
rde
n."
"But
how
abo
ut
the
cha
nce
of
his
ho
ldi
ng
so
me
o
ne
up
be
fo
re
he
go
e
s?"
"He
wo
u
ld
not
do
anythi
ng
so
ma
d,
si
r.
We
ha
ve
pro
vi
ded
him
wi
th
all
that
he
can
wa
nt.
To
co
mmit
a
cri
me
wo
u
ld
be
to
show
whe
re
he
was
hi
di
ng."
"That
is
tru
e
,"
sa
id
Sir
He
nry.
"We
ll,
Ba
rrymo
re
—"
"God
ble
ss
yo
u,
si
r,
and
tha
nk
you
from
my
he
a
rt!
It
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
ki
lled
my
po
or
wi
fe
had
he
be
en
ta
ken
aga
i
n."
"I
gu
e
ss
we
are
ai
di
ng
and
abe
tti
ng
a
fe
lo
ny,
Wa
tso
n?
Bu
t,
after
what
we
ha
ve
he
a
rd
I
do
n't
fe
el
as
if
I
co
u
ld
gi
ve
the
man
up,
so
the
re
is
an
end
of
it.
All
ri
ght,
Ba
rrymo
re,
you
can
go
."
Wi
th
a
few
bro
ken
wo
rds
of
gra
ti
tu
de
the
man
tu
rne
d,
but
he
he
si
ta
ted
and
then
ca
me
ba
ck.
"Yo
u
've
be
en
so
ki
nd
to
us,
si
r,
that
I
sho
u
ld
li
ke
to
do
the
be
st
I
can
for
you
in
re
tu
rn.
I
know
so
me
thi
ng,
Sir
He
nry,
and
pe
rha
ps
I
sho
u
ld
ha
ve
sa
id
it
be
fo
re,
but
it
was
lo
ng
after
the
inqu
e
st
that
I
fo
u
nd
it
ou
t.
I've
ne
ver
bre
a
thed
a
wo
rd
abo
ut
it
yet
to
mo
rtal
ma
n.
It's
abo
ut
po
or
Sir
Cha
rle
s's
de
a
th."
The
ba
ro
net
and
I
we
re
bo
th
upon
our
fe
e
t.
"Do
you
know
how
he
di
e
d?"
"No,
si
r,
I
do
n't
know
tha
t."
"What
the
n?"
"I
know
why
he
was
at
the
ga
te
at
that
ho
u
r.
It
was
to
me
et
a
wo
ma
n."
"To
me
et
a
wo
ma
n!
He
?"
"Ye
s,
si
r."
"And
the
wo
ma
n's
na
me
?"
"I
ca
n't
gi
ve
you
the
na
me,
si
r,
but
I
can
gi
ve
you
the
ini
ti
a
ls.
Her
ini
ti
a
ls
we
re
L.
L."
"How
do
you
know
thi
s,
Ba
rrymo
re
?"
"We
ll,
Sir
He
nry,
yo
ur
uncle
had
a
le
tter
that
mo
rni
ng.
He
had
usu
a
lly
a
gre
at
ma
ny
le
tte
rs,
for
he
was
a
pu
blic
man
and
we
ll
kno
wn
for
his
ki
nd
he
a
rt,
so
that
eve
ryo
ne
who
was
in
tro
u
ble
was
glad
to
tu
rn
to
hi
m.
But
that
mo
rni
ng,
as
it
cha
nce
d,
the
re
was
only
this
one
le
tte
r,
so
I
to
ok
the
mo
re
no
ti
ce
of
it.
It
was
from
Co
o
mbe
Tra
ce
y,
and
it
was
addre
ssed
in
a
wo
ma
n's
ha
nd."
"We
ll?"
"We
ll,
si
r,
I
tho
u
ght
no
mo
re
of
the
ma
tte
r,
and
ne
ver
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
do
ne
had
it
not
be
en
for
my
wi
fe.
Only
a
few
we
e
ks
ago
she
was
cle
a
ni
ng
out
Sir
Cha
rle
s's
stu
dy—it
had
ne
ver
be
en
to
u
ched
si
nce
his
de
a
th—a
nd
she
fo
u
nd
the
ashes
of
a
bu
rned
le
tter
in
the
ba
ck
of
the
gra
te.
The
gre
a
ter
pa
rt
of
it
was
cha
rred
to
pi
e
ce
s,
but
one
li
ttle
sli
p,
the
end
of
a
pa
ge,
hu
ng
to
ge
the
r,
and
the
wri
ti
ng
co
u
ld
sti
ll
be
re
a
d,
tho
u
gh
it
was
gray
on
a
bla
ck
gro
u
nd.
It
se
e
med
to
us
to
be
a
po
stscri
pt
at
the
end
of
the
le
tter
and
it
sa
i
d:
'Ple
a
se,
ple
a
se,
as
you
are
a
ge
ntle
ma
n,
bu
rn
this
le
tte
r,
and
be
at
the
ga
te
by
ten
o
clo
ck.
Be
ne
a
th
it
we
re
si
gned
the
ini
ti
a
ls
L.
L."
"Ha
ve
you
got
that
sli
p?"
"No,
si
r,
it
cru
mbled
all
to
bi
ts
after
we
mo
ved
it."
"Had
Sir
Cha
rles
re
ce
i
ved
any
other
le
tte
rs
in
the
sa
me
wri
ti
ng?"
"We
ll,
si
r,
I
to
ok
no
pa
rti
cu
lar
no
ti
ce
of
his
le
tte
rs.
I
sho
u
ld
not
ha
ve
no
ti
ced
this
one,
only
it
ha
ppe
ned
to
co
me
alo
ne
."
"And
you
ha
ve
no
idea
who
L.
L.
is?"
"No,
si
r.
No
mo
re
than
you
ha
ve.
But
I
expe
ct
if
we
co
u
ld
lay
our
ha
nds
upon
that
la
dy
we
sho
u
ld
know
mo
re
abo
ut
Sir
Cha
rle
s's
de
a
th."
"I
ca
nnot
unde
rsta
nd,
Ba
rrymo
re,
how
you
ca
me
to
co
nce
al
this
impo
rta
nt
info
rma
ti
o
n."
"We
ll,
si
r,
it
was
imme
di
a
te
ly
after
that
our
own
tro
u
ble
ca
me
to
us.
And
then
aga
i
n,
si
r,
we
we
re
bo
th
of
us
ve
ry
fo
nd
of
Sir
Cha
rle
s,
as
we
we
ll
mi
ght
be
co
nsi
de
ri
ng
all
that
he
has
do
ne
for
us.
To
ra
ke
this
up
co
u
ldn't
he
lp
our
po
or
ma
ste
r,
and
it's
we
ll
to
go
ca
re
fu
lly
when
the
re
's
a
la
dy
in
the
ca
se.
Even
the
be
st
of
us—"
"You
tho
u
ght
it
mi
ght
inju
re
his
re
pu
ta
ti
o
n?"
"We
ll,
si
r,
I
tho
u
ght
no
go
od
co
u
ld
co
me
of
it.
But
now
you
ha
ve
be
en
ki
nd
to
us,
and
I
fe
el
as
if
it
wo
u
ld
be
tre
a
ti
ng
you
unfa
i
rly
not
to
te
ll
you
all
that
I
know
abo
ut
the
ma
tte
r."
"Ve
ry
go
o
d,
Ba
rrymo
re;
you
can
go
."
When
the
bu
tler
had
le
ft
us
Sir
He
nry
tu
rned
to
me.
"We
ll,
Wa
tso
n,
what
do
you
thi
nk
of
this
new
li
ght?"
"It
se
e
ms
to
le
a
ve
the
da
rkne
ss
ra
ther
bla
cker
than
be
fo
re
."
"So
I
thi
nk.
But
if
we
can
only
tra
ce
L.
L.
it
sho
u
ld
cle
ar
up
the
who
le
bu
si
ne
ss.
We
ha
ve
ga
i
ned
that
mu
ch.
We
know
that
the
re
is
so
me
o
ne
who
has
the
fa
cts
if
we
can
only
fi
nd
he
r.
What
do
you
thi
nk
we
sho
u
ld
do
?"
"Let
Ho
lmes
know
all
abo
ut
it
at
once.
It
wi
ll
gi
ve
him
the
clue
for
whi
ch
he
has
be
en
se
e
ki
ng.
I
am
mu
ch
mi
sta
ken
if
it
do
es
not
bri
ng
him
do
wn."
I
we
nt
at
once
to
my
ro
om
and
drew
up
my
re
po
rt
of
the
mo
rni
ng's
co
nve
rsa
ti
on
for
Ho
lme
s.
It
was
evi
de
nt
to
me
that
he
had
be
en
ve
ry
bu
sy
of
la
te,
for
the
no
tes
whi
ch
I
had
from
Ba
ker
Stre
et
we
re
few
and
sho
rt,
wi
th
no
co
mme
nts
upon
the
info
rma
ti
on
whi
ch
I
had
su
ppli
ed
and
ha
rdly
any
re
fe
re
nce
to
my
mi
ssi
o
n.
No
do
u
bt
his
bla
ckma
i
li
ng
ca
se
is
abso
rbi
ng
all
his
fa
cu
lti
e
s.
And
yet
this
new
fa
ctor
mu
st
su
re
ly
arre
st
his
atte
nti
on
and
re
new
his
inte
re
st.
I
wi
sh
that
he
we
re
he
re.
Octo
ber
17th.
All
day
to
day
the
ra
in
po
u
red
do
wn,
ru
stli
ng
on
the
ivy
and
dri
ppi
ng
from
the
ea
ve
s.
I
tho
u
ght
of
the
co
nvi
ct
out
upon
the
ble
a
k,
co
ld,
she
lte
rle
ss
mo
o
r.
Po
or
de
vi
l!
Wha
te
ver
his
cri
me
s,
he
has
su
ffe
red
so
me
thi
ng
to
ato
ne
for
the
m.
And
then
I
tho
u
ght
of
that
other
one
—the
fa
ce
in
the
ca
b,
the
fi
gu
re
aga
i
nst
the
mo
o
n.
Was
he
also
out
in
that
de
lu
ge
d—the
unse
en
wa
tche
r,
the
man
of
da
rkne
ss?
In
the
eve
ni
ng
I
put
on
my
wa
te
rpro
of
and
I
wa
lked
far
upon
the
so
dden
mo
o
r,
fu
ll
of
da
rk
ima
gi
ni
ngs,
the
ra
in
be
a
ti
ng
upon
my
fa
ce
and
the
wi
nd
whi
stli
ng
abo
ut
my
ea
rs.
God
he
lp
tho
se
who
wa
nder
into
the
gre
at
mi
re
no
w,
for
even
the
fi
rm
upla
nds
are
be
co
mi
ng
a
mo
ra
ss.
I
fo
u
nd
the
bla
ck
tor
upon
whi
ch
I
had
se
en
the
so
li
ta
ry
wa
tche
r,
and
from
its
cra
ggy
su
mmit
I
lo
o
ked
out
myse
lf
acro
ss
the
me
la
ncho
ly
do
wns.
Ra
in
squ
a
lls
dri
fted
acro
ss
the
ir
ru
sset
fa
ce,
and
the
he
a
vy,
sla
te
-co
lo
u
red
clo
u
ds
hu
ng
low
over
the
la
ndsca
pe,
tra
i
li
ng
in
gray
wre
a
ths
do
wn
the
si
des
of
the
fa
nta
stic
hi
lls.
In
the
di
sta
nt
ho
llow
on
the
le
ft,
ha
lf
hi
dden
by
the
mi
st,
the
two
thin
to
we
rs
of
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
Ha
ll
ro
se
abo
ve
the
tre
e
s.
They
we
re
the
only
si
gns
of
hu
man
li
fe
whi
ch
I
co
u
ld
se
e,
sa
ve
only
tho
se
pre
hi
sto
ric
hu
ts
whi
ch
lay
thi
ckly
upon
the
slo
pes
of
the
hi
lls.
No
whe
re
was
the
re
any
tra
ce
of
that
lo
ne
ly
man
whom
I
had
se
en
on
the
sa
me
spot
two
ni
ghts
be
fo
re.
As
I
wa
lked
ba
ck
I
was
ove
rta
ken
by
Dr.
Mo
rti
mer
dri
vi
ng
in
his
do
g-ca
rt
over
a
ro
u
gh
mo
o
rla
nd
tra
ck
whi
ch
led
from
the
ou
tlyi
ng
fa
rmho
u
se
of
Fo
u
lmi
re.
He
has
be
en
ve
ry
atte
nti
ve
to
us,
and
ha
rdly
a
day
has
pa
ssed
that
he
has
not
ca
lled
at
the
Ha
ll
to
see
how
we
we
re
ge
tti
ng
on.
He
insi
sted
upon
my
cli
mbi
ng
into
his
do
g-ca
rt,
and
he
ga
ve
me
a
li
ft
ho
me
wa
rd.
I
fo
u
nd
him
mu
ch
tro
u
bled
over
the
di
sa
ppe
a
ra
nce
of
his
li
ttle
spa
ni
e
l.
It
had
wa
nde
red
on
to
the
mo
or
and
had
ne
ver
co
me
ba
ck.
I
ga
ve
him
su
ch
co
nso
la
ti
on
as
I
mi
ght,
but
I
tho
u
ght
of
the
po
ny
on
the
Gri
mpen
Mi
re,
and
I
do
not
fa
ncy
that
he
wi
ll
see
his
li
ttle
dog
aga
i
n.
"By
the
wa
y,
Mo
rti
me
r,"
sa
id
I
as
we
jo
lted
alo
ng
the
ro
u
gh
ro
a
d,
"I
su
ppo
se
the
re
are
few
pe
o
ple
li
vi
ng
wi
thin
dri
vi
ng
di
sta
nce
of
this
whom
you
do
not
kno
w?"
"Ha
rdly
any,
I
thi
nk."
"Can
yo
u,
the
n,
te
ll
me
the
na
me
of
any
wo
man
who
se
ini
ti
a
ls
are
L.
L.?"
He
tho
u
ght
for
a
few
mi
nu
te
s.
"No
,"
sa
id
he.
"The
re
are
a
few
gi
psi
es
and
la
bo
u
ri
ng
fo
lk
for
whom
I
ca
n't
answe
r,
but
amo
ng
the
fa
rme
rs
or
ge
ntry
the
re
is
no
one
who
se
ini
ti
a
ls
are
tho
se.
Wa
it
a
bit
tho
u
gh,"
he
added
after
a
pa
u
se.
"The
re
is
La
u
ra
Lyo
ns—her
ini
ti
a
ls
are
L.
L.—but
she
li
ves
in
Co
o
mbe
Tra
ce
y."
"Who
is
she
?"
I
aske
d.
"She
is
Fra
nkla
nd's
da
u
ghte
r."
"Wha
t!
Old
Fra
nkla
nd
the
cra
nk?"
"Exa
ctly.
She
ma
rri
ed
an
arti
st
na
med
Lyo
ns,
who
ca
me
ske
tchi
ng
on
the
mo
o
r.
He
pro
ved
to
be
a
bla
ckgu
a
rd
and
de
se
rted
he
r.
The
fa
u
lt
from
what
I
he
ar
may
not
ha
ve
be
en
enti
re
ly
on
one
si
de.
Her
fa
ther
re
fu
sed
to
ha
ve
anythi
ng
to
do
wi
th
her
be
ca
u
se
she
had
ma
rri
ed
wi
tho
ut
his
co
nse
nt
and
pe
rha
ps
for
one
or
two
other
re
a
so
ns
as
we
ll.
So,
be
twe
en
the
old
si
nner
and
the
yo
u
ng
one
the
gi
rl
has
had
a
pre
tty
bad
ti
me
."
"How
do
es
she
li
ve
?"
"I
fa
ncy
old
Fra
nkla
nd
allo
ws
her
a
pi
tta
nce,
but
it
ca
nnot
be
mo
re,
for
his
own
affa
i
rs
are
co
nsi
de
ra
bly
invo
lve
d.
Wha
te
ver
she
may
ha
ve
de
se
rved
one
co
u
ld
not
allow
her
to
go
ho
pe
le
ssly
to
the
ba
d.
Her
sto
ry
got
abo
u
t,
and
se
ve
ral
of
the
pe
o
ple
he
re
did
so
me
thi
ng
to
ena
ble
her
to
ea
rn
an
ho
ne
st
li
vi
ng.
Sta
ple
ton
did
for
one,
and
Sir
Cha
rles
for
ano
the
r.
I
ga
ve
a
tri
fle
myse
lf.
It
was
to
set
her
up
in
a
type
wri
ti
ng
bu
si
ne
ss."
He
wa
nted
to
know
the
obje
ct
of
my
inqu
i
ri
e
s,
but
I
ma
na
ged
to
sa
ti
sfy
his
cu
ri
o
si
ty
wi
tho
ut
te
lli
ng
him
too
mu
ch,
for
the
re
is
no
re
a
son
why
we
sho
u
ld
ta
ke
anyo
ne
into
our
co
nfi
de
nce.
To
mo
rrow
mo
rni
ng
I
sha
ll
fi
nd
my
way
to
Co
o
mbe
Tra
ce
y,
and
if
I
can
see
this
Mrs.
La
u
ra
Lyo
ns,
of
equ
i
vo
cal
re
pu
ta
ti
o
n,
a
lo
ng
step
wi
ll
ha
ve
be
en
ma
de
to
wa
rds
cle
a
ri
ng
one
inci
de
nt
in
this
cha
in
of
myste
ri
e
s.
I
am
ce
rta
i
nly
de
ve
lo
pi
ng
the
wi
sdom
of
the
se
rpe
nt,
for
when
Mo
rti
mer
pre
ssed
his
qu
e
sti
o
ns
to
an
inco
nve
ni
e
nt
exte
nt
I
asked
him
ca
su
a
lly
to
what
type
Fra
nkla
nd's
sku
ll
be
lo
nge
d,
and
so
he
a
rd
no
thi
ng
but
cra
ni
o
lo
gy
for
the
re
st
of
our
dri
ve.
I
ha
ve
not
li
ved
for
ye
a
rs
wi
th
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lmes
for
no
thi
ng.
I
ha
ve
only
one
other
inci
de
nt
to
re
co
rd
upon
this
te
mpe
stu
o
us
and
me
la
ncho
ly
da
y.
This
was
my
co
nve
rsa
ti
on
wi
th
Ba
rrymo
re
ju
st
no
w,
whi
ch
gi
ves
me
one
mo
re
stro
ng
ca
rd
whi
ch
I
can
play
in
due
ti
me.
Mo
rti
mer
had
sta
yed
to
di
nne
r,
and
he
and
the
ba
ro
net
pla
yed
eca
rte
afte
rwa
rds.
The
bu
tler
bro
u
ght
me
my
co
ffee
into
the
li
bra
ry,
and
I
to
ok
the
cha
nce
to
ask
him
a
few
qu
e
sti
o
ns.
"We
ll,"
sa
id
I,
"has
this
pre
ci
o
us
re
la
ti
on
of
yo
u
rs
de
pa
rte
d,
or
is
he
sti
ll
lu
rki
ng
out
yo
nde
r?"
"I
do
n't
kno
w,
si
r.
I
ho
pe
to
he
a
ven
that
he
has
go
ne,
for
he
has
bro
u
ght
no
thi
ng
but
tro
u
ble
he
re!
I've
not
he
a
rd
of
him
si
nce
I
le
ft
out
fo
od
for
him
la
st,
and
that
was
three
da
ys
ago
."
"Did
you
see
him
the
n?"
"No,
si
r,
but
the
fo
od
was
go
ne
when
ne
xt
I
we
nt
that
wa
y."
"Then
he
was
ce
rta
i
nly
the
re
?"
"So
you
wo
u
ld
thi
nk,
si
r,
unle
ss
it
was
the
other
man
who
to
ok
it."
I
sat
wi
th
my
co
ffe
e
-cup
ha
lfway
to
my
li
ps
and
sta
red
at
Ba
rrymo
re.
"You
know
that
the
re
is
ano
ther
man
the
n?"
"Ye
s,
si
r;
the
re
is
ano
ther
man
upon
the
mo
o
r."
"Ha
ve
you
se
en
hi
m?"
"No,
si
r."
"How
do
you
know
of
him
the
n?"
"Se
lden
to
ld
me
of
hi
m,
si
r,
a
we
ek
ago
or
mo
re.
He
's
in
hi
di
ng,
to
o,
but
he
's
not
a
co
nvi
ct
as
far
as
I
can
ma
ke
ou
t.
I
do
n't
li
ke
it,
Dr.
Wa
tso
n—I
te
ll
you
stra
i
ght,
si
r,
that
I
do
n't
li
ke
it."
He
spo
ke
wi
th
a
su
dden
pa
ssi
on
of
ea
rne
stne
ss.
"No
w,
li
sten
to
me,
Ba
rrymo
re!
I
ha
ve
no
inte
re
st
in
this
ma
tter
but
that
of
yo
ur
ma
ste
r.
I
ha
ve
co
me
he
re
wi
th
no
obje
ct
exce
pt
to
he
lp
hi
m.
Te
ll
me,
fra
nkly,
what
it
is
that
you
do
n't
li
ke
."
Ba
rrymo
re
he
si
ta
ted
for
a
mo
me
nt,
as
if
he
re
gre
tted
his
ou
tbu
rst
or
fo
u
nd
it
di
ffi
cu
lt
to
expre
ss
his
own
fe
e
li
ngs
in
wo
rds.
"It's
all
the
se
go
i
ngs-o
n,
si
r,"
he
cri
ed
at
la
st,
wa
vi
ng
his
ha
nd
to
wa
rds
the
ra
i
n-la
shed
wi
ndow
whi
ch
fa
ced
the
mo
o
r.
"The
re
's
fo
ul
play
so
me
whe
re,
and
the
re
's
bla
ck
vi
lla
i
ny
bre
wi
ng,
to
that
I'll
swe
a
r!
Ve
ry
glad
I
sho
u
ld
be,
si
r,
to
see
Sir
He
nry
on
his
way
ba
ck
to
Lo
ndon
aga
i
n!"
"But
what
is
it
that
ala
rms
yo
u
?"
"Lo
ok
at
Sir
Cha
rle
s's
de
a
th!
That
was
bad
eno
u
gh,
for
all
that
the
co
ro
ner
sa
i
d.
Lo
ok
at
the
no
i
ses
on
the
mo
or
at
ni
ght.
The
re
's
not
a
man
wo
u
ld
cro
ss
it
after
su
ndo
wn
if
he
was
pa
id
for
it.
Lo
ok
at
this
stra
nger
hi
di
ng
out
yo
nde
r,
and
wa
tchi
ng
and
wa
i
ti
ng!
Wha
t's
he
wa
i
ti
ng
fo
r?
What
do
es
it
me
a
n?
It
me
a
ns
no
go
od
to
anyo
ne
of
the
na
me
of
Ba
ske
rvi
lle,
and
ve
ry
glad
I
sha
ll
be
to
be
qu
it
of
it
all
on
the
day
that
Sir
He
nry's
new
se
rva
nts
are
re
a
dy
to
ta
ke
over
the
Ha
ll."
"But
abo
ut
this
stra
nge
r,"
sa
id
I.
"Can
you
te
ll
me
anythi
ng
abo
ut
hi
m?
What
did
Se
lden
sa
y?
Did
he
fi
nd
out
whe
re
he
hi
d,
or
what
he
was
do
i
ng?"
"He
saw
him
once
or
twi
ce,
but
he
is
a
de
ep
one
and
gi
ves
no
thi
ng
awa
y.
At
fi
rst
he
tho
u
ght
that
he
was
the
po
li
ce,
but
so
on
he
fo
u
nd
that
he
had
so
me
lay
of
his
own.
A
ki
nd
of
ge
ntle
man
he
wa
s,
as
far
as
he
co
u
ld
se
e,
but
what
he
was
do
i
ng
he
co
u
ld
not
ma
ke
ou
t."
"And
whe
re
did
he
say
that
he
li
ve
d?"
"Amo
ng
the
old
ho
u
ses
on
the
hi
llsi
de
—the
sto
ne
hu
ts
whe
re
the
old
fo
lk
used
to
li
ve
."
"But
how
abo
ut
his
fo
o
d?"
"Se
lden
fo
u
nd
out
that
he
has
got
a
lad
who
wo
rks
for
him
and
bri
ngs
all
he
ne
e
ds.
I
da
re
say
he
go
es
to
Co
o
mbe
Tra
cey
for
what
he
wa
nts."
"Ve
ry
go
o
d,
Ba
rrymo
re.
We
may
ta
lk
fu
rther
of
this
so
me
other
ti
me
."
When
the
bu
tler
had
go
ne
I
wa
lked
over
to
the
bla
ck
wi
ndo
w,
and
I
lo
o
ked
thro
u
gh
a
blu
rred
pa
ne
at
the
dri
vi
ng
clo
u
ds
and
at
the
to
ssi
ng
ou
tli
ne
of
the
wi
nd-swe
pt
tre
e
s.
It
is
a
wi
ld
ni
ght
indo
o
rs,
and
what
mu
st
it
be
in
a
sto
ne
hut
upon
the
mo
o
r.
What
pa
ssi
on
of
ha
tred
can
it
be
whi
ch
le
a
ds
a
man
to
lu
rk
in
su
ch
a
pla
ce
at
su
ch
a
ti
me!
And
what
de
ep
and
ea
rne
st
pu
rpo
se
can
he
ha
ve
whi
ch
ca
lls
for
su
ch
a
tri
a
l!
The
re,
in
that
hut
upon
the
mo
o
r,
se
e
ms
to
lie
the
ve
ry
ce
ntre
of
that
pro
blem
whi
ch
has
ve
xed
me
so
so
re
ly.
I
swe
ar
that
ano
ther
day
sha
ll
not
ha
ve
pa
ssed
be
fo
re
I
ha
ve
do
ne
all
that
man
can
do
to
re
a
ch
the
he
a
rt
of
the
myste
ry.
Cha
pter
11.
The
Man
on
the
Tor
The
extra
ct
from
my
pri
va
te
di
a
ry
whi
ch
fo
rms
the
la
st
cha
pter
has
bro
u
ght
my
na
rra
ti
ve
up
to
the
ei
ghte
e
nth
of
Octo
be
r,
a
ti
me
when
the
se
stra
nge
eve
nts
be
gan
to
mo
ve
swi
ftly
to
wa
rds
the
ir
te
rri
ble
co
nclu
si
o
n.
The
inci
de
nts
of
the
ne
xt
few
da
ys
are
inde
li
bly
gra
ven
upon
my
re
co
lle
cti
o
n,
and
I
can
te
ll
them
wi
tho
ut
re
fe
re
nce
to
the
no
tes
ma
de
at
the
ti
me.
I
sta
rt
them
from
the
day
whi
ch
su
cce
e
ded
that
upon
whi
ch
I
had
esta
bli
shed
two
fa
cts
of
gre
at
impo
rta
nce,
the
one
that
Mrs.
La
u
ra
Lyo
ns
of
Co
o
mbe
Tra
cey
had
wri
tten
to
Sir
Cha
rles
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
and
ma
de
an
appo
i
ntme
nt
wi
th
him
at
the
ve
ry
pla
ce
and
ho
ur
that
he
met
his
de
a
th,
the
other
that
the
lu
rki
ng
man
upon
the
mo
or
was
to
be
fo
u
nd
amo
ng
the
sto
ne
hu
ts
upon
the
hi
llsi
de.
Wi
th
the
se
two
fa
cts
in
my
po
sse
ssi
on
I
fe
lt
that
ei
ther
my
inte
lli
ge
nce
or
my
co
u
ra
ge
mu
st
be
de
fi
ci
e
nt
if
I
co
u
ld
not
throw
so
me
fu
rther
li
ght
upon
the
se
da
rk
pla
ce
s.
I
had
no
oppo
rtu
ni
ty
to
te
ll
the
ba
ro
net
what
I
had
le
a
rned
abo
ut
Mrs.
Lyo
ns
upon
the
eve
ni
ng
be
fo
re,
for
Dr.
Mo
rti
mer
re
ma
i
ned
wi
th
him
at
ca
rds
until
it
was
ve
ry
la
te.
At
bre
a
kfa
st,
ho
we
ve
r,
I
info
rmed
him
abo
ut
my
di
sco
ve
ry
and
asked
him
whe
ther
he
wo
u
ld
ca
re
to
acco
mpa
ny
me
to
Co
o
mbe
Tra
ce
y.
At
fi
rst
he
was
ve
ry
ea
ger
to
co
me,
but
on
se
co
nd
tho
u
ghts
it
se
e
med
to
bo
th
of
us
that
if
I
we
nt
alo
ne
the
re
su
lts
mi
ght
be
be
tte
r.
The
mo
re
fo
rmal
we
ma
de
the
vi
sit
the
le
ss
info
rma
ti
on
we
mi
ght
obta
i
n.
I
le
ft
Sir
He
nry
be
hi
nd,
the
re
fo
re,
not
wi
tho
ut
so
me
pri
cki
ngs
of
co
nsci
e
nce,
and
dro
ve
off
upon
my
new
qu
e
st.
When
I
re
a
ched
Co
o
mbe
Tra
cey
I
to
ld
Pe
rki
ns
to
put
up
the
ho
rse
s,
and
I
ma
de
inqu
i
ri
es
for
the
la
dy
whom
I
had
co
me
to
inte
rro
ga
te.
I
had
no
di
ffi
cu
lty
in
fi
ndi
ng
her
ro
o
ms,
whi
ch
we
re
ce
ntral
and
we
ll
appo
i
nte
d.
A
ma
id
sho
wed
me
in
wi
tho
ut
ce
re
mo
ny,
and
as
I
ente
red
the
si
tti
ng-ro
om
a
la
dy,
who
was
si
tti
ng
be
fo
re
a
Re
mi
ngton
type
wri
te
r,
spra
ng
up
wi
th
a
ple
a
sa
nt
smi
le
of
we
lco
me.
Her
fa
ce
fe
ll,
ho
we
ve
r,
when
she
saw
that
I
was
a
stra
nge
r,
and
she
sat
do
wn
aga
in
and
asked
me
the
obje
ct
of
my
vi
si
t.
The
fi
rst
impre
ssi
on
le
ft
by
Mrs.
Lyo
ns
was
one
of
extre
me
be
a
u
ty.
Her
eyes
and
ha
ir
we
re
of
the
sa
me
ri
ch
ha
zel
co
lo
u
r,
and
her
che
e
ks,
tho
u
gh
co
nsi
de
ra
bly
fre
ckle
d,
we
re
flu
shed
wi
th
the
exqu
i
si
te
blo
om
of
the
bru
ne
tte,
the
da
i
nty
pi
nk
whi
ch
lu
rks
at
the
he
a
rt
of
the
su
lphur
ro
se.
Admi
ra
ti
on
wa
s,
I
re
pe
a
t,
the
fi
rst
impre
ssi
o
n.
But
the
se
co
nd
was
cri
ti
ci
sm.
The
re
was
so
me
thi
ng
su
btly
wro
ng
wi
th
the
fa
ce,
so
me
co
a
rse
ne
ss
of
expre
ssi
o
n,
so
me
ha
rdne
ss,
pe
rha
ps,
of
eye,
so
me
lo
o
se
ne
ss
of
lip
whi
ch
ma
rred
its
pe
rfe
ct
be
a
u
ty.
But
the
se,
of
co
u
rse,
are
afte
rtho
u
ghts.
At
the
mo
me
nt
I
was
si
mply
co
nsci
o
us
that
I
was
in
the
pre
se
nce
of
a
ve
ry
ha
ndso
me
wo
ma
n,
and
that
she
was
aski
ng
me
the
re
a
so
ns
for
my
vi
si
t.
I
had
not
qu
i
te
unde
rsto
od
until
that
insta
nt
how
de
li
ca
te
my
mi
ssi
on
wa
s.
"I
ha
ve
the
ple
a
su
re
,"
sa
id
I,
"of
kno
wi
ng
yo
ur
fa
the
r."
It
was
a
clu
msy
intro
du
cti
o
n,
and
the
la
dy
ma
de
me
fe
el
it.
"The
re
is
no
thi
ng
in
co
mmon
be
twe
en
my
fa
ther
and
me
,"
she
sa
i
d.
"I
owe
him
no
thi
ng,
and
his
fri
e
nds
are
not
mi
ne.
If
it
we
re
not
for
the
la
te
Sir
Cha
rles
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
and
so
me
other
ki
nd
he
a
rts
I
mi
ght
ha
ve
sta
rved
for
all
that
my
fa
ther
ca
re
d."
"It
was
abo
ut
the
la
te
Sir
Cha
rles
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
that
I
ha
ve
co
me
he
re
to
see
yo
u
."
The
fre
ckles
sta
rted
out
on
the
la
dy's
fa
ce.
"What
can
I
te
ll
you
abo
ut
hi
m?"
she
aske
d,
and
her
fi
nge
rs
pla
yed
ne
rvo
u
sly
over
the
sto
ps
of
her
type
wri
te
r.
"You
knew
hi
m,
did
you
no
t?"
"I
ha
ve
alre
a
dy
sa
id
that
I
owe
a
gre
at
de
al
to
his
ki
ndne
ss.
If
I
am
able
to
su
ppo
rt
myse
lf
it
is
la
rge
ly
due
to
the
inte
re
st
whi
ch
he
to
ok
in
my
unha
ppy
si
tu
a
ti
o
n."
"Did
you
co
rre
spo
nd
wi
th
hi
m?"
The
la
dy
lo
o
ked
qu
i
ckly
up
wi
th
an
angry
gle
am
in
her
ha
zel
eye
s.
"What
is
the
obje
ct
of
the
se
qu
e
sti
o
ns?"
she
asked
sha
rply.
"The
obje
ct
is
to
avo
id
a
pu
blic
sca
nda
l.
It
is
be
tter
that
I
sho
u
ld
ask
them
he
re
than
that
the
ma
tter
sho
u
ld
pa
ss
ou
tsi
de
our
co
ntro
l."
She
was
si
le
nt
and
her
fa
ce
was
sti
ll
ve
ry
pa
le.
At
la
st
she
lo
o
ked
up
wi
th
so
me
thi
ng
re
ckle
ss
and
de
fi
a
nt
in
her
ma
nne
r.
"We
ll,
I'll
answe
r,"
she
sa
i
d.
"What
are
yo
ur
qu
e
sti
o
ns?"
"Did
you
co
rre
spo
nd
wi
th
Sir
Cha
rle
s?"
"I
ce
rta
i
nly
wro
te
to
him
once
or
twi
ce
to
ackno
wle
dge
his
de
li
ca
cy
and
his
ge
ne
ro
si
ty."
"Ha
ve
you
the
da
tes
of
tho
se
le
tte
rs?"
"No
."
"Ha
ve
you
ever
met
hi
m?"
"Ye
s,
once
or
twi
ce,
when
he
ca
me
into
Co
o
mbe
Tra
ce
y.
He
was
a
ve
ry
re
ti
ri
ng
ma
n,
and
he
pre
fe
rred
to
do
go
od
by
ste
a
lth."
"But
if
you
saw
him
so
se
ldom
and
wro
te
so
se
ldo
m,
how
did
he
know
eno
u
gh
abo
ut
yo
ur
affa
i
rs
to
be
able
to
he
lp
yo
u,
as
you
say
that
he
has
do
ne
?"
She
met
my
di
ffi
cu
lty
wi
th
the
utmo
st
re
a
di
ne
ss.
"The
re
we
re
se
ve
ral
ge
ntle
men
who
knew
my
sad
hi
sto
ry
and
uni
ted
to
he
lp
me.
One
was
Mr.
Sta
ple
to
n,
a
ne
i
ghbo
ur
and
inti
ma
te
fri
e
nd
of
Sir
Cha
rle
s's.
He
was
exce
e
di
ngly
ki
nd,
and
it
was
thro
u
gh
him
that
Sir
Cha
rles
le
a
rned
abo
ut
my
affa
i
rs."
I
knew
alre
a
dy
that
Sir
Cha
rles
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
had
ma
de
Sta
ple
ton
his
almo
ner
upon
se
ve
ral
occa
si
o
ns,
so
the
la
dy's
sta
te
me
nt
bo
re
the
impre
ss
of
tru
th
upon
it.
"Did
you
ever
wri
te
to
Sir
Cha
rles
aski
ng
him
to
me
et
yo
u
?"
I
co
nti
nu
e
d.
Mrs.
Lyo
ns
flu
shed
wi
th
anger
aga
i
n.
"Re
a
lly,
si
r,
this
is
a
ve
ry
extra
o
rdi
na
ry
qu
e
sti
o
n."
"I
am
so
rry,
ma
da
m,
but
I
mu
st
re
pe
at
it."
"Then
I
answe
r,
ce
rta
i
nly
no
t."
"Not
on
the
ve
ry
day
of
Sir
Cha
rle
s's
de
a
th?"
The
flu
sh
had
fa
ded
in
an
insta
nt,
and
a
de
a
thly
fa
ce
was
be
fo
re
me.
Her
dry
li
ps
co
u
ld
not
spe
ak
the
"No"
whi
ch
I
saw
ra
ther
than
he
a
rd.
"Su
re
ly
yo
ur
me
mo
ry
de
ce
i
ves
yo
u
,"
sa
id
I.
"I
co
u
ld
even
qu
o
te
a
pa
ssa
ge
of
yo
ur
le
tte
r.
It
ran
'Ple
a
se,
ple
a
se,
as
you
are
a
ge
ntle
ma
n,
bu
rn
this
le
tte
r,
and
be
at
the
ga
te
by
ten
o'clo
ck.'"
I
tho
u
ght
that
she
had
fa
i
nte
d,
but
she
re
co
ve
red
he
rse
lf
by
a
su
pre
me
effo
rt.
"Is
the
re
no
su
ch
thi
ng
as
a
ge
ntle
ma
n?"
she
ga
spe
d.
"You
do
Sir
Cha
rles
an
inju
sti
ce.
He
did
bu
rn
the
le
tte
r.
But
so
me
ti
mes
a
le
tter
may
be
le
gi
ble
even
when
bu
rne
d.
You
ackno
wle
dge
now
that
you
wro
te
it?"
"Ye
s,
I
did
wri
te
it,"
she
cri
e
d,
po
u
ri
ng
out
her
so
ul
in
a
to
rre
nt
of
wo
rds.
"I
did
wri
te
it.
Why
sho
u
ld
I
de
ny
it?
I
ha
ve
no
re
a
son
to
be
asha
med
of
it.
I
wi
shed
him
to
he
lp
me.
I
be
li
e
ved
that
if
I
had
an
inte
rvi
ew
I
co
u
ld
ga
in
his
he
lp,
so
I
asked
him
to
me
et
me
."
"But
why
at
su
ch
an
ho
u
r?"
"Be
ca
u
se
I
had
only
ju
st
le
a
rned
that
he
was
go
i
ng
to
Lo
ndon
ne
xt
day
and
mi
ght
be
away
for
mo
nths.
The
re
we
re
re
a
so
ns
why
I
co
u
ld
not
get
the
re
ea
rli
e
r."
"But
why
a
re
nde
zvo
us
in
the
ga
rden
inste
ad
of
a
vi
sit
to
the
ho
u
se
?"
"Do
you
thi
nk
a
wo
man
co
u
ld
go
alo
ne
at
that
ho
ur
to
a
ba
che
lo
r's
ho
u
se
?"
"We
ll,
what
ha
ppe
ned
when
you
did
get
the
re
?"
"I
ne
ver
we
nt."
"Mrs.
Lyo
ns!"
"No,
I
swe
ar
it
to
you
on
all
I
ho
ld
sa
cre
d.
I
ne
ver
we
nt.
So
me
thi
ng
inte
rve
ned
to
pre
ve
nt
my
go
i
ng."
"What
was
tha
t?"
"That
is
a
pri
va
te
ma
tte
r.
I
ca
nnot
te
ll
it."
"You
ackno
wle
dge
then
that
you
ma
de
an
appo
i
ntme
nt
wi
th
Sir
Cha
rles
at
the
ve
ry
ho
ur
and
pla
ce
at
whi
ch
he
met
his
de
a
th,
but
you
de
ny
that
you
ke
pt
the
appo
i
ntme
nt."
"That
is
the
tru
th."
Aga
in
and
aga
in
I
cro
ss-qu
e
sti
o
ned
he
r,
but
I
co
u
ld
ne
ver
get
pa
st
that
po
i
nt.
"Mrs.
Lyo
ns,"
sa
id
I
as
I
ro
se
from
this
lo
ng
and
inco
nclu
si
ve
inte
rvi
e
w,
"you
are
ta
ki
ng
a
ve
ry
gre
at
re
spo
nsi
bi
li
ty
and
pu
tti
ng
yo
u
rse
lf
in
a
ve
ry
fa
lse
po
si
ti
on
by
not
ma
ki
ng
an
abso
lu
te
ly
cle
an
bre
a
st
of
all
that
you
kno
w.
If
I
ha
ve
to
ca
ll
in
the
aid
of
the
po
li
ce
you
wi
ll
fi
nd
how
se
ri
o
u
sly
you
are
co
mpro
mi
se
d.
If
yo
ur
po
si
ti
on
is
inno
ce
nt,
why
did
you
in
the
fi
rst
insta
nce
de
ny
ha
vi
ng
wri
tten
to
Sir
Cha
rles
upon
that
da
te
?"
"Be
ca
u
se
I
fe
a
red
that
so
me
fa
lse
co
nclu
si
on
mi
ght
be
dra
wn
from
it
and
that
I
mi
ght
fi
nd
myse
lf
invo
lved
in
a
sca
nda
l."
"And
why
we
re
you
so
pre
ssi
ng
that
Sir
Cha
rles
sho
u
ld
de
stroy
yo
ur
le
tte
r?"
"If
you
ha
ve
re
ad
the
le
tter
you
wi
ll
kno
w."
"I
did
not
say
that
I
had
re
ad
all
the
le
tte
r."
"You
qu
o
ted
so
me
of
it."
"I
qu
o
ted
the
po
stscri
pt.
The
le
tter
ha
d,
as
I
sa
i
d,
be
en
bu
rned
and
it
was
not
all
le
gi
ble.
I
ask
you
once
aga
in
why
it
was
that
you
we
re
so
pre
ssi
ng
that
Sir
Cha
rles
sho
u
ld
de
stroy
this
le
tter
whi
ch
he
re
ce
i
ved
on
the
day
of
his
de
a
th."
"The
ma
tter
is
a
ve
ry
pri
va
te
one
."
"The
mo
re
re
a
son
why
you
sho
u
ld
avo
id
a
pu
blic
inve
sti
ga
ti
o
n."
"I
wi
ll
te
ll
yo
u,
the
n.
If
you
ha
ve
he
a
rd
anythi
ng
of
my
unha
ppy
hi
sto
ry
you
wi
ll
know
that
I
ma
de
a
ra
sh
ma
rri
a
ge
and
had
re
a
son
to
re
gret
it."
"I
ha
ve
he
a
rd
so
mu
ch."
"My
li
fe
has
be
en
one
ince
ssa
nt
pe
rse
cu
ti
on
from
a
hu
sba
nd
whom
I
abho
r.
The
law
is
upon
his
si
de,
and
eve
ry
day
I
am
fa
ced
by
the
po
ssi
bi
li
ty
that
he
may
fo
rce
me
to
li
ve
wi
th
hi
m.
At
the
ti
me
that
I
wro
te
this
le
tter
to
Sir
Cha
rles
I
had
le
a
rned
that
the
re
was
a
pro
spe
ct
of
my
re
ga
i
ni
ng
my
fre
e
dom
if
ce
rta
in
expe
nses
co
u
ld
be
me
t.
It
me
a
nt
eve
rythi
ng
to
me
—pe
a
ce
of
mi
nd,
ha
ppi
ne
ss,
se
lf-re
spe
ct—e
ve
rythi
ng.
I
knew
Sir
Cha
rle
s's
ge
ne
ro
si
ty,
and
I
tho
u
ght
that
if
he
he
a
rd
the
sto
ry
from
my
own
li
ps
he
wo
u
ld
he
lp
me
."
"Then
how
is
it
that
you
did
not
go
?"
"Be
ca
u
se
I
re
ce
i
ved
he
lp
in
the
inte
rval
from
ano
ther
so
u
rce
."
"Why
the
n,
did
you
not
wri
te
to
Sir
Cha
rles
and
expla
in
thi
s?"
"So
I
sho
u
ld
ha
ve
do
ne
had
I
not
se
en
his
de
a
th
in
the
pa
per
ne
xt
mo
rni
ng."
The
wo
ma
n's
sto
ry
hu
ng
co
he
re
ntly
to
ge
the
r,
and
all
my
qu
e
sti
o
ns
we
re
una
ble
to
sha
ke
it.
I
co
u
ld
only
che
ck
it
by
fi
ndi
ng
if
she
ha
d,
inde
e
d,
insti
tu
ted
di
vo
rce
pro
ce
e
di
ngs
aga
i
nst
her
hu
sba
nd
at
or
abo
ut
the
ti
me
of
the
tra
ge
dy.
It
was
unli
ke
ly
that
she
wo
u
ld
da
re
to
say
that
she
had
not
be
en
to
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
Ha
ll
if
she
re
a
lly
had
be
e
n,
for
a
trap
wo
u
ld
be
ne
ce
ssa
ry
to
ta
ke
her
the
re,
and
co
u
ld
not
ha
ve
re
tu
rned
to
Co
o
mbe
Tra
cey
until
the
ea
rly
ho
u
rs
of
the
mo
rni
ng.
Su
ch
an
excu
rsi
on
co
u
ld
not
be
ke
pt
se
cre
t.
The
pro
ba
bi
li
ty
wa
s,
the
re
fo
re,
that
she
was
te
lli
ng
the
tru
th,
or,
at
le
a
st,
a
pa
rt
of
the
tru
th.
I
ca
me
away
ba
ffled
and
di
she
a
rte
ne
d.
Once
aga
in
I
had
re
a
ched
that
de
ad
wa
ll
whi
ch
se
e
med
to
be
bu
i
lt
acro
ss
eve
ry
pa
th
by
whi
ch
I
tri
ed
to
get
at
the
obje
ct
of
my
mi
ssi
o
n.
And
yet
the
mo
re
I
tho
u
ght
of
the
la
dy's
fa
ce
and
of
her
ma
nner
the
mo
re
I
fe
lt
that
so
me
thi
ng
was
be
i
ng
he
ld
ba
ck
from
me.
Why
sho
u
ld
she
tu
rn
so
pa
le?
Why
sho
u
ld
she
fi
ght
aga
i
nst
eve
ry
admi
ssi
on
until
it
was
fo
rced
from
he
r?
Why
sho
u
ld
she
ha
ve
be
en
so
re
ti
ce
nt
at
the
ti
me
of
the
tra
ge
dy?
Su
re
ly
the
expla
na
ti
on
of
all
this
co
u
ld
not
be
as
inno
ce
nt
as
she
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
me
be
li
e
ve.
For
the
mo
me
nt
I
co
u
ld
pro
ce
ed
no
fa
rther
in
that
di
re
cti
o
n,
but
mu
st
tu
rn
ba
ck
to
that
other
clue
whi
ch
was
to
be
so
u
ght
for
amo
ng
the
sto
ne
hu
ts
upon
the
mo
o
r.
And
that
was
a
mo
st
va
gue
di
re
cti
o
n.
I
re
a
li
zed
it
as
I
dro
ve
ba
ck
and
no
ted
how
hi
ll
after
hi
ll
sho
wed
tra
ces
of
the
anci
e
nt
pe
o
ple.
Ba
rrymo
re
's
only
indi
ca
ti
on
had
be
en
that
the
stra
nger
li
ved
in
one
of
the
se
aba
ndo
ned
hu
ts,
and
ma
ny
hu
ndre
ds
of
them
are
sca
tte
red
thro
u
gho
ut
the
le
ngth
and
bre
a
dth
of
the
mo
o
r.
But
I
had
my
own
expe
ri
e
nce
for
a
gu
i
de
si
nce
it
had
sho
wn
me
the
man
hi
mse
lf
sta
ndi
ng
upon
the
su
mmit
of
the
Bla
ck
To
r.
Tha
t,
the
n,
sho
u
ld
be
the
ce
ntre
of
my
se
a
rch.
From
the
re
I
sho
u
ld
explo
re
eve
ry
hut
upon
the
mo
or
until
I
li
ghted
upon
the
ri
ght
one.
If
this
man
we
re
insi
de
it
I
sho
u
ld
fi
nd
out
from
his
own
li
ps,
at
the
po
i
nt
of
my
re
vo
lver
if
ne
ce
ssa
ry,
who
he
was
and
why
he
had
do
gged
us
so
lo
ng.
He
mi
ght
slip
away
from
us
in
the
cro
wd
of
Re
ge
nt
Stre
e
t,
but
it
wo
u
ld
pu
zzle
him
to
do
so
upon
the
lo
ne
ly
mo
o
r.
On
the
other
ha
nd,
if
I
sho
u
ld
fi
nd
the
hut
and
its
te
na
nt
sho
u
ld
not
be
wi
thin
it
I
mu
st
re
ma
in
the
re,
ho
we
ver
lo
ng
the
vi
gi
l,
until
he
re
tu
rne
d.
Ho
lmes
had
mi
ssed
him
in
Lo
ndo
n.
It
wo
u
ld
inde
ed
be
a
tri
u
mph
for
me
if
I
co
u
ld
run
him
to
ea
rth
whe
re
my
ma
ster
had
fa
i
le
d.
Lu
ck
had
be
en
aga
i
nst
us
aga
in
and
aga
in
in
this
inqu
i
ry,
but
now
at
la
st
it
ca
me
to
my
ai
d.
And
the
me
sse
nger
of
go
od
fo
rtu
ne
was
no
ne
other
than
Mr.
Fra
nkla
nd,
who
was
sta
ndi
ng,
gra
y-whi
ske
red
and
re
d-fa
ce
d,
ou
tsi
de
the
ga
te
of
his
ga
rde
n,
whi
ch
ope
ned
on
to
the
hi
ghro
ad
alo
ng
whi
ch
I
tra
ve
lle
d.
"Go
o
d-da
y,
Dr.
Wa
tso
n,"
cri
ed
he
wi
th
unwo
nted
go
od
hu
mo
u
r,
"you
mu
st
re
a
lly
gi
ve
yo
ur
ho
rses
a
re
st
and
co
me
in
to
ha
ve
a
gla
ss
of
wi
ne
and
to
co
ngra
tu
la
te
me
."
My
fe
e
li
ngs
to
wa
rds
him
we
re
ve
ry
far
from
be
i
ng
fri
e
ndly
after
what
I
had
he
a
rd
of
his
tre
a
tme
nt
of
his
da
u
ghte
r,
but
I
was
anxi
o
us
to
se
nd
Pe
rki
ns
and
the
wa
go
ne
tte
ho
me,
and
the
oppo
rtu
ni
ty
was
a
go
od
one.
I
ali
ghted
and
se
nt
a
me
ssa
ge
to
Sir
He
nry
that
I
sho
u
ld
wa
lk
over
in
ti
me
for
di
nne
r.
Then
I
fo
llo
wed
Fra
nkla
nd
into
his
di
ni
ng-ro
o
m.
"It
is
a
gre
at
day
for
me,
si
r—o
ne
of
the
re
d-le
tter
da
ys
of
my
li
fe
,"
he
cri
ed
wi
th
ma
ny
chu
ckle
s.
"I
ha
ve
bro
u
ght
off
a
do
u
ble
eve
nt.
I
me
an
to
te
a
ch
them
in
the
se
pa
rts
that
law
is
la
w,
and
that
the
re
is
a
man
he
re
who
do
es
not
fe
ar
to
invo
ke
it.
I
ha
ve
esta
bli
shed
a
ri
ght
of
way
thro
u
gh
the
ce
ntre
of
old
Mi
ddle
to
n's
pa
rk,
slap
acro
ss
it,
si
r,
wi
thin
a
hu
ndred
ya
rds
of
his
own
fro
nt
do
o
r.
What
do
you
thi
nk
of
tha
t?
We
'll
te
a
ch
the
se
ma
gna
tes
that
they
ca
nnot
ri
de
ro
u
ghshod
over
the
ri
ghts
of
the
co
mmo
ne
rs,
co
nfo
u
nd
the
m!
And
I've
clo
sed
the
wo
od
whe
re
the
Fe
rnwo
rthy
fo
lk
used
to
pi
cni
c.
The
se
infe
rnal
pe
o
ple
se
em
to
thi
nk
that
the
re
are
no
ri
ghts
of
pro
pe
rty,
and
that
they
can
swa
rm
whe
re
they
li
ke
wi
th
the
ir
pa
pe
rs
and
the
ir
bo
ttle
s.
Bo
th
ca
ses
de
ci
de
d,
Dr.
Wa
tso
n,
and
bo
th
in
my
fa
vo
u
r.
I
ha
ve
n't
had
su
ch
a
day
si
nce
I
had
Sir
Jo
hn
Mo
rla
nd
for
tre
spa
ss
be
ca
u
se
he
shot
in
his
own
wa
rre
n."
"How
on
ea
rth
did
you
do
tha
t?"
"Lo
ok
it
up
in
the
bo
o
ks,
si
r.
It
wi
ll
re
pay
re
a
di
ng—Fra
nkla
nd
v.
Mo
rla
nd,
Co
u
rt
of
Qu
e
e
n's
Be
nch.
It
co
st
me
200
po
u
nds,
but
I
got
my
ve
rdi
ct."
"Did
it
do
you
any
go
o
d?"
"No
ne,
si
r,
no
ne.
I
am
pro
ud
to
say
that
I
had
no
inte
re
st
in
the
ma
tte
r.
I
act
enti
re
ly
from
a
se
nse
of
pu
blic
du
ty.
I
ha
ve
no
do
u
bt,
for
exa
mple,
that
the
Fe
rnwo
rthy
pe
o
ple
wi
ll
bu
rn
me
in
effi
gy
to
ni
ght.
I
to
ld
the
po
li
ce
la
st
ti
me
they
did
it
that
they
sho
u
ld
stop
the
se
di
sgra
ce
ful
exhi
bi
ti
o
ns.
The
Co
u
nty
Co
nsta
bu
la
ry
is
in
a
sca
nda
lo
us
sta
te,
si
r,
and
it
has
not
affo
rded
me
the
pro
te
cti
on
to
whi
ch
I
am
enti
tle
d.
The
ca
se
of
Fra
nkla
nd
v.
Re
gi
na
wi
ll
bri
ng
the
ma
tter
be
fo
re
the
atte
nti
on
of
the
pu
bli
c.
I
to
ld
them
that
they
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
occa
si
on
to
re
gret
the
ir
tre
a
tme
nt
of
me,
and
alre
a
dy
my
wo
rds
ha
ve
co
me
tru
e
."
"How
so
?"
I
aske
d.
The
old
man
put
on
a
ve
ry
kno
wi
ng
expre
ssi
o
n.
"Be
ca
u
se
I
co
u
ld
te
ll
them
what
they
are
dyi
ng
to
kno
w;
but
no
thi
ng
wo
u
ld
indu
ce
me
to
he
lp
the
ra
sca
ls
in
any
wa
y."
I
had
be
en
ca
sti
ng
ro
u
nd
for
so
me
excu
se
by
whi
ch
I
co
u
ld
get
away
from
his
go
ssi
p,
but
now
I
be
gan
to
wi
sh
to
he
ar
mo
re
of
it.
I
had
se
en
eno
u
gh
of
the
co
ntra
ry
na
tu
re
of
the
old
si
nner
to
unde
rsta
nd
that
any
stro
ng
si
gn
of
inte
re
st
wo
u
ld
be
the
su
re
st
way
to
stop
his
co
nfi
de
nce
s.
"So
me
po
a
chi
ng
ca
se,
no
do
u
bt?"
sa
id
I
wi
th
an
indi
ffe
re
nt
ma
nne
r.
"Ha,
ha,
my
bo
y,
a
ve
ry
mu
ch
mo
re
impo
rta
nt
ma
tter
than
tha
t!
What
abo
ut
the
co
nvi
ct
on
the
mo
o
r?"
I
sta
re
d.
"You
do
n't
me
an
that
you
know
whe
re
he
is?"
sa
id
I.
"I
may
not
know
exa
ctly
whe
re
he
is,
but
I
am
qu
i
te
su
re
that
I
co
u
ld
he
lp
the
po
li
ce
to
lay
the
ir
ha
nds
on
hi
m.
Has
it
ne
ver
stru
ck
you
that
the
way
to
ca
tch
that
man
was
to
fi
nd
out
whe
re
he
got
his
fo
od
and
so
tra
ce
it
to
hi
m?"
He
ce
rta
i
nly
se
e
med
to
be
ge
tti
ng
unco
mfo
rta
bly
ne
ar
the
tru
th.
"No
do
u
bt,"
sa
id
I;
"but
how
do
you
know
that
he
is
anywhe
re
upon
the
mo
o
r?"
"I
know
it
be
ca
u
se
I
ha
ve
se
en
wi
th
my
own
eyes
the
me
sse
nger
who
ta
kes
him
his
fo
o
d."
My
he
a
rt
sa
nk
for
Ba
rrymo
re.
It
was
a
se
ri
o
us
thi
ng
to
be
in
the
po
wer
of
this
spi
te
ful
old
bu
sybo
dy.
But
his
ne
xt
re
ma
rk
to
ok
a
we
i
ght
from
my
mi
nd.
"Yo
u
'll
be
su
rpri
sed
to
he
ar
that
his
fo
od
is
ta
ken
to
him
by
a
chi
ld.
I
see
him
eve
ry
day
thro
u
gh
my
te
le
sco
pe
upon
the
ro
o
f.
He
pa
sses
alo
ng
the
sa
me
pa
th
at
the
sa
me
ho
u
r,
and
to
whom
sho
u
ld
he
be
go
i
ng
exce
pt
to
the
co
nvi
ct?"
He
re
was
lu
ck
inde
e
d!
And
yet
I
su
ppre
ssed
all
appe
a
ra
nce
of
inte
re
st.
A
chi
ld!
Ba
rrymo
re
had
sa
id
that
our
unkno
wn
was
su
ppli
ed
by
a
bo
y.
It
was
on
his
tra
ck,
and
not
upon
the
co
nvi
ct's,
that
Fra
nkla
nd
had
stu
mble
d.
If
I
co
u
ld
get
his
kno
wle
dge
it
mi
ght
sa
ve
me
a
lo
ng
and
we
a
ry
hu
nt.
But
incre
du
li
ty
and
indi
ffe
re
nce
we
re
evi
de
ntly
my
stro
nge
st
ca
rds.
"I
sho
u
ld
say
that
it
was
mu
ch
mo
re
li
ke
ly
that
it
was
the
son
of
one
of
the
mo
o
rla
nd
she
phe
rds
ta
ki
ng
out
his
fa
the
r's
di
nne
r."
The
le
a
st
appe
a
ra
nce
of
oppo
si
ti
on
stru
ck
fi
re
out
of
the
old
au
to
cra
t.
His
eyes
lo
o
ked
ma
li
gna
ntly
at
me,
and
his
gray
whi
ske
rs
bri
stled
li
ke
tho
se
of
an
angry
ca
t.
"Inde
e
d,
si
r!"
sa
id
he,
po
i
nti
ng
out
over
the
wi
de
-stre
tchi
ng
mo
o
r.
"Do
you
see
that
Bla
ck
Tor
over
yo
nde
r?
We
ll,
do
you
see
the
low
hi
ll
be
yo
nd
wi
th
the
tho
rnbu
sh
upon
it?
It
is
the
sto
ni
e
st
pa
rt
of
the
who
le
mo
o
r.
Is
that
a
pla
ce
whe
re
a
she
phe
rd
wo
u
ld
be
li
ke
ly
to
ta
ke
his
sta
ti
o
n?
Yo
ur
su
gge
sti
o
n,
si
r,
is
a
mo
st
absu
rd
one
."
I
me
e
kly
answe
red
that
I
had
spo
ken
wi
tho
ut
kno
wi
ng
all
the
fa
cts.
My
su
bmi
ssi
on
ple
a
sed
him
and
led
him
to
fu
rther
co
nfi
de
nce
s.
"You
may
be
su
re,
si
r,
that
I
ha
ve
ve
ry
go
od
gro
u
nds
be
fo
re
I
co
me
to
an
opi
ni
o
n.
I
ha
ve
se
en
the
boy
aga
in
and
aga
in
wi
th
his
bu
ndle.
Eve
ry
da
y,
and
so
me
ti
mes
twi
ce
a
da
y,
I
ha
ve
be
en
able
—but
wa
it
a
mo
me
nt,
Dr.
Wa
tso
n.
Do
my
eyes
de
ce
i
ve
me,
or
is
the
re
at
the
pre
se
nt
mo
me
nt
so
me
thi
ng
mo
vi
ng
upon
that
hi
llsi
de
?"
It
was
se
ve
ral
mi
les
off,
but
I
co
u
ld
di
sti
nctly
see
a
sma
ll
da
rk
dot
aga
i
nst
the
du
ll
gre
en
and
gra
y.
"Co
me,
si
r,
co
me
!"
cri
ed
Fra
nkla
nd,
ru
shi
ng
upsta
i
rs.
"You
wi
ll
see
wi
th
yo
ur
own
eyes
and
ju
dge
for
yo
u
rse
lf."
The
te
le
sco
pe,
a
fo
rmi
da
ble
instru
me
nt
mo
u
nted
upon
a
tri
po
d,
sto
od
upon
the
flat
le
a
ds
of
the
ho
u
se.
Fra
nkla
nd
cla
pped
his
eye
to
it
and
ga
ve
a
cry
of
sa
ti
sfa
cti
o
n.
"Qu
i
ck,
Dr.
Wa
tso
n,
qu
i
ck,
be
fo
re
he
pa
sses
over
the
hi
ll!"
The
re
he
wa
s,
su
re
eno
u
gh,
a
sma
ll
urchin
wi
th
a
li
ttle
bu
ndle
upon
his
sho
u
lde
r,
to
i
li
ng
slo
wly
up
the
hi
ll.
When
he
re
a
ched
the
cre
st
I
saw
the
ra
gged
unco
u
th
fi
gu
re
ou
tli
ned
for
an
insta
nt
aga
i
nst
the
co
ld
blue
sky.
He
lo
o
ked
ro
u
nd
him
wi
th
a
fu
rti
ve
and
ste
a
lthy
ai
r,
as
one
who
dre
a
ds
pu
rsu
i
t.
Then
he
va
ni
shed
over
the
hi
ll.
"We
ll!
Am
I
ri
ght?"
"Ce
rta
i
nly,
the
re
is
a
boy
who
se
e
ms
to
ha
ve
so
me
se
cret
erra
nd."
"And
what
the
erra
nd
is
even
a
co
u
nty
co
nsta
ble
co
u
ld
gu
e
ss.
But
not
one
wo
rd
sha
ll
they
ha
ve
from
me,
and
I
bi
nd
you
to
se
cre
cy
also,
Dr.
Wa
tso
n.
Not
a
wo
rd!
You
unde
rsta
nd!"
"Ju
st
as
you
wi
sh."
"They
ha
ve
tre
a
ted
me
sha
me
fu
lly—sha
me
fu
lly.
When
the
fa
cts
co
me
out
in
Fra
nkla
nd
v.
Re
gi
na
I
ve
ntu
re
to
thi
nk
that
a
thri
ll
of
indi
gna
ti
on
wi
ll
run
thro
u
gh
the
co
u
ntry.
No
thi
ng
wo
u
ld
indu
ce
me
to
he
lp
the
po
li
ce
in
any
wa
y.
For
all
they
ca
red
it
mi
ght
ha
ve
be
en
me,
inste
ad
of
my
effi
gy,
whi
ch
the
se
ra
sca
ls
bu
rned
at
the
sta
ke.
Su
re
ly
you
are
not
go
i
ng!
You
wi
ll
he
lp
me
to
empty
the
de
ca
nter
in
ho
no
ur
of
this
gre
at
occa
si
o
n!"
But
I
re
si
sted
all
his
so
li
ci
ta
ti
o
ns
and
su
cce
e
ded
in
di
ssu
a
di
ng
him
from
his
anno
u
nced
inte
nti
on
of
wa
lki
ng
ho
me
wi
th
me.
I
ke
pt
the
ro
ad
as
lo
ng
as
his
eye
was
on
me,
and
then
I
stru
ck
off
acro
ss
the
mo
or
and
ma
de
for
the
sto
ny
hi
ll
over
whi
ch
the
boy
had
di
sa
ppe
a
re
d.
Eve
rythi
ng
was
wo
rki
ng
in
my
fa
vo
u
r,
and
I
swo
re
that
it
sho
u
ld
not
be
thro
u
gh
la
ck
of
ene
rgy
or
pe
rse
ve
ra
nce
that
I
sho
u
ld
mi
ss
the
cha
nce
whi
ch
fo
rtu
ne
had
thro
wn
in
my
wa
y.
The
sun
was
alre
a
dy
si
nki
ng
when
I
re
a
ched
the
su
mmit
of
the
hi
ll,
and
the
lo
ng
slo
pes
be
ne
a
th
me
we
re
all
go
lde
n-gre
en
on
one
si
de
and
gray
sha
dow
on
the
othe
r.
A
ha
ze
lay
low
upon
the
fa
rthe
st
sky-li
ne,
out
of
whi
ch
ju
tted
the
fa
nta
stic
sha
pes
of
Be
lli
ver
and
Vi
xen
To
r.
Over
the
wi
de
expa
nse
the
re
was
no
so
u
nd
and
no
mo
ve
me
nt.
One
gre
at
gray
bi
rd,
a
gu
ll
or
cu
rle
w,
so
a
red
alo
ft
in
the
blue
he
a
ve
n.
He
and
I
se
e
med
to
be
the
only
li
vi
ng
thi
ngs
be
twe
en
the
hu
ge
arch
of
the
sky
and
the
de
se
rt
be
ne
a
th
it.
The
ba
rren
sce
ne,
the
se
nse
of
lo
ne
li
ne
ss,
and
the
myste
ry
and
urge
ncy
of
my
ta
sk
all
stru
ck
a
chi
ll
into
my
he
a
rt.
The
boy
was
no
whe
re
to
be
se
e
n.
But
do
wn
be
ne
a
th
me
in
a
cle
ft
of
the
hi
lls
the
re
was
a
ci
rcle
of
the
old
sto
ne
hu
ts,
and
in
the
mi
ddle
of
them
the
re
was
one
whi
ch
re
ta
i
ned
su
ffi
ci
e
nt
ro
of
to
act
as
a
scre
en
aga
i
nst
the
we
a
the
r.
My
he
a
rt
le
a
ped
wi
thin
me
as
I
saw
it.
This
mu
st
be
the
bu
rrow
whe
re
the
stra
nger
lu
rke
d.
At
la
st
my
fo
ot
was
on
the
thre
sho
ld
of
his
hi
di
ng
pla
ce
—his
se
cret
was
wi
thin
my
gra
sp.
As
I
appro
a
ched
the
hu
t,
wa
lki
ng
as
wa
ri
ly
as
Sta
ple
ton
wo
u
ld
do
when
wi
th
po
i
sed
net
he
drew
ne
ar
the
se
ttled
bu
tte
rfly,
I
sa
ti
sfi
ed
myse
lf
that
the
pla
ce
had
inde
ed
be
en
used
as
a
ha
bi
ta
ti
o
n.
A
va
gue
pa
thway
amo
ng
the
bo
u
lde
rs
led
to
the
di
la
pi
da
ted
ope
ni
ng
whi
ch
se
rved
as
a
do
o
r.
All
was
si
le
nt
wi
thi
n.
The
unkno
wn
mi
ght
be
lu
rki
ng
the
re,
or
he
mi
ght
be
pro
wli
ng
on
the
mo
o
r.
My
ne
rves
ti
ngled
wi
th
the
se
nse
of
adve
ntu
re.
Thro
wi
ng
asi
de
my
ci
ga
re
tte,
I
clo
sed
my
ha
nd
upon
the
bu
tt
of
my
re
vo
lver
and,
wa
lki
ng
swi
ftly
up
to
the
do
o
r,
I
lo
o
ked
in.
The
pla
ce
was
empty.
But
the
re
we
re
ample
si
gns
that
I
had
not
co
me
upon
a
fa
lse
sce
nt.
This
was
ce
rta
i
nly
whe
re
the
man
li
ve
d.
So
me
bla
nke
ts
ro
lled
in
a
wa
te
rpro
of
lay
upon
that
ve
ry
sto
ne
slab
upon
whi
ch
Ne
o
li
thic
man
had
once
slu
mbe
re
d.
The
ashes
of
a
fi
re
we
re
he
a
ped
in
a
ru
de
gra
te.
Be
si
de
it
lay
so
me
co
o
ki
ng
ute
nsi
ls
and
a
bu
cket
ha
lf-fu
ll
of
wa
te
r.
A
li
tter
of
empty
ti
ns
sho
wed
that
the
pla
ce
had
be
en
occu
pi
ed
for
so
me
ti
me,
and
I
sa
w,
as
my
eyes
be
ca
me
accu
sto
med
to
the
che
cke
red
li
ght,
a
pa
nni
kin
and
a
ha
lf-fu
ll
bo
ttle
of
spi
ri
ts
sta
ndi
ng
in
the
co
rne
r.
In
the
mi
ddle
of
the
hut
a
flat
sto
ne
se
rved
the
pu
rpo
se
of
a
ta
ble,
and
upon
this
sto
od
a
sma
ll
clo
th
bu
ndle
—the
sa
me,
no
do
u
bt,
whi
ch
I
had
se
en
thro
u
gh
the
te
le
sco
pe
upon
the
sho
u
lder
of
the
bo
y.
It
co
nta
i
ned
a
lo
af
of
bre
a
d,
a
ti
nned
to
ngu
e,
and
two
ti
ns
of
pre
se
rved
pe
a
che
s.
As
I
set
it
do
wn
aga
i
n,
after
ha
vi
ng
exa
mi
ned
it,
my
he
a
rt
le
a
ped
to
see
that
be
ne
a
th
it
the
re
lay
a
she
et
of
pa
per
wi
th
wri
ti
ng
upon
it.
I
ra
i
sed
it,
and
this
was
what
I
re
a
d,
ro
u
ghly
scra
wled
in
pe
nci
l:
"Dr.
Wa
tson
has
go
ne
to
Co
o
mbe
Tra
ce
y."
For
a
mi
nu
te
I
sto
od
the
re
wi
th
the
pa
per
in
my
ha
nds
thi
nki
ng
out
the
me
a
ni
ng
of
this
cu
rt
me
ssa
ge.
It
was
I,
the
n,
and
not
Sir
He
nry,
who
was
be
i
ng
do
gged
by
this
se
cret
ma
n.
He
had
not
fo
llo
wed
me
hi
mse
lf,
but
he
had
set
an
age
nt—the
bo
y,
pe
rha
ps—u
pon
my
tra
ck,
and
this
was
his
re
po
rt.
Po
ssi
bly
I
had
ta
ken
no
step
si
nce
I
had
be
en
upon
the
mo
or
whi
ch
had
not
be
en
obse
rved
and
re
po
rte
d.
Alwa
ys
the
re
was
this
fe
e
li
ng
of
an
unse
en
fo
rce,
a
fi
ne
net
dra
wn
ro
u
nd
us
wi
th
infi
ni
te
ski
ll
and
de
li
ca
cy,
ho
ldi
ng
us
so
li
ghtly
that
it
was
only
at
so
me
su
pre
me
mo
me
nt
that
one
re
a
li
zed
that
one
was
inde
ed
enta
ngled
in
its
me
she
s.
If
the
re
was
one
re
po
rt
the
re
mi
ght
be
othe
rs,
so
I
lo
o
ked
ro
u
nd
the
hut
in
se
a
rch
of
the
m.
The
re
was
no
tra
ce,
ho
we
ve
r,
of
anythi
ng
of
the
ki
nd,
nor
co
u
ld
I
di
sco
ver
any
si
gn
whi
ch
mi
ght
indi
ca
te
the
cha
ra
cter
or
inte
nti
o
ns
of
the
man
who
li
ved
in
this
si
ngu
lar
pla
ce,
sa
ve
that
he
mu
st
be
of
Spa
rtan
ha
bi
ts
and
ca
red
li
ttle
for
the
co
mfo
rts
of
li
fe.
When
I
tho
u
ght
of
the
he
a
vy
ra
i
ns
and
lo
o
ked
at
the
ga
pi
ng
ro
of
I
unde
rsto
od
how
stro
ng
and
immu
ta
ble
mu
st
be
the
pu
rpo
se
whi
ch
had
ke
pt
him
in
that
inho
spi
ta
ble
abo
de.
Was
he
our
ma
li
gna
nt
ene
my,
or
was
he
by
cha
nce
our
gu
a
rdi
an
ange
l?
I
swo
re
that
I
wo
u
ld
not
le
a
ve
the
hut
until
I
kne
w.
Ou
tsi
de
the
sun
was
si
nki
ng
low
and
the
we
st
was
bla
zi
ng
wi
th
sca
rlet
and
go
ld.
Its
re
fle
cti
on
was
shot
ba
ck
in
ru
ddy
pa
tches
by
the
di
sta
nt
po
o
ls
whi
ch
lay
amid
the
gre
at
Gri
mpen
Mi
re.
The
re
we
re
the
two
to
we
rs
of
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
Ha
ll,
and
the
re
a
di
sta
nt
blur
of
smo
ke
whi
ch
ma
rked
the
vi
lla
ge
of
Gri
mpe
n.
Be
twe
en
the
two,
be
hi
nd
the
hi
ll,
was
the
ho
u
se
of
the
Sta
ple
to
ns.
All
was
swe
et
and
me
llow
and
pe
a
ce
ful
in
the
go
lden
eve
ni
ng
li
ght,
and
yet
as
I
lo
o
ked
at
them
my
so
ul
sha
red
no
ne
of
the
pe
a
ce
of
Na
tu
re
but
qu
i
ve
red
at
the
va
gu
e
ne
ss
and
the
te
rror
of
that
inte
rvi
ew
whi
ch
eve
ry
insta
nt
was
bri
ngi
ng
ne
a
re
r.
Wi
th
ti
ngli
ng
ne
rves
but
a
fi
xed
pu
rpo
se,
I
sat
in
the
da
rk
re
ce
ss
of
the
hut
and
wa
i
ted
wi
th
so
mbre
pa
ti
e
nce
for
the
co
mi
ng
of
its
te
na
nt.
And
then
at
la
st
I
he
a
rd
hi
m.
Far
away
ca
me
the
sha
rp
cli
nk
of
a
bo
ot
stri
ki
ng
upon
a
sto
ne.
Then
ano
ther
and
yet
ano
the
r,
co
mi
ng
ne
a
rer
and
ne
a
re
r.
I
shra
nk
ba
ck
into
the
da
rke
st
co
rner
and
co
cked
the
pi
stol
in
my
po
cke
t,
de
te
rmi
ned
not
to
di
sco
ver
myse
lf
until
I
had
an
oppo
rtu
ni
ty
of
se
e
i
ng
so
me
thi
ng
of
the
stra
nge
r.
The
re
was
a
lo
ng
pa
u
se
whi
ch
sho
wed
that
he
had
sto
ppe
d.
Then
once
mo
re
the
fo
o
tste
ps
appro
a
ched
and
a
sha
dow
fe
ll
acro
ss
the
ope
ni
ng
of
the
hu
t.
"It
is
a
lo
ve
ly
eve
ni
ng,
my
de
ar
Wa
tso
n,"
sa
id
a
we
ll-kno
wn
vo
i
ce.
"I
re
a
lly
thi
nk
that
you
wi
ll
be
mo
re
co
mfo
rta
ble
ou
tsi
de
than
in."
Cha
pter
12.
De
a
th
on
the
Mo
or
For
a
mo
me
nt
or
two
I
sat
bre
a
thle
ss,
ha
rdly
able
to
be
li
e
ve
my
ea
rs.
Then
my
se
nses
and
my
vo
i
ce
ca
me
ba
ck
to
me,
whi
le
a
cru
shi
ng
we
i
ght
of
re
spo
nsi
bi
li
ty
se
e
med
in
an
insta
nt
to
be
li
fted
from
my
so
u
l.
That
co
ld,
inci
si
ve,
iro
ni
cal
vo
i
ce
co
u
ld
be
lo
ng
to
but
one
man
in
all
the
wo
rld.
"Ho
lme
s!"
I
cri
e
d—"Ho
lme
s!"
"Co
me
ou
t,"
sa
id
he,
"a
nd
ple
a
se
be
ca
re
ful
wi
th
the
re
vo
lve
r."
I
sto
o
ped
under
the
ru
de
li
nte
l,
and
the
re
he
sat
upon
a
sto
ne
ou
tsi
de,
his
gray
eyes
da
nci
ng
wi
th
amu
se
me
nt
as
they
fe
ll
upon
my
asto
ni
shed
fe
a
tu
re
s.
He
was
thin
and
wo
rn,
but
cle
ar
and
ale
rt,
his
ke
en
fa
ce
bro
nzed
by
the
sun
and
ro
u
ghe
ned
by
the
wi
nd.
In
his
twe
ed
su
it
and
clo
th
cap
he
lo
o
ked
li
ke
any
other
to
u
ri
st
upon
the
mo
o
r,
and
he
had
co
ntri
ve
d,
wi
th
that
ca
tli
ke
lo
ve
of
pe
rso
nal
cle
a
nli
ne
ss
whi
ch
was
one
of
his
cha
ra
cte
ri
sti
cs,
that
his
chin
sho
u
ld
be
as
smo
o
th
and
his
li
nen
as
pe
rfe
ct
as
if
he
we
re
in
Ba
ker
Stre
e
t.
"I
ne
ver
was
mo
re
glad
to
see
anyo
ne
in
my
li
fe
,"
sa
id
I
as
I
wru
ng
him
by
the
ha
nd.
"Or
mo
re
asto
ni
she
d,
eh?"
"We
ll,
I
mu
st
co
nfe
ss
to
it."
"The
su
rpri
se
was
not
all
on
one
si
de,
I
assu
re
yo
u.
I
had
no
idea
that
you
had
fo
u
nd
my
occa
si
o
nal
re
tre
a
t,
sti
ll
le
ss
that
you
we
re
insi
de
it,
until
I
was
wi
thin
twe
nty
pa
ces
of
the
do
o
r."
"My
fo
o
tpri
nt,
I
pre
su
me
?"
"No,
Wa
tso
n,
I
fe
ar
that
I
co
u
ld
not
unde
rta
ke
to
re
co
gni
ze
yo
ur
fo
o
tpri
nt
amid
all
the
fo
o
tpri
nts
of
the
wo
rld.
If
you
se
ri
o
u
sly
de
si
re
to
de
ce
i
ve
me
you
mu
st
cha
nge
yo
ur
to
ba
cco
ni
st;
for
when
I
see
the
stub
of
a
ci
ga
re
tte
ma
rked
Bra
dle
y,
Oxfo
rd
Stre
e
t,
I
know
that
my
fri
e
nd
Wa
tson
is
in
the
ne
i
ghbo
u
rho
o
d.
You
wi
ll
see
it
the
re
be
si
de
the
pa
th.
You
threw
it
do
wn,
no
do
u
bt,
at
that
su
pre
me
mo
me
nt
when
you
cha
rged
into
the
empty
hu
t."
"Exa
ctly."
"I
tho
u
ght
as
mu
ch—a
nd
kno
wi
ng
yo
ur
admi
ra
ble
te
na
ci
ty
I
was
co
nvi
nced
that
you
we
re
si
tti
ng
in
ambu
sh,
a
we
a
pon
wi
thin
re
a
ch,
wa
i
ti
ng
for
the
te
na
nt
to
re
tu
rn.
So
you
actu
a
lly
tho
u
ght
that
I
was
the
cri
mi
na
l?"
"I
did
not
know
who
you
we
re,
but
I
was
de
te
rmi
ned
to
fi
nd
ou
t."
"Exce
lle
nt,
Wa
tso
n!
And
how
did
you
lo
ca
li
ze
me?
You
saw
me,
pe
rha
ps,
on
the
ni
ght
of
the
co
nvi
ct
hu
nt,
when
I
was
so
impru
de
nt
as
to
allow
the
mo
on
to
ri
se
be
hi
nd
me
?"
"Ye
s,
I
saw
you
the
n."
"And
ha
ve
no
do
u
bt
se
a
rched
all
the
hu
ts
until
you
ca
me
to
this
one
?"
"No,
yo
ur
boy
had
be
en
obse
rve
d,
and
that
ga
ve
me
a
gu
i
de
whe
re
to
lo
o
k."
"The
old
ge
ntle
man
wi
th
the
te
le
sco
pe,
no
do
u
bt.
I
co
u
ld
not
ma
ke
it
out
when
fi
rst
I
saw
the
li
ght
fla
shi
ng
upon
the
le
ns."
He
ro
se
and
pe
e
ped
into
the
hu
t.
"Ha,
I
see
that
Ca
rtwri
ght
has
bro
u
ght
up
so
me
su
ppli
e
s.
Wha
t's
this
pa
pe
r?
So
you
ha
ve
be
en
to
Co
o
mbe
Tra
ce
y,
ha
ve
yo
u
?"
"Ye
s."
"To
see
Mrs.
La
u
ra
Lyo
ns?"
"Exa
ctly."
"We
ll
do
ne!
Our
re
se
a
rches
ha
ve
evi
de
ntly
be
en
ru
nni
ng
on
pa
ra
llel
li
ne
s,
and
when
we
uni
te
our
re
su
lts
I
expe
ct
we
sha
ll
ha
ve
a
fa
i
rly
fu
ll
kno
wle
dge
of
the
ca
se
."
"We
ll,
I
am
glad
from
my
he
a
rt
that
you
are
he
re,
for
inde
ed
the
re
spo
nsi
bi
li
ty
and
the
myste
ry
we
re
bo
th
be
co
mi
ng
too
mu
ch
for
my
ne
rve
s.
But
how
in
the
na
me
of
wo
nder
did
you
co
me
he
re,
and
what
ha
ve
you
be
en
do
i
ng?
I
tho
u
ght
that
you
we
re
in
Ba
ker
Stre
et
wo
rki
ng
out
that
ca
se
of
bla
ckma
i
li
ng."
"That
was
what
I
wi
shed
you
to
thi
nk."
"Then
you
use
me,
and
yet
do
not
tru
st
me
!"
I
cri
ed
wi
th
so
me
bi
tte
rne
ss.
"I
thi
nk
that
I
ha
ve
de
se
rved
be
tter
at
yo
ur
ha
nds,
Ho
lme
s."
"My
de
ar
fe
llo
w,
you
ha
ve
be
en
inva
lu
a
ble
to
me
in
this
as
in
ma
ny
other
ca
se
s,
and
I
beg
that
you
wi
ll
fo
rgi
ve
me
if
I
ha
ve
se
e
med
to
play
a
tri
ck
upon
yo
u.
In
tru
th,
it
was
pa
rtly
for
yo
ur
own
sa
ke
that
I
did
it,
and
it
was
my
appre
ci
a
ti
on
of
the
da
nger
whi
ch
you
ran
whi
ch
led
me
to
co
me
do
wn
and
exa
mi
ne
the
ma
tter
for
myse
lf.
Had
I
be
en
wi
th
Sir
He
nry
and
you
it
is
co
nfi
de
nt
that
my
po
i
nt
of
vi
ew
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
be
en
the
sa
me
as
yo
u
rs,
and
my
pre
se
nce
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
wa
rned
our
ve
ry
fo
rmi
da
ble
oppo
ne
nts
to
be
on
the
ir
gu
a
rd.
As
it
is,
I
ha
ve
be
en
able
to
get
abo
ut
as
I
co
u
ld
not
po
ssi
bly
ha
ve
do
ne
had
I
be
en
li
vi
ng
in
the
Ha
ll,
and
I
re
ma
in
an
unkno
wn
fa
ctor
in
the
bu
si
ne
ss,
re
a
dy
to
throw
in
all
my
we
i
ght
at
a
cri
ti
cal
mo
me
nt."
"But
why
ke
ep
me
in
the
da
rk?"
"For
you
to
know
co
u
ld
not
ha
ve
he
lped
us
and
mi
ght
po
ssi
bly
ha
ve
led
to
my
di
sco
ve
ry.
You
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
wi
shed
to
te
ll
me
so
me
thi
ng,
or
in
yo
ur
ki
ndne
ss
you
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
bro
u
ght
me
out
so
me
co
mfo
rt
or
othe
r,
and
so
an
unne
ce
ssa
ry
ri
sk
wo
u
ld
be
ru
n.
I
bro
u
ght
Ca
rtwri
ght
do
wn
wi
th
me
—you
re
me
mber
the
li
ttle
chap
at
the
expre
ss
offi
ce
—a
nd
he
has
se
en
after
my
si
mple
wa
nts:
a
lo
af
of
bre
ad
and
a
cle
an
co
lla
r.
What
do
es
man
wa
nt
mo
re?
He
has
gi
ven
me
an
extra
pa
ir
of
eyes
upon
a
ve
ry
acti
ve
pa
ir
of
fe
e
t,
and
bo
th
ha
ve
be
en
inva
lu
a
ble
."
"Then
my
re
po
rts
ha
ve
all
be
en
wa
ste
d!"—My
vo
i
ce
tre
mbled
as
I
re
ca
lled
the
pa
i
ns
and
the
pri
de
wi
th
whi
ch
I
had
co
mpo
sed
the
m.
Ho
lmes
to
ok
a
bu
ndle
of
pa
pe
rs
from
his
po
cke
t.
"He
re
are
yo
ur
re
po
rts,
my
de
ar
fe
llo
w,
and
ve
ry
we
ll
thu
mbe
d,
I
assu
re
yo
u.
I
ma
de
exce
lle
nt
arra
nge
me
nts,
and
they
are
only
de
la
yed
one
day
upon
the
ir
wa
y.
I
mu
st
co
mpli
me
nt
you
exce
e
di
ngly
upon
the
ze
al
and
the
inte
lli
ge
nce
whi
ch
you
ha
ve
sho
wn
over
an
extra
o
rdi
na
ri
ly
di
ffi
cu
lt
ca
se
."
I
was
sti
ll
ra
ther
raw
over
the
de
ce
pti
on
whi
ch
had
be
en
pra
cti
sed
upon
me,
but
the
wa
rmth
of
Ho
lme
s's
pra
i
se
dro
ve
my
anger
from
my
mi
nd.
I
fe
lt
also
in
my
he
a
rt
that
he
was
ri
ght
in
what
he
sa
id
and
that
it
was
re
a
lly
be
st
for
our
pu
rpo
se
that
I
sho
u
ld
not
ha
ve
kno
wn
that
he
was
upon
the
mo
o
r.
"Tha
t's
be
tte
r,"
sa
id
he,
se
e
i
ng
the
sha
dow
ri
se
from
my
fa
ce.
"And
now
te
ll
me
the
re
su
lt
of
yo
ur
vi
sit
to
Mrs.
La
u
ra
Lyo
ns—it
was
not
di
ffi
cu
lt
for
me
to
gu
e
ss
that
it
was
to
see
her
that
you
had
go
ne,
for
I
am
alre
a
dy
awa
re
that
she
is
the
one
pe
rson
in
Co
o
mbe
Tra
cey
who
mi
ght
be
of
se
rvi
ce
to
us
in
the
ma
tte
r.
In
fa
ct,
if
you
had
not
go
ne
to
day
it
is
exce
e
di
ngly
pro
ba
ble
that
I
sho
u
ld
ha
ve
go
ne
to
mo
rro
w."
The
sun
had
set
and
du
sk
was
se
ttli
ng
over
the
mo
o
r.
The
air
had
tu
rned
chi
ll
and
we
wi
thdrew
into
the
hut
for
wa
rmth.
The
re,
si
tti
ng
to
ge
ther
in
the
twi
li
ght,
I
to
ld
Ho
lmes
of
my
co
nve
rsa
ti
on
wi
th
the
la
dy.
So
inte
re
sted
was
he
that
I
had
to
re
pe
at
so
me
of
it
twi
ce
be
fo
re
he
was
sa
ti
sfi
e
d.
"This
is
mo
st
impo
rta
nt,"
sa
id
he
when
I
had
co
nclu
de
d.
"It
fi
lls
up
a
gap
whi
ch
I
had
be
en
una
ble
to
bri
dge
in
this
mo
st
co
mplex
affa
i
r.
You
are
awa
re,
pe
rha
ps,
that
a
clo
se
inti
ma
cy
exi
sts
be
twe
en
this
la
dy
and
the
man
Sta
ple
to
n?"
"I
did
not
know
of
a
clo
se
inti
ma
cy."
"The
re
can
be
no
do
u
bt
abo
ut
the
ma
tte
r.
They
me
e
t,
they
wri
te,
the
re
is
a
co
mple
te
unde
rsta
ndi
ng
be
twe
en
the
m.
No
w,
this
pu
ts
a
ve
ry
po
we
rful
we
a
pon
into
our
ha
nds.
If
I
co
u
ld
only
use
it
to
de
ta
ch
his
wi
fe
—"
"His
wi
fe
?"
"I
am
gi
vi
ng
you
so
me
info
rma
ti
on
no
w,
in
re
tu
rn
for
all
that
you
ha
ve
gi
ven
me.
The
la
dy
who
has
pa
ssed
he
re
as
Mi
ss
Sta
ple
ton
is
in
re
a
li
ty
his
wi
fe
."
"Go
od
he
a
ve
ns,
Ho
lme
s!
Are
you
su
re
of
what
you
sa
y?
How
co
u
ld
he
ha
ve
pe
rmi
tted
Sir
He
nry
to
fa
ll
in
lo
ve
wi
th
he
r?"
"Sir
He
nry's
fa
lli
ng
in
lo
ve
co
u
ld
do
no
ha
rm
to
anyo
ne
exce
pt
Sir
He
nry.
He
to
ok
pa
rti
cu
lar
ca
re
that
Sir
He
nry
did
not
ma
ke
lo
ve
to
he
r,
as
you
ha
ve
yo
u
rse
lf
obse
rve
d.
I
re
pe
at
that
the
la
dy
is
his
wi
fe
and
not
his
si
ste
r."
"But
why
this
ela
bo
ra
te
de
ce
pti
o
n?"
"Be
ca
u
se
he
fo
re
saw
that
she
wo
u
ld
be
ve
ry
mu
ch
mo
re
use
ful
to
him
in
the
cha
ra
cter
of
a
free
wo
ma
n."
All
my
unspo
ken
insti
ncts,
my
va
gue
su
spi
ci
o
ns,
su
dde
nly
to
ok
sha
pe
and
ce
ntred
upon
the
na
tu
ra
li
st.
In
that
impa
ssi
ve
co
lo
u
rle
ss
ma
n,
wi
th
his
straw
hat
and
his
bu
tte
rfly-ne
t,
I
se
e
med
to
see
so
me
thi
ng
te
rri
ble
—a
cre
a
tu
re
of
infi
ni
te
pa
ti
e
nce
and
cra
ft,
wi
th
a
smi
li
ng
fa
ce
and
a
mu
rde
ro
us
he
a
rt.
"It
is
he,
the
n,
who
is
our
ene
my—it
is
he
who
do
gged
us
in
Lo
ndo
n?"
"So
I
re
ad
the
ri
ddle
."
"And
the
wa
rni
ng—it
mu
st
ha
ve
co
me
from
he
r!"
"Exa
ctly."
The
sha
pe
of
so
me
mo
nstro
us
vi
lla
i
ny,
ha
lf
se
e
n,
ha
lf
gu
e
sse
d,
lo
o
med
thro
u
gh
the
da
rkne
ss
whi
ch
had
gi
rt
me
so
lo
ng.
"But
are
you
su
re
of
thi
s,
Ho
lme
s?
How
do
you
know
that
the
wo
man
is
his
wi
fe
?"
"Be
ca
u
se
he
so
far
fo
rgot
hi
mse
lf
as
to
te
ll
you
a
true
pi
e
ce
of
au
to
bi
o
gra
phy
upon
the
occa
si
on
when
he
fi
rst
met
yo
u,
and
I
da
re
say
he
has
ma
ny
a
ti
me
re
gre
tted
it
si
nce.
He
was
once
a
scho
o
lma
ster
in
the
no
rth
of
Engla
nd.
No
w,
the
re
is
no
one
mo
re
ea
sy
to
tra
ce
than
a
scho
o
lma
ste
r.
The
re
are
scho
la
stic
age
nci
es
by
whi
ch
one
may
ide
nti
fy
any
man
who
has
be
en
in
the
pro
fe
ssi
o
n.
A
li
ttle
inve
sti
ga
ti
on
sho
wed
me
that
a
scho
ol
had
co
me
to
gri
ef
under
atro
ci
o
us
ci
rcu
msta
nce
s,
and
that
the
man
who
had
owned
it—the
na
me
was
di
ffe
re
nt—had
di
sa
ppe
a
red
wi
th
his
wi
fe.
The
de
scri
pti
o
ns
agre
e
d.
When
I
le
a
rned
that
the
mi
ssi
ng
man
was
de
vo
ted
to
ento
mo
lo
gy
the
ide
nti
fi
ca
ti
on
was
co
mple
te
."
The
da
rkne
ss
was
ri
si
ng,
but
mu
ch
was
sti
ll
hi
dden
by
the
sha
do
ws.
"If
this
wo
man
is
in
tru
th
his
wi
fe,
whe
re
do
es
Mrs.
La
u
ra
Lyo
ns
co
me
in?"
I
aske
d.
"That
is
one
of
the
po
i
nts
upon
whi
ch
yo
ur
own
re
se
a
rches
ha
ve
shed
a
li
ght.
Yo
ur
inte
rvi
ew
wi
th
the
la
dy
has
cle
a
red
the
si
tu
a
ti
on
ve
ry
mu
ch.
I
did
not
know
abo
ut
a
pro
je
cted
di
vo
rce
be
twe
en
he
rse
lf
and
her
hu
sba
nd.
In
that
ca
se,
re
ga
rdi
ng
Sta
ple
ton
as
an
unma
rri
ed
ma
n,
she
co
u
nted
no
do
u
bt
upon
be
co
mi
ng
his
wi
fe
."
"And
when
she
is
unde
ce
i
ve
d?"
"Why,
then
we
may
fi
nd
the
la
dy
of
se
rvi
ce.
It
mu
st
be
our
fi
rst
du
ty
to
see
he
r—bo
th
of
us—to
mo
rro
w.
Do
n't
you
thi
nk,
Wa
tso
n,
that
you
are
away
from
yo
ur
cha
rge
ra
ther
lo
ng?
Yo
ur
pla
ce
sho
u
ld
be
at
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
Ha
ll."
The
la
st
red
stre
a
ks
had
fa
ded
away
in
the
we
st
and
ni
ght
had
se
ttled
upon
the
mo
o
r.
A
few
fa
i
nt
sta
rs
we
re
gle
a
mi
ng
in
a
vi
o
let
sky.
"One
la
st
qu
e
sti
o
n,
Ho
lme
s,"
I
sa
id
as
I
ro
se.
"Su
re
ly
the
re
is
no
ne
ed
of
se
cre
cy
be
twe
en
you
and
me.
What
is
the
me
a
ni
ng
of
it
all?
What
is
he
afte
r?"
Ho
lme
s's
vo
i
ce
sa
nk
as
he
answe
re
d:
"It
is
mu
rde
r,
Wa
tso
n—re
fi
ne
d,
co
ld-blo
o
de
d,
de
li
be
ra
te
mu
rde
r.
Do
not
ask
me
for
pa
rti
cu
la
rs.
My
ne
ts
are
clo
si
ng
upon
hi
m,
even
as
his
are
upon
Sir
He
nry,
and
wi
th
yo
ur
he
lp
he
is
alre
a
dy
almo
st
at
my
me
rcy.
The
re
is
but
one
da
nger
whi
ch
can
thre
a
ten
us.
It
is
that
he
sho
u
ld
stri
ke
be
fo
re
we
are
re
a
dy
to
do
so.
Ano
ther
da
y—two
at
the
mo
st—a
nd
I
ha
ve
my
ca
se
co
mple
te,
but
until
then
gu
a
rd
yo
ur
cha
rge
as
clo
se
ly
as
ever
a
fo
nd
mo
ther
wa
tched
her
ai
li
ng
chi
ld.
Yo
ur
mi
ssi
on
to
day
has
ju
sti
fi
ed
itse
lf,
and
yet
I
co
u
ld
almo
st
wi
sh
that
you
had
not
le
ft
his
si
de.
Ha
rk!"
A
te
rri
ble
scre
a
m—a
pro
lo
nged
ye
ll
of
ho
rror
and
angu
i
sh—bu
rst
out
of
the
si
le
nce
of
the
mo
o
r.
That
fri
ghtful
cry
tu
rned
the
blo
od
to
ice
in
my
ve
i
ns.
"Oh,
my
Go
d!"
I
ga
spe
d.
"What
is
it?
What
do
es
it
me
a
n?"
Ho
lmes
had
spru
ng
to
his
fe
e
t,
and
I
saw
his
da
rk,
athle
tic
ou
tli
ne
at
the
do
or
of
the
hu
t,
his
sho
u
lde
rs
sto
o
pi
ng,
his
he
ad
thru
st
fo
rwa
rd,
his
fa
ce
pe
e
ri
ng
into
the
da
rkne
ss.
"Hu
sh!"
he
whi
spe
re
d.
"Hu
sh!"
The
cry
had
be
en
lo
ud
on
acco
u
nt
of
its
ve
he
me
nce,
but
it
had
pe
a
led
out
from
so
me
whe
re
far
off
on
the
sha
do
wy
pla
i
n.
Now
it
bu
rst
upon
our
ea
rs,
ne
a
re
r,
lo
u
de
r,
mo
re
urge
nt
than
be
fo
re.
"Whe
re
is
it?"
Ho
lmes
whi
spe
re
d;
and
I
knew
from
the
thri
ll
of
his
vo
i
ce
that
he,
the
man
of
iro
n,
was
sha
ken
to
the
so
u
l.
"Whe
re
is
it,
Wa
tso
n?"
"The
re,
I
thi
nk."
I
po
i
nted
into
the
da
rkne
ss.
"No,
the
re
!"
Aga
in
the
ago
ni
zed
cry
swe
pt
thro
u
gh
the
si
le
nt
ni
ght,
lo
u
der
and
mu
ch
ne
a
rer
than
eve
r.
And
a
new
so
u
nd
mi
ngled
wi
th
it,
a
de
e
p,
mu
tte
red
ru
mble,
mu
si
cal
and
yet
me
na
ci
ng,
ri
si
ng
and
fa
lli
ng
li
ke
the
lo
w,
co
nsta
nt
mu
rmur
of
the
se
a.
"The
ho
u
nd!"
cri
ed
Ho
lme
s.
"Co
me,
Wa
tso
n,
co
me!
Gre
at
he
a
ve
ns,
if
we
are
too
la
te
!"
He
had
sta
rted
ru
nni
ng
swi
ftly
over
the
mo
o
r,
and
I
had
fo
llo
wed
at
his
he
e
ls.
But
now
from
so
me
whe
re
amo
ng
the
bro
ken
gro
u
nd
imme
di
a
te
ly
in
fro
nt
of
us
the
re
ca
me
one
la
st
de
spa
i
ri
ng
ye
ll,
and
then
a
du
ll,
he
a
vy
thu
d.
We
ha
lted
and
li
ste
ne
d.
Not
ano
ther
so
u
nd
bro
ke
the
he
a
vy
si
le
nce
of
the
wi
ndle
ss
ni
ght.
I
saw
Ho
lmes
put
his
ha
nd
to
his
fo
re
he
ad
li
ke
a
man
di
stra
cte
d.
He
sta
mped
his
fe
et
upon
the
gro
u
nd.
"He
has
be
a
ten
us,
Wa
tso
n.
We
are
too
la
te
."
"No,
no,
su
re
ly
no
t!"
"Fo
ol
that
I
was
to
ho
ld
my
ha
nd.
And
yo
u,
Wa
tso
n,
see
what
co
mes
of
aba
ndo
ni
ng
yo
ur
cha
rge!
Bu
t,
by
He
a
ve
n,
if
the
wo
rst
has
ha
ppe
ned
we
'll
ave
nge
hi
m!"
Bli
ndly
we
ran
thro
u
gh
the
glo
o
m,
blu
nde
ri
ng
aga
i
nst
bo
u
lde
rs,
fo
rci
ng
our
way
thro
u
gh
go
rse
bu
she
s,
pa
nti
ng
up
hi
lls
and
ru
shi
ng
do
wn
slo
pe
s,
he
a
di
ng
alwa
ys
in
the
di
re
cti
on
whe
nce
tho
se
dre
a
dful
so
u
nds
had
co
me.
At
eve
ry
ri
se
Ho
lmes
lo
o
ked
ea
ge
rly
ro
u
nd
hi
m,
but
the
sha
do
ws
we
re
thi
ck
upon
the
mo
o
r,
and
no
thi
ng
mo
ved
upon
its
dre
a
ry
fa
ce.
"Can
you
see
anythi
ng?"
"No
thi
ng."
"Bu
t,
ha
rk,
what
is
tha
t?"
A
low
mo
an
had
fa
llen
upon
our
ea
rs.
The
re
it
was
aga
in
upon
our
le
ft!
On
that
si
de
a
ri
dge
of
ro
cks
ended
in
a
she
er
cli
ff
whi
ch
ove
rlo
o
ked
a
sto
ne
-stre
wn
slo
pe.
On
its
ja
gged
fa
ce
was
spre
a
d-e
a
gled
so
me
da
rk,
irre
gu
lar
obje
ct.
As
we
ran
to
wa
rds
it
the
va
gue
ou
tli
ne
ha
rde
ned
into
a
de
fi
ni
te
sha
pe.
It
was
a
pro
stra
te
man
fa
ce
do
wnwa
rd
upon
the
gro
u
nd,
the
he
ad
do
u
bled
under
him
at
a
ho
rri
ble
angle,
the
sho
u
lde
rs
ro
u
nded
and
the
bo
dy
hu
nched
to
ge
ther
as
if
in
the
act
of
thro
wi
ng
a
so
me
rsa
u
lt.
So
gro
te
sque
was
the
atti
tu
de
that
I
co
u
ld
not
for
the
insta
nt
re
a
li
ze
that
that
mo
an
had
be
en
the
pa
ssi
ng
of
his
so
u
l.
Not
a
whi
spe
r,
not
a
ru
stle,
ro
se
now
from
the
da
rk
fi
gu
re
over
whi
ch
we
sto
o
pe
d.
Ho
lmes
la
id
his
ha
nd
upon
him
and
he
ld
it
up
aga
in
wi
th
an
excla
ma
ti
on
of
ho
rro
r.
The
gle
am
of
the
ma
tch
whi
ch
he
stru
ck
sho
ne
upon
his
clo
tted
fi
nge
rs
and
upon
the
gha
stly
po
ol
whi
ch
wi
de
ned
slo
wly
from
the
cru
shed
sku
ll
of
the
vi
cti
m.
And
it
sho
ne
upon
so
me
thi
ng
else
whi
ch
tu
rned
our
he
a
rts
si
ck
and
fa
i
nt
wi
thin
us—the
bo
dy
of
Sir
He
nry
Ba
ske
rvi
lle!
The
re
was
no
cha
nce
of
ei
ther
of
us
fo
rge
tti
ng
that
pe
cu
li
ar
ru
ddy
twe
ed
su
i
t—the
ve
ry
one
whi
ch
he
had
wo
rn
on
the
fi
rst
mo
rni
ng
that
we
had
se
en
him
in
Ba
ker
Stre
e
t.
We
ca
u
ght
the
one
cle
ar
gli
mpse
of
it,
and
then
the
ma
tch
fli
cke
red
and
we
nt
ou
t,
even
as
the
ho
pe
had
go
ne
out
of
our
so
u
ls.
Ho
lmes
gro
a
ne
d,
and
his
fa
ce
gli
mme
red
whi
te
thro
u
gh
the
da
rkne
ss.
"The
bru
te!
The
bru
te
!"
I
cri
ed
wi
th
cle
nched
ha
nds.
"Oh
Ho
lme
s,
I
sha
ll
ne
ver
fo
rgi
ve
myse
lf
for
ha
vi
ng
le
ft
him
to
his
fa
te
."
"I
am
mo
re
to
bla
me
than
yo
u,
Wa
tso
n.
In
order
to
ha
ve
my
ca
se
we
ll
ro
u
nded
and
co
mple
te,
I
ha
ve
thro
wn
away
the
li
fe
of
my
cli
e
nt.
It
is
the
gre
a
te
st
blow
whi
ch
has
be
fa
llen
me
in
my
ca
re
e
r.
But
how
co
u
ld
I
kno
w—how
co
u
ld
I
kno
w—that
he
wo
u
ld
ri
sk
his
li
fe
alo
ne
upon
the
mo
or
in
the
fa
ce
of
all
my
wa
rni
ngs?"
"That
we
sho
u
ld
ha
ve
he
a
rd
his
scre
a
ms—my
Go
d,
tho
se
scre
a
ms!—a
nd
yet
ha
ve
be
en
una
ble
to
sa
ve
hi
m!
Whe
re
is
this
bru
te
of
a
ho
u
nd
whi
ch
dro
ve
him
to
his
de
a
th?
It
may
be
lu
rki
ng
amo
ng
the
se
ro
cks
at
this
insta
nt.
And
Sta
ple
to
n,
whe
re
is
he?
He
sha
ll
answer
for
this
de
e
d."
"He
sha
ll.
I
wi
ll
see
to
tha
t.
Uncle
and
ne
phew
ha
ve
be
en
mu
rde
re
d—the
one
fri
ghte
ned
to
de
a
th
by
the
ve
ry
si
ght
of
a
be
a
st
whi
ch
he
tho
u
ght
to
be
su
pe
rna
tu
ra
l,
the
other
dri
ven
to
his
end
in
his
wi
ld
fli
ght
to
esca
pe
from
it.
But
now
we
ha
ve
to
pro
ve
the
co
nne
cti
on
be
twe
en
the
man
and
the
be
a
st.
Sa
ve
from
what
we
he
a
rd,
we
ca
nnot
even
swe
ar
to
the
exi
ste
nce
of
the
la
tte
r,
si
nce
Sir
He
nry
has
evi
de
ntly
di
ed
from
the
fa
ll.
Bu
t,
by
he
a
ve
ns,
cu
nni
ng
as
he
is,
the
fe
llow
sha
ll
be
in
my
po
wer
be
fo
re
ano
ther
day
is
pa
st!"
We
sto
od
wi
th
bi
tter
he
a
rts
on
ei
ther
si
de
of
the
ma
ngled
bo
dy,
ove
rwhe
lmed
by
this
su
dden
and
irre
vo
ca
ble
di
sa
ster
whi
ch
had
bro
u
ght
all
our
lo
ng
and
we
a
ry
la
bo
u
rs
to
so
pi
te
o
us
an
end.
Then
as
the
mo
on
ro
se
we
cli
mbed
to
the
top
of
the
ro
cks
over
whi
ch
our
po
or
fri
e
nd
had
fa
lle
n,
and
from
the
su
mmit
we
ga
zed
out
over
the
sha
do
wy
mo
o
r,
ha
lf
si
lver
and
ha
lf
glo
o
m.
Far
awa
y,
mi
les
off,
in
the
di
re
cti
on
of
Gri
mpe
n,
a
si
ngle
ste
a
dy
ye
llow
li
ght
was
shi
ni
ng.
It
co
u
ld
only
co
me
from
the
lo
ne
ly
abo
de
of
the
Sta
ple
to
ns.
Wi
th
a
bi
tter
cu
rse
I
sho
ok
my
fi
st
at
it
as
I
ga
ze
d.
"Why
sho
u
ld
we
not
se
i
ze
him
at
once
?"
"Our
ca
se
is
not
co
mple
te.
The
fe
llow
is
wa
ry
and
cu
nni
ng
to
the
la
st
de
gre
e.
It
is
not
what
we
kno
w,
but
what
we
can
pro
ve.
If
we
ma
ke
one
fa
lse
mo
ve
the
vi
lla
in
may
esca
pe
us
ye
t."
"What
can
we
do
?"
"The
re
wi
ll
be
ple
nty
for
us
to
do
to
mo
rro
w.
To
ni
ght
we
can
only
pe
rfo
rm
the
la
st
offi
ces
to
our
po
or
fri
e
nd."
To
ge
ther
we
ma
de
our
way
do
wn
the
pre
ci
pi
to
us
slo
pe
and
appro
a
ched
the
bo
dy,
bla
ck
and
cle
ar
aga
i
nst
the
si
lve
red
sto
ne
s.
The
ago
ny
of
tho
se
co
nto
rted
li
mbs
stru
ck
me
wi
th
a
spa
sm
of
pa
in
and
blu
rred
my
eyes
wi
th
te
a
rs.
"We
mu
st
se
nd
for
he
lp,
Ho
lme
s!
We
ca
nnot
ca
rry
him
all
the
way
to
the
Ha
ll.
Go
od
he
a
ve
ns,
are
you
ma
d?"
He
had
utte
red
a
cry
and
be
nt
over
the
bo
dy.
Now
he
was
da
nci
ng
and
la
u
ghi
ng
and
wri
ngi
ng
my
ha
nd.
Co
u
ld
this
be
my
ste
rn,
se
lf-co
nta
i
ned
fri
e
nd?
The
se
we
re
hi
dden
fi
re
s,
inde
e
d!
"A
be
a
rd!
A
be
a
rd!
The
man
has
a
be
a
rd!"
"A
be
a
rd?"
"It
is
not
the
ba
ro
ne
t—it
is—why,
it
is
my
ne
i
ghbo
u
r,
the
co
nvi
ct!"
Wi
th
fe
ve
ri
sh
ha
ste
we
had
tu
rned
the
bo
dy
ove
r,
and
that
dri
ppi
ng
be
a
rd
was
po
i
nti
ng
up
to
the
co
ld,
cle
ar
mo
o
n.
The
re
co
u
ld
be
no
do
u
bt
abo
ut
the
be
e
tli
ng
fo
re
he
a
d,
the
su
nken
ani
mal
eye
s.
It
was
inde
ed
the
sa
me
fa
ce
whi
ch
had
gla
red
upon
me
in
the
li
ght
of
the
ca
ndle
from
over
the
ro
ck—the
fa
ce
of
Se
lde
n,
the
cri
mi
na
l.
Then
in
an
insta
nt
it
was
all
cle
ar
to
me.
I
re
me
mbe
red
how
the
ba
ro
net
had
to
ld
me
that
he
had
ha
nded
his
old
wa
rdro
be
to
Ba
rrymo
re.
Ba
rrymo
re
had
pa
ssed
it
on
in
order
to
he
lp
Se
lden
in
his
esca
pe.
Bo
o
ts,
shi
rt,
ca
p—it
was
all
Sir
He
nry's.
The
tra
ge
dy
was
sti
ll
bla
ck
eno
u
gh,
but
this
man
had
at
le
a
st
de
se
rved
de
a
th
by
the
la
ws
of
his
co
u
ntry.
I
to
ld
Ho
lmes
how
the
ma
tter
sto
o
d,
my
he
a
rt
bu
bbli
ng
over
wi
th
tha
nkfu
lne
ss
and
jo
y.
"Then
the
clo
thes
ha
ve
be
en
the
po
or
de
vi
l's
de
a
th,"
sa
id
he.
"It
is
cle
ar
eno
u
gh
that
the
ho
u
nd
has
be
en
la
id
on
from
so
me
arti
cle
of
Sir
He
nry's—the
bo
ot
whi
ch
was
abstra
cted
in
the
ho
te
l,
in
all
pro
ba
bi
li
ty—a
nd
so
ran
this
man
do
wn.
The
re
is
one
ve
ry
si
ngu
lar
thi
ng,
ho
we
ve
r:
How
ca
me
Se
lde
n,
in
the
da
rkne
ss,
to
know
that
the
ho
u
nd
was
on
his
tra
i
l?"
"He
he
a
rd
hi
m."
"To
he
ar
a
ho
u
nd
upon
the
mo
or
wo
u
ld
not
wo
rk
a
ha
rd
man
li
ke
this
co
nvi
ct
into
su
ch
a
pa
ro
xysm
of
te
rror
that
he
wo
u
ld
ri
sk
re
ca
ptu
re
by
scre
a
mi
ng
wi
ldly
for
he
lp.
By
his
cri
es
he
mu
st
ha
ve
run
a
lo
ng
way
after
he
knew
the
ani
mal
was
on
his
tra
ck.
How
did
he
kno
w?"
"A
gre
a
ter
myste
ry
to
me
is
why
this
ho
u
nd,
pre
su
mi
ng
that
all
our
co
nje
ctu
res
are
co
rre
ct—"
"I
pre
su
me
no
thi
ng."
"We
ll,
the
n,
why
this
ho
u
nd
sho
u
ld
be
lo
o
se
to
ni
ght.
I
su
ppo
se
that
it
do
es
not
alwa
ys
run
lo
o
se
upon
the
mo
o
r.
Sta
ple
ton
wo
u
ld
not
let
it
go
unle
ss
he
had
re
a
son
to
thi
nk
that
Sir
He
nry
wo
u
ld
be
the
re
."
"My
di
ffi
cu
lty
is
the
mo
re
fo
rmi
da
ble
of
the
two,
for
I
thi
nk
that
we
sha
ll
ve
ry
sho
rtly
get
an
expla
na
ti
on
of
yo
u
rs,
whi
le
mi
ne
may
re
ma
in
fo
re
ver
a
myste
ry.
The
qu
e
sti
on
now
is,
what
sha
ll
we
do
wi
th
this
po
or
wre
tch's
bo
dy?
We
ca
nnot
le
a
ve
it
he
re
to
the
fo
xes
and
the
ra
ve
ns."
"I
su
gge
st
that
we
put
it
in
one
of
the
hu
ts
until
we
can
co
mmu
ni
ca
te
wi
th
the
po
li
ce
."
"Exa
ctly.
I
ha
ve
no
do
u
bt
that
you
and
I
co
u
ld
ca
rry
it
so
fa
r.
Ha
llo
a,
Wa
tso
n,
wha
t's
thi
s?
It's
the
man
hi
mse
lf,
by
all
tha
t's
wo
nde
rful
and
au
da
ci
o
u
s!
Not
a
wo
rd
to
show
yo
ur
su
spi
ci
o
ns—not
a
wo
rd,
or
my
pla
ns
cru
mble
to
the
gro
u
nd."
A
fi
gu
re
was
appro
a
chi
ng
us
over
the
mo
o
r,
and
I
saw
the
du
ll
red
glow
of
a
ci
ga
r.
The
mo
on
sho
ne
upon
hi
m,
and
I
co
u
ld
di
sti
ngu
i
sh
the
da
pper
sha
pe
and
ja
u
nty
wa
lk
of
the
na
tu
ra
li
st.
He
sto
pped
when
he
saw
us,
and
then
ca
me
on
aga
i
n.
"Why,
Dr.
Wa
tso
n,
tha
t's
not
yo
u,
is
it?
You
are
the
la
st
man
that
I
sho
u
ld
ha
ve
expe
cted
to
see
out
on
the
mo
or
at
this
ti
me
of
ni
ght.
Bu
t,
de
ar
me,
wha
t's
thi
s?
So
me
bo
dy
hu
rt?
No
t—do
n't
te
ll
me
that
it
is
our
fri
e
nd
Sir
He
nry!"
He
hu
rri
ed
pa
st
me
and
sto
o
ped
over
the
de
ad
ma
n.
I
he
a
rd
a
sha
rp
inta
ke
of
his
bre
a
th
and
the
ci
gar
fe
ll
from
his
fi
nge
rs.
"Who
—who
's
thi
s?"
he
sta
mme
re
d.
"It
is
Se
lde
n,
the
man
who
esca
ped
from
Pri
nce
to
wn."
Sta
ple
ton
tu
rned
a
gha
stly
fa
ce
upon
us,
but
by
a
su
pre
me
effo
rt
he
had
ove
rco
me
his
ama
ze
me
nt
and
his
di
sa
ppo
i
ntme
nt.
He
lo
o
ked
sha
rply
from
Ho
lmes
to
me.
"De
ar
me!
What
a
ve
ry
sho
cki
ng
affa
i
r!
How
did
he
di
e
?"
"He
appe
a
rs
to
ha
ve
bro
ken
his
ne
ck
by
fa
lli
ng
over
the
se
ro
cks.
My
fri
e
nd
and
I
we
re
stro
lli
ng
on
the
mo
or
when
we
he
a
rd
a
cry."
"I
he
a
rd
a
cry
also.
That
was
what
bro
u
ght
me
ou
t.
I
was
une
a
sy
abo
ut
Sir
He
nry."
"Why
abo
ut
Sir
He
nry
in
pa
rti
cu
la
r?"
I
co
u
ld
not
he
lp
aski
ng.
"Be
ca
u
se
I
had
su
gge
sted
that
he
sho
u
ld
co
me
ove
r.
When
he
did
not
co
me
I
was
su
rpri
se
d,
and
I
na
tu
ra
lly
be
ca
me
ala
rmed
for
his
sa
fe
ty
when
I
he
a
rd
cri
es
upon
the
mo
o
r.
By
the
wa
y"—his
eyes
da
rted
aga
in
from
my
fa
ce
to
Ho
lme
s's—"did
you
he
ar
anythi
ng
else
be
si
des
a
cry?"
"No
,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s;
"did
yo
u
?"
"No
."
"What
do
you
me
a
n,
the
n?"
"Oh,
you
know
the
sto
ri
es
that
the
pe
a
sa
nts
te
ll
abo
ut
a
pha
ntom
ho
u
nd,
and
so
on.
It
is
sa
id
to
be
he
a
rd
at
ni
ght
upon
the
mo
o
r.
I
was
wo
nde
ri
ng
if
the
re
we
re
any
evi
de
nce
of
su
ch
a
so
u
nd
to
ni
ght."
"We
he
a
rd
no
thi
ng
of
the
ki
nd,"
sa
id
I.
"And
what
is
yo
ur
the
o
ry
of
this
po
or
fe
llo
w's
de
a
th?"
"I
ha
ve
no
do
u
bt
that
anxi
e
ty
and
expo
su
re
ha
ve
dri
ven
him
off
his
he
a
d.
He
has
ru
shed
abo
ut
the
mo
or
in
a
cra
zy
sta
te
and
eve
ntu
a
lly
fa
llen
over
he
re
and
bro
ken
his
ne
ck."
"That
se
e
ms
the
mo
st
re
a
so
na
ble
the
o
ry,"
sa
id
Sta
ple
to
n,
and
he
ga
ve
a
si
gh
whi
ch
I
to
ok
to
indi
ca
te
his
re
li
e
f.
"What
do
you
thi
nk
abo
ut
it,
Mr.
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lme
s?"
My
fri
e
nd
bo
wed
his
co
mpli
me
nts.
"You
are
qu
i
ck
at
ide
nti
fi
ca
ti
o
n,"
sa
id
he.
"We
ha
ve
be
en
expe
cti
ng
you
in
the
se
pa
rts
si
nce
Dr.
Wa
tson
ca
me
do
wn.
You
are
in
ti
me
to
see
a
tra
ge
dy."
"Ye
s,
inde
e
d.
I
ha
ve
no
do
u
bt
that
my
fri
e
nd's
expla
na
ti
on
wi
ll
co
ver
the
fa
cts.
I
wi
ll
ta
ke
an
unple
a
sa
nt
re
me
mbra
nce
ba
ck
to
Lo
ndon
wi
th
me
to
mo
rro
w."
"Oh,
you
re
tu
rn
to
mo
rro
w?"
"That
is
my
inte
nti
o
n."
"I
ho
pe
yo
ur
vi
sit
has
ca
st
so
me
li
ght
upon
tho
se
occu
rre
nces
whi
ch
ha
ve
pu
zzled
us?"
Ho
lmes
shru
gged
his
sho
u
lde
rs.
"One
ca
nnot
alwa
ys
ha
ve
the
su
cce
ss
for
whi
ch
one
ho
pe
s.
An
inve
sti
ga
tor
ne
e
ds
fa
cts
and
not
le
ge
nds
or
ru
mo
u
rs.
It
has
not
be
en
a
sa
ti
sfa
cto
ry
ca
se
."
My
fri
e
nd
spo
ke
in
his
fra
nke
st
and
mo
st
unco
nce
rned
ma
nne
r.
Sta
ple
ton
sti
ll
lo
o
ked
ha
rd
at
hi
m.
Then
he
tu
rned
to
me.
"I
wo
u
ld
su
gge
st
ca
rryi
ng
this
po
or
fe
llow
to
my
ho
u
se,
but
it
wo
u
ld
gi
ve
my
si
ster
su
ch
a
fri
ght
that
I
do
not
fe
el
ju
sti
fi
ed
in
do
i
ng
it.
I
thi
nk
that
if
we
put
so
me
thi
ng
over
his
fa
ce
he
wi
ll
be
sa
fe
until
mo
rni
ng."
And
so
it
was
arra
nge
d.
Re
si
sti
ng
Sta
ple
to
n's
offer
of
ho
spi
ta
li
ty,
Ho
lmes
and
I
set
off
to
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
Ha
ll,
le
a
vi
ng
the
na
tu
ra
li
st
to
re
tu
rn
alo
ne.
Lo
o
ki
ng
ba
ck
we
saw
the
fi
gu
re
mo
vi
ng
slo
wly
away
over
the
bro
ad
mo
o
r,
and
be
hi
nd
him
that
one
bla
ck
smu
dge
on
the
si
lve
red
slo
pe
whi
ch
sho
wed
whe
re
the
man
was
lyi
ng
who
had
co
me
so
ho
rri
bly
to
his
end.
Cha
pter
13.
Fi
xi
ng
the
Ne
ts
"We
're
at
clo
se
gri
ps
at
la
st,"
sa
id
Ho
lmes
as
we
wa
lked
to
ge
ther
acro
ss
the
mo
o
r.
"What
a
ne
rve
the
fe
llow
ha
s!
How
he
pu
lled
hi
mse
lf
to
ge
ther
in
the
fa
ce
of
what
mu
st
ha
ve
be
en
a
pa
ra
lyzi
ng
sho
ck
when
he
fo
u
nd
that
the
wro
ng
man
had
fa
llen
a
vi
ctim
to
his
plo
t.
I
to
ld
you
in
Lo
ndo
n,
Wa
tso
n,
and
I
te
ll
you
now
aga
i
n,
that
we
ha
ve
ne
ver
had
a
fo
e
man
mo
re
wo
rthy
of
our
ste
e
l."
"I
am
so
rry
that
he
has
se
en
yo
u
."
"And
so
was
I
at
fi
rst.
But
the
re
was
no
ge
tti
ng
out
of
it."
"What
effe
ct
do
you
thi
nk
it
wi
ll
ha
ve
upon
his
pla
ns
now
that
he
kno
ws
you
are
he
re
?"
"It
may
ca
u
se
him
to
be
mo
re
ca
u
ti
o
u
s,
or
it
may
dri
ve
him
to
de
spe
ra
te
me
a
su
res
at
once.
Li
ke
mo
st
cle
ver
cri
mi
na
ls,
he
may
be
too
co
nfi
de
nt
in
his
own
cle
ve
rne
ss
and
ima
gi
ne
that
he
has
co
mple
te
ly
de
ce
i
ved
us."
"Why
sho
u
ld
we
not
arre
st
him
at
once
?"
"My
de
ar
Wa
tso
n,
you
we
re
bo
rn
to
be
a
man
of
acti
o
n.
Yo
ur
insti
nct
is
alwa
ys
to
do
so
me
thi
ng
ene
rge
ti
c.
But
su
ppo
si
ng,
for
argu
me
nt's
sa
ke,
that
we
had
him
arre
sted
to
ni
ght,
what
on
ea
rth
the
be
tter
off
sho
u
ld
we
be
for
tha
t?
We
co
u
ld
pro
ve
no
thi
ng
aga
i
nst
hi
m.
The
re
's
the
de
vi
li
sh
cu
nni
ng
of
it!
If
he
we
re
acti
ng
thro
u
gh
a
hu
man
age
nt
we
co
u
ld
get
so
me
evi
de
nce,
but
if
we
we
re
to
drag
this
gre
at
dog
to
the
li
ght
of
day
it
wo
u
ld
not
he
lp
us
in
pu
tti
ng
a
ro
pe
ro
u
nd
the
ne
ck
of
its
ma
ste
r."
"Su
re
ly
we
ha
ve
a
ca
se
."
"Not
a
sha
dow
of
one
—o
nly
su
rmi
se
and
co
nje
ctu
re.
We
sho
u
ld
be
la
u
ghed
out
of
co
u
rt
if
we
ca
me
wi
th
su
ch
a
sto
ry
and
su
ch
evi
de
nce
."
"The
re
is
Sir
Cha
rle
s's
de
a
th."
"Fo
u
nd
de
ad
wi
tho
ut
a
ma
rk
upon
hi
m.
You
and
I
know
that
he
di
ed
of
she
er
fri
ght,
and
we
know
also
what
fri
ghte
ned
hi
m,
but
how
are
we
to
get
twe
lve
sto
lid
ju
rymen
to
know
it?
What
si
gns
are
the
re
of
a
ho
u
nd?
Whe
re
are
the
ma
rks
of
its
fa
ngs?
Of
co
u
rse
we
know
that
a
ho
u
nd
do
es
not
bi
te
a
de
ad
bo
dy
and
that
Sir
Cha
rles
was
de
ad
be
fo
re
ever
the
bru
te
ove
rto
ok
hi
m.
But
we
ha
ve
to
pro
ve
all
thi
s,
and
we
are
not
in
a
po
si
ti
on
to
do
it."
"We
ll,
the
n,
to
ni
ght?"
"We
are
not
mu
ch
be
tter
off
to
ni
ght.
Aga
i
n,
the
re
was
no
di
re
ct
co
nne
cti
on
be
twe
en
the
ho
u
nd
and
the
ma
n's
de
a
th.
We
ne
ver
saw
the
ho
u
nd.
We
he
a
rd
it,
but
we
co
u
ld
not
pro
ve
that
it
was
ru
nni
ng
upon
this
ma
n's
tra
i
l.
The
re
is
a
co
mple
te
abse
nce
of
mo
ti
ve.
No,
my
de
ar
fe
llo
w;
we
mu
st
re
co
nci
le
ou
rse
lves
to
the
fa
ct
that
we
ha
ve
no
ca
se
at
pre
se
nt,
and
that
it
is
wo
rth
our
whi
le
to
run
any
ri
sk
in
order
to
esta
bli
sh
one
."
"And
how
do
you
pro
po
se
to
do
so
?"
"I
ha
ve
gre
at
ho
pes
of
what
Mrs.
La
u
ra
Lyo
ns
may
do
for
us
when
the
po
si
ti
on
of
affa
i
rs
is
ma
de
cle
ar
to
he
r.
And
I
ha
ve
my
own
plan
as
we
ll.
Su
ffi
ci
e
nt
for
to
mo
rrow
is
the
evil
the
re
o
f;
but
I
ho
pe
be
fo
re
the
day
is
pa
st
to
ha
ve
the
upper
ha
nd
at
la
st."
I
co
u
ld
draw
no
thi
ng
fu
rther
from
hi
m,
and
he
wa
lke
d,
lo
st
in
tho
u
ght,
as
far
as
the
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
ga
te
s.
"Are
you
co
mi
ng
up?"
"Ye
s;
I
see
no
re
a
son
for
fu
rther
co
nce
a
lme
nt.
But
one
la
st
wo
rd,
Wa
tso
n.
Say
no
thi
ng
of
the
ho
u
nd
to
Sir
He
nry.
Let
him
thi
nk
that
Se
lde
n's
de
a
th
was
as
Sta
ple
ton
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
us
be
li
e
ve.
He
wi
ll
ha
ve
a
be
tter
ne
rve
for
the
orde
al
whi
ch
he
wi
ll
ha
ve
to
unde
rgo
to
mo
rro
w,
when
he
is
enga
ge
d,
if
I
re
me
mber
yo
ur
re
po
rt
ari
ght,
to
di
ne
wi
th
the
se
pe
o
ple
."
"And
so
am
I."
"Then
you
mu
st
excu
se
yo
u
rse
lf
and
he
mu
st
go
alo
ne.
That
wi
ll
be
ea
si
ly
arra
nge
d.
And
no
w,
if
we
are
too
la
te
for
di
nne
r,
I
thi
nk
that
we
are
bo
th
re
a
dy
for
our
su
ppe
rs."
Sir
He
nry
was
mo
re
ple
a
sed
than
su
rpri
sed
to
see
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lme
s,
for
he
had
for
so
me
da
ys
be
en
expe
cti
ng
that
re
ce
nt
eve
nts
wo
u
ld
bri
ng
him
do
wn
from
Lo
ndo
n.
He
did
ra
i
se
his
eye
bro
ws,
ho
we
ve
r,
when
he
fo
u
nd
that
my
fri
e
nd
had
ne
i
ther
any
lu
gga
ge
nor
any
expla
na
ti
o
ns
for
its
abse
nce.
Be
twe
en
us
we
so
on
su
ppli
ed
his
wa
nts,
and
then
over
a
be
la
ted
su
pper
we
expla
i
ned
to
the
ba
ro
net
as
mu
ch
of
our
expe
ri
e
nce
as
it
se
e
med
de
si
ra
ble
that
he
sho
u
ld
kno
w.
But
fi
rst
I
had
the
unple
a
sa
nt
du
ty
of
bre
a
ki
ng
the
ne
ws
to
Ba
rrymo
re
and
his
wi
fe.
To
him
it
may
ha
ve
be
en
an
unmi
ti
ga
ted
re
li
e
f,
but
she
we
pt
bi
tte
rly
in
her
apro
n.
To
all
the
wo
rld
he
was
the
man
of
vi
o
le
nce,
ha
lf
ani
mal
and
ha
lf
de
mo
n;
but
to
her
he
alwa
ys
re
ma
i
ned
the
li
ttle
wi
lful
boy
of
her
own
gi
rlho
o
d,
the
chi
ld
who
had
clu
ng
to
her
ha
nd.
Evil
inde
ed
is
the
man
who
has
not
one
wo
man
to
mo
u
rn
hi
m.
"I've
be
en
mo
pi
ng
in
the
ho
u
se
all
day
si
nce
Wa
tson
we
nt
off
in
the
mo
rni
ng,"
sa
id
the
ba
ro
ne
t.
"I
gu
e
ss
I
sho
u
ld
ha
ve
so
me
cre
di
t,
for
I
ha
ve
ke
pt
my
pro
mi
se.
If
I
ha
dn't
swo
rn
not
to
go
abo
ut
alo
ne
I
mi
ght
ha
ve
had
a
mo
re
li
ve
ly
eve
ni
ng,
for
I
had
a
me
ssa
ge
from
Sta
ple
ton
aski
ng
me
over
the
re
."
"I
ha
ve
no
do
u
bt
that
you
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
had
a
mo
re
li
ve
ly
eve
ni
ng,"
sa
id
Ho
lmes
dri
ly.
"By
the
wa
y,
I
do
n't
su
ppo
se
you
appre
ci
a
te
that
we
ha
ve
be
en
mo
u
rni
ng
over
you
as
ha
vi
ng
bro
ken
yo
ur
ne
ck?"
Sir
He
nry
ope
ned
his
eye
s.
"How
was
tha
t?"
"This
po
or
wre
tch
was
dre
ssed
in
yo
ur
clo
the
s.
I
fe
ar
yo
ur
se
rva
nt
who
ga
ve
them
to
him
may
get
into
tro
u
ble
wi
th
the
po
li
ce
."
"That
is
unli
ke
ly.
The
re
was
no
ma
rk
on
any
of
the
m,
as
far
as
I
kno
w."
"Tha
t's
lu
cky
for
hi
m—in
fa
ct,
it's
lu
cky
for
all
of
yo
u,
si
nce
you
are
all
on
the
wro
ng
si
de
of
the
law
in
this
ma
tte
r.
I
am
not
su
re
that
as
a
co
nsci
e
nti
o
us
de
te
cti
ve
my
fi
rst
du
ty
is
not
to
arre
st
the
who
le
ho
u
se
ho
ld.
Wa
tso
n's
re
po
rts
are
mo
st
incri
mi
na
ti
ng
do
cu
me
nts."
"But
how
abo
ut
the
ca
se
?"
asked
the
ba
ro
ne
t.
"Ha
ve
you
ma
de
anythi
ng
out
of
the
ta
ngle?
I
do
n't
know
that
Wa
tson
and
I
are
mu
ch
the
wi
ser
si
nce
we
ca
me
do
wn."
"I
thi
nk
that
I
sha
ll
be
in
a
po
si
ti
on
to
ma
ke
the
si
tu
a
ti
on
ra
ther
mo
re
cle
ar
to
you
be
fo
re
lo
ng.
It
has
be
en
an
exce
e
di
ngly
di
ffi
cu
lt
and
mo
st
co
mpli
ca
ted
bu
si
ne
ss.
The
re
are
se
ve
ral
po
i
nts
upon
whi
ch
we
sti
ll
wa
nt
li
ght—but
it
is
co
mi
ng
all
the
sa
me
."
"We
've
had
one
expe
ri
e
nce,
as
Wa
tson
has
no
do
u
bt
to
ld
yo
u.
We
he
a
rd
the
ho
u
nd
on
the
mo
o
r,
so
I
can
swe
ar
that
it
is
not
all
empty
su
pe
rsti
ti
o
n.
I
had
so
me
thi
ng
to
do
wi
th
do
gs
when
I
was
out
We
st,
and
I
know
one
when
I
he
ar
one.
If
you
can
mu
zzle
that
one
and
put
him
on
a
cha
in
I'll
be
re
a
dy
to
swe
ar
you
are
the
gre
a
te
st
de
te
cti
ve
of
all
ti
me
."
"I
thi
nk
I
wi
ll
mu
zzle
him
and
cha
in
him
all
ri
ght
if
you
wi
ll
gi
ve
me
yo
ur
he
lp."
"Wha
te
ver
you
te
ll
me
to
do
I
wi
ll
do
."
"Ve
ry
go
o
d;
and
I
wi
ll
ask
you
also
to
do
it
bli
ndly,
wi
tho
ut
alwa
ys
aski
ng
the
re
a
so
n."
"Ju
st
as
you
li
ke
."
"If
you
wi
ll
do
this
I
thi
nk
the
cha
nces
are
that
our
li
ttle
pro
blem
wi
ll
so
on
be
so
lve
d.
I
ha
ve
no
do
u
bt—"
He
sto
pped
su
dde
nly
and
sta
red
fi
xe
dly
up
over
my
he
ad
into
the
ai
r.
The
la
mp
be
at
upon
his
fa
ce,
and
so
inte
nt
was
it
and
so
sti
ll
that
it
mi
ght
ha
ve
be
en
that
of
a
cle
a
r-cut
cla
ssi
cal
sta
tu
e,
a
pe
rso
ni
fi
ca
ti
on
of
ale
rtne
ss
and
expe
cta
ti
o
n.
"What
is
it?"
we
bo
th
cri
e
d.
I
co
u
ld
see
as
he
lo
o
ked
do
wn
that
he
was
re
pre
ssi
ng
so
me
inte
rnal
emo
ti
o
n.
His
fe
a
tu
res
we
re
sti
ll
co
mpo
se
d,
but
his
eyes
sho
ne
wi
th
amu
sed
exu
lta
ti
o
n.
"Excu
se
the
admi
ra
ti
on
of
a
co
nno
i
sse
u
r,"
sa
id
he
as
he
wa
ved
his
ha
nd
to
wa
rds
the
li
ne
of
po
rtra
i
ts
whi
ch
co
ve
red
the
oppo
si
te
wa
ll.
"Wa
tson
wo
n't
allow
that
I
know
anythi
ng
of
art
but
that
is
me
re
je
a
lo
u
sy
be
ca
u
se
our
vi
e
ws
upon
the
su
bje
ct
di
ffe
r.
No
w,
the
se
are
a
re
a
lly
ve
ry
fi
ne
se
ri
es
of
po
rtra
i
ts."
"We
ll,
I'm
glad
to
he
ar
you
say
so
,"
sa
id
Sir
He
nry,
gla
nci
ng
wi
th
so
me
su
rpri
se
at
my
fri
e
nd.
"I
do
n't
pre
te
nd
to
know
mu
ch
abo
ut
the
se
thi
ngs,
and
I'd
be
a
be
tter
ju
dge
of
a
ho
rse
or
a
ste
er
than
of
a
pi
ctu
re.
I
di
dn't
know
that
you
fo
u
nd
ti
me
for
su
ch
thi
ngs."
"I
know
what
is
go
od
when
I
see
it,
and
I
see
it
no
w.
Tha
t's
a
Kne
lle
r,
I'll
swe
a
r,
that
la
dy
in
the
blue
si
lk
over
yo
nde
r,
and
the
sto
ut
ge
ntle
man
wi
th
the
wig
ou
ght
to
be
a
Re
yno
lds.
They
are
all
fa
mi
ly
po
rtra
i
ts,
I
pre
su
me
?"
"Eve
ry
one
."
"Do
you
know
the
na
me
s?"
"Ba
rrymo
re
has
be
en
co
a
chi
ng
me
in
the
m,
and
I
thi
nk
I
can
say
my
le
sso
ns
fa
i
rly
we
ll."
"Who
is
the
ge
ntle
man
wi
th
the
te
le
sco
pe
?"
"That
is
Re
a
r-Admi
ral
Ba
ske
rvi
lle,
who
se
rved
under
Ro
dney
in
the
We
st
Indi
e
s.
The
man
wi
th
the
blue
co
at
and
the
ro
ll
of
pa
per
is
Sir
Wi
lli
am
Ba
ske
rvi
lle,
who
was
Cha
i
rman
of
Co
mmi
tte
es
of
the
Ho
u
se
of
Co
mmo
ns
under
Pi
tt."
"And
this
Ca
va
li
er
oppo
si
te
to
me
—the
one
wi
th
the
bla
ck
ve
lvet
and
the
la
ce
?"
"Ah,
you
ha
ve
a
ri
ght
to
know
abo
ut
hi
m.
That
is
the
ca
u
se
of
all
the
mi
schi
e
f,
the
wi
cked
Hu
go,
who
sta
rted
the
Ho
u
nd
of
the
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
s.
We
're
not
li
ke
ly
to
fo
rget
hi
m."
I
ga
zed
wi
th
inte
re
st
and
so
me
su
rpri
se
upon
the
po
rtra
i
t.
"De
ar
me
!"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s,
"he
se
e
ms
a
qu
i
e
t,
me
e
k-ma
nne
red
man
eno
u
gh,
but
I
da
re
say
that
the
re
was
a
lu
rki
ng
de
vil
in
his
eye
s.
I
had
pi
ctu
red
him
as
a
mo
re
ro
bu
st
and
ru
ffi
a
nly
pe
rso
n."
"The
re
's
no
do
u
bt
abo
ut
the
au
the
nti
ci
ty,
for
the
na
me
and
the
da
te,
1647,
are
on
the
ba
ck
of
the
ca
nva
s."
Ho
lmes
sa
id
li
ttle
mo
re,
but
the
pi
ctu
re
of
the
old
ro
yste
rer
se
e
med
to
ha
ve
a
fa
sci
na
ti
on
for
hi
m,
and
his
eyes
we
re
co
nti
nu
a
lly
fi
xed
upon
it
du
ri
ng
su
ppe
r.
It
was
not
until
la
te
r,
when
Sir
He
nry
had
go
ne
to
his
ro
o
m,
that
I
was
able
to
fo
llow
the
tre
nd
of
his
tho
u
ghts.
He
led
me
ba
ck
into
the
ba
nqu
e
ti
ng-ha
ll,
his
be
dro
om
ca
ndle
in
his
ha
nd,
and
he
he
ld
it
up
aga
i
nst
the
ti
me
-sta
i
ned
po
rtra
it
on
the
wa
ll.
"Do
you
see
anythi
ng
the
re
?"
I
lo
o
ked
at
the
bro
ad
plu
med
ha
t,
the
cu
rli
ng
lo
ve
-lo
cks,
the
whi
te
la
ce
co
lla
r,
and
the
stra
i
ght,
se
ve
re
fa
ce
whi
ch
was
fra
med
be
twe
en
the
m.
It
was
not
a
bru
tal
co
u
nte
na
nce,
but
it
was
pri
m,
ha
rd,
and
ste
rn,
wi
th
a
fi
rm-se
t,
thi
n-li
pped
mo
u
th,
and
a
co
ldly
into
le
ra
nt
eye.
"Is
it
li
ke
anyo
ne
you
kno
w?"
"The
re
is
so
me
thi
ng
of
Sir
He
nry
abo
ut
the
ja
w."
"Ju
st
a
su
gge
sti
o
n,
pe
rha
ps.
But
wa
it
an
insta
nt!"
He
sto
od
upon
a
cha
i
r,
and,
ho
ldi
ng
up
the
li
ght
in
his
le
ft
ha
nd,
he
cu
rved
his
ri
ght
arm
over
the
bro
ad
hat
and
ro
u
nd
the
lo
ng
ri
ngle
ts.
"Go
od
he
a
ve
ns!"
I
cri
ed
in
ama
ze
me
nt.
The
fa
ce
of
Sta
ple
ton
had
spru
ng
out
of
the
ca
nva
s.
"Ha,
you
see
it
no
w.
My
eyes
ha
ve
be
en
tra
i
ned
to
exa
mi
ne
fa
ces
and
not
the
ir
tri
mmi
ngs.
It
is
the
fi
rst
qu
a
li
ty
of
a
cri
mi
nal
inve
sti
ga
tor
that
he
sho
u
ld
see
thro
u
gh
a
di
sgu
i
se
."
"But
this
is
ma
rve
llo
u
s.
It
mi
ght
be
his
po
rtra
i
t."
"Ye
s,
it
is
an
inte
re
sti
ng
insta
nce
of
a
thro
wba
ck,
whi
ch
appe
a
rs
to
be
bo
th
physi
cal
and
spi
ri
tu
a
l.
A
stu
dy
of
fa
mi
ly
po
rtra
i
ts
is
eno
u
gh
to
co
nve
rt
a
man
to
the
do
ctri
ne
of
re
i
nca
rna
ti
o
n.
The
fe
llow
is
a
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
—that
is
evi
de
nt."
"Wi
th
de
si
gns
upon
the
su
cce
ssi
o
n."
"Exa
ctly.
This
cha
nce
of
the
pi
ctu
re
has
su
ppli
ed
us
wi
th
one
of
our
mo
st
obvi
o
us
mi
ssi
ng
li
nks.
We
ha
ve
hi
m,
Wa
tso
n,
we
ha
ve
hi
m,
and
I
da
re
swe
ar
that
be
fo
re
to
mo
rrow
ni
ght
he
wi
ll
be
flu
tte
ri
ng
in
our
net
as
he
lple
ss
as
one
of
his
own
bu
tte
rfli
e
s.
A
pi
n,
a
co
rk,
and
a
ca
rd,
and
we
add
him
to
the
Ba
ker
Stre
et
co
lle
cti
o
n!"
He
bu
rst
into
one
of
his
ra
re
fi
ts
of
la
u
ghter
as
he
tu
rned
away
from
the
pi
ctu
re.
I
ha
ve
not
he
a
rd
him
la
u
gh
ofte
n,
and
it
has
alwa
ys
bo
ded
ill
to
so
me
bo
dy.
I
was
up
be
ti
mes
in
the
mo
rni
ng,
but
Ho
lmes
was
afo
ot
ea
rli
er
sti
ll,
for
I
saw
him
as
I
dre
sse
d,
co
mi
ng
up
the
dri
ve.
"Ye
s,
we
sho
u
ld
ha
ve
a
fu
ll
day
to
da
y,"
he
re
ma
rke
d,
and
he
ru
bbed
his
ha
nds
wi
th
the
joy
of
acti
o
n.
"The
ne
ts
are
all
in
pla
ce,
and
the
drag
is
abo
ut
to
be
gi
n.
We
'll
know
be
fo
re
the
day
is
out
whe
ther
we
ha
ve
ca
u
ght
our
bi
g,
le
a
nja
wed
pi
ke,
or
whe
ther
he
has
got
thro
u
gh
the
me
she
s."
"Ha
ve
you
be
en
on
the
mo
or
alre
a
dy?"
"I
ha
ve
se
nt
a
re
po
rt
from
Gri
mpen
to
Pri
nce
to
wn
as
to
the
de
a
th
of
Se
lde
n.
I
thi
nk
I
can
pro
mi
se
that
no
ne
of
you
wi
ll
be
tro
u
bled
in
the
ma
tte
r.
And
I
ha
ve
also
co
mmu
ni
ca
ted
wi
th
my
fa
i
thful
Ca
rtwri
ght,
who
wo
u
ld
ce
rta
i
nly
ha
ve
pi
ned
away
at
the
do
or
of
my
hu
t,
as
a
dog
do
es
at
his
ma
ste
r's
gra
ve,
if
I
had
not
set
his
mi
nd
at
re
st
abo
ut
my
sa
fe
ty."
"What
is
the
ne
xt
mo
ve
?"
"To
see
Sir
He
nry.
Ah,
he
re
he
is!"
"Go
o
d-mo
rni
ng,
Ho
lme
s,"
sa
id
the
ba
ro
ne
t.
"You
lo
ok
li
ke
a
ge
ne
ral
who
is
pla
nni
ng
a
ba
ttle
wi
th
his
chi
ef
of
the
sta
ff."
"That
is
the
exa
ct
si
tu
a
ti
o
n.
Wa
tson
was
aski
ng
for
orde
rs."
"And
so
do
I."
"Ve
ry
go
o
d.
You
are
enga
ge
d,
as
I
unde
rsta
nd,
to
di
ne
wi
th
our
fri
e
nds
the
Sta
ple
to
ns
to
ni
ght."
"I
ho
pe
that
you
wi
ll
co
me
also.
They
are
ve
ry
ho
spi
ta
ble
pe
o
ple,
and
I
am
su
re
that
they
wo
u
ld
be
ve
ry
glad
to
see
yo
u
."
"I
fe
ar
that
Wa
tson
and
I
mu
st
go
to
Lo
ndo
n."
"To
Lo
ndo
n?"
"Ye
s,
I
thi
nk
that
we
sho
u
ld
be
mo
re
use
ful
the
re
at
the
pre
se
nt
ju
nctu
re
."
The
ba
ro
ne
t's
fa
ce
pe
rce
pti
bly
le
ngthe
ne
d.
"I
ho
ped
that
you
we
re
go
i
ng
to
see
me
thro
u
gh
this
bu
si
ne
ss.
The
Ha
ll
and
the
mo
or
are
not
ve
ry
ple
a
sa
nt
pla
ces
when
one
is
alo
ne
."
"My
de
ar
fe
llo
w,
you
mu
st
tru
st
me
impli
ci
tly
and
do
exa
ctly
what
I
te
ll
yo
u.
You
can
te
ll
yo
ur
fri
e
nds
that
we
sho
u
ld
ha
ve
be
en
ha
ppy
to
ha
ve
co
me
wi
th
yo
u,
but
that
urge
nt
bu
si
ne
ss
re
qu
i
red
us
to
be
in
to
wn.
We
ho
pe
ve
ry
so
on
to
re
tu
rn
to
De
vo
nshi
re.
Wi
ll
you
re
me
mber
to
gi
ve
them
that
me
ssa
ge
?"
"If
you
insi
st
upon
it."
"The
re
is
no
alte
rna
ti
ve,
I
assu
re
yo
u
."
I
saw
by
the
ba
ro
ne
t's
clo
u
ded
brow
that
he
was
de
e
ply
hu
rt
by
what
he
re
ga
rded
as
our
de
se
rti
o
n.
"When
do
you
de
si
re
to
go
?"
he
asked
co
ldly.
"Imme
di
a
te
ly
after
bre
a
kfa
st.
We
wi
ll
dri
ve
in
to
Co
o
mbe
Tra
ce
y,
but
Wa
tson
wi
ll
le
a
ve
his
thi
ngs
as
a
ple
dge
that
he
wi
ll
co
me
ba
ck
to
yo
u.
Wa
tso
n,
you
wi
ll
se
nd
a
no
te
to
Sta
ple
ton
to
te
ll
him
that
you
re
gret
that
you
ca
nnot
co
me
."
"I
ha
ve
a
go
od
mi
nd
to
go
to
Lo
ndon
wi
th
yo
u
,"
sa
id
the
ba
ro
ne
t.
"Why
sho
u
ld
I
stay
he
re
alo
ne
?"
"Be
ca
u
se
it
is
yo
ur
po
st
of
du
ty.
Be
ca
u
se
you
ga
ve
me
yo
ur
wo
rd
that
you
wo
u
ld
do
as
you
we
re
to
ld,
and
I
te
ll
you
to
sta
y."
"All
ri
ght,
the
n,
I'll
sta
y."
"One
mo
re
di
re
cti
o
n!
I
wi
sh
you
to
dri
ve
to
Me
rri
pit
Ho
u
se.
Se
nd
ba
ck
yo
ur
tra
p,
ho
we
ve
r,
and
let
them
know
that
you
inte
nd
to
wa
lk
ho
me
."
"To
wa
lk
acro
ss
the
mo
o
r?"
"Ye
s."
"But
that
is
the
ve
ry
thi
ng
whi
ch
you
ha
ve
so
often
ca
u
ti
o
ned
me
not
to
do
."
"This
ti
me
you
may
do
it
wi
th
sa
fe
ty.
If
I
had
not
eve
ry
co
nfi
de
nce
in
yo
ur
ne
rve
and
co
u
ra
ge
I
wo
u
ld
not
su
gge
st
it,
but
it
is
esse
nti
al
that
you
sho
u
ld
do
it."
"Then
I
wi
ll
do
it."
"And
as
you
va
lue
yo
ur
li
fe
do
not
go
acro
ss
the
mo
or
in
any
di
re
cti
on
sa
ve
alo
ng
the
stra
i
ght
pa
th
whi
ch
le
a
ds
from
Me
rri
pit
Ho
u
se
to
the
Gri
mpen
Ro
a
d,
and
is
yo
ur
na
tu
ral
way
ho
me
."
"I
wi
ll
do
ju
st
what
you
sa
y."
"Ve
ry
go
o
d.
I
sho
u
ld
be
glad
to
get
away
as
so
on
after
bre
a
kfa
st
as
po
ssi
ble,
so
as
to
re
a
ch
Lo
ndon
in
the
afte
rno
o
n."
I
was
mu
ch
asto
u
nded
by
this
pro
gra
mme,
tho
u
gh
I
re
me
mbe
red
that
Ho
lmes
had
sa
id
to
Sta
ple
ton
on
the
ni
ght
be
fo
re
that
his
vi
sit
wo
u
ld
te
rmi
na
te
ne
xt
da
y.
It
had
not
cro
ssed
my
mi
nd
ho
we
ve
r,
that
he
wo
u
ld
wi
sh
me
to
go
wi
th
hi
m,
nor
co
u
ld
I
unde
rsta
nd
how
we
co
u
ld
bo
th
be
abse
nt
at
a
mo
me
nt
whi
ch
he
hi
mse
lf
de
cla
red
to
be
cri
ti
ca
l.
The
re
was
no
thi
ng
for
it,
ho
we
ve
r,
but
impli
cit
obe
di
e
nce;
so
we
ba
de
go
o
d-bye
to
our
ru
e
ful
fri
e
nd,
and
a
co
u
ple
of
ho
u
rs
afte
rwa
rds
we
we
re
at
the
sta
ti
on
of
Co
o
mbe
Tra
cey
and
had
di
spa
tched
the
trap
upon
its
re
tu
rn
jo
u
rne
y.
A
sma
ll
boy
was
wa
i
ti
ng
upon
the
pla
tfo
rm.
"Any
orde
rs,
si
r?"
"You
wi
ll
ta
ke
this
tra
in
to
to
wn,
Ca
rtwri
ght.
The
mo
me
nt
you
arri
ve
you
wi
ll
se
nd
a
wi
re
to
Sir
He
nry
Ba
ske
rvi
lle,
in
my
na
me,
to
say
that
if
he
fi
nds
the
po
cke
tbo
ok
whi
ch
I
ha
ve
dro
pped
he
is
to
se
nd
it
by
re
gi
ste
red
po
st
to
Ba
ker
Stre
e
t."
"Ye
s,
si
r."
"And
ask
at
the
sta
ti
on
offi
ce
if
the
re
is
a
me
ssa
ge
for
me
."
The
boy
re
tu
rned
wi
th
a
te
le
gra
m,
whi
ch
Ho
lmes
ha
nded
to
me.
It
ra
n:
Wi
re
re
ce
i
ve
d.
Co
mi
ng
do
wn
wi
th
unsi
gned
wa
rra
nt.
Arri
ve
fi
ve
-fo
rty.
Le
stra
de.
"That
is
in
answer
to
mi
ne
of
this
mo
rni
ng.
He
is
the
be
st
of
the
pro
fe
ssi
o
na
ls,
I
thi
nk,
and
we
may
ne
ed
his
assi
sta
nce.
No
w,
Wa
tso
n,
I
thi
nk
that
we
ca
nnot
employ
our
ti
me
be
tter
than
by
ca
lli
ng
upon
yo
ur
acqu
a
i
nta
nce,
Mrs.
La
u
ra
Lyo
ns."
His
plan
of
ca
mpa
i
gn
was
be
gi
nni
ng
to
be
evi
de
nt.
He
wo
u
ld
use
the
ba
ro
net
in
order
to
co
nvi
nce
the
Sta
ple
to
ns
that
we
we
re
re
a
lly
go
ne,
whi
le
we
sho
u
ld
actu
a
lly
re
tu
rn
at
the
insta
nt
when
we
we
re
li
ke
ly
to
be
ne
e
de
d.
That
te
le
gram
from
Lo
ndo
n,
if
me
nti
o
ned
by
Sir
He
nry
to
the
Sta
ple
to
ns,
mu
st
re
mo
ve
the
la
st
su
spi
ci
o
ns
from
the
ir
mi
nds.
Alre
a
dy
I
se
e
med
to
see
our
ne
ts
dra
wi
ng
clo
ser
aro
u
nd
that
le
a
nja
wed
pi
ke.
Mrs.
La
u
ra
Lyo
ns
was
in
her
offi
ce,
and
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lmes
ope
ned
his
inte
rvi
ew
wi
th
a
fra
nkne
ss
and
di
re
ctne
ss
whi
ch
co
nsi
de
ra
bly
ama
zed
he
r.
"I
am
inve
sti
ga
ti
ng
the
ci
rcu
msta
nces
whi
ch
atte
nded
the
de
a
th
of
the
la
te
Sir
Cha
rles
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
,"
sa
id
he.
"My
fri
e
nd
he
re,
Dr.
Wa
tso
n,
has
info
rmed
me
of
what
you
ha
ve
co
mmu
ni
ca
te
d,
and
also
of
what
you
ha
ve
wi
thhe
ld
in
co
nne
cti
on
wi
th
that
ma
tte
r."
"What
ha
ve
I
wi
thhe
ld?"
she
asked
de
fi
a
ntly.
"You
ha
ve
co
nfe
ssed
that
you
asked
Sir
Cha
rles
to
be
at
the
ga
te
at
ten
o'clo
ck.
We
know
that
that
was
the
pla
ce
and
ho
ur
of
his
de
a
th.
You
ha
ve
wi
thhe
ld
what
the
co
nne
cti
on
is
be
twe
en
the
se
eve
nts."
"The
re
is
no
co
nne
cti
o
n."
"In
that
ca
se
the
co
i
nci
de
nce
mu
st
inde
ed
be
an
extra
o
rdi
na
ry
one.
But
I
thi
nk
that
we
sha
ll
su
cce
ed
in
esta
bli
shi
ng
a
co
nne
cti
o
n,
after
all.
I
wi
sh
to
be
pe
rfe
ctly
fra
nk
wi
th
yo
u,
Mrs.
Lyo
ns.
We
re
ga
rd
this
ca
se
as
one
of
mu
rde
r,
and
the
evi
de
nce
may
impli
ca
te
not
only
yo
ur
fri
e
nd
Mr.
Sta
ple
ton
but
his
wi
fe
as
we
ll."
The
la
dy
spra
ng
from
her
cha
i
r.
"His
wi
fe
!"
she
cri
e
d.
"The
fa
ct
is
no
lo
nger
a
se
cre
t.
The
pe
rson
who
has
pa
ssed
for
his
si
ster
is
re
a
lly
his
wi
fe
."
Mrs.
Lyo
ns
had
re
su
med
her
se
a
t.
Her
ha
nds
we
re
gra
spi
ng
the
arms
of
her
cha
i
r,
and
I
saw
that
the
pi
nk
na
i
ls
had
tu
rned
whi
te
wi
th
the
pre
ssu
re
of
her
gri
p.
"His
wi
fe
!"
she
sa
id
aga
i
n.
"His
wi
fe!
He
is
not
a
ma
rri
ed
ma
n."
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lmes
shru
gged
his
sho
u
lde
rs.
"Pro
ve
it
to
me!
Pro
ve
it
to
me!
And
if
you
can
do
so
—!"
The
fi
e
rce
fla
sh
of
her
eyes
sa
id
mo
re
than
any
wo
rds.
"I
ha
ve
co
me
pre
pa
red
to
do
so
,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s,
dra
wi
ng
se
ve
ral
pa
pe
rs
from
his
po
cke
t.
"He
re
is
a
pho
to
gra
ph
of
the
co
u
ple
ta
ken
in
Yo
rk
fo
ur
ye
a
rs
ago.
It
is
indo
rsed
'Mr.
and
Mrs.
Va
nde
le
u
r,'
but
you
wi
ll
ha
ve
no
di
ffi
cu
lty
in
re
co
gni
zi
ng
hi
m,
and
her
also,
if
you
know
her
by
si
ght.
He
re
are
three
wri
tten
de
scri
pti
o
ns
by
tru
stwo
rthy
wi
tne
sses
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Va
nde
le
u
r,
who
at
that
ti
me
ke
pt
St.
Oli
ve
r's
pri
va
te
scho
o
l.
Re
ad
them
and
see
if
you
can
do
u
bt
the
ide
nti
ty
of
the
se
pe
o
ple
."
She
gla
nced
at
the
m,
and
then
lo
o
ked
up
at
us
wi
th
the
se
t,
ri
gid
fa
ce
of
a
de
spe
ra
te
wo
ma
n.
"Mr.
Ho
lme
s,"
she
sa
i
d,
"this
man
had
offe
red
me
ma
rri
a
ge
on
co
ndi
ti
on
that
I
co
u
ld
get
a
di
vo
rce
from
my
hu
sba
nd.
He
has
li
ed
to
me,
the
vi
lla
i
n,
in
eve
ry
co
nce
i
va
ble
wa
y.
Not
one
wo
rd
of
tru
th
has
he
ever
to
ld
me.
And
why—why?
I
ima
gi
ned
that
all
was
for
my
own
sa
ke.
But
now
I
see
that
I
was
ne
ver
anythi
ng
but
a
to
ol
in
his
ha
nds.
Why
sho
u
ld
I
pre
se
rve
fa
i
th
wi
th
him
who
ne
ver
ke
pt
any
wi
th
me?
Why
sho
u
ld
I
try
to
shi
e
ld
him
from
the
co
nse
qu
e
nces
of
his
own
wi
cked
acts?
Ask
me
what
you
li
ke,
and
the
re
is
no
thi
ng
whi
ch
I
sha
ll
ho
ld
ba
ck.
One
thi
ng
I
swe
ar
to
yo
u,
and
that
is
that
when
I
wro
te
the
le
tter
I
ne
ver
dre
a
med
of
any
ha
rm
to
the
old
ge
ntle
ma
n,
who
had
be
en
my
ki
nde
st
fri
e
nd."
"I
enti
re
ly
be
li
e
ve
yo
u,
ma
da
m,"
sa
id
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lme
s.
"The
re
ci
tal
of
the
se
eve
nts
mu
st
be
ve
ry
pa
i
nful
to
yo
u,
and
pe
rha
ps
it
wi
ll
ma
ke
it
ea
si
er
if
I
te
ll
you
what
occu
rre
d,
and
you
can
che
ck
me
if
I
ma
ke
any
ma
te
ri
al
mi
sta
ke.
The
se
ndi
ng
of
this
le
tter
was
su
gge
sted
to
you
by
Sta
ple
to
n?"
"He
di
cta
ted
it."
"I
pre
su
me
that
the
re
a
son
he
ga
ve
was
that
you
wo
u
ld
re
ce
i
ve
he
lp
from
Sir
Cha
rles
for
the
le
gal
expe
nses
co
nne
cted
wi
th
yo
ur
di
vo
rce
?"
"Exa
ctly."
"And
then
after
you
had
se
nt
the
le
tter
he
di
ssu
a
ded
you
from
ke
e
pi
ng
the
appo
i
ntme
nt?"
"He
to
ld
me
that
it
wo
u
ld
hu
rt
his
se
lf-re
spe
ct
that
any
other
man
sho
u
ld
fi
nd
the
mo
ney
for
su
ch
an
obje
ct,
and
that
tho
u
gh
he
was
a
po
or
man
hi
mse
lf
he
wo
u
ld
de
vo
te
his
la
st
pe
nny
to
re
mo
vi
ng
the
obsta
cles
whi
ch
di
vi
ded
us."
"He
appe
a
rs
to
be
a
ve
ry
co
nsi
ste
nt
cha
ra
cte
r.
And
then
you
he
a
rd
no
thi
ng
until
you
re
ad
the
re
po
rts
of
the
de
a
th
in
the
pa
pe
r?"
"No
."
"And
he
ma
de
you
swe
ar
to
say
no
thi
ng
abo
ut
yo
ur
appo
i
ntme
nt
wi
th
Sir
Cha
rle
s?"
"He
di
d.
He
sa
id
that
the
de
a
th
was
a
ve
ry
myste
ri
o
us
one,
and
that
I
sho
u
ld
ce
rta
i
nly
be
su
spe
cted
if
the
fa
cts
ca
me
ou
t.
He
fri
ghte
ned
me
into
re
ma
i
ni
ng
si
le
nt."
"Qu
i
te
so.
But
you
had
yo
ur
su
spi
ci
o
ns?"
She
he
si
ta
ted
and
lo
o
ked
do
wn.
"I
knew
hi
m,"
she
sa
i
d.
"But
if
he
had
ke
pt
fa
i
th
wi
th
me
I
sho
u
ld
alwa
ys
ha
ve
do
ne
so
wi
th
hi
m."
"I
thi
nk
that
on
the
who
le
you
ha
ve
had
a
fo
rtu
na
te
esca
pe
,"
sa
id
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lme
s.
"You
ha
ve
had
him
in
yo
ur
po
wer
and
he
knew
it,
and
yet
you
are
ali
ve.
You
ha
ve
be
en
wa
lki
ng
for
so
me
mo
nths
ve
ry
ne
ar
to
the
edge
of
a
pre
ci
pi
ce.
We
mu
st
wi
sh
you
go
o
d-mo
rni
ng
no
w,
Mrs.
Lyo
ns,
and
it
is
pro
ba
ble
that
you
wi
ll
ve
ry
sho
rtly
he
ar
from
us
aga
i
n."
"Our
ca
se
be
co
mes
ro
u
nded
off,
and
di
ffi
cu
lty
after
di
ffi
cu
lty
thi
ns
away
in
fro
nt
of
us,"
sa
id
Ho
lmes
as
we
sto
od
wa
i
ti
ng
for
the
arri
val
of
the
expre
ss
from
to
wn.
"I
sha
ll
so
on
be
in
the
po
si
ti
on
of
be
i
ng
able
to
put
into
a
si
ngle
co
nne
cted
na
rra
ti
ve
one
of
the
mo
st
si
ngu
lar
and
se
nsa
ti
o
nal
cri
mes
of
mo
de
rn
ti
me
s.
Stu
de
nts
of
cri
mi
no
lo
gy
wi
ll
re
me
mber
the
ana
lo
go
us
inci
de
nts
in
Go
dno,
in
Li
ttle
Ru
ssi
a,
in
the
ye
ar
'66,
and
of
co
u
rse
the
re
are
the
Ande
rson
mu
rde
rs
in
No
rth
Ca
ro
li
na,
but
this
ca
se
po
sse
sses
so
me
fe
a
tu
res
whi
ch
are
enti
re
ly
its
own.
Even
now
we
ha
ve
no
cle
ar
ca
se
aga
i
nst
this
ve
ry
wi
ly
ma
n.
But
I
sha
ll
be
ve
ry
mu
ch
su
rpri
sed
if
it
is
not
cle
ar
eno
u
gh
be
fo
re
we
go
to
bed
this
ni
ght."
The
Lo
ndon
expre
ss
ca
me
ro
a
ri
ng
into
the
sta
ti
o
n,
and
a
sma
ll,
wi
ry
bu
lldog
of
a
man
had
spru
ng
from
a
fi
rst-cla
ss
ca
rri
a
ge.
We
all
three
sho
ok
ha
nds,
and
I
saw
at
once
from
the
re
ve
re
nti
al
way
in
whi
ch
Le
stra
de
ga
zed
at
my
co
mpa
ni
on
that
he
had
le
a
rned
a
go
od
de
al
si
nce
the
da
ys
when
they
had
fi
rst
wo
rked
to
ge
the
r.
I
co
u
ld
we
ll
re
me
mber
the
sco
rn
whi
ch
the
the
o
ri
es
of
the
re
a
so
ner
used
then
to
exci
te
in
the
pra
cti
cal
ma
n.
"Anythi
ng
go
o
d?"
he
aske
d.
"The
bi
gge
st
thi
ng
for
ye
a
rs,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s.
"We
ha
ve
two
ho
u
rs
be
fo
re
we
ne
ed
thi
nk
of
sta
rti
ng.
I
thi
nk
we
mi
ght
employ
it
in
ge
tti
ng
so
me
di
nner
and
the
n,
Le
stra
de,
we
wi
ll
ta
ke
the
Lo
ndon
fog
out
of
yo
ur
thro
at
by
gi
vi
ng
you
a
bre
a
th
of
the
pu
re
ni
ght
air
of
Da
rtmo
o
r.
Ne
ver
be
en
the
re?
Ah,
we
ll,
I
do
n't
su
ppo
se
you
wi
ll
fo
rget
yo
ur
fi
rst
vi
si
t."
Cha
pter
14.
The
Ho
u
nd
of
the
Ba
ske
rvi
lles
One
of
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lme
s's
de
fe
cts—i
f,
inde
e
d,
one
may
ca
ll
it
a
de
fe
ct—was
that
he
was
exce
e
di
ngly
lo
a
th
to
co
mmu
ni
ca
te
his
fu
ll
pla
ns
to
any
other
pe
rson
until
the
insta
nt
of
the
ir
fu
lfi
lme
nt.
Pa
rtly
it
ca
me
no
do
u
bt
from
his
own
ma
ste
rful
na
tu
re,
whi
ch
lo
ved
to
do
mi
na
te
and
su
rpri
se
tho
se
who
we
re
aro
u
nd
hi
m.
Pa
rtly
also
from
his
pro
fe
ssi
o
nal
ca
u
ti
o
n,
whi
ch
urged
him
ne
ver
to
ta
ke
any
cha
nce
s.
The
re
su
lt,
ho
we
ve
r,
was
ve
ry
tryi
ng
for
tho
se
who
we
re
acti
ng
as
his
age
nts
and
assi
sta
nts.
I
had
often
su
ffe
red
under
it,
but
ne
ver
mo
re
so
than
du
ri
ng
that
lo
ng
dri
ve
in
the
da
rkne
ss.
The
gre
at
orde
al
was
in
fro
nt
of
us;
at
la
st
we
we
re
abo
ut
to
ma
ke
our
fi
nal
effo
rt,
and
yet
Ho
lmes
had
sa
id
no
thi
ng,
and
I
co
u
ld
only
su
rmi
se
what
his
co
u
rse
of
acti
on
wo
u
ld
be.
My
ne
rves
thri
lled
wi
th
anti
ci
pa
ti
on
when
at
la
st
the
co
ld
wi
nd
upon
our
fa
ces
and
the
da
rk,
vo
id
spa
ces
on
ei
ther
si
de
of
the
na
rrow
ro
ad
to
ld
me
that
we
we
re
ba
ck
upon
the
mo
or
once
aga
i
n.
Eve
ry
stri
de
of
the
ho
rses
and
eve
ry
tu
rn
of
the
whe
e
ls
was
ta
ki
ng
us
ne
a
rer
to
our
su
pre
me
adve
ntu
re.
Our
co
nve
rsa
ti
on
was
ha
mpe
red
by
the
pre
se
nce
of
the
dri
ver
of
the
hi
red
wa
go
ne
tte,
so
that
we
we
re
fo
rced
to
ta
lk
of
tri
vi
al
ma
tte
rs
when
our
ne
rves
we
re
te
nse
wi
th
emo
ti
on
and
anti
ci
pa
ti
o
n.
It
was
a
re
li
ef
to
me,
after
that
unna
tu
ral
re
stra
i
nt,
when
we
at
la
st
pa
ssed
Fra
nkla
nd's
ho
u
se
and
knew
that
we
we
re
dra
wi
ng
ne
ar
to
the
Ha
ll
and
to
the
sce
ne
of
acti
o
n.
We
did
not
dri
ve
up
to
the
do
or
but
got
do
wn
ne
ar
the
ga
te
of
the
ave
nu
e.
The
wa
go
ne
tte
was
pa
id
off
and
orde
red
to
re
tu
rn
to
Co
o
mbe
Tra
cey
fo
rthwi
th,
whi
le
we
sta
rted
to
wa
lk
to
Me
rri
pit
Ho
u
se.
"Are
you
arme
d,
Le
stra
de
?"
The
li
ttle
de
te
cti
ve
smi
le
d.
"As
lo
ng
as
I
ha
ve
my
tro
u
se
rs
I
ha
ve
a
hi
p-po
cke
t,
and
as
lo
ng
as
I
ha
ve
my
hi
p-po
cket
I
ha
ve
so
me
thi
ng
in
it."
"Go
o
d!
My
fri
e
nd
and
I
are
also
re
a
dy
for
eme
rge
nci
e
s."
"Yo
u
're
mi
ghty
clo
se
abo
ut
this
affa
i
r,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s.
Wha
t's
the
ga
me
no
w?"
"A
wa
i
ti
ng
ga
me
."
"My
wo
rd,
it
do
es
not
se
em
a
ve
ry
che
e
rful
pla
ce
,"
sa
id
the
de
te
cti
ve
wi
th
a
shi
ve
r,
gla
nci
ng
ro
u
nd
him
at
the
glo
o
my
slo
pes
of
the
hi
ll
and
at
the
hu
ge
la
ke
of
fog
whi
ch
lay
over
the
Gri
mpen
Mi
re.
"I
see
the
li
ghts
of
a
ho
u
se
ahe
ad
of
us."
"That
is
Me
rri
pit
Ho
u
se
and
the
end
of
our
jo
u
rne
y.
I
mu
st
re
qu
e
st
you
to
wa
lk
on
ti
ptoe
and
not
to
ta
lk
abo
ve
a
whi
spe
r."
We
mo
ved
ca
u
ti
o
u
sly
alo
ng
the
tra
ck
as
if
we
we
re
bo
u
nd
for
the
ho
u
se,
but
Ho
lmes
ha
lted
us
when
we
we
re
abo
ut
two
hu
ndred
ya
rds
from
it.
"This
wi
ll
do
,"
sa
id
he.
"The
se
ro
cks
upon
the
ri
ght
ma
ke
an
admi
ra
ble
scre
e
n."
"We
are
to
wa
it
he
re
?"
"Ye
s,
we
sha
ll
ma
ke
our
li
ttle
ambu
sh
he
re.
Get
into
this
ho
llo
w,
Le
stra
de.
You
ha
ve
be
en
insi
de
the
ho
u
se,
ha
ve
you
no
t,
Wa
tso
n?
Can
you
te
ll
the
po
si
ti
on
of
the
ro
o
ms?
What
are
tho
se
la
tti
ced
wi
ndo
ws
at
this
end?"
"I
thi
nk
they
are
the
ki
tchen
wi
ndo
ws."
"And
the
one
be
yo
nd,
whi
ch
shi
nes
so
bri
ghtly?"
"That
is
ce
rta
i
nly
the
di
ni
ng-ro
o
m."
"The
bli
nds
are
up.
You
know
the
lie
of
the
la
nd
be
st.
Cre
ep
fo
rwa
rd
qu
i
e
tly
and
see
what
they
are
do
i
ng—but
for
he
a
ve
n's
sa
ke
do
n't
let
them
know
that
they
are
wa
tche
d!"
I
ti
pto
ed
do
wn
the
pa
th
and
sto
o
ped
be
hi
nd
the
low
wa
ll
whi
ch
su
rro
u
nded
the
stu
nted
orcha
rd.
Cre
e
pi
ng
in
its
sha
dow
I
re
a
ched
a
po
i
nt
whe
nce
I
co
u
ld
lo
ok
stra
i
ght
thro
u
gh
the
uncu
rta
i
ned
wi
ndo
w.
The
re
we
re
only
two
men
in
the
ro
o
m,
Sir
He
nry
and
Sta
ple
to
n.
They
sat
wi
th
the
ir
pro
fi
les
to
wa
rds
me
on
ei
ther
si
de
of
the
ro
u
nd
ta
ble.
Bo
th
of
them
we
re
smo
ki
ng
ci
ga
rs,
and
co
ffee
and
wi
ne
we
re
in
fro
nt
of
the
m.
Sta
ple
ton
was
ta
lki
ng
wi
th
ani
ma
ti
o
n,
but
the
ba
ro
net
lo
o
ked
pa
le
and
di
stra
i
t.
Pe
rha
ps
the
tho
u
ght
of
that
lo
ne
ly
wa
lk
acro
ss
the
ill-o
me
ned
mo
or
was
we
i
ghi
ng
he
a
vi
ly
upon
his
mi
nd.
As
I
wa
tched
them
Sta
ple
ton
ro
se
and
le
ft
the
ro
o
m,
whi
le
Sir
He
nry
fi
lled
his
gla
ss
aga
in
and
le
a
ned
ba
ck
in
his
cha
i
r,
pu
ffi
ng
at
his
ci
ga
r.
I
he
a
rd
the
cre
ak
of
a
do
or
and
the
cri
sp
so
u
nd
of
bo
o
ts
upon
gra
ve
l.
The
ste
ps
pa
ssed
alo
ng
the
pa
th
on
the
other
si
de
of
the
wa
ll
under
whi
ch
I
cro
u
che
d.
Lo
o
ki
ng
ove
r,
I
saw
the
na
tu
ra
li
st
pa
u
se
at
the
do
or
of
an
ou
t-ho
u
se
in
the
co
rner
of
the
orcha
rd.
A
key
tu
rned
in
a
lo
ck,
and
as
he
pa
ssed
in
the
re
was
a
cu
ri
o
us
scu
ffli
ng
no
i
se
from
wi
thi
n.
He
was
only
a
mi
nu
te
or
so
insi
de,
and
then
I
he
a
rd
the
key
tu
rn
once
mo
re
and
he
pa
ssed
me
and
re
e
nte
red
the
ho
u
se.
I
saw
him
re
jo
in
his
gu
e
st,
and
I
cre
pt
qu
i
e
tly
ba
ck
to
whe
re
my
co
mpa
ni
o
ns
we
re
wa
i
ti
ng
to
te
ll
them
what
I
had
se
e
n.
"You
sa
y,
Wa
tso
n,
that
the
la
dy
is
not
the
re
?"
Ho
lmes
asked
when
I
had
fi
ni
shed
my
re
po
rt.
"No
."
"Whe
re
can
she
be,
the
n,
si
nce
the
re
is
no
li
ght
in
any
other
ro
om
exce
pt
the
ki
tche
n?"
"I
ca
nnot
thi
nk
whe
re
she
is."
I
ha
ve
sa
id
that
over
the
gre
at
Gri
mpen
Mi
re
the
re
hu
ng
a
de
nse,
whi
te
fo
g.
It
was
dri
fti
ng
slo
wly
in
our
di
re
cti
on
and
ba
nked
itse
lf
up
li
ke
a
wa
ll
on
that
si
de
of
us,
low
but
thi
ck
and
we
ll
de
fi
ne
d.
The
mo
on
sho
ne
on
it,
and
it
lo
o
ked
li
ke
a
gre
at
shi
mme
ri
ng
ice
-fi
e
ld,
wi
th
the
he
a
ds
of
the
di
sta
nt
to
rs
as
ro
cks
bo
rne
upon
its
su
rfa
ce.
Ho
lme
s's
fa
ce
was
tu
rned
to
wa
rds
it,
and
he
mu
tte
red
impa
ti
e
ntly
as
he
wa
tched
its
slu
ggi
sh
dri
ft.
"It's
mo
vi
ng
to
wa
rds
us,
Wa
tso
n."
"Is
that
se
ri
o
u
s?"
"Ve
ry
se
ri
o
u
s,
inde
e
d—the
one
thi
ng
upon
ea
rth
whi
ch
co
u
ld
ha
ve
di
sa
rra
nged
my
pla
ns.
He
ca
n't
be
ve
ry
lo
ng,
no
w.
It
is
alre
a
dy
ten
o'clo
ck.
Our
su
cce
ss
and
even
his
li
fe
may
de
pe
nd
upon
his
co
mi
ng
out
be
fo
re
the
fog
is
over
the
pa
th."
The
ni
ght
was
cle
ar
and
fi
ne
abo
ve
us.
The
sta
rs
sho
ne
co
ld
and
bri
ght,
whi
le
a
ha
lf-mo
on
ba
thed
the
who
le
sce
ne
in
a
so
ft,
unce
rta
in
li
ght.
Be
fo
re
us
lay
the
da
rk
bu
lk
of
the
ho
u
se,
its
se
rra
ted
ro
of
and
bri
stli
ng
chi
mne
ys
ha
rd
ou
tli
ned
aga
i
nst
the
si
lve
r-spa
ngled
sky.
Bro
ad
ba
rs
of
go
lden
li
ght
from
the
lo
wer
wi
ndo
ws
stre
tched
acro
ss
the
orcha
rd
and
the
mo
o
r.
One
of
them
was
su
dde
nly
shut
off.
The
se
rva
nts
had
le
ft
the
ki
tche
n.
The
re
only
re
ma
i
ned
the
la
mp
in
the
di
ni
ng-ro
om
whe
re
the
two
me
n,
the
mu
rde
ro
us
ho
st
and
the
unco
nsci
o
us
gu
e
st,
sti
ll
cha
tted
over
the
ir
ci
ga
rs.
Eve
ry
mi
nu
te
that
whi
te
wo
o
lly
pla
in
whi
ch
co
ve
red
one
-ha
lf
of
the
mo
or
was
dri
fti
ng
clo
ser
and
clo
ser
to
the
ho
u
se.
Alre
a
dy
the
fi
rst
thin
wi
sps
of
it
we
re
cu
rli
ng
acro
ss
the
go
lden
squ
a
re
of
the
li
ghted
wi
ndo
w.
The
fa
rther
wa
ll
of
the
orcha
rd
was
alre
a
dy
invi
si
ble,
and
the
tre
es
we
re
sta
ndi
ng
out
of
a
swi
rl
of
whi
te
va
po
u
r.
As
we
wa
tched
it
the
fo
g-wre
a
ths
ca
me
cra
wli
ng
ro
u
nd
bo
th
co
rne
rs
of
the
ho
u
se
and
ro
lled
slo
wly
into
one
de
nse
ba
nk
on
whi
ch
the
upper
flo
or
and
the
ro
of
flo
a
ted
li
ke
a
stra
nge
ship
upon
a
sha
do
wy
se
a.
Ho
lmes
stru
ck
his
ha
nd
pa
ssi
o
na
te
ly
upon
the
ro
ck
in
fro
nt
of
us
and
sta
mped
his
fe
et
in
his
impa
ti
e
nce.
"If
he
isn't
out
in
a
qu
a
rter
of
an
ho
ur
the
pa
th
wi
ll
be
co
ve
re
d.
In
ha
lf
an
ho
ur
we
wo
n't
be
able
to
see
our
ha
nds
in
fro
nt
of
us."
"Sha
ll
we
mo
ve
fa
rther
ba
ck
upon
hi
gher
gro
u
nd?"
"Ye
s,
I
thi
nk
it
wo
u
ld
be
as
we
ll."
So
as
the
fo
g-ba
nk
flo
wed
onwa
rd
we
fe
ll
ba
ck
be
fo
re
it
until
we
we
re
ha
lf
a
mi
le
from
the
ho
u
se,
and
sti
ll
that
de
nse
whi
te
se
a,
wi
th
the
mo
on
si
lve
ri
ng
its
upper
edge,
swe
pt
slo
wly
and
ine
xo
ra
bly
on.
"We
are
go
i
ng
too
fa
r,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s.
"We
da
re
not
ta
ke
the
cha
nce
of
his
be
i
ng
ove
rta
ken
be
fo
re
he
can
re
a
ch
us.
At
all
co
sts
we
mu
st
ho
ld
our
gro
u
nd
whe
re
we
are
."
He
dro
pped
on
his
kne
es
and
cla
pped
his
ear
to
the
gro
u
nd.
"Tha
nk
Go
d,
I
thi
nk
that
I
he
ar
him
co
mi
ng."
A
so
u
nd
of
qu
i
ck
ste
ps
bro
ke
the
si
le
nce
of
the
mo
o
r.
Cro
u
chi
ng
amo
ng
the
sto
nes
we
sta
red
inte
ntly
at
the
si
lve
r-ti
pped
ba
nk
in
fro
nt
of
us.
The
ste
ps
grew
lo
u
de
r,
and
thro
u
gh
the
fo
g,
as
thro
u
gh
a
cu
rta
i
n,
the
re
ste
pped
the
man
whom
we
we
re
awa
i
ti
ng.
He
lo
o
ked
ro
u
nd
him
in
su
rpri
se
as
he
eme
rged
into
the
cle
a
r,
sta
rlit
ni
ght.
Then
he
ca
me
swi
ftly
alo
ng
the
pa
th,
pa
ssed
clo
se
to
whe
re
we
la
y,
and
we
nt
on
up
the
lo
ng
slo
pe
be
hi
nd
us.
As
he
wa
lked
he
gla
nced
co
nti
nu
a
lly
over
ei
ther
sho
u
lde
r,
li
ke
a
man
who
is
ill
at
ea
se.
"Hi
st!"
cri
ed
Ho
lme
s,
and
I
he
a
rd
the
sha
rp
cli
ck
of
a
co
cki
ng
pi
sto
l.
"Lo
ok
ou
t!
It's
co
mi
ng!"
The
re
was
a
thi
n,
cri
sp,
co
nti
nu
o
us
pa
tter
from
so
me
whe
re
in
the
he
a
rt
of
that
cra
wli
ng
ba
nk.
The
clo
ud
was
wi
thin
fi
fty
ya
rds
of
whe
re
we
la
y,
and
we
gla
red
at
it,
all
thre
e,
unce
rta
in
what
ho
rror
was
abo
ut
to
bre
ak
from
the
he
a
rt
of
it.
I
was
at
Ho
lme
s's
elbo
w,
and
I
gla
nced
for
an
insta
nt
at
his
fa
ce.
It
was
pa
le
and
exu
lta
nt,
his
eyes
shi
ni
ng
bri
ghtly
in
the
mo
o
nli
ght.
But
su
dde
nly
they
sta
rted
fo
rwa
rd
in
a
ri
gi
d,
fi
xed
sta
re,
and
his
li
ps
pa
rted
in
ama
ze
me
nt.
At
the
sa
me
insta
nt
Le
stra
de
ga
ve
a
ye
ll
of
te
rror
and
threw
hi
mse
lf
fa
ce
do
wnwa
rd
upon
the
gro
u
nd.
I
spra
ng
to
my
fe
e
t,
my
ine
rt
ha
nd
gra
spi
ng
my
pi
sto
l,
my
mi
nd
pa
ra
lyzed
by
the
dre
a
dful
sha
pe
whi
ch
had
spru
ng
out
upon
us
from
the
sha
do
ws
of
the
fo
g.
A
ho
u
nd
it
wa
s,
an
eno
rmo
us
co
a
l-bla
ck
ho
u
nd,
but
not
su
ch
a
ho
u
nd
as
mo
rtal
eyes
ha
ve
ever
se
e
n.
Fi
re
bu
rst
from
its
open
mo
u
th,
its
eyes
glo
wed
wi
th
a
smo
u
lde
ri
ng
gla
re,
its
mu
zzle
and
ha
ckles
and
de
wlap
we
re
ou
tli
ned
in
fli
cke
ri
ng
fla
me.
Ne
ver
in
the
de
li
ri
o
us
dre
am
of
a
di
so
rde
red
bra
in
co
u
ld
anythi
ng
mo
re
sa
va
ge,
mo
re
appa
lli
ng,
mo
re
he
lli
sh
be
co
nce
i
ved
than
that
da
rk
fo
rm
and
sa
va
ge
fa
ce
whi
ch
bro
ke
upon
us
out
of
the
wa
ll
of
fo
g.
Wi
th
lo
ng
bo
u
nds
the
hu
ge
bla
ck
cre
a
tu
re
was
le
a
pi
ng
do
wn
the
tra
ck,
fo
llo
wi
ng
ha
rd
upon
the
fo
o
tste
ps
of
our
fri
e
nd.
So
pa
ra
lyzed
we
re
we
by
the
appa
ri
ti
on
that
we
allo
wed
him
to
pa
ss
be
fo
re
we
had
re
co
ve
red
our
ne
rve.
Then
Ho
lmes
and
I
bo
th
fi
red
to
ge
the
r,
and
the
cre
a
tu
re
ga
ve
a
hi
de
o
us
ho
wl,
whi
ch
sho
wed
that
one
at
le
a
st
had
hit
hi
m.
He
did
not
pa
u
se,
ho
we
ve
r,
but
bo
u
nded
onwa
rd.
Far
away
on
the
pa
th
we
saw
Sir
He
nry
lo
o
ki
ng
ba
ck,
his
fa
ce
whi
te
in
the
mo
o
nli
ght,
his
ha
nds
ra
i
sed
in
ho
rro
r,
gla
ri
ng
he
lple
ssly
at
the
fri
ghtful
thi
ng
whi
ch
was
hu
nti
ng
him
do
wn.
But
that
cry
of
pa
in
from
the
ho
u
nd
had
blo
wn
all
our
fe
a
rs
to
the
wi
nds.
If
he
was
vu
lne
ra
ble
he
was
mo
rta
l,
and
if
we
co
u
ld
wo
u
nd
him
we
co
u
ld
ki
ll
hi
m.
Ne
ver
ha
ve
I
se
en
a
man
run
as
Ho
lmes
ran
that
ni
ght.
I
am
re
cko
ned
fle
et
of
fo
o
t,
but
he
ou
tpa
ced
me
as
mu
ch
as
I
ou
tpa
ced
the
li
ttle
pro
fe
ssi
o
na
l.
In
fro
nt
of
us
as
we
flew
up
the
tra
ck
we
he
a
rd
scre
am
after
scre
am
from
Sir
He
nry
and
the
de
ep
ro
ar
of
the
ho
u
nd.
I
was
in
ti
me
to
see
the
be
a
st
spri
ng
upon
its
vi
cti
m,
hu
rl
him
to
the
gro
u
nd,
and
wo
rry
at
his
thro
a
t.
But
the
ne
xt
insta
nt
Ho
lmes
had
empti
ed
fi
ve
ba
rre
ls
of
his
re
vo
lver
into
the
cre
a
tu
re
's
fla
nk.
Wi
th
a
la
st
ho
wl
of
ago
ny
and
a
vi
ci
o
us
snap
in
the
ai
r,
it
ro
lled
upon
its
ba
ck,
fo
ur
fe
et
pa
wi
ng
fu
ri
o
u
sly,
and
then
fe
ll
li
mp
upon
its
si
de.
I
sto
o
pe
d,
pa
nti
ng,
and
pre
ssed
my
pi
stol
to
the
dre
a
dfu
l,
shi
mme
ri
ng
he
a
d,
but
it
was
use
le
ss
to
pre
ss
the
tri
gge
r.
The
gi
a
nt
ho
u
nd
was
de
a
d.
Sir
He
nry
lay
inse
nsi
ble
whe
re
he
had
fa
lle
n.
We
to
re
away
his
co
lla
r,
and
Ho
lmes
bre
a
thed
a
pra
yer
of
gra
ti
tu
de
when
we
saw
that
the
re
was
no
si
gn
of
a
wo
u
nd
and
that
the
re
scue
had
be
en
in
ti
me.
Alre
a
dy
our
fri
e
nd's
eye
li
ds
shi
ve
red
and
he
ma
de
a
fe
e
ble
effo
rt
to
mo
ve.
Le
stra
de
thru
st
his
bra
ndy-fla
sk
be
twe
en
the
ba
ro
ne
t's
te
e
th,
and
two
fri
ghte
ned
eyes
we
re
lo
o
ki
ng
up
at
us.
"My
Go
d!"
he
whi
spe
re
d.
"What
was
it?
Wha
t,
in
he
a
ve
n's
na
me,
was
it?"
"It's
de
a
d,
wha
te
ver
it
is,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s.
"We
've
la
id
the
fa
mi
ly
gho
st
once
and
fo
re
ve
r."
In
me
re
si
ze
and
stre
ngth
it
was
a
te
rri
ble
cre
a
tu
re
whi
ch
was
lyi
ng
stre
tched
be
fo
re
us.
It
was
not
a
pu
re
blo
o
dho
u
nd
and
it
was
not
a
pu
re
ma
sti
ff;
but
it
appe
a
red
to
be
a
co
mbi
na
ti
on
of
the
two
—ga
u
nt,
sa
va
ge,
and
as
la
rge
as
a
sma
ll
li
o
ne
ss.
Even
now
in
the
sti
llne
ss
of
de
a
th,
the
hu
ge
ja
ws
se
e
med
to
be
dri
ppi
ng
wi
th
a
blu
i
sh
fla
me
and
the
sma
ll,
de
e
p-se
t,
cru
el
eyes
we
re
ri
nged
wi
th
fi
re.
I
pla
ced
my
ha
nd
upon
the
glo
wi
ng
mu
zzle,
and
as
I
he
ld
them
up
my
own
fi
nge
rs
smo
u
lde
red
and
gle
a
med
in
the
da
rkne
ss.
"Pho
spho
ru
s,"
I
sa
i
d.
"A
cu
nni
ng
pre
pa
ra
ti
on
of
it,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s,
sni
ffi
ng
at
the
de
ad
ani
ma
l.
"The
re
is
no
sme
ll
whi
ch
mi
ght
ha
ve
inte
rfe
red
wi
th
his
po
wer
of
sce
nt.
We
owe
you
a
de
ep
apo
lo
gy,
Sir
He
nry,
for
ha
vi
ng
expo
sed
you
to
this
fri
ght.
I
was
pre
pa
red
for
a
ho
u
nd,
but
not
for
su
ch
a
cre
a
tu
re
as
thi
s.
And
the
fog
ga
ve
us
li
ttle
ti
me
to
re
ce
i
ve
hi
m."
"You
ha
ve
sa
ved
my
li
fe
."
"Ha
vi
ng
fi
rst
enda
nge
red
it.
Are
you
stro
ng
eno
u
gh
to
sta
nd?"
"Gi
ve
me
ano
ther
mo
u
thful
of
that
bra
ndy
and
I
sha
ll
be
re
a
dy
for
anythi
ng.
So!
No
w,
if
you
wi
ll
he
lp
me
up.
What
do
you
pro
po
se
to
do
?"
"To
le
a
ve
you
he
re.
You
are
not
fit
for
fu
rther
adve
ntu
res
to
ni
ght.
If
you
wi
ll
wa
i
t,
one
or
other
of
us
wi
ll
go
ba
ck
wi
th
you
to
the
Ha
ll."
He
tri
ed
to
sta
gger
to
his
fe
e
t;
but
he
was
sti
ll
gha
stly
pa
le
and
tre
mbli
ng
in
eve
ry
li
mb.
We
he
lped
him
to
a
ro
ck,
whe
re
he
sat
shi
ve
ri
ng
wi
th
his
fa
ce
bu
ri
ed
in
his
ha
nds.
"We
mu
st
le
a
ve
you
no
w,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s.
"The
re
st
of
our
wo
rk
mu
st
be
do
ne,
and
eve
ry
mo
me
nt
is
of
impo
rta
nce.
We
ha
ve
our
ca
se,
and
now
we
only
wa
nt
our
ma
n.
"It's
a
tho
u
sa
nd
to
one
aga
i
nst
our
fi
ndi
ng
him
at
the
ho
u
se
,"
he
co
nti
nu
ed
as
we
re
tra
ced
our
ste
ps
swi
ftly
do
wn
the
pa
th.
"Tho
se
sho
ts
mu
st
ha
ve
to
ld
him
that
the
ga
me
was
up."
"We
we
re
so
me
di
sta
nce
off,
and
this
fog
may
ha
ve
de
a
de
ned
the
m."
"He
fo
llo
wed
the
ho
u
nd
to
ca
ll
him
off—of
that
you
may
be
ce
rta
i
n.
No,
no,
he
's
go
ne
by
this
ti
me!
But
we
'll
se
a
rch
the
ho
u
se
and
ma
ke
su
re
."
The
fro
nt
do
or
was
ope
n,
so
we
ru
shed
in
and
hu
rri
ed
from
ro
om
to
ro
om
to
the
ama
ze
me
nt
of
a
do
dde
ri
ng
old
ma
nse
rva
nt,
who
met
us
in
the
pa
ssa
ge.
The
re
was
no
li
ght
sa
ve
in
the
di
ni
ng-ro
o
m,
but
Ho
lmes
ca
u
ght
up
the
la
mp
and
le
ft
no
co
rner
of
the
ho
u
se
une
xplo
re
d.
No
si
gn
co
u
ld
we
see
of
the
man
whom
we
we
re
cha
si
ng.
On
the
upper
flo
o
r,
ho
we
ve
r,
one
of
the
be
dro
om
do
o
rs
was
lo
cke
d.
"The
re
's
so
me
o
ne
in
he
re
,"
cri
ed
Le
stra
de.
"I
can
he
ar
a
mo
ve
me
nt.
Open
this
do
o
r!"
A
fa
i
nt
mo
a
ni
ng
and
ru
stli
ng
ca
me
from
wi
thi
n.
Ho
lmes
stru
ck
the
do
or
ju
st
over
the
lo
ck
wi
th
the
flat
of
his
fo
ot
and
it
flew
ope
n.
Pi
stol
in
ha
nd,
we
all
three
ru
shed
into
the
ro
o
m.
But
the
re
was
no
si
gn
wi
thin
it
of
that
de
spe
ra
te
and
de
fi
a
nt
vi
lla
in
whom
we
expe
cted
to
se
e.
Inste
ad
we
we
re
fa
ced
by
an
obje
ct
so
stra
nge
and
so
une
xpe
cted
that
we
sto
od
for
a
mo
me
nt
sta
ri
ng
at
it
in
ama
ze
me
nt.
The
ro
om
had
be
en
fa
shi
o
ned
into
a
sma
ll
mu
se
u
m,
and
the
wa
lls
we
re
li
ned
by
a
nu
mber
of
gla
ss-to
pped
ca
ses
fu
ll
of
that
co
lle
cti
on
of
bu
tte
rfli
es
and
mo
ths
the
fo
rma
ti
on
of
whi
ch
had
be
en
the
re
la
xa
ti
on
of
this
co
mplex
and
da
nge
ro
us
ma
n.
In
the
ce
ntre
of
this
ro
om
the
re
was
an
upri
ght
be
a
m,
whi
ch
had
be
en
pla
ced
at
so
me
pe
ri
od
as
a
su
ppo
rt
for
the
old
wo
rm-e
a
ten
ba
u
lk
of
ti
mber
whi
ch
spa
nned
the
ro
o
f.
To
this
po
st
a
fi
gu
re
was
ti
e
d,
so
swa
thed
and
mu
ffled
in
the
she
e
ts
whi
ch
had
be
en
used
to
se
cu
re
it
that
one
co
u
ld
not
for
the
mo
me
nt
te
ll
whe
ther
it
was
that
of
a
man
or
a
wo
ma
n.
One
to
wel
pa
ssed
ro
u
nd
the
thro
at
and
was
se
cu
red
at
the
ba
ck
of
the
pi
lla
r.
Ano
ther
co
ve
red
the
lo
wer
pa
rt
of
the
fa
ce,
and
over
it
two
da
rk
eye
s—e
yes
fu
ll
of
gri
ef
and
sha
me
and
a
dre
a
dful
qu
e
sti
o
ni
ng—sta
red
ba
ck
at
us.
In
a
mi
nu
te
we
had
to
rn
off
the
ga
g,
unswa
thed
the
bo
nds,
and
Mrs.
Sta
ple
ton
sa
nk
upon
the
flo
or
in
fro
nt
of
us.
As
her
be
a
u
ti
ful
he
ad
fe
ll
upon
her
che
st
I
saw
the
cle
ar
red
we
al
of
a
whi
pla
sh
acro
ss
her
ne
ck.
"The
bru
te
!"
cri
ed
Ho
lme
s.
"He
re,
Le
stra
de,
yo
ur
bra
ndy-bo
ttle!
Put
her
in
the
cha
i
r!
She
has
fa
i
nted
from
ill-u
sa
ge
and
exha
u
sti
o
n."
She
ope
ned
her
eyes
aga
i
n.
"Is
he
sa
fe
?"
she
aske
d.
"Has
he
esca
pe
d?"
"He
ca
nnot
esca
pe
us,
ma
da
m."
"No,
no,
I
did
not
me
an
my
hu
sba
nd.
Sir
He
nry?
Is
he
sa
fe
?"
"Ye
s."
"And
the
ho
u
nd?"
"It
is
de
a
d."
She
ga
ve
a
lo
ng
si
gh
of
sa
ti
sfa
cti
o
n.
"Tha
nk
Go
d!
Tha
nk
Go
d!
Oh,
this
vi
lla
i
n!
See
how
he
has
tre
a
ted
me
!"
She
shot
her
arms
out
from
her
sle
e
ve
s,
and
we
saw
wi
th
ho
rror
that
they
we
re
all
mo
ttled
wi
th
bru
i
se
s.
"But
this
is
no
thi
ng—no
thi
ng!
It
is
my
mi
nd
and
so
ul
that
he
has
to
rtu
red
and
de
fi
le
d.
I
co
u
ld
endu
re
it
all,
ill-u
sa
ge,
so
li
tu
de,
a
li
fe
of
de
ce
pti
o
n,
eve
rythi
ng,
as
lo
ng
as
I
co
u
ld
sti
ll
cli
ng
to
the
ho
pe
that
I
had
his
lo
ve,
but
now
I
know
that
in
this
also
I
ha
ve
be
en
his
du
pe
and
his
to
o
l."
She
bro
ke
into
pa
ssi
o
na
te
so
bbi
ng
as
she
spo
ke.
"You
be
ar
him
no
go
od
wi
ll,
ma
da
m,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s.
"Te
ll
us
then
whe
re
we
sha
ll
fi
nd
hi
m.
If
you
ha
ve
ever
ai
ded
him
in
evi
l,
he
lp
us
now
and
so
ato
ne
."
"The
re
is
but
one
pla
ce
whe
re
he
can
ha
ve
fle
d,"
she
answe
re
d.
"The
re
is
an
old
tin
mi
ne
on
an
isla
nd
in
the
he
a
rt
of
the
mi
re.
It
was
the
re
that
he
ke
pt
his
ho
u
nd
and
the
re
also
he
had
ma
de
pre
pa
ra
ti
o
ns
so
that
he
mi
ght
ha
ve
a
re
fu
ge.
That
is
whe
re
he
wo
u
ld
fly."
The
fo
g-ba
nk
lay
li
ke
whi
te
wo
ol
aga
i
nst
the
wi
ndo
w.
Ho
lmes
he
ld
the
la
mp
to
wa
rds
it.
"Se
e
,"
sa
id
he.
"No
one
co
u
ld
fi
nd
his
way
into
the
Gri
mpen
Mi
re
to
ni
ght."
She
la
u
ghed
and
cla
pped
her
ha
nds.
Her
eyes
and
te
e
th
gle
a
med
wi
th
fi
e
rce
me
rri
me
nt.
"He
may
fi
nd
his
way
in,
but
ne
ver
ou
t,"
she
cri
e
d.
"How
can
he
see
the
gu
i
di
ng
wa
nds
to
ni
ght?
We
pla
nted
them
to
ge
the
r,
he
and
I,
to
ma
rk
the
pa
thway
thro
u
gh
the
mi
re.
Oh,
if
I
co
u
ld
only
ha
ve
plu
cked
them
out
to
da
y.
Then
inde
ed
you
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
had
him
at
yo
ur
me
rcy!"
It
was
evi
de
nt
to
us
that
all
pu
rsu
it
was
in
va
in
until
the
fog
had
li
fte
d.
Me
a
nwhi
le
we
le
ft
Le
stra
de
in
po
sse
ssi
on
of
the
ho
u
se
whi
le
Ho
lmes
and
I
we
nt
ba
ck
wi
th
the
ba
ro
net
to
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
Ha
ll.
The
sto
ry
of
the
Sta
ple
to
ns
co
u
ld
no
lo
nger
be
wi
thhe
ld
from
hi
m,
but
he
to
ok
the
blow
bra
ve
ly
when
he
le
a
rned
the
tru
th
abo
ut
the
wo
man
whom
he
had
lo
ve
d.
But
the
sho
ck
of
the
ni
ght's
adve
ntu
res
had
sha
tte
red
his
ne
rve
s,
and
be
fo
re
mo
rni
ng
he
lay
de
li
ri
o
us
in
a
hi
gh
fe
ver
under
the
ca
re
of
Dr.
Mo
rti
me
r.
The
two
of
them
we
re
de
sti
ned
to
tra
vel
to
ge
ther
ro
u
nd
the
wo
rld
be
fo
re
Sir
He
nry
had
be
co
me
once
mo
re
the
ha
le,
he
a
rty
man
that
he
had
be
en
be
fo
re
he
be
ca
me
ma
ster
of
that
ill-o
me
ned
esta
te.
And
now
I
co
me
ra
pi
dly
to
the
co
nclu
si
on
of
this
si
ngu
lar
na
rra
ti
ve,
in
whi
ch
I
ha
ve
tri
ed
to
ma
ke
the
re
a
der
sha
re
tho
se
da
rk
fe
a
rs
and
va
gue
su
rmi
ses
whi
ch
clo
u
ded
our
li
ves
so
lo
ng
and
ended
in
so
tra
gic
a
ma
nne
r.
On
the
mo
rni
ng
after
the
de
a
th
of
the
ho
u
nd
the
fog
had
li
fted
and
we
we
re
gu
i
ded
by
Mrs.
Sta
ple
ton
to
the
po
i
nt
whe
re
they
had
fo
u
nd
a
pa
thway
thro
u
gh
the
bo
g.
It
he
lped
us
to
re
a
li
ze
the
ho
rror
of
this
wo
ma
n's
li
fe
when
we
saw
the
ea
ge
rne
ss
and
joy
wi
th
whi
ch
she
la
id
us
on
her
hu
sba
nd's
tra
ck.
We
le
ft
her
sta
ndi
ng
upon
the
thin
pe
ni
nsu
la
of
fi
rm,
pe
a
ty
so
il
whi
ch
ta
pe
red
out
into
the
wi
de
spre
ad
bo
g.
From
the
end
of
it
a
sma
ll
wa
nd
pla
nted
he
re
and
the
re
sho
wed
whe
re
the
pa
th
zi
gza
gged
from
tu
ft
to
tu
ft
of
ru
shes
amo
ng
tho
se
gre
e
n-scu
mmed
pi
ts
and
fo
ul
qu
a
gmi
res
whi
ch
ba
rred
the
way
to
the
stra
nge
r.
Ra
nk
re
e
ds
and
lu
sh,
sli
my
wa
te
r-pla
nts
se
nt
an
odo
ur
of
de
cay
and
a
he
a
vy
mi
a
sma
tic
va
po
ur
onto
our
fa
ce
s,
whi
le
a
fa
lse
step
plu
nged
us
mo
re
than
once
thi
gh-de
ep
into
the
da
rk,
qu
i
ve
ri
ng
mi
re,
whi
ch
sho
ok
for
ya
rds
in
so
ft
undu
la
ti
o
ns
aro
u
nd
our
fe
e
t.
Its
te
na
ci
o
us
grip
plu
cked
at
our
he
e
ls
as
we
wa
lke
d,
and
when
we
sa
nk
into
it
it
was
as
if
so
me
ma
li
gna
nt
ha
nd
was
tu
ggi
ng
us
do
wn
into
tho
se
obsce
ne
de
pths,
so
grim
and
pu
rpo
se
ful
was
the
clu
tch
in
whi
ch
it
he
ld
us.
Once
only
we
saw
a
tra
ce
that
so
me
o
ne
had
pa
ssed
that
pe
ri
lo
us
way
be
fo
re
us.
From
amid
a
tu
ft
of
co
tton
gra
ss
whi
ch
bo
re
it
up
out
of
the
sli
me
so
me
da
rk
thi
ng
was
pro
je
cti
ng.
Ho
lmes
sa
nk
to
his
wa
i
st
as
he
ste
pped
from
the
pa
th
to
se
i
ze
it,
and
had
we
not
be
en
the
re
to
drag
him
out
he
co
u
ld
ne
ver
ha
ve
set
his
fo
ot
upon
fi
rm
la
nd
aga
i
n.
He
he
ld
an
old
bla
ck
bo
ot
in
the
ai
r.
"Me
ye
rs,
To
ro
nto
,"
was
pri
nted
on
the
le
a
ther
insi
de.
"It
is
wo
rth
a
mud
ba
th,"
sa
id
he.
"It
is
our
fri
e
nd
Sir
He
nry's
mi
ssi
ng
bo
o
t."
"Thro
wn
the
re
by
Sta
ple
ton
in
his
fli
ght."
"Exa
ctly.
He
re
ta
i
ned
it
in
his
ha
nd
after
usi
ng
it
to
set
the
ho
u
nd
upon
the
tra
ck.
He
fled
when
he
knew
the
ga
me
was
up,
sti
ll
clu
tchi
ng
it.
And
he
hu
rled
it
away
at
this
po
i
nt
of
his
fli
ght.
We
know
at
le
a
st
that
he
ca
me
so
far
in
sa
fe
ty."
But
mo
re
than
that
we
we
re
ne
ver
de
sti
ned
to
kno
w,
tho
u
gh
the
re
was
mu
ch
whi
ch
we
mi
ght
su
rmi
se.
The
re
was
no
cha
nce
of
fi
ndi
ng
fo
o
tste
ps
in
the
mi
re,
for
the
ri
si
ng
mud
oo
zed
swi
ftly
in
upon
the
m,
but
as
we
at
la
st
re
a
ched
fi
rmer
gro
u
nd
be
yo
nd
the
mo
ra
ss
we
all
lo
o
ked
ea
ge
rly
for
the
m.
But
no
sli
ghte
st
si
gn
of
them
ever
met
our
eye
s.
If
the
ea
rth
to
ld
a
true
sto
ry,
then
Sta
ple
ton
ne
ver
re
a
ched
that
isla
nd
of
re
fu
ge
to
wa
rds
whi
ch
he
stru
ggled
thro
u
gh
the
fog
upon
that
la
st
ni
ght.
So
me
whe
re
in
the
he
a
rt
of
the
gre
at
Gri
mpen
Mi
re,
do
wn
in
the
fo
ul
sli
me
of
the
hu
ge
mo
ra
ss
whi
ch
had
su
cked
him
in,
this
co
ld
and
cru
e
l-he
a
rted
man
is
fo
re
ver
bu
ri
e
d.
Ma
ny
tra
ces
we
fo
u
nd
of
him
in
the
bo
g-gi
rt
isla
nd
whe
re
he
had
hid
his
sa
va
ge
ally.
A
hu
ge
dri
vi
ng-whe
el
and
a
sha
ft
ha
lf-fi
lled
wi
th
ru
bbi
sh
sho
wed
the
po
si
ti
on
of
an
aba
ndo
ned
mi
ne.
Be
si
de
it
we
re
the
cru
mbli
ng
re
ma
i
ns
of
the
co
tta
ges
of
the
mi
ne
rs,
dri
ven
away
no
do
u
bt
by
the
fo
ul
re
ek
of
the
su
rro
u
ndi
ng
swa
mp.
In
one
of
the
se
a
sta
ple
and
cha
in
wi
th
a
qu
a
nti
ty
of
gna
wed
bo
nes
sho
wed
whe
re
the
ani
mal
had
be
en
co
nfi
ne
d.
A
ske
le
ton
wi
th
a
ta
ngle
of
bro
wn
ha
ir
adhe
ri
ng
to
it
lay
amo
ng
the
de
bri
s.
"A
do
g!"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s.
"By
Jo
ve,
a
cu
rly-ha
i
red
spa
ni
e
l.
Po
or
Mo
rti
mer
wi
ll
ne
ver
see
his
pet
aga
i
n.
We
ll,
I
do
not
know
that
this
pla
ce
co
nta
i
ns
any
se
cret
whi
ch
we
ha
ve
not
alre
a
dy
fa
tho
me
d.
He
co
u
ld
hi
de
his
ho
u
nd,
but
he
co
u
ld
not
hu
sh
its
vo
i
ce,
and
he
nce
ca
me
tho
se
cri
es
whi
ch
even
in
da
yli
ght
we
re
not
ple
a
sa
nt
to
he
a
r.
On
an
eme
rge
ncy
he
co
u
ld
ke
ep
the
ho
u
nd
in
the
ou
t-ho
u
se
at
Me
rri
pi
t,
but
it
was
alwa
ys
a
ri
sk,
and
it
was
only
on
the
su
pre
me
da
y,
whi
ch
he
re
ga
rded
as
the
end
of
all
his
effo
rts,
that
he
da
red
do
it.
This
pa
ste
in
the
tin
is
no
do
u
bt
the
lu
mi
no
us
mi
xtu
re
wi
th
whi
ch
the
cre
a
tu
re
was
da
u
be
d.
It
was
su
gge
ste
d,
of
co
u
rse,
by
the
sto
ry
of
the
fa
mi
ly
he
ll-ho
u
nd,
and
by
the
de
si
re
to
fri
ghten
old
Sir
Cha
rles
to
de
a
th.
No
wo
nder
the
po
or
de
vil
of
a
co
nvi
ct
ran
and
scre
a
me
d,
even
as
our
fri
e
nd
di
d,
and
as
we
ou
rse
lves
mi
ght
ha
ve
do
ne,
when
he
saw
su
ch
a
cre
a
tu
re
bo
u
ndi
ng
thro
u
gh
the
da
rkne
ss
of
the
mo
or
upon
his
tra
ck.
It
was
a
cu
nni
ng
de
vi
ce,
fo
r,
apa
rt
from
the
cha
nce
of
dri
vi
ng
yo
ur
vi
ctim
to
his
de
a
th,
what
pe
a
sa
nt
wo
u
ld
ve
ntu
re
to
inqu
i
re
too
clo
se
ly
into
su
ch
a
cre
a
tu
re
sho
u
ld
he
get
si
ght
of
it,
as
ma
ny
ha
ve
do
ne,
upon
the
mo
o
r?
I
sa
id
it
in
Lo
ndo
n,
Wa
tso
n,
and
I
say
it
aga
in
no
w,
that
ne
ver
yet
ha
ve
we
he
lped
to
hu
nt
do
wn
a
mo
re
da
nge
ro
us
man
than
he
who
is
lyi
ng
yo
nde
r"—he
swe
pt
his
lo
ng
arm
to
wa
rds
the
hu
ge
mo
ttled
expa
nse
of
gre
e
n-splo
tched
bog
whi
ch
stre
tched
away
until
it
me
rged
into
the
ru
sset
slo
pes
of
the
mo
o
r.
Cha
pter
15.
A
Re
tro
spe
cti
on
It
was
the
end
of
No
ve
mbe
r,
and
Ho
lmes
and
I
sa
t,
upon
a
raw
and
fo
ggy
ni
ght,
on
ei
ther
si
de
of
a
bla
zi
ng
fi
re
in
our
si
tti
ng-ro
om
in
Ba
ker
Stre
e
t.
Si
nce
the
tra
gic
upshot
of
our
vi
sit
to
De
vo
nshi
re
he
had
be
en
enga
ged
in
two
affa
i
rs
of
the
utmo
st
impo
rta
nce,
in
the
fi
rst
of
whi
ch
he
had
expo
sed
the
atro
ci
o
us
co
ndu
ct
of
Co
lo
nel
Upwo
od
in
co
nne
cti
on
wi
th
the
fa
mo
us
ca
rd
sca
ndal
of
the
No
npa
re
il
Clu
b,
whi
le
in
the
se
co
nd
he
had
de
fe
nded
the
unfo
rtu
na
te
Mme.
Mo
ntpe
nsi
er
from
the
cha
rge
of
mu
rder
whi
ch
hu
ng
over
her
in
co
nne
cti
on
wi
th
the
de
a
th
of
her
ste
p-da
u
ghte
r,
Mlle.
Ca
re
re,
the
yo
u
ng
la
dy
who,
as
it
wi
ll
be
re
me
mbe
re
d,
was
fo
u
nd
six
mo
nths
la
ter
ali
ve
and
ma
rri
ed
in
New
Yo
rk.
My
fri
e
nd
was
in
exce
lle
nt
spi
ri
ts
over
the
su
cce
ss
whi
ch
had
atte
nded
a
su
cce
ssi
on
of
di
ffi
cu
lt
and
impo
rta
nt
ca
se
s,
so
that
I
was
able
to
indu
ce
him
to
di
scu
ss
the
de
ta
i
ls
of
the
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
myste
ry.
I
had
wa
i
ted
pa
ti
e
ntly
for
the
oppo
rtu
ni
ty
for
I
was
awa
re
that
he
wo
u
ld
ne
ver
pe
rmit
ca
ses
to
ove
rla
p,
and
that
his
cle
ar
and
lo
gi
cal
mi
nd
wo
u
ld
not
be
dra
wn
from
its
pre
se
nt
wo
rk
to
dwe
ll
upon
me
mo
ri
es
of
the
pa
st.
Sir
He
nry
and
Dr.
Mo
rti
mer
we
re,
ho
we
ve
r,
in
Lo
ndo
n,
on
the
ir
way
to
that
lo
ng
vo
ya
ge
whi
ch
had
be
en
re
co
mme
nded
for
the
re
sto
ra
ti
on
of
his
sha
tte
red
ne
rve
s.
They
had
ca
lled
upon
us
that
ve
ry
afte
rno
o
n,
so
that
it
was
na
tu
ral
that
the
su
bje
ct
sho
u
ld
co
me
up
for
di
scu
ssi
o
n.
"The
who
le
co
u
rse
of
eve
nts,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s,
"from
the
po
i
nt
of
vi
ew
of
the
man
who
ca
lled
hi
mse
lf
Sta
ple
ton
was
si
mple
and
di
re
ct,
altho
u
gh
to
us,
who
had
no
me
a
ns
in
the
be
gi
nni
ng
of
kno
wi
ng
the
mo
ti
ves
of
his
acti
o
ns
and
co
u
ld
only
le
a
rn
pa
rt
of
the
fa
cts,
it
all
appe
a
red
exce
e
di
ngly
co
mple
x.
I
ha
ve
had
the
adva
nta
ge
of
two
co
nve
rsa
ti
o
ns
wi
th
Mrs.
Sta
ple
to
n,
and
the
ca
se
has
now
be
en
so
enti
re
ly
cle
a
red
up
that
I
am
not
awa
re
that
the
re
is
anythi
ng
whi
ch
has
re
ma
i
ned
a
se
cret
to
us.
You
wi
ll
fi
nd
a
few
no
tes
upon
the
ma
tter
under
the
he
a
di
ng
B
in
my
inde
xed
li
st
of
ca
se
s."
"Pe
rha
ps
you
wo
u
ld
ki
ndly
gi
ve
me
a
ske
tch
of
the
co
u
rse
of
eve
nts
from
me
mo
ry."
"Ce
rta
i
nly,
tho
u
gh
I
ca
nnot
gu
a
ra
ntee
that
I
ca
rry
all
the
fa
cts
in
my
mi
nd.
Inte
nse
me
ntal
co
nce
ntra
ti
on
has
a
cu
ri
o
us
way
of
blo
tti
ng
out
what
has
pa
sse
d.
The
ba
rri
ster
who
has
his
ca
se
at
his
fi
nge
rs'
ends
and
is
able
to
argue
wi
th
an
expe
rt
upon
his
own
su
bje
ct
fi
nds
that
a
we
ek
or
two
of
the
co
u
rts
wi
ll
dri
ve
it
all
out
of
his
he
ad
once
mo
re.
So
ea
ch
of
my
ca
ses
di
spla
ces
the
la
st,
and
Mlle.
Ca
re
re
has
blu
rred
my
re
co
lle
cti
on
of
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
Ha
ll.
To
mo
rrow
so
me
other
li
ttle
pro
blem
may
be
su
bmi
tted
to
my
no
ti
ce
whi
ch
wi
ll
in
tu
rn
di
spo
sse
ss
the
fa
ir
Fre
nch
la
dy
and
the
infa
mo
us
Upwo
o
d.
So
far
as
the
ca
se
of
the
ho
u
nd
go
e
s,
ho
we
ve
r,
I
wi
ll
gi
ve
you
the
co
u
rse
of
eve
nts
as
ne
a
rly
as
I
ca
n,
and
you
wi
ll
su
gge
st
anythi
ng
whi
ch
I
may
ha
ve
fo
rgo
tte
n.
"My
inqu
i
ri
es
show
be
yo
nd
all
qu
e
sti
on
that
the
fa
mi
ly
po
rtra
it
did
not
li
e,
and
that
this
fe
llow
was
inde
ed
a
Ba
ske
rvi
lle.
He
was
a
son
of
that
Ro
dger
Ba
ske
rvi
lle,
the
yo
u
nger
bro
ther
of
Sir
Cha
rle
s,
who
fled
wi
th
a
si
ni
ster
re
pu
ta
ti
on
to
So
u
th
Ame
ri
ca,
whe
re
he
was
sa
id
to
ha
ve
di
ed
unma
rri
e
d.
He
di
d,
as
a
ma
tter
of
fa
ct,
ma
rry,
and
had
one
chi
ld,
this
fe
llo
w,
who
se
re
al
na
me
is
the
sa
me
as
his
fa
the
r's.
He
ma
rri
ed
Be
ryl
Ga
rci
a,
one
of
the
be
a
u
ti
es
of
Co
sta
Ri
ca,
and,
ha
vi
ng
pu
rlo
i
ned
a
co
nsi
de
ra
ble
sum
of
pu
blic
mo
ne
y,
he
cha
nged
his
na
me
to
Va
nde
le
ur
and
fled
to
Engla
nd,
whe
re
he
esta
bli
shed
a
scho
ol
in
the
ea
st
of
Yo
rkshi
re.
His
re
a
son
for
atte
mpti
ng
this
spe
ci
al
li
ne
of
bu
si
ne
ss
was
that
he
had
stru
ck
up
an
acqu
a
i
nta
nce
wi
th
a
co
nsu
mpti
ve
tu
tor
upon
the
vo
ya
ge
ho
me,
and
that
he
had
used
this
ma
n's
abi
li
ty
to
ma
ke
the
unde
rta
ki
ng
a
su
cce
ss.
Fra
se
r,
the
tu
to
r,
di
ed
ho
we
ve
r,
and
the
scho
ol
whi
ch
had
be
gun
we
ll
sa
nk
from
di
sre
pu
te
into
infa
my.
The
Va
nde
le
u
rs
fo
u
nd
it
co
nve
ni
e
nt
to
cha
nge
the
ir
na
me
to
Sta
ple
to
n,
and
he
bro
u
ght
the
re
ma
i
ns
of
his
fo
rtu
ne,
his
sche
mes
for
the
fu
tu
re,
and
his
ta
ste
for
ento
mo
lo
gy
to
the
so
u
th
of
Engla
nd.
I
le
a
rned
at
the
Bri
ti
sh
Mu
se
um
that
he
was
a
re
co
gni
zed
au
tho
ri
ty
upon
the
su
bje
ct,
and
that
the
na
me
of
Va
nde
le
ur
has
be
en
pe
rma
ne
ntly
atta
ched
to
a
ce
rta
in
mo
th
whi
ch
he
ha
d,
in
his
Yo
rkshi
re
da
ys,
be
en
the
fi
rst
to
de
scri
be.
"We
now
co
me
to
that
po
rti
on
of
his
li
fe
whi
ch
has
pro
ved
to
be
of
su
ch
inte
nse
inte
re
st
to
us.
The
fe
llow
had
evi
de
ntly
ma
de
inqu
i
ry
and
fo
u
nd
that
only
two
li
ves
inte
rve
ned
be
twe
en
him
and
a
va
lu
a
ble
esta
te.
When
he
we
nt
to
De
vo
nshi
re
his
pla
ns
we
re,
I
be
li
e
ve,
exce
e
di
ngly
ha
zy,
but
that
he
me
a
nt
mi
schi
ef
from
the
fi
rst
is
evi
de
nt
from
the
way
in
whi
ch
he
to
ok
his
wi
fe
wi
th
him
in
the
cha
ra
cter
of
his
si
ste
r.
The
idea
of
usi
ng
her
as
a
de
coy
was
cle
a
rly
alre
a
dy
in
his
mi
nd,
tho
u
gh
he
may
not
ha
ve
be
en
ce
rta
in
how
the
de
ta
i
ls
of
his
plot
we
re
to
be
arra
nge
d.
He
me
a
nt
in
the
end
to
ha
ve
the
esta
te,
and
he
was
re
a
dy
to
use
any
to
ol
or
run
any
ri
sk
for
that
end.
His
fi
rst
act
was
to
esta
bli
sh
hi
mse
lf
as
ne
ar
to
his
ance
stral
ho
me
as
he
co
u
ld,
and
his
se
co
nd
was
to
cu
lti
va
te
a
fri
e
ndship
wi
th
Sir
Cha
rles
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
and
wi
th
the
ne
i
ghbo
u
rs.
"The
ba
ro
net
hi
mse
lf
to
ld
him
abo
ut
the
fa
mi
ly
ho
u
nd,
and
so
pre
pa
red
the
way
for
his
own
de
a
th.
Sta
ple
to
n,
as
I
wi
ll
co
nti
nue
to
ca
ll
hi
m,
knew
that
the
old
ma
n's
he
a
rt
was
we
ak
and
that
a
sho
ck
wo
u
ld
ki
ll
hi
m.
So
mu
ch
he
had
le
a
rned
from
Dr.
Mo
rti
me
r.
He
had
he
a
rd
also
that
Sir
Cha
rles
was
su
pe
rsti
ti
o
us
and
had
ta
ken
this
grim
le
ge
nd
ve
ry
se
ri
o
u
sly.
His
inge
ni
o
us
mi
nd
insta
ntly
su
gge
sted
a
way
by
whi
ch
the
ba
ro
net
co
u
ld
be
do
ne
to
de
a
th,
and
yet
it
wo
u
ld
be
ha
rdly
po
ssi
ble
to
bri
ng
ho
me
the
gu
i
lt
to
the
re
al
mu
rde
re
r.
"Ha
vi
ng
co
nce
i
ved
the
idea
he
pro
ce
e
ded
to
ca
rry
it
out
wi
th
co
nsi
de
ra
ble
fi
ne
sse.
An
ordi
na
ry
sche
mer
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
be
en
co
nte
nt
to
wo
rk
wi
th
a
sa
va
ge
ho
u
nd.
The
use
of
arti
fi
ci
al
me
a
ns
to
ma
ke
the
cre
a
tu
re
di
a
bo
li
cal
was
a
fla
sh
of
ge
ni
us
upon
his
pa
rt.
The
dog
he
bo
u
ght
in
Lo
ndon
from
Ro
ss
and
Ma
ngle
s,
the
de
a
le
rs
in
Fu
lham
Ro
a
d.
It
was
the
stro
nge
st
and
mo
st
sa
va
ge
in
the
ir
po
sse
ssi
o
n.
He
bro
u
ght
it
do
wn
by
the
No
rth
De
von
li
ne
and
wa
lked
a
gre
at
di
sta
nce
over
the
mo
or
so
as
to
get
it
ho
me
wi
tho
ut
exci
ti
ng
any
re
ma
rks.
He
had
alre
a
dy
on
his
inse
ct
hu
nts
le
a
rned
to
pe
ne
tra
te
the
Gri
mpen
Mi
re,
and
so
had
fo
u
nd
a
sa
fe
hi
di
ng-pla
ce
for
the
cre
a
tu
re.
He
re
he
ke
nne
lled
it
and
wa
i
ted
his
cha
nce.
"But
it
was
so
me
ti
me
co
mi
ng.
The
old
ge
ntle
man
co
u
ld
not
be
de
co
yed
ou
tsi
de
of
his
gro
u
nds
at
ni
ght.
Se
ve
ral
ti
mes
Sta
ple
ton
lu
rked
abo
ut
wi
th
his
ho
u
nd,
but
wi
tho
ut
ava
i
l.
It
was
du
ri
ng
the
se
fru
i
tle
ss
qu
e
sts
that
he,
or
ra
ther
his
ally,
was
se
en
by
pe
a
sa
nts,
and
that
the
le
ge
nd
of
the
de
mon
dog
re
ce
i
ved
a
new
co
nfi
rma
ti
o
n.
He
had
ho
ped
that
his
wi
fe
mi
ght
lu
re
Sir
Cha
rles
to
his
ru
i
n,
but
he
re
she
pro
ved
une
xpe
cte
dly
inde
pe
nde
nt.
She
wo
u
ld
not
ende
a
vo
ur
to
enta
ngle
the
old
ge
ntle
man
in
a
se
nti
me
ntal
atta
chme
nt
whi
ch
mi
ght
de
li
ver
him
over
to
his
ene
my.
Thre
a
ts
and
eve
n,
I
am
so
rry
to
sa
y,
blo
ws
re
fu
sed
to
mo
ve
he
r.
She
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
no
thi
ng
to
do
wi
th
it,
and
for
a
ti
me
Sta
ple
ton
was
at
a
de
a
dlo
ck.
"He
fo
u
nd
a
way
out
of
his
di
ffi
cu
lti
es
thro
u
gh
the
cha
nce
that
Sir
Cha
rle
s,
who
had
co
nce
i
ved
a
fri
e
ndship
for
hi
m,
ma
de
him
the
mi
ni
ster
of
his
cha
ri
ty
in
the
ca
se
of
this
unfo
rtu
na
te
wo
ma
n,
Mrs.
La
u
ra
Lyo
ns.
By
re
pre
se
nti
ng
hi
mse
lf
as
a
si
ngle
man
he
acqu
i
red
co
mple
te
influ
e
nce
over
he
r,
and
he
ga
ve
her
to
unde
rsta
nd
that
in
the
eve
nt
of
her
obta
i
ni
ng
a
di
vo
rce
from
her
hu
sba
nd
he
wo
u
ld
ma
rry
he
r.
His
pla
ns
we
re
su
dde
nly
bro
u
ght
to
a
he
ad
by
his
kno
wle
dge
that
Sir
Cha
rles
was
abo
ut
to
le
a
ve
the
Ha
ll
on
the
advi
ce
of
Dr.
Mo
rti
me
r,
wi
th
who
se
opi
ni
on
he
hi
mse
lf
pre
te
nded
to
co
i
nci
de.
He
mu
st
act
at
once,
or
his
vi
ctim
mi
ght
get
be
yo
nd
his
po
we
r.
He
the
re
fo
re
put
pre
ssu
re
upon
Mrs.
Lyo
ns
to
wri
te
this
le
tte
r,
implo
ri
ng
the
old
man
to
gi
ve
her
an
inte
rvi
ew
on
the
eve
ni
ng
be
fo
re
his
de
pa
rtu
re
for
Lo
ndo
n.
He
the
n,
by
a
spe
ci
o
us
argu
me
nt,
pre
ve
nted
her
from
go
i
ng,
and
so
had
the
cha
nce
for
whi
ch
he
had
wa
i
te
d.
"Dri
vi
ng
ba
ck
in
the
eve
ni
ng
from
Co
o
mbe
Tra
cey
he
was
in
ti
me
to
get
his
ho
u
nd,
to
tre
at
it
wi
th
his
infe
rnal
pa
i
nt,
and
to
bri
ng
the
be
a
st
ro
u
nd
to
the
ga
te
at
whi
ch
he
had
re
a
son
to
expe
ct
that
he
wo
u
ld
fi
nd
the
old
ge
ntle
man
wa
i
ti
ng.
The
do
g,
inci
ted
by
its
ma
ste
r,
spra
ng
over
the
wi
cke
t-ga
te
and
pu
rsu
ed
the
unfo
rtu
na
te
ba
ro
ne
t,
who
fled
scre
a
mi
ng
do
wn
the
yew
alle
y.
In
that
glo
o
my
tu
nnel
it
mu
st
inde
ed
ha
ve
be
en
a
dre
a
dful
si
ght
to
see
that
hu
ge
bla
ck
cre
a
tu
re,
wi
th
its
fla
mi
ng
ja
ws
and
bla
zi
ng
eye
s,
bo
u
ndi
ng
after
its
vi
cti
m.
He
fe
ll
de
ad
at
the
end
of
the
alley
from
he
a
rt
di
se
a
se
and
te
rro
r.
The
ho
u
nd
had
ke
pt
upon
the
gra
ssy
bo
rder
whi
le
the
ba
ro
net
had
run
do
wn
the
pa
th,
so
that
no
tra
ck
but
the
ma
n's
was
vi
si
ble.
On
se
e
i
ng
him
lyi
ng
sti
ll
the
cre
a
tu
re
had
pro
ba
bly
appro
a
ched
to
sni
ff
at
hi
m,
but
fi
ndi
ng
him
de
ad
had
tu
rned
away
aga
i
n.
It
was
then
that
it
le
ft
the
pri
nt
whi
ch
was
actu
a
lly
obse
rved
by
Dr.
Mo
rti
me
r.
The
ho
u
nd
was
ca
lled
off
and
hu
rri
ed
away
to
its
la
ir
in
the
Gri
mpen
Mi
re,
and
a
myste
ry
was
le
ft
whi
ch
pu
zzled
the
au
tho
ri
ti
e
s,
ala
rmed
the
co
u
ntrysi
de,
and
fi
na
lly
bro
u
ght
the
ca
se
wi
thin
the
sco
pe
of
our
obse
rva
ti
o
n.
"So
mu
ch
for
the
de
a
th
of
Sir
Cha
rles
Ba
ske
rvi
lle.
You
pe
rce
i
ve
the
de
vi
li
sh
cu
nni
ng
of
it,
for
re
a
lly
it
wo
u
ld
be
almo
st
impo
ssi
ble
to
ma
ke
a
ca
se
aga
i
nst
the
re
al
mu
rde
re
r.
His
only
acco
mpli
ce
was
one
who
co
u
ld
ne
ver
gi
ve
him
awa
y,
and
the
gro
te
squ
e,
inco
nce
i
va
ble
na
tu
re
of
the
de
vi
ce
only
se
rved
to
ma
ke
it
mo
re
effe
cti
ve.
Bo
th
of
the
wo
men
co
nce
rned
in
the
ca
se,
Mrs.
Sta
ple
ton
and
Mrs.
La
u
ra
Lyo
ns,
we
re
le
ft
wi
th
a
stro
ng
su
spi
ci
on
aga
i
nst
Sta
ple
to
n.
Mrs.
Sta
ple
ton
knew
that
he
had
de
si
gns
upon
the
old
ma
n,
and
also
of
the
exi
ste
nce
of
the
ho
u
nd.
Mrs.
Lyo
ns
knew
ne
i
ther
of
the
se
thi
ngs,
but
had
be
en
impre
ssed
by
the
de
a
th
occu
rri
ng
at
the
ti
me
of
an
unca
nce
lled
appo
i
ntme
nt
whi
ch
was
only
kno
wn
to
hi
m.
Ho
we
ve
r,
bo
th
of
them
we
re
under
his
influ
e
nce,
and
he
had
no
thi
ng
to
fe
ar
from
the
m.
The
fi
rst
ha
lf
of
his
ta
sk
was
su
cce
ssfu
lly
acco
mpli
shed
but
the
mo
re
di
ffi
cu
lt
sti
ll
re
ma
i
ne
d.
"It
is
po
ssi
ble
that
Sta
ple
ton
did
not
know
of
the
exi
ste
nce
of
an
he
ir
in
Ca
na
da.
In
any
ca
se
he
wo
u
ld
ve
ry
so
on
le
a
rn
it
from
his
fri
e
nd
Dr.
Mo
rti
me
r,
and
he
was
to
ld
by
the
la
tter
all
de
ta
i
ls
abo
ut
the
arri
val
of
He
nry
Ba
ske
rvi
lle.
Sta
ple
to
n's
fi
rst
idea
was
that
this
yo
u
ng
stra
nger
from
Ca
na
da
mi
ght
po
ssi
bly
be
do
ne
to
de
a
th
in
Lo
ndon
wi
tho
ut
co
mi
ng
do
wn
to
De
vo
nshi
re
at
all.
He
di
stru
sted
his
wi
fe
ever
si
nce
she
had
re
fu
sed
to
he
lp
him
in
la
yi
ng
a
trap
for
the
old
ma
n,
and
he
da
red
not
le
a
ve
her
lo
ng
out
of
his
si
ght
for
fe
ar
he
sho
u
ld
lo
se
his
influ
e
nce
over
he
r.
It
was
for
this
re
a
son
that
he
to
ok
her
to
Lo
ndon
wi
th
hi
m.
They
lo
dge
d,
I
fi
nd,
at
the
Me
xbo
ro
u
gh
Pri
va
te
Ho
te
l,
in
Cra
ven
Stre
e
t,
whi
ch
was
actu
a
lly
one
of
tho
se
ca
lled
upon
by
my
age
nt
in
se
a
rch
of
evi
de
nce.
He
re
he
ke
pt
his
wi
fe
impri
so
ned
in
her
ro
om
whi
le
he,
di
sgu
i
sed
in
a
be
a
rd,
fo
llo
wed
Dr.
Mo
rti
mer
to
Ba
ker
Stre
et
and
afte
rwa
rds
to
the
sta
ti
on
and
to
the
No
rthu
mbe
rla
nd
Ho
te
l.
His
wi
fe
had
so
me
inkli
ng
of
his
pla
ns;
but
she
had
su
ch
a
fe
ar
of
her
hu
sba
nd—a
fe
ar
fo
u
nded
upon
bru
tal
ill-tre
a
tme
nt—that
she
da
re
not
wri
te
to
wa
rn
the
man
whom
she
knew
to
be
in
da
nge
r.
If
the
le
tter
sho
u
ld
fa
ll
into
Sta
ple
to
n's
ha
nds
her
own
li
fe
wo
u
ld
not
be
sa
fe.
Eve
ntu
a
lly,
as
we
kno
w,
she
ado
pted
the
expe
di
e
nt
of
cu
tti
ng
out
the
wo
rds
whi
ch
wo
u
ld
fo
rm
the
me
ssa
ge,
and
addre
ssi
ng
the
le
tter
in
a
di
sgu
i
sed
ha
nd.
It
re
a
ched
the
ba
ro
ne
t,
and
ga
ve
him
the
fi
rst
wa
rni
ng
of
his
da
nge
r.
"It
was
ve
ry
esse
nti
al
for
Sta
ple
ton
to
get
so
me
arti
cle
of
Sir
He
nry's
atti
re
so
tha
t,
in
ca
se
he
was
dri
ven
to
use
the
do
g,
he
mi
ght
alwa
ys
ha
ve
the
me
a
ns
of
se
tti
ng
him
upon
his
tra
ck.
Wi
th
cha
ra
cte
ri
stic
pro
mptne
ss
and
au
da
ci
ty
he
set
abo
ut
this
at
once,
and
we
ca
nnot
do
u
bt
that
the
bo
o
ts
or
cha
mbe
r-ma
id
of
the
ho
tel
was
we
ll
bri
bed
to
he
lp
him
in
his
de
si
gn.
By
cha
nce,
ho
we
ve
r,
the
fi
rst
bo
ot
whi
ch
was
pro
cu
red
for
him
was
a
new
one
and,
the
re
fo
re,
use
le
ss
for
his
pu
rpo
se.
He
then
had
it
re
tu
rned
and
obta
i
ned
ano
the
r—a
mo
st
instru
cti
ve
inci
de
nt,
si
nce
it
pro
ved
co
nclu
si
ve
ly
to
my
mi
nd
that
we
we
re
de
a
li
ng
wi
th
a
re
al
ho
u
nd,
as
no
other
su
ppo
si
ti
on
co
u
ld
expla
in
this
anxi
e
ty
to
obta
in
an
old
bo
ot
and
this
indi
ffe
re
nce
to
a
new
one.
The
mo
re
ou
tre
and
gro
te
sque
an
inci
de
nt
is
the
mo
re
ca
re
fu
lly
it
de
se
rves
to
be
exa
mi
ne
d,
and
the
ve
ry
po
i
nt
whi
ch
appe
a
rs
to
co
mpli
ca
te
a
ca
se
is,
when
du
ly
co
nsi
de
red
and
sci
e
nti
fi
ca
lly
ha
ndle
d,
the
one
whi
ch
is
mo
st
li
ke
ly
to
elu
ci
da
te
it.
"Then
we
had
the
vi
sit
from
our
fri
e
nds
ne
xt
mo
rni
ng,
sha
do
wed
alwa
ys
by
Sta
ple
ton
in
the
ca
b.
From
his
kno
wle
dge
of
our
ro
o
ms
and
of
my
appe
a
ra
nce,
as
we
ll
as
from
his
ge
ne
ral
co
ndu
ct,
I
am
incli
ned
to
thi
nk
that
Sta
ple
to
n's
ca
re
er
of
cri
me
has
be
en
by
no
me
a
ns
li
mi
ted
to
this
si
ngle
Ba
ske
rvi
lle
affa
i
r.
It
is
su
gge
sti
ve
that
du
ri
ng
the
la
st
three
ye
a
rs
the
re
ha
ve
be
en
fo
ur
co
nsi
de
ra
ble
bu
rgla
ri
es
in
the
we
st
co
u
ntry,
for
no
ne
of
whi
ch
was
any
cri
mi
nal
ever
arre
ste
d.
The
la
st
of
the
se,
at
Fo
lke
sto
ne
Co
u
rt,
in
Ma
y,
was
re
ma
rka
ble
for
the
co
ld-blo
o
ded
pi
sto
lli
ng
of
the
pa
ge,
who
su
rpri
sed
the
ma
sked
and
so
li
ta
ry
bu
rgla
r.
I
ca
nnot
do
u
bt
that
Sta
ple
ton
re
cru
i
ted
his
wa
ni
ng
re
so
u
rces
in
this
fa
shi
o
n,
and
that
for
ye
a
rs
he
has
be
en
a
de
spe
ra
te
and
da
nge
ro
us
ma
n.
"We
had
an
exa
mple
of
his
re
a
di
ne
ss
of
re
so
u
rce
that
mo
rni
ng
when
he
got
away
from
us
so
su
cce
ssfu
lly,
and
also
of
his
au
da
ci
ty
in
se
ndi
ng
ba
ck
my
own
na
me
to
me
thro
u
gh
the
ca
bma
n.
From
that
mo
me
nt
he
unde
rsto
od
that
I
had
ta
ken
over
the
ca
se
in
Lo
ndo
n,
and
that
the
re
fo
re
the
re
was
no
cha
nce
for
him
the
re.
He
re
tu
rned
to
Da
rtmo
or
and
awa
i
ted
the
arri
val
of
the
ba
ro
ne
t."
"One
mo
me
nt!"
sa
id
I.
"You
ha
ve,
no
do
u
bt,
de
scri
bed
the
se
qu
e
nce
of
eve
nts
co
rre
ctly,
but
the
re
is
one
po
i
nt
whi
ch
you
ha
ve
le
ft
une
xpla
i
ne
d.
What
be
ca
me
of
the
ho
u
nd
when
its
ma
ster
was
in
Lo
ndo
n?"
"I
ha
ve
gi
ven
so
me
atte
nti
on
to
this
ma
tter
and
it
is
undo
u
bte
dly
of
impo
rta
nce.
The
re
can
be
no
qu
e
sti
on
that
Sta
ple
ton
had
a
co
nfi
da
nt,
tho
u
gh
it
is
unli
ke
ly
that
he
ever
pla
ced
hi
mse
lf
in
his
po
wer
by
sha
ri
ng
all
his
pla
ns
wi
th
hi
m.
The
re
was
an
old
ma
nse
rva
nt
at
Me
rri
pit
Ho
u
se,
who
se
na
me
was
Antho
ny.
His
co
nne
cti
on
wi
th
the
Sta
ple
to
ns
can
be
tra
ced
for
se
ve
ral
ye
a
rs,
as
far
ba
ck
as
the
scho
o
l-ma
ste
ri
ng
da
ys,
so
that
he
mu
st
ha
ve
be
en
awa
re
that
his
ma
ster
and
mi
stre
ss
we
re
re
a
lly
hu
sba
nd
and
wi
fe.
This
man
has
di
sa
ppe
a
red
and
has
esca
ped
from
the
co
u
ntry.
It
is
su
gge
sti
ve
that
Antho
ny
is
not
a
co
mmon
na
me
in
Engla
nd,
whi
le
Anto
nio
is
so
in
all
Spa
ni
sh
or
Spa
ni
sh-Ame
ri
can
co
u
ntri
e
s.
The
ma
n,
li
ke
Mrs.
Sta
ple
ton
he
rse
lf,
spo
ke
go
od
Engli
sh,
but
wi
th
a
cu
ri
o
us
li
spi
ng
acce
nt.
I
ha
ve
myse
lf
se
en
this
old
man
cro
ss
the
Gri
mpen
Mi
re
by
the
pa
th
whi
ch
Sta
ple
ton
had
ma
rked
ou
t.
It
is
ve
ry
pro
ba
ble,
the
re
fo
re,
that
in
the
abse
nce
of
his
ma
ster
it
was
he
who
ca
red
for
the
ho
u
nd,
tho
u
gh
he
may
ne
ver
ha
ve
kno
wn
the
pu
rpo
se
for
whi
ch
the
be
a
st
was
use
d.
"The
Sta
ple
to
ns
then
we
nt
do
wn
to
De
vo
nshi
re,
whi
ther
they
we
re
so
on
fo
llo
wed
by
Sir
He
nry
and
yo
u.
One
wo
rd
now
as
to
how
I
sto
od
myse
lf
at
that
ti
me.
It
may
po
ssi
bly
re
cur
to
yo
ur
me
mo
ry
that
when
I
exa
mi
ned
the
pa
per
upon
whi
ch
the
pri
nted
wo
rds
we
re
fa
ste
ned
I
ma
de
a
clo
se
inspe
cti
on
for
the
wa
te
r-ma
rk.
In
do
i
ng
so
I
he
ld
it
wi
thin
a
few
inches
of
my
eye
s,
and
was
co
nsci
o
us
of
a
fa
i
nt
sme
ll
of
the
sce
nt
kno
wn
as
whi
te
je
ssa
mi
ne.
The
re
are
se
ve
nty-fi
ve
pe
rfu
me
s,
whi
ch
it
is
ve
ry
ne
ce
ssa
ry
that
a
cri
mi
nal
expe
rt
sho
u
ld
be
able
to
di
sti
ngu
i
sh
from
ea
ch
othe
r,
and
ca
ses
ha
ve
mo
re
than
once
wi
thin
my
own
expe
ri
e
nce
de
pe
nded
upon
the
ir
pro
mpt
re
co
gni
ti
o
n.
The
sce
nt
su
gge
sted
the
pre
se
nce
of
a
la
dy,
and
alre
a
dy
my
tho
u
ghts
be
gan
to
tu
rn
to
wa
rds
the
Sta
ple
to
ns.
Thus
I
had
ma
de
ce
rta
in
of
the
ho
u
nd,
and
had
gu
e
ssed
at
the
cri
mi
nal
be
fo
re
ever
we
we
nt
to
the
we
st
co
u
ntry.
"It
was
my
ga
me
to
wa
tch
Sta
ple
to
n.
It
was
evi
de
nt,
ho
we
ve
r,
that
I
co
u
ld
not
do
this
if
I
we
re
wi
th
yo
u,
si
nce
he
wo
u
ld
be
ke
e
nly
on
his
gu
a
rd.
I
de
ce
i
ved
eve
rybo
dy,
the
re
fo
re,
yo
u
rse
lf
inclu
de
d,
and
I
ca
me
do
wn
se
cre
tly
when
I
was
su
ppo
sed
to
be
in
Lo
ndo
n.
My
ha
rdshi
ps
we
re
not
so
gre
at
as
you
ima
gi
ne
d,
tho
u
gh
su
ch
tri
fli
ng
de
ta
i
ls
mu
st
ne
ver
inte
rfe
re
wi
th
the
inve
sti
ga
ti
on
of
a
ca
se.
I
sta
yed
for
the
mo
st
pa
rt
at
Co
o
mbe
Tra
ce
y,
and
only
used
the
hut
upon
the
mo
or
when
it
was
ne
ce
ssa
ry
to
be
ne
ar
the
sce
ne
of
acti
o
n.
Ca
rtwri
ght
had
co
me
do
wn
wi
th
me,
and
in
his
di
sgu
i
se
as
a
co
u
ntry
boy
he
was
of
gre
at
assi
sta
nce
to
me.
I
was
de
pe
nde
nt
upon
him
for
fo
od
and
cle
an
li
ne
n.
When
I
was
wa
tchi
ng
Sta
ple
to
n,
Ca
rtwri
ght
was
fre
qu
e
ntly
wa
tchi
ng
yo
u,
so
that
I
was
able
to
ke
ep
my
ha
nd
upon
all
the
stri
ngs.
"I
ha
ve
alre
a
dy
to
ld
you
that
yo
ur
re
po
rts
re
a
ched
me
ra
pi
dly,
be
i
ng
fo
rwa
rded
insta
ntly
from
Ba
ker
Stre
et
to
Co
o
mbe
Tra
ce
y.
They
we
re
of
gre
at
se
rvi
ce
to
me,
and
espe
ci
a
lly
that
one
inci
de
nta
lly
tru
thful
pi
e
ce
of
bi
o
gra
phy
of
Sta
ple
to
n's.
I
was
able
to
esta
bli
sh
the
ide
nti
ty
of
the
man
and
the
wo
man
and
knew
at
la
st
exa
ctly
how
I
sto
o
d.
The
ca
se
had
be
en
co
nsi
de
ra
bly
co
mpli
ca
ted
thro
u
gh
the
inci
de
nt
of
the
esca
ped
co
nvi
ct
and
the
re
la
ti
o
ns
be
twe
en
him
and
the
Ba
rrymo
re
s.
This
also
you
cle
a
red
up
in
a
ve
ry
effe
cti
ve
wa
y,
tho
u
gh
I
had
alre
a
dy
co
me
to
the
sa
me
co
nclu
si
o
ns
from
my
own
obse
rva
ti
o
ns.
"By
the
ti
me
that
you
di
sco
ve
red
me
upon
the
mo
or
I
had
a
co
mple
te
kno
wle
dge
of
the
who
le
bu
si
ne
ss,
but
I
had
not
a
ca
se
whi
ch
co
u
ld
go
to
a
ju
ry.
Even
Sta
ple
to
n's
atte
mpt
upon
Sir
He
nry
that
ni
ght
whi
ch
ended
in
the
de
a
th
of
the
unfo
rtu
na
te
co
nvi
ct
did
not
he
lp
us
mu
ch
in
pro
vi
ng
mu
rder
aga
i
nst
our
ma
n.
The
re
se
e
med
to
be
no
alte
rna
ti
ve
but
to
ca
tch
him
re
d-ha
nde
d,
and
to
do
so
we
had
to
use
Sir
He
nry,
alo
ne
and
appa
re
ntly
unpro
te
cte
d,
as
a
ba
i
t.
We
did
so,
and
at
the
co
st
of
a
se
ve
re
sho
ck
to
our
cli
e
nt
we
su
cce
e
ded
in
co
mple
ti
ng
our
ca
se
and
dri
vi
ng
Sta
ple
ton
to
his
de
stru
cti
o
n.
That
Sir
He
nry
sho
u
ld
ha
ve
be
en
expo
sed
to
this
is,
I
mu
st
co
nfe
ss,
a
re
pro
a
ch
to
my
ma
na
ge
me
nt
of
the
ca
se,
but
we
had
no
me
a
ns
of
fo
re
se
e
i
ng
the
te
rri
ble
and
pa
ra
lyzi
ng
spe
cta
cle
whi
ch
the
be
a
st
pre
se
nte
d,
nor
co
u
ld
we
pre
di
ct
the
fog
whi
ch
ena
bled
him
to
bu
rst
upon
us
at
su
ch
sho
rt
no
ti
ce.
We
su
cce
e
ded
in
our
obje
ct
at
a
co
st
whi
ch
bo
th
the
spe
ci
a
li
st
and
Dr.
Mo
rti
mer
assu
re
me
wi
ll
be
a
te
mpo
ra
ry
one.
A
lo
ng
jo
u
rney
may
ena
ble
our
fri
e
nd
to
re
co
ver
not
only
from
his
sha
tte
red
ne
rves
but
also
from
his
wo
u
nded
fe
e
li
ngs.
His
lo
ve
for
the
la
dy
was
de
ep
and
si
nce
re,
and
to
him
the
sa
dde
st
pa
rt
of
all
this
bla
ck
bu
si
ne
ss
was
that
he
sho
u
ld
ha
ve
be
en
de
ce
i
ved
by
he
r.
"It
only
re
ma
i
ns
to
indi
ca
te
the
pa
rt
whi
ch
she
had
pla
yed
thro
u
gho
u
t.
The
re
can
be
no
do
u
bt
that
Sta
ple
ton
exe
rci
sed
an
influ
e
nce
over
her
whi
ch
may
ha
ve
be
en
lo
ve
or
may
ha
ve
be
en
fe
a
r,
or
ve
ry
po
ssi
bly
bo
th,
si
nce
they
are
by
no
me
a
ns
inco
mpa
ti
ble
emo
ti
o
ns.
It
wa
s,
at
le
a
st,
abso
lu
te
ly
effe
cti
ve.
At
his
co
mma
nd
she
co
nse
nted
to
pa
ss
as
his
si
ste
r,
tho
u
gh
he
fo
u
nd
the
li
mi
ts
of
his
po
wer
over
her
when
he
ende
a
vo
u
red
to
ma
ke
her
the
di
re
ct
acce
sso
ry
to
mu
rde
r.
She
was
re
a
dy
to
wa
rn
Sir
He
nry
so
far
as
she
co
u
ld
wi
tho
ut
impli
ca
ti
ng
her
hu
sba
nd,
and
aga
in
and
aga
in
she
tri
ed
to
do
so.
Sta
ple
ton
hi
mse
lf
se
e
ms
to
ha
ve
be
en
ca
pa
ble
of
je
a
lo
u
sy,
and
when
he
saw
the
ba
ro
net
pa
yi
ng
co
u
rt
to
the
la
dy,
even
tho
u
gh
it
was
pa
rt
of
his
own
pla
n,
sti
ll
he
co
u
ld
not
he
lp
inte
rru
pti
ng
wi
th
a
pa
ssi
o
na
te
ou
tbu
rst
whi
ch
re
ve
a
led
the
fi
e
ry
so
ul
whi
ch
his
se
lf-co
nta
i
ned
ma
nner
so
cle
ve
rly
co
nce
a
le
d.
By
enco
u
ra
gi
ng
the
inti
ma
cy
he
ma
de
it
ce
rta
in
that
Sir
He
nry
wo
u
ld
fre
qu
e
ntly
co
me
to
Me
rri
pit
Ho
u
se
and
that
he
wo
u
ld
so
o
ner
or
la
ter
get
the
oppo
rtu
ni
ty
whi
ch
he
de
si
re
d.
On
the
day
of
the
cri
si
s,
ho
we
ve
r,
his
wi
fe
tu
rned
su
dde
nly
aga
i
nst
hi
m.
She
had
le
a
rned
so
me
thi
ng
of
the
de
a
th
of
the
co
nvi
ct,
and
she
knew
that
the
ho
u
nd
was
be
i
ng
ke
pt
in
the
ou
tho
u
se
on
the
eve
ni
ng
that
Sir
He
nry
was
co
mi
ng
to
di
nne
r.
She
ta
xed
her
hu
sba
nd
wi
th
his
inte
nded
cri
me,
and
a
fu
ri
o
us
sce
ne
fo
llo
wed
in
whi
ch
he
sho
wed
her
for
the
fi
rst
ti
me
that
she
had
a
ri
val
in
his
lo
ve.
Her
fi
de
li
ty
tu
rned
in
an
insta
nt
to
bi
tter
ha
tre
d,
and
he
saw
that
she
wo
u
ld
be
tray
hi
m.
He
ti
ed
her
up,
the
re
fo
re,
that
she
mi
ght
ha
ve
no
cha
nce
of
wa
rni
ng
Sir
He
nry,
and
he
ho
pe
d,
no
do
u
bt,
that
when
the
who
le
co
u
ntrysi
de
put
do
wn
the
ba
ro
ne
t's
de
a
th
to
the
cu
rse
of
his
fa
mi
ly,
as
they
ce
rta
i
nly
wo
u
ld
do,
he
co
u
ld
win
his
wi
fe
ba
ck
to
acce
pt
an
acco
mpli
shed
fa
ct
and
to
ke
ep
si
le
nt
upon
what
she
kne
w.
In
this
I
fa
ncy
that
in
any
ca
se
he
ma
de
a
mi
sca
lcu
la
ti
o
n,
and
tha
t,
if
we
had
not
be
en
the
re,
his
do
om
wo
u
ld
no
ne
the
le
ss
ha
ve
be
en
se
a
le
d.
A
wo
man
of
Spa
ni
sh
blo
od
do
es
not
co
ndo
ne
su
ch
an
inju
ry
so
li
ghtly.
And
no
w,
my
de
ar
Wa
tso
n,
wi
tho
ut
re
fe
rri
ng
to
my
no
te
s,
I
ca
nnot
gi
ve
you
a
mo
re
de
ta
i
led
acco
u
nt
of
this
cu
ri
o
us
ca
se.
I
do
not
know
that
anythi
ng
esse
nti
al
has
be
en
le
ft
une
xpla
i
ne
d."
"He
co
u
ld
not
ho
pe
to
fri
ghten
Sir
He
nry
to
de
a
th
as
he
had
do
ne
the
old
uncle
wi
th
his
bo
gie
ho
u
nd."
"The
be
a
st
was
sa
va
ge
and
ha
lf-sta
rve
d.
If
its
appe
a
ra
nce
did
not
fri
ghten
its
vi
ctim
to
de
a
th,
at
le
a
st
it
wo
u
ld
pa
ra
lyze
the
re
si
sta
nce
whi
ch
mi
ght
be
offe
re
d."
"No
do
u
bt.
The
re
only
re
ma
i
ns
one
di
ffi
cu
lty.
If
Sta
ple
ton
ca
me
into
the
su
cce
ssi
o
n,
how
co
u
ld
he
expla
in
the
fa
ct
that
he,
the
he
i
r,
had
be
en
li
vi
ng
una
nno
u
nced
under
ano
ther
na
me
so
clo
se
to
the
pro
pe
rty?
How
co
u
ld
he
cla
im
it
wi
tho
ut
ca
u
si
ng
su
spi
ci
on
and
inqu
i
ry?"
"It
is
a
fo
rmi
da
ble
di
ffi
cu
lty,
and
I
fe
ar
that
you
ask
too
mu
ch
when
you
expe
ct
me
to
so
lve
it.
The
pa
st
and
the
pre
se
nt
are
wi
thin
the
fi
e
ld
of
my
inqu
i
ry,
but
what
a
man
may
do
in
the
fu
tu
re
is
a
ha
rd
qu
e
sti
on
to
answe
r.
Mrs.
Sta
ple
ton
has
he
a
rd
her
hu
sba
nd
di
scu
ss
the
pro
blem
on
se
ve
ral
occa
si
o
ns.
The
re
we
re
three
po
ssi
ble
co
u
rse
s.
He
mi
ght
cla
im
the
pro
pe
rty
from
So
u
th
Ame
ri
ca,
esta
bli
sh
his
ide
nti
ty
be
fo
re
the
Bri
ti
sh
au
tho
ri
ti
es
the
re
and
so
obta
in
the
fo
rtu
ne
wi
tho
ut
ever
co
mi
ng
to
Engla
nd
at
all,
or
he
mi
ght
ado
pt
an
ela
bo
ra
te
di
sgu
i
se
du
ri
ng
the
sho
rt
ti
me
that
he
ne
ed
be
in
Lo
ndo
n;
or,
aga
i
n,
he
mi
ght
fu
rni
sh
an
acco
mpli
ce
wi
th
the
pro
o
fs
and
pa
pe
rs,
pu
tti
ng
him
in
as
he
i
r,
and
re
ta
i
ni
ng
a
cla
im
upon
so
me
pro
po
rti
on
of
his
inco
me.
We
ca
nnot
do
u
bt
from
what
we
know
of
him
that
he
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
fo
u
nd
so
me
way
out
of
the
di
ffi
cu
lty.
And
no
w,
my
de
ar
Wa
tso
n,
we
ha
ve
had
so
me
we
e
ks
of
se
ve
re
wo
rk,
and
for
one
eve
ni
ng,
I
thi
nk,
we
may
tu
rn
our
tho
u
ghts
into
mo
re
ple
a
sa
nt
cha
nne
ls.
I
ha
ve
a
box
for
'Les
Hu
gu
e
no
ts.'
Ha
ve
you
he
a
rd
the
De
Re
szke
s?
Mi
ght
I
tro
u
ble
you
then
to
be
re
a
dy
in
ha
lf
an
ho
u
r,
and
we
can
stop
at
Ma
rci
ni
's
for
a
li
ttle
di
nner
on
the
wa
y?"
%%%%%
The
Si
gn
of
the
Fo
ur
by
Sir
Arthur
Co
nan
Do
yle,
http://www.gu
te
nbe
rg.o
rg/fi
le
s/2097/2097-h/2097-h.htm
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lmes
to
ok
his
bo
ttle
from
the
co
rner
of
the
ma
nte
l-pi
e
ce
and
his
hypo
de
rmic
syri
nge
from
its
ne
at
mo
ro
cco
ca
se.
Wi
th
his
lo
ng,
whi
te,
ne
rvo
us
fi
nge
rs
he
adju
sted
the
de
li
ca
te
ne
e
dle,
and
ro
lled
ba
ck
his
le
ft
shi
rt-cu
ff.
For
so
me
li
ttle
ti
me
his
eyes
re
sted
tho
u
ghtfu
lly
upon
the
si
ne
wy
fo
re
a
rm
and
wri
st
all
do
tted
and
sca
rred
wi
th
innu
me
ra
ble
pu
nctu
re
-ma
rks.
Fi
na
lly
he
thru
st
the
sha
rp
po
i
nt
ho
me,
pre
ssed
do
wn
the
ti
ny
pi
sto
n,
and
sa
nk
ba
ck
into
the
ve
lve
t-li
ned
arm-cha
ir
wi
th
a
lo
ng
si
gh
of
sa
ti
sfa
cti
o
n.
Three
ti
mes
a
day
for
ma
ny
mo
nths
I
had
wi
tne
ssed
this
pe
rfo
rma
nce,
but
cu
stom
had
not
re
co
nci
led
my
mi
nd
to
it.
On
the
co
ntra
ry,
from
day
to
day
I
had
be
co
me
mo
re
irri
ta
ble
at
the
si
ght,
and
my
co
nsci
e
nce
swe
lled
ni
ghtly
wi
thin
me
at
the
tho
u
ght
that
I
had
la
cked
the
co
u
ra
ge
to
pro
te
st.
Aga
in
and
aga
in
I
had
re
gi
ste
red
a
vow
that
I
sho
u
ld
de
li
ver
my
so
ul
upon
the
su
bje
ct,
but
the
re
was
that
in
the
co
o
l,
no
ncha
la
nt
air
of
my
co
mpa
ni
on
whi
ch
ma
de
him
the
la
st
man
wi
th
whom
one
wo
u
ld
ca
re
to
ta
ke
anythi
ng
appro
a
chi
ng
to
a
li
be
rty.
His
gre
at
po
we
rs,
his
ma
ste
rly
ma
nne
r,
and
the
expe
ri
e
nce
whi
ch
I
had
had
of
his
ma
ny
extra
o
rdi
na
ry
qu
a
li
ti
e
s,
all
ma
de
me
di
ffi
de
nt
and
ba
ckwa
rd
in
cro
ssi
ng
hi
m.
Yet
upon
that
afte
rno
o
n,
whe
ther
it
was
the
Be
a
u
ne
whi
ch
I
had
ta
ken
wi
th
my
lu
nch,
or
the
addi
ti
o
nal
exa
spe
ra
ti
on
pro
du
ced
by
the
extre
me
de
li
be
ra
ti
on
of
his
ma
nne
r,
I
su
dde
nly
fe
lt
that
I
co
u
ld
ho
ld
out
no
lo
nge
r.
"Whi
ch
is
it
to
-da
y?"
I
aske
d,—"mo
rphi
ne
or
co
ca
i
ne
?"
He
ra
i
sed
his
eyes
la
ngu
i
dly
from
the
old
bla
ck-le
tter
vo
lu
me
whi
ch
he
had
ope
ne
d.
"It
is
co
ca
i
ne
,"
he
sa
i
d,—"a
se
ve
n-pe
r-ce
nt.
so
lu
ti
o
n.
Wo
u
ld
you
ca
re
to
try
it?"
"No,
inde
e
d,"
I
answe
re
d,
bru
squ
e
ly.
"My
co
nsti
tu
ti
on
has
not
got
over
the
Afghan
ca
mpa
i
gn
ye
t.
I
ca
nnot
affo
rd
to
throw
any
extra
stra
in
upon
it."
He
smi
led
at
my
ve
he
me
nce.
"Pe
rha
ps
you
are
ri
ght,
Wa
tso
n,"
he
sa
i
d.
"I
su
ppo
se
that
its
influ
e
nce
is
physi
ca
lly
a
bad
one.
I
fi
nd
it,
ho
we
ve
r,
so
tra
nsce
nde
ntly
sti
mu
la
ti
ng
and
cla
ri
fyi
ng
to
the
mi
nd
that
its
se
co
nda
ry
acti
on
is
a
ma
tter
of
sma
ll
mo
me
nt."
"But
co
nsi
de
r!"
I
sa
i
d,
ea
rne
stly.
"Co
u
nt
the
co
st!
Yo
ur
bra
in
ma
y,
as
you
sa
y,
be
ro
u
sed
and
exci
te
d,
but
it
is
a
pa
tho
lo
gi
cal
and
mo
rbid
pro
ce
ss,
whi
ch
invo
lves
incre
a
sed
ti
ssu
e
-cha
nge
and
may
at
la
st
le
a
ve
a
pe
rma
ne
nt
we
a
kne
ss.
You
kno
w,
to
o,
what
a
bla
ck
re
a
cti
on
co
mes
upon
yo
u.
Su
re
ly
the
ga
me
is
ha
rdly
wo
rth
the
ca
ndle.
Why
sho
u
ld
yo
u,
for
a
me
re
pa
ssi
ng
ple
a
su
re,
ri
sk
the
lo
ss
of
tho
se
gre
at
po
we
rs
wi
th
whi
ch
you
ha
ve
be
en
endo
we
d?
Re
me
mber
that
I
spe
ak
not
only
as
one
co
mra
de
to
ano
the
r,
but
as
a
me
di
cal
man
to
one
for
who
se
co
nsti
tu
ti
on
he
is
to
so
me
exte
nt
answe
ra
ble
."
He
did
not
se
em
offe
nde
d.
On
the
co
ntra
ry,
he
put
his
fi
nge
r-ti
ps
to
ge
ther
and
le
a
ned
his
elbo
ws
on
the
arms
of
his
cha
i
r,
li
ke
one
who
has
a
re
li
sh
for
co
nve
rsa
ti
o
n.
"My
mi
nd,"
he
sa
i
d,
"re
be
ls
at
sta
gna
ti
o
n.
Gi
ve
me
pro
ble
ms,
gi
ve
me
wo
rk,
gi
ve
me
the
mo
st
abstru
se
crypto
gram
or
the
mo
st
intri
ca
te
ana
lysi
s,
and
I
am
in
my
own
pro
per
atmo
sphe
re.
I
can
di
spe
nse
then
wi
th
arti
fi
ci
al
sti
mu
la
nts.
But
I
abhor
the
du
ll
ro
u
ti
ne
of
exi
ste
nce.
I
cra
ve
for
me
ntal
exa
lta
ti
o
n.
That
is
why
I
ha
ve
cho
sen
my
own
pa
rti
cu
lar
pro
fe
ssi
o
n,—or
ra
ther
cre
a
ted
it,
for
I
am
the
only
one
in
the
wo
rld."
"The
only
uno
ffi
ci
al
de
te
cti
ve
?"
I
sa
i
d,
ra
i
si
ng
my
eye
bro
ws.
"The
only
uno
ffi
ci
al
co
nsu
lti
ng
de
te
cti
ve
,"
he
answe
re
d.
"I
am
the
la
st
and
hi
ghe
st
co
u
rt
of
appe
al
in
de
te
cti
o
n.
When
Gre
gson
or
Le
stra
de
or
Athe
lney
Jo
nes
are
out
of
the
ir
de
pths—whi
ch,
by
the
wa
y,
is
the
ir
no
rmal
sta
te
—the
ma
tter
is
la
id
be
fo
re
me.
I
exa
mi
ne
the
da
ta,
as
an
expe
rt,
and
pro
no
u
nce
a
spe
ci
a
li
st's
opi
ni
o
n.
I
cla
im
no
cre
dit
in
su
ch
ca
se
s.
My
na
me
fi
gu
res
in
no
ne
wspa
pe
r.
The
wo
rk
itse
lf,
the
ple
a
su
re
of
fi
ndi
ng
a
fi
e
ld
for
my
pe
cu
li
ar
po
we
rs,
is
my
hi
ghe
st
re
wa
rd.
But
you
ha
ve
yo
u
rse
lf
had
so
me
expe
ri
e
nce
of
my
me
tho
ds
of
wo
rk
in
the
Je
ffe
rson
Ho
pe
ca
se
."
"Ye
s,
inde
e
d,"
sa
id
I,
co
rdi
a
lly.
"I
was
ne
ver
so
stru
ck
by
anythi
ng
in
my
li
fe.
I
even
embo
di
ed
it
in
a
sma
ll
bro
chu
re
wi
th
the
so
me
what
fa
nta
stic
ti
tle
of
'A
Stu
dy
in
Sca
rle
t.'"
He
sho
ok
his
he
ad
sa
dly.
"I
gla
nced
over
it,"
sa
id
he.
"Ho
ne
stly,
I
ca
nnot
co
ngra
tu
la
te
you
upon
it.
De
te
cti
on
is,
or
ou
ght
to
be,
an
exa
ct
sci
e
nce,
and
sho
u
ld
be
tre
a
ted
in
the
sa
me
co
ld
and
une
mo
ti
o
nal
ma
nne
r.
You
ha
ve
atte
mpted
to
ti
nge
it
wi
th
ro
ma
nti
ci
sm,
whi
ch
pro
du
ces
mu
ch
the
sa
me
effe
ct
as
if
you
wo
rked
a
lo
ve
-sto
ry
or
an
elo
pe
me
nt
into
the
fi
fth
pro
po
si
ti
on
of
Eu
cli
d."
"But
the
ro
ma
nce
was
the
re
,"
I
re
mo
nstra
te
d.
"I
co
u
ld
not
ta
mper
wi
th
the
fa
cts."
"So
me
fa
cts
sho
u
ld
be
su
ppre
sse
d,
or
at
le
a
st
a
ju
st
se
nse
of
pro
po
rti
on
sho
u
ld
be
obse
rved
in
tre
a
ti
ng
the
m.
The
only
po
i
nt
in
the
ca
se
whi
ch
de
se
rved
me
nti
on
was
the
cu
ri
o
us
ana
lyti
cal
re
a
so
ni
ng
from
effe
cts
to
ca
u
ses
by
whi
ch
I
su
cce
e
ded
in
unra
ve
li
ng
it."
I
was
anno
yed
at
this
cri
ti
ci
sm
of
a
wo
rk
whi
ch
had
be
en
spe
ci
a
lly
de
si
gned
to
ple
a
se
hi
m.
I
co
nfe
ss,
to
o,
that
I
was
irri
ta
ted
by
the
ego
ti
sm
whi
ch
se
e
med
to
de
ma
nd
that
eve
ry
li
ne
of
my
pa
mphlet
sho
u
ld
be
de
vo
ted
to
his
own
spe
ci
al
do
i
ngs.
Mo
re
than
once
du
ri
ng
the
ye
a
rs
that
I
had
li
ved
wi
th
him
in
Ba
ker
Stre
et
I
had
obse
rved
that
a
sma
ll
va
ni
ty
unde
rlay
my
co
mpa
ni
o
n's
qu
i
et
and
di
da
ctic
ma
nne
r.
I
ma
de
no
re
ma
rk,
ho
we
ve
r,
but
sat
nu
rsi
ng
my
wo
u
nded
le
g.
I
had
a
Je
za
il
bu
llet
thro
u
gh
it
so
me
ti
me
be
fo
re,
and,
tho
u
gh
it
did
not
pre
ve
nt
me
from
wa
lki
ng,
it
ached
we
a
ri
ly
at
eve
ry
cha
nge
of
the
we
a
the
r.
"My
pra
cti
ce
has
exte
nded
re
ce
ntly
to
the
Co
nti
ne
nt,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s,
after
a
whi
le,
fi
lli
ng
up
his
old
bri
e
r-ro
ot
pi
pe.
"I
was
co
nsu
lted
la
st
we
ek
by
Fra
nco
is
Le
Vi
lla
rd,
who,
as
you
pro
ba
bly
kno
w,
has
co
me
ra
ther
to
the
fro
nt
la
te
ly
in
the
Fre
nch
de
te
cti
ve
se
rvi
ce.
He
has
all
the
Ce
ltic
po
wer
of
qu
i
ck
intu
i
ti
o
n,
but
he
is
de
fi
ci
e
nt
in
the
wi
de
ra
nge
of
exa
ct
kno
wle
dge
whi
ch
is
esse
nti
al
to
the
hi
gher
de
ve
lo
pme
nts
of
his
art.
The
ca
se
was
co
nce
rned
wi
th
a
wi
ll,
and
po
sse
ssed
so
me
fe
a
tu
res
of
inte
re
st.
I
was
able
to
re
fer
him
to
two
pa
ra
llel
ca
se
s,
the
one
at
Ri
ga
in
1857,
and
the
other
at
St.
Lo
u
is
in
1871,
whi
ch
ha
ve
su
gge
sted
to
him
the
true
so
lu
ti
o
n.
He
re
is
the
le
tter
whi
ch
I
had
this
mo
rni
ng
ackno
wle
dgi
ng
my
assi
sta
nce
."
He
to
ssed
ove
r,
as
he
spo
ke,
a
cru
mpled
she
et
of
fo
re
i
gn
no
te
pa
pe
r.
I
gla
nced
my
eyes
do
wn
it,
ca
tchi
ng
a
pro
fu
si
on
of
no
tes
of
admi
ra
ti
o
n,
wi
th
stray
"ma
gni
fi
qu
e
s,"
"co
u
p-de
-ma
i
tre
s,"
and
"to
u
rs-de
-fo
rce
,"
all
te
sti
fyi
ng
to
the
arde
nt
admi
ra
ti
on
of
the
Fre
nchma
n.
"He
spe
a
ks
as
a
pu
pil
to
his
ma
ste
r,"
sa
id
I.
"Oh,
he
ra
tes
my
assi
sta
nce
too
hi
ghly,"
sa
id
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lme
s,
li
ghtly.
"He
has
co
nsi
de
ra
ble
gi
fts
hi
mse
lf.
He
po
sse
sses
two
out
of
the
three
qu
a
li
ti
es
ne
ce
ssa
ry
for
the
ide
al
de
te
cti
ve.
He
has
the
po
wer
of
obse
rva
ti
on
and
that
of
de
du
cti
o
n.
He
is
only
wa
nti
ng
in
kno
wle
dge;
and
that
may
co
me
in
ti
me.
He
is
now
tra
nsla
ti
ng
my
sma
ll
wo
rks
into
Fre
nch."
"Yo
ur
wo
rks?"
"Oh,
di
dn't
you
kno
w?"
he
cri
e
d,
la
u
ghi
ng.
"Ye
s,
I
ha
ve
be
en
gu
i
lty
of
se
ve
ral
mo
no
gra
phs.
They
are
all
upon
te
chni
cal
su
bje
cts.
He
re,
for
exa
mple,
is
one
'Upon
the
Di
sti
ncti
on
be
twe
en
the
Ashes
of
the
Va
ri
o
us
To
ba
cco
e
s.'
In
it
I
enu
me
ra
te
a
hu
ndred
and
fo
rty
fo
rms
of
ci
ga
r-,
ci
ga
re
tte
-,
and
pi
pe
-to
ba
cco,
wi
th
co
lo
red
pla
tes
illu
stra
ti
ng
the
di
ffe
re
nce
in
the
ash.
It
is
a
po
i
nt
whi
ch
is
co
nti
nu
a
lly
tu
rni
ng
up
in
cri
mi
nal
tri
a
ls,
and
whi
ch
is
so
me
ti
mes
of
su
pre
me
impo
rta
nce
as
a
clu
e.
If
you
can
say
de
fi
ni
te
ly,
for
exa
mple,
that
so
me
mu
rder
has
be
en
do
ne
by
a
man
who
was
smo
ki
ng
an
Indi
an
lu
nka
h,
it
obvi
o
u
sly
na
rro
ws
yo
ur
fi
e
ld
of
se
a
rch.
To
the
tra
i
ned
eye
the
re
is
as
mu
ch
di
ffe
re
nce
be
twe
en
the
bla
ck
ash
of
a
Tri
chi
no
po
ly
and
the
whi
te
flu
ff
of
bi
rd's-e
ye
as
the
re
is
be
twe
en
a
ca
bba
ge
and
a
po
ta
to
."
"You
ha
ve
an
extra
o
rdi
na
ry
ge
ni
us
for
mi
nu
ti
a
e
,"
I
re
ma
rke
d.
"I
appre
ci
a
te
the
ir
impo
rta
nce.
He
re
is
my
mo
no
gra
ph
upon
the
tra
ci
ng
of
fo
o
tste
ps,
wi
th
so
me
re
ma
rks
upon
the
uses
of
pla
ster
of
Pa
ris
as
a
pre
se
rver
of
impre
sse
s.
He
re,
to
o,
is
a
cu
ri
o
us
li
ttle
wo
rk
upon
the
influ
e
nce
of
a
tra
de
upon
the
fo
rm
of
the
ha
nd,
wi
th
li
tho
types
of
the
ha
nds
of
sla
te
rs,
sa
i
lo
rs,
co
rkcu
tte
rs,
co
mpo
si
to
rs,
we
a
ve
rs,
and
di
a
mo
nd-po
li
she
rs.
That
is
a
ma
tter
of
gre
at
pra
cti
cal
inte
re
st
to
the
sci
e
nti
fic
de
te
cti
ve
,—e
spe
ci
a
lly
in
ca
ses
of
uncla
i
med
bo
di
e
s,
or
in
di
sco
ve
ri
ng
the
ante
ce
de
nts
of
cri
mi
na
ls.
But
I
we
a
ry
you
wi
th
my
ho
bby."
"Not
at
all,"
I
answe
re
d,
ea
rne
stly.
"It
is
of
the
gre
a
te
st
inte
re
st
to
me,
espe
ci
a
lly
si
nce
I
ha
ve
had
the
oppo
rtu
ni
ty
of
obse
rvi
ng
yo
ur
pra
cti
cal
appli
ca
ti
on
of
it.
But
you
spo
ke
ju
st
now
of
obse
rva
ti
on
and
de
du
cti
o
n.
Su
re
ly
the
one
to
so
me
exte
nt
impli
es
the
othe
r."
"Why,
ha
rdly,"
he
answe
re
d,
le
a
ni
ng
ba
ck
lu
xu
ri
o
u
sly
in
his
arm-cha
i
r,
and
se
ndi
ng
up
thi
ck
blue
wre
a
ths
from
his
pi
pe.
"For
exa
mple,
obse
rva
ti
on
sho
ws
me
that
you
ha
ve
be
en
to
the
Wi
gmo
re
Stre
et
Po
st-Offi
ce
this
mo
rni
ng,
but
de
du
cti
on
le
ts
me
know
that
when
the
re
you
di
spa
tched
a
te
le
gra
m."
"Ri
ght!"
sa
id
I.
"Ri
ght
on
bo
th
po
i
nts!
But
I
co
nfe
ss
that
I
do
n't
see
how
you
arri
ved
at
it.
It
was
a
su
dden
impu
lse
upon
my
pa
rt,
and
I
ha
ve
me
nti
o
ned
it
to
no
one
."
"It
is
si
mpli
ci
ty
itse
lf,"
he
re
ma
rke
d,
chu
ckli
ng
at
my
su
rpri
se
,—"so
absu
rdly
si
mple
that
an
expla
na
ti
on
is
su
pe
rflu
o
u
s;
and
yet
it
may
se
rve
to
de
fi
ne
the
li
mi
ts
of
obse
rva
ti
on
and
of
de
du
cti
o
n.
Obse
rva
ti
on
te
lls
me
that
you
ha
ve
a
li
ttle
re
ddi
sh
mo
u
ld
adhe
ri
ng
to
yo
ur
inste
p.
Ju
st
oppo
si
te
the
Se
ymo
ur
Stre
et
Offi
ce
they
ha
ve
ta
ken
up
the
pa
ve
me
nt
and
thro
wn
up
so
me
ea
rth
whi
ch
li
es
in
su
ch
a
way
that
it
is
di
ffi
cu
lt
to
avo
id
tre
a
di
ng
in
it
in
ente
ri
ng.
The
ea
rth
is
of
this
pe
cu
li
ar
re
ddi
sh
ti
nt
whi
ch
is
fo
u
nd,
as
far
as
I
kno
w,
no
whe
re
else
in
the
ne
i
ghbo
rho
o
d.
So
mu
ch
is
obse
rva
ti
o
n.
The
re
st
is
de
du
cti
o
n."
"Ho
w,
the
n,
did
you
de
du
ce
the
te
le
gra
m?"
"Why,
of
co
u
rse
I
knew
that
you
had
not
wri
tten
a
le
tte
r,
si
nce
I
sat
oppo
si
te
to
you
all
mo
rni
ng.
I
see
also
in
yo
ur
open
de
sk
the
re
that
you
ha
ve
a
she
et
of
sta
mps
and
a
thi
ck
bu
ndle
of
po
st-ca
rds.
What
co
u
ld
you
go
into
the
po
st-o
ffi
ce
fo
r,
the
n,
but
to
se
nd
a
wi
re?
Eli
mi
na
te
all
other
fa
cto
rs,
and
the
one
whi
ch
re
ma
i
ns
mu
st
be
the
tru
th."
"In
this
ca
se
it
ce
rta
i
nly
is
so
,"
I
re
pli
e
d,
after
a
li
ttle
tho
u
ght.
"The
thi
ng,
ho
we
ve
r,
is,
as
you
sa
y,
of
the
si
mple
st.
Wo
u
ld
you
thi
nk
me
impe
rti
ne
nt
if
I
we
re
to
put
yo
ur
the
o
ri
es
to
a
mo
re
se
ve
re
te
st?"
"On
the
co
ntra
ry,"
he
answe
re
d,
"it
wo
u
ld
pre
ve
nt
me
from
ta
ki
ng
a
se
co
nd
do
se
of
co
ca
i
ne.
I
sho
u
ld
be
de
li
ghted
to
lo
ok
into
any
pro
blem
whi
ch
you
mi
ght
su
bmit
to
me
."
"I
ha
ve
he
a
rd
you
say
that
it
is
di
ffi
cu
lt
for
a
man
to
ha
ve
any
obje
ct
in
da
i
ly
use
wi
tho
ut
le
a
vi
ng
the
impre
ss
of
his
indi
vi
du
a
li
ty
upon
it
in
su
ch
a
way
that
a
tra
i
ned
obse
rver
mi
ght
re
ad
it.
No
w,
I
ha
ve
he
re
a
wa
tch
whi
ch
has
re
ce
ntly
co
me
into
my
po
sse
ssi
o
n.
Wo
u
ld
you
ha
ve
the
ki
ndne
ss
to
let
me
ha
ve
an
opi
ni
on
upon
the
cha
ra
cter
or
ha
bi
ts
of
the
la
te
owne
r?"
I
ha
nded
him
over
the
wa
tch
wi
th
so
me
sli
ght
fe
e
li
ng
of
amu
se
me
nt
in
my
he
a
rt,
for
the
te
st
wa
s,
as
I
tho
u
ght,
an
impo
ssi
ble
one,
and
I
inte
nded
it
as
a
le
sson
aga
i
nst
the
so
me
what
do
gma
tic
to
ne
whi
ch
he
occa
si
o
na
lly
assu
me
d.
He
ba
la
nced
the
wa
tch
in
his
ha
nd,
ga
zed
ha
rd
at
the
di
a
l,
ope
ned
the
ba
ck,
and
exa
mi
ned
the
wo
rks,
fi
rst
wi
th
his
na
ked
eyes
and
then
wi
th
a
po
we
rful
co
nvex
le
ns.
I
co
u
ld
ha
rdly
ke
ep
from
smi
li
ng
at
his
cre
stfa
llen
fa
ce
when
he
fi
na
lly
sna
pped
the
ca
se
to
and
ha
nded
it
ba
ck.
"The
re
are
ha
rdly
any
da
ta
,"
he
re
ma
rke
d.
"The
wa
tch
has
be
en
re
ce
ntly
cle
a
ne
d,
whi
ch
ro
bs
me
of
my
mo
st
su
gge
sti
ve
fa
cts."
"You
are
ri
ght,"
I
answe
re
d.
"It
was
cle
a
ned
be
fo
re
be
i
ng
se
nt
to
me
."
In
my
he
a
rt
I
accu
sed
my
co
mpa
ni
on
of
pu
tti
ng
fo
rwa
rd
a
mo
st
la
me
and
impo
te
nt
excu
se
to
co
ver
his
fa
i
lu
re.
What
da
ta
co
u
ld
he
expe
ct
from
an
uncle
a
ned
wa
tch?
"Tho
u
gh
unsa
ti
sfa
cto
ry,
my
re
se
a
rch
has
not
be
en
enti
re
ly
ba
rre
n,"
he
obse
rve
d,
sta
ri
ng
up
at
the
ce
i
li
ng
wi
th
dre
a
my,
la
ck-lu
stre
eye
s.
"Su
bje
ct
to
yo
ur
co
rre
cti
o
n,
I
sho
u
ld
ju
dge
that
the
wa
tch
be
lo
nged
to
yo
ur
elder
bro
the
r,
who
inhe
ri
ted
it
from
yo
ur
fa
the
r."
"That
you
ga
the
r,
no
do
u
bt,
from
the
H.
W.
upon
the
ba
ck?"
"Qu
i
te
so.
The
W.
su
gge
sts
yo
ur
own
na
me.
The
da
te
of
the
wa
tch
is
ne
a
rly
fi
fty
ye
a
rs
ba
ck,
and
the
ini
ti
a
ls
are
as
old
as
the
wa
tch:
so
it
was
ma
de
for
the
la
st
ge
ne
ra
ti
o
n.
Je
we
lry
usu
a
lly
de
sce
nds
to
the
elde
st
so
n,
and
he
is
mo
st
li
ke
ly
to
ha
ve
the
sa
me
na
me
as
the
fa
the
r.
Yo
ur
fa
ther
ha
s,
if
I
re
me
mber
ri
ght,
be
en
de
ad
ma
ny
ye
a
rs.
It
ha
s,
the
re
fo
re,
be
en
in
the
ha
nds
of
yo
ur
elde
st
bro
the
r."
"Ri
ght,
so
fa
r,"
sa
id
I.
"Anythi
ng
else
?"
"He
was
a
man
of
unti
dy
ha
bi
ts,—ve
ry
unti
dy
and
ca
re
le
ss.
He
was
le
ft
wi
th
go
od
pro
spe
cts,
but
he
threw
away
his
cha
nce
s,
li
ved
for
so
me
ti
me
in
po
ve
rty
wi
th
occa
si
o
nal
sho
rt
inte
rva
ls
of
pro
spe
ri
ty,
and
fi
na
lly,
ta
ki
ng
to
dri
nk,
he
di
e
d.
That
is
all
I
can
ga
the
r."
I
spra
ng
from
my
cha
ir
and
li
mped
impa
ti
e
ntly
abo
ut
the
ro
om
wi
th
co
nsi
de
ra
ble
bi
tte
rne
ss
in
my
he
a
rt.
"This
is
unwo
rthy
of
yo
u,
Ho
lme
s,"
I
sa
i
d.
"I
co
u
ld
not
ha
ve
be
li
e
ved
that
you
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
de
sce
nded
to
thi
s.
You
ha
ve
ma
de
inqu
i
res
into
the
hi
sto
ry
of
my
unha
ppy
bro
the
r,
and
you
now
pre
te
nd
to
de
du
ce
this
kno
wle
dge
in
so
me
fa
nci
ful
wa
y.
You
ca
nnot
expe
ct
me
to
be
li
e
ve
that
you
ha
ve
re
ad
all
this
from
his
old
wa
tch!
It
is
unki
nd,
and,
to
spe
ak
pla
i
nly,
has
a
to
u
ch
of
cha
rla
ta
ni
sm
in
it."
"My
de
ar
do
cto
r,"
sa
id
he,
ki
ndly,
"pray
acce
pt
my
apo
lo
gi
e
s.
Vi
e
wi
ng
the
ma
tter
as
an
abstra
ct
pro
ble
m,
I
had
fo
rgo
tten
how
pe
rso
nal
and
pa
i
nful
a
thi
ng
it
mi
ght
be
to
yo
u.
I
assu
re
yo
u,
ho
we
ve
r,
that
I
ne
ver
even
knew
that
you
had
a
bro
ther
until
you
ha
nded
me
the
wa
tch."
"Then
how
in
the
na
me
of
all
that
is
wo
nde
rful
did
you
get
the
se
fa
cts?
They
are
abso
lu
te
ly
co
rre
ct
in
eve
ry
pa
rti
cu
la
r."
"Ah,
that
is
go
od
lu
ck.
I
co
u
ld
only
say
what
was
the
ba
la
nce
of
pro
ba
bi
li
ty.
I
did
not
at
all
expe
ct
to
be
so
accu
ra
te
."
"But
it
was
not
me
re
gu
e
ss-wo
rk?"
"No,
no:
I
ne
ver
gu
e
ss.
It
is
a
sho
cki
ng
ha
bi
t,—de
stru
cti
ve
to
the
lo
gi
cal
fa
cu
lty.
What
se
e
ms
stra
nge
to
you
is
only
so
be
ca
u
se
you
do
not
fo
llow
my
tra
in
of
tho
u
ght
or
obse
rve
the
sma
ll
fa
cts
upon
whi
ch
la
rge
infe
re
nces
may
de
pe
nd.
For
exa
mple,
I
be
gan
by
sta
ti
ng
that
yo
ur
bro
ther
was
ca
re
le
ss.
When
you
obse
rve
the
lo
wer
pa
rt
of
that
wa
tch-ca
se
you
no
ti
ce
that
it
is
not
only
di
nted
in
two
pla
ce
s,
but
it
is
cut
and
ma
rked
all
over
from
the
ha
bit
of
ke
e
pi
ng
other
ha
rd
obje
cts,
su
ch
as
co
i
ns
or
ke
ys,
in
the
sa
me
po
cke
t.
Su
re
ly
it
is
no
gre
at
fe
at
to
assu
me
that
a
man
who
tre
a
ts
a
fi
fty-gu
i
nea
wa
tch
so
ca
va
li
e
rly
mu
st
be
a
ca
re
le
ss
ma
n.
Ne
i
ther
is
it
a
ve
ry
fa
r-fe
tched
infe
re
nce
that
a
man
who
inhe
ri
ts
one
arti
cle
of
su
ch
va
lue
is
pre
tty
we
ll
pro
vi
ded
for
in
other
re
spe
cts."
I
no
dde
d,
to
show
that
I
fo
llo
wed
his
re
a
so
ni
ng.
"It
is
ve
ry
cu
sto
ma
ry
for
pa
wnbro
ke
rs
in
Engla
nd,
when
they
ta
ke
a
wa
tch,
to
scra
tch
the
nu
mber
of
the
ti
cket
wi
th
a
pi
n-po
i
nt
upon
the
insi
de
of
the
ca
se.
It
is
mo
re
ha
ndy
than
a
la
be
l,
as
the
re
is
no
ri
sk
of
the
nu
mber
be
i
ng
lo
st
or
tra
nspo
se
d.
The
re
are
no
le
ss
than
fo
ur
su
ch
nu
mbe
rs
vi
si
ble
to
my
le
ns
on
the
insi
de
of
this
ca
se.
Infe
re
nce
,—that
yo
ur
bro
ther
was
often
at
low
wa
te
r.
Se
co
nda
ry
infe
re
nce
,—that
he
had
occa
si
o
nal
bu
rsts
of
pro
spe
ri
ty,
or
he
co
u
ld
not
ha
ve
re
de
e
med
the
ple
dge.
Fi
na
lly,
I
ask
you
to
lo
ok
at
the
inner
pla
te,
whi
ch
co
nta
i
ns
the
ke
y-ho
le.
Lo
ok
at
the
tho
u
sa
nds
of
scra
tches
all
ro
u
nd
the
ho
le
,—ma
rks
whe
re
the
key
has
sli
ppe
d.
What
so
ber
ma
n's
key
co
u
ld
ha
ve
sco
red
tho
se
gro
o
ve
s?
But
you
wi
ll
ne
ver
see
a
dru
nka
rd's
wa
tch
wi
tho
ut
the
m.
He
wi
nds
it
at
ni
ght,
and
he
le
a
ves
the
se
tra
ces
of
his
unste
a
dy
ha
nd.
Whe
re
is
the
myste
ry
in
all
thi
s?"
"It
is
as
cle
ar
as
da
yli
ght,"
I
answe
re
d.
"I
re
gret
the
inju
sti
ce
whi
ch
I
did
yo
u.
I
sho
u
ld
ha
ve
had
mo
re
fa
i
th
in
yo
ur
ma
rve
llo
us
fa
cu
lty.
May
I
ask
whe
ther
you
ha
ve
any
pro
fe
ssi
o
nal
inqu
i
ry
on
fo
ot
at
pre
se
nt?"
"No
ne.
He
nce
the
co
ca
i
ne.
I
ca
nnot
li
ve
wi
tho
ut
bra
i
n-wo
rk.
What
else
is
the
re
to
li
ve
fo
r?
Sta
nd
at
the
wi
ndow
he
re.
Was
ever
su
ch
a
dre
a
ry,
di
sma
l,
unpro
fi
ta
ble
wo
rld?
See
how
the
ye
llow
fog
swi
rls
do
wn
the
stre
et
and
dri
fts
acro
ss
the
du
n-co
lo
red
ho
u
se
s.
What
co
u
ld
be
mo
re
ho
pe
le
ssly
pro
sa
ic
and
ma
te
ri
a
l?
What
is
the
use
of
ha
vi
ng
po
we
rs,
do
cto
r,
when
one
has
no
fi
e
ld
upon
whi
ch
to
exe
rt
the
m?
Cri
me
is
co
mmo
npla
ce,
exi
ste
nce
is
co
mmo
npla
ce,
and
no
qu
a
li
ti
es
sa
ve
tho
se
whi
ch
are
co
mmo
npla
ce
ha
ve
any
fu
ncti
on
upon
ea
rth."
I
had
ope
ned
my
mo
u
th
to
re
ply
to
this
ti
ra
de,
when
wi
th
a
cri
sp
kno
ck
our
la
ndla
dy
ente
re
d,
be
a
ri
ng
a
ca
rd
upon
the
bra
ss
sa
lve
r.
"A
yo
u
ng
la
dy
for
yo
u,
si
r,"
she
sa
i
d,
addre
ssi
ng
my
co
mpa
ni
o
n.
"Mi
ss
Ma
ry
Mo
rsta
n,"
he
re
a
d.
"Hu
m!
I
ha
ve
no
re
co
lle
cti
on
of
the
na
me.
Ask
the
yo
u
ng
la
dy
to
step
up,
Mrs.
Hu
dso
n.
Do
n't
go,
do
cto
r.
I
sho
u
ld
pre
fer
that
you
re
ma
i
n."
Cha
pter
II
The
Sta
te
me
nt
of
the
Ca
se
Mi
ss
Mo
rstan
ente
red
the
ro
om
wi
th
a
fi
rm
step
and
an
ou
twa
rd
co
mpo
su
re
of
ma
nne
r.
She
was
a
blo
nde
yo
u
ng
la
dy,
sma
ll,
da
i
nty,
we
ll
glo
ve
d,
and
dre
ssed
in
the
mo
st
pe
rfe
ct
ta
ste.
The
re
wa
s,
ho
we
ve
r,
a
pla
i
nne
ss
and
si
mpli
ci
ty
abo
ut
her
co
stu
me
whi
ch
bo
re
wi
th
it
a
su
gge
sti
on
of
li
mi
ted
me
a
ns.
The
dre
ss
was
a
so
mbre
gra
yi
sh
be
i
ge,
untri
mmed
and
unbra
i
de
d,
and
she
wo
re
a
sma
ll
tu
rban
of
the
sa
me
du
ll
hu
e,
re
li
e
ved
only
by
a
su
spi
ci
on
of
whi
te
fe
a
ther
in
the
si
de.
Her
fa
ce
had
ne
i
ther
re
gu
la
ri
ty
of
fe
a
tu
re
nor
be
a
u
ty
of
co
mple
xi
o
n,
but
her
expre
ssi
on
was
swe
et
and
ami
a
ble,
and
her
la
rge
blue
eyes
we
re
si
ngu
la
rly
spi
ri
tu
al
and
sympa
the
ti
c.
In
an
expe
ri
e
nce
of
wo
men
whi
ch
exte
nds
over
ma
ny
na
ti
o
ns
and
three
se
pa
ra
te
co
nti
ne
nts,
I
ha
ve
ne
ver
lo
o
ked
upon
a
fa
ce
whi
ch
ga
ve
a
cle
a
rer
pro
mi
se
of
a
re
fi
ned
and
se
nsi
ti
ve
na
tu
re.
I
co
u
ld
not
but
obse
rve
that
as
she
to
ok
the
se
at
whi
ch
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lmes
pla
ced
for
he
r,
her
lip
tre
mble
d,
her
ha
nd
qu
i
ve
re
d,
and
she
sho
wed
eve
ry
si
gn
of
inte
nse
inwa
rd
agi
ta
ti
o
n.
"I
ha
ve
co
me
to
yo
u,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s,"
she
sa
i
d,
"be
ca
u
se
you
once
ena
bled
my
emplo
ye
r,
Mrs.
Ce
cil
Fo
rre
ste
r,
to
unra
vel
a
li
ttle
do
me
stic
co
mpli
ca
ti
o
n.
She
was
mu
ch
impre
ssed
by
yo
ur
ki
ndne
ss
and
ski
ll."
"Mrs.
Ce
cil
Fo
rre
ste
r,"
he
re
pe
a
ted
tho
u
ghtfu
lly.
"I
be
li
e
ve
that
I
was
of
so
me
sli
ght
se
rvi
ce
to
he
r.
The
ca
se,
ho
we
ve
r,
as
I
re
me
mber
it,
was
a
ve
ry
si
mple
one
."
"She
did
not
thi
nk
so.
But
at
le
a
st
you
ca
nnot
say
the
sa
me
of
mi
ne.
I
can
ha
rdly
ima
gi
ne
anythi
ng
mo
re
stra
nge,
mo
re
utte
rly
ine
xpli
ca
ble,
than
the
si
tu
a
ti
on
in
whi
ch
I
fi
nd
myse
lf."
Ho
lmes
ru
bbed
his
ha
nds,
and
his
eyes
gli
ste
ne
d.
He
le
a
ned
fo
rwa
rd
in
his
cha
ir
wi
th
an
expre
ssi
on
of
extra
o
rdi
na
ry
co
nce
ntra
ti
on
upon
his
cle
a
r-cu
t,
ha
wkli
ke
fe
a
tu
re
s.
"Sta
te
yo
ur
ca
se
,"
sa
id
he,
in
bri
sk,
bu
si
ne
ss
to
ne
s.
I
fe
lt
that
my
po
si
ti
on
was
an
emba
rra
ssi
ng
one.
"You
wi
ll,
I
am
su
re,
excu
se
me
,"
I
sa
i
d,
ri
si
ng
from
my
cha
i
r.
To
my
su
rpri
se,
the
yo
u
ng
la
dy
he
ld
up
her
glo
ved
ha
nd
to
de
ta
in
me.
"If
yo
ur
fri
e
nd,"
she
sa
i
d,
"wo
u
ld
be
go
od
eno
u
gh
to
sto
p,
he
mi
ght
be
of
ine
sti
ma
ble
se
rvi
ce
to
me
."
I
re
la
psed
into
my
cha
i
r.
"Bri
e
fly,"
she
co
nti
nu
e
d,
"the
fa
cts
are
the
se.
My
fa
ther
was
an
offi
cer
in
an
Indi
an
re
gi
me
nt
who
se
nt
me
ho
me
when
I
was
qu
i
te
a
chi
ld.
My
mo
ther
was
de
a
d,
and
I
had
no
re
la
ti
ve
in
Engla
nd.
I
was
pla
ce
d,
ho
we
ve
r,
in
a
co
mfo
rta
ble
bo
a
rdi
ng
esta
bli
shme
nt
at
Edi
nbu
rgh,
and
the
re
I
re
ma
i
ned
until
I
was
se
ve
nte
en
ye
a
rs
of
age.
In
the
ye
ar
1878
my
fa
the
r,
who
was
se
ni
or
ca
pta
in
of
his
re
gi
me
nt,
obta
i
ned
twe
lve
mo
nths'
le
a
ve
and
ca
me
ho
me.
He
te
le
gra
phed
to
me
from
Lo
ndon
that
he
had
arri
ved
all
sa
fe,
and
di
re
cted
me
to
co
me
do
wn
at
once,
gi
vi
ng
the
La
ngham
Ho
tel
as
his
addre
ss.
His
me
ssa
ge,
as
I
re
me
mbe
r,
was
fu
ll
of
ki
ndne
ss
and
lo
ve.
On
re
a
chi
ng
Lo
ndon
I
dro
ve
to
the
La
ngha
m,
and
was
info
rmed
that
Ca
pta
in
Mo
rstan
was
sta
yi
ng
the
re,
but
that
he
had
go
ne
out
the
ni
ght
be
fo
re
and
had
not
yet
re
tu
rne
d.
I
wa
i
ted
all
day
wi
tho
ut
ne
ws
of
hi
m.
That
ni
ght,
on
the
advi
ce
of
the
ma
na
ger
of
the
ho
te
l,
I
co
mmu
ni
ca
ted
wi
th
the
po
li
ce,
and
ne
xt
mo
rni
ng
we
adve
rti
sed
in
all
the
pa
pe
rs.
Our
inqu
i
ri
es
led
to
no
re
su
lt;
and
from
that
day
to
this
no
wo
rd
has
ever
be
en
he
a
rd
of
my
unfo
rtu
na
te
fa
the
r.
He
ca
me
ho
me
wi
th
his
he
a
rt
fu
ll
of
ho
pe,
to
fi
nd
so
me
pe
a
ce,
so
me
co
mfo
rt,
and
inste
a
d—"
She
put
her
ha
nd
to
her
thro
a
t,
and
a
cho
ki
ng
sob
cut
sho
rt
the
se
nte
nce.
"The
da
te
?"
asked
Ho
lme
s,
ope
ni
ng
his
no
te
-bo
o
k.
"He
di
sa
ppe
a
red
upon
the
3d
of
De
ce
mbe
r,
1878,—ne
a
rly
ten
ye
a
rs
ago
."
"His
lu
gga
ge
?"
"Re
ma
i
ned
at
the
ho
te
l.
The
re
was
no
thi
ng
in
it
to
su
gge
st
a
clu
e
,—so
me
clo
the
s,
so
me
bo
o
ks,
and
a
co
nsi
de
ra
ble
nu
mber
of
cu
ri
o
si
ti
es
from
the
Anda
man
Isla
nds.
He
had
be
en
one
of
the
offi
ce
rs
in
cha
rge
of
the
co
nvi
ct-gu
a
rd
the
re
."
"Had
he
any
fri
e
nds
in
to
wn?"
"Only
one
that
we
know
of,—Ma
jor
Sho
lto,
of
his
own
re
gi
me
nt,
the
34th
Bo
mbay
Infa
ntry.
The
ma
jor
had
re
ti
red
so
me
li
ttle
ti
me
be
fo
re,
and
li
ved
at
Upper
No
rwo
o
d.
We
co
mmu
ni
ca
ted
wi
th
hi
m,
of
co
u
rse,
but
he
did
not
even
know
that
his
bro
ther
offi
cer
was
in
Engla
nd."
"A
si
ngu
lar
ca
se
,"
re
ma
rked
Ho
lme
s.
"I
ha
ve
not
yet
de
scri
bed
to
you
the
mo
st
si
ngu
lar
pa
rt.
Abo
ut
six
ye
a
rs
ago
—to
be
exa
ct,
upon
the
4th
of
Ma
y,
1882—an
adve
rti
se
me
nt
appe
a
red
in
the
Ti
mes
aski
ng
for
the
addre
ss
of
Mi
ss
Ma
ry
Mo
rstan
and
sta
ti
ng
that
it
wo
u
ld
be
to
her
adva
nta
ge
to
co
me
fo
rwa
rd.
The
re
was
no
na
me
or
addre
ss
appe
nde
d.
I
had
at
that
ti
me
ju
st
ente
red
the
fa
mi
ly
of
Mrs.
Ce
cil
Fo
rre
ster
in
the
ca
pa
ci
ty
of
go
ve
rne
ss.
By
her
advi
ce
I
pu
bli
shed
my
addre
ss
in
the
adve
rti
se
me
nt
co
lu
mn.
The
sa
me
day
the
re
arri
ved
thro
u
gh
the
po
st
a
sma
ll
ca
rd-bo
a
rd
box
addre
ssed
to
me,
whi
ch
I
fo
u
nd
to
co
nta
in
a
ve
ry
la
rge
and
lu
stro
us
pe
a
rl.
No
wo
rd
of
wri
ti
ng
was
enclo
se
d.
Si
nce
then
eve
ry
ye
ar
upon
the
sa
me
da
te
the
re
has
alwa
ys
appe
a
red
a
si
mi
lar
bo
x,
co
nta
i
ni
ng
a
si
mi
lar
pe
a
rl,
wi
tho
ut
any
clue
as
to
the
se
nde
r.
They
ha
ve
be
en
pro
no
u
nced
by
an
expe
rt
to
be
of
a
ra
re
va
ri
e
ty
and
of
co
nsi
de
ra
ble
va
lu
e.
You
can
see
for
yo
u
rse
lves
that
they
are
ve
ry
ha
ndso
me
."
She
ope
ned
a
flat
box
as
she
spo
ke,
and
sho
wed
me
six
of
the
fi
ne
st
pe
a
rls
that
I
had
ever
se
e
n.
"Yo
ur
sta
te
me
nt
is
mo
st
inte
re
sti
ng,"
sa
id
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lme
s.
"Has
anythi
ng
else
occu
rred
to
yo
u
?"
"Ye
s,
and
no
la
ter
than
to
-da
y.
That
is
why
I
ha
ve
co
me
to
yo
u.
This
mo
rni
ng
I
re
ce
i
ved
this
le
tte
r,
whi
ch
you
wi
ll
pe
rha
ps
re
ad
for
yo
u
rse
lf."
"Tha
nk
yo
u
,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s.
"The
enve
lo
pe
to
o,
ple
a
se.
Po
stma
rk,
Lo
ndo
n,
S.W.
Da
te,
Ju
ly
7.
Hu
m!
Ma
n's
thu
mb-ma
rk
on
co
rne
r,—pro
ba
bly
po
stma
n.
Be
st
qu
a
li
ty
pa
pe
r.
Enve
lo
pes
at
si
xpe
nce
a
pa
cke
t.
Pa
rti
cu
lar
man
in
his
sta
ti
o
ne
ry.
No
addre
ss.
'Be
at
the
thi
rd
pi
llar
from
the
le
ft
ou
tsi
de
the
Lyce
um
The
a
tre
to
-ni
ght
at
se
ven
o'clo
ck.
If
you
are
di
stru
stfu
l,
bri
ng
two
fri
e
nds.
You
are
a
wro
nged
wo
ma
n,
and
sha
ll
ha
ve
ju
sti
ce.
Do
not
bri
ng
po
li
ce.
If
you
do,
all
wi
ll
be
in
va
i
n.
Yo
ur
unkno
wn
fri
e
nd.'
We
ll,
re
a
lly,
this
is
a
ve
ry
pre
tty
li
ttle
myste
ry.
What
do
you
inte
nd
to
do,
Mi
ss
Mo
rsta
n?"
"That
is
exa
ctly
what
I
wa
nt
to
ask
yo
u
."
"Then
we
sha
ll
mo
st
ce
rta
i
nly
go.
You
and
I
and—ye
s,
why,
Dr.
Wa
tson
is
the
ve
ry
ma
n.
Yo
ur
co
rre
spo
nde
nt
sa
ys
two
fri
e
nds.
He
and
I
ha
ve
wo
rked
to
ge
ther
be
fo
re
."
"But
wo
u
ld
he
co
me
?"
she
aske
d,
wi
th
so
me
thi
ng
appe
a
li
ng
in
her
vo
i
ce
and
expre
ssi
o
n.
"I
sho
u
ld
be
pro
ud
and
ha
ppy,"
sa
id
I,
fe
rve
ntly,
"if
I
can
be
of
any
se
rvi
ce
."
"You
are
bo
th
ve
ry
ki
nd,"
she
answe
re
d.
"I
ha
ve
led
a
re
ti
red
li
fe,
and
ha
ve
no
fri
e
nds
whom
I
co
u
ld
appe
al
to.
If
I
am
he
re
at
six
it
wi
ll
do,
I
su
ppo
se
?"
"You
mu
st
not
be
la
te
r,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s.
"The
re
is
one
other
po
i
nt,
ho
we
ve
r.
Is
this
ha
ndwri
ti
ng
the
sa
me
as
that
upon
the
pe
a
rl-box
addre
sse
s?"
"I
ha
ve
them
he
re
,"
she
answe
re
d,
pro
du
ci
ng
ha
lf
a
do
zen
pi
e
ces
of
pa
pe
r.
"You
are
ce
rta
i
nly
a
mo
del
cli
e
nt.
You
ha
ve
the
co
rre
ct
intu
i
ti
o
n.
Let
us
se
e,
no
w."
He
spre
ad
out
the
pa
pe
rs
upon
the
ta
ble,
and
ga
ve
li
ttle
da
rti
ng
gla
nces
from
one
to
the
othe
r.
"They
are
di
sgu
i
sed
ha
nds,
exce
pt
the
le
tte
r,"
he
sa
i
d,
pre
se
ntly,
"but
the
re
can
be
no
qu
e
sti
on
as
to
the
au
tho
rshi
p.
See
how
the
irre
pre
ssi
ble
Gre
ek
e
wi
ll
bre
ak
ou
t,
and
see
the
twi
rl
of
the
fi
nal
s.
They
are
undo
u
bte
dly
by
the
sa
me
pe
rso
n.
I
sho
u
ld
not
li
ke
to
su
gge
st
fa
lse
ho
pe
s,
Mi
ss
Mo
rsta
n,
but
is
the
re
any
re
se
mbla
nce
be
twe
en
this
ha
nd
and
that
of
yo
ur
fa
the
r?"
"No
thi
ng
co
u
ld
be
mo
re
unli
ke
."
"I
expe
cted
to
he
ar
you
say
so.
We
sha
ll
lo
ok
out
for
yo
u,
the
n,
at
si
x.
Pray
allow
me
to
ke
ep
the
pa
pe
rs.
I
may
lo
ok
into
the
ma
tter
be
fo
re
the
n.
It
is
only
ha
lf-pa
st
thre
e.
Au
re
vo
i
r,
the
n."
"Au
re
vo
i
r,"
sa
id
our
vi
si
to
r,
and,
wi
th
a
bri
ght,
ki
ndly
gla
nce
from
one
to
the
other
of
us,
she
re
pla
ced
her
pe
a
rl-box
in
her
bo
som
and
hu
rri
ed
awa
y.
Sta
ndi
ng
at
the
wi
ndo
w,
I
wa
tched
her
wa
lki
ng
bri
skly
do
wn
the
stre
e
t,
until
the
gray
tu
rban
and
whi
te
fe
a
ther
we
re
but
a
spe
ck
in
the
so
mbre
cro
wd.
"What
a
ve
ry
attra
cti
ve
wo
ma
n!"
I
excla
i
me
d,
tu
rni
ng
to
my
co
mpa
ni
o
n.
He
had
lit
his
pi
pe
aga
i
n,
and
was
le
a
ni
ng
ba
ck
wi
th
dro
o
pi
ng
eye
li
ds.
"Is
she
?"
he
sa
i
d,
la
ngu
i
dly.
"I
did
not
obse
rve
."
"You
re
a
lly
are
an
au
to
ma
to
n,—a
ca
lcu
la
ti
ng-ma
chi
ne
!"
I
cri
e
d.
"The
re
is
so
me
thi
ng
po
si
ti
ve
ly
inhu
man
in
you
at
ti
me
s."
He
smi
led
ge
ntly.
"It
is
of
the
fi
rst
impo
rta
nce
,"
he
sa
i
d,
"not
to
allow
yo
ur
ju
dgme
nt
to
be
bi
a
sed
by
pe
rso
nal
qu
a
li
ti
e
s.
A
cli
e
nt
is
to
me
a
me
re
uni
t,—a
fa
ctor
in
a
pro
ble
m.
The
emo
ti
o
nal
qu
a
li
ti
es
are
anta
go
ni
stic
to
cle
ar
re
a
so
ni
ng.
I
assu
re
you
that
the
mo
st
wi
nni
ng
wo
man
I
ever
knew
was
ha
nged
for
po
i
so
ni
ng
three
li
ttle
chi
ldren
for
the
ir
insu
ra
nce
-mo
ne
y,
and
the
mo
st
re
pe
lla
nt
man
of
my
acqu
a
i
nta
nce
is
a
phi
la
nthro
pi
st
who
has
spe
nt
ne
a
rly
a
qu
a
rter
of
a
mi
lli
on
upon
the
Lo
ndon
po
o
r."
"In
this
ca
se,
ho
we
ve
r—"
"I
ne
ver
ma
ke
exce
pti
o
ns.
An
exce
pti
on
di
spro
ves
the
ru
le.
Ha
ve
you
ever
had
occa
si
on
to
stu
dy
cha
ra
cter
in
ha
ndwri
ti
ng?
What
do
you
ma
ke
of
this
fe
llo
w's
scri
bble
?"
"It
is
le
gi
ble
and
re
gu
la
r,"
I
answe
re
d.
"A
man
of
bu
si
ne
ss
ha
bi
ts
and
so
me
fo
rce
of
cha
ra
cte
r."
Ho
lmes
sho
ok
his
he
a
d.
"Lo
ok
at
his
lo
ng
le
tte
rs,"
he
sa
i
d.
"They
ha
rdly
ri
se
abo
ve
the
co
mmon
he
rd.
That
d
mi
ght
be
an
a,
and
that
l
an
e.
Men
of
cha
ra
cter
alwa
ys
di
ffe
re
nti
a
te
the
ir
lo
ng
le
tte
rs,
ho
we
ver
ille
gi
bly
they
may
wri
te.
The
re
is
va
ci
lla
ti
on
in
his
k's
and
se
lf-e
ste
em
in
his
ca
pi
ta
ls.
I
am
go
i
ng
out
no
w.
I
ha
ve
so
me
few
re
fe
re
nces
to
ma
ke.
Let
me
re
co
mme
nd
this
bo
o
k,—o
ne
of
the
mo
st
re
ma
rka
ble
ever
pe
nne
d.
It
is
Wi
nwo
od
Re
a
de
's
'Ma
rtyrdom
of
Ma
n.'
I
sha
ll
be
ba
ck
in
an
ho
u
r."
I
sat
in
the
wi
ndow
wi
th
the
vo
lu
me
in
my
ha
nd,
but
my
tho
u
ghts
we
re
far
from
the
da
ri
ng
spe
cu
la
ti
o
ns
of
the
wri
te
r.
My
mi
nd
ran
upon
our
la
te
vi
si
to
r,—her
smi
le
s,
the
de
ep
ri
ch
to
nes
of
her
vo
i
ce,
the
stra
nge
myste
ry
whi
ch
ove
rhu
ng
her
li
fe.
If
she
we
re
se
ve
nte
en
at
the
ti
me
of
her
fa
the
r's
di
sa
ppe
a
ra
nce
she
mu
st
be
se
ve
n-a
nd-twe
nty
no
w,—a
swe
et
age,
when
yo
u
th
has
lo
st
its
se
lf-co
nsci
o
u
sne
ss
and
be
co
me
a
li
ttle
so
be
red
by
expe
ri
e
nce.
So
I
sat
and
mu
se
d,
until
su
ch
da
nge
ro
us
tho
u
ghts
ca
me
into
my
he
ad
that
I
hu
rri
ed
away
to
my
de
sk
and
plu
nged
fu
ri
o
u
sly
into
the
la
te
st
tre
a
ti
se
upon
pa
tho
lo
gy.
What
was
I,
an
army
su
rge
on
wi
th
a
we
ak
leg
and
a
we
a
ker
ba
nki
ng-a
cco
u
nt,
that
I
sho
u
ld
da
re
to
thi
nk
of
su
ch
thi
ngs?
She
was
a
uni
t,
a
fa
cto
r,—no
thi
ng
mo
re.
If
my
fu
tu
re
we
re
bla
ck,
it
was
be
tter
su
re
ly
to
fa
ce
it
li
ke
a
man
than
to
atte
mpt
to
bri
ghten
it
by
me
re
wi
ll-o
'-the
-wi
sps
of
the
ima
gi
na
ti
o
n.
Cha
pter
III
In
Qu
e
st
of
a
So
lu
ti
on
It
was
ha
lf-pa
st
fi
ve
be
fo
re
Ho
lmes
re
tu
rne
d.
He
was
bri
ght,
ea
ge
r,
and
in
exce
lle
nt
spi
ri
ts,—a
mo
od
whi
ch
in
his
ca
se
alte
rna
ted
wi
th
fi
ts
of
the
bla
cke
st
de
pre
ssi
o
n.
"The
re
is
no
gre
at
myste
ry
in
this
ma
tte
r,"
he
sa
i
d,
ta
ki
ng
the
cup
of
tea
whi
ch
I
had
po
u
red
out
for
hi
m.
"The
fa
cts
appe
ar
to
admit
of
only
one
expla
na
ti
o
n."
"Wha
t!
you
ha
ve
so
lved
it
alre
a
dy?"
"We
ll,
that
wo
u
ld
be
too
mu
ch
to
sa
y.
I
ha
ve
di
sco
ve
red
a
su
gge
sti
ve
fa
ct,
that
is
all.
It
is,
ho
we
ve
r,
VERY
su
gge
sti
ve.
The
de
ta
i
ls
are
sti
ll
to
be
adde
d.
I
ha
ve
ju
st
fo
u
nd,
on
co
nsu
lti
ng
the
ba
ck
fi
les
of
the
Ti
me
s,
that
Ma
jor
Sho
lto,
of
Upper
No
rwo
rd,
la
te
of
the
34th
Bo
mbay
Infa
ntry,
di
ed
upon
the
28th
of
Apri
l,
1882."
"I
may
be
ve
ry
obtu
se,
Ho
lme
s,
but
I
fa
il
to
see
what
this
su
gge
sts."
"No?
You
su
rpri
se
me.
Lo
ok
at
it
in
this
wa
y,
the
n.
Ca
pta
in
Mo
rstan
di
sa
ppe
a
rs.
The
only
pe
rson
in
Lo
ndon
whom
he
co
u
ld
ha
ve
vi
si
ted
is
Ma
jor
Sho
lto.
Ma
jor
Sho
lto
de
ni
es
ha
vi
ng
he
a
rd
that
he
was
in
Lo
ndo
n.
Fo
ur
ye
a
rs
la
ter
Sho
lto
di
e
s.
WITHIN
A
WEEK
OF
HIS
DEATH
Ca
pta
in
Mo
rsta
n's
da
u
ghter
re
ce
i
ves
a
va
lu
a
ble
pre
se
nt,
whi
ch
is
re
pe
a
ted
from
ye
ar
to
ye
a
r,
and
now
cu
lmi
na
tes
in
a
le
tter
whi
ch
de
scri
bes
her
as
a
wro
nged
wo
ma
n.
What
wro
ng
can
it
re
fer
to
exce
pt
this
de
pri
va
ti
on
of
her
fa
the
r?
And
why
sho
u
ld
the
pre
se
nts
be
gin
imme
di
a
te
ly
after
Sho
lto
's
de
a
th,
unle
ss
it
is
that
Sho
lto
's
he
ir
kno
ws
so
me
thi
ng
of
the
myste
ry
and
de
si
res
to
ma
ke
co
mpe
nsa
ti
o
n?
Ha
ve
you
any
alte
rna
ti
ve
the
o
ry
whi
ch
wi
ll
me
et
the
fa
cts?"
"But
what
a
stra
nge
co
mpe
nsa
ti
o
n!
And
how
stra
nge
ly
ma
de!
Why,
to
o,
sho
u
ld
he
wri
te
a
le
tter
no
w,
ra
ther
than
six
ye
a
rs
ago?
Aga
i
n,
the
le
tter
spe
a
ks
of
gi
vi
ng
her
ju
sti
ce.
What
ju
sti
ce
can
she
ha
ve?
It
is
too
mu
ch
to
su
ppo
se
that
her
fa
ther
is
sti
ll
ali
ve.
The
re
is
no
other
inju
sti
ce
in
her
ca
se
that
you
know
of."
"The
re
are
di
ffi
cu
lti
e
s;
the
re
are
ce
rta
i
nly
di
ffi
cu
lti
e
s,"
sa
id
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lme
s,
pe
nsi
ve
ly.
"But
our
expe
di
ti
on
of
to
-ni
ght
wi
ll
so
lve
them
all.
Ah,
he
re
is
a
fo
u
r-whe
e
le
r,
and
Mi
ss
Mo
rstan
is
insi
de.
Are
you
all
re
a
dy?
Then
we
had
be
tter
go
do
wn,
for
it
is
a
li
ttle
pa
st
the
ho
u
r."
I
pi
cked
up
my
hat
and
my
he
a
vi
e
st
sti
ck,
but
I
obse
rved
that
Ho
lmes
to
ok
his
re
vo
lver
from
his
dra
wer
and
sli
pped
it
into
his
po
cke
t.
It
was
cle
ar
that
he
tho
u
ght
that
our
ni
ght's
wo
rk
mi
ght
be
a
se
ri
o
us
one.
Mi
ss
Mo
rstan
was
mu
ffled
in
a
da
rk
clo
a
k,
and
her
se
nsi
ti
ve
fa
ce
was
co
mpo
se
d,
but
pa
le.
She
mu
st
ha
ve
be
en
mo
re
than
wo
man
if
she
did
not
fe
el
so
me
une
a
si
ne
ss
at
the
stra
nge
ente
rpri
se
upon
whi
ch
we
we
re
emba
rki
ng,
yet
her
se
lf-co
ntrol
was
pe
rfe
ct,
and
she
re
a
di
ly
answe
red
the
few
addi
ti
o
nal
qu
e
sti
o
ns
whi
ch
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lmes
put
to
he
r.
"Ma
jor
Sho
lto
was
a
ve
ry
pa
rti
cu
lar
fri
e
nd
of
pa
pa
's,"
she
sa
i
d.
"His
le
tte
rs
we
re
fu
ll
of
allu
si
o
ns
to
the
ma
jo
r.
He
and
pa
pa
we
re
in
co
mma
nd
of
the
tro
o
ps
at
the
Anda
man
Isla
nds,
so
they
we
re
thro
wn
a
gre
at
de
al
to
ge
the
r.
By
the
wa
y,
a
cu
ri
o
us
pa
per
was
fo
u
nd
in
pa
pa
's
de
sk
whi
ch
no
one
co
u
ld
unde
rsta
nd.
I
do
n't
su
ppo
se
that
it
is
of
the
sli
ghte
st
impo
rta
nce,
but
I
tho
u
ght
you
mi
ght
ca
re
to
see
it,
so
I
bro
u
ght
it
wi
th
me.
It
is
he
re
."
Ho
lmes
unfo
lded
the
pa
per
ca
re
fu
lly
and
smo
o
thed
it
out
upon
his
kne
e.
He
then
ve
ry
me
tho
di
ca
lly
exa
mi
ned
it
all
over
wi
th
his
do
u
ble
le
ns.
"It
is
pa
per
of
na
ti
ve
Indi
an
ma
nu
fa
ctu
re
,"
he
re
ma
rke
d.
"It
has
at
so
me
ti
me
be
en
pi
nned
to
a
bo
a
rd.
The
di
a
gram
upon
it
appe
a
rs
to
be
a
plan
of
pa
rt
of
a
la
rge
bu
i
ldi
ng
wi
th
nu
me
ro
us
ha
lls,
co
rri
do
rs,
and
pa
ssa
ge
s.
At
one
po
i
nt
is
a
sma
ll
cro
ss
do
ne
in
red
ink,
and
abo
ve
it
is
'3.37
from
le
ft,'
in
fa
ded
pe
nci
l-wri
ti
ng.
In
the
le
ft-ha
nd
co
rner
is
a
cu
ri
o
us
hi
e
ro
glyphic
li
ke
fo
ur
cro
sses
in
a
li
ne
wi
th
the
ir
arms
to
u
chi
ng.
Be
si
de
it
is
wri
tte
n,
in
ve
ry
ro
u
gh
and
co
a
rse
cha
ra
cte
rs,
'The
si
gn
of
the
fo
u
r,—Jo
na
than
Sma
ll,
Ma
ho
met
Si
ngh,
Abdu
llah
Kha
n,
Do
st
Akba
r.'
No,
I
co
nfe
ss
that
I
do
not
see
how
this
be
a
rs
upon
the
ma
tte
r.
Yet
it
is
evi
de
ntly
a
do
cu
me
nt
of
impo
rta
nce.
It
has
be
en
ke
pt
ca
re
fu
lly
in
a
po
cke
t-bo
o
k;
for
the
one
si
de
is
as
cle
an
as
the
othe
r."
"It
was
in
his
po
cke
t-bo
ok
that
we
fo
u
nd
it."
"Pre
se
rve
it
ca
re
fu
lly,
the
n,
Mi
ss
Mo
rsta
n,
for
it
may
pro
ve
to
be
of
use
to
us.
I
be
gin
to
su
spe
ct
that
this
ma
tter
may
tu
rn
out
to
be
mu
ch
de
e
per
and
mo
re
su
btle
than
I
at
fi
rst
su
ppo
se
d.
I
mu
st
re
co
nsi
der
my
ide
a
s."
He
le
a
ned
ba
ck
in
the
ca
b,
and
I
co
u
ld
see
by
his
dra
wn
brow
and
his
va
ca
nt
eye
that
he
was
thi
nki
ng
inte
ntly.
Mi
ss
Mo
rstan
and
I
cha
tted
in
an
unde
rto
ne
abo
ut
our
pre
se
nt
expe
di
ti
on
and
its
po
ssi
ble
ou
tco
me,
but
our
co
mpa
ni
on
ma
i
nta
i
ned
his
impe
ne
tra
ble
re
se
rve
until
the
end
of
our
jo
u
rne
y.
It
was
a
Se
pte
mber
eve
ni
ng,
and
not
yet
se
ven
o'clo
ck,
but
the
day
had
be
en
a
dre
a
ry
one,
and
a
de
nse
dri
zzly
fog
lay
low
upon
the
gre
at
ci
ty.
Mu
d-co
lo
red
clo
u
ds
dro
o
ped
sa
dly
over
the
mu
ddy
stre
e
ts.
Do
wn
the
Stra
nd
the
la
mps
we
re
but
mi
sty
splo
tches
of
di
ffu
sed
li
ght
whi
ch
threw
a
fe
e
ble
ci
rcu
lar
gli
mmer
upon
the
sli
my
pa
ve
me
nt.
The
ye
llow
gla
re
from
the
sho
p-wi
ndo
ws
stre
a
med
out
into
the
ste
a
my,
va
po
ro
us
ai
r,
and
threw
a
mu
rky,
shi
fti
ng
ra
di
a
nce
acro
ss
the
cro
wded
tho
ro
u
ghfa
re.
The
re
wa
s,
to
my
mi
nd,
so
me
thi
ng
ee
rie
and
gho
st-li
ke
in
the
endle
ss
pro
ce
ssi
on
of
fa
ces
whi
ch
fli
tted
acro
ss
the
se
na
rrow
ba
rs
of
li
ght,—sad
fa
ces
and
gla
d,
ha
gga
rd
and
me
rry.
Li
ke
all
hu
man
ki
nd,
they
fli
tted
from
the
glo
om
into
the
li
ght,
and
so
ba
ck
into
the
glo
om
once
mo
re.
I
am
not
su
bje
ct
to
impre
ssi
o
ns,
but
the
du
ll,
he
a
vy
eve
ni
ng,
wi
th
the
stra
nge
bu
si
ne
ss
upon
whi
ch
we
we
re
enga
ge
d,
co
mbi
ned
to
ma
ke
me
ne
rvo
us
and
de
pre
sse
d.
I
co
u
ld
see
from
Mi
ss
Mo
rsta
n's
ma
nner
that
she
was
su
ffe
ri
ng
from
the
sa
me
fe
e
li
ng.
Ho
lmes
alo
ne
co
u
ld
ri
se
su
pe
ri
or
to
pe
tty
influ
e
nce
s.
He
he
ld
his
open
no
te
-bo
ok
upon
his
kne
e,
and
from
ti
me
to
ti
me
he
jo
tted
do
wn
fi
gu
res
and
me
mo
ra
nda
in
the
li
ght
of
his
po
cke
t-la
nte
rn.
At
the
Lyce
um
The
a
tre
the
cro
wds
we
re
alre
a
dy
thi
ck
at
the
si
de
-e
ntra
nce
s.
In
fro
nt
a
co
nti
nu
o
us
stre
am
of
ha
nso
ms
and
fo
u
r-whe
e
le
rs
we
re
ra
ttli
ng
up,
di
scha
rgi
ng
the
ir
ca
rgo
es
of
shi
rt-fro
nted
men
and
be
sha
wle
d,
be
di
a
mo
nded
wo
me
n.
We
had
ha
rdly
re
a
ched
the
thi
rd
pi
lla
r,
whi
ch
was
our
re
nde
zvo
u
s,
be
fo
re
a
sma
ll,
da
rk,
bri
sk
man
in
the
dre
ss
of
a
co
a
chman
acco
sted
us.
"Are
you
the
pa
rti
es
who
co
me
wi
th
Mi
ss
Mo
rsta
n?"
he
aske
d.
"I
am
Mi
ss
Mo
rsta
n,
and
the
se
two
ge
ntle
men
are
my
fri
e
nds,"
sa
id
she.
He
be
nt
a
pa
ir
of
wo
nde
rfu
lly
pe
ne
tra
ti
ng
and
qu
e
sti
o
ni
ng
eyes
upon
us.
"You
wi
ll
excu
se
me,
mi
ss,"
he
sa
id
wi
th
a
ce
rta
in
do
gged
ma
nne
r,
"but
I
was
to
ask
you
to
gi
ve
me
yo
ur
wo
rd
that
ne
i
ther
of
yo
ur
co
mpa
ni
o
ns
is
a
po
li
ce
-o
ffi
ce
r."
"I
gi
ve
you
my
wo
rd
on
tha
t,"
she
answe
re
d.
He
ga
ve
a
shri
ll
whi
stle,
on
whi
ch
a
stre
et
Arab
led
acro
ss
a
fo
u
r-whe
e
ler
and
ope
ned
the
do
o
r.
The
man
who
had
addre
ssed
us
mo
u
nted
to
the
bo
x,
whi
le
we
to
ok
our
pla
ces
insi
de.
We
had
ha
rdly
do
ne
so
be
fo
re
the
dri
ver
whi
pped
up
his
ho
rse,
and
we
plu
nged
away
at
a
fu
ri
o
us
pa
ce
thro
u
gh
the
fo
ggy
stre
e
ts.
The
si
tu
a
ti
on
was
a
cu
ri
o
us
one.
We
we
re
dri
vi
ng
to
an
unkno
wn
pla
ce,
on
an
unkno
wn
erra
nd.
Yet
our
invi
ta
ti
on
was
ei
ther
a
co
mple
te
ho
a
x,—whi
ch
was
an
inco
nce
i
va
ble
hypo
the
si
s,—or
else
we
had
go
od
re
a
son
to
thi
nk
that
impo
rta
nt
issu
es
mi
ght
ha
ng
upon
our
jo
u
rne
y.
Mi
ss
Mo
rsta
n's
de
me
a
nor
was
as
re
so
lu
te
and
co
lle
cted
as
eve
r.
I
ende
a
vo
red
to
che
er
and
amu
se
her
by
re
mi
ni
sce
nces
of
my
adve
ntu
res
in
Afgha
ni
sta
n;
bu
t,
to
te
ll
the
tru
th,
I
was
myse
lf
so
exci
ted
at
our
si
tu
a
ti
on
and
so
cu
ri
o
us
as
to
our
de
sti
na
ti
on
that
my
sto
ri
es
we
re
sli
ghtly
invo
lve
d.
To
this
day
she
de
cla
res
that
I
to
ld
her
one
mo
vi
ng
ane
cdo
te
as
to
how
a
mu
sket
lo
o
ked
into
my
te
nt
at
the
de
ad
of
ni
ght,
and
how
I
fi
red
a
do
u
ble
-ba
rre
lled
ti
ger
cub
at
it.
At
fi
rst
I
had
so
me
idea
as
to
the
di
re
cti
on
in
whi
ch
we
we
re
dri
vi
ng;
but
so
o
n,
what
wi
th
our
pa
ce,
the
fo
g,
and
my
own
li
mi
ted
kno
wle
dge
of
Lo
ndo
n,
I
lo
st
my
be
a
ri
ngs,
and
knew
no
thi
ng,
sa
ve
that
we
se
e
med
to
be
go
i
ng
a
ve
ry
lo
ng
wa
y.
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lmes
was
ne
ver
at
fa
u
lt,
ho
we
ve
r,
and
he
mu
tte
red
the
na
mes
as
the
cab
ra
ttled
thro
u
gh
squ
a
res
and
in
and
out
by
to
rtu
o
us
by-stre
e
ts.
"Ro
che
ster
Ro
w,"
sa
id
he.
"Now
Vi
nce
nt
Squ
a
re.
Now
we
co
me
out
on
the
Va
u
xha
ll
Bri
dge
Ro
a
d.
We
are
ma
ki
ng
for
the
Su
rrey
si
de,
appa
re
ntly.
Ye
s,
I
tho
u
ght
so.
Now
we
are
on
the
bri
dge.
You
can
ca
tch
gli
mpses
of
the
ri
ve
r."
We
did
inde
ed
get
a
fle
e
ti
ng
vi
ew
of
a
stre
tch
of
the
Tha
mes
wi
th
the
la
mps
shi
ni
ng
upon
the
bro
a
d,
si
le
nt
wa
te
r;
but
our
cab
da
shed
on,
and
was
so
on
invo
lved
in
a
la
byri
nth
of
stre
e
ts
upon
the
other
si
de.
"Wo
rdswo
rth
Ro
a
d,"
sa
id
my
co
mpa
ni
o
n.
"Pri
o
ry
Ro
a
d.
La
rk
Ha
ll
La
ne.
Sto
ckwe
ll
Pla
ce.
Ro
be
rt
Stre
e
t.
Co
ld
Ha
rbor
La
ne.
Our
qu
e
st
do
es
not
appe
ar
to
ta
ke
us
to
ve
ry
fa
shi
o
na
ble
re
gi
o
ns."
We
ha
d,
inde
e
d,
re
a
ched
a
qu
e
sti
o
na
ble
and
fo
rbi
ddi
ng
ne
i
ghbo
rho
o
d.
Lo
ng
li
nes
of
du
ll
bri
ck
ho
u
ses
we
re
only
re
li
e
ved
by
the
co
a
rse
gla
re
and
ta
wdry
bri
lli
a
ncy
of
pu
blic
ho
u
ses
at
the
co
rne
r.
Then
ca
me
ro
ws
of
two
-sto
ri
ed
vi
llas
ea
ch
wi
th
a
fro
nti
ng
of
mi
ni
a
tu
re
ga
rde
n,
and
then
aga
in
inte
rmi
na
ble
li
nes
of
new
sta
ri
ng
bri
ck
bu
i
ldi
ngs,—the
mo
nster
te
nta
cles
whi
ch
the
gi
a
nt
ci
ty
was
thro
wi
ng
out
into
the
co
u
ntry.
At
la
st
the
cab
drew
up
at
the
thi
rd
ho
u
se
in
a
new
te
rra
ce.
No
ne
of
the
other
ho
u
ses
we
re
inha
bi
te
d,
and
that
at
whi
ch
we
sto
pped
was
as
da
rk
as
its
ne
i
ghbo
rs,
sa
ve
for
a
si
ngle
gli
mmer
in
the
ki
tchen
wi
ndo
w.
On
our
kno
cki
ng,
ho
we
ve
r,
the
do
or
was
insta
ntly
thro
wn
open
by
a
Hi
ndoo
se
rva
nt
clad
in
a
ye
llow
tu
rba
n,
whi
te
lo
o
se
-fi
tti
ng
clo
the
s,
and
a
ye
llow
sa
sh.
The
re
was
so
me
thi
ng
stra
nge
ly
inco
ngru
o
us
in
this
Ori
e
ntal
fi
gu
re
fra
med
in
the
co
mmo
npla
ce
do
o
r-way
of
a
thi
rd-ra
te
su
bu
rban
dwe
lli
ng-ho
u
se.
"The
Sa
hib
awa
i
ts
yo
u
,"
sa
id
he,
and
even
as
he
spo
ke
the
re
ca
me
a
hi
gh
pi
pi
ng
vo
i
ce
from
so
me
inner
ro
o
m.
"Show
them
in
to
me,
khi
tmu
tga
r,"
it
cri
e
d.
"Show
them
stra
i
ght
in
to
me
."
Cha
pter
IV
The
Sto
ry
of
the
Ba
ld-He
a
ded
Man
We
fo
llo
wed
the
Indi
an
do
wn
a
so
rdid
and
co
mmon
pa
ssa
ge,
ill
lit
and
wo
rse
fu
rni
she
d,
until
he
ca
me
to
a
do
or
upon
the
ri
ght,
whi
ch
he
threw
ope
n.
A
bla
ze
of
ye
llow
li
ght
stre
a
med
out
upon
us,
and
in
the
ce
ntre
of
the
gla
re
the
re
sto
od
a
sma
ll
man
wi
th
a
ve
ry
hi
gh
he
a
d,
a
bri
stle
of
red
ha
ir
all
ro
u
nd
the
fri
nge
of
it,
and
a
ba
ld,
shi
ni
ng
sca
lp
whi
ch
shot
out
from
amo
ng
it
li
ke
a
mo
u
nta
i
n-pe
ak
from
fi
r-tre
e
s.
He
wri
thed
his
ha
nds
to
ge
ther
as
he
sto
o
d,
and
his
fe
a
tu
res
we
re
in
a
pe
rpe
tu
al
je
rk,
now
smi
li
ng,
now
sco
wli
ng,
but
ne
ver
for
an
insta
nt
in
re
po
se.
Na
tu
re
had
gi
ven
him
a
pe
ndu
lo
us
li
p,
and
a
too
vi
si
ble
li
ne
of
ye
llow
and
irre
gu
lar
te
e
th,
whi
ch
he
stro
ve
fe
e
bly
to
co
nce
al
by
co
nsta
ntly
pa
ssi
ng
his
ha
nd
over
the
lo
wer
pa
rt
of
his
fa
ce.
In
spi
te
of
his
obtru
si
ve
ba
ldne
ss,
he
ga
ve
the
impre
ssi
on
of
yo
u
th.
In
po
i
nt
of
fa
ct
he
had
ju
st
tu
rned
his
thi
rti
e
th
ye
a
r.
"Yo
ur
se
rva
nt,
Mi
ss
Mo
rsta
n,"
he
ke
pt
re
pe
a
ti
ng,
in
a
thi
n,
hi
gh
vo
i
ce.
"Yo
ur
se
rva
nt,
ge
ntle
me
n.
Pray
step
into
my
li
ttle
sa
nctu
m.
A
sma
ll
pla
ce,
mi
ss,
but
fu
rni
shed
to
my
own
li
ki
ng.
An
oa
sis
of
art
in
the
ho
wli
ng
de
se
rt
of
So
u
th
Lo
ndo
n."
We
we
re
all
asto
ni
shed
by
the
appe
a
ra
nce
of
the
apa
rtme
nt
into
whi
ch
he
invi
ted
us.
In
that
so
rry
ho
u
se
it
lo
o
ked
as
out
of
pla
ce
as
a
di
a
mo
nd
of
the
fi
rst
wa
ter
in
a
se
tti
ng
of
bra
ss.
The
ri
che
st
and
glo
ssi
e
st
of
cu
rta
i
ns
and
ta
pe
stri
es
dra
ped
the
wa
lls,
lo
o
ped
ba
ck
he
re
and
the
re
to
expo
se
so
me
ri
chly-mo
u
nted
pa
i
nti
ng
or
Ori
e
ntal
va
se.
The
ca
rpet
was
of
ambe
r-a
nd-bla
ck,
so
so
ft
and
so
thi
ck
that
the
fo
ot
sa
nk
ple
a
sa
ntly
into
it,
as
into
a
bed
of
mo
ss.
Two
gre
at
ti
ge
r-ski
ns
thro
wn
athwa
rt
it
incre
a
sed
the
su
gge
sti
on
of
Ea
ste
rn
lu
xu
ry,
as
did
a
hu
ge
ho
o
kah
whi
ch
sto
od
upon
a
mat
in
the
co
rne
r.
A
la
mp
in
the
fa
shi
on
of
a
si
lver
do
ve
was
hu
ng
from
an
almo
st
invi
si
ble
go
lden
wi
re
in
the
ce
ntre
of
the
ro
o
m.
As
it
bu
rned
it
fi
lled
the
air
wi
th
a
su
btle
and
aro
ma
tic
odo
r.
"Mr.
Tha
dde
us
Sho
lto
,"
sa
id
the
li
ttle
ma
n,
sti
ll
je
rki
ng
and
smi
li
ng.
"That
is
my
na
me.
You
are
Mi
ss
Mo
rsta
n,
of
co
u
rse.
And
the
se
ge
ntle
me
n—"
"This
is
Mr.
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lme
s,
and
this
is
Dr.
Wa
tso
n."
"A
do
cto
r,
eh?"
cri
ed
he,
mu
ch
exci
te
d.
"Ha
ve
you
yo
ur
ste
tho
sco
pe?
Mi
ght
I
ask
yo
u
—wo
u
ld
you
ha
ve
the
ki
ndne
ss?
I
ha
ve
gra
ve
do
u
bts
as
to
my
mi
tral
va
lve,
if
you
wo
u
ld
be
so
ve
ry
go
o
d.
The
ao
rtic
I
may
re
ly
upo
n,
but
I
sho
u
ld
va
lue
yo
ur
opi
ni
on
upon
the
mi
tra
l."
I
li
ste
ned
to
his
he
a
rt,
as
re
qu
e
ste
d,
but
was
una
ble
to
fi
nd
anythi
ng
ami
ss,
sa
ve
inde
ed
that
he
was
in
an
ecsta
sy
of
fe
a
r,
for
he
shi
ve
red
from
he
ad
to
fo
o
t.
"It
appe
a
rs
to
be
no
rma
l,"
I
sa
i
d.
"You
ha
ve
no
ca
u
se
for
une
a
si
ne
ss."
"You
wi
ll
excu
se
my
anxi
e
ty,
Mi
ss
Mo
rsta
n,"
he
re
ma
rke
d,
ai
ri
ly.
"I
am
a
gre
at
su
ffe
re
r,
and
I
ha
ve
lo
ng
had
su
spi
ci
o
ns
as
to
that
va
lve.
I
am
de
li
ghted
to
he
ar
that
they
are
unwa
rra
nte
d.
Had
yo
ur
fa
the
r,
Mi
ss
Mo
rsta
n,
re
fra
i
ned
from
thro
wi
ng
a
stra
in
upon
his
he
a
rt,
he
mi
ght
ha
ve
be
en
ali
ve
no
w."
I
co
u
ld
ha
ve
stru
ck
the
man
acro
ss
the
fa
ce,
so
hot
was
I
at
this
ca
llo
us
and
off-ha
nd
re
fe
re
nce
to
so
de
li
ca
te
a
ma
tte
r.
Mi
ss
Mo
rstan
sat
do
wn,
and
her
fa
ce
grew
whi
te
to
the
li
ps.
"I
knew
in
my
he
a
rt
that
he
was
de
a
d,"
sa
id
she.
"I
can
gi
ve
you
eve
ry
info
rma
ti
o
n,"
sa
id
he,
"a
nd,
what
is
mo
re,
I
can
do
you
ju
sti
ce;
and
I
wi
ll,
to
o,
wha
te
ver
Bro
ther
Ba
rtho
lo
mew
may
sa
y.
I
am
so
glad
to
ha
ve
yo
ur
fri
e
nds
he
re,
not
only
as
an
esco
rt
to
yo
u,
but
also
as
wi
tne
sses
to
what
I
am
abo
ut
to
do
and
sa
y.
The
three
of
us
can
show
a
bo
ld
fro
nt
to
Bro
ther
Ba
rtho
lo
me
w.
But
let
us
ha
ve
no
ou
tsi
de
rs,—no
po
li
ce
or
offi
ci
a
ls.
We
can
se
ttle
eve
rythi
ng
sa
ti
sfa
cto
ri
ly
amo
ng
ou
rse
lve
s,
wi
tho
ut
any
inte
rfe
re
nce.
No
thi
ng
wo
u
ld
annoy
Bro
ther
Ba
rtho
lo
mew
mo
re
than
any
pu
bli
ci
ty."
He
sat
do
wn
upon
a
low
se
ttee
and
bli
nked
at
us
inqu
i
ri
ngly
wi
th
his
we
a
k,
wa
te
ry
blue
eye
s.
"For
my
pa
rt,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s,
"wha
te
ver
you
may
cho
o
se
to
say
wi
ll
go
no
fu
rthe
r."
I
no
dded
to
show
my
agre
e
me
nt.
"That
is
we
ll!
That
is
we
ll!"
sa
id
he.
"May
I
offer
you
a
gla
ss
of
Chi
a
nti,
Mi
ss
Mo
rsta
n?
Or
of
To
ka
y?
I
ke
ep
no
other
wi
ne
s.
Sha
ll
I
open
a
fla
sk?
No?
We
ll,
the
n,
I
tru
st
that
you
ha
ve
no
obje
cti
on
to
to
ba
cco
-smo
ke,
to
the
mi
ld
ba
lsa
mic
odor
of
the
Ea
ste
rn
to
ba
cco.
I
am
a
li
ttle
ne
rvo
u
s,
and
I
fi
nd
my
ho
o
kah
an
inva
lu
a
ble
se
da
ti
ve
."
He
appli
ed
a
ta
per
to
the
gre
at
bo
wl,
and
the
smo
ke
bu
bbled
me
rri
ly
thro
u
gh
the
ro
se
-wa
te
r.
We
sat
all
three
in
a
se
mi
ci
rcle,
wi
th
our
he
a
ds
adva
nce
d,
and
our
chi
ns
upon
our
ha
nds,
whi
le
the
stra
nge,
je
rky
li
ttle
fe
llo
w,
wi
th
his
hi
gh,
shi
ni
ng
he
a
d,
pu
ffed
une
a
si
ly
in
the
ce
ntre.
"When
I
fi
rst
de
te
rmi
ned
to
ma
ke
this
co
mmu
ni
ca
ti
on
to
yo
u
,"
sa
id
he,
"I
mi
ght
ha
ve
gi
ven
you
my
addre
ss,
but
I
fe
a
red
that
you
mi
ght
di
sre
ga
rd
my
re
qu
e
st
and
bri
ng
unple
a
sa
nt
pe
o
ple
wi
th
yo
u.
I
to
ok
the
li
be
rty,
the
re
fo
re,
of
ma
ki
ng
an
appo
i
ntme
nt
in
su
ch
a
way
that
my
man
Wi
lli
a
ms
mi
ght
be
able
to
see
you
fi
rst.
I
ha
ve
co
mple
te
co
nfi
de
nce
in
his
di
scre
ti
o
n,
and
he
had
orde
rs,
if
he
we
re
di
ssa
ti
sfi
e
d,
to
pro
ce
ed
no
fu
rther
in
the
ma
tte
r.
You
wi
ll
excu
se
the
se
pre
ca
u
ti
o
ns,
but
I
am
a
man
of
so
me
what
re
ti
ri
ng,
and
I
mi
ght
even
say
re
fi
ne
d,
ta
ste
s,
and
the
re
is
no
thi
ng
mo
re
una
e
sthe
tic
than
a
po
li
ce
ma
n.
I
ha
ve
a
na
tu
ral
shri
nki
ng
from
all
fo
rms
of
ro
u
gh
ma
te
ri
a
li
sm.
I
se
ldom
co
me
in
co
nta
ct
wi
th
the
ro
u
gh
cro
wd.
I
li
ve,
as
you
se
e,
wi
th
so
me
li
ttle
atmo
sphe
re
of
ele
ga
nce
aro
u
nd
me.
I
may
ca
ll
myse
lf
a
pa
tron
of
the
arts.
It
is
my
we
a
kne
ss.
The
la
ndsca
pe
is
a
ge
nu
i
ne
Co
ro
t,
and,
tho
u
gh
a
co
nno
i
sse
ur
mi
ght
pe
rha
ps
throw
a
do
u
bt
upon
that
Sa
lva
tor
Ro
sa,
the
re
ca
nnot
be
the
le
a
st
qu
e
sti
on
abo
ut
the
Bo
u
gu
e
re
a
u.
I
am
pa
rti
al
to
the
mo
de
rn
Fre
nch
scho
o
l."
"You
wi
ll
excu
se
me,
Mr.
Sho
lto
,"
sa
id
Mi
ss
Mo
rsta
n,
"but
I
am
he
re
at
yo
ur
re
qu
e
st
to
le
a
rn
so
me
thi
ng
whi
ch
you
de
si
re
to
te
ll
me.
It
is
ve
ry
la
te,
and
I
sho
u
ld
de
si
re
the
inte
rvi
ew
to
be
as
sho
rt
as
po
ssi
ble
."
"At
the
be
st
it
mu
st
ta
ke
so
me
ti
me
,"
he
answe
re
d;
"for
we
sha
ll
ce
rta
i
nly
ha
ve
to
go
to
No
rwo
od
and
see
Bro
ther
Ba
rtho
lo
me
w.
We
sha
ll
all
go
and
try
if
we
can
get
the
be
tter
of
Bro
ther
Ba
rtho
lo
me
w.
He
is
ve
ry
angry
wi
th
me
for
ta
ki
ng
the
co
u
rse
whi
ch
has
se
e
med
ri
ght
to
me.
I
had
qu
i
te
hi
gh
wo
rds
wi
th
him
la
st
ni
ght.
You
ca
nnot
ima
gi
ne
what
a
te
rri
ble
fe
llow
he
is
when
he
is
angry."
"If
we
are
to
go
to
No
rwo
od
it
wo
u
ld
pe
rha
ps
be
as
we
ll
to
sta
rt
at
once
,"
I
ve
ntu
red
to
re
ma
rk.
He
la
u
ghed
until
his
ea
rs
we
re
qu
i
te
re
d.
"That
wo
u
ld
ha
rdly
do
,"
he
cri
e
d.
"I
do
n't
know
what
he
wo
u
ld
say
if
I
bro
u
ght
you
in
that
su
dden
wa
y.
No,
I
mu
st
pre
pa
re
you
by
sho
wi
ng
you
how
we
all
sta
nd
to
ea
ch
othe
r.
In
the
fi
rst
pla
ce,
I
mu
st
te
ll
you
that
the
re
are
se
ve
ral
po
i
nts
in
the
sto
ry
of
whi
ch
I
am
myse
lf
igno
ra
nt.
I
can
only
lay
the
fa
cts
be
fo
re
you
as
far
as
I
know
them
myse
lf.
"My
fa
ther
wa
s,
as
you
may
ha
ve
gu
e
sse
d,
Ma
jor
Jo
hn
Sho
lto,
once
of
the
Indi
an
army.
He
re
ti
red
so
me
ele
ven
ye
a
rs
ago,
and
ca
me
to
li
ve
at
Po
ndi
che
rry
Lo
dge
in
Upper
No
rwo
o
d.
He
had
pro
spe
red
in
Indi
a,
and
bro
u
ght
ba
ck
wi
th
him
a
co
nsi
de
ra
ble
sum
of
mo
ne
y,
a
la
rge
co
lle
cti
on
of
va
lu
a
ble
cu
ri
o
si
ti
e
s,
and
a
sta
ff
of
na
ti
ve
se
rva
nts.
Wi
th
the
se
adva
nta
ges
he
bo
u
ght
hi
mse
lf
a
ho
u
se,
and
li
ved
in
gre
at
lu
xu
ry.
My
twi
n-bro
ther
Ba
rtho
lo
mew
and
I
we
re
the
only
chi
ldre
n.
"I
ve
ry
we
ll
re
me
mber
the
se
nsa
ti
on
whi
ch
was
ca
u
sed
by
the
di
sa
ppe
a
ra
nce
of
Ca
pta
in
Mo
rsta
n.
We
re
ad
the
de
ta
i
ls
in
the
pa
pe
rs,
and,
kno
wi
ng
that
he
had
be
en
a
fri
e
nd
of
our
fa
the
r's,
we
di
scu
ssed
the
ca
se
fre
e
ly
in
his
pre
se
nce.
He
used
to
jo
in
in
our
spe
cu
la
ti
o
ns
as
to
what
co
u
ld
ha
ve
ha
ppe
ne
d.
Ne
ver
for
an
insta
nt
did
we
su
spe
ct
that
he
had
the
who
le
se
cret
hi
dden
in
his
own
bre
a
st,—that
of
all
men
he
alo
ne
knew
the
fa
te
of
Arthur
Mo
rsta
n.
"We
did
kno
w,
ho
we
ve
r,
that
so
me
myste
ry—so
me
po
si
ti
ve
da
nge
r—o
ve
rhu
ng
our
fa
the
r.
He
was
ve
ry
fe
a
rful
of
go
i
ng
out
alo
ne,
and
he
alwa
ys
emplo
yed
two
pri
ze
-fi
ghte
rs
to
act
as
po
rte
rs
at
Po
ndi
che
rry
Lo
dge.
Wi
lli
a
ms,
who
dro
ve
you
to
-ni
ght,
was
one
of
the
m.
He
was
once
li
ght-we
i
ght
cha
mpi
on
of
Engla
nd.
Our
fa
ther
wo
u
ld
ne
ver
te
ll
us
what
it
was
he
fe
a
re
d,
but
he
had
a
mo
st
ma
rked
ave
rsi
on
to
men
wi
th
wo
o
den
le
gs.
On
one
occa
si
on
he
actu
a
lly
fi
red
his
re
vo
lver
at
a
wo
o
de
n-le
gged
ma
n,
who
pro
ved
to
be
a
ha
rmle
ss
tra
de
sman
ca
nva
ssi
ng
for
orde
rs.
We
had
to
pay
a
la
rge
sum
to
hu
sh
the
ma
tter
up.
My
bro
ther
and
I
used
to
thi
nk
this
a
me
re
whim
of
my
fa
the
r's,
but
eve
nts
ha
ve
si
nce
led
us
to
cha
nge
our
opi
ni
o
n.
"Ea
rly
in
1882
my
fa
ther
re
ce
i
ved
a
le
tter
from
India
whi
ch
was
a
gre
at
sho
ck
to
hi
m.
He
ne
a
rly
fa
i
nted
at
the
bre
a
kfa
st-ta
ble
when
he
ope
ned
it,
and
from
that
day
he
si
cke
ned
to
his
de
a
th.
What
was
in
the
le
tter
we
co
u
ld
ne
ver
di
sco
ve
r,
but
I
co
u
ld
see
as
he
he
ld
it
that
it
was
sho
rt
and
wri
tten
in
a
scra
wli
ng
ha
nd.
He
had
su
ffe
red
for
ye
a
rs
from
an
enla
rged
sple
e
n,
but
he
now
be
ca
me
ra
pi
dly
wo
rse,
and
to
wa
rds
the
end
of
April
we
we
re
info
rmed
that
he
was
be
yo
nd
all
ho
pe,
and
that
he
wi
shed
to
ma
ke
a
la
st
co
mmu
ni
ca
ti
on
to
us.
"When
we
ente
red
his
ro
om
he
was
pro
pped
up
wi
th
pi
llo
ws
and
bre
a
thi
ng
he
a
vi
ly.
He
be
so
u
ght
us
to
lo
ck
the
do
or
and
to
co
me
upon
ei
ther
si
de
of
the
be
d.
The
n,
gra
spi
ng
our
ha
nds,
he
ma
de
a
re
ma
rka
ble
sta
te
me
nt
to
us,
in
a
vo
i
ce
whi
ch
was
bro
ken
as
mu
ch
by
emo
ti
on
as
by
pa
i
n.
I
sha
ll
try
and
gi
ve
it
to
you
in
his
own
ve
ry
wo
rds.
"'I
ha
ve
only
one
thi
ng,'
he
sa
i
d,
'whi
ch
we
i
ghs
upon
my
mi
nd
at
this
su
pre
me
mo
me
nt.
It
is
my
tre
a
tme
nt
of
po
or
Mo
rsta
n's
orpha
n.
The
cu
rsed
gre
ed
whi
ch
has
be
en
my
be
se
tti
ng
sin
thro
u
gh
li
fe
has
wi
thhe
ld
from
her
the
tre
a
su
re,
ha
lf
at
le
a
st
of
whi
ch
sho
u
ld
ha
ve
be
en
he
rs.
And
yet
I
ha
ve
ma
de
no
use
of
it
myse
lf,—so
bli
nd
and
fo
o
li
sh
a
thi
ng
is
ava
ri
ce.
The
me
re
fe
e
li
ng
of
po
sse
ssi
on
has
be
en
so
de
ar
to
me
that
I
co
u
ld
not
be
ar
to
sha
re
it
wi
th
ano
the
r.
See
that
cha
plet
di
pped
wi
th
pe
a
rls
be
si
de
the
qu
i
ni
ne
-bo
ttle.
Even
that
I
co
u
ld
not
be
ar
to
pa
rt
wi
th,
altho
u
gh
I
had
got
it
out
wi
th
the
de
si
gn
of
se
ndi
ng
it
to
he
r.
Yo
u,
my
so
ns,
wi
ll
gi
ve
her
a
fa
ir
sha
re
of
the
Agra
tre
a
su
re.
But
se
nd
her
no
thi
ng—not
even
the
cha
ple
t—u
ntil
I
am
go
ne.
After
all,
men
ha
ve
be
en
as
bad
as
this
and
ha
ve
re
co
ve
re
d.
"'I
wi
ll
te
ll
you
how
Mo
rstan
di
e
d,'
he
co
nti
nu
e
d.
'He
had
su
ffe
red
for
ye
a
rs
from
a
we
ak
he
a
rt,
but
he
co
nce
a
led
it
from
eve
ry
one.
I
alo
ne
knew
it.
When
in
Indi
a,
he
and
I,
thro
u
gh
a
re
ma
rka
ble
cha
in
of
ci
rcu
msta
nce
s,
ca
me
into
po
sse
ssi
on
of
a
co
nsi
de
ra
ble
tre
a
su
re.
I
bro
u
ght
it
over
to
Engla
nd,
and
on
the
ni
ght
of
Mo
rsta
n's
arri
val
he
ca
me
stra
i
ght
over
he
re
to
cla
im
his
sha
re.
He
wa
lked
over
from
the
sta
ti
o
n,
and
was
admi
tted
by
my
fa
i
thful
Lal
Cho
wda
r,
who
is
now
de
a
d.
Mo
rstan
and
I
had
a
di
ffe
re
nce
of
opi
ni
on
as
to
the
di
vi
si
on
of
the
tre
a
su
re,
and
we
ca
me
to
he
a
ted
wo
rds.
Mo
rstan
had
spru
ng
out
of
his
cha
ir
in
a
pa
ro
xysm
of
ange
r,
when
he
su
dde
nly
pre
ssed
his
ha
nd
to
his
si
de,
his
fa
ce
tu
rned
a
du
sky
hu
e,
and
he
fe
ll
ba
ckwa
rds,
cu
tti
ng
his
he
ad
aga
i
nst
the
co
rner
of
the
tre
a
su
re
-che
st.
When
I
sto
o
ped
over
him
I
fo
u
nd,
to
my
ho
rro
r,
that
he
was
de
a
d.
"'For
a
lo
ng
ti
me
I
sat
ha
lf
di
stra
cte
d,
wo
nde
ri
ng
what
I
sho
u
ld
do.
My
fi
rst
impu
lse
wa
s,
of
co
u
rse,
to
ca
ll
for
assi
sta
nce;
but
I
co
u
ld
not
but
re
co
gni
ze
that
the
re
was
eve
ry
cha
nce
that
I
wo
u
ld
be
accu
sed
of
his
mu
rde
r.
His
de
a
th
at
the
mo
me
nt
of
a
qu
a
rre
l,
and
the
ga
sh
in
his
he
a
d,
wo
u
ld
be
bla
ck
aga
i
nst
me.
Aga
i
n,
an
offi
ci
al
inqu
i
ry
co
u
ld
not
be
ma
de
wi
tho
ut
bri
ngi
ng
out
so
me
fa
cts
abo
ut
the
tre
a
su
re,
whi
ch
I
was
pa
rti
cu
la
rly
anxi
o
us
to
ke
ep
se
cre
t.
He
had
to
ld
me
that
no
so
ul
upon
ea
rth
knew
whe
re
he
had
go
ne.
The
re
se
e
med
to
be
no
ne
ce
ssi
ty
why
any
so
ul
ever
sho
u
ld
kno
w.
"'I
was
sti
ll
po
nde
ri
ng
over
the
ma
tte
r,
whe
n,
lo
o
ki
ng
up,
I
saw
my
se
rva
nt,
Lal
Cho
wda
r,
in
the
do
o
rwa
y.
He
sto
le
in
and
bo
lted
the
do
or
be
hi
nd
hi
m.
"Do
not
fe
a
r,
Sa
hi
b,"
he
sa
i
d.
"No
one
ne
ed
know
that
you
ha
ve
ki
lled
hi
m.
Let
us
hi
de
him
awa
y,
and
who
is
the
wi
se
r?"
"I
did
not
ki
ll
hi
m,"
sa
id
I.
Lal
Cho
wdar
sho
ok
his
he
ad
and
smi
le
d.
"I
he
a
rd
it
all,
Sa
hi
b,"
sa
id
he.
"I
he
a
rd
you
qu
a
rre
l,
and
I
he
a
rd
the
blo
w.
But
my
li
ps
are
se
a
le
d.
All
are
asle
ep
in
the
ho
u
se.
Let
us
put
him
away
to
ge
the
r."
That
was
eno
u
gh
to
de
ci
de
me.
If
my
own
se
rva
nt
co
u
ld
not
be
li
e
ve
my
inno
ce
nce,
how
co
u
ld
I
ho
pe
to
ma
ke
it
go
od
be
fo
re
twe
lve
fo
o
li
sh
tra
de
smen
in
a
ju
ry-bo
x?
Lal
Cho
wdar
and
I
di
spo
sed
of
the
bo
dy
that
ni
ght,
and
wi
thin
a
few
da
ys
the
Lo
ndon
pa
pe
rs
we
re
fu
ll
of
the
myste
ri
o
us
di
sa
ppe
a
ra
nce
of
Ca
pta
in
Mo
rsta
n.
You
wi
ll
see
from
what
I
say
that
I
can
ha
rdly
be
bla
med
in
the
ma
tte
r.
My
fa
u
lt
li
es
in
the
fa
ct
that
we
co
nce
a
led
not
only
the
bo
dy,
but
also
the
tre
a
su
re,
and
that
I
ha
ve
clu
ng
to
Mo
rsta
n's
sha
re
as
we
ll
as
to
my
own.
I
wi
sh
yo
u,
the
re
fo
re,
to
ma
ke
re
sti
tu
ti
o
n.
Put
yo
ur
ea
rs
do
wn
to
my
mo
u
th.
The
tre
a
su
re
is
hi
dden
in—'
At
this
insta
nt
a
ho
rri
ble
cha
nge
ca
me
over
his
expre
ssi
o
n;
his
eyes
sta
red
wi
ldly,
his
jaw
dro
ppe
d,
and
he
ye
lle
d,
in
a
vo
i
ce
whi
ch
I
can
ne
ver
fo
rge
t,
'Ke
ep
him
ou
t!
For
Chri
st's
sa
ke
ke
ep
him
ou
t!'
We
bo
th
sta
red
ro
u
nd
at
the
wi
ndow
be
hi
nd
us
upon
whi
ch
his
ga
ze
was
fi
xe
d.
A
fa
ce
was
lo
o
ki
ng
in
at
us
out
of
the
da
rkne
ss.
We
co
u
ld
see
the
whi
te
ni
ng
of
the
no
se
whe
re
it
was
pre
ssed
aga
i
nst
the
gla
ss.
It
was
a
be
a
rde
d,
ha
i
ry
fa
ce,
wi
th
wi
ld
cru
el
eyes
and
an
expre
ssi
on
of
co
nce
ntra
ted
ma
le
vo
le
nce.
My
bro
ther
and
I
ru
shed
to
wa
rds
the
wi
ndo
w,
but
the
man
was
go
ne.
When
we
re
tu
rned
to
my
fa
ther
his
he
ad
had
dro
pped
and
his
pu
lse
had
ce
a
sed
to
be
a
t.
"We
se
a
rched
the
ga
rden
that
ni
ght,
but
fo
u
nd
no
si
gn
of
the
intru
de
r,
sa
ve
that
ju
st
under
the
wi
ndow
a
si
ngle
fo
o
tma
rk
was
vi
si
ble
in
the
flo
we
r-be
d.
But
for
that
one
tra
ce,
we
mi
ght
ha
ve
tho
u
ght
that
our
ima
gi
na
ti
o
ns
had
co
nju
red
up
that
wi
ld,
fi
e
rce
fa
ce.
We
so
o
n,
ho
we
ve
r,
had
ano
ther
and
a
mo
re
stri
ki
ng
pro
of
that
the
re
we
re
se
cret
age
nci
es
at
wo
rk
all
ro
u
nd
us.
The
wi
ndow
of
my
fa
the
r's
ro
om
was
fo
u
nd
open
in
the
mo
rni
ng,
his
cu
pbo
a
rds
and
bo
xes
had
be
en
ri
fle
d,
and
upon
his
che
st
was
fi
xed
a
to
rn
pi
e
ce
of
pa
pe
r,
wi
th
the
wo
rds
'The
si
gn
of
the
fo
u
r'
scra
wled
acro
ss
it.
What
the
phra
se
me
a
nt,
or
who
our
se
cret
vi
si
tor
may
ha
ve
be
e
n,
we
ne
ver
kne
w.
As
far
as
we
can
ju
dge,
no
ne
of
my
fa
the
r's
pro
pe
rty
had
be
en
actu
a
lly
sto
le
n,
tho
u
gh
eve
rythi
ng
had
be
en
tu
rned
ou
t.
My
bro
ther
and
I
na
tu
ra
lly
asso
ci
a
ted
this
pe
cu
li
ar
inci
de
nt
wi
th
the
fe
ar
whi
ch
ha
u
nted
my
fa
ther
du
ri
ng
his
li
fe;
but
it
is
sti
ll
a
co
mple
te
myste
ry
to
us."
The
li
ttle
man
sto
pped
to
re
li
ght
his
ho
o
kah
and
pu
ffed
tho
u
ghtfu
lly
for
a
few
mo
me
nts.
We
had
all
sat
abso
rbe
d,
li
ste
ni
ng
to
his
extra
o
rdi
na
ry
na
rra
ti
ve.
At
the
sho
rt
acco
u
nt
of
her
fa
the
r's
de
a
th
Mi
ss
Mo
rstan
had
tu
rned
de
a
dly
whi
te,
and
for
a
mo
me
nt
I
fe
a
red
that
she
was
abo
ut
to
fa
i
nt.
She
ra
lli
ed
ho
we
ve
r,
on
dri
nki
ng
a
gla
ss
of
wa
ter
whi
ch
I
qu
i
e
tly
po
u
red
out
for
her
from
a
Ve
ne
ti
an
ca
ra
fe
upon
the
si
de
-ta
ble.
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lmes
le
a
ned
ba
ck
in
his
cha
ir
wi
th
an
abstra
cted
expre
ssi
on
and
the
li
ds
dra
wn
low
over
his
gli
tte
ri
ng
eye
s.
As
I
gla
nced
at
him
I
co
u
ld
not
but
thi
nk
how
on
that
ve
ry
day
he
had
co
mpla
i
ned
bi
tte
rly
of
the
co
mmo
npla
ce
ne
ss
of
li
fe.
He
re
at
le
a
st
was
a
pro
blem
whi
ch
wo
u
ld
tax
his
sa
ga
ci
ty
to
the
utmo
st.
Mr.
Tha
dde
us
Sho
lto
lo
o
ked
from
one
to
the
other
of
us
wi
th
an
obvi
o
us
pri
de
at
the
effe
ct
whi
ch
his
sto
ry
had
pro
du
ce
d,
and
then
co
nti
nu
ed
be
twe
en
the
pu
ffs
of
his
ove
rgro
wn
pi
pe.
"My
bro
ther
and
I,"
sa
id
he,
"we
re,
as
you
may
ima
gi
ne,
mu
ch
exci
ted
as
to
the
tre
a
su
re
whi
ch
my
fa
ther
had
spo
ken
of.
For
we
e
ks
and
for
mo
nths
we
dug
and
de
lved
in
eve
ry
pa
rt
of
the
ga
rde
n,
wi
tho
ut
di
sco
ve
ri
ng
its
whe
re
a
bo
u
ts.
It
was
ma
dde
ni
ng
to
thi
nk
that
the
hi
di
ng-pla
ce
was
on
his
ve
ry
li
ps
at
the
mo
me
nt
that
he
di
e
d.
We
co
u
ld
ju
dge
the
sple
ndor
of
the
mi
ssi
ng
ri
ches
by
the
cha
plet
whi
ch
he
had
ta
ken
ou
t.
Over
this
cha
plet
my
bro
ther
Ba
rtho
lo
mew
and
I
had
so
me
li
ttle
di
scu
ssi
o
n.
The
pe
a
rls
we
re
evi
de
ntly
of
gre
at
va
lu
e,
and
he
was
ave
rse
to
pa
rt
wi
th
the
m,
fo
r,
be
twe
en
fri
e
nds,
my
bro
ther
was
hi
mse
lf
a
li
ttle
incli
ned
to
my
fa
the
r's
fa
u
lt.
He
tho
u
ght,
to
o,
that
if
we
pa
rted
wi
th
the
cha
plet
it
mi
ght
gi
ve
ri
se
to
go
ssip
and
fi
na
lly
bri
ng
us
into
tro
u
ble.
It
was
all
that
I
co
u
ld
do
to
pe
rsu
a
de
him
to
let
me
fi
nd
out
Mi
ss
Mo
rsta
n's
addre
ss
and
se
nd
her
a
de
ta
ched
pe
a
rl
at
fi
xed
inte
rva
ls,
so
that
at
le
a
st
she
mi
ght
ne
ver
fe
el
de
sti
tu
te
."
"It
was
a
ki
ndly
tho
u
ght,"
sa
id
our
co
mpa
ni
o
n,
ea
rne
stly.
"It
was
extre
me
ly
go
od
of
yo
u
."
The
li
ttle
man
wa
ved
his
ha
nd
de
pre
ca
ti
ngly.
"We
we
re
yo
ur
tru
ste
e
s,"
he
sa
i
d.
"That
was
the
vi
ew
whi
ch
I
to
ok
of
it,
tho
u
gh
Bro
ther
Ba
rtho
lo
mew
co
u
ld
not
alto
ge
ther
see
it
in
that
li
ght.
We
had
ple
nty
of
mo
ney
ou
rse
lve
s.
I
de
si
red
no
mo
re.
Be
si
de
s,
it
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
be
en
su
ch
bad
ta
ste
to
ha
ve
tre
a
ted
a
yo
u
ng
la
dy
in
so
scu
rvy
a
fa
shi
o
n.
'Le
ma
u
va
is
go
ut
me
ne
au
cri
me
.'
The
Fre
nch
ha
ve
a
ve
ry
ne
at
way
of
pu
tti
ng
the
se
thi
ngs.
Our
di
ffe
re
nce
of
opi
ni
on
on
this
su
bje
ct
we
nt
so
far
that
I
tho
u
ght
it
be
st
to
set
up
ro
o
ms
for
myse
lf:
so
I
le
ft
Po
ndi
che
rry
Lo
dge,
ta
ki
ng
the
old
khi
tmu
tgar
and
Wi
lli
a
ms
wi
th
me.
Ye
ste
rda
y,
ho
we
ve
r,
I
le
a
rn
that
an
eve
nt
of
extre
me
impo
rta
nce
has
occu
rre
d.
The
tre
a
su
re
has
be
en
di
sco
ve
re
d.
I
insta
ntly
co
mmu
ni
ca
ted
wi
th
Mi
ss
Mo
rsta
n,
and
it
only
re
ma
i
ns
for
us
to
dri
ve
out
to
No
rwo
od
and
de
ma
nd
our
sha
re.
I
expla
i
ned
my
vi
e
ws
la
st
ni
ght
to
Bro
ther
Ba
rtho
lo
me
w:
so
we
sha
ll
be
expe
cte
d,
if
not
we
lco
me,
vi
si
to
rs."
Mr.
Tha
dde
us
Sho
lto
ce
a
se
d,
and
sat
twi
tchi
ng
on
his
lu
xu
ri
o
us
se
tte
e.
We
all
re
ma
i
ned
si
le
nt,
wi
th
our
tho
u
ghts
upon
the
new
de
ve
lo
pme
nt
whi
ch
the
myste
ri
o
us
bu
si
ne
ss
had
ta
ke
n.
Ho
lmes
was
the
fi
rst
to
spri
ng
to
his
fe
e
t.
"You
ha
ve
do
ne
we
ll,
si
r,
from
fi
rst
to
la
st,"
sa
id
he.
"It
is
po
ssi
ble
that
we
may
be
able
to
ma
ke
you
so
me
sma
ll
re
tu
rn
by
thro
wi
ng
so
me
li
ght
upon
that
whi
ch
is
sti
ll
da
rk
to
yo
u.
Bu
t,
as
Mi
ss
Mo
rstan
re
ma
rked
ju
st
no
w,
it
is
la
te,
and
we
had
be
st
put
the
ma
tter
thro
u
gh
wi
tho
ut
de
la
y."
Our
new
acqu
a
i
nta
nce
ve
ry
de
li
be
ra
te
ly
co
i
led
up
the
tu
be
of
his
ho
o
ka
h,
and
pro
du
ced
from
be
hi
nd
a
cu
rta
in
a
ve
ry
lo
ng
be
fro
gged
to
pco
at
wi
th
Astra
khan
co
llar
and
cu
ffs.
This
he
bu
tto
ned
ti
ghtly
up,
in
spi
te
of
the
extre
me
clo
se
ne
ss
of
the
ni
ght,
and
fi
ni
shed
his
atti
re
by
pu
tti
ng
on
a
ra
bbi
t-skin
cap
wi
th
ha
ngi
ng
la
ppe
ts
whi
ch
co
ve
red
the
ea
rs,
so
that
no
pa
rt
of
him
was
vi
si
ble
sa
ve
his
mo
bi
le
and
pe
a
ky
fa
ce.
"My
he
a
lth
is
so
me
what
fra
gi
le
,"
he
re
ma
rke
d,
as
he
led
the
way
do
wn
the
pa
ssa
ge.
"I
am
co
mpe
lled
to
be
a
va
le
tu
di
na
ri
a
n."
Our
cab
was
awa
i
ti
ng
us
ou
tsi
de,
and
our
pro
gra
mme
was
evi
de
ntly
pre
a
rra
nge
d,
for
the
dri
ver
sta
rted
off
at
once
at
a
ra
pid
pa
ce.
Tha
dde
us
Sho
lto
ta
lked
ince
ssa
ntly,
in
a
vo
i
ce
whi
ch
ro
se
hi
gh
abo
ve
the
ra
ttle
of
the
whe
e
ls.
"Ba
rtho
lo
mew
is
a
cle
ver
fe
llo
w,"
sa
id
he.
"How
do
you
thi
nk
he
fo
u
nd
out
whe
re
the
tre
a
su
re
wa
s?
He
had
co
me
to
the
co
nclu
si
on
that
it
was
so
me
whe
re
indo
o
rs:
so
he
wo
rked
out
all
the
cu
bic
spa
ce
of
the
ho
u
se,
and
ma
de
me
a
su
re
me
nts
eve
rywhe
re,
so
that
not
one
inch
sho
u
ld
be
una
cco
u
nted
fo
r.
Amo
ng
other
thi
ngs,
he
fo
u
nd
that
the
he
i
ght
of
the
bu
i
ldi
ng
was
se
ve
nty-fo
ur
fe
e
t,
but
on
addi
ng
to
ge
ther
the
he
i
ghts
of
all
the
se
pa
ra
te
ro
o
ms,
and
ma
ki
ng
eve
ry
allo
wa
nce
for
the
spa
ce
be
twe
e
n,
whi
ch
he
asce
rta
i
ned
by
bo
ri
ngs,
he
co
u
ld
not
bri
ng
the
to
tal
to
mo
re
than
se
ve
nty
fe
e
t.
The
re
we
re
fo
ur
fe
et
una
cco
u
nted
fo
r.
The
se
co
u
ld
only
be
at
the
top
of
the
bu
i
ldi
ng.
He
kno
cked
a
ho
le,
the
re
fo
re,
in
the
la
th-a
nd-pla
ster
ce
i
li
ng
of
the
hi
ghe
st
ro
o
m,
and
the
re,
su
re
eno
u
gh,
he
ca
me
upon
ano
ther
li
ttle
ga
rret
abo
ve
it,
whi
ch
had
be
en
se
a
led
up
and
was
kno
wn
to
no
one.
In
the
ce
ntre
sto
od
the
tre
a
su
re
-che
st,
re
sti
ng
upon
two
ra
fte
rs.
He
lo
we
red
it
thro
u
gh
the
ho
le,
and
the
re
it
li
e
s.
He
co
mpu
tes
the
va
lue
of
the
je
we
ls
at
not
le
ss
than
ha
lf
a
mi
lli
on
ste
rli
ng."
At
the
me
nti
on
of
this
gi
ga
ntic
sum
we
all
sta
red
at
one
ano
ther
ope
n-e
ye
d.
Mi
ss
Mo
rsta
n,
co
u
ld
we
se
cu
re
her
ri
ghts,
wo
u
ld
cha
nge
from
a
ne
e
dy
go
ve
rne
ss
to
the
ri
che
st
he
i
re
ss
in
Engla
nd.
Su
re
ly
it
was
the
pla
ce
of
a
lo
yal
fri
e
nd
to
re
jo
i
ce
at
su
ch
ne
ws;
yet
I
am
asha
med
to
say
that
se
lfi
shne
ss
to
ok
me
by
the
so
u
l,
and
that
my
he
a
rt
tu
rned
as
he
a
vy
as
le
ad
wi
thin
me.
I
sta
mme
red
out
so
me
few
ha
lti
ng
wo
rds
of
co
ngra
tu
la
ti
o
n,
and
then
sat
do
wnca
st,
wi
th
my
he
ad
dro
o
pe
d,
de
af
to
the
ba
bble
of
our
new
acqu
a
i
nta
nce.
He
was
cle
a
rly
a
co
nfi
rmed
hypo
cho
ndri
a
c,
and
I
was
dre
a
mi
ly
co
nsci
o
us
that
he
was
po
u
ri
ng
fo
rth
inte
rmi
na
ble
tra
i
ns
of
sympto
ms,
and
implo
ri
ng
info
rma
ti
on
as
to
the
co
mpo
si
ti
on
and
acti
on
of
innu
me
ra
ble
qu
a
ck
no
stru
ms,
so
me
of
whi
ch
he
bo
re
abo
ut
in
a
le
a
ther
ca
se
in
his
po
cke
t.
I
tru
st
that
he
may
not
re
me
mber
any
of
the
answe
rs
whi
ch
I
ga
ve
him
that
ni
ght.
Ho
lmes
de
cla
res
that
he
ove
rhe
a
rd
me
ca
u
ti
on
him
aga
i
nst
the
gre
at
da
nger
of
ta
ki
ng
mo
re
than
two
dro
ps
of
ca
stor
oi
l,
whi
le
I
re
co
mme
nded
strychni
ne
in
la
rge
do
ses
as
a
se
da
ti
ve.
Ho
we
ver
that
may
be,
I
was
ce
rta
i
nly
re
li
e
ved
when
our
cab
pu
lled
up
wi
th
a
je
rk
and
the
co
a
chman
spra
ng
do
wn
to
open
the
do
o
r.
"Thi
s,
Mi
ss
Mo
rsta
n,
is
Po
ndi
che
rry
Lo
dge
,"
sa
id
Mr.
Tha
dde
us
Sho
lto,
as
he
ha
nded
her
ou
t.
Cha
pter
V
The
Tra
ge
dy
of
Po
ndi
che
rry
Lo
dge
It
was
ne
a
rly
ele
ven
o'clo
ck
when
we
re
a
ched
this
fi
nal
sta
ge
of
our
ni
ght's
adve
ntu
re
s.
We
had
le
ft
the
da
mp
fog
of
the
gre
at
ci
ty
be
hi
nd
us,
and
the
ni
ght
was
fa
i
rly
fi
ne.
A
wa
rm
wi
nd
blew
from
the
we
stwa
rd,
and
he
a
vy
clo
u
ds
mo
ved
slo
wly
acro
ss
the
sky,
wi
th
ha
lf
a
mo
on
pe
e
pi
ng
occa
si
o
na
lly
thro
u
gh
the
ri
fts.
It
was
cle
ar
eno
u
gh
to
see
for
so
me
di
sta
nce,
but
Tha
dde
us
Sho
lto
to
ok
do
wn
one
of
the
si
de
-la
mps
from
the
ca
rri
a
ge
to
gi
ve
us
a
be
tter
li
ght
upon
our
wa
y.
Po
ndi
che
rry
Lo
dge
sto
od
in
its
own
gro
u
nds,
and
was
gi
rt
ro
u
nd
wi
th
a
ve
ry
hi
gh
sto
ne
wa
ll
to
pped
wi
th
bro
ken
gla
ss.
A
si
ngle
na
rrow
iro
n-cla
mped
do
or
fo
rmed
the
only
me
a
ns
of
entra
nce.
On
this
our
gu
i
de
kno
cked
wi
th
a
pe
cu
li
ar
po
stma
n-li
ke
ra
t-ta
t.
"Who
is
the
re
?"
cri
ed
a
gru
ff
vo
i
ce
from
wi
thi
n.
"It
is
I,
McMu
rdo.
You
su
re
ly
know
my
kno
ck
by
this
ti
me
."
The
re
was
a
gru
mbli
ng
so
u
nd
and
a
cla
nki
ng
and
ja
rri
ng
of
ke
ys.
The
do
or
swu
ng
he
a
vi
ly
ba
ck,
and
a
sho
rt,
de
e
p-che
sted
man
sto
od
in
the
ope
ni
ng,
wi
th
the
ye
llow
li
ght
of
the
la
nte
rn
shi
ni
ng
upon
his
pro
tru
ded
fa
ce
and
twi
nkli
ng
di
stru
stful
eye
s.
"That
yo
u,
Mr.
Tha
dde
u
s?
But
who
are
the
othe
rs?
I
had
no
orde
rs
abo
ut
them
from
the
ma
ste
r."
"No,
McMu
rdo?
You
su
rpri
se
me!
I
to
ld
my
bro
ther
la
st
ni
ght
that
I
sho
u
ld
bri
ng
so
me
fri
e
nds."
"He
ai
n't
be
en
out
o'
his
ro
om
to
-da
y,
Mr.
Tha
dde
u
s,
and
I
ha
ve
no
orde
rs.
You
know
ve
ry
we
ll
that
I
mu
st
sti
ck
to
re
gu
la
ti
o
ns.
I
can
let
you
in,
but
yo
ur
fri
e
nds
mu
st
ju
st
stop
whe
re
they
are
."
This
was
an
une
xpe
cted
obsta
cle.
Tha
dde
us
Sho
lto
lo
o
ked
abo
ut
him
in
a
pe
rple
xed
and
he
lple
ss
ma
nne
r.
"This
is
too
bad
of
yo
u,
McMu
rdo
!"
he
sa
i
d.
"If
I
gu
a
ra
ntee
the
m,
that
is
eno
u
gh
for
yo
u.
The
re
is
the
yo
u
ng
la
dy,
to
o.
She
ca
nnot
wa
it
on
the
pu
blic
ro
ad
at
this
ho
u
r."
"Ve
ry
so
rry,
Mr.
Tha
dde
u
s,"
sa
id
the
po
rte
r,
ine
xo
ra
bly.
"Fo
lk
may
be
fri
e
nds
o'
yo
u
rs,
and
yet
no
fri
e
nds
o'
the
ma
ste
r's.
He
pa
ys
me
we
ll
to
do
my
du
ty,
and
my
du
ty
I'll
do.
I
do
n't
know
no
ne
o'
yo
ur
fri
e
nds."
"Oh,
yes
you
do,
McMu
rdo
,"
cri
ed
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lme
s,
ge
ni
a
lly.
"I
do
n't
thi
nk
you
can
ha
ve
fo
rgo
tten
me.
Do
n't
you
re
me
mber
the
ama
te
ur
who
fo
u
ght
three
ro
u
nds
wi
th
you
at
Ali
so
n's
ro
o
ms
on
the
ni
ght
of
yo
ur
be
ne
fit
fo
ur
ye
a
rs
ba
ck?"
"Not
Mr.
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lme
s!"
ro
a
red
the
pri
ze
-fi
ghte
r.
"Go
d's
tru
th!
how
co
u
ld
I
ha
ve
mi
sto
ok
yo
u?
If
inste
ad
o'
sta
ndi
n'
the
re
so
qu
i
et
you
had
ju
st
ste
pped
up
and
gi
ven
me
that
cro
ss-hit
of
yo
u
rs
under
the
ja
w,
I'd
ha'
kno
wn
you
wi
tho
ut
a
qu
e
sti
o
n.
Ah,
yo
u
're
one
that
has
wa
sted
yo
ur
gi
fts,
you
ha
ve!
You
mi
ght
ha
ve
ai
med
hi
gh,
if
you
had
jo
i
ned
the
fa
ncy."
"You
se
e,
Wa
tso
n,
if
all
else
fa
i
ls
me
I
ha
ve
sti
ll
one
of
the
sci
e
nti
fic
pro
fe
ssi
o
ns
open
to
me
,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s,
la
u
ghi
ng.
"Our
fri
e
nd
wo
n't
ke
ep
us
out
in
the
co
ld
no
w,
I
am
su
re
."
"In
you
co
me,
si
r,
in
you
co
me
,—you
and
yo
ur
fri
e
nds,"
he
answe
re
d.
"Ve
ry
so
rry,
Mr.
Tha
dde
u
s,
but
orde
rs
are
ve
ry
stri
ct.
Had
to
be
ce
rta
in
of
yo
ur
fri
e
nds
be
fo
re
I
let
them
in."
Insi
de,
a
gra
vel
pa
th
wo
u
nd
thro
u
gh
de
so
la
te
gro
u
nds
to
a
hu
ge
clu
mp
of
a
ho
u
se,
squ
a
re
and
pro
sa
i
c,
all
plu
nged
in
sha
dow
sa
ve
whe
re
a
mo
o
nbe
am
stru
ck
one
co
rner
and
gli
mme
red
in
a
ga
rret
wi
ndo
w.
The
va
st
si
ze
of
the
bu
i
ldi
ng,
wi
th
its
glo
om
and
its
de
a
thly
si
le
nce,
stru
ck
a
chi
ll
to
the
he
a
rt.
Even
Tha
dde
us
Sho
lto
se
e
med
ill
at
ea
se,
and
the
la
nte
rn
qu
i
ve
red
and
ra
ttled
in
his
ha
nd.
"I
ca
nnot
unde
rsta
nd
it,"
he
sa
i
d.
"The
re
mu
st
be
so
me
mi
sta
ke.
I
di
sti
nctly
to
ld
Ba
rtho
lo
mew
that
we
sho
u
ld
be
he
re,
and
yet
the
re
is
no
li
ght
in
his
wi
ndo
w.
I
do
not
know
what
to
ma
ke
of
it."
"Do
es
he
alwa
ys
gu
a
rd
the
pre
mi
ses
in
this
wa
y?"
asked
Ho
lme
s.
"Ye
s;
he
has
fo
llo
wed
my
fa
the
r's
cu
sto
m.
He
was
the
fa
vo
ri
te
so
n,
you
kno
w,
and
I
so
me
ti
mes
thi
nk
that
my
fa
ther
may
ha
ve
to
ld
him
mo
re
than
he
ever
to
ld
me.
That
is
Ba
rtho
lo
me
w's
wi
ndow
up
the
re
whe
re
the
mo
o
nshi
ne
stri
ke
s.
It
is
qu
i
te
bri
ght,
but
the
re
is
no
li
ght
from
wi
thi
n,
I
thi
nk."
"No
ne
,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s.
"But
I
see
the
gli
nt
of
a
li
ght
in
that
li
ttle
wi
ndow
be
si
de
the
do
o
r."
"Ah,
that
is
the
ho
u
se
ke
e
pe
r's
ro
o
m.
That
is
whe
re
old
Mrs.
Be
rnsto
ne
si
ts.
She
can
te
ll
us
all
abo
ut
it.
But
pe
rha
ps
you
wo
u
ld
not
mi
nd
wa
i
ti
ng
he
re
for
a
mi
nu
te
or
two,
for
if
we
all
go
in
to
ge
ther
and
she
has
no
wo
rd
of
our
co
mi
ng
she
may
be
ala
rme
d.
But
hu
sh!
what
is
tha
t?"
He
he
ld
up
the
la
nte
rn,
and
his
ha
nd
sho
ok
until
the
ci
rcles
of
li
ght
fli
cke
red
and
wa
ve
red
all
ro
u
nd
us.
Mi
ss
Mo
rstan
se
i
zed
my
wri
st,
and
we
all
sto
od
wi
th
thu
mpi
ng
he
a
rts,
stra
i
ni
ng
our
ea
rs.
From
the
gre
at
bla
ck
ho
u
se
the
re
so
u
nded
thro
u
gh
the
si
le
nt
ni
ght
the
sa
dde
st
and
mo
st
pi
ti
ful
of
so
u
nds,—the
shri
ll,
bro
ken
whi
mpe
ri
ng
of
a
fri
ghte
ned
wo
ma
n.
"It
is
Mrs.
Be
rnsto
ne
,"
sa
id
Sho
lto.
"She
is
the
only
wo
man
in
the
ho
u
se.
Wa
it
he
re.
I
sha
ll
be
ba
ck
in
a
mo
me
nt."
He
hu
rri
ed
for
the
do
o
r,
and
kno
cked
in
his
pe
cu
li
ar
wa
y.
We
co
u
ld
see
a
ta
ll
old
wo
man
admit
hi
m,
and
sway
wi
th
ple
a
su
re
at
the
ve
ry
si
ght
of
hi
m.
"Oh,
Mr.
Tha
dde
u
s,
si
r,
I
am
so
glad
you
ha
ve
co
me!
I
am
so
glad
you
ha
ve
co
me,
Mr.
Tha
dde
u
s,
si
r!"
We
he
a
rd
her
re
i
te
ra
ted
re
jo
i
ci
ngs
until
the
do
or
was
clo
sed
and
her
vo
i
ce
di
ed
away
into
a
mu
ffled
mo
no
to
ne.
Our
gu
i
de
had
le
ft
us
the
la
nte
rn.
Ho
lmes
swu
ng
it
slo
wly
ro
u
nd,
and
pe
e
red
ke
e
nly
at
the
ho
u
se,
and
at
the
gre
at
ru
bbi
sh-he
a
ps
whi
ch
cu
mbe
red
the
gro
u
nds.
Mi
ss
Mo
rstan
and
I
sto
od
to
ge
the
r,
and
her
ha
nd
was
in
mi
ne.
A
wo
ndro
us
su
btle
thi
ng
is
lo
ve,
for
he
re
we
re
we
two
who
had
ne
ver
se
en
ea
ch
other
be
fo
re
that
da
y,
be
twe
en
whom
no
wo
rd
or
even
lo
ok
of
affe
cti
on
had
ever
pa
sse
d,
and
yet
now
in
an
ho
ur
of
tro
u
ble
our
ha
nds
insti
ncti
ve
ly
so
u
ght
for
ea
ch
othe
r.
I
ha
ve
ma
rve
lled
at
it
si
nce,
but
at
the
ti
me
it
se
e
med
the
mo
st
na
tu
ral
thi
ng
that
I
sho
u
ld
go
out
to
her
so,
and,
as
she
has
often
to
ld
me,
the
re
was
in
her
also
the
insti
nct
to
tu
rn
to
me
for
co
mfo
rt
and
pro
te
cti
o
n.
So
we
sto
od
ha
nd
in
ha
nd,
li
ke
two
chi
ldre
n,
and
the
re
was
pe
a
ce
in
our
he
a
rts
for
all
the
da
rk
thi
ngs
that
su
rro
u
nded
us.
"What
a
stra
nge
pla
ce
!"
she
sa
i
d,
lo
o
ki
ng
ro
u
nd.
"It
lo
o
ks
as
tho
u
gh
all
the
mo
les
in
Engla
nd
had
be
en
let
lo
o
se
in
it.
I
ha
ve
se
en
so
me
thi
ng
of
the
so
rt
on
the
si
de
of
a
hi
ll
ne
ar
Ba
lla
ra
t,
whe
re
the
pro
spe
cto
rs
had
be
en
at
wo
rk."
"And
from
the
sa
me
ca
u
se
,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s.
"The
se
are
the
tra
ces
of
the
tre
a
su
re
-se
e
ke
rs.
You
mu
st
re
me
mber
that
they
we
re
six
ye
a
rs
lo
o
ki
ng
for
it.
No
wo
nder
that
the
gro
u
nds
lo
ok
li
ke
a
gra
ve
l-pi
t."
At
that
mo
me
nt
the
do
or
of
the
ho
u
se
bu
rst
ope
n,
and
Tha
dde
us
Sho
lto
ca
me
ru
nni
ng
ou
t,
wi
th
his
ha
nds
thro
wn
fo
rwa
rd
and
te
rror
in
his
eye
s.
"The
re
is
so
me
thi
ng
ami
ss
wi
th
Ba
rtho
lo
me
w!"
he
cri
e
d.
"I
am
fri
ghte
ne
d!
My
ne
rves
ca
nnot
sta
nd
it."
He
wa
s,
inde
e
d,
ha
lf
blu
bbe
ri
ng
wi
th
fe
a
r,
and
his
twi
tchi
ng
fe
e
ble
fa
ce
pe
e
pi
ng
out
from
the
gre
at
Astra
khan
co
llar
had
the
he
lple
ss
appe
a
li
ng
expre
ssi
on
of
a
te
rri
fi
ed
chi
ld.
"Co
me
into
the
ho
u
se
,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s,
in
his
cri
sp,
fi
rm
wa
y.
"Ye
s,
do
!"
ple
a
ded
Tha
dde
us
Sho
lto.
"I
re
a
lly
do
not
fe
el
equ
al
to
gi
vi
ng
di
re
cti
o
ns."
We
all
fo
llo
wed
him
into
the
ho
u
se
ke
e
pe
r's
ro
o
m,
whi
ch
sto
od
upon
the
le
ft-ha
nd
si
de
of
the
pa
ssa
ge.
The
old
wo
man
was
pa
ci
ng
up
and
do
wn
wi
th
a
sca
red
lo
ok
and
re
stle
ss
pi
cki
ng
fi
nge
rs,
but
the
si
ght
of
Mi
ss
Mo
rstan
appe
a
red
to
ha
ve
a
so
o
thi
ng
effe
ct
upon
he
r.
"God
ble
ss
yo
ur
swe
et
ca
lm
fa
ce
!"
she
cri
e
d,
wi
th
an
hyste
ri
cal
so
b.
"It
do
es
me
go
od
to
see
yo
u.
Oh,
but
I
ha
ve
be
en
so
re
ly
tri
ed
this
da
y!"
Our
co
mpa
ni
on
pa
tted
her
thi
n,
wo
rk-wo
rn
ha
nd,
and
mu
rmu
red
so
me
few
wo
rds
of
ki
ndly
wo
ma
nly
co
mfo
rt
whi
ch
bro
u
ght
the
co
lor
ba
ck
into
the
othe
rs
blo
o
dle
ss
che
e
ks.
"Ma
ster
has
lo
cked
hi
mse
lf
in
and
wi
ll
not
answer
me
,"
she
expla
i
ne
d.
"All
day
I
ha
ve
wa
i
ted
to
he
ar
from
hi
m,
for
he
often
li
kes
to
be
alo
ne;
but
an
ho
ur
ago
I
fe
a
red
that
so
me
thi
ng
was
ami
ss,
so
I
we
nt
up
and
pe
e
ped
thro
u
gh
the
ke
y-ho
le.
You
mu
st
go
up,
Mr.
Tha
dde
u
s,—you
mu
st
go
up
and
lo
ok
for
yo
u
rse
lf.
I
ha
ve
se
en
Mr.
Ba
rtho
lo
mew
Sho
lto
in
joy
and
in
so
rrow
for
ten
lo
ng
ye
a
rs,
but
I
ne
ver
saw
him
wi
th
su
ch
a
fa
ce
on
him
as
tha
t."
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lmes
to
ok
the
la
mp
and
led
the
wa
y,
for
Tha
dde
us
Sho
lto
's
te
e
th
we
re
cha
tte
ri
ng
in
his
he
a
d.
So
sha
ken
was
he
that
I
had
to
pa
ss
my
ha
nd
under
his
arm
as
we
we
nt
up
the
sta
i
rs,
for
his
kne
es
we
re
tre
mbli
ng
under
hi
m.
Twi
ce
as
we
asce
nded
Ho
lmes
whi
pped
his
le
ns
out
of
his
po
cket
and
ca
re
fu
lly
exa
mi
ned
ma
rks
whi
ch
appe
a
red
to
me
to
be
me
re
sha
pe
le
ss
smu
dges
of
du
st
upon
the
co
co
a
-nut
ma
tti
ng
whi
ch
se
rved
as
a
sta
i
r-ca
rpe
t.
He
wa
lked
slo
wly
from
step
to
ste
p,
ho
ldi
ng
the
la
mp,
and
sho
o
ti
ng
ke
en
gla
nces
to
ri
ght
and
le
ft.
Mi
ss
Mo
rstan
had
re
ma
i
ned
be
hi
nd
wi
th
the
fri
ghte
ned
ho
u
se
ke
e
pe
r.
The
thi
rd
fli
ght
of
sta
i
rs
ended
in
a
stra
i
ght
pa
ssa
ge
of
so
me
le
ngth,
wi
th
a
gre
at
pi
ctu
re
in
Indi
an
ta
pe
stry
upon
the
ri
ght
of
it
and
three
do
o
rs
upon
the
le
ft.
Ho
lmes
adva
nced
alo
ng
it
in
the
sa
me
slow
and
me
tho
di
cal
wa
y,
whi
le
we
ke
pt
clo
se
at
his
he
e
ls,
wi
th
our
lo
ng
bla
ck
sha
do
ws
stre
a
mi
ng
ba
ckwa
rds
do
wn
the
co
rri
do
r.
The
thi
rd
do
or
was
that
whi
ch
we
we
re
se
e
ki
ng.
Ho
lmes
kno
cked
wi
tho
ut
re
ce
i
vi
ng
any
answe
r,
and
then
tri
ed
to
tu
rn
the
ha
ndle
and
fo
rce
it
ope
n.
It
was
lo
cked
on
the
insi
de,
ho
we
ve
r,
and
by
a
bro
ad
and
po
we
rful
bo
lt,
as
we
co
u
ld
see
when
we
set
our
la
mp
up
aga
i
nst
it.
The
key
be
i
ng
tu
rne
d,
ho
we
ve
r,
the
ho
le
was
not
enti
re
ly
clo
se
d.
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lmes
be
nt
do
wn
to
it,
and
insta
ntly
ro
se
aga
in
wi
th
a
sha
rp
inta
ki
ng
of
the
bre
a
th.
"The
re
is
so
me
thi
ng
de
vi
li
sh
in
thi
s,
Wa
tso
n,"
sa
id
he,
mo
re
mo
ved
than
I
had
ever
be
fo
re
se
en
hi
m.
"What
do
you
ma
ke
of
it?"
I
sto
o
ped
to
the
ho
le,
and
re
co
i
led
in
ho
rro
r.
Mo
o
nli
ght
was
stre
a
mi
ng
into
the
ro
o
m,
and
it
was
bri
ght
wi
th
a
va
gue
and
shi
fty
ra
di
a
nce.
Lo
o
ki
ng
stra
i
ght
at
me,
and
su
spe
nde
d,
as
it
we
re,
in
the
ai
r,
for
all
be
ne
a
th
was
in
sha
do
w,
the
re
hu
ng
a
fa
ce
,—the
ve
ry
fa
ce
of
our
co
mpa
ni
on
Tha
dde
u
s.
The
re
was
the
sa
me
hi
gh,
shi
ni
ng
he
a
d,
the
sa
me
ci
rcu
lar
bri
stle
of
red
ha
i
r,
the
sa
me
blo
o
dle
ss
co
u
nte
na
nce.
The
fe
a
tu
res
we
re
se
t,
ho
we
ve
r,
in
a
ho
rri
ble
smi
le,
a
fi
xed
and
unna
tu
ral
gri
n,
whi
ch
in
that
sti
ll
and
mo
o
nlit
ro
om
was
mo
re
ja
rri
ng
to
the
ne
rves
than
any
sco
wl
or
co
nto
rti
o
n.
So
li
ke
was
the
fa
ce
to
that
of
our
li
ttle
fri
e
nd
that
I
lo
o
ked
ro
u
nd
at
him
to
ma
ke
su
re
that
he
was
inde
ed
wi
th
us.
Then
I
re
ca
lled
to
mi
nd
that
he
had
me
nti
o
ned
to
us
that
his
bro
ther
and
he
we
re
twi
ns.
"This
is
te
rri
ble
!"
I
sa
id
to
Ho
lme
s.
"What
is
to
be
do
ne
?"
"The
do
or
mu
st
co
me
do
wn,"
he
answe
re
d,
and,
spri
ngi
ng
aga
i
nst
it,
he
put
all
his
we
i
ght
upon
the
lo
ck.
It
cre
a
ked
and
gro
a
ne
d,
but
did
not
yi
e
ld.
To
ge
ther
we
flu
ng
ou
rse
lves
upon
it
once
mo
re,
and
this
ti
me
it
ga
ve
way
wi
th
a
su
dden
sna
p,
and
we
fo
u
nd
ou
rse
lves
wi
thin
Ba
rtho
lo
mew
Sho
lto
's
cha
mbe
r.
It
appe
a
red
to
ha
ve
be
en
fi
tted
up
as
a
che
mi
cal
la
bo
ra
to
ry.
A
do
u
ble
li
ne
of
gla
ss-sto
ppe
red
bo
ttles
was
dra
wn
up
upon
the
wa
ll
oppo
si
te
the
do
o
r,
and
the
ta
ble
was
li
tte
red
over
wi
th
Bu
nsen
bu
rne
rs,
te
st-tu
be
s,
and
re
to
rts.
In
the
co
rne
rs
sto
od
ca
rbo
ys
of
acid
in
wi
cker
ba
ske
ts.
One
of
the
se
appe
a
red
to
le
ak
or
to
ha
ve
be
en
bro
ke
n,
for
a
stre
am
of
da
rk-co
lo
red
li
qu
id
had
tri
ckled
out
from
it,
and
the
air
was
he
a
vy
wi
th
a
pe
cu
li
a
rly
pu
nge
nt,
ta
r-li
ke
odo
r.
A
set
of
ste
ps
sto
od
at
one
si
de
of
the
ro
o
m,
in
the
mi
dst
of
a
li
tter
of
la
th
and
pla
ste
r,
and
abo
ve
them
the
re
was
an
ope
ni
ng
in
the
ce
i
li
ng
la
rge
eno
u
gh
for
a
man
to
pa
ss
thro
u
gh.
At
the
fo
ot
of
the
ste
ps
a
lo
ng
co
il
of
ro
pe
was
thro
wn
ca
re
le
ssly
to
ge
the
r.
By
the
ta
ble,
in
a
wo
o
den
arm-cha
i
r,
the
ma
ster
of
the
ho
u
se
was
se
a
ted
all
in
a
he
a
p,
wi
th
his
he
ad
su
nk
upon
his
le
ft
sho
u
lde
r,
and
that
gha
stly,
inscru
ta
ble
smi
le
upon
his
fa
ce.
He
was
sti
ff
and
co
ld,
and
had
cle
a
rly
be
en
de
ad
ma
ny
ho
u
rs.
It
se
e
med
to
me
that
not
only
his
fe
a
tu
res
but
all
his
li
mbs
we
re
twi
sted
and
tu
rned
in
the
mo
st
fa
nta
stic
fa
shi
o
n.
By
his
ha
nd
upon
the
ta
ble
the
re
lay
a
pe
cu
li
ar
instru
me
nt,—a
bro
wn,
clo
se
-gra
i
ned
sti
ck,
wi
th
a
sto
ne
he
ad
li
ke
a
ha
mme
r,
ru
de
ly
la
shed
on
wi
th
co
a
rse
twi
ne.
Be
si
de
it
was
a
to
rn
she
et
of
no
te
-pa
per
wi
th
so
me
wo
rds
scra
wled
upon
it.
Ho
lmes
gla
nced
at
it,
and
then
ha
nded
it
to
me.
"You
se
e
,"
he
sa
i
d,
wi
th
a
si
gni
fi
ca
nt
ra
i
si
ng
of
the
eye
bro
ws.
In
the
li
ght
of
the
la
nte
rn
I
re
a
d,
wi
th
a
thri
ll
of
ho
rro
r,
"The
si
gn
of
the
fo
u
r."
"In
Go
d's
na
me,
what
do
es
it
all
me
a
n?"
I
aske
d.
"It
me
a
ns
mu
rde
r,"
sa
id
he,
sto
o
pi
ng
over
the
de
ad
ma
n.
"Ah,
I
expe
cted
it.
Lo
ok
he
re
!"
He
po
i
nted
to
what
lo
o
ked
li
ke
a
lo
ng,
da
rk
tho
rn
stu
ck
in
the
skin
ju
st
abo
ve
the
ea
r.
"It
lo
o
ks
li
ke
a
tho
rn,"
sa
id
I.
"It
is
a
tho
rn.
You
may
pi
ck
it
ou
t.
But
be
ca
re
fu
l,
for
it
is
po
i
so
ne
d."
I
to
ok
it
up
be
twe
en
my
fi
nger
and
thu
mb.
It
ca
me
away
from
the
skin
so
re
a
di
ly
that
ha
rdly
any
ma
rk
was
le
ft
be
hi
nd.
One
ti
ny
spe
ck
of
blo
od
sho
wed
whe
re
the
pu
nctu
re
had
be
e
n.
"This
is
all
an
inso
lu
ble
myste
ry
to
me
,"
sa
id
I.
"It
gro
ws
da
rker
inste
ad
of
cle
a
re
r."
"On
the
co
ntra
ry,"
he
answe
re
d,
"it
cle
a
rs
eve
ry
insta
nt.
I
only
re
qu
i
re
a
few
mi
ssi
ng
li
nks
to
ha
ve
an
enti
re
ly
co
nne
cted
ca
se
."
We
had
almo
st
fo
rgo
tten
our
co
mpa
ni
o
n's
pre
se
nce
si
nce
we
ente
red
the
cha
mbe
r.
He
was
sti
ll
sta
ndi
ng
in
the
do
o
r-wa
y,
the
ve
ry
pi
ctu
re
of
te
rro
r,
wri
ngi
ng
his
ha
nds
and
mo
a
ni
ng
to
hi
mse
lf.
Su
dde
nly,
ho
we
ve
r,
he
bro
ke
out
into
a
sha
rp,
qu
e
ru
lo
us
cry.
"The
tre
a
su
re
is
go
ne
!"
he
sa
i
d.
"They
ha
ve
ro
bbed
him
of
the
tre
a
su
re!
The
re
is
the
ho
le
thro
u
gh
whi
ch
we
lo
we
red
it.
I
he
lped
him
to
do
it!
I
was
the
la
st
pe
rson
who
saw
hi
m!
I
le
ft
him
he
re
la
st
ni
ght,
and
I
he
a
rd
him
lo
ck
the
do
or
as
I
ca
me
do
wn-sta
i
rs."
"What
ti
me
was
tha
t?"
"It
was
ten
o'clo
ck.
And
now
he
is
de
a
d,
and
the
po
li
ce
wi
ll
be
ca
lled
in,
and
I
sha
ll
be
su
spe
cted
of
ha
vi
ng
had
a
ha
nd
in
it.
Oh,
ye
s,
I
am
su
re
I
sha
ll.
But
you
do
n't
thi
nk
so,
ge
ntle
me
n?
Su
re
ly
you
do
n't
thi
nk
that
it
was
I?
Is
it
li
ke
ly
that
I
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
bro
u
ght
you
he
re
if
it
we
re
I?
Oh,
de
a
r!
oh,
de
a
r!
I
know
that
I
sha
ll
go
ma
d!"
He
je
rked
his
arms
and
sta
mped
his
fe
et
in
a
ki
nd
of
co
nvu
lsi
ve
fre
nzy.
"You
ha
ve
no
re
a
son
for
fe
a
r,
Mr.
Sho
lto
,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s,
ki
ndly,
pu
tti
ng
his
ha
nd
upon
his
sho
u
lde
r.
"Ta
ke
my
advi
ce,
and
dri
ve
do
wn
to
the
sta
ti
on
to
re
po
rt
this
ma
tter
to
the
po
li
ce.
Offer
to
assi
st
them
in
eve
ry
wa
y.
We
sha
ll
wa
it
he
re
until
yo
ur
re
tu
rn."
The
li
ttle
man
obe
yed
in
a
ha
lf-stu
pe
fi
ed
fa
shi
o
n,
and
we
he
a
rd
him
stu
mbli
ng
do
wn
the
sta
i
rs
in
the
da
rk.
Cha
pter
VI
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lmes
Gi
ves
a
De
mo
nstra
ti
on
"No
w,
Wa
tso
n,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s,
ru
bbi
ng
his
ha
nds,
"we
ha
ve
ha
lf
an
ho
ur
to
ou
rse
lve
s.
Let
us
ma
ke
go
od
use
of
it.
My
ca
se
is,
as
I
ha
ve
to
ld
yo
u,
almo
st
co
mple
te;
but
we
mu
st
not
err
on
the
si
de
of
ove
r-co
nfi
de
nce.
Si
mple
as
the
ca
se
se
e
ms
no
w,
the
re
may
be
so
me
thi
ng
de
e
per
unde
rlyi
ng
it."
"Si
mple
!"
I
eja
cu
la
te
d.
"Su
re
ly,"
sa
id
he,
wi
th
so
me
thi
ng
of
the
air
of
a
cli
ni
cal
pro
fe
ssor
expo
u
ndi
ng
to
his
cla
ss.
"Ju
st
sit
in
the
co
rner
the
re,
that
yo
ur
fo
o
tpri
nts
may
not
co
mpli
ca
te
ma
tte
rs.
Now
to
wo
rk!
In
the
fi
rst
pla
ce,
how
did
the
se
fo
lk
co
me,
and
how
did
they
go?
The
do
or
has
not
be
en
ope
ned
si
nce
la
st
ni
ght.
How
of
the
wi
ndo
w?"
He
ca
rri
ed
the
la
mp
acro
ss
to
it,
mu
tte
ri
ng
his
obse
rva
ti
o
ns
alo
ud
the
whi
le,
but
addre
ssi
ng
them
to
hi
mse
lf
ra
ther
than
to
me.
"Wi
ndow
is
sni
bbed
on
the
inner
si
de.
Fra
me
wo
rk
is
so
li
d.
No
hi
nges
at
the
si
de.
Let
us
open
it.
No
wa
te
r-pi
pe
ne
a
r.
Ro
of
qu
i
te
out
of
re
a
ch.
Yet
a
man
has
mo
u
nted
by
the
wi
ndo
w.
It
ra
i
ned
a
li
ttle
la
st
ni
ght.
He
re
is
the
pri
nt
of
a
fo
ot
in
mo
u
ld
upon
the
si
ll.
And
he
re
is
a
ci
rcu
lar
mu
ddy
ma
rk,
and
he
re
aga
in
upon
the
flo
o
r,
and
he
re
aga
in
by
the
ta
ble.
See
he
re,
Wa
tso
n!
This
is
re
a
lly
a
ve
ry
pre
tty
de
mo
nstra
ti
o
n."
I
lo
o
ked
at
the
ro
u
nd,
we
ll-de
fi
ned
mu
ddy
di
scs.
"This
is
not
a
fo
o
tma
rk,"
sa
id
I.
"It
is
so
me
thi
ng
mu
ch
mo
re
va
lu
a
ble
to
us.
It
is
the
impre
ssi
on
of
a
wo
o
den
stu
mp.
You
see
he
re
on
the
si
ll
is
the
bo
o
t-ma
rk,
a
he
a
vy
bo
ot
wi
th
the
bro
ad
me
tal
he
e
l,
and
be
si
de
it
is
the
ma
rk
of
the
ti
mbe
r-to
e
."
"It
is
the
wo
o
de
n-le
gged
ma
n."
"Qu
i
te
so.
But
the
re
has
be
en
so
me
one
else
,—a
ve
ry
able
and
effi
ci
e
nt
ally.
Co
u
ld
you
sca
le
that
wa
ll,
do
cto
r?"
I
lo
o
ked
out
of
the
open
wi
ndo
w.
The
mo
on
sti
ll
sho
ne
bri
ghtly
on
that
angle
of
the
ho
u
se.
We
we
re
a
go
od
si
xty
fe
et
from
the
gro
u
nd,
and,
lo
ok
whe
re
I
wo
u
ld,
I
co
u
ld
see
no
fo
o
tho
ld,
nor
as
mu
ch
as
a
cre
vi
ce
in
the
bri
ck-wo
rk.
"It
is
abso
lu
te
ly
impo
ssi
ble
,"
I
answe
re
d.
"Wi
tho
ut
aid
it
is
so.
But
su
ppo
se
you
had
a
fri
e
nd
up
he
re
who
lo
we
red
you
this
go
od
sto
ut
ro
pe
whi
ch
I
see
in
the
co
rne
r,
se
cu
ri
ng
one
end
of
it
to
this
gre
at
ho
ok
in
the
wa
ll.
The
n,
I
thi
nk,
if
you
we
re
an
acti
ve
ma
n,
You
mi
ght
swa
rm
up,
wo
o
den
leg
and
all.
You
wo
u
ld
de
pa
rt,
of
co
u
rse,
in
the
sa
me
fa
shi
o
n,
and
yo
ur
ally
wo
u
ld
draw
up
the
ro
pe,
untie
it
from
the
ho
o
k,
shut
the
wi
ndo
w,
snib
it
on
the
insi
de,
and
get
away
in
the
way
that
he
ori
gi
na
lly
ca
me.
As
a
mi
nor
po
i
nt
it
may
be
no
te
d,"
he
co
nti
nu
e
d,
fi
nge
ri
ng
the
ro
pe,
"that
our
wo
o
de
n-le
gged
fri
e
nd,
tho
u
gh
a
fa
ir
cli
mbe
r,
was
not
a
pro
fe
ssi
o
nal
sa
i
lo
r.
His
ha
nds
we
re
far
from
ho
rny.
My
le
ns
di
sclo
ses
mo
re
than
one
blo
o
d-ma
rk,
espe
ci
a
lly
to
wa
rds
the
end
of
the
ro
pe,
from
whi
ch
I
ga
ther
that
he
sli
pped
do
wn
wi
th
su
ch
ve
lo
ci
ty
that
he
to
ok
the
skin
off
his
ha
nd."
"This
is
all
ve
ry
we
ll,"
sa
id
I,
"but
the
thi
ng
be
co
mes
mo
re
uni
nte
lli
gi
ble
than
eve
r.
How
abo
ut
this
myste
ri
o
us
ally?
How
ca
me
he
into
the
ro
o
m?"
"Ye
s,
the
ally!"
re
pe
a
ted
Ho
lme
s,
pe
nsi
ve
ly.
"The
re
are
fe
a
tu
res
of
inte
re
st
abo
ut
this
ally.
He
li
fts
the
ca
se
from
the
re
gi
o
ns
of
the
co
mmo
npla
ce.
I
fa
ncy
that
this
ally
bre
a
ks
fre
sh
gro
u
nd
in
the
anna
ls
of
cri
me
in
this
co
u
ntry,—tho
u
gh
pa
ra
llel
ca
ses
su
gge
st
the
mse
lves
from
Indi
a,
and,
if
my
me
mo
ry
se
rves
me,
from
Se
ne
ga
mbi
a
."
"How
ca
me
he,
the
n?"
I
re
i
te
ra
te
d.
"The
do
or
is
lo
cke
d,
the
wi
ndow
is
ina
cce
ssi
ble.
Was
it
thro
u
gh
the
chi
mne
y?"
"The
gra
te
is
mu
ch
too
sma
ll,"
he
answe
re
d.
"I
had
alre
a
dy
co
nsi
de
red
that
po
ssi
bi
li
ty."
"How
the
n?"
I
pe
rsi
ste
d.
"You
wi
ll
not
apply
my
pre
ce
pt,"
he
sa
i
d,
sha
ki
ng
his
he
a
d.
"How
often
ha
ve
I
sa
id
to
you
that
when
you
ha
ve
eli
mi
na
ted
the
impo
ssi
ble
wha
te
ver
re
ma
i
ns,
HOWEVER
IMPROBABLE,
mu
st
be
the
tru
th?
We
know
that
he
did
not
co
me
thro
u
gh
the
do
o
r,
the
wi
ndo
w,
or
the
chi
mne
y.
We
also
know
that
he
co
u
ld
not
ha
ve
be
en
co
nce
a
led
in
the
ro
o
m,
as
the
re
is
no
co
nce
a
lme
nt
po
ssi
ble.
Whe
nce,
the
n,
did
he
co
me
?"
"He
ca
me
thro
u
gh
the
ho
le
in
the
ro
o
f,"
I
cri
e
d.
"Of
co
u
rse
he
di
d.
He
mu
st
ha
ve
do
ne
so.
If
you
wi
ll
ha
ve
the
ki
ndne
ss
to
ho
ld
the
la
mp
for
me,
we
sha
ll
now
exte
nd
our
re
se
a
rches
to
the
ro
om
abo
ve
,—the
se
cret
ro
om
in
whi
ch
the
tre
a
su
re
was
fo
u
nd."
He
mo
u
nted
the
ste
ps,
and,
se
i
zi
ng
a
ra
fter
wi
th
ei
ther
ha
nd,
he
swu
ng
hi
mse
lf
up
into
the
ga
rre
t.
The
n,
lyi
ng
on
his
fa
ce,
he
re
a
ched
do
wn
for
the
la
mp
and
he
ld
it
whi
le
I
fo
llo
wed
hi
m.
The
cha
mber
in
whi
ch
we
fo
u
nd
ou
rse
lves
was
abo
ut
ten
fe
et
one
way
and
six
the
othe
r.
The
flo
or
was
fo
rmed
by
the
ra
fte
rs,
wi
th
thin
la
th-a
nd-pla
ster
be
twe
e
n,
so
that
in
wa
lki
ng
one
had
to
step
from
be
am
to
be
a
m.
The
ro
of
ran
up
to
an
ape
x,
and
was
evi
de
ntly
the
inner
she
ll
of
the
true
ro
of
of
the
ho
u
se.
The
re
was
no
fu
rni
tu
re
of
any
so
rt,
and
the
accu
mu
la
ted
du
st
of
ye
a
rs
lay
thi
ck
upon
the
flo
o
r.
"He
re
you
are,
you
se
e
,"
sa
id
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lme
s,
pu
tti
ng
his
ha
nd
aga
i
nst
the
slo
pi
ng
wa
ll.
"This
is
a
tra
p-do
or
whi
ch
le
a
ds
out
on
to
the
ro
o
f.
I
can
pre
ss
it
ba
ck,
and
he
re
is
the
ro
of
itse
lf,
slo
pi
ng
at
a
ge
ntle
angle.
Thi
s,
the
n,
is
the
way
by
whi
ch
Nu
mber
One
ente
re
d.
Let
us
see
if
we
can
fi
nd
any
other
tra
ces
of
his
indi
vi
du
a
li
ty."
He
he
ld
do
wn
the
la
mp
to
the
flo
o
r,
and
as
he
did
so
I
saw
for
the
se
co
nd
ti
me
that
ni
ght
a
sta
rtle
d,
su
rpri
sed
lo
ok
co
me
over
his
fa
ce.
For
myse
lf,
as
I
fo
llo
wed
his
ga
ze
my
skin
was
co
ld
under
my
clo
the
s.
The
flo
or
was
co
ve
red
thi
ckly
wi
th
the
pri
nts
of
a
na
ked
fo
o
t,—cle
a
r,
we
ll
de
fi
ne
d,
pe
rfe
ctly
fo
rme
d,
but
sca
rce
ha
lf
the
si
ze
of
tho
se
of
an
ordi
na
ry
ma
n.
"Ho
lme
s,"
I
sa
i
d,
in
a
whi
spe
r,
"a
chi
ld
has
do
ne
the
ho
rrid
thi
ng."
He
had
re
co
ve
red
his
se
lf-po
sse
ssi
on
in
an
insta
nt.
"I
was
sta
gge
red
for
the
mo
me
nt,"
he
sa
i
d,
"but
the
thi
ng
is
qu
i
te
na
tu
ra
l.
My
me
mo
ry
fa
i
led
me,
or
I
sho
u
ld
ha
ve
be
en
able
to
fo
re
te
ll
it.
The
re
is
no
thi
ng
mo
re
to
be
le
a
rned
he
re.
Let
us
go
do
wn."
"What
is
yo
ur
the
o
ry,
the
n,
as
to
tho
se
fo
o
tma
rks?"
I
aske
d,
ea
ge
rly,
when
we
had
re
ga
i
ned
the
lo
wer
ro
om
once
mo
re.
"My
de
ar
Wa
tso
n,
try
a
li
ttle
ana
lysis
yo
u
rse
lf,"
sa
id
he,
wi
th
a
to
u
ch
of
impa
ti
e
nce.
"You
know
my
me
tho
ds.
Apply
the
m,
and
it
wi
ll
be
instru
cti
ve
to
co
mpa
re
re
su
lts."
"I
ca
nnot
co
nce
i
ve
anythi
ng
whi
ch
wi
ll
co
ver
the
fa
cts,"
I
answe
re
d.
"It
wi
ll
be
cle
ar
eno
u
gh
to
you
so
o
n,"
he
sa
i
d,
in
an
off-ha
nd
wa
y.
"I
thi
nk
that
the
re
is
no
thi
ng
else
of
impo
rta
nce
he
re,
but
I
wi
ll
lo
o
k."
He
whi
pped
out
his
le
ns
and
a
ta
pe
me
a
su
re,
and
hu
rri
ed
abo
ut
the
ro
om
on
his
kne
e
s,
me
a
su
ri
ng,
co
mpa
ri
ng,
exa
mi
ni
ng,
wi
th
his
lo
ng
thin
no
se
only
a
few
inches
from
the
pla
nks,
and
his
be
a
dy
eyes
gle
a
mi
ng
and
de
e
p-set
li
ke
tho
se
of
a
bi
rd.
So
swi
ft,
si
le
nt,
and
fu
rti
ve
we
re
his
mo
ve
me
nts,
li
ke
tho
se
of
a
tra
i
ned
blo
o
d-ho
u
nd
pi
cki
ng
out
a
sce
nt,
that
I
co
u
ld
not
but
thi
nk
what
a
te
rri
ble
cri
mi
nal
he
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
ma
de
had
he
tu
rned
his
ene
rgy
and
sa
ga
ci
ty
aga
i
nst
the
la
w,
inste
ad
of
exe
rti
ng
them
in
its
de
fe
nse.
As
he
hu
nted
abo
u
t,
he
ke
pt
mu
tte
ri
ng
to
hi
mse
lf,
and
fi
na
lly
he
bro
ke
out
into
a
lo
ud
crow
of
de
li
ght.
"We
are
ce
rta
i
nly
in
lu
ck,"
sa
id
he.
"We
ou
ght
to
ha
ve
ve
ry
li
ttle
tro
u
ble
no
w.
Nu
mber
One
has
had
the
mi
sfo
rtu
ne
to
tre
ad
in
the
cre
o
so
te.
You
can
see
the
ou
tli
ne
of
the
edge
of
his
sma
ll
fo
ot
he
re
at
the
si
de
of
this
evi
l-sme
lli
ng
me
ss.
The
ca
rboy
has
be
en
cra
cke
d,
You
se
e,
and
the
stu
ff
has
le
a
ked
ou
t."
"What
the
n?"
I
aske
d.
"Why,
we
ha
ve
got
hi
m,
tha
t's
all,"
sa
id
he.
"I
know
a
dog
that
wo
u
ld
fo
llow
that
sce
nt
to
the
wo
rld's
end.
If
a
pa
ck
can
tra
ck
a
tra
i
led
he
rri
ng
acro
ss
a
shi
re,
how
far
can
a
spe
ci
a
lly-tra
i
ned
ho
u
nd
fo
llow
so
pu
nge
nt
a
sme
ll
as
thi
s?
It
so
u
nds
li
ke
a
sum
in
the
ru
le
of
thre
e.
The
answer
sho
u
ld
gi
ve
us
the
—But
ha
llo
o!
he
re
are
the
accre
di
ted
re
pre
se
nta
ti
ves
of
the
la
w."
He
a
vy
ste
ps
and
the
cla
mor
of
lo
ud
vo
i
ces
we
re
au
di
ble
from
be
lo
w,
and
the
ha
ll
do
or
shut
wi
th
a
lo
ud
cra
sh.
"Be
fo
re
they
co
me
,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s,
"ju
st
put
yo
ur
ha
nd
he
re
on
this
po
or
fe
llo
w's
arm,
and
he
re
on
his
le
g.
What
do
you
fe
e
l?"
"The
mu
scles
are
as
ha
rd
as
a
bo
a
rd,"
I
answe
re
d.
"Qu
i
te
so.
They
are
in
a
sta
te
of
extre
me
co
ntra
cti
o
n,
far
exce
e
di
ng
the
usu
al
ri
gor
mo
rti
s.
Co
u
pled
wi
th
this
di
sto
rti
on
of
the
fa
ce,
this
Hi
ppo
cra
tic
smi
le,
or
'ri
sus
sa
rdo
ni
cu
s,'
as
the
old
wri
te
rs
ca
lled
it,
what
co
nclu
si
on
wo
u
ld
it
su
gge
st
to
yo
ur
mi
nd?"
"De
a
th
from
so
me
po
we
rful
ve
ge
ta
ble
alka
lo
i
d,"
I
answe
re
d,—"so
me
strychni
ne
-li
ke
su
bsta
nce
whi
ch
wo
u
ld
pro
du
ce
te
ta
nu
s."
"That
was
the
idea
whi
ch
occu
rred
to
me
the
insta
nt
I
saw
the
dra
wn
mu
scles
of
the
fa
ce.
On
ge
tti
ng
into
the
ro
om
I
at
once
lo
o
ked
for
the
me
a
ns
by
whi
ch
the
po
i
son
had
ente
red
the
syste
m.
As
you
sa
w,
I
di
sco
ve
red
a
tho
rn
whi
ch
had
be
en
dri
ven
or
shot
wi
th
no
gre
at
fo
rce
into
the
sca
lp.
You
obse
rve
that
the
pa
rt
stru
ck
was
that
whi
ch
wo
u
ld
be
tu
rned
to
wa
rds
the
ho
le
in
the
ce
i
li
ng
if
the
man
we
re
ere
ct
in
his
cha
i
r.
Now
exa
mi
ne
the
tho
rn."
I
to
ok
it
up
gi
nge
rly
and
he
ld
it
in
the
li
ght
of
the
la
nte
rn.
It
was
lo
ng,
sha
rp,
and
bla
ck,
wi
th
a
gla
zed
lo
ok
ne
ar
the
po
i
nt
as
tho
u
gh
so
me
gu
mmy
su
bsta
nce
had
dri
ed
upon
it.
The
blu
nt
end
had
be
en
tri
mmed
and
ro
u
nded
off
wi
th
a
kni
fe.
"Is
that
an
Engli
sh
tho
rn?"
he
aske
d.
"No,
it
ce
rta
i
nly
is
no
t."
"Wi
th
all
the
se
da
ta
you
sho
u
ld
be
able
to
draw
so
me
ju
st
infe
re
nce.
But
he
re
are
the
re
gu
la
rs:
so
the
au
xi
li
a
ry
fo
rces
may
be
at
a
re
tre
a
t."
As
he
spo
ke,
the
ste
ps
whi
ch
had
be
en
co
mi
ng
ne
a
rer
so
u
nded
lo
u
dly
on
the
pa
ssa
ge,
and
a
ve
ry
sto
u
t,
po
rtly
man
in
a
gray
su
it
stro
de
he
a
vi
ly
into
the
ro
o
m.
He
was
re
d-fa
ce
d,
bu
rly
and
ple
tho
ri
c,
wi
th
a
pa
ir
of
ve
ry
sma
ll
twi
nkli
ng
eyes
whi
ch
lo
o
ked
ke
e
nly
out
from
be
twe
en
swo
llen
and
pu
ffy
po
u
che
s.
He
was
clo
se
ly
fo
llo
wed
by
an
inspe
ctor
in
uni
fo
rm,
and
by
the
sti
ll
pa
lpi
ta
ti
ng
Tha
dde
us
Sho
lto.
"He
re
's
a
bu
si
ne
ss!"
he
cri
e
d,
in
a
mu
ffle
d,
hu
sky
vo
i
ce.
"He
re
's
a
pre
tty
bu
si
ne
ss!
But
who
are
all
the
se?
Why,
the
ho
u
se
se
e
ms
to
be
as
fu
ll
as
a
ra
bbi
t-wa
rre
n!"
"I
thi
nk
you
mu
st
re
co
lle
ct
me,
Mr.
Athe
lney
Jo
ne
s,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s,
qu
i
e
tly.
"Why,
of
co
u
rse
I
do
!"
he
whe
e
ze
d.
"It's
Mr.
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lme
s,
the
the
o
ri
st.
Re
me
mber
yo
u!
I'll
ne
ver
fo
rget
how
you
le
ctu
red
us
all
on
ca
u
ses
and
infe
re
nces
and
effe
cts
in
the
Bi
sho
pga
te
je
wel
ca
se.
It's
true
you
set
us
on
the
ri
ght
tra
ck;
but
yo
u
'll
own
now
that
it
was
mo
re
by
go
od
lu
ck
than
go
od
gu
i
da
nce
."
"It
was
a
pi
e
ce
of
ve
ry
si
mple
re
a
so
ni
ng."
"Oh,
co
me,
no
w,
co
me!
Ne
ver
be
asha
med
to
own
up.
But
what
is
all
thi
s?
Bad
bu
si
ne
ss!
Bad
bu
si
ne
ss!
Ste
rn
fa
cts
he
re
,—no
ro
om
for
the
o
ri
e
s.
How
lu
cky
that
I
ha
ppe
ned
to
be
out
at
No
rwo
od
over
ano
ther
ca
se!
I
was
at
the
sta
ti
on
when
the
me
ssa
ge
arri
ve
d.
What
d'you
thi
nk
the
man
di
ed
of?"
"Oh,
this
is
ha
rdly
a
ca
se
for
me
to
the
o
ri
ze
ove
r,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s,
dryly.
"No,
no.
Sti
ll,
we
ca
n't
de
ny
that
you
hit
the
na
il
on
the
he
ad
so
me
ti
me
s.
De
ar
me!
Do
or
lo
cke
d,
I
unde
rsta
nd.
Je
we
ls
wo
rth
ha
lf
a
mi
lli
on
mi
ssi
ng.
How
was
the
wi
ndo
w?"
"Fa
ste
ne
d;
but
the
re
are
ste
ps
on
the
si
ll."
"We
ll,
we
ll,
if
it
was
fa
ste
ned
the
ste
ps
co
u
ld
ha
ve
no
thi
ng
to
do
wi
th
the
ma
tte
r.
Tha
t's
co
mmon
se
nse.
Man
mi
ght
ha
ve
di
ed
in
a
fi
t;
but
then
the
je
we
ls
are
mi
ssi
ng.
Ha!
I
ha
ve
a
the
o
ry.
The
se
fla
shes
co
me
upon
me
at
ti
me
s.—Ju
st
step
ou
tsi
de,
se
rge
a
nt,
and
yo
u,
Mr.
Sho
lto.
Yo
ur
fri
e
nd
can
re
ma
i
n.—What
do
you
thi
nk
of
thi
s,
Ho
lme
s?
Sho
lto
wa
s,
on
his
own
co
nfe
ssi
o
n,
wi
th
his
bro
ther
la
st
ni
ght.
The
bro
ther
di
ed
in
a
fi
t,
on
whi
ch
Sho
lto
wa
lked
off
wi
th
the
tre
a
su
re.
Ho
w's
tha
t?"
"On
whi
ch
the
de
ad
man
ve
ry
co
nsi
de
ra
te
ly
got
up
and
lo
cked
the
do
or
on
the
insi
de
."
"Hu
m!
The
re
's
a
flaw
the
re.
Let
us
apply
co
mmon
se
nse
to
the
ma
tte
r.
This
Tha
dde
us
Sho
lto
WAS
wi
th
his
bro
the
r;
the
re
WAS
a
qu
a
rre
l;
so
mu
ch
we
kno
w.
The
bro
ther
is
de
ad
and
the
je
we
ls
are
go
ne.
So
mu
ch
also
we
kno
w.
No
one
saw
the
bro
ther
from
the
ti
me
Tha
dde
us
le
ft
hi
m.
His
bed
had
not
be
en
sle
pt
in.
Tha
dde
us
is
evi
de
ntly
in
a
mo
st
di
stu
rbed
sta
te
of
mi
nd.
His
appe
a
ra
nce
is—we
ll,
not
attra
cti
ve.
You
see
that
I
am
we
a
vi
ng
my
web
ro
u
nd
Tha
dde
u
s.
The
net
be
gi
ns
to
clo
se
upon
hi
m."
"You
are
not
qu
i
te
in
po
sse
ssi
on
of
the
fa
cts
ye
t,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s.
"This
spli
nter
of
wo
o
d,
whi
ch
I
ha
ve
eve
ry
re
a
son
to
be
li
e
ve
to
be
po
i
so
ne
d,
was
in
the
ma
n's
sca
lp
whe
re
you
sti
ll
see
the
ma
rk;
this
ca
rd,
inscri
bed
as
you
see
it,
was
on
the
ta
ble;
and
be
si
de
it
lay
this
ra
ther
cu
ri
o
us
sto
ne
-he
a
ded
instru
me
nt.
How
do
es
all
that
fit
into
yo
ur
the
o
ry?"
"Co
nfi
rms
it
in
eve
ry
re
spe
ct,"
sa
id
the
fat
de
te
cti
ve,
po
mpo
u
sly.
"Ho
u
se
is
fu
ll
of
Indi
an
cu
ri
o
si
ti
e
s.
Tha
dde
us
bro
u
ght
this
up,
and
if
this
spli
nter
be
po
i
so
no
us
Tha
dde
us
may
as
we
ll
ha
ve
ma
de
mu
rde
ro
us
use
of
it
as
any
other
ma
n.
The
ca
rd
is
so
me
ho
cu
s-po
cu
s,—a
bli
nd,
as
li
ke
as
no
t.
The
only
qu
e
sti
on
is,
how
did
he
de
pa
rt?
Ah,
of
co
u
rse,
he
re
is
a
ho
le
in
the
ro
o
f."
Wi
th
gre
at
acti
vi
ty,
co
nsi
de
ri
ng
his
bu
lk,
he
spra
ng
up
the
ste
ps
and
squ
e
e
zed
thro
u
gh
into
the
ga
rre
t,
and
imme
di
a
te
ly
afte
rwa
rds
we
he
a
rd
his
exu
lti
ng
vo
i
ce
pro
cla
i
mi
ng
that
he
had
fo
u
nd
the
tra
p-do
o
r.
"He
can
fi
nd
so
me
thi
ng,"
re
ma
rked
Ho
lme
s,
shru
ggi
ng
his
sho
u
lde
rs.
"He
has
occa
si
o
nal
gli
mme
ri
ngs
of
re
a
so
n.
Il
n'y
a
pas
des
so
ts
si
inco
mmo
des
que
ce
ux
qui
ont
de
l'e
spri
t!"
"You
se
e
!"
sa
id
Athe
lney
Jo
ne
s,
re
a
ppe
a
ri
ng
do
wn
the
ste
ps
aga
i
n.
"Fa
cts
are
be
tter
than
me
re
the
o
ri
e
s,
after
all.
My
vi
ew
of
the
ca
se
is
co
nfi
rme
d.
The
re
is
a
tra
p-do
or
co
mmu
ni
ca
ti
ng
wi
th
the
ro
o
f,
and
it
is
pa
rtly
ope
n."
"It
was
I
who
ope
ned
it."
"Oh,
inde
e
d!
You
did
no
ti
ce
it,
the
n?"
He
se
e
med
a
li
ttle
cre
stfa
llen
at
the
di
sco
ve
ry.
"We
ll,
who
e
ver
no
ti
ced
it,
it
sho
ws
how
our
ge
ntle
man
got
awa
y.
Inspe
cto
r!"
"Ye
s,
si
r,"
from
the
pa
ssa
ge.
"Ask
Mr.
Sho
lto
to
step
this
wa
y.—Mr.
Sho
lto,
it
is
my
du
ty
to
info
rm
you
that
anythi
ng
whi
ch
you
may
say
wi
ll
be
used
aga
i
nst
yo
u.
I
arre
st
you
in
the
qu
e
e
n's
na
me
as
be
i
ng
co
nce
rned
in
the
de
a
th
of
yo
ur
bro
the
r."
"The
re,
no
w!
Di
dn't
I
te
ll
yo
u
!"
cri
ed
the
po
or
li
ttle
ma
n,
thro
wi
ng
out
his
ha
nds,
and
lo
o
ki
ng
from
one
to
the
other
of
us.
"Do
n't
tro
u
ble
yo
u
rse
lf
abo
ut
it,
Mr.
Sho
lto
,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s.
"I
thi
nk
that
I
can
enga
ge
to
cle
ar
you
of
the
cha
rge
."
"Do
n't
pro
mi
se
too
mu
ch,
Mr.
The
o
ri
st,—do
n't
pro
mi
se
too
mu
ch!"
sna
pped
the
de
te
cti
ve.
"You
may
fi
nd
it
a
ha
rder
ma
tter
than
you
thi
nk."
"Not
only
wi
ll
I
cle
ar
hi
m,
Mr.
Jo
ne
s,
but
I
wi
ll
ma
ke
you
a
free
pre
se
nt
of
the
na
me
and
de
scri
pti
on
of
one
of
the
two
pe
o
ple
who
we
re
in
this
ro
om
la
st
ni
ght.
His
na
me,
I
ha
ve
eve
ry
re
a
son
to
be
li
e
ve,
is
Jo
na
than
Sma
ll.
He
is
a
po
o
rly-e
du
ca
ted
ma
n,
sma
ll,
acti
ve,
wi
th
his
ri
ght
leg
off,
and
we
a
ri
ng
a
wo
o
den
stu
mp
whi
ch
is
wo
rn
away
upon
the
inner
si
de.
His
le
ft
bo
ot
has
a
co
a
rse,
squ
a
re
-to
ed
so
le,
wi
th
an
iron
ba
nd
ro
u
nd
the
he
e
l.
He
is
a
mi
ddle
-a
ged
ma
n,
mu
ch
su
nbu
rne
d,
and
has
be
en
a
co
nvi
ct.
The
se
few
indi
ca
ti
o
ns
may
be
of
so
me
assi
sta
nce
to
yo
u,
co
u
pled
wi
th
the
fa
ct
that
the
re
is
a
go
od
de
al
of
skin
mi
ssi
ng
from
the
pa
lm
of
his
ha
nd.
The
other
ma
n—"
"Ah!
the
other
ma
n—?"
asked
Athe
lney
Jo
ne
s,
in
a
sne
e
ri
ng
vo
i
ce,
but
impre
ssed
no
ne
the
le
ss,
as
I
co
u
ld
ea
si
ly
se
e,
by
the
pre
ci
si
on
of
the
othe
r's
ma
nne
r.
"Is
a
ra
ther
cu
ri
o
us
pe
rso
n,"
sa
id
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lme
s,
tu
rni
ng
upon
his
he
e
l.
"I
ho
pe
be
fo
re
ve
ry
lo
ng
to
be
able
to
intro
du
ce
you
to
the
pa
ir
of
the
m.—A
wo
rd
wi
th
yo
u,
Wa
tso
n."
He
led
me
out
to
the
he
ad
of
the
sta
i
r.
"This
une
xpe
cted
occu
rre
nce
,"
he
sa
i
d,
"has
ca
u
sed
us
ra
ther
to
lo
se
si
ght
of
the
ori
gi
nal
pu
rpo
se
of
our
jo
u
rne
y."
"I
ha
ve
ju
st
be
en
thi
nki
ng
so
,"
I
answe
re
d.
"It
is
not
ri
ght
that
Mi
ss
Mo
rstan
sho
u
ld
re
ma
in
in
this
stri
cken
ho
u
se
."
"No.
You
mu
st
esco
rt
her
ho
me.
She
li
ves
wi
th
Mrs.
Ce
cil
Fo
rre
ste
r,
in
Lo
wer
Ca
mbe
rwe
ll:
so
it
is
not
ve
ry
fa
r.
I
wi
ll
wa
it
for
you
he
re
if
you
wi
ll
dri
ve
out
aga
i
n.
Or
pe
rha
ps
you
are
too
ti
re
d?"
"By
no
me
a
ns.
I
do
n't
thi
nk
I
co
u
ld
re
st
until
I
know
mo
re
of
this
fa
nta
stic
bu
si
ne
ss.
I
ha
ve
se
en
so
me
thi
ng
of
the
ro
u
gh
si
de
of
li
fe,
but
I
gi
ve
you
my
wo
rd
that
this
qu
i
ck
su
cce
ssi
on
of
stra
nge
su
rpri
ses
to
-ni
ght
has
sha
ken
my
ne
rve
co
mple
te
ly.
I
sho
u
ld
li
ke,
ho
we
ve
r,
to
see
the
ma
tter
thro
u
gh
wi
th
yo
u,
now
that
I
ha
ve
got
so
fa
r."
"Yo
ur
pre
se
nce
wi
ll
be
of
gre
at
se
rvi
ce
to
me
,"
he
answe
re
d.
"We
sha
ll
wo
rk
the
ca
se
out
inde
pe
nde
ntly,
and
le
a
ve
this
fe
llow
Jo
nes
to
exu
lt
over
any
ma
re
's-ne
st
whi
ch
he
may
cho
o
se
to
co
nstru
ct.
When
you
ha
ve
dro
pped
Mi
ss
Mo
rstan
I
wi
sh
you
to
go
on
to
No.
3
Pi
nchin
La
ne,
do
wn
ne
ar
the
wa
te
r's
edge
at
La
mbe
th.
The
thi
rd
ho
u
se
on
the
ri
ght-ha
nd
si
de
is
a
bi
rd-stu
ffe
r's:
She
rman
is
the
na
me.
You
wi
ll
see
a
we
a
sel
ho
ldi
ng
a
yo
u
ng
ra
bbit
in
the
wi
ndo
w.
Kno
ck
old
She
rman
up,
and
te
ll
hi
m,
wi
th
my
co
mpli
me
nts,
that
I
wa
nt
To
by
at
once.
You
wi
ll
bri
ng
To
by
ba
ck
in
the
cab
wi
th
yo
u
."
"A
do
g,
I
su
ppo
se
."
"Ye
s,—a
qu
e
er
mo
ngre
l,
wi
th
a
mo
st
ama
zi
ng
po
wer
of
sce
nt.
I
wo
u
ld
ra
ther
ha
ve
To
by's
he
lp
than
that
of
the
who
le
de
te
cti
ve
fo
rce
of
Lo
ndo
n."
"I
sha
ll
bri
ng
hi
m,
the
n,"
sa
id
I.
"It
is
one
no
w.
I
ou
ght
to
be
ba
ck
be
fo
re
thre
e,
if
I
can
get
a
fre
sh
ho
rse
."
"And
I,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s,
"sha
ll
see
what
I
can
le
a
rn
from
Mrs.
Be
rnsto
ne,
and
from
the
Indi
an
se
rva
nt,
who,
Mr.
Tha
dde
us
te
ll
me,
sle
e
ps
in
the
ne
xt
ga
rre
t.
Then
I
sha
ll
stu
dy
the
gre
at
Jo
ne
s's
me
tho
ds
and
li
sten
to
his
not
too
de
li
ca
te
sa
rca
sms.
'Wir
si
nd
ge
wo
hnt
das
die
Me
nschen
ve
rho
e
hnen
was
sie
ni
cht
ve
rste
he
n.'
Go
e
the
is
alwa
ys
pi
thy."
Cha
pter
VII
The
Epi
so
de
of
the
Ba
rrel
The
po
li
ce
had
bro
u
ght
a
cab
wi
th
the
m,
and
in
this
I
esco
rted
Mi
ss
Mo
rstan
ba
ck
to
her
ho
me.
After
the
ange
lic
fa
shi
on
of
wo
me
n,
she
had
bo
rne
tro
u
ble
wi
th
a
ca
lm
fa
ce
as
lo
ng
as
the
re
was
so
me
one
we
a
ker
than
he
rse
lf
to
su
ppo
rt,
and
I
had
fo
u
nd
her
bri
ght
and
pla
cid
by
the
si
de
of
the
fri
ghte
ned
ho
u
se
ke
e
pe
r.
In
the
ca
b,
ho
we
ve
r,
she
fi
rst
tu
rned
fa
i
nt,
and
then
bu
rst
into
a
pa
ssi
on
of
we
e
pi
ng,—so
so
re
ly
had
she
be
en
tri
ed
by
the
adve
ntu
res
of
the
ni
ght.
She
has
to
ld
me
si
nce
that
she
tho
u
ght
me
co
ld
and
di
sta
nt
upon
that
jo
u
rne
y.
She
li
ttle
gu
e
ssed
the
stru
ggle
wi
thin
my
bre
a
st,
or
the
effo
rt
of
se
lf-re
stra
i
nt
whi
ch
he
ld
me
ba
ck.
My
sympa
thi
es
and
my
lo
ve
we
nt
out
to
he
r,
even
as
my
ha
nd
had
in
the
ga
rde
n.
I
fe
lt
that
ye
a
rs
of
the
co
nve
nti
o
na
li
ti
es
of
li
fe
co
u
ld
not
te
a
ch
me
to
know
her
swe
e
t,
bra
ve
na
tu
re
as
had
this
one
day
of
stra
nge
expe
ri
e
nce
s.
Yet
the
re
we
re
two
tho
u
ghts
whi
ch
se
a
led
the
wo
rds
of
affe
cti
on
upon
my
li
ps.
She
was
we
ak
and
he
lple
ss,
sha
ken
in
mi
nd
and
ne
rve.
It
was
to
ta
ke
her
at
a
di
sa
dva
nta
ge
to
obtru
de
lo
ve
upon
her
at
su
ch
a
ti
me.
Wo
rse
sti
ll,
she
was
ri
ch.
If
Ho
lme
s's
re
se
a
rches
we
re
su
cce
ssfu
l,
she
wo
u
ld
be
an
he
i
re
ss.
Was
it
fa
i
r,
was
it
ho
no
ra
ble,
that
a
ha
lf-pay
su
rge
on
sho
u
ld
ta
ke
su
ch
adva
nta
ge
of
an
inti
ma
cy
whi
ch
cha
nce
had
bro
u
ght
abo
u
t?
Mi
ght
she
not
lo
ok
upon
me
as
a
me
re
vu
lgar
fo
rtu
ne
-se
e
ke
r?
I
co
u
ld
not
be
ar
to
ri
sk
that
su
ch
a
tho
u
ght
sho
u
ld
cro
ss
her
mi
nd.
This
Agra
tre
a
su
re
inte
rve
ned
li
ke
an
impa
ssa
ble
ba
rri
er
be
twe
en
us.
It
was
ne
a
rly
two
o'clo
ck
when
we
re
a
ched
Mrs.
Ce
cil
Fo
rre
ste
r's.
The
se
rva
nts
had
re
ti
red
ho
u
rs
ago,
but
Mrs.
Fo
rre
ster
had
be
en
so
inte
re
sted
by
the
stra
nge
me
ssa
ge
whi
ch
Mi
ss
Mo
rstan
had
re
ce
i
ved
that
she
had
sat
up
in
the
ho
pe
of
her
re
tu
rn.
She
ope
ned
the
do
or
he
rse
lf,
a
mi
ddle
-a
ge
d,
gra
ce
ful
wo
ma
n,
and
it
ga
ve
me
joy
to
see
how
te
nde
rly
her
arm
sto
le
ro
u
nd
the
othe
r's
wa
i
st
and
how
mo
the
rly
was
the
vo
i
ce
in
whi
ch
she
gre
e
ted
he
r.
She
was
cle
a
rly
no
me
re
pa
id
de
pe
nda
nt,
but
an
ho
no
red
fri
e
nd.
I
was
intro
du
ce
d,
and
Mrs.
Fo
rre
ster
ea
rne
stly
be
gged
me
to
step
in
and
te
ll
her
our
adve
ntu
re
s.
I
expla
i
ne
d,
ho
we
ve
r,
the
impo
rta
nce
of
my
erra
nd,
and
pro
mi
sed
fa
i
thfu
lly
to
ca
ll
and
re
po
rt
any
pro
gre
ss
whi
ch
we
mi
ght
ma
ke
wi
th
the
ca
se.
As
we
dro
ve
away
I
sto
le
a
gla
nce
ba
ck,
and
I
sti
ll
se
em
to
see
that
li
ttle
gro
up
on
the
ste
p,
the
two
gra
ce
fu
l,
cli
ngi
ng
fi
gu
re
s,
the
ha
lf-o
pe
ned
do
o
r,
the
ha
ll
li
ght
shi
ni
ng
thro
u
gh
sta
i
ned
gla
ss,
the
ba
ro
me
te
r,
and
the
bri
ght
sta
i
r-ro
ds.
It
was
so
o
thi
ng
to
ca
tch
even
that
pa
ssi
ng
gli
mpse
of
a
tra
nqu
il
Engli
sh
ho
me
in
the
mi
dst
of
the
wi
ld,
da
rk
bu
si
ne
ss
whi
ch
had
abso
rbed
us.
And
the
mo
re
I
tho
u
ght
of
what
had
ha
ppe
ne
d,
the
wi
lder
and
da
rker
it
gre
w.
I
re
vi
e
wed
the
who
le
extra
o
rdi
na
ry
se
qu
e
nce
of
eve
nts
as
I
ra
ttled
on
thro
u
gh
the
si
le
nt
ga
s-lit
stre
e
ts.
The
re
was
the
ori
gi
nal
pro
ble
m:
that
at
le
a
st
was
pre
tty
cle
ar
no
w.
The
de
a
th
of
Ca
pta
in
Mo
rsta
n,
the
se
ndi
ng
of
the
pe
a
rls,
the
adve
rti
se
me
nt,
the
le
tte
r,—we
had
had
li
ght
upon
all
tho
se
eve
nts.
They
had
only
led
us,
ho
we
ve
r,
to
a
de
e
per
and
far
mo
re
tra
gic
myste
ry.
The
Indi
an
tre
a
su
re,
the
cu
ri
o
us
plan
fo
u
nd
amo
ng
Mo
rsta
n's
ba
gga
ge,
the
stra
nge
sce
ne
at
Ma
jor
Sho
lto
's
de
a
th,
the
re
di
sco
ve
ry
of
the
tre
a
su
re
imme
di
a
te
ly
fo
llo
wed
by
the
mu
rder
of
the
di
sco
ve
re
r,
the
ve
ry
si
ngu
lar
acco
mpa
ni
me
nts
to
the
cri
me,
the
fo
o
tste
ps,
the
re
ma
rka
ble
we
a
po
ns,
the
wo
rds
upon
the
ca
rd,
co
rre
spo
ndi
ng
wi
th
tho
se
upon
Ca
pta
in
Mo
rsta
n's
cha
rt,—he
re
was
inde
ed
a
la
byri
nth
in
whi
ch
a
man
le
ss
si
ngu
la
rly
endo
wed
than
my
fe
llo
w-lo
dger
mi
ght
we
ll
de
spa
ir
of
ever
fi
ndi
ng
the
clu
e.
Pi
nchin
La
ne
was
a
row
of
sha
bby
two
-sto
ri
ed
bri
ck
ho
u
ses
in
the
lo
wer
qu
a
rter
of
La
mbe
th.
I
had
to
kno
ck
for
so
me
ti
me
at
No.
3
be
fo
re
I
co
u
ld
ma
ke
my
impre
ssi
o
n.
At
la
st,
ho
we
ve
r,
the
re
was
the
gli
nt
of
a
ca
ndle
be
hi
nd
the
bli
nd,
and
a
fa
ce
lo
o
ked
out
at
the
upper
wi
ndo
w.
"Go
on,
you
dru
nken
va
ga
bo
ne
,"
sa
id
the
fa
ce.
"If
you
ki
ck
up
any
mo
re
row
I'll
open
the
ke
nne
ls
and
let
out
fo
rty-three
do
gs
upon
yo
u
."
"If
yo
u
'll
let
one
out
it's
ju
st
what
I
ha
ve
co
me
fo
r,"
sa
id
I.
"Go
on!"
ye
lled
the
vo
i
ce.
"So
he
lp
me
gra
ci
o
u
s,
I
ha
ve
a
wi
per
in
the
ba
g,
an'
I'll
drop
it
on
yo
ur
'e
ad
if
you
do
n't
ho
ok
it."
"But
I
wa
nt
a
do
g,"
I
cri
e
d.
"I
wo
n't
be
argu
ed
wi
th!"
sho
u
ted
Mr.
She
rma
n.
"Now
sta
nd
cle
a
r,
for
when
I
say
'thre
e
,'
do
wn
go
es
the
wi
pe
r."
"Mr.
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lme
s—"
I
be
ga
n,
but
the
wo
rds
had
a
mo
st
ma
gi
cal
effe
ct,
for
the
wi
ndow
insta
ntly
sla
mmed
do
wn,
and
wi
thin
a
mi
nu
te
the
do
or
was
unba
rred
and
ope
n.
Mr.
She
rman
was
a
la
nky,
le
an
old
ma
n,
wi
th
sto
o
pi
ng
sho
u
lde
rs,
a
stri
ngy
ne
ck,
and
blu
e
-ti
nted
gla
sse
s.
"A
fri
e
nd
of
Mr.
She
rlo
ck
is
alwa
ys
we
lco
me
,"
sa
id
he.
"Step
in,
si
r.
Ke
ep
cle
ar
of
the
ba
dge
r;
for
he
bi
te
s.
Ah,
na
u
ghty,
na
u
ghty,
wo
u
ld
you
ta
ke
a
nip
at
the
ge
ntle
ma
n?"
This
to
a
sto
at
whi
ch
thru
st
its
wi
cked
he
ad
and
red
eyes
be
twe
en
the
ba
rs
of
its
ca
ge.
"Do
n't
mi
nd
tha
t,
si
r:
it's
only
a
slo
w-wo
rm.
It
ha
i
n't
got
no
fa
ngs,
so
I
gi
ves
it
the
run
o'
the
ro
o
m,
for
it
ke
e
ps
the
be
e
tles
do
wn.
You
mu
st
not
mi
nd
my
be
i
n'
ju
st
a
li
ttle
sho
rt
wi'
you
at
fi
rst,
for
I'm
gu
yed
at
by
the
chi
ldre
n,
and
the
re
's
ma
ny
a
one
ju
st
co
mes
do
wn
this
la
ne
to
kno
ck
me
up.
What
was
it
that
Mr.
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lmes
wa
nte
d,
si
r?"
"He
wa
nted
a
dog
of
yo
u
rs."
"Ah!
that
wo
u
ld
be
To
by."
"Ye
s,
To
by
was
the
na
me
."
"To
by
li
ves
at
No.
7
on
the
le
ft
he
re
."
He
mo
ved
slo
wly
fo
rwa
rd
wi
th
his
ca
ndle
amo
ng
the
qu
e
er
ani
mal
fa
mi
ly
whi
ch
he
had
ga
the
red
ro
u
nd
hi
m.
In
the
unce
rta
i
n,
sha
do
wy
li
ght
I
co
u
ld
see
di
mly
that
the
re
we
re
gla
nci
ng,
gli
mme
ri
ng
eyes
pe
e
pi
ng
do
wn
at
us
from
eve
ry
cra
nny
and
co
rne
r.
Even
the
ra
fte
rs
abo
ve
our
he
a
ds
we
re
li
ned
by
so
le
mn
fo
wls,
who
la
zi
ly
shi
fted
the
ir
we
i
ght
from
one
leg
to
the
other
as
our
vo
i
ces
di
stu
rbed
the
ir
slu
mbe
rs.
To
by
pro
ved
to
be
an
ugly,
lo
ng-ha
i
re
d,
lo
p-e
a
red
cre
a
tu
re,
ha
lf
spa
ni
el
and
ha
lf
lu
rche
r,
bro
wn-a
nd-whi
te
in
co
lo
r,
wi
th
a
ve
ry
clu
msy
wa
ddli
ng
ga
i
t.
It
acce
pted
after
so
me
he
si
ta
ti
on
a
lu
mp
of
su
gar
whi
ch
the
old
na
tu
ra
li
st
ha
nded
to
me,
and,
ha
vi
ng
thus
se
a
led
an
alli
a
nce,
it
fo
llo
wed
me
to
the
ca
b,
and
ma
de
no
di
ffi
cu
lti
es
abo
ut
acco
mpa
nyi
ng
me.
It
had
ju
st
stru
ck
three
on
the
Pa
la
ce
clo
ck
when
I
fo
u
nd
myse
lf
ba
ck
once
mo
re
at
Po
ndi
che
rry
Lo
dge.
The
ex-pri
ze
-fi
ghter
McMu
rdo
ha
d,
I
fo
u
nd,
be
en
arre
sted
as
an
acce
sso
ry,
and
bo
th
he
and
Mr.
Sho
lto
had
be
en
ma
rched
off
to
the
sta
ti
o
n.
Two
co
nsta
bles
gu
a
rded
the
na
rrow
ga
te,
but
they
allo
wed
me
to
pa
ss
wi
th
the
dog
on
my
me
nti
o
ni
ng
the
de
te
cti
ve
's
na
me.
Ho
lmes
was
sta
ndi
ng
on
the
do
o
r-ste
p,
wi
th
his
ha
nds
in
his
po
cke
ts,
smo
ki
ng
his
pi
pe.
"Ah,
you
ha
ve
him
the
re
!"
sa
id
he.
"Go
od
do
g,
the
n!
Athe
ney
Jo
nes
has
go
ne.
We
ha
ve
had
an
imme
nse
di
splay
of
ene
rgy
si
nce
you
le
ft.
He
has
arre
sted
not
only
fri
e
nd
Tha
dde
u
s,
but
the
ga
te
ke
e
pe
r,
the
ho
u
se
ke
e
pe
r,
and
the
Indi
an
se
rva
nt.
We
ha
ve
the
pla
ce
to
ou
rse
lve
s,
but
for
a
se
rge
a
nt
up-sta
i
rs.
Le
a
ve
the
dog
he
re,
and
co
me
up."
We
ti
ed
To
by
to
the
ha
ll
ta
ble,
and
re
a
sce
nded
the
sta
i
rs.
The
ro
om
was
as
he
had
le
ft
it,
sa
ve
that
a
she
et
had
be
en
dra
ped
over
the
ce
ntral
fi
gu
re.
A
we
a
ry-lo
o
ki
ng
po
li
ce
-se
rge
a
nt
re
cli
ned
in
the
co
rne
r.
"Le
nd
me
yo
ur
bu
ll's-e
ye,
se
rge
a
nt,"
sa
id
my
co
mpa
ni
o
n.
"Now
tie
this
bit
of
ca
rd
ro
u
nd
my
ne
ck,
so
as
to
ha
ng
it
in
fro
nt
of
me.
Tha
nk
yo
u.
Now
I
mu
st
ki
ck
off
my
bo
o
ts
and
sto
cki
ngs.—Ju
st
you
ca
rry
them
do
wn
wi
th
yo
u,
Wa
tso
n.
I
am
go
i
ng
to
do
a
li
ttle
cli
mbi
ng.
And
dip
my
ha
ndke
rchi
ef
into
the
cre
a
so
te.
That
wi
ll
do.
Now
co
me
up
into
the
ga
rret
wi
th
me
for
a
mo
me
nt."
We
cla
mbe
red
up
thro
u
gh
the
ho
le.
Ho
lmes
tu
rned
his
li
ght
once
mo
re
upon
the
fo
o
tste
ps
in
the
du
st.
"I
wi
sh
you
pa
rti
cu
la
rly
to
no
ti
ce
the
se
fo
o
tma
rks,"
he
sa
i
d.
"Do
you
obse
rve
anythi
ng
no
te
wo
rthy
abo
ut
the
m?"
"They
be
lo
ng,"
I
sa
i
d,
"to
a
chi
ld
or
a
sma
ll
wo
ma
n."
"Apa
rt
from
the
ir
si
ze,
tho
u
gh.
Is
the
re
no
thi
ng
else
?"
"They
appe
ar
to
be
mu
ch
as
other
fo
o
tma
rks."
"Not
at
all.
Lo
ok
he
re!
This
is
the
pri
nt
of
a
ri
ght
fo
ot
in
the
du
st.
Now
I
ma
ke
one
wi
th
my
na
ked
fo
ot
be
si
de
it.
What
is
the
chi
ef
di
ffe
re
nce
?"
"Yo
ur
to
es
are
all
cra
mped
to
ge
the
r.
The
other
pri
nt
has
ea
ch
toe
di
sti
nctly
di
vi
de
d."
"Qu
i
te
so.
That
is
the
po
i
nt.
Be
ar
that
in
mi
nd.
No
w,
wo
u
ld
you
ki
ndly
step
over
to
that
fla
p-wi
ndow
and
sme
ll
the
edge
of
the
wo
o
d-wo
rk?
I
sha
ll
stay
he
re,
as
I
ha
ve
this
ha
ndke
rchi
ef
in
my
ha
nd."
I
did
as
he
di
re
cte
d,
and
was
insta
ntly
co
nsci
o
us
of
a
stro
ng
ta
rry
sme
ll.
"That
is
whe
re
he
put
his
fo
ot
in
ge
tti
ng
ou
t.
If
YOU
can
tra
ce
hi
m,
I
sho
u
ld
thi
nk
that
To
by
wi
ll
ha
ve
no
di
ffi
cu
lty.
Now
run
do
wn-sta
i
rs,
lo
o
se
the
do
g,
and
lo
ok
out
for
Blo
ndi
n."
By
the
ti
me
that
I
got
out
into
the
gro
u
nds
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lmes
was
on
the
ro
o
f,
and
I
co
u
ld
see
him
li
ke
an
eno
rmo
us
glo
w-wo
rm
cra
wli
ng
ve
ry
slo
wly
alo
ng
the
ri
dge.
I
lo
st
si
ght
of
him
be
hi
nd
a
sta
ck
of
chi
mne
ys,
but
he
pre
se
ntly
re
a
ppe
a
re
d,
and
then
va
ni
shed
once
mo
re
upon
the
oppo
si
te
si
de.
When
I
ma
de
my
way
ro
u
nd
the
re
I
fo
u
nd
him
se
a
ted
at
one
of
the
co
rner
ea
ve
s.
"That
yo
u,
Wa
tso
n?"
he
cri
e
d.
"Ye
s."
"This
is
the
pla
ce.
What
is
that
bla
ck
thi
ng
do
wn
the
re
?"
"A
wa
te
r-ba
rre
l."
"Top
on
it?"
"Ye
s."
"No
si
gn
of
a
la
dde
r?"
"No
."
"Co
nfo
u
nd
the
fe
llo
w!
It's
a
mo
st
bre
a
k-ne
ck
pla
ce.
I
ou
ght
to
be
able
to
co
me
do
wn
whe
re
he
co
u
ld
cli
mb
up.
The
wa
te
r-pi
pe
fe
e
ls
pre
tty
fi
rm.
He
re
go
e
s,
anyho
w."
The
re
was
a
scu
ffli
ng
of
fe
e
t,
and
the
la
nte
rn
be
gan
to
co
me
ste
a
di
ly
do
wn
the
si
de
of
the
wa
ll.
Then
wi
th
a
li
ght
spri
ng
he
ca
me
on
to
the
ba
rre
l,
and
from
the
re
to
the
ea
rth.
"It
was
ea
sy
to
fo
llow
hi
m,"
he
sa
i
d,
dra
wi
ng
on
his
sto
cki
ngs
and
bo
o
ts.
"Ti
les
we
re
lo
o
se
ned
the
who
le
way
alo
ng,
and
in
his
hu
rry
he
had
dro
pped
thi
s.
It
co
nfi
rms
my
di
a
gno
si
s,
as
you
do
cto
rs
expre
ss
it."
The
obje
ct
whi
ch
he
he
ld
up
to
me
was
a
sma
ll
po
cket
or
po
u
ch
wo
ven
out
of
co
lo
red
gra
sses
and
wi
th
a
few
ta
wdry
be
a
ds
stru
ng
ro
u
nd
it.
In
sha
pe
and
si
ze
it
was
not
unli
ke
a
ci
ga
re
tte
-ca
se.
Insi
de
we
re
ha
lf
a
do
zen
spi
nes
of
da
rk
wo
o
d,
sha
rp
at
one
end
and
ro
u
nded
at
the
othe
r,
li
ke
that
whi
ch
had
stru
ck
Ba
rtho
lo
mew
Sho
lto.
"They
are
he
lli
sh
thi
ngs,"
sa
id
he.
"Lo
ok
out
that
you
do
n't
pri
ck
yo
u
rse
lf.
I'm
de
li
ghted
to
ha
ve
the
m,
for
the
cha
nces
are
that
they
are
all
he
ha
s.
The
re
is
the
le
ss
fe
ar
of
you
or
me
fi
ndi
ng
one
in
our
skin
be
fo
re
lo
ng.
I
wo
u
ld
so
o
ner
fa
ce
a
Ma
rti
ni
bu
lle
t,
myse
lf.
Are
you
ga
me
for
a
si
x-mi
le
tru
dge,
Wa
tso
n?"
"Ce
rta
i
nly,"
I
answe
re
d.
"Yo
ur
leg
wi
ll
sta
nd
it?"
"Oh,
ye
s."
"He
re
you
are,
do
ggy!
Go
od
old
To
by!
Sme
ll
it,
To
by,
sme
ll
it!"
He
pu
shed
the
cre
a
so
te
ha
ndke
rchi
ef
under
the
do
g's
no
se,
whi
le
the
cre
a
tu
re
sto
od
wi
th
its
flu
ffy
le
gs
se
pa
ra
te
d,
and
wi
th
a
mo
st
co
mi
cal
co
ck
to
its
he
a
d,
li
ke
a
co
nno
i
sse
ur
sni
ffi
ng
the
bo
u
qu
et
of
a
fa
mo
us
vi
nta
ge.
Ho
lmes
then
threw
the
ha
ndke
rchi
ef
to
a
di
sta
nce,
fa
ste
ned
a
sto
ut
co
rd
to
the
mo
ngre
l's
co
lla
r,
and
led
him
to
the
fo
ot
of
the
wa
te
r-ba
rre
l.
The
cre
a
tu
re
insta
ntly
bro
ke
into
a
su
cce
ssi
on
of
hi
gh,
tre
mu
lo
us
ye
lps,
and,
wi
th
his
no
se
on
the
gro
u
nd,
and
his
ta
il
in
the
ai
r,
pa
tte
red
off
upon
the
tra
il
at
a
pa
ce
whi
ch
stra
i
ned
his
le
a
sh
and
ke
pt
us
at
the
top
of
our
spe
e
d.
The
ea
st
had
be
en
gra
du
a
lly
whi
te
ni
ng,
and
we
co
u
ld
now
see
so
me
di
sta
nce
in
the
co
ld
gray
li
ght.
The
squ
a
re,
ma
ssi
ve
ho
u
se,
wi
th
its
bla
ck,
empty
wi
ndo
ws
and
hi
gh,
ba
re
wa
lls,
to
we
red
up,
sad
and
fo
rlo
rn,
be
hi
nd
us.
Our
co
u
rse
led
ri
ght
acro
ss
the
gro
u
nds,
in
and
out
amo
ng
the
tre
nches
and
pi
ts
wi
th
whi
ch
they
we
re
sca
rred
and
inte
rse
cte
d.
The
who
le
pla
ce,
wi
th
its
sca
tte
red
di
rt-he
a
ps
and
ill-gro
wn
shru
bs,
had
a
bli
ghte
d,
ill-o
me
ned
lo
ok
whi
ch
ha
rmo
ni
zed
wi
th
the
bla
ck
tra
ge
dy
whi
ch
hu
ng
over
it.
On
re
a
chi
ng
the
bo
u
nda
ry
wa
ll
To
by
ran
alo
ng,
whi
ni
ng
ea
ge
rly,
unde
rne
a
th
its
sha
do
w,
and
sto
pped
fi
na
lly
in
a
co
rner
scre
e
ned
by
a
yo
u
ng
be
e
ch.
Whe
re
the
two
wa
lls
jo
i
ne
d,
se
ve
ral
bri
cks
had
be
en
lo
o
se
ne
d,
and
the
cre
vi
ces
le
ft
we
re
wo
rn
do
wn
and
ro
u
nded
upon
the
lo
wer
si
de,
as
tho
u
gh
they
had
fre
qu
e
ntly
be
en
used
as
a
la
dde
r.
Ho
lmes
cla
mbe
red
up,
and,
ta
ki
ng
the
dog
from
me,
he
dro
pped
it
over
upon
the
other
si
de.
"The
re
's
the
pri
nt
of
wo
o
de
n-le
g's
ha
nd,"
he
re
ma
rke
d,
as
I
mo
u
nted
up
be
si
de
hi
m.
"You
see
the
sli
ght
smu
dge
of
blo
od
upon
the
whi
te
pla
ste
r.
What
a
lu
cky
thi
ng
it
is
that
we
ha
ve
had
no
ve
ry
he
a
vy
ra
in
si
nce
ye
ste
rda
y!
The
sce
nt
wi
ll
lie
upon
the
ro
ad
in
spi
te
of
the
ir
ei
ght-a
nd-twe
nty
ho
u
rs'
sta
rt."
I
co
nfe
ss
that
I
had
my
do
u
bts
myse
lf
when
I
re
fle
cted
upon
the
gre
at
tra
ffic
whi
ch
had
pa
ssed
alo
ng
the
Lo
ndon
ro
ad
in
the
inte
rva
l.
My
fe
a
rs
we
re
so
on
appe
a
se
d,
ho
we
ve
r.
To
by
ne
ver
he
si
ta
ted
or
swe
rve
d,
but
wa
ddled
on
in
his
pe
cu
li
ar
ro
lli
ng
fa
shi
o
n.
Cle
a
rly,
the
pu
nge
nt
sme
ll
of
the
cre
a
so
te
ro
se
hi
gh
abo
ve
all
other
co
nte
ndi
ng
sce
nts.
"Do
not
ima
gi
ne
,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s,
"that
I
de
pe
nd
for
my
su
cce
ss
in
this
ca
se
upon
the
me
re
cha
nce
of
one
of
the
se
fe
llo
ws
ha
vi
ng
put
his
fo
ot
in
the
che
mi
ca
l.
I
ha
ve
kno
wle
dge
now
whi
ch
wo
u
ld
ena
ble
me
to
tra
ce
them
in
ma
ny
di
ffe
re
nt
wa
ys.
Thi
s,
ho
we
ve
r,
is
the
re
a
di
e
st
and,
si
nce
fo
rtu
ne
has
put
it
into
our
ha
nds,
I
sho
u
ld
be
cu
lpa
ble
if
I
ne
gle
cted
it.
It
ha
s,
ho
we
ve
r,
pre
ve
nted
the
ca
se
from
be
co
mi
ng
the
pre
tty
li
ttle
inte
lle
ctu
al
pro
blem
whi
ch
it
at
one
ti
me
pro
mi
sed
to
be.
The
re
mi
ght
ha
ve
be
en
so
me
cre
dit
to
be
ga
i
ned
out
of
it,
but
for
this
too
pa
lpa
ble
clu
e
."
"The
re
is
cre
di
t,
and
to
spa
re
,"
sa
id
I.
"I
assu
re
yo
u,
Ho
lme
s,
that
I
ma
rvel
at
the
me
a
ns
by
whi
ch
you
obta
in
yo
ur
re
su
lts
in
this
ca
se,
even
mo
re
than
I
did
in
the
Je
ffe
rson
Ho
pe
Mu
rde
r.
The
thi
ng
se
e
ms
to
me
to
be
de
e
per
and
mo
re
ine
xpli
ca
ble.
Ho
w,
for
exa
mple,
co
u
ld
you
de
scri
be
wi
th
su
ch
co
nfi
de
nce
the
wo
o
de
n-le
gged
ma
n?"
"Psha
w,
my
de
ar
bo
y!
it
was
si
mpli
ci
ty
itse
lf.
I
do
n't
wi
sh
to
be
the
a
tri
ca
l.
It
is
all
pa
te
nt
and
abo
ve
-bo
a
rd.
Two
offi
ce
rs
who
are
in
co
mma
nd
of
a
co
nvi
ct-gu
a
rd
le
a
rn
an
impo
rta
nt
se
cret
as
to
bu
ri
ed
tre
a
su
re.
A
map
is
dra
wn
for
them
by
an
Engli
shman
na
med
Jo
na
than
Sma
ll.
You
re
me
mber
that
we
saw
the
na
me
upon
the
cha
rt
in
Ca
pta
in
Mo
rsta
n's
po
sse
ssi
o
n.
He
had
si
gned
it
in
be
ha
lf
of
hi
mse
lf
and
his
asso
ci
a
te
s,—the
si
gn
of
the
fo
u
r,
as
he
so
me
what
dra
ma
ti
ca
lly
ca
lled
it.
Ai
ded
by
this
cha
rt,
the
offi
ce
rs—or
one
of
the
m—ge
ts
the
tre
a
su
re
and
bri
ngs
it
to
Engla
nd,
le
a
vi
ng,
we
wi
ll
su
ppo
se,
so
me
co
ndi
ti
on
under
whi
ch
he
re
ce
i
ved
it
unfu
lfi
lle
d.
No
w,
the
n,
why
did
not
Jo
na
than
Sma
ll
get
the
tre
a
su
re
hi
mse
lf?
The
answer
is
obvi
o
u
s.
The
cha
rt
is
da
ted
at
a
ti
me
when
Mo
rstan
was
bro
u
ght
into
clo
se
asso
ci
a
ti
on
wi
th
co
nvi
cts.
Jo
na
than
Sma
ll
did
not
get
the
tre
a
su
re
be
ca
u
se
he
and
his
asso
ci
a
tes
we
re
the
mse
lves
co
nvi
cts
and
co
u
ld
not
get
awa
y."
"But
that
is
me
re
spe
cu
la
ti
o
n,"
sa
id
I.
"It
is
mo
re
than
tha
t.
It
is
the
only
hypo
the
sis
whi
ch
co
ve
rs
the
fa
cts.
Let
us
see
how
it
fi
ts
in
wi
th
the
se
qu
e
l.
Ma
jor
Sho
lto
re
ma
i
ns
at
pe
a
ce
for
so
me
ye
a
rs,
ha
ppy
in
the
po
sse
ssi
on
of
his
tre
a
su
re.
Then
he
re
ce
i
ves
a
le
tter
from
India
whi
ch
gi
ves
him
a
gre
at
fri
ght.
What
was
tha
t?"
"A
le
tter
to
say
that
the
men
whom
he
had
wro
nged
had
be
en
set
fre
e
."
"Or
had
esca
pe
d.
That
is
mu
ch
mo
re
li
ke
ly,
for
he
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
kno
wn
what
the
ir
te
rm
of
impri
so
nme
nt
wa
s.
It
wo
u
ld
not
ha
ve
be
en
a
su
rpri
se
to
hi
m.
What
do
es
he
do
the
n?
He
gu
a
rds
hi
mse
lf
aga
i
nst
a
wo
o
de
n-le
gged
ma
n,—a
whi
te
ma
n,
ma
rk
yo
u,
for
he
mi
sta
kes
a
whi
te
tra
de
sman
for
hi
m,
and
actu
a
lly
fi
res
a
pi
stol
at
hi
m.
No
w,
only
one
whi
te
ma
n's
na
me
is
on
the
cha
rt.
The
othe
rs
are
Hi
ndo
os
or
Mo
ha
mme
da
ns.
The
re
is
no
other
whi
te
ma
n.
The
re
fo
re
we
may
say
wi
th
co
nfi
de
nce
that
the
wo
o
de
n-le
gged
man
is
ide
nti
cal
wi
th
Jo
na
than
Sma
ll.
Do
es
the
re
a
so
ni
ng
stri
ke
you
as
be
i
ng
fa
u
lty?"
"No:
it
is
cle
ar
and
co
nci
se
."
"We
ll,
no
w,
let
us
put
ou
rse
lves
in
the
pla
ce
of
Jo
na
than
Sma
ll.
Let
us
lo
ok
at
it
from
his
po
i
nt
of
vi
e
w.
He
co
mes
to
Engla
nd
wi
th
the
do
u
ble
idea
of
re
ga
i
ni
ng
what
he
wo
u
ld
co
nsi
der
to
be
his
ri
ghts
and
of
ha
vi
ng
his
re
ve
nge
upon
the
man
who
had
wro
nged
hi
m.
He
fo
u
nd
out
whe
re
Sho
lto
li
ve
d,
and
ve
ry
po
ssi
bly
he
esta
bli
shed
co
mmu
ni
ca
ti
o
ns
wi
th
so
me
one
insi
de
the
ho
u
se.
The
re
is
this
bu
tle
r,
Lal
Ra
o,
whom
we
ha
ve
not
se
e
n.
Mrs.
Be
rnsto
ne
gi
ves
him
far
from
a
go
od
cha
ra
cte
r.
Sma
ll
co
u
ld
not
fi
nd
ou
t,
ho
we
ve
r,
whe
re
the
tre
a
su
re
was
hi
d,
for
no
one
ever
kne
w,
sa
ve
the
ma
jor
and
one
fa
i
thful
se
rva
nt
who
had
di
e
d.
Su
dde
nly
Sma
ll
le
a
rns
that
the
ma
jor
is
on
his
de
a
th-be
d.
In
a
fre
nzy
le
st
the
se
cret
of
the
tre
a
su
re
die
wi
th
hi
m,
he
ru
ns
the
ga
u
ntlet
of
the
gu
a
rds,
ma
kes
his
way
to
the
dyi
ng
ma
n's
wi
ndo
w,
and
is
only
de
te
rred
from
ente
ri
ng
by
the
pre
se
nce
of
his
two
so
ns.
Mad
wi
th
ha
te,
ho
we
ve
r,
aga
i
nst
the
de
ad
ma
n,
he
ente
rs
the
ro
om
that
ni
ght,
se
a
rches
his
pri
va
te
pa
pe
rs
in
the
ho
pe
of
di
sco
ve
ri
ng
so
me
me
mo
ra
ndum
re
la
ti
ng
to
the
tre
a
su
re,
and
fi
na
lly
le
a
ves
a
mo
me
nto
of
his
vi
sit
in
the
sho
rt
inscri
pti
on
upon
the
ca
rd.
He
had
do
u
btle
ss
pla
nned
be
fo
re
ha
nd
that
sho
u
ld
he
slay
the
ma
jor
he
wo
u
ld
le
a
ve
so
me
su
ch
re
co
rd
upon
the
bo
dy
as
a
si
gn
that
it
was
not
a
co
mmon
mu
rde
r,
bu
t,
from
the
po
i
nt
of
vi
ew
of
the
fo
ur
asso
ci
a
te
s,
so
me
thi
ng
in
the
na
tu
re
of
an
act
of
ju
sti
ce.
Whi
msi
cal
and
bi
za
rre
co
nce
i
ts
of
this
ki
nd
are
co
mmon
eno
u
gh
in
the
anna
ls
of
cri
me,
and
usu
a
lly
affo
rd
va
lu
a
ble
indi
ca
ti
o
ns
as
to
the
cri
mi
na
l.
Do
you
fo
llow
all
thi
s?"
"Ve
ry
cle
a
rly."
"No
w,
what
co
u
ld
Jo
na
than
Sma
ll
do?
He
co
u
ld
only
co
nti
nue
to
ke
ep
a
se
cret
wa
tch
upon
the
effo
rts
ma
de
to
fi
nd
the
tre
a
su
re.
Po
ssi
bly
he
le
a
ves
Engla
nd
and
only
co
mes
ba
ck
at
inte
rva
ls.
Then
co
mes
the
di
sco
ve
ry
of
the
ga
rre
t,
and
he
is
insta
ntly
info
rmed
of
it.
We
aga
in
tra
ce
the
pre
se
nce
of
so
me
co
nfe
de
ra
te
in
the
ho
u
se
ho
ld.
Jo
na
tha
n,
wi
th
his
wo
o
den
le
g,
is
utte
rly
una
ble
to
re
a
ch
the
lo
fty
ro
om
of
Ba
rtho
lo
mew
Sho
lto.
He
ta
kes
wi
th
hi
m,
ho
we
ve
r,
a
ra
ther
cu
ri
o
us
asso
ci
a
te,
who
ge
ts
over
this
di
ffi
cu
lty,
but
di
ps
his
na
ked
fo
ot
into
cre
a
so
te,
whe
nce
co
mes
To
by,
and
a
si
x-mi
le
li
mp
for
a
ha
lf-pay
offi
cer
wi
th
a
da
ma
ged
te
ndo
Achi
lli
s."
"But
it
was
the
asso
ci
a
te,
and
not
Jo
na
tha
n,
who
co
mmi
tted
the
cri
me
."
"Qu
i
te
so.
And
ra
ther
to
Jo
na
tha
n's
di
sgu
st,
to
ju
dge
by
the
way
he
sta
mped
abo
ut
when
he
got
into
the
ro
o
m.
He
bo
re
no
gru
dge
aga
i
nst
Ba
rtho
lo
mew
Sho
lto,
and
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
pre
fe
rred
if
he
co
u
ld
ha
ve
be
en
si
mply
bo
u
nd
and
ga
gge
d.
He
did
not
wi
sh
to
put
his
he
ad
in
a
ha
lte
r.
The
re
was
no
he
lp
for
it,
ho
we
ve
r:
the
sa
va
ge
insti
ncts
of
his
co
mpa
ni
on
had
bro
ken
ou
t,
and
the
po
i
son
had
do
ne
its
wo
rk:
so
Jo
na
than
Sma
ll
le
ft
his
re
co
rd,
lo
we
red
the
tre
a
su
re
-box
to
the
gro
u
nd,
and
fo
llo
wed
it
hi
mse
lf.
That
was
the
tra
in
of
eve
nts
as
far
as
I
can
de
ci
pher
the
m.
Of
co
u
rse
as
to
his
pe
rso
nal
appe
a
ra
nce
he
mu
st
be
mi
ddle
-a
ge
d,
and
mu
st
be
su
nbu
rned
after
se
rvi
ng
his
ti
me
in
su
ch
an
oven
as
the
Anda
ma
ns.
His
he
i
ght
is
re
a
di
ly
ca
lcu
la
ted
from
the
le
ngth
of
his
stri
de,
and
we
know
that
he
was
be
a
rde
d.
His
ha
i
ri
ne
ss
was
the
one
po
i
nt
whi
ch
impre
ssed
itse
lf
upon
Tha
dde
us
Sho
lto
when
he
saw
him
at
the
wi
ndo
w.
I
do
n't
know
that
the
re
is
anythi
ng
else
."
"The
asso
ci
a
te
?"
"Ah,
we
ll,
the
re
is
no
gre
at
myste
ry
in
tha
t.
But
you
wi
ll
know
all
abo
ut
it
so
on
eno
u
gh.
How
swe
et
the
mo
rni
ng
air
is!
See
how
that
one
li
ttle
clo
ud
flo
a
ts
li
ke
a
pi
nk
fe
a
ther
from
so
me
gi
ga
ntic
fla
mi
ngo.
Now
the
red
rim
of
the
sun
pu
shes
itse
lf
over
the
Lo
ndon
clo
u
d-ba
nk.
It
shi
nes
on
a
go
od
ma
ny
fo
lk,
but
on
no
ne,
I
da
re
be
t,
who
are
on
a
stra
nger
erra
nd
than
you
and
I.
How
sma
ll
we
fe
el
wi
th
our
pe
tty
ambi
ti
o
ns
and
stri
vi
ngs
in
the
pre
se
nce
of
the
gre
at
ele
me
ntal
fo
rces
of
na
tu
re!
Are
you
we
ll
up
in
yo
ur
Je
an
Pa
u
l?"
"Fa
i
rly
so.
I
wo
rked
ba
ck
to
him
thro
u
gh
Ca
rlyle
."
"That
was
li
ke
fo
llo
wi
ng
the
bro
ok
to
the
pa
re
nt
la
ke.
He
ma
kes
one
cu
ri
o
us
but
pro
fo
u
nd
re
ma
rk.
It
is
that
the
chi
ef
pro
of
of
ma
n's
re
al
gre
a
tne
ss
li
es
in
his
pe
rce
pti
on
of
his
own
sma
llne
ss.
It
argu
e
s,
you
se
e,
a
po
wer
of
co
mpa
ri
son
and
of
appre
ci
a
ti
on
whi
ch
is
in
itse
lf
a
pro
of
of
no
bi
li
ty.
The
re
is
mu
ch
fo
od
for
tho
u
ght
in
Ri
chte
r.
You
ha
ve
not
a
pi
sto
l,
ha
ve
yo
u
?"
"I
ha
ve
my
sti
ck."
"It
is
ju
st
po
ssi
ble
that
we
may
ne
ed
so
me
thi
ng
of
the
so
rt
if
we
get
to
the
ir
la
i
r.
Jo
na
than
I
sha
ll
le
a
ve
to
yo
u,
but
if
the
other
tu
rns
na
sty
I
sha
ll
sho
ot
him
de
a
d."
He
to
ok
out
his
re
vo
lver
as
he
spo
ke,
and,
ha
vi
ng
lo
a
ded
two
of
the
cha
mbe
rs,
he
put
it
ba
ck
into
the
ri
ght-ha
nd
po
cket
of
his
ja
cke
t.
We
had
du
ri
ng
this
ti
me
be
en
fo
llo
wi
ng
the
gu
i
da
nce
of
To
by
do
wn
the
ha
lf-ru
ral
vi
lla
-li
ned
ro
a
ds
whi
ch
le
ad
to
the
me
tro
po
li
s.
No
w,
ho
we
ve
r,
we
we
re
be
gi
nni
ng
to
co
me
amo
ng
co
nti
nu
o
us
stre
e
ts,
whe
re
la
bo
re
rs
and
do
ckmen
we
re
alre
a
dy
asti
r,
and
sla
tte
rnly
wo
men
we
re
ta
ki
ng
do
wn
shu
tte
rs
and
bru
shi
ng
do
o
r-ste
ps.
At
the
squ
a
re
-to
pped
co
rner
pu
blic
ho
u
ses
bu
si
ne
ss
was
ju
st
be
gi
nni
ng,
and
ro
u
gh-lo
o
ki
ng
men
we
re
eme
rgi
ng,
ru
bbi
ng
the
ir
sle
e
ves
acro
ss
the
ir
be
a
rds
after
the
ir
mo
rni
ng
we
t.
Stra
nge
do
gs
sa
u
nte
red
up
and
sta
red
wo
nde
ri
ngly
at
us
as
we
pa
sse
d,
but
our
ini
mi
ta
ble
To
by
lo
o
ked
ne
i
ther
to
the
ri
ght
nor
to
the
le
ft,
but
tro
tted
onwa
rds
wi
th
his
no
se
to
the
gro
u
nd
and
an
occa
si
o
nal
ea
ger
whi
ne
whi
ch
spo
ke
of
a
hot
sce
nt.
We
had
tra
ve
rsed
Stre
a
tha
m,
Bri
xto
n,
Ca
mbe
rwe
ll,
and
now
fo
u
nd
ou
rse
lves
in
Ke
nni
ngton
La
ne,
ha
vi
ng
bo
rne
away
thro
u
gh
the
si
de
-stre
e
ts
to
the
ea
st
of
the
Ova
l.
The
men
whom
we
pu
rsu
ed
se
e
med
to
ha
ve
ta
ken
a
cu
ri
o
u
sly
zi
gzag
ro
a
d,
wi
th
the
idea
pro
ba
bly
of
esca
pi
ng
obse
rva
ti
o
n.
They
had
ne
ver
ke
pt
to
the
ma
in
ro
ad
if
a
pa
ra
llel
si
de
-stre
et
wo
u
ld
se
rve
the
ir
tu
rn.
At
the
fo
ot
of
Ke
nni
ngton
La
ne
they
had
edged
away
to
the
le
ft
thro
u
gh
Bo
nd
Stre
et
and
Mi
les
Stre
e
t.
Whe
re
the
la
tter
stre
et
tu
rns
into
Kni
ght's
Pla
ce,
To
by
ce
a
sed
to
adva
nce,
but
be
gan
to
run
ba
ckwa
rds
and
fo
rwa
rds
wi
th
one
ear
co
cked
and
the
other
dro
o
pi
ng,
the
ve
ry
pi
ctu
re
of
ca
ni
ne
inde
ci
si
o
n.
Then
he
wa
ddled
ro
u
nd
in
ci
rcle
s,
lo
o
ki
ng
up
to
us
from
ti
me
to
ti
me,
as
if
to
ask
for
sympa
thy
in
his
emba
rra
ssme
nt.
"What
the
de
u
ce
is
the
ma
tter
wi
th
the
do
g?"
gro
wled
Ho
lme
s.
"They
su
re
ly
wo
u
ld
not
ta
ke
a
ca
b,
or
go
off
in
a
ba
llo
o
n."
"Pe
rha
ps
they
sto
od
he
re
for
so
me
ti
me
,"
I
su
gge
ste
d.
"Ah!
it's
all
ri
ght.
He
's
off
aga
i
n,"
sa
id
my
co
mpa
ni
o
n,
in
a
to
ne
of
re
li
e
f.
He
was
inde
ed
off,
for
after
sni
ffi
ng
ro
u
nd
aga
in
he
su
dde
nly
ma
de
up
his
mi
nd,
and
da
rted
away
wi
th
an
ene
rgy
and
de
te
rmi
na
ti
on
su
ch
as
he
had
not
yet
sho
wn.
The
sce
nt
appe
a
red
to
be
mu
ch
ho
tter
than
be
fo
re,
for
he
had
not
even
to
put
his
no
se
on
the
gro
u
nd,
but
tu
gged
at
his
le
a
sh
and
tri
ed
to
bre
ak
into
a
ru
n.
I
co
ld
see
by
the
gle
am
in
Ho
lme
s's
eyes
that
he
tho
u
ght
we
we
re
ne
a
ri
ng
the
end
of
our
jo
u
rne
y.
Our
co
u
rse
now
ran
do
wn
Ni
ne
Elms
until
we
ca
me
to
Bro
de
ri
ck
and
Ne
lso
n's
la
rge
ti
mbe
r-ya
rd,
ju
st
pa
st
the
Whi
te
Ea
gle
ta
ve
rn.
He
re
the
do
g,
fra
ntic
wi
th
exci
te
me
nt,
tu
rned
do
wn
thro
u
gh
the
si
de
-ga
te
into
the
enclo
su
re,
whe
re
the
sa
wye
rs
we
re
alre
a
dy
at
wo
rk.
On
the
dog
ra
ced
thro
u
gh
sa
wdu
st
and
sha
vi
ngs,
do
wn
an
alle
y,
ro
u
nd
a
pa
ssa
ge,
be
twe
en
two
wo
o
d-pi
le
s,
and
fi
na
lly,
wi
th
a
tri
u
mpha
nt
ye
lp,
spra
ng
upon
a
la
rge
ba
rrel
whi
ch
sti
ll
sto
od
upon
the
ha
nd-tro
lley
on
whi
ch
it
had
be
en
bro
u
ght.
Wi
th
lo
lli
ng
to
ngue
and
bli
nki
ng
eye
s,
To
by
sto
od
upon
the
ca
sk,
lo
o
ki
ng
from
one
to
the
other
of
us
for
so
me
si
gn
of
appre
ci
a
ti
o
n.
The
sta
ves
of
the
ba
rrel
and
the
whe
e
ls
of
the
tro
lley
we
re
sme
a
red
wi
th
a
da
rk
li
qu
i
d,
and
the
who
le
air
was
he
a
vy
wi
th
the
sme
ll
of
cre
a
so
te.
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lmes
and
I
lo
o
ked
bla
nkly
at
ea
ch
othe
r,
and
then
bu
rst
si
mu
lta
ne
o
u
sly
into
an
unco
ntro
lla
ble
fit
of
la
u
ghte
r.
Cha
pter
VIII
The
Ba
ker
Stre
et
Irre
gu
la
rs
"What
no
w?"
I
aske
d.
"To
by
has
lo
st
his
cha
ra
cter
for
infa
lli
bi
li
ty."
"He
acted
acco
rdi
ng
to
his
li
ghts,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s,
li
fti
ng
him
do
wn
from
the
ba
rrel
and
wa
lki
ng
him
out
of
the
ti
mbe
r-ya
rd.
"If
you
co
nsi
der
how
mu
ch
cre
a
so
te
is
ca
rted
abo
ut
Lo
ndon
in
one
da
y,
it
is
no
gre
at
wo
nder
that
our
tra
il
sho
u
ld
ha
ve
be
en
cro
sse
d.
It
is
mu
ch
used
no
w,
espe
ci
a
lly
for
the
se
a
so
ni
ng
of
wo
o
d.
Po
or
To
by
is
not
to
bla
me
."
"We
mu
st
get
on
the
ma
in
sce
nt
aga
i
n,
I
su
ppo
se
."
"Ye
s.
And,
fo
rtu
na
te
ly,
we
ha
ve
no
di
sta
nce
to
go.
Evi
de
ntly
what
pu
zzled
the
dog
at
the
co
rner
of
Kni
ght's
Pla
ce
was
that
the
re
we
re
two
di
ffe
re
nt
tra
i
ls
ru
nni
ng
in
oppo
si
te
di
re
cti
o
ns.
We
to
ok
the
wro
ng
one.
It
only
re
ma
i
ns
to
fo
llow
the
othe
r."
The
re
was
no
di
ffi
cu
lty
abo
ut
thi
s.
On
le
a
di
ng
To
by
to
the
pla
ce
whe
re
he
had
co
mmi
tted
his
fa
u
lt,
he
ca
st
abo
ut
in
a
wi
de
ci
rcle
and
fi
na
lly
da
shed
off
in
a
fre
sh
di
re
cti
o
n.
"We
mu
st
ta
ke
ca
re
that
he
do
es
not
now
bri
ng
us
to
the
pla
ce
whe
re
the
cre
a
so
te
-ba
rrel
ca
me
fro
m,"
I
obse
rve
d.
"I
had
tho
u
ght
of
tha
t.
But
you
no
ti
ce
that
he
ke
e
ps
on
the
pa
ve
me
nt,
whe
re
as
the
ba
rrel
pa
ssed
do
wn
the
ro
a
dwa
y.
No,
we
are
on
the
true
sce
nt
no
w."
It
te
nded
do
wn
to
wa
rds
the
ri
ve
r-si
de,
ru
nni
ng
thro
u
gh
Be
lmo
nt
Pla
ce
and
Pri
nce
's
Stre
e
t.
At
the
end
of
Bro
ad
Stre
et
it
ran
ri
ght
do
wn
to
the
wa
te
r's
edge,
whe
re
the
re
was
a
sma
ll
wo
o
den
wha
rf.
To
by
led
us
to
the
ve
ry
edge
of
thi
s,
and
the
re
sto
od
whi
ni
ng,
lo
o
ki
ng
out
on
the
da
rk
cu
rre
nt
be
yo
nd.
"We
are
out
of
lu
ck,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s.
"They
ha
ve
ta
ken
to
a
bo
at
he
re
."
Se
ve
ral
sma
ll
pu
nts
and
ski
ffs
we
re
lyi
ng
abo
ut
in
the
wa
ter
and
on
the
edge
of
the
wha
rf.
We
to
ok
To
by
ro
u
nd
to
ea
ch
in
tu
rn,
bu
t,
tho
u
gh
he
sni
ffed
ea
rne
stly,
he
ma
de
no
si
gn.
Clo
se
to
the
ru
de
la
ndi
ng-sta
ge
was
a
sma
ll
bri
ck
ho
u
se,
wi
th
a
wo
o
den
pla
ca
rd
slu
ng
out
thro
u
gh
the
se
co
nd
wi
ndo
w.
"Mo
rde
cai
Smi
th"
was
pri
nted
acro
ss
it
in
la
rge
le
tte
rs,
and,
unde
rne
a
th,
"Bo
a
ts
to
hi
re
by
the
ho
ur
or
da
y."
A
se
co
nd
inscri
pti
on
abo
ve
the
do
or
info
rmed
us
that
a
ste
am
la
u
nch
was
ke
pt,—a
sta
te
me
nt
whi
ch
was
co
nfi
rmed
by
a
gre
at
pi
le
of
co
ke
upon
the
je
tty.
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lmes
lo
o
ked
slo
wly
ro
u
nd,
and
his
fa
ce
assu
med
an
omi
no
us
expre
ssi
o
n.
"This
lo
o
ks
ba
d,"
sa
id
he.
"The
se
fe
llo
ws
are
sha
rper
than
I
expe
cte
d.
They
se
em
to
ha
ve
co
ve
red
the
ir
tra
cks.
The
re
ha
s,
I
fe
a
r,
be
en
pre
co
nce
rted
ma
na
ge
me
nt
he
re
."
He
was
appro
a
chi
ng
the
do
or
of
the
ho
u
se,
when
it
ope
ne
d,
and
a
li
ttle,
cu
rly-he
a
ded
lad
of
six
ca
me
ru
nni
ng
ou
t,
fo
llo
wed
by
a
sto
u
ti
sh,
re
d-fa
ced
wo
man
wi
th
a
la
rge
spo
nge
in
her
ha
nd.
"You
co
me
ba
ck
and
be
wa
she
d,
Ja
ck,"
she
sho
u
te
d.
"Co
me
ba
ck,
you
yo
u
ng
imp;
for
if
yo
ur
fa
ther
co
mes
ho
me
and
fi
nds
you
li
ke
tha
t,
he
'll
let
us
he
ar
of
it."
"De
ar
li
ttle
cha
p!"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s,
stra
te
gi
ca
lly.
"What
a
ro
sy-che
e
ked
yo
u
ng
ra
sca
l!
No
w,
Ja
ck,
is
the
re
anythi
ng
you
wo
u
ld
li
ke
?"
The
yo
u
th
po
nde
red
for
a
mo
me
nt.
"I'd
li
ke
a
shi
lli
n',"
sa
id
he.
"No
thi
ng
you
wo
u
ld
li
ke
be
tte
r?"
"I'd
li
ke
two
shi
lli
n'
be
tte
r,"
the
pro
di
gy
answe
re
d,
after
so
me
tho
u
ght.
"He
re
you
are,
the
n!
Ca
tch!—A
fi
ne
chi
ld,
Mrs.
Smi
th!"
"Lo
r'
ble
ss
yo
u,
si
r,
he
is
tha
t,
and
fo
rwa
rd.
He
ge
ts
a'mo
st
too
mu
ch
for
me
to
ma
na
ge,
'spe
ci
a
lly
when
my
man
is
away
da
ys
at
a
ti
me
."
"Awa
y,
is
he
?"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s,
in
a
di
sa
ppo
i
nted
vo
i
ce.
"I
am
so
rry
for
tha
t,
for
I
wa
nted
to
spe
ak
to
Mr.
Smi
th."
"He
's
be
en
away
si
nce
ye
ste
rday
mo
rni
n',
si
r,
and,
tru
th
to
te
ll,
I
am
be
gi
nni
n'
to
fe
el
fri
ghte
ned
abo
ut
hi
m.
But
if
it
was
abo
ut
a
bo
a
t,
si
r,
ma
ybe
I
co
u
ld
se
rve
as
we
ll."
"I
wa
nted
to
hi
re
his
ste
am
la
u
nch."
"Why,
ble
ss
yo
u,
si
r,
it
is
in
the
ste
am
la
u
nch
that
he
has
go
ne.
Tha
t's
what
pu
zzles
me;
for
I
know
the
re
ai
n't
mo
re
co
a
ls
in
her
than
wo
u
ld
ta
ke
her
to
abo
ut
Wo
o
lwi
ch
and
ba
ck.
If
he
'd
be
en
away
in
the
ba
rge
I'd
ha'
tho
u
ght
no
thi
n';
for
ma
ny
a
ti
me
a
job
has
ta
ken
him
as
far
as
Gra
ve
se
nd,
and
then
if
the
re
was
mu
ch
do
i
n'
the
re
he
mi
ght
ha'
sta
yed
ove
r.
But
what
go
od
is
a
ste
am
la
u
nch
wi
tho
ut
co
a
ls?"
"He
mi
ght
ha
ve
bo
u
ght
so
me
at
a
wha
rf
do
wn
the
ri
ve
r."
"He
mi
ght,
si
r,
but
it
we
re
n't
his
wa
y.
Ma
ny
a
ti
me
I've
he
a
rd
him
ca
ll
out
at
the
pri
ces
they
cha
rge
for
a
few
odd
ba
gs.
Be
si
de
s,
I
do
n't
li
ke
that
wo
o
de
n-le
gged
ma
n,
wi'
his
ugly
fa
ce
and
ou
tla
ndi
sh
ta
lk.
What
did
he
wa
nt
alwa
ys
kno
cki
n'
abo
ut
he
re
fo
r?"
"A
wo
o
de
n-le
gged
ma
n?"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s,
wi
th
bla
nd
su
rpri
se.
"Ye
s,
si
r,
a
bro
wn,
mo
nke
y-fa
ced
chap
tha
t's
ca
lled
mo
re
'n
once
for
my
old
ma
n.
It
was
him
that
ro
u
sed
him
up
ye
ste
rni
ght,
and,
wha
t's
mo
re,
my
man
knew
he
was
co
mi
n',
for
he
had
ste
am
up
in
the
la
u
nch.
I
te
ll
you
stra
i
ght,
si
r,
I
do
n't
fe
el
ea
sy
in
my
mi
nd
abo
ut
it."
"Bu
t,
my
de
ar
Mrs.
Smi
th,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s,
shru
ggi
ng
his
sho
u
lde
rs,
"You
are
fri
ghte
ni
ng
yo
u
rse
lf
abo
ut
no
thi
ng.
How
co
u
ld
you
po
ssi
bly
te
ll
that
it
was
the
wo
o
de
n-le
gged
man
who
ca
me
in
the
ni
ght?
I
do
n't
qu
i
te
unde
rsta
nd
how
you
can
be
so
su
re
."
"His
vo
i
ce,
si
r.
I
knew
his
vo
i
ce,
whi
ch
is
ki
nd
o'
thi
ck
and
fo
ggy.
He
ta
pped
at
the
wi
nde
r,—a
bo
ut
three
it
wo
u
ld
be.
'Show
a
le
g,
ma
te
y,'
sa
ys
he:
'ti
me
to
tu
rn
out
gu
a
rd.'
My
old
man
wo
ke
up
Ji
m,—tha
t's
my
elde
st,—a
nd
away
they
we
nt,
wi
tho
ut
so
mu
ch
as
a
wo
rd
to
me.
I
co
u
ld
he
ar
the
wo
o
den
leg
cla
cki
n'
on
the
sto
ne
s."
"And
was
this
wo
o
de
n-le
gged
man
alo
ne
?"
"Co
u
ldn't
sa
y,
I
am
su
re,
si
r.
I
di
dn't
he
ar
no
one
else
."
"I
am
so
rry,
Mrs.
Smi
th,
for
I
wa
nted
a
ste
am
la
u
nch,
and
I
ha
ve
he
a
rd
go
od
re
po
rts
of
the
—Let
me
se
e,
what
is
her
na
me
?"
"The
Au
ro
ra,
si
r."
"Ah!
She
's
not
that
old
gre
en
la
u
nch
wi
th
a
ye
llow
li
ne,
ve
ry
bro
ad
in
the
be
a
m?"
"No,
inde
e
d.
She
's
as
trim
a
li
ttle
thi
ng
as
any
on
the
ri
ve
r.
She
's
be
en
fre
sh
pa
i
nte
d,
bla
ck
wi
th
two
red
stre
a
ks."
"Tha
nks.
I
ho
pe
that
you
wi
ll
he
ar
so
on
from
Mr.
Smi
th.
I
am
go
i
ng
do
wn
the
ri
ve
r;
and
if
I
sho
u
ld
see
anythi
ng
of
the
Au
ro
ra
I
sha
ll
let
him
know
that
you
are
une
a
sy.
A
bla
ck
fu
nne
l,
you
sa
y?"
"No,
si
r.
Bla
ck
wi
th
a
whi
te
ba
nd."
"Ah,
of
co
u
rse.
It
was
the
si
des
whi
ch
we
re
bla
ck.
Go
o
d-mo
rni
ng,
Mrs.
Smi
th.—The
re
is
a
bo
a
tman
he
re
wi
th
a
whe
rry,
Wa
tso
n.
We
sha
ll
ta
ke
it
and
cro
ss
the
ri
ve
r.
"The
ma
in
thi
ng
wi
th
pe
o
ple
of
that
so
rt,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s,
as
we
sat
in
the
she
e
ts
of
the
whe
rry,
"is
ne
ver
to
let
them
thi
nk
that
the
ir
info
rma
ti
on
can
be
of
the
sli
ghte
st
impo
rta
nce
to
yo
u.
If
you
do,
they
wi
ll
insta
ntly
shut
up
li
ke
an
oyste
r.
If
you
li
sten
to
them
under
pro
te
st,
as
it
we
re,
you
are
ve
ry
li
ke
ly
to
get
what
you
wa
nt."
"Our
co
u
rse
now
se
e
ms
pre
tty
cle
a
r,"
sa
id
I.
"What
wo
u
ld
you
do,
the
n?"
"I
wo
u
ld
enga
ge
a
la
u
nch
and
go
do
wn
the
ri
ver
on
the
tra
ck
of
the
Au
ro
ra
."
"My
de
ar
fe
llo
w,
it
wo
u
ld
be
a
co
lo
ssal
ta
sk.
She
may
ha
ve
to
u
ched
at
any
wha
rf
on
ei
ther
si
de
of
the
stre
am
be
twe
en
he
re
and
Gre
e
nwi
ch.
Be
low
the
bri
dge
the
re
is
a
pe
rfe
ct
la
byri
nth
of
la
ndi
ng-pla
ces
for
mi
le
s.
It
wo
u
ld
ta
ke
you
da
ys
and
da
ys
to
exha
u
st
the
m,
if
you
set
abo
ut
it
alo
ne
."
"Employ
the
po
li
ce,
the
n."
"No.
I
sha
ll
pro
ba
bly
ca
ll
Athe
lney
Jo
nes
in
at
the
la
st
mo
me
nt.
He
is
not
a
bad
fe
llo
w,
and
I
sho
u
ld
not
li
ke
to
do
anythi
ng
whi
ch
wo
u
ld
inju
re
him
pro
fe
ssi
o
na
lly.
But
I
ha
ve
a
fa
ncy
for
wo
rki
ng
it
out
myse
lf,
now
that
we
ha
ve
go
ne
so
fa
r."
"Co
u
ld
we
adve
rti
se,
the
n,
aski
ng
for
info
rma
ti
on
from
wha
rfi
nge
rs?"
"Wo
rse
and
wo
rse!
Our
men
wo
u
ld
know
that
the
cha
se
was
hot
at
the
ir
he
e
ls,
and
they
wo
u
ld
be
off
out
of
the
co
u
ntry.
As
it
is,
they
are
li
ke
ly
eno
u
gh
to
le
a
ve,
but
as
lo
ng
as
they
thi
nk
they
are
pe
rfe
ctly
sa
fe
they
wi
ll
be
in
no
hu
rry.
Jo
ne
s's
ene
rgy
wi
ll
be
of
use
to
us
the
re,
for
his
vi
ew
of
the
ca
se
is
su
re
to
pu
sh
itse
lf
into
the
da
i
ly
pre
ss,
and
the
ru
na
wa
ys
wi
ll
thi
nk
that
eve
ry
one
is
off
on
the
wro
ng
sce
nt."
"What
are
we
to
do,
the
n?"
I
aske
d,
as
we
la
nded
ne
ar
Mi
llba
nk
Pe
ni
te
nti
a
ry.
"Ta
ke
this
ha
nso
m,
dri
ve
ho
me,
ha
ve
so
me
bre
a
kfa
st,
and
get
an
ho
u
r's
sle
e
p.
It
is
qu
i
te
on
the
ca
rds
that
we
may
be
afo
ot
to
-ni
ght
aga
i
n.
Stop
at
a
te
le
gra
ph-o
ffi
ce,
ca
bby!
We
wi
ll
ke
ep
To
by,
for
he
may
be
of
use
to
us
ye
t."
We
pu
lled
up
at
the
Gre
at
Pe
ter
Stre
et
po
st-o
ffi
ce,
and
Ho
lmes
de
spa
tched
his
wi
re.
"Whom
do
you
thi
nk
that
is
to
?"
he
aske
d,
as
we
re
su
med
our
jo
u
rne
y.
"I
am
su
re
I
do
n't
kno
w."
"You
re
me
mber
the
Ba
ker
Stre
et
di
vi
si
on
of
the
de
te
cti
ve
po
li
ce
fo
rce
whom
I
emplo
yed
in
the
Je
ffe
rson
Ho
pe
ca
se
?"
"We
ll,"
sa
id
I,
la
u
ghi
ng.
"This
is
ju
st
the
ca
se
whe
re
they
mi
ght
be
inva
lu
a
ble.
If
they
fa
i
l,
I
ha
ve
other
re
so
u
rce
s;
but
I
sha
ll
try
them
fi
rst.
That
wi
re
was
to
my
di
rty
li
ttle
li
e
u
te
na
nt,
Wi
ggi
ns,
and
I
expe
ct
that
he
and
his
ga
ng
wi
ll
be
wi
th
us
be
fo
re
we
ha
ve
fi
ni
shed
our
bre
a
kfa
st."
It
was
be
twe
en
ei
ght
and
ni
ne
o'clo
ck
no
w,
and
I
was
co
nsci
o
us
of
a
stro
ng
re
a
cti
on
after
the
su
cce
ssi
ve
exci
te
me
nts
of
the
ni
ght.
I
was
li
mp
and
we
a
ry,
be
fo
gged
in
mi
nd
and
fa
ti
gu
ed
in
bo
dy.
I
had
not
the
pro
fe
ssi
o
nal
enthu
si
a
sm
whi
ch
ca
rri
ed
my
co
mpa
ni
on
on,
nor
co
u
ld
I
lo
ok
at
the
ma
tter
as
a
me
re
abstra
ct
inte
lle
ctu
al
pro
ble
m.
As
far
as
the
de
a
th
of
Ba
rtho
lo
mew
Sho
lto
we
nt,
I
had
he
a
rd
li
ttle
go
od
of
hi
m,
and
co
u
ld
fe
el
no
inte
nse
anti
pa
thy
to
his
mu
rde
re
rs.
The
tre
a
su
re,
ho
we
ve
r,
was
a
di
ffe
re
nt
ma
tte
r.
Tha
t,
or
pa
rt
of
it,
be
lo
nged
ri
ghtfu
lly
to
Mi
ss
Mo
rsta
n.
Whi
le
the
re
was
a
cha
nce
of
re
co
ve
ri
ng
it
I
was
re
a
dy
to
de
vo
te
my
li
fe
to
the
one
obje
ct.
Tru
e,
if
I
fo
u
nd
it
it
wo
u
ld
pro
ba
bly
put
her
fo
re
ver
be
yo
nd
my
re
a
ch.
Yet
it
wo
u
ld
be
a
pe
tty
and
se
lfi
sh
lo
ve
whi
ch
wo
u
ld
be
influ
e
nced
by
su
ch
a
tho
u
ght
as
tha
t.
If
Ho
lmes
co
u
ld
wo
rk
to
fi
nd
the
cri
mi
na
ls,
I
had
a
te
nfo
ld
stro
nger
re
a
son
to
urge
me
on
to
fi
nd
the
tre
a
su
re.
A
ba
th
at
Ba
ker
Stre
et
and
a
co
mple
te
cha
nge
fre
she
ned
me
up
wo
nde
rfu
lly.
When
I
ca
me
do
wn
to
our
ro
om
I
fo
u
nd
the
bre
a
kfa
st
la
id
and
Ho
mes
po
u
ri
ng
out
the
co
ffe
e.
"He
re
it
is,"
sa
id
he,
la
u
ghi
ng,
and
po
i
nti
ng
to
an
open
ne
wspa
pe
r.
"The
ene
rge
tic
Jo
nes
and
the
ubi
qu
i
to
us
re
po
rter
ha
ve
fi
xed
it
up
be
twe
en
the
m.
But
you
ha
ve
had
eno
u
gh
of
the
ca
se.
Be
tter
ha
ve
yo
ur
ham
and
eggs
fi
rst."
I
to
ok
the
pa
per
from
him
and
re
ad
the
sho
rt
no
ti
ce,
whi
ch
was
he
a
ded
"Myste
ri
o
us
Bu
si
ne
ss
at
Upper
No
rwo
o
d."
"Abo
ut
twe
lve
o'clo
ck
la
st
ni
ght,"
sa
id
the
Sta
nda
rd,
"Mr.
Ba
rtho
lo
mew
Sho
lto,
of
Po
ndi
che
rry
Lo
dge,
Upper
No
rwo
o
d,
was
fo
u
nd
de
ad
in
his
ro
om
under
ci
rcu
msta
nces
whi
ch
po
i
nt
to
fo
ul
pla
y.
As
far
as
we
can
le
a
rn,
no
actu
al
tra
ces
of
vi
o
le
nce
we
re
fo
u
nd
upon
Mr.
Sho
lto
's
pe
rso
n,
but
a
va
lu
a
ble
co
lle
cti
on
of
Indi
an
ge
ms
whi
ch
the
de
ce
a
sed
ge
ntle
man
had
inhe
ri
ted
from
his
fa
ther
has
be
en
ca
rri
ed
off.
The
di
sco
ve
ry
was
fi
rst
ma
de
by
Mr.
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lmes
and
Dr.
Wa
tso
n,
who
had
ca
lled
at
the
ho
u
se
wi
th
Mr.
Tha
dde
us
Sho
lto,
bro
ther
of
the
de
ce
a
se
d.
By
a
si
ngu
lar
pi
e
ce
of
go
od
fo
rtu
ne,
Mr.
Athe
lney
Jo
ne
s,
the
we
ll-kno
wn
me
mber
of
the
de
te
cti
ve
po
li
ce
fo
rce,
ha
ppe
ned
to
be
at
the
No
rwo
od
Po
li
ce
Sta
ti
o
n,
and
was
on
the
gro
u
nd
wi
thin
ha
lf
an
ho
ur
of
the
fi
rst
ala
rm.
His
tra
i
ned
and
expe
ri
e
nced
fa
cu
lti
es
we
re
at
once
di
re
cted
to
wa
rds
the
de
te
cti
on
of
the
cri
mi
na
ls,
wi
th
the
gra
ti
fyi
ng
re
su
lt
that
the
bro
the
r,
Tha
dde
us
Sho
lto,
has
alre
a
dy
be
en
arre
ste
d,
to
ge
ther
wi
th
the
ho
u
se
ke
e
pe
r,
Mrs.
Be
rnsto
ne,
an
Indi
an
bu
tler
na
med
Lal
Ra
o,
and
a
po
rte
r,
or
ga
te
ke
e
pe
r,
na
med
McMu
rdo.
It
is
qu
i
te
ce
rta
in
that
the
thi
ef
or
thi
e
ves
we
re
we
ll
acqu
a
i
nted
wi
th
the
ho
u
se,
for
Mr.
Jo
ne
s's
we
ll-kno
wn
te
chni
cal
kno
wle
dge
and
his
po
we
rs
of
mi
nu
te
obse
rva
ti
on
ha
ve
ena
bled
him
to
pro
ve
co
nclu
si
ve
ly
that
the
mi
scre
a
nts
co
u
ld
not
ha
ve
ente
red
by
the
do
or
or
by
the
wi
ndo
w,
but
mu
st
ha
ve
ma
de
the
ir
way
acro
ss
the
ro
of
of
the
bu
i
ldi
ng,
and
so
thro
u
gh
a
tra
p-do
or
into
a
ro
om
whi
ch
co
mmu
ni
ca
ted
wi
th
that
in
whi
ch
the
bo
dy
was
fo
u
nd.
This
fa
ct,
whi
ch
has
be
en
ve
ry
cle
a
rly
ma
de
ou
t,
pro
ves
co
nclu
si
ve
ly
that
it
was
no
me
re
ha
pha
za
rd
bu
rgla
ry.
The
pro
mpt
and
ene
rge
tic
acti
on
of
the
offi
ce
rs
of
the
law
sho
ws
the
gre
at
adva
nta
ge
of
the
pre
se
nce
on
su
ch
occa
si
o
ns
of
a
si
ngle
vi
go
ro
us
and
ma
ste
rful
mi
nd.
We
ca
nnot
but
thi
nk
that
it
su
ppli
es
an
argu
me
nt
to
tho
se
who
wo
u
ld
wi
sh
to
see
our
de
te
cti
ves
mo
re
de
ce
ntra
li
ze
d,
and
so
bro
u
ght
into
clo
ser
and
mo
re
effe
cti
ve
to
u
ch
wi
th
the
ca
ses
whi
ch
it
is
the
ir
du
ty
to
inve
sti
ga
te
."
"Isn't
it
go
rge
o
u
s!"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s,
gri
nni
ng
over
his
co
ffe
e
-cu
p.
"What
do
you
thi
nk
of
it?"
"I
thi
nk
that
we
ha
ve
had
a
clo
se
sha
ve
ou
rse
lves
of
be
i
ng
arre
sted
for
the
cri
me
."
"So
do
I.
I
wo
u
ldn't
answer
for
our
sa
fe
ty
no
w,
if
he
sho
u
ld
ha
ppen
to
ha
ve
ano
ther
of
his
atta
cks
of
ene
rgy."
At
this
mo
me
nt
the
re
was
a
lo
ud
ri
ng
at
the
be
ll,
and
I
co
u
ld
he
ar
Mrs.
Hu
dso
n,
our
la
ndla
dy,
ra
i
si
ng
her
vo
i
ce
in
a
wa
il
of
expo
stu
la
ti
on
and
di
sma
y.
"By
he
a
ve
n,
Ho
lme
s,"
I
sa
i
d,
ha
lf
ri
si
ng,
"I
be
li
e
ve
that
they
are
re
a
lly
after
us."
"No,
it's
not
qu
i
te
so
bad
as
tha
t.
It
is
the
uno
ffi
ci
al
fo
rce
,—the
Ba
ker
Stre
et
irre
gu
la
rs."
As
he
spo
ke,
the
re
ca
me
a
swi
ft
pa
tte
ri
ng
of
na
ked
fe
et
upon
the
sta
i
rs,
a
cla
tter
of
hi
gh
vo
i
ce
s,
and
in
ru
shed
a
do
zen
di
rty
and
ra
gged
li
ttle
stre
e
t-Ara
bs.
The
re
was
so
me
show
of
di
sci
pli
ne
amo
ng
the
m,
de
spi
te
the
ir
tu
mu
ltu
o
us
entry,
for
they
insta
ntly
drew
up
in
li
ne
and
sto
od
fa
ci
ng
us
wi
th
expe
cta
nt
fa
ce
s.
One
of
the
ir
nu
mbe
r,
ta
ller
and
older
than
the
othe
rs,
sto
od
fo
rwa
rd
wi
th
an
air
of
lo
u
ngi
ng
su
pe
ri
o
ri
ty
whi
ch
was
ve
ry
fu
nny
in
su
ch
a
di
sre
pu
ta
ble
li
ttle
sca
re
cro
w.
"Got
yo
ur
me
ssa
ge,
si
r,"
sa
id
he,
"a
nd
bro
u
ght
'em
on
sha
rp.
Three
bob
and
a
ta
nner
for
ti
cke
ts."
"He
re
you
are
,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s,
pro
du
ci
ng
so
me
si
lve
r.
"In
fu
tu
re
they
can
re
po
rt
to
yo
u,
Wi
ggi
ns,
and
you
to
me.
I
ca
nnot
ha
ve
the
ho
u
se
inva
ded
in
this
wa
y.
Ho
we
ve
r,
it
is
ju
st
as
we
ll
that
you
sho
u
ld
all
he
ar
the
instru
cti
o
ns.
I
wa
nt
to
fi
nd
the
whe
re
a
bo
u
ts
of
a
ste
am
la
u
nch
ca
lled
the
Au
ro
ra,
owner
Mo
rde
cai
Smi
th,
bla
ck
wi
th
two
red
stre
a
ks,
fu
nnel
bla
ck
wi
th
a
whi
te
ba
nd.
She
is
do
wn
the
ri
ver
so
me
whe
re.
I
wa
nt
one
boy
to
be
at
Mo
rde
cai
Smi
th's
la
ndi
ng-sta
ge
oppo
si
te
Mi
llba
nk
to
say
if
the
bo
at
co
mes
ba
ck.
You
mu
st
di
vi
de
it
out
amo
ng
yo
u
rse
lve
s,
and
do
bo
th
ba
nks
tho
ro
u
ghly.
Let
me
know
the
mo
me
nt
you
ha
ve
ne
ws.
Is
that
all
cle
a
r?"
"Ye
s,
gu
v'no
r,"
sa
id
Wi
ggi
ns.
"The
old
sca
le
of
pa
y,
and
a
gu
i
nea
to
the
boy
who
fi
nds
the
bo
a
t.
He
re
's
a
day
in
adva
nce.
Now
off
you
go
!"
He
ha
nded
them
a
shi
lli
ng
ea
ch,
and
away
they
bu
zzed
do
wn
the
sta
i
rs,
and
I
saw
them
a
mo
me
nt
la
ter
stre
a
mi
ng
do
wn
the
stre
e
t.
"If
the
la
u
nch
is
abo
ve
wa
ter
they
wi
ll
fi
nd
he
r,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s,
as
he
ro
se
from
the
ta
ble
and
lit
his
pi
pe.
"They
can
go
eve
rywhe
re,
see
eve
rythi
ng,
ove
rhe
ar
eve
ry
one.
I
expe
ct
to
he
ar
be
fo
re
eve
ni
ng
that
they
ha
ve
spo
tted
he
r.
In
the
me
an
whi
le,
we
can
do
no
thi
ng
but
awa
it
re
su
lts.
We
ca
nnot
pi
ck
up
the
bro
ken
tra
il
until
we
fi
nd
ei
ther
the
Au
ro
ra
or
Mr.
Mo
rde
cai
Smi
th."
"To
by
co
u
ld
eat
the
se
scra
ps,
I
da
re
sa
y.
Are
you
go
i
ng
to
be
d,
Ho
lme
s?"
"No:
I
am
not
ti
re
d.
I
ha
ve
a
cu
ri
o
us
co
nsti
tu
ti
o
n.
I
ne
ver
re
me
mber
fe
e
li
ng
ti
red
by
wo
rk,
tho
u
gh
idle
ne
ss
exha
u
sts
me
co
mple
te
ly.
I
am
go
i
ng
to
smo
ke
and
to
thi
nk
over
this
qu
e
er
bu
si
ne
ss
to
whi
ch
my
fa
ir
cli
e
nt
has
intro
du
ced
us.
If
ever
man
had
an
ea
sy
ta
sk,
this
of
ou
rs
ou
ght
to
be.
Wo
o
de
n-le
gged
men
are
not
so
co
mmo
n,
but
the
other
man
mu
st,
I
sho
u
ld
thi
nk,
be
abso
lu
te
ly
uni
qu
e
."
"That
other
man
aga
i
n!"
"I
ha
ve
no
wi
sh
to
ma
ke
a
myste
ry
of
hi
m,—to
yo
u,
anywa
y.
But
you
mu
st
ha
ve
fo
rmed
yo
ur
own
opi
ni
o
n.
No
w,
do
co
nsi
der
the
da
ta.
Di
mi
nu
ti
ve
fo
o
tma
rks,
to
es
ne
ver
fe
tte
red
by
bo
o
ts,
na
ked
fe
e
t,
sto
ne
-he
a
ded
wo
o
den
ma
ce,
gre
at
agi
li
ty,
sma
ll
po
i
so
ned
da
rts.
What
do
you
ma
ke
of
all
thi
s?"
"A
sa
va
ge
!"
I
excla
i
me
d.
"Pe
rha
ps
one
of
tho
se
Indi
a
ns
who
we
re
the
asso
ci
a
tes
of
Jo
na
than
Sma
ll."
"Ha
rdly
tha
t,"
sa
id
he.
"When
fi
rst
I
saw
si
gns
of
stra
nge
we
a
po
ns
I
was
incli
ned
to
thi
nk
so;
but
the
re
ma
rka
ble
cha
ra
cter
of
the
fo
o
tma
rks
ca
u
sed
me
to
re
co
nsi
der
my
vi
e
ws.
So
me
of
the
inha
bi
ta
nts
of
the
Indi
an
Pe
ni
nsu
la
are
sma
ll
me
n,
but
no
ne
co
u
ld
ha
ve
le
ft
su
ch
ma
rks
as
tha
t.
The
Hi
ndoo
pro
per
has
lo
ng
and
thin
fe
e
t.
The
sa
nda
l-we
a
ri
ng
Mo
ha
mme
dan
has
the
gre
at
toe
we
ll
se
pa
ra
ted
from
the
othe
rs,
be
ca
u
se
the
tho
ng
is
co
mmo
nly
pa
ssed
be
twe
e
n.
The
se
li
ttle
da
rts,
to
o,
co
u
ld
only
be
shot
in
one
wa
y.
They
are
from
a
blo
w-pi
pe.
No
w,
the
n,
whe
re
are
we
to
fi
nd
our
sa
va
ge
?"
"So
u
th
Ame
ri
ca
n,"
I
ha
za
rde
d.
He
stre
tched
his
ha
nd
up,
and
to
ok
do
wn
a
bu
lky
vo
lu
me
from
the
she
lf.
"This
is
the
fi
rst
vo
lu
me
of
a
ga
ze
tte
er
whi
ch
is
now
be
i
ng
pu
bli
she
d.
It
may
be
lo
o
ked
upon
as
the
ve
ry
la
te
st
au
tho
ri
ty.
What
ha
ve
we
he
re?
'Anda
man
Isla
nds,
si
tu
a
ted
340
mi
les
to
the
no
rth
of
Su
ma
tra,
in
the
Bay
of
Be
nga
l.'
Hu
m!
hu
m!
Wha
t's
all
thi
s?
Mo
i
st
cli
ma
te,
co
ral
re
e
fs,
sha
rks,
Po
rt
Bla
i
r,
co
nvi
ct-ba
rra
cks,
Ru
tla
nd
Isla
nd,
co
tto
nwo
o
ds—Ah,
he
re
we
are.
'The
abo
ri
gi
nes
of
the
Anda
man
Isla
nds
may
pe
rha
ps
cla
im
the
di
sti
ncti
on
of
be
i
ng
the
sma
lle
st
ra
ce
upon
this
ea
rth,
tho
u
gh
so
me
anthro
po
lo
gi
sts
pre
fer
the
Bu
shmen
of
Afri
ca,
the
Di
gger
Indi
a
ns
of
Ame
ri
ca,
and
the
Te
rra
del
Fu
e
gi
a
ns.
The
ave
ra
ge
he
i
ght
is
ra
ther
be
low
fo
ur
fe
e
t,
altho
u
gh
ma
ny
fu
ll-gro
wn
adu
lts
may
be
fo
u
nd
who
are
ve
ry
mu
ch
sma
ller
than
thi
s.
They
are
a
fi
e
rce,
mo
ro
se,
and
intra
cta
ble
pe
o
ple,
tho
u
gh
ca
pa
ble
of
fo
rmi
ng
mo
st
de
vo
ted
fri
e
ndshi
ps
when
the
ir
co
nfi
de
nce
has
once
be
en
ga
i
ne
d.'
Ma
rk
tha
t,
Wa
tso
n.
No
w,
the
n,
li
sten
to
thi
s.
'They
are
na
tu
ra
lly
hi
de
o
u
s,
ha
vi
ng
la
rge,
mi
ssha
pen
he
a
ds,
sma
ll,
fi
e
rce
eye
s,
and
di
sto
rted
fe
a
tu
re
s.
The
ir
fe
et
and
ha
nds,
ho
we
ve
r,
are
re
ma
rka
bly
sma
ll.
So
intra
cta
ble
and
fi
e
rce
are
they
that
all
the
effo
rts
of
the
Bri
ti
sh
offi
ci
al
ha
ve
fa
i
led
to
win
them
over
in
any
de
gre
e.
They
ha
ve
alwa
ys
be
en
a
te
rror
to
shi
pwre
cked
cre
ws,
bra
i
ni
ng
the
su
rvi
vo
rs
wi
th
the
ir
sto
ne
-he
a
ded
clu
bs,
or
sho
o
ti
ng
them
wi
th
the
ir
po
i
so
ned
arro
ws.
The
se
ma
ssa
cres
are
inva
ri
a
bly
co
nclu
ded
by
a
ca
nni
bal
fe
a
st.'
Ni
ce,
ami
a
ble
pe
o
ple,
Wa
tso
n!
If
this
fe
llow
had
be
en
le
ft
to
his
own
una
i
ded
de
vi
ces
this
affa
ir
mi
ght
ha
ve
ta
ken
an
even
mo
re
gha
stly
tu
rn.
I
fa
ncy
tha
t,
even
as
it
is,
Jo
na
than
Sma
ll
wo
u
ld
gi
ve
a
go
od
de
al
not
to
ha
ve
emplo
yed
hi
m."
"But
how
ca
me
he
to
ha
ve
so
si
ngu
lar
a
co
mpa
ni
o
n?"
"Ah,
that
is
mo
re
than
I
can
te
ll.
Si
nce,
ho
we
ve
r,
we
had
alre
a
dy
de
te
rmi
ned
that
Sma
ll
had
co
me
from
the
Anda
ma
ns,
it
is
not
so
ve
ry
wo
nde
rful
that
this
isla
nder
sho
u
ld
be
wi
th
hi
m.
No
do
u
bt
we
sha
ll
know
all
abo
ut
it
in
ti
me.
Lo
ok
he
re,
Wa
tso
n;
you
lo
ok
re
gu
la
rly
do
ne.
Lie
do
wn
the
re
on
the
so
fa,
and
see
if
I
can
put
you
to
sle
e
p."
He
to
ok
up
his
vi
o
lin
from
the
co
rne
r,
and
as
I
stre
tched
myse
lf
out
he
be
gan
to
play
so
me
lo
w,
dre
a
my,
me
lo
di
o
us
ai
r,—his
own,
no
do
u
bt,
for
he
had
a
re
ma
rka
ble
gi
ft
for
impro
vi
sa
ti
o
n.
I
ha
ve
a
va
gue
re
me
mbra
nce
of
his
ga
u
nt
li
mbs,
his
ea
rne
st
fa
ce,
and
the
ri
se
and
fa
ll
of
his
bo
w.
Then
I
se
e
med
to
be
flo
a
ted
pe
a
ce
fu
lly
away
upon
a
so
ft
sea
of
so
u
nd,
until
I
fo
u
nd
myse
lf
in
dre
a
m-la
nd,
wi
th
the
swe
et
fa
ce
of
Ma
ry
Mo
rstan
lo
o
ki
ng
do
wn
upon
me.
Cha
pter
IX
A
Bre
ak
in
the
Cha
in
It
was
la
te
in
the
afte
rno
on
be
fo
re
I
wo
ke,
stre
ngthe
ned
and
re
fre
she
d.
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lmes
sti
ll
sat
exa
ctly
as
I
had
le
ft
hi
m,
sa
ve
that
he
had
la
id
asi
de
his
vi
o
lin
and
was
de
ep
in
a
bo
o
k.
He
lo
o
ked
acro
ss
at
me,
as
I
sti
rre
d,
and
I
no
ti
ced
that
his
fa
ce
was
da
rk
and
tro
u
ble
d.
"You
ha
ve
sle
pt
so
u
ndly,"
he
sa
i
d.
"I
fe
a
red
that
our
ta
lk
wo
u
ld
wa
ke
yo
u
."
"I
he
a
rd
no
thi
ng,"
I
answe
re
d.
"Ha
ve
you
had
fre
sh
ne
ws,
the
n?"
"Unfo
rtu
na
te
ly,
no.
I
co
nfe
ss
that
I
am
su
rpri
sed
and
di
sa
ppo
i
nte
d.
I
expe
cted
so
me
thi
ng
de
fi
ni
te
by
this
ti
me.
Wi
ggi
ns
has
ju
st
be
en
up
to
re
po
rt.
He
sa
ys
that
no
tra
ce
can
be
fo
u
nd
of
the
la
u
nch.
It
is
a
pro
vo
ki
ng
che
ck,
for
eve
ry
ho
ur
is
of
impo
rta
nce
."
"Can
I
do
anythi
ng?
I
am
pe
rfe
ctly
fre
sh
no
w,
and
qu
i
te
re
a
dy
for
ano
ther
ni
ght's
ou
ti
ng."
"No,
we
can
do
no
thi
ng.
We
can
only
wa
i
t.
If
we
go
ou
rse
lve
s,
the
me
ssa
ge
mi
ght
co
me
in
our
abse
nce,
and
de
lay
be
ca
u
se
d.
You
can
do
what
you
wi
ll,
but
I
mu
st
re
ma
in
on
gu
a
rd."
"Then
I
sha
ll
run
over
to
Ca
mbe
rwe
ll
and
ca
ll
upon
Mrs.
Ce
cil
Fo
rre
ste
r.
She
asked
me
to,
ye
ste
rda
y."
"On
Mrs.
Ce
cil
Fo
rre
ste
r?"
asked
Ho
lme
s,
wi
th
the
twi
nkle
of
a
smi
le
in
his
eye
s.
"We
ll,
of
co
u
rse
Mi
ss
Mo
rstan
to
o.
They
we
re
anxi
o
us
to
he
ar
what
ha
ppe
ne
d."
"I
wo
u
ld
not
te
ll
them
too
mu
ch,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s.
"Wo
men
are
ne
ver
to
be
enti
re
ly
tru
ste
d,—not
the
be
st
of
the
m."
I
did
not
pa
u
se
to
argue
over
this
atro
ci
o
us
se
nti
me
nt.
"I
sha
ll
be
ba
ck
in
an
ho
ur
or
two
,"
I
re
ma
rke
d.
"All
ri
ght!
Go
od
lu
ck!
Bu
t,
I
sa
y,
if
you
are
cro
ssi
ng
the
ri
ver
you
may
as
we
ll
re
tu
rn
To
by,
for
I
do
n't
thi
nk
it
is
at
all
li
ke
ly
that
we
sha
ll
ha
ve
any
use
for
him
no
w."
I
to
ok
our
mo
ngrel
acco
rdi
ngly,
and
le
ft
hi
m,
to
ge
ther
wi
th
a
ha
lf-so
ve
re
i
gn,
at
the
old
na
tu
ra
li
st's
in
Pi
nchin
La
ne.
At
Ca
mbe
rwe
ll
I
fo
u
nd
Mi
ss
Mo
rstan
a
li
ttle
we
a
ry
after
her
ni
ght's
adve
ntu
re
s,
but
ve
ry
ea
ger
to
he
ar
the
ne
ws.
Mrs.
Fo
rre
ste
r,
to
o,
was
fu
ll
of
cu
ri
o
si
ty.
I
to
ld
them
all
that
we
had
do
ne,
su
ppre
ssi
ng,
ho
we
ve
r,
the
mo
re
dre
a
dful
pa
rts
of
the
tra
ge
dy.
Thu
s,
altho
u
gh
I
spo
ke
of
Mr.
Sho
lto
's
de
a
th,
I
sa
id
no
thi
ng
of
the
exa
ct
ma
nner
and
me
thod
of
it.
Wi
th
all
my
omi
ssi
o
ns,
ho
we
ve
r,
the
re
was
eno
u
gh
to
sta
rtle
and
ama
ze
the
m.
"It
is
a
ro
ma
nce
!"
cri
ed
Mrs.
Fo
rre
ste
r.
"An
inju
red
la
dy,
ha
lf
a
mi
lli
on
in
tre
a
su
re,
a
bla
ck
ca
nni
ba
l,
and
a
wo
o
de
n-le
gged
ru
ffi
a
n.
They
ta
ke
the
pla
ce
of
the
co
nve
nti
o
nal
dra
gon
or
wi
cked
ea
rl."
"And
two
kni
ght-e
rra
nts
to
the
re
scu
e
,"
added
Mi
ss
Mo
rsta
n,
wi
th
a
bri
ght
gla
nce
at
me.
"Why,
Ma
ry,
yo
ur
fo
rtu
ne
de
pe
nds
upon
the
issue
of
this
se
a
rch.
I
do
n't
thi
nk
that
you
are
ne
a
rly
exci
ted
eno
u
gh.
Ju
st
ima
gi
ne
what
it
mu
st
be
to
be
so
ri
ch,
and
to
ha
ve
the
wo
rld
at
yo
ur
fe
e
t!"
It
se
nt
a
li
ttle
thri
ll
of
joy
to
my
he
a
rt
to
no
ti
ce
that
she
sho
wed
no
si
gn
of
ela
ti
on
at
the
pro
spe
ct.
On
the
co
ntra
ry,
she
ga
ve
a
to
ss
of
her
pro
ud
he
a
d,
as
tho
u
gh
the
ma
tter
we
re
one
in
whi
ch
she
to
ok
sma
ll
inte
re
st.
"It
is
for
Mr.
Tha
dde
us
Sho
lto
that
I
am
anxi
o
u
s,"
she
sa
i
d.
"No
thi
ng
else
is
of
any
co
nse
qu
e
nce;
but
I
thi
nk
that
he
has
be
ha
ved
mo
st
ki
ndly
and
ho
no
ra
bly
thro
u
gho
u
t.
It
is
our
du
ty
to
cle
ar
him
of
this
dre
a
dful
and
unfo
u
nded
cha
rge
."
It
was
eve
ni
ng
be
fo
re
I
le
ft
Ca
mbe
rwe
ll,
and
qu
i
te
da
rk
by
the
ti
me
I
re
a
ched
ho
me.
My
co
mpa
ni
o
n's
bo
ok
and
pi
pe
lay
by
his
cha
i
r,
but
he
had
di
sa
ppe
a
re
d.
I
lo
o
ked
abo
ut
in
the
ho
pe
of
se
e
i
ng
a
no
te,
but
the
re
was
no
ne.
"I
su
ppo
se
that
Mr.
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lmes
has
go
ne
ou
t,"
I
sa
id
to
Mrs.
Hu
dson
as
she
ca
me
up
to
lo
wer
the
bli
nds.
"No,
si
r.
He
has
go
ne
to
his
ro
o
m,
si
r.
Do
you
kno
w,
si
r,"
si
nki
ng
her
vo
i
ce
into
an
impre
ssi
ve
whi
spe
r,
"I
am
afra
id
for
his
he
a
lth?"
"Why
so,
Mrs.
Hu
dso
n?"
"We
ll,
he
's
that
stra
nge,
si
r.
After
you
was
go
ne
he
wa
lked
and
he
wa
lke
d,
up
and
do
wn,
and
up
and
do
wn,
until
I
was
we
a
ry
of
the
so
u
nd
of
his
fo
o
tste
p.
Then
I
he
a
rd
him
ta
lki
ng
to
hi
mse
lf
and
mu
tte
ri
ng,
and
eve
ry
ti
me
the
be
ll
ra
ng
out
he
ca
me
on
the
sta
i
rhe
a
d,
wi
th
'What
is
tha
t,
Mrs.
Hu
dso
n?'
And
now
he
has
sla
mmed
off
to
his
ro
o
m,
but
I
can
he
ar
him
wa
lki
ng
away
the
sa
me
as
eve
r.
I
ho
pe
he
's
not
go
i
ng
to
be
ill,
si
r.
I
ve
ntu
red
to
say
so
me
thi
ng
to
him
abo
ut
co
o
li
ng
me
di
ci
ne,
but
he
tu
rned
on
me,
si
r,
wi
th
su
ch
a
lo
ok
that
I
do
n't
know
how
ever
I
got
out
of
the
ro
o
m."
"I
do
n't
thi
nk
that
you
ha
ve
any
ca
u
se
to
be
une
a
sy,
Mrs.
Hu
dso
n,"
I
answe
re
d.
"I
ha
ve
se
en
him
li
ke
this
be
fo
re.
He
has
so
me
sma
ll
ma
tter
upon
his
mi
nd
whi
ch
ma
kes
him
re
stle
ss."
I
tri
ed
to
spe
ak
li
ghtly
to
our
wo
rthy
la
ndla
dy,
but
I
was
myse
lf
so
me
what
une
a
sy
when
thro
u
gh
the
lo
ng
ni
ght
I
sti
ll
from
ti
me
to
ti
me
he
a
rd
the
du
ll
so
u
nd
of
his
tre
a
d,
and
knew
how
his
ke
en
spi
rit
was
cha
fi
ng
aga
i
nst
this
invo
lu
nta
ry
ina
cti
o
n.
At
bre
a
kfa
st-ti
me
he
lo
o
ked
wo
rn
and
ha
gga
rd,
wi
th
a
li
ttle
fle
ck
of
fe
ve
ri
sh
co
lor
upon
ei
ther
che
e
k.
"You
are
kno
cki
ng
yo
u
rse
lf
up,
old
ma
n,"
I
re
ma
rke
d.
"I
he
a
rd
you
ma
rchi
ng
abo
ut
in
the
ni
ght."
"No,
I
co
u
ld
not
sle
e
p,"
he
answe
re
d.
"This
infe
rnal
pro
blem
is
co
nsu
mi
ng
me.
It
is
too
mu
ch
to
be
ba
lked
by
so
pe
tty
an
obsta
cle,
when
all
else
had
be
en
ove
rco
me.
I
know
the
me
n,
the
la
u
nch,
eve
rythi
ng;
and
yet
I
can
get
no
ne
ws.
I
ha
ve
set
other
age
nci
es
at
wo
rk,
and
used
eve
ry
me
a
ns
at
my
di
spo
sa
l.
The
who
le
ri
ver
has
be
en
se
a
rched
on
ei
ther
si
de,
but
the
re
is
no
ne
ws,
nor
has
Mrs.
Smi
th
he
a
rd
of
her
hu
sba
nd.
I
sha
ll
co
me
to
the
co
nclu
si
on
so
on
that
they
ha
ve
scu
ttled
the
cra
ft.
But
the
re
are
obje
cti
o
ns
to
tha
t."
"Or
that
Mrs.
Smi
th
has
put
us
on
a
wro
ng
sce
nt."
"No,
I
thi
nk
that
may
be
di
smi
sse
d.
I
had
inqu
i
ri
es
ma
de,
and
the
re
is
a
la
u
nch
of
that
de
scri
pti
o
n."
"Co
u
ld
it
ha
ve
go
ne
up
the
ri
ve
r?"
"I
ha
ve
co
nsi
de
red
that
po
ssi
bi
li
ty
to
o,
and
the
re
is
a
se
a
rch-pa
rty
who
wi
ll
wo
rk
up
as
far
as
Ri
chmo
nd.
If
no
ne
ws
co
mes
to
-da
y,
I
sha
ll
sta
rt
off
myse
lf
to
-mo
rro
w,
and
go
for
the
men
ra
ther
than
the
bo
a
t.
But
su
re
ly,
su
re
ly,
we
sha
ll
he
ar
so
me
thi
ng."
We
did
no
t,
ho
we
ve
r.
Not
a
wo
rd
ca
me
to
us
ei
ther
from
Wi
ggi
ns
or
from
the
other
age
nci
e
s.
The
re
we
re
arti
cles
in
mo
st
of
the
pa
pe
rs
upon
the
No
rwo
od
tra
ge
dy.
They
all
appe
a
red
to
be
ra
ther
ho
sti
le
to
the
unfo
rtu
na
te
Tha
dde
us
Sho
lto.
No
fre
sh
de
ta
i
ls
we
re
to
be
fo
u
nd,
ho
we
ve
r,
in
any
of
the
m,
sa
ve
that
an
inqu
e
st
was
to
be
he
ld
upon
the
fo
llo
wi
ng
da
y.
I
wa
lked
over
to
Ca
mbe
rwe
ll
in
the
eve
ni
ng
to
re
po
rt
our
ill
su
cce
ss
to
the
la
di
e
s,
and
on
my
re
tu
rn
I
fo
u
nd
Ho
lmes
de
je
cted
and
so
me
what
mo
ro
se.
He
wo
u
ld
ha
rdly
re
ply
to
my
qu
e
sti
o
ns,
and
bu
si
ed
hi
mse
lf
all
eve
ni
ng
in
an
abstru
se
che
mi
cal
ana
lysis
whi
ch
invo
lved
mu
ch
he
a
ti
ng
of
re
to
rts
and
di
sti
lli
ng
of
va
po
rs,
endi
ng
at
la
st
in
a
sme
ll
whi
ch
fa
i
rly
dro
ve
me
out
of
the
apa
rtme
nt.
Up
to
the
sma
ll
ho
u
rs
of
the
mo
rni
ng
I
co
u
ld
he
ar
the
cli
nki
ng
of
his
te
st-tu
bes
whi
ch
to
ld
me
that
he
was
sti
ll
enga
ged
in
his
ma
lo
do
ro
us
expe
ri
me
nt.
In
the
ea
rly
da
wn
I
wo
ke
wi
th
a
sta
rt,
and
was
su
rpri
sed
to
fi
nd
him
sta
ndi
ng
by
my
be
dsi
de,
clad
in
a
ru
de
sa
i
lor
dre
ss
wi
th
a
pe
a
-ja
cke
t,
and
a
co
a
rse
red
sca
rf
ro
u
nd
his
ne
ck.
"I
am
off
do
wn
the
ri
ve
r,
Wa
tso
n,"
sa
id
he.
"I
ha
ve
be
en
tu
rni
ng
it
over
in
my
mi
nd,
and
I
can
see
only
one
way
out
of
it.
It
is
wo
rth
tryi
ng,
at
all
eve
nts."
"Su
re
ly
I
can
co
me
wi
th
yo
u,
the
n?"
sa
id
I.
"No;
you
can
be
mu
ch
mo
re
use
ful
if
you
wi
ll
re
ma
in
he
re
as
my
re
pre
se
nta
ti
ve.
I
am
lo
a
th
to
go,
for
it
is
qu
i
te
on
the
ca
rds
that
so
me
me
ssa
ge
may
co
me
du
ri
ng
the
da
y,
tho
u
gh
Wi
ggi
ns
was
de
spo
nde
nt
abo
ut
it
la
st
ni
ght.
I
wa
nt
you
to
open
all
no
tes
and
te
le
gra
ms,
and
to
act
on
yo
ur
own
ju
dgme
nt
if
any
ne
ws
sho
u
ld
co
me.
Can
I
re
ly
upon
yo
u
?"
"Mo
st
ce
rta
i
nly."
"I
am
afra
id
that
you
wi
ll
not
be
able
to
wi
re
to
me,
for
I
can
ha
rdly
te
ll
yet
whe
re
I
may
fi
nd
myse
lf.
If
I
am
in
lu
ck,
ho
we
ve
r,
I
may
not
be
go
ne
so
ve
ry
lo
ng.
I
sha
ll
ha
ve
ne
ws
of
so
me
so
rt
or
other
be
fo
re
I
get
ba
ck."
I
had
he
a
rd
no
thi
ng
of
him
by
bre
a
kfa
st-ti
me.
On
ope
ni
ng
the
Sta
nda
rd,
ho
we
ve
r,
I
fo
u
nd
that
the
re
was
a
fre
sh
allu
si
on
to
the
bu
si
ne
ss.
"Wi
th
re
fe
re
nce
to
the
Upper
No
rwo
od
tra
ge
dy,"
it
re
ma
rke
d,
"we
ha
ve
re
a
son
to
be
li
e
ve
that
the
ma
tter
pro
mi
ses
to
be
even
mo
re
co
mplex
and
myste
ri
o
us
than
was
ori
gi
na
lly
su
ppo
se
d.
Fre
sh
evi
de
nce
has
sho
wn
that
it
is
qu
i
te
impo
ssi
ble
that
Mr.
Tha
dde
us
Sho
lto
co
u
ld
ha
ve
be
en
in
any
way
co
nce
rned
in
the
ma
tte
r.
He
and
the
ho
u
se
ke
e
pe
r,
Mrs.
Be
rnsto
ne,
we
re
bo
th
re
le
a
sed
ye
ste
rday
eve
ni
ng.
It
is
be
li
e
ve
d,
ho
we
ve
r,
that
the
po
li
ce
ha
ve
a
clue
as
to
the
re
al
cu
lpri
ts,
and
that
it
is
be
i
ng
pro
se
cu
ted
by
Mr.
Athe
lney
Jo
ne
s,
of
Sco
tla
nd
Ya
rd,
wi
th
all
his
we
ll-kno
wn
ene
rgy
and
sa
ga
ci
ty.
Fu
rther
arre
sts
may
be
expe
cted
at
any
mo
me
nt."
"That
is
sa
ti
sfa
cto
ry
so
far
as
it
go
e
s,"
tho
u
ght
I.
"Fri
e
nd
Sho
lto
is
sa
fe,
at
any
ra
te.
I
wo
nder
what
the
fre
sh
clue
may
be;
tho
u
gh
it
se
e
ms
to
be
a
ste
re
o
typed
fo
rm
whe
ne
ver
the
po
li
ce
ha
ve
ma
de
a
blu
nde
r."
I
to
ssed
the
pa
per
do
wn
upon
the
ta
ble,
but
at
that
mo
me
nt
my
eye
ca
u
ght
an
adve
rti
se
me
nt
in
the
ago
ny
co
lu
mn.
It
ran
in
this
wa
y:
"Lo
st.—Whe
re
as
Mo
rde
cai
Smi
th,
bo
a
tma
n,
and
his
so
n,
Ji
m,
le
ft
Smi
th's
Wha
rf
at
or
abo
ut
three
o'clo
ck
la
st
Tu
e
sday
mo
rni
ng
in
the
ste
am
la
u
nch
Au
ro
ra,
bla
ck
wi
th
two
red
stri
pe
s,
fu
nnel
bla
ck
wi
th
a
whi
te
ba
nd,
the
sum
of
fi
ve
po
u
nds
wi
ll
be
pa
id
to
any
one
who
can
gi
ve
info
rma
ti
on
to
Mrs.
Smi
th,
at
Smi
th's
Wha
rf,
or
at
221b
Ba
ker
Stre
e
t,
as
to
the
whe
re
a
bo
u
ts
of
the
sa
id
Mo
rde
cai
Smi
th
and
the
la
u
nch
Au
ro
ra
."
This
was
cle
a
rly
Ho
lme
s's
do
i
ng.
The
Ba
ker
Stre
et
addre
ss
was
eno
u
gh
to
pro
ve
tha
t.
It
stru
ck
me
as
ra
ther
inge
ni
o
u
s,
be
ca
u
se
it
mi
ght
be
re
ad
by
the
fu
gi
ti
ves
wi
tho
ut
the
ir
se
e
i
ng
in
it
mo
re
than
the
na
tu
ral
anxi
e
ty
of
a
wi
fe
for
her
mi
ssi
ng
hu
sba
nd.
It
was
a
lo
ng
da
y.
Eve
ry
ti
me
that
a
kno
ck
ca
me
to
the
do
o
r,
or
a
sha
rp
step
pa
ssed
in
the
stre
e
t,
I
ima
gi
ned
that
it
was
ei
ther
Ho
lmes
re
tu
rni
ng
or
an
answer
to
his
adve
rti
se
me
nt.
I
tri
ed
to
re
a
d,
but
my
tho
u
ghts
wo
u
ld
wa
nder
off
to
our
stra
nge
qu
e
st
and
to
the
ill-a
sso
rted
and
vi
lla
i
no
us
pa
ir
whom
we
we
re
pu
rsu
i
ng.
Co
u
ld
the
re
be,
I
wo
nde
re
d,
so
me
ra
di
cal
flaw
in
my
co
mpa
ni
o
n's
re
a
so
ni
ng.
Mi
ght
he
be
su
ffe
ri
ng
from
so
me
hu
ge
se
lf-de
ce
pti
o
n?
Was
it
not
po
ssi
ble
that
his
ni
mble
and
spe
cu
la
ti
ve
mi
nd
had
bu
i
lt
up
this
wi
ld
the
o
ry
upon
fa
u
lty
pre
mi
se
s?
I
had
ne
ver
kno
wn
him
to
be
wro
ng;
and
yet
the
ke
e
ne
st
re
a
so
ner
may
occa
si
o
na
lly
be
de
ce
i
ve
d.
He
was
li
ke
ly,
I
tho
u
ght,
to
fa
ll
into
error
thro
u
gh
the
ove
r-re
fi
ne
me
nt
of
his
lo
gi
c,—his
pre
fe
re
nce
for
a
su
btle
and
bi
za
rre
expla
na
ti
on
when
a
pla
i
ner
and
mo
re
co
mmo
npla
ce
one
lay
re
a
dy
to
his
ha
nd.
Ye
t,
on
the
other
ha
nd,
I
had
myse
lf
se
en
the
evi
de
nce,
and
I
had
he
a
rd
the
re
a
so
ns
for
his
de
du
cti
o
ns.
When
I
lo
o
ked
ba
ck
on
the
lo
ng
cha
in
of
cu
ri
o
us
ci
rcu
msta
nce
s,
ma
ny
of
them
tri
vi
al
in
the
mse
lve
s,
but
all
te
ndi
ng
in
the
sa
me
di
re
cti
o
n,
I
co
u
ld
not
di
sgu
i
se
from
myse
lf
that
even
if
Ho
lme
s's
expla
na
ti
on
we
re
inco
rre
ct
the
true
the
o
ry
mu
st
be
equ
a
lly
ou
tre
and
sta
rtli
ng.
At
three
o'clo
ck
in
the
afte
rno
on
the
re
was
a
lo
ud
pe
al
at
the
be
ll,
an
au
tho
ri
ta
ti
ve
vo
i
ce
in
the
ha
ll,
and,
to
my
su
rpri
se,
no
le
ss
a
pe
rson
than
Mr.
Athe
lney
Jo
nes
was
sho
wn
up
to
me.
Ve
ry
di
ffe
re
nt
was
he,
ho
we
ve
r,
from
the
bru
sque
and
ma
ste
rful
pro
fe
ssor
of
co
mmon
se
nse
who
had
ta
ken
over
the
ca
se
so
co
nfi
de
ntly
at
Upper
No
rwo
o
d.
His
expre
ssi
on
was
do
wnca
st,
and
his
be
a
ri
ng
me
ek
and
even
apo
lo
ge
ti
c.
"Go
o
d-da
y,
si
r;
go
o
d-da
y,"
sa
id
he.
"Mr.
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lmes
is
ou
t,
I
unde
rsta
nd."
"Ye
s,
and
I
ca
nnot
be
su
re
when
he
wi
ll
be
ba
ck.
But
pe
rha
ps
you
wo
u
ld
ca
re
to
wa
i
t.
Ta
ke
that
cha
ir
and
try
one
of
the
se
ci
ga
rs."
"Tha
nk
yo
u;
I
do
n't
mi
nd
if
I
do
,"
sa
id
he,
mo
ppi
ng
his
fa
ce
wi
th
a
red
ba
nda
nna
ha
ndke
rchi
e
f.
"And
a
whi
ske
y-a
nd-so
da
?"
"We
ll,
ha
lf
a
gla
ss.
It
is
ve
ry
hot
for
the
ti
me
of
ye
a
r;
and
I
ha
ve
had
a
go
od
de
al
to
wo
rry
and
try
me.
You
know
my
the
o
ry
abo
ut
this
No
rwo
od
ca
se
?"
"I
re
me
mber
that
you
expre
ssed
one
."
"We
ll,
I
ha
ve
be
en
obli
ged
to
re
co
nsi
der
it.
I
had
my
net
dra
wn
ti
ghtly
ro
u
nd
Mr.
Sho
lto,
si
r,
when
pop
he
we
nt
thro
u
gh
a
ho
le
in
the
mi
ddle
of
it.
He
was
able
to
pro
ve
an
ali
bi
whi
ch
co
u
ld
not
be
sha
ke
n.
From
the
ti
me
that
he
le
ft
his
bro
the
r's
ro
om
he
was
ne
ver
out
of
si
ght
of
so
me
one
or
othe
r.
So
it
co
u
ld
not
be
he
who
cli
mbed
over
ro
o
fs
and
thro
u
gh
tra
p-do
o
rs.
It's
a
ve
ry
da
rk
ca
se,
and
my
pro
fe
ssi
o
nal
cre
dit
is
at
sta
ke.
I
sho
u
ld
be
ve
ry
glad
of
a
li
ttle
assi
sta
nce
."
"We
all
ne
ed
he
lp
so
me
ti
me
s,"
sa
id
I.
"Yo
ur
fri
e
nd
Mr.
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lmes
is
a
wo
nde
rful
ma
n,
si
r,"
sa
id
he,
in
a
hu
sky
and
co
nfi
de
nti
al
vo
i
ce.
"He
's
a
man
who
is
not
to
be
be
a
t.
I
ha
ve
kno
wn
that
yo
u
ng
man
go
into
a
go
od
ma
ny
ca
se
s,
but
I
ne
ver
saw
the
ca
se
yet
that
he
co
u
ld
not
throw
a
li
ght
upo
n.
He
is
irre
gu
lar
in
his
me
tho
ds,
and
a
li
ttle
qu
i
ck
pe
rha
ps
in
ju
mpi
ng
at
the
o
ri
e
s,
bu
t,
on
the
who
le,
I
thi
nk
he
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
ma
de
a
mo
st
pro
mi
si
ng
offi
ce
r,
and
I
do
n't
ca
re
who
kno
ws
it.
I
ha
ve
had
a
wi
re
from
him
this
mo
rni
ng,
by
whi
ch
I
unde
rsta
nd
that
he
has
got
so
me
clue
to
this
Sho
lto
bu
si
ne
ss.
He
re
is
the
me
ssa
ge
."
He
to
ok
the
te
le
gram
out
of
his
po
cke
t,
and
ha
nded
it
to
me.
It
was
da
ted
from
Po
plar
at
twe
lve
o'clo
ck.
"Go
to
Ba
ker
Stre
et
at
once
,"
it
sa
i
d.
"If
I
ha
ve
not
re
tu
rne
d,
wa
it
for
me.
I
am
clo
se
on
the
tra
ck
of
the
Sho
lto
ga
ng.
You
can
co
me
wi
th
us
to
-ni
ght
if
you
wa
nt
to
be
in
at
the
fi
ni
sh."
"This
so
u
nds
we
ll.
He
has
evi
de
ntly
pi
cked
up
the
sce
nt
aga
i
n,"
sa
id
I.
"Ah,
then
he
has
be
en
at
fa
u
lt
to
o
,"
excla
i
med
Jo
ne
s,
wi
th
evi
de
nt
sa
ti
sfa
cti
o
n.
"Even
the
be
st
of
us
are
thro
wn
off
so
me
ti
me
s.
Of
co
u
rse
this
may
pro
ve
to
be
a
fa
lse
ala
rm;
but
it
is
my
du
ty
as
an
offi
cer
of
the
law
to
allow
no
cha
nce
to
sli
p.
But
the
re
is
so
me
one
at
the
do
o
r.
Pe
rha
ps
this
is
he
."
A
he
a
vy
step
was
he
a
rd
asce
ndi
ng
the
sta
i
r,
wi
th
a
gre
at
whe
e
zi
ng
and
ra
ttli
ng
as
from
a
man
who
was
so
re
ly
put
to
it
for
bre
a
th.
Once
or
twi
ce
he
sto
ppe
d,
as
tho
u
gh
the
cli
mb
we
re
too
mu
ch
for
hi
m,
but
at
la
st
he
ma
de
his
way
to
our
do
or
and
ente
re
d.
His
appe
a
ra
nce
co
rre
spo
nded
to
the
so
u
nds
whi
ch
we
had
he
a
rd.
He
was
an
aged
ma
n,
clad
in
se
a
fa
ri
ng
ga
rb,
wi
th
an
old
pe
a
-ja
cket
bu
tto
ned
up
to
his
thro
a
t.
His
ba
ck
was
bo
we
d,
his
kne
es
we
re
sha
ky,
and
his
bre
a
thi
ng
was
pa
i
nfu
lly
asthma
ti
c.
As
he
le
a
ned
upon
a
thi
ck
oa
ken
cu
dgel
his
sho
u
lde
rs
he
a
ved
in
the
effo
rt
to
draw
the
air
into
his
lu
ngs.
He
had
a
co
lo
red
sca
rf
ro
u
nd
his
chi
n,
and
I
co
u
ld
see
li
ttle
of
his
fa
ce
sa
ve
a
pa
ir
of
ke
en
da
rk
eye
s,
ove
rhu
ng
by
bu
shy
whi
te
bro
ws,
and
lo
ng
gray
si
de
-whi
ske
rs.
Alto
ge
ther
he
ga
ve
me
the
impre
ssi
on
of
a
re
spe
cta
ble
ma
ster
ma
ri
ner
who
had
fa
llen
into
ye
a
rs
and
po
ve
rty.
"What
is
it,
my
ma
n?"
I
aske
d.
He
lo
o
ked
abo
ut
him
in
the
slow
me
tho
di
cal
fa
shi
on
of
old
age.
"Is
Mr.
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lmes
he
re
?"
sa
id
he.
"No;
but
I
am
acti
ng
for
hi
m.
You
can
te
ll
me
any
me
ssa
ge
you
ha
ve
for
hi
m."
"It
was
to
him
hi
mse
lf
I
was
to
te
ll
it,"
sa
id
he.
"But
I
te
ll
you
that
I
am
acti
ng
for
hi
m.
Was
it
abo
ut
Mo
rde
cai
Smi
th's
bo
a
t?"
"Ye
s.
I
kno
ws
we
ll
whe
re
it
is.
An'
I
kno
ws
whe
re
the
men
he
is
after
are.
An'
I
kno
ws
whe
re
the
tre
a
su
re
is.
I
kno
ws
all
abo
ut
it."
"Then
te
ll
me,
and
I
sha
ll
let
him
kno
w."
"It
was
to
him
I
was
to
te
ll
it,"
he
re
pe
a
te
d,
wi
th
the
pe
tu
la
nt
obsti
na
cy
of
a
ve
ry
old
ma
n.
"We
ll,
you
mu
st
wa
it
for
hi
m."
"No,
no;
I
ai
n't
go
i
n'
to
lo
se
a
who
le
day
to
ple
a
se
no
one.
If
Mr.
Ho
lmes
ai
n't
he
re,
then
Mr.
Ho
lmes
mu
st
fi
nd
it
all
out
for
hi
mse
lf.
I
do
n't
ca
re
abo
ut
the
lo
ok
of
ei
ther
of
yo
u,
and
I
wo
n't
te
ll
a
wo
rd."
He
shu
ffled
to
wa
rds
the
do
o
r,
but
Athe
lney
Jo
nes
got
in
fro
nt
of
hi
m.
"Wa
it
a
bi
t,
my
fri
e
nd,"
sa
id
he.
"You
ha
ve
impo
rta
nt
info
rma
ti
o
n,
and
you
mu
st
not
wa
lk
off.
We
sha
ll
ke
ep
yo
u,
whe
ther
you
li
ke
or
no
t,
until
our
fri
e
nd
re
tu
rns."
The
old
man
ma
de
a
li
ttle
run
to
wa
rds
the
do
o
r,
bu
t,
as
Athe
lney
Jo
nes
put
his
bro
ad
ba
ck
up
aga
i
nst
it,
he
re
co
gni
zed
the
use
le
ssne
ss
of
re
si
sta
nce.
"Pre
tty
so
rt
o'
tre
a
tme
nt
thi
s!"
he
cri
e
d,
sta
mpi
ng
his
sti
ck.
"I
co
me
he
re
to
see
a
ge
ntle
ma
n,
and
you
two,
who
I
ne
ver
saw
in
my
li
fe,
se
i
ze
me
and
tre
at
me
in
this
fa
shi
o
n!"
"You
wi
ll
be
no
ne
the
wo
rse
,"
I
sa
i
d.
"We
sha
ll
re
co
mpe
nse
you
for
the
lo
ss
of
yo
ur
ti
me.
Sit
over
he
re
on
the
so
fa,
and
you
wi
ll
not
ha
ve
lo
ng
to
wa
i
t."
He
ca
me
acro
ss
su
lle
nly
eno
u
gh,
and
se
a
ted
hi
mse
lf
wi
th
his
fa
ce
re
sti
ng
on
his
ha
nds.
Jo
nes
and
I
re
su
med
our
ci
ga
rs
and
our
ta
lk.
Su
dde
nly,
ho
we
ve
r,
Ho
lme
s's
vo
i
ce
bro
ke
in
upon
us.
"I
thi
nk
that
you
mi
ght
offer
me
a
ci
gar
to
o
,"
he
sa
i
d.
We
bo
th
sta
rted
in
our
cha
i
rs.
The
re
was
Ho
lmes
si
tti
ng
clo
se
to
us
wi
th
an
air
of
qu
i
et
amu
se
me
nt.
"Ho
lme
s!"
I
excla
i
me
d.
"You
he
re!
But
whe
re
is
the
old
ma
n?"
"He
re
is
the
old
ma
n,"
sa
id
he,
ho
ldi
ng
out
a
he
ap
of
whi
te
ha
i
r.
"He
re
he
is,—wi
g,
whi
ske
rs,
eye
bro
ws,
and
all.
I
tho
u
ght
my
di
sgu
i
se
was
pre
tty
go
o
d,
but
I
ha
rdly
expe
cted
that
it
wo
u
ld
sta
nd
that
te
st."
"Ah,
You
ro
gu
e
!"
cri
ed
Jo
ne
s,
hi
ghly
de
li
ghte
d.
"You
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
ma
de
an
acto
r,
and
a
ra
re
one.
You
had
the
pro
per
wo
rkho
u
se
co
u
gh,
and
tho
se
we
ak
le
gs
of
yo
u
rs
are
wo
rth
ten
po
u
nd
a
we
e
k.
I
tho
u
ght
I
knew
the
gli
nt
of
yo
ur
eye,
tho
u
gh.
You
di
dn't
get
away
from
us
so
ea
si
ly,
You
se
e
."
"I
ha
ve
be
en
wo
rki
ng
in
that
ge
t-up
all
da
y,"
sa
id
he,
li
ghti
ng
his
ci
ga
r.
"You
se
e,
a
go
od
ma
ny
of
the
cri
mi
nal
cla
sses
be
gin
to
know
me
,—e
spe
ci
a
lly
si
nce
our
fri
e
nd
he
re
to
ok
to
pu
bli
shi
ng
so
me
of
my
ca
se
s:
so
I
can
only
go
on
the
wa
r-pa
th
under
so
me
si
mple
di
sgu
i
se
li
ke
thi
s.
You
got
my
wi
re
?"
"Ye
s;
that
was
what
bro
u
ght
me
he
re
."
"How
has
yo
ur
ca
se
pro
spe
re
d?"
"It
has
all
co
me
to
no
thi
ng.
I
ha
ve
had
to
re
le
a
se
two
of
my
pri
so
ne
rs,
and
the
re
is
no
evi
de
nce
aga
i
nst
the
other
two
."
"Ne
ver
mi
nd.
We
sha
ll
gi
ve
you
two
othe
rs
in
the
pla
ce
of
the
m.
But
you
mu
st
put
yo
u
rse
lf
under
my
orde
rs.
You
are
we
lco
me
to
all
the
offi
ci
al
cre
di
t,
but
you
mu
st
act
on
the
li
ne
that
I
po
i
nt
ou
t.
Is
that
agre
e
d?"
"Enti
re
ly,
if
you
wi
ll
he
lp
me
to
the
me
n."
"We
ll,
the
n,
in
the
fi
rst
pla
ce
I
sha
ll
wa
nt
a
fa
st
po
li
ce
-bo
a
t—a
ste
am
la
u
nch—to
be
at
the
We
stmi
nster
Sta
i
rs
at
se
ven
o'clo
ck."
"That
is
ea
si
ly
ma
na
ge
d.
The
re
is
alwa
ys
one
abo
ut
the
re;
but
I
can
step
acro
ss
the
ro
ad
and
te
le
pho
ne
to
ma
ke
su
re
."
"Then
I
sha
ll
wa
nt
two
sta
nch
me
n,
in
ca
se
of
re
si
sta
nce
."
"The
re
wi
ll
be
two
or
three
in
the
bo
a
t.
What
else
?"
"When
we
se
cu
re
the
men
we
sha
ll
get
the
tre
a
su
re.
I
thi
nk
that
it
wo
u
ld
be
a
ple
a
su
re
to
my
fri
e
nd
he
re
to
ta
ke
the
box
ro
u
nd
to
the
yo
u
ng
la
dy
to
whom
ha
lf
of
it
ri
ghtfu
lly
be
lo
ngs.
Let
her
be
the
fi
rst
to
open
it.—Eh,
Wa
tso
n?"
"It
wo
u
ld
be
a
gre
at
ple
a
su
re
to
me
."
"Ra
ther
an
irre
gu
lar
pro
ce
e
di
ng,"
sa
id
Jo
ne
s,
sha
ki
ng
his
he
a
d.
"Ho
we
ve
r,
the
who
le
thi
ng
is
irre
gu
la
r,
and
I
su
ppo
se
we
mu
st
wi
nk
at
it.
The
tre
a
su
re
mu
st
afte
rwa
rds
be
ha
nded
over
to
the
au
tho
ri
ti
es
until
after
the
offi
ci
al
inve
sti
ga
ti
o
n."
"Ce
rta
i
nly.
That
is
ea
si
ly
ma
na
ge
d.
One
other
po
i
nt.
I
sho
u
ld
mu
ch
li
ke
to
ha
ve
a
few
de
ta
i
ls
abo
ut
this
ma
tter
from
the
li
ps
of
Jo
na
than
Sma
ll
hi
mse
lf.
You
know
I
li
ke
to
wo
rk
the
de
ta
il
of
my
ca
ses
ou
t.
The
re
is
no
obje
cti
on
to
my
ha
vi
ng
an
uno
ffi
ci
al
inte
rvi
ew
wi
th
hi
m,
ei
ther
he
re
in
my
ro
o
ms
or
else
whe
re,
as
lo
ng
as
he
is
effi
ci
e
ntly
gu
a
rde
d?"
"We
ll,
you
are
ma
ster
of
the
si
tu
a
ti
o
n.
I
ha
ve
had
no
pro
of
yet
of
the
exi
ste
nce
of
this
Jo
na
than
Sma
ll.
Ho
we
ve
r,
if
you
can
ca
tch
him
I
do
n't
see
how
I
can
re
fu
se
you
an
inte
rvi
ew
wi
th
hi
m."
"That
is
unde
rsto
o
d,
the
n?"
"Pe
rfe
ctly.
Is
the
re
anythi
ng
else
?"
"Only
that
I
insi
st
upon
yo
ur
di
ni
ng
wi
th
us.
It
wi
ll
be
re
a
dy
in
ha
lf
an
ho
u
r.
I
ha
ve
oyste
rs
and
a
bra
ce
of
gro
u
se,
wi
th
so
me
thi
ng
a
li
ttle
cho
i
ce
in
whi
te
wi
ne
s.—Wa
tso
n,
you
ha
ve
ne
ver
yet
re
co
gni
zed
my
me
ri
ts
as
a
ho
u
se
ke
e
pe
r."
Cha
pter
X
The
End
of
the
Isla
nder
Our
me
al
was
a
me
rry
one.
Ho
lmes
co
u
ld
ta
lk
exce
e
di
ngly
we
ll
when
he
cho
se,
and
that
ni
ght
he
did
cho
o
se.
He
appe
a
red
to
be
in
a
sta
te
of
ne
rvo
us
exa
lta
ti
o
n.
I
ha
ve
ne
ver
kno
wn
him
so
bri
lli
a
nt.
He
spo
ke
on
a
qu
i
ck
su
cce
ssi
on
of
su
bje
cts,—on
mi
ra
cle
-pla
ys,
on
me
di
e
val
po
tte
ry,
on
Stra
di
va
ri
us
vi
o
li
ns,
on
the
Bu
ddhi
sm
of
Ce
ylo
n,
and
on
the
wa
r-shi
ps
of
the
fu
tu
re
,—ha
ndli
ng
ea
ch
as
tho
u
gh
he
had
ma
de
a
spe
ci
al
stu
dy
of
it.
His
bri
ght
hu
mor
ma
rked
the
re
a
cti
on
from
his
bla
ck
de
pre
ssi
on
of
the
pre
ce
di
ng
da
ys.
Athe
lney
Jo
nes
pro
ved
to
be
a
so
ci
a
ble
so
ul
in
his
ho
u
rs
of
re
la
xa
ti
o
n,
and
fa
ced
his
di
nner
wi
th
the
air
of
a
bon
vi
va
nt.
For
myse
lf,
I
fe
lt
ela
ted
at
the
tho
u
ght
that
we
we
re
ne
a
ri
ng
the
end
of
our
ta
sk,
and
I
ca
u
ght
so
me
thi
ng
of
Ho
lme
s's
ga
i
e
ty.
No
ne
of
us
allu
ded
du
ri
ng
di
nner
to
the
ca
u
se
whi
ch
had
bro
u
ght
us
to
ge
the
r.
When
the
clo
th
was
cle
a
re
d,
Ho
lmes
gla
nced
at
his
wa
tch,
and
fi
lled
up
three
gla
sses
wi
th
po
rt.
"One
bu
mpe
r,"
sa
id
he,
"to
the
su
cce
ss
of
our
li
ttle
expe
di
ti
o
n.
And
now
it
is
hi
gh
ti
me
we
we
re
off.
Ha
ve
you
a
pi
sto
l,
Wa
tso
n?"
"I
ha
ve
my
old
se
rvi
ce
-re
vo
lver
in
my
de
sk."
"You
had
be
st
ta
ke
it,
the
n.
It
is
we
ll
to
be
pre
pa
re
d.
I
see
that
the
cab
is
at
the
do
o
r.
I
orde
red
it
for
ha
lf-pa
st
si
x."
It
was
a
li
ttle
pa
st
se
ven
be
fo
re
we
re
a
ched
the
We
stmi
nster
wha
rf,
and
fo
u
nd
our
la
u
nch
awa
i
ti
ng
us.
Ho
lmes
eyed
it
cri
ti
ca
lly.
"Is
the
re
anythi
ng
to
ma
rk
it
as
a
po
li
ce
-bo
a
t?"
"Ye
s,—that
gre
en
la
mp
at
the
si
de
."
"Then
ta
ke
it
off."
The
sma
ll
cha
nge
was
ma
de,
we
ste
pped
on
bo
a
rd,
and
the
ro
pes
we
re
ca
st
off.
Jo
ne
s,
Ho
lme
s,
and
I
sat
in
the
ste
rn.
The
re
was
one
man
at
the
ru
dde
r,
one
to
te
nd
the
engi
ne
s,
and
two
bu
rly
po
li
ce
-i
nspe
cto
rs
fo
rwa
rd.
"Whe
re
to
?"
asked
Jo
ne
s.
"To
the
To
we
r.
Te
ll
them
to
stop
oppo
si
te
Ja
co
bso
n's
Ya
rd."
Our
cra
ft
was
evi
de
ntly
a
ve
ry
fa
st
one.
We
shot
pa
st
the
lo
ng
li
nes
of
lo
a
ded
ba
rges
as
tho
u
gh
they
we
re
sta
ti
o
na
ry.
Ho
lmes
smi
led
wi
th
sa
ti
sfa
cti
on
as
we
ove
rha
u
led
a
ri
ver
ste
a
mer
and
le
ft
her
be
hi
nd
us.
"We
ou
ght
to
be
able
to
ca
tch
anythi
ng
on
the
ri
ve
r,"
he
sa
i
d.
"We
ll,
ha
rdly
tha
t.
But
the
re
are
not
ma
ny
la
u
nches
to
be
at
us."
"We
sha
ll
ha
ve
to
ca
tch
the
Au
ro
ra,
and
she
has
a
na
me
for
be
i
ng
a
cli
ppe
r.
I
wi
ll
te
ll
you
how
the
la
nd
li
e
s,
Wa
tso
n.
You
re
co
lle
ct
how
anno
yed
I
was
at
be
i
ng
ba
lked
by
so
sma
ll
a
thi
ng?"
"Ye
s."
"We
ll,
I
ga
ve
my
mi
nd
a
tho
ro
u
gh
re
st
by
plu
ngi
ng
into
a
che
mi
cal
ana
lysi
s.
One
of
our
gre
a
te
st
sta
te
smen
has
sa
id
that
a
cha
nge
of
wo
rk
is
the
be
st
re
st.
So
it
is.
When
I
had
su
cce
e
ded
in
di
sso
lvi
ng
the
hydro
ca
rbon
whi
ch
I
was
at
wo
rk
at,
I
ca
me
ba
ck
to
our
pro
blem
of
the
Sho
lto
s,
and
tho
u
ght
the
who
le
ma
tter
out
aga
i
n.
My
bo
ys
had
be
en
up
the
ri
ver
and
do
wn
the
ri
ver
wi
tho
ut
re
su
lt.
The
la
u
nch
was
not
at
any
la
ndi
ng-sta
ge
or
wha
rf,
nor
had
it
re
tu
rne
d.
Yet
it
co
u
ld
ha
rdly
ha
ve
be
en
scu
ttled
to
hi
de
the
ir
tra
ce
s,—tho
u
gh
that
alwa
ys
re
ma
i
ned
as
a
po
ssi
ble
hypo
the
sis
if
all
else
fa
i
le
d.
I
knew
this
man
Sma
ll
had
a
ce
rta
in
de
gree
of
low
cu
nni
ng,
but
I
did
not
thi
nk
him
ca
pa
ble
of
anythi
ng
in
the
na
tu
re
of
de
li
ca
te
fi
ne
sse.
That
is
usu
a
lly
a
pro
du
ct
of
hi
gher
edu
ca
ti
o
n.
I
then
re
fle
cted
that
si
nce
he
had
ce
rta
i
nly
be
en
in
Lo
ndon
so
me
ti
me
—as
we
had
evi
de
nce
that
he
ma
i
nta
i
ned
a
co
nti
nu
al
wa
tch
over
Po
ndi
che
rry
Lo
dge
—he
co
u
ld
ha
rdly
le
a
ve
at
a
mo
me
nt's
no
ti
ce,
but
wo
u
ld
ne
ed
so
me
li
ttle
ti
me,
if
it
we
re
only
a
da
y,
to
arra
nge
his
affa
i
rs.
That
was
the
ba
la
nce
of
pro
ba
bi
li
ty,
at
any
ra
te
."
"It
se
e
ms
to
me
to
be
a
li
ttle
we
a
k,"
sa
id
I.
"It
is
mo
re
pro
ba
ble
that
he
had
arra
nged
his
affa
i
rs
be
fo
re
ever
he
set
out
upon
his
expe
di
ti
o
n."
"No,
I
ha
rdly
thi
nk
so.
This
la
ir
of
his
wo
u
ld
be
too
va
lu
a
ble
a
re
tre
at
in
ca
se
of
ne
ed
for
him
to
gi
ve
it
up
until
he
was
su
re
that
he
co
u
ld
do
wi
tho
ut
it.
But
a
se
co
nd
co
nsi
de
ra
ti
on
stru
ck
me.
Jo
na
than
Sma
ll
mu
st
ha
ve
fe
lt
that
the
pe
cu
li
ar
appe
a
ra
nce
of
his
co
mpa
ni
o
n,
ho
we
ver
mu
ch
he
may
ha
ve
to
p-co
a
ted
hi
m,
wo
u
ld
gi
ve
ri
se
to
go
ssi
p,
and
po
ssi
bly
be
asso
ci
a
ted
wi
th
this
No
rwo
od
tra
ge
dy.
He
was
qu
i
te
sha
rp
eno
u
gh
to
see
tha
t.
They
had
sta
rted
from
the
ir
he
a
d-qu
a
rte
rs
under
co
ver
of
da
rkne
ss,
and
he
wo
u
ld
wi
sh
to
get
ba
ck
be
fo
re
it
was
bro
ad
li
ght.
No
w,
it
was
pa
st
three
o'clo
ck,
acco
rdi
ng
to
Mrs.
Smi
th,
when
they
got
the
bo
a
t.
It
wo
u
ld
be
qu
i
te
bri
ght,
and
pe
o
ple
wo
u
ld
be
abo
ut
in
an
ho
ur
or
so.
The
re
fo
re,
I
argu
e
d,
they
did
not
go
ve
ry
fa
r.
They
pa
id
Smi
th
we
ll
to
ho
ld
his
to
ngu
e,
re
se
rved
his
la
u
nch
for
the
fi
nal
esca
pe,
and
hu
rri
ed
to
the
ir
lo
dgi
ngs
wi
th
the
tre
a
su
re
-bo
x.
In
a
co
u
ple
of
ni
ghts,
when
they
had
ti
me
to
see
what
vi
ew
the
pa
pe
rs
to
o
k,
and
whe
ther
the
re
was
any
su
spi
ci
o
n,
they
wo
u
ld
ma
ke
the
ir
way
under
co
ver
of
da
rkne
ss
to
so
me
ship
at
Gra
ve
se
nd
or
in
the
Do
wns,
whe
re
no
do
u
bt
they
had
alre
a
dy
arra
nged
for
pa
ssa
ges
to
Ame
ri
ca
or
the
Co
lo
ni
e
s."
"But
the
la
u
nch?
They
co
u
ld
not
ha
ve
ta
ken
that
to
the
ir
lo
dgi
ngs."
"Qu
i
te
so.
I
argu
ed
that
the
la
u
nch
mu
st
be
no
gre
at
way
off,
in
spi
te
of
its
invi
si
bi
li
ty.
I
then
put
myse
lf
in
the
pla
ce
of
Sma
ll,
and
lo
o
ked
at
it
as
a
man
of
his
ca
pa
ci
ty
wo
u
ld.
He
wo
u
ld
pro
ba
bly
co
nsi
der
that
to
se
nd
ba
ck
the
la
u
nch
or
to
ke
ep
it
at
a
wha
rf
wo
u
ld
ma
ke
pu
rsu
it
ea
sy
if
the
po
li
ce
did
ha
ppen
to
get
on
his
tra
ck.
Ho
w,
the
n,
co
u
ld
he
co
nce
al
the
la
u
nch
and
yet
ha
ve
her
at
ha
nd
when
wa
nte
d?
I
wo
nde
red
what
I
sho
u
ld
do
myse
lf
if
I
we
re
in
his
sho
e
s.
I
co
u
ld
only
thi
nk
of
one
way
of
do
i
ng
it.
I
mi
ght
la
nd
the
la
u
nch
over
to
so
me
bo
a
t-bu
i
lder
or
re
pa
i
re
r,
wi
th
di
re
cti
o
ns
to
ma
ke
a
tri
fli
ng
cha
nge
in
he
r.
She
wo
u
ld
then
be
re
mo
ved
to
his
shed
or
ya
rd,
and
so
be
effe
ctu
a
lly
co
nce
a
le
d,
whi
le
at
the
sa
me
ti
me
I
co
u
ld
ha
ve
her
at
a
few
ho
u
rs'
no
ti
ce
."
"That
se
e
ms
si
mple
eno
u
gh."
"It
is
ju
st
the
se
ve
ry
si
mple
thi
ngs
whi
ch
are
extre
me
ly
li
a
ble
to
be
ove
rlo
o
ke
d.
Ho
we
ve
r,
I
de
te
rmi
ned
to
act
on
the
ide
a.
I
sta
rted
at
once
in
this
ha
rmle
ss
se
a
ma
n's
rig
and
inqu
i
red
at
all
the
ya
rds
do
wn
the
ri
ve
r.
I
drew
bla
nk
at
fi
fte
e
n,
but
at
the
si
xte
e
nth—Ja
co
bso
n's—I
le
a
rned
that
the
Au
ro
ra
had
be
en
ha
nded
over
to
them
two
da
ys
ago
by
a
wo
o
de
n-le
gged
ma
n,
wi
th
so
me
tri
vi
al
di
re
cti
o
ns
as
to
her
ru
dde
r.
'The
re
ai
n't
na
u
ght
ami
ss
wi
th
her
ru
dde
r,'
sa
id
the
fo
re
ma
n.
'The
re
she
li
e
s,
wi
th
the
red
stre
a
ks.'
At
that
mo
me
nt
who
sho
u
ld
co
me
do
wn
but
Mo
rde
cai
Smi
th,
the
mi
ssi
ng
owne
r?
He
was
ra
ther
the
wo
rse
for
li
qu
o
r.
I
sho
u
ld
no
t,
of
co
u
rse,
ha
ve
kno
wn
hi
m,
but
he
be
llo
wed
out
his
na
me
and
the
na
me
of
his
la
u
nch.
'I
wa
nt
her
to
-ni
ght
at
ei
ght
o'clo
ck,'
sa
id
he
,—'e
i
ght
o'clo
ck
sha
rp,
mi
nd,
for
I
ha
ve
two
ge
ntle
men
who
wo
n't
be
ke
pt
wa
i
ti
ng.'
They
had
evi
de
ntly
pa
id
him
we
ll,
for
he
was
ve
ry
flu
sh
of
mo
ne
y,
chu
cki
ng
shi
lli
ngs
abo
ut
to
the
me
n.
I
fo
llo
wed
him
so
me
di
sta
nce,
but
he
su
bsi
ded
into
an
ale
-ho
u
se:
so
I
we
nt
ba
ck
to
the
ya
rd,
and,
ha
ppe
ni
ng
to
pi
ck
up
one
of
my
bo
ys
on
the
wa
y,
I
sta
ti
o
ned
him
as
a
se
ntry
over
the
la
u
nch.
He
is
to
sta
nd
at
wa
te
r's
edge
and
wa
ve
his
ha
ndke
rchi
ef
to
us
when
they
sta
rt.
We
sha
ll
be
lyi
ng
off
in
the
stre
a
m,
and
it
wi
ll
be
a
stra
nge
thi
ng
if
we
do
not
ta
ke
me
n,
tre
a
su
re,
and
all."
"You
ha
ve
pla
nned
it
all
ve
ry
ne
a
tly,
whe
ther
they
are
the
ri
ght
men
or
no
t,"
sa
id
Jo
ne
s;
"but
if
the
affa
ir
we
re
in
my
ha
nds
I
sho
u
ld
ha
ve
had
a
bo
dy
of
po
li
ce
in
Ja
co
bso
n's
Ya
rd,
and
arre
sted
them
when
they
ca
me
do
wn."
"Whi
ch
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
be
en
ne
ve
r.
This
man
Sma
ll
is
a
pre
tty
shre
wd
fe
llo
w.
He
wo
u
ld
se
nd
a
sco
ut
on
ahe
a
d,
and
if
anythi
ng
ma
de
him
su
spi
ci
o
us
lie
snug
for
ano
ther
we
e
k."
"But
you
mi
ght
ha
ve
stu
ck
to
Mo
rde
cai
Smi
th,
and
so
be
en
led
to
the
ir
hi
di
ng-pla
ce
,"
sa
id
I.
"In
that
ca
se
I
sho
u
ld
ha
ve
wa
sted
my
da
y.
I
thi
nk
that
it
is
a
hu
ndred
to
one
aga
i
nst
Smi
th
kno
wi
ng
whe
re
they
li
ve.
As
lo
ng
as
he
has
li
qu
or
and
go
od
pa
y,
why
sho
u
ld
he
ask
qu
e
sti
o
ns?
They
se
nd
him
me
ssa
ges
what
to
do.
No,
I
tho
u
ght
over
eve
ry
po
ssi
ble
co
u
rse,
and
this
is
the
be
st."
Whi
le
this
co
nve
rsa
ti
on
had
be
en
pro
ce
e
di
ng,
we
had
be
en
sho
o
ti
ng
the
lo
ng
se
ri
es
of
bri
dges
whi
ch
span
the
Tha
me
s.
As
we
pa
ssed
the
Ci
ty
the
la
st
ra
ys
of
the
sun
we
re
gi
ldi
ng
the
cro
ss
upon
the
su
mmit
of
St.
Pa
u
l's.
It
was
twi
li
ght
be
fo
re
we
re
a
ched
the
To
we
r.
"That
is
Ja
co
bso
n's
Ya
rd,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s,
po
i
nti
ng
to
a
bri
stle
of
ma
sts
and
ri
ggi
ng
on
the
Su
rrey
si
de.
"Cru
i
se
ge
ntly
up
and
do
wn
he
re
under
co
ver
of
this
stri
ng
of
li
ghte
rs."
He
to
ok
a
pa
ir
of
ni
ght-gla
sses
from
his
po
cket
and
ga
zed
so
me
ti
me
at
the
sho
re.
"I
see
my
se
ntry
at
his
po
st,"
he
re
ma
rke
d,
"but
no
si
gn
of
a
ha
ndke
rchi
e
f."
"Su
ppo
se
we
go
do
wn-stre
am
a
sho
rt
way
and
lie
in
wa
it
for
the
m,"
sa
id
Jo
ne
s,
ea
ge
rly.
We
we
re
all
ea
ger
by
this
ti
me,
even
the
po
li
ce
men
and
sto
ke
rs,
who
had
a
ve
ry
va
gue
idea
of
what
was
go
i
ng
fo
rwa
rd.
"We
ha
ve
no
ri
ght
to
ta
ke
anythi
ng
for
gra
nte
d,"
Ho
lmes
answe
re
d.
"It
is
ce
rta
i
nly
ten
to
one
that
they
go
do
wn-stre
a
m,
but
we
ca
nnot
be
ce
rta
i
n.
From
this
po
i
nt
we
can
see
the
entra
nce
of
the
ya
rd,
and
they
can
ha
rdly
see
us.
It
wi
ll
be
a
cle
ar
ni
ght
and
ple
nty
of
li
ght.
We
mu
st
stay
whe
re
we
are.
See
how
the
fo
lk
swa
rm
over
yo
nder
in
the
ga
sli
ght."
"They
are
co
mi
ng
from
wo
rk
in
the
ya
rd."
"Di
rty-lo
o
ki
ng
ra
sca
ls,
but
I
su
ppo
se
eve
ry
one
has
so
me
li
ttle
immo
rtal
spa
rk
co
nce
a
led
abo
ut
hi
m.
You
wo
u
ld
not
thi
nk
it,
to
lo
ok
at
the
m.
The
re
is
no
a
pri
o
ri
pro
ba
bi
li
ty
abo
ut
it.
A
stra
nge
eni
gma
is
ma
n!"
"So
me
one
ca
lls
him
a
so
ul
co
nce
a
led
in
an
ani
ma
l,"
I
su
gge
ste
d.
"Wi
nwo
od
Re
a
de
is
go
od
upon
the
su
bje
ct,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s.
"He
re
ma
rks
tha
t,
whi
le
the
indi
vi
du
al
man
is
an
inso
lu
ble
pu
zzle,
in
the
aggre
ga
te
he
be
co
mes
a
ma
the
ma
ti
cal
ce
rta
i
nty.
You
ca
n,
for
exa
mple,
ne
ver
fo
re
te
ll
what
any
one
man
wi
ll
do,
but
you
can
say
wi
th
pre
ci
si
on
what
an
ave
ra
ge
nu
mber
wi
ll
be
up
to.
Indi
vi
du
a
ls
va
ry,
but
pe
rce
nta
ges
re
ma
in
co
nsta
nt.
So
sa
ys
the
sta
ti
sti
ci
a
n.
But
do
I
see
a
ha
ndke
rchi
e
f?
Su
re
ly
the
re
is
a
whi
te
flu
tter
over
yo
nde
r."
"Ye
s,
it
is
yo
ur
bo
y,"
I
cri
e
d.
"I
can
see
him
pla
i
nly."
"And
the
re
is
the
Au
ro
ra
,"
excla
i
med
Ho
lme
s,
"a
nd
go
i
ng
li
ke
the
de
vi
l!
Fu
ll
spe
ed
ahe
a
d,
engi
ne
e
r.
Ma
ke
after
that
la
u
nch
wi
th
the
ye
llow
li
ght.
By
he
a
ve
n,
I
sha
ll
ne
ver
fo
rgi
ve
myse
lf
if
she
pro
ves
to
ha
ve
the
he
e
ls
of
us!"
She
had
sli
pped
unse
en
thro
u
gh
the
ya
rd-e
ntra
nce
and
pa
ssed
be
hi
nd
two
or
three
sma
ll
cra
ft,
so
that
she
had
fa
i
rly
got
her
spe
ed
up
be
fo
re
we
saw
he
r.
Now
she
was
flyi
ng
do
wn
the
stre
a
m,
ne
ar
in
to
the
sho
re,
go
i
ng
at
a
tre
me
ndo
us
ra
te.
Jo
nes
lo
o
ked
gra
ve
ly
at
her
and
sho
ok
his
he
a
d.
"She
is
ve
ry
fa
st,"
he
sa
i
d.
"I
do
u
bt
if
we
sha
ll
ca
tch
he
r."
"We
MUST
ca
tch
he
r!"
cri
ed
Ho
lme
s,
be
twe
en
his
te
e
th.
"He
ap
it
on,
sto
ke
rs!
Ma
ke
her
do
all
she
ca
n!
If
we
bu
rn
the
bo
at
we
mu
st
ha
ve
the
m!"
We
we
re
fa
i
rly
after
her
no
w.
The
fu
rna
ces
ro
a
re
d,
and
the
po
we
rful
engi
nes
whi
zzed
and
cla
nke
d,
li
ke
a
gre
at
me
ta
llic
he
a
rt.
Her
sha
rp,
ste
ep
prow
cut
thro
u
gh
the
ri
ve
r-wa
ter
and
se
nt
two
ro
lli
ng
wa
ves
to
ri
ght
and
to
le
ft
of
us.
Wi
th
eve
ry
throb
of
the
engi
nes
we
spra
ng
and
qu
i
ve
red
li
ke
a
li
vi
ng
thi
ng.
One
gre
at
ye
llow
la
nte
rn
in
our
bo
ws
threw
a
lo
ng,
fli
cke
ri
ng
fu
nnel
of
li
ght
in
fro
nt
of
us.
Ri
ght
ahe
ad
a
da
rk
blur
upon
the
wa
ter
sho
wed
whe
re
the
Au
ro
ra
la
y,
and
the
swi
rl
of
whi
te
fo
am
be
hi
nd
her
spo
ke
of
the
pa
ce
at
whi
ch
she
was
go
i
ng.
We
fla
shed
pa
st
ba
rge
s,
ste
a
me
rs,
me
rcha
nt-ve
sse
ls,
in
and
ou
t,
be
hi
nd
this
one
and
ro
u
nd
the
othe
r.
Vo
i
ces
ha
i
led
us
out
of
the
da
rkne
ss,
but
sti
ll
the
Au
ro
ra
thu
nde
red
on,
and
sti
ll
we
fo
llo
wed
clo
se
upon
her
tra
ck.
"Pi
le
it
on,
me
n,
pi
le
it
on!"
cri
ed
Ho
lme
s,
lo
o
ki
ng
do
wn
into
the
engi
ne
-ro
o
m,
whi
le
the
fi
e
rce
glow
from
be
low
be
at
upon
his
ea
ge
r,
aqu
i
li
ne
fa
ce.
"Get
eve
ry
po
u
nd
of
ste
am
you
ca
n."
"I
thi
nk
we
ga
in
a
li
ttle
,"
sa
id
Jo
ne
s,
wi
th
his
eyes
on
the
Au
ro
ra.
"I
am
su
re
of
it,"
sa
id
I.
"We
sha
ll
be
up
wi
th
her
in
a
ve
ry
few
mi
nu
te
s."
At
that
mo
me
nt,
ho
we
ve
r,
as
our
evil
fa
te
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
it,
a
tug
wi
th
three
ba
rges
in
tow
blu
nde
red
in
be
twe
en
us.
It
was
only
by
pu
tti
ng
our
he
lm
ha
rd
do
wn
that
we
avo
i
ded
a
co
lli
si
o
n,
and
be
fo
re
we
co
u
ld
ro
u
nd
them
and
re
co
ver
our
way
the
Au
ro
ra
had
ga
i
ned
a
go
od
two
hu
ndred
ya
rds.
She
was
sti
ll,
ho
we
ve
r,
we
ll
in
vi
e
w,
and
the
mu
rky
unce
rta
in
twi
li
ght
was
se
tti
ng
into
a
cle
ar
sta
rlit
ni
ght.
Our
bo
i
le
rs
we
re
stra
i
ned
to
the
ir
utmo
st,
and
the
fra
il
she
ll
vi
bra
ted
and
cre
a
ked
wi
th
the
fi
e
rce
ene
rgy
whi
ch
was
dri
vi
ng
us
alo
ng.
We
had
shot
thro
u
gh
the
Po
o
l,
pa
st
the
We
st
India
Do
cks,
do
wn
the
lo
ng
De
ptfo
rd
Re
a
ch,
and
up
aga
in
after
ro
u
ndi
ng
the
Isle
of
Do
gs.
The
du
ll
blur
in
fro
nt
of
us
re
so
lved
itse
lf
now
cle
a
rly
eno
u
gh
into
the
da
i
nty
Au
ro
ra.
Jo
nes
tu
rned
our
se
a
rch-li
ght
upon
he
r,
so
that
we
co
u
ld
pla
i
nly
see
the
fi
gu
res
upon
her
de
ck.
One
man
sat
by
the
ste
rn,
wi
th
so
me
thi
ng
bla
ck
be
twe
en
his
kne
es
over
whi
ch
he
sto
o
pe
d.
Be
si
de
him
lay
a
da
rk
ma
ss
whi
ch
lo
o
ked
li
ke
a
Ne
wfo
u
ndla
nd
do
g.
The
boy
he
ld
the
ti
lle
r,
whi
le
aga
i
nst
the
red
gla
re
of
the
fu
rna
ce
I
co
u
ld
see
old
Smi
th,
stri
pped
to
the
wa
i
st,
and
sho
ve
lli
ng
co
a
ls
for
de
ar
li
fe.
They
may
ha
ve
had
so
me
do
u
bt
at
fi
rst
as
to
whe
ther
we
we
re
re
a
lly
pu
rsu
i
ng
the
m,
but
now
as
we
fo
llo
wed
eve
ry
wi
ndi
ng
and
tu
rni
ng
whi
ch
they
to
ok
the
re
co
u
ld
no
lo
nger
be
any
qu
e
sti
on
abo
ut
it.
At
Gre
e
nwi
ch
we
we
re
abo
ut
three
hu
ndred
pa
ces
be
hi
nd
the
m.
At
Bla
ckwa
ll
we
co
u
ld
not
ha
ve
be
en
mo
re
than
two
hu
ndred
and
fi
fty.
I
ha
ve
co
u
rsed
ma
ny
cre
a
tu
res
in
ma
ny
co
u
ntri
es
du
ri
ng
my
che
cke
red
ca
re
e
r,
but
ne
ver
did
spo
rt
gi
ve
me
su
ch
a
wi
ld
thri
ll
as
this
ma
d,
flyi
ng
ma
n-hu
nt
do
wn
the
Tha
me
s.
Ste
a
di
ly
we
drew
in
upon
the
m,
ya
rd
by
ya
rd.
In
the
si
le
nce
of
the
ni
ght
we
co
u
ld
he
ar
the
pa
nti
ng
and
cla
nki
ng
of
the
ir
ma
chi
ne
ry.
The
man
in
the
ste
rn
sti
ll
cro
u
ched
upon
the
de
ck,
and
his
arms
we
re
mo
vi
ng
as
tho
u
gh
he
we
re
bu
sy,
whi
le
eve
ry
now
and
then
he
wo
u
ld
lo
ok
up
and
me
a
su
re
wi
th
a
gla
nce
the
di
sta
nce
whi
ch
sti
ll
se
pa
ra
ted
us.
Ne
a
rer
we
ca
me
and
ne
a
re
r.
Jo
nes
ye
lled
to
them
to
sto
p.
We
we
re
not
mo
re
than
fo
ur
bo
a
t's
le
ngths
be
hi
nd
the
m,
bo
th
bo
a
ts
flyi
ng
at
a
tre
me
ndo
us
pa
ce.
It
was
a
cle
ar
re
a
ch
of
the
ri
ve
r,
wi
th
Ba
rki
ng
Le
vel
upon
one
si
de
and
the
me
la
ncho
ly
Plu
mste
ad
Ma
rshes
upon
the
othe
r.
At
our
ha
il
the
man
in
the
ste
rn
spra
ng
up
from
the
de
ck
and
sho
ok
his
two
cli
nched
fi
sts
at
us,
cu
rsi
ng
the
whi
le
in
a
hi
gh,
cra
cked
vo
i
ce.
He
was
a
go
o
d-si
ze
d,
po
we
rful
ma
n,
and
as
he
sto
od
po
i
si
ng
hi
mse
lf
wi
th
le
gs
astri
de
I
co
u
ld
see
that
from
the
thi
gh
do
wnwa
rds
the
re
was
but
a
wo
o
den
stu
mp
upon
the
ri
ght
si
de.
At
the
so
u
nd
of
his
stri
de
nt,
angry
cri
es
the
re
was
mo
ve
me
nt
in
the
hu
ddled
bu
ndle
upon
the
de
ck.
It
stra
i
ghte
ned
itse
lf
into
a
li
ttle
bla
ck
ma
n—the
sma
lle
st
I
ha
ve
ever
se
e
n—wi
th
a
gre
a
t,
mi
ssha
pen
he
ad
and
a
sho
ck
of
ta
ngle
d,
di
she
ve
lled
ha
i
r.
Ho
lmes
had
alre
a
dy
dra
wn
his
re
vo
lve
r,
and
I
whi
pped
out
mi
ne
at
the
si
ght
of
this
sa
va
ge,
di
sto
rted
cre
a
tu
re.
He
was
wra
pped
in
so
me
so
rt
of
da
rk
ulster
or
bla
nke
t,
whi
ch
le
ft
only
his
fa
ce
expo
se
d;
but
that
fa
ce
was
eno
u
gh
to
gi
ve
a
man
a
sle
e
ple
ss
ni
ght.
Ne
ver
ha
ve
I
se
en
fe
a
tu
res
so
de
e
ply
ma
rked
wi
th
all
be
sti
a
li
ty
and
cru
e
lty.
His
sma
ll
eyes
glo
wed
and
bu
rned
wi
th
a
so
mbre
li
ght,
and
his
thi
ck
li
ps
we
re
wri
thed
ba
ck
from
his
te
e
th,
whi
ch
gri
nned
and
cha
tte
red
at
us
wi
th
a
ha
lf
ani
mal
fu
ry.
"Fi
re
if
he
ra
i
ses
his
ha
nd,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s,
qu
i
e
tly.
We
we
re
wi
thin
a
bo
a
t's-le
ngth
by
this
ti
me,
and
almo
st
wi
thin
to
u
ch
of
our
qu
a
rry.
I
can
see
the
two
of
them
now
as
they
sto
o
d,
the
whi
te
man
wi
th
his
le
gs
far
apa
rt,
shri
e
ki
ng
out
cu
rse
s,
and
the
unha
llo
wed
dwa
rf
wi
th
his
hi
de
o
us
fa
ce,
and
his
stro
ng
ye
llow
te
e
th
gna
shi
ng
at
us
in
the
li
ght
of
our
la
nte
rn.
It
was
we
ll
that
we
had
so
cle
ar
a
vi
ew
of
hi
m.
Even
as
we
lo
o
ked
he
plu
cked
out
from
under
his
co
ve
ri
ng
a
sho
rt,
ro
u
nd
pi
e
ce
of
wo
o
d,
li
ke
a
scho
o
l-ru
le
r,
and
cla
pped
it
to
his
li
ps.
Our
pi
sto
ls
ra
ng
out
to
ge
the
r.
He
whi
rled
ro
u
nd,
threw
up
his
arms,
and
wi
th
a
ki
nd
of
cho
ki
ng
co
u
gh
fe
ll
si
de
wa
ys
into
the
stre
a
m.
I
ca
u
ght
one
gli
mpse
of
his
ve
no
mo
u
s,
me
na
ci
ng
eyes
amid
the
whi
te
swi
rl
of
the
wa
te
rs.
At
the
sa
me
mo
me
nt
the
wo
o
de
n-le
gged
man
threw
hi
mse
lf
upon
the
ru
dder
and
put
it
ha
rd
do
wn,
so
that
his
bo
at
ma
de
stra
i
ght
in
for
the
so
u
the
rn
ba
nk,
whi
le
we
shot
pa
st
her
ste
rn,
only
cle
a
ri
ng
her
by
a
few
fe
e
t.
We
we
re
ro
u
nd
after
her
in
an
insta
nt,
but
she
was
alre
a
dy
ne
a
rly
at
the
ba
nk.
It
was
a
wi
ld
and
de
so
la
te
pla
ce,
whe
re
the
mo
on
gli
mme
red
upon
a
wi
de
expa
nse
of
ma
rsh-la
nd,
wi
th
po
o
ls
of
sta
gna
nt
wa
ter
and
be
ds
of
de
ca
yi
ng
ve
ge
ta
ti
o
n.
The
la
u
nch
wi
th
a
du
ll
thud
ran
up
upon
the
mu
d-ba
nk,
wi
th
her
bow
in
the
air
and
her
ste
rn
flu
sh
wi
th
the
wa
te
r.
The
fu
gi
ti
ve
spra
ng
ou
t,
but
his
stu
mp
insta
ntly
sa
nk
its
who
le
le
ngth
into
the
so
dden
so
i
l.
In
va
in
he
stru
ggled
and
wri
the
d.
Not
one
step
co
u
ld
he
po
ssi
bly
ta
ke
ei
ther
fo
rwa
rds
or
ba
ckwa
rds.
He
ye
lled
in
impo
te
nt
ra
ge,
and
ki
cked
fra
nti
ca
lly
into
the
mud
wi
th
his
other
fo
o
t,
but
his
stru
ggles
only
bo
red
his
wo
o
den
pin
the
de
e
per
into
the
sti
cky
ba
nk.
When
we
bro
u
ght
our
la
u
nch
alo
ngsi
de
he
was
so
fi
rmly
ancho
red
that
it
was
only
by
thro
wi
ng
the
end
of
a
ro
pe
over
his
sho
u
lde
rs
that
we
we
re
able
to
ha
ul
him
ou
t,
and
to
drag
hi
m,
li
ke
so
me
evil
fi
sh,
over
our
si
de.
The
two
Smi
ths,
fa
ther
and
so
n,
sat
su
lle
nly
in
the
ir
la
u
nch,
but
ca
me
abo
a
rd
me
e
kly
eno
u
gh
when
co
mma
nde
d.
The
Au
ro
ra
he
rse
lf
we
ha
u
led
off
and
ma
de
fa
st
to
our
ste
rn.
A
so
lid
iron
che
st
of
Indi
an
wo
rkma
nship
sto
od
upon
the
de
ck.
Thi
s,
the
re
co
u
ld
be
no
qu
e
sti
o
n,
was
the
sa
me
that
had
co
nta
i
ned
the
ill-o
me
ned
tre
a
su
re
of
the
Sho
lto
s.
The
re
was
no
ke
y,
but
it
was
of
co
nsi
de
ra
ble
we
i
ght,
so
we
tra
nsfe
rred
it
ca
re
fu
lly
to
our
own
li
ttle
ca
bi
n.
As
we
ste
a
med
slo
wly
up-stre
am
aga
i
n,
we
fla
shed
our
se
a
rch-li
ght
in
eve
ry
di
re
cti
o
n,
but
the
re
was
no
si
gn
of
the
Isla
nde
r.
So
me
whe
re
in
the
da
rk
oo
ze
at
the
bo
ttom
of
the
Tha
mes
lie
the
bo
nes
of
that
stra
nge
vi
si
tor
to
our
sho
re
s.
"See
he
re
,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s,
po
i
nti
ng
to
the
wo
o
den
ha
tchwa
y.
"We
we
re
ha
rdly
qu
i
ck
eno
u
gh
wi
th
our
pi
sto
ls."
The
re,
su
re
eno
u
gh,
ju
st
be
hi
nd
whe
re
we
had
be
en
sta
ndi
ng,
stu
ck
one
of
tho
se
mu
rde
ro
us
da
rts
whi
ch
we
knew
so
we
ll.
It
mu
st
ha
ve
whi
zzed
be
twe
en
us
at
the
insta
nt
that
we
fi
re
d.
Ho
lmes
smi
led
at
it
and
shru
gged
his
sho
u
lde
rs
in
his
ea
sy
fa
shi
o
n,
but
I
co
nfe
ss
that
it
tu
rned
me
si
ck
to
thi
nk
of
the
ho
rri
ble
de
a
th
whi
ch
had
pa
ssed
so
clo
se
to
us
that
ni
ght.
Cha
pter
XI
The
Gre
at
Agra
Tre
a
su
re
Our
ca
pti
ve
sat
in
the
ca
bin
oppo
si
te
to
the
iron
box
whi
ch
he
had
do
ne
so
mu
ch
and
wa
i
ted
so
lo
ng
to
ga
i
n.
He
was
a
su
nbu
rne
d,
re
ckle
ss-e
yed
fe
llo
w,
wi
th
a
ne
t-wo
rk
of
li
nes
and
wri
nkles
all
over
his
ma
ho
ga
ny
fe
a
tu
re
s,
whi
ch
to
ld
of
a
ha
rd,
ope
n-a
ir
li
fe.
The
re
was
a
si
ngu
lar
pro
mi
ne
nce
abo
ut
his
be
a
rded
chin
whi
ch
ma
rked
a
man
who
was
not
to
be
ea
si
ly
tu
rned
from
his
pu
rpo
se.
His
age
may
ha
ve
be
en
fi
fty
or
the
re
a
bo
u
ts,
for
his
bla
ck,
cu
rly
ha
ir
was
thi
ckly
shot
wi
th
gra
y.
His
fa
ce
in
re
po
se
was
not
an
unple
a
si
ng
one,
tho
u
gh
his
he
a
vy
bro
ws
and
aggre
ssi
ve
chin
ga
ve
hi
m,
as
I
had
la
te
ly
se
e
n,
a
te
rri
ble
expre
ssi
on
when
mo
ved
to
ange
r.
He
sat
now
wi
th
his
ha
ndcu
ffed
ha
nds
upon
his
la
p,
and
his
he
ad
su
nk
upon
his
bre
a
st,
whi
le
he
lo
o
ked
wi
th
his
ke
e
n,
twi
nkli
ng
eyes
at
the
box
whi
ch
had
be
en
the
ca
u
se
of
his
ill-do
i
ngs.
It
se
e
med
to
me
that
the
re
was
mo
re
so
rrow
than
anger
in
his
ri
gid
and
co
nta
i
ned
co
u
nte
na
nce.
Once
he
lo
o
ked
up
at
me
wi
th
a
gle
am
of
so
me
thi
ng
li
ke
hu
mor
in
his
eye
s.
"We
ll,
Jo
na
than
Sma
ll,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s,
li
ghti
ng
a
ci
ga
r,
"I
am
so
rry
that
it
has
co
me
to
thi
s."
"And
so
am
I,
si
r,"
he
answe
re
d,
fra
nkly.
"I
do
n't
be
li
e
ve
that
I
can
swi
ng
over
the
jo
b.
I
gi
ve
you
my
wo
rd
on
the
bo
ok
that
I
ne
ver
ra
i
sed
ha
nd
aga
i
nst
Mr.
Sho
lto.
It
was
that
li
ttle
he
ll-ho
u
nd
To
nga
who
shot
one
of
his
cu
rsed
da
rts
into
hi
m.
I
had
no
pa
rt
in
it,
si
r.
I
was
as
gri
e
ved
as
if
it
had
be
en
my
blo
o
d-re
la
ti
o
n.
I
we
lted
the
li
ttle
de
vil
wi
th
the
sla
ck
end
of
the
ro
pe
for
it,
but
it
was
do
ne,
and
I
co
u
ld
not
undo
it
aga
i
n."
"Ha
ve
a
ci
ga
r,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s;
"a
nd
you
had
be
st
ta
ke
a
pu
ll
out
of
my
fla
sk,
for
you
are
ve
ry
we
t.
How
co
u
ld
you
expe
ct
so
sma
ll
and
we
ak
a
man
as
this
bla
ck
fe
llow
to
ove
rpo
wer
Mr.
Sho
lto
and
ho
ld
him
whi
le
you
we
re
cli
mbi
ng
the
ro
pe
?"
"You
se
em
to
know
as
mu
ch
abo
ut
it
as
if
you
we
re
the
re,
si
r.
The
tru
th
is
that
I
ho
ped
to
fi
nd
the
ro
om
cle
a
r.
I
knew
the
ha
bi
ts
of
the
ho
u
se
pre
tty
we
ll,
and
it
was
the
ti
me
when
Mr.
Sho
lto
usu
a
lly
we
nt
do
wn
to
his
su
ppe
r.
I
sha
ll
ma
ke
no
se
cret
of
the
bu
si
ne
ss.
The
be
st
de
fe
nce
that
I
can
ma
ke
is
ju
st
the
si
mple
tru
th.
No
w,
if
it
had
be
en
the
old
ma
jor
I
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
swu
ng
for
him
wi
th
a
li
ght
he
a
rt.
I
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
tho
u
ght
no
mo
re
of
kni
fi
ng
him
than
of
smo
ki
ng
this
ci
ga
r.
But
it's
cu
rsed
ha
rd
that
I
sho
u
ld
be
la
gged
over
this
yo
u
ng
Sho
lto,
wi
th
whom
I
had
no
qu
a
rrel
wha
te
ve
r."
"You
are
under
the
cha
rge
of
Mr.
Athe
lney
Jo
ne
s,
of
Sco
tla
nd
Ya
rd.
He
is
go
i
ng
to
bri
ng
you
up
to
my
ro
o
ms,
and
I
sha
ll
ask
you
for
a
true
acco
u
nt
of
the
ma
tte
r.
You
mu
st
ma
ke
a
cle
an
bre
a
st
of
it,
for
if
you
do
I
ho
pe
that
I
may
be
of
use
to
yo
u.
I
thi
nk
I
can
pro
ve
that
the
po
i
son
acts
so
qu
i
ckly
that
the
man
was
de
ad
be
fo
re
ever
you
re
a
ched
the
ro
o
m."
"That
he
wa
s,
si
r.
I
ne
ver
got
su
ch
a
tu
rn
in
my
li
fe
as
when
I
saw
him
gri
nni
ng
at
me
wi
th
his
he
ad
on
his
sho
u
lder
as
I
cli
mbed
thro
u
gh
the
wi
ndo
w.
It
fa
i
rly
sho
ok
me,
si
r.
I'd
ha
ve
ha
lf
ki
lled
To
nga
for
it
if
he
had
not
scra
mbled
off.
That
was
how
he
ca
me
to
le
a
ve
his
clu
b,
and
so
me
of
his
da
rts
to
o,
as
he
te
lls
me,
whi
ch
I
da
re
say
he
lped
to
put
you
on
our
tra
ck;
tho
u
gh
how
you
ke
pt
on
it
is
mo
re
than
I
can
te
ll.
I
do
n't
fe
el
no
ma
li
ce
aga
i
nst
you
for
it.
But
it
do
es
se
em
a
qu
e
er
thi
ng,"
he
adde
d,
wi
th
a
bi
tter
smi
le,
"that
I
who
ha
ve
a
fa
ir
cla
im
to
ni
gh
upon
ha
lf
a
mi
lli
on
of
mo
ney
sho
u
ld
spe
nd
the
fi
rst
ha
lf
of
my
li
fe
bu
i
ldi
ng
a
bre
a
kwa
ter
in
the
Anda
ma
ns,
and
am
li
ke
to
spe
nd
the
other
ha
lf
di
ggi
ng
dra
i
ns
at
Da
rtmo
o
r.
It
was
an
evil
day
for
me
when
fi
rst
I
cla
pped
eyes
upon
the
me
rcha
nt
Achmet
and
had
to
do
wi
th
the
Agra
tre
a
su
re,
whi
ch
ne
ver
bro
u
ght
anythi
ng
but
a
cu
rse
yet
upon
the
man
who
owned
it.
To
him
it
bro
u
ght
mu
rde
r,
to
Ma
jor
Sho
lto
it
bro
u
ght
fe
ar
and
gu
i
lt,
to
me
it
has
me
a
nt
sla
ve
ry
for
li
fe
."
At
this
mo
me
nt
Athe
lney
Jo
nes
thru
st
his
bro
ad
fa
ce
and
he
a
vy
sho
u
lde
rs
into
the
ti
ny
ca
bi
n.
"Qu
i
te
a
fa
mi
ly
pa
rty,"
he
re
ma
rke
d.
"I
thi
nk
I
sha
ll
ha
ve
a
pu
ll
at
that
fla
sk,
Ho
lme
s.
We
ll,
I
thi
nk
we
may
all
co
ngra
tu
la
te
ea
ch
othe
r.
Pi
ty
we
di
dn't
ta
ke
the
other
ali
ve;
but
the
re
was
no
cho
i
ce.
I
sa
y,
Ho
lme
s,
you
mu
st
co
nfe
ss
that
you
cut
it
ra
ther
fi
ne.
It
was
all
we
co
u
ld
do
to
ove
rha
ul
he
r."
"All
is
we
ll
that
ends
we
ll,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s.
"But
I
ce
rta
i
nly
did
not
know
that
the
Au
ro
ra
was
su
ch
a
cli
ppe
r."
"Smi
th
sa
ys
she
is
one
of
the
fa
ste
st
la
u
nches
on
the
ri
ve
r,
and
that
if
he
had
had
ano
ther
man
to
he
lp
him
wi
th
the
engi
nes
we
sho
u
ld
ne
ver
ha
ve
ca
u
ght
he
r.
He
swe
a
rs
he
knew
no
thi
ng
of
this
No
rwo
od
bu
si
ne
ss."
"Ne
i
ther
he
di
d,"
cri
ed
our
pri
so
ne
r,—"not
a
wo
rd.
I
cho
se
his
la
u
nch
be
ca
u
se
I
he
a
rd
that
she
was
a
fli
e
r.
We
to
ld
him
no
thi
ng,
but
we
pa
id
him
we
ll,
and
he
was
to
get
so
me
thi
ng
ha
ndso
me
if
we
re
a
ched
our
ve
sse
l,
the
Esme
ra
lda,
at
Gra
ve
se
nd,
ou
twa
rd
bo
u
nd
for
the
Bra
zi
ls."
"We
ll,
if
he
has
do
ne
no
wro
ng
we
sha
ll
see
that
no
wro
ng
co
mes
to
hi
m.
If
we
are
pre
tty
qu
i
ck
in
ca
tchi
ng
our
me
n,
we
are
not
so
qu
i
ck
in
co
nde
mni
ng
the
m."
It
was
amu
si
ng
to
no
ti
ce
how
the
co
nse
qu
e
nti
al
Jo
nes
was
alre
a
dy
be
gi
nni
ng
to
gi
ve
hi
mse
lf
ai
rs
on
the
stre
ngth
of
the
ca
ptu
re.
From
the
sli
ght
smi
le
whi
ch
pla
yed
over
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lme
s's
fa
ce,
I
co
u
ld
see
that
the
spe
e
ch
had
not
be
en
lo
st
upon
hi
m.
"We
wi
ll
be
at
Va
u
xha
ll
Bri
dge
pre
se
ntly,"
sa
id
Jo
ne
s,
"a
nd
sha
ll
la
nd
yo
u,
Dr.
Wa
tso
n,
wi
th
the
tre
a
su
re
-bo
x.
I
ne
ed
ha
rdly
te
ll
you
that
I
am
ta
ki
ng
a
ve
ry
gra
ve
re
spo
nsi
bi
li
ty
upon
myse
lf
in
do
i
ng
thi
s.
It
is
mo
st
irre
gu
la
r;
but
of
co
u
rse
an
agre
e
me
nt
is
an
agre
e
me
nt.
I
mu
st,
ho
we
ve
r,
as
a
ma
tter
of
du
ty,
se
nd
an
inspe
ctor
wi
th
yo
u,
si
nce
you
ha
ve
so
va
lu
a
ble
a
cha
rge.
You
wi
ll
dri
ve,
no
do
u
bt?"
"Ye
s,
I
sha
ll
dri
ve
."
"It
is
a
pi
ty
the
re
is
no
ke
y,
that
we
may
ma
ke
an
inve
nto
ry
fi
rst.
You
wi
ll
ha
ve
to
bre
ak
it
ope
n.
Whe
re
is
the
ke
y,
my
ma
n?"
"At
the
bo
ttom
of
the
ri
ve
r,"
sa
id
Sma
ll,
sho
rtly.
"Hu
m!
The
re
was
no
use
yo
ur
gi
vi
ng
this
unne
ce
ssa
ry
tro
u
ble.
We
ha
ve
had
wo
rk
eno
u
gh
alre
a
dy
thro
u
gh
yo
u.
Ho
we
ve
r,
do
cto
r,
I
ne
ed
not
wa
rn
you
to
be
ca
re
fu
l.
Bri
ng
the
box
ba
ck
wi
th
you
to
the
Ba
ker
Stre
et
ro
o
ms.
You
wi
ll
fi
nd
us
the
re,
on
our
way
to
the
sta
ti
o
n."
They
la
nded
me
at
Va
u
xha
ll,
wi
th
my
he
a
vy
iron
bo
x,
and
wi
th
a
blu
ff,
ge
ni
al
inspe
ctor
as
my
co
mpa
ni
o
n.
A
qu
a
rter
of
an
ho
u
r's
dri
ve
bro
u
ght
us
to
Mrs.
Ce
cil
Fo
rre
ste
r's.
The
se
rva
nt
se
e
med
su
rpri
sed
at
so
la
te
a
vi
si
to
r.
Mrs.
Ce
cil
Fo
rre
ster
was
out
for
the
eve
ni
ng,
she
expla
i
ne
d,
and
li
ke
ly
to
be
ve
ry
la
te.
Mi
ss
Mo
rsta
n,
ho
we
ve
r,
was
in
the
dra
wi
ng-ro
o
m:
so
to
the
dra
wi
ng-ro
om
I
we
nt,
box
in
ha
nd,
le
a
vi
ng
the
obli
gi
ng
inspe
ctor
in
the
ca
b.
She
was
se
a
ted
by
the
open
wi
ndo
w,
dre
ssed
in
so
me
so
rt
of
whi
te
di
a
pha
no
us
ma
te
ri
a
l,
wi
th
a
li
ttle
to
u
ch
of
sca
rlet
at
the
ne
ck
and
wa
i
st.
The
so
ft
li
ght
of
a
sha
ded
la
mp
fe
ll
upon
her
as
she
le
a
ned
ba
ck
in
the
ba
sket
cha
i
r,
pla
yi
ng
over
her
swe
e
t,
gra
ve
fa
ce,
and
ti
nti
ng
wi
th
a
du
ll,
me
ta
llic
spa
rkle
the
ri
ch
co
i
ls
of
her
lu
xu
ri
a
nt
ha
i
r.
One
whi
te
arm
and
ha
nd
dro
o
ped
over
the
si
de
of
the
cha
i
r,
and
her
who
le
po
se
and
fi
gu
re
spo
ke
of
an
abso
rbi
ng
me
la
ncho
ly.
At
the
so
u
nd
of
my
fo
o
t-fa
ll
she
spra
ng
to
her
fe
e
t,
ho
we
ve
r,
and
a
bri
ght
flu
sh
of
su
rpri
se
and
of
ple
a
su
re
co
lo
red
her
pa
le
che
e
ks.
"I
he
a
rd
a
cab
dri
ve
up,"
she
sa
i
d.
"I
tho
u
ght
that
Mrs.
Fo
rre
ster
had
co
me
ba
ck
ve
ry
ea
rly,
but
I
ne
ver
dre
a
med
that
it
mi
ght
be
yo
u.
What
ne
ws
ha
ve
you
bro
u
ght
me
?"
"I
ha
ve
bro
u
ght
so
me
thi
ng
be
tter
than
ne
ws,"
sa
id
I,
pu
tti
ng
do
wn
the
box
upon
the
ta
ble
and
spe
a
ki
ng
jo
vi
a
lly
and
bo
i
ste
ro
u
sly,
tho
u
gh
my
he
a
rt
was
he
a
vy
wi
thin
me.
"I
ha
ve
bro
u
ght
you
so
me
thi
ng
whi
ch
is
wo
rth
all
the
ne
ws
in
the
wo
rld.
I
ha
ve
bro
u
ght
you
a
fo
rtu
ne
."
She
gla
nced
at
the
iron
bo
x.
"Is
that
the
tre
a
su
re,
the
n?"
she
aske
d,
co
o
lly
eno
u
gh.
"Ye
s,
this
is
the
gre
at
Agra
tre
a
su
re.
Ha
lf
of
it
is
yo
u
rs
and
ha
lf
is
Tha
dde
us
Sho
lto
's.
You
wi
ll
ha
ve
a
co
u
ple
of
hu
ndred
tho
u
sa
nd
ea
ch.
Thi
nk
of
tha
t!
An
annu
i
ty
of
ten
tho
u
sa
nd
po
u
nds.
The
re
wi
ll
be
few
ri
cher
yo
u
ng
la
di
es
in
Engla
nd.
Is
it
not
glo
ri
o
u
s?"
I
thi
nk
that
I
mu
st
ha
ve
be
en
ra
ther
ove
ra
cti
ng
my
de
li
ght,
and
that
she
de
te
cted
a
ho
llow
ri
ng
in
my
co
ngra
tu
la
ti
o
ns,
for
I
saw
her
eye
bro
ws
ri
se
a
li
ttle,
and
she
gla
nced
at
me
cu
ri
o
u
sly.
"If
I
ha
ve
it,"
sa
id
she,
"I
owe
it
to
yo
u
."
"No,
no
,"
I
answe
re
d,
"not
to
me,
but
to
my
fri
e
nd
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lme
s.
Wi
th
all
the
wi
ll
in
the
wo
rld,
I
co
u
ld
ne
ver
ha
ve
fo
llo
wed
up
a
clue
whi
ch
has
ta
xed
even
his
ana
lyti
cal
ge
ni
u
s.
As
it
wa
s,
we
ve
ry
ne
a
rly
lo
st
it
at
the
la
st
mo
me
nt."
"Pray
sit
do
wn
and
te
ll
me
all
abo
ut
it,
Dr.
Wa
tso
n,"
sa
id
she.
I
na
rra
ted
bri
e
fly
what
had
occu
rred
si
nce
I
had
se
en
her
la
st,—Ho
lme
s's
new
me
thod
of
se
a
rch,
the
di
sco
ve
ry
of
the
Au
ro
ra,
the
appe
a
ra
nce
of
Athe
lney
Jo
ne
s,
our
expe
di
ti
on
in
the
eve
ni
ng,
and
the
wi
ld
cha
se
do
wn
the
Tha
me
s.
She
li
ste
ned
wi
th
pa
rted
li
ps
and
shi
ni
ng
eyes
to
my
re
ci
tal
of
our
adve
ntu
re
s.
When
I
spo
ke
of
the
da
rt
whi
ch
had
so
na
rro
wly
mi
ssed
us,
she
tu
rned
so
whi
te
that
I
fe
a
red
that
she
was
abo
ut
to
fa
i
nt.
"It
is
no
thi
ng,"
she
sa
i
d,
as
I
ha
ste
ned
to
po
ur
her
out
so
me
wa
te
r.
"I
am
all
ri
ght
aga
i
n.
It
was
a
sho
ck
to
me
to
he
ar
that
I
had
pla
ced
my
fri
e
nds
in
su
ch
ho
rri
ble
pe
ri
l."
"That
is
all
ove
r,"
I
answe
re
d.
"It
was
no
thi
ng.
I
wi
ll
te
ll
you
no
mo
re
glo
o
my
de
ta
i
ls.
Let
us
tu
rn
to
so
me
thi
ng
bri
ghte
r.
The
re
is
the
tre
a
su
re.
What
co
u
ld
be
bri
ghter
than
tha
t?
I
got
le
a
ve
to
bri
ng
it
wi
th
me,
thi
nki
ng
that
it
wo
u
ld
inte
re
st
you
to
be
the
fi
rst
to
see
it."
"It
wo
u
ld
be
of
the
gre
a
te
st
inte
re
st
to
me
,"
she
sa
i
d.
The
re
was
no
ea
ge
rne
ss
in
her
vo
i
ce,
ho
we
ve
r.
It
had
stru
ck
he
r,
do
u
btle
ss,
that
it
mi
ght
se
em
ungra
ci
o
us
upon
her
pa
rt
to
be
indi
ffe
re
nt
to
a
pri
ze
whi
ch
had
co
st
so
mu
ch
to
wi
n.
"What
a
pre
tty
bo
x!"
she
sa
i
d,
sto
o
pi
ng
over
it.
"This
is
Indi
an
wo
rk,
I
su
ppo
se
?"
"Ye
s;
it
is
Be
na
res
me
ta
l-wo
rk."
"And
so
he
a
vy!"
she
excla
i
me
d,
tryi
ng
to
ra
i
se
it.
"The
box
alo
ne
mu
st
be
of
so
me
va
lu
e.
Whe
re
is
the
ke
y?"
"Sma
ll
threw
it
into
the
Tha
me
s,"
I
answe
re
d.
"I
mu
st
bo
rrow
Mrs.
Fo
rre
ste
r's
po
ke
r."
The
re
was
in
the
fro
nt
a
thi
ck
and
bro
ad
ha
sp,
wro
u
ght
in
the
ima
ge
of
a
si
tti
ng
Bu
ddha.
Under
this
I
thru
st
the
end
of
the
po
ker
and
twi
sted
it
ou
twa
rd
as
a
le
ve
r.
The
ha
sp
spra
ng
open
wi
th
a
lo
ud
sna
p.
Wi
th
tre
mbli
ng
fi
nge
rs
I
flu
ng
ba
ck
the
li
d.
We
bo
th
sto
od
ga
zi
ng
in
asto
ni
shme
nt.
The
box
was
empty!
No
wo
nder
that
it
was
he
a
vy.
The
iro
n-wo
rk
was
two
-thi
rds
of
an
inch
thi
ck
all
ro
u
nd.
It
was
ma
ssi
ve,
we
ll
ma
de,
and
so
li
d,
li
ke
a
che
st
co
nstru
cted
to
ca
rry
thi
ngs
of
gre
at
pri
ce,
but
not
one
shred
or
cru
mb
of
me
tal
or
je
we
lry
lay
wi
thin
it.
It
was
abso
lu
te
ly
and
co
mple
te
ly
empty.
"The
tre
a
su
re
is
lo
st,"
sa
id
Mi
ss
Mo
rsta
n,
ca
lmly.
As
I
li
ste
ned
to
the
wo
rds
and
re
a
li
zed
what
they
me
a
nt,
a
gre
at
sha
dow
se
e
med
to
pa
ss
from
my
so
u
l.
I
did
not
know
how
this
Agra
tre
a
su
re
had
we
i
ghed
me
do
wn,
until
now
that
it
was
fi
na
lly
re
mo
ve
d.
It
was
se
lfi
sh,
no
do
u
bt,
di
slo
ya
l,
wro
ng,
but
I
co
u
ld
re
a
li
ze
no
thi
ng
sa
ve
that
the
go
lden
ba
rri
er
was
go
ne
from
be
twe
en
us.
"Tha
nk
Go
d!"
I
eja
cu
la
ted
from
my
ve
ry
he
a
rt.
She
lo
o
ked
at
me
wi
th
a
qu
i
ck,
qu
e
sti
o
ni
ng
smi
le.
"Why
do
you
say
tha
t?"
she
aske
d.
"Be
ca
u
se
you
are
wi
thin
my
re
a
ch
aga
i
n,"
I
sa
i
d,
ta
ki
ng
her
ha
nd.
She
did
not
wi
thdraw
it.
"Be
ca
u
se
I
lo
ve
yo
u,
Ma
ry,
as
tru
ly
as
ever
a
man
lo
ved
a
wo
ma
n.
Be
ca
u
se
this
tre
a
su
re,
the
se
ri
che
s,
se
a
led
my
li
ps.
Now
that
they
are
go
ne
I
can
te
ll
you
how
I
lo
ve
yo
u.
That
is
why
I
sa
i
d,
'Tha
nk
Go
d.'"
"Then
I
sa
y,
'Tha
nk
Go
d,'
to
o
,"
she
whi
spe
re
d,
as
I
drew
her
to
my
si
de.
Who
e
ver
had
lo
st
a
tre
a
su
re,
I
knew
that
ni
ght
that
I
had
ga
i
ned
one.
Cha
pter
XII
The
Stra
nge
Sto
ry
of
Jo
na
than
Sma
ll
A
ve
ry
pa
ti
e
nt
man
was
that
inspe
ctor
in
the
ca
b,
for
it
was
a
we
a
ry
ti
me
be
fo
re
I
re
jo
i
ned
hi
m.
His
fa
ce
clo
u
ded
over
when
I
sho
wed
him
the
empty
bo
x.
"The
re
go
es
the
re
wa
rd!"
sa
id
he,
glo
o
mi
ly.
"Whe
re
the
re
is
no
mo
ney
the
re
is
no
pa
y.
This
ni
ght's
wo
rk
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
be
en
wo
rth
a
te
nner
ea
ch
to
Sam
Bro
wn
and
me
if
the
tre
a
su
re
had
be
en
the
re
."
"Mr.
Tha
dde
us
Sho
lto
is
a
ri
ch
ma
n,"
I
sa
i
d.
"He
wi
ll
see
that
you
are
re
wa
rde
d,
tre
a
su
re
or
no
."
The
inspe
ctor
sho
ok
his
he
ad
de
spo
nde
ntly,
ho
we
ve
r.
"It's
a
bad
jo
b,"
he
re
pe
a
te
d;
"a
nd
so
Mr.
Athe
lney
Jo
nes
wi
ll
thi
nk."
His
fo
re
ca
st
pro
ved
to
be
co
rre
ct,
for
the
de
te
cti
ve
lo
o
ked
bla
nk
eno
u
gh
when
I
got
to
Ba
ker
Stre
et
and
sho
wed
him
the
empty
bo
x.
They
had
only
ju
st
arri
ve
d,
Ho
lme
s,
the
pri
so
ne
r,
and
he,
for
they
had
cha
nged
the
ir
pla
ns
so
far
as
to
re
po
rt
the
mse
lves
at
a
sta
ti
on
upon
the
wa
y.
My
co
mpa
ni
on
lo
u
nged
in
his
arm-cha
ir
wi
th
his
usu
al
li
stle
ss
expre
ssi
o
n,
whi
le
Sma
ll
sat
sto
li
dly
oppo
si
te
to
him
wi
th
his
wo
o
den
leg
co
cked
over
his
so
u
nd
one.
As
I
exhi
bi
ted
the
empty
box
he
le
a
ned
ba
ck
in
his
cha
ir
and
la
u
ghed
alo
u
d.
"This
is
yo
ur
do
i
ng,
Sma
ll,"
sa
id
Athe
lney
Jo
ne
s,
angri
ly.
"Ye
s,
I
ha
ve
put
it
away
whe
re
you
sha
ll
ne
ver
lay
ha
nd
upon
it,"
he
cri
e
d,
exu
lta
ntly.
"It
is
my
tre
a
su
re;
and
if
I
ca
n't
ha
ve
the
lo
ot
I'll
ta
ke
da
rned
go
od
ca
re
that
no
one
else
do
e
s.
I
te
ll
you
that
no
li
vi
ng
man
has
any
ri
ght
to
it,
unle
ss
it
is
three
men
who
are
in
the
Anda
man
co
nvi
ct-ba
rra
cks
and
myse
lf.
I
know
now
that
I
ca
nnot
ha
ve
the
use
of
it,
and
I
know
that
they
ca
nno
t.
I
ha
ve
acted
all
thro
u
gh
for
them
as
mu
ch
as
for
myse
lf.
It's
be
en
the
si
gn
of
fo
ur
wi
th
us
alwa
ys.
We
ll
I
know
that
they
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
had
me
do
ju
st
what
I
ha
ve
do
ne,
and
throw
the
tre
a
su
re
into
the
Tha
mes
ra
ther
than
let
it
go
to
ki
th
or
kin
of
Sho
lto
or
of
Mo
rsta
n.
It
was
not
to
ma
ke
them
ri
ch
that
we
did
for
Achme
t.
Yo
u
'll
fi
nd
the
tre
a
su
re
whe
re
the
key
is,
and
whe
re
li
ttle
To
nga
is.
When
I
saw
that
yo
ur
la
u
nch
mu
st
ca
tch
us,
I
put
the
lo
ot
away
in
a
sa
fe
pla
ce.
The
re
are
no
ru
pe
es
for
you
this
jo
u
rne
y."
"You
are
de
ce
i
vi
ng
us,
Sma
ll,"
sa
id
Athe
lney
Jo
ne
s,
ste
rnly.
"If
you
had
wi
shed
to
throw
the
tre
a
su
re
into
the
Tha
mes
it
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
be
en
ea
si
er
for
you
to
ha
ve
thro
wn
box
and
all."
"Ea
si
er
for
me
to
thro
w,
and
ea
si
er
for
you
to
re
co
ve
r,"
he
answe
re
d,
wi
th
a
shre
wd,
si
de
lo
ng
lo
o
k.
"The
man
that
was
cle
ver
eno
u
gh
to
hu
nt
me
do
wn
is
cle
ver
eno
u
gh
to
pi
ck
an
iron
box
from
the
bo
ttom
of
a
ri
ve
r.
Now
that
they
are
sca
tte
red
over
fi
ve
mi
les
or
so,
it
may
be
a
ha
rder
jo
b.
It
we
nt
to
my
he
a
rt
to
do
it,
tho
u
gh.
I
was
ha
lf
mad
when
you
ca
me
up
wi
th
us.
Ho
we
ve
r,
the
re
's
no
go
od
gri
e
vi
ng
over
it.
I've
had
ups
in
my
li
fe,
and
I've
had
do
wns,
but
I've
le
a
rned
not
to
cry
over
spi
lled
mi
lk."
"This
is
a
ve
ry
se
ri
o
us
ma
tte
r,
Sma
ll,"
sa
id
the
de
te
cti
ve.
"If
you
had
he
lped
ju
sti
ce,
inste
ad
of
thwa
rti
ng
it
in
this
wa
y,
you
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
had
a
be
tter
cha
nce
at
yo
ur
tri
a
l."
"Ju
sti
ce
!"
sna
rled
the
ex-co
nvi
ct.
"A
pre
tty
ju
sti
ce!
Who
se
lo
ot
is
thi
s,
if
it
is
not
ou
rs?
Whe
re
is
the
ju
sti
ce
that
I
sho
u
ld
gi
ve
it
up
to
tho
se
who
ha
ve
ne
ver
ea
rned
it?
Lo
ok
how
I
ha
ve
ea
rned
it!
Twe
nty
lo
ng
ye
a
rs
in
that
fe
ve
r-ri
dden
swa
mp,
all
day
at
wo
rk
under
the
ma
ngro
ve
-tre
e,
all
ni
ght
cha
i
ned
up
in
the
fi
lthy
co
nvi
ct-hu
ts,
bi
tten
by
mo
squ
i
to
e
s,
ra
cked
wi
th
agu
e,
bu
lli
ed
by
eve
ry
cu
rsed
bla
ck-fa
ced
po
li
ce
man
who
lo
ved
to
ta
ke
it
out
of
a
whi
te
ma
n.
That
was
how
I
ea
rned
the
Agra
tre
a
su
re;
and
you
ta
lk
to
me
of
ju
sti
ce
be
ca
u
se
I
ca
nnot
be
ar
to
fe
el
that
I
ha
ve
pa
id
this
pri
ce
only
that
ano
ther
may
enjoy
it!
I
wo
u
ld
ra
ther
swi
ng
a
sco
re
of
ti
me
s,
or
ha
ve
one
of
To
nga
's
da
rts
in
my
hi
de,
than
li
ve
in
a
co
nvi
ct's
ce
ll
and
fe
el
that
ano
ther
man
is
at
his
ea
se
in
a
pa
la
ce
wi
th
the
mo
ney
that
sho
u
ld
be
mi
ne
."
Sma
ll
had
dro
pped
his
ma
sk
of
sto
i
ci
sm,
and
all
this
ca
me
out
in
a
wi
ld
whi
rl
of
wo
rds,
whi
le
his
eyes
bla
ze
d,
and
the
ha
ndcu
ffs
cla
nked
to
ge
ther
wi
th
the
impa
ssi
o
ned
mo
ve
me
nt
of
his
ha
nds.
I
co
u
ld
unde
rsta
nd,
as
I
saw
the
fu
ry
and
the
pa
ssi
on
of
the
ma
n,
that
it
was
no
gro
u
ndle
ss
or
unna
tu
ral
te
rror
whi
ch
had
po
sse
ssed
Ma
jor
Sho
lto
when
he
fi
rst
le
a
rned
that
the
inju
red
co
nvi
ct
was
upon
his
tra
ck.
"You
fo
rget
that
we
know
no
thi
ng
of
all
thi
s,"
sa
id
Ho
lmes
qu
i
e
tly.
"We
ha
ve
not
he
a
rd
yo
ur
sto
ry,
and
we
ca
nnot
te
ll
how
far
ju
sti
ce
may
ori
gi
na
lly
ha
ve
be
en
on
yo
ur
si
de
."
"We
ll,
si
r,
you
ha
ve
be
en
ve
ry
fa
i
r-spo
ken
to
me,
tho
u
gh
I
can
see
that
I
ha
ve
you
to
tha
nk
that
I
ha
ve
the
se
bra
ce
le
ts
upon
my
wri
sts.
Sti
ll,
I
be
ar
no
gru
dge
for
tha
t.
It
is
all
fa
ir
and
abo
ve
-bo
a
rd.
If
you
wa
nt
to
he
ar
my
sto
ry
I
ha
ve
no
wi
sh
to
ho
ld
it
ba
ck.
What
I
say
to
you
is
Go
d's
tru
th,
eve
ry
wo
rd
of
it.
Tha
nk
yo
u;
you
can
put
the
gla
ss
be
si
de
me
he
re,
and
I'll
put
my
li
ps
to
it
if
I
am
dry.
"I
am
a
Wo
rce
ste
rshi
re
man
myse
lf,—bo
rn
ne
ar
Pe
rsho
re.
I
da
re
say
you
wo
u
ld
fi
nd
a
he
ap
of
Sma
lls
li
vi
ng
the
re
now
if
you
we
re
to
lo
o
k.
I
ha
ve
often
tho
u
ght
of
ta
ki
ng
a
lo
ok
ro
u
nd
the
re,
but
the
tru
th
is
that
I
was
ne
ver
mu
ch
of
a
cre
dit
to
the
fa
mi
ly,
and
I
do
u
bt
if
they
wo
u
ld
be
so
ve
ry
glad
to
see
me.
They
we
re
all
ste
a
dy,
cha
pe
l-go
i
ng
fo
lk,
sma
ll
fa
rme
rs,
we
ll
kno
wn
and
re
spe
cted
over
the
co
u
ntry-si
de,
whi
le
I
was
alwa
ys
a
bit
of
a
ro
ve
r.
At
la
st,
ho
we
ve
r,
when
I
was
abo
ut
ei
ghte
e
n,
I
ga
ve
them
no
mo
re
tro
u
ble,
for
I
got
into
a
me
ss
over
a
gi
rl,
and
co
u
ld
only
get
out
of
it
aga
in
by
ta
ki
ng
the
qu
e
e
n's
shi
lli
ng
and
jo
i
ni
ng
the
3d
Bu
ffs,
whi
ch
was
ju
st
sta
rti
ng
for
Indi
a.
"I
wa
sn't
de
sti
ned
to
do
mu
ch
so
ldi
e
ri
ng,
ho
we
ve
r.
I
had
ju
st
got
pa
st
the
go
o
se
-ste
p,
and
le
a
rned
to
ha
ndle
my
mu
ske
t,
when
I
was
fo
ol
eno
u
gh
to
go
swi
mmi
ng
in
the
Ga
nge
s.
Lu
cki
ly
for
me,
my
co
mpa
ny
se
rge
a
nt,
Jo
hn
Ho
lde
r,
was
in
the
wa
ter
at
the
sa
me
ti
me,
and
he
was
one
of
the
fi
ne
st
swi
mme
rs
in
the
se
rvi
ce.
A
cro
co
di
le
to
ok
me,
ju
st
as
I
was
ha
lf-way
acro
ss,
and
ni
pped
off
my
ri
ght
leg
as
cle
an
as
a
su
rge
on
co
u
ld
ha
ve
do
ne
it,
ju
st
abo
ve
the
kne
e.
What
wi
th
the
sho
ck
and
the
lo
ss
of
blo
o
d,
I
fa
i
nte
d,
and
sho
u
ld
ha
ve
dro
wned
if
Ho
lder
had
not
ca
u
ght
ho
ld
of
me
and
pa
ddled
for
the
ba
nk.
I
was
fi
ve
mo
nths
in
ho
spi
tal
over
it,
and
when
at
la
st
I
was
able
to
li
mp
out
of
it
wi
th
this
ti
mber
toe
stra
pped
to
my
stu
mp
I
fo
u
nd
myse
lf
inva
li
ded
out
of
the
army
and
unfi
tted
for
any
acti
ve
occu
pa
ti
o
n.
"I
wa
s,
as
you
can
ima
gi
ne,
pre
tty
do
wn
on
my
lu
ck
at
this
ti
me,
for
I
was
a
use
le
ss
cri
pple
tho
u
gh
not
yet
in
my
twe
nti
e
th
ye
a
r.
Ho
we
ve
r,
my
mi
sfo
rtu
ne
so
on
pro
ved
to
be
a
ble
ssi
ng
in
di
sgu
i
se.
A
man
na
med
Abe
lwhi
te,
who
had
co
me
out
the
re
as
an
indi
go
-pla
nte
r,
wa
nted
an
ove
rse
er
to
lo
ok
after
his
co
o
li
es
and
ke
ep
them
up
to
the
ir
wo
rk.
He
ha
ppe
ned
to
be
a
fri
e
nd
of
our
co
lo
ne
l's,
who
had
ta
ken
an
inte
re
st
in
me
si
nce
the
acci
de
nt.
To
ma
ke
a
lo
ng
sto
ry
sho
rt,
the
co
lo
nel
re
co
mme
nded
me
stro
ngly
for
the
po
st
and,
as
the
wo
rk
was
mo
stly
to
be
do
ne
on
ho
rse
ba
ck,
my
leg
was
no
gre
at
obsta
cle,
for
I
had
eno
u
gh
knee
le
ft
to
ke
ep
go
od
grip
on
the
sa
ddle.
What
I
had
to
do
was
to
ri
de
over
the
pla
nta
ti
o
n,
to
ke
ep
an
eye
on
the
men
as
they
wo
rke
d,
and
to
re
po
rt
the
idle
rs.
The
pay
was
fa
i
r,
I
had
co
mfo
rta
ble
qu
a
rte
rs,
and
alto
ge
ther
I
was
co
nte
nt
to
spe
nd
the
re
ma
i
nder
of
my
li
fe
in
indi
go
-pla
nti
ng.
Mr.
Abe
lwhi
te
was
a
ki
nd
ma
n,
and
he
wo
u
ld
often
drop
into
my
li
ttle
sha
nty
and
smo
ke
a
pi
pe
wi
th
me,
for
whi
te
fo
lk
out
the
re
fe
el
the
ir
he
a
rts
wa
rm
to
ea
ch
other
as
they
ne
ver
do
he
re
at
ho
me.
"We
ll,
I
was
ne
ver
in
lu
ck's
way
lo
ng.
Su
dde
nly,
wi
tho
ut
a
no
te
of
wa
rni
ng,
the
gre
at
mu
ti
ny
bro
ke
upon
us.
One
mo
nth
India
lay
as
sti
ll
and
pe
a
ce
fu
l,
to
all
appe
a
ra
nce,
as
Su
rrey
or
Ke
nt;
the
ne
xt
the
re
we
re
two
hu
ndred
tho
u
sa
nd
bla
ck
de
vi
ls
let
lo
o
se,
and
the
co
u
ntry
was
a
pe
rfe
ct
he
ll.
Of
co
u
rse
you
know
all
abo
ut
it,
ge
ntle
me
n,—a
de
al
mo
re
than
I
do,
ve
ry
li
ke,
si
nce
re
a
di
ng
is
not
in
my
li
ne.
I
only
know
what
I
saw
wi
th
my
own
eye
s.
Our
pla
nta
ti
on
was
at
a
pla
ce
ca
lled
Mu
ttra,
ne
ar
the
bo
rder
of
the
No
rthwe
st
Pro
vi
nce
s.
Ni
ght
after
ni
ght
the
who
le
sky
was
ali
ght
wi
th
the
bu
rni
ng
bu
nga
lo
ws,
and
day
after
day
we
had
sma
ll
co
mpa
ni
es
of
Eu
ro
pe
a
ns
pa
ssi
ng
thro
u
gh
our
esta
te
wi
th
the
ir
wi
ves
and
chi
ldre
n,
on
the
ir
way
to
Agra,
whe
re
we
re
the
ne
a
re
st
tro
o
ps.
Mr.
Abe
lwhi
te
was
an
obsti
na
te
ma
n.
He
had
it
in
his
he
ad
that
the
affa
ir
had
be
en
exa
gge
ra
te
d,
and
that
it
wo
u
ld
blow
over
as
su
dde
nly
as
it
had
spru
ng
up.
The
re
he
sat
on
his
ve
ra
nda,
dri
nki
ng
whi
ske
y-pe
gs
and
smo
ki
ng
che
ro
o
ts,
whi
le
the
co
u
ntry
was
in
a
bla
ze
abo
ut
hi
m.
Of
co
u
rse
we
stu
ck
by
hi
m,
I
and
Da
wso
n,
who,
wi
th
his
wi
fe,
used
to
do
the
bo
o
k-wo
rk
and
the
ma
na
gi
ng.
We
ll,
one
fi
ne
day
the
cra
sh
ca
me.
I
had
be
en
away
on
a
di
sta
nt
pla
nta
ti
o
n,
and
was
ri
di
ng
slo
wly
ho
me
in
the
eve
ni
ng,
when
my
eye
fe
ll
upon
so
me
thi
ng
all
hu
ddled
to
ge
ther
at
the
bo
ttom
of
a
ste
ep
nu
lla
h.
I
ro
de
do
wn
to
see
what
it
wa
s,
and
the
co
ld
stru
ck
thro
u
gh
my
he
a
rt
when
I
fo
u
nd
it
was
Da
wso
n's
wi
fe,
all
cut
into
ri
bbo
ns,
and
ha
lf
ea
ten
by
ja
cka
ls
and
na
ti
ve
do
gs.
A
li
ttle
fu
rther
up
the
ro
ad
Da
wson
hi
mse
lf
was
lyi
ng
on
his
fa
ce,
qu
i
te
de
a
d,
wi
th
an
empty
re
vo
lver
in
his
ha
nd
and
fo
ur
Se
po
ys
lyi
ng
acro
ss
ea
ch
other
in
fro
nt
of
hi
m.
I
re
i
ned
up
my
ho
rse,
wo
nde
ri
ng
whi
ch
way
I
sho
u
ld
tu
rn,
but
at
that
mo
me
nt
I
saw
thi
ck
smo
ke
cu
rli
ng
up
from
Abe
lwhi
te
's
bu
nga
low
and
the
fla
mes
be
gi
nni
ng
to
bu
rst
thro
u
gh
the
ro
o
f.
I
knew
then
that
I
co
u
ld
do
my
emplo
yer
no
go
o
d,
but
wo
u
ld
only
throw
my
own
li
fe
away
if
I
me
ddled
in
the
ma
tte
r.
From
whe
re
I
sto
od
I
co
u
ld
see
hu
ndre
ds
of
the
bla
ck
fi
e
nds,
wi
th
the
ir
red
co
a
ts
sti
ll
on
the
ir
ba
cks,
da
nci
ng
and
ho
wli
ng
ro
u
nd
the
bu
rni
ng
ho
u
se.
So
me
of
them
po
i
nted
at
me,
and
a
co
u
ple
of
bu
lle
ts
sa
ng
pa
st
my
he
a
d;
so
I
bro
ke
away
acro
ss
the
pa
ddy-fi
e
lds,
and
fo
u
nd
myse
lf
la
te
at
ni
ght
sa
fe
wi
thin
the
wa
lls
at
Agra.
"As
it
pro
ve
d,
ho
we
ve
r,
the
re
was
no
gre
at
sa
fe
ty
the
re,
ei
the
r.
The
who
le
co
u
ntry
was
up
li
ke
a
swa
rm
of
be
e
s.
Whe
re
ver
the
Engli
sh
co
u
ld
co
lle
ct
in
li
ttle
ba
nds
they
he
ld
ju
st
the
gro
u
nd
that
the
ir
gu
ns
co
mma
nde
d.
Eve
rywhe
re
else
they
we
re
he
lple
ss
fu
gi
ti
ve
s.
It
was
a
fi
ght
of
the
mi
lli
o
ns
aga
i
nst
the
hu
ndre
ds;
and
the
cru
e
lle
st
pa
rt
of
it
was
that
the
se
men
that
we
fo
u
ght
aga
i
nst,
fo
o
t,
ho
rse,
and
gu
nne
rs,
we
re
our
own
pi
cked
tro
o
ps,
whom
we
had
ta
u
ght
and
tra
i
ne
d,
ha
ndli
ng
our
own
we
a
po
ns,
and
blo
wi
ng
our
own
bu
gle
-ca
lls.
At
Agra
the
re
we
re
the
3d
Be
ngal
Fu
si
li
e
rs,
so
me
Si
khs,
two
tro
o
ps
of
ho
rse,
and
a
ba
tte
ry
of
arti
lle
ry.
A
vo
lu
nte
er
co
rps
of
cle
rks
and
me
rcha
nts
had
be
en
fo
rme
d,
and
this
I
jo
i
ne
d,
wo
o
den
leg
and
all.
We
we
nt
out
to
me
et
the
re
be
ls
at
Sha
hgu
nge
ea
rly
in
Ju
ly,
and
we
be
at
them
ba
ck
for
a
ti
me,
but
our
po
wder
ga
ve
ou
t,
and
we
had
to
fa
ll
ba
ck
upon
the
ci
ty.
No
thi
ng
but
the
wo
rst
ne
ws
ca
me
to
us
from
eve
ry
si
de
,—whi
ch
is
not
to
be
wo
nde
red
at,
for
if
you
lo
ok
at
the
map
you
wi
ll
see
that
we
we
re
ri
ght
in
the
he
a
rt
of
it.
Lu
cknow
is
ra
ther
be
tter
than
a
hu
ndred
mi
les
to
the
ea
st,
and
Ca
wnpo
re
abo
ut
as
far
to
the
so
u
th.
From
eve
ry
po
i
nt
on
the
co
mpa
ss
the
re
was
no
thi
ng
but
to
rtu
re
and
mu
rder
and
ou
tra
ge.
"The
ci
ty
of
Agra
is
a
gre
at
pla
ce,
swa
rmi
ng
wi
th
fa
na
ti
cs
and
fi
e
rce
de
vi
l-wo
rshi
ppe
rs
of
all
so
rts.
Our
ha
ndful
of
men
we
re
lo
st
amo
ng
the
na
rro
w,
wi
ndi
ng
stre
e
ts.
Our
le
a
der
mo
ved
acro
ss
the
ri
ve
r,
the
re
fo
re,
and
to
ok
up
his
po
si
ti
on
in
the
old
fo
rt
at
Agra.
I
do
n't
know
if
any
of
you
ge
ntle
men
ha
ve
ever
re
ad
or
he
a
rd
anythi
ng
of
that
old
fo
rt.
It
is
a
ve
ry
qu
e
er
pla
ce
,—the
qu
e
e
re
st
that
ever
I
was
in,
and
I
ha
ve
be
en
in
so
me
rum
co
rne
rs,
to
o.
Fi
rst
of
all,
it
is
eno
rmo
us
in
si
ze.
I
sho
u
ld
thi
nk
that
the
enclo
su
re
mu
st
be
acres
and
acre
s.
The
re
is
a
mo
de
rn
pa
rt,
whi
ch
to
ok
all
our
ga
rri
so
n,
wo
me
n,
chi
ldre
n,
sto
re
s,
and
eve
rythi
ng
else,
wi
th
ple
nty
of
ro
om
ove
r.
But
the
mo
de
rn
pa
rt
is
no
thi
ng
li
ke
the
si
ze
of
the
old
qu
a
rte
r,
whe
re
no
bo
dy
go
e
s,
and
whi
ch
is
gi
ven
over
to
the
sco
rpi
o
ns
and
the
ce
nti
pe
de
s.
It
is
all
fu
ll
of
gre
at
de
se
rted
ha
lls,
and
wi
ndi
ng
pa
ssa
ge
s,
and
lo
ng
co
rri
do
rs
twi
sti
ng
in
and
ou
t,
so
that
it
is
ea
sy
eno
u
gh
for
fo
lk
to
get
lo
st
in
it.
For
this
re
a
son
it
was
se
ldom
that
any
one
we
nt
into
it,
tho
u
gh
now
and
aga
in
a
pa
rty
wi
th
to
rches
mi
ght
go
explo
ri
ng.
"The
ri
ver
wa
shes
alo
ng
the
fro
nt
of
the
old
fo
rt,
and
so
pro
te
cts
it,
but
on
the
si
des
and
be
hi
nd
the
re
are
ma
ny
do
o
rs,
and
the
se
had
to
be
gu
a
rde
d,
of
co
u
rse,
in
the
old
qu
a
rter
as
we
ll
as
in
that
whi
ch
was
actu
a
lly
he
ld
by
our
tro
o
ps.
We
we
re
sho
rt-ha
nde
d,
wi
th
ha
rdly
men
eno
u
gh
to
man
the
angles
of
the
bu
i
ldi
ng
and
to
se
rve
the
gu
ns.
It
was
impo
ssi
ble
for
us,
the
re
fo
re,
to
sta
ti
on
a
stro
ng
gu
a
rd
at
eve
ry
one
of
the
innu
me
ra
ble
ga
te
s.
What
we
did
was
to
orga
ni
ze
a
ce
ntral
gu
a
rd-ho
u
se
in
the
mi
ddle
of
the
fo
rt,
and
to
le
a
ve
ea
ch
ga
te
under
the
cha
rge
of
one
whi
te
man
and
two
or
three
na
ti
ve
s.
I
was
se
le
cted
to
ta
ke
cha
rge
du
ri
ng
ce
rta
in
ho
u
rs
of
the
ni
ght
of
a
sma
ll
iso
la
ted
do
or
upon
the
so
u
thwe
st
si
de
of
the
bu
i
ldi
ng.
Two
Si
kh
tro
o
pe
rs
we
re
pla
ced
under
my
co
mma
nd,
and
I
was
instru
cted
if
anythi
ng
we
nt
wro
ng
to
fi
re
my
mu
ske
t,
when
I
mi
ght
re
ly
upon
he
lp
co
mi
ng
at
once
from
the
ce
ntral
gu
a
rd.
As
the
gu
a
rd
was
a
go
od
two
hu
ndred
pa
ces
awa
y,
ho
we
ve
r,
and
as
the
spa
ce
be
twe
en
was
cut
up
into
a
la
byri
nth
of
pa
ssa
ges
and
co
rri
do
rs,
I
had
gre
at
do
u
bts
as
to
whe
ther
they
co
u
ld
arri
ve
in
ti
me
to
be
of
any
use
in
ca
se
of
an
actu
al
atta
ck.
"We
ll,
I
was
pre
tty
pro
ud
at
ha
vi
ng
this
sma
ll
co
mma
nd
gi
ven
me,
si
nce
I
was
a
raw
re
cru
i
t,
and
a
ga
me
-le
gged
one
at
tha
t.
For
two
ni
ghts
I
ke
pt
the
wa
tch
wi
th
my
Pu
nja
u
be
e
s.
They
we
re
ta
ll,
fi
e
rce
-lo
o
ki
ng
cha
ps,
Ma
ho
met
Si
ngh
and
Abdu
llah
Khan
by
na
me,
bo
th
old
fi
ghti
ng-men
who
had
bo
rne
arms
aga
i
nst
us
at
Chi
li
a
n-wa
lla
h.
They
co
u
ld
ta
lk
Engli
sh
pre
tty
we
ll,
but
I
co
u
ld
get
li
ttle
out
of
the
m.
They
pre
fe
rred
to
sta
nd
to
ge
ther
and
ja
bber
all
ni
ght
in
the
ir
qu
e
er
Si
kh
li
ngo.
For
myse
lf,
I
used
to
sta
nd
ou
tsi
de
the
ga
te
-wa
y,
lo
o
ki
ng
do
wn
on
the
bro
a
d,
wi
ndi
ng
ri
ver
and
on
the
twi
nkli
ng
li
ghts
of
the
gre
at
ci
ty.
The
be
a
ti
ng
of
dru
ms,
the
ra
ttle
of
to
mto
ms,
and
the
ye
lls
and
ho
wls
of
the
re
be
ls,
dru
nk
wi
th
opi
um
and
wi
th
ba
ng,
we
re
eno
u
gh
to
re
mi
nd
us
all
ni
ght
of
our
da
nge
ro
us
ne
i
ghbo
rs
acro
ss
the
stre
a
m.
Eve
ry
two
ho
u
rs
the
offi
cer
of
the
ni
ght
used
to
co
me
ro
u
nd
to
all
the
po
sts,
to
ma
ke
su
re
that
all
was
we
ll.
"The
thi
rd
ni
ght
of
my
wa
tch
was
da
rk
and
di
rty,
wi
th
a
sma
ll,
dri
vi
ng
ra
i
n.
It
was
dre
a
ry
wo
rk
sta
ndi
ng
in
the
ga
te
-way
ho
ur
after
ho
ur
in
su
ch
we
a
the
r.
I
tri
ed
aga
in
and
aga
in
to
ma
ke
my
Si
khs
ta
lk,
but
wi
tho
ut
mu
ch
su
cce
ss.
At
two
in
the
mo
rni
ng
the
ro
u
nds
pa
sse
d,
and
bro
ke
for
a
mo
me
nt
the
we
a
ri
ne
ss
of
the
ni
ght.
Fi
ndi
ng
that
my
co
mpa
ni
o
ns
wo
u
ld
not
be
led
into
co
nve
rsa
ti
o
n,
I
to
ok
out
my
pi
pe,
and
la
id
do
wn
my
mu
sket
to
stri
ke
the
ma
tch.
In
an
insta
nt
the
two
Si
khs
we
re
upon
me.
One
of
them
sna
tched
my
fi
re
lo
ck
up
and
le
ve
lled
it
at
my
he
a
d,
whi
le
the
other
he
ld
a
gre
at
kni
fe
to
my
thro
at
and
swo
re
be
twe
en
his
te
e
th
that
he
wo
u
ld
plu
nge
it
into
me
if
I
mo
ved
a
ste
p.
"My
fi
rst
tho
u
ght
was
that
the
se
fe
llo
ws
we
re
in
le
a
gue
wi
th
the
re
be
ls,
and
that
this
was
the
be
gi
nni
ng
of
an
assa
u
lt.
If
our
do
or
we
re
in
the
ha
nds
of
the
Se
po
ys
the
pla
ce
mu
st
fa
ll,
and
the
wo
men
and
chi
ldren
be
tre
a
ted
as
they
we
re
in
Ca
wnpo
re.
Ma
ybe
you
ge
ntle
men
thi
nk
that
I
am
ju
st
ma
ki
ng
out
a
ca
se
for
myse
lf,
but
I
gi
ve
you
my
wo
rd
that
when
I
tho
u
ght
of
tha
t,
tho
u
gh
I
fe
lt
the
po
i
nt
of
the
kni
fe
at
my
thro
a
t,
I
ope
ned
my
mo
u
th
wi
th
the
inte
nti
on
of
gi
vi
ng
a
scre
a
m,
if
it
was
my
la
st
one,
whi
ch
mi
ght
ala
rm
the
ma
in
gu
a
rd.
The
man
who
he
ld
me
se
e
med
to
know
my
tho
u
ghts;
fo
r,
even
as
I
bra
ced
myse
lf
to
it,
he
whi
spe
re
d,
'Do
n't
ma
ke
a
no
i
se.
The
fo
rt
is
sa
fe
eno
u
gh.
The
re
are
no
re
bel
do
gs
on
this
si
de
of
the
ri
ve
r.'
The
re
was
the
ri
ng
of
tru
th
in
what
he
sa
i
d,
and
I
knew
that
if
I
ra
i
sed
my
vo
i
ce
I
was
a
de
ad
ma
n.
I
co
u
ld
re
ad
it
in
the
fe
llo
w's
bro
wn
eye
s.
I
wa
i
te
d,
the
re
fo
re,
in
si
le
nce,
to
see
what
it
was
that
they
wa
nted
from
me.
"'Li
sten
to
me,
Sa
hi
b,'
sa
id
the
ta
ller
and
fi
e
rcer
of
the
pa
i
r,
the
one
whom
they
ca
lled
Abdu
llah
Kha
n.
'You
mu
st
ei
ther
be
wi
th
us
now
or
you
mu
st
be
si
le
nced
fo
re
ve
r.
The
thi
ng
is
too
gre
at
a
one
for
us
to
he
si
ta
te.
Ei
ther
you
are
he
a
rt
and
so
ul
wi
th
us
on
yo
ur
oa
th
on
the
cro
ss
of
the
Chri
sti
a
ns,
or
yo
ur
bo
dy
this
ni
ght
sha
ll
be
thro
wn
into
the
di
tch
and
we
sha
ll
pa
ss
over
to
our
bro
the
rs
in
the
re
bel
army.
The
re
is
no
mi
ddle
wa
y.
Whi
ch
is
it
to
be,
de
a
th
or
li
fe?
We
can
only
gi
ve
you
three
mi
nu
tes
to
de
ci
de,
for
the
ti
me
is
pa
ssi
ng,
and
all
mu
st
be
do
ne
be
fo
re
the
ro
u
nds
co
me
aga
i
n.'
"'How
can
I
de
ci
de
?'
sa
id
I.
'You
ha
ve
not
to
ld
me
what
you
wa
nt
of
me.
But
I
te
ll
you
now
that
if
it
is
anythi
ng
aga
i
nst
the
sa
fe
ty
of
the
fo
rt
I
wi
ll
ha
ve
no
tru
ck
wi
th
it,
so
you
can
dri
ve
ho
me
yo
ur
kni
fe
and
we
lco
me
.'
"'It
is
no
thi
ng
aga
i
nst
the
fo
rt,'
sa
id
he.
'We
only
ask
you
to
do
that
whi
ch
yo
ur
co
u
ntrymen
co
me
to
this
la
nd
fo
r.
We
ask
you
to
be
ri
ch.
If
you
wi
ll
be
one
of
us
this
ni
ght,
we
wi
ll
swe
ar
to
you
upon
the
na
ked
kni
fe,
and
by
the
thre
e
fo
ld
oa
th
whi
ch
no
Si
kh
was
ever
kno
wn
to
bre
a
k,
that
you
sha
ll
ha
ve
yo
ur
fa
ir
sha
re
of
the
lo
o
t.
A
qu
a
rter
of
the
tre
a
su
re
sha
ll
be
yo
u
rs.
We
can
say
no
fa
i
re
r.'
"'But
what
is
the
tre
a
su
re,
the
n?'
I
aske
d.
'I
am
as
re
a
dy
to
be
ri
ch
as
you
can
be,
if
you
wi
ll
but
show
me
how
it
can
be
do
ne
.'
"'You
wi
ll
swe
a
r,
the
n,'
sa
id
he,
'by
the
bo
nes
of
yo
ur
fa
the
r,
by
the
ho
nor
of
yo
ur
mo
the
r,
by
the
cro
ss
of
yo
ur
fa
i
th,
to
ra
i
se
no
ha
nd
and
spe
ak
no
wo
rd
aga
i
nst
us,
ei
ther
now
or
afte
rwa
rds?'
"'I
wi
ll
swe
ar
it,'
I
answe
re
d,
'pro
vi
ded
that
the
fo
rt
is
not
enda
nge
re
d.'
"'Then
my
co
mra
de
and
I
wi
ll
swe
ar
that
you
sha
ll
ha
ve
a
qu
a
rter
of
the
tre
a
su
re
whi
ch
sha
ll
be
equ
a
lly
di
vi
ded
amo
ng
the
fo
ur
of
us.'
"'The
re
are
but
thre
e
,'
sa
id
I.
"'No;
Do
st
Akbar
mu
st
ha
ve
his
sha
re.
We
can
te
ll
the
ta
le
to
you
whi
le
we
awa
it
the
m.
Do
you
sta
nd
at
the
ga
te,
Ma
ho
met
Si
ngh,
and
gi
ve
no
ti
ce
of
the
ir
co
mi
ng.
The
thi
ng
sta
nds
thu
s,
Sa
hi
b,
and
I
te
ll
it
to
you
be
ca
u
se
I
know
that
an
oa
th
is
bi
ndi
ng
upon
a
Fe
ri
nghe
e,
and
that
we
may
tru
st
yo
u.
Had
you
be
en
a
lyi
ng
Hi
ndo
o,
tho
u
gh
you
had
swo
rn
by
all
the
go
ds
in
the
ir
fa
lse
te
mple
s,
yo
ur
blo
od
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
be
en
upon
the
kni
fe,
and
yo
ur
bo
dy
in
the
wa
te
r.
But
the
Si
kh
kno
ws
the
Engli
shma
n,
and
the
Engli
shman
kno
ws
the
Si
kh.
He
a
rke
n,
the
n,
to
what
I
ha
ve
to
sa
y.
"'The
re
is
a
ra
jah
in
the
no
rthe
rn
pro
vi
nces
who
has
mu
ch
we
a
lth,
tho
u
gh
his
la
nds
are
sma
ll.
Mu
ch
has
co
me
to
him
from
his
fa
the
r,
and
mo
re
sti
ll
he
has
set
by
hi
mse
lf,
for
he
is
of
a
low
na
tu
re
and
ho
a
rds
his
go
ld
ra
ther
than
spe
nd
it.
When
the
tro
u
bles
bro
ke
out
he
wo
u
ld
be
fri
e
nds
bo
th
wi
th
the
li
on
and
the
ti
ge
r,—wi
th
the
Se
poy
and
wi
th
the
Co
mpa
ny's
Ra
j.
So
o
n,
ho
we
ve
r,
it
se
e
med
to
him
that
the
whi
te
me
n's
day
was
co
me,
for
thro
u
gh
all
the
la
nd
he
co
u
ld
he
ar
of
no
thi
ng
but
of
the
ir
de
a
th
and
the
ir
ove
rthro
w.
Ye
t,
be
i
ng
a
ca
re
ful
ma
n,
he
ma
de
su
ch
pla
ns
tha
t,
co
me
what
mi
ght,
ha
lf
at
le
a
st
of
his
tre
a
su
re
sho
u
ld
be
le
ft
to
hi
m.
That
whi
ch
was
in
go
ld
and
si
lver
he
ke
pt
by
him
in
the
va
u
lts
of
his
pa
la
ce,
but
the
mo
st
pre
ci
o
us
sto
nes
and
the
cho
i
ce
st
pe
a
rls
that
he
had
he
put
in
an
iron
bo
x,
and
se
nt
it
by
a
tru
sty
se
rva
nt
who,
under
the
gu
i
se
of
a
me
rcha
nt,
sho
u
ld
ta
ke
it
to
the
fo
rt
at
Agra,
the
re
to
lie
until
the
la
nd
is
at
pe
a
ce.
Thu
s,
if
the
re
be
ls
won
he
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
his
mo
ne
y,
but
if
the
Co
mpa
ny
co
nqu
e
red
his
je
we
ls
wo
u
ld
be
sa
ved
to
hi
m.
Ha
vi
ng
thus
di
vi
ded
his
ho
a
rd,
he
threw
hi
mse
lf
into
the
ca
u
se
of
the
Se
po
ys,
si
nce
they
we
re
stro
ng
upon
his
bo
rde
rs.
By
do
i
ng
thi
s,
ma
rk
yo
u,
Sa
hi
b,
his
pro
pe
rty
be
co
mes
the
due
of
tho
se
who
ha
ve
be
en
true
to
the
ir
sa
lt.
"'This
pre
te
nded
me
rcha
nt,
who
tra
ve
ls
under
the
na
me
of
Achme
t,
is
now
in
the
ci
ty
of
Agra,
and
de
si
res
to
ga
in
his
way
into
the
fo
rt.
He
has
wi
th
him
as
tra
ve
lli
ng-co
mpa
ni
on
my
fo
ste
r-bro
ther
Do
st
Akba
r,
who
kno
ws
his
se
cre
t.
Do
st
Akbar
has
pro
mi
sed
this
ni
ght
to
le
ad
him
to
a
si
de
-po
ste
rn
of
the
fo
rt,
and
has
cho
sen
this
one
for
his
pu
rpo
se.
He
re
he
wi
ll
co
me
pre
se
ntly,
and
he
re
he
wi
ll
fi
nd
Ma
ho
met
Si
ngh
and
myse
lf
awa
i
ti
ng
hi
m.
The
pla
ce
is
lo
ne
ly,
and
no
ne
sha
ll
know
of
his
co
mi
ng.
The
wo
rld
sha
ll
know
of
the
me
rcha
nt
Achmet
no
mo
re,
but
the
gre
at
tre
a
su
re
of
the
ra
jah
sha
ll
be
di
vi
ded
amo
ng
us.
What
say
you
to
it,
Sa
hi
b?'
"In
Wo
rce
ste
rshi
re
the
li
fe
of
a
man
se
e
ms
a
gre
at
and
a
sa
cred
thi
ng;
but
it
is
ve
ry
di
ffe
re
nt
when
the
re
is
fi
re
and
blo
od
all
ro
u
nd
you
and
you
ha
ve
be
en
used
to
me
e
ti
ng
de
a
th
at
eve
ry
tu
rn.
Whe
ther
Achmet
the
me
rcha
nt
li
ved
or
di
ed
was
a
thi
ng
as
li
ght
as
air
to
me,
but
at
the
ta
lk
abo
ut
the
tre
a
su
re
my
he
a
rt
tu
rned
to
it,
and
I
tho
u
ght
of
what
I
mi
ght
do
in
the
old
co
u
ntry
wi
th
it,
and
how
my
fo
lk
wo
u
ld
sta
re
when
they
saw
the
ir
ne
'e
r-do
-we
ll
co
mi
ng
ba
ck
wi
th
his
po
cke
ts
fu
ll
of
go
ld
mo
i
do
re
s.
I
ha
d,
the
re
fo
re,
alre
a
dy
ma
de
up
my
mi
nd.
Abdu
llah
Kha
n,
ho
we
ve
r,
thi
nki
ng
that
I
he
si
ta
te
d,
pre
ssed
the
ma
tter
mo
re
clo
se
ly.
"'Co
nsi
de
r,
Sa
hi
b,'
sa
id
he,
'that
if
this
man
is
ta
ken
by
the
co
mma
nda
nt
he
wi
ll
be
hu
ng
or
sho
t,
and
his
je
we
ls
ta
ken
by
the
go
ve
rnme
nt,
so
that
no
man
wi
ll
be
a
ru
pee
the
be
tter
for
the
m.
No
w,
si
nce
we
do
the
ta
ki
ng
of
hi
m,
why
sho
u
ld
we
not
do
the
re
st
as
we
ll?
The
je
we
ls
wi
ll
be
as
we
ll
wi
th
us
as
in
the
Co
mpa
ny's
co
ffe
rs.
The
re
wi
ll
be
eno
u
gh
to
ma
ke
eve
ry
one
of
us
ri
ch
men
and
gre
at
chi
e
fs.
No
one
can
know
abo
ut
the
ma
tte
r,
for
he
re
we
are
cut
off
from
all
me
n.
What
co
u
ld
be
be
tter
for
the
pu
rpo
se?
Say
aga
i
n,
the
n,
Sa
hi
b,
whe
ther
you
are
wi
th
us,
or
if
we
mu
st
lo
ok
upon
you
as
an
ene
my.'
"'I
am
wi
th
you
he
a
rt
and
so
u
l,'
sa
id
I.
"'It
is
we
ll,'
he
answe
re
d,
ha
ndi
ng
me
ba
ck
my
fi
re
lo
ck.
'You
see
that
we
tru
st
yo
u,
for
yo
ur
wo
rd,
li
ke
ou
rs,
is
not
to
be
bro
ke
n.
We
ha
ve
now
only
to
wa
it
for
my
bro
ther
and
the
me
rcha
nt.'
"'Do
es
yo
ur
bro
ther
kno
w,
the
n,
of
what
you
wi
ll
do
?'
I
aske
d.
"'The
plan
is
hi
s.
He
has
de
vi
sed
it.
We
wi
ll
go
to
the
ga
te
and
sha
re
the
wa
tch
wi
th
Ma
ho
met
Si
ngh.'
"The
ra
in
was
sti
ll
fa
lli
ng
ste
a
di
ly,
for
it
was
ju
st
the
be
gi
nni
ng
of
the
wet
se
a
so
n.
Bro
wn,
he
a
vy
clo
u
ds
we
re
dri
fti
ng
acro
ss
the
sky,
and
it
was
ha
rd
to
see
mo
re
than
a
sto
ne
-ca
st.
A
de
ep
mo
at
lay
in
fro
nt
of
our
do
o
r,
but
the
wa
ter
was
in
pla
ces
ne
a
rly
dri
ed
up,
and
it
co
u
ld
ea
si
ly
be
cro
sse
d.
It
was
stra
nge
to
me
to
be
sta
ndi
ng
the
re
wi
th
tho
se
two
wi
ld
Pu
nja
u
be
es
wa
i
ti
ng
for
the
man
who
was
co
mi
ng
to
his
de
a
th.
"Su
dde
nly
my
eye
ca
u
ght
the
gli
nt
of
a
sha
ded
la
nte
rn
at
the
other
si
de
of
the
mo
a
t.
It
va
ni
shed
amo
ng
the
mo
u
nd-he
a
ps,
and
then
appe
a
red
aga
in
co
mi
ng
slo
wly
in
our
di
re
cti
o
n.
"'He
re
they
are
!'
I
excla
i
me
d.
"'You
wi
ll
cha
lle
nge
hi
m,
Sa
hi
b,
as
usu
a
l,'
whi
spe
red
Abdu
lla
h.
'Gi
ve
him
no
ca
u
se
for
fe
a
r.
Se
nd
us
in
wi
th
hi
m,
and
we
sha
ll
do
the
re
st
whi
le
you
stay
he
re
on
gu
a
rd.
Ha
ve
the
la
nte
rn
re
a
dy
to
unco
ve
r,
that
we
may
be
su
re
that
it
is
inde
ed
the
ma
n.'
"The
li
ght
had
fli
cke
red
onwa
rds,
now
sto
ppi
ng
and
now
adva
nci
ng,
until
I
co
u
ld
see
two
da
rk
fi
gu
res
upon
the
other
si
de
of
the
mo
a
t.
I
let
them
scra
mble
do
wn
the
slo
pi
ng
ba
nk,
spla
sh
thro
u
gh
the
mi
re,
and
cli
mb
ha
lf-way
up
to
the
ga
te,
be
fo
re
I
cha
lle
nged
the
m.
"'Who
go
es
the
re
?'
sa
id
I,
in
a
su
bdu
ed
vo
i
ce.
"'Fri
e
nds,'
ca
me
the
answe
r.
I
unco
ve
red
my
la
nte
rn
and
threw
a
flo
od
of
li
ght
upon
the
m.
The
fi
rst
was
an
eno
rmo
us
Si
kh,
wi
th
a
bla
ck
be
a
rd
whi
ch
swe
pt
ne
a
rly
do
wn
to
his
cu
mme
rbu
nd.
Ou
tsi
de
of
a
show
I
ha
ve
ne
ver
se
en
so
ta
ll
a
ma
n.
The
other
was
a
li
ttle,
fa
t,
ro
u
nd
fe
llo
w,
wi
th
a
gre
at
ye
llow
tu
rba
n,
and
a
bu
ndle
in
his
ha
nd,
do
ne
up
in
a
sha
wl.
He
se
e
med
to
be
all
in
a
qu
i
ver
wi
th
fe
a
r,
for
his
ha
nds
twi
tched
as
if
he
had
the
agu
e,
and
his
he
ad
ke
pt
tu
rni
ng
to
le
ft
and
ri
ght
wi
th
two
bri
ght
li
ttle
twi
nkli
ng
eye
s,
li
ke
a
mo
u
se
when
he
ve
ntu
res
out
from
his
ho
le.
It
ga
ve
me
the
chi
lls
to
thi
nk
of
ki
lli
ng
hi
m,
but
I
tho
u
ght
of
the
tre
a
su
re,
and
my
he
a
rt
set
as
ha
rd
as
a
fli
nt
wi
thin
me.
When
he
saw
my
whi
te
fa
ce
he
ga
ve
a
li
ttle
chi
rrup
of
joy
and
ca
me
ru
nni
ng
up
to
wa
rds
me.
"'Yo
ur
pro
te
cti
o
n,
Sa
hi
b,'
he
pa
nte
d,—'yo
ur
pro
te
cti
on
for
the
unha
ppy
me
rcha
nt
Achme
t.
I
ha
ve
tra
ve
lled
acro
ss
Ra
jpo
o
ta
na
that
I
mi
ght
se
ek
the
she
lter
of
the
fo
rt
at
Agra.
I
ha
ve
be
en
ro
bbed
and
be
a
ten
and
abu
sed
be
ca
u
se
I
ha
ve
be
en
the
fri
e
nd
of
the
Co
mpa
ny.
It
is
a
ble
ssed
ni
ght
this
when
I
am
once
mo
re
in
sa
fe
ty,—I
and
my
po
or
po
sse
ssi
o
ns.'
"'What
ha
ve
you
in
the
bu
ndle
?'
I
aske
d.
"'An
iron
bo
x,'
he
answe
re
d,
'whi
ch
co
nta
i
ns
one
or
two
li
ttle
fa
mi
ly
ma
tte
rs
whi
ch
are
of
no
va
lue
to
othe
rs,
but
whi
ch
I
sho
u
ld
be
so
rry
to
lo
se.
Yet
I
am
not
a
be
gga
r;
and
I
sha
ll
re
wa
rd
yo
u,
yo
u
ng
Sa
hi
b,
and
yo
ur
go
ve
rnor
also,
if
he
wi
ll
gi
ve
me
the
she
lter
I
ask.'
"I
co
u
ld
not
tru
st
myse
lf
to
spe
ak
lo
nger
wi
th
the
ma
n.
The
mo
re
I
lo
o
ked
at
his
fa
t,
fri
ghte
ned
fa
ce,
the
ha
rder
did
it
se
em
that
we
sho
u
ld
slay
him
in
co
ld
blo
o
d.
It
was
be
st
to
get
it
ove
r.
"'Ta
ke
him
to
the
ma
in
gu
a
rd,'
sa
id
I.
The
two
Si
khs
clo
sed
in
upon
him
on
ea
ch
si
de,
and
the
gi
a
nt
wa
lked
be
hi
nd,
whi
le
they
ma
rched
in
thro
u
gh
the
da
rk
ga
te
-wa
y.
Ne
ver
was
a
man
so
co
mpa
ssed
ro
u
nd
wi
th
de
a
th.
I
re
ma
i
ned
at
the
ga
te
-way
wi
th
the
la
nte
rn.
"I
co
u
ld
he
ar
the
me
a
su
red
tra
mp
of
the
ir
fo
o
tste
ps
so
u
ndi
ng
thro
u
gh
the
lo
ne
ly
co
rri
do
rs.
Su
dde
nly
it
ce
a
se
d,
and
I
he
a
rd
vo
i
ce
s,
and
a
scu
ffle,
wi
th
the
so
u
nd
of
blo
ws.
A
mo
me
nt
la
ter
the
re
ca
me,
to
my
ho
rro
r,
a
ru
sh
of
fo
o
tste
ps
co
mi
ng
in
my
di
re
cti
o
n,
wi
th
the
lo
ud
bre
a
thi
ng
of
a
ru
nni
ng
ma
n.
I
tu
rned
my
la
nte
rn
do
wn
the
lo
ng,
stra
i
ght
pa
ssa
ge,
and
the
re
was
the
fat
ma
n,
ru
nni
ng
li
ke
the
wi
nd,
wi
th
a
sme
ar
of
blo
od
acro
ss
his
fa
ce,
and
clo
se
at
his
he
e
ls,
bo
u
ndi
ng
li
ke
a
ti
ge
r,
the
gre
at
bla
ck-be
a
rded
Si
kh,
wi
th
a
kni
fe
fla
shi
ng
in
his
ha
nd.
I
ha
ve
ne
ver
se
en
a
man
run
so
fa
st
as
that
li
ttle
me
rcha
nt.
He
was
ga
i
ni
ng
on
the
Si
kh,
and
I
co
u
ld
see
that
if
he
once
pa
ssed
me
and
got
to
the
open
air
he
wo
u
ld
sa
ve
hi
mse
lf
ye
t.
My
he
a
rt
so
fte
ned
to
hi
m,
but
aga
in
the
tho
u
ght
of
his
tre
a
su
re
tu
rned
me
ha
rd
and
bi
tte
r.
I
ca
st
my
fi
re
lo
ck
be
twe
en
his
le
gs
as
he
ra
ced
pa
st,
and
he
ro
lled
twi
ce
over
li
ke
a
shot
ra
bbi
t.
Ere
he
co
u
ld
sta
gger
to
his
fe
et
the
Si
kh
was
upon
hi
m,
and
bu
ri
ed
his
kni
fe
twi
ce
in
his
si
de.
The
man
ne
ver
utte
red
mo
an
nor
mo
ved
mu
scle,
but
lay
we
re
he
had
fa
lle
n.
I
thi
nk
myse
lf
that
he
may
ha
ve
bro
ken
his
ne
ck
wi
th
the
fa
ll.
You
se
e,
ge
ntle
me
n,
that
I
am
ke
e
pi
ng
my
pro
mi
se.
I
am
te
lli
ng
you
eve
ry
wo
rk
of
the
bu
si
ne
ss
ju
st
exa
ctly
as
it
ha
ppe
ne
d,
whe
ther
it
is
in
my
fa
vor
or
no
t."
He
sto
ppe
d,
and
he
ld
out
his
ma
na
cled
ha
nds
for
the
whi
ske
y-a
nd-wa
ter
whi
ch
Ho
lmes
had
bre
wed
for
hi
m.
For
myse
lf,
I
co
nfe
ss
that
I
had
now
co
nce
i
ved
the
utmo
st
ho
rror
of
the
ma
n,
not
only
for
this
co
ld-blo
o
ded
bu
si
ne
ss
in
whi
ch
he
had
be
en
co
nce
rne
d,
but
even
mo
re
for
the
so
me
what
fli
ppa
nt
and
ca
re
le
ss
way
in
whi
ch
he
na
rra
ted
it.
Wha
te
ver
pu
ni
shme
nt
was
in
sto
re
for
hi
m,
I
fe
lt
that
he
mi
ght
expe
ct
no
sympa
thy
from
me.
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lmes
and
Jo
nes
sat
wi
th
the
ir
ha
nds
upon
the
ir
kne
e
s,
de
e
ply
inte
re
sted
in
the
sto
ry,
but
wi
th
the
sa
me
di
sgu
st
wri
tten
upon
the
ir
fa
ce
s.
He
may
ha
ve
obse
rved
it,
for
the
re
was
a
to
u
ch
of
de
fi
a
nce
in
his
vo
i
ce
and
ma
nner
as
he
pro
ce
e
de
d.
"It
was
all
ve
ry
ba
d,
no
do
u
bt,"
sa
id
he.
"I
sho
u
ld
li
ke
to
know
how
ma
ny
fe
llo
ws
in
my
sho
es
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
re
fu
sed
a
sha
re
of
this
lo
ot
when
they
knew
that
they
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
the
ir
thro
a
ts
cut
for
the
ir
pa
i
ns.
Be
si
de
s,
it
was
my
li
fe
or
his
when
once
he
was
in
the
fo
rt.
If
he
had
got
ou
t,
the
who
le
bu
si
ne
ss
wo
u
ld
co
me
to
li
ght,
and
I
sho
u
ld
ha
ve
be
en
co
u
rt-ma
rti
a
lled
and
shot
as
li
ke
ly
as
no
t;
for
pe
o
ple
we
re
not
ve
ry
le
ni
e
nt
at
a
ti
me
li
ke
tha
t."
"Go
on
wi
th
yo
ur
sto
ry,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s,
sho
rtly.
"We
ll,
we
ca
rri
ed
him
in,
Abdu
lla
h,
Akba
r,
and
I.
A
fi
ne
we
i
ght
he
wa
s,
to
o,
for
all
that
he
was
so
sho
rt.
Ma
ho
met
Si
ngh
was
le
ft
to
gu
a
rd
the
do
o
r.
We
to
ok
him
to
a
pla
ce
whi
ch
the
Si
khs
had
alre
a
dy
pre
pa
re
d.
It
was
so
me
di
sta
nce
off,
whe
re
a
wi
ndi
ng
pa
ssa
ge
le
a
ds
to
a
gre
at
empty
ha
ll,
the
bri
ck
wa
lls
of
whi
ch
we
re
all
cru
mbli
ng
to
pi
e
ce
s.
The
ea
rth
flo
or
had
su
nk
in
at
one
pla
ce,
ma
ki
ng
a
na
tu
ral
gra
ve,
so
we
le
ft
Achmet
the
me
rcha
nt
the
re,
ha
vi
ng
fi
rst
co
ve
red
him
over
wi
th
lo
o
se
bri
cks.
This
do
ne,
we
all
we
nt
ba
ck
to
the
tre
a
su
re.
"It
lay
whe
re
he
had
dro
pped
it
when
he
was
fi
rst
atta
cke
d.
The
box
was
the
sa
me
whi
ch
now
li
es
open
upon
yo
ur
ta
ble.
A
key
was
hu
ng
by
a
si
lken
co
rd
to
that
ca
rved
ha
ndle
upon
the
to
p.
We
ope
ned
it,
and
the
li
ght
of
the
la
nte
rn
gle
a
med
upon
a
co
lle
cti
on
of
ge
ms
su
ch
as
I
ha
ve
re
ad
of
and
tho
u
ght
abo
ut
when
I
was
a
li
ttle
lad
at
Pe
rsho
re.
It
was
bli
ndi
ng
to
lo
ok
upon
the
m.
When
we
had
fe
a
sted
our
eyes
we
to
ok
them
all
out
and
ma
de
a
li
st
of
the
m.
The
re
we
re
one
hu
ndred
and
fo
rty-three
di
a
mo
nds
of
the
fi
rst
wa
te
r,
inclu
di
ng
one
whi
ch
has
be
en
ca
lle
d,
I
be
li
e
ve,
'the
Gre
at
Mo
gu
l'
and
is
sa
id
to
be
the
se
co
nd
la
rge
st
sto
ne
in
exi
ste
nce.
Then
the
re
we
re
ni
ne
ty-se
ven
ve
ry
fi
ne
eme
ra
lds,
and
one
hu
ndred
and
se
ve
nty
ru
bi
e
s,
so
me
of
whi
ch,
ho
we
ve
r,
we
re
sma
ll.
The
re
we
re
fo
rty
ca
rbu
ncle
s,
two
hu
ndred
and
ten
sa
pphi
re
s,
si
xty-o
ne
aga
te
s,
and
a
gre
at
qu
a
nti
ty
of
be
ryls,
onyxe
s,
ca
ts'-e
ye
s,
tu
rqu
o
i
se
s,
and
other
sto
ne
s,
the
ve
ry
na
mes
of
whi
ch
I
did
not
know
at
the
ti
me,
tho
u
gh
I
ha
ve
be
co
me
mo
re
fa
mi
li
ar
wi
th
them
si
nce.
Be
si
des
thi
s,
the
re
we
re
ne
a
rly
three
hu
ndred
ve
ry
fi
ne
pe
a
rls,
twe
lve
of
whi
ch
we
re
set
in
a
go
ld
co
ro
ne
t.
By
the
wa
y,
the
se
la
st
had
be
en
ta
ken
out
of
the
che
st
and
we
re
not
the
re
when
I
re
co
ve
red
it.
"After
we
had
co
u
nted
our
tre
a
su
res
we
put
them
ba
ck
into
the
che
st
and
ca
rri
ed
them
to
the
ga
te
-way
to
show
them
to
Ma
ho
met
Si
ngh.
Then
we
so
le
mnly
re
ne
wed
our
oa
th
to
sta
nd
by
ea
ch
other
and
be
true
to
our
se
cre
t.
We
agre
ed
to
co
nce
al
our
lo
ot
in
a
sa
fe
pla
ce
until
the
co
u
ntry
sho
u
ld
be
at
pe
a
ce
aga
i
n,
and
then
to
di
vi
de
it
equ
a
lly
amo
ng
ou
rse
lve
s.
The
re
was
no
use
di
vi
di
ng
it
at
pre
se
nt,
for
if
ge
ms
of
su
ch
va
lue
we
re
fo
u
nd
upon
us
it
wo
u
ld
ca
u
se
su
spi
ci
o
n,
and
the
re
was
no
pri
va
cy
in
the
fo
rt
nor
any
pla
ce
whe
re
we
co
u
ld
ke
ep
the
m.
We
ca
rri
ed
the
bo
x,
the
re
fo
re,
into
the
sa
me
ha
ll
whe
re
we
had
bu
ri
ed
the
bo
dy,
and
the
re,
under
ce
rta
in
bri
cks
in
the
be
st-pre
se
rved
wa
ll,
we
ma
de
a
ho
llow
and
put
our
tre
a
su
re.
We
ma
de
ca
re
ful
no
te
of
the
pla
ce,
and
ne
xt
day
I
drew
fo
ur
pla
ns,
one
for
ea
ch
of
us,
and
put
the
si
gn
of
the
fo
ur
of
us
at
the
bo
tto
m,
for
we
had
swo
rn
that
we
sho
u
ld
ea
ch
alwa
ys
act
for
all,
so
that
no
ne
mi
ght
ta
ke
adva
nta
ge.
That
is
an
oa
th
that
I
can
put
my
ha
nd
to
my
he
a
rt
and
swe
ar
that
I
ha
ve
ne
ver
bro
ke
n.
"We
ll,
the
re
's
no
use
my
te
lli
ng
you
ge
ntle
men
what
ca
me
of
the
Indi
an
mu
ti
ny.
After
Wi
lson
to
ok
De
lhi
and
Sir
Co
lin
re
li
e
ved
Lu
cknow
the
ba
ck
of
the
bu
si
ne
ss
was
bro
ke
n.
Fre
sh
tro
o
ps
ca
me
po
u
ri
ng
in,
and
Na
na
Sa
hib
ma
de
hi
mse
lf
sca
rce
over
the
fro
nti
e
r.
A
flyi
ng
co
lu
mn
under
Co
lo
nel
Gre
a
thed
ca
me
ro
u
nd
to
Agra
and
cle
a
red
the
Pa
ndi
es
away
from
it.
Pe
a
ce
se
e
med
to
be
se
ttli
ng
upon
the
co
u
ntry,
and
we
fo
ur
we
re
be
gi
nni
ng
to
ho
pe
that
the
ti
me
was
at
ha
nd
when
we
mi
ght
sa
fe
ly
go
off
wi
th
our
sha
res
of
the
plu
nde
r.
In
a
mo
me
nt,
ho
we
ve
r,
our
ho
pes
we
re
sha
tte
red
by
our
be
i
ng
arre
sted
as
the
mu
rde
re
rs
of
Achme
t.
"It
ca
me
abo
ut
in
this
wa
y.
When
the
ra
jah
put
his
je
we
ls
into
the
ha
nds
of
Achmet
he
did
it
be
ca
u
se
he
knew
that
he
was
a
tru
sty
ma
n.
They
are
su
spi
ci
o
us
fo
lk
in
the
Ea
st,
ho
we
ve
r:
so
what
do
es
this
ra
jah
do
but
ta
ke
a
se
co
nd
even
mo
re
tru
sty
se
rva
nt
and
set
him
to
play
the
spy
upon
the
fi
rst?
This
se
co
nd
man
was
orde
red
ne
ver
to
let
Achmet
out
of
his
si
ght,
and
he
fo
llo
wed
him
li
ke
his
sha
do
w.
He
we
nt
after
him
that
ni
ght
and
saw
him
pa
ss
thro
u
gh
the
do
o
rwa
y.
Of
co
u
rse
he
tho
u
ght
he
had
ta
ken
re
fu
ge
in
the
fo
rt,
and
appli
ed
for
admi
ssi
on
the
re
hi
mse
lf
ne
xt
da
y,
but
co
u
ld
fi
nd
no
tra
ce
of
Achme
t.
This
se
e
med
to
him
so
stra
nge
that
he
spo
ke
abo
ut
it
to
a
se
rge
a
nt
of
gu
i
de
s,
who
bro
u
ght
it
to
the
ea
rs
of
the
co
mma
nda
nt.
A
tho
ro
u
gh
se
a
rch
was
qu
i
ckly
ma
de,
and
the
bo
dy
was
di
sco
ve
re
d.
Thus
at
the
ve
ry
mo
me
nt
that
we
tho
u
ght
that
all
was
sa
fe
we
we
re
all
fo
ur
se
i
zed
and
bro
u
ght
to
tri
al
on
a
cha
rge
of
mu
rde
r,—three
of
us
be
ca
u
se
we
had
he
ld
the
ga
te
that
ni
ght,
and
the
fo
u
rth
be
ca
u
se
he
was
kno
wn
to
ha
ve
be
en
in
the
co
mpa
ny
of
the
mu
rde
red
ma
n.
Not
a
wo
rd
abo
ut
the
je
we
ls
ca
me
out
at
the
tri
a
l,
for
the
ra
jah
had
be
en
de
po
sed
and
dri
ven
out
of
Indi
a:
so
no
one
had
any
pa
rti
cu
lar
inte
re
st
in
the
m.
The
mu
rde
r,
ho
we
ve
r,
was
cle
a
rly
ma
de
ou
t,
and
it
was
ce
rta
in
that
we
mu
st
all
ha
ve
be
en
co
nce
rned
in
it.
The
three
Si
khs
got
pe
nal
se
rvi
tu
de
for
li
fe,
and
I
was
co
nde
mned
to
de
a
th,
tho
u
gh
my
se
nte
nce
was
afte
rwa
rds
co
mmu
ted
into
the
sa
me
as
the
othe
rs.
"It
was
ra
ther
a
qu
e
er
po
si
ti
on
that
we
fo
u
nd
ou
rse
lves
in
the
n.
The
re
we
we
re
all
fo
ur
ti
ed
by
the
leg
and
wi
th
pre
ci
o
us
li
ttle
cha
nce
of
ever
ge
tti
ng
out
aga
i
n,
whi
le
we
ea
ch
he
ld
a
se
cret
whi
ch
mi
ght
ha
ve
put
ea
ch
of
us
in
a
pa
la
ce
if
we
co
u
ld
only
ha
ve
ma
de
use
of
it.
It
was
eno
u
gh
to
ma
ke
a
man
eat
his
he
a
rt
out
to
ha
ve
to
sta
nd
the
ki
ck
and
the
cu
ff
of
eve
ry
pe
tty
ja
ck-i
n-o
ffi
ce,
to
ha
ve
ri
ce
to
eat
and
wa
ter
to
dri
nk,
when
that
go
rge
o
us
fo
rtu
ne
was
re
a
dy
for
him
ou
tsi
de,
ju
st
wa
i
ti
ng
to
be
pi
cked
up.
It
mi
ght
ha
ve
dri
ven
me
ma
d;
but
I
was
alwa
ys
a
pre
tty
stu
bbo
rn
one,
so
I
ju
st
he
ld
on
and
bi
ded
my
ti
me.
"At
la
st
it
se
e
med
to
me
to
ha
ve
co
me.
I
was
cha
nged
from
Agra
to
Ma
dra
s,
and
from
the
re
to
Bla
ir
Isla
nd
in
the
Anda
ma
ns.
The
re
are
ve
ry
few
whi
te
co
nvi
cts
at
this
se
ttle
me
nt,
and,
as
I
had
be
ha
ved
we
ll
from
the
fi
rst,
I
so
on
fo
u
nd
myse
lf
a
so
rt
of
pri
vi
le
ged
pe
rso
n.
I
was
gi
ven
a
hut
in
Ho
pe
To
wn,
whi
ch
is
a
sma
ll
pla
ce
on
the
slo
pes
of
Mo
u
nt
Ha
rri
e
t,
and
I
was
le
ft
pre
tty
mu
ch
to
myse
lf.
It
is
a
dre
a
ry,
fe
ve
r-stri
cken
pla
ce,
and
all
be
yo
nd
our
li
ttle
cle
a
ri
ngs
was
infe
sted
wi
th
wi
ld
ca
nni
bal
na
ti
ve
s,
who
we
re
re
a
dy
eno
u
gh
to
blow
a
po
i
so
ned
da
rt
at
us
if
they
saw
a
cha
nce.
The
re
was
di
ggi
ng,
and
di
tchi
ng,
and
ya
m-pla
nti
ng,
and
a
do
zen
other
thi
ngs
to
be
do
ne,
so
we
we
re
bu
sy
eno
u
gh
all
da
y;
tho
u
gh
in
the
eve
ni
ng
we
had
a
li
ttle
ti
me
to
ou
rse
lve
s.
Amo
ng
other
thi
ngs,
I
le
a
rned
to
di
spe
nse
dru
gs
for
the
su
rge
o
n,
and
pi
cked
up
a
sma
tte
ri
ng
of
his
kno
wle
dge.
All
the
ti
me
I
was
on
the
lo
o
ko
ut
for
a
cha
nce
of
esca
pe;
but
it
is
hu
ndre
ds
of
mi
les
from
any
other
la
nd,
and
the
re
is
li
ttle
or
no
wi
nd
in
tho
se
se
a
s:
so
it
was
a
te
rri
bly
di
ffi
cu
lt
job
to
get
awa
y.
"The
su
rge
o
n,
Dr.
So
me
rto
n,
was
a
fa
st,
spo
rti
ng
yo
u
ng
cha
p,
and
the
other
yo
u
ng
offi
ce
rs
wo
u
ld
me
et
in
his
ro
o
ms
of
an
eve
ni
ng
and
play
ca
rds.
The
su
rge
ry,
whe
re
I
used
to
ma
ke
up
my
dru
gs,
was
ne
xt
to
his
si
tti
ng-ro
o
m,
wi
th
a
sma
ll
wi
ndow
be
twe
en
us.
Ofte
n,
if
I
fe
lt
lo
ne
so
me,
I
used
to
tu
rn
out
the
la
mp
in
the
su
rge
ry,
and
the
n,
sta
ndi
ng
the
re,
I
co
u
ld
he
ar
the
ir
ta
lk
and
wa
tch
the
ir
pla
y.
I
am
fo
nd
of
a
ha
nd
at
ca
rds
myse
lf,
and
it
was
almo
st
as
go
od
as
ha
vi
ng
one
to
wa
tch
the
othe
rs.
The
re
was
Ma
jor
Sho
lto,
Ca
pta
in
Mo
rsta
n,
and
Li
e
u
te
na
nt
Bro
mley
Bro
wn,
who
we
re
in
co
mma
nd
of
the
na
ti
ve
tro
o
ps,
and
the
re
was
the
su
rge
on
hi
mse
lf,
and
two
or
three
pri
so
n-o
ffi
ci
a
ls,
cra
fty
old
ha
nds
who
pla
yed
a
ni
ce
sly
sa
fe
ga
me.
A
ve
ry
snug
li
ttle
pa
rty
they
used
to
ma
ke.
"We
ll,
the
re
was
one
thi
ng
whi
ch
ve
ry
so
on
stru
ck
me,
and
that
was
that
the
so
ldi
e
rs
used
alwa
ys
to
lo
se
and
the
ci
vi
li
a
ns
to
wi
n.
Mi
nd,
I
do
n't
say
that
the
re
was
anythi
ng
unfa
i
r,
but
so
it
wa
s.
The
se
pri
so
n-cha
ps
had
do
ne
li
ttle
else
than
play
ca
rds
ever
si
nce
they
had
be
en
at
the
Anda
ma
ns,
and
they
knew
ea
ch
othe
r's
ga
me
to
a
po
i
nt,
whi
le
the
othe
rs
ju
st
pla
yed
to
pa
ss
the
ti
me
and
threw
the
ir
ca
rds
do
wn
anyho
w.
Ni
ght
after
ni
ght
the
so
ldi
e
rs
got
up
po
o
rer
me
n,
and
the
po
o
rer
they
got
the
mo
re
ke
en
they
we
re
to
pla
y.
Ma
jor
Sho
lto
was
the
ha
rde
st
hi
t.
He
used
to
pay
in
no
tes
and
go
ld
at
fi
rst,
but
so
on
it
ca
me
to
no
tes
of
ha
nd
and
for
big
su
ms.
He
so
me
ti
mes
wo
u
ld
win
for
a
few
de
a
ls,
ju
st
to
gi
ve
him
he
a
rt,
and
then
the
lu
ck
wo
u
ld
set
in
aga
i
nst
him
wo
rse
than
eve
r.
All
day
he
wo
u
ld
wa
nder
abo
ut
as
bla
ck
as
thu
nde
r,
and
he
to
ok
to
dri
nki
ng
a
de
al
mo
re
than
was
go
od
for
hi
m.
"One
ni
ght
he
lo
st
even
mo
re
he
a
vi
ly
than
usu
a
l.
I
was
si
tti
ng
in
my
hut
when
he
and
Ca
pta
in
Mo
rstan
ca
me
stu
mbli
ng
alo
ng
on
the
way
to
the
ir
qu
a
rte
rs.
They
we
re
bo
som
fri
e
nds,
tho
se
two,
and
ne
ver
far
apa
rt.
The
ma
jor
was
ra
vi
ng
abo
ut
his
lo
sse
s.
"'It's
all
up,
Mo
rsta
n,'
he
was
sa
yi
ng,
as
they
pa
ssed
my
hu
t.
'I
sha
ll
ha
ve
to
se
nd
in
my
pa
pe
rs.
I
am
a
ru
i
ned
ma
n.'
"'No
nse
nse,
old
cha
p!'
sa
id
the
othe
r,
sla
ppi
ng
him
upon
the
sho
u
lde
r.
'I've
had
a
na
sty
fa
cer
myse
lf,
bu
t—'
That
was
all
I
co
u
ld
he
a
r,
but
it
was
eno
u
gh
to
set
me
thi
nki
ng.
"A
co
u
ple
of
da
ys
la
ter
Ma
jor
Sho
lto
was
stro
lli
ng
on
the
be
a
ch:
so
I
to
ok
the
cha
nce
of
spe
a
ki
ng
to
hi
m.
"'I
wi
sh
to
ha
ve
yo
ur
advi
ce,
ma
jo
r,'
sa
id
I.
"'We
ll,
Sma
ll,
what
is
it?'
he
aske
d,
ta
ki
ng
his
che
ro
ot
from
his
li
ps.
"'I
wa
nted
to
ask
yo
u,
si
r,'
sa
id
I,
'who
is
the
pro
per
pe
rson
to
whom
hi
dden
tre
a
su
re
sho
u
ld
be
ha
nded
ove
r.
I
know
whe
re
ha
lf
a
mi
lli
on
wo
rth
li
e
s,
and,
as
I
ca
nnot
use
it
myse
lf,
I
tho
u
ght
pe
rha
ps
the
be
st
thi
ng
that
I
co
u
ld
do
wo
u
ld
be
to
ha
nd
it
over
to
the
pro
per
au
tho
ri
ti
e
s,
and
then
pe
rha
ps
they
wo
u
ld
get
my
se
nte
nce
sho
rte
ned
for
me
.'
"'Ha
lf
a
mi
lli
o
n,
Sma
ll?'
he
ga
spe
d,
lo
o
ki
ng
ha
rd
at
me
to
see
if
I
was
in
ea
rne
st.
"'Qu
i
te
tha
t,
si
r,—in
je
we
ls
and
pe
a
rls.
It
li
es
the
re
re
a
dy
for
any
one.
And
the
qu
e
er
thi
ng
abo
ut
it
is
that
the
re
al
owner
is
ou
tla
wed
and
ca
nnot
ho
ld
pro
pe
rty,
so
that
it
be
lo
ngs
to
the
fi
rst
co
me
r.'
"'To
go
ve
rnme
nt,
Sma
ll,'
he
sta
mme
re
d,—'to
go
ve
rnme
nt.'
But
he
sa
id
it
in
a
ha
lti
ng
fa
shi
o
n,
and
I
knew
in
my
he
a
rt
that
I
had
got
hi
m.
"'You
thi
nk,
the
n,
si
r,
that
I
sho
u
ld
gi
ve
the
info
rma
ti
on
to
the
Go
ve
rno
r-Ge
ne
ra
l?'
sa
id
I,
qu
i
e
tly.
"'We
ll,
we
ll,
you
mu
st
not
do
anythi
ng
ra
sh,
or
that
you
mi
ght
re
pe
nt.
Let
me
he
ar
all
abo
ut
it,
Sma
ll.
Gi
ve
me
the
fa
cts.'
"I
to
ld
him
the
who
le
sto
ry,
wi
th
sma
ll
cha
nges
so
that
he
co
u
ld
not
ide
nti
fy
the
pla
ce
s.
When
I
had
fi
ni
shed
he
sto
od
sto
ck
sti
ll
and
fu
ll
of
tho
u
ght.
I
co
u
ld
see
by
the
twi
tch
of
his
lip
that
the
re
was
a
stru
ggle
go
i
ng
on
wi
thin
hi
m.
"'This
is
a
ve
ry
impo
rta
nt
ma
tte
r,
Sma
ll,'
he
sa
i
d,
at
la
st.
'You
mu
st
not
say
a
wo
rd
to
any
one
abo
ut
it,
and
I
sha
ll
see
you
aga
in
so
o
n.'
"Two
ni
ghts
la
ter
he
and
his
fri
e
nd
Ca
pta
in
Mo
rstan
ca
me
to
my
hut
in
the
de
ad
of
the
ni
ght
wi
th
a
la
nte
rn.
"'I
wa
nt
you
ju
st
to
let
Ca
pta
in
Mo
rstan
he
ar
that
sto
ry
from
yo
ur
own
li
ps,
Sma
ll,'
sa
id
he.
"I
re
pe
a
ted
it
as
I
had
to
ld
it
be
fo
re.
"'It
ri
ngs
tru
e,
eh?'
sa
id
he.
'It's
go
od
eno
u
gh
to
act
upo
n?'
"Ca
pta
in
Mo
rstan
no
dde
d.
"'Lo
ok
he
re,
Sma
ll,'
sa
id
the
ma
jo
r.
'We
ha
ve
be
en
ta
lki
ng
it
ove
r,
my
fri
e
nd
he
re
and
I,
and
we
ha
ve
co
me
to
the
co
nclu
si
on
that
this
se
cret
of
yo
u
rs
is
ha
rdly
a
go
ve
rnme
nt
ma
tte
r,
after
all,
but
is
a
pri
va
te
co
nce
rn
of
yo
ur
own,
whi
ch
of
co
u
rse
you
ha
ve
the
po
wer
of
di
spo
si
ng
of
as
you
thi
nk
be
st.
No
w,
the
qu
e
sti
on
is,
what
pri
ce
wo
u
ld
you
ask
for
it?
We
mi
ght
be
incli
ned
to
ta
ke
it
up,
and
at
le
a
st
lo
ok
into
it,
if
we
co
u
ld
agree
as
to
te
rms.'
He
tri
ed
to
spe
ak
in
a
co
o
l,
ca
re
le
ss
wa
y,
but
his
eyes
we
re
shi
ni
ng
wi
th
exci
te
me
nt
and
gre
e
d.
"'Why,
as
to
tha
t,
ge
ntle
me
n,'
I
answe
re
d,
tryi
ng
also
to
be
co
o
l,
but
fe
e
li
ng
as
exci
ted
as
he
di
d,
'the
re
is
only
one
ba
rga
in
whi
ch
a
man
in
my
po
si
ti
on
can
ma
ke.
I
sha
ll
wa
nt
you
to
he
lp
me
to
my
fre
e
do
m,
and
to
he
lp
my
three
co
mpa
ni
o
ns
to
the
i
rs.
We
sha
ll
then
ta
ke
you
into
pa
rtne
rshi
p,
and
gi
ve
you
a
fi
fth
sha
re
to
di
vi
de
be
twe
en
yo
u
.'
"'Hu
m!'
sa
id
he.
'A
fi
fth
sha
re!
That
is
not
ve
ry
te
mpti
ng.'
"'It
wo
u
ld
co
me
to
fi
fty
tho
u
sa
nd
api
e
ce
,'
sa
id
I.
"'But
how
can
we
ga
in
yo
ur
fre
e
do
m?
You
know
ve
ry
we
ll
that
you
ask
an
impo
ssi
bi
li
ty.'
"'No
thi
ng
of
the
so
rt,'
I
answe
re
d.
'I
ha
ve
tho
u
ght
it
all
out
to
the
la
st
de
ta
i
l.
The
only
bar
to
our
esca
pe
is
that
we
can
get
no
bo
at
fit
for
the
vo
ya
ge,
and
no
pro
vi
si
o
ns
to
la
st
us
for
so
lo
ng
a
ti
me.
The
re
are
ple
nty
of
li
ttle
ya
chts
and
ya
wls
at
Ca
lcu
tta
or
Ma
dras
whi
ch
wo
u
ld
se
rve
our
tu
rn
we
ll.
Do
you
bri
ng
one
ove
r.
We
sha
ll
enga
ge
to
get
abo
a
rd
her
by
ni
ght,
and
if
you
wi
ll
drop
us
on
any
pa
rt
of
the
Indi
an
co
a
st
you
wi
ll
ha
ve
do
ne
yo
ur
pa
rt
of
the
ba
rga
i
n.'
"'If
the
re
we
re
only
one
,'
he
sa
i
d.
"'No
ne
or
all,'
I
answe
re
d.
'We
ha
ve
swo
rn
it.
The
fo
ur
of
us
mu
st
alwa
ys
act
to
ge
the
r.'
"'You
se
e,
Mo
rsta
n,'
sa
id
he,
'Sma
ll
is
a
man
of
his
wo
rd.
He
do
es
not
fli
nch
from
his
fri
e
nd.
I
thi
nk
we
may
ve
ry
we
ll
tru
st
hi
m.'
"'It's
a
di
rty
bu
si
ne
ss,'
the
other
answe
re
d.
'Ye
t,
as
you
sa
y,
the
mo
ney
wo
u
ld
sa
ve
our
co
mmi
ssi
o
ns
ha
ndso
me
ly.'
"'We
ll,
Sma
ll,'
sa
id
the
ma
jo
r,
'we
mu
st,
I
su
ppo
se,
try
and
me
et
yo
u.
We
mu
st
fi
rst,
of
co
u
rse,
te
st
the
tru
th
of
yo
ur
sto
ry.
Te
ll
me
whe
re
the
box
is
hi
d,
and
I
sha
ll
get
le
a
ve
of
abse
nce
and
go
ba
ck
to
India
in
the
mo
nthly
re
li
e
f-bo
at
to
inqu
i
re
into
the
affa
i
r.'
"'Not
so
fa
st,'
sa
id
I,
gro
wi
ng
co
lder
as
he
got
ho
t.
'I
mu
st
ha
ve
the
co
nse
nt
of
my
three
co
mra
de
s.
I
te
ll
you
that
it
is
fo
ur
or
no
ne
wi
th
us.'
"'No
nse
nse
!'
he
bro
ke
in.
'What
ha
ve
three
bla
ck
fe
llo
ws
to
do
wi
th
our
agre
e
me
nt?'
"'Bla
ck
or
blu
e
,'
sa
id
I,
'they
are
in
wi
th
me,
and
we
all
go
to
ge
the
r.'
"We
ll,
the
ma
tter
ended
by
a
se
co
nd
me
e
ti
ng,
at
whi
ch
Ma
ho
met
Si
ngh,
Abdu
llah
Kha
n,
and
Do
st
Akbar
we
re
all
pre
se
nt.
We
ta
lked
the
ma
tter
over
aga
i
n,
and
at
la
st
we
ca
me
to
an
arra
nge
me
nt.
We
we
re
to
pro
vi
de
bo
th
the
offi
ce
rs
wi
th
cha
rts
of
the
pa
rt
of
the
Agra
fo
rt
and
ma
rk
the
pla
ce
in
the
wa
ll
whe
re
the
tre
a
su
re
was
hi
d.
Ma
jor
Sho
lto
was
to
go
to
India
to
te
st
our
sto
ry.
If
he
fo
u
nd
the
box
he
was
to
le
a
ve
it
the
re,
to
se
nd
out
a
sma
ll
ya
cht
pro
vi
si
o
ned
for
a
vo
ya
ge,
whi
ch
was
to
lie
off
Ru
tla
nd
Isla
nd,
and
to
whi
ch
we
we
re
to
ma
ke
our
wa
y,
and
fi
na
lly
to
re
tu
rn
to
his
du
ti
e
s.
Ca
pta
in
Mo
rstan
was
then
to
apply
for
le
a
ve
of
abse
nce,
to
me
et
us
at
Agra,
and
the
re
we
we
re
to
ha
ve
a
fi
nal
di
vi
si
on
of
the
tre
a
su
re,
he
ta
ki
ng
the
ma
jo
r's
sha
re
as
we
ll
as
his
own.
All
this
we
se
a
led
by
the
mo
st
so
le
mn
oa
ths
that
the
mi
nd
co
u
ld
thi
nk
or
the
li
ps
utte
r.
I
sat
up
all
ni
ght
wi
th
pa
per
and
ink,
and
by
the
mo
rni
ng
I
had
the
two
cha
rts
all
re
a
dy,
si
gned
wi
th
the
si
gn
of
fo
u
r,—that
is,
of
Abdu
lla
h,
Akba
r,
Ma
ho
me
t,
and
myse
lf.
"We
ll,
ge
ntle
me
n,
I
we
a
ry
you
wi
th
my
lo
ng
sto
ry,
and
I
know
that
my
fri
e
nd
Mr.
Jo
nes
is
impa
ti
e
nt
to
get
me
sa
fe
ly
sto
wed
in
cho
ke
y.
I'll
ma
ke
it
as
sho
rt
as
I
ca
n.
The
vi
lla
in
Sho
lto
we
nt
off
to
Indi
a,
but
he
ne
ver
ca
me
ba
ck
aga
i
n.
Ca
pta
in
Mo
rstan
sho
wed
me
his
na
me
amo
ng
a
li
st
of
pa
sse
nge
rs
in
one
of
the
ma
i
l-bo
a
ts
ve
ry
sho
rtly
afte
rwa
rds.
His
uncle
had
di
e
d,
le
a
vi
ng
him
a
fo
rtu
ne,
and
he
had
le
ft
the
army,
yet
he
co
u
ld
sto
op
to
tre
at
fi
ve
men
as
he
had
tre
a
ted
us.
Mo
rstan
we
nt
over
to
Agra
sho
rtly
afte
rwa
rds,
and
fo
u
nd,
as
we
expe
cte
d,
that
the
tre
a
su
re
was
inde
ed
go
ne.
The
sco
u
ndrel
had
sto
len
it
all,
wi
tho
ut
ca
rryi
ng
out
one
of
the
co
ndi
ti
o
ns
on
whi
ch
we
had
so
ld
him
the
se
cre
t.
From
that
day
I
li
ved
only
for
ve
nge
a
nce.
I
tho
u
ght
of
it
by
day
and
I
nu
rsed
it
by
ni
ght.
It
be
ca
me
an
ove
rpo
we
ri
ng,
abso
rbi
ng
pa
ssi
on
wi
th
me.
I
ca
red
no
thi
ng
for
the
la
w,—no
thi
ng
for
the
ga
llo
ws.
To
esca
pe,
to
tra
ck
do
wn
Sho
lto,
to
ha
ve
my
ha
nd
upon
his
thro
a
t,—that
was
my
one
tho
u
ght.
Even
the
Agra
tre
a
su
re
had
co
me
to
be
a
sma
ller
thi
ng
in
my
mi
nd
than
the
sla
yi
ng
of
Sho
lto.
"We
ll,
I
ha
ve
set
my
mi
nd
on
ma
ny
thi
ngs
in
this
li
fe,
and
ne
ver
one
whi
ch
I
did
not
ca
rry
ou
t.
But
it
was
we
a
ry
ye
a
rs
be
fo
re
my
ti
me
ca
me.
I
ha
ve
to
ld
you
that
I
had
pi
cked
up
so
me
thi
ng
of
me
di
ci
ne.
One
day
when
Dr.
So
me
rton
was
do
wn
wi
th
a
fe
ver
a
li
ttle
Anda
man
Isla
nder
was
pi
cked
up
by
a
co
nvi
ct-ga
ng
in
the
wo
o
ds.
He
was
si
ck
to
de
a
th,
and
had
go
ne
to
a
lo
ne
ly
pla
ce
to
di
e.
I
to
ok
him
in
ha
nd,
tho
u
gh
he
was
as
ve
no
mo
us
as
a
yo
u
ng
sna
ke,
and
after
a
co
u
ple
of
mo
nths
I
got
him
all
ri
ght
and
able
to
wa
lk.
He
to
ok
a
ki
nd
of
fa
ncy
to
me
the
n,
and
wo
u
ld
ha
rdly
go
ba
ck
to
his
wo
o
ds,
but
was
alwa
ys
ha
ngi
ng
abo
ut
my
hu
t.
I
le
a
rned
a
li
ttle
of
his
li
ngo
from
hi
m,
and
this
ma
de
him
all
the
fo
nder
of
me.
"To
nga
—for
that
was
his
na
me
—was
a
fi
ne
bo
a
tma
n,
and
owned
a
bi
g,
ro
o
my
ca
noe
of
his
own.
When
I
fo
u
nd
that
he
was
de
vo
ted
to
me
and
wo
u
ld
do
anythi
ng
to
se
rve
me,
I
saw
my
cha
nce
of
esca
pe.
I
ta
lked
it
over
wi
th
hi
m.
He
was
to
bri
ng
his
bo
at
ro
u
nd
on
a
ce
rta
in
ni
ght
to
an
old
wha
rf
whi
ch
was
ne
ver
gu
a
rde
d,
and
the
re
he
was
to
pi
ck
me
up.
I
ga
ve
him
di
re
cti
o
ns
to
ha
ve
se
ve
ral
go
u
rds
of
wa
ter
and
a
lot
of
ya
ms,
co
co
a
-nu
ts,
and
swe
et
po
ta
to
e
s.
"He
was
sta
nch
and
tru
e,
was
li
ttle
To
nga.
No
man
ever
had
a
mo
re
fa
i
thful
ma
te.
At
the
ni
ght
na
med
he
had
his
bo
at
at
the
wha
rf.
As
it
cha
nce
d,
ho
we
ve
r,
the
re
was
one
of
the
co
nvi
ct-gu
a
rd
do
wn
the
re
,—a
vi
le
Pa
than
who
had
ne
ver
mi
ssed
a
cha
nce
of
insu
lti
ng
and
inju
ri
ng
me.
I
had
alwa
ys
vo
wed
ve
nge
a
nce,
and
now
I
had
my
cha
nce.
It
was
as
if
fa
te
had
pla
ced
him
in
my
way
that
I
mi
ght
pay
my
de
bt
be
fo
re
I
le
ft
the
isla
nd.
He
sto
od
on
the
ba
nk
wi
th
his
ba
ck
to
me,
and
his
ca
rbi
ne
on
his
sho
u
lde
r.
I
lo
o
ked
abo
ut
for
a
sto
ne
to
be
at
out
his
bra
i
ns
wi
th,
but
no
ne
co
u
ld
I
se
e.
Then
a
qu
e
er
tho
u
ght
ca
me
into
my
he
ad
and
sho
wed
me
whe
re
I
co
u
ld
lay
my
ha
nd
on
a
we
a
po
n.
I
sat
do
wn
in
the
da
rkne
ss
and
unstra
pped
my
wo
o
den
le
g.
Wi
th
three
lo
ng
ho
ps
I
was
on
hi
m.
He
put
his
ca
rbi
ne
to
his
sho
u
lde
r,
but
I
stru
ck
him
fu
ll,
and
kno
cked
the
who
le
fro
nt
of
his
sku
ll
in.
You
can
see
the
split
in
the
wo
od
now
whe
re
I
hit
hi
m.
We
bo
th
we
nt
do
wn
to
ge
the
r,
for
I
co
u
ld
not
ke
ep
my
ba
la
nce,
but
when
I
got
up
I
fo
u
nd
him
sti
ll
lyi
ng
qu
i
et
eno
u
gh.
I
ma
de
for
the
bo
a
t,
and
in
an
ho
ur
we
we
re
we
ll
out
at
se
a.
To
nga
had
bro
u
ght
all
his
ea
rthly
po
sse
ssi
o
ns
wi
th
hi
m,
his
arms
and
his
go
ds.
Amo
ng
other
thi
ngs,
he
had
a
lo
ng
ba
mboo
spe
a
r,
and
so
me
Anda
man
co
co
a
-nut
ma
tti
ng,
wi
th
whi
ch
I
ma
de
a
so
rt
of
sa
i
l.
For
ten
da
ys
we
we
re
be
a
ti
ng
abo
u
t,
tru
sti
ng
to
lu
ck,
and
on
the
ele
ve
nth
we
we
re
pi
cked
up
by
a
tra
der
whi
ch
was
go
i
ng
from
Si
nga
po
re
to
Ji
ddah
wi
th
a
ca
rgo
of
Ma
lay
pi
lgri
ms.
They
we
re
a
rum
cro
wd,
and
To
nga
and
I
so
on
ma
na
ged
to
se
ttle
do
wn
amo
ng
the
m.
They
had
one
ve
ry
go
od
qu
a
li
ty:
they
let
you
alo
ne
and
asked
no
qu
e
sti
o
ns.
"We
ll,
if
I
we
re
to
te
ll
you
all
the
adve
ntu
res
that
my
li
ttle
chum
and
I
we
nt
thro
u
gh,
you
wo
u
ld
not
tha
nk
me,
for
I
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
you
he
re
until
the
sun
was
shi
ni
ng.
He
re
and
the
re
we
dri
fted
abo
ut
the
wo
rld,
so
me
thi
ng
alwa
ys
tu
rni
ng
up
to
ke
ep
us
from
Lo
ndo
n.
All
the
ti
me,
ho
we
ve
r,
I
ne
ver
lo
st
si
ght
of
my
pu
rpo
se.
I
wo
u
ld
dre
am
of
Sho
lto
at
ni
ght.
A
hu
ndred
ti
mes
I
ha
ve
ki
lled
him
in
my
sle
e
p.
At
la
st,
ho
we
ve
r,
so
me
three
or
fo
ur
ye
a
rs
ago,
we
fo
u
nd
ou
rse
lves
in
Engla
nd.
I
had
no
gre
at
di
ffi
cu
lty
in
fi
ndi
ng
whe
re
Sho
lto
li
ve
d,
and
I
set
to
wo
rk
to
di
sco
ver
whe
ther
he
had
re
a
li
zed
the
tre
a
su
re,
or
if
he
sti
ll
had
it.
I
ma
de
fri
e
nds
wi
th
so
me
o
ne
who
co
u
ld
he
lp
me
,—I
na
me
no
na
me
s,
for
I
do
n't
wa
nt
to
get
any
one
else
in
a
ho
le
,—a
nd
I
so
on
fo
u
nd
that
he
sti
ll
had
the
je
we
ls.
Then
I
tri
ed
to
get
at
him
in
ma
ny
wa
ys;
but
he
was
pre
tty
sly,
and
had
alwa
ys
two
pri
ze
-fi
ghte
rs,
be
si
des
his
so
ns
and
his
khi
tmu
tga
r,
on
gu
a
rd
over
hi
m.
"One
da
y,
ho
we
ve
r,
I
got
wo
rd
that
he
was
dyi
ng.
I
hu
rri
ed
at
once
to
the
ga
rde
n,
mad
that
he
sho
u
ld
slip
out
of
my
clu
tches
li
ke
tha
t,
and,
lo
o
ki
ng
thro
u
gh
the
wi
ndo
w,
I
saw
him
lyi
ng
in
his
be
d,
wi
th
his
so
ns
on
ea
ch
si
de
of
hi
m.
I'd
ha
ve
co
me
thro
u
gh
and
ta
ken
my
cha
nce
wi
th
the
three
of
the
m,
only
even
as
I
lo
o
ked
at
him
his
jaw
dro
ppe
d,
and
I
knew
that
he
was
go
ne.
I
got
into
his
ro
om
that
sa
me
ni
ght,
tho
u
gh,
and
I
se
a
rched
his
pa
pe
rs
to
see
if
the
re
was
any
re
co
rd
of
whe
re
he
had
hi
dden
our
je
we
ls.
The
re
was
not
a
li
ne,
ho
we
ve
r:
so
I
ca
me
awa
y,
bi
tter
and
sa
va
ge
as
a
man
co
u
ld
be.
Be
fo
re
I
le
ft
I
be
tho
u
ght
me
that
if
I
ever
met
my
Si
kh
fri
e
nds
aga
in
it
wo
u
ld
be
a
sa
ti
sfa
cti
on
to
know
that
I
had
le
ft
so
me
ma
rk
of
our
ha
tre
d:
so
I
scra
wled
do
wn
the
si
gn
of
the
fo
ur
of
us,
as
it
had
be
en
on
the
cha
rt,
and
I
pi
nned
it
on
his
bo
so
m.
It
was
too
mu
ch
that
he
sho
u
ld
be
ta
ken
to
the
gra
ve
wi
tho
ut
so
me
to
ken
from
the
men
whom
he
had
ro
bbed
and
be
fo
o
le
d.
"We
ea
rned
a
li
vi
ng
at
this
ti
me
by
my
exhi
bi
ti
ng
po
or
To
nga
at
fa
i
rs
and
other
su
ch
pla
ces
as
the
bla
ck
ca
nni
ba
l.
He
wo
u
ld
eat
raw
me
at
and
da
nce
his
wa
r-da
nce:
so
we
alwa
ys
had
a
ha
tful
of
pe
nni
es
after
a
da
y's
wo
rk.
I
sti
ll
he
a
rd
all
the
ne
ws
from
Po
ndi
che
rry
Lo
dge,
and
for
so
me
ye
a
rs
the
re
was
no
ne
ws
to
he
a
r,
exce
pt
that
they
we
re
hu
nti
ng
for
the
tre
a
su
re.
At
la
st,
ho
we
ve
r,
ca
me
what
we
had
wa
i
ted
for
so
lo
ng.
The
tre
a
su
re
had
be
en
fo
u
nd.
It
was
up
at
the
top
of
the
ho
u
se,
in
Mr.
Ba
rtho
lo
mew
Sho
lto
's
che
mi
cal
la
bo
ra
to
ry.
I
ca
me
at
once
and
had
a
lo
ok
at
the
pla
ce,
but
I
co
u
ld
not
see
how
wi
th
my
wo
o
den
leg
I
was
to
ma
ke
my
way
up
to
it.
I
le
a
rne
d,
ho
we
ve
r,
abo
ut
a
tra
p-do
or
in
the
ro
o
f,
and
also
abo
ut
Mr.
Sho
lto
's
su
ppe
r-ho
u
r.
It
se
e
med
to
me
that
I
co
u
ld
ma
na
ge
the
thi
ng
ea
si
ly
thro
u
gh
To
nga.
I
bro
u
ght
him
out
wi
th
me
wi
th
a
lo
ng
ro
pe
wo
u
nd
ro
u
nd
his
wa
i
st.
He
co
u
ld
cli
mb
li
ke
a
ca
t,
and
he
so
on
ma
de
his
way
thro
u
gh
the
ro
o
f,
bu
t,
as
ill
lu
ck
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
it,
Ba
rtho
lo
mew
Sho
lto
was
sti
ll
in
the
ro
o
m,
to
his
co
st.
To
nga
tho
u
ght
he
had
do
ne
so
me
thi
ng
ve
ry
cle
ver
in
ki
lli
ng
hi
m,
for
when
I
ca
me
up
by
the
ro
pe
I
fo
u
nd
him
stru
tti
ng
abo
ut
as
pro
ud
as
a
pe
a
co
ck.
Ve
ry
mu
ch
su
rpri
sed
was
he
when
I
ma
de
at
him
wi
th
the
ro
pe
's
end
and
cu
rsed
him
for
a
li
ttle
blo
o
d-thi
rsty
imp.
I
to
ok
the
tre
a
su
re
-box
and
let
it
do
wn,
and
then
slid
do
wn
myse
lf,
ha
vi
ng
fi
rst
le
ft
the
si
gn
of
the
fo
ur
upon
the
ta
ble,
to
show
that
the
je
we
ls
had
co
me
ba
ck
at
la
st
to
tho
se
who
had
mo
st
ri
ght
to
the
m.
To
nga
then
pu
lled
up
the
ro
pe,
clo
sed
the
wi
ndo
w,
and
ma
de
off
the
way
that
he
had
co
me.
"I
do
n't
know
that
I
ha
ve
anythi
ng
else
to
te
ll
yo
u.
I
had
he
a
rd
a
wa
te
rman
spe
ak
of
the
spe
ed
of
Smi
th's
la
u
nch
the
Au
ro
ra,
so
I
tho
u
ght
she
wo
u
ld
be
a
ha
ndy
cra
ft
for
our
esca
pe.
I
enga
ged
wi
th
old
Smi
th,
and
was
to
gi
ve
him
a
big
sum
if
he
got
us
sa
fe
to
our
shi
p.
He
kne
w,
no
do
u
bt,
that
the
re
was
so
me
screw
lo
o
se,
but
he
was
not
in
our
se
cre
ts.
All
this
is
the
tru
th,
and
if
I
te
ll
it
to
yo
u,
ge
ntle
me
n,
it
is
not
to
amu
se
yo
u
,—for
you
ha
ve
not
do
ne
me
a
ve
ry
go
od
tu
rn,—but
it
is
be
ca
u
se
I
be
li
e
ve
the
be
st
de
fe
nce
I
can
ma
ke
is
ju
st
to
ho
ld
ba
ck
no
thi
ng,
but
let
all
the
wo
rld
know
how
ba
dly
I
ha
ve
myse
lf
be
en
se
rved
by
Ma
jor
Sho
lto,
and
how
inno
ce
nt
I
am
of
the
de
a
th
of
his
so
n."
"A
ve
ry
re
ma
rka
ble
acco
u
nt,"
sa
id
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lme
s.
"A
fi
tti
ng
wi
nd-up
to
an
extre
me
ly
inte
re
sti
ng
ca
se.
The
re
is
no
thi
ng
at
all
new
to
me
in
the
la
tter
pa
rt
of
yo
ur
na
rra
ti
ve,
exce
pt
that
you
bro
u
ght
yo
ur
own
ro
pe.
That
I
did
not
kno
w.
By
the
wa
y,
I
had
ho
ped
that
To
nga
had
lo
st
all
his
da
rts;
yet
he
ma
na
ged
to
sho
ot
one
at
us
in
the
bo
a
t."
"He
had
lo
st
them
all,
si
r,
exce
pt
the
one
whi
ch
was
in
his
blo
w-pi
pe
at
the
ti
me
."
"Ah,
of
co
u
rse
,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s.
"I
had
not
tho
u
ght
of
tha
t."
"Is
the
re
any
other
po
i
nt
whi
ch
you
wo
u
ld
li
ke
to
ask
abo
u
t?"
asked
the
co
nvi
ct,
affa
bly.
"I
thi
nk
no
t,
tha
nk
yo
u
,"
my
co
mpa
ni
on
answe
re
d.
"We
ll,
Ho
lme
s,"
sa
id
Athe
lney
Jo
ne
s,
"You
are
a
man
to
be
hu
mo
re
d,
and
we
all
know
that
you
are
a
co
nno
i
sse
ur
of
cri
me,
but
du
ty
is
du
ty,
and
I
ha
ve
go
ne
ra
ther
far
in
do
i
ng
what
you
and
yo
ur
fri
e
nd
asked
me.
I
sha
ll
fe
el
mo
re
at
ea
se
when
we
ha
ve
our
sto
ry-te
ller
he
re
sa
fe
under
lo
ck
and
ke
y.
The
cab
sti
ll
wa
i
ts,
and
the
re
are
two
inspe
cto
rs
do
wn-sta
i
rs.
I
am
mu
ch
obli
ged
to
you
bo
th
for
yo
ur
assi
sta
nce.
Of
co
u
rse
you
wi
ll
be
wa
nted
at
the
tri
a
l.
Go
o
d-ni
ght
to
yo
u
."
"Go
o
d-ni
ght,
ge
ntle
men
bo
th,"
sa
id
Jo
na
than
Sma
ll.
"You
fi
rst,
Sma
ll,"
re
ma
rked
the
wa
ry
Jo
nes
as
they
le
ft
the
ro
o
m.
"I'll
ta
ke
pa
rti
cu
lar
ca
re
that
you
do
n't
club
me
wi
th
yo
ur
wo
o
den
le
g,
wha
te
ver
you
may
ha
ve
do
ne
to
the
ge
ntle
man
at
the
Anda
man
Isle
s."
"We
ll,
and
the
re
is
the
end
of
our
li
ttle
dra
ma
,"
I
re
ma
rke
d,
after
we
had
set
so
me
ti
me
smo
ki
ng
in
si
le
nce.
"I
fe
ar
that
it
may
be
the
la
st
inve
sti
ga
ti
on
in
whi
ch
I
sha
ll
ha
ve
the
cha
nce
of
stu
dyi
ng
yo
ur
me
tho
ds.
Mi
ss
Mo
rstan
has
do
ne
me
the
ho
nor
to
acce
pt
me
as
a
hu
sba
nd
in
pro
spe
cti
ve
."
He
ga
ve
a
mo
st
di
smal
gro
a
n.
"I
fe
a
red
as
mu
ch,"
sa
id
he.
"I
re
a
lly
ca
nnot
co
ngra
tu
la
te
yo
u
."
I
was
a
li
ttle
hu
rt.
"Ha
ve
you
any
re
a
son
to
be
di
ssa
ti
sfi
ed
wi
th
my
cho
i
ce
?"
I
aske
d.
"Not
at
all.
I
thi
nk
she
is
one
of
the
mo
st
cha
rmi
ng
yo
u
ng
la
di
es
I
ever
me
t,
and
mi
ght
ha
ve
be
en
mo
st
use
ful
in
su
ch
wo
rk
as
we
ha
ve
be
en
do
i
ng.
She
had
a
de
ci
ded
ge
ni
us
that
wa
y:
wi
tne
ss
the
way
in
whi
ch
she
pre
se
rved
that
Agra
plan
from
all
the
other
pa
pe
rs
of
her
fa
the
r.
But
lo
ve
is
an
emo
ti
o
nal
thi
ng,
and
wha
te
ver
is
emo
ti
o
nal
is
oppo
sed
to
that
true
co
ld
re
a
son
whi
ch
I
pla
ce
abo
ve
all
thi
ngs.
I
sho
u
ld
ne
ver
ma
rry
myse
lf,
le
st
I
bi
as
my
ju
dgme
nt."
"I
tru
st,"
sa
id
I,
la
u
ghi
ng,
"that
my
ju
dgme
nt
may
su
rvi
ve
the
orde
a
l.
But
you
lo
ok
we
a
ry."
"Ye
s,
the
re
a
cti
on
is
alre
a
dy
upon
me.
I
sha
ll
be
as
li
mp
as
a
rag
for
a
we
e
k."
"Stra
nge
,"
sa
id
I,
"how
te
rms
of
what
in
ano
ther
man
I
sho
u
ld
ca
ll
la
zi
ne
ss
alte
rna
te
wi
th
yo
ur
fi
ts
of
sple
ndid
ene
rgy
and
vi
go
r."
"Ye
s,"
he
answe
re
d,
"the
re
are
in
me
the
ma
ki
ngs
of
a
ve
ry
fi
ne
lo
a
fer
and
also
of
a
pre
tty
spry
so
rt
of
fe
llo
w.
I
often
thi
nk
of
tho
se
li
nes
of
old
Go
e
the
,—
Scha
de
da
ss
die
Na
tur
nur
EINEN
Me
nsch
aus
Dir
schu
f,
De
nn
zum
wu
e
rdi
gen
Ma
nn
war
und
zum
Sche
lmen
der
Sto
ff.
"By
the
wa
y,
a
pro
pos
of
this
No
rwo
od
bu
si
ne
ss,
you
see
that
they
ha
d,
as
I
su
rmi
se
d,
a
co
nfe
de
ra
te
in
the
ho
u
se,
who
co
u
ld
be
no
ne
other
than
Lal
Ra
o,
the
bu
tle
r:
so
Jo
nes
actu
a
lly
has
the
undi
vi
ded
ho
nor
of
ha
vi
ng
ca
u
ght
one
fi
sh
in
his
gre
at
ha
u
l."
"The
di
vi
si
on
se
e
ms
ra
ther
unfa
i
r,"
I
re
ma
rke
d.
"You
ha
ve
do
ne
all
the
wo
rk
in
this
bu
si
ne
ss.
I
get
a
wi
fe
out
of
it,
Jo
nes
ge
ts
the
cre
di
t,
pray
what
re
ma
i
ns
for
yo
u
?"
"For
me
,"
sa
id
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lme
s,
"the
re
sti
ll
re
ma
i
ns
the
co
ca
i
ne
-bo
ttle
."
And
he
stre
tched
his
lo
ng
whi
te
ha
nd
up
for
it.
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"I
am
incli
ned
to
thi
nk--"
sa
id
I.
"I
sho
u
ld
do
so
,"
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lmes
re
ma
rked
impa
ti
e
ntly.
I
be
li
e
ve
that
I
am
one
of
the
mo
st
lo
ng-su
ffe
ri
ng
of
mo
rta
ls;
but
I'll
admit
that
I
was
anno
yed
at
the
sa
rdo
nic
inte
rru
pti
o
n.
"Re
a
lly,
Ho
lme
s,"
sa
id
I
se
ve
re
ly,
"you
are
a
li
ttle
tryi
ng
at
ti
me
s."
He
was
too
mu
ch
abso
rbed
wi
th
his
own
tho
u
ghts
to
gi
ve
any
imme
di
a
te
answer
to
my
re
mo
nstra
nce.
He
le
a
ned
upon
his
ha
nd,
wi
th
his
unta
sted
bre
a
kfa
st
be
fo
re
hi
m,
and
he
sta
red
at
the
slip
of
pa
per
whi
ch
he
had
ju
st
dra
wn
from
its
enve
lo
pe.
Then
he
to
ok
the
enve
lo
pe
itse
lf,
he
ld
it
up
to
the
li
ght,
and
ve
ry
ca
re
fu
lly
stu
di
ed
bo
th
the
exte
ri
or
and
the
fla
p.
"It
is
Po
rlo
ck's
wri
ti
ng,"
sa
id
he
tho
u
ghtfu
lly.
"I
can
ha
rdly
do
u
bt
that
it
is
Po
rlo
ck's
wri
ti
ng,
tho
u
gh
I
ha
ve
se
en
it
only
twi
ce
be
fo
re.
The
Gre
ek
e
wi
th
the
pe
cu
li
ar
top
flo
u
ri
sh
is
di
sti
ncti
ve.
But
if
it
is
Po
rlo
ck,
then
it
mu
st
be
so
me
thi
ng
of
the
ve
ry
fi
rst
impo
rta
nce
."
He
was
spe
a
ki
ng
to
hi
mse
lf
ra
ther
than
to
me;
but
my
ve
xa
ti
on
di
sa
ppe
a
red
in
the
inte
re
st
whi
ch
the
wo
rds
awa
ke
ne
d.
"Who
then
is
Po
rlo
ck?"
I
aske
d.
"Po
rlo
ck,
Wa
tso
n,
is
a
no
m-de
-plu
me,
a
me
re
ide
nti
fi
ca
ti
on
ma
rk;
but
be
hi
nd
it
li
es
a
shi
fty
and
eva
si
ve
pe
rso
na
li
ty.
In
a
fo
rmer
le
tter
he
fra
nkly
info
rmed
me
that
the
na
me
was
not
his
own,
and
de
fi
ed
me
ever
to
tra
ce
him
amo
ng
the
te
e
mi
ng
mi
lli
o
ns
of
this
gre
at
ci
ty.
Po
rlo
ck
is
impo
rta
nt,
not
for
hi
mse
lf,
but
for
the
gre
at
man
wi
th
whom
he
is
in
to
u
ch.
Pi
ctu
re
to
yo
u
rse
lf
the
pi
lot
fi
sh
wi
th
the
sha
rk,
the
ja
ckal
wi
th
the
li
o
n--a
nythi
ng
that
is
insi
gni
fi
ca
nt
in
co
mpa
ni
o
nship
wi
th
what
is
fo
rmi
da
ble:
not
only
fo
rmi
da
ble,
Wa
tso
n,
but
si
ni
ste
r--in
the
hi
ghe
st
de
gree
si
ni
ste
r.
That
is
whe
re
he
co
mes
wi
thin
my
pu
rvi
e
w.
You
ha
ve
he
a
rd
me
spe
ak
of
Pro
fe
ssor
Mo
ri
a
rty?"
"The
fa
mo
us
sci
e
nti
fic
cri
mi
na
l,
as
fa
mo
us
amo
ng
cro
o
ks
as--"
"My
blu
she
s,
Wa
tso
n!"
Ho
lmes
mu
rmu
red
in
a
de
pre
ca
ti
ng
vo
i
ce.
"I
was
abo
ut
to
sa
y,
as
he
is
unkno
wn
to
the
pu
bli
c."
"A
to
u
ch!
A
di
sti
nct
to
u
ch!"
cri
ed
Ho
lme
s.
"You
are
de
ve
lo
pi
ng
a
ce
rta
in
une
xpe
cted
ve
in
of
pa
wky
hu
mo
u
r,
Wa
tso
n,
aga
i
nst
whi
ch
I
mu
st
le
a
rn
to
gu
a
rd
myse
lf.
But
in
ca
lli
ng
Mo
ri
a
rty
a
cri
mi
nal
you
are
utte
ri
ng
li
bel
in
the
eyes
of
the
la
w--a
nd
the
re
lie
the
glo
ry
and
the
wo
nder
of
it!
The
gre
a
te
st
sche
mer
of
all
ti
me,
the
orga
ni
zer
of
eve
ry
de
vi
ltry,
the
co
ntro
lli
ng
bra
in
of
the
unde
rwo
rld,
a
bra
in
whi
ch
mi
ght
ha
ve
ma
de
or
ma
rred
the
de
sti
ny
of
na
ti
o
ns--tha
t's
the
ma
n!
But
so
alo
of
is
he
from
ge
ne
ral
su
spi
ci
o
n,
so
immu
ne
from
cri
ti
ci
sm,
so
admi
ra
ble
in
his
ma
na
ge
me
nt
and
se
lf-e
ffa
ce
me
nt,
that
for
tho
se
ve
ry
wo
rds
that
you
ha
ve
utte
red
he
co
u
ld
ha
le
you
to
a
co
u
rt
and
eme
rge
wi
th
yo
ur
ye
a
r's
pe
nsi
on
as
a
so
la
ti
um
for
his
wo
u
nded
cha
ra
cte
r.
Is
he
not
the
ce
le
bra
ted
au
thor
of
The
Dyna
mi
cs
of
an
Aste
ro
i
d,
a
bo
ok
whi
ch
asce
nds
to
su
ch
ra
re
fi
ed
he
i
ghts
of
pu
re
ma
the
ma
ti
cs
that
it
is
sa
id
that
the
re
was
no
man
in
the
sci
e
nti
fic
pre
ss
ca
pa
ble
of
cri
ti
ci
zi
ng
it?
Is
this
a
man
to
tra
du
ce?
Fo
u
l-mo
u
thed
do
ctor
and
sla
nde
red
pro
fe
sso
r--su
ch
wo
u
ld
be
yo
ur
re
spe
cti
ve
ro
le
s!
Tha
t's
ge
ni
u
s,
Wa
tso
n.
But
if
I
am
spa
red
by
le
sser
me
n,
our
day
wi
ll
su
re
ly
co
me
."
"May
I
be
the
re
to
se
e
!"
I
excla
i
med
de
vo
u
tly.
"But
you
we
re
spe
a
ki
ng
of
this
man
Po
rlo
ck."
"Ah,
ye
s--the
so
-ca
lled
Po
rlo
ck
is
a
li
nk
in
the
cha
in
so
me
li
ttle
way
from
its
gre
at
atta
chme
nt.
Po
rlo
ck
is
not
qu
i
te
a
so
u
nd
li
nk--be
twe
en
ou
rse
lve
s.
He
is
the
only
flaw
in
that
cha
in
so
far
as
I
ha
ve
be
en
able
to
te
st
it."
"But
no
cha
in
is
stro
nger
than
its
we
a
ke
st
li
nk."
"Exa
ctly,
my
de
ar
Wa
tso
n!
He
nce
the
extre
me
impo
rta
nce
of
Po
rlo
ck.
Led
on
by
so
me
ru
di
me
nta
ry
aspi
ra
ti
o
ns
to
wa
rds
ri
ght,
and
enco
u
ra
ged
by
the
ju
di
ci
o
us
sti
mu
la
ti
on
of
an
occa
si
o
nal
te
n-po
u
nd
no
te
se
nt
to
him
by
de
vi
o
us
me
tho
ds,
he
has
once
or
twi
ce
gi
ven
me
adva
nce
info
rma
ti
on
whi
ch
has
be
en
of
va
lu
e
--that
hi
ghe
st
va
lue
whi
ch
anti
ci
pa
tes
and
pre
ve
nts
ra
ther
than
ave
nges
cri
me.
I
ca
nnot
do
u
bt
tha
t,
if
we
had
the
ci
phe
r,
we
sho
u
ld
fi
nd
that
this
co
mmu
ni
ca
ti
on
is
of
the
na
tu
re
that
I
indi
ca
te
."
Aga
in
Ho
lmes
fla
tte
ned
out
the
pa
per
upon
his
unu
sed
pla
te.
I
ro
se
and,
le
a
ni
ng
over
hi
m,
sta
red
do
wn
at
the
cu
ri
o
us
inscri
pti
o
n,
whi
ch
ran
as
fo
llo
ws:
534
C2
13
127
36
31
4
17
21
41
DOUGLAS
109
293
5
37
BIRLSTONE
26
BIRLSTONE
9
47
171
"What
do
you
ma
ke
of
it,
Ho
lme
s?"
"It
is
obvi
o
u
sly
an
atte
mpt
to
co
nvey
se
cret
info
rma
ti
o
n."
"But
what
is
the
use
of
a
ci
pher
me
ssa
ge
wi
tho
ut
the
ci
phe
r?"
"In
this
insta
nce,
no
ne
at
all."
"Why
do
you
say
'in
this
insta
nce
'?"
"Be
ca
u
se
the
re
are
ma
ny
ci
phe
rs
whi
ch
I
wo
u
ld
re
ad
as
ea
si
ly
as
I
do
the
apo
crypha
of
the
ago
ny
co
lu
mn:
su
ch
cru
de
de
vi
ces
amu
se
the
inte
lli
ge
nce
wi
tho
ut
fa
ti
gu
i
ng
it.
But
this
is
di
ffe
re
nt.
It
is
cle
a
rly
a
re
fe
re
nce
to
the
wo
rds
in
a
pa
ge
of
so
me
bo
o
k.
Until
I
am
to
ld
whi
ch
pa
ge
and
whi
ch
bo
ok
I
am
po
we
rle
ss."
"But
why
'Do
u
gla
s'
and
'Bi
rlsto
ne
'?"
"Cle
a
rly
be
ca
u
se
tho
se
are
wo
rds
whi
ch
we
re
not
co
nta
i
ned
in
the
pa
ge
in
qu
e
sti
o
n."
"Then
why
has
he
not
indi
ca
ted
the
bo
o
k?"
"Yo
ur
na
ti
ve
shre
wdne
ss,
my
de
ar
Wa
tso
n,
that
inna
te
cu
nni
ng
whi
ch
is
the
de
li
ght
of
yo
ur
fri
e
nds,
wo
u
ld
su
re
ly
pre
ve
nt
you
from
inclo
si
ng
ci
pher
and
me
ssa
ge
in
the
sa
me
enve
lo
pe.
Sho
u
ld
it
mi
sca
rry,
you
are
undo
ne.
As
it
is,
bo
th
ha
ve
to
go
wro
ng
be
fo
re
any
ha
rm
co
mes
from
it.
Our
se
co
nd
po
st
is
now
ove
rdu
e,
and
I
sha
ll
be
su
rpri
sed
if
it
do
es
not
bri
ng
us
ei
ther
a
fu
rther
le
tter
of
expla
na
ti
o
n,
or,
as
is
mo
re
pro
ba
ble,
the
ve
ry
vo
lu
me
to
whi
ch
the
se
fi
gu
res
re
fe
r."
Ho
lme
s's
ca
lcu
la
ti
on
was
fu
lfi
lled
wi
thin
a
ve
ry
few
mi
nu
tes
by
the
appe
a
ra
nce
of
Bi
lly,
the
pa
ge,
wi
th
the
ve
ry
le
tter
whi
ch
we
we
re
expe
cti
ng.
"The
sa
me
wri
ti
ng,"
re
ma
rked
Ho
lme
s,
as
he
ope
ned
the
enve
lo
pe,
"a
nd
actu
a
lly
si
gne
d,"
he
added
in
an
exu
lta
nt
vo
i
ce
as
he
unfo
lded
the
epi
stle.
"Co
me,
we
are
ge
tti
ng
on,
Wa
tso
n."
His
brow
clo
u
de
d,
ho
we
ve
r,
as
he
gla
nced
over
the
co
nte
nts.
"De
ar
me,
this
is
ve
ry
di
sa
ppo
i
nti
ng!
I
fe
a
r,
Wa
tso
n,
that
all
our
expe
cta
ti
o
ns
co
me
to
no
thi
ng.
I
tru
st
that
the
man
Po
rlo
ck
wi
ll
co
me
to
no
ha
rm.
"DEAR
MR.
HOLMES
[he
sa
ys]:
"I
wi
ll
go
no
fu
rther
in
this
ma
tte
r.
It
is
too
da
nge
ro
u
s--he
su
spe
cts
me.
I
can
see
that
he
su
spe
cts
me.
He
ca
me
to
me
qu
i
te
une
xpe
cte
dly
after
I
had
actu
a
lly
addre
ssed
this
enve
lo
pe
wi
th
the
inte
nti
on
of
se
ndi
ng
you
the
key
to
the
ci
phe
r.
I
was
able
to
co
ver
it
up.
If
he
had
se
en
it,
it
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
go
ne
ha
rd
wi
th
me.
But
I
re
ad
su
spi
ci
on
in
his
eye
s.
Ple
a
se
bu
rn
the
ci
pher
me
ssa
ge,
whi
ch
can
now
be
of
no
use
to
yo
u.
"FRED
PORLOCK."
Ho
lmes
sat
for
so
me
li
ttle
ti
me
twi
sti
ng
this
le
tter
be
twe
en
his
fi
nge
rs,
and
fro
wni
ng,
as
he
sta
red
into
the
fi
re.
"After
all,"
he
sa
id
at
la
st,
"the
re
may
be
no
thi
ng
in
it.
It
may
be
only
his
gu
i
lty
co
nsci
e
nce.
Kno
wi
ng
hi
mse
lf
to
be
a
tra
i
to
r,
he
may
ha
ve
re
ad
the
accu
sa
ti
on
in
the
othe
r's
eye
s."
"The
other
be
i
ng,
I
pre
su
me,
Pro
fe
ssor
Mo
ri
a
rty."
"No
le
ss!
When
any
of
that
pa
rty
ta
lk
abo
ut
'He'
you
know
whom
they
me
a
n.
The
re
is
one
pre
do
mi
na
nt
'He'
for
all
of
the
m."
"But
what
can
he
do
?"
"Hu
m!
Tha
t's
a
la
rge
qu
e
sti
o
n.
When
you
ha
ve
one
of
the
fi
rst
bra
i
ns
of
Eu
ro
pe
up
aga
i
nst
yo
u,
and
all
the
po
we
rs
of
da
rkne
ss
at
his
ba
ck,
the
re
are
infi
ni
te
po
ssi
bi
li
ti
e
s.
Anyho
w,
Fri
e
nd
Po
rlo
ck
is
evi
de
ntly
sca
red
out
of
his
se
nse
s--ki
ndly
co
mpa
re
the
wri
ti
ng
in
the
no
te
to
that
upon
its
enve
lo
pe;
whi
ch
was
do
ne,
he
te
lls
us,
be
fo
re
this
ill-o
me
ned
vi
si
t.
The
one
is
cle
ar
and
fi
rm.
The
other
ha
rdly
le
gi
ble
."
"Why
did
he
wri
te
at
all?
Why
did
he
not
si
mply
drop
it?"
"Be
ca
u
se
he
fe
a
red
I
wo
u
ld
ma
ke
so
me
inqu
i
ry
after
him
in
that
ca
se,
and
po
ssi
bly
bri
ng
tro
u
ble
on
hi
m."
"No
do
u
bt,"
sa
id
I.
"Of
co
u
rse
."
I
had
pi
cked
up
the
ori
gi
nal
ci
pher
me
ssa
ge
and
was
be
ndi
ng
my
bro
ws
over
it.
"It's
pre
tty
ma
dde
ni
ng
to
thi
nk
that
an
impo
rta
nt
se
cret
may
lie
he
re
on
this
slip
of
pa
pe
r,
and
that
it
is
be
yo
nd
hu
man
po
wer
to
pe
ne
tra
te
it."
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lmes
had
pu
shed
away
his
unta
sted
bre
a
kfa
st
and
lit
the
unsa
vo
u
ry
pi
pe
whi
ch
was
the
co
mpa
ni
on
of
his
de
e
pe
st
me
di
ta
ti
o
ns.
"I
wo
nde
r!"
sa
id
he,
le
a
ni
ng
ba
ck
and
sta
ri
ng
at
the
ce
i
li
ng.
"Pe
rha
ps
the
re
are
po
i
nts
whi
ch
ha
ve
esca
ped
yo
ur
Ma
chi
a
ve
lli
an
inte
lle
ct.
Let
us
co
nsi
der
the
pro
blem
in
the
li
ght
of
pu
re
re
a
so
n.
This
ma
n's
re
fe
re
nce
is
to
a
bo
o
k.
That
is
our
po
i
nt
of
de
pa
rtu
re
."
"A
so
me
what
va
gue
one
."
"Let
us
see
then
if
we
can
na
rrow
it
do
wn.
As
I
fo
cus
my
mi
nd
upon
it,
it
se
e
ms
ra
ther
le
ss
impe
ne
tra
ble.
What
indi
ca
ti
o
ns
ha
ve
we
as
to
this
bo
o
k?"
"No
ne
."
"We
ll,
we
ll,
it
is
su
re
ly
not
qu
i
te
so
bad
as
tha
t.
The
ci
pher
me
ssa
ge
be
gi
ns
wi
th
a
la
rge
534,
do
es
it
no
t?
We
may
ta
ke
it
as
a
wo
rki
ng
hypo
the
sis
that
534
is
the
pa
rti
cu
lar
pa
ge
to
whi
ch
the
ci
pher
re
fe
rs.
So
our
bo
ok
has
alre
a
dy
be
co
me
a
LARGE
bo
o
k,
whi
ch
is
su
re
ly
so
me
thi
ng
ga
i
ne
d.
What
other
indi
ca
ti
o
ns
ha
ve
we
as
to
the
na
tu
re
of
this
la
rge
bo
o
k?
The
ne
xt
si
gn
is
C2.
What
do
you
ma
ke
of
tha
t,
Wa
tso
n?"
"Cha
pter
the
se
co
nd,
no
do
u
bt."
"Ha
rdly
tha
t,
Wa
tso
n.
You
wi
ll,
I
am
su
re,
agree
wi
th
me
that
if
the
pa
ge
be
gi
ve
n,
the
nu
mber
of
the
cha
pter
is
imma
te
ri
a
l.
Also
that
if
pa
ge
534
fi
nds
us
only
in
the
se
co
nd
cha
pte
r,
the
le
ngth
of
the
fi
rst
one
mu
st
ha
ve
be
en
re
a
lly
into
le
ra
ble
."
"Co
lu
mn!"
I
cri
e
d.
"Bri
lli
a
nt,
Wa
tso
n.
You
are
sci
nti
lla
ti
ng
this
mo
rni
ng.
If
it
is
not
co
lu
mn,
then
I
am
ve
ry
mu
ch
de
ce
i
ve
d.
So
no
w,
you
se
e,
we
be
gin
to
vi
su
a
li
ze
a
la
rge
bo
ok
pri
nted
in
do
u
ble
co
lu
mns
whi
ch
are
ea
ch
of
a
co
nsi
de
ra
ble
le
ngth,
si
nce
one
of
the
wo
rds
is
nu
mbe
red
in
the
do
cu
me
nt
as
the
two
hu
ndred
and
ni
ne
ty-thi
rd.
Ha
ve
we
re
a
ched
the
li
mi
ts
of
what
re
a
son
can
su
pply?"
"I
fe
ar
that
we
ha
ve
."
"Su
re
ly
you
do
yo
u
rse
lf
an
inju
sti
ce.
One
mo
re
co
ru
sca
ti
o
n,
my
de
ar
Wa
tso
n--yet
ano
ther
bra
i
n-wa
ve!
Had
the
vo
lu
me
be
en
an
unu
su
al
one,
he
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
se
nt
it
to
me.
Inste
ad
of
tha
t,
he
had
inte
nde
d,
be
fo
re
his
pla
ns
we
re
ni
ppe
d,
to
se
nd
me
the
clue
in
this
enve
lo
pe.
He
sa
ys
so
in
his
no
te.
This
wo
u
ld
se
em
to
indi
ca
te
that
the
bo
ok
is
one
whi
ch
he
tho
u
ght
I
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
no
di
ffi
cu
lty
in
fi
ndi
ng
for
myse
lf.
He
had
it--a
nd
he
ima
gi
ned
that
I
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
it,
to
o.
In
sho
rt,
Wa
tso
n,
it
is
a
ve
ry
co
mmon
bo
o
k."
"What
you
say
ce
rta
i
nly
so
u
nds
pla
u
si
ble
."
"So
we
ha
ve
co
ntra
cted
our
fi
e
ld
of
se
a
rch
to
a
la
rge
bo
o
k,
pri
nted
in
do
u
ble
co
lu
mns
and
in
co
mmon
use
."
"The
Bi
ble
!"
I
cri
ed
tri
u
mpha
ntly.
"Go
o
d,
Wa
tso
n,
go
o
d!
But
no
t,
if
I
may
say
so,
qu
i
te
go
od
eno
u
gh!
Even
if
I
acce
pted
the
co
mpli
me
nt
for
myse
lf
I
co
u
ld
ha
rdly
na
me
any
vo
lu
me
whi
ch
wo
u
ld
be
le
ss
li
ke
ly
to
lie
at
the
elbow
of
one
of
Mo
ri
a
rty's
asso
ci
a
te
s.
Be
si
de
s,
the
edi
ti
o
ns
of
Ho
ly
Writ
are
so
nu
me
ro
us
that
he
co
u
ld
ha
rdly
su
ppo
se
that
two
co
pi
es
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
the
sa
me
pa
gi
na
ti
o
n.
This
is
cle
a
rly
a
bo
ok
whi
ch
is
sta
nda
rdi
ze
d.
He
kno
ws
for
ce
rta
in
that
his
pa
ge
534
wi
ll
exa
ctly
agree
wi
th
my
pa
ge
534."
"But
ve
ry
few
bo
o
ks
wo
u
ld
co
rre
spo
nd
wi
th
tha
t."
"Exa
ctly.
The
re
in
li
es
our
sa
lva
ti
o
n.
Our
se
a
rch
is
na
rro
wed
do
wn
to
sta
nda
rdi
zed
bo
o
ks
whi
ch
anyo
ne
may
be
su
ppo
sed
to
po
sse
ss."
"Bra
dsha
w!"
"The
re
are
di
ffi
cu
lti
e
s,
Wa
tso
n.
The
vo
ca
bu
la
ry
of
Bra
dshaw
is
ne
rvo
us
and
te
rse,
but
li
mi
te
d.
The
se
le
cti
on
of
wo
rds
wo
u
ld
ha
rdly
le
nd
itse
lf
to
the
se
ndi
ng
of
ge
ne
ral
me
ssa
ge
s.
We
wi
ll
eli
mi
na
te
Bra
dsha
w.
The
di
cti
o
na
ry
is,
I
fe
a
r,
ina
dmi
ssi
ble
for
the
sa
me
re
a
so
n.
What
then
is
le
ft?"
"An
alma
na
c!"
"Exce
lle
nt,
Wa
tso
n!
I
am
ve
ry
mu
ch
mi
sta
ken
if
you
ha
ve
not
to
u
ched
the
spo
t.
An
alma
na
c!
Let
us
co
nsi
der
the
cla
i
ms
of
Whi
ta
ke
r's
Alma
na
c.
It
is
in
co
mmon
use.
It
has
the
re
qu
i
si
te
nu
mber
of
pa
ge
s.
It
is
in
do
u
ble
co
lu
mn.
Tho
u
gh
re
se
rved
in
its
ea
rli
er
vo
ca
bu
la
ry,
it
be
co
me
s,
if
I
re
me
mber
ri
ght,
qu
i
te
ga
rru
lo
us
to
wa
rds
the
end."
He
pi
cked
the
vo
lu
me
from
his
de
sk.
"He
re
is
pa
ge
534,
co
lu
mn
two,
a
su
bsta
nti
al
blo
ck
of
pri
nt
de
a
li
ng,
I
pe
rce
i
ve,
wi
th
the
tra
de
and
re
so
u
rces
of
Bri
ti
sh
Indi
a.
Jot
do
wn
the
wo
rds,
Wa
tso
n!
Nu
mber
thi
rte
en
is
'Ma
hra
tta
.'
No
t,
I
fe
a
r,
a
ve
ry
au
spi
ci
o
us
be
gi
nni
ng.
Nu
mber
one
hu
ndred
and
twe
nty-se
ven
is
'Go
ve
rnme
nt';
whi
ch
at
le
a
st
ma
kes
se
nse,
tho
u
gh
so
me
what
irre
le
va
nt
to
ou
rse
lves
and
Pro
fe
ssor
Mo
ri
a
rty.
Now
let
us
try
aga
i
n.
What
do
es
the
Ma
hra
tta
go
ve
rnme
nt
do?
Ala
s!
the
ne
xt
wo
rd
is
'pi
g's-bri
stle
s.'
We
are
undo
ne,
my
go
od
Wa
tso
n!
It
is
fi
ni
she
d!"
He
had
spo
ken
in
je
sti
ng
ve
i
n,
but
the
twi
tchi
ng
of
his
bu
shy
eye
bro
ws
be
spo
ke
his
di
sa
ppo
i
ntme
nt
and
irri
ta
ti
o
n.
I
sat
he
lple
ss
and
unha
ppy,
sta
ri
ng
into
the
fi
re.
A
lo
ng
si
le
nce
was
bro
ken
by
a
su
dden
excla
ma
ti
on
from
Ho
lme
s,
who
da
shed
at
a
cu
pbo
a
rd,
from
whi
ch
he
eme
rged
wi
th
a
se
co
nd
ye
llo
w-co
ve
red
vo
lu
me
in
his
ha
nd.
"We
pay
the
pri
ce,
Wa
tso
n,
for
be
i
ng
too
up-to
-da
te
!"
he
cri
e
d.
"We
are
be
fo
re
our
ti
me,
and
su
ffer
the
usu
al
pe
na
lti
e
s.
Be
i
ng
the
se
ve
nth
of
Ja
nu
a
ry,
we
ha
ve
ve
ry
pro
pe
rly
la
id
in
the
new
alma
na
c.
It
is
mo
re
than
li
ke
ly
that
Po
rlo
ck
to
ok
his
me
ssa
ge
from
the
old
one.
No
do
u
bt
he
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
to
ld
us
so
had
his
le
tter
of
expla
na
ti
on
be
en
wri
tte
n.
Now
let
us
see
what
pa
ge
534
has
in
sto
re
for
us.
Nu
mber
thi
rte
en
is
'The
re
,'
whi
ch
is
mu
ch
mo
re
pro
mi
si
ng.
Nu
mber
one
hu
ndred
and
twe
nty-se
ven
is
'i
s'--'The
re
is'
"--Ho
lme
s's
eyes
we
re
gle
a
mi
ng
wi
th
exci
te
me
nt,
and
his
thi
n,
ne
rvo
us
fi
nge
rs
twi
tched
as
he
co
u
nted
the
wo
rds--"'da
nge
r.'
Ha!
Ha!
Ca
pi
ta
l!
Put
that
do
wn,
Wa
tso
n.
'The
re
is
da
nge
r--ma
y--co
me
--ve
ry
so
o
n--o
ne
.'
Then
we
ha
ve
the
na
me
'Do
u
gla
s'--'ri
ch--co
u
ntry--no
w--at
Bi
rlsto
ne
--Ho
u
se
--Bi
rlsto
ne
--co
nfi
de
nce
--i
s--pre
ssi
ng.'
The
re,
Wa
tso
n!
What
do
you
thi
nk
of
pu
re
re
a
son
and
its
fru
i
t?
If
the
gre
e
n-gro
cer
had
su
ch
a
thi
ng
as
a
la
u
rel
wre
a
th,
I
sho
u
ld
se
nd
Bi
lly
ro
u
nd
for
it."
I
was
sta
ri
ng
at
the
stra
nge
me
ssa
ge
whi
ch
I
had
scra
wle
d,
as
he
de
ci
phe
red
it,
upon
a
she
et
of
fo
o
lscap
on
my
kne
e.
"What
a
qu
e
e
r,
scra
mbli
ng
way
of
expre
ssi
ng
his
me
a
ni
ng!"
sa
id
I.
"On
the
co
ntra
ry,
he
has
do
ne
qu
i
te
re
ma
rka
bly
we
ll,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s.
"When
you
se
a
rch
a
si
ngle
co
lu
mn
for
wo
rds
wi
th
whi
ch
to
expre
ss
yo
ur
me
a
ni
ng,
you
can
ha
rdly
expe
ct
to
get
eve
rythi
ng
you
wa
nt.
You
are
bo
u
nd
to
le
a
ve
so
me
thi
ng
to
the
inte
lli
ge
nce
of
yo
ur
co
rre
spo
nde
nt.
The
pu
rpo
rt
is
pe
rfe
ctly
cle
a
r.
So
me
de
vi
ltry
is
inte
nded
aga
i
nst
one
Do
u
gla
s,
who
e
ver
he
may
be,
re
si
di
ng
as
sta
te
d,
a
ri
ch
co
u
ntry
ge
ntle
ma
n.
He
is
su
re
--'co
nfi
de
nce'
was
as
ne
ar
as
he
co
u
ld
get
to
'co
nfi
de
nt'--that
it
is
pre
ssi
ng.
The
re
is
our
re
su
lt--a
nd
a
ve
ry
wo
rkma
nli
ke
li
ttle
bit
of
ana
lysis
it
wa
s!"
Ho
lmes
had
the
impe
rso
nal
joy
of
the
true
arti
st
in
his
be
tter
wo
rk,
even
as
he
mo
u
rned
da
rkly
when
it
fe
ll
be
low
the
hi
gh
le
vel
to
whi
ch
he
aspi
re
d.
He
was
sti
ll
chu
ckli
ng
over
his
su
cce
ss
when
Bi
lly
swu
ng
open
the
do
or
and
Inspe
ctor
Ma
cDo
na
ld
of
Sco
tla
nd
Ya
rd
was
ushe
red
into
the
ro
o
m.
Tho
se
we
re
the
ea
rly
da
ys
at
the
end
of
the
'80's,
when
Alec
Ma
cDo
na
ld
was
far
from
ha
vi
ng
atta
i
ned
the
na
ti
o
nal
fa
me
whi
ch
he
has
now
achi
e
ve
d.
He
was
a
yo
u
ng
but
tru
sted
me
mber
of
the
de
te
cti
ve
fo
rce,
who
had
di
sti
ngu
i
shed
hi
mse
lf
in
se
ve
ral
ca
ses
whi
ch
had
be
en
intru
sted
to
hi
m.
His
ta
ll,
bo
ny
fi
gu
re
ga
ve
pro
mi
se
of
exce
pti
o
nal
physi
cal
stre
ngth,
whi
le
his
gre
at
cra
ni
um
and
de
e
p-se
t,
lu
stro
us
eyes
spo
ke
no
le
ss
cle
a
rly
of
the
ke
en
inte
lli
ge
nce
whi
ch
twi
nkled
out
from
be
hi
nd
his
bu
shy
eye
bro
ws.
He
was
a
si
le
nt,
pre
ci
se
man
wi
th
a
do
ur
na
tu
re
and
a
ha
rd
Abe
rdo
ni
an
acce
nt.
Twi
ce
alre
a
dy
in
his
ca
re
er
had
Ho
lmes
he
lped
him
to
atta
in
su
cce
ss,
his
own
so
le
re
wa
rd
be
i
ng
the
inte
lle
ctu
al
joy
of
the
pro
ble
m.
For
this
re
a
son
the
affe
cti
on
and
re
spe
ct
of
the
Sco
tchman
for
his
ama
te
ur
co
lle
a
gue
we
re
pro
fo
u
nd,
and
he
sho
wed
them
by
the
fra
nkne
ss
wi
th
whi
ch
he
co
nsu
lted
Ho
lmes
in
eve
ry
di
ffi
cu
lty.
Me
di
o
cri
ty
kno
ws
no
thi
ng
hi
gher
than
itse
lf;
but
ta
le
nt
insta
ntly
re
co
gni
zes
ge
ni
u
s,
and
Ma
cDo
na
ld
had
ta
le
nt
eno
u
gh
for
his
pro
fe
ssi
on
to
ena
ble
him
to
pe
rce
i
ve
that
the
re
was
no
hu
mi
li
a
ti
on
in
se
e
ki
ng
the
assi
sta
nce
of
one
who
alre
a
dy
sto
od
alo
ne
in
Eu
ro
pe,
bo
th
in
his
gi
fts
and
in
his
expe
ri
e
nce.
Ho
lmes
was
not
pro
ne
to
fri
e
ndshi
p,
but
he
was
to
le
ra
nt
of
the
big
Sco
tchma
n,
and
smi
led
at
the
si
ght
of
hi
m.
"You
are
an
ea
rly
bi
rd,
Mr.
Ma
c,"
sa
id
he.
"I
wi
sh
you
lu
ck
wi
th
yo
ur
wo
rm.
I
fe
ar
this
me
a
ns
that
the
re
is
so
me
mi
schi
ef
afo
o
t."
"If
you
sa
id
'ho
pe'
inste
ad
of
'fe
a
r,'
it
wo
u
ld
be
ne
a
rer
the
tru
th,
I'm
thi
nki
ng,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s,"
the
inspe
ctor
answe
re
d,
wi
th
a
kno
wi
ng
gri
n.
"We
ll,
ma
ybe
a
wee
nip
wo
u
ld
ke
ep
out
the
raw
mo
rni
ng
chi
ll.
No,
I
wo
n't
smo
ke,
I
tha
nk
yo
u.
I'll
ha
ve
to
be
pu
shi
ng
on
my
wa
y;
for
the
ea
rly
ho
u
rs
of
a
ca
se
are
the
pre
ci
o
us
one
s,
as
no
man
kno
ws
be
tter
than
yo
ur
own
se
lf.
Bu
t--bu
t--"
The
inspe
ctor
had
sto
pped
su
dde
nly,
and
was
sta
ri
ng
wi
th
a
lo
ok
of
abso
lu
te
ama
ze
me
nt
at
a
pa
per
upon
the
ta
ble.
It
was
the
she
et
upon
whi
ch
I
had
scra
wled
the
eni
gma
tic
me
ssa
ge.
"Do
u
gla
s!"
he
sta
mme
re
d.
"Bi
rlsto
ne!
Wha
t's
thi
s,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s?
Ma
n,
it's
wi
tchcra
ft!
Whe
re
in
the
na
me
of
all
that
is
wo
nde
rful
did
you
get
tho
se
na
me
s?"
"It
is
a
ci
pher
that
Dr.
Wa
tson
and
I
ha
ve
had
occa
si
on
to
so
lve.
But
why--wha
t's
ami
ss
wi
th
the
na
me
s?"
The
inspe
ctor
lo
o
ked
from
one
to
the
other
of
us
in
da
zed
asto
ni
shme
nt.
"Ju
st
thi
s,"
sa
id
he,
"that
Mr.
Do
u
glas
of
Bi
rlsto
ne
Ma
nor
Ho
u
se
was
ho
rri
bly
mu
rde
red
la
st
ni
ght!"
Cha
pter
2--She
rlo
ck
Ho
lmes
Di
sco
u
rses
It
was
one
of
tho
se
dra
ma
tic
mo
me
nts
for
whi
ch
my
fri
e
nd
exi
ste
d.
It
wo
u
ld
be
an
ove
rsta
te
me
nt
to
say
that
he
was
sho
cked
or
even
exci
ted
by
the
ama
zi
ng
anno
u
nce
me
nt.
Wi
tho
ut
ha
vi
ng
a
ti
nge
of
cru
e
lty
in
his
si
ngu
lar
co
mpo
si
ti
o
n,
he
was
undo
u
bte
dly
ca
llo
us
from
lo
ng
ove
rsti
mu
la
ti
o
n.
Ye
t,
if
his
emo
ti
o
ns
we
re
du
lle
d,
his
inte
lle
ctu
al
pe
rce
pti
o
ns
we
re
exce
e
di
ngly
acti
ve.
The
re
was
no
tra
ce
then
of
the
ho
rror
whi
ch
I
had
myse
lf
fe
lt
at
this
cu
rt
de
cla
ra
ti
o
n;
but
his
fa
ce
sho
wed
ra
ther
the
qu
i
et
and
inte
re
sted
co
mpo
su
re
of
the
che
mi
st
who
se
es
the
crysta
ls
fa
lli
ng
into
po
si
ti
on
from
his
ove
rsa
tu
ra
ted
so
lu
ti
o
n.
"Re
ma
rka
ble
!"
sa
id
he.
"Re
ma
rka
ble
!"
"You
do
n't
se
em
su
rpri
se
d."
"Inte
re
ste
d,
Mr.
Ma
c,
but
ha
rdly
su
rpri
se
d.
Why
sho
u
ld
I
be
su
rpri
se
d?
I
re
ce
i
ve
an
ano
nymo
us
co
mmu
ni
ca
ti
on
from
a
qu
a
rter
whi
ch
I
know
to
be
impo
rta
nt,
wa
rni
ng
me
that
da
nger
thre
a
te
ns
a
ce
rta
in
pe
rso
n.
Wi
thin
an
ho
ur
I
le
a
rn
that
this
da
nger
has
actu
a
lly
ma
te
ri
a
li
zed
and
that
the
pe
rson
is
de
a
d.
I
am
inte
re
ste
d;
bu
t,
as
you
obse
rve,
I
am
not
su
rpri
se
d."
In
a
few
sho
rt
se
nte
nces
he
expla
i
ned
to
the
inspe
ctor
the
fa
cts
abo
ut
the
le
tter
and
the
ci
phe
r.
Ma
cDo
na
ld
sat
wi
th
his
chin
on
his
ha
nds
and
his
gre
at
sa
ndy
eye
bro
ws
bu
nched
into
a
ye
llow
ta
ngle.
"I
was
go
i
ng
do
wn
to
Bi
rlsto
ne
this
mo
rni
ng,"
sa
id
he.
"I
had
co
me
to
ask
you
if
you
ca
red
to
co
me
wi
th
me
--you
and
yo
ur
fri
e
nd
he
re.
But
from
what
you
say
we
mi
ght
pe
rha
ps
be
do
i
ng
be
tter
wo
rk
in
Lo
ndo
n."
"I
ra
ther
thi
nk
no
t,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s.
"Ha
ng
it
all,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s!"
cri
ed
the
inspe
cto
r.
"The
pa
pe
rs
wi
ll
be
fu
ll
of
the
Bi
rlsto
ne
myste
ry
in
a
day
or
two;
but
whe
re
's
the
myste
ry
if
the
re
is
a
man
in
Lo
ndon
who
pro
phe
si
ed
the
cri
me
be
fo
re
ever
it
occu
rre
d?
We
ha
ve
only
to
lay
our
ha
nds
on
that
ma
n,
and
the
re
st
wi
ll
fo
llo
w."
"No
do
u
bt,
Mr.
Ma
c.
But
how
do
you
pro
po
se
to
lay
yo
ur
ha
nds
on
the
so
-ca
lled
Po
rlo
ck?"
Ma
cDo
na
ld
tu
rned
over
the
le
tter
whi
ch
Ho
lmes
had
ha
nded
hi
m.
"Po
sted
in
Ca
mbe
rwe
ll--that
do
e
sn't
he
lp
us
mu
ch.
Na
me,
you
sa
y,
is
assu
me
d.
Not
mu
ch
to
go
on,
ce
rta
i
nly.
Di
dn't
you
say
that
you
ha
ve
se
nt
him
mo
ne
y?"
"Twi
ce
."
"And
ho
w?"
"In
no
tes
to
Ca
mbe
rwe
ll
po
st
offi
ce
."
"Did
you
ever
tro
u
ble
to
see
who
ca
lled
for
the
m?"
"No
."
The
inspe
ctor
lo
o
ked
su
rpri
sed
and
a
li
ttle
sho
cke
d.
"Why
no
t?"
"Be
ca
u
se
I
alwa
ys
ke
ep
fa
i
th.
I
had
pro
mi
sed
when
he
fi
rst
wro
te
that
I
wo
u
ld
not
try
to
tra
ce
hi
m."
"You
thi
nk
the
re
is
so
me
o
ne
be
hi
nd
hi
m?"
"I
know
the
re
is."
"This
pro
fe
ssor
that
I've
he
a
rd
you
me
nti
o
n?"
"Exa
ctly!"
Inspe
ctor
Ma
cDo
na
ld
smi
le
d,
and
his
eye
lid
qu
i
ve
red
as
he
gla
nced
to
wa
rds
me.
"I
wo
n't
co
nce
al
from
yo
u,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s,
that
we
thi
nk
in
the
C.I.D.
that
you
ha
ve
a
wee
bit
of
a
bee
in
yo
ur
bo
nnet
over
this
pro
fe
sso
r.
I
ma
de
so
me
inqu
i
ri
es
myse
lf
abo
ut
the
ma
tte
r.
He
se
e
ms
to
be
a
ve
ry
re
spe
cta
ble,
le
a
rne
d,
and
ta
le
nted
so
rt
of
ma
n."
"I'm
glad
yo
u
've
got
so
far
as
to
re
co
gni
ze
the
ta
le
nt."
"Ma
n,
you
ca
n't
but
re
co
gni
ze
it!
After
I
he
a
rd
yo
ur
vi
ew
I
ma
de
it
my
bu
si
ne
ss
to
see
hi
m.
I
had
a
chat
wi
th
him
on
ecli
pse
s.
How
the
ta
lk
got
that
way
I
ca
nna
thi
nk;
but
he
had
out
a
re
fle
ctor
la
nte
rn
and
a
glo
be,
and
ma
de
it
all
cle
ar
in
a
mi
nu
te.
He
le
nt
me
a
bo
o
k;
but
I
do
n't
mi
nd
sa
yi
ng
that
it
was
a
bit
abo
ve
my
he
a
d,
tho
u
gh
I
had
a
go
od
Abe
rde
en
upbri
ngi
ng.
He
'd
ha
ve
ma
de
a
gra
nd
me
e
ni
ster
wi
th
his
thin
fa
ce
and
gray
ha
ir
and
so
le
mn-li
ke
way
of
ta
lki
ng.
When
he
put
his
ha
nd
on
my
sho
u
lder
as
we
we
re
pa
rti
ng,
it
was
li
ke
a
fa
the
r's
ble
ssi
ng
be
fo
re
you
go
out
into
the
co
ld,
cru
el
wo
rld."
Ho
lmes
chu
ckled
and
ru
bbed
his
ha
nds.
"Gre
a
t!"
he
sa
i
d.
"Gre
a
t!
Te
ll
me,
Fri
e
nd
Ma
cDo
na
ld,
this
ple
a
si
ng
and
to
u
chi
ng
inte
rvi
ew
wa
s,
I
su
ppo
se,
in
the
pro
fe
sso
r's
stu
dy?"
"Tha
t's
so
."
"A
fi
ne
ro
o
m,
is
it
no
t?"
"Ve
ry
fi
ne
--ve
ry
ha
ndso
me
inde
e
d,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s."
"You
sat
in
fro
nt
of
his
wri
ti
ng
de
sk?"
"Ju
st
so
."
"Sun
in
yo
ur
eyes
and
his
fa
ce
in
the
sha
do
w?"
"We
ll,
it
was
eve
ni
ng;
but
I
mi
nd
that
the
la
mp
was
tu
rned
on
my
fa
ce
."
"It
wo
u
ld
be.
Did
you
ha
ppen
to
obse
rve
a
pi
ctu
re
over
the
pro
fe
sso
r's
he
a
d?"
"I
do
n't
mi
ss
mu
ch,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s.
Ma
ybe
I
le
a
rned
that
from
yo
u.
Ye
s,
I
saw
the
pi
ctu
re
--a
yo
u
ng
wo
man
wi
th
her
he
ad
on
her
ha
nds,
pe
e
pi
ng
at
you
si
de
wa
ys."
"That
pa
i
nti
ng
was
by
Je
an
Ba
pti
ste
Gre
u
ze
."
The
inspe
ctor
ende
a
vo
u
red
to
lo
ok
inte
re
ste
d.
"Je
an
Ba
pti
ste
Gre
u
ze
,"
Ho
lmes
co
nti
nu
e
d,
jo
i
ni
ng
his
fi
nger
ti
ps
and
le
a
ni
ng
we
ll
ba
ck
in
his
cha
i
r,
"was
a
Fre
nch
arti
st
who
flo
u
ri
shed
be
twe
en
the
ye
a
rs
1750
and
1800.
I
allu
de,
of
co
u
rse
to
his
wo
rki
ng
ca
re
e
r.
Mo
de
rn
cri
ti
ci
sm
has
mo
re
than
indo
rsed
the
hi
gh
opi
ni
on
fo
rmed
of
him
by
his
co
nte
mpo
ra
ri
e
s."
The
inspe
cto
r's
eyes
grew
abstra
cte
d.
"Ha
dn't
we
be
tte
r--"
he
sa
i
d.
"We
are
do
i
ng
so
,"
Ho
lmes
inte
rru
pte
d.
"All
that
I
am
sa
yi
ng
has
a
ve
ry
di
re
ct
and
vi
tal
be
a
ri
ng
upon
what
you
ha
ve
ca
lled
the
Bi
rlsto
ne
Myste
ry.
In
fa
ct,
it
may
in
a
se
nse
be
ca
lled
the
ve
ry
ce
ntre
of
it."
Ma
cDo
na
ld
smi
led
fe
e
bly,
and
lo
o
ked
appe
a
li
ngly
to
me.
"Yo
ur
tho
u
ghts
mo
ve
a
bit
too
qu
i
ck
for
me,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s.
You
le
a
ve
out
a
li
nk
or
two,
and
I
ca
n't
get
over
the
ga
p.
What
in
the
who
le
wi
de
wo
rld
can
be
the
co
nne
cti
on
be
twe
en
this
de
ad
pa
i
nti
ng
man
and
the
affa
ir
at
Bi
rlsto
ne
?"
"All
kno
wle
dge
co
mes
use
ful
to
the
de
te
cti
ve
,"
re
ma
rked
Ho
lme
s.
"Even
the
tri
vi
al
fa
ct
that
in
the
ye
ar
1865
a
pi
ctu
re
by
Gre
u
ze
enti
tled
La
Je
u
ne
Fi
lle
a
l'Agne
au
fe
tched
one
mi
lli
on
two
hu
ndred
tho
u
sa
nd
fra
ncs--mo
re
than
fo
rty
tho
u
sa
nd
po
u
nds--at
the
Po
rta
lis
sa
le
may
sta
rt
a
tra
in
of
re
fle
cti
on
in
yo
ur
mi
nd."
It
was
cle
ar
that
it
di
d.
The
inspe
ctor
lo
o
ked
ho
ne
stly
inte
re
ste
d.
"I
may
re
mi
nd
yo
u
,"
Ho
lmes
co
nti
nu
e
d,
"that
the
pro
fe
sso
r's
sa
la
ry
can
be
asce
rta
i
ned
in
se
ve
ral
tru
stwo
rthy
bo
o
ks
of
re
fe
re
nce.
It
is
se
ven
hu
ndred
a
ye
a
r."
"Then
how
co
u
ld
he
bu
y--"
"Qu
i
te
so!
How
co
u
ld
he
?"
"Ay,
tha
t's
re
ma
rka
ble
,"
sa
id
the
inspe
ctor
tho
u
ghtfu
lly.
"Ta
lk
awa
y,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s.
I'm
ju
st
lo
vi
ng
it.
It's
fi
ne
!"
Ho
lmes
smi
le
d.
He
was
alwa
ys
wa
rmed
by
ge
nu
i
ne
admi
ra
ti
o
n--the
cha
ra
cte
ri
stic
of
the
re
al
arti
st.
"What
abo
ut
Bi
rlsto
ne
?"
he
aske
d.
"We
've
ti
me
ye
t,"
sa
id
the
inspe
cto
r,
gla
nci
ng
at
his
wa
tch.
"I've
a
cab
at
the
do
o
r,
and
it
wo
n't
ta
ke
us
twe
nty
mi
nu
tes
to
Vi
cto
ri
a.
But
abo
ut
this
pi
ctu
re:
I
tho
u
ght
you
to
ld
me
once,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s,
that
you
had
ne
ver
met
Pro
fe
ssor
Mo
ri
a
rty."
"No,
I
ne
ver
ha
ve
."
"Then
how
do
you
know
abo
ut
his
ro
o
ms?"
"Ah,
tha
t's
ano
ther
ma
tte
r.
I
ha
ve
be
en
three
ti
mes
in
his
ro
o
ms,
twi
ce
wa
i
ti
ng
for
him
under
di
ffe
re
nt
pre
te
xts
and
le
a
vi
ng
be
fo
re
he
ca
me.
Once
--we
ll,
I
can
ha
rdly
te
ll
abo
ut
the
once
to
an
offi
ci
al
de
te
cti
ve.
It
was
on
the
la
st
occa
si
on
that
I
to
ok
the
li
be
rty
of
ru
nni
ng
over
his
pa
pe
rs--wi
th
the
mo
st
une
xpe
cted
re
su
lts."
"You
fo
u
nd
so
me
thi
ng
co
mpro
mi
si
ng?"
"Abso
lu
te
ly
no
thi
ng.
That
was
what
ama
zed
me.
Ho
we
ve
r,
you
ha
ve
now
se
en
the
po
i
nt
of
the
pi
ctu
re.
It
sho
ws
him
to
be
a
ve
ry
we
a
lthy
ma
n.
How
did
he
acqu
i
re
we
a
lth?
He
is
unma
rri
e
d.
His
yo
u
nger
bro
ther
is
a
sta
ti
on
ma
ster
in
the
we
st
of
Engla
nd.
His
cha
ir
is
wo
rth
se
ven
hu
ndred
a
ye
a
r.
And
he
owns
a
Gre
u
ze
."
"We
ll?"
"Su
re
ly
the
infe
re
nce
is
pla
i
n."
"You
me
an
that
he
has
a
gre
at
inco
me
and
that
he
mu
st
ea
rn
it
in
an
ille
gal
fa
shi
o
n?"
"Exa
ctly.
Of
co
u
rse
I
ha
ve
other
re
a
so
ns
for
thi
nki
ng
so
--do
ze
ns
of
exi
gu
o
us
thre
a
ds
whi
ch
le
ad
va
gu
e
ly
up
to
wa
rds
the
ce
ntre
of
the
web
whe
re
the
po
i
so
no
u
s,
mo
ti
o
nle
ss
cre
a
tu
re
is
lu
rki
ng.
I
only
me
nti
on
the
Gre
u
ze
be
ca
u
se
it
bri
ngs
the
ma
tter
wi
thin
the
ra
nge
of
yo
ur
own
obse
rva
ti
o
n."
"We
ll,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s,
I
admit
that
what
you
say
is
inte
re
sti
ng:
it's
mo
re
than
inte
re
sti
ng--i
t's
ju
st
wo
nde
rfu
l.
But
let
us
ha
ve
it
a
li
ttle
cle
a
rer
if
you
ca
n.
Is
it
fo
rge
ry,
co
i
ni
ng,
bu
rgla
ry--whe
re
do
es
the
mo
ney
co
me
fro
m?"
"Ha
ve
you
ever
re
ad
of
Jo
na
than
Wi
ld?"
"We
ll,
the
na
me
has
a
fa
mi
li
ar
so
u
nd.
So
me
o
ne
in
a
no
ve
l,
was
he
no
t?
I
do
n't
ta
ke
mu
ch
sto
ck
of
de
te
cti
ves
in
no
ve
ls--cha
ps
that
do
thi
ngs
and
ne
ver
let
you
see
how
they
do
the
m.
Tha
t's
ju
st
inspi
ra
ti
o
n:
not
bu
si
ne
ss."
"Jo
na
than
Wi
ld
wa
sn't
a
de
te
cti
ve,
and
he
wa
sn't
in
a
no
ve
l.
He
was
a
ma
ster
cri
mi
na
l,
and
he
li
ved
la
st
ce
ntu
ry--1750
or
the
re
a
bo
u
ts."
"Then
he
's
no
use
to
me.
I'm
a
pra
cti
cal
ma
n."
"Mr.
Ma
c,
the
mo
st
pra
cti
cal
thi
ng
that
you
ever
did
in
yo
ur
li
fe
wo
u
ld
be
to
shut
yo
u
rse
lf
up
for
three
mo
nths
and
re
ad
twe
lve
ho
u
rs
a
day
at
the
anna
ls
of
cri
me.
Eve
rythi
ng
co
mes
in
ci
rcle
s--e
ven
Pro
fe
ssor
Mo
ri
a
rty.
Jo
na
than
Wi
ld
was
the
hi
dden
fo
rce
of
the
Lo
ndon
cri
mi
na
ls,
to
whom
he
so
ld
his
bra
i
ns
and
his
orga
ni
za
ti
on
on
a
fi
fte
en
per
ce
nt.
co
mmi
ssi
o
n.
The
old
whe
el
tu
rns,
and
the
sa
me
spo
ke
co
mes
up.
It's
all
be
en
do
ne
be
fo
re,
and
wi
ll
be
aga
i
n.
I'll
te
ll
you
one
or
two
thi
ngs
abo
ut
Mo
ri
a
rty
whi
ch
may
inte
re
st
yo
u
."
"Yo
u
'll
inte
re
st
me,
ri
ght
eno
u
gh."
"I
ha
ppen
to
know
who
is
the
fi
rst
li
nk
in
his
cha
i
n--a
cha
in
wi
th
this
Na
po
le
o
n-go
ne
-wro
ng
at
one
end,
and
a
hu
ndred
bro
ken
fi
ghti
ng
me
n,
pi
ckpo
cke
ts,
bla
ckma
i
le
rs,
and
ca
rd
sha
rpe
rs
at
the
othe
r,
wi
th
eve
ry
so
rt
of
cri
me
in
be
twe
e
n.
His
chi
ef
of
sta
ff
is
Co
lo
nel
Se
ba
sti
an
Mo
ra
n,
as
alo
of
and
gu
a
rded
and
ina
cce
ssi
ble
to
the
law
as
hi
mse
lf.
What
do
you
thi
nk
he
pa
ys
hi
m?"
"I'd
li
ke
to
he
a
r."
"Six
tho
u
sa
nd
a
ye
a
r.
Tha
t's
pa
yi
ng
for
bra
i
ns,
you
se
e
--the
Ame
ri
can
bu
si
ne
ss
pri
nci
ple.
I
le
a
rned
that
de
ta
il
qu
i
te
by
cha
nce.
It's
mo
re
than
the
Pri
me
Mi
ni
ster
ge
ts.
That
gi
ves
you
an
idea
of
Mo
ri
a
rty's
ga
i
ns
and
of
the
sca
le
on
whi
ch
he
wo
rks.
Ano
ther
po
i
nt:
I
ma
de
it
my
bu
si
ne
ss
to
hu
nt
do
wn
so
me
of
Mo
ri
a
rty's
che
cks
la
te
ly--ju
st
co
mmon
inno
ce
nt
che
cks
that
he
pa
ys
his
ho
u
se
ho
ld
bi
lls
wi
th.
They
we
re
dra
wn
on
six
di
ffe
re
nt
ba
nks.
Do
es
that
ma
ke
any
impre
ssi
on
on
yo
ur
mi
nd?"
"Qu
e
e
r,
ce
rta
i
nly!
But
what
do
you
ga
ther
from
it?"
"That
he
wa
nted
no
go
ssip
abo
ut
his
we
a
lth.
No
si
ngle
man
sho
u
ld
know
what
he
ha
d.
I
ha
ve
no
do
u
bt
that
he
has
twe
nty
ba
nki
ng
acco
u
nts;
the
bu
lk
of
his
fo
rtu
ne
abro
ad
in
the
De
u
tsche
Ba
nk
or
the
Cre
dit
Lyo
nna
is
as
li
ke
ly
as
no
t.
So
me
ti
me
when
you
ha
ve
a
ye
ar
or
two
to
spa
re
I
co
mme
nd
to
you
the
stu
dy
of
Pro
fe
ssor
Mo
ri
a
rty."
Inspe
ctor
Ma
cDo
na
ld
had
gro
wn
ste
a
di
ly
mo
re
impre
ssed
as
the
co
nve
rsa
ti
on
pro
ce
e
de
d.
He
had
lo
st
hi
mse
lf
in
his
inte
re
st.
Now
his
pra
cti
cal
Sco
tch
inte
lli
ge
nce
bro
u
ght
him
ba
ck
wi
th
a
snap
to
the
ma
tter
in
ha
nd.
"He
can
ke
e
p,
anyho
w,"
sa
id
he.
"Yo
u
've
got
us
si
de
-tra
cked
wi
th
yo
ur
inte
re
sti
ng
ane
cdo
te
s,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s.
What
re
a
lly
co
u
nts
is
yo
ur
re
ma
rk
that
the
re
is
so
me
co
nne
cti
on
be
twe
en
the
pro
fe
ssor
and
the
cri
me.
That
you
get
from
the
wa
rni
ng
re
ce
i
ved
thro
u
gh
the
man
Po
rlo
ck.
Can
we
for
our
pre
se
nt
pra
cti
cal
ne
e
ds
get
any
fu
rther
than
tha
t?"
"We
may
fo
rm
so
me
co
nce
pti
on
as
to
the
mo
ti
ves
of
the
cri
me.
It
is,
as
I
ga
ther
from
yo
ur
ori
gi
nal
re
ma
rks,
an
ine
xpli
ca
ble,
or
at
le
a
st
an
une
xpla
i
ne
d,
mu
rde
r.
No
w,
pre
su
mi
ng
that
the
so
u
rce
of
the
cri
me
is
as
we
su
spe
ct
it
to
be,
the
re
mi
ght
be
two
di
ffe
re
nt
mo
ti
ve
s.
In
the
fi
rst
pla
ce,
I
may
te
ll
you
that
Mo
ri
a
rty
ru
les
wi
th
a
rod
of
iron
over
his
pe
o
ple.
His
di
sci
pli
ne
is
tre
me
ndo
u
s.
The
re
is
only
one
pu
ni
shme
nt
in
his
co
de.
It
is
de
a
th.
Now
we
mi
ght
su
ppo
se
that
this
mu
rde
red
ma
n--this
Do
u
glas
who
se
appro
a
chi
ng
fa
te
was
kno
wn
by
one
of
the
arch-cri
mi
na
l's
su
bo
rdi
na
te
s--had
in
so
me
way
be
tra
yed
the
chi
e
f.
His
pu
ni
shme
nt
fo
llo
we
d,
and
wo
u
ld
be
kno
wn
to
all--if
only
to
put
the
fe
ar
of
de
a
th
into
the
m."
"We
ll,
that
is
one
su
gge
sti
o
n,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s."
"The
other
is
that
it
has
be
en
engi
ne
e
red
by
Mo
ri
a
rty
in
the
ordi
na
ry
co
u
rse
of
bu
si
ne
ss.
Was
the
re
any
ro
bbe
ry?"
"I
ha
ve
not
he
a
rd."
"If
so,
it
wo
u
ld,
of
co
u
rse,
be
aga
i
nst
the
fi
rst
hypo
the
sis
and
in
fa
vo
ur
of
the
se
co
nd.
Mo
ri
a
rty
may
ha
ve
be
en
enga
ged
to
engi
ne
er
it
on
a
pro
mi
se
of
pa
rt
spo
i
ls,
or
he
may
ha
ve
be
en
pa
id
so
mu
ch
do
wn
to
ma
na
ge
it.
Ei
ther
is
po
ssi
ble.
But
whi
che
ver
it
may
be,
or
if
it
is
so
me
thi
rd
co
mbi
na
ti
o
n,
it
is
do
wn
at
Bi
rlsto
ne
that
we
mu
st
se
ek
the
so
lu
ti
o
n.
I
know
our
man
too
we
ll
to
su
ppo
se
that
he
has
le
ft
anythi
ng
up
he
re
whi
ch
may
le
ad
us
to
hi
m."
"Then
to
Bi
rlsto
ne
we
mu
st
go
!"
cri
ed
Ma
cDo
na
ld,
ju
mpi
ng
from
his
cha
i
r.
"My
wo
rd!
it's
la
ter
than
I
tho
u
ght.
I
can
gi
ve
yo
u,
ge
ntle
me
n,
fi
ve
mi
nu
tes
for
pre
pa
ra
ti
o
n,
and
that
is
all."
"And
ample
for
us
bo
th,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s,
as
he
spra
ng
up
and
ha
ste
ned
to
cha
nge
from
his
dre
ssi
ng
go
wn
to
his
co
a
t.
"Whi
le
we
are
on
our
wa
y,
Mr.
Ma
c,
I
wi
ll
ask
you
to
be
go
od
eno
u
gh
to
te
ll
me
all
abo
ut
it."
"All
abo
ut
it"
pro
ved
to
be
di
sa
ppo
i
nti
ngly
li
ttle,
and
yet
the
re
was
eno
u
gh
to
assu
re
us
that
the
ca
se
be
fo
re
us
mi
ght
we
ll
be
wo
rthy
of
the
expe
rt's
clo
se
st
atte
nti
o
n.
He
bri
ghte
ned
and
ru
bbed
his
thin
ha
nds
to
ge
ther
as
he
li
ste
ned
to
the
me
a
gre
but
re
ma
rka
ble
de
ta
i
ls.
A
lo
ng
se
ri
es
of
ste
ri
le
we
e
ks
lay
be
hi
nd
us,
and
he
re
at
la
st
the
re
was
a
fi
tti
ng
obje
ct
for
tho
se
re
ma
rka
ble
po
we
rs
whi
ch,
li
ke
all
spe
ci
al
gi
fts,
be
co
me
irkso
me
to
the
ir
owner
when
they
are
not
in
use.
That
ra
zor
bra
in
blu
nted
and
ru
sted
wi
th
ina
cti
o
n.
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lme
s's
eyes
gli
ste
ne
d,
his
pa
le
che
e
ks
to
ok
a
wa
rmer
hu
e,
and
his
who
le
ea
ger
fa
ce
sho
ne
wi
th
an
inwa
rd
li
ght
when
the
ca
ll
for
wo
rk
re
a
ched
hi
m.
Le
a
ni
ng
fo
rwa
rd
in
the
ca
b,
he
li
ste
ned
inte
ntly
to
Ma
cDo
na
ld's
sho
rt
ske
tch
of
the
pro
blem
whi
ch
awa
i
ted
us
in
Su
sse
x.
The
inspe
ctor
was
hi
mse
lf
de
pe
nde
nt,
as
he
expla
i
ned
to
us,
upon
a
scri
bbled
acco
u
nt
fo
rwa
rded
to
him
by
the
mi
lk
tra
in
in
the
ea
rly
ho
u
rs
of
the
mo
rni
ng.
Whi
te
Ma
so
n,
the
lo
cal
offi
ce
r,
was
a
pe
rso
nal
fri
e
nd,
and
he
nce
Ma
cDo
na
ld
had
be
en
no
ti
fi
ed
mu
ch
mo
re
pro
mptly
than
is
usu
al
at
Sco
tla
nd
Ya
rd
when
pro
vi
nci
a
ls
ne
ed
the
ir
assi
sta
nce.
It
is
a
ve
ry
co
ld
sce
nt
upon
whi
ch
the
Me
tro
po
li
tan
expe
rt
is
ge
ne
ra
lly
asked
to
ru
n.
"DEAR
INSPECTOR
MACDONALD
[sa
id
the
le
tter
whi
ch
he
re
ad
to
us]:
"Offi
ci
al
re
qu
i
si
ti
on
for
yo
ur
se
rvi
ces
is
in
se
pa
ra
te
enve
lo
pe.
This
is
for
yo
ur
pri
va
te
eye.
Wi
re
me
what
tra
in
in
the
mo
rni
ng
you
can
get
for
Bi
rlsto
ne,
and
I
wi
ll
me
et
it--or
ha
ve
it
met
if
I
am
too
occu
pi
e
d.
This
ca
se
is
a
sno
rte
r.
Do
n't
wa
ste
a
mo
me
nt
in
ge
tti
ng
sta
rte
d.
If
you
can
bri
ng
Mr.
Ho
lme
s,
ple
a
se
do
so;
for
he
wi
ll
fi
nd
so
me
thi
ng
after
his
own
he
a
rt.
We
wo
u
ld
thi
nk
the
who
le
had
be
en
fi
xed
up
for
the
a
tri
cal
effe
ct
if
the
re
wa
sn't
a
de
ad
man
in
the
mi
ddle
of
it.
My
wo
rd!
it
IS
a
sno
rte
r."
"Yo
ur
fri
e
nd
se
e
ms
to
be
no
fo
o
l,"
re
ma
rked
Ho
lme
s.
"No,
si
r,
Whi
te
Ma
son
is
a
ve
ry
li
ve
ma
n,
if
I
am
any
ju
dge
."
"We
ll,
ha
ve
you
anythi
ng
mo
re
?"
"Only
that
he
wi
ll
gi
ve
us
eve
ry
de
ta
il
when
we
me
e
t."
"Then
how
did
you
get
at
Mr.
Do
u
glas
and
the
fa
ct
that
he
had
be
en
ho
rri
bly
mu
rde
re
d?"
"That
was
in
the
inclo
sed
offi
ci
al
re
po
rt.
It
di
dn't
say
'ho
rri
ble
':
tha
t's
not
a
re
co
gni
zed
offi
ci
al
te
rm.
It
ga
ve
the
na
me
Jo
hn
Do
u
gla
s.
It
me
nti
o
ned
that
his
inju
ri
es
had
be
en
in
the
he
a
d,
from
the
di
scha
rge
of
a
sho
tgu
n.
It
also
me
nti
o
ned
the
ho
ur
of
the
ala
rm,
whi
ch
was
clo
se
on
to
mi
dni
ght
la
st
ni
ght.
It
added
that
the
ca
se
was
undo
u
bte
dly
one
of
mu
rde
r,
but
that
no
arre
st
had
be
en
ma
de,
and
that
the
ca
se
was
one
whi
ch
pre
se
nted
so
me
ve
ry
pe
rple
xi
ng
and
extra
o
rdi
na
ry
fe
a
tu
re
s.
Tha
t's
abso
lu
te
ly
all
we
ha
ve
at
pre
se
nt,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s."
"The
n,
wi
th
yo
ur
pe
rmi
ssi
o
n,
we
wi
ll
le
a
ve
it
at
tha
t,
Mr.
Ma
c.
The
te
mpta
ti
on
to
fo
rm
pre
ma
tu
re
the
o
ri
es
upon
insu
ffi
ci
e
nt
da
ta
is
the
ba
ne
of
our
pro
fe
ssi
o
n.
I
can
see
only
two
thi
ngs
for
ce
rta
in
at
pre
se
nt--a
gre
at
bra
in
in
Lo
ndo
n,
and
a
de
ad
man
in
Su
sse
x.
It's
the
cha
in
be
twe
en
that
we
are
go
i
ng
to
tra
ce
."
Cha
pter
3--The
Tra
ge
dy
of
Bi
rlsto
ne
Now
for
a
mo
me
nt
I
wi
ll
ask
le
a
ve
to
re
mo
ve
my
own
insi
gni
fi
ca
nt
pe
rso
na
li
ty
and
to
de
scri
be
eve
nts
whi
ch
occu
rred
be
fo
re
we
arri
ved
upon
the
sce
ne
by
the
li
ght
of
kno
wle
dge
whi
ch
ca
me
to
us
afte
rwa
rds.
Only
in
this
way
can
I
ma
ke
the
re
a
der
appre
ci
a
te
the
pe
o
ple
co
nce
rned
and
the
stra
nge
se
tti
ng
in
whi
ch
the
ir
fa
te
was
ca
st.
The
vi
lla
ge
of
Bi
rlsto
ne
is
a
sma
ll
and
ve
ry
anci
e
nt
clu
ster
of
ha
lf-ti
mbe
red
co
tta
ges
on
the
no
rthe
rn
bo
rder
of
the
co
u
nty
of
Su
sse
x.
For
ce
ntu
ri
es
it
had
re
ma
i
ned
uncha
nge
d;
but
wi
thin
the
la
st
few
ye
a
rs
its
pi
ctu
re
sque
appe
a
ra
nce
and
si
tu
a
ti
on
ha
ve
attra
cted
a
nu
mber
of
we
ll-to
-do
re
si
de
nts,
who
se
vi
llas
pe
ep
out
from
the
wo
o
ds
aro
u
nd.
The
se
wo
o
ds
are
lo
ca
lly
su
ppo
sed
to
be
the
extre
me
fri
nge
of
the
gre
at
We
a
ld
fo
re
st,
whi
ch
thi
ns
away
until
it
re
a
ches
the
no
rthe
rn
cha
lk
do
wns.
A
nu
mber
of
sma
ll
sho
ps
ha
ve
co
me
into
be
i
ng
to
me
et
the
wa
nts
of
the
incre
a
sed
po
pu
la
ti
o
n;
so
the
re
se
e
ms
so
me
pro
spe
ct
that
Bi
rlsto
ne
may
so
on
grow
from
an
anci
e
nt
vi
lla
ge
into
a
mo
de
rn
to
wn.
It
is
the
ce
ntre
for
a
co
nsi
de
ra
ble
area
of
co
u
ntry,
si
nce
Tu
nbri
dge
We
lls,
the
ne
a
re
st
pla
ce
of
impo
rta
nce,
is
ten
or
twe
lve
mi
les
to
the
ea
stwa
rd,
over
the
bo
rde
rs
of
Ke
nt.
Abo
ut
ha
lf
a
mi
le
from
the
to
wn,
sta
ndi
ng
in
an
old
pa
rk
fa
mo
us
for
its
hu
ge
be
e
ch
tre
e
s,
is
the
anci
e
nt
Ma
nor
Ho
u
se
of
Bi
rlsto
ne.
Pa
rt
of
this
ve
ne
ra
ble
bu
i
ldi
ng
da
tes
ba
ck
to
the
ti
me
of
the
fi
rst
cru
sa
de,
when
Hu
go
de
Ca
pus
bu
i
lt
a
fo
rta
li
ce
in
the
ce
ntre
of
the
esta
te,
whi
ch
had
be
en
gra
nted
to
him
by
the
Red
Ki
ng.
This
was
de
stro
yed
by
fi
re
in
1543,
and
so
me
of
its
smo
ke
-bla
cke
ned
co
rner
sto
nes
we
re
used
whe
n,
in
Ja
co
be
an
ti
me
s,
a
bri
ck
co
u
ntry
ho
u
se
ro
se
upon
the
ru
i
ns
of
the
fe
u
dal
ca
stle.
The
Ma
nor
Ho
u
se,
wi
th
its
ma
ny
ga
bles
and
its
sma
ll
di
a
mo
nd-pa
ned
wi
ndo
ws,
was
sti
ll
mu
ch
as
the
bu
i
lder
had
le
ft
it
in
the
ea
rly
se
ve
nte
e
nth
ce
ntu
ry.
Of
the
do
u
ble
mo
a
ts
whi
ch
had
gu
a
rded
its
mo
re
wa
rli
ke
pre
de
ce
sso
r,
the
ou
ter
had
be
en
allo
wed
to
dry
up,
and
se
rved
the
hu
mble
fu
ncti
on
of
a
ki
tchen
ga
rde
n.
The
inner
one
was
sti
ll
the
re,
and
lay
fo
rty
fe
et
in
bre
a
dth,
tho
u
gh
now
only
a
few
fe
et
in
de
pth,
ro
u
nd
the
who
le
ho
u
se.
A
sma
ll
stre
am
fed
it
and
co
nti
nu
ed
be
yo
nd
it,
so
that
the
she
et
of
wa
te
r,
tho
u
gh
tu
rbi
d,
was
ne
ver
di
tchli
ke
or
unhe
a
lthy.
The
gro
u
nd
flo
or
wi
ndo
ws
we
re
wi
thin
a
fo
ot
of
the
su
rfa
ce
of
the
wa
te
r.
The
only
appro
a
ch
to
the
ho
u
se
was
over
a
dra
wbri
dge,
the
cha
i
ns
and
wi
ndla
ss
of
whi
ch
had
lo
ng
be
en
ru
sted
and
bro
ke
n.
The
la
te
st
te
na
nts
of
the
Ma
nor
Ho
u
se
ha
d,
ho
we
ve
r,
wi
th
cha
ra
cte
ri
stic
ene
rgy,
set
this
ri
ght,
and
the
dra
wbri
dge
was
not
only
ca
pa
ble
of
be
i
ng
ra
i
se
d,
but
actu
a
lly
was
ra
i
sed
eve
ry
eve
ni
ng
and
lo
we
red
eve
ry
mo
rni
ng.
By
thus
re
ne
wi
ng
the
cu
stom
of
the
old
fe
u
dal
da
ys
the
Ma
nor
Ho
u
se
was
co
nve
rted
into
an
isla
nd
du
ri
ng
the
ni
ght--a
fa
ct
whi
ch
had
a
ve
ry
di
re
ct
be
a
ri
ng
upon
the
myste
ry
whi
ch
was
so
on
to
enga
ge
the
atte
nti
on
of
all
Engla
nd.
The
ho
u
se
had
be
en
unte
na
nted
for
so
me
ye
a
rs
and
was
thre
a
te
ni
ng
to
mo
u
lder
into
a
pi
ctu
re
sque
de
cay
when
the
Do
u
gla
ses
to
ok
po
sse
ssi
on
of
it.
This
fa
mi
ly
co
nsi
sted
of
only
two
indi
vi
du
a
ls--Jo
hn
Do
u
glas
and
his
wi
fe.
Do
u
glas
was
a
re
ma
rka
ble
ma
n,
bo
th
in
cha
ra
cter
and
in
pe
rso
n.
In
age
he
may
ha
ve
be
en
abo
ut
fi
fty,
wi
th
a
stro
ng-ja
we
d,
ru
gged
fa
ce,
a
gri
zzli
ng
mo
u
sta
che,
pe
cu
li
a
rly
ke
en
gray
eye
s,
and
a
wi
ry,
vi
go
ro
us
fi
gu
re
whi
ch
had
lo
st
no
thi
ng
of
the
stre
ngth
and
acti
vi
ty
of
yo
u
th.
He
was
che
e
ry
and
ge
ni
al
to
all,
but
so
me
what
offha
nd
in
his
ma
nne
rs,
gi
vi
ng
the
impre
ssi
on
that
he
had
se
en
li
fe
in
so
ci
al
stra
ta
on
so
me
far
lo
wer
ho
ri
zon
than
the
co
u
nty
so
ci
e
ty
of
Su
sse
x.
Ye
t,
tho
u
gh
lo
o
ked
at
wi
th
so
me
cu
ri
o
si
ty
and
re
se
rve
by
his
mo
re
cu
lti
va
ted
ne
i
ghbo
u
rs,
he
so
on
acqu
i
red
a
gre
at
po
pu
la
ri
ty
amo
ng
the
vi
lla
ge
rs,
su
bscri
bi
ng
ha
ndso
me
ly
to
all
lo
cal
obje
cts,
and
atte
ndi
ng
the
ir
smo
ki
ng
co
nce
rts
and
other
fu
ncti
o
ns,
whe
re,
ha
vi
ng
a
re
ma
rka
bly
ri
ch
te
nor
vo
i
ce,
he
was
alwa
ys
re
a
dy
to
obli
ge
wi
th
an
exce
lle
nt
so
ng.
He
appe
a
red
to
ha
ve
ple
nty
of
mo
ne
y,
whi
ch
was
sa
id
to
ha
ve
be
en
ga
i
ned
in
the
Ca
li
fo
rnia
go
ld
fi
e
lds,
and
it
was
cle
ar
from
his
own
ta
lk
and
that
of
his
wi
fe
that
he
had
spe
nt
a
pa
rt
of
his
li
fe
in
Ame
ri
ca.
The
go
od
impre
ssi
on
whi
ch
had
be
en
pro
du
ced
by
his
ge
ne
ro
si
ty
and
by
his
de
mo
cra
tic
ma
nne
rs
was
incre
a
sed
by
a
re
pu
ta
ti
on
ga
i
ned
for
utter
indi
ffe
re
nce
to
da
nge
r.
Tho
u
gh
a
wre
tched
ri
de
r,
he
tu
rned
out
at
eve
ry
me
e
t,
and
to
ok
the
mo
st
ama
zi
ng
fa
lls
in
his
de
te
rmi
na
ti
on
to
ho
ld
his
own
wi
th
the
be
st.
When
the
vi
ca
ra
ge
ca
u
ght
fi
re
he
di
sti
ngu
i
shed
hi
mse
lf
also
by
the
fe
a
rle
ssne
ss
wi
th
whi
ch
he
re
e
nte
red
the
bu
i
ldi
ng
to
sa
ve
pro
pe
rty,
after
the
lo
cal
fi
re
bri
ga
de
had
gi
ven
it
up
as
impo
ssi
ble.
Thus
it
ca
me
abo
ut
that
Jo
hn
Do
u
glas
of
the
Ma
nor
Ho
u
se
had
wi
thin
fi
ve
ye
a
rs
won
hi
mse
lf
qu
i
te
a
re
pu
ta
ti
on
in
Bi
rlsto
ne.
His
wi
fe,
to
o,
was
po
pu
lar
wi
th
tho
se
who
had
ma
de
her
acqu
a
i
nta
nce;
tho
u
gh,
after
the
Engli
sh
fa
shi
o
n,
the
ca
lle
rs
upon
a
stra
nger
who
se
ttled
in
the
co
u
nty
wi
tho
ut
intro
du
cti
o
ns
we
re
few
and
far
be
twe
e
n.
This
ma
tte
red
the
le
ss
to
he
r,
as
she
was
re
ti
ri
ng
by
di
spo
si
ti
o
n,
and
ve
ry
mu
ch
abso
rbe
d,
to
all
appe
a
ra
nce,
in
her
hu
sba
nd
and
her
do
me
stic
du
ti
e
s.
It
was
kno
wn
that
she
was
an
Engli
sh
la
dy
who
had
met
Mr.
Do
u
glas
in
Lo
ndo
n,
he
be
i
ng
at
that
ti
me
a
wi
do
we
r.
She
was
a
be
a
u
ti
ful
wo
ma
n,
ta
ll,
da
rk,
and
sle
nde
r,
so
me
twe
nty
ye
a
rs
yo
u
nger
than
her
hu
sba
nd;
a
di
spa
ri
ty
whi
ch
se
e
med
in
no
wi
se
to
mar
the
co
nte
ntme
nt
of
the
ir
fa
mi
ly
li
fe.
It
was
re
ma
rked
so
me
ti
me
s,
ho
we
ve
r,
by
tho
se
who
knew
them
be
st,
that
the
co
nfi
de
nce
be
twe
en
the
two
did
not
appe
ar
to
be
co
mple
te,
si
nce
the
wi
fe
was
ei
ther
ve
ry
re
ti
ce
nt
abo
ut
her
hu
sba
nd's
pa
st
li
fe,
or
else,
as
se
e
med
mo
re
li
ke
ly,
was
impe
rfe
ctly
info
rmed
abo
ut
it.
It
had
also
be
en
no
ted
and
co
mme
nted
upon
by
a
few
obse
rva
nt
pe
o
ple
that
the
re
we
re
si
gns
so
me
ti
mes
of
so
me
ne
rve
-stra
in
upon
the
pa
rt
of
Mrs.
Do
u
gla
s,
and
that
she
wo
u
ld
di
splay
acu
te
une
a
si
ne
ss
if
her
abse
nt
hu
sba
nd
sho
u
ld
ever
be
pa
rti
cu
la
rly
la
te
in
his
re
tu
rn.
On
a
qu
i
et
co
u
ntrysi
de,
whe
re
all
go
ssip
is
we
lco
me,
this
we
a
kne
ss
of
the
la
dy
of
the
Ma
nor
Ho
u
se
did
not
pa
ss
wi
tho
ut
re
ma
rk,
and
it
bu
lked
la
rger
upon
pe
o
ple
's
me
mo
ry
when
the
eve
nts
aro
se
whi
ch
ga
ve
it
a
ve
ry
spe
ci
al
si
gni
fi
ca
nce.
The
re
was
yet
ano
ther
indi
vi
du
al
who
se
re
si
de
nce
under
that
ro
of
wa
s,
it
is
tru
e,
only
an
inte
rmi
tte
nt
one,
but
who
se
pre
se
nce
at
the
ti
me
of
the
stra
nge
ha
ppe
ni
ngs
whi
ch
wi
ll
now
be
na
rra
ted
bro
u
ght
his
na
me
pro
mi
ne
ntly
be
fo
re
the
pu
bli
c.
This
was
Ce
cil
Ja
mes
Ba
rke
r,
of
Ha
les
Lo
dge,
Ha
mpste
a
d.
Ce
cil
Ba
rke
r's
ta
ll,
lo
o
se
-jo
i
nted
fi
gu
re
was
a
fa
mi
li
ar
one
in
the
ma
in
stre
et
of
Bi
rlsto
ne
vi
lla
ge;
for
he
was
a
fre
qu
e
nt
and
we
lco
me
vi
si
tor
at
the
Ma
nor
Ho
u
se.
He
was
the
mo
re
no
ti
ced
as
be
i
ng
the
only
fri
e
nd
of
the
pa
st
unkno
wn
li
fe
of
Mr.
Do
u
glas
who
was
ever
se
en
in
his
new
Engli
sh
su
rro
u
ndi
ngs.
Ba
rker
was
hi
mse
lf
an
undo
u
bted
Engli
shma
n;
but
by
his
re
ma
rks
it
was
cle
ar
that
he
had
fi
rst
kno
wn
Do
u
glas
in
Ame
ri
ca
and
had
the
re
li
ved
on
inti
ma
te
te
rms
wi
th
hi
m.
He
appe
a
red
to
be
a
man
of
co
nsi
de
ra
ble
we
a
lth,
and
was
re
pu
ted
to
be
a
ba
che
lo
r.
In
age
he
was
ra
ther
yo
u
nger
than
Do
u
gla
s--fo
rty-fi
ve
at
the
mo
st--a
ta
ll,
stra
i
ght,
bro
a
d-che
sted
fe
llow
wi
th
a
cle
a
n-sha
ve
d,
pri
ze
-fi
ghter
fa
ce,
thi
ck,
stro
ng,
bla
ck
eye
bro
ws,
and
a
pa
ir
of
ma
ste
rful
bla
ck
eyes
whi
ch
mi
ght,
even
wi
tho
ut
the
aid
of
his
ve
ry
ca
pa
ble
ha
nds,
cle
ar
a
way
for
him
thro
u
gh
a
ho
sti
le
cro
wd.
He
ne
i
ther
ro
de
nor
sho
t,
but
spe
nt
his
da
ys
in
wa
nde
ri
ng
ro
u
nd
the
old
vi
lla
ge
wi
th
his
pi
pe
in
his
mo
u
th,
or
in
dri
vi
ng
wi
th
his
ho
st,
or
in
his
abse
nce
wi
th
his
ho
ste
ss,
over
the
be
a
u
ti
ful
co
u
ntrysi
de.
"An
ea
sy-go
i
ng,
fre
e
-ha
nded
ge
ntle
ma
n,"
sa
id
Ame
s,
the
bu
tle
r.
"Bu
t,
my
wo
rd!
I
had
ra
ther
not
be
the
man
that
cro
ssed
hi
m!"
He
was
co
rdi
al
and
inti
ma
te
wi
th
Do
u
gla
s,
and
he
was
no
le
ss
fri
e
ndly
wi
th
his
wi
fe
--a
fri
e
ndship
whi
ch
mo
re
than
once
se
e
med
to
ca
u
se
so
me
irri
ta
ti
on
to
the
hu
sba
nd,
so
that
even
the
se
rva
nts
we
re
able
to
pe
rce
i
ve
his
anno
ya
nce.
Su
ch
was
the
thi
rd
pe
rson
who
was
one
of
the
fa
mi
ly
when
the
ca
ta
stro
phe
occu
rre
d.
As
to
the
other
de
ni
ze
ns
of
the
old
bu
i
ldi
ng,
it
wi
ll
su
ffi
ce
out
of
a
la
rge
ho
u
se
ho
ld
to
me
nti
on
the
pri
m,
re
spe
cta
ble,
and
ca
pa
ble
Ame
s,
and
Mrs.
Alle
n,
a
bu
xom
and
che
e
rful
pe
rso
n,
who
re
li
e
ved
the
la
dy
of
so
me
of
her
ho
u
se
ho
ld
ca
re
s.
The
other
six
se
rva
nts
in
the
ho
u
se
be
ar
no
re
la
ti
on
to
the
eve
nts
of
the
ni
ght
of
Ja
nu
a
ry
6th.
It
was
at
ele
ven
fo
rty-fi
ve
that
the
fi
rst
ala
rm
re
a
ched
the
sma
ll
lo
cal
po
li
ce
sta
ti
o
n,
in
cha
rge
of
Se
rge
a
nt
Wi
lson
of
the
Su
ssex
Co
nsta
bu
la
ry.
Ce
cil
Ba
rke
r,
mu
ch
exci
te
d,
had
ru
shed
up
to
the
do
or
and
pe
a
led
fu
ri
o
u
sly
upon
the
be
ll.
A
te
rri
ble
tra
ge
dy
had
occu
rred
at
the
Ma
nor
Ho
u
se,
and
Jo
hn
Do
u
glas
had
be
en
mu
rde
re
d.
That
was
the
bre
a
thle
ss
bu
rden
of
his
me
ssa
ge.
He
had
hu
rri
ed
ba
ck
to
the
ho
u
se,
fo
llo
wed
wi
thin
a
few
mi
nu
tes
by
the
po
li
ce
se
rge
a
nt,
who
arri
ved
at
the
sce
ne
of
the
cri
me
a
li
ttle
after
twe
lve
o'clo
ck,
after
ta
ki
ng
pro
mpt
ste
ps
to
wa
rn
the
co
u
nty
au
tho
ri
ti
es
that
so
me
thi
ng
se
ri
o
us
was
afo
o
t.
On
re
a
chi
ng
the
Ma
nor
Ho
u
se,
the
se
rge
a
nt
had
fo
u
nd
the
dra
wbri
dge
do
wn,
the
wi
ndo
ws
li
ghted
up,
and
the
who
le
ho
u
se
ho
ld
in
a
sta
te
of
wi
ld
co
nfu
si
on
and
ala
rm.
The
whi
te
-fa
ced
se
rva
nts
we
re
hu
ddli
ng
to
ge
ther
in
the
ha
ll,
wi
th
the
fri
ghte
ned
bu
tler
wri
ngi
ng
his
ha
nds
in
the
do
o
rwa
y.
Only
Ce
cil
Ba
rker
se
e
med
to
be
ma
ster
of
hi
mse
lf
and
his
emo
ti
o
ns;
he
had
ope
ned
the
do
or
whi
ch
was
ne
a
re
st
to
the
entra
nce
and
he
had
be
cko
ned
to
the
se
rge
a
nt
to
fo
llow
hi
m.
At
that
mo
me
nt
the
re
arri
ved
Dr.
Wo
o
d,
a
bri
sk
and
ca
pa
ble
ge
ne
ral
pra
cti
ti
o
ner
from
the
vi
lla
ge.
The
three
men
ente
red
the
fa
tal
ro
om
to
ge
the
r,
whi
le
the
ho
rro
r-stri
cken
bu
tler
fo
llo
wed
at
the
ir
he
e
ls,
clo
si
ng
the
do
or
be
hi
nd
him
to
shut
out
the
te
rri
ble
sce
ne
from
the
ma
id
se
rva
nts.
The
de
ad
man
lay
on
his
ba
ck,
spra
wli
ng
wi
th
ou
tstre
tched
li
mbs
in
the
ce
ntre
of
the
ro
o
m.
He
was
clad
only
in
a
pi
nk
dre
ssi
ng
go
wn,
whi
ch
co
ve
red
his
ni
ght
clo
the
s.
The
re
we
re
ca
rpet
sli
ppe
rs
on
his
ba
re
fe
e
t.
The
do
ctor
kne
lt
be
si
de
him
and
he
ld
do
wn
the
ha
nd
la
mp
whi
ch
had
sto
od
on
the
ta
ble.
One
gla
nce
at
the
vi
ctim
was
eno
u
gh
to
show
the
he
a
ler
that
his
pre
se
nce
co
u
ld
be
di
spe
nsed
wi
th.
The
man
had
be
en
ho
rri
bly
inju
re
d.
Lyi
ng
acro
ss
his
che
st
was
a
cu
ri
o
us
we
a
po
n,
a
sho
tgun
wi
th
the
ba
rrel
sa
wed
off
a
fo
ot
in
fro
nt
of
the
tri
gge
rs.
It
was
cle
ar
that
this
had
be
en
fi
red
at
clo
se
ra
nge
and
that
he
had
re
ce
i
ved
the
who
le
cha
rge
in
the
fa
ce,
blo
wi
ng
his
he
ad
almo
st
to
pi
e
ce
s.
The
tri
gge
rs
had
be
en
wi
red
to
ge
the
r,
so
as
to
ma
ke
the
si
mu
lta
ne
o
us
di
scha
rge
mo
re
de
stru
cti
ve.
The
co
u
ntry
po
li
ce
man
was
unne
rved
and
tro
u
bled
by
the
tre
me
ndo
us
re
spo
nsi
bi
li
ty
whi
ch
had
co
me
so
su
dde
nly
upon
hi
m.
"We
wi
ll
to
u
ch
no
thi
ng
until
my
su
pe
ri
o
rs
arri
ve
,"
he
sa
id
in
a
hu
shed
vo
i
ce,
sta
ri
ng
in
ho
rror
at
the
dre
a
dful
he
a
d.
"No
thi
ng
has
be
en
to
u
ched
up
to
no
w,"
sa
id
Ce
cil
Ba
rke
r.
"I'll
answer
for
tha
t.
You
see
it
all
exa
ctly
as
I
fo
u
nd
it."
"When
was
tha
t?"
The
se
rge
a
nt
had
dra
wn
out
his
no
te
bo
o
k.
"It
was
ju
st
ha
lf-pa
st
ele
ve
n.
I
had
not
be
gun
to
undre
ss,
and
I
was
si
tti
ng
by
the
fi
re
in
my
be
dro
om
when
I
he
a
rd
the
re
po
rt.
It
was
not
ve
ry
lo
u
d--it
se
e
med
to
be
mu
ffle
d.
I
ru
shed
do
wn--I
do
n't
su
ppo
se
it
was
thi
rty
se
co
nds
be
fo
re
I
was
in
the
ro
o
m."
"Was
the
do
or
ope
n?"
"Ye
s,
it
was
ope
n.
Po
or
Do
u
glas
was
lyi
ng
as
you
see
hi
m.
His
be
dro
om
ca
ndle
was
bu
rni
ng
on
the
ta
ble.
It
was
I
who
lit
the
la
mp
so
me
mi
nu
tes
afte
rwa
rd."
"Did
you
see
no
one
?"
"No.
I
he
a
rd
Mrs.
Do
u
glas
co
mi
ng
do
wn
the
sta
ir
be
hi
nd
me,
and
I
ru
shed
out
to
pre
ve
nt
her
from
se
e
i
ng
this
dre
a
dful
si
ght.
Mrs.
Alle
n,
the
ho
u
se
ke
e
pe
r,
ca
me
and
to
ok
her
awa
y.
Ames
had
arri
ve
d,
and
we
ran
ba
ck
into
the
ro
om
once
mo
re
."
"But
su
re
ly
I
ha
ve
he
a
rd
that
the
dra
wbri
dge
is
ke
pt
up
all
ni
ght."
"Ye
s,
it
was
up
until
I
lo
we
red
it."
"Then
how
co
u
ld
any
mu
rde
rer
ha
ve
got
awa
y?
It
is
out
of
the
qu
e
sti
o
n!
Mr.
Do
u
glas
mu
st
ha
ve
shot
hi
mse
lf."
"That
was
our
fi
rst
ide
a.
But
se
e
!"
Ba
rker
drew
asi
de
the
cu
rta
i
n,
and
sho
wed
that
the
lo
ng,
di
a
mo
nd-pa
ned
wi
ndow
was
open
to
its
fu
ll
exte
nt.
"And
lo
ok
at
thi
s!"
He
he
ld
the
la
mp
do
wn
and
illu
mi
na
ted
a
smu
dge
of
blo
od
li
ke
the
ma
rk
of
a
bo
o
t-so
le
upon
the
wo
o
den
si
ll.
"So
me
o
ne
has
sto
od
the
re
in
ge
tti
ng
ou
t."
"You
me
an
that
so
me
o
ne
wa
ded
acro
ss
the
mo
a
t?"
"Exa
ctly!"
"Then
if
you
we
re
in
the
ro
om
wi
thin
ha
lf
a
mi
nu
te
of
the
cri
me,
he
mu
st
ha
ve
be
en
in
the
wa
ter
at
that
ve
ry
mo
me
nt."
"I
ha
ve
not
a
do
u
bt
of
it.
I
wi
sh
to
he
a
ven
that
I
had
ru
shed
to
the
wi
ndo
w!
But
the
cu
rta
in
scre
e
ned
it,
as
you
can
se
e,
and
so
it
ne
ver
occu
rred
to
me.
Then
I
he
a
rd
the
step
of
Mrs.
Do
u
gla
s,
and
I
co
u
ld
not
let
her
enter
the
ro
o
m.
It
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
be
en
too
ho
rri
ble
."
"Ho
rri
ble
eno
u
gh!"
sa
id
the
do
cto
r,
lo
o
ki
ng
at
the
sha
tte
red
he
ad
and
the
te
rri
ble
ma
rks
whi
ch
su
rro
u
nded
it.
"I've
ne
ver
se
en
su
ch
inju
ri
es
si
nce
the
Bi
rlsto
ne
ra
i
lway
sma
sh."
"Bu
t,
I
sa
y,"
re
ma
rked
the
po
li
ce
se
rge
a
nt,
who
se
slo
w,
bu
co
lic
co
mmon
se
nse
was
sti
ll
po
nde
ri
ng
the
open
wi
ndo
w.
"It's
all
ve
ry
we
ll
yo
ur
sa
yi
ng
that
a
man
esca
ped
by
wa
di
ng
this
mo
a
t,
but
what
I
ask
you
is,
how
did
he
ever
get
into
the
ho
u
se
at
all
if
the
bri
dge
was
up?"
"Ah,
tha
t's
the
qu
e
sti
o
n,"
sa
id
Ba
rke
r.
"At
what
o'clo
ck
was
it
ra
i
se
d?"
"It
was
ne
a
rly
six
o'clo
ck,"
sa
id
Ame
s,
the
bu
tle
r.
"I've
he
a
rd,"
sa
id
the
se
rge
a
nt,
"that
it
was
usu
a
lly
ra
i
sed
at
su
nse
t.
That
wo
u
ld
be
ne
a
rer
ha
lf-pa
st
fo
ur
than
six
at
this
ti
me
of
ye
a
r."
"Mrs.
Do
u
glas
had
vi
si
to
rs
to
te
a
,"
sa
id
Ame
s.
"I
co
u
ldn't
ra
i
se
it
until
they
we
nt.
Then
I
wo
u
nd
it
up
myse
lf."
"Then
it
co
mes
to
thi
s,"
sa
id
the
se
rge
a
nt:
"If
anyo
ne
ca
me
from
ou
tsi
de
--IF
they
di
d--they
mu
st
ha
ve
got
in
acro
ss
the
bri
dge
be
fo
re
six
and
be
en
in
hi
di
ng
ever
si
nce,
until
Mr.
Do
u
glas
ca
me
into
the
ro
om
after
ele
ve
n."
"That
is
so!
Mr.
Do
u
glas
we
nt
ro
u
nd
the
ho
u
se
eve
ry
ni
ght
the
la
st
thi
ng
be
fo
re
he
tu
rned
in
to
see
that
the
li
ghts
we
re
ri
ght.
That
bro
u
ght
him
in
he
re.
The
man
was
wa
i
ti
ng
and
shot
hi
m.
Then
he
got
away
thro
u
gh
the
wi
ndow
and
le
ft
his
gun
be
hi
nd
hi
m.
Tha
t's
how
I
re
ad
it;
for
no
thi
ng
else
wi
ll
fit
the
fa
cts."
The
se
rge
a
nt
pi
cked
up
a
ca
rd
whi
ch
lay
be
si
de
the
de
ad
man
on
the
flo
o
r.
The
ini
ti
a
ls
V.V.
and
under
them
the
nu
mber
341
we
re
ru
de
ly
scra
wled
in
ink
upon
it.
"Wha
t's
thi
s?"
he
aske
d,
ho
ldi
ng
it
up.
Ba
rker
lo
o
ked
at
it
wi
th
cu
ri
o
si
ty.
"I
ne
ver
no
ti
ced
it
be
fo
re
,"
he
sa
i
d.
"The
mu
rde
rer
mu
st
ha
ve
le
ft
it
be
hi
nd
hi
m."
"V.V.--341.
I
can
ma
ke
no
se
nse
of
tha
t."
The
se
rge
a
nt
ke
pt
tu
rni
ng
it
over
in
his
big
fi
nge
rs.
"Wha
t's
V.V.?
So
me
bo
dy's
ini
ti
a
ls,
ma
ybe.
What
ha
ve
you
got
the
re,
Dr.
Wo
o
d?"
It
was
a
go
o
d-si
zed
ha
mmer
whi
ch
had
be
en
lyi
ng
on
the
rug
in
fro
nt
of
the
fi
re
pla
ce
--a
su
bsta
nti
a
l,
wo
rkma
nli
ke
ha
mme
r.
Ce
cil
Ba
rker
po
i
nted
to
a
box
of
bra
ss-he
a
ded
na
i
ls
upon
the
ma
nte
lpi
e
ce.
"Mr.
Do
u
glas
was
alte
ri
ng
the
pi
ctu
res
ye
ste
rda
y,"
he
sa
i
d.
"I
saw
him
myse
lf,
sta
ndi
ng
upon
that
cha
ir
and
fi
xi
ng
the
big
pi
ctu
re
abo
ve
it.
That
acco
u
nts
for
the
ha
mme
r."
"We
'd
be
st
put
it
ba
ck
on
the
rug
whe
re
we
fo
u
nd
it,"
sa
id
the
se
rge
a
nt,
scra
tchi
ng
his
pu
zzled
he
ad
in
his
pe
rple
xi
ty.
"It
wi
ll
wa
nt
the
be
st
bra
i
ns
in
the
fo
rce
to
get
to
the
bo
ttom
of
this
thi
ng.
It
wi
ll
be
a
Lo
ndon
job
be
fo
re
it
is
fi
ni
she
d."
He
ra
i
sed
the
ha
nd
la
mp
and
wa
lked
slo
wly
ro
u
nd
the
ro
o
m.
"Hu
llo
!"
he
cri
e
d,
exci
te
dly,
dra
wi
ng
the
wi
ndow
cu
rta
in
to
one
si
de.
"What
o'clo
ck
we
re
tho
se
cu
rta
i
ns
dra
wn?"
"When
the
la
mps
we
re
li
t,"
sa
id
the
bu
tle
r.
"It
wo
u
ld
be
sho
rtly
after
fo
u
r."
"So
me
o
ne
had
be
en
hi
di
ng
he
re,
su
re
eno
u
gh."
He
he
ld
do
wn
the
li
ght,
and
the
ma
rks
of
mu
ddy
bo
o
ts
we
re
ve
ry
vi
si
ble
in
the
co
rne
r.
"I'm
bo
u
nd
to
say
this
be
a
rs
out
yo
ur
the
o
ry,
Mr.
Ba
rke
r.
It
lo
o
ks
as
if
the
man
got
into
the
ho
u
se
after
fo
ur
when
the
cu
rta
i
ns
we
re
dra
wn,
and
be
fo
re
six
when
the
bri
dge
was
ra
i
se
d.
He
sli
pped
into
this
ro
o
m,
be
ca
u
se
it
was
the
fi
rst
that
he
sa
w.
The
re
was
no
other
pla
ce
whe
re
he
co
u
ld
hi
de,
so
he
po
pped
in
be
hi
nd
this
cu
rta
i
n.
That
all
se
e
ms
cle
ar
eno
u
gh.
It
is
li
ke
ly
that
his
ma
in
idea
was
to
bu
rgle
the
ho
u
se;
but
Mr.
Do
u
glas
cha
nced
to
co
me
upon
hi
m,
so
he
mu
rde
red
him
and
esca
pe
d."
"Tha
t's
how
I
re
ad
it,"
sa
id
Ba
rke
r.
"Bu
t,
I
sa
y,
are
n't
we
wa
sti
ng
pre
ci
o
us
ti
me?
Co
u
ldn't
we
sta
rt
out
and
sco
ut
the
co
u
ntry
be
fo
re
the
fe
llow
ge
ts
awa
y?"
The
se
rge
a
nt
co
nsi
de
red
for
a
mo
me
nt.
"The
re
are
no
tra
i
ns
be
fo
re
six
in
the
mo
rni
ng;
so
he
ca
n't
get
away
by
ra
i
l.
If
he
go
es
by
ro
ad
wi
th
his
le
gs
all
dri
ppi
ng,
it's
odds
that
so
me
o
ne
wi
ll
no
ti
ce
hi
m.
Anyho
w,
I
ca
n't
le
a
ve
he
re
myse
lf
until
I
am
re
li
e
ve
d.
But
I
thi
nk
no
ne
of
you
sho
u
ld
go
until
we
see
mo
re
cle
a
rly
how
we
all
sta
nd."
The
do
ctor
had
ta
ken
the
la
mp
and
was
na
rro
wly
scru
ti
ni
zi
ng
the
bo
dy.
"Wha
t's
this
ma
rk?"
he
aske
d.
"Co
u
ld
this
ha
ve
any
co
nne
cti
on
wi
th
the
cri
me
?"
The
de
ad
ma
n's
ri
ght
arm
was
thru
st
out
from
his
dre
ssi
ng
go
wn,
and
expo
sed
as
hi
gh
as
the
elbo
w.
Abo
ut
ha
lfway
up
the
fo
re
a
rm
was
a
cu
ri
o
us
bro
wn
de
si
gn,
a
tri
a
ngle
insi
de
a
ci
rcle,
sta
ndi
ng
out
in
vi
vid
re
li
ef
upon
the
la
rd-co
lo
u
red
ski
n.
"It's
not
ta
tto
o
e
d,"
sa
id
the
do
cto
r,
pe
e
ri
ng
thro
u
gh
his
gla
sse
s.
"I
ne
ver
saw
anythi
ng
li
ke
it.
The
man
has
be
en
bra
nded
at
so
me
ti
me
as
they
bra
nd
ca
ttle.
What
is
the
me
a
ni
ng
of
thi
s?"
"I
do
n't
pro
fe
ss
to
know
the
me
a
ni
ng
of
it,"
sa
id
Ce
cil
Ba
rke
r;
"but
I
ha
ve
se
en
the
ma
rk
on
Do
u
glas
ma
ny
ti
mes
this
la
st
ten
ye
a
rs."
"And
so
ha
ve
I,"
sa
id
the
bu
tle
r.
"Ma
ny
a
ti
me
when
the
ma
ster
has
ro
lled
up
his
sle
e
ves
I
ha
ve
no
ti
ced
that
ve
ry
ma
rk.
I've
often
wo
nde
red
what
it
co
u
ld
be
."
"Then
it
has
no
thi
ng
to
do
wi
th
the
cri
me,
anyho
w,"
sa
id
the
se
rge
a
nt.
"But
it's
a
rum
thi
ng
all
the
sa
me.
Eve
rythi
ng
abo
ut
this
ca
se
is
ru
m.
We
ll,
what
is
it
no
w?"
The
bu
tler
had
gi
ven
an
excla
ma
ti
on
of
asto
ni
shme
nt
and
was
po
i
nti
ng
at
the
de
ad
ma
n's
ou
tstre
tched
ha
nd.
"The
y've
ta
ken
his
we
ddi
ng
ri
ng!"
he
ga
spe
d.
"Wha
t!"
"Ye
s,
inde
e
d.
Ma
ster
alwa
ys
wo
re
his
pla
in
go
ld
we
ddi
ng
ri
ng
on
the
li
ttle
fi
nger
of
his
le
ft
ha
nd.
That
ri
ng
wi
th
the
ro
u
gh
nu
gget
on
it
was
abo
ve
it,
and
the
twi
sted
sna
ke
ri
ng
on
the
thi
rd
fi
nge
r.
The
re
's
the
nu
gget
and
the
re
's
the
sna
ke,
but
the
we
ddi
ng
ri
ng
is
go
ne
."
"He
's
ri
ght,"
sa
id
Ba
rke
r.
"Do
you
te
ll
me
,"
sa
id
the
se
rge
a
nt,
"that
the
we
ddi
ng
ri
ng
was
BELOW
the
othe
r?"
"Alwa
ys!"
"Then
the
mu
rde
re
r,
or
who
e
ver
it
wa
s,
fi
rst
to
ok
off
this
ri
ng
you
ca
ll
the
nu
gget
ri
ng,
then
the
we
ddi
ng
ri
ng,
and
afte
rwa
rds
put
the
nu
gget
ri
ng
ba
ck
aga
i
n."
"That
is
so
!"
The
wo
rthy
co
u
ntry
po
li
ce
man
sho
ok
his
he
a
d.
"Se
e
ms
to
me
the
so
o
ner
we
get
Lo
ndon
on
to
this
ca
se
the
be
tte
r,"
sa
id
he.
"Whi
te
Ma
son
is
a
sma
rt
ma
n.
No
lo
cal
job
has
ever
be
en
too
mu
ch
for
Whi
te
Ma
so
n.
It
wo
n't
be
lo
ng
now
be
fo
re
he
is
he
re
to
he
lp
us.
But
I
expe
ct
we
'll
ha
ve
to
lo
ok
to
Lo
ndon
be
fo
re
we
are
thro
u
gh.
Anyho
w,
I'm
not
asha
med
to
say
that
it
is
a
de
al
too
thi
ck
for
the
li
kes
of
me
."
Cha
pter
4--Da
rkne
ss
At
three
in
the
mo
rni
ng
the
chi
ef
Su
ssex
de
te
cti
ve,
obe
yi
ng
the
urge
nt
ca
ll
from
Se
rge
a
nt
Wi
lson
of
Bi
rlsto
ne,
arri
ved
from
he
a
dqu
a
rte
rs
in
a
li
ght
do
g-ca
rt
be
hi
nd
a
bre
a
thle
ss
tro
tte
r.
By
the
fi
ve
-fo
rty
tra
in
in
the
mo
rni
ng
he
had
se
nt
his
me
ssa
ge
to
Sco
tla
nd
Ya
rd,
and
he
was
at
the
Bi
rlsto
ne
sta
ti
on
at
twe
lve
o'clo
ck
to
we
lco
me
us.
Whi
te
Ma
son
was
a
qu
i
e
t,
co
mfo
rta
ble
-lo
o
ki
ng
pe
rson
in
a
lo
o
se
twe
ed
su
i
t,
wi
th
a
cle
a
n-sha
ve
d,
ru
ddy
fa
ce,
a
sto
u
ti
sh
bo
dy,
and
po
we
rful
ba
ndy
le
gs
ado
rned
wi
th
ga
i
te
rs,
lo
o
ki
ng
li
ke
a
sma
ll
fa
rme
r,
a
re
ti
red
ga
me
ke
e
pe
r,
or
anythi
ng
upon
ea
rth
exce
pt
a
ve
ry
fa
vo
u
ra
ble
spe
ci
men
of
the
pro
vi
nci
al
cri
mi
nal
offi
ce
r.
"A
re
al
do
wnri
ght
sno
rte
r,
Mr.
Ma
cDo
na
ld!"
he
ke
pt
re
pe
a
ti
ng.
"We
'll
ha
ve
the
pre
ssmen
do
wn
li
ke
fli
es
when
they
unde
rsta
nd
it.
I'm
ho
pi
ng
we
wi
ll
get
our
wo
rk
do
ne
be
fo
re
they
get
po
ki
ng
the
ir
no
ses
into
it
and
me
ssi
ng
up
all
the
tra
i
ls.
The
re
has
be
en
no
thi
ng
li
ke
this
that
I
can
re
me
mbe
r.
The
re
are
so
me
bi
ts
that
wi
ll
co
me
ho
me
to
yo
u,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s,
or
I
am
mi
sta
ke
n.
And
you
also,
Dr.
Wa
tso
n;
for
the
me
di
cos
wi
ll
ha
ve
a
wo
rd
to
say
be
fo
re
we
fi
ni
sh.
Yo
ur
ro
om
is
at
the
We
stvi
lle
Arms.
The
re
's
no
other
pla
ce;
but
I
he
ar
that
it
is
cle
an
and
go
o
d.
The
man
wi
ll
ca
rry
yo
ur
ba
gs.
This
wa
y,
ge
ntle
me
n,
if
you
ple
a
se
."
He
was
a
ve
ry
bu
stli
ng
and
ge
ni
al
pe
rso
n,
this
Su
ssex
de
te
cti
ve.
In
ten
mi
nu
tes
we
had
all
fo
u
nd
our
qu
a
rte
rs.
In
ten
mo
re
we
we
re
se
a
ted
in
the
pa
rlo
ur
of
the
inn
and
be
i
ng
tre
a
ted
to
a
ra
pid
ske
tch
of
tho
se
eve
nts
whi
ch
ha
ve
be
en
ou
tli
ned
in
the
pre
vi
o
us
cha
pte
r.
Ma
cDo
na
ld
ma
de
an
occa
si
o
nal
no
te;
whi
le
Ho
lmes
sat
abso
rbe
d,
wi
th
the
expre
ssi
on
of
su
rpri
sed
and
re
ve
re
nt
admi
ra
ti
on
wi
th
whi
ch
the
bo
ta
ni
st
su
rve
ys
the
ra
re
and
pre
ci
o
us
blo
o
m.
"Re
ma
rka
ble
!"
he
sa
i
d,
when
the
sto
ry
was
unfo
lde
d,
"mo
st
re
ma
rka
ble!
I
can
ha
rdly
re
ca
ll
any
ca
se
whe
re
the
fe
a
tu
res
ha
ve
be
en
mo
re
pe
cu
li
a
r."
"I
tho
u
ght
you
wo
u
ld
say
so,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s,"
sa
id
Whi
te
Ma
son
in
gre
at
de
li
ght.
"We
're
we
ll
up
wi
th
the
ti
mes
in
Su
sse
x.
I've
to
ld
you
now
how
ma
tte
rs
we
re,
up
to
the
ti
me
when
I
to
ok
over
from
Se
rge
a
nt
Wi
lson
be
twe
en
three
and
fo
ur
this
mo
rni
ng.
My
wo
rd!
I
ma
de
the
old
ma
re
go!
But
I
ne
ed
not
ha
ve
be
en
in
su
ch
a
hu
rry,
as
it
tu
rned
ou
t;
for
the
re
was
no
thi
ng
imme
di
a
te
that
I
co
u
ld
do.
Se
rge
a
nt
Wi
lson
had
all
the
fa
cts.
I
che
cked
them
and
co
nsi
de
red
them
and
ma
ybe
added
a
few
of
my
own."
"What
we
re
the
y?"
asked
Ho
lmes
ea
ge
rly.
"We
ll,
I
fi
rst
had
the
ha
mmer
exa
mi
ne
d.
The
re
was
Dr.
Wo
od
the
re
to
he
lp
me.
We
fo
u
nd
no
si
gns
of
vi
o
le
nce
upon
it.
I
was
ho
pi
ng
that
if
Mr.
Do
u
glas
de
fe
nded
hi
mse
lf
wi
th
the
ha
mme
r,
he
mi
ght
ha
ve
le
ft
his
ma
rk
upon
the
mu
rde
rer
be
fo
re
he
dro
pped
it
on
the
ma
t.
But
the
re
was
no
sta
i
n."
"Tha
t,
of
co
u
rse,
pro
ves
no
thi
ng
at
all,"
re
ma
rked
Inspe
ctor
Ma
cDo
na
ld.
"The
re
has
be
en
ma
ny
a
ha
mmer
mu
rder
and
no
tra
ce
on
the
ha
mme
r."
"Qu
i
te
so.
It
do
e
sn't
pro
ve
it
wa
sn't
use
d.
But
the
re
mi
ght
ha
ve
be
en
sta
i
ns,
and
that
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
he
lped
us.
As
a
ma
tter
of
fa
ct
the
re
we
re
no
ne.
Then
I
exa
mi
ned
the
gu
n.
They
we
re
bu
ckshot
ca
rtri
dge
s,
and,
as
Se
rge
a
nt
Wi
lson
po
i
nted
ou
t,
the
tri
gge
rs
we
re
wi
red
to
ge
ther
so
tha
t,
if
you
pu
lled
on
the
hi
nder
one,
bo
th
ba
rre
ls
we
re
di
scha
rge
d.
Who
e
ver
fi
xed
that
up
had
ma
de
up
his
mi
nd
that
he
was
go
i
ng
to
ta
ke
no
cha
nces
of
mi
ssi
ng
his
ma
n.
The
sa
wed
gun
was
not
mo
re
than
two
fo
ot
lo
ng--o
ne
co
u
ld
ca
rry
it
ea
si
ly
under
one
's
co
a
t.
The
re
was
no
co
mple
te
ma
ke
r's
na
me;
but
the
pri
nted
le
tte
rs
P-E-N
we
re
on
the
flu
ti
ng
be
twe
en
the
ba
rre
ls,
and
the
re
st
of
the
na
me
had
be
en
cut
off
by
the
sa
w."
"A
big
P
wi
th
a
flo
u
ri
sh
abo
ve
it,
E
and
N
sma
lle
r?"
asked
Ho
lme
s.
"Exa
ctly."
"Pe
nnsylva
nia
Sma
ll
Arms
Co
mpa
ny--we
ll-kno
wn
Ame
ri
can
fi
rm,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s.
Whi
te
Ma
son
ga
zed
at
my
fri
e
nd
as
the
li
ttle
vi
lla
ge
pra
cti
ti
o
ner
lo
o
ks
at
the
Ha
rley
Stre
et
spe
ci
a
li
st
who
by
a
wo
rd
can
so
lve
the
di
ffi
cu
lti
es
that
pe
rplex
hi
m.
"That
is
ve
ry
he
lpfu
l,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s.
No
do
u
bt
you
are
ri
ght.
Wo
nde
rfu
l!
Wo
nde
rfu
l!
Do
you
ca
rry
the
na
mes
of
all
the
gun
ma
ke
rs
in
the
wo
rld
in
yo
ur
me
mo
ry?"
Ho
lmes
di
smi
ssed
the
su
bje
ct
wi
th
a
wa
ve.
"No
do
u
bt
it
is
an
Ame
ri
can
sho
tgu
n,"
Whi
te
Ma
son
co
nti
nu
e
d.
"I
se
em
to
ha
ve
re
ad
that
a
sa
we
d-o
ff
sho
tgun
is
a
we
a
pon
used
in
so
me
pa
rts
of
Ame
ri
ca.
Apa
rt
from
the
na
me
upon
the
ba
rre
l,
the
idea
had
occu
rred
to
me.
The
re
is
so
me
evi
de
nce
the
n,
that
this
man
who
ente
red
the
ho
u
se
and
ki
lled
its
ma
ster
was
an
Ame
ri
ca
n."
Ma
cDo
na
ld
sho
ok
his
he
a
d.
"Ma
n,
you
are
su
re
ly
tra
ve
lli
ng
ove
rfa
st,"
sa
id
he.
"I
ha
ve
he
a
rd
no
evi
de
nce
yet
that
any
stra
nger
was
ever
in
the
ho
u
se
at
all."
"The
open
wi
ndo
w,
the
blo
od
on
the
si
ll,
the
qu
e
er
ca
rd,
the
ma
rks
of
bo
o
ts
in
the
co
rne
r,
the
gu
n!"
"No
thi
ng
the
re
that
co
u
ld
not
ha
ve
be
en
arra
nge
d.
Mr.
Do
u
glas
was
an
Ame
ri
ca
n,
or
had
li
ved
lo
ng
in
Ame
ri
ca.
So
had
Mr.
Ba
rke
r.
You
do
n't
ne
ed
to
impo
rt
an
Ame
ri
can
from
ou
tsi
de
in
order
to
acco
u
nt
for
Ame
ri
can
do
i
ngs."
"Ame
s,
the
bu
tle
r--"
"What
abo
ut
hi
m?
Is
he
re
li
a
ble
?"
"Ten
ye
a
rs
wi
th
Sir
Cha
rles
Cha
ndo
s--as
so
lid
as
a
ro
ck.
He
has
be
en
wi
th
Do
u
glas
ever
si
nce
he
to
ok
the
Ma
nor
Ho
u
se
fi
ve
ye
a
rs
ago.
He
has
ne
ver
se
en
a
gun
of
this
so
rt
in
the
ho
u
se
."
"The
gun
was
ma
de
to
co
nce
a
l.
Tha
t's
why
the
ba
rre
ls
we
re
sa
we
d.
It
wo
u
ld
fit
into
any
bo
x.
How
co
u
ld
he
swe
ar
the
re
was
no
su
ch
gun
in
the
ho
u
se
?"
"We
ll,
anyho
w,
he
had
ne
ver
se
en
one
."
Ma
cDo
na
ld
sho
ok
his
obsti
na
te
Sco
tch
he
a
d.
"I'm
not
co
nvi
nced
yet
that
the
re
was
ever
anyo
ne
in
the
ho
u
se
,"
sa
id
he.
"I'm
aski
ng
you
to
co
nse
e
da
r"
(his
acce
nt
be
ca
me
mo
re
Abe
rdo
ni
an
as
he
lo
st
hi
mse
lf
in
his
argu
me
nt)
"I'm
aski
ng
you
to
co
nse
e
dar
what
it
invo
lves
if
you
su
ppo
se
that
this
gun
was
ever
bro
u
ght
into
the
ho
u
se,
and
that
all
the
se
stra
nge
thi
ngs
we
re
do
ne
by
a
pe
rson
from
ou
tsi
de.
Oh,
ma
n,
it's
ju
st
inco
nce
i
va
ble!
It's
cle
an
aga
i
nst
co
mmon
se
nse!
I
put
it
to
yo
u,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s,
ju
dgi
ng
it
by
what
we
ha
ve
he
a
rd."
"We
ll,
sta
te
yo
ur
ca
se,
Mr.
Ma
c,"
sa
id
Ho
lmes
in
his
mo
st
ju
di
ci
al
style.
"The
man
is
not
a
bu
rgla
r,
su
ppo
si
ng
that
he
ever
exi
ste
d.
The
ri
ng
bu
si
ne
ss
and
the
ca
rd
po
i
nt
to
pre
me
di
ta
ted
mu
rder
for
so
me
pri
va
te
re
a
so
n.
Ve
ry
go
o
d.
He
re
is
a
man
who
sli
ps
into
a
ho
u
se
wi
th
the
de
li
be
ra
te
inte
nti
on
of
co
mmi
tti
ng
mu
rde
r.
He
kno
ws,
if
he
kno
ws
anythi
ng,
that
he
wi
ll
ha
ve
a
de
e
fi
cu
lty
in
ma
ki
ng
his
esca
pe,
as
the
ho
u
se
is
su
rro
u
nded
wi
th
wa
te
r.
What
we
a
pon
wo
u
ld
he
cho
o
se?
You
wo
u
ld
say
the
mo
st
si
le
nt
in
the
wo
rld.
Then
he
co
u
ld
ho
pe
when
the
de
ed
was
do
ne
to
slip
qu
i
ckly
from
the
wi
ndo
w,
to
wa
de
the
mo
a
t,
and
to
get
away
at
his
le
i
su
re.
Tha
t's
unde
rsta
nda
ble.
But
is
it
unde
rsta
nda
ble
that
he
sho
u
ld
go
out
of
his
way
to
bri
ng
wi
th
him
the
mo
st
no
i
sy
we
a
pon
he
co
u
ld
se
le
ct,
kno
wi
ng
we
ll
that
it
wi
ll
fe
tch
eve
ry
hu
man
be
i
ng
in
the
ho
u
se
to
the
spot
as
qu
i
ck
as
they
can
ru
n,
and
that
it
is
all
odds
that
he
wi
ll
be
se
en
be
fo
re
he
can
get
acro
ss
the
mo
a
t?
Is
that
cre
di
ble,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s?"
"We
ll,
you
put
the
ca
se
stro
ngly,"
my
fri
e
nd
re
pli
ed
tho
u
ghtfu
lly.
"It
ce
rta
i
nly
ne
e
ds
a
go
od
de
al
of
ju
sti
fi
ca
ti
o
n.
May
I
ask,
Mr.
Whi
te
Ma
so
n,
whe
ther
you
exa
mi
ned
the
fa
rther
si
de
of
the
mo
at
at
once
to
see
if
the
re
we
re
any
si
gns
of
the
man
ha
vi
ng
cli
mbed
out
from
the
wa
te
r?"
"The
re
we
re
no
si
gns,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s.
But
it
is
a
sto
ne
le
dge,
and
one
co
u
ld
ha
rdly
expe
ct
the
m."
"No
tra
cks
or
ma
rks?"
"No
ne
."
"Ha!
Wo
u
ld
the
re
be
any
obje
cti
o
n,
Mr.
Whi
te
Ma
so
n,
to
our
go
i
ng
do
wn
to
the
ho
u
se
at
once?
The
re
may
po
ssi
bly
be
so
me
sma
ll
po
i
nt
whi
ch
mi
ght
be
su
gge
sti
ve
."
"I
was
go
i
ng
to
pro
po
se
it,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s;
but
I
tho
u
ght
it
we
ll
to
put
you
in
to
u
ch
wi
th
all
the
fa
cts
be
fo
re
we
go.
I
su
ppo
se
if
anythi
ng
sho
u
ld
stri
ke
yo
u
--"
Whi
te
Ma
son
lo
o
ked
do
u
btfu
lly
at
the
ama
te
u
r.
"I
ha
ve
wo
rked
wi
th
Mr.
Ho
lmes
be
fo
re
,"
sa
id
Inspe
ctor
Ma
cDo
na
ld.
"He
pla
ys
the
ga
me
."
"My
own
idea
of
the
ga
me,
at
any
ra
te
,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s,
wi
th
a
smi
le.
"I
go
into
a
ca
se
to
he
lp
the
ends
of
ju
sti
ce
and
the
wo
rk
of
the
po
li
ce.
If
I
ha
ve
ever
se
pa
ra
ted
myse
lf
from
the
offi
ci
al
fo
rce,
it
is
be
ca
u
se
they
ha
ve
fi
rst
se
pa
ra
ted
the
mse
lves
from
me.
I
ha
ve
no
wi
sh
ever
to
sco
re
at
the
ir
expe
nse.
At
the
sa
me
ti
me,
Mr.
Whi
te
Ma
so
n,
I
cla
im
the
ri
ght
to
wo
rk
in
my
own
way
and
gi
ve
my
re
su
lts
at
my
own
ti
me
--co
mple
te
ra
ther
than
in
sta
ge
s."
"I
am
su
re
we
are
ho
no
u
red
by
yo
ur
pre
se
nce
and
to
show
you
all
we
kno
w,"
sa
id
Whi
te
Ma
son
co
rdi
a
lly.
"Co
me
alo
ng,
Dr.
Wa
tso
n,
and
when
the
ti
me
co
mes
we
'll
all
ho
pe
for
a
pla
ce
in
yo
ur
bo
o
k."
We
wa
lked
do
wn
the
qu
a
i
nt
vi
lla
ge
stre
et
wi
th
a
row
of
po
lla
rded
elms
on
ea
ch
si
de
of
it.
Ju
st
be
yo
nd
we
re
two
anci
e
nt
sto
ne
pi
lla
rs,
we
a
the
r-sta
i
ned
and
li
che
n-blo
tche
d,
be
a
ri
ng
upon
the
ir
su
mmi
ts
a
sha
pe
le
ss
so
me
thi
ng
whi
ch
had
once
be
en
the
ra
mpa
nt
li
on
of
Ca
pus
of
Bi
rlsto
ne.
A
sho
rt
wa
lk
alo
ng
the
wi
ndi
ng
dri
ve
wi
th
su
ch
swa
rd
and
oa
ks
aro
u
nd
it
as
one
only
se
es
in
ru
ral
Engla
nd,
then
a
su
dden
tu
rn,
and
the
lo
ng,
low
Ja
co
be
an
ho
u
se
of
di
ngy,
li
ve
r-co
lo
u
red
bri
ck
lay
be
fo
re
us,
wi
th
an
old-fa
shi
o
ned
ga
rden
of
cut
ye
ws
on
ea
ch
si
de
of
it.
As
we
appro
a
ched
it,
the
re
was
the
wo
o
den
dra
wbri
dge
and
the
be
a
u
ti
ful
bro
ad
mo
at
as
sti
ll
and
lu
mi
no
us
as
qu
i
cksi
lver
in
the
co
ld,
wi
nter
su
nshi
ne.
Three
ce
ntu
ri
es
had
flo
wed
pa
st
the
old
Ma
nor
Ho
u
se,
ce
ntu
ri
es
of
bi
rths
and
of
ho
me
co
mi
ngs,
of
co
u
ntry
da
nces
and
of
the
me
e
ti
ngs
of
fox
hu
nte
rs.
Stra
nge
that
now
in
its
old
age
this
da
rk
bu
si
ne
ss
sho
u
ld
ha
ve
ca
st
its
sha
dow
upon
the
ve
ne
ra
ble
wa
lls!
And
yet
tho
se
stra
nge,
pe
a
ked
ro
o
fs
and
qu
a
i
nt,
ove
rhu
ng
ga
bles
we
re
a
fi
tti
ng
co
ve
ri
ng
to
grim
and
te
rri
ble
intri
gu
e.
As
I
lo
o
ked
at
the
de
e
p-set
wi
ndo
ws
and
the
lo
ng
swe
ep
of
the
du
ll-co
lo
u
re
d,
wa
te
r-la
pped
fro
nt,
I
fe
lt
that
no
mo
re
fi
tti
ng
sce
ne
co
u
ld
be
set
for
su
ch
a
tra
ge
dy.
"Tha
t's
the
wi
ndo
w,"
sa
id
Whi
te
Ma
so
n,
"that
one
on
the
imme
di
a
te
ri
ght
of
the
dra
wbri
dge.
It's
open
ju
st
as
it
was
fo
u
nd
la
st
ni
ght."
"It
lo
o
ks
ra
ther
na
rrow
for
a
man
to
pa
ss."
"We
ll,
it
wa
sn't
a
fat
ma
n,
anyho
w.
We
do
n't
ne
ed
yo
ur
de
du
cti
o
ns,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s,
to
te
ll
us
tha
t.
But
you
or
I
co
u
ld
squ
e
e
ze
thro
u
gh
all
ri
ght."
Ho
lmes
wa
lked
to
the
edge
of
the
mo
at
and
lo
o
ked
acro
ss.
Then
he
exa
mi
ned
the
sto
ne
le
dge
and
the
gra
ss
bo
rder
be
yo
nd
it.
"I've
had
a
go
od
lo
o
k,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s,"
sa
id
Whi
te
Ma
so
n.
"The
re
is
no
thi
ng
the
re,
no
si
gn
that
anyo
ne
has
la
nde
d--but
why
sho
u
ld
he
le
a
ve
any
si
gn?"
"Exa
ctly.
Why
sho
u
ld
he?
Is
the
wa
ter
alwa
ys
tu
rbi
d?"
"Ge
ne
ra
lly
abo
ut
this
co
lo
u
r.
The
stre
am
bri
ngs
do
wn
the
cla
y."
"How
de
ep
is
it?"
"Abo
ut
two
fe
et
at
ea
ch
si
de
and
three
in
the
mi
ddle
."
"So
we
can
put
asi
de
all
idea
of
the
man
ha
vi
ng
be
en
dro
wned
in
cro
ssi
ng."
"No,
a
chi
ld
co
u
ld
not
be
dro
wned
in
it."
We
wa
lked
acro
ss
the
dra
wbri
dge,
and
we
re
admi
tted
by
a
qu
a
i
nt,
gna
rle
d,
dri
e
d-up
pe
rso
n,
who
was
the
bu
tle
r,
Ame
s.
The
po
or
old
fe
llow
was
whi
te
and
qu
i
ve
ri
ng
from
the
sho
ck.
The
vi
lla
ge
se
rge
a
nt,
a
ta
ll,
fo
rma
l,
me
la
ncho
ly
ma
n,
sti
ll
he
ld
his
vi
gil
in
the
ro
om
of
Fa
te.
The
do
ctor
had
de
pa
rte
d.
"Anythi
ng
fre
sh,
Se
rge
a
nt
Wi
lso
n?"
asked
Whi
te
Ma
so
n.
"No,
si
r."
"Then
you
can
go
ho
me.
Yo
u
've
had
eno
u
gh.
We
can
se
nd
for
you
if
we
wa
nt
yo
u.
The
bu
tler
had
be
tter
wa
it
ou
tsi
de.
Te
ll
him
to
wa
rn
Mr.
Ce
cil
Ba
rke
r,
Mrs.
Do
u
gla
s,
and
the
ho
u
se
ke
e
per
that
we
may
wa
nt
a
wo
rd
wi
th
them
pre
se
ntly.
No
w,
ge
ntle
me
n,
pe
rha
ps
you
wi
ll
allow
me
to
gi
ve
you
the
vi
e
ws
I
ha
ve
fo
rmed
fi
rst,
and
then
you
wi
ll
be
able
to
arri
ve
at
yo
ur
own."
He
impre
ssed
me,
this
co
u
ntry
spe
ci
a
li
st.
He
had
a
so
lid
grip
of
fa
ct
and
a
co
o
l,
cle
a
r,
co
mmo
n-se
nse
bra
i
n,
whi
ch
sho
u
ld
ta
ke
him
so
me
way
in
his
pro
fe
ssi
o
n.
Ho
lmes
li
ste
ned
to
him
inte
ntly,
wi
th
no
si
gn
of
that
impa
ti
e
nce
whi
ch
the
offi
ci
al
expo
ne
nt
too
often
pro
du
ce
d.
"Is
it
su
i
ci
de,
or
is
it
mu
rde
r--tha
t's
our
fi
rst
qu
e
sti
o
n,
ge
ntle
me
n,
is
it
no
t?
If
it
we
re
su
i
ci
de,
then
we
ha
ve
to
be
li
e
ve
that
this
man
be
gan
by
ta
ki
ng
off
his
we
ddi
ng
ri
ng
and
co
nce
a
li
ng
it;
that
he
then
ca
me
do
wn
he
re
in
his
dre
ssi
ng
go
wn,
tra
mpled
mud
into
a
co
rner
be
hi
nd
the
cu
rta
in
in
order
to
gi
ve
the
idea
so
me
o
ne
had
wa
i
ted
for
hi
m,
ope
ned
the
wi
ndo
w,
put
blo
od
on
the
--"
"We
can
su
re
ly
di
smi
ss
tha
t,"
sa
id
Ma
cDo
na
ld.
"So
I
thi
nk.
Su
i
ci
de
is
out
of
the
qu
e
sti
o
n.
Then
a
mu
rder
has
be
en
do
ne.
What
we
ha
ve
to
de
te
rmi
ne
is,
whe
ther
it
was
do
ne
by
so
me
o
ne
ou
tsi
de
or
insi
de
the
ho
u
se
."
"We
ll,
le
t's
he
ar
the
argu
me
nt."
"The
re
are
co
nsi
de
ra
ble
di
ffi
cu
lti
es
bo
th
wa
ys,
and
yet
one
or
the
other
it
mu
st
be.
We
wi
ll
su
ppo
se
fi
rst
that
so
me
pe
rson
or
pe
rso
ns
insi
de
the
ho
u
se
did
the
cri
me.
They
got
this
man
do
wn
he
re
at
a
ti
me
when
eve
rythi
ng
was
sti
ll
and
yet
no
one
was
asle
e
p.
They
then
did
the
de
ed
wi
th
the
qu
e
e
re
st
and
no
i
si
e
st
we
a
pon
in
the
wo
rld
so
as
to
te
ll
eve
ryo
ne
what
had
ha
ppe
ne
d--a
we
a
pon
that
was
ne
ver
se
en
in
the
ho
u
se
be
fo
re.
That
do
es
not
se
em
a
ve
ry
li
ke
ly
sta
rt,
do
es
it?"
"No,
it
do
es
no
t."
"We
ll,
the
n,
eve
ryo
ne
is
agre
ed
that
after
the
ala
rm
was
gi
ven
only
a
mi
nu
te
at
the
mo
st
had
pa
ssed
be
fo
re
the
who
le
ho
u
se
ho
ld--not
Mr.
Ce
cil
Ba
rker
alo
ne,
tho
u
gh
he
cla
i
ms
to
ha
ve
be
en
the
fi
rst,
but
Ames
and
all
of
them
we
re
on
the
spo
t.
Do
you
te
ll
me
that
in
that
ti
me
the
gu
i
lty
pe
rson
ma
na
ged
to
ma
ke
fo
o
tma
rks
in
the
co
rne
r,
open
the
wi
ndo
w,
ma
rk
the
si
ll
wi
th
blo
o
d,
ta
ke
the
we
ddi
ng
ri
ng
off
the
de
ad
ma
n's
fi
nge
r,
and
all
the
re
st
of
it?
It's
impo
ssi
ble
!"
"You
put
it
ve
ry
cle
a
rly,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s.
"I
am
incli
ned
to
agree
wi
th
yo
u
."
"We
ll,
the
n,
we
are
dri
ven
ba
ck
to
the
the
o
ry
that
it
was
do
ne
by
so
me
o
ne
from
ou
tsi
de.
We
are
sti
ll
fa
ced
wi
th
so
me
big
di
ffi
cu
lti
e
s;
but
anyhow
they
ha
ve
ce
a
sed
to
be
impo
ssi
bi
li
ti
e
s.
The
man
got
into
the
ho
u
se
be
twe
en
fo
u
r-thi
rty
and
si
x;
that
is
to
sa
y,
be
twe
en
du
sk
and
the
ti
me
when
the
bri
dge
was
ra
i
se
d.
The
re
had
be
en
so
me
vi
si
to
rs,
and
the
do
or
was
ope
n;
so
the
re
was
no
thi
ng
to
pre
ve
nt
hi
m.
He
may
ha
ve
be
en
a
co
mmon
bu
rgla
r,
or
he
may
ha
ve
had
so
me
pri
va
te
gru
dge
aga
i
nst
Mr.
Do
u
gla
s.
Si
nce
Mr.
Do
u
glas
has
spe
nt
mo
st
of
his
li
fe
in
Ame
ri
ca,
and
this
sho
tgun
se
e
ms
to
be
an
Ame
ri
can
we
a
po
n,
it
wo
u
ld
se
em
that
the
pri
va
te
gru
dge
is
the
mo
re
li
ke
ly
the
o
ry.
He
sli
pped
into
this
ro
om
be
ca
u
se
it
was
the
fi
rst
he
ca
me
to,
and
he
hid
be
hi
nd
the
cu
rta
i
n.
The
re
he
re
ma
i
ned
until
pa
st
ele
ven
at
ni
ght.
At
that
ti
me
Mr.
Do
u
glas
ente
red
the
ro
o
m.
It
was
a
sho
rt
inte
rvi
e
w,
if
the
re
we
re
any
inte
rvi
ew
at
all;
for
Mrs.
Do
u
glas
de
cla
res
that
her
hu
sba
nd
had
not
le
ft
her
mo
re
than
a
few
mi
nu
tes
when
she
he
a
rd
the
sho
t."
"The
ca
ndle
sho
ws
tha
t,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s.
"Exa
ctly.
The
ca
ndle,
whi
ch
was
a
new
one,
is
not
bu
rned
mo
re
than
ha
lf
an
inch.
He
mu
st
ha
ve
pla
ced
it
on
the
ta
ble
be
fo
re
he
was
atta
cke
d;
othe
rwi
se,
of
co
u
rse,
it
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
fa
llen
when
he
fe
ll.
This
sho
ws
that
he
was
not
atta
cked
the
insta
nt
that
he
ente
red
the
ro
o
m.
When
Mr.
Ba
rker
arri
ved
the
ca
ndle
was
lit
and
the
la
mp
was
ou
t."
"Tha
t's
all
cle
ar
eno
u
gh."
"We
ll,
no
w,
we
can
re
co
nstru
ct
thi
ngs
on
tho
se
li
ne
s.
Mr.
Do
u
glas
ente
rs
the
ro
o
m.
He
pu
ts
do
wn
the
ca
ndle.
A
man
appe
a
rs
from
be
hi
nd
the
cu
rta
i
n.
He
is
armed
wi
th
this
gu
n.
He
de
ma
nds
the
we
ddi
ng
ri
ng--He
a
ven
only
kno
ws
why,
but
so
it
mu
st
ha
ve
be
e
n.
Mr.
Do
u
glas
ga
ve
it
up.
Then
ei
ther
in
co
ld
blo
od
or
in
the
co
u
rse
of
a
stru
ggle
--Do
u
glas
may
ha
ve
gri
pped
the
ha
mmer
that
was
fo
u
nd
upon
the
ma
t--he
shot
Do
u
glas
in
this
ho
rri
ble
wa
y.
He
dro
pped
his
gun
and
also
it
wo
u
ld
se
em
this
qu
e
er
ca
rd--V.V.
341,
wha
te
ver
that
may
me
a
n--a
nd
he
ma
de
his
esca
pe
thro
u
gh
the
wi
ndow
and
acro
ss
the
mo
at
at
the
ve
ry
mo
me
nt
when
Ce
cil
Ba
rker
was
di
sco
ve
ri
ng
the
cri
me.
Ho
w's
tha
t,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s?"
"Ve
ry
inte
re
sti
ng,
but
ju
st
a
li
ttle
unco
nvi
nci
ng."
"Ma
n,
it
wo
u
ld
be
abso
lu
te
no
nse
nse
if
it
wa
sn't
that
anythi
ng
else
is
even
wo
rse
!"
cri
ed
Ma
cDo
na
ld.
"So
me
bo
dy
ki
lled
the
ma
n,
and
who
e
ver
it
was
I
co
u
ld
cle
a
rly
pro
ve
to
you
that
he
sho
u
ld
ha
ve
do
ne
it
so
me
other
wa
y.
What
do
es
he
me
an
by
allo
wi
ng
his
re
tre
at
to
be
cut
off
li
ke
tha
t?
What
do
es
he
me
an
by
usi
ng
a
sho
tgun
when
si
le
nce
was
his
one
cha
nce
of
esca
pe?
Co
me,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s,
it's
up
to
you
to
gi
ve
us
a
le
a
d,
si
nce
you
say
Mr.
Whi
te
Ma
so
n's
the
o
ry
is
unco
nvi
nci
ng."
Ho
lmes
had
sat
inte
ntly
obse
rva
nt
du
ri
ng
this
lo
ng
di
scu
ssi
o
n,
mi
ssi
ng
no
wo
rd
that
was
sa
i
d,
wi
th
his
ke
en
eyes
da
rti
ng
to
ri
ght
and
to
le
ft,
and
his
fo
re
he
ad
wri
nkled
wi
th
spe
cu
la
ti
o
n.
"I
sho
u
ld
li
ke
a
few
mo
re
fa
cts
be
fo
re
I
get
so
far
as
a
the
o
ry,
Mr.
Ma
c,"
sa
id
he,
kne
e
li
ng
do
wn
be
si
de
the
bo
dy.
"De
ar
me!
the
se
inju
ri
es
are
re
a
lly
appa
lli
ng.
Can
we
ha
ve
the
bu
tler
in
for
a
mo
me
nt?...
Ame
s,
I
unde
rsta
nd
that
you
ha
ve
often
se
en
this
ve
ry
unu
su
al
ma
rk--a
bra
nded
tri
a
ngle
insi
de
a
ci
rcle
--u
pon
Mr.
Do
u
gla
s's
fo
re
a
rm?"
"Fre
qu
e
ntly,
si
r."
"You
ne
ver
he
a
rd
any
spe
cu
la
ti
on
as
to
what
it
me
a
nt?"
"No,
si
r."
"It
mu
st
ha
ve
ca
u
sed
gre
at
pa
in
when
it
was
infli
cte
d.
It
is
undo
u
bte
dly
a
bu
rn.
No
w,
I
obse
rve,
Ame
s,
that
the
re
is
a
sma
ll
pi
e
ce
of
pla
ster
at
the
angle
of
Mr.
Do
u
gla
s's
ja
w.
Did
you
obse
rve
that
in
li
fe
?"
"Ye
s,
si
r,
he
cut
hi
mse
lf
in
sha
vi
ng
ye
ste
rday
mo
rni
ng."
"Did
you
ever
know
him
to
cut
hi
mse
lf
in
sha
vi
ng
be
fo
re
?"
"Not
for
a
ve
ry
lo
ng
ti
me,
si
r."
"Su
gge
sti
ve
!"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s.
"It
ma
y,
of
co
u
rse,
be
a
me
re
co
i
nci
de
nce,
or
it
may
po
i
nt
to
so
me
ne
rvo
u
sne
ss
whi
ch
wo
u
ld
indi
ca
te
that
he
had
re
a
son
to
appre
he
nd
da
nge
r.
Had
you
no
ti
ced
anythi
ng
unu
su
al
in
his
co
ndu
ct,
ye
ste
rda
y,
Ame
s?"
"It
stru
ck
me
that
he
was
a
li
ttle
re
stle
ss
and
exci
te
d,
si
r."
"Ha!
The
atta
ck
may
not
ha
ve
be
en
enti
re
ly
une
xpe
cte
d.
We
do
se
em
to
ma
ke
a
li
ttle
pro
gre
ss,
do
we
no
t?
Pe
rha
ps
you
wo
u
ld
ra
ther
do
the
qu
e
sti
o
ni
ng,
Mr.
Ma
c?"
"No,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s,
it's
in
be
tter
ha
nds
than
mi
ne
."
"We
ll,
the
n,
we
wi
ll
pa
ss
to
this
ca
rd--V.V.
341.
It
is
ro
u
gh
ca
rdbo
a
rd.
Ha
ve
you
any
of
the
so
rt
in
the
ho
u
se
?"
"I
do
n't
thi
nk
so
."
Ho
lmes
wa
lked
acro
ss
to
the
de
sk
and
da
bbed
a
li
ttle
ink
from
ea
ch
bo
ttle
on
to
the
blo
tti
ng
pa
pe
r.
"It
was
not
pri
nted
in
this
ro
o
m,"
he
sa
i
d;
"this
is
bla
ck
ink
and
the
other
pu
rpli
sh.
It
was
do
ne
by
a
thi
ck
pe
n,
and
the
se
are
fi
ne.
No,
it
was
do
ne
else
whe
re,
I
sho
u
ld
sa
y.
Can
you
ma
ke
anythi
ng
of
the
inscri
pti
o
n,
Ame
s?"
"No,
si
r,
no
thi
ng."
"What
do
you
thi
nk,
Mr.
Ma
c?"
"It
gi
ves
me
the
impre
ssi
on
of
a
se
cret
so
ci
e
ty
of
so
me
so
rt;
the
sa
me
wi
th
his
ba
dge
upon
the
fo
re
a
rm."
"Tha
t's
my
ide
a,
to
o
,"
sa
id
Whi
te
Ma
so
n.
"We
ll,
we
can
ado
pt
it
as
a
wo
rki
ng
hypo
the
sis
and
then
see
how
far
our
di
ffi
cu
lti
es
di
sa
ppe
a
r.
An
age
nt
from
su
ch
a
so
ci
e
ty
ma
kes
his
way
into
the
ho
u
se,
wa
i
ts
for
Mr.
Do
u
gla
s,
blo
ws
his
he
ad
ne
a
rly
off
wi
th
this
we
a
po
n,
and
esca
pes
by
wa
di
ng
the
mo
a
t,
after
le
a
vi
ng
a
ca
rd
be
si
de
the
de
ad
ma
n,
whi
ch
wi
ll,
when
me
nti
o
ned
in
the
pa
pe
rs,
te
ll
other
me
mbe
rs
of
the
so
ci
e
ty
that
ve
nge
a
nce
has
be
en
do
ne.
That
all
ha
ngs
to
ge
the
r.
But
why
this
gu
n,
of
all
we
a
po
ns?"
"Exa
ctly."
"And
why
the
mi
ssi
ng
ri
ng?"
"Qu
i
te
so
."
"And
why
no
arre
st?
It's
pa
st
two
no
w.
I
ta
ke
it
for
gra
nted
that
si
nce
da
wn
eve
ry
co
nsta
ble
wi
thin
fo
rty
mi
les
has
be
en
lo
o
ki
ng
out
for
a
wet
stra
nge
r?"
"That
is
so,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s."
"We
ll,
unle
ss
he
has
a
bu
rrow
clo
se
by
or
a
cha
nge
of
clo
thes
re
a
dy,
they
can
ha
rdly
mi
ss
hi
m.
And
yet
they
HAVE
mi
ssed
him
up
to
no
w!"
Ho
lmes
had
go
ne
to
the
wi
ndow
and
was
exa
mi
ni
ng
wi
th
his
le
ns
the
blo
od
ma
rk
on
the
si
ll.
"It
is
cle
a
rly
the
tre
ad
of
a
sho
e.
It
is
re
ma
rka
bly
bro
a
d;
a
spla
y-fo
o
t,
one
wo
u
ld
sa
y.
Cu
ri
o
u
s,
be
ca
u
se,
so
far
as
one
can
tra
ce
any
fo
o
tma
rk
in
this
mu
d-sta
i
ned
co
rne
r,
one
wo
u
ld
say
it
was
a
mo
re
sha
pe
ly
so
le.
Ho
we
ve
r,
they
are
ce
rta
i
nly
ve
ry
indi
sti
nct.
Wha
t's
this
under
the
si
de
ta
ble
?"
"Mr.
Do
u
gla
s's
du
mb-be
lls,"
sa
id
Ame
s.
"Du
mb-be
ll--the
re
's
only
one.
Whe
re
's
the
othe
r?"
"I
do
n't
kno
w,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s.
The
re
may
ha
ve
be
en
only
one.
I
ha
ve
not
no
ti
ced
them
for
mo
nths."
"One
du
mb-be
ll--"
Ho
lmes
sa
id
se
ri
o
u
sly;
but
his
re
ma
rks
we
re
inte
rru
pted
by
a
sha
rp
kno
ck
at
the
do
o
r.
A
ta
ll,
su
nbu
rne
d,
ca
pa
ble
-lo
o
ki
ng,
cle
a
n-sha
ved
man
lo
o
ked
in
at
us.
I
had
no
di
ffi
cu
lty
in
gu
e
ssi
ng
that
it
was
the
Ce
cil
Ba
rker
of
whom
I
had
he
a
rd.
His
ma
ste
rful
eyes
tra
ve
lled
qu
i
ckly
wi
th
a
qu
e
sti
o
ni
ng
gla
nce
from
fa
ce
to
fa
ce.
"So
rry
to
inte
rru
pt
yo
ur
co
nsu
lta
ti
o
n,"
sa
id
he,
"but
you
sho
u
ld
he
ar
the
la
te
st
ne
ws."
"An
arre
st?"
"No
su
ch
lu
ck.
But
the
y've
fo
u
nd
his
bi
cycle.
The
fe
llow
le
ft
his
bi
cycle
be
hi
nd
hi
m.
Co
me
and
ha
ve
a
lo
o
k.
It
is
wi
thin
a
hu
ndred
ya
rds
of
the
ha
ll
do
o
r."
We
fo
u
nd
three
or
fo
ur
gro
o
ms
and
idle
rs
sta
ndi
ng
in
the
dri
ve
inspe
cti
ng
a
bi
cycle
whi
ch
had
be
en
dra
wn
out
from
a
clu
mp
of
eve
rgre
e
ns
in
whi
ch
it
had
be
en
co
nce
a
le
d.
It
was
a
we
ll
used
Ru
dge
-Whi
two
rth,
spla
shed
as
from
a
co
nsi
de
ra
ble
jo
u
rne
y.
The
re
was
a
sa
ddle
bag
wi
th
spa
nner
and
oi
lca
n,
but
no
clue
as
to
the
owne
r.
"It
wo
u
ld
be
a
gra
nd
he
lp
to
the
po
li
ce
,"
sa
id
the
inspe
cto
r,
"if
the
se
thi
ngs
we
re
nu
mbe
red
and
re
gi
ste
re
d.
But
we
mu
st
be
tha
nkful
for
what
we
've
go
t.
If
we
ca
n't
fi
nd
whe
re
he
we
nt
to,
at
le
a
st
we
are
li
ke
ly
to
get
whe
re
he
ca
me
fro
m.
But
what
in
the
na
me
of
all
that
is
wo
nde
rful
ma
de
the
fe
llow
le
a
ve
it
be
hi
nd?
And
how
in
the
wo
rld
has
he
got
away
wi
tho
ut
it?
We
do
n't
se
em
to
get
a
gle
am
of
li
ght
in
the
ca
se,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s."
"Do
n't
we
?"
my
fri
e
nd
answe
red
tho
u
ghtfu
lly.
"I
wo
nde
r!"
Cha
pter
5--The
Pe
o
ple
of
the
Dra
ma
"Ha
ve
you
se
en
all
you
wa
nt
of
the
stu
dy?"
asked
Whi
te
Ma
son
as
we
re
e
nte
red
the
ho
u
se.
"For
the
ti
me
,"
sa
id
the
inspe
cto
r,
and
Ho
lmes
no
dde
d.
"Then
pe
rha
ps
you
wo
u
ld
now
li
ke
to
he
ar
the
evi
de
nce
of
so
me
of
the
pe
o
ple
in
the
ho
u
se.
We
co
u
ld
use
the
di
ni
ng
ro
o
m,
Ame
s.
Ple
a
se
co
me
yo
u
rse
lf
fi
rst
and
te
ll
us
what
you
kno
w."
The
bu
tle
r's
acco
u
nt
was
a
si
mple
and
a
cle
ar
one,
and
he
ga
ve
a
co
nvi
nci
ng
impre
ssi
on
of
si
nce
ri
ty.
He
had
be
en
enga
ged
fi
ve
ye
a
rs
be
fo
re,
when
Do
u
glas
fi
rst
ca
me
to
Bi
rlsto
ne.
He
unde
rsto
od
that
Mr.
Do
u
glas
was
a
ri
ch
ge
ntle
man
who
had
ma
de
his
mo
ney
in
Ame
ri
ca.
He
had
be
en
a
ki
nd
and
co
nsi
de
ra
te
emplo
ye
r--not
qu
i
te
what
Ames
was
used
to,
pe
rha
ps;
but
one
ca
n't
ha
ve
eve
rythi
ng.
He
ne
ver
saw
any
si
gns
of
appre
he
nsi
on
in
Mr.
Do
u
gla
s:
on
the
co
ntra
ry,
he
was
the
mo
st
fe
a
rle
ss
man
he
had
ever
kno
wn.
He
orde
red
the
dra
wbri
dge
to
be
pu
lled
up
eve
ry
ni
ght
be
ca
u
se
it
was
the
anci
e
nt
cu
stom
of
the
old
ho
u
se,
and
he
li
ked
to
ke
ep
the
old
wa
ys
up.
Mr.
Do
u
glas
se
ldom
we
nt
to
Lo
ndon
or
le
ft
the
vi
lla
ge;
but
on
the
day
be
fo
re
the
cri
me
he
had
be
en
sho
ppi
ng
at
Tu
nbri
dge
We
lls.
He
(Ame
s)
had
obse
rved
so
me
re
stle
ssne
ss
and
exci
te
me
nt
on
the
pa
rt
of
Mr.
Do
u
glas
that
da
y;
for
he
had
se
e
med
impa
ti
e
nt
and
irri
ta
ble,
whi
ch
was
unu
su
al
wi
th
hi
m.
He
had
not
go
ne
to
bed
that
ni
ght;
but
was
in
the
pa
ntry
at
the
ba
ck
of
the
ho
u
se,
pu
tti
ng
away
the
si
lve
r,
when
he
he
a
rd
the
be
ll
ri
ng
vi
o
le
ntly.
He
he
a
rd
no
sho
t;
but
it
was
ha
rdly
po
ssi
ble
he
wo
u
ld,
as
the
pa
ntry
and
ki
tche
ns
we
re
at
the
ve
ry
ba
ck
of
the
ho
u
se
and
the
re
we
re
se
ve
ral
clo
sed
do
o
rs
and
a
lo
ng
pa
ssa
ge
be
twe
e
n.
The
ho
u
se
ke
e
per
had
co
me
out
of
her
ro
o
m,
attra
cted
by
the
vi
o
le
nt
ri
ngi
ng
of
the
be
ll.
They
had
go
ne
to
the
fro
nt
of
the
ho
u
se
to
ge
the
r.
As
they
re
a
ched
the
bo
ttom
of
the
sta
i
rs
he
had
se
en
Mrs.
Do
u
glas
co
mi
ng
do
wn
it.
No,
she
was
not
hu
rryi
ng;
it
did
not
se
em
to
him
that
she
was
pa
rti
cu
la
rly
agi
ta
te
d.
Ju
st
as
she
re
a
ched
the
bo
ttom
of
the
sta
ir
Mr.
Ba
rker
had
ru
shed
out
of
the
stu
dy.
He
had
sto
pped
Mrs.
Do
u
glas
and
be
gged
her
to
go
ba
ck.
"For
Go
d's
sa
ke,
go
ba
ck
to
yo
ur
ro
o
m!"
he
cri
e
d.
"Po
or
Ja
ck
is
de
a
d!
You
can
do
no
thi
ng.
For
Go
d's
sa
ke,
go
ba
ck!"
After
so
me
pe
rsu
a
si
on
upon
the
sta
i
rs
Mrs.
Do
u
glas
had
go
ne
ba
ck.
She
did
not
scre
a
m.
She
ma
de
no
ou
tcry
wha
te
ve
r.
Mrs.
Alle
n,
the
ho
u
se
ke
e
pe
r,
had
ta
ken
her
upsta
i
rs
and
sta
yed
wi
th
her
in
the
be
dro
o
m.
Ames
and
Mr.
Ba
rker
had
then
re
tu
rned
to
the
stu
dy,
whe
re
they
had
fo
u
nd
eve
rythi
ng
exa
ctly
as
the
po
li
ce
had
se
en
it.
The
ca
ndle
was
not
lit
at
that
ti
me;
but
the
la
mp
was
bu
rni
ng.
They
had
lo
o
ked
out
of
the
wi
ndo
w;
but
the
ni
ght
was
ve
ry
da
rk
and
no
thi
ng
co
u
ld
be
se
en
or
he
a
rd.
They
had
then
ru
shed
out
into
the
ha
ll,
whe
re
Ames
had
tu
rned
the
wi
ndla
ss
whi
ch
lo
we
red
the
dra
wbri
dge.
Mr.
Ba
rker
had
then
hu
rri
ed
off
to
get
the
po
li
ce.
Su
ch,
in
its
esse
nti
a
ls,
was
the
evi
de
nce
of
the
bu
tle
r.
The
acco
u
nt
of
Mrs.
Alle
n,
the
ho
u
se
ke
e
pe
r,
wa
s,
so
far
as
it
we
nt,
a
co
rro
bo
ra
ti
on
of
that
of
her
fe
llow
se
rva
nt.
The
ho
u
se
ke
e
pe
r's
ro
om
was
ra
ther
ne
a
rer
to
the
fro
nt
of
the
ho
u
se
than
the
pa
ntry
in
whi
ch
Ames
had
be
en
wo
rki
ng.
She
was
pre
pa
ri
ng
to
go
to
bed
when
the
lo
ud
ri
ngi
ng
of
the
be
ll
had
attra
cted
her
atte
nti
o
n.
She
was
a
li
ttle
ha
rd
of
he
a
ri
ng.
Pe
rha
ps
that
was
why
she
had
not
he
a
rd
the
sho
t;
but
in
any
ca
se
the
stu
dy
was
a
lo
ng
way
off.
She
re
me
mbe
red
he
a
ri
ng
so
me
so
u
nd
whi
ch
she
ima
gi
ned
to
be
the
sla
mmi
ng
of
a
do
o
r.
That
was
a
go
od
de
al
ea
rli
e
r--ha
lf
an
ho
ur
at
le
a
st
be
fo
re
the
ri
ngi
ng
of
the
be
ll.
When
Mr.
Ames
ran
to
the
fro
nt
she
we
nt
wi
th
hi
m.
She
saw
Mr.
Ba
rke
r,
ve
ry
pa
le
and
exci
te
d,
co
me
out
of
the
stu
dy.
He
inte
rce
pted
Mrs.
Do
u
gla
s,
who
was
co
mi
ng
do
wn
the
sta
i
rs.
He
entre
a
ted
her
to
go
ba
ck,
and
she
answe
red
hi
m,
but
what
she
sa
id
co
u
ld
not
be
he
a
rd.
"Ta
ke
her
up!
Stay
wi
th
he
r!"
he
had
sa
id
to
Mrs.
Alle
n.
She
had
the
re
fo
re
ta
ken
her
to
the
be
dro
o
m,
and
ende
a
vo
u
red
to
so
o
the
he
r.
She
was
gre
a
tly
exci
te
d,
tre
mbli
ng
all
ove
r,
but
ma
de
no
other
atte
mpt
to
go
do
wnsta
i
rs.
She
ju
st
sat
in
her
dre
ssi
ng
go
wn
by
her
be
dro
om
fi
re,
wi
th
her
he
ad
su
nk
in
her
ha
nds.
Mrs.
Allen
sta
yed
wi
th
her
mo
st
of
the
ni
ght.
As
to
the
other
se
rva
nts,
they
had
all
go
ne
to
be
d,
and
the
ala
rm
did
not
re
a
ch
them
until
ju
st
be
fo
re
the
po
li
ce
arri
ve
d.
They
sle
pt
at
the
extre
me
ba
ck
of
the
ho
u
se,
and
co
u
ld
not
po
ssi
bly
ha
ve
he
a
rd
anythi
ng.
So
far
the
ho
u
se
ke
e
per
co
u
ld
add
no
thi
ng
on
cro
ss-e
xa
mi
na
ti
on
sa
ve
la
me
nta
ti
o
ns
and
expre
ssi
o
ns
of
ama
ze
me
nt.
Ce
cil
Ba
rker
su
cce
e
ded
Mrs.
Allen
as
a
wi
tne
ss.
As
to
the
occu
rre
nces
of
the
ni
ght
be
fo
re,
he
had
ve
ry
li
ttle
to
add
to
what
he
had
alre
a
dy
to
ld
the
po
li
ce.
Pe
rso
na
lly,
he
was
co
nvi
nced
that
the
mu
rde
rer
had
esca
ped
by
the
wi
ndo
w.
The
blo
o
dsta
in
was
co
nclu
si
ve,
in
his
opi
ni
o
n,
on
that
po
i
nt.
Be
si
de
s,
as
the
bri
dge
was
up,
the
re
was
no
other
po
ssi
ble
way
of
esca
pi
ng.
He
co
u
ld
not
expla
in
what
had
be
co
me
of
the
assa
ssin
or
why
he
had
not
ta
ken
his
bi
cycle,
if
it
we
re
inde
ed
hi
s.
He
co
u
ld
not
po
ssi
bly
ha
ve
be
en
dro
wned
in
the
mo
a
t,
whi
ch
was
at
no
pla
ce
mo
re
than
three
fe
et
de
e
p.
In
his
own
mi
nd
he
had
a
ve
ry
de
fi
ni
te
the
o
ry
abo
ut
the
mu
rde
r.
Do
u
glas
was
a
re
ti
ce
nt
ma
n,
and
the
re
we
re
so
me
cha
pte
rs
in
his
li
fe
of
whi
ch
he
ne
ver
spo
ke.
He
had
emi
gra
ted
to
Ame
ri
ca
when
he
was
a
ve
ry
yo
u
ng
ma
n.
He
had
pro
spe
red
we
ll,
and
Ba
rker
had
fi
rst
met
him
in
Ca
li
fo
rni
a,
whe
re
they
had
be
co
me
pa
rtne
rs
in
a
su
cce
ssful
mi
ni
ng
cla
im
at
a
pla
ce
ca
lled
Be
ni
to
Ca
nyo
n.
They
had
do
ne
ve
ry
we
ll;
but
Do
u
glas
had
su
dde
nly
so
ld
out
and
sta
rted
for
Engla
nd.
He
was
a
wi
do
wer
at
that
ti
me.
Ba
rker
had
afte
rwa
rds
re
a
li
zed
his
mo
ney
and
co
me
to
li
ve
in
Lo
ndo
n.
Thus
they
had
re
ne
wed
the
ir
fri
e
ndshi
p.
Do
u
glas
had
gi
ven
him
the
impre
ssi
on
that
so
me
da
nger
was
ha
ngi
ng
over
his
he
a
d,
and
he
had
alwa
ys
lo
o
ked
upon
his
su
dden
de
pa
rtu
re
from
Ca
li
fo
rni
a,
and
also
his
re
nti
ng
a
ho
u
se
in
so
qu
i
et
a
pla
ce
in
Engla
nd,
as
be
i
ng
co
nne
cted
wi
th
this
pe
ri
l.
He
ima
gi
ned
that
so
me
se
cret
so
ci
e
ty,
so
me
impla
ca
ble
orga
ni
za
ti
o
n,
was
on
Do
u
gla
s's
tra
ck,
whi
ch
wo
u
ld
ne
ver
re
st
until
it
ki
lled
hi
m.
So
me
re
ma
rks
of
his
had
gi
ven
him
this
ide
a;
tho
u
gh
he
had
ne
ver
to
ld
him
what
the
so
ci
e
ty
wa
s,
nor
how
he
had
co
me
to
offe
nd
it.
He
co
u
ld
only
su
ppo
se
that
the
le
ge
nd
upon
the
pla
ca
rd
had
so
me
re
fe
re
nce
to
this
se
cret
so
ci
e
ty.
"How
lo
ng
we
re
you
wi
th
Do
u
glas
in
Ca
li
fo
rni
a
?"
asked
Inspe
ctor
Ma
cDo
na
ld.
"Fi
ve
ye
a
rs
alto
ge
the
r."
"He
was
a
ba
che
lo
r,
you
sa
y?"
"A
wi
do
we
r."
"Ha
ve
you
ever
he
a
rd
whe
re
his
fi
rst
wi
fe
ca
me
fro
m?"
"No,
I
re
me
mber
his
sa
yi
ng
that
she
was
of
Ge
rman
extra
cti
o
n,
and
I
ha
ve
se
en
her
po
rtra
i
t.
She
was
a
ve
ry
be
a
u
ti
ful
wo
ma
n.
She
di
ed
of
typho
id
the
ye
ar
be
fo
re
I
met
hi
m."
"You
do
n't
asso
ci
a
te
his
pa
st
wi
th
any
pa
rti
cu
lar
pa
rt
of
Ame
ri
ca
?"
"I
ha
ve
he
a
rd
him
ta
lk
of
Chi
ca
go.
He
knew
that
ci
ty
we
ll
and
had
wo
rked
the
re.
I
ha
ve
he
a
rd
him
ta
lk
of
the
co
al
and
iron
di
stri
cts.
He
had
tra
ve
lled
a
go
od
de
al
in
his
ti
me
."
"Was
he
a
po
li
ti
ci
a
n?
Had
this
se
cret
so
ci
e
ty
to
do
wi
th
po
li
ti
cs?"
"No,
he
ca
red
no
thi
ng
abo
ut
po
li
ti
cs."
"You
ha
ve
no
re
a
son
to
thi
nk
it
was
cri
mi
na
l?"
"On
the
co
ntra
ry,
I
ne
ver
met
a
stra
i
ghter
man
in
my
li
fe
."
"Was
the
re
anythi
ng
cu
ri
o
us
abo
ut
his
li
fe
in
Ca
li
fo
rni
a
?"
"He
li
ked
be
st
to
stay
and
to
wo
rk
at
our
cla
im
in
the
mo
u
nta
i
ns.
He
wo
u
ld
ne
ver
go
whe
re
other
men
we
re
if
he
co
u
ld
he
lp
it.
Tha
t's
why
I
fi
rst
tho
u
ght
that
so
me
o
ne
was
after
hi
m.
Then
when
he
le
ft
so
su
dde
nly
for
Eu
ro
pe
I
ma
de
su
re
that
it
was
so.
I
be
li
e
ve
that
he
had
a
wa
rni
ng
of
so
me
so
rt.
Wi
thin
a
we
ek
of
his
le
a
vi
ng
ha
lf
a
do
zen
men
we
re
inqu
i
ri
ng
for
hi
m."
"What
so
rt
of
me
n?"
"We
ll,
they
we
re
a
mi
ghty
ha
rd-lo
o
ki
ng
cro
wd.
They
ca
me
up
to
the
cla
im
and
wa
nted
to
know
whe
re
he
wa
s.
I
to
ld
them
that
he
was
go
ne
to
Eu
ro
pe
and
that
I
did
not
know
whe
re
to
fi
nd
hi
m.
They
me
a
nt
him
no
go
o
d--it
was
ea
sy
to
see
tha
t."
"We
re
the
se
men
Ame
ri
ca
ns--Ca
li
fo
rni
a
ns?"
"We
ll,
I
do
n't
know
abo
ut
Ca
li
fo
rni
a
ns.
They
we
re
Ame
ri
ca
ns,
all
ri
ght.
But
they
we
re
not
mi
ne
rs.
I
do
n't
know
what
they
we
re,
and
was
ve
ry
glad
to
see
the
ir
ba
cks."
"That
was
six
ye
a
rs
ago
?"
"Ne
a
rer
se
ve
n."
"And
then
you
we
re
to
ge
ther
fi
ve
ye
a
rs
in
Ca
li
fo
rni
a,
so
that
this
bu
si
ne
ss
da
tes
ba
ck
not
le
ss
than
ele
ven
ye
a
rs
at
the
le
a
st?"
"That
is
so
."
"It
mu
st
be
a
ve
ry
se
ri
o
us
fe
ud
that
wo
u
ld
be
ke
pt
up
wi
th
su
ch
ea
rne
stne
ss
for
as
lo
ng
as
tha
t.
It
wo
u
ld
be
no
li
ght
thi
ng
that
wo
u
ld
gi
ve
ri
se
to
it."
"I
thi
nk
it
sha
do
wed
his
who
le
li
fe.
It
was
ne
ver
qu
i
te
out
of
his
mi
nd."
"But
if
a
man
had
a
da
nger
ha
ngi
ng
over
hi
m,
and
knew
what
it
wa
s,
do
n't
you
thi
nk
he
wo
u
ld
tu
rn
to
the
po
li
ce
for
pro
te
cti
o
n?"
"Ma
ybe
it
was
so
me
da
nger
that
he
co
u
ld
not
be
pro
te
cted
aga
i
nst.
The
re
's
one
thi
ng
you
sho
u
ld
kno
w.
He
alwa
ys
we
nt
abo
ut
arme
d.
His
re
vo
lver
was
ne
ver
out
of
his
po
cke
t.
Bu
t,
by
bad
lu
ck,
he
was
in
his
dre
ssi
ng
go
wn
and
had
le
ft
it
in
the
be
dro
om
la
st
ni
ght.
Once
the
bri
dge
was
up,
I
gu
e
ss
he
tho
u
ght
he
was
sa
fe
."
"I
sho
u
ld
li
ke
the
se
da
tes
a
li
ttle
cle
a
re
r,"
sa
id
Ma
cDo
na
ld.
"It
is
qu
i
te
six
ye
a
rs
si
nce
Do
u
glas
le
ft
Ca
li
fo
rni
a.
You
fo
llo
wed
him
ne
xt
ye
a
r,
did
you
no
t?"
"That
is
so
."
"And
he
had
be
en
ma
rri
ed
fi
ve
ye
a
rs.
You
mu
st
ha
ve
re
tu
rned
abo
ut
the
ti
me
of
his
ma
rri
a
ge
."
"Abo
ut
a
mo
nth
be
fo
re.
I
was
his
be
st
ma
n."
"Did
you
know
Mrs.
Do
u
glas
be
fo
re
her
ma
rri
a
ge
?"
"No,
I
did
no
t.
I
had
be
en
away
from
Engla
nd
for
ten
ye
a
rs."
"But
you
ha
ve
se
en
a
go
od
de
al
of
her
si
nce
."
Ba
rker
lo
o
ked
ste
rnly
at
the
de
te
cti
ve.
"I
ha
ve
se
en
a
go
od
de
al
of
HIM
si
nce
,"
he
answe
re
d.
"If
I
ha
ve
se
en
he
r,
it
is
be
ca
u
se
you
ca
nnot
vi
sit
a
man
wi
tho
ut
kno
wi
ng
his
wi
fe.
If
you
ima
gi
ne
the
re
is
any
co
nne
cti
o
n--"
"I
ima
gi
ne
no
thi
ng,
Mr.
Ba
rke
r.
I
am
bo
u
nd
to
ma
ke
eve
ry
inqu
i
ry
whi
ch
can
be
ar
upon
the
ca
se.
But
I
me
an
no
offe
nse
."
"So
me
inqu
i
ri
es
are
offe
nsi
ve
,"
Ba
rker
answe
red
angri
ly.
"It's
only
the
fa
cts
that
we
wa
nt.
It
is
in
yo
ur
inte
re
st
and
eve
ryo
ne
's
inte
re
st
that
they
sho
u
ld
be
cle
a
red
up.
Did
Mr.
Do
u
glas
enti
re
ly
appro
ve
yo
ur
fri
e
ndship
wi
th
his
wi
fe
?"
Ba
rker
grew
pa
le
r,
and
his
gre
a
t,
stro
ng
ha
nds
we
re
cla
sped
co
nvu
lsi
ve
ly
to
ge
the
r.
"You
ha
ve
no
ri
ght
to
ask
su
ch
qu
e
sti
o
ns!"
he
cri
e
d.
"What
has
this
to
do
wi
th
the
ma
tter
you
are
inve
sti
ga
ti
ng?"
"I
mu
st
re
pe
at
the
qu
e
sti
o
n."
"We
ll,
I
re
fu
se
to
answe
r."
"You
can
re
fu
se
to
answe
r;
but
you
mu
st
be
awa
re
that
yo
ur
re
fu
sal
is
in
itse
lf
an
answe
r,
for
you
wo
u
ld
not
re
fu
se
if
you
had
not
so
me
thi
ng
to
co
nce
a
l."
Ba
rker
sto
od
for
a
mo
me
nt
wi
th
his
fa
ce
set
gri
mly
and
his
stro
ng
bla
ck
eye
bro
ws
dra
wn
low
in
inte
nse
tho
u
ght.
Then
he
lo
o
ked
up
wi
th
a
smi
le.
"We
ll,
I
gu
e
ss
you
ge
ntle
men
are
only
do
i
ng
yo
ur
cle
ar
du
ty
after
all,
and
I
ha
ve
no
ri
ght
to
sta
nd
in
the
way
of
it.
I'd
only
ask
you
not
to
wo
rry
Mrs.
Do
u
glas
over
this
ma
tte
r;
for
she
has
eno
u
gh
upon
her
ju
st
no
w.
I
may
te
ll
you
that
po
or
Do
u
glas
had
ju
st
one
fa
u
lt
in
the
wo
rld,
and
that
was
his
je
a
lo
u
sy.
He
was
fo
nd
of
me
--no
man
co
u
ld
be
fo
nder
of
a
fri
e
nd.
And
he
was
de
vo
ted
to
his
wi
fe.
He
lo
ved
me
to
co
me
he
re,
and
was
fo
re
ver
se
ndi
ng
for
me.
And
yet
if
his
wi
fe
and
I
ta
lked
to
ge
ther
or
the
re
se
e
med
any
sympa
thy
be
twe
en
us,
a
ki
nd
of
wa
ve
of
je
a
lo
u
sy
wo
u
ld
pa
ss
over
hi
m,
and
he
wo
u
ld
be
off
the
ha
ndle
and
sa
yi
ng
the
wi
lde
st
thi
ngs
in
a
mo
me
nt.
Mo
re
than
once
I've
swo
rn
off
co
mi
ng
for
that
re
a
so
n,
and
then
he
wo
u
ld
wri
te
me
su
ch
pe
ni
te
nt,
implo
ri
ng
le
tte
rs
that
I
ju
st
had
to.
But
you
can
ta
ke
it
from
me,
ge
ntle
me
n,
if
it
was
my
la
st
wo
rd,
that
no
man
ever
had
a
mo
re
lo
vi
ng,
fa
i
thful
wi
fe
--a
nd
I
can
say
also
no
fri
e
nd
co
u
ld
be
mo
re
lo
yal
than
I!"
It
was
spo
ken
wi
th
fe
rvo
ur
and
fe
e
li
ng,
and
yet
Inspe
ctor
Ma
cDo
na
ld
co
u
ld
not
di
smi
ss
the
su
bje
ct.
"You
are
awa
re
,"
sa
id
he,
"that
the
de
ad
ma
n's
we
ddi
ng
ri
ng
has
be
en
ta
ken
from
his
fi
nge
r?"
"So
it
appe
a
rs,"
sa
id
Ba
rke
r.
"What
do
you
me
an
by
'a
ppe
a
rs'?
You
know
it
as
a
fa
ct."
The
man
se
e
med
co
nfu
sed
and
unde
ci
de
d.
"When
I
sa
id
'a
ppe
a
rs'
I
me
a
nt
that
it
was
co
nce
i
va
ble
that
he
had
hi
mse
lf
ta
ken
off
the
ri
ng."
"The
me
re
fa
ct
that
the
ri
ng
sho
u
ld
be
abse
nt,
who
e
ver
may
ha
ve
re
mo
ved
it,
wo
u
ld
su
gge
st
to
anyo
ne
's
mi
nd,
wo
u
ld
it
no
t,
that
the
ma
rri
a
ge
and
the
tra
ge
dy
we
re
co
nne
cte
d?"
Ba
rker
shru
gged
his
bro
ad
sho
u
lde
rs.
"I
ca
n't
pro
fe
ss
to
say
what
it
me
a
ns,"
he
answe
re
d.
"But
if
you
me
an
to
hi
nt
that
it
co
u
ld
re
fle
ct
in
any
way
upon
this
la
dy's
ho
no
u
r"--his
eyes
bla
zed
for
an
insta
nt,
and
then
wi
th
an
evi
de
nt
effo
rt
he
got
a
grip
upon
his
own
emo
ti
o
ns--"we
ll,
you
are
on
the
wro
ng
tra
ck,
tha
t's
all."
"I
do
n't
know
that
I've
anythi
ng
else
to
ask
you
at
pre
se
nt,"
sa
id
Ma
cDo
na
ld,
co
ldly.
"The
re
was
one
sma
ll
po
i
nt,"
re
ma
rked
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lme
s.
"When
you
ente
red
the
ro
om
the
re
was
only
a
ca
ndle
li
ghted
on
the
ta
ble,
was
the
re
no
t?"
"Ye
s,
that
was
so
."
"By
its
li
ght
you
saw
that
so
me
te
rri
ble
inci
de
nt
had
occu
rre
d?"
"Exa
ctly."
"You
at
once
ra
ng
for
he
lp?"
"Ye
s."
"And
it
arri
ved
ve
ry
spe
e
di
ly?"
"Wi
thin
a
mi
nu
te
or
so
."
"And
yet
when
they
arri
ved
they
fo
u
nd
that
the
ca
ndle
was
out
and
that
the
la
mp
had
be
en
li
ghte
d.
That
se
e
ms
ve
ry
re
ma
rka
ble
."
Aga
in
Ba
rker
sho
wed
so
me
si
gns
of
inde
ci
si
o
n.
"I
do
n't
see
that
it
was
re
ma
rka
ble,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s,"
he
answe
red
after
a
pa
u
se.
"The
ca
ndle
threw
a
ve
ry
bad
li
ght.
My
fi
rst
tho
u
ght
was
to
get
a
be
tter
one.
The
la
mp
was
on
the
ta
ble;
so
I
lit
it."
"And
blew
out
the
ca
ndle
?"
"Exa
ctly."
Ho
lmes
asked
no
fu
rther
qu
e
sti
o
n,
and
Ba
rke
r,
wi
th
a
de
li
be
ra
te
lo
ok
from
one
to
the
other
of
us,
whi
ch
ha
d,
as
it
se
e
med
to
me,
so
me
thi
ng
of
de
fi
a
nce
in
it,
tu
rned
and
le
ft
the
ro
o
m.
Inspe
ctor
Ma
cDo
na
ld
had
se
nt
up
a
no
te
to
the
effe
ct
that
he
wo
u
ld
wa
it
upon
Mrs.
Do
u
glas
in
her
ro
o
m;
but
she
had
re
pli
ed
that
she
wo
u
ld
me
et
us
in
the
di
ni
ng
ro
o
m.
She
ente
red
no
w,
a
ta
ll
and
be
a
u
ti
ful
wo
man
of
thi
rty,
re
se
rved
and
se
lf-po
sse
ssed
to
a
re
ma
rka
ble
de
gre
e,
ve
ry
di
ffe
re
nt
from
the
tra
gic
and
di
stra
cted
fi
gu
re
I
had
pi
ctu
re
d.
It
is
true
that
her
fa
ce
was
pa
le
and
dra
wn,
li
ke
that
of
one
who
has
endu
red
a
gre
at
sho
ck;
but
her
ma
nner
was
co
mpo
se
d,
and
the
fi
ne
ly
mo
u
lded
ha
nd
whi
ch
she
re
sted
upon
the
edge
of
the
ta
ble
was
as
ste
a
dy
as
my
own.
Her
sa
d,
appe
a
li
ng
eyes
tra
ve
lled
from
one
to
the
other
of
us
wi
th
a
cu
ri
o
u
sly
inqu
i
si
ti
ve
expre
ssi
o
n.
That
qu
e
sti
o
ni
ng
ga
ze
tra
nsfo
rmed
itse
lf
su
dde
nly
into
abru
pt
spe
e
ch.
"Ha
ve
you
fo
u
nd
anythi
ng
out
ye
t?"
she
aske
d.
Was
it
my
ima
gi
na
ti
on
that
the
re
was
an
unde
rto
ne
of
fe
ar
ra
ther
than
of
ho
pe
in
the
qu
e
sti
o
n?
"We
ha
ve
ta
ken
eve
ry
po
ssi
ble
ste
p,
Mrs.
Do
u
gla
s,"
sa
id
the
inspe
cto
r.
"You
may
re
st
assu
red
that
no
thi
ng
wi
ll
be
ne
gle
cte
d."
"Spa
re
no
mo
ne
y,"
she
sa
id
in
a
de
a
d,
even
to
ne.
"It
is
my
de
si
re
that
eve
ry
po
ssi
ble
effo
rt
sho
u
ld
be
ma
de
."
"Pe
rha
ps
you
can
te
ll
us
so
me
thi
ng
whi
ch
may
throw
so
me
li
ght
upon
the
ma
tte
r."
"I
fe
ar
no
t;
but
all
I
know
is
at
yo
ur
se
rvi
ce
."
"We
ha
ve
he
a
rd
from
Mr.
Ce
cil
Ba
rker
that
you
did
not
actu
a
lly
se
e
--that
you
we
re
ne
ver
in
the
ro
om
whe
re
the
tra
ge
dy
occu
rre
d?"
"No,
he
tu
rned
me
ba
ck
upon
the
sta
i
rs.
He
be
gged
me
to
re
tu
rn
to
my
ro
o
m."
"Qu
i
te
so.
You
had
he
a
rd
the
sho
t,
and
you
had
at
once
co
me
do
wn."
"I
put
on
my
dre
ssi
ng
go
wn
and
then
ca
me
do
wn."
"How
lo
ng
was
it
after
he
a
ri
ng
the
shot
that
you
we
re
sto
pped
on
the
sta
ir
by
Mr.
Ba
rke
r?"
"It
may
ha
ve
be
en
a
co
u
ple
of
mi
nu
te
s.
It
is
so
ha
rd
to
re
ckon
ti
me
at
su
ch
a
mo
me
nt.
He
implo
red
me
not
to
go
on.
He
assu
red
me
that
I
co
u
ld
do
no
thi
ng.
Then
Mrs.
Alle
n,
the
ho
u
se
ke
e
pe
r,
led
me
upsta
i
rs
aga
i
n.
It
was
all
li
ke
so
me
dre
a
dful
dre
a
m."
"Can
you
gi
ve
us
any
idea
how
lo
ng
yo
ur
hu
sba
nd
had
be
en
do
wnsta
i
rs
be
fo
re
you
he
a
rd
the
sho
t?"
"No,
I
ca
nnot
sa
y.
He
we
nt
from
his
dre
ssi
ng
ro
o
m,
and
I
did
not
he
ar
him
go.
He
did
the
ro
u
nd
of
the
ho
u
se
eve
ry
ni
ght,
for
he
was
ne
rvo
us
of
fi
re.
It
is
the
only
thi
ng
that
I
ha
ve
ever
kno
wn
him
ne
rvo
us
of."
"That
is
ju
st
the
po
i
nt
whi
ch
I
wa
nt
to
co
me
to,
Mrs.
Do
u
gla
s.
You
ha
ve
kno
wn
yo
ur
hu
sba
nd
only
in
Engla
nd,
ha
ve
you
no
t?"
"Ye
s,
we
ha
ve
be
en
ma
rri
ed
fi
ve
ye
a
rs."
"Ha
ve
you
he
a
rd
him
spe
ak
of
anythi
ng
whi
ch
occu
rred
in
Ame
ri
ca
and
mi
ght
bri
ng
so
me
da
nger
upon
hi
m?"
Mrs.
Do
u
glas
tho
u
ght
ea
rne
stly
be
fo
re
she
answe
re
d.
"Ye
s,"
she
sa
id
at
la
st,
"I
ha
ve
alwa
ys
fe
lt
that
the
re
was
a
da
nger
ha
ngi
ng
over
hi
m.
He
re
fu
sed
to
di
scu
ss
it
wi
th
me.
It
was
not
from
wa
nt
of
co
nfi
de
nce
in
me
--the
re
was
the
mo
st
co
mple
te
lo
ve
and
co
nfi
de
nce
be
twe
en
us--but
it
was
out
of
his
de
si
re
to
ke
ep
all
ala
rm
away
from
me.
He
tho
u
ght
I
sho
u
ld
bro
od
over
it
if
I
knew
all,
and
so
he
was
si
le
nt."
"How
did
you
know
it,
the
n?"
Mrs.
Do
u
gla
s's
fa
ce
lit
wi
th
a
qu
i
ck
smi
le.
"Can
a
hu
sba
nd
ever
ca
rry
abo
ut
a
se
cret
all
his
li
fe
and
a
wo
man
who
lo
ves
him
ha
ve
no
su
spi
ci
on
of
it?
I
knew
it
by
his
re
fu
sal
to
ta
lk
abo
ut
so
me
epi
so
des
in
his
Ame
ri
can
li
fe.
I
knew
it
by
ce
rta
in
pre
ca
u
ti
o
ns
he
to
o
k.
I
knew
it
by
ce
rta
in
wo
rds
he
let
fa
ll.
I
knew
it
by
the
way
he
lo
o
ked
at
une
xpe
cted
stra
nge
rs.
I
was
pe
rfe
ctly
ce
rta
in
that
he
had
so
me
po
we
rful
ene
mi
e
s,
that
he
be
li
e
ved
they
we
re
on
his
tra
ck,
and
that
he
was
alwa
ys
on
his
gu
a
rd
aga
i
nst
the
m.
I
was
so
su
re
of
it
that
for
ye
a
rs
I
ha
ve
be
en
te
rri
fi
ed
if
ever
he
ca
me
ho
me
la
ter
than
was
expe
cte
d."
"Mi
ght
I
ask,"
asked
Ho
lme
s,
"what
the
wo
rds
we
re
whi
ch
attra
cted
yo
ur
atte
nti
o
n?"
"The
Va
lley
of
Fe
a
r,"
the
la
dy
answe
re
d.
"That
was
an
expre
ssi
on
he
has
used
when
I
qu
e
sti
o
ned
hi
m.
'I
ha
ve
be
en
in
the
Va
lley
of
Fe
a
r.
I
am
not
out
of
it
ye
t.'--'Are
we
ne
ver
to
get
out
of
the
Va
lley
of
Fe
a
r?'
I
ha
ve
asked
him
when
I
ha
ve
se
en
him
mo
re
se
ri
o
us
than
usu
a
l.
'So
me
ti
mes
I
thi
nk
that
we
ne
ver
sha
ll,'
he
has
answe
re
d."
"Su
re
ly
you
asked
him
what
he
me
a
nt
by
the
Va
lley
of
Fe
a
r?"
"I
di
d;
but
his
fa
ce
wo
u
ld
be
co
me
ve
ry
gra
ve
and
he
wo
u
ld
sha
ke
his
he
a
d.
'It
is
bad
eno
u
gh
that
one
of
us
sho
u
ld
ha
ve
be
en
in
its
sha
do
w,'
he
sa
i
d.
'Ple
a
se
God
it
sha
ll
ne
ver
fa
ll
upon
yo
u
!'
It
was
so
me
re
al
va
lley
in
whi
ch
he
had
li
ved
and
in
whi
ch
so
me
thi
ng
te
rri
ble
had
occu
rred
to
hi
m,
of
that
I
am
ce
rta
i
n;
but
I
can
te
ll
you
no
mo
re
."
"And
he
ne
ver
me
nti
o
ned
any
na
me
s?"
"Ye
s,
he
was
de
li
ri
o
us
wi
th
fe
ver
once
when
he
had
his
hu
nti
ng
acci
de
nt
three
ye
a
rs
ago.
Then
I
re
me
mber
that
the
re
was
a
na
me
that
ca
me
co
nti
nu
a
lly
to
his
li
ps.
He
spo
ke
it
wi
th
anger
and
a
so
rt
of
ho
rro
r.
McGi
nty
was
the
na
me
--Bo
dyma
ster
McGi
nty.
I
asked
him
when
he
re
co
ve
red
who
Bo
dyma
ster
McGi
nty
wa
s,
and
who
se
bo
dy
he
was
ma
ster
of.
'Ne
ver
of
mi
ne,
tha
nk
Go
d!'
he
answe
red
wi
th
a
la
u
gh,
and
that
was
all
I
co
u
ld
get
from
hi
m.
But
the
re
is
a
co
nne
cti
on
be
twe
en
Bo
dyma
ster
McGi
nty
and
the
Va
lley
of
Fe
a
r."
"The
re
is
one
other
po
i
nt,"
sa
id
Inspe
ctor
Ma
cDo
na
ld.
"You
met
Mr.
Do
u
glas
in
a
bo
a
rdi
ng
ho
u
se
in
Lo
ndo
n,
did
you
no
t,
and
be
ca
me
enga
ged
to
him
the
re?
Was
the
re
any
ro
ma
nce,
anythi
ng
se
cret
or
myste
ri
o
u
s,
abo
ut
the
we
ddi
ng?"
"The
re
was
ro
ma
nce.
The
re
is
alwa
ys
ro
ma
nce.
The
re
was
no
thi
ng
myste
ri
o
u
s."
"He
had
no
ri
va
l?"
"No,
I
was
qu
i
te
fre
e
."
"You
ha
ve
he
a
rd,
no
do
u
bt,
that
his
we
ddi
ng
ri
ng
has
be
en
ta
ke
n.
Do
es
that
su
gge
st
anythi
ng
to
yo
u?
Su
ppo
se
that
so
me
ene
my
of
his
old
li
fe
had
tra
cked
him
do
wn
and
co
mmi
tted
this
cri
me,
what
po
ssi
ble
re
a
son
co
u
ld
he
ha
ve
for
ta
ki
ng
his
we
ddi
ng
ri
ng?"
For
an
insta
nt
I
co
u
ld
ha
ve
swo
rn
that
the
fa
i
nte
st
sha
dow
of
a
smi
le
fli
cke
red
over
the
wo
ma
n's
li
ps.
"I
re
a
lly
ca
nnot
te
ll,"
she
answe
re
d.
"It
is
ce
rta
i
nly
a
mo
st
extra
o
rdi
na
ry
thi
ng."
"We
ll,
we
wi
ll
not
de
ta
in
you
any
lo
nge
r,
and
we
are
so
rry
to
ha
ve
put
you
to
this
tro
u
ble
at
su
ch
a
ti
me
,"
sa
id
the
inspe
cto
r.
"The
re
are
so
me
other
po
i
nts,
no
do
u
bt;
but
we
can
re
fer
to
you
as
they
ari
se
."
She
ro
se,
and
I
was
aga
in
co
nsci
o
us
of
that
qu
i
ck,
qu
e
sti
o
ni
ng
gla
nce
wi
th
whi
ch
she
had
ju
st
su
rve
yed
us.
"What
impre
ssi
on
has
my
evi
de
nce
ma
de
upon
yo
u
?"
The
qu
e
sti
on
mi
ght
as
we
ll
ha
ve
be
en
spo
ke
n.
The
n,
wi
th
a
bo
w,
she
swe
pt
from
the
ro
o
m.
"She
's
a
be
a
u
ti
ful
wo
ma
n--a
ve
ry
be
a
u
ti
ful
wo
ma
n,"
sa
id
Ma
cDo
na
ld
tho
u
ghtfu
lly,
after
the
do
or
had
clo
sed
be
hi
nd
he
r.
"This
man
Ba
rker
has
ce
rta
i
nly
be
en
do
wn
he
re
a
go
od
de
a
l.
He
is
a
man
who
mi
ght
be
attra
cti
ve
to
a
wo
ma
n.
He
admi
ts
that
the
de
ad
man
was
je
a
lo
u
s,
and
ma
ybe
he
knew
be
st
hi
mse
lf
what
ca
u
se
he
had
for
je
a
lo
u
sy.
Then
the
re
's
that
we
ddi
ng
ri
ng.
You
ca
n't
get
pa
st
tha
t.
The
man
who
te
a
rs
a
we
ddi
ng
ri
ng
off
a
de
ad
ma
n's--What
do
you
say
to
it,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s?"
My
fri
e
nd
had
sat
wi
th
his
he
ad
upon
his
ha
nds,
su
nk
in
the
de
e
pe
st
tho
u
ght.
Now
he
ro
se
and
ra
ng
the
be
ll.
"Ame
s,"
he
sa
i
d,
when
the
bu
tler
ente
re
d,
"whe
re
is
Mr.
Ce
cil
Ba
rker
no
w?"
"I'll
se
e,
si
r."
He
ca
me
ba
ck
in
a
mo
me
nt
to
say
that
Ba
rker
was
in
the
ga
rde
n.
"Can
you
re
me
mbe
r,
Ame
s,
what
Mr.
Ba
rker
had
on
his
fe
et
la
st
ni
ght
when
you
jo
i
ned
him
in
the
stu
dy?"
"Ye
s,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s.
He
had
a
pa
ir
of
be
dro
om
sli
ppe
rs.
I
bro
u
ght
him
his
bo
o
ts
when
he
we
nt
for
the
po
li
ce
."
"Whe
re
are
the
sli
ppe
rs
no
w?"
"They
are
sti
ll
under
the
cha
ir
in
the
ha
ll."
"Ve
ry
go
o
d,
Ame
s.
It
is,
of
co
u
rse,
impo
rta
nt
for
us
to
know
whi
ch
tra
cks
may
be
Mr.
Ba
rke
r's
and
whi
ch
from
ou
tsi
de
."
"Ye
s,
si
r.
I
may
say
that
I
no
ti
ced
that
the
sli
ppe
rs
we
re
sta
i
ned
wi
th
blo
o
d--so
inde
ed
we
re
my
own."
"That
is
na
tu
ral
eno
u
gh,
co
nsi
de
ri
ng
the
co
ndi
ti
on
of
the
ro
o
m.
Ve
ry
go
o
d,
Ame
s.
We
wi
ll
ri
ng
if
we
wa
nt
yo
u
."
A
few
mi
nu
tes
la
ter
we
we
re
in
the
stu
dy.
Ho
lmes
had
bro
u
ght
wi
th
him
the
ca
rpet
sli
ppe
rs
from
the
ha
ll.
As
Ames
had
obse
rve
d,
the
so
les
of
bo
th
we
re
da
rk
wi
th
blo
o
d.
"Stra
nge
!"
mu
rmu
red
Ho
lme
s,
as
he
sto
od
in
the
li
ght
of
the
wi
ndow
and
exa
mi
ned
them
mi
nu
te
ly.
"Ve
ry
stra
nge
inde
e
d!"
Sto
o
pi
ng
wi
th
one
of
his
qu
i
ck
fe
li
ne
po
u
nce
s,
he
pla
ced
the
sli
pper
upon
the
blo
od
ma
rk
on
the
si
ll.
It
exa
ctly
co
rre
spo
nde
d.
He
smi
led
in
si
le
nce
at
his
co
lle
a
gu
e
s.
The
inspe
ctor
was
tra
nsfi
gu
red
wi
th
exci
te
me
nt.
His
na
ti
ve
acce
nt
ra
ttled
li
ke
a
sti
ck
upon
ra
i
li
ngs.
"Ma
n,"
he
cri
e
d,
"the
re
's
not
a
do
u
bt
of
it!
Ba
rker
has
ju
st
ma
rked
the
wi
ndow
hi
mse
lf.
It's
a
go
od
de
al
bro
a
der
than
any
bo
o
tma
rk.
I
mi
nd
that
you
sa
id
it
was
a
spla
y-fo
o
t,
and
he
re
's
the
expla
na
ti
o
n.
But
wha
t's
the
ga
me,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s--wha
t's
the
ga
me
?"
"Ay,
wha
t's
the
ga
me
?"
my
fri
e
nd
re
pe
a
ted
tho
u
ghtfu
lly.
Whi
te
Ma
son
chu
ckled
and
ru
bbed
his
fat
ha
nds
to
ge
ther
in
his
pro
fe
ssi
o
nal
sa
ti
sfa
cti
o
n.
"I
sa
id
it
was
a
sno
rte
r!"
he
cri
e
d.
"And
a
re
al
sno
rter
it
is!"
Cha
pter
6--A
Da
wni
ng
Li
ght
The
three
de
te
cti
ves
had
ma
ny
ma
tte
rs
of
de
ta
il
into
whi
ch
to
inqu
i
re;
so
I
re
tu
rned
alo
ne
to
our
mo
de
st
qu
a
rte
rs
at
the
vi
lla
ge
inn.
But
be
fo
re
do
i
ng
so
I
to
ok
a
stro
ll
in
the
cu
ri
o
us
old-wo
rld
ga
rden
whi
ch
fla
nked
the
ho
u
se.
Ro
ws
of
ve
ry
anci
e
nt
yew
tre
es
cut
into
stra
nge
de
si
gns
gi
rded
it
ro
u
nd.
Insi
de
was
a
be
a
u
ti
ful
stre
tch
of
la
wn
wi
th
an
old
su
ndi
al
in
the
mi
ddle,
the
who
le
effe
ct
so
so
o
thi
ng
and
re
stful
that
it
was
we
lco
me
to
my
so
me
what
ja
ngled
ne
rve
s.
In
that
de
e
ply
pe
a
ce
ful
atmo
sphe
re
one
co
u
ld
fo
rge
t,
or
re
me
mber
only
as
so
me
fa
nta
stic
ni
ghtma
re,
that
da
rke
ned
stu
dy
wi
th
the
spra
wli
ng,
blo
o
dsta
i
ned
fi
gu
re
on
the
flo
o
r.
And
ye
t,
as
I
stro
lled
ro
u
nd
it
and
tri
ed
to
ste
ep
my
so
ul
in
its
ge
ntle
ba
lm,
a
stra
nge
inci
de
nt
occu
rre
d,
whi
ch
bro
u
ght
me
ba
ck
to
the
tra
ge
dy
and
le
ft
a
si
ni
ster
impre
ssi
on
in
my
mi
nd.
I
ha
ve
sa
id
that
a
de
co
ra
ti
on
of
yew
tre
es
ci
rcled
the
ga
rde
n.
At
the
end
fa
rthe
st
from
the
ho
u
se
they
thi
cke
ned
into
a
co
nti
nu
o
us
he
dge.
On
the
other
si
de
of
this
he
dge,
co
nce
a
led
from
the
eyes
of
anyo
ne
appro
a
chi
ng
from
the
di
re
cti
on
of
the
ho
u
se,
the
re
was
a
sto
ne
se
a
t.
As
I
appro
a
ched
the
spot
I
was
awa
re
of
vo
i
ce
s,
so
me
re
ma
rk
in
the
de
ep
to
nes
of
a
ma
n,
answe
red
by
a
li
ttle
ri
pple
of
fe
mi
ni
ne
la
u
ghte
r.
An
insta
nt
la
ter
I
had
co
me
ro
u
nd
the
end
of
the
he
dge
and
my
eyes
lit
upon
Mrs.
Do
u
glas
and
the
man
Ba
rker
be
fo
re
they
we
re
awa
re
of
my
pre
se
nce.
Her
appe
a
ra
nce
ga
ve
me
a
sho
ck.
In
the
di
ni
ng-ro
om
she
had
be
en
de
mu
re
and
di
scre
e
t.
Now
all
pre
te
nse
of
gri
ef
had
pa
ssed
away
from
he
r.
Her
eyes
sho
ne
wi
th
the
joy
of
li
vi
ng,
and
her
fa
ce
sti
ll
qu
i
ve
red
wi
th
amu
se
me
nt
at
so
me
re
ma
rk
of
her
co
mpa
ni
o
n.
He
sat
fo
rwa
rd,
his
ha
nds
cla
sped
and
his
fo
re
a
rms
on
his
kne
e
s,
wi
th
an
answe
ri
ng
smi
le
upon
his
bo
ld,
ha
ndso
me
fa
ce.
In
an
insta
nt--but
it
was
ju
st
one
insta
nt
too
la
te
--they
re
su
med
the
ir
so
le
mn
ma
sks
as
my
fi
gu
re
ca
me
into
vi
e
w.
A
hu
rri
ed
wo
rd
or
two
pa
ssed
be
twe
en
the
m,
and
then
Ba
rker
ro
se
and
ca
me
to
wa
rds
me.
"Excu
se
me,
si
r,"
sa
id
he,
"but
am
I
addre
ssi
ng
Dr.
Wa
tso
n?"
I
bo
wed
wi
th
a
co
ldne
ss
whi
ch
sho
we
d,
I
da
re
sa
y,
ve
ry
pla
i
nly
the
impre
ssi
on
whi
ch
had
be
en
pro
du
ced
upon
my
mi
nd.
"We
tho
u
ght
that
it
was
pro
ba
bly
yo
u,
as
yo
ur
fri
e
ndship
wi
th
Mr.
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lmes
is
so
we
ll
kno
wn.
Wo
u
ld
you
mi
nd
co
mi
ng
over
and
spe
a
ki
ng
to
Mrs.
Do
u
glas
for
one
insta
nt?"
I
fo
llo
wed
him
wi
th
a
do
ur
fa
ce.
Ve
ry
cle
a
rly
I
co
u
ld
see
in
my
mi
nd's
eye
that
sha
tte
red
fi
gu
re
on
the
flo
o
r.
He
re
wi
thin
a
few
ho
u
rs
of
the
tra
ge
dy
we
re
his
wi
fe
and
his
ne
a
re
st
fri
e
nd
la
u
ghi
ng
to
ge
ther
be
hi
nd
a
bu
sh
in
the
ga
rden
whi
ch
had
be
en
hi
s.
I
gre
e
ted
the
la
dy
wi
th
re
se
rve.
I
had
gri
e
ved
wi
th
her
gri
ef
in
the
di
ni
ng
ro
o
m.
Now
I
met
her
appe
a
li
ng
ga
ze
wi
th
an
unre
spo
nsi
ve
eye.
"I
fe
ar
that
you
thi
nk
me
ca
llo
us
and
ha
rd-he
a
rte
d,"
sa
id
she.
I
shru
gged
my
sho
u
lde
rs.
"It
is
no
bu
si
ne
ss
of
mi
ne
,"
sa
id
I.
"Pe
rha
ps
so
me
day
you
wi
ll
do
me
ju
sti
ce.
If
you
only
re
a
li
ze
d--"
"The
re
is
no
ne
ed
why
Dr.
Wa
tson
sho
u
ld
re
a
li
ze
,"
sa
id
Ba
rker
qu
i
ckly.
"As
he
has
hi
mse
lf
sa
i
d,
it
is
no
po
ssi
ble
bu
si
ne
ss
of
hi
s."
"Exa
ctly,"
sa
id
I,
"a
nd
so
I
wi
ll
beg
le
a
ve
to
re
su
me
my
wa
lk."
"One
mo
me
nt,
Dr.
Wa
tso
n,"
cri
ed
the
wo
man
in
a
ple
a
di
ng
vo
i
ce.
"The
re
is
one
qu
e
sti
on
whi
ch
you
can
answer
wi
th
mo
re
au
tho
ri
ty
than
anyo
ne
else
in
the
wo
rld,
and
it
may
ma
ke
a
ve
ry
gre
at
di
ffe
re
nce
to
me.
You
know
Mr.
Ho
lmes
and
his
re
la
ti
o
ns
wi
th
the
po
li
ce
be
tter
than
anyo
ne
else
ca
n.
Su
ppo
si
ng
that
a
ma
tter
we
re
bro
u
ght
co
nfi
de
nti
a
lly
to
his
kno
wle
dge,
is
it
abso
lu
te
ly
ne
ce
ssa
ry
that
he
sho
u
ld
pa
ss
it
on
to
the
de
te
cti
ve
s?"
"Ye
s,
tha
t's
it,"
sa
id
Ba
rker
ea
ge
rly.
"Is
he
on
his
own
or
is
he
enti
re
ly
in
wi
th
the
m?"
"I
re
a
lly
do
n't
know
that
I
sho
u
ld
be
ju
sti
fi
ed
in
di
scu
ssi
ng
su
ch
a
po
i
nt."
"I
be
g--I
implo
re
that
you
wi
ll,
Dr.
Wa
tso
n!
I
assu
re
you
that
you
wi
ll
be
he
lpi
ng
us--he
lpi
ng
me
gre
a
tly
if
you
wi
ll
gu
i
de
us
on
that
po
i
nt."
The
re
was
su
ch
a
ri
ng
of
si
nce
ri
ty
in
the
wo
ma
n's
vo
i
ce
that
for
the
insta
nt
I
fo
rgot
all
abo
ut
her
le
vi
ty
and
was
mo
ved
only
to
do
her
wi
ll.
"Mr.
Ho
lmes
is
an
inde
pe
nde
nt
inve
sti
ga
to
r,"
I
sa
i
d.
"He
is
his
own
ma
ste
r,
and
wo
u
ld
act
as
his
own
ju
dgme
nt
di
re
cte
d.
At
the
sa
me
ti
me,
he
wo
u
ld
na
tu
ra
lly
fe
el
lo
ya
lty
to
wa
rds
the
offi
ci
a
ls
who
we
re
wo
rki
ng
on
the
sa
me
ca
se,
and
he
wo
u
ld
not
co
nce
al
from
them
anythi
ng
whi
ch
wo
u
ld
he
lp
them
in
bri
ngi
ng
a
cri
mi
nal
to
ju
sti
ce.
Be
yo
nd
this
I
can
say
no
thi
ng,
and
I
wo
u
ld
re
fer
you
to
Mr.
Ho
lmes
hi
mse
lf
if
you
wa
nted
fu
ller
info
rma
ti
o
n."
So
sa
yi
ng
I
ra
i
sed
my
hat
and
we
nt
upon
my
wa
y,
le
a
vi
ng
them
sti
ll
se
a
ted
be
hi
nd
that
co
nce
a
li
ng
he
dge.
I
lo
o
ked
ba
ck
as
I
ro
u
nded
the
far
end
of
it,
and
saw
that
they
we
re
sti
ll
ta
lki
ng
ve
ry
ea
rne
stly
to
ge
the
r,
and,
as
they
we
re
ga
zi
ng
after
me,
it
was
cle
ar
that
it
was
our
inte
rvi
ew
that
was
the
su
bje
ct
of
the
ir
de
ba
te.
"I
wi
sh
no
ne
of
the
ir
co
nfi
de
nce
s,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s,
when
I
re
po
rted
to
him
what
had
occu
rre
d.
He
had
spe
nt
the
who
le
afte
rno
on
at
the
Ma
nor
Ho
u
se
in
co
nsu
lta
ti
on
wi
th
his
two
co
lle
a
gu
e
s,
and
re
tu
rned
abo
ut
fi
ve
wi
th
a
ra
ve
no
us
appe
ti
te
for
a
hi
gh
tea
whi
ch
I
had
orde
red
for
hi
m.
"No
co
nfi
de
nce
s,
Wa
tso
n;
for
they
are
mi
ghty
awkwa
rd
if
it
co
mes
to
an
arre
st
for
co
nspi
ra
cy
and
mu
rde
r."
"You
thi
nk
it
wi
ll
co
me
to
tha
t?"
He
was
in
his
mo
st
che
e
rful
and
de
bo
na
ir
hu
mo
u
r.
"My
de
ar
Wa
tso
n,
when
I
ha
ve
exte
rmi
na
ted
that
fo
u
rth
egg
I
sha
ll
be
re
a
dy
to
put
you
in
to
u
ch
wi
th
the
who
le
si
tu
a
ti
o
n.
I
do
n't
say
that
we
ha
ve
fa
tho
med
it--far
from
it--but
when
we
ha
ve
tra
ced
the
mi
ssi
ng
du
mb-be
ll--"
"The
du
mb-be
ll!"
"De
ar
me,
Wa
tso
n,
is
it
po
ssi
ble
that
you
ha
ve
not
pe
ne
tra
ted
the
fa
ct
that
the
ca
se
ha
ngs
upon
the
mi
ssi
ng
du
mb-be
ll?
We
ll,
we
ll,
you
ne
ed
not
be
do
wnca
st;
for
be
twe
en
ou
rse
lves
I
do
n't
thi
nk
that
ei
ther
Inspe
ctor
Mac
or
the
exce
lle
nt
lo
cal
pra
cti
ti
o
ner
has
gra
sped
the
ove
rwhe
lmi
ng
impo
rta
nce
of
this
inci
de
nt.
One
du
mb-be
ll,
Wa
tso
n!
Co
nsi
der
an
athle
te
wi
th
one
du
mb-be
ll!
Pi
ctu
re
to
yo
u
rse
lf
the
uni
la
te
ral
de
ve
lo
pme
nt,
the
immi
ne
nt
da
nger
of
a
spi
nal
cu
rva
tu
re.
Sho
cki
ng,
Wa
tso
n,
sho
cki
ng!"
He
sat
wi
th
his
mo
u
th
fu
ll
of
to
a
st
and
his
eyes
spa
rkli
ng
wi
th
mi
schi
e
f,
wa
tchi
ng
my
inte
lle
ctu
al
enta
ngle
me
nt.
The
me
re
si
ght
of
his
exce
lle
nt
appe
ti
te
was
an
assu
ra
nce
of
su
cce
ss;
for
I
had
ve
ry
cle
ar
re
co
lle
cti
o
ns
of
da
ys
and
ni
ghts
wi
tho
ut
a
tho
u
ght
of
fo
o
d,
when
his
ba
ffled
mi
nd
had
cha
fed
be
fo
re
so
me
pro
blem
whi
le
his
thi
n,
ea
ger
fe
a
tu
res
be
ca
me
mo
re
atte
nu
a
ted
wi
th
the
asce
ti
ci
sm
of
co
mple
te
me
ntal
co
nce
ntra
ti
o
n.
Fi
na
lly
he
lit
his
pi
pe,
and
si
tti
ng
in
the
ingle
no
ok
of
the
old
vi
lla
ge
inn
he
ta
lked
slo
wly
and
at
ra
ndom
abo
ut
his
ca
se,
ra
ther
as
one
who
thi
nks
alo
ud
than
as
one
who
ma
kes
a
co
nsi
de
red
sta
te
me
nt.
"A
li
e,
Wa
tso
n--a
gre
a
t,
bi
g,
thu
mpi
ng,
obtru
si
ve,
unco
mpro
mi
si
ng
li
e
--tha
t's
what
me
e
ts
us
on
the
thre
sho
ld!
The
re
is
our
sta
rti
ng
po
i
nt.
The
who
le
sto
ry
to
ld
by
Ba
rker
is
a
li
e.
But
Ba
rke
r's
sto
ry
is
co
rro
bo
ra
ted
by
Mrs.
Do
u
gla
s.
The
re
fo
re
she
is
lyi
ng
also.
They
are
bo
th
lyi
ng,
and
in
a
co
nspi
ra
cy.
So
now
we
ha
ve
the
cle
ar
pro
ble
m.
Why
are
they
lyi
ng,
and
what
is
the
tru
th
whi
ch
they
are
tryi
ng
so
ha
rd
to
co
nce
a
l?
Let
us
try,
Wa
tso
n,
you
and
I,
if
we
can
get
be
hi
nd
the
lie
and
re
co
nstru
ct
the
tru
th.
"How
do
I
know
that
they
are
lyi
ng?
Be
ca
u
se
it
is
a
clu
msy
fa
bri
ca
ti
on
whi
ch
si
mply
co
u
ld
not
be
tru
e.
Co
nsi
de
r!
Acco
rdi
ng
to
the
sto
ry
gi
ven
to
us,
the
assa
ssin
had
le
ss
than
a
mi
nu
te
after
the
mu
rder
had
be
en
co
mmi
tted
to
ta
ke
that
ri
ng,
whi
ch
was
under
ano
ther
ri
ng,
from
the
de
ad
ma
n's
fi
nge
r,
to
re
pla
ce
the
other
ri
ng--a
thi
ng
whi
ch
he
wo
u
ld
su
re
ly
ne
ver
ha
ve
do
ne
--a
nd
to
put
that
si
ngu
lar
ca
rd
be
si
de
his
vi
cti
m.
I
say
that
this
was
obvi
o
u
sly
impo
ssi
ble.
"You
may
argu
e
--but
I
ha
ve
too
mu
ch
re
spe
ct
for
yo
ur
ju
dgme
nt,
Wa
tso
n,
to
thi
nk
that
you
wi
ll
do
so
--that
the
ri
ng
may
ha
ve
be
en
ta
ken
be
fo
re
the
man
was
ki
lle
d.
The
fa
ct
that
the
ca
ndle
had
be
en
lit
only
a
sho
rt
ti
me
sho
ws
that
the
re
had
be
en
no
le
ngthy
inte
rvi
e
w.
Was
Do
u
gla
s,
from
what
we
he
ar
of
his
fe
a
rle
ss
cha
ra
cte
r,
a
man
who
wo
u
ld
be
li
ke
ly
to
gi
ve
up
his
we
ddi
ng
ri
ng
at
su
ch
sho
rt
no
ti
ce,
or
co
u
ld
we
co
nce
i
ve
of
his
gi
vi
ng
it
up
at
all?
No,
no,
Wa
tso
n,
the
assa
ssin
was
alo
ne
wi
th
the
de
ad
man
for
so
me
ti
me
wi
th
the
la
mp
li
t.
Of
that
I
ha
ve
no
do
u
bt
at
all.
"But
the
gu
nshot
was
appa
re
ntly
the
ca
u
se
of
de
a
th.
The
re
fo
re
the
shot
mu
st
ha
ve
be
en
fi
red
so
me
ti
me
ea
rli
er
than
we
are
to
ld.
But
the
re
co
u
ld
be
no
mi
sta
ke
abo
ut
su
ch
a
ma
tter
as
tha
t.
We
are
in
the
pre
se
nce,
the
re
fo
re,
of
a
de
li
be
ra
te
co
nspi
ra
cy
upon
the
pa
rt
of
the
two
pe
o
ple
who
he
a
rd
the
gu
nsho
t--of
the
man
Ba
rker
and
of
the
wo
man
Do
u
gla
s.
When
on
the
top
of
this
I
am
able
to
show
that
the
blo
od
ma
rk
on
the
wi
ndo
wsi
ll
was
de
li
be
ra
te
ly
pla
ced
the
re
by
Ba
rke
r,
in
order
to
gi
ve
a
fa
lse
clue
to
the
po
li
ce,
you
wi
ll
admit
that
the
ca
se
gro
ws
da
rk
aga
i
nst
hi
m.
"Now
we
ha
ve
to
ask
ou
rse
lves
at
what
ho
ur
the
mu
rder
actu
a
lly
did
occu
r.
Up
to
ha
lf-pa
st
ten
the
se
rva
nts
we
re
mo
vi
ng
abo
ut
the
ho
u
se;
so
it
was
ce
rta
i
nly
not
be
fo
re
that
ti
me.
At
a
qu
a
rter
to
ele
ven
they
had
all
go
ne
to
the
ir
ro
o
ms
wi
th
the
exce
pti
on
of
Ame
s,
who
was
in
the
pa
ntry.
I
ha
ve
be
en
tryi
ng
so
me
expe
ri
me
nts
after
you
le
ft
us
this
afte
rno
o
n,
and
I
fi
nd
that
no
no
i
se
whi
ch
Ma
cDo
na
ld
can
ma
ke
in
the
stu
dy
can
pe
ne
tra
te
to
me
in
the
pa
ntry
when
the
do
o
rs
are
all
shu
t.
"It
is
othe
rwi
se,
ho
we
ve
r,
from
the
ho
u
se
ke
e
pe
r's
ro
o
m.
It
is
not
so
far
do
wn
the
co
rri
do
r,
and
from
it
I
co
u
ld
va
gu
e
ly
he
ar
a
vo
i
ce
when
it
was
ve
ry
lo
u
dly
ra
i
se
d.
The
so
u
nd
from
a
sho
tgun
is
to
so
me
exte
nt
mu
ffled
when
the
di
scha
rge
is
at
ve
ry
clo
se
ra
nge,
as
it
undo
u
bte
dly
was
in
this
insta
nce.
It
wo
u
ld
not
be
ve
ry
lo
u
d,
and
yet
in
the
si
le
nce
of
the
ni
ght
it
sho
u
ld
ha
ve
ea
si
ly
pe
ne
tra
ted
to
Mrs.
Alle
n's
ro
o
m.
She
is,
as
she
has
to
ld
us,
so
me
what
de
a
f;
but
no
ne
the
le
ss
she
me
nti
o
ned
in
her
evi
de
nce
that
she
did
he
ar
so
me
thi
ng
li
ke
a
do
or
sla
mmi
ng
ha
lf
an
ho
ur
be
fo
re
the
ala
rm
was
gi
ve
n.
Ha
lf
an
ho
ur
be
fo
re
the
ala
rm
was
gi
ven
wo
u
ld
be
a
qu
a
rter
to
ele
ve
n.
I
ha
ve
no
do
u
bt
that
what
she
he
a
rd
was
the
re
po
rt
of
the
gu
n,
and
that
this
was
the
re
al
insta
nt
of
the
mu
rde
r.
"If
this
is
so,
we
ha
ve
now
to
de
te
rmi
ne
what
Ba
rker
and
Mrs.
Do
u
gla
s,
pre
su
mi
ng
that
they
are
not
the
actu
al
mu
rde
re
rs,
co
u
ld
ha
ve
be
en
do
i
ng
from
qu
a
rter
to
ele
ve
n,
when
the
so
u
nd
of
the
shot
bro
u
ght
them
do
wn,
until
qu
a
rter
pa
st
ele
ve
n,
when
they
ra
ng
the
be
ll
and
su
mmo
ned
the
se
rva
nts.
What
we
re
they
do
i
ng,
and
why
did
they
not
insta
ntly
gi
ve
the
ala
rm?
That
is
the
qu
e
sti
on
whi
ch
fa
ces
us,
and
when
it
has
be
en
answe
red
we
sha
ll
su
re
ly
ha
ve
go
ne
so
me
way
to
so
lve
our
pro
ble
m."
"I
am
co
nvi
nced
myse
lf,"
sa
id
I,
"that
the
re
is
an
unde
rsta
ndi
ng
be
twe
en
tho
se
two
pe
o
ple.
She
mu
st
be
a
he
a
rtle
ss
cre
a
tu
re
to
sit
la
u
ghi
ng
at
so
me
je
st
wi
thin
a
few
ho
u
rs
of
her
hu
sba
nd's
mu
rde
r."
"Exa
ctly.
She
do
es
not
shi
ne
as
a
wi
fe
even
in
her
own
acco
u
nt
of
what
occu
rre
d.
I
am
not
a
who
le
-so
u
led
admi
rer
of
wo
ma
nki
nd,
as
you
are
awa
re,
Wa
tso
n,
but
my
expe
ri
e
nce
of
li
fe
has
ta
u
ght
me
that
the
re
are
few
wi
ve
s,
ha
vi
ng
any
re
ga
rd
for
the
ir
hu
sba
nds,
who
wo
u
ld
let
any
ma
n's
spo
ken
wo
rd
sta
nd
be
twe
en
them
and
that
hu
sba
nd's
de
ad
bo
dy.
Sho
u
ld
I
ever
ma
rry,
Wa
tso
n,
I
sho
u
ld
ho
pe
to
inspi
re
my
wi
fe
wi
th
so
me
fe
e
li
ng
whi
ch
wo
u
ld
pre
ve
nt
her
from
be
i
ng
wa
lked
off
by
a
ho
u
se
ke
e
per
when
my
co
rpse
was
lyi
ng
wi
thin
a
few
ya
rds
of
he
r.
It
was
ba
dly
sta
ge
-ma
na
ge
d;
for
even
the
ra
we
st
inve
sti
ga
to
rs
mu
st
be
stru
ck
by
the
abse
nce
of
the
usu
al
fe
mi
ni
ne
ulu
la
ti
o
n.
If
the
re
had
be
en
no
thi
ng
else,
this
inci
de
nt
alo
ne
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
su
gge
sted
a
pre
a
rra
nged
co
nspi
ra
cy
to
my
mi
nd."
"You
thi
nk
the
n,
de
fi
ni
te
ly,
that
Ba
rker
and
Mrs.
Do
u
glas
are
gu
i
lty
of
the
mu
rde
r?"
"The
re
is
an
appa
lli
ng
di
re
ctne
ss
abo
ut
yo
ur
qu
e
sti
o
ns,
Wa
tso
n,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s,
sha
ki
ng
his
pi
pe
at
me.
"They
co
me
at
me
li
ke
bu
lle
ts.
If
you
put
it
that
Mrs.
Do
u
glas
and
Ba
rker
know
the
tru
th
abo
ut
the
mu
rde
r,
and
are
co
nspi
ri
ng
to
co
nce
al
it,
then
I
can
gi
ve
you
a
who
le
-so
u
led
answe
r.
I
am
su
re
they
do.
But
yo
ur
mo
re
de
a
dly
pro
po
si
ti
on
is
not
so
cle
a
r.
Let
us
for
a
mo
me
nt
co
nsi
der
the
di
ffi
cu
lti
es
whi
ch
sta
nd
in
the
wa
y.
"We
wi
ll
su
ppo
se
that
this
co
u
ple
are
uni
ted
by
the
bo
nds
of
a
gu
i
lty
lo
ve,
and
that
they
ha
ve
de
te
rmi
ned
to
get
rid
of
the
man
who
sta
nds
be
twe
en
the
m.
It
is
a
la
rge
su
ppo
si
ti
o
n;
for
di
scre
et
inqu
i
ry
amo
ng
se
rva
nts
and
othe
rs
has
fa
i
led
to
co
rro
bo
ra
te
it
in
any
wa
y.
On
the
co
ntra
ry,
the
re
is
a
go
od
de
al
of
evi
de
nce
that
the
Do
u
gla
ses
we
re
ve
ry
atta
ched
to
ea
ch
othe
r."
"Tha
t,
I
am
su
re,
ca
nnot
be
tru
e
,"
sa
id
I,
thi
nki
ng
of
the
be
a
u
ti
ful
smi
li
ng
fa
ce
in
the
ga
rde
n.
"We
ll
at
le
a
st
they
ga
ve
that
impre
ssi
o
n.
Ho
we
ve
r,
we
wi
ll
su
ppo
se
that
they
are
an
extra
o
rdi
na
ri
ly
astu
te
co
u
ple,
who
de
ce
i
ve
eve
ryo
ne
upon
this
po
i
nt,
and
co
nspi
re
to
mu
rder
the
hu
sba
nd.
He
ha
ppe
ns
to
be
a
man
over
who
se
he
ad
so
me
da
nger
ha
ngs--"
"We
ha
ve
only
the
ir
wo
rd
for
tha
t."
Ho
lmes
lo
o
ked
tho
u
ghtfu
l.
"I
se
e,
Wa
tso
n.
You
are
ske
tchi
ng
out
a
the
o
ry
by
whi
ch
eve
rythi
ng
they
say
from
the
be
gi
nni
ng
is
fa
lse.
Acco
rdi
ng
to
yo
ur
ide
a,
the
re
was
ne
ver
any
hi
dden
me
na
ce,
or
se
cret
so
ci
e
ty,
or
Va
lley
of
Fe
a
r,
or
Bo
ss
Ma
cSo
me
bo
dy,
or
anythi
ng
else.
We
ll,
that
is
a
go
od
swe
e
pi
ng
ge
ne
ra
li
za
ti
o
n.
Let
us
see
what
that
bri
ngs
us
to.
They
inve
nt
this
the
o
ry
to
acco
u
nt
for
the
cri
me.
They
then
play
up
to
the
idea
by
le
a
vi
ng
this
bi
cycle
in
the
pa
rk
as
pro
of
of
the
exi
ste
nce
of
so
me
ou
tsi
de
r.
The
sta
in
on
the
wi
ndo
wsi
ll
co
nve
ys
the
sa
me
ide
a.
So
do
es
the
ca
rd
on
the
bo
dy,
whi
ch
mi
ght
ha
ve
be
en
pre
pa
red
in
the
ho
u
se.
That
all
fi
ts
into
yo
ur
hypo
the
si
s,
Wa
tso
n.
But
now
we
co
me
on
the
na
sty,
angu
la
r,
unco
mpro
mi
si
ng
bi
ts
whi
ch
wo
n't
slip
into
the
ir
pla
ce
s.
Why
a
cu
t-o
ff
sho
tgun
of
all
we
a
po
ns--a
nd
an
Ame
ri
can
one
at
tha
t?
How
co
u
ld
they
be
so
su
re
that
the
so
u
nd
of
it
wo
u
ld
not
bri
ng
so
me
o
ne
on
to
the
m?
It's
a
me
re
cha
nce
as
it
is
that
Mrs.
Allen
did
not
sta
rt
out
to
inqu
i
re
for
the
sla
mmi
ng
do
o
r.
Why
did
yo
ur
gu
i
lty
co
u
ple
do
all
thi
s,
Wa
tso
n?"
"I
co
nfe
ss
that
I
ca
n't
expla
in
it."
"Then
aga
i
n,
if
a
wo
man
and
her
lo
ver
co
nspi
re
to
mu
rder
a
hu
sba
nd,
are
they
go
i
ng
to
adve
rti
se
the
ir
gu
i
lt
by
oste
nta
ti
o
u
sly
re
mo
vi
ng
his
we
ddi
ng
ri
ng
after
his
de
a
th?
Do
es
that
stri
ke
you
as
ve
ry
pro
ba
ble,
Wa
tso
n?"
"No,
it
do
es
no
t."
"And
once
aga
i
n,
if
the
tho
u
ght
of
le
a
vi
ng
a
bi
cycle
co
nce
a
led
ou
tsi
de
had
occu
rred
to
yo
u,
wo
u
ld
it
re
a
lly
ha
ve
se
e
med
wo
rth
do
i
ng
when
the
du
lle
st
de
te
cti
ve
wo
u
ld
na
tu
ra
lly
say
this
is
an
obvi
o
us
bli
nd,
as
the
bi
cycle
is
the
fi
rst
thi
ng
whi
ch
the
fu
gi
ti
ve
ne
e
ded
in
order
to
ma
ke
his
esca
pe
."
"I
can
co
nce
i
ve
of
no
expla
na
ti
o
n."
"And
yet
the
re
sho
u
ld
be
no
co
mbi
na
ti
on
of
eve
nts
for
whi
ch
the
wit
of
man
ca
nnot
co
nce
i
ve
an
expla
na
ti
o
n.
Si
mply
as
a
me
ntal
exe
rci
se,
wi
tho
ut
any
asse
rti
on
that
it
is
tru
e,
let
me
indi
ca
te
a
po
ssi
ble
li
ne
of
tho
u
ght.
It
is,
I
admi
t,
me
re
ima
gi
na
ti
o
n;
but
how
often
is
ima
gi
na
ti
on
the
mo
ther
of
tru
th?
"We
wi
ll
su
ppo
se
that
the
re
was
a
gu
i
lty
se
cre
t,
a
re
a
lly
sha
me
ful
se
cret
in
the
li
fe
of
this
man
Do
u
gla
s.
This
le
a
ds
to
his
mu
rder
by
so
me
o
ne
who
is,
we
wi
ll
su
ppo
se,
an
ave
nge
r,
so
me
o
ne
from
ou
tsi
de.
This
ave
nge
r,
for
so
me
re
a
son
whi
ch
I
co
nfe
ss
I
am
sti
ll
at
a
lo
ss
to
expla
i
n,
to
ok
the
de
ad
ma
n's
we
ddi
ng
ri
ng.
The
ve
nde
tta
mi
ght
co
nce
i
va
bly
da
te
ba
ck
to
the
ma
n's
fi
rst
ma
rri
a
ge,
and
the
ri
ng
be
ta
ken
for
so
me
su
ch
re
a
so
n.
"Be
fo
re
this
ave
nger
got
awa
y,
Ba
rker
and
the
wi
fe
had
re
a
ched
the
ro
o
m.
The
assa
ssin
co
nvi
nced
them
that
any
atte
mpt
to
arre
st
him
wo
u
ld
le
ad
to
the
pu
bli
ca
ti
on
of
so
me
hi
de
o
us
sca
nda
l.
They
we
re
co
nve
rted
to
this
ide
a,
and
pre
fe
rred
to
let
him
go.
For
this
pu
rpo
se
they
pro
ba
bly
lo
we
red
the
bri
dge,
whi
ch
can
be
do
ne
qu
i
te
no
i
se
le
ssly,
and
then
ra
i
sed
it
aga
i
n.
He
ma
de
his
esca
pe,
and
for
so
me
re
a
son
tho
u
ght
that
he
co
u
ld
do
so
mo
re
sa
fe
ly
on
fo
ot
than
on
the
bi
cycle.
He
the
re
fo
re
le
ft
his
ma
chi
ne
whe
re
it
wo
u
ld
not
be
di
sco
ve
red
until
he
had
got
sa
fe
ly
awa
y.
So
far
we
are
wi
thin
the
bo
u
nds
of
po
ssi
bi
li
ty,
are
we
no
t?"
"We
ll,
it
is
po
ssi
ble,
no
do
u
bt,"
sa
id
I,
wi
th
so
me
re
se
rve.
"We
ha
ve
to
re
me
mbe
r,
Wa
tso
n,
that
wha
te
ver
occu
rred
is
ce
rta
i
nly
so
me
thi
ng
ve
ry
extra
o
rdi
na
ry.
We
ll,
no
w,
to
co
nti
nue
our
su
ppo
si
ti
ti
o
us
ca
se,
the
co
u
ple
--not
ne
ce
ssa
ri
ly
a
gu
i
lty
co
u
ple
--re
a
li
ze
after
the
mu
rde
rer
is
go
ne
that
they
ha
ve
pla
ced
the
mse
lves
in
a
po
si
ti
on
in
whi
ch
it
may
be
di
ffi
cu
lt
for
them
to
pro
ve
that
they
did
not
the
mse
lves
ei
ther
do
the
de
ed
or
co
nni
ve
at
it.
They
ra
pi
dly
and
ra
ther
clu
msi
ly
met
the
si
tu
a
ti
o
n.
The
ma
rk
was
put
by
Ba
rke
r's
blo
o
dsta
i
ned
sli
pper
upon
the
wi
ndo
wsi
ll
to
su
gge
st
how
the
fu
gi
ti
ve
got
awa
y.
They
obvi
o
u
sly
we
re
the
two
who
mu
st
ha
ve
he
a
rd
the
so
u
nd
of
the
gu
n;
so
they
ga
ve
the
ala
rm
exa
ctly
as
they
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
do
ne,
but
a
go
od
ha
lf
ho
ur
after
the
eve
nt."
"And
how
do
you
pro
po
se
to
pro
ve
all
thi
s?"
"We
ll,
if
the
re
we
re
an
ou
tsi
de
r,
he
may
be
tra
ced
and
ta
ke
n.
That
wo
u
ld
be
the
mo
st
effe
cti
ve
of
all
pro
o
fs.
But
if
no
t--we
ll,
the
re
so
u
rces
of
sci
e
nce
are
far
from
be
i
ng
exha
u
ste
d.
I
thi
nk
that
an
eve
ni
ng
alo
ne
in
that
stu
dy
wo
u
ld
he
lp
me
mu
ch."
"An
eve
ni
ng
alo
ne
!"
"I
pro
po
se
to
go
up
the
re
pre
se
ntly.
I
ha
ve
arra
nged
it
wi
th
the
esti
ma
ble
Ame
s,
who
is
by
no
me
a
ns
who
le
he
a
rted
abo
ut
Ba
rke
r.
I
sha
ll
sit
in
that
ro
om
and
see
if
its
atmo
sphe
re
bri
ngs
me
inspi
ra
ti
o
n.
I'm
a
be
li
e
ver
in
the
ge
ni
us
lo
ci.
You
smi
le,
Fri
e
nd
Wa
tso
n.
We
ll,
we
sha
ll
se
e.
By
the
wa
y,
you
ha
ve
that
big
umbre
lla
of
yo
u
rs,
ha
ve
you
no
t?"
"It
is
he
re
."
"We
ll,
I'll
bo
rrow
that
if
I
ma
y."
"Ce
rta
i
nly--but
what
a
wre
tched
we
a
po
n!
If
the
re
is
da
nge
r--"
"No
thi
ng
se
ri
o
u
s,
my
de
ar
Wa
tso
n,
or
I
sho
u
ld
ce
rta
i
nly
ask
for
yo
ur
assi
sta
nce.
But
I'll
ta
ke
the
umbre
lla.
At
pre
se
nt
I
am
only
awa
i
ti
ng
the
re
tu
rn
of
our
co
lle
a
gu
es
from
Tu
nbri
dge
We
lls,
whe
re
they
are
at
pre
se
nt
enga
ged
in
tryi
ng
for
a
li
ke
ly
owner
to
the
bi
cycle
."
It
was
ni
ghtfa
ll
be
fo
re
Inspe
ctor
Ma
cDo
na
ld
and
Whi
te
Ma
son
ca
me
ba
ck
from
the
ir
expe
di
ti
o
n,
and
they
arri
ved
exu
lta
nt,
re
po
rti
ng
a
gre
at
adva
nce
in
our
inve
sti
ga
ti
o
n.
"Ma
n,
I'll
adme
et
that
I
had
my
do
u
bts
if
the
re
was
ever
an
ou
tsi
de
r,"
sa
id
Ma
cDo
na
ld,
"but
tha
t's
all
pa
st
no
w.
We
've
had
the
bi
cycle
ide
nti
fi
e
d,
and
we
ha
ve
a
de
scri
pti
on
of
our
ma
n;
so
tha
t's
a
lo
ng
step
on
our
jo
u
rne
y."
"It
so
u
nds
to
me
li
ke
the
be
gi
nni
ng
of
the
end,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s.
"I'm
su
re
I
co
ngra
tu
la
te
you
bo
th
wi
th
all
my
he
a
rt."
"We
ll,
I
sta
rted
from
the
fa
ct
that
Mr.
Do
u
glas
had
se
e
med
di
stu
rbed
si
nce
the
day
be
fo
re,
when
he
had
be
en
at
Tu
nbri
dge
We
lls.
It
was
at
Tu
nbri
dge
We
lls
then
that
he
had
be
co
me
co
nsci
o
us
of
so
me
da
nge
r.
It
was
cle
a
r,
the
re
fo
re,
that
if
a
man
had
co
me
over
wi
th
a
bi
cycle
it
was
from
Tu
nbri
dge
We
lls
that
he
mi
ght
be
expe
cted
to
ha
ve
co
me.
We
to
ok
the
bi
cycle
over
wi
th
us
and
sho
wed
it
at
the
ho
te
ls.
It
was
ide
nti
fi
ed
at
once
by
the
ma
na
ger
of
the
Ea
gle
Co
mme
rci
al
as
be
lo
ngi
ng
to
a
man
na
med
Ha
rgra
ve,
who
had
ta
ken
a
ro
om
the
re
two
da
ys
be
fo
re.
This
bi
cycle
and
a
sma
ll
va
li
se
we
re
his
who
le
be
lo
ngi
ngs.
He
had
re
gi
ste
red
his
na
me
as
co
mi
ng
from
Lo
ndo
n,
but
had
gi
ven
no
addre
ss.
The
va
li
se
was
Lo
ndon
ma
de,
and
the
co
nte
nts
we
re
Bri
ti
sh;
but
the
man
hi
mse
lf
was
undo
u
bte
dly
an
Ame
ri
ca
n."
"We
ll,
we
ll,"
sa
id
Ho
lmes
gle
e
fu
lly,
"you
ha
ve
inde
ed
do
ne
so
me
so
lid
wo
rk
whi
le
I
ha
ve
be
en
si
tti
ng
spi
nni
ng
the
o
ri
es
wi
th
my
fri
e
nd!
It's
a
le
sson
in
be
i
ng
pra
cti
ca
l,
Mr.
Ma
c."
"Ay,
it's
ju
st
tha
t,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s,"
sa
id
the
inspe
ctor
wi
th
sa
ti
sfa
cti
o
n.
"But
this
may
all
fit
in
wi
th
yo
ur
the
o
ri
e
s,"
I
re
ma
rke
d.
"That
may
or
may
not
be.
But
let
us
he
ar
the
end,
Mr.
Ma
c.
Was
the
re
no
thi
ng
to
ide
nti
fy
this
ma
n?"
"So
li
ttle
that
it
was
evi
de
nt
that
he
had
ca
re
fu
lly
gu
a
rded
hi
mse
lf
aga
i
nst
ide
nti
fi
ca
ti
o
n.
The
re
we
re
no
pa
pe
rs
or
le
tte
rs,
and
no
ma
rki
ng
upon
the
clo
the
s.
A
cycle
map
of
the
co
u
nty
lay
on
his
be
dro
om
ta
ble.
He
had
le
ft
the
ho
tel
after
bre
a
kfa
st
ye
ste
rday
mo
rni
ng
on
his
bi
cycle,
and
no
mo
re
was
he
a
rd
of
him
until
our
inqu
i
ri
e
s."
"Tha
t's
what
pu
zzles
me,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s,"
sa
id
Whi
te
Ma
so
n.
"If
the
fe
llow
did
not
wa
nt
the
hue
and
cry
ra
i
sed
over
hi
m,
one
wo
u
ld
ima
gi
ne
that
he
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
re
tu
rned
and
re
ma
i
ned
at
the
ho
tel
as
an
ino
ffe
nsi
ve
to
u
ri
st.
As
it
is,
he
mu
st
know
that
he
wi
ll
be
re
po
rted
to
the
po
li
ce
by
the
ho
tel
ma
na
ger
and
that
his
di
sa
ppe
a
ra
nce
wi
ll
be
co
nne
cted
wi
th
the
mu
rde
r."
"So
one
wo
u
ld
ima
gi
ne.
Sti
ll,
he
has
be
en
ju
sti
fi
ed
of
his
wi
sdom
up
to
da
te,
at
any
ra
te,
si
nce
he
has
not
be
en
ta
ke
n.
But
his
de
scri
pti
o
n--what
of
tha
t?"
Ma
cDo
na
ld
re
fe
rred
to
his
no
te
bo
o
k.
"He
re
we
ha
ve
it
so
far
as
they
co
u
ld
gi
ve
it.
They
do
n't
se
em
to
ha
ve
ta
ken
any
ve
ry
pa
rti
cu
lar
sto
ck
of
hi
m;
but
sti
ll
the
po
rte
r,
the
cle
rk,
and
the
cha
mbe
rma
id
are
all
agre
ed
that
this
abo
ut
co
ve
rs
the
po
i
nts.
He
was
a
man
abo
ut
fi
ve
fo
ot
ni
ne
in
he
i
ght,
fi
fty
or
so
ye
a
rs
of
age,
his
ha
ir
sli
ghtly
gri
zzle
d,
a
gra
yi
sh
mo
u
sta
che,
a
cu
rved
no
se,
and
a
fa
ce
whi
ch
all
of
them
de
scri
bed
as
fi
e
rce
and
fo
rbi
ddi
ng."
"We
ll,
bar
the
expre
ssi
o
n,
that
mi
ght
almo
st
be
a
de
scri
pti
on
of
Do
u
glas
hi
mse
lf,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s.
"He
is
ju
st
over
fi
fty,
wi
th
gri
zzled
ha
ir
and
mo
u
sta
che,
and
abo
ut
the
sa
me
he
i
ght.
Did
you
get
anythi
ng
else
?"
"He
was
dre
ssed
in
a
he
a
vy
gray
su
it
wi
th
a
re
e
fer
ja
cke
t,
and
he
wo
re
a
sho
rt
ye
llow
ove
rco
at
and
a
so
ft
ca
p."
"What
abo
ut
the
sho
tgu
n?"
"It
is
le
ss
than
two
fe
et
lo
ng.
It
co
u
ld
ve
ry
we
ll
ha
ve
fi
tted
into
his
va
li
se.
He
co
u
ld
ha
ve
ca
rri
ed
it
insi
de
his
ove
rco
at
wi
tho
ut
di
ffi
cu
lty."
"And
how
do
you
co
nsi
der
that
all
this
be
a
rs
upon
the
ge
ne
ral
ca
se
?"
"We
ll,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s,"
sa
id
Ma
cDo
na
ld,
"when
we
ha
ve
got
our
ma
n--a
nd
you
may
be
su
re
that
I
had
his
de
scri
pti
on
on
the
wi
res
wi
thin
fi
ve
mi
nu
tes
of
he
a
ri
ng
it--we
sha
ll
be
be
tter
able
to
ju
dge.
Bu
t,
even
as
it
sta
nds,
we
ha
ve
su
re
ly
go
ne
a
lo
ng
wa
y.
We
know
that
an
Ame
ri
can
ca
lli
ng
hi
mse
lf
Ha
rgra
ve
ca
me
to
Tu
nbri
dge
We
lls
two
da
ys
ago
wi
th
bi
cycle
and
va
li
se.
In
the
la
tter
was
a
sa
we
d-o
ff
sho
tgu
n;
so
he
ca
me
wi
th
the
de
li
be
ra
te
pu
rpo
se
of
cri
me.
Ye
ste
rday
mo
rni
ng
he
set
off
for
this
pla
ce
on
his
bi
cycle,
wi
th
his
gun
co
nce
a
led
in
his
ove
rco
a
t.
No
one
saw
him
arri
ve,
so
far
as
we
can
le
a
rn;
but
he
ne
ed
not
pa
ss
thro
u
gh
the
vi
lla
ge
to
re
a
ch
the
pa
rk
ga
te
s,
and
the
re
are
ma
ny
cycli
sts
upon
the
ro
a
d.
Pre
su
ma
bly
he
at
once
co
nce
a
led
his
cycle
amo
ng
the
la
u
re
ls
whe
re
it
was
fo
u
nd,
and
po
ssi
bly
lu
rked
the
re
hi
mse
lf,
wi
th
his
eye
on
the
ho
u
se,
wa
i
ti
ng
for
Mr.
Do
u
glas
to
co
me
ou
t.
The
sho
tgun
is
a
stra
nge
we
a
pon
to
use
insi
de
a
ho
u
se;
but
he
had
inte
nded
to
use
it
ou
tsi
de,
and
the
re
it
has
ve
ry
obvi
o
us
adva
nta
ge
s,
as
it
wo
u
ld
be
impo
ssi
ble
to
mi
ss
wi
th
it,
and
the
so
u
nd
of
sho
ts
is
so
co
mmon
in
an
Engli
sh
spo
rti
ng
ne
i
ghbo
u
rho
od
that
no
pa
rti
cu
lar
no
ti
ce
wo
u
ld
be
ta
ke
n."
"That
is
all
ve
ry
cle
a
r,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s.
"We
ll,
Mr.
Do
u
glas
did
not
appe
a
r.
What
was
he
to
do
ne
xt?
He
le
ft
his
bi
cycle
and
appro
a
ched
the
ho
u
se
in
the
twi
li
ght.
He
fo
u
nd
the
bri
dge
do
wn
and
no
one
abo
u
t.
He
to
ok
his
cha
nce,
inte
ndi
ng,
no
do
u
bt,
to
ma
ke
so
me
excu
se
if
he
met
anyo
ne.
He
met
no
one.
He
sli
pped
into
the
fi
rst
ro
om
that
he
sa
w,
and
co
nce
a
led
hi
mse
lf
be
hi
nd
the
cu
rta
i
n.
The
nce
he
co
u
ld
see
the
dra
wbri
dge
go
up,
and
he
knew
that
his
only
esca
pe
was
thro
u
gh
the
mo
a
t.
He
wa
i
ted
until
qu
a
rte
r-pa
st
ele
ve
n,
when
Mr.
Do
u
glas
upon
his
usu
al
ni
ghtly
ro
u
nd
ca
me
into
the
ro
o
m.
He
shot
him
and
esca
pe
d,
as
arra
nge
d.
He
was
awa
re
that
the
bi
cycle
wo
u
ld
be
de
scri
bed
by
the
ho
tel
pe
o
ple
and
be
a
clue
aga
i
nst
hi
m;
so
he
le
ft
it
the
re
and
ma
de
his
way
by
so
me
other
me
a
ns
to
Lo
ndon
or
to
so
me
sa
fe
hi
di
ng
pla
ce
whi
ch
he
had
alre
a
dy
arra
nge
d.
How
is
tha
t,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s?"
"We
ll,
Mr.
Ma
c,
it
is
ve
ry
go
od
and
ve
ry
cle
ar
so
far
as
it
go
e
s.
That
is
yo
ur
end
of
the
sto
ry.
My
end
is
that
the
cri
me
was
co
mmi
tted
ha
lf
an
ho
ur
ea
rli
er
than
re
po
rte
d;
that
Mrs.
Do
u
glas
and
Ba
rker
are
bo
th
in
a
co
nspi
ra
cy
to
co
nce
al
so
me
thi
ng;
that
they
ai
ded
the
mu
rde
re
r's
esca
pe
--or
at
le
a
st
that
they
re
a
ched
the
ro
om
be
fo
re
he
esca
pe
d--a
nd
that
they
fa
bri
ca
ted
evi
de
nce
of
his
esca
pe
thro
u
gh
the
wi
ndo
w,
whe
re
as
in
all
pro
ba
bi
li
ty
they
had
the
mse
lves
let
him
go
by
lo
we
ri
ng
the
bri
dge.
Tha
t's
my
re
a
di
ng
of
the
fi
rst
ha
lf."
The
two
de
te
cti
ves
sho
ok
the
ir
he
a
ds.
"We
ll,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s,
if
this
is
tru
e,
we
only
tu
mble
out
of
one
myste
ry
into
ano
the
r,"
sa
id
the
Lo
ndon
inspe
cto
r.
"And
in
so
me
wa
ys
a
wo
rse
one
,"
added
Whi
te
Ma
so
n.
"The
la
dy
has
ne
ver
be
en
in
Ame
ri
ca
in
all
her
li
fe.
What
po
ssi
ble
co
nne
cti
on
co
u
ld
she
ha
ve
wi
th
an
Ame
ri
can
assa
ssin
whi
ch
wo
u
ld
ca
u
se
her
to
she
lter
hi
m?"
"I
fre
e
ly
admit
the
di
ffi
cu
lti
e
s,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s.
"I
pro
po
se
to
ma
ke
a
li
ttle
inve
sti
ga
ti
on
of
my
own
to
-ni
ght,
and
it
is
ju
st
po
ssi
ble
that
it
may
co
ntri
bu
te
so
me
thi
ng
to
the
co
mmon
ca
u
se
."
"Can
we
he
lp
yo
u,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s?"
"No,
no!
Da
rkne
ss
and
Dr.
Wa
tso
n's
umbre
lla
--my
wa
nts
are
si
mple.
And
Ame
s,
the
fa
i
thful
Ame
s,
no
do
u
bt
he
wi
ll
stre
tch
a
po
i
nt
for
me.
All
my
li
nes
of
tho
u
ght
le
ad
me
ba
ck
inva
ri
a
bly
to
the
one
ba
sic
qu
e
sti
o
n--why
sho
u
ld
an
athle
tic
man
de
ve
lop
his
fra
me
upon
so
unna
tu
ral
an
instru
me
nt
as
a
si
ngle
du
mb-be
ll?"
It
was
la
te
that
ni
ght
when
Ho
lmes
re
tu
rned
from
his
so
li
ta
ry
excu
rsi
o
n.
We
sle
pt
in
a
do
u
ble
-be
dded
ro
o
m,
whi
ch
was
the
be
st
that
the
li
ttle
co
u
ntry
inn
co
u
ld
do
for
us.
I
was
alre
a
dy
asle
ep
when
I
was
pa
rtly
awa
ke
ned
by
his
entra
nce.
"We
ll,
Ho
lme
s,"
I
mu
rmu
re
d,
"ha
ve
you
fo
u
nd
anythi
ng
ou
t?"
He
sto
od
be
si
de
me
in
si
le
nce,
his
ca
ndle
in
his
ha
nd.
Then
the
ta
ll,
le
an
fi
gu
re
incli
ned
to
wa
rds
me.
"I
sa
y,
Wa
tso
n,"
he
whi
spe
re
d,
"wo
u
ld
you
be
afra
id
to
sle
ep
in
the
sa
me
ro
om
wi
th
a
lu
na
ti
c,
a
man
wi
th
so
fte
ni
ng
of
the
bra
i
n,
an
idi
ot
who
se
mi
nd
has
lo
st
its
gri
p?"
"Not
in
the
le
a
st,"
I
answe
red
in
asto
ni
shme
nt.
"Ah,
tha
t's
lu
cky,"
he
sa
i
d,
and
not
ano
ther
wo
rd
wo
u
ld
he
utter
that
ni
ght.
Cha
pter
7--The
So
lu
ti
on
Ne
xt
mo
rni
ng,
after
bre
a
kfa
st,
we
fo
u
nd
Inspe
ctor
Ma
cDo
na
ld
and
Whi
te
Ma
son
se
a
ted
in
clo
se
co
nsu
lta
ti
on
in
the
sma
ll
pa
rlo
ur
of
the
lo
cal
po
li
ce
se
rge
a
nt.
On
the
ta
ble
in
fro
nt
of
them
we
re
pi
led
a
nu
mber
of
le
tte
rs
and
te
le
gra
ms,
whi
ch
they
we
re
ca
re
fu
lly
so
rti
ng
and
do
cke
ti
ng.
Three
had
be
en
pla
ced
on
one
si
de.
"Sti
ll
on
the
tra
ck
of
the
elu
si
ve
bi
cycli
st?"
Ho
lmes
asked
che
e
rfu
lly.
"What
is
the
la
te
st
ne
ws
of
the
ru
ffi
a
n?"
Ma
cDo
na
ld
po
i
nted
ru
e
fu
lly
to
his
he
ap
of
co
rre
spo
nde
nce.
"He
is
at
pre
se
nt
re
po
rted
from
Le
i
ce
ste
r,
No
tti
ngha
m,
So
u
tha
mpto
n,
De
rby,
Ea
st
Ha
m,
Ri
chmo
nd,
and
fo
u
rte
en
other
pla
ce
s.
In
three
of
the
m--Ea
st
Ha
m,
Le
i
ce
ste
r,
and
Li
ve
rpo
o
l--the
re
is
a
cle
ar
ca
se
aga
i
nst
hi
m,
and
he
has
actu
a
lly
be
en
arre
ste
d.
The
co
u
ntry
se
e
ms
to
be
fu
ll
of
the
fu
gi
ti
ves
wi
th
ye
llow
co
a
ts."
"De
ar
me
!"
sa
id
Ho
lmes
sympa
the
ti
ca
lly.
"No
w,
Mr.
Mac
and
yo
u,
Mr.
Whi
te
Ma
so
n,
I
wi
sh
to
gi
ve
you
a
ve
ry
ea
rne
st
pi
e
ce
of
advi
ce.
When
I
we
nt
into
this
ca
se
wi
th
you
I
ba
rga
i
ne
d,
as
you
wi
ll
no
do
u
bt
re
me
mbe
r,
that
I
sho
u
ld
not
pre
se
nt
you
wi
th
ha
lf-pro
ved
the
o
ri
e
s,
but
that
I
sho
u
ld
re
ta
in
and
wo
rk
out
my
own
ide
as
until
I
had
sa
ti
sfi
ed
myse
lf
that
they
we
re
co
rre
ct.
For
this
re
a
son
I
am
not
at
the
pre
se
nt
mo
me
nt
te
lli
ng
you
all
that
is
in
my
mi
nd.
On
the
other
ha
nd,
I
sa
id
that
I
wo
u
ld
play
the
ga
me
fa
i
rly
by
yo
u,
and
I
do
not
thi
nk
it
is
a
fa
ir
ga
me
to
allow
you
for
one
unne
ce
ssa
ry
mo
me
nt
to
wa
ste
yo
ur
ene
rgi
es
upon
a
pro
fi
tle
ss
ta
sk.
The
re
fo
re
I
am
he
re
to
advi
se
you
this
mo
rni
ng,
and
my
advi
ce
to
you
is
su
mmed
up
in
three
wo
rds--a
ba
ndon
the
ca
se
."
Ma
cDo
na
ld
and
Whi
te
Ma
son
sta
red
in
ama
ze
me
nt
at
the
ir
ce
le
bra
ted
co
lle
a
gu
e.
"You
co
nsi
der
it
ho
pe
le
ss!"
cri
ed
the
inspe
cto
r.
"I
co
nsi
der
yo
ur
ca
se
to
be
ho
pe
le
ss.
I
do
not
co
nsi
der
that
it
is
ho
pe
le
ss
to
arri
ve
at
the
tru
th."
"But
this
cycli
st.
He
is
not
an
inve
nti
o
n.
We
ha
ve
his
de
scri
pti
o
n,
his
va
li
se,
his
bi
cycle.
The
fe
llow
mu
st
be
so
me
whe
re.
Why
sho
u
ld
we
not
get
hi
m?"
"Ye
s,
ye
s,
no
do
u
bt
he
is
so
me
whe
re,
and
no
do
u
bt
we
sha
ll
get
hi
m;
but
I
wo
u
ld
not
ha
ve
you
wa
ste
yo
ur
ene
rgi
es
in
Ea
st
Ham
or
Li
ve
rpo
o
l.
I
am
su
re
that
we
can
fi
nd
so
me
sho
rter
cut
to
a
re
su
lt."
"You
are
ho
ldi
ng
so
me
thi
ng
ba
ck.
It's
ha
rdly
fa
ir
of
yo
u,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s."
The
inspe
ctor
was
anno
ye
d.
"You
know
my
me
tho
ds
of
wo
rk,
Mr.
Ma
c.
But
I
wi
ll
ho
ld
it
ba
ck
for
the
sho
rte
st
ti
me
po
ssi
ble.
I
only
wi
sh
to
ve
ri
fy
my
de
ta
i
ls
in
one
wa
y,
whi
ch
can
ve
ry
re
a
di
ly
be
do
ne,
and
then
I
ma
ke
my
bow
and
re
tu
rn
to
Lo
ndo
n,
le
a
vi
ng
my
re
su
lts
enti
re
ly
at
yo
ur
se
rvi
ce.
I
owe
you
too
mu
ch
to
act
othe
rwi
se;
for
in
all
my
expe
ri
e
nce
I
ca
nnot
re
ca
ll
any
mo
re
si
ngu
lar
and
inte
re
sti
ng
stu
dy."
"This
is
cle
an
be
yo
nd
me,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s.
We
saw
you
when
we
re
tu
rned
from
Tu
nbri
dge
We
lls
la
st
ni
ght,
and
you
we
re
in
ge
ne
ral
agre
e
me
nt
wi
th
our
re
su
lts.
What
has
ha
ppe
ned
si
nce
then
to
gi
ve
you
a
co
mple
te
ly
new
idea
of
the
ca
se
?"
"We
ll,
si
nce
you
ask
me,
I
spe
nt,
as
I
to
ld
you
that
I
wo
u
ld,
so
me
ho
u
rs
la
st
ni
ght
at
the
Ma
nor
Ho
u
se
."
"We
ll,
what
ha
ppe
ne
d?"
"Ah,
I
can
only
gi
ve
you
a
ve
ry
ge
ne
ral
answer
to
that
for
the
mo
me
nt.
By
the
wa
y,
I
ha
ve
be
en
re
a
di
ng
a
sho
rt
but
cle
ar
and
inte
re
sti
ng
acco
u
nt
of
the
old
bu
i
ldi
ng,
pu
rcha
sa
ble
at
the
mo
de
st
sum
of
one
pe
nny
from
the
lo
cal
to
ba
cco
ni
st."
He
re
Ho
lmes
drew
a
sma
ll
tra
ct,
embe
lli
shed
wi
th
a
ru
de
engra
vi
ng
of
the
anci
e
nt
Ma
nor
Ho
u
se,
from
his
wa
i
stco
at
po
cke
t.
"It
imme
nse
ly
adds
to
the
ze
st
of
an
inve
sti
ga
ti
o
n,
my
de
ar
Mr.
Ma
c,
when
one
is
in
co
nsci
o
us
sympa
thy
wi
th
the
hi
sto
ri
cal
atmo
sphe
re
of
one
's
su
rro
u
ndi
ngs.
Do
n't
lo
ok
so
impa
ti
e
nt;
for
I
assu
re
you
that
even
so
ba
ld
an
acco
u
nt
as
this
ra
i
ses
so
me
so
rt
of
pi
ctu
re
of
the
pa
st
in
one
's
mi
nd.
Pe
rmit
me
to
gi
ve
you
a
sa
mple.
'Ere
cted
in
the
fi
fth
ye
ar
of
the
re
i
gn
of
Ja
mes
I,
and
sta
ndi
ng
upon
the
si
te
of
a
mu
ch
older
bu
i
ldi
ng,
the
Ma
nor
Ho
u
se
of
Bi
rlsto
ne
pre
se
nts
one
of
the
fi
ne
st
su
rvi
vi
ng
exa
mples
of
the
mo
a
ted
Ja
co
be
an
re
si
de
nce
--'"
"You
are
ma
ki
ng
fo
o
ls
of
us,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s!"
"Tu
t,
tu
t,
Mr.
Ma
c!--the
fi
rst
si
gn
of
te
mper
I
ha
ve
de
te
cted
in
yo
u.
We
ll,
I
wo
n't
re
ad
it
ve
rba
ti
m,
si
nce
you
fe
el
so
stro
ngly
upon
the
su
bje
ct.
But
when
I
te
ll
you
that
the
re
is
so
me
acco
u
nt
of
the
ta
ki
ng
of
the
pla
ce
by
a
pa
rli
a
me
nta
ry
co
lo
nel
in
1644,
of
the
co
nce
a
lme
nt
of
Cha
rles
for
se
ve
ral
da
ys
in
the
co
u
rse
of
the
Ci
vil
Wa
r,
and
fi
na
lly
of
a
vi
sit
the
re
by
the
se
co
nd
Ge
o
rge,
you
wi
ll
admit
that
the
re
are
va
ri
o
us
asso
ci
a
ti
o
ns
of
inte
re
st
co
nne
cted
wi
th
this
anci
e
nt
ho
u
se
."
"I
do
n't
do
u
bt
it,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s;
but
that
is
no
bu
si
ne
ss
of
ou
rs."
"Is
it
no
t?
Is
it
no
t?
Bre
a
dth
of
vi
e
w,
my
de
ar
Mr.
Ma
c,
is
one
of
the
esse
nti
a
ls
of
our
pro
fe
ssi
o
n.
The
inte
rplay
of
ide
as
and
the
obli
que
uses
of
kno
wle
dge
are
often
of
extra
o
rdi
na
ry
inte
re
st.
You
wi
ll
excu
se
the
se
re
ma
rks
from
one
who,
tho
u
gh
a
me
re
co
nno
i
sse
ur
of
cri
me,
is
sti
ll
ra
ther
older
and
pe
rha
ps
mo
re
expe
ri
e
nced
than
yo
u
rse
lf."
"I'm
the
fi
rst
to
admit
tha
t,"
sa
id
the
de
te
cti
ve
he
a
rti
ly.
"You
get
to
yo
ur
po
i
nt,
I
admi
t;
but
you
ha
ve
su
ch
a
de
u
ced
ro
u
nd-the
-co
rner
way
of
do
i
ng
it."
"We
ll,
we
ll,
I'll
drop
pa
st
hi
sto
ry
and
get
do
wn
to
pre
se
nt-day
fa
cts.
I
ca
lled
la
st
ni
ght,
as
I
ha
ve
alre
a
dy
sa
i
d,
at
the
Ma
nor
Ho
u
se.
I
did
not
see
ei
ther
Ba
rker
or
Mrs.
Do
u
gla
s.
I
saw
no
ne
ce
ssi
ty
to
di
stu
rb
the
m;
but
I
was
ple
a
sed
to
he
ar
that
the
la
dy
was
not
vi
si
bly
pi
ni
ng
and
that
she
had
pa
rta
ken
of
an
exce
lle
nt
di
nne
r.
My
vi
sit
was
spe
ci
a
lly
ma
de
to
the
go
od
Mr.
Ame
s,
wi
th
whom
I
excha
nged
so
me
ami
a
bi
li
ti
e
s,
whi
ch
cu
lmi
na
ted
in
his
allo
wi
ng
me,
wi
tho
ut
re
fe
re
nce
to
anyo
ne
else,
to
sit
alo
ne
for
a
ti
me
in
the
stu
dy."
"Wha
t!
Wi
th
tha
t?"
I
eja
cu
la
te
d.
"No,
no,
eve
rythi
ng
is
now
in
orde
r.
You
ga
ve
pe
rmi
ssi
on
for
tha
t,
Mr.
Ma
c,
as
I
am
info
rme
d.
The
ro
om
was
in
its
no
rmal
sta
te,
and
in
it
I
pa
ssed
an
instru
cti
ve
qu
a
rter
of
an
ho
u
r."
"What
we
re
you
do
i
ng?"
"We
ll,
not
to
ma
ke
a
myste
ry
of
so
si
mple
a
ma
tte
r,
I
was
lo
o
ki
ng
for
the
mi
ssi
ng
du
mb-be
ll.
It
has
alwa
ys
bu
lked
ra
ther
la
rge
in
my
esti
ma
te
of
the
ca
se.
I
ended
by
fi
ndi
ng
it."
"Whe
re
?"
"Ah,
the
re
we
co
me
to
the
edge
of
the
une
xplo
re
d.
Let
me
go
a
li
ttle
fu
rthe
r,
a
ve
ry
li
ttle
fu
rthe
r,
and
I
wi
ll
pro
mi
se
that
you
sha
ll
sha
re
eve
rythi
ng
that
I
kno
w."
"We
ll,
we
're
bo
u
nd
to
ta
ke
you
on
yo
ur
own
te
rms,"
sa
id
the
inspe
cto
r;
"but
when
it
co
mes
to
te
lli
ng
us
to
aba
ndon
the
ca
se
--why
in
the
na
me
of
go
o
dne
ss
sho
u
ld
we
aba
ndon
the
ca
se
?"
"For
the
si
mple
re
a
so
n,
my
de
ar
Mr.
Ma
c,
that
you
ha
ve
not
got
the
fi
rst
idea
what
it
is
that
you
are
inve
sti
ga
ti
ng."
"We
are
inve
sti
ga
ti
ng
the
mu
rder
of
Mr.
Jo
hn
Do
u
glas
of
Bi
rlsto
ne
Ma
no
r."
"Ye
s,
ye
s,
so
you
are.
But
do
n't
tro
u
ble
to
tra
ce
the
myste
ri
o
us
ge
ntle
man
upon
the
bi
cycle.
I
assu
re
you
that
it
wo
n't
he
lp
yo
u
."
"Then
what
do
you
su
gge
st
that
we
do
?"
"I
wi
ll
te
ll
you
exa
ctly
what
to
do,
if
you
wi
ll
do
it."
"We
ll,
I'm
bo
u
nd
to
say
I've
alwa
ys
fo
u
nd
you
had
re
a
son
be
hi
nd
all
yo
ur
qu
e
er
wa
ys.
I'll
do
what
you
advi
se
."
"And
yo
u,
Mr.
Whi
te
Ma
so
n?"
The
co
u
ntry
de
te
cti
ve
lo
o
ked
he
lple
ssly
from
one
to
the
othe
r.
Ho
lmes
and
his
me
tho
ds
we
re
new
to
hi
m.
"We
ll,
if
it
is
go
od
eno
u
gh
for
the
inspe
cto
r,
it
is
go
od
eno
u
gh
for
me
,"
he
sa
id
at
la
st.
"Ca
pi
ta
l!"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s.
"We
ll,
the
n,
I
sho
u
ld
re
co
mme
nd
a
ni
ce,
che
e
ry
co
u
ntry
wa
lk
for
bo
th
of
yo
u.
They
te
ll
me
that
the
vi
e
ws
from
Bi
rlsto
ne
Ri
dge
over
the
We
a
ld
are
ve
ry
re
ma
rka
ble.
No
do
u
bt
lu
nch
co
u
ld
be
got
at
so
me
su
i
ta
ble
ho
ste
lry;
tho
u
gh
my
igno
ra
nce
of
the
co
u
ntry
pre
ve
nts
me
from
re
co
mme
ndi
ng
one.
In
the
eve
ni
ng,
ti
red
but
ha
ppy--"
"Ma
n,
this
is
ge
tti
ng
pa
st
a
jo
ke
!"
cri
ed
Ma
cDo
na
ld,
ri
si
ng
angri
ly
from
his
cha
i
r.
"We
ll,
we
ll,
spe
nd
the
day
as
you
li
ke
,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s,
pa
tti
ng
him
che
e
rfu
lly
upon
the
sho
u
lde
r.
"Do
what
you
li
ke
and
go
whe
re
you
wi
ll,
but
me
et
me
he
re
be
fo
re
du
sk
wi
tho
ut
fa
i
l--wi
tho
ut
fa
i
l,
Mr.
Ma
c."
"That
so
u
nds
mo
re
li
ke
sa
ni
ty."
"All
of
it
was
exce
lle
nt
advi
ce;
but
I
do
n't
insi
st,
so
lo
ng
as
you
are
he
re
when
I
ne
ed
yo
u.
But
no
w,
be
fo
re
we
pa
rt,
I
wa
nt
you
to
wri
te
a
no
te
to
Mr.
Ba
rke
r."
"We
ll?"
"I'll
di
cta
te
it,
if
you
li
ke.
Re
a
dy?
"De
ar
Si
r:
"It
has
stru
ck
me
that
it
is
our
du
ty
to
dra
in
the
mo
a
t,
in
the
ho
pe
that
we
may
fi
nd
so
me
--"
"It's
impo
ssi
ble
,"
sa
id
the
inspe
cto
r.
"I've
ma
de
inqu
i
ry."
"Tu
t,
tu
t!
My
de
ar
si
r,
ple
a
se
do
what
I
ask
yo
u
."
"We
ll,
go
on."
"--in
the
ho
pe
that
we
may
fi
nd
so
me
thi
ng
whi
ch
may
be
ar
upon
our
inve
sti
ga
ti
o
n.
I
ha
ve
ma
de
arra
nge
me
nts,
and
the
wo
rkmen
wi
ll
be
at
wo
rk
ea
rly
to
-mo
rrow
mo
rni
ng
di
ve
rti
ng
the
stre
a
m--"
"Impo
ssi
ble
!"
"--di
ve
rti
ng
the
stre
a
m;
so
I
tho
u
ght
it
be
st
to
expla
in
ma
tte
rs
be
fo
re
ha
nd.
"Now
si
gn
tha
t,
and
se
nd
it
by
ha
nd
abo
ut
fo
ur
o'clo
ck.
At
that
ho
ur
we
sha
ll
me
et
aga
in
in
this
ro
o
m.
Until
then
we
may
ea
ch
do
what
we
li
ke;
for
I
can
assu
re
you
that
this
inqu
i
ry
has
co
me
to
a
de
fi
ni
te
pa
u
se
."
Eve
ni
ng
was
dra
wi
ng
in
when
we
re
a
sse
mble
d.
Ho
lmes
was
ve
ry
se
ri
o
us
in
his
ma
nne
r,
myse
lf
cu
ri
o
u
s,
and
the
de
te
cti
ves
obvi
o
u
sly
cri
ti
cal
and
anno
ye
d.
"We
ll,
ge
ntle
me
n,"
sa
id
my
fri
e
nd
gra
ve
ly,
"I
am
aski
ng
you
now
to
put
eve
rythi
ng
to
the
te
st
wi
th
me,
and
you
wi
ll
ju
dge
for
yo
u
rse
lves
whe
ther
the
obse
rva
ti
o
ns
I
ha
ve
ma
de
ju
sti
fy
the
co
nclu
si
o
ns
to
whi
ch
I
ha
ve
co
me.
It
is
a
chi
ll
eve
ni
ng,
and
I
do
not
know
how
lo
ng
our
expe
di
ti
on
may
la
st;
so
I
beg
that
you
wi
ll
we
ar
yo
ur
wa
rme
st
co
a
ts.
It
is
of
the
fi
rst
impo
rta
nce
that
we
sho
u
ld
be
in
our
pla
ces
be
fo
re
it
gro
ws
da
rk;
so
wi
th
yo
ur
pe
rmi
ssi
on
we
sha
ll
get
sta
rted
at
once
."
We
pa
ssed
alo
ng
the
ou
ter
bo
u
nds
of
the
Ma
nor
Ho
u
se
pa
rk
until
we
ca
me
to
a
pla
ce
whe
re
the
re
was
a
gap
in
the
ra
i
ls
whi
ch
fe
nced
it.
Thro
u
gh
this
we
sli
ppe
d,
and
then
in
the
ga
the
ri
ng
glo
om
we
fo
llo
wed
Ho
lmes
until
we
had
re
a
ched
a
shru
bbe
ry
whi
ch
li
es
ne
a
rly
oppo
si
te
to
the
ma
in
do
or
and
the
dra
wbri
dge.
The
la
tter
had
not
be
en
ra
i
se
d.
Ho
lmes
cro
u
ched
do
wn
be
hi
nd
the
scre
en
of
la
u
re
ls,
and
we
all
three
fo
llo
wed
his
exa
mple.
"We
ll,
what
are
we
to
do
no
w?"
asked
Ma
cDo
na
ld
wi
th
so
me
gru
ffne
ss.
"Po
sse
ss
our
so
u
ls
in
pa
ti
e
nce
and
ma
ke
as
li
ttle
no
i
se
as
po
ssi
ble
,"
Ho
lmes
answe
re
d.
"What
are
we
he
re
for
at
all?
I
re
a
lly
thi
nk
that
you
mi
ght
tre
at
us
wi
th
mo
re
fra
nkne
ss."
Ho
lmes
la
u
ghe
d.
"Wa
tson
insi
sts
that
I
am
the
dra
ma
ti
st
in
re
al
li
fe
,"
sa
id
he.
"So
me
to
u
ch
of
the
arti
st
we
lls
up
wi
thin
me,
and
ca
lls
insi
ste
ntly
for
a
we
ll-sta
ged
pe
rfo
rma
nce.
Su
re
ly
our
pro
fe
ssi
o
n,
Mr.
Ma
c,
wo
u
ld
be
a
drab
and
so
rdid
one
if
we
did
not
so
me
ti
mes
set
the
sce
ne
so
as
to
glo
ri
fy
our
re
su
lts.
The
blu
nt
accu
sa
ti
o
n,
the
bru
tal
tap
upon
the
sho
u
lde
r--what
can
one
ma
ke
of
su
ch
a
de
no
u
e
me
nt?
But
the
qu
i
ck
infe
re
nce,
the
su
btle
tra
p,
the
cle
ver
fo
re
ca
st
of
co
mi
ng
eve
nts,
the
tri
u
mpha
nt
vi
ndi
ca
ti
on
of
bo
ld
the
o
ri
e
s--a
re
the
se
not
the
pri
de
and
the
ju
sti
fi
ca
ti
on
of
our
li
fe
's
wo
rk?
At
the
pre
se
nt
mo
me
nt
you
thri
ll
wi
th
the
gla
mo
ur
of
the
si
tu
a
ti
on
and
the
anti
ci
pa
ti
on
of
the
hu
nt.
Whe
re
wo
u
ld
be
that
thri
ll
if
I
had
be
en
as
de
fi
ni
te
as
a
ti
me
ta
ble?
I
only
ask
a
li
ttle
pa
ti
e
nce,
Mr.
Ma
c,
and
all
wi
ll
be
cle
ar
to
yo
u
."
"We
ll,
I
ho
pe
the
pri
de
and
ju
sti
fi
ca
ti
on
and
the
re
st
of
it
wi
ll
co
me
be
fo
re
we
all
get
our
de
a
th
of
co
ld,"
sa
id
the
Lo
ndon
de
te
cti
ve
wi
th
co
mic
re
si
gna
ti
o
n.
We
all
had
go
od
re
a
son
to
jo
in
in
the
aspi
ra
ti
o
n;
for
our
vi
gil
was
a
lo
ng
and
bi
tter
one.
Slo
wly
the
sha
do
ws
da
rke
ned
over
the
lo
ng,
so
mbre
fa
ce
of
the
old
ho
u
se.
A
co
ld,
da
mp
re
ek
from
the
mo
at
chi
lled
us
to
the
bo
nes
and
set
our
te
e
th
cha
tte
ri
ng.
The
re
was
a
si
ngle
la
mp
over
the
ga
te
way
and
a
ste
a
dy
glo
be
of
li
ght
in
the
fa
tal
stu
dy.
Eve
rythi
ng
else
was
da
rk
and
sti
ll.
"How
lo
ng
is
this
to
la
st?"
asked
the
inspe
ctor
fi
na
lly.
"And
what
is
it
we
are
wa
tchi
ng
fo
r?"
"I
ha
ve
no
mo
re
no
ti
on
than
you
how
lo
ng
it
is
to
la
st,"
Ho
lmes
answe
red
wi
th
so
me
aspe
ri
ty.
"If
cri
mi
na
ls
wo
u
ld
alwa
ys
sche
du
le
the
ir
mo
ve
me
nts
li
ke
ra
i
lway
tra
i
ns,
it
wo
u
ld
ce
rta
i
nly
be
mo
re
co
nve
ni
e
nt
for
all
of
us.
As
to
what
it
is
we
--We
ll,
THAT'S
what
we
are
wa
tchi
ng
fo
r!"
As
he
spo
ke
the
bri
ght,
ye
llow
li
ght
in
the
stu
dy
was
obscu
red
by
so
me
bo
dy
pa
ssi
ng
to
and
fro
be
fo
re
it.
The
la
u
re
ls
amo
ng
whi
ch
we
lay
we
re
imme
di
a
te
ly
oppo
si
te
the
wi
ndow
and
not
mo
re
than
a
hu
ndred
fe
et
from
it.
Pre
se
ntly
it
was
thro
wn
open
wi
th
a
whi
ni
ng
of
hi
nge
s,
and
we
co
u
ld
di
mly
see
the
da
rk
ou
tli
ne
of
a
ma
n's
he
ad
and
sho
u
lde
rs
lo
o
ki
ng
out
into
the
glo
o
m.
For
so
me
mi
nu
tes
he
pe
e
red
fo
rth
in
fu
rti
ve,
ste
a
lthy
fa
shi
o
n,
as
one
who
wi
shes
to
be
assu
red
that
he
is
uno
bse
rve
d.
Then
he
le
a
ned
fo
rwa
rd,
and
in
the
inte
nse
si
le
nce
we
we
re
awa
re
of
the
so
ft
la
ppi
ng
of
agi
ta
ted
wa
te
r.
He
se
e
med
to
be
sti
rri
ng
up
the
mo
at
wi
th
so
me
thi
ng
whi
ch
he
he
ld
in
his
ha
nd.
Then
su
dde
nly
he
ha
u
led
so
me
thi
ng
in
as
a
fi
she
rman
la
nds
a
fi
sh--so
me
la
rge,
ro
u
nd
obje
ct
whi
ch
obscu
red
the
li
ght
as
it
was
dra
gged
thro
u
gh
the
open
ca
se
me
nt.
"No
w!"
cri
ed
Ho
lme
s.
"No
w!"
We
we
re
all
upon
our
fe
e
t,
sta
gge
ri
ng
after
him
wi
th
our
sti
ffe
ned
li
mbs,
whi
le
he
ran
swi
ftly
acro
ss
the
bri
dge
and
ra
ng
vi
o
le
ntly
at
the
be
ll.
The
re
was
the
ra
spi
ng
of
bo
lts
from
the
other
si
de,
and
the
ama
zed
Ames
sto
od
in
the
entra
nce.
Ho
lmes
bru
shed
him
asi
de
wi
tho
ut
a
wo
rd
and,
fo
llo
wed
by
all
of
us,
ru
shed
into
the
ro
om
whi
ch
had
be
en
occu
pi
ed
by
the
man
whom
we
had
be
en
wa
tchi
ng.
The
oil
la
mp
on
the
ta
ble
re
pre
se
nted
the
glow
whi
ch
we
had
se
en
from
ou
tsi
de.
It
was
now
in
the
ha
nd
of
Ce
cil
Ba
rke
r,
who
he
ld
it
to
wa
rds
us
as
we
ente
re
d.
Its
li
ght
sho
ne
upon
his
stro
ng,
re
so
lu
te,
cle
a
n-sha
ved
fa
ce
and
his
me
na
ci
ng
eye
s.
"What
the
de
vil
is
the
me
a
ni
ng
of
all
thi
s?"
he
cri
e
d.
"What
are
you
afte
r,
anyho
w?"
Ho
lmes
to
ok
a
swi
ft
gla
nce
ro
u
nd,
and
then
po
u
nced
upon
a
so
dden
bu
ndle
ti
ed
to
ge
ther
wi
th
co
rd
whi
ch
lay
whe
re
it
had
be
en
thru
st
under
the
wri
ti
ng
ta
ble.
"This
is
what
we
are
afte
r,
Mr.
Ba
rke
r--this
bu
ndle,
we
i
ghted
wi
th
a
du
mb-be
ll,
whi
ch
you
ha
ve
ju
st
ra
i
sed
from
the
bo
ttom
of
the
mo
a
t."
Ba
rker
sta
red
at
Ho
lmes
wi
th
ama
ze
me
nt
in
his
fa
ce.
"How
in
thu
nder
ca
me
you
to
know
anythi
ng
abo
ut
it?"
he
aske
d.
"Si
mply
that
I
put
it
the
re
."
"You
put
it
the
re!
Yo
u
!"
"Pe
rha
ps
I
sho
u
ld
ha
ve
sa
id
're
pla
ced
it
the
re
,'"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s.
"You
wi
ll
re
me
mbe
r,
Inspe
ctor
Ma
cDo
na
ld,
that
I
was
so
me
what
stru
ck
by
the
abse
nce
of
a
du
mb-be
ll.
I
drew
yo
ur
atte
nti
on
to
it;
but
wi
th
the
pre
ssu
re
of
other
eve
nts
you
had
ha
rdly
the
ti
me
to
gi
ve
it
the
co
nsi
de
ra
ti
on
whi
ch
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
ena
bled
you
to
draw
de
du
cti
o
ns
from
it.
When
wa
ter
is
ne
ar
and
a
we
i
ght
is
mi
ssi
ng
it
is
not
a
ve
ry
fa
r-fe
tched
su
ppo
si
ti
on
that
so
me
thi
ng
has
be
en
su
nk
in
the
wa
te
r.
The
idea
was
at
le
a
st
wo
rth
te
sti
ng;
so
wi
th
the
he
lp
of
Ame
s,
who
admi
tted
me
to
the
ro
o
m,
and
the
cro
ok
of
Dr.
Wa
tso
n's
umbre
lla,
I
was
able
la
st
ni
ght
to
fi
sh
up
and
inspe
ct
this
bu
ndle.
"It
was
of
the
fi
rst
impo
rta
nce,
ho
we
ve
r,
that
we
sho
u
ld
be
able
to
pro
ve
who
pla
ced
it
the
re.
This
we
acco
mpli
shed
by
the
ve
ry
obvi
o
us
de
vi
ce
of
anno
u
nci
ng
that
the
mo
at
wo
u
ld
be
dri
ed
to
-mo
rro
w,
whi
ch
ha
d,
of
co
u
rse,
the
effe
ct
that
who
e
ver
had
hi
dden
the
bu
ndle
wo
u
ld
mo
st
ce
rta
i
nly
wi
thdraw
it
the
mo
me
nt
that
da
rkne
ss
ena
bled
him
to
do
so.
We
ha
ve
no
le
ss
than
fo
ur
wi
tne
sses
as
to
who
it
was
who
to
ok
adva
nta
ge
of
the
oppo
rtu
ni
ty,
and
so,
Mr.
Ba
rke
r,
I
thi
nk
the
wo
rd
li
es
now
wi
th
yo
u
."
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lmes
put
the
so
ppi
ng
bu
ndle
upon
the
ta
ble
be
si
de
the
la
mp
and
undid
the
co
rd
whi
ch
bo
u
nd
it.
From
wi
thin
he
extra
cted
a
du
mb-be
ll,
whi
ch
he
to
ssed
do
wn
to
its
fe
llow
in
the
co
rne
r.
Ne
xt
he
drew
fo
rth
a
pa
ir
of
bo
o
ts.
"Ame
ri
ca
n,
as
you
pe
rce
i
ve
,"
he
re
ma
rke
d,
po
i
nti
ng
to
the
to
e
s.
Then
he
la
id
upon
the
ta
ble
a
lo
ng,
de
a
dly,
she
a
thed
kni
fe.
Fi
na
lly
he
unra
ve
lled
a
bu
ndle
of
clo
thi
ng,
co
mpri
si
ng
a
co
mple
te
set
of
unde
rclo
the
s,
so
cks,
a
gray
twe
ed
su
i
t,
and
a
sho
rt
ye
llow
ove
rco
a
t.
"The
clo
thes
are
co
mmo
npla
ce
,"
re
ma
rked
Ho
lme
s,
"sa
ve
only
the
ove
rco
a
t,
whi
ch
is
fu
ll
of
su
gge
sti
ve
to
u
che
s."
He
he
ld
it
te
nde
rly
to
wa
rds
the
li
ght.
"He
re,
as
you
pe
rce
i
ve,
is
the
inner
po
cket
pro
lo
nged
into
the
li
ni
ng
in
su
ch
fa
shi
on
as
to
gi
ve
ample
spa
ce
for
the
tru
nca
ted
fo
wli
ng
pi
e
ce.
The
ta
i
lo
r's
tab
is
on
the
ne
ck--'Ne
a
l,
Ou
tfi
tte
r,
Ve
rmi
ssa,
U.S.A.'
I
ha
ve
spe
nt
an
instru
cti
ve
afte
rno
on
in
the
re
cto
r's
li
bra
ry,
and
ha
ve
enla
rged
my
kno
wle
dge
by
addi
ng
the
fa
ct
that
Ve
rmi
ssa
is
a
flo
u
ri
shi
ng
li
ttle
to
wn
at
the
he
ad
of
one
of
the
be
st
kno
wn
co
al
and
iron
va
lle
ys
in
the
Uni
ted
Sta
te
s.
I
ha
ve
so
me
re
co
lle
cti
o
n,
Mr.
Ba
rke
r,
that
you
asso
ci
a
ted
the
co
al
di
stri
cts
wi
th
Mr.
Do
u
gla
s's
fi
rst
wi
fe,
and
it
wo
u
ld
su
re
ly
not
be
too
fa
r-fe
tched
an
infe
re
nce
that
the
V.V.
upon
the
ca
rd
by
the
de
ad
bo
dy
mi
ght
sta
nd
for
Ve
rmi
ssa
Va
lle
y,
or
that
this
ve
ry
va
lley
whi
ch
se
nds
fo
rth
emi
ssa
ri
es
of
mu
rder
may
be
that
Va
lley
of
Fe
ar
of
whi
ch
we
ha
ve
he
a
rd.
So
mu
ch
is
fa
i
rly
cle
a
r.
And
no
w,
Mr.
Ba
rke
r,
I
se
em
to
be
sta
ndi
ng
ra
ther
in
the
way
of
yo
ur
expla
na
ti
o
n."
It
was
a
si
ght
to
see
Ce
cil
Ba
rke
r's
expre
ssi
ve
fa
ce
du
ri
ng
this
expo
si
ti
on
of
the
gre
at
de
te
cti
ve.
Ange
r,
ama
ze
me
nt,
co
nste
rna
ti
o
n,
and
inde
ci
si
on
swe
pt
over
it
in
tu
rn.
Fi
na
lly
he
to
ok
re
fu
ge
in
a
so
me
what
acrid
iro
ny.
"You
know
su
ch
a
lo
t,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s,
pe
rha
ps
you
had
be
tter
te
ll
us
so
me
mo
re
,"
he
sne
e
re
d.
"I
ha
ve
no
do
u
bt
that
I
co
u
ld
te
ll
you
a
gre
at
de
al
mo
re,
Mr.
Ba
rke
r;
but
it
wo
u
ld
co
me
wi
th
a
be
tter
gra
ce
from
yo
u
."
"Oh,
you
thi
nk
so,
do
yo
u?
We
ll,
all
I
can
say
is
that
if
the
re
's
any
se
cret
he
re
it
is
not
my
se
cre
t,
and
I
am
not
the
man
to
gi
ve
it
awa
y."
"We
ll,
if
you
ta
ke
that
li
ne,
Mr.
Ba
rke
r,"
sa
id
the
inspe
ctor
qu
i
e
tly,
"we
mu
st
ju
st
ke
ep
you
in
si
ght
until
we
ha
ve
the
wa
rra
nt
and
can
ho
ld
yo
u
."
"You
can
do
what
you
da
mn
ple
a
se
abo
ut
tha
t,"
sa
id
Ba
rker
de
fi
a
ntly.
The
pro
ce
e
di
ngs
se
e
med
to
ha
ve
co
me
to
a
de
fi
ni
te
end
so
far
as
he
was
co
nce
rne
d;
for
one
had
only
to
lo
ok
at
that
gra
ni
te
fa
ce
to
re
a
li
ze
that
no
pe
i
ne
fo
rte
et
du
re
wo
u
ld
ever
fo
rce
him
to
ple
ad
aga
i
nst
his
wi
ll.
The
de
a
dlo
ck
was
bro
ke
n,
ho
we
ve
r,
by
a
wo
ma
n's
vo
i
ce.
Mrs.
Do
u
glas
had
be
en
sta
ndi
ng
li
ste
ni
ng
at
the
ha
lf
ope
ned
do
o
r,
and
now
she
ente
red
the
ro
o
m.
"You
ha
ve
do
ne
eno
u
gh
for
no
w,
Ce
ci
l,"
sa
id
she.
"Wha
te
ver
co
mes
of
it
in
the
fu
tu
re,
you
ha
ve
do
ne
eno
u
gh."
"Eno
u
gh
and
mo
re
than
eno
u
gh,"
re
ma
rked
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lmes
gra
ve
ly.
"I
ha
ve
eve
ry
sympa
thy
wi
th
yo
u,
ma
da
m,
and
sho
u
ld
stro
ngly
urge
you
to
ha
ve
so
me
co
nfi
de
nce
in
the
co
mmon
se
nse
of
our
ju
ri
sdi
cti
on
and
to
ta
ke
the
po
li
ce
vo
lu
nta
ri
ly
into
yo
ur
co
mple
te
co
nfi
de
nce.
It
may
be
that
I
am
myse
lf
at
fa
u
lt
for
not
fo
llo
wi
ng
up
the
hi
nt
whi
ch
you
co
nve
yed
to
me
thro
u
gh
my
fri
e
nd,
Dr.
Wa
tso
n;
bu
t,
at
that
ti
me
I
had
eve
ry
re
a
son
to
be
li
e
ve
that
you
we
re
di
re
ctly
co
nce
rned
in
the
cri
me.
Now
I
am
assu
red
that
this
is
not
so.
At
the
sa
me
ti
me,
the
re
is
mu
ch
that
is
une
xpla
i
ne
d,
and
I
sho
u
ld
stro
ngly
re
co
mme
nd
that
you
ask
Mr.
Do
u
glas
to
te
ll
us
his
own
sto
ry."
Mrs.
Do
u
glas
ga
ve
a
cry
of
asto
ni
shme
nt
at
Ho
lme
s's
wo
rds.
The
de
te
cti
ves
and
I
mu
st
ha
ve
echo
ed
it,
when
we
we
re
awa
re
of
a
man
who
se
e
med
to
ha
ve
eme
rged
from
the
wa
ll,
who
adva
nced
now
from
the
glo
om
of
the
co
rner
in
whi
ch
he
had
appe
a
re
d.
Mrs.
Do
u
glas
tu
rne
d,
and
in
an
insta
nt
her
arms
we
re
ro
u
nd
hi
m.
Ba
rker
had
se
i
zed
his
ou
tstre
tched
ha
nd.
"It's
be
st
this
wa
y,
Ja
ck,"
his
wi
fe
re
pe
a
te
d;
"I
am
su
re
that
it
is
be
st."
"Inde
e
d,
ye
s,
Mr.
Do
u
gla
s,"
sa
id
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lme
s,
"I
am
su
re
that
you
wi
ll
fi
nd
it
be
st."
The
man
sto
od
bli
nki
ng
at
us
wi
th
the
da
zed
lo
ok
of
one
who
co
mes
from
the
da
rk
into
the
li
ght.
It
was
a
re
ma
rka
ble
fa
ce,
bo
ld
gray
eye
s,
a
stro
ng,
sho
rt-cli
ppe
d,
gri
zzled
mo
u
sta
che,
a
squ
a
re,
pro
je
cti
ng
chi
n,
and
a
hu
mo
ro
us
mo
u
th.
He
to
ok
a
go
od
lo
ok
at
us
all,
and
then
to
my
ama
ze
me
nt
he
adva
nced
to
me
and
ha
nded
me
a
bu
ndle
of
pa
pe
r.
"I've
he
a
rd
of
yo
u
,"
sa
id
he
in
a
vo
i
ce
whi
ch
was
not
qu
i
te
Engli
sh
and
not
qu
i
te
Ame
ri
ca
n,
but
was
alto
ge
ther
me
llow
and
ple
a
si
ng.
"You
are
the
hi
sto
ri
an
of
this
bu
nch.
We
ll,
Dr.
Wa
tso
n,
yo
u
've
ne
ver
had
su
ch
a
sto
ry
as
that
pa
ss
thro
u
gh
yo
ur
ha
nds
be
fo
re,
and
I'll
lay
my
la
st
do
llar
on
tha
t.
Te
ll
it
yo
ur
own
wa
y;
but
the
re
are
the
fa
cts,
and
you
ca
n't
mi
ss
the
pu
blic
so
lo
ng
as
you
ha
ve
tho
se.
I've
be
en
co
o
ped
up
two
da
ys,
and
I've
spe
nt
the
da
yli
ght
ho
u
rs--as
mu
ch
da
yli
ght
as
I
co
u
ld
get
in
that
rat
tra
p--in
pu
tti
ng
the
thi
ng
into
wo
rds.
Yo
u
're
we
lco
me
to
the
m--you
and
yo
ur
pu
bli
c.
The
re
's
the
sto
ry
of
the
Va
lley
of
Fe
a
r."
"Tha
t's
the
pa
st,
Mr.
Do
u
gla
s,"
sa
id
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lmes
qu
i
e
tly.
"What
we
de
si
re
now
is
to
he
ar
yo
ur
sto
ry
of
the
pre
se
nt."
"Yo
u
'll
ha
ve
it,
si
r,"
sa
id
Do
u
gla
s.
"May
I
smo
ke
as
I
ta
lk?
We
ll,
tha
nk
yo
u,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s.
Yo
u
're
a
smo
ker
yo
u
rse
lf,
if
I
re
me
mber
ri
ght,
and
yo
u
'll
gu
e
ss
what
it
is
to
be
si
tti
ng
for
two
da
ys
wi
th
to
ba
cco
in
yo
ur
po
cket
and
afra
id
that
the
sme
ll
wi
ll
gi
ve
you
awa
y."
He
le
a
ned
aga
i
nst
the
ma
nte
lpi
e
ce
and
su
cked
at
the
ci
gar
whi
ch
Ho
lmes
had
ha
nded
hi
m.
"I've
he
a
rd
of
yo
u,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s.
I
ne
ver
gu
e
ssed
that
I
sho
u
ld
me
et
yo
u.
But
be
fo
re
you
are
thro
u
gh
wi
th
tha
t,"
he
no
dded
at
my
pa
pe
rs,
"you
wi
ll
say
I've
bro
u
ght
you
so
me
thi
ng
fre
sh."
Inspe
ctor
Ma
cDo
na
ld
had
be
en
sta
ri
ng
at
the
ne
wco
mer
wi
th
the
gre
a
te
st
ama
ze
me
nt.
"We
ll,
this
fa
i
rly
be
a
ts
me
!"
he
cri
ed
at
la
st.
"If
you
are
Mr.
Jo
hn
Do
u
glas
of
Bi
rlsto
ne
Ma
no
r,
then
who
se
de
a
th
ha
ve
we
be
en
inve
sti
ga
ti
ng
for
the
se
two
da
ys,
and
whe
re
in
the
wo
rld
ha
ve
you
spru
ng
from
no
w?
You
se
e
med
to
me
to
co
me
out
of
the
flo
or
li
ke
a
ja
ck-i
n-a
-bo
x."
"Ah,
Mr.
Ma
c,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s,
sha
ki
ng
a
re
pro
vi
ng
fo
re
fi
nge
r,
"you
wo
u
ld
not
re
ad
that
exce
lle
nt
lo
cal
co
mpi
la
ti
on
whi
ch
de
scri
bed
the
co
nce
a
lme
nt
of
Ki
ng
Cha
rle
s.
Pe
o
ple
did
not
hi
de
in
tho
se
da
ys
wi
tho
ut
exce
lle
nt
hi
di
ng
pla
ce
s,
and
the
hi
di
ng
pla
ce
that
has
once
be
en
used
may
be
aga
i
n.
I
had
pe
rsu
a
ded
myse
lf
that
we
sho
u
ld
fi
nd
Mr.
Do
u
glas
under
this
ro
o
f."
"And
how
lo
ng
ha
ve
you
be
en
pla
yi
ng
this
tri
ck
upon
us,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s?"
sa
id
the
inspe
ctor
angri
ly.
"How
lo
ng
ha
ve
you
allo
wed
us
to
wa
ste
ou
rse
lves
upon
a
se
a
rch
that
you
knew
to
be
an
absu
rd
one
?"
"Not
one
insta
nt,
my
de
ar
Mr.
Ma
c.
Only
la
st
ni
ght
did
I
fo
rm
my
vi
e
ws
of
the
ca
se.
As
they
co
u
ld
not
be
put
to
the
pro
of
until
this
eve
ni
ng,
I
invi
ted
you
and
yo
ur
co
lle
a
gue
to
ta
ke
a
ho
li
day
for
the
da
y.
Pray
what
mo
re
co
u
ld
I
do?
When
I
fo
u
nd
the
su
it
of
clo
thes
in
the
mo
a
t,
it
at
once
be
ca
me
appa
re
nt
to
me
that
the
bo
dy
we
had
fo
u
nd
co
u
ld
not
ha
ve
be
en
the
bo
dy
of
Mr.
Jo
hn
Do
u
glas
at
all,
but
mu
st
be
that
of
the
bi
cycli
st
from
Tu
nbri
dge
We
lls.
No
other
co
nclu
si
on
was
po
ssi
ble.
The
re
fo
re
I
had
to
de
te
rmi
ne
whe
re
Mr.
Jo
hn
Do
u
glas
hi
mse
lf
co
u
ld
be,
and
the
ba
la
nce
of
pro
ba
bi
li
ty
was
that
wi
th
the
co
nni
va
nce
of
his
wi
fe
and
his
fri
e
nd
he
was
co
nce
a
led
in
a
ho
u
se
whi
ch
had
su
ch
co
nve
ni
e
nces
for
a
fu
gi
ti
ve,
and
awa
i
ti
ng
qu
i
e
ter
ti
mes
when
he
co
u
ld
ma
ke
his
fi
nal
esca
pe
."
"We
ll,
you
fi
gu
red
it
out
abo
ut
ri
ght,"
sa
id
Do
u
glas
appro
vi
ngly.
"I
tho
u
ght
I'd
do
dge
yo
ur
Bri
ti
sh
la
w;
for
I
was
not
su
re
how
I
sto
od
under
it,
and
also
I
saw
my
cha
nce
to
throw
the
se
ho
u
nds
once
for
all
off
my
tra
ck.
Mi
nd
yo
u,
from
fi
rst
to
la
st
I
ha
ve
do
ne
no
thi
ng
to
be
asha
med
of,
and
no
thi
ng
that
I
wo
u
ld
not
do
aga
i
n;
but
yo
u
'll
ju
dge
that
for
yo
u
rse
lves
when
I
te
ll
you
my
sto
ry.
Ne
ver
mi
nd
wa
rni
ng
me,
Inspe
cto
r:
I'm
re
a
dy
to
sta
nd
pat
upon
the
tru
th.
"I'm
not
go
i
ng
to
be
gin
at
the
be
gi
nni
ng.
Tha
t's
all
the
re
,"
he
indi
ca
ted
my
bu
ndle
of
pa
pe
rs,
"a
nd
a
mi
ghty
qu
e
er
ya
rn
yo
u
'll
fi
nd
it.
It
all
co
mes
do
wn
to
thi
s:
That
the
re
are
so
me
men
that
ha
ve
go
od
ca
u
se
to
ha
te
me
and
wo
u
ld
gi
ve
the
ir
la
st
do
llar
to
know
that
they
had
got
me.
So
lo
ng
as
I
am
ali
ve
and
they
are
ali
ve,
the
re
is
no
sa
fe
ty
in
this
wo
rld
for
me.
They
hu
nted
me
from
Chi
ca
go
to
Ca
li
fo
rni
a,
then
they
cha
sed
me
out
of
Ame
ri
ca;
but
when
I
ma
rri
ed
and
se
ttled
do
wn
in
this
qu
i
et
spot
I
tho
u
ght
my
la
st
ye
a
rs
we
re
go
i
ng
to
be
pe
a
ce
a
ble.
"I
ne
ver
expla
i
ned
to
my
wi
fe
how
thi
ngs
we
re.
Why
sho
u
ld
I
pu
ll
her
into
it?
She
wo
u
ld
ne
ver
ha
ve
a
qu
i
et
mo
me
nt
aga
i
n;
but
wo
u
ld
alwa
ys
be
ima
gi
ni
ng
tro
u
ble.
I
fa
ncy
she
knew
so
me
thi
ng,
for
I
may
ha
ve
dro
pped
a
wo
rd
he
re
or
a
wo
rd
the
re;
but
until
ye
ste
rda
y,
after
you
ge
ntle
men
had
se
en
he
r,
she
ne
ver
knew
the
ri
ghts
of
the
ma
tte
r.
She
to
ld
you
all
she
kne
w,
and
so
did
Ba
rker
he
re;
for
on
the
ni
ght
when
this
thi
ng
ha
ppe
ned
the
re
was
mi
ghty
li
ttle
ti
me
for
expla
na
ti
o
ns.
She
kno
ws
eve
rythi
ng
no
w,
and
I
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
be
en
a
wi
ser
man
if
I
had
to
ld
her
so
o
ne
r.
But
it
was
a
ha
rd
qu
e
sti
o
n,
de
a
r,"
he
to
ok
her
ha
nd
for
an
insta
nt
in
his
own,
"a
nd
I
acted
for
the
be
st.
"We
ll,
ge
ntle
me
n,
the
day
be
fo
re
the
se
ha
ppe
ni
ngs
I
was
over
in
Tu
nbri
dge
We
lls,
and
I
got
a
gli
mpse
of
a
man
in
the
stre
e
t.
It
was
only
a
gli
mpse;
but
I
ha
ve
a
qu
i
ck
eye
for
the
se
thi
ngs,
and
I
ne
ver
do
u
bted
who
it
wa
s.
It
was
the
wo
rst
ene
my
I
had
amo
ng
them
all--o
ne
who
has
be
en
after
me
li
ke
a
hu
ngry
wo
lf
after
a
ca
ri
bou
all
the
se
ye
a
rs.
I
knew
the
re
was
tro
u
ble
co
mi
ng,
and
I
ca
me
ho
me
and
ma
de
re
a
dy
for
it.
I
gu
e
ssed
I'd
fi
ght
thro
u
gh
it
all
ri
ght
on
my
own,
my
lu
ck
was
a
pro
ve
rb
in
the
Sta
tes
abo
ut
'76.
I
ne
ver
do
u
bted
that
it
wo
u
ld
be
wi
th
me
sti
ll.
"I
was
on
my
gu
a
rd
all
that
ne
xt
da
y,
and
ne
ver
we
nt
out
into
the
pa
rk.
It's
as
we
ll,
or
he
'd
ha
ve
had
the
drop
on
me
wi
th
that
bu
ckshot
gun
of
his
be
fo
re
ever
I
co
u
ld
draw
on
hi
m.
After
the
bri
dge
was
up--my
mi
nd
was
alwa
ys
mo
re
re
stful
when
that
bri
dge
was
up
in
the
eve
ni
ngs--I
put
the
thi
ng
cle
ar
out
of
my
he
a
d.
I
ne
ver
dre
a
med
of
his
ge
tti
ng
into
the
ho
u
se
and
wa
i
ti
ng
for
me.
But
when
I
ma
de
my
ro
u
nd
in
my
dre
ssi
ng
go
wn,
as
was
my
ha
bi
t,
I
had
no
so
o
ner
ente
red
the
stu
dy
than
I
sce
nted
da
nge
r.
I
gu
e
ss
when
a
man
has
had
da
nge
rs
in
his
li
fe
--a
nd
I've
had
mo
re
than
mo
st
in
my
ti
me
--the
re
is
a
ki
nd
of
si
xth
se
nse
that
wa
ves
the
red
fla
g.
I
saw
the
si
gnal
cle
ar
eno
u
gh,
and
yet
I
co
u
ldn't
te
ll
you
why.
Ne
xt
insta
nt
I
spo
tted
a
bo
ot
under
the
wi
ndow
cu
rta
i
n,
and
then
I
saw
why
pla
in
eno
u
gh.
"I'd
ju
st
the
one
ca
ndle
that
was
in
my
ha
nd;
but
the
re
was
a
go
od
li
ght
from
the
ha
ll
la
mp
thro
u
gh
the
open
do
o
r.
I
put
do
wn
the
ca
ndle
and
ju
mped
for
a
ha
mmer
that
I'd
le
ft
on
the
ma
nte
l.
At
the
sa
me
mo
me
nt
he
spra
ng
at
me.
I
saw
the
gli
nt
of
a
kni
fe,
and
I
la
shed
at
him
wi
th
the
ha
mme
r.
I
got
him
so
me
whe
re;
for
the
kni
fe
ti
nkled
do
wn
on
the
flo
o
r.
He
do
dged
ro
u
nd
the
ta
ble
as
qu
i
ck
as
an
ee
l,
and
a
mo
me
nt
la
ter
he
'd
got
his
gun
from
under
his
co
a
t.
I
he
a
rd
him
co
ck
it;
but
I
had
got
ho
ld
of
it
be
fo
re
he
co
u
ld
fi
re.
I
had
it
by
the
ba
rre
l,
and
we
wre
stled
for
it
all
ends
up
for
a
mi
nu
te
or
mo
re.
It
was
de
a
th
to
the
man
that
lo
st
his
gri
p.
"He
ne
ver
lo
st
his
gri
p;
but
he
got
it
bu
tt
do
wnwa
rd
for
a
mo
me
nt
too
lo
ng.
Ma
ybe
it
was
I
that
pu
lled
the
tri
gge
r.
Ma
ybe
we
ju
st
jo
lted
it
off
be
twe
en
us.
Anyho
w,
he
got
bo
th
ba
rre
ls
in
the
fa
ce,
and
the
re
I
wa
s,
sta
ri
ng
do
wn
at
all
that
was
le
ft
of
Ted
Ba
ldwi
n.
I'd
re
co
gni
zed
him
in
the
to
wnshi
p,
and
aga
in
when
he
spra
ng
for
me;
but
his
own
mo
ther
wo
u
ldn't
re
co
gni
ze
him
as
I
saw
him
the
n.
I'm
used
to
ro
u
gh
wo
rk;
but
I
fa
i
rly
tu
rned
si
ck
at
the
si
ght
of
hi
m.
"I
was
ha
ngi
ng
on
the
si
de
of
the
ta
ble
when
Ba
rker
ca
me
hu
rryi
ng
do
wn.
I
he
a
rd
my
wi
fe
co
mi
ng,
and
I
ran
to
the
do
or
and
sto
pped
he
r.
It
was
no
si
ght
for
a
wo
ma
n.
I
pro
mi
sed
I'd
co
me
to
her
so
o
n.
I
sa
id
a
wo
rd
or
two
to
Ba
rke
r--he
to
ok
it
all
in
at
a
gla
nce
--a
nd
we
wa
i
ted
for
the
re
st
to
co
me
alo
ng.
But
the
re
was
no
si
gn
of
the
m.
Then
we
unde
rsto
od
that
they
co
u
ld
he
ar
no
thi
ng,
and
that
all
that
had
ha
ppe
ned
was
kno
wn
only
to
ou
rse
lve
s.
"It
was
at
that
insta
nt
that
the
idea
ca
me
to
me.
I
was
fa
i
rly
da
zzled
by
the
bri
lli
a
nce
of
it.
The
ma
n's
sle
e
ve
had
sli
pped
up
and
the
re
was
the
bra
nded
ma
rk
of
the
lo
dge
upon
his
fo
re
a
rm.
See
he
re
!"
The
man
whom
we
had
kno
wn
as
Do
u
glas
tu
rned
up
his
own
co
at
and
cu
ff
to
show
a
bro
wn
tri
a
ngle
wi
thin
a
ci
rcle
exa
ctly
li
ke
that
whi
ch
we
had
se
en
upon
the
de
ad
ma
n.
"It
was
the
si
ght
of
that
whi
ch
sta
rted
me
on
it.
I
se
e
med
to
see
it
all
cle
ar
at
a
gla
nce.
The
re
we
re
his
he
i
ght
and
ha
ir
and
fi
gu
re,
abo
ut
the
sa
me
as
my
own.
No
one
co
u
ld
swe
ar
to
his
fa
ce,
po
or
de
vi
l!
I
bro
u
ght
do
wn
this
su
it
of
clo
the
s,
and
in
a
qu
a
rter
of
an
ho
ur
Ba
rker
and
I
had
put
my
dre
ssi
ng
go
wn
on
him
and
he
lay
as
you
fo
u
nd
hi
m.
We
ti
ed
all
his
thi
ngs
into
a
bu
ndle,
and
I
we
i
ghted
them
wi
th
the
only
we
i
ght
I
co
u
ld
fi
nd
and
put
them
thro
u
gh
the
wi
ndo
w.
The
ca
rd
he
had
me
a
nt
to
lay
upon
my
bo
dy
was
lyi
ng
be
si
de
his
own.
"My
ri
ngs
we
re
put
on
his
fi
nge
r;
but
when
it
ca
me
to
the
we
ddi
ng
ri
ng,"
he
he
ld
out
his
mu
scu
lar
ha
nd,
"you
can
see
for
yo
u
rse
lves
that
I
had
stru
ck
the
li
mi
t.
I
ha
ve
not
mo
ved
it
si
nce
the
day
I
was
ma
rri
e
d,
and
it
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
ta
ken
a
fi
le
to
get
it
off.
I
do
n't
kno
w,
anyho
w,
that
I
sho
u
ld
ha
ve
ca
red
to
pa
rt
wi
th
it;
but
if
I
had
wa
nted
to
I
co
u
ldn't.
So
we
ju
st
had
to
le
a
ve
that
de
ta
il
to
ta
ke
ca
re
of
itse
lf.
On
the
other
ha
nd,
I
bro
u
ght
a
bit
of
pla
ster
do
wn
and
put
it
whe
re
I
am
we
a
ri
ng
one
myse
lf
at
this
insta
nt.
You
sli
pped
up
the
re,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s,
cle
ver
as
you
are;
for
if
you
had
cha
nced
to
ta
ke
off
that
pla
ster
you
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
fo
u
nd
no
cut
unde
rne
a
th
it.
"We
ll,
that
was
the
si
tu
a
ti
o
n.
If
I
co
u
ld
lie
low
for
a
whi
le
and
then
get
away
whe
re
I
co
u
ld
be
jo
i
ned
by
my
'wi
do
w'
we
sho
u
ld
ha
ve
a
cha
nce
at
la
st
of
li
vi
ng
in
pe
a
ce
for
the
re
st
of
our
li
ve
s.
The
se
de
vi
ls
wo
u
ld
gi
ve
me
no
re
st
so
lo
ng
as
I
was
abo
ve
gro
u
nd;
but
if
they
saw
in
the
pa
pe
rs
that
Ba
ldwin
had
got
his
ma
n,
the
re
wo
u
ld
be
an
end
of
all
my
tro
u
ble
s.
I
ha
dn't
mu
ch
ti
me
to
ma
ke
it
all
cle
ar
to
Ba
rker
and
to
my
wi
fe;
but
they
unde
rsto
od
eno
u
gh
to
be
able
to
he
lp
me.
I
knew
all
abo
ut
this
hi
di
ng
pla
ce,
so
did
Ame
s;
but
it
ne
ver
ente
red
his
he
ad
to
co
nne
ct
it
wi
th
the
ma
tte
r.
I
re
ti
red
into
it,
and
it
was
up
to
Ba
rker
to
do
the
re
st.
"I
gu
e
ss
you
can
fi
ll
in
for
yo
u
rse
lves
what
he
di
d.
He
ope
ned
the
wi
ndow
and
ma
de
the
ma
rk
on
the
si
ll
to
gi
ve
an
idea
of
how
the
mu
rde
rer
esca
pe
d.
It
was
a
ta
ll
orde
r,
tha
t;
but
as
the
bri
dge
was
up
the
re
was
no
other
wa
y.
The
n,
when
eve
rythi
ng
was
fi
xe
d,
he
ra
ng
the
be
ll
for
all
he
was
wo
rth.
What
ha
ppe
ned
afte
rwa
rd
you
kno
w.
And
so,
ge
ntle
me
n,
you
can
do
what
you
ple
a
se;
but
I've
to
ld
you
the
tru
th
and
the
who
le
tru
th,
so
he
lp
me
Go
d!
What
I
ask
you
now
is
how
do
I
sta
nd
by
the
Engli
sh
la
w?"
The
re
was
a
si
le
nce
whi
ch
was
bro
ken
by
She
rlo
ck
Ho
lme
s.
"The
Engli
sh
law
is
in
the
ma
in
a
ju
st
la
w.
You
wi
ll
get
no
wo
rse
than
yo
ur
de
se
rts
from
tha
t,
Mr.
Do
u
gla
s.
But
I
wo
u
ld
ask
you
how
did
this
man
know
that
you
li
ved
he
re,
or
how
to
get
into
yo
ur
ho
u
se,
or
whe
re
to
hi
de
to
get
yo
u
?"
"I
know
no
thi
ng
of
thi
s."
Ho
lme
s's
fa
ce
was
ve
ry
whi
te
and
gra
ve.
"The
sto
ry
is
not
over
ye
t,
I
fe
a
r,"
sa
id
he.
"You
may
fi
nd
wo
rse
da
nge
rs
than
the
Engli
sh
la
w,
or
even
than
yo
ur
ene
mi
es
from
Ame
ri
ca.
I
see
tro
u
ble
be
fo
re
yo
u,
Mr.
Do
u
gla
s.
Yo
u
'll
ta
ke
my
advi
ce
and
sti
ll
be
on
yo
ur
gu
a
rd."
And
no
w,
my
lo
ng-su
ffe
ri
ng
re
a
de
rs,
I
wi
ll
ask
you
to
co
me
away
wi
th
me
for
a
ti
me,
far
from
the
Su
ssex
Ma
nor
Ho
u
se
of
Bi
rlsto
ne,
and
far
also
from
the
ye
ar
of
gra
ce
in
whi
ch
we
ma
de
our
eve
ntful
jo
u
rney
whi
ch
ended
wi
th
the
stra
nge
sto
ry
of
the
man
who
had
be
en
kno
wn
as
Jo
hn
Do
u
gla
s.
I
wi
sh
you
to
jo
u
rney
ba
ck
so
me
twe
nty
ye
a
rs
in
ti
me,
and
we
stwa
rd
so
me
tho
u
sa
nds
of
mi
les
in
spa
ce,
that
I
may
lay
be
fo
re
you
a
si
ngu
lar
and
te
rri
ble
na
rra
ti
ve
--so
si
ngu
lar
and
so
te
rri
ble
that
you
may
fi
nd
it
ha
rd
to
be
li
e
ve
that
even
as
I
te
ll
it,
even
so
did
it
occu
r.
Do
not
thi
nk
that
I
intru
de
one
sto
ry
be
fo
re
ano
ther
is
fi
ni
she
d.
As
you
re
ad
on
you
wi
ll
fi
nd
that
this
is
not
so.
And
when
I
ha
ve
de
ta
i
led
tho
se
di
sta
nt
eve
nts
and
you
ha
ve
so
lved
this
myste
ry
of
the
pa
st,
we
sha
ll
me
et
once
mo
re
in
tho
se
ro
o
ms
on
Ba
ker
Stre
e
t,
whe
re
thi
s,
li
ke
so
ma
ny
other
wo
nde
rful
ha
ppe
ni
ngs,
wi
ll
fi
nd
its
end.
Pa
rt
2--The
Sco
wre
rs
Cha
pter
1--The
Man
It
was
the
fo
u
rth
of
Fe
bru
a
ry
in
the
ye
ar
1875.
It
had
be
en
a
se
ve
re
wi
nte
r,
and
the
snow
lay
de
ep
in
the
go
rges
of
the
Gi
lme
rton
Mo
u
nta
i
ns.
The
ste
am
plo
u
ghs
ha
d,
ho
we
ve
r,
ke
pt
the
ra
i
lro
ad
ope
n,
and
the
eve
ni
ng
tra
in
whi
ch
co
nne
cts
the
lo
ng
li
ne
of
co
a
l-mi
ni
ng
and
iro
n-wo
rki
ng
se
ttle
me
nts
was
slo
wly
gro
a
ni
ng
its
way
up
the
ste
ep
gra
di
e
nts
whi
ch
le
ad
from
Sta
gvi
lle
on
the
pla
in
to
Ve
rmi
ssa,
the
ce
ntral
to
wnship
whi
ch
li
es
at
the
he
ad
of
Ve
rmi
ssa
Va
lle
y.
From
this
po
i
nt
the
tra
ck
swe
e
ps
do
wnwa
rd
to
Ba
rto
ns
Cro
ssi
ng,
He
lmda
le,
and
the
pu
re
ly
agri
cu
ltu
ral
co
u
nty
of
Me
rto
n.
It
was
a
si
ngle
tra
ck
ra
i
lro
a
d;
but
at
eve
ry
si
di
ng--a
nd
they
we
re
nu
me
ro
u
s--lo
ng
li
nes
of
tru
cks
pi
led
wi
th
co
al
and
iron
ore
to
ld
of
the
hi
dden
we
a
lth
whi
ch
had
bro
u
ght
a
ru
de
po
pu
la
ti
on
and
a
bu
stli
ng
li
fe
to
this
mo
st
de
so
la
te
co
rner
of
the
Uni
ted
Sta
tes
of
Ame
ri
ca.
For
de
so
la
te
it
wa
s!
Li
ttle
co
u
ld
the
fi
rst
pi
o
ne
er
who
had
tra
ve
rsed
it
ha
ve
ever
ima
gi
ned
that
the
fa
i
re
st
pra
i
ri
es
and
the
mo
st
lu
sh
wa
ter
pa
stu
res
we
re
va
lu
e
le
ss
co
mpa
red
to
this
glo
o
my
la
nd
of
bla
ck
crag
and
ta
ngled
fo
re
st.
Abo
ve
the
da
rk
and
often
sca
rce
ly
pe
ne
tra
ble
wo
o
ds
upon
the
ir
fla
nks,
the
hi
gh,
ba
re
cro
wns
of
the
mo
u
nta
i
ns,
whi
te
sno
w,
and
ja
gged
ro
ck
to
we
red
upon
ea
ch
fla
nk,
le
a
vi
ng
a
lo
ng,
wi
ndi
ng,
to
rtu
o
us
va
lley
in
the
ce
ntre.
Up
this
the
li
ttle
tra
in
was
slo
wly
cra
wli
ng.
The
oil
la
mps
had
ju
st
be
en
lit
in
the
le
a
di
ng
pa
sse
nger
ca
r,
a
lo
ng,
ba
re
ca
rri
a
ge
in
whi
ch
so
me
twe
nty
or
thi
rty
pe
o
ple
we
re
se
a
te
d.
The
gre
a
ter
nu
mber
of
the
se
we
re
wo
rkmen
re
tu
rni
ng
from
the
ir
da
y's
to
il
in
the
lo
wer
pa
rt
of
the
va
lle
y.
At
le
a
st
a
do
ze
n,
by
the
ir
gri
med
fa
ces
and
the
sa
fe
ty
la
nte
rns
whi
ch
they
ca
rri
e
d,
pro
cla
i
med
the
mse
lves
mi
ne
rs.
The
se
sat
smo
ki
ng
in
a
gro
up
and
co
nve
rsed
in
low
vo
i
ce
s,
gla
nci
ng
occa
si
o
na
lly
at
two
men
on
the
oppo
si
te
si
de
of
the
ca
r,
who
se
uni
fo
rms
and
ba
dges
sho
wed
them
to
be
po
li
ce
me
n.
Se
ve
ral
wo
men
of
the
la
bo
u
ri
ng
cla
ss
and
one
or
two
tra
ve
lle
rs
who
mi
ght
ha
ve
be
en
sma
ll
lo
cal
sto
re
ke
e
pe
rs
ma
de
up
the
re
st
of
the
co
mpa
ny,
wi
th
the
exce
pti
on
of
one
yo
u
ng
man
in
a
co
rner
by
hi
mse
lf.
It
is
wi
th
this
man
that
we
are
co
nce
rne
d.
Ta
ke
a
go
od
lo
ok
at
hi
m;
for
he
is
wo
rth
it.
He
is
a
fre
sh-co
mple
xi
o
ne
d,
mi
ddle
-si
zed
yo
u
ng
ma
n,
not
fa
r,
one
wo
u
ld
gu
e
ss,
from
his
thi
rti
e
th
ye
a
r.
He
has
la
rge,
shre
wd,
hu
mo
ro
us
gray
eyes
whi
ch
twi
nkle
inqu
i
ri
ngly
from
ti
me
to
ti
me
as
he
lo
o
ks
ro
u
nd
thro
u
gh
his
spe
cta
cles
at
the
pe
o
ple
abo
ut
hi
m.
It
is
ea
sy
to
see
that
he
is
of
a
so
ci
a
ble
and
po
ssi
bly
si
mple
di
spo
si
ti
o
n,
anxi
o
us
to
be
fri
e
ndly
to
all
me
n.
Anyo
ne
co
u
ld
pi
ck
him
at
once
as
gre
ga
ri
o
us
in
his
ha
bi
ts
and
co
mmu
ni
ca
ti
ve
in
his
na
tu
re,
wi
th
a
qu
i
ck
wit
and
a
re
a
dy
smi
le.
And
yet
the
man
who
stu
di
ed
him
mo
re
clo
se
ly
mi
ght
di
sce
rn
a
ce
rta
in
fi
rmne
ss
of
jaw
and
grim
ti
ghtne
ss
abo
ut
the
li
ps
whi
ch
wo
u
ld
wa
rn
him
that
the
re
we
re
de
pths
be
yo
nd,
and
that
this
ple
a
sa
nt,
bro
wn-ha
i
red
yo
u
ng
Iri
shman
mi
ght
co
nce
i
va
bly
le
a
ve
his
ma
rk
for
go
od
or
evil
upon
any
so
ci
e
ty
to
whi
ch
he
was
intro
du
ce
d.
Ha
vi
ng
ma
de
one
or
two
te
nta
ti
ve
re
ma
rks
to
the
ne
a
re
st
mi
ne
r,
and
re
ce
i
vi
ng
only
sho
rt,
gru
ff
re
pli
e
s,
the
tra
ve
ller
re
si
gned
hi
mse
lf
to
unco
nge
ni
al
si
le
nce,
sta
ri
ng
mo
o
di
ly
out
of
the
wi
ndow
at
the
fa
di
ng
la
ndsca
pe.
It
was
not
a
che
e
ri
ng
pro
spe
ct.
Thro
u
gh
the
gro
wi
ng
glo
om
the
re
pu
lsed
the
red
glow
of
the
fu
rna
ces
on
the
si
des
of
the
hi
lls.
Gre
at
he
a
ps
of
slag
and
du
mps
of
ci
nde
rs
lo
o
med
up
on
ea
ch
si
de,
wi
th
the
hi
gh
sha
fts
of
the
co
lli
e
ri
es
to
we
ri
ng
abo
ve
the
m.
Hu
ddled
gro
u
ps
of
me
a
n,
wo
o
den
ho
u
se
s,
the
wi
ndo
ws
of
whi
ch
we
re
be
gi
nni
ng
to
ou
tli
ne
the
mse
lves
in
li
ght,
we
re
sca
tte
red
he
re
and
the
re
alo
ng
the
li
ne,
and
the
fre
qu
e
nt
ha
lti
ng
pla
ces
we
re
cro
wded
wi
th
the
ir
swa
rthy
inha
bi
ta
nts.
The
iron
and
co
al
va
lle
ys
of
the
Ve
rmi
ssa
di
stri
ct
we
re
no
re
so
rts
for
the
le
i
su
red
or
the
cu
ltu
re
d.
Eve
rywhe
re
the
re
we
re
ste
rn
si
gns
of
the
cru
de
st
ba
ttle
of
li
fe,
the
ru
de
wo
rk
to
be
do
ne,
and
the
ru
de,
stro
ng
wo
rke
rs
who
did
it.
The
yo
u
ng
tra
ve
ller
ga
zed
out
into
this
di
smal
co
u
ntry
wi
th
a
fa
ce
of
mi
ngled
re
pu
lsi
on
and
inte
re
st,
whi
ch
sho
wed
that
the
sce
ne
was
new
to
hi
m.
At
inte
rva
ls
he
drew
from
his
po
cket
a
bu
lky
le
tter
to
whi
ch
he
re
fe
rre
d,
and
on
the
ma
rgi
ns
of
whi
ch
he
scri
bbled
so
me
no
te
s.
Once
from
the
ba
ck
of
his
wa
i
st
he
pro
du
ced
so
me
thi
ng
whi
ch
one
wo
u
ld
ha
rdly
ha
ve
expe
cted
to
fi
nd
in
the
po
sse
ssi
on
of
so
mi
ld-ma
nne
red
a
ma
n.
It
was
a
na
vy
re
vo
lver
of
the
la
rge
st
si
ze.
As
he
tu
rned
it
sla
ntwi
se
to
the
li
ght,
the
gli
nt
upon
the
ri
ms
of
the
co
pper
she
lls
wi
thin
the
drum
sho
wed
that
it
was
fu
lly
lo
a
de
d.
He
qu
i
ckly
re
sto
red
it
to
his
se
cret
po
cke
t,
but
not
be
fo
re
it
had
be
en
obse
rved
by
a
wo
rki
ng
man
who
had
se
a
ted
hi
mse
lf
upon
the
adjo
i
ni
ng
be
nch.
"Hu
llo,
ma
te
!"
sa
id
he.
"You
se
em
he
e
led
and
re
a
dy."
The
yo
u
ng
man
smi
led
wi
th
an
air
of
emba
rra
ssme
nt.
"Ye
s,"
sa
id
he,
"we
ne
ed
them
so
me
ti
mes
in
the
pla
ce
I
co
me
fro
m."
"And
whe
re
may
that
be
?"
"I'm
la
st
from
Chi
ca
go
."
"A
stra
nger
in
the
se
pa
rts?"
"Ye
s."
"You
may
fi
nd
you
ne
ed
it
he
re
,"
sa
id
the
wo
rkma
n.
"Ah!
is
that
so
?"
The
yo
u
ng
man
se
e
med
inte
re
ste
d.
"Ha
ve
you
he
a
rd
no
thi
ng
of
do
i
ngs
he
re
a
bo
u
ts?"
"No
thi
ng
out
of
the
wa
y."
"Why,
I
tho
u
ght
the
co
u
ntry
was
fu
ll
of
it.
Yo
u
'll
he
ar
qu
i
ck
eno
u
gh.
What
ma
de
you
co
me
he
re
?"
"I
he
a
rd
the
re
was
alwa
ys
wo
rk
for
a
wi
lli
ng
ma
n."
"Are
you
a
me
mber
of
the
uni
o
n?"
"Su
re
."
"Then
yo
u
'll
get
yo
ur
jo
b,
I
gu
e
ss.
Ha
ve
you
any
fri
e
nds?"
"Not
ye
t;
but
I
ha
ve
the
me
a
ns
of
ma
ki
ng
the
m."
"Ho
w's
tha
t,
the
n?"
"I
am
one
of
the
Emi
ne
nt
Order
of
Fre
e
me
n.
The
re
's
no
to
wn
wi
tho
ut
a
lo
dge,
and
whe
re
the
re
is
a
lo
dge
I'll
fi
nd
my
fri
e
nds."
The
re
ma
rk
had
a
si
ngu
lar
effe
ct
upon
his
co
mpa
ni
o
n.
He
gla
nced
ro
u
nd
su
spi
ci
o
u
sly
at
the
othe
rs
in
the
ca
r.
The
mi
ne
rs
we
re
sti
ll
whi
spe
ri
ng
amo
ng
the
mse
lve
s.
The
two
po
li
ce
offi
ce
rs
we
re
do
zi
ng.
He
ca
me
acro
ss,
se
a
ted
hi
mse
lf
clo
se
to
the
yo
u
ng
tra
ve
lle
r,
and
he
ld
out
his
ha
nd.
"Put
it
the
re
,"
he
sa
i
d.
A
ha
nd-grip
pa
ssed
be
twe
en
the
two.
"I
see
you
spe
ak
the
tru
th,"
sa
id
the
wo
rkma
n.
"But
it's
we
ll
to
ma
ke
ce
rta
i
n."
He
ra
i
sed
his
ri
ght
ha
nd
to
his
ri
ght
eye
bro
w.
The
tra
ve
ller
at
once
ra
i
sed
his
le
ft
ha
nd
to
his
le
ft
eye
bro
w.
"Da
rk
ni
ghts
are
unple
a
sa
nt,"
sa
id
the
wo
rkma
n.
"Ye
s,
for
stra
nge
rs
to
tra
ve
l,"
the
other
answe
re
d.
"Tha
t's
go
od
eno
u
gh.
I'm
Bro
ther
Sca
nla
n,
Lo
dge
341,
Ve
rmi
ssa
Va
lle
y.
Glad
to
see
you
in
the
se
pa
rts."
"Tha
nk
yo
u.
I'm
Bro
ther
Jo
hn
McMu
rdo,
Lo
dge
29,
Chi
ca
go.
Bo
dyma
ster
J.H.
Sco
tt.
But
I
am
in
lu
ck
to
me
et
a
bro
ther
so
ea
rly."
"We
ll,
the
re
are
ple
nty
of
us
abo
u
t.
You
wo
n't
fi
nd
the
order
mo
re
flo
u
ri
shi
ng
anywhe
re
in
the
Sta
tes
than
ri
ght
he
re
in
Ve
rmi
ssa
Va
lle
y.
But
we
co
u
ld
do
wi
th
so
me
la
ds
li
ke
yo
u.
I
ca
n't
unde
rsta
nd
a
spry
man
of
the
uni
on
fi
ndi
ng
no
wo
rk
to
do
in
Chi
ca
go
."
"I
fo
u
nd
ple
nty
of
wo
rk
to
do
,"
sa
id
McMu
rdo.
"Then
why
did
you
le
a
ve
?"
McMu
rdo
no
dded
to
wa
rds
the
po
li
ce
men
and
smi
le
d.
"I
gu
e
ss
tho
se
cha
ps
wo
u
ld
be
glad
to
kno
w,"
he
sa
i
d.
Sca
nlan
gro
a
ned
sympa
the
ti
ca
lly.
"In
tro
u
ble
?"
he
asked
in
a
whi
spe
r.
"De
e
p."
"A
pe
ni
te
nti
a
ry
jo
b?"
"And
the
re
st."
"Not
a
ki
lli
ng!"
"It's
ea
rly
da
ys
to
ta
lk
of
su
ch
thi
ngs,"
sa
id
McMu
rdo
wi
th
the
air
of
a
man
who
had
be
en
su
rpri
sed
into
sa
yi
ng
mo
re
than
he
inte
nde
d.
"I've
my
own
go
od
re
a
so
ns
for
le
a
vi
ng
Chi
ca
go,
and
let
that
be
eno
u
gh
for
yo
u.
Who
are
you
that
you
sho
u
ld
ta
ke
it
on
yo
u
rse
lf
to
ask
su
ch
thi
ngs?"
His
gray
eyes
gle
a
med
wi
th
su
dden
and
da
nge
ro
us
anger
from
be
hi
nd
his
gla
sse
s.
"All
ri
ght,
ma
te,
no
offe
nse
me
a
nt.
The
bo
ys
wi
ll
thi
nk
no
ne
the
wo
rse
of
yo
u,
wha
te
ver
you
may
ha
ve
do
ne.
Whe
re
are
you
bo
u
nd
for
no
w?"
"Ve
rmi
ssa
."
"Tha
t's
the
thi
rd
ha
lt
do
wn
the
li
ne.
Whe
re
are
you
sta
yi
ng?"
McMu
rdo
to
ok
out
an
enve
lo
pe
and
he
ld
it
clo
se
to
the
mu
rky
oil
la
mp.
"He
re
is
the
addre
ss--Ja
cob
Sha
fte
r,
She
ri
dan
Stre
e
t.
It's
a
bo
a
rdi
ng
ho
u
se
that
was
re
co
mme
nded
by
a
man
I
knew
in
Chi
ca
go
."
"We
ll,
I
do
n't
know
it;
but
Ve
rmi
ssa
is
out
of
my
be
a
t.
I
li
ve
at
Ho
bso
n's
Pa
tch,
and
tha
t's
he
re
whe
re
we
are
dra
wi
ng
up.
Bu
t,
sa
y,
the
re
's
one
bit
of
advi
ce
I'll
gi
ve
you
be
fo
re
we
pa
rt:
If
yo
u
're
in
tro
u
ble
in
Ve
rmi
ssa,
go
stra
i
ght
to
the
Uni
on
Ho
u
se
and
see
Bo
ss
McGi
nty.
He
is
the
Bo
dyma
ster
of
Ve
rmi
ssa
Lo
dge,
and
no
thi
ng
can
ha
ppen
in
the
se
pa
rts
unle
ss
Bla
ck
Ja
ck
McGi
nty
wa
nts
it.
So
lo
ng,
ma
te!
Ma
ybe
we
'll
me
et
in
lo
dge
one
of
the
se
eve
ni
ngs.
But
mi
nd
my
wo
rds:
If
you
are
in
tro
u
ble,
go
to
Bo
ss
McGi
nty."
Sca
nlan
de
sce
nde
d,
and
McMu
rdo
was
le
ft
once
aga
in
to
his
tho
u
ghts.
Ni
ght
had
now
fa
lle
n,
and
the
fla
mes
of
the
fre
qu
e
nt
fu
rna
ces
we
re
ro
a
ri
ng
and
le
a
pi
ng
in
the
da
rkne
ss.
Aga
i
nst
the
ir
lu
rid
ba
ckgro
u
nd
da
rk
fi
gu
res
we
re
be
ndi
ng
and
stra
i
ni
ng,
twi
sti
ng
and
tu
rni
ng,
wi
th
the
mo
ti
on
of
wi
nch
or
of
wi
ndla
ss,
to
the
rhythm
of
an
ete
rnal
cla
nk
and
ro
a
r.
"I
gu
e
ss
he
ll
mu
st
lo
ok
so
me
thi
ng
li
ke
tha
t,"
sa
id
a
vo
i
ce.
McMu
rdo
tu
rned
and
saw
that
one
of
the
po
li
ce
men
had
shi
fted
in
his
se
at
and
was
sta
ri
ng
out
into
the
fi
e
ry
wa
ste.
"For
that
ma
tte
r,"
sa
id
the
other
po
li
ce
ma
n,
"I
allow
that
he
ll
mu
st
BE
so
me
thi
ng
li
ke
tha
t.
If
the
re
are
wo
rse
de
vi
ls
do
wn
yo
nder
than
so
me
we
co
u
ld
na
me,
it's
mo
re
than
I'd
expe
ct.
I
gu
e
ss
you
are
new
to
this
pa
rt,
yo
u
ng
ma
n?"
"We
ll,
what
if
I
am?"
McMu
rdo
answe
red
in
a
su
rly
vo
i
ce.
"Ju
st
thi
s,
mi
ste
r,
that
I
sho
u
ld
advi
se
you
to
be
ca
re
ful
in
cho
o
si
ng
yo
ur
fri
e
nds.
I
do
n't
thi
nk
I'd
be
gin
wi
th
Mi
ke
Sca
nlan
or
his
ga
ng
if
I
we
re
yo
u
."
"What
the
he
ll
is
it
to
you
who
are
my
fri
e
nds?"
ro
a
red
McMu
rdo
in
a
vo
i
ce
whi
ch
bro
u
ght
eve
ry
he
ad
in
the
ca
rri
a
ge
ro
u
nd
to
wi
tne
ss
the
alte
rca
ti
o
n.
"Did
I
ask
you
for
yo
ur
advi
ce,
or
did
you
thi
nk
me
su
ch
a
su
cker
that
I
co
u
ldn't
mo
ve
wi
tho
ut
it?
You
spe
ak
when
you
are
spo
ken
to,
and
by
the
Lo
rd
yo
u
'd
ha
ve
to
wa
it
a
lo
ng
ti
me
if
it
was
me
!"
He
thru
st
out
his
fa
ce
and
gri
nned
at
the
pa
tro
lmen
li
ke
a
sna
rli
ng
do
g.
The
two
po
li
ce
me
n,
he
a
vy,
go
o
d-na
tu
red
me
n,
we
re
ta
ken
aba
ck
by
the
extra
o
rdi
na
ry
ve
he
me
nce
wi
th
whi
ch
the
ir
fri
e
ndly
adva
nces
had
be
en
re
je
cte
d.
"No
offe
nse,
stra
nge
r,"
sa
id
one.
"It
was
a
wa
rni
ng
for
yo
ur
own
go
o
d,
se
e
i
ng
that
you
are,
by
yo
ur
own
sho
wi
ng,
new
to
the
pla
ce
."
"I'm
new
to
the
pla
ce;
but
I'm
not
new
to
you
and
yo
ur
ki
nd!"
cri
ed
McMu
rdo
in
co
ld
fu
ry.
"I
gu
e
ss
yo
u
're
the
sa
me
in
all
pla
ce
s,
sho
vi
ng
yo
ur
advi
ce
in
when
no
bo
dy
asks
for
it."
"Ma
ybe
we
'll
see
mo
re
of
you
be
fo
re
ve
ry
lo
ng,"
sa
id
one
of
the
pa
tro
lmen
wi
th
a
gri
n.
"Yo
u
're
a
re
al
ha
nd-pi
cked
one,
if
I
am
a
ju
dge
."
"I
was
thi
nki
ng
the
sa
me
,"
re
ma
rked
the
othe
r.
"I
gu
e
ss
we
may
me
et
aga
i
n."
"I'm
not
afra
id
of
yo
u,
and
do
n't
you
thi
nk
it!"
cri
ed
McMu
rdo.
"My
na
me
's
Ja
ck
McMu
rdo
--se
e?
If
you
wa
nt
me,
yo
u
'll
fi
nd
me
at
Ja
cob
Sha
fte
r's
on
She
ri
dan
Stre
e
t,
Ve
rmi
ssa;
so
I'm
not
hi
di
ng
from
yo
u,
am
I?
Day
or
ni
ght
I
da
re
to
lo
ok
the
li
ke
of
you
in
the
fa
ce
--do
n't
ma
ke
any
mi
sta
ke
abo
ut
tha
t!"
The
re
was
a
mu
rmur
of
sympa
thy
and
admi
ra
ti
on
from
the
mi
ne
rs
at
the
da
u
ntle
ss
de
me
a
no
ur
of
the
ne
wco
me
r,
whi
le
the
two
po
li
ce
men
shru
gged
the
ir
sho
u
lde
rs
and
re
ne
wed
a
co
nve
rsa
ti
on
be
twe
en
the
mse
lve
s.
A
few
mi
nu
tes
la
ter
the
tra
in
ran
into
the
ill-lit
sta
ti
o
n,
and
the
re
was
a
ge
ne
ral
cle
a
ri
ng;
for
Ve
rmi
ssa
was
by
far
the
la
rge
st
to
wn
on
the
li
ne.
McMu
rdo
pi
cked
up
his
le
a
ther
gri
psa
ck
and
was
abo
ut
to
sta
rt
off
into
the
da
rkne
ss,
when
one
of
the
mi
ne
rs
acco
sted
hi
m.
"By
Ga
r,
ma
te!
you
know
how
to
spe
ak
to
the
co
ps,"
he
sa
id
in
a
vo
i
ce
of
awe.
"It
was
gra
nd
to
he
ar
yo
u.
Let
me
ca
rry
yo
ur
grip
and
show
you
the
ro
a
d.
I'm
pa
ssi
ng
Sha
fte
r's
on
the
way
to
my
own
sha
ck."
The
re
was
a
cho
rus
of
fri
e
ndly
"Go
o
d-ni
ghts"
from
the
other
mi
ne
rs
as
they
pa
ssed
from
the
pla
tfo
rm.
Be
fo
re
ever
he
had
set
fo
ot
in
it,
McMu
rdo
the
tu
rbu
le
nt
had
be
co
me
a
cha
ra
cter
in
Ve
rmi
ssa.
The
co
u
ntry
had
be
en
a
pla
ce
of
te
rro
r;
but
the
to
wn
was
in
its
way
even
mo
re
de
pre
ssi
ng.
Do
wn
that
lo
ng
va
lley
the
re
was
at
le
a
st
a
ce
rta
in
glo
o
my
gra
nde
ur
in
the
hu
ge
fi
res
and
the
clo
u
ds
of
dri
fti
ng
smo
ke,
whi
le
the
stre
ngth
and
indu
stry
of
man
fo
u
nd
fi
tti
ng
mo
nu
me
nts
in
the
hi
lls
whi
ch
he
had
spi
lled
by
the
si
de
of
his
mo
nstro
us
exca
va
ti
o
ns.
But
the
to
wn
sho
wed
a
de
ad
le
vel
of
me
an
ugli
ne
ss
and
squ
a
lo
r.
The
bro
ad
stre
et
was
chu
rned
up
by
the
tra
ffic
into
a
ho
rri
ble
ru
tted
pa
ste
of
mu
ddy
sno
w.
The
si
de
wa
lks
we
re
na
rrow
and
une
ve
n.
The
nu
me
ro
us
ga
s-la
mps
se
rved
only
to
show
mo
re
cle
a
rly
a
lo
ng
li
ne
of
wo
o
den
ho
u
se
s,
ea
ch
wi
th
its
ve
ra
nda
fa
ci
ng
the
stre
e
t,
unke
mpt
and
di
rty.
As
they
appro
a
ched
the
ce
ntre
of
the
to
wn
the
sce
ne
was
bri
ghte
ned
by
a
row
of
we
ll-lit
sto
re
s,
and
even
mo
re
by
a
clu
ster
of
sa
lo
o
ns
and
ga
mi
ng
ho
u
se
s,
in
whi
ch
the
mi
ne
rs
spe
nt
the
ir
ha
rd-e
a
rned
but
ge
ne
ro
us
wa
ge
s.
"Tha
t's
the
Uni
on
Ho
u
se
,"
sa
id
the
gu
i
de,
po
i
nti
ng
to
one
sa
lo
on
whi
ch
ro
se
almo
st
to
the
di
gni
ty
of
be
i
ng
a
ho
te
l.
"Ja
ck
McGi
nty
is
the
bo
ss
the
re
."
"What
so
rt
of
a
man
is
he
?"
McMu
rdo
aske
d.
"Wha
t!
ha
ve
you
ne
ver
he
a
rd
of
the
bo
ss?"
"How
co
u
ld
I
ha
ve
he
a
rd
of
him
when
you
know
that
I
am
a
stra
nger
in
the
se
pa
rts?"
"We
ll,
I
tho
u
ght
his
na
me
was
kno
wn
cle
ar
acro
ss
the
co
u
ntry.
It's
be
en
in
the
pa
pe
rs
often
eno
u
gh."
"What
fo
r?"
"We
ll,"
the
mi
ner
lo
we
red
his
vo
i
ce
--"o
ver
the
affa
i
rs."
"What
affa
i
rs?"
"Go
od
Lo
rd,
mi
ste
r!
you
are
qu
e
e
r,
if
I
mu
st
say
it
wi
tho
ut
offe
nse.
The
re
's
only
one
set
of
affa
i
rs
that
yo
u
'll
he
ar
of
in
the
se
pa
rts,
and
tha
t's
the
affa
i
rs
of
the
Sco
wre
rs."
"Why,
I
se
em
to
ha
ve
re
ad
of
the
Sco
wre
rs
in
Chi
ca
go.
A
ga
ng
of
mu
rde
re
rs,
are
they
no
t?"
"Hu
sh,
on
yo
ur
li
fe
!"
cri
ed
the
mi
ne
r,
sta
ndi
ng
sti
ll
in
ala
rm,
and
ga
zi
ng
in
ama
ze
me
nt
at
his
co
mpa
ni
o
n.
"Ma
n,
you
wo
n't
li
ve
lo
ng
in
the
se
pa
rts
if
you
spe
ak
in
the
open
stre
et
li
ke
tha
t.
Ma
ny
a
man
has
had
the
li
fe
be
a
ten
out
of
him
for
le
ss."
"We
ll,
I
know
no
thi
ng
abo
ut
the
m.
It's
only
what
I
ha
ve
re
a
d."
"And
I'm
not
sa
yi
ng
that
you
ha
ve
not
re
ad
the
tru
th."
The
man
lo
o
ked
ne
rvo
u
sly
ro
u
nd
him
as
he
spo
ke,
pe
e
ri
ng
into
the
sha
do
ws
as
if
he
fe
a
red
to
see
so
me
lu
rki
ng
da
nge
r.
"If
ki
lli
ng
is
mu
rde
r,
then
God
kno
ws
the
re
is
mu
rder
and
to
spa
re.
But
do
n't
you
da
re
to
bre
a
the
the
na
me
of
Ja
ck
McGi
nty
in
co
nne
cti
on
wi
th
it,
stra
nge
r;
for
eve
ry
whi
sper
go
es
ba
ck
to
hi
m,
and
he
is
not
one
that
is
li
ke
ly
to
let
it
pa
ss.
No
w,
tha
t's
the
ho
u
se
yo
u
're
afte
r,
that
one
sta
ndi
ng
ba
ck
from
the
stre
e
t.
Yo
u
'll
fi
nd
old
Ja
cob
Sha
fter
that
ru
ns
it
as
ho
ne
st
a
man
as
li
ves
in
this
to
wnshi
p."
"I
tha
nk
yo
u
,"
sa
id
McMu
rdo,
and
sha
ki
ng
ha
nds
wi
th
his
new
acqu
a
i
nta
nce
he
plo
dde
d,
gri
psa
ck
in
ha
nd,
up
the
pa
th
whi
ch
led
to
the
dwe
lli
ng
ho
u
se,
at
the
do
or
of
whi
ch
he
ga
ve
a
re
so
u
ndi
ng
kno
ck.
It
was
ope
ned
at
once
by
so
me
o
ne
ve
ry
di
ffe
re
nt
from
what
he
had
expe
cte
d.
It
was
a
wo
ma
n,
yo
u
ng
and
si
ngu
la
rly
be
a
u
ti
fu
l.
She
was
of
the
Ge
rman
type,
blo
nde
and
fa
i
r-ha
i
re
d,
wi
th
the
pi
qu
a
nt
co
ntra
st
of
a
pa
ir
of
be
a
u
ti
ful
da
rk
eyes
wi
th
whi
ch
she
su
rve
yed
the
stra
nger
wi
th
su
rpri
se
and
a
ple
a
si
ng
emba
rra
ssme
nt
whi
ch
bro
u
ght
a
wa
ve
of
co
lo
ur
over
her
pa
le
fa
ce.
Fra
med
in
the
bri
ght
li
ght
of
the
open
do
o
rwa
y,
it
se
e
med
to
McMu
rdo
that
he
had
ne
ver
se
en
a
mo
re
be
a
u
ti
ful
pi
ctu
re;
the
mo
re
attra
cti
ve
for
its
co
ntra
st
wi
th
the
so
rdid
and
glo
o
my
su
rro
u
ndi
ngs.
A
lo
ve
ly
vi
o
let
gro
wi
ng
upon
one
of
tho
se
bla
ck
sla
g-he
a
ps
of
the
mi
nes
wo
u
ld
not
ha
ve
se
e
med
mo
re
su
rpri
si
ng.
So
entra
nced
was
he
that
he
sto
od
sta
ri
ng
wi
tho
ut
a
wo
rd,
and
it
was
she
who
bro
ke
the
si
le
nce.
"I
tho
u
ght
it
was
fa
the
r,"
sa
id
she
wi
th
a
ple
a
si
ng
li
ttle
to
u
ch
of
a
Ge
rman
acce
nt.
"Did
you
co
me
to
see
hi
m?
He
is
do
wn
to
wn.
I
expe
ct
him
ba
ck
eve
ry
mi
nu
te
."
McMu
rdo
co
nti
nu
ed
to
ga
ze
at
her
in
open
admi
ra
ti
on
until
her
eyes
dro
pped
in
co
nfu
si
on
be
fo
re
this
ma
ste
rful
vi
si
to
r.
"No,
mi
ss,"
he
sa
id
at
la
st,
"I'm
in
no
hu
rry
to
see
hi
m.
But
yo
ur
ho
u
se
was
re
co
mme
nded
to
me
for
bo
a
rd.
I
tho
u
ght
it
mi
ght
su
it
me
--a
nd
now
I
know
it
wi
ll."
"You
are
qu
i
ck
to
ma
ke
up
yo
ur
mi
nd,"
sa
id
she
wi
th
a
smi
le.
"Anyo
ne
but
a
bli
nd
man
co
u
ld
do
as
mu
ch,"
the
other
answe
re
d.
She
la
u
ghed
at
the
co
mpli
me
nt.
"Co
me
ri
ght
in,
si
r,"
she
sa
i
d.
"I'm
Mi
ss
Ettie
Sha
fte
r,
Mr.
Sha
fte
r's
da
u
ghte
r.
My
mo
the
r's
de
a
d,
and
I
run
the
ho
u
se.
You
can
sit
do
wn
by
the
sto
ve
in
the
fro
nt
ro
om
until
fa
ther
co
mes
alo
ng--Ah,
he
re
he
is!
So
you
can
fix
thi
ngs
wi
th
him
ri
ght
awa
y."
A
he
a
vy,
elde
rly
man
ca
me
plo
ddi
ng
up
the
pa
th.
In
a
few
wo
rds
McMu
rdo
expla
i
ned
his
bu
si
ne
ss.
A
man
of
the
na
me
of
Mu
rphy
had
gi
ven
him
the
addre
ss
in
Chi
ca
go.
He
in
tu
rn
had
had
it
from
so
me
o
ne
else.
Old
Sha
fter
was
qu
i
te
re
a
dy.
The
stra
nger
ma
de
no
bo
nes
abo
ut
te
rms,
agre
ed
at
once
to
eve
ry
co
ndi
ti
o
n,
and
was
appa
re
ntly
fa
i
rly
flu
sh
of
mo
ne
y.
For
se
ven
do
lla
rs
a
we
ek
pa
id
in
adva
nce
he
was
to
ha
ve
bo
a
rd
and
lo
dgi
ng.
So
it
was
that
McMu
rdo,
the
se
lf-co
nfe
ssed
fu
gi
ti
ve
from
ju
sti
ce,
to
ok
up
his
abo
de
under
the
ro
of
of
the
Sha
fte
rs,
the
fi
rst
step
whi
ch
was
to
le
ad
to
so
lo
ng
and
da
rk
a
tra
in
of
eve
nts,
endi
ng
in
a
far
di
sta
nt
la
nd.
Cha
pter
2--The
Bo
dyma
ster
McMu
rdo
was
a
man
who
ma
de
his
ma
rk
qu
i
ckly.
Whe
re
ver
he
was
the
fo
lk
aro
u
nd
so
on
knew
it.
Wi
thin
a
we
ek
he
had
be
co
me
infi
ni
te
ly
the
mo
st
impo
rta
nt
pe
rson
at
Sha
fte
r's.
The
re
we
re
ten
or
a
do
zen
bo
a
rde
rs
the
re;
but
they
we
re
ho
ne
st
fo
re
men
or
co
mmo
npla
ce
cle
rks
from
the
sto
re
s,
of
a
ve
ry
di
ffe
re
nt
ca
li
bre
from
the
yo
u
ng
Iri
shma
n.
Of
an
eve
ni
ng
when
they
ga
the
red
to
ge
ther
his
jo
ke
was
alwa
ys
the
re
a
di
e
st,
his
co
nve
rsa
ti
on
the
bri
ghte
st,
and
his
so
ng
the
be
st.
He
was
a
bo
rn
bo
on
co
mpa
ni
o
n,
wi
th
a
ma
gne
ti
sm
whi
ch
drew
go
od
hu
mo
ur
from
all
aro
u
nd
hi
m.
And
yet
he
sho
wed
aga
in
and
aga
i
n,
as
he
had
sho
wn
in
the
ra
i
lway
ca
rri
a
ge,
a
ca
pa
ci
ty
for
su
dde
n,
fi
e
rce
ange
r,
whi
ch
co
mpe
lled
the
re
spe
ct
and
even
the
fe
ar
of
tho
se
who
met
hi
m.
For
the
la
w,
to
o,
and
all
who
we
re
co
nne
cted
wi
th
it,
he
exhi
bi
ted
a
bi
tter
co
nte
mpt
whi
ch
de
li
ghted
so
me
and
ala
rmed
othe
rs
of
his
fe
llow
bo
a
rde
rs.
From
the
fi
rst
he
ma
de
it
evi
de
nt,
by
his
open
admi
ra
ti
o
n,
that
the
da
u
ghter
of
the
ho
u
se
had
won
his
he
a
rt
from
the
insta
nt
that
he
had
set
eyes
upon
her
be
a
u
ty
and
her
gra
ce.
He
was
no
ba
ckwa
rd
su
i
to
r.
On
the
se
co
nd
day
he
to
ld
her
that
he
lo
ved
he
r,
and
from
then
onwa
rd
he
re
pe
a
ted
the
sa
me
sto
ry
wi
th
an
abso
lu
te
di
sre
ga
rd
of
what
she
mi
ght
say
to
di
sco
u
ra
ge
hi
m.
"So
me
o
ne
else
?"
he
wo
u
ld
cry.
"We
ll,
the
wo
rse
lu
ck
for
so
me
o
ne
else!
Let
him
lo
ok
out
for
hi
mse
lf!
Am
I
to
lo
se
my
li
fe
's
cha
nce
and
all
my
he
a
rt's
de
si
re
for
so
me
o
ne
else?
You
can
ke
ep
on
sa
yi
ng
no,
Etti
e:
the
day
wi
ll
co
me
when
you
wi
ll
say
ye
s,
and
I'm
yo
u
ng
eno
u
gh
to
wa
i
t."
He
was
a
da
nge
ro
us
su
i
to
r,
wi
th
his
glib
Iri
sh
to
ngu
e,
and
his
pre
tty,
co
a
xi
ng
wa
ys.
The
re
was
abo
ut
him
also
that
gla
mo
ur
of
expe
ri
e
nce
and
of
myste
ry
whi
ch
attra
cts
a
wo
ma
n's
inte
re
st,
and
fi
na
lly
her
lo
ve.
He
co
u
ld
ta
lk
of
the
swe
et
va
lle
ys
of
Co
u
nty
Mo
na
ghan
from
whi
ch
he
ca
me,
of
the
lo
ve
ly,
di
sta
nt
isla
nd,
the
low
hi
lls
and
gre
en
me
a
do
ws
of
whi
ch
se
e
med
the
mo
re
be
a
u
ti
ful
when
ima
gi
na
ti
on
vi
e
wed
them
from
this
pla
ce
of
gri
me
and
sno
w.
Then
he
was
ve
rsed
in
the
li
fe
of
the
ci
ti
es
of
the
No
rth,
of
De
tro
i
t,
and
the
lu
mber
ca
mps
of
Mi
chi
ga
n,
and
fi
na
lly
of
Chi
ca
go,
whe
re
he
had
wo
rked
in
a
pla
ni
ng
mi
ll.
And
afte
rwa
rds
ca
me
the
hi
nt
of
ro
ma
nce,
the
fe
e
li
ng
that
stra
nge
thi
ngs
had
ha
ppe
ned
to
him
in
that
gre
at
ci
ty,
so
stra
nge
and
so
inti
ma
te
that
they
mi
ght
not
be
spo
ken
of.
He
spo
ke
wi
stfu
lly
of
a
su
dden
le
a
vi
ng,
a
bre
a
ki
ng
of
old
ti
e
s,
a
fli
ght
into
a
stra
nge
wo
rld,
endi
ng
in
this
dre
a
ry
va
lle
y,
and
Ettie
li
ste
ne
d,
her
da
rk
eyes
gle
a
mi
ng
wi
th
pi
ty
and
wi
th
sympa
thy--tho
se
two
qu
a
li
ti
es
whi
ch
may
tu
rn
so
ra
pi
dly
and
so
na
tu
ra
lly
to
lo
ve.
McMu
rdo
had
obta
i
ned
a
te
mpo
ra
ry
job
as
bo
o
kke
e
per
for
he
was
a
we
ll-e
du
ca
ted
ma
n.
This
ke
pt
him
out
mo
st
of
the
da
y,
and
he
had
not
fo
u
nd
occa
si
on
yet
to
re
po
rt
hi
mse
lf
to
the
he
ad
of
the
lo
dge
of
the
Emi
ne
nt
Order
of
Fre
e
me
n.
He
was
re
mi
nded
of
his
omi
ssi
o
n,
ho
we
ve
r,
by
a
vi
sit
one
eve
ni
ng
from
Mi
ke
Sca
nla
n,
the
fe
llow
me
mber
whom
he
had
met
in
the
tra
i
n.
Sca
nla
n,
the
sma
ll,
sha
rp-fa
ce
d,
ne
rvo
u
s,
bla
ck-e
yed
ma
n,
se
e
med
glad
to
see
him
once
mo
re.
After
a
gla
ss
or
two
of
whi
sky
he
bro
a
ched
the
obje
ct
of
his
vi
si
t.
"Sa
y,
McMu
rdo
,"
sa
id
he,
"I
re
me
mbe
red
yo
ur
addre
ss,
so
I
ma
de
bo
ld
to
ca
ll.
I'm
su
rpri
sed
that
yo
u
've
not
re
po
rted
to
the
Bo
dyma
ste
r.
Why
ha
ve
n't
you
se
en
Bo
ss
McGi
nty
ye
t?"
"We
ll,
I
had
to
fi
nd
a
jo
b.
I
ha
ve
be
en
bu
sy."
"You
mu
st
fi
nd
ti
me
for
him
if
you
ha
ve
no
ne
for
anythi
ng
else.
Go
od
Lo
rd,
ma
n!
yo
u
're
a
fo
ol
not
to
ha
ve
be
en
do
wn
to
the
Uni
on
Ho
u
se
and
re
gi
ste
red
yo
ur
na
me
the
fi
rst
mo
rni
ng
after
you
ca
me
he
re!
If
you
run
aga
i
nst
hi
m--we
ll,
you
mu
stn't,
tha
t's
all!"
McMu
rdo
sho
wed
mi
ld
su
rpri
se.
"I've
be
en
a
me
mber
of
the
lo
dge
for
over
two
ye
a
rs,
Sca
nla
n,
but
I
ne
ver
he
a
rd
that
du
ti
es
we
re
so
pre
ssi
ng
as
all
tha
t."
"Ma
ybe
not
in
Chi
ca
go
."
"We
ll,
it's
the
sa
me
so
ci
e
ty
he
re
."
"Is
it?"
Sca
nlan
lo
o
ked
at
him
lo
ng
and
fi
xe
dly.
The
re
was
so
me
thi
ng
si
ni
ster
in
his
eye
s.
"Isn't
it?"
"Yo
u
'll
te
ll
me
that
in
a
mo
nth's
ti
me.
I
he
ar
you
had
a
ta
lk
wi
th
the
pa
tro
lmen
after
I
le
ft
the
tra
i
n."
"How
did
you
know
tha
t?"
"Oh,
it
got
abo
u
t--thi
ngs
do
get
abo
ut
for
go
od
and
for
bad
in
this
di
stri
ct."
"We
ll,
ye
s.
I
to
ld
the
ho
u
nds
what
I
tho
u
ght
of
the
m."
"By
the
Lo
rd,
yo
u
'll
be
a
man
after
McGi
nty's
he
a
rt!"
"Wha
t,
do
es
he
ha
te
the
po
li
ce
to
o
?"
Sca
nlan
bu
rst
out
la
u
ghi
ng.
"You
go
and
see
hi
m,
my
la
d,"
sa
id
he
as
he
to
ok
his
le
a
ve.
"It's
not
the
po
li
ce
but
you
that
he
'll
ha
te
if
you
do
n't!
No
w,
ta
ke
a
fri
e
nd's
advi
ce
and
go
at
once
!"
It
cha
nced
that
on
the
sa
me
eve
ni
ng
McMu
rdo
had
ano
ther
mo
re
pre
ssi
ng
inte
rvi
ew
whi
ch
urged
him
in
the
sa
me
di
re
cti
o
n.
It
may
ha
ve
be
en
that
his
atte
nti
o
ns
to
Ettie
had
be
en
mo
re
evi
de
nt
than
be
fo
re,
or
that
they
had
gra
du
a
lly
obtru
ded
the
mse
lves
into
the
slow
mi
nd
of
his
go
od
Ge
rman
ho
st;
bu
t,
wha
te
ver
the
ca
u
se,
the
bo
a
rdi
ng-ho
u
se
ke
e
per
be
cko
ned
the
yo
u
ng
man
into
his
pri
va
te
ro
om
and
sta
rted
on
the
su
bje
ct
wi
tho
ut
any
ci
rcu
mlo
cu
ti
o
n.
"It
se
e
ms
to
me,
mi
ste
r,"
sa
id
he,
"that
you
are
ge
tti
n'
set
on
my
Etti
e.
Ai
n't
that
so,
or
am
I
wro
ng?"
"Ye
s,
that
is
so
,"
the
yo
u
ng
man
answe
re
d.
"Ve
ll,
I
va
nt
to
te
ll
you
ri
ght
now
that
it
ai
n't
no
ma
nner
of
use.
The
re
's
so
me
o
ne
sli
pped
in
afo
re
yo
u
."
"She
to
ld
me
so
."
"Ve
ll,
you
can
lay
that
she
to
ld
you
tru
th.
But
did
she
te
ll
you
who
it
va
s?"
"No,
I
asked
he
r;
but
she
wo
u
ldn't
te
ll."
"I
da
re
say
no
t,
the
le
e
tle
ba
gga
ge!
Pe
rha
ps
she
did
not
vi
sh
to
fri
ghten
you
ava
y."
"Fri
ghte
n!"
McMu
rdo
was
on
fi
re
in
a
mo
me
nt.
"Ah,
ye
s,
my
fri
e
nd!
You
ne
ed
not
be
asha
med
to
be
fri
ghte
ned
of
hi
m.
It
is
Te
ddy
Ba
ldwi
n."
"And
who
the
de
vil
is
he
?"
"He
is
a
bo
ss
of
Sco
wre
rs."
"Sco
wre
rs!
I've
he
a
rd
of
them
be
fo
re.
It's
Sco
wre
rs
he
re
and
Sco
wre
rs
the
re,
and
alwa
ys
in
a
whi
spe
r!
What
are
you
all
afra
id
of?
Who
are
the
Sco
wre
rs?"
The
bo
a
rdi
ng-ho
u
se
ke
e
per
insti
ncti
ve
ly
sa
nk
his
vo
i
ce,
as
eve
ryo
ne
did
who
ta
lked
abo
ut
that
te
rri
ble
so
ci
e
ty.
"The
Sco
wre
rs,"
sa
id
he,
"a
re
the
Emi
ne
nt
Order
of
Fre
e
me
n!"
The
yo
u
ng
man
sta
re
d.
"Why,
I
am
a
me
mber
of
that
order
myse
lf."
"Yo
u!
I
vo
u
ld
ne
ver
ha
ve
had
you
in
my
ho
u
se
if
I
had
kno
wn
it--not
if
you
ve
re
to
pay
me
a
hu
ndred
do
llar
a
ve
e
k."
"Wha
t's
wro
ng
wi
th
the
orde
r?
It's
for
cha
ri
ty
and
go
od
fe
llo
wshi
p.
The
ru
les
say
so
."
"Ma
ybe
in
so
me
pla
ce
s.
Not
he
re
!"
"What
is
it
he
re
?"
"It's
a
mu
rder
so
ci
e
ty,
tha
t's
vat
it
is."
McMu
rdo
la
u
ghed
incre
du
lo
u
sly.
"How
can
you
pro
ve
tha
t?"
he
aske
d.
"Pro
ve
it!
Are
the
re
not
fi
fty
mu
rde
rs
to
pro
ve
it?
Vat
abo
ut
Mi
lman
and
Van
Sho
rst,
and
the
Ni
cho
lson
fa
mi
ly,
and
old
Mr.
Hya
m,
and
li
ttle
Bi
lly
Ja
me
s,
and
the
othe
rs?
Pro
ve
it!
Is
the
re
a
man
or
a
vo
man
in
this
va
lley
vat
do
es
not
know
it?"
"See
he
re
!"
sa
id
McMu
rdo
ea
rne
stly.
"I
wa
nt
you
to
ta
ke
ba
ck
what
yo
u
've
sa
i
d,
or
else
ma
ke
it
go
o
d.
One
or
the
other
you
mu
st
do
be
fo
re
I
qu
it
this
ro
o
m.
Put
yo
u
rse
lf
in
my
pla
ce.
He
re
am
I,
a
stra
nger
in
the
to
wn.
I
be
lo
ng
to
a
so
ci
e
ty
that
I
know
only
as
an
inno
ce
nt
one.
Yo
u
'll
fi
nd
it
thro
u
gh
the
le
ngth
and
bre
a
dth
of
the
Sta
te
s,
but
alwa
ys
as
an
inno
ce
nt
one.
No
w,
when
I
am
co
u
nti
ng
upon
jo
i
ni
ng
it
he
re,
you
te
ll
me
that
it
is
the
sa
me
as
a
mu
rder
so
ci
e
ty
ca
lled
the
Sco
wre
rs.
I
gu
e
ss
you
owe
me
ei
ther
an
apo
lo
gy
or
else
an
expla
na
ti
o
n,
Mr.
Sha
fte
r."
"I
can
but
te
ll
you
vat
the
who
le
vo
rld
kno
ws,
mi
ste
r.
The
bo
sses
of
the
one
are
the
bo
sses
of
the
othe
r.
If
you
offe
nd
the
one,
it
is
the
other
vat
vi
ll
stri
ke
yo
u.
We
ha
ve
pro
ved
it
too
ofte
n."
"Tha
t's
ju
st
go
ssi
p--I
wa
nt
pro
o
f!"
sa
id
McMu
rdo.
"If
you
li
ve
he
re
lo
ng
you
vi
ll
get
yo
ur
pro
o
f.
But
I
fo
rget
that
you
are
yo
u
rse
lf
one
of
the
m.
You
vi
ll
so
on
be
as
bad
as
the
re
st.
But
you
vi
ll
fi
nd
other
lo
dgi
ngs,
mi
ste
r.
I
ca
nnot
ha
ve
you
he
re.
Is
it
not
bad
eno
u
gh
that
one
of
the
se
pe
o
ple
co
me
co
u
rti
ng
my
Etti
e,
and
that
I
da
re
not
tu
rn
him
do
wn,
but
that
I
sho
u
ld
ha
ve
ano
ther
for
my
bo
a
rde
r?
Ye
s,
inde
e
d,
you
sha
ll
not
sle
ep
he
re
after
to
-ni
ght!"
McMu
rdo
fo
u
nd
hi
mse
lf
under
se
nte
nce
of
ba
ni
shme
nt
bo
th
from
his
co
mfo
rta
ble
qu
a
rte
rs
and
from
the
gi
rl
whom
he
lo
ve
d.
He
fo
u
nd
her
alo
ne
in
the
si
tti
ng-ro
om
that
sa
me
eve
ni
ng,
and
he
po
u
red
his
tro
u
bles
into
her
ea
r.
"Su
re,
yo
ur
fa
ther
is
after
gi
vi
ng
me
no
ti
ce
,"
he
sa
i
d.
"It's
li
ttle
I
wo
u
ld
ca
re
if
it
was
ju
st
my
ro
o
m,
but
inde
e
d,
Etti
e,
tho
u
gh
it's
only
a
we
ek
that
I've
kno
wn
yo
u,
you
are
the
ve
ry
bre
a
th
of
li
fe
to
me,
and
I
ca
n't
li
ve
wi
tho
ut
yo
u
!"
"Oh,
hu
sh,
Mr.
McMu
rdo,
do
n't
spe
ak
so
!"
sa
id
the
gi
rl.
"I
ha
ve
to
ld
yo
u,
ha
ve
I
no
t,
that
you
are
too
la
te?
The
re
is
ano
the
r,
and
if
I
ha
ve
not
pro
mi
sed
to
ma
rry
him
at
once,
at
le
a
st
I
can
pro
mi
se
no
one
else
."
"Su
ppo
se
I
had
be
en
fi
rst,
Etti
e,
wo
u
ld
I
ha
ve
had
a
cha
nce
?"
The
gi
rl
sa
nk
her
fa
ce
into
her
ha
nds.
"I
wi
sh
to
he
a
ven
that
you
had
be
en
fi
rst!"
she
so
bbe
d.
McMu
rdo
was
do
wn
on
his
kne
es
be
fo
re
her
in
an
insta
nt.
"For
Go
d's
sa
ke,
Etti
e,
let
it
sta
nd
at
tha
t!"
he
cri
e
d.
"Wi
ll
you
ru
in
yo
ur
li
fe
and
my
own
for
the
sa
ke
of
this
pro
mi
se?
Fo
llow
yo
ur
he
a
rt,
acu
shla!
'Tis
a
sa
fer
gu
i
de
than
any
pro
mi
se
be
fo
re
you
knew
what
it
was
that
you
we
re
sa
yi
ng."
He
had
se
i
zed
Etti
e
's
whi
te
ha
nd
be
twe
en
his
own
stro
ng
bro
wn
one
s.
"Say
that
you
wi
ll
be
mi
ne,
and
we
wi
ll
fa
ce
it
out
to
ge
the
r!"
"Not
he
re
?"
"Ye
s,
he
re
."
"No,
no,
Ja
ck!"
His
arms
we
re
ro
u
nd
her
no
w.
"It
co
u
ld
not
be
he
re.
Co
u
ld
you
ta
ke
me
awa
y?"
A
stru
ggle
pa
ssed
for
a
mo
me
nt
over
McMu
rdo
's
fa
ce;
but
it
ended
by
se
tti
ng
li
ke
gra
ni
te.
"No,
he
re
,"
he
sa
i
d.
"I'll
ho
ld
you
aga
i
nst
the
wo
rld,
Etti
e,
ri
ght
he
re
whe
re
we
are
!"
"Why
sho
u
ld
we
not
le
a
ve
to
ge
the
r?"
"No,
Etti
e,
I
ca
n't
le
a
ve
he
re
."
"But
why?"
"I'd
ne
ver
ho
ld
my
he
ad
up
aga
in
if
I
fe
lt
that
I
had
be
en
dri
ven
ou
t.
Be
si
de
s,
what
is
the
re
to
be
afra
id
of?
Are
we
not
free
fo
lks
in
a
free
co
u
ntry?
If
you
lo
ve
me,
and
I
yo
u,
who
wi
ll
da
re
to
co
me
be
twe
e
n?"
"You
do
n't
kno
w,
Ja
ck.
Yo
u
've
be
en
he
re
too
sho
rt
a
ti
me.
You
do
n't
know
this
Ba
ldwi
n.
You
do
n't
know
McGi
nty
and
his
Sco
wre
rs."
"No,
I
do
n't
know
the
m,
and
I
do
n't
fe
ar
the
m,
and
I
do
n't
be
li
e
ve
in
the
m!"
sa
id
McMu
rdo.
"I've
li
ved
amo
ng
ro
u
gh
me
n,
my
da
rli
ng,
and
inste
ad
of
fe
a
ri
ng
them
it
has
alwa
ys
ended
that
they
ha
ve
fe
a
red
me
--a
lwa
ys,
Etti
e.
It's
mad
on
the
fa
ce
of
it!
If
the
se
me
n,
as
yo
ur
fa
ther
sa
ys,
ha
ve
do
ne
cri
me
after
cri
me
in
the
va
lle
y,
and
if
eve
ryo
ne
kno
ws
them
by
na
me,
how
co
mes
it
that
no
ne
are
bro
u
ght
to
ju
sti
ce?
You
answer
me
tha
t,
Etti
e
!"
"Be
ca
u
se
no
wi
tne
ss
da
res
to
appe
ar
aga
i
nst
the
m.
He
wo
u
ld
not
li
ve
a
mo
nth
if
he
di
d.
Also
be
ca
u
se
they
ha
ve
alwa
ys
the
ir
own
men
to
swe
ar
that
the
accu
sed
one
was
far
from
the
sce
ne
of
the
cri
me.
But
su
re
ly,
Ja
ck,
you
mu
st
ha
ve
re
ad
all
thi
s.
I
had
unde
rsto
od
that
eve
ry
pa
per
in
the
Uni
ted
Sta
tes
was
wri
ti
ng
abo
ut
it."
"We
ll,
I
ha
ve
re
ad
so
me
thi
ng,
it
is
tru
e;
but
I
had
tho
u
ght
it
was
a
sto
ry.
Ma
ybe
the
se
men
ha
ve
so
me
re
a
son
in
what
they
do.
Ma
ybe
they
are
wro
nged
and
ha
ve
no
other
way
to
he
lp
the
mse
lve
s."
"Oh,
Ja
ck,
do
n't
let
me
he
ar
you
spe
ak
so!
That
is
how
he
spe
a
ks--the
other
one
!"
"Ba
ldwi
n--he
spe
a
ks
li
ke
tha
t,
do
es
he
?"
"And
that
is
why
I
lo
a
the
him
so.
Oh,
Ja
ck,
now
I
can
te
ll
you
the
tru
th.
I
lo
a
the
him
wi
th
all
my
he
a
rt;
but
I
fe
ar
him
also.
I
fe
ar
him
for
myse
lf;
but
abo
ve
all
I
fe
ar
him
for
fa
the
r.
I
know
that
so
me
gre
at
so
rrow
wo
u
ld
co
me
upon
us
if
I
da
red
to
say
what
I
re
a
lly
fe
lt.
That
is
why
I
ha
ve
put
him
off
wi
th
ha
lf-pro
mi
se
s.
It
was
in
re
al
tru
th
our
only
ho
pe.
But
if
you
wo
u
ld
fly
wi
th
me,
Ja
ck,
we
co
u
ld
ta
ke
fa
ther
wi
th
us
and
li
ve
fo
re
ver
far
from
the
po
wer
of
the
se
wi
cked
me
n."
Aga
in
the
re
was
the
stru
ggle
upon
McMu
rdo
's
fa
ce,
and
aga
in
it
set
li
ke
gra
ni
te.
"No
ha
rm
sha
ll
co
me
to
yo
u,
Etti
e
--nor
to
yo
ur
fa
ther
ei
the
r.
As
to
wi
cked
me
n,
I
expe
ct
you
may
fi
nd
that
I
am
as
bad
as
the
wo
rst
of
them
be
fo
re
we
're
thro
u
gh."
"No,
no,
Ja
ck!
I
wo
u
ld
tru
st
you
anywhe
re
."
McMu
rdo
la
u
ghed
bi
tte
rly.
"Go
od
Lo
rd!
how
li
ttle
you
know
of
me!
Yo
ur
inno
ce
nt
so
u
l,
my
da
rli
ng,
co
u
ld
not
even
gu
e
ss
what
is
pa
ssi
ng
in
mi
ne.
Bu
t,
hu
llo,
who
's
the
vi
si
to
r?"
The
do
or
had
ope
ned
su
dde
nly,
and
a
yo
u
ng
fe
llow
ca
me
swa
gge
ri
ng
in
wi
th
the
air
of
one
who
is
the
ma
ste
r.
He
was
a
ha
ndso
me,
da
shi
ng
yo
u
ng
man
of
abo
ut
the
sa
me
age
and
bu
i
ld
as
McMu
rdo
hi
mse
lf.
Under
his
bro
a
d-bri
mmed
bla
ck
fe
lt
ha
t,
whi
ch
he
had
not
tro
u
bled
to
re
mo
ve,
a
ha
ndso
me
fa
ce
wi
th
fi
e
rce,
do
mi
ne
e
ri
ng
eyes
and
a
cu
rved
ha
wk-bi
ll
of
a
no
se
lo
o
ked
sa
va
ge
ly
at
the
pa
ir
who
sat
by
the
sto
ve.
Ettie
had
ju
mped
to
her
fe
et
fu
ll
of
co
nfu
si
on
and
ala
rm.
"I'm
glad
to
see
yo
u,
Mr.
Ba
ldwi
n,"
sa
id
she.
"Yo
u
're
ea
rli
er
than
I
had
tho
u
ght.
Co
me
and
sit
do
wn."
Ba
ldwin
sto
od
wi
th
his
ha
nds
on
his
hi
ps
lo
o
ki
ng
at
McMu
rdo.
"Who
is
thi
s?"
he
asked
cu
rtly.
"It's
a
fri
e
nd
of
mi
ne,
Mr.
Ba
ldwi
n,
a
new
bo
a
rder
he
re.
Mr.
McMu
rdo,
may
I
intro
du
ce
you
to
Mr.
Ba
ldwi
n?"
The
yo
u
ng
men
no
dded
in
su
rly
fa
shi
on
to
ea
ch
othe
r.
"Ma
ybe
Mi
ss
Ettie
has
to
ld
you
how
it
is
wi
th
us?"
sa
id
Ba
ldwi
n.
"I
di
dn't
unde
rsta
nd
that
the
re
was
any
re
la
ti
on
be
twe
en
yo
u
."
"Di
dn't
yo
u?
We
ll,
you
can
unde
rsta
nd
it
no
w.
You
can
ta
ke
it
from
me
that
this
yo
u
ng
la
dy
is
mi
ne,
and
yo
u
'll
fi
nd
it
a
ve
ry
fi
ne
eve
ni
ng
for
a
wa
lk."
"Tha
nk
yo
u,
I
am
in
no
hu
mo
ur
for
a
wa
lk."
"Are
n't
yo
u
?"
The
ma
n's
sa
va
ge
eyes
we
re
bla
zi
ng
wi
th
ange
r.
"Ma
ybe
you
are
in
a
hu
mo
ur
for
a
fi
ght,
Mr.
Bo
a
rde
r!"
"That
I
am!"
cri
ed
McMu
rdo,
spri
ngi
ng
to
his
fe
e
t.
"You
ne
ver
sa
id
a
mo
re
we
lco
me
wo
rd."
"For
Go
d's
sa
ke,
Ja
ck!
Oh,
for
Go
d's
sa
ke
!"
cri
ed
po
o
r,
di
stra
cted
Etti
e.
"Oh,
Ja
ck,
Ja
ck,
he
wi
ll
hu
rt
yo
u
!"
"Oh,
it's
Ja
ck,
is
it?"
sa
id
Ba
ldwin
wi
th
an
oa
th.
"Yo
u
've
co
me
to
that
alre
a
dy,
ha
ve
yo
u
?"
"Oh,
Te
d,
be
re
a
so
na
ble
--be
ki
nd!
For
my
sa
ke,
Te
d,
if
ever
you
lo
ved
me,
be
bi
g-he
a
rted
and
fo
rgi
vi
ng!"
"I
thi
nk,
Etti
e,
that
if
you
we
re
to
le
a
ve
us
alo
ne
we
co
u
ld
get
this
thi
ng
se
ttle
d,"
sa
id
McMu
rdo
qu
i
e
tly.
"Or
ma
ybe,
Mr.
Ba
ldwi
n,
you
wi
ll
ta
ke
a
tu
rn
do
wn
the
stre
et
wi
th
me.
It's
a
fi
ne
eve
ni
ng,
and
the
re
's
so
me
open
gro
u
nd
be
yo
nd
the
ne
xt
blo
ck."
"I'll
get
even
wi
th
you
wi
tho
ut
ne
e
di
ng
to
di
rty
my
ha
nds,"
sa
id
his
ene
my.
"Yo
u
'll
wi
sh
you
had
ne
ver
set
fo
ot
in
this
ho
u
se
be
fo
re
I
am
thro
u
gh
wi
th
yo
u
!"
"No
ti
me
li
ke
the
pre
se
nt,"
cri
ed
McMu
rdo.
"I'll
cho
o
se
my
own
ti
me,
mi
ste
r.
You
can
le
a
ve
the
ti
me
to
me.
See
he
re
!"
He
su
dde
nly
ro
lled
up
his
sle
e
ve
and
sho
wed
upon
his
fo
re
a
rm
a
pe
cu
li
ar
si
gn
whi
ch
appe
a
red
to
ha
ve
be
en
bra
nded
the
re.
It
was
a
ci
rcle
wi
th
a
tri
a
ngle
wi
thin
it.
"D'you
know
what
that
me
a
ns?"
"I
ne
i
ther
know
nor
ca
re
!"
"We
ll,
you
wi
ll
kno
w,
I'll
pro
mi
se
you
tha
t.
You
wo
n't
be
mu
ch
olde
r,
ei
the
r.
Pe
rha
ps
Mi
ss
Ettie
can
te
ll
you
so
me
thi
ng
abo
ut
it.
As
to
yo
u,
Etti
e,
yo
u
'll
co
me
ba
ck
to
me
on
yo
ur
kne
e
s--d'ye
he
a
r,
gi
rl?--on
yo
ur
kne
e
s--a
nd
then
I'll
te
ll
you
what
yo
ur
pu
ni
shme
nt
may
be.
Yo
u
've
so
we
d--a
nd
by
the
Lo
rd,
I'll
see
that
you
re
a
p!"
He
gla
nced
at
them
bo
th
in
fu
ry.
Then
he
tu
rned
upon
his
he
e
l,
and
an
insta
nt
la
ter
the
ou
ter
do
or
had
ba
nged
be
hi
nd
hi
m.
For
a
few
mo
me
nts
McMu
rdo
and
the
gi
rl
sto
od
in
si
le
nce.
Then
she
threw
her
arms
aro
u
nd
hi
m.
"Oh,
Ja
ck,
how
bra
ve
you
we
re!
But
it
is
no
use,
you
mu
st
fly!
To
-ni
ght--Ja
ck--to
-ni
ght!
It's
yo
ur
only
ho
pe.
He
wi
ll
ha
ve
yo
ur
li
fe.
I
re
ad
it
in
his
ho
rri
ble
eye
s.
What
cha
nce
ha
ve
you
aga
i
nst
a
do
zen
of
the
m,
wi
th
Bo
ss
McGi
nty
and
all
the
po
wer
of
the
lo
dge
be
hi
nd
the
m?"
McMu
rdo
di
se
nga
ged
her
ha
nds,
ki
ssed
he
r,
and
ge
ntly
pu
shed
her
ba
ck
into
a
cha
i
r.
"The
re,
acu
shla,
the
re!
Do
n't
be
di
stu
rbed
or
fe
ar
for
me.
I'm
a
Fre
e
man
myse
lf.
I'm
after
te
lli
ng
yo
ur
fa
ther
abo
ut
it.
Ma
ybe
I
am
no
be
tter
than
the
othe
rs;
so
do
n't
ma
ke
a
sa
i
nt
of
me.
Pe
rha
ps
you
ha
te
me
to
o,
now
that
I've
to
ld
you
as
mu
ch?"
"Ha
te
yo
u,
Ja
ck?
Whi
le
li
fe
la
sts
I
co
u
ld
ne
ver
do
tha
t!
I've
he
a
rd
that
the
re
is
no
ha
rm
in
be
i
ng
a
Fre
e
man
anywhe
re
but
he
re;
so
why
sho
u
ld
I
thi
nk
the
wo
rse
of
you
for
tha
t?
But
if
you
are
a
Fre
e
ma
n,
Ja
ck,
why
sho
u
ld
you
not
go
do
wn
and
ma
ke
a
fri
e
nd
of
Bo
ss
McGi
nty?
Oh,
hu
rry,
Ja
ck,
hu
rry!
Get
yo
ur
wo
rd
in
fi
rst,
or
the
ho
u
nds
wi
ll
be
on
yo
ur
tra
i
l."
"I
was
thi
nki
ng
the
sa
me
thi
ng,"
sa
id
McMu
rdo.
"I'll
go
ri
ght
now
and
fix
it.
You
can
te
ll
yo
ur
fa
ther
that
I'll
sle
ep
he
re
to
-ni
ght
and
fi
nd
so
me
other
qu
a
rte
rs
in
the
mo
rni
ng."
The
bar
of
McGi
nty's
sa
lo
on
was
cro
wded
as
usu
a
l;
for
it
was
the
fa
vo
u
ri
te
lo
a
fi
ng
pla
ce
of
all
the
ro
u
gher
ele
me
nts
of
the
to
wn.
The
man
was
po
pu
la
r;
for
he
had
a
ro
u
gh,
jo
vi
al
di
spo
si
ti
on
whi
ch
fo
rmed
a
ma
sk,
co
ve
ri
ng
a
gre
at
de
al
whi
ch
lay
be
hi
nd
it.
But
apa
rt
from
this
po
pu
la
ri
ty,
the
fe
ar
in
whi
ch
he
was
he
ld
thro
u
gho
ut
the
to
wnshi
p,
and
inde
ed
do
wn
the
who
le
thi
rty
mi
les
of
the
va
lley
and
pa
st
the
mo
u
nta
i
ns
on
ea
ch
si
de
of
it,
was
eno
u
gh
in
itse
lf
to
fi
ll
his
ba
r;
for
no
ne
co
u
ld
affo
rd
to
ne
gle
ct
his
go
od
wi
ll.
Be
si
des
tho
se
se
cret
po
we
rs
whi
ch
it
was
uni
ve
rsa
lly
be
li
e
ved
that
he
exe
rci
sed
in
so
pi
ti
le
ss
a
fa
shi
o
n,
he
was
a
hi
gh
pu
blic
offi
ci
a
l,
a
mu
ni
ci
pal
co
u
nci
llo
r,
and
a
co
mmi
ssi
o
ner
of
ro
a
ds,
ele
cted
to
the
offi
ce
thro
u
gh
the
vo
tes
of
the
ru
ffi
a
ns
who
in
tu
rn
expe
cted
to
re
ce
i
ve
fa
vo
u
rs
at
his
ha
nds.
Asse
ssme
nts
and
ta
xes
we
re
eno
rmo
u
s;
the
pu
blic
wo
rks
we
re
no
to
ri
o
u
sly
ne
gle
cte
d,
the
acco
u
nts
we
re
slu
rred
over
by
bri
bed
au
di
to
rs,
and
the
de
ce
nt
ci
ti
zen
was
te
rro
ri
zed
into
pa
yi
ng
pu
blic
bla
ckma
i
l,
and
ho
ldi
ng
his
to
ngue
le
st
so
me
wo
rse
thi
ng
be
fa
ll
hi
m.
Thus
it
was
tha
t,
ye
ar
by
ye
a
r,
Bo
ss
McGi
nty's
di
a
mo
nd
pi
ns
be
ca
me
mo
re
obtru
si
ve,
his
go
ld
cha
i
ns
mo
re
we
i
ghty
acro
ss
a
mo
re
go
rge
o
us
ve
st,
and
his
sa
lo
on
stre
tched
fa
rther
and
fa
rthe
r,
until
it
thre
a
te
ned
to
abso
rb
one
who
le
si
de
of
the
Ma
rket
Squ
a
re.
McMu
rdo
pu
shed
open
the
swi
ngi
ng
do
or
of
the
sa
lo
on
and
ma
de
his
way
amid
the
cro
wd
of
men
wi
thi
n,
thro
u
gh
an
atmo
sphe
re
blu
rred
wi
th
to
ba
cco
smo
ke
and
he
a
vy
wi
th
the
sme
ll
of
spi
ri
ts.
The
pla
ce
was
bri
lli
a
ntly
li
ghte
d,
and
the
hu
ge,
he
a
vi
ly
gi
lt
mi
rro
rs
upon
eve
ry
wa
ll
re
fle
cted
and
mu
lti
pli
ed
the
ga
ri
sh
illu
mi
na
ti
o
n.
The
re
we
re
se
ve
ral
ba
rte
nde
rs
in
the
ir
shi
rt
sle
e
ve
s,
ha
rd
at
wo
rk
mi
xi
ng
dri
nks
for
the
lo
u
nge
rs
who
fri
nged
the
bro
a
d,
bra
ss-tri
mmed
co
u
nte
r.
At
the
far
end,
wi
th
his
bo
dy
re
sti
ng
upon
the
bar
and
a
ci
gar
stu
ck
at
an
acu
te
angle
from
the
co
rner
of
his
mo
u
th,
sto
od
a
ta
ll,
stro
ng,
he
a
vi
ly
bu
i
lt
man
who
co
u
ld
be
no
ne
other
than
the
fa
mo
us
McGi
nty
hi
mse
lf.
He
was
a
bla
ck-ma
ned
gi
a
nt,
be
a
rded
to
the
che
e
k-bo
ne
s,
and
wi
th
a
sho
ck
of
ra
ven
ha
ir
whi
ch
fe
ll
to
his
co
lla
r.
His
co
mple
xi
on
was
as
swa
rthy
as
that
of
an
Ita
li
a
n,
and
his
eyes
we
re
of
a
stra
nge
de
ad
bla
ck,
whi
ch,
co
mbi
ned
wi
th
a
sli
ght
squ
i
nt,
ga
ve
them
a
pa
rti
cu
la
rly
si
ni
ster
appe
a
ra
nce.
All
else
in
the
ma
n--his
no
ble
pro
po
rti
o
ns,
his
fi
ne
fe
a
tu
re
s,
and
his
fra
nk
be
a
ri
ng--fi
tted
in
wi
th
that
jo
vi
a
l,
ma
n-to
-man
ma
nner
whi
ch
he
affe
cte
d.
He
re,
one
wo
u
ld
sa
y,
is
a
blu
ff,
ho
ne
st
fe
llo
w,
who
se
he
a
rt
wo
u
ld
be
so
u
nd
ho
we
ver
ru
de
his
ou
tspo
ken
wo
rds
mi
ght
se
e
m.
It
was
only
when
tho
se
de
a
d,
da
rk
eye
s,
de
ep
and
re
mo
rse
le
ss,
we
re
tu
rned
upon
a
man
that
he
shra
nk
wi
thin
hi
mse
lf,
fe
e
li
ng
that
he
was
fa
ce
to
fa
ce
wi
th
an
infi
ni
te
po
ssi
bi
li
ty
of
la
te
nt
evi
l,
wi
th
a
stre
ngth
and
co
u
ra
ge
and
cu
nni
ng
be
hi
nd
it
whi
ch
ma
de
it
a
tho
u
sa
nd
ti
mes
mo
re
de
a
dly.
Ha
vi
ng
had
a
go
od
lo
ok
at
his
ma
n,
McMu
rdo
elbo
wed
his
way
fo
rwa
rd
wi
th
his
usu
al
ca
re
le
ss
au
da
ci
ty,
and
pu
shed
hi
mse
lf
thro
u
gh
the
li
ttle
gro
up
of
co
u
rti
e
rs
who
we
re
fa
wni
ng
upon
the
po
we
rful
bo
ss,
la
u
ghi
ng
upro
a
ri
o
u
sly
at
the
sma
lle
st
of
his
jo
ke
s.
The
yo
u
ng
stra
nge
r's
bo
ld
gray
eyes
lo
o
ked
ba
ck
fe
a
rle
ssly
thro
u
gh
the
ir
gla
sses
at
the
de
a
dly
bla
ck
ones
whi
ch
tu
rned
sha
rply
upon
hi
m.
"We
ll,
yo
u
ng
ma
n,
I
ca
n't
ca
ll
yo
ur
fa
ce
to
mi
nd."
"I'm
new
he
re,
Mr.
McGi
nty."
"You
are
not
so
new
that
you
ca
n't
gi
ve
a
ge
ntle
man
his
pro
per
ti
tle
."
"He
's
Co
u
nci
llor
McGi
nty,
yo
u
ng
ma
n,"
sa
id
a
vo
i
ce
from
the
gro
u
p.
"I'm
so
rry,
Co
u
nci
llo
r.
I'm
stra
nge
to
the
wa
ys
of
the
pla
ce.
But
I
was
advi
sed
to
see
yo
u
."
"We
ll,
you
see
me.
This
is
all
the
re
is.
What
d'you
thi
nk
of
me
?"
"We
ll,
it's
ea
rly
da
ys.
If
yo
ur
he
a
rt
is
as
big
as
yo
ur
bo
dy,
and
yo
ur
so
ul
as
fi
ne
as
yo
ur
fa
ce,
then
I'd
ask
for
no
thi
ng
be
tte
r,"
sa
id
McMu
rdo.
"By
Ga
r!
yo
u
've
got
an
Iri
sh
to
ngue
in
yo
ur
he
ad
anyho
w,"
cri
ed
the
sa
lo
o
n-ke
e
pe
r,
not
qu
i
te
ce
rta
in
whe
ther
to
hu
mo
ur
this
au
da
ci
o
us
vi
si
tor
or
to
sta
nd
upon
his
di
gni
ty.
"So
you
are
go
od
eno
u
gh
to
pa
ss
my
appe
a
ra
nce
?"
"Su
re
,"
sa
id
McMu
rdo.
"And
you
we
re
to
ld
to
see
me
?"
"I
wa
s."
"And
who
to
ld
yo
u
?"
"Bro
ther
Sca
nlan
of
Lo
dge
341,
Ve
rmi
ssa.
I
dri
nk
yo
ur
he
a
lth
Co
u
nci
llo
r,
and
to
our
be
tter
acqu
a
i
nta
nce
."
He
ra
i
sed
a
gla
ss
wi
th
whi
ch
he
had
be
en
se
rved
to
his
li
ps
and
ele
va
ted
his
li
ttle
fi
nger
as
he
dra
nk
it.
McGi
nty,
who
had
be
en
wa
tchi
ng
him
na
rro
wly,
ra
i
sed
his
thi
ck
bla
ck
eye
bro
ws.
"Oh,
it's
li
ke
tha
t,
is
it?"
sa
id
he.
"I'll
ha
ve
to
lo
ok
a
bit
clo
ser
into
thi
s,
Mi
ste
r--"
"McMu
rdo
."
"A
bit
clo
se
r,
Mr.
McMu
rdo;
for
we
do
n't
ta
ke
fo
lk
on
tru
st
in
the
se
pa
rts,
nor
be
li
e
ve
all
we
're
to
ld
ne
i
the
r.
Co
me
in
he
re
for
a
mo
me
nt,
be
hi
nd
the
ba
r."
The
re
was
a
sma
ll
ro
om
the
re,
li
ned
wi
th
ba
rre
ls.
McGi
nty
ca
re
fu
lly
clo
sed
the
do
o
r,
and
then
se
a
ted
hi
mse
lf
on
one
of
the
m,
bi
ti
ng
tho
u
ghtfu
lly
on
his
ci
gar
and
su
rve
yi
ng
his
co
mpa
ni
on
wi
th
tho
se
di
squ
i
e
ti
ng
eye
s.
For
a
co
u
ple
of
mi
nu
tes
he
sat
in
co
mple
te
si
le
nce.
McMu
rdo
bo
re
the
inspe
cti
on
che
e
rfu
lly,
one
ha
nd
in
his
co
at
po
cke
t,
the
other
twi
sti
ng
his
bro
wn
mo
u
sta
che.
Su
dde
nly
McGi
nty
sto
o
ped
and
pro
du
ced
a
wi
cke
d-lo
o
ki
ng
re
vo
lve
r.
"See
he
re,
my
jo
ke
r,"
sa
id
he,
"if
I
tho
u
ght
you
we
re
pla
yi
ng
any
ga
me
on
us,
it
wo
u
ld
be
sho
rt
wo
rk
for
yo
u
."
"This
is
a
stra
nge
we
lco
me
,"
McMu
rdo
answe
red
wi
th
so
me
di
gni
ty,
"for
the
Bo
dyma
ster
of
a
lo
dge
of
Fre
e
men
to
gi
ve
to
a
stra
nger
bro
the
r."
"Ay,
but
it's
ju
st
that
sa
me
that
you
ha
ve
to
pro
ve
,"
sa
id
McGi
nty,
"a
nd
God
he
lp
you
if
you
fa
i
l!
Whe
re
we
re
you
ma
de
?"
"Lo
dge
29,
Chi
ca
go
."
"Whe
n?"
"Ju
ne
24,
1872."
"What
Bo
dyma
ste
r?"
"Ja
mes
H.
Sco
tt."
"Who
is
yo
ur
di
stri
ct
ru
le
r?"
"Ba
rtho
lo
mew
Wi
lso
n."
"Hu
m!
You
se
em
glib
eno
u
gh
in
yo
ur
te
sts.
What
are
you
do
i
ng
he
re
?"
"Wo
rki
ng,
the
sa
me
as
yo
u
--but
a
po
o
rer
jo
b."
"You
ha
ve
yo
ur
ba
ck
answer
qu
i
ck
eno
u
gh."
"Ye
s,
I
was
alwa
ys
qu
i
ck
of
spe
e
ch."
"Are
you
qu
i
ck
of
acti
o
n?"
"I
ha
ve
had
that
na
me
amo
ng
tho
se
that
knew
me
be
st."
"We
ll,
we
may
try
you
so
o
ner
than
you
thi
nk.
Ha
ve
you
he
a
rd
anythi
ng
of
the
lo
dge
in
the
se
pa
rts?"
"I've
he
a
rd
that
it
ta
kes
a
man
to
be
a
bro
the
r."
"True
for
yo
u,
Mr.
McMu
rdo.
Why
did
you
le
a
ve
Chi
ca
go
?"
"I'm
da
mned
if
I
te
ll
you
tha
t!"
McGi
nty
ope
ned
his
eye
s.
He
was
not
used
to
be
i
ng
answe
red
in
su
ch
fa
shi
o
n,
and
it
amu
sed
hi
m.
"Why
wo
n't
you
te
ll
me
?"
"Be
ca
u
se
no
bro
ther
may
te
ll
ano
ther
a
li
e
."
"Then
the
tru
th
is
too
bad
to
te
ll?"
"You
can
put
it
that
way
if
you
li
ke
."
"See
he
re,
mi
ste
r,
you
ca
n't
expe
ct
me,
as
Bo
dyma
ste
r,
to
pa
ss
into
the
lo
dge
a
man
for
who
se
pa
st
he
ca
n't
answe
r."
McMu
rdo
lo
o
ked
pu
zzle
d.
Then
he
to
ok
a
wo
rn
ne
wspa
per
cu
tti
ng
from
an
inner
po
cke
t.
"You
wo
u
ldn't
squ
e
al
on
a
fe
llo
w?"
sa
id
he.
"I'll
wi
pe
my
ha
nd
acro
ss
yo
ur
fa
ce
if
you
say
su
ch
wo
rds
to
me
!"
cri
ed
McGi
nty
ho
tly.
"You
are
ri
ght,
Co
u
nci
llo
r,"
sa
id
McMu
rdo
me
e
kly.
"I
sho
u
ld
apo
lo
gi
ze.
I
spo
ke
wi
tho
ut
tho
u
ght.
We
ll,
I
know
that
I
am
sa
fe
in
yo
ur
ha
nds.
Lo
ok
at
that
cli
ppi
ng."
McGi
nty
gla
nced
his
eyes
over
the
acco
u
nt
of
the
sho
o
ti
ng
of
one
Jo
nas
Pi
nto,
in
the
La
ke
Sa
lo
o
n,
Ma
rket
Stre
e
t,
Chi
ca
go,
in
the
New
Ye
ar
we
ek
of
1874.
"Yo
ur
wo
rk?"
he
aske
d,
as
he
ha
nded
ba
ck
the
pa
pe
r.
McMu
rdo
no
dde
d.
"Why
did
you
sho
ot
hi
m?"
"I
was
he
lpi
ng
Uncle
Sam
to
ma
ke
do
lla
rs.
Ma
ybe
mi
ne
we
re
not
as
go
od
go
ld
as
hi
s,
but
they
lo
o
ked
as
we
ll
and
we
re
che
a
per
to
ma
ke.
This
man
Pi
nto
he
lped
me
to
sho
ve
the
qu
e
e
r--"
"To
do
wha
t?"
"We
ll,
it
me
a
ns
to
pa
ss
the
do
lla
rs
out
into
ci
rcu
la
ti
o
n.
Then
he
sa
id
he
wo
u
ld
spli
t.
Ma
ybe
he
did
spli
t.
I
di
dn't
wa
it
to
se
e.
I
ju
st
ki
lled
him
and
li
ghted
out
for
the
co
al
co
u
ntry."
"Why
the
co
al
co
u
ntry?"
"'Ca
u
se
I'd
re
ad
in
the
pa
pe
rs
that
they
we
re
n't
too
pa
rti
cu
lar
in
tho
se
pa
rts."
McGi
nty
la
u
ghe
d.
"You
we
re
fi
rst
a
co
i
ner
and
then
a
mu
rde
re
r,
and
you
ca
me
to
the
se
pa
rts
be
ca
u
se
you
tho
u
ght
yo
u
'd
be
we
lco
me
."
"Tha
t's
abo
ut
the
si
ze
of
it,"
McMu
rdo
answe
re
d.
"We
ll,
I
gu
e
ss
yo
u
'll
go
fa
r.
Sa
y,
can
you
ma
ke
tho
se
do
lla
rs
ye
t?"
McMu
rdo
to
ok
ha
lf
a
do
zen
from
his
po
cke
t.
"Tho
se
ne
ver
pa
ssed
the
Phi
la
de
lphia
mi
nt,"
sa
id
he.
"You
do
n't
sa
y!"
McGi
nty
he
ld
them
to
the
li
ght
in
his
eno
rmo
us
ha
nd,
whi
ch
was
ha
i
ry
as
a
go
ri
lla
's.
"I
can
see
no
di
ffe
re
nce.
Ga
r!
yo
u
'll
be
a
mi
ghty
use
ful
bro
the
r,
I'm
thi
nki
ng!
We
can
do
wi
th
a
bad
man
or
two
amo
ng
us,
Fri
e
nd
McMu
rdo:
for
the
re
are
ti
mes
when
we
ha
ve
to
ta
ke
our
own
pa
rt.
We
'd
so
on
be
aga
i
nst
the
wa
ll
if
we
di
dn't
sho
ve
ba
ck
at
tho
se
that
we
re
pu
shi
ng
us."
"We
ll,
I
gu
e
ss
I'll
do
my
sha
re
of
sho
vi
ng
wi
th
the
re
st
of
the
bo
ys."
"You
se
em
to
ha
ve
a
go
od
ne
rve.
You
di
dn't
squ
i
rm
when
I
sho
ved
this
gun
at
yo
u
."
"It
was
not
me
that
was
in
da
nge
r."
"Who
the
n?"
"It
was
yo
u,
Co
u
nci
llo
r."
McMu
rdo
drew
a
co
cked
pi
stol
from
the
si
de
po
cket
of
his
pe
a
ja
cke
t.
"I
was
co
ve
ri
ng
you
all
the
ti
me.
I
gu
e
ss
my
shot
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
be
en
as
qu
i
ck
as
yo
u
rs."
"By
Ga
r!"
McGi
nty
flu
shed
an
angry
red
and
then
bu
rst
into
a
ro
ar
of
la
u
ghte
r.
"Sa
y,
we
've
had
no
su
ch
ho
ly
te
rror
co
me
to
ha
nd
this
ma
ny
a
ye
a
r.
I
re
ckon
the
lo
dge
wi
ll
le
a
rn
to
be
pro
ud
of
yo
u
....
We
ll,
what
the
he
ll
do
you
wa
nt?
And
ca
n't
I
spe
ak
alo
ne
wi
th
a
ge
ntle
man
for
fi
ve
mi
nu
tes
but
you
mu
st
bu
tt
in
on
us?"
The
ba
rte
nder
sto
od
aba
she
d.
"I'm
so
rry,
Co
u
nci
llo
r,
but
it's
Ted
Ba
ldwi
n.
He
sa
ys
he
mu
st
see
you
this
ve
ry
mi
nu
te
."
The
me
ssa
ge
was
unne
ce
ssa
ry;
for
the
se
t,
cru
el
fa
ce
of
the
man
hi
mse
lf
was
lo
o
ki
ng
over
the
se
rva
nt's
sho
u
lde
r.
He
pu
shed
the
ba
rte
nder
out
and
clo
sed
the
do
or
on
hi
m.
"So
,"
sa
id
he
wi
th
a
fu
ri
o
us
gla
nce
at
McMu
rdo,
"you
got
he
re
fi
rst,
did
yo
u?
I've
a
wo
rd
to
say
to
yo
u,
Co
u
nci
llo
r,
abo
ut
this
ma
n."
"Then
say
it
he
re
and
now
be
fo
re
my
fa
ce
,"
cri
ed
McMu
rdo.
"I'll
say
it
at
my
own
ti
me,
in
my
own
wa
y."
"Tu
t!
Tu
t!"
sa
id
McGi
nty,
ge
tti
ng
off
his
ba
rre
l.
"This
wi
ll
ne
ver
do.
We
ha
ve
a
new
bro
ther
he
re,
Ba
ldwi
n,
and
it's
not
for
us
to
gre
et
him
in
su
ch
fa
shi
o
n.
Ho
ld
out
yo
ur
ha
nd,
ma
n,
and
ma
ke
it
up!"
"Ne
ve
r!"
cri
ed
Ba
ldwin
in
a
fu
ry.
"I've
offe
red
to
fi
ght
him
if
he
thi
nks
I
ha
ve
wro
nged
hi
m,"
sa
id
McMu
rdo.
"I'll
fi
ght
him
wi
th
fi
sts,
or,
if
that
wo
n't
sa
ti
sfy
hi
m,
I'll
fi
ght
him
any
other
way
he
cho
o
se
s.
No
w,
I'll
le
a
ve
it
to
yo
u,
Co
u
nci
llo
r,
to
ju
dge
be
twe
en
us
as
a
Bo
dyma
ster
sho
u
ld."
"What
is
it,
the
n?"
"A
yo
u
ng
la
dy.
She
's
free
to
cho
o
se
for
he
rse
lf."
"Is
she
?"
cri
ed
Ba
ldwi
n.
"As
be
twe
en
two
bro
the
rs
of
the
lo
dge
I
sho
u
ld
say
that
she
wa
s,"
sa
id
the
Bo
ss.
"Oh,
tha
t's
yo
ur
ru
li
ng,
is
it?"
"Ye
s,
it
is,
Ted
Ba
ldwi
n,"
sa
id
McGi
nty,
wi
th
a
wi
cked
sta
re.
"Is
it
you
that
wo
u
ld
di
spu
te
it?"
"You
wo
u
ld
throw
over
one
that
has
sto
od
by
you
this
fi
ve
ye
a
rs
in
fa
vo
ur
of
a
man
that
you
ne
ver
saw
be
fo
re
in
yo
ur
li
fe?
Yo
u
're
not
Bo
dyma
ster
for
li
fe,
Ja
ck
McGi
nty,
and
by
Go
d!
when
ne
xt
it
co
mes
to
a
vo
te
--"
The
Co
u
nci
llor
spra
ng
at
him
li
ke
a
ti
ge
r.
His
ha
nd
clo
sed
ro
u
nd
the
othe
r's
ne
ck,
and
he
hu
rled
him
ba
ck
acro
ss
one
of
the
ba
rre
ls.
In
his
mad
fu
ry
he
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
squ
e
e
zed
the
li
fe
out
of
him
if
McMu
rdo
had
not
inte
rfe
re
d.
"Ea
sy,
Co
u
nci
llo
r!
For
he
a
ve
n's
sa
ke,
go
ea
sy!"
he
cri
e
d,
as
he
dra
gged
him
ba
ck.
McGi
nty
re
le
a
sed
his
ho
ld,
and
Ba
ldwi
n,
co
wed
and
sha
ken
ga
spi
ng
for
bre
a
th,
and
shi
ve
ri
ng
in
eve
ry
li
mb,
as
one
who
has
lo
o
ked
over
the
ve
ry
edge
of
de
a
th,
sat
up
on
the
ba
rrel
over
whi
ch
he
had
be
en
hu
rle
d.
"Yo
u
've
be
en
aski
ng
for
it
this
ma
ny
a
da
y,
Ted
Ba
ldwi
n--now
yo
u
've
got
it!"
cri
ed
McGi
nty,
his
hu
ge
che
st
ri
si
ng
and
fa
lli
ng.
"Ma
ybe
you
thi
nk
if
I
was
vo
ted
do
wn
from
Bo
dyma
ster
you
wo
u
ld
fi
nd
yo
u
rse
lf
in
my
sho
e
s.
It's
for
the
lo
dge
to
say
tha
t.
But
so
lo
ng
as
I
am
the
chi
ef
I'll
ha
ve
no
man
li
ft
his
vo
i
ce
aga
i
nst
me
or
my
ru
li
ngs."
"I
ha
ve
no
thi
ng
aga
i
nst
yo
u
,"
mu
mbled
Ba
ldwi
n,
fe
e
li
ng
his
thro
a
t.
"We
ll,
the
n,"
cri
ed
the
othe
r,
re
la
psi
ng
in
a
mo
me
nt
into
a
blu
ff
jo
vi
a
li
ty,
"we
are
all
go
od
fri
e
nds
aga
in
and
the
re
's
an
end
of
the
ma
tte
r."
He
to
ok
a
bo
ttle
of
cha
mpa
gne
do
wn
from
the
she
lf
and
twi
sted
out
the
co
rk.
"See
no
w,"
he
co
nti
nu
e
d,
as
he
fi
lled
three
hi
gh
gla
sse
s.
"Let
us
dri
nk
the
qu
a
rre
lli
ng
to
a
st
of
the
lo
dge.
After
tha
t,
as
you
kno
w,
the
re
can
be
no
bad
blo
od
be
twe
en
us.
No
w,
then
the
le
ft
ha
nd
on
the
apple
of
my
thro
a
t.
I
say
to
yo
u,
Ted
Ba
ldwi
n,
what
is
the
offe
nse,
si
r?"
"The
clo
u
ds
are
he
a
vy,"
answe
red
Ba
ldwin
"But
they
wi
ll
fo
re
ver
bri
ghte
n."
"And
this
I
swe
a
r!"
The
men
dra
nk
the
ir
gla
sse
s,
and
the
sa
me
ce
re
mo
ny
was
pe
rfo
rmed
be
twe
en
Ba
ldwin
and
McMu
rdo
"The
re
!"
cri
ed
McGi
nty,
ru
bbi
ng
his
ha
nds.
"Tha
t's
the
end
of
the
bla
ck
blo
o
d.
You
co
me
under
lo
dge
di
sci
pli
ne
if
it
go
es
fu
rthe
r,
and
tha
t's
a
he
a
vy
ha
nd
in
the
se
pa
rts,
as
Bro
ther
Ba
ldwin
kno
ws--a
nd
as
you
wi
ll
da
mn
so
on
fi
nd
ou
t,
Bro
ther
McMu
rdo,
if
you
ask
for
tro
u
ble
!"
"Fa
i
th,
I'd
be
slow
to
do
tha
t,"
sa
id
McMu
rdo.
He
he
ld
out
his
ha
nd
to
Ba
ldwi
n.
"I'm
qu
i
ck
to
qu
a
rrel
and
qu
i
ck
to
fo
rgi
ve.
It's
my
hot
Iri
sh
blo
o
d,
they
te
ll
me.
But
it's
over
for
me,
and
I
be
ar
no
gru
dge
."
Ba
ldwin
had
to
ta
ke
the
pro
ffe
red
ha
nd;
for
the
ba
le
ful
eye
of
the
te
rri
ble
Bo
ss
was
upon
hi
m.
But
his
su
llen
fa
ce
sho
wed
how
li
ttle
the
wo
rds
of
the
other
had
mo
ved
hi
m.
McGi
nty
cla
pped
them
bo
th
on
the
sho
u
lde
rs.
"Tu
t!
The
se
gi
rls!
The
se
gi
rls!"
he
cri
e
d.
"To
thi
nk
that
the
sa
me
pe
tti
co
a
ts
sho
u
ld
co
me
be
twe
en
two
of
my
bo
ys!
It's
the
de
vi
l's
own
lu
ck!
We
ll,
it's
the
co
lle
en
insi
de
of
them
that
mu
st
se
ttle
the
qu
e
sti
o
n;
for
it's
ou
tsi
de
the
ju
ri
sdi
cti
on
of
a
Bo
dyma
ste
r--a
nd
the
Lo
rd
be
pra
i
sed
for
tha
t!
We
ha
ve
eno
u
gh
on
us,
wi
tho
ut
the
wo
men
as
we
ll.
Yo
u
'll
ha
ve
to
be
affi
li
a
ted
to
Lo
dge
341,
Bro
ther
McMu
rdo.
We
ha
ve
our
own
wa
ys
and
me
tho
ds,
di
ffe
re
nt
from
Chi
ca
go.
Sa
tu
rday
ni
ght
is
our
me
e
ti
ng,
and
if
you
co
me
the
n,
we
'll
ma
ke
you
free
fo
re
ver
of
the
Ve
rmi
ssa
Va
lle
y."
Cha
pter
3--Lo
dge
341,
Ve
rmi
ssa
On
the
day
fo
llo
wi
ng
the
eve
ni
ng
whi
ch
had
co
nta
i
ned
so
ma
ny
exci
ti
ng
eve
nts,
McMu
rdo
mo
ved
his
lo
dgi
ngs
from
old
Ja
cob
Sha
fte
r's
and
to
ok
up
his
qu
a
rte
rs
at
the
Wi
dow
Ma
cNa
ma
ra
's
on
the
extre
me
ou
tski
rts
of
the
to
wn.
Sca
nla
n,
his
ori
gi
nal
acqu
a
i
nta
nce
abo
a
rd
the
tra
i
n,
had
occa
si
on
sho
rtly
afte
rwa
rds
to
mo
ve
into
Ve
rmi
ssa,
and
the
two
lo
dged
to
ge
the
r.
The
re
was
no
other
bo
a
rde
r,
and
the
ho
ste
ss
was
an
ea
sy-go
i
ng
old
Iri
shwo
man
who
le
ft
them
to
the
mse
lve
s;
so
that
they
had
a
fre
e
dom
for
spe
e
ch
and
acti
on
we
lco
me
to
men
who
had
se
cre
ts
in
co
mmo
n.
Sha
fter
had
re
le
nted
to
the
exte
nt
of
le
tti
ng
McMu
rdo
co
me
to
his
me
a
ls
the
re
when
he
li
ke
d;
so
that
his
inte
rco
u
rse
wi
th
Ettie
was
by
no
me
a
ns
bro
ke
n.
On
the
co
ntra
ry,
it
drew
clo
ser
and
mo
re
inti
ma
te
as
the
we
e
ks
we
nt
by.
In
his
be
dro
om
at
his
new
abo
de
McMu
rdo
fe
lt
it
sa
fe
to
ta
ke
out
the
co
i
ni
ng
mo
u
lds,
and
under
ma
ny
a
ple
dge
of
se
cre
cy
a
nu
mber
of
bro
the
rs
from
the
lo
dge
we
re
allo
wed
to
co
me
in
and
see
the
m,
ea
ch
ca
rryi
ng
away
in
his
po
cket
so
me
exa
mples
of
the
fa
lse
mo
ne
y,
so
cu
nni
ngly
stru
ck
that
the
re
was
ne
ver
the
sli
ghte
st
di
ffi
cu
lty
or
da
nger
in
pa
ssi
ng
it.
Why,
wi
th
su
ch
a
wo
nde
rful
art
at
his
co
mma
nd,
McMu
rdo
sho
u
ld
co
nde
sce
nd
to
wo
rk
at
all
was
a
pe
rpe
tu
al
myste
ry
to
his
co
mpa
ni
o
ns;
tho
u
gh
he
ma
de
it
cle
ar
to
anyo
ne
who
asked
him
that
if
he
li
ved
wi
tho
ut
any
vi
si
ble
me
a
ns
it
wo
u
ld
ve
ry
qu
i
ckly
bri
ng
the
po
li
ce
upon
his
tra
ck.
One
po
li
ce
man
was
inde
ed
after
him
alre
a
dy;
but
the
inci
de
nt,
as
lu
ck
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
it,
did
the
adve
ntu
rer
a
gre
at
de
al
mo
re
go
od
than
ha
rm.
After
the
fi
rst
intro
du
cti
on
the
re
we
re
few
eve
ni
ngs
when
he
did
not
fi
nd
his
way
to
McGi
nty's
sa
lo
o
n,
the
re
to
ma
ke
clo
ser
acqu
a
i
nta
nce
wi
th
"the
bo
ys,"
whi
ch
was
the
jo
vi
al
ti
tle
by
whi
ch
the
da
nge
ro
us
ga
ng
who
infe
sted
the
pla
ce
we
re
kno
wn
to
one
ano
the
r.
His
da
shi
ng
ma
nner
and
fe
a
rle
ssne
ss
of
spe
e
ch
ma
de
him
a
fa
vo
u
ri
te
wi
th
them
all;
whi
le
the
ra
pid
and
sci
e
nti
fic
way
in
whi
ch
he
po
li
shed
off
his
anta
go
ni
st
in
an
"a
ll
in"
ba
r-ro
om
scrap
ea
rned
the
re
spe
ct
of
that
ro
u
gh
co
mmu
ni
ty.
Ano
ther
inci
de
nt,
ho
we
ve
r,
ra
i
sed
him
even
hi
gher
in
the
ir
esti
ma
ti
o
n.
Ju
st
at
the
cro
wded
ho
ur
one
ni
ght,
the
do
or
ope
ned
and
a
man
ente
red
wi
th
the
qu
i
et
blue
uni
fo
rm
and
pe
a
ked
cap
of
the
mi
ne
po
li
ce.
This
was
a
spe
ci
al
bo
dy
ra
i
sed
by
the
ra
i
lwa
ys
and
co
lli
e
ry
owne
rs
to
su
pple
me
nt
the
effo
rts
of
the
ordi
na
ry
ci
vil
po
li
ce,
who
we
re
pe
rfe
ctly
he
lple
ss
in
the
fa
ce
of
the
orga
ni
zed
ru
ffi
a
ni
sm
whi
ch
te
rro
ri
zed
the
di
stri
ct.
The
re
was
a
hu
sh
as
he
ente
re
d,
and
ma
ny
a
cu
ri
o
us
gla
nce
was
ca
st
at
hi
m;
but
the
re
la
ti
o
ns
be
twe
en
po
li
ce
men
and
cri
mi
na
ls
are
pe
cu
li
ar
in
so
me
pa
rts
of
the
Sta
te
s,
and
McGi
nty
hi
mse
lf,
sta
ndi
ng
be
hi
nd
his
co
u
nte
r,
sho
wed
no
su
rpri
se
when
the
po
li
ce
man
enro
lled
hi
mse
lf
amo
ng
his
cu
sto
me
rs.
"A
stra
i
ght
whi
sky;
for
the
ni
ght
is
bi
tte
r,"
sa
id
the
po
li
ce
offi
ce
r.
"I
do
n't
thi
nk
we
ha
ve
met
be
fo
re,
Co
u
nci
llo
r?"
"Yo
u
'll
be
the
new
ca
pta
i
n?"
sa
id
McGi
nty.
"Tha
t's
so.
We
're
lo
o
ki
ng
to
yo
u,
Co
u
nci
llo
r,
and
to
the
other
le
a
di
ng
ci
ti
ze
ns,
to
he
lp
us
in
upho
ldi
ng
law
and
order
in
this
to
wnshi
p.
Ca
pta
in
Ma
rvin
is
my
na
me
."
"We
'd
do
be
tter
wi
tho
ut
yo
u,
Ca
pta
in
Ma
rvi
n,"
sa
id
McGi
nty
co
ldly;
"for
we
ha
ve
our
own
po
li
ce
of
the
to
wnshi
p,
and
no
ne
ed
for
any
impo
rted
go
o
ds.
What
are
you
but
the
pa
id
to
ol
of
the
ca
pi
ta
li
sts,
hi
red
by
them
to
club
or
sho
ot
yo
ur
po
o
rer
fe
llow
ci
ti
ze
n?"
"We
ll,
we
ll,
we
wo
n't
argue
abo
ut
tha
t,"
sa
id
the
po
li
ce
offi
cer
go
o
d-hu
mo
u
re
dly.
"I
expe
ct
we
all
do
our
du
ty
sa
me
as
we
see
it;
but
we
ca
n't
all
see
it
the
sa
me
."
He
had
dru
nk
off
his
gla
ss
and
had
tu
rned
to
go,
when
his
eyes
fe
ll
upon
the
fa
ce
of
Ja
ck
McMu
rdo,
who
was
sco
wli
ng
at
his
elbo
w.
"Hu
llo!
Hu
llo
!"
he
cri
e
d,
lo
o
ki
ng
him
up
and
do
wn.
"He
re
's
an
old
acqu
a
i
nta
nce
!"
McMu
rdo
shra
nk
away
from
hi
m.
"I
was
ne
ver
a
fri
e
nd
to
you
nor
any
other
cu
rsed
co
pper
in
my
li
fe
,"
sa
id
he.
"An
acqu
a
i
nta
nce
isn't
alwa
ys
a
fri
e
nd,"
sa
id
the
po
li
ce
ca
pta
i
n,
gri
nni
ng.
"Yo
u
're
Ja
ck
McMu
rdo
of
Chi
ca
go,
ri
ght
eno
u
gh,
and
do
n't
you
de
ny
it!"
McMu
rdo
shru
gged
his
sho
u
lde
rs.
"I'm
not
de
nyi
ng
it,"
sa
id
he.
"D'ye
thi
nk
I'm
asha
med
of
my
own
na
me
?"
"Yo
u
've
got
go
od
ca
u
se
to
be,
anyho
w."
"What
the
de
vil
d'you
me
an
by
tha
t?"
he
ro
a
red
wi
th
his
fi
sts
cle
nche
d.
"No,
no,
Ja
ck,
blu
ster
wo
n't
do
wi
th
me.
I
was
an
offi
cer
in
Chi
ca
go
be
fo
re
ever
I
ca
me
to
this
da
rned
co
al
bu
nke
r,
and
I
know
a
Chi
ca
go
cro
ok
when
I
see
one
."
McMu
rdo
's
fa
ce
fe
ll.
"Do
n't
te
ll
me
that
yo
u
're
Ma
rvin
of
the
Chi
ca
go
Ce
ntra
l!"
he
cri
e
d.
"Ju
st
the
sa
me
old
Te
ddy
Ma
rvi
n,
at
yo
ur
se
rvi
ce.
We
ha
ve
n't
fo
rgo
tten
the
sho
o
ti
ng
of
Jo
nas
Pi
nto
up
the
re
."
"I
ne
ver
shot
hi
m."
"Did
you
no
t?
Tha
t's
go
od
impa
rti
al
evi
de
nce,
ai
n't
it?
We
ll,
his
de
a
th
ca
me
in
unco
mmon
ha
ndy
for
yo
u,
or
they
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
had
you
for
sho
vi
ng
the
qu
e
e
r.
We
ll,
we
can
let
that
be
bygo
ne
s;
fo
r,
be
twe
en
you
and
me
--a
nd
pe
rha
ps
I'm
go
i
ng
fu
rther
than
my
du
ty
in
sa
yi
ng
it--they
co
u
ld
get
no
cle
ar
ca
se
aga
i
nst
yo
u,
and
Chi
ca
go
's
open
to
you
to
-mo
rro
w."
"I'm
ve
ry
we
ll
whe
re
I
am."
"We
ll,
I've
gi
ven
you
the
po
i
nte
r,
and
yo
u
're
a
su
lky
dog
not
to
tha
nk
me
for
it."
"We
ll,
I
su
ppo
se
you
me
an
we
ll,
and
I
do
tha
nk
yo
u
,"
sa
id
McMu
rdo
in
no
ve
ry
gra
ci
o
us
ma
nne
r.
"It's
mum
wi
th
me
so
lo
ng
as
I
see
you
li
vi
ng
on
the
stra
i
ght,"
sa
id
the
ca
pta
i
n.
"Bu
t,
by
the
Lo
rd!
if
you
get
off
after
thi
s,
it's
ano
ther
sto
ry!
So
go
o
d-ni
ght
to
yo
u
--a
nd
go
o
d-ni
ght,
Co
u
nci
llo
r."
He
le
ft
the
ba
r-ro
o
m;
but
not
be
fo
re
he
had
cre
a
ted
a
lo
cal
he
ro.
McMu
rdo
's
de
e
ds
in
far
Chi
ca
go
had
be
en
whi
spe
red
be
fo
re.
He
had
put
off
all
qu
e
sti
o
ns
wi
th
a
smi
le,
as
one
who
did
not
wi
sh
to
ha
ve
gre
a
tne
ss
thru
st
upon
hi
m.
But
now
the
thi
ng
was
offi
ci
a
lly
co
nfi
rme
d.
The
bar
lo
a
fe
rs
cro
wded
ro
u
nd
him
and
sho
ok
him
he
a
rti
ly
by
the
ha
nd.
He
was
free
of
the
co
mmu
ni
ty
from
that
ti
me
on.
He
co
u
ld
dri
nk
ha
rd
and
show
li
ttle
tra
ce
of
it;
but
that
eve
ni
ng,
had
his
ma
te
Sca
nlan
not
be
en
at
ha
nd
to
le
ad
him
ho
me,
the
fe
ted
he
ro
wo
u
ld
su
re
ly
ha
ve
spe
nt
his
ni
ght
under
the
ba
r.
On
a
Sa
tu
rday
ni
ght
McMu
rdo
was
intro
du
ced
to
the
lo
dge.
He
had
tho
u
ght
to
pa
ss
in
wi
tho
ut
ce
re
mo
ny
as
be
i
ng
an
ini
ti
a
te
of
Chi
ca
go;
but
the
re
we
re
pa
rti
cu
lar
ri
tes
in
Ve
rmi
ssa
of
whi
ch
they
we
re
pro
u
d,
and
the
se
had
to
be
unde
rgo
ne
by
eve
ry
po
stu
la
nt.
The
asse
mbly
met
in
a
la
rge
ro
om
re
se
rved
for
su
ch
pu
rpo
ses
at
the
Uni
on
Ho
u
se.
So
me
si
xty
me
mbe
rs
asse
mbled
at
Ve
rmi
ssa;
but
that
by
no
me
a
ns
re
pre
se
nted
the
fu
ll
stre
ngth
of
the
orga
ni
za
ti
o
n,
for
the
re
we
re
se
ve
ral
other
lo
dges
in
the
va
lle
y,
and
othe
rs
acro
ss
the
mo
u
nta
i
ns
on
ea
ch
si
de,
who
excha
nged
me
mbe
rs
when
any
se
ri
o
us
bu
si
ne
ss
was
afo
o
t,
so
that
a
cri
me
mi
ght
be
do
ne
by
men
who
we
re
stra
nge
rs
to
the
lo
ca
li
ty.
Alto
ge
ther
the
re
we
re
not
le
ss
than
fi
ve
hu
ndred
sca
tte
red
over
the
co
al
di
stri
ct.
In
the
ba
re
asse
mbly
ro
om
the
men
we
re
ga
the
red
ro
u
nd
a
lo
ng
ta
ble.
At
the
si
de
was
a
se
co
nd
one
la
den
wi
th
bo
ttles
and
gla
sse
s,
on
whi
ch
so
me
me
mbe
rs
of
the
co
mpa
ny
we
re
alre
a
dy
tu
rni
ng
the
ir
eye
s.
McGi
nty
sat
at
the
he
ad
wi
th
a
flat
bla
ck
ve
lvet
cap
upon
his
sho
ck
of
ta
ngled
bla
ck
ha
i
r,
and
a
co
lo
u
red
pu
rple
sto
le
ro
u
nd
his
ne
ck,
so
that
he
se
e
med
to
be
a
pri
e
st
pre
si
di
ng
over
so
me
di
a
bo
li
cal
ri
tu
a
l.
To
ri
ght
and
le
ft
of
him
we
re
the
hi
gher
lo
dge
offi
ci
a
ls,
the
cru
e
l,
ha
ndso
me
fa
ce
of
Ted
Ba
ldwin
amo
ng
the
m.
Ea
ch
of
the
se
wo
re
so
me
sca
rf
or
me
da
lli
on
as
emblem
of
his
offi
ce.
They
we
re,
for
the
mo
st
pa
rt,
men
of
ma
tu
re
age;
but
the
re
st
of
the
co
mpa
ny
co
nsi
sted
of
yo
u
ng
fe
llo
ws
from
ei
ghte
en
to
twe
nty-fi
ve,
the
re
a
dy
and
ca
pa
ble
age
nts
who
ca
rri
ed
out
the
co
mma
nds
of
the
ir
se
ni
o
rs.
Amo
ng
the
older
men
we
re
ma
ny
who
se
fe
a
tu
res
sho
wed
the
ti
ge
ri
sh,
la
wle
ss
so
u
ls
wi
thi
n;
but
lo
o
ki
ng
at
the
ra
nk
and
fi
le
it
was
di
ffi
cu
lt
to
be
li
e
ve
that
the
se
ea
ger
and
ope
n-fa
ced
yo
u
ng
fe
llo
ws
we
re
in
ve
ry
tru
th
a
da
nge
ro
us
ga
ng
of
mu
rde
re
rs,
who
se
mi
nds
had
su
ffe
red
su
ch
co
mple
te
mo
ral
pe
rve
rsi
on
that
they
to
ok
a
ho
rri
ble
pri
de
in
the
ir
pro
fi
ci
e
ncy
at
the
bu
si
ne
ss,
and
lo
o
ked
wi
th
de
e
pe
st
re
spe
ct
at
the
man
who
had
the
re
pu
ta
ti
on
of
ma
ki
ng
what
they
ca
lled
"a
cle
an
jo
b."
To
the
ir
co
nto
rted
na
tu
res
it
had
be
co
me
a
spi
ri
ted
and
chi
va
lro
us
thi
ng
to
vo
lu
nte
er
for
se
rvi
ce
aga
i
nst
so
me
man
who
had
ne
ver
inju
red
the
m,
and
whom
in
ma
ny
ca
ses
they
had
ne
ver
se
en
in
the
ir
li
ve
s.
The
cri
me
co
mmi
tte
d,
they
qu
a
rre
lled
as
to
who
had
actu
a
lly
stru
ck
the
fa
tal
blo
w,
and
amu
sed
one
ano
ther
and
the
co
mpa
ny
by
de
scri
bi
ng
the
cri
es
and
co
nto
rti
o
ns
of
the
mu
rde
red
ma
n.
At
fi
rst
they
had
sho
wn
so
me
se
cre
cy
in
the
ir
arra
nge
me
nts;
but
at
the
ti
me
whi
ch
this
na
rra
ti
ve
de
scri
bes
the
ir
pro
ce
e
di
ngs
we
re
extra
o
rdi
na
ri
ly
ope
n,
for
the
re
pe
a
ted
fa
i
lu
re
of
the
law
had
pro
ved
to
them
tha
t,
on
the
one
ha
nd,
no
one
wo
u
ld
da
re
to
wi
tne
ss
aga
i
nst
the
m,
and
on
the
other
they
had
an
unli
mi
ted
nu
mber
of
sta
nch
wi
tne
sses
upon
whom
they
co
u
ld
ca
ll,
and
a
we
ll-fi
lled
tre
a
su
re
che
st
from
whi
ch
they
co
u
ld
draw
the
fu
nds
to
enga
ge
the
be
st
le
gal
ta
le
nt
in
the
sta
te.
In
ten
lo
ng
ye
a
rs
of
ou
tra
ge
the
re
had
be
en
no
si
ngle
co
nvi
cti
o
n,
and
the
only
da
nger
that
ever
thre
a
te
ned
the
Sco
wre
rs
lay
in
the
vi
ctim
hi
mse
lf--who,
ho
we
ver
ou
tnu
mbe
red
and
ta
ken
by
su
rpri
se,
mi
ght
and
occa
si
o
na
lly
did
le
a
ve
his
ma
rk
upon
his
assa
i
la
nts.
McMu
rdo
had
be
en
wa
rned
that
so
me
orde
al
lay
be
fo
re
hi
m;
but
no
one
wo
u
ld
te
ll
him
in
what
it
co
nsi
ste
d.
He
was
led
now
into
an
ou
ter
ro
om
by
two
so
le
mn
bro
the
rs.
Thro
u
gh
the
pla
nk
pa
rti
ti
on
he
co
u
ld
he
ar
the
mu
rmur
of
ma
ny
vo
i
ces
from
the
asse
mbly
wi
thi
n.
Once
or
twi
ce
he
ca
u
ght
the
so
u
nd
of
his
own
na
me,
and
he
knew
that
they
we
re
di
scu
ssi
ng
his
ca
ndi
da
cy.
Then
the
re
ente
red
an
inner
gu
a
rd
wi
th
a
gre
en
and
go
ld
sa
sh
acro
ss
his
che
st.
"The
Bo
dyma
ster
orde
rs
that
he
sha
ll
be
tru
sse
d,
bli
nde
d,
and
ente
re
d,"
sa
id
he.
The
three
of
them
re
mo
ved
his
co
a
t,
tu
rned
up
the
sle
e
ve
of
his
ri
ght
arm,
and
fi
na
lly
pa
ssed
a
ro
pe
ro
u
nd
abo
ve
the
elbo
ws
and
ma
de
it
fa
st.
They
ne
xt
pla
ced
a
thi
ck
bla
ck
cap
ri
ght
over
his
he
ad
and
the
upper
pa
rt
of
his
fa
ce,
so
that
he
co
u
ld
see
no
thi
ng.
He
was
then
led
into
the
asse
mbly
ha
ll.
It
was
pi
tch
da
rk
and
ve
ry
oppre
ssi
ve
under
his
ho
o
d.
He
he
a
rd
the
ru
stle
and
mu
rmur
of
the
pe
o
ple
ro
u
nd
hi
m,
and
then
the
vo
i
ce
of
McGi
nty
so
u
nded
du
ll
and
di
sta
nt
thro
u
gh
the
co
ve
ri
ng
of
his
ea
rs.
"Jo
hn
McMu
rdo
,"
sa
id
the
vo
i
ce,
"a
re
you
alre
a
dy
a
me
mber
of
the
Anci
e
nt
Order
of
Fre
e
me
n?"
He
bo
wed
in
asse
nt.
"Is
yo
ur
lo
dge
No.
29,
Chi
ca
go
?"
He
bo
wed
aga
i
n.
"Da
rk
ni
ghts
are
unple
a
sa
nt,"
sa
id
the
vo
i
ce.
"Ye
s,
for
stra
nge
rs
to
tra
ve
l,"
he
answe
re
d.
"The
clo
u
ds
are
he
a
vy."
"Ye
s,
a
sto
rm
is
appro
a
chi
ng."
"Are
the
bre
thren
sa
ti
sfi
e
d?"
asked
the
Bo
dyma
ste
r.
The
re
was
a
ge
ne
ral
mu
rmur
of
asse
nt.
"We
kno
w,
Bro
the
r,
by
yo
ur
si
gn
and
by
yo
ur
co
u
nte
rsi
gn
that
you
are
inde
ed
one
of
us,"
sa
id
McGi
nty.
"We
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
you
kno
w,
ho
we
ve
r,
that
in
this
co
u
nty
and
in
other
co
u
nti
es
of
the
se
pa
rts
we
ha
ve
ce
rta
in
ri
te
s,
and
also
ce
rta
in
du
ti
es
of
our
own
whi
ch
ca
ll
for
go
od
me
n.
Are
you
re
a
dy
to
be
te
ste
d?"
"I
am."
"Are
you
of
sto
ut
he
a
rt?"
"I
am."
"Ta
ke
a
stri
de
fo
rwa
rd
to
pro
ve
it."
As
the
wo
rds
we
re
sa
id
he
fe
lt
two
ha
rd
po
i
nts
in
fro
nt
of
his
eye
s,
pre
ssi
ng
upon
them
so
that
it
appe
a
red
as
if
he
co
u
ld
not
mo
ve
fo
rwa
rd
wi
tho
ut
a
da
nger
of
lo
si
ng
the
m.
No
ne
the
le
ss,
he
ne
rved
hi
mse
lf
to
step
re
so
lu
te
ly
ou
t,
and
as
he
did
so
the
pre
ssu
re
me
lted
awa
y.
The
re
was
a
low
mu
rmur
of
appla
u
se.
"He
is
of
sto
ut
he
a
rt,"
sa
id
the
vo
i
ce.
"Can
you
be
ar
pa
i
n?"
"As
we
ll
as
ano
the
r,"
he
answe
re
d.
"Te
st
hi
m!"
It
was
all
he
co
u
ld
do
to
ke
ep
hi
mse
lf
from
scre
a
mi
ng
ou
t,
for
an
ago
ni
zi
ng
pa
in
shot
thro
u
gh
his
fo
re
a
rm.
He
ne
a
rly
fa
i
nted
at
the
su
dden
sho
ck
of
it;
but
he
bit
his
lip
and
cle
nched
his
ha
nds
to
hi
de
his
ago
ny.
"I
can
ta
ke
mo
re
than
tha
t,"
sa
id
he.
This
ti
me
the
re
was
lo
ud
appla
u
se.
A
fi
ner
fi
rst
appe
a
ra
nce
had
ne
ver
be
en
ma
de
in
the
lo
dge.
Ha
nds
cla
pped
him
on
the
ba
ck,
and
the
ho
od
was
plu
cked
from
his
he
a
d.
He
sto
od
bli
nki
ng
and
smi
li
ng
amid
the
co
ngra
tu
la
ti
o
ns
of
the
bro
the
rs.
"One
la
st
wo
rd,
Bro
ther
McMu
rdo
,"
sa
id
McGi
nty.
"You
ha
ve
alre
a
dy
swo
rn
the
oa
th
of
se
cre
cy
and
fi
de
li
ty,
and
you
are
awa
re
that
the
pu
ni
shme
nt
for
any
bre
a
ch
of
it
is
insta
nt
and
ine
vi
ta
ble
de
a
th?"
"I
am,"
sa
id
McMu
rdo.
"And
you
acce
pt
the
ru
le
of
the
Bo
dyma
ster
for
the
ti
me
be
i
ng
under
all
ci
rcu
msta
nce
s?"
"I
do
."
"Then
in
the
na
me
of
Lo
dge
341,
Ve
rmi
ssa,
I
we
lco
me
you
to
its
pri
vi
le
ges
and
de
ba
te
s.
You
wi
ll
put
the
li
qu
or
on
the
ta
ble,
Bro
ther
Sca
nla
n,
and
we
wi
ll
dri
nk
to
our
wo
rthy
bro
the
r."
McMu
rdo
's
co
at
had
be
en
bro
u
ght
to
hi
m;
but
be
fo
re
pu
tti
ng
it
on
he
exa
mi
ned
his
ri
ght
arm,
whi
ch
sti
ll
sma
rted
he
a
vi
ly.
The
re
on
the
fle
sh
of
the
fo
re
a
rm
was
a
ci
rcle
wi
th
a
tri
a
ngle
wi
thin
it,
de
ep
and
re
d,
as
the
bra
ndi
ng
iron
had
le
ft
it.
One
or
two
of
his
ne
i
ghbo
u
rs
pu
lled
up
the
ir
sle
e
ves
and
sho
wed
the
ir
own
lo
dge
ma
rks.
"We
've
all
had
it,"
sa
id
one;
"but
not
all
as
bra
ve
as
you
over
it."
"Tu
t!
It
was
no
thi
ng,"
sa
id
he;
but
it
bu
rned
and
ached
all
the
sa
me.
When
the
dri
nks
whi
ch
fo
llo
wed
the
ce
re
mo
ny
of
ini
ti
a
ti
on
had
all
be
en
di
spo
sed
of,
the
bu
si
ne
ss
of
the
lo
dge
pro
ce
e
de
d.
McMu
rdo,
accu
sto
med
only
to
the
pro
sa
ic
pe
rfo
rma
nces
of
Chi
ca
go,
li
ste
ned
wi
th
open
ea
rs
and
mo
re
su
rpri
se
than
he
ve
ntu
red
to
show
to
what
fo
llo
we
d.
"The
fi
rst
bu
si
ne
ss
on
the
age
nda
pa
pe
r,"
sa
id
McGi
nty,
"is
to
re
ad
the
fo
llo
wi
ng
le
tter
from
Di
vi
si
on
Ma
ster
Wi
ndle
of
Me
rton
Co
u
nty
Lo
dge
249.
He
sa
ys:
"De
ar
Si
r:
"The
re
is
a
job
to
be
do
ne
on
Andrew
Rae
of
Rae
&
Stu
rma
sh,
co
al
owne
rs
ne
ar
this
pla
ce.
You
wi
ll
re
me
mber
that
yo
ur
lo
dge
owes
us
a
re
tu
rn,
ha
vi
ng
had
the
se
rvi
ce
of
two
bre
thren
in
the
ma
tter
of
the
pa
tro
lman
la
st
fa
ll.
You
wi
ll
se
nd
two
go
od
me
n,
they
wi
ll
be
ta
ken
cha
rge
of
by
Tre
a
su
rer
Hi
ggi
ns
of
this
lo
dge,
who
se
addre
ss
you
kno
w.
He
wi
ll
show
them
when
to
act
and
whe
re.
Yo
u
rs
in
fre
e
do
m,
"J.W.
WINDLE
D.M.A.O.F."
"Wi
ndle
has
ne
ver
re
fu
sed
us
when
we
ha
ve
had
occa
si
on
to
ask
for
the
lo
an
of
a
man
or
two,
and
it
is
not
for
us
to
re
fu
se
hi
m."
McGi
nty
pa
u
sed
and
lo
o
ked
ro
u
nd
the
ro
om
wi
th
his
du
ll,
ma
le
vo
le
nt
eye
s.
"Who
wi
ll
vo
lu
nte
er
for
the
jo
b?"
Se
ve
ral
yo
u
ng
fe
llo
ws
he
ld
up
the
ir
ha
nds.
The
Bo
dyma
ster
lo
o
ked
at
them
wi
th
an
appro
vi
ng
smi
le.
"Yo
u
'll
do,
Ti
ger
Co
rma
c.
If
you
ha
ndle
it
as
we
ll
as
you
did
the
la
st,
you
wo
n't
be
wro
ng.
And
yo
u,
Wi
lso
n."
"I've
no
pi
sto
l,"
sa
id
the
vo
lu
nte
e
r,
a
me
re
boy
in
his
te
e
ns.
"It's
yo
ur
fi
rst,
is
it
no
t?
We
ll,
you
ha
ve
to
be
blo
o
ded
so
me
ti
me.
It
wi
ll
be
a
gre
at
sta
rt
for
yo
u.
As
to
the
pi
sto
l,
yo
u
'll
fi
nd
it
wa
i
ti
ng
for
yo
u,
or
I'm
mi
sta
ke
n.
If
you
re
po
rt
yo
u
rse
lves
on
Mo
nda
y,
it
wi
ll
be
ti
me
eno
u
gh.
Yo
u
'll
get
a
gre
at
we
lco
me
when
you
re
tu
rn."
"Any
re
wa
rd
this
ti
me
?"
asked
Co
rma
c,
a
thi
ck-se
t,
da
rk-fa
ce
d,
bru
ta
l-lo
o
ki
ng
yo
u
ng
ma
n,
who
se
fe
ro
ci
ty
had
ea
rned
him
the
ni
ckna
me
of
"Ti
ge
r."
"Ne
ver
mi
nd
the
re
wa
rd.
You
ju
st
do
it
for
the
ho
no
ur
of
the
thi
ng.
Ma
ybe
when
it
is
do
ne
the
re
wi
ll
be
a
few
odd
do
lla
rs
at
the
bo
ttom
of
the
bo
x."
"What
has
the
man
do
ne
?"
asked
yo
u
ng
Wi
lso
n.
"Su
re,
it's
not
for
the
li
kes
of
you
to
ask
what
the
man
has
do
ne.
He
has
be
en
ju
dged
over
the
re.
Tha
t's
no
bu
si
ne
ss
of
ou
rs.
All
we
ha
ve
to
do
is
to
ca
rry
it
out
for
the
m,
sa
me
as
they
wo
u
ld
for
us.
Spe
a
ki
ng
of
tha
t,
two
bro
the
rs
from
the
Me
rton
lo
dge
are
co
mi
ng
over
to
us
ne
xt
we
ek
to
do
so
me
bu
si
ne
ss
in
this
qu
a
rte
r."
"Who
are
the
y?"
asked
so
me
o
ne.
"Fa
i
th,
it
is
wi
ser
not
to
ask.
If
you
know
no
thi
ng,
you
can
te
sti
fy
no
thi
ng,
and
no
tro
u
ble
can
co
me
of
it.
But
they
are
men
who
wi
ll
ma
ke
a
cle
an
job
when
they
are
abo
ut
it."
"And
ti
me,
to
o
!"
cri
ed
Ted
Ba
ldwi
n.
"Fo
lk
are
ge
tti
n'
out
of
ha
nd
in
the
se
pa
rts.
It
was
only
la
st
we
ek
that
three
of
our
men
we
re
tu
rned
off
by
Fo
re
man
Bla
ke
r.
It's
be
en
owi
ng
him
a
lo
ng
ti
me,
and
he
'll
get
it
fu
ll
and
pro
pe
r."
"Get
wha
t?"
McMu
rdo
whi
spe
red
to
his
ne
i
ghbo
u
r.
"The
bu
si
ne
ss
end
of
a
bu
ckshot
ca
rtri
dge
!"
cri
ed
the
man
wi
th
a
lo
ud
la
u
gh.
"What
thi
nk
you
of
our
wa
ys,
Bro
the
r?"
McMu
rdo
's
cri
mi
nal
so
ul
se
e
med
to
ha
ve
alre
a
dy
abso
rbed
the
spi
rit
of
the
vi
le
asso
ci
a
ti
on
of
whi
ch
he
was
now
a
me
mbe
r.
"I
li
ke
it
we
ll,"
sa
id
he.
"'Tis
a
pro
per
pla
ce
for
a
lad
of
me
ttle
."
Se
ve
ral
of
tho
se
who
sat
aro
u
nd
he
a
rd
his
wo
rds
and
appla
u
ded
the
m.
"Wha
t's
tha
t?"
cri
ed
the
bla
ck-ma
ned
Bo
dyma
ster
from
the
end
of
the
ta
ble.
"'Tis
our
new
bro
the
r,
si
r,
who
fi
nds
our
wa
ys
to
his
ta
ste
."
McMu
rdo
ro
se
to
his
fe
et
for
an
insta
nt.
"I
wo
u
ld
sa
y,
Emi
ne
nt
Bo
dyma
ste
r,
that
if
a
man
sho
u
ld
be
wa
nted
I
sho
u
ld
ta
ke
it
as
an
ho
no
ur
to
be
cho
sen
to
he
lp
the
lo
dge
."
The
re
was
gre
at
appla
u
se
at
thi
s.
It
was
fe
lt
that
a
new
sun
was
pu
shi
ng
its
rim
abo
ve
the
ho
ri
zo
n.
To
so
me
of
the
elde
rs
it
se
e
med
that
the
pro
gre
ss
was
a
li
ttle
too
ra
pi
d.
"I
wo
u
ld
mo
ve
,"
sa
id
the
se
cre
ta
ry,
Ha
rra
wa
y,
a
vu
ltu
re
-fa
ced
old
gra
ybe
a
rd
who
sat
ne
ar
the
cha
i
rma
n,
"that
Bro
ther
McMu
rdo
sho
u
ld
wa
it
until
it
is
the
go
od
ple
a
su
re
of
the
lo
dge
to
employ
hi
m."
"Su
re,
that
was
what
I
me
a
nt;
I'm
in
yo
ur
ha
nds,"
sa
id
McMu
rdo.
"Yo
ur
ti
me
wi
ll
co
me,
Bro
the
r,"
sa
id
the
cha
i
rma
n.
"We
ha
ve
ma
rked
you
do
wn
as
a
wi
lli
ng
ma
n,
and
we
be
li
e
ve
that
you
wi
ll
do
go
od
wo
rk
in
the
se
pa
rts.
The
re
is
a
sma
ll
ma
tter
to
-ni
ght
in
whi
ch
you
may
ta
ke
a
ha
nd
if
it
so
ple
a
se
yo
u
."
"I
wi
ll
wa
it
for
so
me
thi
ng
that
is
wo
rth
whi
le
."
"You
can
co
me
to
-ni
ght,
anyho
w,
and
it
wi
ll
he
lp
you
to
know
what
we
sta
nd
for
in
this
co
mmu
ni
ty.
I
wi
ll
ma
ke
the
anno
u
nce
me
nt
la
te
r.
Me
a
nwhi
le
,"
he
gla
nced
at
his
age
nda
pa
pe
r,
"I
ha
ve
one
or
two
mo
re
po
i
nts
to
bri
ng
be
fo
re
the
me
e
ti
ng.
Fi
rst
of
all,
I
wi
ll
ask
the
tre
a
su
rer
as
to
our
ba
nk
ba
la
nce.
The
re
is
the
pe
nsi
on
to
Jim
Ca
rna
wa
y's
wi
do
w.
He
was
stru
ck
do
wn
do
i
ng
the
wo
rk
of
the
lo
dge,
and
it
is
for
us
to
see
that
she
is
not
the
lo
se
r."
"Jim
was
shot
la
st
mo
nth
when
they
tri
ed
to
ki
ll
Che
ster
Wi
lcox
of
Ma
rley
Cre
e
k,"
McMu
rdo
's
ne
i
ghbo
ur
info
rmed
hi
m.
"The
fu
nds
are
go
od
at
the
mo
me
nt,"
sa
id
the
tre
a
su
re
r,
wi
th
the
ba
nkbo
ok
in
fro
nt
of
hi
m.
"The
fi
rms
ha
ve
be
en
ge
ne
ro
us
of
la
te.
Max
Li
nder
&
Co.
pa
id
fi
ve
hu
ndred
to
be
le
ft
alo
ne.
Wa
lker
Bro
the
rs
se
nt
in
a
hu
ndre
d;
but
I
to
ok
it
on
myse
lf
to
re
tu
rn
it
and
ask
for
fi
ve.
If
I
do
not
he
ar
by
We
dne
sda
y,
the
ir
wi
ndi
ng
ge
ar
may
get
out
of
orde
r.
We
had
to
bu
rn
the
ir
bre
a
ker
la
st
ye
ar
be
fo
re
they
be
ca
me
re
a
so
na
ble.
Then
the
We
st
Se
cti
on
Co
a
li
ng
Co
mpa
ny
has
pa
id
its
annu
al
co
ntri
bu
ti
o
n.
We
ha
ve
eno
u
gh
on
ha
nd
to
me
et
any
obli
ga
ti
o
ns."
"What
abo
ut
Archie
Swi
ndo
n?"
asked
a
bro
the
r.
"He
has
so
ld
out
and
le
ft
the
di
stri
ct.
The
old
de
vil
le
ft
a
no
te
for
us
to
say
that
he
had
ra
ther
be
a
free
cro
ssi
ng
swe
e
per
in
New
Yo
rk
than
a
la
rge
mi
ne
owner
under
the
po
wer
of
a
ri
ng
of
bla
ckma
i
le
rs.
By
Ga
r!
it
was
as
we
ll
that
he
ma
de
a
bre
ak
for
it
be
fo
re
the
no
te
re
a
ched
us!
I
gu
e
ss
he
wo
n't
show
his
fa
ce
in
this
va
lley
aga
i
n."
An
elde
rly,
cle
a
n-sha
ved
man
wi
th
a
ki
ndly
fa
ce
and
a
go
od
brow
ro
se
from
the
end
of
the
ta
ble
whi
ch
fa
ced
the
cha
i
rma
n.
"Mr.
Tre
a
su
re
r,"
he
aske
d,
"may
I
ask
who
has
bo
u
ght
the
pro
pe
rty
of
this
man
that
we
ha
ve
dri
ven
out
of
the
di
stri
ct?"
"Ye
s,
Bro
ther
Mo
rri
s.
It
has
be
en
bo
u
ght
by
the
Sta
te
&
Me
rton
Co
u
nty
Ra
i
lro
ad
Co
mpa
ny."
"And
who
bo
u
ght
the
mi
nes
of
To
dman
and
of
Lee
that
ca
me
into
the
ma
rket
in
the
sa
me
way
la
st
ye
a
r?"
"The
sa
me
co
mpa
ny,
Bro
ther
Mo
rri
s."
"And
who
bo
u
ght
the
iro
nwo
rks
of
Ma
nson
and
of
Shu
man
and
of
Van
De
her
and
of
Atwo
o
d,
whi
ch
ha
ve
all
be
en
gi
ven
up
of
la
te
?"
"They
we
re
all
bo
u
ght
by
the
We
st
Gi
lme
rton
Ge
ne
ral
Mi
ni
ng
Co
mpa
ny."
"I
do
n't
se
e,
Bro
ther
Mo
rri
s,"
sa
id
the
cha
i
rma
n,
"that
it
ma
tte
rs
to
us
who
bu
ys
the
m,
si
nce
they
ca
n't
ca
rry
them
out
of
the
di
stri
ct."
"Wi
th
all
re
spe
ct
to
yo
u,
Emi
ne
nt
Bo
dyma
ste
r,
I
thi
nk
it
may
ma
tter
ve
ry
mu
ch
to
us.
This
pro
ce
ss
has
be
en
go
i
ng
on
now
for
ten
lo
ng
ye
a
rs.
We
are
gra
du
a
lly
dri
vi
ng
all
the
sma
ll
men
out
of
tra
de.
What
is
the
re
su
lt?
We
fi
nd
in
the
ir
pla
ces
gre
at
co
mpa
ni
es
li
ke
the
Ra
i
lro
ad
or
the
Ge
ne
ral
Iro
n,
who
ha
ve
the
ir
di
re
cto
rs
in
New
Yo
rk
or
Phi
la
de
lphi
a,
and
ca
re
no
thi
ng
for
our
thre
a
ts.
We
can
ta
ke
it
out
of
the
ir
lo
cal
bo
sse
s;
but
it
only
me
a
ns
that
othe
rs
wi
ll
be
se
nt
in
the
ir
ste
a
d.
And
we
are
ma
ki
ng
it
da
nge
ro
us
for
ou
rse
lve
s.
The
sma
ll
men
co
u
ld
not
ha
rm
us.
They
had
not
the
mo
ney
nor
the
po
we
r.
So
lo
ng
as
we
did
not
squ
e
e
ze
them
too
dry,
they
wo
u
ld
stay
on
under
our
po
we
r.
But
if
the
se
big
co
mpa
ni
es
fi
nd
that
we
sta
nd
be
twe
en
them
and
the
ir
pro
fi
ts,
they
wi
ll
spa
re
no
pa
i
ns
and
no
expe
nse
to
hu
nt
us
do
wn
and
bri
ng
us
to
co
u
rt."
The
re
was
a
hu
sh
at
the
se
omi
no
us
wo
rds,
and
eve
ry
fa
ce
da
rke
ned
as
glo
o
my
lo
o
ks
we
re
excha
nge
d.
So
omni
po
te
nt
and
uncha
lle
nged
had
they
be
en
that
the
ve
ry
tho
u
ght
that
the
re
was
po
ssi
ble
re
tri
bu
ti
on
in
the
ba
ckgro
u
nd
had
be
en
ba
ni
shed
from
the
ir
mi
nds.
And
yet
the
idea
stru
ck
a
chi
ll
to
the
mo
st
re
ckle
ss
of
the
m.
"It
is
my
advi
ce
,"
the
spe
a
ker
co
nti
nu
e
d,
"that
we
go
ea
si
er
upon
the
sma
ll
me
n.
On
the
day
that
they
ha
ve
all
be
en
dri
ven
out
the
po
wer
of
this
so
ci
e
ty
wi
ll
ha
ve
be
en
bro
ke
n."
Unwe
lco
me
tru
ths
are
not
po
pu
la
r.
The
re
we
re
angry
cri
es
as
the
spe
a
ker
re
su
med
his
se
a
t.
McGi
nty
ro
se
wi
th
glo
om
upon
his
bro
w.
"Bro
ther
Mo
rri
s,"
sa
id
he,
"you
we
re
alwa
ys
a
cro
a
ke
r.
So
lo
ng
as
the
me
mbe
rs
of
this
lo
dge
sta
nd
to
ge
ther
the
re
is
no
po
wer
in
the
Uni
ted
Sta
tes
that
can
to
u
ch
the
m.
Su
re,
ha
ve
we
not
tri
ed
it
often
eno
u
gh
in
the
la
wco
u
rts?
I
expe
ct
the
big
co
mpa
ni
es
wi
ll
fi
nd
it
ea
si
er
to
pay
than
to
fi
ght,
sa
me
as
the
li
ttle
co
mpa
ni
es
do.
And
no
w,
Bre
thre
n,"
McGi
nty
to
ok
off
his
bla
ck
ve
lvet
cap
and
his
sto
le
as
he
spo
ke,
"this
lo
dge
has
fi
ni
shed
its
bu
si
ne
ss
for
the
eve
ni
ng,
sa
ve
for
one
sma
ll
ma
tter
whi
ch
may
be
me
nti
o
ned
when
we
are
pa
rti
ng.
The
ti
me
has
now
co
me
for
fra
te
rnal
re
fre
shme
nt
and
for
ha
rmo
ny."
Stra
nge
inde
ed
is
hu
man
na
tu
re.
He
re
we
re
the
se
me
n,
to
whom
mu
rder
was
fa
mi
li
a
r,
who
aga
in
and
aga
in
had
stru
ck
do
wn
the
fa
ther
of
the
fa
mi
ly,
so
me
man
aga
i
nst
whom
they
had
no
pe
rso
nal
fe
e
li
ng,
wi
tho
ut
one
tho
u
ght
of
co
mpu
ncti
on
or
of
co
mpa
ssi
on
for
his
we
e
pi
ng
wi
fe
or
he
lple
ss
chi
ldre
n,
and
yet
the
te
nder
or
pa
the
tic
in
mu
sic
co
u
ld
mo
ve
them
to
te
a
rs.
McMu
rdo
had
a
fi
ne
te
nor
vo
i
ce,
and
if
he
had
fa
i
led
to
ga
in
the
go
od
wi
ll
of
the
lo
dge
be
fo
re,
it
co
u
ld
no
lo
nger
ha
ve
be
en
wi
thhe
ld
after
he
had
thri
lled
them
wi
th
"I'm
Si
tti
ng
on
the
Sti
le,
Ma
ry,"
and
"On
the
Ba
nks
of
Allan
Wa
te
r."
In
his
ve
ry
fi
rst
ni
ght
the
new
re
cru
it
had
ma
de
hi
mse
lf
one
of
the
mo
st
po
pu
lar
of
the
bre
thre
n,
ma
rked
alre
a
dy
for
adva
nce
me
nt
and
hi
gh
offi
ce.
The
re
we
re
other
qu
a
li
ti
es
ne
e
de
d,
ho
we
ve
r,
be
si
des
tho
se
of
go
od
fe
llo
wshi
p,
to
ma
ke
a
wo
rthy
Fre
e
ma
n,
and
of
the
se
he
was
gi
ven
an
exa
mple
be
fo
re
the
eve
ni
ng
was
ove
r.
The
whi
sky
bo
ttle
had
pa
ssed
ro
u
nd
ma
ny
ti
me
s,
and
the
men
we
re
flu
shed
and
ri
pe
for
mi
schi
ef
when
the
ir
Bo
dyma
ster
ro
se
once
mo
re
to
addre
ss
the
m.
"Bo
ys,"
sa
id
he,
"the
re
's
one
man
in
this
to
wn
that
wa
nts
tri
mmi
ng
up,
and
it's
for
you
to
see
that
he
ge
ts
it.
I'm
spe
a
ki
ng
of
Ja
mes
Sta
nger
of
the
He
ra
ld.
Yo
u
've
se
en
how
he
's
be
en
ope
ni
ng
his
mo
u
th
aga
i
nst
us
aga
i
n?"
The
re
was
a
mu
rmur
of
asse
nt,
wi
th
ma
ny
a
mu
tte
red
oa
th.
McGi
nty
to
ok
a
slip
of
pa
per
from
his
wa
i
stco
at
po
cke
t.
"LAW
AND
ORDER!"
Tha
t's
how
he
he
a
ds
it.
"REIGN
OF
TERROR
IN
THE
COAL
AND
IRON
DISTRICT
"Twe
lve
ye
a
rs
ha
ve
now
ela
psed
si
nce
the
fi
rst
assa
ssi
na
ti
o
ns
whi
ch
pro
ved
the
exi
ste
nce
of
a
cri
mi
nal
orga
ni
za
ti
on
in
our
mi
dst.
From
that
day
the
se
ou
tra
ges
ha
ve
ne
ver
ce
a
se
d,
until
now
they
ha
ve
re
a
ched
a
pi
tch
whi
ch
ma
kes
us
the
oppro
bri
um
of
the
ci
vi
li
zed
wo
rld.
Is
it
for
su
ch
re
su
lts
as
this
that
our
gre
at
co
u
ntry
we
lco
mes
to
its
bo
som
the
ali
en
who
fli
es
from
the
de
spo
ti
sms
of
Eu
ro
pe?
Is
it
that
they
sha
ll
the
mse
lves
be
co
me
tyra
nts
over
the
ve
ry
men
who
ha
ve
gi
ven
them
she
lte
r,
and
that
a
sta
te
of
te
rro
ri
sm
and
la
wle
ssne
ss
sho
u
ld
be
esta
bli
shed
under
the
ve
ry
sha
dow
of
the
sa
cred
fo
lds
of
the
sta
rry
Flag
of
Fre
e
dom
whi
ch
wo
u
ld
ra
i
se
ho
rror
in
our
mi
nds
if
we
re
ad
of
it
as
exi
sti
ng
under
the
mo
st
effe
te
mo
na
rchy
of
the
Ea
st?
The
men
are
kno
wn.
The
orga
ni
za
ti
on
is
pa
te
nt
and
pu
bli
c.
How
lo
ng
are
we
to
endu
re
it?
Can
we
fo
re
ver
li
ve
--
"Su
re,
I've
re
ad
eno
u
gh
of
the
slu
sh!"
cri
ed
the
cha
i
rma
n,
to
ssi
ng
the
pa
per
do
wn
upon
the
ta
ble.
"Tha
t's
what
he
sa
ys
of
us.
The
qu
e
sti
on
I'm
aski
ng
you
is
what
sha
ll
we
say
to
hi
m?"
"Ki
ll
hi
m!"
cri
ed
a
do
zen
fi
e
rce
vo
i
ce
s.
"I
pro
te
st
aga
i
nst
tha
t,"
sa
id
Bro
ther
Mo
rri
s,
the
man
of
the
go
od
brow
and
sha
ved
fa
ce.
"I
te
ll
yo
u,
Bre
thre
n,
that
our
ha
nd
is
too
he
a
vy
in
this
va
lle
y,
and
that
the
re
wi
ll
co
me
a
po
i
nt
whe
re
in
se
lf-de
fe
nse
eve
ry
man
wi
ll
uni
te
to
cru
sh
us
ou
t.
Ja
mes
Sta
nger
is
an
old
ma
n.
He
is
re
spe
cted
in
the
to
wnship
and
the
di
stri
ct.
His
pa
per
sta
nds
for
all
that
is
so
lid
in
the
va
lle
y.
If
that
man
is
stru
ck
do
wn,
the
re
wi
ll
be
a
stir
thro
u
gh
this
sta
te
that
wi
ll
only
end
wi
th
our
de
stru
cti
o
n."
"And
how
wo
u
ld
they
bri
ng
abo
ut
our
de
stru
cti
o
n,
Mr.
Sta
ndba
ck?"
cri
ed
McGi
nty.
"Is
it
by
the
po
li
ce?
Su
re,
ha
lf
of
them
are
in
our
pay
and
ha
lf
of
them
afra
id
of
us.
Or
is
it
by
the
law
co
u
rts
and
the
ju
dge?
Ha
ve
n't
we
tri
ed
that
be
fo
re
no
w,
and
what
ever
ca
me
of
it?"
"The
re
is
a
Ju
dge
Lynch
that
mi
ght
try
the
ca
se
,"
sa
id
Bro
ther
Mo
rri
s.
A
ge
ne
ral
sho
ut
of
anger
gre
e
ted
the
su
gge
sti
o
n.
"I
ha
ve
but
to
ra
i
se
my
fi
nge
r,"
cri
ed
McGi
nty,
"a
nd
I
co
u
ld
put
two
hu
ndred
men
into
this
to
wn
that
wo
u
ld
cle
ar
it
out
from
end
to
end."
Then
su
dde
nly
ra
i
si
ng
his
vo
i
ce
and
be
ndi
ng
his
hu
ge
bla
ck
bro
ws
into
a
te
rri
ble
fro
wn,
"See
he
re,
Bro
ther
Mo
rri
s,
I
ha
ve
my
eye
on
yo
u,
and
ha
ve
had
for
so
me
ti
me!
Yo
u
've
no
he
a
rt
yo
u
rse
lf,
and
you
try
to
ta
ke
the
he
a
rt
out
of
othe
rs.
It
wi
ll
be
an
ill
day
for
yo
u,
Bro
ther
Mo
rri
s,
when
yo
ur
own
na
me
co
mes
on
our
age
nda
pa
pe
r,
and
I'm
thi
nki
ng
that
it's
ju
st
the
re
that
I
ou
ght
to
pla
ce
it."
Mo
rris
had
tu
rned
de
a
dly
pa
le,
and
his
kne
es
se
e
med
to
gi
ve
way
under
him
as
he
fe
ll
ba
ck
into
his
cha
i
r.
He
ra
i
sed
his
gla
ss
in
his
tre
mbli
ng
ha
nd
and
dra
nk
be
fo
re
he
co
u
ld
answe
r.
"I
apo
lo
gi
ze,
Emi
ne
nt
Bo
dyma
ste
r,
to
you
and
to
eve
ry
bro
ther
in
this
lo
dge
if
I
ha
ve
sa
id
mo
re
than
I
sho
u
ld.
I
am
a
fa
i
thful
me
mbe
r--you
all
know
tha
t--a
nd
it
is
my
fe
ar
le
st
evil
co
me
to
the
lo
dge
whi
ch
ma
kes
me
spe
ak
in
anxi
o
us
wo
rds.
But
I
ha
ve
gre
a
ter
tru
st
in
yo
ur
ju
dgme
nt
than
in
my
own,
Emi
ne
nt
Bo
dyma
ste
r,
and
I
pro
mi
se
you
that
I
wi
ll
not
offe
nd
aga
i
n."
The
Bo
dyma
ste
r's
sco
wl
re
la
xed
as
he
li
ste
ned
to
the
hu
mble
wo
rds.
"Ve
ry
go
o
d,
Bro
ther
Mo
rri
s.
It's
myse
lf
that
wo
u
ld
be
so
rry
if
it
we
re
ne
e
dful
to
gi
ve
you
a
le
sso
n.
But
so
lo
ng
as
I
am
in
this
cha
ir
we
sha
ll
be
a
uni
ted
lo
dge
in
wo
rd
and
in
de
e
d.
And
no
w,
bo
ys,"
he
co
nti
nu
e
d,
lo
o
ki
ng
ro
u
nd
at
the
co
mpa
ny,
"I'll
say
this
mu
ch,
that
if
Sta
nger
got
his
fu
ll
de
se
rts
the
re
wo
u
ld
be
mo
re
tro
u
ble
than
we
ne
ed
ask
fo
r.
The
se
edi
to
rs
ha
ng
to
ge
the
r,
and
eve
ry
jo
u
rnal
in
the
sta
te
wo
u
ld
be
cryi
ng
out
for
po
li
ce
and
tro
o
ps.
But
I
gu
e
ss
you
can
gi
ve
him
a
pre
tty
se
ve
re
wa
rni
ng.
Wi
ll
you
fix
it,
Bro
ther
Ba
ldwi
n?"
"Su
re
!"
sa
id
the
yo
u
ng
man
ea
ge
rly.
"How
ma
ny
wi
ll
you
ta
ke
?"
"Ha
lf
a
do
ze
n,
and
two
to
gu
a
rd
the
do
o
r.
Yo
u
'll
co
me,
Go
we
r,
and
yo
u,
Ma
nse
l,
and
yo
u,
Sca
nla
n,
and
the
two
Wi
lla
bys."
"I
pro
mi
sed
the
new
bro
ther
he
sho
u
ld
go
,"
sa
id
the
cha
i
rma
n.
Ted
Ba
ldwin
lo
o
ked
at
McMu
rdo
wi
th
eyes
whi
ch
sho
wed
that
he
had
not
fo
rgo
tten
nor
fo
rgi
ve
n.
"We
ll,
he
can
co
me
if
he
wa
nts,"
he
sa
id
in
a
su
rly
vo
i
ce.
"Tha
t's
eno
u
gh.
The
so
o
ner
we
get
to
wo
rk
the
be
tte
r."
The
co
mpa
ny
bro
ke
up
wi
th
sho
u
ts
and
ye
lls
and
sna
tches
of
dru
nken
so
ng.
The
bar
was
sti
ll
cro
wded
wi
th
re
ve
lle
rs,
and
ma
ny
of
the
bre
thren
re
ma
i
ned
the
re.
The
li
ttle
ba
nd
who
had
be
en
to
ld
off
for
du
ty
pa
ssed
out
into
the
stre
e
t,
pro
ce
e
di
ng
in
twos
and
thre
es
alo
ng
the
si
de
wa
lk
so
as
not
to
pro
vo
ke
atte
nti
o
n.
It
was
a
bi
tte
rly
co
ld
ni
ght,
wi
th
a
ha
lf-mo
on
shi
ni
ng
bri
lli
a
ntly
in
a
fro
sty,
sta
r-spa
ngled
sky.
The
men
sto
pped
and
ga
the
red
in
a
ya
rd
whi
ch
fa
ced
a
hi
gh
bu
i
ldi
ng.
The
wo
rds,
"Ve
rmi
ssa
He
ra
ld"
we
re
pri
nted
in
go
ld
le
tte
ri
ng
be
twe
en
the
bri
ghtly
lit
wi
ndo
ws.
From
wi
thin
ca
me
the
cla
nki
ng
of
the
pri
nti
ng
pre
ss.
"He
re,
yo
u
,"
sa
id
Ba
ldwin
to
McMu
rdo,
"you
can
sta
nd
be
low
at
the
do
or
and
see
that
the
ro
ad
is
ke
pt
open
for
us.
Arthur
Wi
lla
by
can
stay
wi
th
yo
u.
You
othe
rs
co
me
wi
th
me.
Ha
ve
no
fe
a
rs,
bo
ys;
for
we
ha
ve
a
do
zen
wi
tne
sses
that
we
are
in
the
Uni
on
Bar
at
this
ve
ry
mo
me
nt."
It
was
ne
a
rly
mi
dni
ght,
and
the
stre
et
was
de
se
rted
sa
ve
for
one
or
two
re
ve
lle
rs
upon
the
ir
way
ho
me.
The
pa
rty
cro
ssed
the
ro
a
d,
and,
pu
shi
ng
open
the
do
or
of
the
ne
wspa
per
offi
ce,
Ba
ldwin
and
his
men
ru
shed
in
and
up
the
sta
ir
whi
ch
fa
ced
the
m.
McMu
rdo
and
ano
ther
re
ma
i
ned
be
lo
w.
From
the
ro
om
abo
ve
ca
me
a
sho
u
t,
a
cry
for
he
lp,
and
then
the
so
u
nd
of
tra
mpli
ng
fe
et
and
of
fa
lli
ng
cha
i
rs.
An
insta
nt
la
ter
a
gra
y-ha
i
red
man
ru
shed
out
on
the
la
ndi
ng.
He
was
se
i
zed
be
fo
re
he
co
u
ld
get
fa
rthe
r,
and
his
spe
cta
cles
ca
me
ti
nkli
ng
do
wn
to
McMu
rdo
's
fe
e
t.
The
re
was
a
thud
and
a
gro
a
n.
He
was
on
his
fa
ce,
and
ha
lf
a
do
zen
sti
cks
we
re
cla
tte
ri
ng
to
ge
ther
as
they
fe
ll
upon
hi
m.
He
wri
the
d,
and
his
lo
ng,
thin
li
mbs
qu
i
ve
red
under
the
blo
ws.
The
othe
rs
ce
a
sed
at
la
st;
but
Ba
ldwi
n,
his
cru
el
fa
ce
set
in
an
infe
rnal
smi
le,
was
ha
cki
ng
at
the
ma
n's
he
a
d,
whi
ch
he
va
i
nly
ende
a
vo
u
red
to
de
fe
nd
wi
th
his
arms.
His
whi
te
ha
ir
was
da
bbled
wi
th
pa
tches
of
blo
o
d.
Ba
ldwin
was
sti
ll
sto
o
pi
ng
over
his
vi
cti
m,
pu
tti
ng
in
a
sho
rt,
vi
ci
o
us
blow
whe
ne
ver
he
co
u
ld
see
a
pa
rt
expo
se
d,
when
McMu
rdo
da
shed
up
the
sta
ir
and
pu
shed
him
ba
ck.
"Yo
u
'll
ki
ll
the
ma
n,"
sa
id
he.
"Drop
it!"
Ba
ldwin
lo
o
ked
at
him
in
ama
ze
me
nt.
"Cu
rse
yo
u
!"
he
cri
e
d.
"Who
are
you
to
inte
rfe
re
--you
that
are
new
to
the
lo
dge?
Sta
nd
ba
ck!"
He
ra
i
sed
his
sti
ck;
but
McMu
rdo
had
whi
pped
his
pi
stol
out
of
his
po
cke
t.
"Sta
nd
ba
ck
yo
u
rse
lf!"
he
cri
e
d.
"I'll
blow
yo
ur
fa
ce
in
if
you
lay
a
ha
nd
on
me.
As
to
the
lo
dge,
wa
sn't
it
the
order
of
the
Bo
dyma
ster
that
the
man
was
not
to
be
ki
lle
d--a
nd
what
are
you
do
i
ng
but
ki
lli
ng
hi
m?"
"It's
tru
th
he
sa
ys,"
re
ma
rked
one
of
the
me
n.
"By
Ga
r!
yo
u
'd
be
st
hu
rry
yo
u
rse
lve
s!"
cri
ed
the
man
be
lo
w.
"The
wi
ndo
ws
are
all
li
ghti
ng
up,
and
yo
u
'll
ha
ve
the
who
le
to
wn
he
re
insi
de
of
fi
ve
mi
nu
te
s."
The
re
was
inde
ed
the
so
u
nd
of
sho
u
ti
ng
in
the
stre
e
t,
and
a
li
ttle
gro
up
of
co
mpo
si
to
rs
and
pre
ssmen
was
fo
rmi
ng
in
the
ha
ll
be
low
and
ne
rvi
ng
itse
lf
to
acti
o
n.
Le
a
vi
ng
the
li
mp
and
mo
ti
o
nle
ss
bo
dy
of
the
edi
tor
at
the
he
ad
of
the
sta
i
r,
the
cri
mi
na
ls
ru
shed
do
wn
and
ma
de
the
ir
way
swi
ftly
alo
ng
the
stre
e
t.
Ha
vi
ng
re
a
ched
the
Uni
on
Ho
u
se,
so
me
of
them
mi
xed
wi
th
the
cro
wd
in
McGi
nty's
sa
lo
o
n,
whi
spe
ri
ng
acro
ss
the
bar
to
the
Bo
ss
that
the
job
had
be
en
we
ll
ca
rri
ed
thro
u
gh.
Othe
rs,
and
amo
ng
them
McMu
rdo,
bro
ke
away
into
si
de
stre
e
ts,
and
so
by
de
vi
o
us
pa
ths
to
the
ir
own
ho
me
s.
Cha
pter
4--The
Va
lley
of
Fe
ar
When
McMu
rdo
awo
ke
ne
xt
mo
rni
ng
he
had
go
od
re
a
son
to
re
me
mber
his
ini
ti
a
ti
on
into
the
lo
dge.
His
he
ad
ached
wi
th
the
effe
ct
of
the
dri
nk,
and
his
arm,
whe
re
he
had
be
en
bra
nde
d,
was
hot
and
swo
lle
n.
Ha
vi
ng
his
own
pe
cu
li
ar
so
u
rce
of
inco
me,
he
was
irre
gu
lar
in
his
atte
nda
nce
at
his
wo
rk;
so
he
had
a
la
te
bre
a
kfa
st,
and
re
ma
i
ned
at
ho
me
for
the
mo
rni
ng
wri
ti
ng
a
lo
ng
le
tter
to
a
fri
e
nd.
Afte
rwa
rds
he
re
ad
the
Da
i
ly
He
ra
ld.
In
a
spe
ci
al
co
lu
mn
put
in
at
the
la
st
mo
me
nt
he
re
a
d:
OUTRAGE
AT
THE
HERALD
OFFICE--EDITOR
SERIOUSLY
INJURED.
It
was
a
sho
rt
acco
u
nt
of
the
fa
cts
wi
th
whi
ch
he
was
hi
mse
lf
mo
re
fa
mi
li
ar
than
the
wri
ter
co
u
ld
ha
ve
be
e
n.
It
ended
wi
th
the
sta
te
me
nt:
The
ma
tter
is
now
in
the
ha
nds
of
the
po
li
ce;
but
it
can
ha
rdly
be
ho
ped
that
the
ir
exe
rti
o
ns
wi
ll
be
atte
nded
by
any
be
tter
re
su
lts
than
in
the
pa
st.
So
me
of
the
men
we
re
re
co
gni
ze
d,
and
the
re
is
ho
pe
that
a
co
nvi
cti
on
may
be
obta
i
ne
d.
The
so
u
rce
of
the
ou
tra
ge
wa
s,
it
ne
ed
ha
rdly
be
sa
i
d,
that
infa
mo
us
so
ci
e
ty
whi
ch
has
he
ld
this
co
mmu
ni
ty
in
bo
nda
ge
for
so
lo
ng
a
pe
ri
o
d,
and
aga
i
nst
whi
ch
the
He
ra
ld
has
ta
ken
so
unco
mpro
mi
si
ng
a
sta
nd.
Mr.
Sta
nge
r's
ma
ny
fri
e
nds
wi
ll
re
jo
i
ce
to
he
ar
tha
t,
tho
u
gh
he
has
be
en
cru
e
lly
and
bru
ta
lly
be
a
te
n,
and
tho
u
gh
he
has
su
sta
i
ned
se
ve
re
inju
ri
es
abo
ut
the
he
a
d,
the
re
is
no
imme
di
a
te
da
nger
to
his
li
fe.
Be
low
it
sta
ted
that
a
gu
a
rd
of
po
li
ce,
armed
wi
th
Wi
nche
ster
ri
fle
s,
had
be
en
re
qu
i
si
ti
o
ned
for
the
de
fe
nse
of
the
offi
ce.
McMu
rdo
had
la
id
do
wn
the
pa
pe
r,
and
was
li
ghti
ng
his
pi
pe
wi
th
a
ha
nd
whi
ch
was
sha
ky
from
the
exce
sses
of
the
pre
vi
o
us
eve
ni
ng,
when
the
re
was
a
kno
ck
ou
tsi
de,
and
his
la
ndla
dy
bro
u
ght
to
him
a
no
te
whi
ch
had
ju
st
be
en
ha
nded
in
by
a
la
d.
It
was
unsi
gne
d,
and
ran
thu
s:
I
sho
u
ld
wi
sh
to
spe
ak
to
yo
u,
but
wo
u
ld
ra
ther
not
do
so
in
yo
ur
ho
u
se.
You
wi
ll
fi
nd
me
be
si
de
the
fla
gsta
ff
upon
Mi
ller
Hi
ll.
If
you
wi
ll
co
me
the
re
no
w,
I
ha
ve
so
me
thi
ng
whi
ch
it
is
impo
rta
nt
for
you
to
he
ar
and
for
me
to
sa
y.
McMu
rdo
re
ad
the
no
te
twi
ce
wi
th
the
utmo
st
su
rpri
se;
for
he
co
u
ld
not
ima
gi
ne
what
it
me
a
nt
or
who
was
the
au
thor
of
it.
Had
it
be
en
in
a
fe
mi
ni
ne
ha
nd,
he
mi
ght
ha
ve
ima
gi
ned
that
it
was
the
be
gi
nni
ng
of
one
of
tho
se
adve
ntu
res
whi
ch
had
be
en
fa
mi
li
ar
eno
u
gh
in
his
pa
st
li
fe.
But
it
was
the
wri
ti
ng
of
a
ma
n,
and
of
a
we
ll
edu
ca
ted
one,
to
o.
Fi
na
lly,
after
so
me
he
si
ta
ti
o
n,
he
de
te
rmi
ned
to
see
the
ma
tter
thro
u
gh.
Mi
ller
Hi
ll
is
an
ill-ke
pt
pu
blic
pa
rk
in
the
ve
ry
ce
ntre
of
the
to
wn.
In
su
mmer
it
is
a
fa
vo
u
ri
te
re
so
rt
of
the
pe
o
ple,
but
in
wi
nter
it
is
de
so
la
te
eno
u
gh.
From
the
top
of
it
one
has
a
vi
ew
not
only
of
the
who
le
stra
ggli
ng,
gri
my
to
wn,
but
of
the
wi
ndi
ng
va
lley
be
ne
a
th,
wi
th
its
sca
tte
red
mi
nes
and
fa
cto
ri
es
bla
cke
ni
ng
the
snow
on
ea
ch
si
de
of
it,
and
of
the
wo
o
ded
and
whi
te
-ca
pped
ra
nges
fla
nki
ng
it.
McMu
rdo
stro
lled
up
the
wi
ndi
ng
pa
th
he
dged
in
wi
th
eve
rgre
e
ns
until
he
re
a
ched
the
de
se
rted
re
sta
u
ra
nt
whi
ch
fo
rms
the
ce
ntre
of
su
mmer
ga
i
e
ty.
Be
si
de
it
was
a
ba
re
fla
gsta
ff,
and
unde
rne
a
th
it
a
ma
n,
his
hat
dra
wn
do
wn
and
the
co
llar
of
his
ove
rco
at
tu
rned
up.
When
he
tu
rned
his
fa
ce
McMu
rdo
saw
that
it
was
Bro
ther
Mo
rri
s,
he
who
had
incu
rred
the
anger
of
the
Bo
dyma
ster
the
ni
ght
be
fo
re.
The
lo
dge
si
gn
was
gi
ven
and
excha
nged
as
they
me
t.
"I
wa
nted
to
ha
ve
a
wo
rd
wi
th
yo
u,
Mr.
McMu
rdo
,"
sa
id
the
older
ma
n,
spe
a
ki
ng
wi
th
a
he
si
ta
ti
on
whi
ch
sho
wed
that
he
was
on
de
li
ca
te
gro
u
nd.
"It
was
ki
nd
of
you
to
co
me
."
"Why
did
you
not
put
yo
ur
na
me
to
the
no
te
?"
"One
has
to
be
ca
u
ti
o
u
s,
mi
ste
r.
One
ne
ver
kno
ws
in
ti
mes
li
ke
the
se
how
a
thi
ng
may
co
me
ba
ck
to
one.
One
ne
ver
kno
ws
ei
ther
who
to
tru
st
or
who
not
to
tru
st."
"Su
re
ly
one
may
tru
st
bro
the
rs
of
the
lo
dge
."
"No,
no,
not
alwa
ys,"
cri
ed
Mo
rris
wi
th
ve
he
me
nce.
"Wha
te
ver
we
sa
y,
even
what
we
thi
nk,
se
e
ms
to
go
ba
ck
to
that
man
McGi
nty."
"Lo
ok
he
re
!"
sa
id
McMu
rdo
ste
rnly.
"It
was
only
la
st
ni
ght,
as
you
know
we
ll,
that
I
swo
re
go
od
fa
i
th
to
our
Bo
dyma
ste
r.
Wo
u
ld
you
be
aski
ng
me
to
bre
ak
my
oa
th?"
"If
that
is
the
vi
ew
you
ta
ke
,"
sa
id
Mo
rris
sa
dly,
"I
can
only
say
that
I
am
so
rry
I
ga
ve
you
the
tro
u
ble
to
co
me
and
me
et
me.
Thi
ngs
ha
ve
co
me
to
a
bad
pa
ss
when
two
free
ci
ti
ze
ns
ca
nnot
spe
ak
the
ir
tho
u
ghts
to
ea
ch
othe
r."
McMu
rdo,
who
had
be
en
wa
tchi
ng
his
co
mpa
ni
on
ve
ry
na
rro
wly,
re
la
xed
so
me
what
in
his
be
a
ri
ng.
"Su
re
I
spo
ke
for
myse
lf
only,"
sa
id
he.
"I
am
a
ne
wco
me
r,
as
you
kno
w,
and
I
am
stra
nge
to
it
all.
It
is
not
for
me
to
open
my
mo
u
th,
Mr.
Mo
rri
s,
and
if
you
thi
nk
we
ll
to
say
anythi
ng
to
me
I
am
he
re
to
he
ar
it."
"And
to
ta
ke
it
ba
ck
to
Bo
ss
McGi
nty!"
sa
id
Mo
rris
bi
tte
rly.
"Inde
e
d,
the
n,
you
do
me
inju
sti
ce
the
re
,"
cri
ed
McMu
rdo.
"For
myse
lf
I
am
lo
yal
to
the
lo
dge,
and
so
I
te
ll
you
stra
i
ght;
but
I
wo
u
ld
be
a
po
or
cre
a
tu
re
if
I
we
re
to
re
pe
at
to
any
other
what
you
mi
ght
say
to
me
in
co
nfi
de
nce.
It
wi
ll
go
no
fu
rther
than
me;
tho
u
gh
I
wa
rn
you
that
you
may
get
ne
i
ther
he
lp
nor
sympa
thy."
"I
ha
ve
gi
ven
up
lo
o
ki
ng
for
ei
ther
the
one
or
the
othe
r,"
sa
id
Mo
rri
s.
"I
may
be
pu
tti
ng
my
ve
ry
li
fe
in
yo
ur
ha
nds
by
what
I
sa
y;
bu
t,
bad
as
you
are
--a
nd
it
se
e
med
to
me
la
st
ni
ght
that
you
we
re
sha
pi
ng
to
be
as
bad
as
the
wo
rst--sti
ll
you
are
new
to
it,
and
yo
ur
co
nsci
e
nce
ca
nnot
yet
be
as
ha
rde
ned
as
the
i
rs.
That
was
why
I
tho
u
ght
to
spe
ak
wi
th
yo
u
."
"We
ll,
what
ha
ve
you
to
sa
y?"
"If
you
gi
ve
me
awa
y,
may
a
cu
rse
be
on
yo
u
!"
"Su
re,
I
sa
id
I
wo
u
ld
no
t."
"I
wo
u
ld
ask
yo
u,
the
n,
when
you
jo
i
ned
the
Fre
e
ma
n's
so
ci
e
ty
in
Chi
ca
go
and
swo
re
vo
ws
of
cha
ri
ty
and
fi
de
li
ty,
did
ever
it
cro
ss
yo
ur
mi
nd
that
you
mi
ght
fi
nd
it
wo
u
ld
le
ad
you
to
cri
me
?"
"If
you
ca
ll
it
cri
me
,"
McMu
rdo
answe
re
d.
"Ca
ll
it
cri
me
!"
cri
ed
Mo
rri
s,
his
vo
i
ce
vi
bra
ti
ng
wi
th
pa
ssi
o
n.
"You
ha
ve
se
en
li
ttle
of
it
if
you
can
ca
ll
it
anythi
ng
else.
Was
it
cri
me
la
st
ni
ght
when
a
man
old
eno
u
gh
to
be
yo
ur
fa
ther
was
be
a
ten
ti
ll
the
blo
od
dri
pped
from
his
whi
te
ha
i
rs?
Was
that
cri
me
--or
what
else
wo
u
ld
you
ca
ll
it?"
"The
re
are
so
me
wo
u
ld
say
it
was
wa
r,"
sa
id
McMu
rdo,
"a
war
of
two
cla
sses
wi
th
all
in,
so
that
ea
ch
stru
ck
as
be
st
it
co
u
ld."
"We
ll,
did
you
thi
nk
of
su
ch
a
thi
ng
when
you
jo
i
ned
the
Fre
e
ma
n's
so
ci
e
ty
at
Chi
ca
go
?"
"No,
I'm
bo
u
nd
to
say
I
did
no
t."
"Nor
did
I
when
I
jo
i
ned
it
at
Phi
la
de
lphi
a.
It
was
ju
st
a
be
ne
fit
club
and
a
me
e
ti
ng
pla
ce
for
one
's
fe
llo
ws.
Then
I
he
a
rd
of
this
pla
ce
--cu
rse
the
ho
ur
that
the
na
me
fi
rst
fe
ll
upon
my
ea
rs!--a
nd
I
ca
me
to
be
tter
myse
lf!
My
Go
d!
to
be
tter
myse
lf!
My
wi
fe
and
three
chi
ldren
ca
me
wi
th
me.
I
sta
rted
a
drygo
o
ds
sto
re
on
Ma
rket
Squ
a
re,
and
I
pro
spe
red
we
ll.
The
wo
rd
had
go
ne
ro
u
nd
that
I
was
a
Fre
e
ma
n,
and
I
was
fo
rced
to
jo
in
the
lo
cal
lo
dge,
sa
me
as
you
did
la
st
ni
ght.
I've
the
ba
dge
of
sha
me
on
my
fo
re
a
rm
and
so
me
thi
ng
wo
rse
bra
nded
on
my
he
a
rt.
I
fo
u
nd
that
I
was
under
the
orde
rs
of
a
bla
ck
vi
lla
in
and
ca
u
ght
in
a
me
shwo
rk
of
cri
me.
What
co
u
ld
I
do?
Eve
ry
wo
rd
I
sa
id
to
ma
ke
thi
ngs
be
tter
was
ta
ken
as
tre
a
so
n,
sa
me
as
it
was
la
st
ni
ght.
I
ca
n't
get
awa
y;
for
all
I
ha
ve
in
the
wo
rld
is
in
my
sto
re.
If
I
le
a
ve
the
so
ci
e
ty,
I
know
we
ll
that
it
me
a
ns
mu
rder
to
me,
and
God
kno
ws
what
to
my
wi
fe
and
chi
ldre
n.
Oh,
ma
n,
it
is
awfu
l--a
wfu
l!"
He
put
his
ha
nds
to
his
fa
ce,
and
his
bo
dy
sho
ok
wi
th
co
nvu
lsi
ve
so
bs.
McMu
rdo
shru
gged
his
sho
u
lde
rs.
"You
we
re
too
so
ft
for
the
jo
b,"
sa
id
he.
"You
are
the
wro
ng
so
rt
for
su
ch
wo
rk."
"I
had
a
co
nsci
e
nce
and
a
re
li
gi
o
n;
but
they
ma
de
me
a
cri
mi
nal
amo
ng
the
m.
I
was
cho
sen
for
a
jo
b.
If
I
ba
cked
do
wn
I
knew
we
ll
what
wo
u
ld
co
me
to
me.
Ma
ybe
I'm
a
co
wa
rd.
Ma
ybe
it's
the
tho
u
ght
of
my
po
or
li
ttle
wo
man
and
the
chi
ldren
that
ma
kes
me
one.
Anyhow
I
we
nt.
I
gu
e
ss
it
wi
ll
ha
u
nt
me
fo
re
ve
r.
"It
was
a
lo
ne
ly
ho
u
se,
twe
nty
mi
les
from
he
re,
over
the
ra
nge
yo
nde
r.
I
was
to
ld
off
for
the
do
o
r,
sa
me
as
you
we
re
la
st
ni
ght.
They
co
u
ld
not
tru
st
me
wi
th
the
jo
b.
The
othe
rs
we
nt
in.
When
they
ca
me
out
the
ir
ha
nds
we
re
cri
mson
to
the
wri
sts.
As
we
tu
rned
away
a
chi
ld
was
scre
a
mi
ng
out
of
the
ho
u
se
be
hi
nd
us.
It
was
a
boy
of
fi
ve
who
had
se
en
his
fa
ther
mu
rde
re
d.
I
ne
a
rly
fa
i
nted
wi
th
the
ho
rror
of
it,
and
yet
I
had
to
ke
ep
a
bo
ld
and
smi
li
ng
fa
ce;
for
we
ll
I
knew
that
if
I
did
not
it
wo
u
ld
be
out
of
my
ho
u
se
that
they
wo
u
ld
co
me
ne
xt
wi
th
the
ir
blo
o
dy
ha
nds
and
it
wo
u
ld
be
my
li
ttle
Fred
that
wo
u
ld
be
scre
a
mi
ng
for
his
fa
the
r.
"But
I
was
a
cri
mi
nal
the
n,
pa
rt
sha
rer
in
a
mu
rde
r,
lo
st
fo
re
ver
in
this
wo
rld,
and
lo
st
also
in
the
ne
xt.
I
am
a
go
od
Ca
tho
li
c;
but
the
pri
e
st
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
no
wo
rd
wi
th
me
when
he
he
a
rd
I
was
a
Sco
wre
r,
and
I
am
exco
mmu
ni
ca
ted
from
my
fa
i
th.
Tha
t's
how
it
sta
nds
wi
th
me.
And
I
see
you
go
i
ng
do
wn
the
sa
me
ro
a
d,
and
I
ask
you
what
the
end
is
to
be.
Are
you
re
a
dy
to
be
a
co
ld-blo
o
ded
mu
rde
rer
also,
or
can
we
do
anythi
ng
to
stop
it?"
"What
wo
u
ld
you
do
?"
asked
McMu
rdo
abru
ptly.
"You
wo
u
ld
not
info
rm?"
"God
fo
rbi
d!"
cri
ed
Mo
rri
s.
"Su
re,
the
ve
ry
tho
u
ght
wo
u
ld
co
st
me
my
li
fe
."
"Tha
t's
we
ll,"
sa
id
McMu
rdo.
"I'm
thi
nki
ng
that
you
are
a
we
ak
man
and
that
you
ma
ke
too
mu
ch
of
the
ma
tte
r."
"Too
mu
ch!
Wa
it
ti
ll
you
ha
ve
li
ved
he
re
lo
nge
r.
Lo
ok
do
wn
the
va
lle
y!
See
the
clo
ud
of
a
hu
ndred
chi
mne
ys
that
ove
rsha
do
ws
it!
I
te
ll
you
that
the
clo
ud
of
mu
rder
ha
ngs
thi
cker
and
lo
wer
than
that
over
the
he
a
ds
of
the
pe
o
ple.
It
is
the
Va
lley
of
Fe
a
r,
the
Va
lley
of
De
a
th.
The
te
rror
is
in
the
he
a
rts
of
the
pe
o
ple
from
the
du
sk
to
the
da
wn.
Wa
i
t,
yo
u
ng
ma
n,
and
you
wi
ll
le
a
rn
for
yo
u
rse
lf."
"We
ll,
I'll
let
you
know
what
I
thi
nk
when
I
ha
ve
se
en
mo
re
,"
sa
id
McMu
rdo
ca
re
le
ssly.
"What
is
ve
ry
cle
ar
is
that
you
are
not
the
man
for
the
pla
ce,
and
that
the
so
o
ner
you
se
ll
ou
t--if
you
only
get
a
di
me
a
do
llar
for
what
the
bu
si
ne
ss
is
wo
rth--the
be
tter
it
wi
ll
be
for
yo
u.
What
you
ha
ve
sa
id
is
sa
fe
wi
th
me;
bu
t,
by
Ga
r!
if
I
tho
u
ght
you
we
re
an
info
rme
r--"
"No,
no
!"
cri
ed
Mo
rris
pi
te
o
u
sly.
"We
ll,
let
it
re
st
at
tha
t.
I'll
be
ar
what
you
ha
ve
sa
id
in
mi
nd,
and
ma
ybe
so
me
day
I'll
co
me
ba
ck
to
it.
I
expe
ct
you
me
a
nt
ki
ndly
by
spe
a
ki
ng
to
me
li
ke
thi
s.
Now
I'll
be
ge
tti
ng
ho
me
."
"One
wo
rd
be
fo
re
you
go
,"
sa
id
Mo
rri
s.
"We
may
ha
ve
be
en
se
en
to
ge
the
r.
They
may
wa
nt
to
know
what
we
ha
ve
spo
ken
abo
u
t."
"Ah!
tha
t's
we
ll
tho
u
ght
of."
"I
offer
you
a
cle
rkship
in
my
sto
re
."
"And
I
re
fu
se
it.
Tha
t's
our
bu
si
ne
ss.
We
ll,
so
lo
ng,
Bro
ther
Mo
rri
s,
and
may
you
fi
nd
thi
ngs
go
be
tter
wi
th
you
in
the
fu
tu
re
."
That
sa
me
afte
rno
o
n,
as
McMu
rdo
sat
smo
ki
ng,
lo
st
in
tho
u
ght
be
si
de
the
sto
ve
of
his
si
tti
ng-ro
o
m,
the
do
or
swu
ng
open
and
its
fra
me
wo
rk
was
fi
lled
wi
th
the
hu
ge
fi
gu
re
of
Bo
ss
McGi
nty.
He
pa
ssed
the
si
gn,
and
then
se
a
ti
ng
hi
mse
lf
oppo
si
te
to
the
yo
u
ng
man
he
lo
o
ked
at
him
ste
a
di
ly
for
so
me
ti
me,
a
lo
ok
whi
ch
was
as
ste
a
di
ly
re
tu
rne
d.
"I'm
not
mu
ch
of
a
vi
si
to
r,
Bro
ther
McMu
rdo
,"
he
sa
id
at
la
st.
"I
gu
e
ss
I
am
too
bu
sy
over
the
fo
lk
that
vi
sit
me.
But
I
tho
u
ght
I'd
stre
tch
a
po
i
nt
and
drop
do
wn
to
see
you
in
yo
ur
own
ho
u
se
."
"I'm
pro
ud
to
see
you
he
re,
Co
u
nci
llo
r,"
McMu
rdo
answe
red
he
a
rti
ly,
bri
ngi
ng
his
whi
sky
bo
ttle
out
of
the
cu
pbo
a
rd.
"It's
an
ho
no
ur
that
I
had
not
expe
cte
d."
"Ho
w's
the
arm?"
asked
the
Bo
ss.
McMu
rdo
ma
de
a
wry
fa
ce.
"We
ll,
I'm
not
fo
rge
tti
ng
it,"
he
sa
i
d;
"but
it's
wo
rth
it."
"Ye
s,
it's
wo
rth
it,"
the
other
answe
re
d,
"to
tho
se
that
are
lo
yal
and
go
thro
u
gh
wi
th
it
and
are
a
he
lp
to
the
lo
dge.
What
we
re
you
spe
a
ki
ng
to
Bro
ther
Mo
rris
abo
ut
on
Mi
ller
Hi
ll
this
mo
rni
ng?"
The
qu
e
sti
on
ca
me
so
su
dde
nly
that
it
was
we
ll
that
he
had
his
answer
pre
pa
re
d.
He
bu
rst
into
a
he
a
rty
la
u
gh.
"Mo
rris
di
dn't
know
I
co
u
ld
ea
rn
a
li
vi
ng
he
re
at
ho
me.
He
sha
n't
know
ei
the
r;
for
he
has
got
too
mu
ch
co
nsci
e
nce
for
the
li
kes
of
me.
But
he
's
a
go
o
d-he
a
rted
old
cha
p.
It
was
his
idea
that
I
was
at
a
lo
o
se
end,
and
that
he
wo
u
ld
do
me
a
go
od
tu
rn
by
offe
ri
ng
me
a
cle
rkship
in
a
drygo
o
ds
sto
re
."
"Oh,
that
was
it?"
"Ye
s,
that
was
it."
"And
you
re
fu
sed
it?"
"Su
re.
Co
u
ldn't
I
ea
rn
ten
ti
mes
as
mu
ch
in
my
own
be
dro
om
wi
th
fo
ur
ho
u
rs'
wo
rk?"
"Tha
t's
so.
But
I
wo
u
ldn't
get
abo
ut
too
mu
ch
wi
th
Mo
rri
s."
"Why
no
t?"
"We
ll,
I
gu
e
ss
be
ca
u
se
I
te
ll
you
no
t.
Tha
t's
eno
u
gh
for
mo
st
fo
lk
in
the
se
pa
rts."
"It
may
be
eno
u
gh
for
mo
st
fo
lk;
but
it
ai
n't
eno
u
gh
for
me,
Co
u
nci
llo
r,"
sa
id
McMu
rdo
bo
ldly.
"If
you
are
a
ju
dge
of
me
n,
yo
u
'll
know
tha
t."
The
swa
rthy
gi
a
nt
gla
red
at
hi
m,
and
his
ha
i
ry
paw
clo
sed
for
an
insta
nt
ro
u
nd
the
gla
ss
as
tho
u
gh
he
wo
u
ld
hu
rl
it
at
the
he
ad
of
his
co
mpa
ni
o
n.
Then
he
la
u
ghed
in
his
lo
u
d,
bo
i
ste
ro
u
s,
insi
nce
re
fa
shi
o
n.
"Yo
u
're
a
qu
e
er
ca
rd,
for
su
re
,"
sa
id
he.
"We
ll,
if
you
wa
nt
re
a
so
ns,
I'll
gi
ve
the
m.
Did
Mo
rris
say
no
thi
ng
to
you
aga
i
nst
the
lo
dge
?"
"No
."
"Nor
aga
i
nst
me
?"
"No
."
"We
ll,
tha
t's
be
ca
u
se
he
da
re
n't
tru
st
yo
u.
But
in
his
he
a
rt
he
is
not
a
lo
yal
bro
the
r.
We
know
that
we
ll.
So
we
wa
tch
him
and
we
wa
it
for
the
ti
me
to
admo
ni
sh
hi
m.
I'm
thi
nki
ng
that
the
ti
me
is
dra
wi
ng
ne
a
r.
The
re
's
no
ro
om
for
sca
bby
she
ep
in
our
pe
n.
But
if
you
ke
ep
co
mpa
ny
wi
th
a
di
slo
yal
ma
n,
we
mi
ght
thi
nk
that
you
we
re
di
slo
ya
l,
to
o.
Se
e
?"
"The
re
's
no
cha
nce
of
my
ke
e
pi
ng
co
mpa
ny
wi
th
hi
m;
for
I
di
sli
ke
the
ma
n,"
McMu
rdo
answe
re
d.
"As
to
be
i
ng
di
slo
ya
l,
if
it
was
any
man
but
you
he
wo
u
ld
not
use
the
wo
rd
to
me
twi
ce
."
"We
ll,
tha
t's
eno
u
gh,"
sa
id
McGi
nty,
dra
i
ni
ng
off
his
gla
ss.
"I
ca
me
do
wn
to
gi
ve
you
a
wo
rd
in
se
a
so
n,
and
yo
u
've
had
it."
"I'd
li
ke
to
kno
w,"
sa
id
McMu
rdo,
"how
you
ever
ca
me
to
le
a
rn
that
I
had
spo
ken
wi
th
Mo
rris
at
all?"
McGi
nty
la
u
ghe
d.
"It's
my
bu
si
ne
ss
to
know
what
go
es
on
in
this
to
wnshi
p,"
sa
id
he.
"I
gu
e
ss
yo
u
'd
be
st
re
ckon
on
my
he
a
ri
ng
all
that
pa
sse
s.
We
ll,
ti
me
's
up,
and
I'll
ju
st
sa
y--"
But
his
le
a
ve
ta
ki
ng
was
cut
sho
rt
in
a
ve
ry
une
xpe
cted
fa
shi
o
n.
Wi
th
a
su
dden
cra
sh
the
do
or
flew
ope
n,
and
three
fro
wni
ng,
inte
nt
fa
ces
gla
red
in
at
them
from
under
the
pe
a
ks
of
po
li
ce
ca
ps.
McMu
rdo
spra
ng
to
his
fe
et
and
ha
lf
drew
his
re
vo
lve
r;
but
his
arm
sto
pped
mi
dway
as
he
be
ca
me
co
nsci
o
us
that
two
Wi
nche
ster
ri
fles
we
re
le
ve
lled
at
his
he
a
d.
A
man
in
uni
fo
rm
adva
nced
into
the
ro
o
m,
a
si
x-sho
o
ter
in
his
ha
nd.
It
was
Ca
pta
in
Ma
rvi
n,
once
of
Chi
ca
go,
and
now
of
the
Mi
ne
Co
nsta
bu
la
ry.
He
sho
ok
his
he
ad
wi
th
a
ha
lf-smi
le
at
McMu
rdo.
"I
tho
u
ght
yo
u
'd
be
ge
tti
ng
into
tro
u
ble,
Mr.
Cro
o
ked
McMu
rdo
of
Chi
ca
go
,"
sa
id
he.
"Ca
n't
ke
ep
out
of
it,
can
yo
u?
Ta
ke
yo
ur
hat
and
co
me
alo
ng
wi
th
us."
"I
gu
e
ss
yo
u
'll
pay
for
thi
s,
Ca
pta
in
Ma
rvi
n,"
sa
id
McGi
nty.
"Who
are
yo
u,
I'd
li
ke
to
kno
w,
to
bre
ak
into
a
ho
u
se
in
this
fa
shi
on
and
mo
le
st
ho
ne
st,
la
w-a
bi
di
ng
me
n?"
"Yo
u
're
sta
ndi
ng
out
in
this
de
a
l,
Co
u
nci
llor
McGi
nty,"
sa
id
the
po
li
ce
ca
pta
i
n.
"We
are
not
out
after
yo
u,
but
after
this
man
McMu
rdo.
It
is
for
you
to
he
lp,
not
to
hi
nder
us
in
our
du
ty."
"He
is
a
fri
e
nd
of
mi
ne,
and
I'll
answer
for
his
co
ndu
ct,"
sa
id
the
Bo
ss.
"By
all
acco
u
nts,
Mr.
McGi
nty,
you
may
ha
ve
to
answer
for
yo
ur
own
co
ndu
ct
so
me
of
the
se
da
ys,"
the
ca
pta
in
answe
re
d.
"This
man
McMu
rdo
was
a
cro
ok
be
fo
re
ever
he
ca
me
he
re,
and
he
's
a
cro
ok
sti
ll.
Co
ver
hi
m,
Pa
tro
lma
n,
whi
le
I
di
sa
rm
hi
m."
"The
re
's
my
pi
sto
l,"
sa
id
McMu
rdo
co
o
lly.
"Ma
ybe,
Ca
pta
in
Ma
rvi
n,
if
you
and
I
we
re
alo
ne
and
fa
ce
to
fa
ce
you
wo
u
ld
not
ta
ke
me
so
ea
si
ly."
"Whe
re
's
yo
ur
wa
rra
nt?"
asked
McGi
nty.
"By
Ga
r!
a
man
mi
ght
as
we
ll
li
ve
in
Ru
ssia
as
in
Ve
rmi
ssa
whi
le
fo
lk
li
ke
you
are
ru
nni
ng
the
po
li
ce.
It's
a
ca
pi
ta
li
st
ou
tra
ge,
and
yo
u
'll
he
ar
mo
re
of
it,
I
re
cko
n."
"You
do
what
you
thi
nk
is
yo
ur
du
ty
the
be
st
way
you
ca
n,
Co
u
nci
llo
r.
We
'll
lo
ok
after
ou
rs."
"What
am
I
accu
sed
of?"
asked
McMu
rdo.
"Of
be
i
ng
co
nce
rned
in
the
be
a
ti
ng
of
old
Edi
tor
Sta
nger
at
the
He
ra
ld
offi
ce.
It
wa
sn't
yo
ur
fa
u
lt
that
it
isn't
a
mu
rder
cha
rge
."
"We
ll,
if
tha
t's
all
you
ha
ve
aga
i
nst
hi
m,"
cri
ed
McGi
nty
wi
th
a
la
u
gh,
"you
can
sa
ve
yo
u
rse
lf
a
de
al
of
tro
u
ble
by
dro
ppi
ng
it
ri
ght
no
w.
This
man
was
wi
th
me
in
my
sa
lo
on
pla
yi
ng
po
ker
up
to
mi
dni
ght,
and
I
can
bri
ng
a
do
zen
to
pro
ve
it."
"Tha
t's
yo
ur
affa
i
r,
and
I
gu
e
ss
you
can
se
ttle
it
in
co
u
rt
to
-mo
rro
w.
Me
a
nwhi
le,
co
me
on,
McMu
rdo,
and
co
me
qu
i
e
tly
if
you
do
n't
wa
nt
a
gun
acro
ss
yo
ur
he
a
d.
You
sta
nd
wi
de,
Mr.
McGi
nty;
for
I
wa
rn
you
I
wi
ll
sta
nd
no
re
si
sta
nce
when
I
am
on
du
ty!"
So
de
te
rmi
ned
was
the
appe
a
ra
nce
of
the
ca
pta
in
that
bo
th
McMu
rdo
and
his
bo
ss
we
re
fo
rced
to
acce
pt
the
si
tu
a
ti
o
n.
The
la
tter
ma
na
ged
to
ha
ve
a
few
whi
spe
red
wo
rds
wi
th
the
pri
so
ner
be
fo
re
they
pa
rte
d.
"What
abo
u
t--"
he
je
rked
his
thu
mb
upwa
rd
to
si
gni
fy
the
co
i
ni
ng
pla
nt.
"All
ri
ght,"
whi
spe
red
McMu
rdo,
who
had
de
vi
sed
a
sa
fe
hi
di
ng
pla
ce
under
the
flo
o
r.
"I'll
bid
you
go
o
d-bye
,"
sa
id
the
Bo
ss,
sha
ki
ng
ha
nds.
"I'll
see
Re
i
lly
the
la
wyer
and
ta
ke
the
de
fe
nse
upon
myse
lf.
Ta
ke
my
wo
rd
for
it
that
they
wo
n't
be
able
to
ho
ld
yo
u
."
"I
wo
u
ldn't
bet
on
tha
t.
Gu
a
rd
the
pri
so
ne
r,
you
two,
and
sho
ot
him
if
he
tri
es
any
ga
me
s.
I'll
se
a
rch
the
ho
u
se
be
fo
re
I
le
a
ve
."
He
did
so;
but
appa
re
ntly
fo
u
nd
no
tra
ce
of
the
co
nce
a
led
pla
nt.
When
he
had
de
sce
nded
he
and
his
men
esco
rted
McMu
rdo
to
he
a
dqu
a
rte
rs.
Da
rkne
ss
had
fa
lle
n,
and
a
ke
en
bli
zza
rd
was
blo
wi
ng
so
that
the
stre
e
ts
we
re
ne
a
rly
de
se
rte
d;
but
a
few
lo
i
te
re
rs
fo
llo
wed
the
gro
u
p,
and
embo
lde
ned
by
invi
si
bi
li
ty
sho
u
ted
impre
ca
ti
o
ns
at
the
pri
so
ne
r.
"Lynch
the
cu
rsed
Sco
wre
r!"
they
cri
e
d.
"Lynch
hi
m!"
They
la
u
ghed
and
je
e
red
as
he
was
pu
shed
into
the
po
li
ce
sta
ti
o
n.
After
a
sho
rt,
fo
rmal
exa
mi
na
ti
on
from
the
inspe
ctor
in
cha
rge
he
was
put
into
the
co
mmon
ce
ll.
He
re
he
fo
u
nd
Ba
ldwin
and
three
other
cri
mi
na
ls
of
the
ni
ght
be
fo
re,
all
arre
sted
that
afte
rno
on
and
wa
i
ti
ng
the
ir
tri
al
ne
xt
mo
rni
ng.
But
even
wi
thin
this
inner
fo
rtre
ss
of
the
law
the
lo
ng
arm
of
the
Fre
e
men
was
able
to
exte
nd.
La
te
at
ni
ght
the
re
ca
me
a
ja
i
ler
wi
th
a
straw
bu
ndle
for
the
ir
be
ddi
ng,
out
of
whi
ch
he
extra
cted
two
bo
ttles
of
whi
sky,
so
me
gla
sse
s,
and
a
pa
ck
of
ca
rds.
They
spe
nt
a
hi
la
ri
o
us
ni
ght,
wi
tho
ut
an
anxi
o
us
tho
u
ght
as
to
the
orde
al
of
the
mo
rni
ng.
Nor
had
they
ca
u
se,
as
the
re
su
lt
was
to
sho
w.
The
ma
gi
stra
te
co
u
ld
not
po
ssi
bly,
on
the
evi
de
nce,
ha
ve
he
ld
them
for
a
hi
gher
co
u
rt.
On
the
one
ha
nd
the
co
mpo
si
to
rs
and
pre
ssmen
we
re
fo
rced
to
admit
that
the
li
ght
was
unce
rta
i
n,
that
they
we
re
the
mse
lves
mu
ch
pe
rtu
rbe
d,
and
that
it
was
di
ffi
cu
lt
for
them
to
swe
ar
to
the
ide
nti
ty
of
the
assa
i
la
nts;
altho
u
gh
they
be
li
e
ved
that
the
accu
sed
we
re
amo
ng
the
m.
Cro
ss
exa
mi
ned
by
the
cle
ver
atto
rney
who
had
be
en
enga
ged
by
McGi
nty,
they
we
re
even
mo
re
ne
bu
lo
us
in
the
ir
evi
de
nce.
The
inju
red
man
had
alre
a
dy
de
po
sed
that
he
was
so
ta
ken
by
su
rpri
se
by
the
su
dde
nne
ss
of
the
atta
ck
that
he
co
u
ld
sta
te
no
thi
ng
be
yo
nd
the
fa
ct
that
the
fi
rst
man
who
stru
ck
him
wo
re
a
mo
u
sta
che.
He
added
that
he
knew
them
to
be
Sco
wre
rs,
si
nce
no
one
else
in
the
co
mmu
ni
ty
co
u
ld
po
ssi
bly
ha
ve
any
enmi
ty
to
hi
m,
and
he
had
lo
ng
be
en
thre
a
te
ned
on
acco
u
nt
of
his
ou
tspo
ken
edi
to
ri
a
ls.
On
the
other
ha
nd,
it
was
cle
a
rly
sho
wn
by
the
uni
ted
and
unfa
lte
ri
ng
evi
de
nce
of
six
ci
ti
ze
ns,
inclu
di
ng
that
hi
gh
mu
ni
ci
pal
offi
ci
a
l,
Co
u
nci
llor
McGi
nty,
that
the
men
had
be
en
at
a
ca
rd
pa
rty
at
the
Uni
on
Ho
u
se
until
an
ho
ur
ve
ry
mu
ch
la
ter
than
the
co
mmi
ssi
on
of
the
ou
tra
ge.
Ne
e
dle
ss
to
say
that
they
we
re
di
scha
rged
wi
th
so
me
thi
ng
ve
ry
ne
ar
to
an
apo
lo
gy
from
the
be
nch
for
the
inco
nve
ni
e
nce
to
whi
ch
they
had
be
en
pu
t,
to
ge
ther
wi
th
an
impli
ed
ce
nsu
re
of
Ca
pta
in
Ma
rvin
and
the
po
li
ce
for
the
ir
offi
ci
o
us
ze
a
l.
The
ve
rdi
ct
was
gre
e
ted
wi
th
lo
ud
appla
u
se
by
a
co
u
rt
in
whi
ch
McMu
rdo
saw
ma
ny
fa
mi
li
ar
fa
ce
s.
Bro
the
rs
of
the
lo
dge
smi
led
and
wa
ve
d.
But
the
re
we
re
othe
rs
who
sat
wi
th
co
mpre
ssed
li
ps
and
bro
o
di
ng
eyes
as
the
men
fi
led
out
of
the
do
ck.
One
of
the
m,
a
li
ttle,
da
rk-be
a
rde
d,
re
so
lu
te
fe
llo
w,
put
the
tho
u
ghts
of
hi
mse
lf
and
co
mra
des
into
wo
rds
as
the
ex-pri
so
ne
rs
pa
ssed
hi
m.
"You
da
mned
mu
rde
re
rs!"
he
sa
i
d.
"We
'll
fix
you
ye
t!"
Cha
pter
5--The
Da
rke
st
Ho
ur
If
anythi
ng
had
be
en
ne
e
ded
to
gi
ve
an
impe
tus
to
Ja
ck
McMu
rdo
's
po
pu
la
ri
ty
amo
ng
his
fe
llo
ws
it
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
be
en
his
arre
st
and
acqu
i
tta
l.
That
a
man
on
the
ve
ry
ni
ght
of
jo
i
ni
ng
the
lo
dge
sho
u
ld
ha
ve
do
ne
so
me
thi
ng
whi
ch
bro
u
ght
him
be
fo
re
the
ma
gi
stra
te
was
a
new
re
co
rd
in
the
anna
ls
of
the
so
ci
e
ty.
Alre
a
dy
he
had
ea
rned
the
re
pu
ta
ti
on
of
a
go
od
bo
on
co
mpa
ni
o
n,
a
che
e
ry
re
ve
lle
r,
and
wi
thal
a
man
of
hi
gh
te
mpe
r,
who
wo
u
ld
not
ta
ke
an
insu
lt
even
from
the
all-po
we
rful
Bo
ss
hi
mse
lf.
But
in
addi
ti
on
to
this
he
impre
ssed
his
co
mra
des
wi
th
the
idea
that
amo
ng
them
all
the
re
was
not
one
who
se
bra
in
was
so
re
a
dy
to
de
vi
se
a
blo
o
dthi
rsty
sche
me,
or
who
se
ha
nd
wo
u
ld
be
mo
re
ca
pa
ble
of
ca
rryi
ng
it
ou
t.
"He
'll
be
the
boy
for
the
cle
an
jo
b,"
sa
id
the
oldste
rs
to
one
ano
the
r,
and
wa
i
ted
the
ir
ti
me
until
they
co
u
ld
set
him
to
his
wo
rk.
McGi
nty
had
instru
me
nts
eno
u
gh
alre
a
dy;
but
he
re
co
gni
zed
that
this
was
a
su
pre
me
ly
able
one.
He
fe
lt
li
ke
a
man
ho
ldi
ng
a
fi
e
rce
blo
o
dho
u
nd
in
le
a
sh.
The
re
we
re
cu
rs
to
do
the
sma
ller
wo
rk;
but
so
me
day
he
wo
u
ld
slip
this
cre
a
tu
re
upon
its
pre
y.
A
few
me
mbe
rs
of
the
lo
dge,
Ted
Ba
ldwin
amo
ng
the
m,
re
se
nted
the
ra
pid
ri
se
of
the
stra
nger
and
ha
ted
him
for
it;
but
they
ke
pt
cle
ar
of
hi
m,
for
he
was
as
re
a
dy
to
fi
ght
as
to
la
u
gh.
But
if
he
ga
i
ned
fa
vo
ur
wi
th
his
fe
llo
ws,
the
re
was
ano
ther
qu
a
rte
r,
one
whi
ch
had
be
co
me
even
mo
re
vi
tal
to
hi
m,
in
whi
ch
he
lo
st
it.
Ettie
Sha
fte
r's
fa
ther
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
no
thi
ng
mo
re
to
do
wi
th
hi
m,
nor
wo
u
ld
he
allow
him
to
enter
the
ho
u
se.
Ettie
he
rse
lf
was
too
de
e
ply
in
lo
ve
to
gi
ve
him
up
alto
ge
the
r,
and
yet
her
own
go
od
se
nse
wa
rned
her
of
what
wo
u
ld
co
me
from
a
ma
rri
a
ge
wi
th
a
man
who
was
re
ga
rded
as
a
cri
mi
na
l.
One
mo
rni
ng
after
a
sle
e
ple
ss
ni
ght
she
de
te
rmi
ned
to
see
hi
m,
po
ssi
bly
for
the
la
st
ti
me,
and
ma
ke
one
stro
ng
ende
a
vo
ur
to
draw
him
from
tho
se
evil
influ
e
nces
whi
ch
we
re
su
cki
ng
him
do
wn.
She
we
nt
to
his
ho
u
se,
as
he
had
often
be
gged
her
to
do,
and
ma
de
her
way
into
the
ro
om
whi
ch
he
used
as
his
si
tti
ng-ro
o
m.
He
was
se
a
ted
at
a
ta
ble,
wi
th
his
ba
ck
tu
rned
and
a
le
tter
in
fro
nt
of
hi
m.
A
su
dden
spi
rit
of
gi
rli
sh
mi
schi
ef
ca
me
over
he
r--she
was
sti
ll
only
ni
ne
te
e
n.
He
had
not
he
a
rd
her
when
she
pu
shed
open
the
do
o
r.
Now
she
ti
pto
ed
fo
rwa
rd
and
la
id
her
ha
nd
li
ghtly
upon
his
be
nded
sho
u
lde
rs.
If
she
had
expe
cted
to
sta
rtle
hi
m,
she
ce
rta
i
nly
su
cce
e
de
d;
but
only
in
tu
rn
to
be
sta
rtled
he
rse
lf.
Wi
th
a
ti
ger
spri
ng
he
tu
rned
on
he
r,
and
his
ri
ght
ha
nd
was
fe
e
li
ng
for
her
thro
a
t.
At
the
sa
me
insta
nt
wi
th
the
other
ha
nd
he
cru
mpled
up
the
pa
per
that
lay
be
fo
re
hi
m.
For
an
insta
nt
he
sto
od
gla
ri
ng.
Then
asto
ni
shme
nt
and
joy
to
ok
the
pla
ce
of
the
fe
ro
ci
ty
whi
ch
had
co
nvu
lsed
his
fe
a
tu
re
s--a
fe
ro
ci
ty
whi
ch
had
se
nt
her
shri
nki
ng
ba
ck
in
ho
rror
as
from
so
me
thi
ng
whi
ch
had
ne
ver
be
fo
re
intru
ded
into
her
ge
ntle
li
fe.
"It's
yo
u
!"
sa
id
he,
mo
ppi
ng
his
bro
w.
"And
to
thi
nk
that
you
sho
u
ld
co
me
to
me,
he
a
rt
of
my
he
a
rt,
and
I
sho
u
ld
fi
nd
no
thi
ng
be
tter
to
do
than
to
wa
nt
to
stra
ngle
yo
u!
Co
me
the
n,
da
rli
ng,"
and
he
he
ld
out
his
arms,
"let
me
ma
ke
it
up
to
yo
u
."
But
she
had
not
re
co
ve
red
from
that
su
dden
gli
mpse
of
gu
i
lty
fe
ar
whi
ch
she
had
re
ad
in
the
ma
n's
fa
ce.
All
her
wo
ma
n's
insti
nct
to
ld
her
that
it
was
not
the
me
re
fri
ght
of
a
man
who
is
sta
rtle
d.
Gu
i
lt--that
was
it--gu
i
lt
and
fe
a
r!
"Wha
t's
co
me
over
yo
u,
Ja
ck?"
she
cri
e
d.
"Why
we
re
you
so
sca
red
of
me?
Oh,
Ja
ck,
if
yo
ur
co
nsci
e
nce
was
at
ea
se,
you
wo
u
ld
not
ha
ve
lo
o
ked
at
me
li
ke
tha
t!"
"Su
re,
I
was
thi
nki
ng
of
other
thi
ngs,
and
when
you
ca
me
tri
ppi
ng
so
li
ghtly
on
tho
se
fa
i
ry
fe
et
of
yo
u
rs--"
"No,
no,
it
was
mo
re
than
tha
t,
Ja
ck."
Then
a
su
dden
su
spi
ci
on
se
i
zed
he
r.
"Let
me
see
that
le
tter
you
we
re
wri
ti
ng."
"Ah,
Etti
e,
I
co
u
ldn't
do
tha
t."
Her
su
spi
ci
o
ns
be
ca
me
ce
rta
i
nti
e
s.
"It's
to
ano
ther
wo
ma
n,"
she
cri
e
d.
"I
know
it!
Why
else
sho
u
ld
you
ho
ld
it
from
me?
Was
it
to
yo
ur
wi
fe
that
you
we
re
wri
ti
ng?
How
am
I
to
know
that
you
are
not
a
ma
rri
ed
ma
n--yo
u,
a
stra
nge
r,
that
no
bo
dy
kno
ws?"
"I
am
not
ma
rri
e
d,
Etti
e.
See
no
w,
I
swe
ar
it!
Yo
u
're
the
only
one
wo
man
on
ea
rth
to
me.
By
the
cro
ss
of
Chri
st
I
swe
ar
it!"
He
was
so
whi
te
wi
th
pa
ssi
o
na
te
ea
rne
stne
ss
that
she
co
u
ld
not
but
be
li
e
ve
hi
m.
"We
ll,
the
n,"
she
cri
e
d,
"why
wi
ll
you
not
show
me
the
le
tte
r?"
"I'll
te
ll
yo
u,
acu
shla
,"
sa
id
he.
"I'm
under
oa
th
not
to
show
it,
and
ju
st
as
I
wo
u
ldn't
bre
ak
my
wo
rd
to
you
so
I
wo
u
ld
ke
ep
it
to
tho
se
who
ho
ld
my
pro
mi
se.
It's
the
bu
si
ne
ss
of
the
lo
dge,
and
even
to
you
it's
se
cre
t.
And
if
I
was
sca
red
when
a
ha
nd
fe
ll
on
me,
ca
n't
you
unde
rsta
nd
it
when
it
mi
ght
ha
ve
be
en
the
ha
nd
of
a
de
te
cti
ve
?"
She
fe
lt
that
he
was
te
lli
ng
the
tru
th.
He
ga
the
red
her
into
his
arms
and
ki
ssed
away
her
fe
a
rs
and
do
u
bts.
"Sit
he
re
by
me,
the
n.
It's
a
qu
e
er
thro
ne
for
su
ch
a
qu
e
e
n;
but
it's
the
be
st
yo
ur
po
or
lo
ver
can
fi
nd.
He
'll
do
be
tter
for
you
so
me
of
the
se
da
ys,
I'm
thi
nki
ng.
Now
yo
ur
mi
nd
is
ea
sy
once
aga
i
n,
is
it
no
t?"
"How
can
it
ever
be
at
ea
se,
Ja
ck,
when
I
know
that
you
are
a
cri
mi
nal
amo
ng
cri
mi
na
ls,
when
I
ne
ver
know
the
day
that
I
may
he
ar
you
are
in
co
u
rt
for
mu
rde
r?
'McMu
rdo
the
Sco
wre
r,'
tha
t's
what
one
of
our
bo
a
rde
rs
ca
lled
you
ye
ste
rda
y.
It
we
nt
thro
u
gh
my
he
a
rt
li
ke
a
kni
fe
."
"Su
re,
ha
rd
wo
rds
bre
ak
no
bo
ne
s."
"But
they
we
re
tru
e
."
"We
ll,
de
a
r,
it's
not
so
bad
as
you
thi
nk.
We
are
but
po
or
men
that
are
tryi
ng
in
our
own
way
to
get
our
ri
ghts."
Ettie
threw
her
arms
ro
u
nd
her
lo
ve
r's
ne
ck.
"Gi
ve
it
up,
Ja
ck!
For
my
sa
ke,
for
Go
d's
sa
ke,
gi
ve
it
up!
It
was
to
ask
you
that
I
ca
me
he
re
to
-da
y.
Oh,
Ja
ck,
se
e
--I
beg
it
of
you
on
my
be
nded
kne
e
s!
Kne
e
li
ng
he
re
be
fo
re
you
I
implo
re
you
to
gi
ve
it
up!"
He
ra
i
sed
her
and
so
o
thed
her
wi
th
her
he
ad
aga
i
nst
his
bre
a
st.
"Su
re,
my
da
rli
n',
you
do
n't
know
what
it
is
you
are
aski
ng.
How
co
u
ld
I
gi
ve
it
up
when
it
wo
u
ld
be
to
bre
ak
my
oa
th
and
to
de
se
rt
my
co
mra
de
s?
If
you
co
u
ld
see
how
thi
ngs
sta
nd
wi
th
me
you
co
u
ld
ne
ver
ask
it
of
me.
Be
si
de
s,
if
I
wa
nted
to,
how
co
u
ld
I
do
it?
You
do
n't
su
ppo
se
that
the
lo
dge
wo
u
ld
let
a
man
go
free
wi
th
all
its
se
cre
ts?"
"I've
tho
u
ght
of
tha
t,
Ja
ck.
I've
pla
nned
it
all.
Fa
ther
has
sa
ved
so
me
mo
ne
y.
He
is
we
a
ry
of
this
pla
ce
whe
re
the
fe
ar
of
the
se
pe
o
ple
da
rke
ns
our
li
ve
s.
He
is
re
a
dy
to
go.
We
wo
u
ld
fly
to
ge
ther
to
Phi
la
de
lphia
or
New
Yo
rk,
whe
re
we
wo
u
ld
be
sa
fe
from
the
m."
McMu
rdo
la
u
ghe
d.
"The
lo
dge
has
a
lo
ng
arm.
Do
you
thi
nk
it
co
u
ld
not
stre
tch
from
he
re
to
Phi
la
de
lphia
or
New
Yo
rk?"
"We
ll,
the
n,
to
the
We
st,
or
to
Engla
nd,
or
to
Ge
rma
ny,
whe
re
fa
ther
ca
me
fro
m--a
nywhe
re
to
get
away
from
this
Va
lley
of
Fe
a
r!"
McMu
rdo
tho
u
ght
of
old
Bro
ther
Mo
rri
s.
"Su
re,
it
is
the
se
co
nd
ti
me
I
ha
ve
he
a
rd
the
va
lley
so
na
me
d,"
sa
id
he.
"The
sha
dow
do
es
inde
ed
se
em
to
lie
he
a
vy
on
so
me
of
yo
u
."
"It
da
rke
ns
eve
ry
mo
me
nt
of
our
li
ve
s.
Do
you
su
ppo
se
that
Ted
Ba
ldwin
has
ever
fo
rgi
ven
us?
If
it
we
re
not
that
he
fe
a
rs
yo
u,
what
do
you
su
ppo
se
our
cha
nces
wo
u
ld
be?
If
you
saw
the
lo
ok
in
tho
se
da
rk,
hu
ngry
eyes
of
his
when
they
fa
ll
on
me
!"
"By
Ga
r!
I'd
te
a
ch
him
be
tter
ma
nne
rs
if
I
ca
u
ght
him
at
it!
But
see
he
re,
li
ttle
gi
rl.
I
ca
n't
le
a
ve
he
re.
I
ca
n't--ta
ke
that
from
me
once
and
for
all.
But
if
you
wi
ll
le
a
ve
me
to
fi
nd
my
own
wa
y,
I
wi
ll
try
to
pre
pa
re
a
way
of
ge
tti
ng
ho
no
u
ra
bly
out
of
it."
"The
re
is
no
ho
no
ur
in
su
ch
a
ma
tte
r."
"We
ll,
we
ll,
it's
ju
st
how
you
lo
ok
at
it.
But
if
yo
u
'll
gi
ve
me
six
mo
nths,
I'll
wo
rk
it
so
that
I
can
le
a
ve
wi
tho
ut
be
i
ng
asha
med
to
lo
ok
othe
rs
in
the
fa
ce
."
The
gi
rl
la
u
ghed
wi
th
jo
y.
"Six
mo
nths!"
she
cri
e
d.
"Is
it
a
pro
mi
se
?"
"We
ll,
it
may
be
se
ven
or
ei
ght.
But
wi
thin
a
ye
ar
at
the
fu
rthe
st
we
wi
ll
le
a
ve
the
va
lley
be
hi
nd
us."
It
was
the
mo
st
that
Ettie
co
u
ld
obta
i
n,
and
yet
it
was
so
me
thi
ng.
The
re
was
this
di
sta
nt
li
ght
to
illu
mi
na
te
the
glo
om
of
the
imme
di
a
te
fu
tu
re.
She
re
tu
rned
to
her
fa
the
r's
ho
u
se
mo
re
li
ght-he
a
rted
than
she
had
ever
be
en
si
nce
Ja
ck
McMu
rdo
had
co
me
into
her
li
fe.
It
mi
ght
be
tho
u
ght
that
as
a
me
mbe
r,
all
the
do
i
ngs
of
the
so
ci
e
ty
wo
u
ld
be
to
ld
to
hi
m;
but
he
was
so
on
to
di
sco
ver
that
the
orga
ni
za
ti
on
was
wi
der
and
mo
re
co
mplex
than
the
si
mple
lo
dge.
Even
Bo
ss
McGi
nty
was
igno
ra
nt
as
to
ma
ny
thi
ngs;
for
the
re
was
an
offi
ci
al
na
med
the
Co
u
nty
De
le
ga
te,
li
vi
ng
at
Ho
bso
n's
Pa
tch
fa
rther
do
wn
the
li
ne,
who
had
po
wer
over
se
ve
ral
di
ffe
re
nt
lo
dges
whi
ch
he
wi
e
lded
in
a
su
dden
and
arbi
tra
ry
wa
y.
Only
once
did
McMu
rdo
see
hi
m,
a
sly,
li
ttle
gra
y-ha
i
red
rat
of
a
ma
n,
wi
th
a
sli
nki
ng
ga
it
and
a
si
de
lo
ng
gla
nce
whi
ch
was
cha
rged
wi
th
ma
li
ce.
Eva
ns
Po
tt
was
his
na
me,
and
even
the
gre
at
Bo
ss
of
Ve
rmi
ssa
fe
lt
to
wa
rds
him
so
me
thi
ng
of
the
re
pu
lsi
on
and
fe
ar
whi
ch
the
hu
ge
Da
nton
may
ha
ve
fe
lt
for
the
pu
ny
but
da
nge
ro
us
Ro
be
spi
e
rre.
One
day
Sca
nla
n,
who
was
McMu
rdo
's
fe
llow
bo
a
rde
r,
re
ce
i
ved
a
no
te
from
McGi
nty
inclo
si
ng
one
from
Eva
ns
Po
tt,
whi
ch
info
rmed
him
that
he
was
se
ndi
ng
over
two
go
od
me
n,
La
wler
and
Andre
ws,
who
had
instru
cti
o
ns
to
act
in
the
ne
i
ghbo
u
rho
o
d;
tho
u
gh
it
was
be
st
for
the
ca
u
se
that
no
pa
rti
cu
la
rs
as
to
the
ir
obje
cts
sho
u
ld
be
gi
ve
n.
Wo
u
ld
the
Bo
dyma
ster
see
to
it
that
su
i
ta
ble
arra
nge
me
nts
be
ma
de
for
the
ir
lo
dgi
ngs
and
co
mfo
rt
until
the
ti
me
for
acti
on
sho
u
ld
arri
ve?
McGi
nty
added
that
it
was
impo
ssi
ble
for
anyo
ne
to
re
ma
in
se
cret
at
the
Uni
on
Ho
u
se,
and
tha
t,
the
re
fo
re,
he
wo
u
ld
be
obli
ged
if
McMu
rdo
and
Sca
nlan
wo
u
ld
put
the
stra
nge
rs
up
for
a
few
da
ys
in
the
ir
bo
a
rdi
ng
ho
u
se.
The
sa
me
eve
ni
ng
the
two
men
arri
ve
d,
ea
ch
ca
rryi
ng
his
gri
psa
ck.
La
wler
was
an
elde
rly
ma
n,
shre
wd,
si
le
nt,
and
se
lf-co
nta
i
ne
d,
clad
in
an
old
bla
ck
fro
ck
co
a
t,
whi
ch
wi
th
his
so
ft
fe
lt
hat
and
ra
gge
d,
gri
zzled
be
a
rd
ga
ve
him
a
ge
ne
ral
re
se
mbla
nce
to
an
iti
ne
ra
nt
pre
a
che
r.
His
co
mpa
ni
on
Andre
ws
was
li
ttle
mo
re
than
a
bo
y,
fra
nk-fa
ced
and
che
e
rfu
l,
wi
th
the
bre
e
zy
ma
nner
of
one
who
is
out
for
a
ho
li
day
and
me
a
ns
to
enjoy
eve
ry
mi
nu
te
of
it.
Bo
th
men
we
re
to
tal
absta
i
ne
rs,
and
be
ha
ved
in
all
wa
ys
as
exe
mpla
ry
me
mbe
rs
of
the
so
ci
e
ty,
wi
th
the
one
si
mple
exce
pti
on
that
they
we
re
assa
ssi
ns
who
had
often
pro
ved
the
mse
lves
to
be
mo
st
ca
pa
ble
instru
me
nts
for
this
asso
ci
a
ti
on
of
mu
rde
r.
La
wler
had
alre
a
dy
ca
rri
ed
out
fo
u
rte
en
co
mmi
ssi
o
ns
of
the
ki
nd,
and
Andre
ws
thre
e.
They
we
re,
as
McMu
rdo
fo
u
nd,
qu
i
te
re
a
dy
to
co
nve
rse
abo
ut
the
ir
de
e
ds
in
the
pa
st,
whi
ch
they
re
co
u
nted
wi
th
the
ha
lf-ba
shful
pri
de
of
men
who
had
do
ne
go
od
and
unse
lfi
sh
se
rvi
ce
for
the
co
mmu
ni
ty.
They
we
re
re
ti
ce
nt,
ho
we
ve
r,
as
to
the
imme
di
a
te
job
in
ha
nd.
"They
cho
se
us
be
ca
u
se
ne
i
ther
I
nor
the
boy
he
re
dri
nk,"
La
wler
expla
i
ne
d.
"They
can
co
u
nt
on
us
sa
yi
ng
no
mo
re
than
we
sho
u
ld.
You
mu
st
not
ta
ke
it
ami
ss,
but
it
is
the
orde
rs
of
the
Co
u
nty
De
le
ga
te
that
we
obe
y."
"Su
re,
we
are
all
in
it
to
ge
the
r,"
sa
id
Sca
nla
n,
McMu
rdo
's
ma
te,
as
the
fo
ur
sat
to
ge
ther
at
su
ppe
r.
"Tha
t's
true
eno
u
gh,
and
we
'll
ta
lk
ti
ll
the
co
ws
co
me
ho
me
of
the
ki
lli
ng
of
Cha
rlie
Wi
lli
a
ms
or
of
Si
mon
Bi
rd,
or
any
other
job
in
the
pa
st.
But
ti
ll
the
wo
rk
is
do
ne
we
say
no
thi
ng."
"The
re
are
ha
lf
a
do
zen
abo
ut
he
re
that
I
ha
ve
a
wo
rd
to
say
to
,"
sa
id
McMu
rdo,
wi
th
an
oa
th.
"I
su
ppo
se
it
isn't
Ja
ck
Knox
of
Iro
nhi
ll
that
you
are
afte
r.
I'd
go
so
me
way
to
see
him
get
his
de
se
rts."
"No,
it's
not
him
ye
t."
"Or
He
rman
Stra
u
ss?"
"No,
nor
him
ei
the
r."
"We
ll,
if
you
wo
n't
te
ll
us
we
ca
n't
ma
ke
yo
u;
but
I'd
be
glad
to
kno
w."
La
wler
smi
led
and
sho
ok
his
he
a
d.
He
was
not
to
be
dra
wn.
In
spi
te
of
the
re
ti
ce
nce
of
the
ir
gu
e
sts,
Sca
nlan
and
McMu
rdo
we
re
qu
i
te
de
te
rmi
ned
to
be
pre
se
nt
at
what
they
ca
lled
"the
fu
n."
Whe
n,
the
re
fo
re,
at
an
ea
rly
ho
ur
one
mo
rni
ng
McMu
rdo
he
a
rd
them
cre
e
pi
ng
do
wn
the
sta
i
rs
he
awa
ke
ned
Sca
nla
n,
and
the
two
hu
rri
ed
on
the
ir
clo
the
s.
When
they
we
re
dre
ssed
they
fo
u
nd
that
the
othe
rs
had
sto
len
ou
t,
le
a
vi
ng
the
do
or
open
be
hi
nd
the
m.
It
was
not
yet
da
wn,
and
by
the
li
ght
of
the
la
mps
they
co
u
ld
see
the
two
men
so
me
di
sta
nce
do
wn
the
stre
e
t.
They
fo
llo
wed
them
wa
ri
ly,
tre
a
di
ng
no
i
se
le
ssly
in
the
de
ep
sno
w.
The
bo
a
rdi
ng
ho
u
se
was
ne
ar
the
edge
of
the
to
wn,
and
so
on
they
we
re
at
the
cro
ssro
a
ds
whi
ch
is
be
yo
nd
its
bo
u
nda
ry.
He
re
three
men
we
re
wa
i
ti
ng,
wi
th
whom
La
wler
and
Andre
ws
he
ld
a
sho
rt,
ea
ger
co
nve
rsa
ti
o
n.
Then
they
all
mo
ved
on
to
ge
the
r.
It
was
cle
a
rly
so
me
no
ta
ble
job
whi
ch
ne
e
ded
nu
mbe
rs.
At
this
po
i
nt
the
re
are
se
ve
ral
tra
i
ls
whi
ch
le
ad
to
va
ri
o
us
mi
ne
s.
The
stra
nge
rs
to
ok
that
whi
ch
led
to
the
Crow
Hi
ll,
a
hu
ge
bu
si
ne
ss
whi
ch
was
in
stro
ng
ha
nds
whi
ch
had
be
en
able,
tha
nks
to
the
ir
ene
rge
tic
and
fe
a
rle
ss
New
Engla
nd
ma
na
ge
r,
Jo
si
ah
H.
Du
nn,
to
ke
ep
so
me
order
and
di
sci
pli
ne
du
ri
ng
the
lo
ng
re
i
gn
of
te
rro
r.
Day
was
bre
a
ki
ng
no
w,
and
a
li
ne
of
wo
rkmen
we
re
slo
wly
ma
ki
ng
the
ir
wa
y,
si
ngly
and
in
gro
u
ps,
alo
ng
the
bla
cke
ned
pa
th.
McMu
rdo
and
Sca
nlan
stro
lled
on
wi
th
the
othe
rs,
ke
e
pi
ng
in
si
ght
of
the
men
whom
they
fo
llo
we
d.
A
thi
ck
mi
st
lay
over
the
m,
and
from
the
he
a
rt
of
it
the
re
ca
me
the
su
dden
scre
am
of
a
ste
am
whi
stle.
It
was
the
te
n-mi
nu
te
si
gnal
be
fo
re
the
ca
ges
de
sce
nded
and
the
da
y's
la
bo
ur
be
ga
n.
When
they
re
a
ched
the
open
spa
ce
ro
u
nd
the
mi
ne
sha
ft
the
re
we
re
a
hu
ndred
mi
ne
rs
wa
i
ti
ng,
sta
mpi
ng
the
ir
fe
et
and
blo
wi
ng
on
the
ir
fi
nge
rs;
for
it
was
bi
tte
rly
co
ld.
The
stra
nge
rs
sto
od
in
a
li
ttle
gro
up
under
the
sha
dow
of
the
engi
ne
ho
u
se.
Sca
nlan
and
McMu
rdo
cli
mbed
a
he
ap
of
slag
from
whi
ch
the
who
le
sce
ne
lay
be
fo
re
the
m.
They
saw
the
mi
ne
engi
ne
e
r,
a
gre
at
be
a
rded
Sco
tchman
na
med
Me
nzi
e
s,
co
me
out
of
the
engi
ne
ho
u
se
and
blow
his
whi
stle
for
the
ca
ges
to
be
lo
we
re
d.
At
the
sa
me
insta
nt
a
ta
ll,
lo
o
se
-fra
med
yo
u
ng
man
wi
th
a
cle
a
n-sha
ve
d,
ea
rne
st
fa
ce
adva
nced
ea
ge
rly
to
wa
rds
the
pit
he
a
d.
As
he
ca
me
fo
rwa
rd
his
eyes
fe
ll
upon
the
gro
u
p,
si
le
nt
and
mo
ti
o
nle
ss,
under
the
engi
ne
ho
u
se.
The
men
had
dra
wn
do
wn
the
ir
ha
ts
and
tu
rned
up
the
ir
co
lla
rs
to
scre
en
the
ir
fa
ce
s.
For
a
mo
me
nt
the
pre
se
nti
me
nt
of
De
a
th
la
id
its
co
ld
ha
nd
upon
the
ma
na
ge
r's
he
a
rt.
At
the
ne
xt
he
had
sha
ken
it
off
and
saw
only
his
du
ty
to
wa
rds
intru
si
ve
stra
nge
rs.
"Who
are
yo
u
?"
he
asked
as
he
adva
nce
d.
"What
are
you
lo
i
te
ri
ng
the
re
fo
r?"
The
re
was
no
answe
r;
but
the
lad
Andre
ws
ste
pped
fo
rwa
rd
and
shot
him
in
the
sto
ma
ch.
The
hu
ndred
wa
i
ti
ng
mi
ne
rs
sto
od
as
mo
ti
o
nle
ss
and
he
lple
ss
as
if
they
we
re
pa
ra
lyze
d.
The
ma
na
ger
cla
pped
his
two
ha
nds
to
the
wo
u
nd
and
do
u
bled
hi
mse
lf
up.
Then
he
sta
gge
red
awa
y;
but
ano
ther
of
the
assa
ssi
ns
fi
re
d,
and
he
we
nt
do
wn
si
de
wi
se,
ki
cki
ng
and
cla
wi
ng
amo
ng
a
he
ap
of
cli
nke
rs.
Me
nzi
e
s,
the
Sco
tchma
n,
ga
ve
a
ro
ar
of
ra
ge
at
the
si
ght
and
ru
shed
wi
th
an
iron
spa
nner
at
the
mu
rde
re
rs;
but
was
met
by
two
ba
lls
in
the
fa
ce
whi
ch
dro
pped
him
de
ad
at
the
ir
ve
ry
fe
e
t.
The
re
was
a
su
rge
fo
rwa
rd
of
so
me
of
the
mi
ne
rs,
and
an
ina
rti
cu
la
te
cry
of
pi
ty
and
of
ange
r;
but
a
co
u
ple
of
the
stra
nge
rs
empti
ed
the
ir
si
x-sho
o
te
rs
over
the
he
a
ds
of
the
cro
wd,
and
they
bro
ke
and
sca
tte
re
d,
so
me
of
them
ru
shi
ng
wi
ldly
ba
ck
to
the
ir
ho
mes
in
Ve
rmi
ssa.
When
a
few
of
the
bra
ve
st
had
ra
lli
e
d,
and
the
re
was
a
re
tu
rn
to
the
mi
ne,
the
mu
rde
ro
us
ga
ng
had
va
ni
shed
in
the
mi
sts
of
mo
rni
ng,
wi
tho
ut
a
si
ngle
wi
tne
ss
be
i
ng
able
to
swe
ar
to
the
ide
nti
ty
of
the
se
men
who
in
fro
nt
of
a
hu
ndred
spe
cta
to
rs
had
wro
u
ght
this
do
u
ble
cri
me.
Sca
nlan
and
McMu
rdo
ma
de
the
ir
way
ba
ck;
Sca
nlan
so
me
what
su
bdu
e
d,
for
it
was
the
fi
rst
mu
rder
job
that
he
had
se
en
wi
th
his
own
eye
s,
and
it
appe
a
red
le
ss
fu
nny
than
he
had
be
en
led
to
be
li
e
ve.
The
ho
rri
ble
scre
a
ms
of
the
de
ad
ma
na
ge
r's
wi
fe
pu
rsu
ed
them
as
they
hu
rri
ed
to
the
to
wn.
McMu
rdo
was
abso
rbed
and
si
le
nt;
but
he
sho
wed
no
sympa
thy
for
the
we
a
ke
ni
ng
of
his
co
mpa
ni
o
n.
"Su
re,
it
is
li
ke
a
wa
r,"
he
re
pe
a
te
d.
"What
is
it
but
a
war
be
twe
en
us
and
the
m,
and
we
hit
ba
ck
whe
re
we
be
st
ca
n."
The
re
was
hi
gh
re
vel
in
the
lo
dge
ro
om
at
the
Uni
on
Ho
u
se
that
ni
ght,
not
only
over
the
ki
lli
ng
of
the
ma
na
ger
and
engi
ne
er
of
the
Crow
Hi
ll
mi
ne,
whi
ch
wo
u
ld
bri
ng
this
orga
ni
za
ti
on
into
li
ne
wi
th
the
other
bla
ckma
i
led
and
te
rro
r-stri
cken
co
mpa
ni
es
of
the
di
stri
ct,
but
also
over
a
di
sta
nt
tri
u
mph
whi
ch
had
be
en
wro
u
ght
by
the
ha
nds
of
the
lo
dge
itse
lf.
It
wo
u
ld
appe
ar
that
when
the
Co
u
nty
De
le
ga
te
had
se
nt
over
fi
ve
go
od
men
to
stri
ke
a
blow
in
Ve
rmi
ssa,
he
had
de
ma
nded
that
in
re
tu
rn
three
Ve
rmi
ssa
men
sho
u
ld
be
se
cre
tly
se
le
cted
and
se
nt
acro
ss
to
ki
ll
Wi
lli
am
Ha
les
of
Sta
ke
Ro
ya
l,
one
of
the
be
st
kno
wn
and
mo
st
po
pu
lar
mi
ne
owne
rs
in
the
Gi
lme
rton
di
stri
ct,
a
man
who
was
be
li
e
ved
not
to
ha
ve
an
ene
my
in
the
wo
rld;
for
he
was
in
all
wa
ys
a
mo
del
emplo
ye
r.
He
had
insi
ste
d,
ho
we
ve
r,
upon
effi
ci
e
ncy
in
the
wo
rk,
and
ha
d,
the
re
fo
re,
pa
id
off
ce
rta
in
dru
nken
and
idle
emplo
ye
es
who
we
re
me
mbe
rs
of
the
all-po
we
rful
so
ci
e
ty.
Co
ffin
no
ti
ces
hu
ng
ou
tsi
de
his
do
or
had
not
we
a
ke
ned
his
re
so
lu
ti
o
n,
and
so
in
a
fre
e,
ci
vi
li
zed
co
u
ntry
he
fo
u
nd
hi
mse
lf
co
nde
mned
to
de
a
th.
The
exe
cu
ti
on
had
now
be
en
du
ly
ca
rri
ed
ou
t.
Ted
Ba
ldwi
n,
who
spra
wled
now
in
the
se
at
of
ho
no
ur
be
si
de
the
Bo
dyma
ste
r,
had
be
en
chi
ef
of
the
pa
rty.
His
flu
shed
fa
ce
and
gla
ze
d,
blo
o
dshot
eyes
to
ld
of
sle
e
ple
ssne
ss
and
dri
nk.
He
and
his
two
co
mra
des
had
spe
nt
the
ni
ght
be
fo
re
amo
ng
the
mo
u
nta
i
ns.
They
we
re
unke
mpt
and
we
a
the
r-sta
i
ne
d.
But
no
he
ro
e
s,
re
tu
rni
ng
from
a
fo
rlo
rn
ho
pe,
co
u
ld
ha
ve
had
a
wa
rmer
we
lco
me
from
the
ir
co
mra
de
s.
The
sto
ry
was
to
ld
and
re
to
ld
amid
cri
es
of
de
li
ght
and
sho
u
ts
of
la
u
ghte
r.
They
had
wa
i
ted
for
the
ir
man
as
he
dro
ve
ho
me
at
ni
ghtfa
ll,
ta
ki
ng
the
ir
sta
ti
on
at
the
top
of
a
ste
ep
hi
ll,
whe
re
his
ho
rse
mu
st
be
at
a
wa
lk.
He
was
so
fu
rred
to
ke
ep
out
the
co
ld
that
he
co
u
ld
not
lay
his
ha
nd
on
his
pi
sto
l.
They
had
pu
lled
him
out
and
shot
him
aga
in
and
aga
i
n.
He
had
scre
a
med
for
me
rcy.
The
scre
a
ms
we
re
re
pe
a
ted
for
the
amu
se
me
nt
of
the
lo
dge.
"Le
t's
he
ar
aga
in
how
he
squ
e
a
le
d,"
they
cri
e
d.
No
ne
of
them
knew
the
ma
n;
but
the
re
is
ete
rnal
dra
ma
in
a
ki
lli
ng,
and
they
had
sho
wn
the
Sco
wre
rs
of
Gi
lme
rton
that
the
Ve
rmi
ssa
men
we
re
to
be
re
li
ed
upo
n.
The
re
had
be
en
one
co
ntre
te
mps;
for
a
man
and
his
wi
fe
had
dri
ven
up
whi
le
they
we
re
sti
ll
emptyi
ng
the
ir
re
vo
lve
rs
into
the
si
le
nt
bo
dy.
It
had
be
en
su
gge
sted
that
they
sho
u
ld
sho
ot
them
bo
th;
but
they
we
re
ha
rmle
ss
fo
lk
who
we
re
not
co
nne
cted
wi
th
the
mi
ne
s,
so
they
we
re
ste
rnly
bi
dden
to
dri
ve
on
and
ke
ep
si
le
nt,
le
st
a
wo
rse
thi
ng
be
fa
ll
the
m.
And
so
the
blo
o
d-mo
ttled
fi
gu
re
had
be
en
le
ft
as
a
wa
rni
ng
to
all
su
ch
ha
rd-he
a
rted
emplo
ye
rs,
and
the
three
no
ble
ave
nge
rs
had
hu
rri
ed
off
into
the
mo
u
nta
i
ns
whe
re
unbro
ken
na
tu
re
co
mes
do
wn
to
the
ve
ry
edge
of
the
fu
rna
ces
and
the
slag
he
a
ps.
He
re
they
we
re,
sa
fe
and
so
u
nd,
the
ir
wo
rk
we
ll
do
ne,
and
the
pla
u
di
ts
of
the
ir
co
mpa
ni
o
ns
in
the
ir
ea
rs.
It
had
be
en
a
gre
at
day
for
the
Sco
wre
rs.
The
sha
dow
had
fa
llen
even
da
rker
over
the
va
lle
y.
But
as
the
wi
se
ge
ne
ral
cho
o
ses
the
mo
me
nt
of
vi
cto
ry
in
whi
ch
to
re
do
u
ble
his
effo
rts,
so
that
his
fo
es
may
ha
ve
no
ti
me
to
ste
a
dy
the
mse
lves
after
di
sa
ste
r,
so
Bo
ss
McGi
nty,
lo
o
ki
ng
out
upon
the
sce
ne
of
his
ope
ra
ti
o
ns
wi
th
his
bro
o
di
ng
and
ma
li
ci
o
us
eye
s,
had
de
vi
sed
a
new
atta
ck
upon
tho
se
who
oppo
sed
hi
m.
That
ve
ry
ni
ght,
as
the
ha
lf-dru
nken
co
mpa
ny
bro
ke
up,
he
to
u
ched
McMu
rdo
on
the
arm
and
led
him
asi
de
into
that
inner
ro
om
whe
re
they
had
the
ir
fi
rst
inte
rvi
e
w.
"See
he
re,
my
la
d,"
sa
id
he,
"I've
got
a
job
tha
t's
wo
rthy
of
you
at
la
st.
Yo
u
'll
ha
ve
the
do
i
ng
of
it
in
yo
ur
own
ha
nds."
"Pro
ud
I
am
to
he
ar
it,"
McMu
rdo
answe
re
d.
"You
can
ta
ke
two
men
wi
th
yo
u
--Ma
nde
rs
and
Re
i
lly.
They
ha
ve
be
en
wa
rned
for
se
rvi
ce.
We
'll
ne
ver
be
ri
ght
in
this
di
stri
ct
until
Che
ster
Wi
lcox
has
be
en
se
ttle
d,
and
yo
u
'll
ha
ve
the
tha
nks
of
eve
ry
lo
dge
in
the
co
al
fi
e
lds
if
you
can
do
wn
hi
m."
"I'll
do
my
be
st,
anyho
w.
Who
is
he,
and
whe
re
sha
ll
I
fi
nd
hi
m?"
McGi
nty
to
ok
his
ete
rnal
ha
lf-che
we
d,
ha
lf-smo
ked
ci
gar
from
the
co
rner
of
his
mo
u
th,
and
pro
ce
e
ded
to
draw
a
ro
u
gh
di
a
gram
on
a
pa
ge
to
rn
from
his
no
te
bo
o
k.
"He
's
the
chi
ef
fo
re
man
of
the
Iron
Di
ke
Co
mpa
ny.
He
's
a
ha
rd
ci
ti
ze
n,
an
old
co
lo
ur
se
rge
a
nt
of
the
wa
r,
all
sca
rs
and
gri
zzle.
We
've
had
two
tri
es
at
hi
m;
but
had
no
lu
ck,
and
Jim
Ca
rna
way
lo
st
his
li
fe
over
it.
Now
it's
for
you
to
ta
ke
it
ove
r.
Tha
t's
the
ho
u
se
--a
ll
alo
ne
at
the
Iron
Di
ke
cro
ssro
a
d,
sa
me
as
you
see
he
re
on
the
ma
p--wi
tho
ut
ano
ther
wi
thin
ea
rsho
t.
It's
no
go
od
by
da
y.
He
's
armed
and
sho
o
ts
qu
i
ck
and
stra
i
ght,
wi
th
no
qu
e
sti
o
ns
aske
d.
But
at
ni
ght--we
ll,
the
re
he
is
wi
th
his
wi
fe,
three
chi
ldre
n,
and
a
hi
red
he
lp.
You
ca
n't
pi
ck
or
cho
o
se.
It's
all
or
no
ne.
If
you
co
u
ld
get
a
bag
of
bla
sti
ng
po
wder
at
the
fro
nt
do
or
wi
th
a
slow
ma
tch
to
it--"
"Wha
t's
the
man
do
ne
?"
"Di
dn't
I
te
ll
you
he
shot
Jim
Ca
rna
wa
y?"
"Why
did
he
sho
ot
hi
m?"
"What
in
thu
nder
has
that
to
do
wi
th
yo
u?
Ca
rna
way
was
abo
ut
his
ho
u
se
at
ni
ght,
and
he
shot
hi
m.
Tha
t's
eno
u
gh
for
me
and
yo
u.
Yo
u
've
got
to
se
ttle
the
thi
ng
ri
ght."
"The
re
's
the
se
two
wo
men
and
the
chi
ldre
n.
Do
they
go
up
to
o
?"
"They
ha
ve
to
--e
lse
how
can
we
get
hi
m?"
"It
se
e
ms
ha
rd
on
the
m;
for
the
y've
do
ne
no
thi
ng."
"What
so
rt
of
fo
o
l's
ta
lk
is
thi
s?
Do
you
ba
ck
ou
t?"
"Ea
sy,
Co
u
nci
llo
r,
ea
sy!
What
ha
ve
I
ever
sa
id
or
do
ne
that
you
sho
u
ld
thi
nk
I
wo
u
ld
be
after
sta
ndi
ng
ba
ck
from
an
order
of
the
Bo
dyma
ster
of
my
own
lo
dge?
If
it's
ri
ght
or
if
it's
wro
ng,
it's
for
you
to
de
ci
de
."
"Yo
u
'll
do
it,
the
n?"
"Of
co
u
rse
I
wi
ll
do
it."
"Whe
n?"
"We
ll,
you
had
be
st
gi
ve
me
a
ni
ght
or
two
that
I
may
see
the
ho
u
se
and
ma
ke
my
pla
ns.
The
n--"
"Ve
ry
go
o
d,"
sa
id
McGi
nty,
sha
ki
ng
him
by
the
ha
nd.
"I
le
a
ve
it
wi
th
yo
u.
It
wi
ll
be
a
gre
at
day
when
you
bri
ng
us
the
ne
ws.
It's
ju
st
the
la
st
stro
ke
that
wi
ll
bri
ng
them
all
to
the
ir
kne
e
s."
McMu
rdo
tho
u
ght
lo
ng
and
de
e
ply
over
the
co
mmi
ssi
on
whi
ch
had
be
en
so
su
dde
nly
pla
ced
in
his
ha
nds.
The
iso
la
ted
ho
u
se
in
whi
ch
Che
ster
Wi
lcox
li
ved
was
abo
ut
fi
ve
mi
les
off
in
an
adja
ce
nt
va
lle
y.
That
ve
ry
ni
ght
he
sta
rted
off
all
alo
ne
to
pre
pa
re
for
the
atte
mpt.
It
was
da
yli
ght
be
fo
re
he
re
tu
rned
from
his
re
co
nna
i
ssa
nce.
Ne
xt
day
he
inte
rvi
e
wed
his
two
su
bo
rdi
na
te
s,
Ma
nde
rs
and
Re
i
lly,
re
ckle
ss
yo
u
ngste
rs
who
we
re
as
ela
ted
as
if
it
we
re
a
de
e
r-hu
nt.
Two
ni
ghts
la
ter
they
met
ou
tsi
de
the
to
wn,
all
three
arme
d,
and
one
of
them
ca
rryi
ng
a
sa
ck
stu
ffed
wi
th
the
po
wder
whi
ch
was
used
in
the
qu
a
rri
e
s.
It
was
two
in
the
mo
rni
ng
be
fo
re
they
ca
me
to
the
lo
ne
ly
ho
u
se.
The
ni
ght
was
a
wi
ndy
one,
wi
th
bro
ken
clo
u
ds
dri
fti
ng
swi
ftly
acro
ss
the
fa
ce
of
a
thre
e
-qu
a
rter
mo
o
n.
They
had
be
en
wa
rned
to
be
on
the
ir
gu
a
rd
aga
i
nst
blo
o
dho
u
nds;
so
they
mo
ved
fo
rwa
rd
ca
u
ti
o
u
sly,
wi
th
the
ir
pi
sto
ls
co
cked
in
the
ir
ha
nds.
But
the
re
was
no
so
u
nd
sa
ve
the
ho
wli
ng
of
the
wi
nd,
and
no
mo
ve
me
nt
but
the
swa
yi
ng
bra
nches
abo
ve
the
m.
McMu
rdo
li
ste
ned
at
the
do
or
of
the
lo
ne
ly
ho
u
se;
but
all
was
sti
ll
wi
thi
n.
Then
he
le
a
ned
the
po
wder
bag
aga
i
nst
it,
ri
pped
a
ho
le
in
it
wi
th
his
kni
fe,
and
atta
ched
the
fu
se.
When
it
was
we
ll
ali
ght
he
and
his
two
co
mpa
ni
o
ns
to
ok
to
the
ir
he
e
ls,
and
we
re
so
me
di
sta
nce
off,
sa
fe
and
snug
in
a
she
lte
ri
ng
di
tch,
be
fo
re
the
sha
tte
ri
ng
ro
ar
of
the
explo
si
o
n,
wi
th
the
lo
w,
de
ep
ru
mble
of
the
co
lla
psi
ng
bu
i
ldi
ng,
to
ld
them
that
the
ir
wo
rk
was
do
ne.
No
cle
a
ner
job
had
ever
be
en
ca
rri
ed
out
in
the
blo
o
dsta
i
ned
anna
ls
of
the
so
ci
e
ty.
But
alas
that
wo
rk
so
we
ll
orga
ni
zed
and
bo
ldly
ca
rri
ed
out
sho
u
ld
all
ha
ve
go
ne
for
no
thi
ng!
Wa
rned
by
the
fa
te
of
the
va
ri
o
us
vi
cti
ms,
and
kno
wi
ng
that
he
was
ma
rked
do
wn
for
de
stru
cti
o
n,
Che
ster
Wi
lcox
had
mo
ved
hi
mse
lf
and
his
fa
mi
ly
only
the
day
be
fo
re
to
so
me
sa
fer
and
le
ss
kno
wn
qu
a
rte
rs,
whe
re
a
gu
a
rd
of
po
li
ce
sho
u
ld
wa
tch
over
the
m.
It
was
an
empty
ho
u
se
whi
ch
had
be
en
to
rn
do
wn
by
the
gu
npo
wde
r,
and
the
grim
old
co
lo
ur
se
rge
a
nt
of
the
war
was
sti
ll
te
a
chi
ng
di
sci
pli
ne
to
the
mi
ne
rs
of
Iron
Di
ke.
"Le
a
ve
him
to
me
,"
sa
id
McMu
rdo.
"He
's
my
ma
n,
and
I'll
get
him
su
re
if
I
ha
ve
to
wa
it
a
ye
ar
for
hi
m."
A
vo
te
of
tha
nks
and
co
nfi
de
nce
was
pa
ssed
in
fu
ll
lo
dge,
and
so
for
the
ti
me
the
ma
tter
ende
d.
When
a
few
we
e
ks
la
ter
it
was
re
po
rted
in
the
pa
pe
rs
that
Wi
lcox
had
be
en
shot
at
from
an
ambu
sca
de,
it
was
an
open
se
cret
that
McMu
rdo
was
sti
ll
at
wo
rk
upon
his
unfi
ni
shed
jo
b.
Su
ch
we
re
the
me
tho
ds
of
the
So
ci
e
ty
of
Fre
e
me
n,
and
su
ch
we
re
the
de
e
ds
of
the
Sco
wre
rs
by
whi
ch
they
spre
ad
the
ir
ru
le
of
fe
ar
over
the
gre
at
and
ri
ch
di
stri
ct
whi
ch
was
for
so
lo
ng
a
pe
ri
od
ha
u
nted
by
the
ir
te
rri
ble
pre
se
nce.
Why
sho
u
ld
the
se
pa
ges
be
sta
i
ned
by
fu
rther
cri
me
s?
Ha
ve
I
not
sa
id
eno
u
gh
to
show
the
men
and
the
ir
me
tho
ds?
The
se
de
e
ds
are
wri
tten
in
hi
sto
ry,
and
the
re
are
re
co
rds
whe
re
in
one
may
re
ad
the
de
ta
i
ls
of
the
m.
The
re
one
may
le
a
rn
of
the
sho
o
ti
ng
of
Po
li
ce
men
Hu
nt
and
Eva
ns
be
ca
u
se
they
had
ve
ntu
red
to
arre
st
two
me
mbe
rs
of
the
so
ci
e
ty--a
do
u
ble
ou
tra
ge
pla
nned
at
the
Ve
rmi
ssa
lo
dge
and
ca
rri
ed
out
in
co
ld
blo
od
upon
two
he
lple
ss
and
di
sa
rmed
me
n.
The
re
also
one
may
re
ad
of
the
sho
o
ti
ng
of
Mrs.
La
rbey
when
she
was
nu
rsi
ng
her
hu
sba
nd,
who
had
be
en
be
a
ten
almo
st
to
de
a
th
by
orde
rs
of
Bo
ss
McGi
nty.
The
ki
lli
ng
of
the
elder
Je
nki
ns,
sho
rtly
fo
llo
wed
by
that
of
his
bro
the
r,
the
mu
ti
la
ti
on
of
Ja
mes
Mu
rdo
ch,
the
blo
wi
ng
up
of
the
Sta
pho
u
se
fa
mi
ly,
and
the
mu
rder
of
the
Ste
nda
ls
all
fo
llo
wed
ha
rd
upon
one
ano
ther
in
the
sa
me
te
rri
ble
wi
nte
r.
Da
rkly
the
sha
dow
lay
upon
the
Va
lley
of
Fe
a
r.
The
spri
ng
had
co
me
wi
th
ru
nni
ng
bro
o
ks
and
blo
sso
mi
ng
tre
e
s.
The
re
was
ho
pe
for
all
Na
tu
re
bo
u
nd
so
lo
ng
in
an
iron
gri
p;
but
no
whe
re
was
the
re
any
ho
pe
for
the
men
and
wo
men
who
li
ved
under
the
yo
ke
of
the
te
rro
r.
Ne
ver
had
the
clo
ud
abo
ve
them
be
en
so
da
rk
and
ho
pe
le
ss
as
in
the
ea
rly
su
mmer
of
the
ye
ar
1875.
Cha
pter
6--Da
nger
It
was
the
he
i
ght
of
the
re
i
gn
of
te
rro
r.
McMu
rdo,
who
had
alre
a
dy
be
en
appo
i
nted
Inner
De
a
co
n,
wi
th
eve
ry
pro
spe
ct
of
so
me
day
su
cce
e
di
ng
McGi
nty
as
Bo
dyma
ste
r,
was
now
so
ne
ce
ssa
ry
to
the
co
u
nci
ls
of
his
co
mra
des
that
no
thi
ng
was
do
ne
wi
tho
ut
his
he
lp
and
advi
ce.
The
mo
re
po
pu
lar
he
be
ca
me,
ho
we
ve
r,
wi
th
the
Fre
e
me
n,
the
bla
cker
we
re
the
sco
wls
whi
ch
gre
e
ted
him
as
he
pa
ssed
alo
ng
the
stre
e
ts
of
Ve
rmi
ssa.
In
spi
te
of
the
ir
te
rror
the
ci
ti
ze
ns
we
re
ta
ki
ng
he
a
rt
to
ba
nd
the
mse
lves
to
ge
ther
aga
i
nst
the
ir
oppre
sso
rs.
Ru
mo
u
rs
had
re
a
ched
the
lo
dge
of
se
cret
ga
the
ri
ngs
in
the
He
ra
ld
offi
ce
and
of
di
stri
bu
ti
on
of
fi
re
a
rms
amo
ng
the
la
w-a
bi
di
ng
pe
o
ple.
But
McGi
nty
and
his
men
we
re
undi
stu
rbed
by
su
ch
re
po
rts.
They
we
re
nu
me
ro
u
s,
re
so
lu
te,
and
we
ll
arme
d.
The
ir
oppo
ne
nts
we
re
sca
tte
red
and
po
we
rle
ss.
It
wo
u
ld
all
end,
as
it
had
do
ne
in
the
pa
st,
in
ai
mle
ss
ta
lk
and
po
ssi
bly
in
impo
te
nt
arre
sts.
So
sa
id
McGi
nty,
McMu
rdo,
and
all
the
bo
lder
spi
ri
ts.
It
was
a
Sa
tu
rday
eve
ni
ng
in
Ma
y.
Sa
tu
rday
was
alwa
ys
the
lo
dge
ni
ght,
and
McMu
rdo
was
le
a
vi
ng
his
ho
u
se
to
atte
nd
it
when
Mo
rri
s,
the
we
a
ker
bro
ther
of
the
orde
r,
ca
me
to
see
hi
m.
His
brow
was
cre
a
sed
wi
th
ca
re,
and
his
ki
ndly
fa
ce
was
dra
wn
and
ha
gga
rd.
"Can
I
spe
ak
wi
th
you
fre
e
ly,
Mr.
McMu
rdo
?"
"Su
re
."
"I
ca
n't
fo
rget
that
I
spo
ke
my
he
a
rt
to
you
once,
and
that
you
ke
pt
it
to
yo
u
rse
lf,
even
tho
u
gh
the
Bo
ss
hi
mse
lf
ca
me
to
ask
you
abo
ut
it."
"What
else
co
u
ld
I
do
if
you
tru
sted
me?
It
wa
sn't
that
I
agre
ed
wi
th
what
you
sa
i
d."
"I
know
that
we
ll.
But
you
are
the
one
that
I
can
spe
ak
to
and
be
sa
fe.
I've
a
se
cret
he
re
,"
he
put
his
ha
nd
to
his
bre
a
st,
"a
nd
it
is
ju
st
bu
rni
ng
the
li
fe
out
of
me.
I
wi
sh
it
had
co
me
to
any
one
of
you
but
me.
If
I
te
ll
it,
it
wi
ll
me
an
mu
rde
r,
for
su
re.
If
I
do
n't,
it
may
bri
ng
the
end
of
us
all.
God
he
lp
me,
but
I
am
ne
ar
out
of
my
wi
ts
over
it!"
McMu
rdo
lo
o
ked
at
the
man
ea
rne
stly.
He
was
tre
mbli
ng
in
eve
ry
li
mb.
He
po
u
red
so
me
whi
sky
into
a
gla
ss
and
ha
nded
it
to
hi
m.
"Tha
t's
the
physic
for
the
li
kes
of
yo
u
,"
sa
id
he.
"Now
let
me
he
ar
of
it."
Mo
rris
dra
nk,
and
his
whi
te
fa
ce
to
ok
a
ti
nge
of
co
lo
u
r.
"I
can
te
ll
it
to
you
all
in
one
se
nte
nce
,"
sa
id
he.
"The
re
's
a
de
te
cti
ve
on
our
tra
i
l."
McMu
rdo
sta
red
at
him
in
asto
ni
shme
nt.
"Why,
ma
n,
yo
u
're
cra
zy,"
he
sa
i
d.
"Isn't
the
pla
ce
fu
ll
of
po
li
ce
and
de
te
cti
ves
and
what
ha
rm
did
they
ever
do
us?"
"No,
no,
it's
no
man
of
the
di
stri
ct.
As
you
sa
y,
we
know
the
m,
and
it
is
li
ttle
that
they
can
do.
But
yo
u
've
he
a
rd
of
Pi
nke
rto
n's?"
"I've
re
ad
of
so
me
fo
lk
of
that
na
me
."
"We
ll,
you
can
ta
ke
it
from
me
yo
u
've
no
show
when
they
are
on
yo
ur
tra
i
l.
It's
not
a
ta
ke
-i
t-o
r-mi
ss-it
go
ve
rnme
nt
co
nce
rn.
It's
a
de
ad
ea
rne
st
bu
si
ne
ss
pro
po
si
ti
on
tha
t's
out
for
re
su
lts
and
ke
e
ps
out
ti
ll
by
ho
ok
or
cro
ok
it
ge
ts
the
m.
If
a
Pi
nke
rton
man
is
de
ep
in
this
bu
si
ne
ss,
we
are
all
de
stro
ye
d."
"We
mu
st
ki
ll
hi
m."
"Ah,
it's
the
fi
rst
tho
u
ght
that
ca
me
to
yo
u!
So
it
wi
ll
be
up
at
the
lo
dge.
Di
dn't
I
say
to
you
that
it
wo
u
ld
end
in
mu
rde
r?"
"Su
re,
what
is
mu
rde
r?
Isn't
it
co
mmon
eno
u
gh
in
the
se
pa
rts?"
"It
is,
inde
e
d;
but
it's
not
for
me
to
po
i
nt
out
the
man
that
is
to
be
mu
rde
re
d.
I'd
ne
ver
re
st
ea
sy
aga
i
n.
And
yet
it's
our
own
ne
cks
that
may
be
at
sta
ke.
In
Go
d's
na
me
what
sha
ll
I
do
?"
He
ro
cked
to
and
fro
in
his
ago
ny
of
inde
ci
si
o
n.
But
his
wo
rds
had
mo
ved
McMu
rdo
de
e
ply.
It
was
ea
sy
to
see
that
he
sha
red
the
othe
r's
opi
ni
on
as
to
the
da
nge
r,
and
the
ne
ed
for
me
e
ti
ng
it.
He
gri
pped
Mo
rri
s's
sho
u
lder
and
sho
ok
him
in
his
ea
rne
stne
ss.
"See
he
re,
ma
n,"
he
cri
e
d,
and
he
almo
st
scre
e
ched
the
wo
rds
in
his
exci
te
me
nt,
"you
wo
n't
ga
in
anythi
ng
by
si
tti
ng
ke
e
ni
ng
li
ke
an
old
wi
fe
at
a
wa
ke.
Le
t's
ha
ve
the
fa
cts.
Who
is
the
fe
llo
w?
Whe
re
is
he?
How
did
you
he
ar
of
hi
m?
Why
did
you
co
me
to
me
?"
"I
ca
me
to
yo
u;
for
you
are
the
one
man
that
wo
u
ld
advi
se
me.
I
to
ld
you
that
I
had
a
sto
re
in
the
Ea
st
be
fo
re
I
ca
me
he
re.
I
le
ft
go
od
fri
e
nds
be
hi
nd
me,
and
one
of
them
is
in
the
te
le
gra
ph
se
rvi
ce.
He
re
's
a
le
tter
that
I
had
from
him
ye
ste
rda
y.
It's
this
pa
rt
from
the
top
of
the
pa
ge.
You
can
re
ad
it
yo
u
rse
lf."
This
was
what
McMu
rdo
re
a
d:
How
are
the
Sco
wre
rs
ge
tti
ng
on
in
yo
ur
pa
rts?
We
re
ad
ple
nty
of
them
in
the
pa
pe
rs.
Be
twe
en
you
and
me
I
expe
ct
to
he
ar
ne
ws
from
you
be
fo
re
lo
ng.
Fi
ve
big
co
rpo
ra
ti
o
ns
and
the
two
ra
i
lro
a
ds
ha
ve
ta
ken
the
thi
ng
up
in
de
ad
ea
rne
st.
They
me
an
it,
and
you
can
bet
the
y'll
get
the
re!
They
are
ri
ght
de
ep
do
wn
into
it.
Pi
nke
rton
has
ta
ken
ho
ld
under
the
ir
orde
rs,
and
his
be
st
ma
n,
Bi
rdy
Edwa
rds,
is
ope
ra
ti
ng.
The
thi
ng
has
got
to
be
sto
pped
ri
ght
no
w.
"Now
re
ad
the
po
stscri
pt."
Of
co
u
rse,
what
I
gi
ve
you
is
what
I
le
a
rned
in
bu
si
ne
ss;
so
it
go
es
no
fu
rthe
r.
It's
a
qu
e
er
ci
pher
that
you
ha
ndle
by
the
ya
rd
eve
ry
day
and
can
get
no
me
a
ni
ng
fro
m.
McMu
rdo
sat
in
si
le
nce
for
so
me
ti
me,
wi
th
the
le
tter
in
his
li
stle
ss
ha
nds.
The
mi
st
had
li
fted
for
a
mo
me
nt,
and
the
re
was
the
abyss
be
fo
re
hi
m.
"Do
es
anyo
ne
else
know
of
thi
s?"
he
aske
d.
"I
ha
ve
to
ld
no
one
else
."
"But
this
ma
n--yo
ur
fri
e
nd--has
he
any
other
pe
rson
that
he
wo
u
ld
be
li
ke
ly
to
wri
te
to
?"
"We
ll,
I
da
re
say
he
kno
ws
one
or
two
mo
re
."
"Of
the
lo
dge
?"
"It's
li
ke
ly
eno
u
gh."
"I
was
aski
ng
be
ca
u
se
it
is
li
ke
ly
that
he
may
ha
ve
gi
ven
so
me
de
scri
pti
on
of
this
fe
llow
Bi
rdy
Edwa
rds--then
we
co
u
ld
get
on
his
tra
i
l."
"We
ll,
it's
po
ssi
ble.
But
I
sho
u
ld
not
thi
nk
he
knew
hi
m.
He
is
ju
st
te
lli
ng
me
the
ne
ws
that
ca
me
to
him
by
way
of
bu
si
ne
ss.
How
wo
u
ld
he
know
this
Pi
nke
rton
ma
n?"
McMu
rdo
ga
ve
a
vi
o
le
nt
sta
rt.
"By
Ga
r!"
he
cri
e
d,
"I've
got
hi
m.
What
a
fo
ol
I
was
not
to
know
it.
Lo
rd!
but
we
're
in
lu
ck!
We
wi
ll
fix
him
be
fo
re
he
can
do
any
ha
rm.
See
he
re,
Mo
rri
s,
wi
ll
you
le
a
ve
this
thi
ng
in
my
ha
nds?"
"Su
re,
if
you
wi
ll
only
ta
ke
it
off
mi
ne
."
"I'll
do
tha
t.
You
can
sta
nd
ri
ght
ba
ck
and
let
me
run
it.
Even
yo
ur
na
me
ne
ed
not
be
me
nti
o
ne
d.
I'll
ta
ke
it
all
on
myse
lf,
as
if
it
we
re
to
me
that
this
le
tter
has
co
me.
Wi
ll
that
co
nte
nt
yo
u
?"
"It's
ju
st
what
I
wo
u
ld
ask."
"Then
le
a
ve
it
at
that
and
ke
ep
yo
ur
he
ad
shu
t.
Now
I'll
get
do
wn
to
the
lo
dge,
and
we
'll
so
on
ma
ke
old
man
Pi
nke
rton
so
rry
for
hi
mse
lf."
"You
wo
u
ldn't
ki
ll
this
ma
n?"
"The
le
ss
you
kno
w,
Fri
e
nd
Mo
rri
s,
the
ea
si
er
yo
ur
co
nsci
e
nce
wi
ll
be,
and
the
be
tter
you
wi
ll
sle
e
p.
Ask
no
qu
e
sti
o
ns,
and
let
the
se
thi
ngs
se
ttle
the
mse
lve
s.
I
ha
ve
ho
ld
of
it
no
w."
Mo
rris
sho
ok
his
he
ad
sa
dly
as
he
le
ft.
"I
fe
el
that
his
blo
od
is
on
my
ha
nds,"
he
gro
a
ne
d.
"Se
lf-pro
te
cti
on
is
no
mu
rde
r,
anyho
w,"
sa
id
McMu
rdo,
smi
li
ng
gri
mly.
"It's
him
or
us.
I
gu
e
ss
this
man
wo
u
ld
de
stroy
us
all
if
we
le
ft
him
lo
ng
in
the
va
lle
y.
Why,
Bro
ther
Mo
rri
s,
we
'll
ha
ve
to
ele
ct
you
Bo
dyma
ster
ye
t;
for
yo
u
've
su
re
ly
sa
ved
the
lo
dge
."
And
yet
it
was
cle
ar
from
his
acti
o
ns
that
he
tho
u
ght
mo
re
se
ri
o
u
sly
of
this
new
intru
si
on
than
his
wo
rds
wo
u
ld
sho
w.
It
may
ha
ve
be
en
his
gu
i
lty
co
nsci
e
nce,
it
may
ha
ve
be
en
the
re
pu
ta
ti
on
of
the
Pi
nke
rton
orga
ni
za
ti
o
n,
it
may
ha
ve
be
en
the
kno
wle
dge
that
gre
a
t,
ri
ch
co
rpo
ra
ti
o
ns
had
set
the
mse
lves
the
ta
sk
of
cle
a
ri
ng
out
the
Sco
wre
rs;
bu
t,
wha
te
ver
his
re
a
so
n,
his
acti
o
ns
we
re
tho
se
of
a
man
who
is
pre
pa
ri
ng
for
the
wo
rst.
Eve
ry
pa
per
whi
ch
wo
u
ld
incri
mi
na
te
him
was
de
stro
yed
be
fo
re
he
le
ft
the
ho
u
se.
After
that
he
ga
ve
a
lo
ng
si
gh
of
sa
ti
sfa
cti
o
n;
for
it
se
e
med
to
him
that
he
was
sa
fe.
And
yet
the
da
nger
mu
st
sti
ll
ha
ve
pre
ssed
so
me
what
upon
hi
m;
for
on
his
way
to
the
lo
dge
he
sto
pped
at
old
man
Sha
fte
r's.
The
ho
u
se
was
fo
rbi
dden
hi
m;
but
when
he
ta
pped
at
the
wi
ndow
Ettie
ca
me
out
to
hi
m.
The
da
nci
ng
Iri
sh
de
vi
ltry
had
go
ne
from
her
lo
ve
r's
eye
s.
She
re
ad
his
da
nger
in
his
ea
rne
st
fa
ce.
"So
me
thi
ng
has
ha
ppe
ne
d!"
she
cri
e
d.
"Oh,
Ja
ck,
you
are
in
da
nge
r!"
"Su
re,
it
is
not
ve
ry
ba
d,
my
swe
e
the
a
rt.
And
yet
it
may
be
wi
se
that
we
ma
ke
a
mo
ve
be
fo
re
it
is
wo
rse
."
"Ma
ke
a
mo
ve
?"
"I
pro
mi
sed
you
once
that
I
wo
u
ld
go
so
me
da
y.
I
thi
nk
the
ti
me
is
co
mi
ng.
I
had
ne
ws
to
-ni
ght,
bad
ne
ws,
and
I
see
tro
u
ble
co
mi
ng."
"The
po
li
ce
?"
"We
ll,
a
Pi
nke
rto
n.
Bu
t,
su
re,
you
wo
u
ldn't
know
what
that
is,
acu
shla,
nor
what
it
may
me
an
to
the
li
kes
of
me.
I'm
too
de
ep
in
this
thi
ng,
and
I
may
ha
ve
to
get
out
of
it
qu
i
ck.
You
sa
id
you
wo
u
ld
co
me
wi
th
me
if
I
we
nt."
"Oh,
Ja
ck,
it
wo
u
ld
be
the
sa
vi
ng
of
yo
u
!"
"I'm
an
ho
ne
st
man
in
so
me
thi
ngs,
Etti
e.
I
wo
u
ldn't
hu
rt
a
ha
ir
of
yo
ur
bo
nny
he
ad
for
all
that
the
wo
rld
can
gi
ve,
nor
ever
pu
ll
you
do
wn
one
inch
from
the
go
lden
thro
ne
abo
ve
the
clo
u
ds
whe
re
I
alwa
ys
see
yo
u.
Wo
u
ld
you
tru
st
me
?"
She
put
her
ha
nd
in
his
wi
tho
ut
a
wo
rd.
"We
ll,
the
n,
li
sten
to
what
I
sa
y,
and
do
as
I
order
yo
u,
for
inde
ed
it's
the
only
way
for
us.
Thi
ngs
are
go
i
ng
to
ha
ppen
in
this
va
lle
y.
I
fe
el
it
in
my
bo
ne
s.
The
re
may
be
ma
ny
of
us
that
wi
ll
ha
ve
to
lo
ok
out
for
ou
rse
lve
s.
I'm
one,
anyho
w.
If
I
go,
by
day
or
ni
ght,
it's
you
that
mu
st
co
me
wi
th
me
!"
"I'd
co
me
after
yo
u,
Ja
ck."
"No,
no,
you
sha
ll
co
me
WITH
me.
If
this
va
lley
is
clo
sed
to
me
and
I
can
ne
ver
co
me
ba
ck,
how
can
I
le
a
ve
you
be
hi
nd,
and
me
pe
rha
ps
in
hi
di
ng
from
the
po
li
ce
wi
th
ne
ver
a
cha
nce
of
a
me
ssa
ge?
It's
wi
th
me
you
mu
st
co
me.
I
know
a
go
od
wo
man
in
the
pla
ce
I
co
me
fro
m,
and
it's
the
re
I'd
le
a
ve
you
ti
ll
we
can
get
ma
rri
e
d.
Wi
ll
you
co
me
?"
"Ye
s,
Ja
ck,
I
wi
ll
co
me
."
"God
ble
ss
you
for
yo
ur
tru
st
in
me!
It's
a
fi
e
nd
out
of
he
ll
that
I
sho
u
ld
be
if
I
abu
sed
it.
No
w,
ma
rk
yo
u,
Etti
e,
it
wi
ll
be
ju
st
a
wo
rd
to
yo
u,
and
when
it
re
a
ches
yo
u,
you
wi
ll
drop
eve
rythi
ng
and
co
me
ri
ght
do
wn
to
the
wa
i
ti
ng
ro
om
at
the
de
pot
and
stay
the
re
ti
ll
I
co
me
for
yo
u
."
"Day
or
ni
ght,
I'll
co
me
at
the
wo
rd,
Ja
ck."
So
me
what
ea
sed
in
mi
nd,
now
that
his
own
pre
pa
ra
ti
o
ns
for
esca
pe
had
be
en
be
gu
n,
McMu
rdo
we
nt
on
to
the
lo
dge.
It
had
alre
a
dy
asse
mble
d,
and
only
by
co
mpli
ca
ted
si
gns
and
co
u
nte
rsi
gns
co
u
ld
he
pa
ss
thro
u
gh
the
ou
ter
gu
a
rd
and
inner
gu
a
rd
who
clo
se
-ti
led
it.
A
bu
zz
of
ple
a
su
re
and
we
lco
me
gre
e
ted
him
as
he
ente
re
d.
The
lo
ng
ro
om
was
cro
wde
d,
and
thro
u
gh
the
ha
ze
of
to
ba
cco
smo
ke
he
saw
the
ta
ngled
bla
ck
ma
ne
of
the
Bo
dyma
ste
r,
the
cru
e
l,
unfri
e
ndly
fe
a
tu
res
of
Ba
ldwi
n,
the
vu
ltu
re
fa
ce
of
Ha
rra
wa
y,
the
se
cre
ta
ry,
and
a
do
zen
mo
re
who
we
re
amo
ng
the
le
a
de
rs
of
the
lo
dge.
He
re
jo
i
ced
that
they
sho
u
ld
all
be
the
re
to
ta
ke
co
u
nsel
over
his
ne
ws.
"Inde
e
d,
it's
glad
we
are
to
see
yo
u,
Bro
the
r!"
cri
ed
the
cha
i
rma
n.
"The
re
's
bu
si
ne
ss
he
re
that
wa
nts
a
So
lo
mon
in
ju
dgme
nt
to
set
it
ri
ght."
"It's
La
nder
and
Ega
n,"
expla
i
ned
his
ne
i
ghbo
ur
as
he
to
ok
his
se
a
t.
"They
bo
th
cla
im
the
he
ad
mo
ney
gi
ven
by
the
lo
dge
for
the
sho
o
ti
ng
of
old
man
Cra
bbe
over
at
Style
sto
wn,
and
who
's
to
say
whi
ch
fi
red
the
bu
lle
t?"
McMu
rdo
ro
se
in
his
pla
ce
and
ra
i
sed
his
ha
nd.
The
expre
ssi
on
of
his
fa
ce
fro
ze
the
atte
nti
on
of
the
au
di
e
nce.
The
re
was
a
de
ad
hu
sh
of
expe
cta
ti
o
n.
"Emi
ne
nt
Bo
dyma
ste
r,"
he
sa
i
d,
in
a
so
le
mn
vo
i
ce,
"I
cla
im
urge
ncy!"
"Bro
ther
McMu
rdo
cla
i
ms
urge
ncy,"
sa
id
McGi
nty.
"It's
a
cla
im
that
by
the
ru
les
of
this
lo
dge
ta
kes
pre
ce
de
nce.
Now
Bro
the
r,
we
atte
nd
yo
u
."
McMu
rdo
to
ok
the
le
tter
from
his
po
cke
t.
"Emi
ne
nt
Bo
dyma
ster
and
Bre
thre
n,"
he
sa
i
d,
"I
am
the
be
a
rer
of
ill
ne
ws
this
da
y;
but
it
is
be
tter
that
it
sho
u
ld
be
kno
wn
and
di
scu
sse
d,
than
that
a
blow
sho
u
ld
fa
ll
upon
us
wi
tho
ut
wa
rni
ng
whi
ch
wo
u
ld
de
stroy
us
all.
I
ha
ve
info
rma
ti
on
that
the
mo
st
po
we
rful
and
ri
che
st
orga
ni
za
ti
o
ns
in
this
sta
te
ha
ve
bo
u
nd
the
mse
lves
to
ge
ther
for
our
de
stru
cti
o
n,
and
that
at
this
ve
ry
mo
me
nt
the
re
is
a
Pi
nke
rton
de
te
cti
ve,
one
Bi
rdy
Edwa
rds,
at
wo
rk
in
the
va
lley
co
lle
cti
ng
the
evi
de
nce
whi
ch
may
put
a
ro
pe
ro
u
nd
the
ne
cks
of
ma
ny
of
us,
and
se
nd
eve
ry
man
in
this
ro
om
into
a
fe
lo
n's
ce
ll.
That
is
the
si
tu
a
ti
on
for
the
di
scu
ssi
on
of
whi
ch
I
ha
ve
ma
de
a
cla
im
of
urge
ncy."
The
re
was
a
de
ad
si
le
nce
in
the
ro
o
m.
It
was
bro
ken
by
the
cha
i
rma
n.
"What
is
yo
ur
evi
de
nce
for
thi
s,
Bro
ther
McMu
rdo
?"
he
aske
d.
"It
is
in
this
le
tter
whi
ch
has
co
me
into
my
ha
nds,"
sa
id
McMu
rdo.
He
re
ad
the
pa
ssa
ge
alo
u
d.
"It
is
a
ma
tter
of
ho
no
ur
wi
th
me
that
I
can
gi
ve
no
fu
rther
pa
rti
cu
la
rs
abo
ut
the
le
tte
r,
nor
put
it
into
yo
ur
ha
nds;
but
I
assu
re
you
that
the
re
is
no
thi
ng
else
in
it
whi
ch
can
affe
ct
the
inte
re
sts
of
the
lo
dge.
I
put
the
ca
se
be
fo
re
you
as
it
has
re
a
ched
me
."
"Let
me
sa
y,
Mr.
Cha
i
rma
n,"
sa
id
one
of
the
older
bre
thre
n,
"that
I
ha
ve
he
a
rd
of
Bi
rdy
Edwa
rds,
and
that
he
has
the
na
me
of
be
i
ng
the
be
st
man
in
the
Pi
nke
rton
se
rvi
ce
."
"Do
es
anyo
ne
know
him
by
si
ght?"
asked
McGi
nty.
"Ye
s,"
sa
id
McMu
rdo,
"I
do
."
The
re
was
a
mu
rmur
of
asto
ni
shme
nt
thro
u
gh
the
ha
ll.
"I
be
li
e
ve
we
ho
ld
him
in
the
ho
llow
of
our
ha
nds,"
he
co
nti
nu
ed
wi
th
an
exu
lti
ng
smi
le
upon
his
fa
ce.
"If
we
act
qu
i
ckly
and
wi
se
ly,
we
can
cut
this
thi
ng
sho
rt.
If
I
ha
ve
yo
ur
co
nfi
de
nce
and
yo
ur
he
lp,
it
is
li
ttle
that
we
ha
ve
to
fe
a
r."
"What
ha
ve
we
to
fe
a
r,
anyho
w?
What
can
he
know
of
our
affa
i
rs?"
"You
mi
ght
say
so
if
all
we
re
as
sta
nch
as
yo
u,
Co
u
nci
llo
r.
But
this
man
has
all
the
mi
lli
o
ns
of
the
ca
pi
ta
li
sts
at
his
ba
ck.
Do
you
thi
nk
the
re
is
no
we
a
ker
bro
ther
amo
ng
all
our
lo
dges
that
co
u
ld
not
be
bo
u
ght?
He
wi
ll
get
at
our
se
cre
ts--ma
ybe
has
got
them
alre
a
dy.
The
re
's
only
one
su
re
cu
re
."
"That
he
ne
ver
le
a
ves
the
va
lle
y,"
sa
id
Ba
ldwi
n.
McMu
rdo
no
dde
d.
"Go
od
for
yo
u,
Bro
ther
Ba
ldwi
n,"
he
sa
i
d.
"You
and
I
ha
ve
had
our
di
ffe
re
nce
s,
but
you
ha
ve
sa
id
the
true
wo
rd
to
-ni
ght."
"Whe
re
is
he,
the
n?
Whe
re
sha
ll
we
know
hi
m?"
"Emi
ne
nt
Bo
dyma
ste
r,"
sa
id
McMu
rdo,
ea
rne
stly,
"I
wo
u
ld
put
it
to
you
that
this
is
too
vi
tal
a
thi
ng
for
us
to
di
scu
ss
in
open
lo
dge.
God
fo
rbid
that
I
sho
u
ld
throw
a
do
u
bt
on
anyo
ne
he
re;
but
if
so
mu
ch
as
a
wo
rd
of
go
ssip
got
to
the
ea
rs
of
this
ma
n,
the
re
wo
u
ld
be
an
end
of
any
cha
nce
of
our
ge
tti
ng
hi
m.
I
wo
u
ld
ask
the
lo
dge
to
cho
o
se
a
tru
sty
co
mmi
tte
e,
Mr.
Cha
i
rma
n--yo
u
rse
lf,
if
I
mi
ght
su
gge
st
it,
and
Bro
ther
Ba
ldwin
he
re,
and
fi
ve
mo
re.
Then
I
can
ta
lk
fre
e
ly
of
what
I
know
and
of
what
I
advi
se
sho
u
ld
be
do
ne
."
The
pro
po
si
ti
on
was
at
once
ado
pte
d,
and
the
co
mmi
ttee
cho
se
n.
Be
si
des
the
cha
i
rman
and
Ba
ldwin
the
re
we
re
the
vu
ltu
re
-fa
ced
se
cre
ta
ry,
Ha
rra
wa
y,
Ti
ger
Co
rma
c,
the
bru
tal
yo
u
ng
assa
ssi
n,
Ca
rte
r,
the
tre
a
su
re
r,
and
the
bro
the
rs
Wi
lla
by,
fe
a
rle
ss
and
de
spe
ra
te
men
who
wo
u
ld
sti
ck
at
no
thi
ng.
The
usu
al
re
ve
lry
of
the
lo
dge
was
sho
rt
and
su
bdu
e
d:
for
the
re
was
a
clo
ud
upon
the
me
n's
spi
ri
ts,
and
ma
ny
the
re
for
the
fi
rst
ti
me
be
gan
to
see
the
clo
ud
of
ave
ngi
ng
Law
dri
fti
ng
up
in
that
se
re
ne
sky
under
whi
ch
they
had
dwe
lt
so
lo
ng.
The
ho
rro
rs
they
had
de
a
lt
out
to
othe
rs
had
be
en
so
mu
ch
a
pa
rt
of
the
ir
se
ttled
li
ves
that
the
tho
u
ght
of
re
tri
bu
ti
on
had
be
co
me
a
re
mo
te
one,
and
so
se
e
med
the
mo
re
sta
rtli
ng
now
that
it
ca
me
so
clo
se
ly
upon
the
m.
They
bro
ke
up
ea
rly
and
le
ft
the
ir
le
a
de
rs
to
the
ir
co
u
nci
l.
"No
w,
McMu
rdo
!"
sa
id
McGi
nty
when
they
we
re
alo
ne.
The
se
ven
men
sat
fro
zen
in
the
ir
se
a
ts.
"I
sa
id
ju
st
now
that
I
knew
Bi
rdy
Edwa
rds,"
McMu
rdo
expla
i
ne
d.
"I
ne
ed
not
te
ll
you
that
he
is
not
he
re
under
that
na
me.
He
's
a
bra
ve
ma
n,
but
not
a
cra
zy
one.
He
pa
sses
under
the
na
me
of
Ste
ve
Wi
lso
n,
and
he
is
lo
dgi
ng
at
Ho
bso
n's
Pa
tch."
"How
do
you
know
thi
s?"
"Be
ca
u
se
I
fe
ll
into
ta
lk
wi
th
hi
m.
I
tho
u
ght
li
ttle
of
it
at
the
ti
me,
nor
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
gi
ven
it
a
se
co
nd
tho
u
ght
but
for
this
le
tte
r;
but
now
I'm
su
re
it's
the
ma
n.
I
met
him
on
the
ca
rs
when
I
we
nt
do
wn
the
li
ne
on
We
dne
sda
y--a
ha
rd
ca
se
if
ever
the
re
was
one.
He
sa
id
he
was
a
re
po
rte
r.
I
be
li
e
ved
it
for
the
mo
me
nt.
Wa
nted
to
know
all
he
co
u
ld
abo
ut
the
Sco
wre
rs
and
what
he
ca
lled
'the
ou
tra
ge
s'
for
a
New
Yo
rk
pa
pe
r.
Asked
me
eve
ry
ki
nd
of
qu
e
sti
on
so
as
to
get
so
me
thi
ng.
You
bet
I
was
gi
vi
ng
no
thi
ng
awa
y.
'I'd
pay
for
it
and
pay
we
ll,'
sa
id
he,
'if
I
co
u
ld
get
so
me
stu
ff
that
wo
u
ld
su
it
my
edi
to
r.'
I
sa
id
what
I
tho
u
ght
wo
u
ld
ple
a
se
him
be
st,
and
he
ha
nded
me
a
twe
nty-do
llar
bi
ll
for
my
info
rma
ti
o
n.
'The
re
's
ten
ti
mes
that
for
yo
u
,'
sa
id
he,
'if
you
can
fi
nd
me
all
that
I
wa
nt.'"
"What
did
you
te
ll
hi
m,
the
n?"
"Any
stu
ff
I
co
u
ld
ma
ke
up."
"How
do
you
know
he
wa
sn't
a
ne
wspa
per
ma
n?"
"I'll
te
ll
yo
u.
He
got
out
at
Ho
bso
n's
Pa
tch,
and
so
did
I.
I
cha
nced
into
the
te
le
gra
ph
bu
re
a
u,
and
he
was
le
a
vi
ng
it.
"'See
he
re
,'
sa
id
the
ope
ra
tor
after
he
'd
go
ne
ou
t,
'I
gu
e
ss
we
sho
u
ld
cha
rge
do
u
ble
ra
tes
for
thi
s.'--'I
gu
e
ss
you
sho
u
ld,'
sa
id
I.
He
had
fi
lled
the
fo
rm
wi
th
stu
ff
that
mi
ght
ha
ve
be
en
Chi
ne
se,
for
all
we
co
u
ld
ma
ke
of
it.
'He
fi
res
a
she
et
of
this
off
eve
ry
da
y,'
sa
id
the
cle
rk.
'Ye
s,'
sa
id
I;
'i
t's
spe
ci
al
ne
ws
for
his
pa
pe
r,
and
he
's
sca
red
that
the
othe
rs
sho
u
ld
tap
it.'
That
was
what
the
ope
ra
tor
tho
u
ght
and
what
I
tho
u
ght
at
the
ti
me;
but
I
thi
nk
di
ffe
re
ntly
no
w."
"By
Ga
r!
I
be
li
e
ve
you
are
ri
ght,"
sa
id
McGi
nty.
"But
what
do
you
allow
that
we
sho
u
ld
do
abo
ut
it?"
"Why
not
go
ri
ght
do
wn
now
and
fix
hi
m?"
so
me
o
ne
su
gge
ste
d.
"Ay,
the
so
o
ner
the
be
tte
r."
"I'd
sta
rt
this
ne
xt
mi
nu
te
if
I
knew
whe
re
we
co
u
ld
fi
nd
hi
m,"
sa
id
McMu
rdo.
"He
's
in
Ho
bso
n's
Pa
tch;
but
I
do
n't
know
the
ho
u
se.
I've
got
a
pla
n,
tho
u
gh,
if
yo
u
'll
only
ta
ke
my
advi
ce
."
"We
ll,
what
is
it?"
"I'll
go
to
the
Pa
tch
to
-mo
rrow
mo
rni
ng.
I'll
fi
nd
him
thro
u
gh
the
ope
ra
to
r.
He
can
lo
ca
te
hi
m,
I
gu
e
ss.
We
ll,
then
I'll
te
ll
him
that
I'm
a
Fre
e
man
myse
lf.
I'll
offer
him
all
the
se
cre
ts
of
the
lo
dge
for
a
pri
ce.
You
bet
he
'll
tu
mble
to
it.
I'll
te
ll
him
the
pa
pe
rs
are
at
my
ho
u
se,
and
that
it's
as
mu
ch
as
my
li
fe
wo
u
ld
be
wo
rth
to
let
him
co
me
whi
le
fo
lk
we
re
abo
u
t.
He
'll
see
that
tha
t's
ho
rse
se
nse.
Let
him
co
me
at
ten
o'clo
ck
at
ni
ght,
and
he
sha
ll
see
eve
rythi
ng.
That
wi
ll
fe
tch
him
su
re
."
"We
ll?"
"You
can
plan
the
re
st
for
yo
u
rse
lve
s.
Wi
dow
Ma
cNa
ma
ra
's
is
a
lo
ne
ly
ho
u
se.
She
's
as
true
as
ste
el
and
as
de
af
as
a
po
st.
The
re
's
only
Sca
nlan
and
me
in
the
ho
u
se.
If
I
get
his
pro
mi
se
--a
nd
I'll
let
you
know
if
I
do
--I'd
ha
ve
the
who
le
se
ven
of
you
co
me
to
me
by
ni
ne
o'clo
ck.
We
'll
get
him
in.
If
ever
he
ge
ts
out
ali
ve
--we
ll,
he
can
ta
lk
of
Bi
rdy
Edwa
rds's
lu
ck
for
the
re
st
of
his
da
ys!"
"The
re
's
go
i
ng
to
be
a
va
ca
ncy
at
Pi
nke
rto
n's
or
I'm
mi
sta
ke
n.
Le
a
ve
it
at
tha
t,
McMu
rdo.
At
ni
ne
to
-mo
rrow
we
'll
be
wi
th
yo
u.
You
once
get
the
do
or
shut
be
hi
nd
hi
m,
and
you
can
le
a
ve
the
re
st
wi
th
us."
Cha
pter
7--The
Tra
ppi
ng
of
Bi
rdy
Edwa
rds
As
McMu
rdo
had
sa
i
d,
the
ho
u
se
in
whi
ch
he
li
ved
was
a
lo
ne
ly
one
and
ve
ry
we
ll
su
i
ted
for
su
ch
a
cri
me
as
they
had
pla
nne
d.
It
was
on
the
extre
me
fri
nge
of
the
to
wn
and
sto
od
we
ll
ba
ck
from
the
ro
a
d.
In
any
other
ca
se
the
co
nspi
ra
to
rs
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
si
mply
ca
lled
out
the
ir
ma
n,
as
they
had
ma
ny
a
ti
me
be
fo
re,
and
empti
ed
the
ir
pi
sto
ls
into
his
bo
dy;
but
in
this
insta
nce
it
was
ve
ry
ne
ce
ssa
ry
to
fi
nd
out
how
mu
ch
he
kne
w,
how
he
knew
it,
and
what
had
be
en
pa
ssed
on
to
his
emplo
ye
rs.
It
was
po
ssi
ble
that
they
we
re
alre
a
dy
too
la
te
and
that
the
wo
rk
had
be
en
do
ne.
If
that
was
inde
ed
so,
they
co
u
ld
at
le
a
st
ha
ve
the
ir
re
ve
nge
upon
the
man
who
had
do
ne
it.
But
they
we
re
ho
pe
ful
that
no
thi
ng
of
gre
at
impo
rta
nce
had
yet
co
me
to
the
de
te
cti
ve
's
kno
wle
dge,
as
othe
rwi
se,
they
argu
e
d,
he
wo
u
ld
not
ha
ve
tro
u
bled
to
wri
te
do
wn
and
fo
rwa
rd
su
ch
tri
vi
al
info
rma
ti
on
as
McMu
rdo
cla
i
med
to
ha
ve
gi
ven
hi
m.
Ho
we
ve
r,
all
this
they
wo
u
ld
le
a
rn
from
his
own
li
ps.
Once
in
the
ir
po
we
r,
they
wo
u
ld
fi
nd
a
way
to
ma
ke
him
spe
a
k.
It
was
not
the
fi
rst
ti
me
that
they
had
ha
ndled
an
unwi
lli
ng
wi
tne
ss.
McMu
rdo
we
nt
to
Ho
bso
n's
Pa
tch
as
agre
e
d.
The
po
li
ce
se
e
med
to
ta
ke
pa
rti
cu
lar
inte
re
st
in
him
that
mo
rni
ng,
and
Ca
pta
in
Ma
rvi
n--he
who
had
cla
i
med
the
old
acqu
a
i
nta
nce
wi
th
him
at
Chi
ca
go
--a
ctu
a
lly
addre
ssed
him
as
he
wa
i
ted
at
the
sta
ti
o
n.
McMu
rdo
tu
rned
away
and
re
fu
sed
to
spe
ak
wi
th
hi
m.
He
was
ba
ck
from
his
mi
ssi
on
in
the
afte
rno
o
n,
and
saw
McGi
nty
at
the
Uni
on
Ho
u
se.
"He
is
co
mi
ng,"
he
sa
i
d.
"Go
o
d!"
sa
id
McGi
nty.
The
gi
a
nt
was
in
his
shi
rt
sle
e
ve
s,
wi
th
cha
i
ns
and
se
a
ls
gle
a
mi
ng
athwa
rt
his
ample
wa
i
stco
at
and
a
di
a
mo
nd
twi
nkli
ng
thro
u
gh
the
fri
nge
of
his
bri
stli
ng
be
a
rd.
Dri
nk
and
po
li
ti
cs
had
ma
de
the
Bo
ss
a
ve
ry
ri
ch
as
we
ll
as
po
we
rful
ma
n.
The
mo
re
te
rri
ble,
the
re
fo
re,
se
e
med
that
gli
mpse
of
the
pri
son
or
the
ga
llo
ws
whi
ch
had
ri
sen
be
fo
re
him
the
ni
ght
be
fo
re.
"Do
you
re
ckon
he
kno
ws
mu
ch?"
he
asked
anxi
o
u
sly.
McMu
rdo
sho
ok
his
he
ad
glo
o
mi
ly.
"He
's
be
en
he
re
so
me
ti
me
--six
we
e
ks
at
the
le
a
st.
I
gu
e
ss
he
di
dn't
co
me
into
the
se
pa
rts
to
lo
ok
at
the
pro
spe
ct.
If
he
has
be
en
wo
rki
ng
amo
ng
us
all
that
ti
me
wi
th
the
ra
i
lro
ad
mo
ney
at
his
ba
ck,
I
sho
u
ld
expe
ct
that
he
has
got
re
su
lts,
and
that
he
has
pa
ssed
them
on."
"The
re
's
not
a
we
ak
man
in
the
lo
dge
,"
cri
ed
McGi
nty.
"True
as
ste
e
l,
eve
ry
man
of
the
m.
And
ye
t,
by
the
Lo
rd!
the
re
is
that
sku
nk
Mo
rri
s.
What
abo
ut
hi
m?
If
any
man
gi
ves
us
awa
y,
it
wo
u
ld
be
he.
I've
a
mi
nd
to
se
nd
a
co
u
ple
of
the
bo
ys
ro
u
nd
be
fo
re
eve
ni
ng
to
gi
ve
him
a
be
a
ti
ng
up
and
see
what
they
can
get
from
hi
m."
"We
ll,
the
re
wo
u
ld
be
no
ha
rm
in
tha
t,"
McMu
rdo
answe
re
d.
"I
wo
n't
de
ny
that
I
ha
ve
a
li
ki
ng
for
Mo
rris
and
wo
u
ld
be
so
rry
to
see
him
co
me
to
ha
rm.
He
has
spo
ken
to
me
once
or
twi
ce
over
lo
dge
ma
tte
rs,
and
tho
u
gh
he
may
not
see
them
the
sa
me
as
you
or
I,
he
ne
ver
se
e
med
the
so
rt
that
squ
e
a
ls.
But
sti
ll
it
is
not
for
me
to
sta
nd
be
twe
en
him
and
yo
u
."
"I'll
fix
the
old
de
vi
l!"
sa
id
McGi
nty
wi
th
an
oa
th.
"I've
had
my
eye
on
him
this
ye
ar
pa
st."
"We
ll,
you
know
be
st
abo
ut
tha
t,"
McMu
rdo
answe
re
d.
"But
wha
te
ver
you
do
mu
st
be
to
-mo
rro
w;
for
we
mu
st
lie
low
until
the
Pi
nke
rton
affa
ir
is
se
ttled
up.
We
ca
n't
affo
rd
to
set
the
po
li
ce
bu
zzi
ng,
to
-day
of
all
da
ys."
"True
for
yo
u
,"
sa
id
McGi
nty.
"And
we
'll
le
a
rn
from
Bi
rdy
Edwa
rds
hi
mse
lf
whe
re
he
got
his
ne
ws
if
we
ha
ve
to
cut
his
he
a
rt
out
fi
rst.
Did
he
se
em
to
sce
nt
a
tra
p?"
McMu
rdo
la
u
ghe
d.
"I
gu
e
ss
I
to
ok
him
on
his
we
ak
po
i
nt,"
he
sa
i
d.
"If
he
co
u
ld
get
on
a
go
od
tra
il
of
the
Sco
wre
rs,
he
's
re
a
dy
to
fo
llow
it
into
he
ll.
I
to
ok
his
mo
ne
y,"
McMu
rdo
gri
nned
as
he
pro
du
ced
a
wad
of
do
llar
no
te
s,
"a
nd
as
mu
ch
mo
re
when
he
has
se
en
all
my
pa
pe
rs."
"What
pa
pe
rs?"
"We
ll,
the
re
are
no
pa
pe
rs.
But
I
fi
lled
him
up
abo
ut
co
nsti
tu
ti
o
ns
and
bo
o
ks
of
ru
les
and
fo
rms
of
me
mbe
rshi
p.
He
expe
cts
to
get
ri
ght
do
wn
to
the
end
of
eve
rythi
ng
be
fo
re
he
le
a
ve
s."
"Fa
i
th,
he
's
ri
ght
the
re
,"
sa
id
McGi
nty
gri
mly.
"Di
dn't
he
ask
you
why
you
di
dn't
bri
ng
him
the
pa
pe
rs?"
"As
if
I
wo
u
ld
ca
rry
su
ch
thi
ngs,
and
me
a
su
spe
cted
ma
n,
and
Ca
pta
in
Ma
rvin
after
spe
a
ki
ng
to
me
this
ve
ry
day
at
the
de
po
t!"
"Ay,
I
he
a
rd
of
tha
t,"
sa
id
McGi
nty.
"I
gu
e
ss
the
he
a
vy
end
of
this
bu
si
ne
ss
is
co
mi
ng
on
to
yo
u.
We
co
u
ld
put
him
do
wn
an
old
sha
ft
when
we
've
do
ne
wi
th
hi
m;
but
ho
we
ver
we
wo
rk
it
we
ca
n't
get
pa
st
the
man
li
vi
ng
at
Ho
bso
n's
Pa
tch
and
you
be
i
ng
the
re
to
-da
y."
McMu
rdo
shru
gged
his
sho
u
lde
rs.
"If
we
ha
ndle
it
ri
ght,
they
can
ne
ver
pro
ve
the
ki
lli
ng,"
sa
id
he.
"No
one
can
see
him
co
me
to
the
ho
u
se
after
da
rk,
and
I'll
lay
to
it
that
no
one
wi
ll
see
him
go.
Now
see
he
re,
Co
u
nci
llo
r,
I'll
show
you
my
plan
and
I'll
ask
you
to
fit
the
othe
rs
into
it.
You
wi
ll
all
co
me
in
go
od
ti
me.
Ve
ry
we
ll.
He
co
mes
at
te
n.
He
is
to
tap
three
ti
me
s,
and
me
to
open
the
do
or
for
hi
m.
Then
I'll
get
be
hi
nd
him
and
shut
it.
He
's
our
man
the
n."
"Tha
t's
all
ea
sy
and
pla
i
n."
"Ye
s;
but
the
ne
xt
step
wa
nts
co
nsi
de
ri
ng.
He
's
a
ha
rd
pro
po
si
ti
o
n.
He
's
he
a
vi
ly
arme
d.
I've
fo
o
led
him
pro
pe
r,
and
yet
he
is
li
ke
ly
to
be
on
his
gu
a
rd.
Su
ppo
se
I
show
him
ri
ght
into
a
ro
om
wi
th
se
ven
men
in
it
whe
re
he
expe
cted
to
fi
nd
me
alo
ne.
The
re
is
go
i
ng
to
be
sho
o
ti
ng,
and
so
me
bo
dy
is
go
i
ng
to
be
hu
rt."
"Tha
t's
so
."
"And
the
no
i
se
is
go
i
ng
to
bri
ng
eve
ry
da
mned
co
pper
in
the
to
wnship
on
top
of
it."
"I
gu
e
ss
you
are
ri
ght."
"This
is
how
I
sho
u
ld
wo
rk
it.
You
wi
ll
all
be
in
the
big
ro
o
m--sa
me
as
you
saw
when
you
had
a
chat
wi
th
me.
I'll
open
the
do
or
for
hi
m,
show
him
into
the
pa
rlo
ur
be
si
de
the
do
o
r,
and
le
a
ve
him
the
re
whi
le
I
get
the
pa
pe
rs.
That
wi
ll
gi
ve
me
the
cha
nce
of
te
lli
ng
you
how
thi
ngs
are
sha
pi
ng.
Then
I
wi
ll
go
ba
ck
to
him
wi
th
so
me
fa
ked
pa
pe
rs.
As
he
is
re
a
di
ng
them
I
wi
ll
ju
mp
for
him
and
get
my
grip
on
his
pi
stol
arm.
Yo
u
'll
he
ar
me
ca
ll
and
in
you
wi
ll
ru
sh.
The
qu
i
cker
the
be
tte
r;
for
he
is
as
stro
ng
a
man
as
I,
and
I
may
ha
ve
mo
re
than
I
can
ma
na
ge.
But
I
allow
that
I
can
ho
ld
him
ti
ll
you
co
me
."
"It's
a
go
od
pla
n,"
sa
id
McGi
nty.
"The
lo
dge
wi
ll
owe
you
a
de
bt
for
thi
s.
I
gu
e
ss
when
I
mo
ve
out
of
the
cha
ir
I
can
put
a
na
me
to
the
man
tha
t's
co
mi
ng
after
me
."
"Su
re,
Co
u
nci
llo
r,
I
am
li
ttle
mo
re
than
a
re
cru
i
t,"
sa
id
McMu
rdo;
but
his
fa
ce
sho
wed
what
he
tho
u
ght
of
the
gre
at
ma
n's
co
mpli
me
nt.
When
he
had
re
tu
rned
ho
me
he
ma
de
his
own
pre
pa
ra
ti
o
ns
for
the
grim
eve
ni
ng
in
fro
nt
of
hi
m.
Fi
rst
he
cle
a
ne
d,
oi
le
d,
and
lo
a
ded
his
Smi
th
&
We
sson
re
vo
lve
r.
Then
he
su
rve
yed
the
ro
om
in
whi
ch
the
de
te
cti
ve
was
to
be
tra
ppe
d.
It
was
a
la
rge
apa
rtme
nt,
wi
th
a
lo
ng
de
al
ta
ble
in
the
ce
ntre,
and
the
big
sto
ve
at
one
si
de.
At
ea
ch
of
the
other
si
des
we
re
wi
ndo
ws.
The
re
we
re
no
shu
tte
rs
on
the
se:
only
li
ght
cu
rta
i
ns
whi
ch
drew
acro
ss.
McMu
rdo
exa
mi
ned
the
se
atte
nti
ve
ly.
No
do
u
bt
it
mu
st
ha
ve
stru
ck
him
that
the
apa
rtme
nt
was
ve
ry
expo
sed
for
so
se
cret
a
me
e
ti
ng.
Yet
its
di
sta
nce
from
the
ro
ad
ma
de
it
of
le
ss
co
nse
qu
e
nce.
Fi
na
lly
he
di
scu
ssed
the
ma
tter
wi
th
his
fe
llow
lo
dge
r.
Sca
nla
n,
tho
u
gh
a
Sco
wre
r,
was
an
ino
ffe
nsi
ve
li
ttle
man
who
was
too
we
ak
to
sta
nd
aga
i
nst
the
opi
ni
on
of
his
co
mra
de
s,
but
was
se
cre
tly
ho
rri
fi
ed
by
the
de
e
ds
of
blo
od
at
whi
ch
he
had
so
me
ti
mes
be
en
fo
rced
to
assi
st.
McMu
rdo
to
ld
him
sho
rtly
what
was
inte
nde
d.
"And
if
I
we
re
yo
u,
Mi
ke
Sca
nla
n,
I
wo
u
ld
ta
ke
a
ni
ght
off
and
ke
ep
cle
ar
of
it.
The
re
wi
ll
be
blo
o
dy
wo
rk
he
re
be
fo
re
mo
rni
ng."
"We
ll,
inde
ed
the
n,
Ma
c,"
Sca
nlan
answe
re
d.
"It's
not
the
wi
ll
but
the
ne
rve
that
is
wa
nti
ng
in
me.
When
I
saw
Ma
na
ger
Du
nn
go
do
wn
at
the
co
lli
e
ry
yo
nder
it
was
ju
st
mo
re
than
I
co
u
ld
sta
nd.
I'm
not
ma
de
for
it,
sa
me
as
you
or
McGi
nty.
If
the
lo
dge
wi
ll
thi
nk
no
ne
the
wo
rse
of
me,
I'll
ju
st
do
as
you
advi
se
and
le
a
ve
you
to
yo
u
rse
lves
for
the
eve
ni
ng."
The
men
ca
me
in
go
od
ti
me
as
arra
nge
d.
They
we
re
ou
twa
rdly
re
spe
cta
ble
ci
ti
ze
ns,
we
ll
clad
and
cle
a
nly;
but
a
ju
dge
of
fa
ces
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
re
ad
li
ttle
ho
pe
for
Bi
rdy
Edwa
rds
in
tho
se
ha
rd
mo
u
ths
and
re
mo
rse
le
ss
eye
s.
The
re
was
not
a
man
in
the
ro
om
who
se
ha
nds
had
not
be
en
re
dde
ned
a
do
zen
ti
mes
be
fo
re.
They
we
re
as
ha
rde
ned
to
hu
man
mu
rder
as
a
bu
tcher
to
she
e
p.
Fo
re
mo
st,
of
co
u
rse,
bo
th
in
appe
a
ra
nce
and
in
gu
i
lt,
was
the
fo
rmi
da
ble
Bo
ss.
Ha
rra
wa
y,
the
se
cre
ta
ry,
was
a
le
a
n,
bi
tter
man
wi
th
a
lo
ng,
scra
ggy
ne
ck
and
ne
rvo
u
s,
je
rky
li
mbs,
a
man
of
inco
rru
pti
ble
fi
de
li
ty
whe
re
the
fi
na
nces
of
the
order
we
re
co
nce
rne
d,
and
wi
th
no
no
ti
on
of
ju
sti
ce
or
ho
ne
sty
to
anyo
ne
be
yo
nd.
The
tre
a
su
re
r,
Ca
rte
r,
was
a
mi
ddle
-a
ged
ma
n,
wi
th
an
impa
ssi
ve,
ra
ther
su
lky
expre
ssi
o
n,
and
a
ye
llow
pa
rchme
nt
ski
n.
He
was
a
ca
pa
ble
orga
ni
ze
r,
and
the
actu
al
de
ta
i
ls
of
ne
a
rly
eve
ry
ou
tra
ge
had
spru
ng
from
his
plo
tti
ng
bra
i
n.
The
two
Wi
lla
bys
we
re
men
of
acti
o
n,
ta
ll,
li
the
yo
u
ng
fe
llo
ws
wi
th
de
te
rmi
ned
fa
ce
s,
whi
le
the
ir
co
mpa
ni
o
n,
Ti
ger
Co
rma
c,
a
he
a
vy,
da
rk
yo
u
th,
was
fe
a
red
even
by
his
own
co
mra
des
for
the
fe
ro
ci
ty
of
his
di
spo
si
ti
o
n.
The
se
we
re
the
men
who
asse
mbled
that
ni
ght
under
the
ro
of
of
McMu
rdo
for
the
ki
lli
ng
of
the
Pi
nke
rton
de
te
cti
ve.
The
ir
ho
st
had
pla
ced
whi
sky
upon
the
ta
ble,
and
they
had
ha
ste
ned
to
pri
me
the
mse
lves
for
the
wo
rk
be
fo
re
the
m.
Ba
ldwin
and
Co
rmac
we
re
alre
a
dy
ha
lf-dru
nk,
and
the
li
qu
or
had
bro
u
ght
out
all
the
ir
fe
ro
ci
ty.
Co
rmac
pla
ced
his
ha
nds
on
the
sto
ve
for
an
insta
nt--it
had
be
en
li
ghte
d,
for
the
ni
ghts
we
re
sti
ll
co
ld.
"That
wi
ll
do
,"
sa
id
he,
wi
th
an
oa
th.
"Ay,"
sa
id
Ba
ldwi
n,
ca
tchi
ng
his
me
a
ni
ng.
"If
he
is
stra
pped
to
tha
t,
we
wi
ll
ha
ve
the
tru
th
out
of
hi
m."
"We
'll
ha
ve
the
tru
th
out
of
hi
m,
ne
ver
fe
a
r,"
sa
id
McMu
rdo.
He
had
ne
rves
of
ste
e
l,
this
ma
n;
for
tho
u
gh
the
who
le
we
i
ght
of
the
affa
ir
was
on
him
his
ma
nner
was
as
co
ol
and
unco
nce
rned
as
eve
r.
The
othe
rs
ma
rked
it
and
appla
u
de
d.
"You
are
the
one
to
ha
ndle
hi
m,"
sa
id
the
Bo
ss
appro
vi
ngly.
"Not
a
wa
rni
ng
wi
ll
he
get
ti
ll
yo
ur
ha
nd
is
on
his
thro
a
t.
It's
a
pi
ty
the
re
are
no
shu
tte
rs
to
yo
ur
wi
ndo
ws."
McMu
rdo
we
nt
from
one
to
the
other
and
drew
the
cu
rta
i
ns
ti
ghte
r.
"Su
re
no
one
can
spy
upon
us
no
w.
It's
clo
se
upon
the
ho
u
r."
"Ma
ybe
he
wo
n't
co
me.
Ma
ybe
he
'll
get
a
sni
ff
of
da
nge
r,"
sa
id
the
se
cre
ta
ry.
"He
'll
co
me,
ne
ver
fe
a
r,"
McMu
rdo
answe
re
d.
"He
is
as
ea
ger
to
co
me
as
you
can
be
to
see
hi
m.
Ha
rk
to
tha
t!"
They
all
sat
li
ke
wax
fi
gu
re
s,
so
me
wi
th
the
ir
gla
sses
arre
sted
ha
lfway
to
the
ir
li
ps.
Three
lo
ud
kno
cks
had
so
u
nded
at
the
do
o
r.
"Hu
sh!"
McMu
rdo
ra
i
sed
his
ha
nd
in
ca
u
ti
o
n.
An
exu
lti
ng
gla
nce
we
nt
ro
u
nd
the
ci
rcle,
and
ha
nds
we
re
la
id
upon
the
ir
we
a
po
ns.
"Not
a
so
u
nd,
for
yo
ur
li
ve
s!"
McMu
rdo
whi
spe
re
d,
as
he
we
nt
from
the
ro
o
m,
clo
si
ng
the
do
or
ca
re
fu
lly
be
hi
nd
hi
m.
Wi
th
stra
i
ned
ea
rs
the
mu
rde
re
rs
wa
i
te
d.
They
co
u
nted
the
ste
ps
of
the
ir
co
mra
de
do
wn
the
pa
ssa
ge.
Then
they
he
a
rd
him
open
the
ou
ter
do
o
r.
The
re
we
re
a
few
wo
rds
as
of
gre
e
ti
ng.
Then
they
we
re
awa
re
of
a
stra
nge
step
insi
de
and
of
an
unfa
mi
li
ar
vo
i
ce.
An
insta
nt
la
ter
ca
me
the
slam
of
the
do
or
and
the
tu
rni
ng
of
the
key
in
the
lo
ck.
The
ir
prey
was
sa
fe
wi
thin
the
tra
p.
Ti
ger
Co
rmac
la
u
ghed
ho
rri
bly,
and
Bo
ss
McGi
nty
cla
pped
his
gre
at
ha
nd
acro
ss
his
mo
u
th.
"Be
qu
i
e
t,
you
fo
o
l!"
he
whi
spe
re
d.
"Yo
u
'll
be
the
undo
i
ng
of
us
ye
t!"
The
re
was
a
mu
tter
of
co
nve
rsa
ti
on
from
the
ne
xt
ro
o
m.
It
se
e
med
inte
rmi
na
ble.
Then
the
do
or
ope
ne
d,
and
McMu
rdo
appe
a
re
d,
his
fi
nger
upon
his
li
p.
He
ca
me
to
the
end
of
the
ta
ble
and
lo
o
ked
ro
u
nd
at
the
m.
A
su
btle
cha
nge
had
co
me
over
hi
m.
His
ma
nner
was
as
of
one
who
has
gre
at
wo
rk
to
do.
His
fa
ce
had
set
into
gra
ni
te
fi
rmne
ss.
His
eyes
sho
ne
wi
th
a
fi
e
rce
exci
te
me
nt
be
hi
nd
his
spe
cta
cle
s.
He
had
be
co
me
a
vi
si
ble
le
a
der
of
me
n.
They
sta
red
at
him
wi
th
ea
ger
inte
re
st;
but
he
sa
id
no
thi
ng.
Sti
ll
wi
th
the
sa
me
si
ngu
lar
ga
ze
he
lo
o
ked
from
man
to
ma
n.
"We
ll!"
cri
ed
Bo
ss
McGi
nty
at
la
st.
"Is
he
he
re?
Is
Bi
rdy
Edwa
rds
he
re
?"
"Ye
s,"
McMu
rdo
answe
red
slo
wly.
"Bi
rdy
Edwa
rds
is
he
re.
I
am
Bi
rdy
Edwa
rds!"
The
re
we
re
ten
se
co
nds
after
that
bri
ef
spe
e
ch
du
ri
ng
whi
ch
the
ro
om
mi
ght
ha
ve
be
en
empty,
so
pro
fo
u
nd
was
the
si
le
nce.
The
hi
ssi
ng
of
a
ke
ttle
upon
the
sto
ve
ro
se
sha
rp
and
stri
de
nt
to
the
ea
r.
Se
ven
whi
te
fa
ce
s,
all
tu
rned
upwa
rd
to
this
man
who
do
mi
na
ted
the
m,
we
re
set
mo
ti
o
nle
ss
wi
th
utter
te
rro
r.
The
n,
wi
th
a
su
dden
shi
ve
ri
ng
of
gla
ss,
a
bri
stle
of
gli
ste
ni
ng
ri
fle
ba
rre
ls
bro
ke
thro
u
gh
ea
ch
wi
ndo
w,
whi
le
the
cu
rta
i
ns
we
re
to
rn
from
the
ir
ha
ngi
ngs.
At
the
si
ght
Bo
ss
McGi
nty
ga
ve
the
ro
ar
of
a
wo
u
nded
be
ar
and
plu
nged
for
the
ha
lf-o
pe
ned
do
o
r.
A
le
ve
lled
re
vo
lver
met
him
the
re
wi
th
the
ste
rn
blue
eyes
of
Ca
pta
in
Ma
rvin
of
the
Mi
ne
Po
li
ce
gle
a
mi
ng
be
hi
nd
the
si
ghts.
The
Bo
ss
re
co
i
led
and
fe
ll
ba
ck
into
his
cha
i
r.
"Yo
u
're
sa
fer
the
re,
Co
u
nci
llo
r,"
sa
id
the
man
whom
they
had
kno
wn
as
McMu
rdo.
"And
yo
u,
Ba
ldwi
n,
if
you
do
n't
ta
ke
yo
ur
ha
nd
off
yo
ur
pi
sto
l,
yo
u
'll
che
at
the
ha
ngman
ye
t.
Pu
ll
it
ou
t,
or
by
the
Lo
rd
that
ma
de
me
--The
re,
that
wi
ll
do.
The
re
are
fo
rty
armed
men
ro
u
nd
this
ho
u
se,
and
you
can
fi
gu
re
it
out
for
yo
u
rse
lf
what
cha
nce
you
ha
ve.
Ta
ke
the
ir
pi
sto
ls,
Ma
rvi
n!"
The
re
was
no
po
ssi
ble
re
si
sta
nce
under
the
me
na
ce
of
tho
se
ri
fle
s.
The
men
we
re
di
sa
rme
d.
Su
lky,
she
e
pi
sh,
and
ama
ze
d,
they
sti
ll
sat
ro
u
nd
the
ta
ble.
"I'd
li
ke
to
say
a
wo
rd
to
you
be
fo
re
we
se
pa
ra
te
,"
sa
id
the
man
who
had
tra
pped
the
m.
"I
gu
e
ss
we
may
not
me
et
aga
in
until
you
see
me
on
the
sta
nd
in
the
co
u
rtho
u
se.
I'll
gi
ve
you
so
me
thi
ng
to
thi
nk
over
be
twe
en
now
and
the
n.
You
know
me
now
for
what
I
am.
At
la
st
I
can
put
my
ca
rds
on
the
ta
ble.
I
am
Bi
rdy
Edwa
rds
of
Pi
nke
rto
n's.
I
was
cho
sen
to
bre
ak
up
yo
ur
ga
ng.
I
had
a
ha
rd
and
da
nge
ro
us
ga
me
to
pla
y.
Not
a
so
u
l,
not
one
so
u
l,
not
my
ne
a
re
st
and
de
a
re
st,
knew
that
I
was
pla
yi
ng
it.
Only
Ca
pta
in
Ma
rvin
he
re
and
my
emplo
ye
rs
knew
tha
t.
But
it's
over
to
-ni
ght,
tha
nk
Go
d,
and
I
am
the
wi
nne
r!"
The
se
ven
pa
le,
ri
gid
fa
ces
lo
o
ked
up
at
hi
m.
The
re
was
una
ppe
a
sa
ble
ha
tred
in
the
ir
eye
s.
He
re
ad
the
re
le
ntle
ss
thre
a
t.
"Ma
ybe
you
thi
nk
that
the
ga
me
is
not
over
ye
t.
We
ll,
I
ta
ke
my
cha
nce
of
tha
t.
Anyho
w,
so
me
of
you
wi
ll
ta
ke
no
fu
rther
ha
nd,
and
the
re
are
si
xty
mo
re
be
si
des
yo
u
rse
lves
that
wi
ll
see
a
ja
il
this
ni
ght.
I'll
te
ll
you
thi
s,
that
when
I
was
put
upon
this
job
I
ne
ver
be
li
e
ved
the
re
was
su
ch
a
so
ci
e
ty
as
yo
u
rs.
I
tho
u
ght
it
was
pa
per
ta
lk,
and
that
I
wo
u
ld
pro
ve
it
so.
They
to
ld
me
it
was
to
do
wi
th
the
Fre
e
me
n;
so
I
we
nt
to
Chi
ca
go
and
was
ma
de
one.
Then
I
was
su
rer
than
ever
that
it
was
ju
st
pa
per
ta
lk;
for
I
fo
u
nd
no
ha
rm
in
the
so
ci
e
ty,
but
a
de
al
of
go
o
d.
"Sti
ll,
I
had
to
ca
rry
out
my
jo
b,
and
I
ca
me
to
the
co
al
va
lle
ys.
When
I
re
a
ched
this
pla
ce
I
le
a
rned
that
I
was
wro
ng
and
that
it
wa
sn't
a
di
me
no
vel
after
all.
So
I
sta
yed
to
lo
ok
after
it.
I
ne
ver
ki
lled
a
man
in
Chi
ca
go.
I
ne
ver
mi
nted
a
do
llar
in
my
li
fe.
Tho
se
I
ga
ve
you
we
re
as
go
od
as
any
othe
rs;
but
I
ne
ver
spe
nt
mo
ney
be
tte
r.
But
I
knew
the
way
into
yo
ur
go
od
wi
shes
and
so
I
pre
te
nded
to
you
that
the
law
was
after
me.
It
all
wo
rked
ju
st
as
I
tho
u
ght.
"So
I
jo
i
ned
yo
ur
infe
rnal
lo
dge,
and
I
to
ok
my
sha
re
in
yo
ur
co
u
nci
ls.
Ma
ybe
they
wi
ll
say
that
I
was
as
bad
as
yo
u.
They
can
say
what
they
li
ke,
so
lo
ng
as
I
get
yo
u.
But
what
is
the
tru
th?
The
ni
ght
I
jo
i
ned
you
be
at
up
old
man
Sta
nge
r.
I
co
u
ld
not
wa
rn
hi
m,
for
the
re
was
no
ti
me;
but
I
he
ld
yo
ur
ha
nd,
Ba
ldwi
n,
when
you
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
ki
lled
hi
m.
If
ever
I
ha
ve
su
gge
sted
thi
ngs,
so
as
to
ke
ep
my
pla
ce
amo
ng
yo
u,
they
we
re
thi
ngs
whi
ch
I
knew
I
co
u
ld
pre
ve
nt.
I
co
u
ld
not
sa
ve
Du
nn
and
Me
nzi
e
s,
for
I
did
not
know
eno
u
gh;
but
I
wi
ll
see
that
the
ir
mu
rde
re
rs
are
ha
nge
d.
I
ga
ve
Che
ster
Wi
lcox
wa
rni
ng,
so
that
when
I
blew
his
ho
u
se
in
he
and
his
fo
lk
we
re
in
hi
di
ng.
The
re
was
ma
ny
a
cri
me
that
I
co
u
ld
not
sto
p;
but
if
you
lo
ok
ba
ck
and
thi
nk
how
often
yo
ur
man
ca
me
ho
me
the
other
ro
a
d,
or
was
do
wn
in
to
wn
when
you
we
nt
for
hi
m,
or
sta
yed
indo
o
rs
when
you
tho
u
ght
he
wo
u
ld
co
me
ou
t,
yo
u
'll
see
my
wo
rk."
"You
bla
sted
tra
i
to
r!"
hi
ssed
McGi
nty
thro
u
gh
his
clo
sed
te
e
th.
"Ay,
Jo
hn
McGi
nty,
you
may
ca
ll
me
that
if
it
ea
ses
yo
ur
sma
rt.
You
and
yo
ur
li
ke
ha
ve
be
en
the
ene
my
of
God
and
man
in
the
se
pa
rts.
It
to
ok
a
man
to
get
be
twe
en
you
and
the
po
or
de
vi
ls
of
men
and
wo
men
that
you
he
ld
under
yo
ur
gri
p.
The
re
was
ju
st
one
way
of
do
i
ng
it,
and
I
did
it.
You
ca
ll
me
a
tra
i
to
r;
but
I
gu
e
ss
the
re
's
ma
ny
a
tho
u
sa
nd
wi
ll
ca
ll
me
a
de
li
ve
rer
that
we
nt
do
wn
into
he
ll
to
sa
ve
the
m.
I've
had
three
mo
nths
of
it.
I
wo
u
ldn't
ha
ve
three
su
ch
mo
nths
aga
in
if
they
let
me
lo
o
se
in
the
tre
a
su
ry
at
Wa
shi
ngton
for
it.
I
had
to
stay
ti
ll
I
had
it
all,
eve
ry
man
and
eve
ry
se
cret
ri
ght
he
re
in
this
ha
nd.
I'd
ha
ve
wa
i
ted
a
li
ttle
lo
nger
if
it
ha
dn't
co
me
to
my
kno
wle
dge
that
my
se
cret
was
co
mi
ng
ou
t.
A
le
tter
had
co
me
into
the
to
wn
that
wo
u
ld
ha
ve
set
you
wi
se
to
it
all.
Then
I
had
to
act
and
act
qu
i
ckly.
"I've
no
thi
ng
mo
re
to
say
to
yo
u,
exce
pt
that
when
my
ti
me
co
mes
I'll
die
the
ea
si
er
when
I
thi
nk
of
the
wo
rk
I
ha
ve
do
ne
in
this
va
lle
y.
No
w,
Ma
rvi
n,
I'll
ke
ep
you
no
mo
re.
Ta
ke
them
in
and
get
it
ove
r."
The
re
is
li
ttle
mo
re
to
te
ll.
Sca
nlan
had
be
en
gi
ven
a
se
a
led
no
te
to
be
le
ft
at
the
addre
ss
of
Mi
ss
Ettie
Sha
fte
r,
a
mi
ssi
on
whi
ch
he
had
acce
pted
wi
th
a
wi
nk
and
a
kno
wi
ng
smi
le.
In
the
ea
rly
ho
u
rs
of
the
mo
rni
ng
a
be
a
u
ti
ful
wo
man
and
a
mu
ch
mu
ffled
man
bo
a
rded
a
spe
ci
al
tra
in
whi
ch
had
be
en
se
nt
by
the
ra
i
lro
ad
co
mpa
ny,
and
ma
de
a
swi
ft,
unbro
ken
jo
u
rney
out
of
the
la
nd
of
da
nge
r.
It
was
the
la
st
ti
me
that
ever
ei
ther
Ettie
or
her
lo
ver
set
fo
ot
in
the
Va
lley
of
Fe
a
r.
Ten
da
ys
la
ter
they
we
re
ma
rri
ed
in
Chi
ca
go,
wi
th
old
Ja
cob
Sha
fter
as
wi
tne
ss
of
the
we
ddi
ng.
The
tri
al
of
the
Sco
wre
rs
was
he
ld
far
from
the
pla
ce
whe
re
the
ir
adhe
re
nts
mi
ght
ha
ve
te
rri
fi
ed
the
gu
a
rdi
a
ns
of
the
la
w.
In
va
in
they
stru
ggle
d.
In
va
in
the
mo
ney
of
the
lo
dge
--mo
ney
squ
e
e
zed
by
bla
ckma
il
out
of
the
who
le
co
u
ntrysi
de
--was
spe
nt
li
ke
wa
ter
in
the
atte
mpt
to
sa
ve
the
m.
That
co
ld,
cle
a
r,
uni
mpa
ssi
o
ned
sta
te
me
nt
from
one
who
knew
eve
ry
de
ta
il
of
the
ir
li
ve
s,
the
ir
orga
ni
za
ti
o
n,
and
the
ir
cri
mes
was
unsha
ken
by
all
the
wi
les
of
the
ir
de
fe
nde
rs.
At
la
st
after
so
ma
ny
ye
a
rs
they
we
re
bro
ken
and
sca
tte
re
d.
The
clo
ud
was
li
fted
fo
re
ver
from
the
va
lle
y.
McGi
nty
met
his
fa
te
upon
the
sca
ffo
ld,
cri
ngi
ng
and
whi
ni
ng
when
the
la
st
ho
ur
ca
me.
Ei
ght
of
his
chi
ef
fo
llo
we
rs
sha
red
his
fa
te.
Fi
fty-o
dd
had
va
ri
o
us
de
gre
es
of
impri
so
nme
nt.
The
wo
rk
of
Bi
rdy
Edwa
rds
was
co
mple
te.
And
ye
t,
as
he
had
gu
e
sse
d,
the
ga
me
was
not
over
ye
t.
The
re
was
ano
ther
ha
nd
to
be
pla
ye
d,
and
yet
ano
ther
and
ano
the
r.
Ted
Ba
ldwi
n,
for
one,
had
esca
ped
the
sca
ffo
ld;
so
had
the
Wi
lla
bys;
so
had
se
ve
ral
othe
rs
of
the
fi
e
rce
st
spi
ri
ts
of
the
ga
ng.
For
ten
ye
a
rs
they
we
re
out
of
the
wo
rld,
and
then
ca
me
a
day
when
they
we
re
free
once
mo
re
--a
day
whi
ch
Edwa
rds,
who
knew
his
me
n,
was
ve
ry
su
re
wo
u
ld
be
an
end
of
his
li
fe
of
pe
a
ce.
They
had
swo
rn
an
oa
th
on
all
that
they
tho
u
ght
ho
ly
to
ha
ve
his
blo
od
as
a
ve
nge
a
nce
for
the
ir
co
mra
de
s.
And
we
ll
they
stro
ve
to
ke
ep
the
ir
vo
w!
From
Chi
ca
go
he
was
cha
se
d,
after
two
atte
mpts
so
ne
ar
su
cce
ss
that
it
was
su
re
that
the
thi
rd
wo
u
ld
get
hi
m.
From
Chi
ca
go
he
we
nt
under
a
cha
nged
na
me
to
Ca
li
fo
rni
a,
and
it
was
the
re
that
the
li
ght
we
nt
for
a
ti
me
out
of
his
li
fe
when
Ettie
Edwa
rds
di
e
d.
Once
aga
in
he
was
ne
a
rly
ki
lle
d,
and
once
aga
in
under
the
na
me
of
Do
u
glas
he
wo
rked
in
a
lo
ne
ly
ca
nyo
n,
whe
re
wi
th
an
Engli
sh
pa
rtner
na
med
Ba
rker
he
ama
ssed
a
fo
rtu
ne.
At
la
st
the
re
ca
me
a
wa
rni
ng
to
him
that
the
blo
o
dho
u
nds
we
re
on
his
tra
ck
once
mo
re,
and
he
cle
a
re
d--o
nly
ju
st
in
ti
me
--for
Engla
nd.
And
the
nce
ca
me
the
Jo
hn
Do
u
glas
who
for
a
se
co
nd
ti
me
ma
rri
ed
a
wo
rthy
ma
te,
and
li
ved
for
fi
ve
ye
a
rs
as
a
Su
ssex
co
u
nty
ge
ntle
ma
n,
a
li
fe
whi
ch
ended
wi
th
the
stra
nge
ha
ppe
ni
ngs
of
whi
ch
we
ha
ve
he
a
rd.
Epi
lo
gue
The
po
li
ce
tri
al
had
pa
sse
d,
in
whi
ch
the
ca
se
of
Jo
hn
Do
u
glas
was
re
fe
rred
to
a
hi
gher
co
u
rt.
So
had
the
Qu
a
rter
Se
ssi
o
ns,
at
whi
ch
he
was
acqu
i
tted
as
ha
vi
ng
acted
in
se
lf-de
fe
nse.
"Get
him
out
of
Engla
nd
at
any
co
st,"
wro
te
Ho
lmes
to
the
wi
fe.
"The
re
are
fo
rces
he
re
whi
ch
may
be
mo
re
da
nge
ro
us
than
tho
se
he
has
esca
pe
d.
The
re
is
no
sa
fe
ty
for
yo
ur
hu
sba
nd
in
Engla
nd."
Two
mo
nths
had
go
ne
by,
and
the
ca
se
had
to
so
me
exte
nt
pa
ssed
from
our
mi
nds.
Then
one
mo
rni
ng
the
re
ca
me
an
eni
gma
tic
no
te
sli
pped
into
our
le
tter
bo
x.
"De
ar
me,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s.
De
ar
me
!"
sa
id
this
si
ngu
lar
epi
stle.
The
re
was
ne
i
ther
su
pe
rscri
pti
on
nor
si
gna
tu
re.
I
la
u
ghed
at
the
qu
a
i
nt
me
ssa
ge;
but
Ho
lmes
sho
wed
unwo
nted
se
ri
o
u
sne
ss.
"De
vi
ltry,
Wa
tso
n!"
he
re
ma
rke
d,
and
sat
lo
ng
wi
th
a
clo
u
ded
bro
w.
La
te
la
st
ni
ght
Mrs.
Hu
dso
n,
our
la
ndla
dy,
bro
u
ght
up
a
me
ssa
ge
that
a
ge
ntle
man
wi
shed
to
see
Mr.
Ho
lme
s,
and
that
the
ma
tter
was
of
the
utmo
st
impo
rta
nce.
Clo
se
at
the
he
e
ls
of
his
me
sse
nger
ca
me
Ce
cil
Ba
rke
r,
our
fri
e
nd
of
the
mo
a
ted
Ma
nor
Ho
u
se.
His
fa
ce
was
dra
wn
and
ha
gga
rd.
"I've
had
bad
ne
ws--te
rri
ble
ne
ws,
Mr.
Ho
lme
s,"
sa
id
he.
"I
fe
a
red
as
mu
ch,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s.
"You
ha
ve
not
had
a
ca
ble,
ha
ve
yo
u
?"
"I
ha
ve
had
a
no
te
from
so
me
o
ne
who
ha
s."
"It's
po
or
Do
u
gla
s.
They
te
ll
me
his
na
me
is
Edwa
rds;
but
he
wi
ll
alwa
ys
be
Ja
ck
Do
u
glas
of
Be
ni
to
Ca
nyon
to
me.
I
to
ld
you
that
they
sta
rted
to
ge
ther
for
So
u
th
Afri
ca
in
the
Pa
lmyra
three
we
e
ks
ago
."
"Exa
ctly."
"The
ship
re
a
ched
Ca
pe
To
wn
la
st
ni
ght.
I
re
ce
i
ved
this
ca
ble
from
Mrs.
Do
u
glas
this
mo
rni
ng:
"'Ja
ck
has
be
en
lo
st
ove
rbo
a
rd
in
ga
le
off
St.
He
le
na.
No
one
kno
ws
how
acci
de
nt
occu
rre
d.'
"'IVY
DOUGLAS.'"
"Ha!
It
ca
me
li
ke
tha
t,
did
it?"
sa
id
Ho
lmes
tho
u
ghtfu
lly.
"We
ll,
I've
no
do
u
bt
it
was
we
ll
sta
ge
-ma
na
ge
d."
"You
me
an
that
you
thi
nk
the
re
was
no
acci
de
nt?"
"No
ne
in
the
wo
rld."
"He
was
mu
rde
re
d?"
"Su
re
ly!"
"So
I
thi
nk
also.
The
se
infe
rnal
Sco
wre
rs,
this
cu
rsed
vi
ndi
cti
ve
ne
st
of
cri
mi
na
ls--"
"No,
no,
my
go
od
si
r,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s.
"The
re
is
a
ma
ster
ha
nd
he
re.
It
is
no
ca
se
of
sa
we
d-o
ff
sho
tgu
ns
and
clu
msy
si
x-sho
o
te
rs.
You
can
te
ll
an
old
ma
ster
by
the
swe
ep
of
his
bru
sh.
I
can
te
ll
a
Mo
ri
a
rty
when
I
see
one.
This
cri
me
is
from
Lo
ndo
n,
not
from
Ame
ri
ca
."
"But
for
what
mo
ti
ve
?"
"Be
ca
u
se
it
is
do
ne
by
a
man
who
ca
nnot
affo
rd
to
fa
i
l,
one
who
se
who
le
uni
que
po
si
ti
on
de
pe
nds
upon
the
fa
ct
that
all
he
do
es
mu
st
su
cce
e
d.
A
gre
at
bra
in
and
a
hu
ge
orga
ni
za
ti
on
ha
ve
be
en
tu
rned
to
the
exti
ncti
on
of
one
ma
n.
It
is
cru
shi
ng
the
nut
wi
th
the
tri
pha
mme
r--an
absu
rd
extra
va
ga
nce
of
ene
rgy--but
the
nut
is
ve
ry
effe
ctu
a
lly
cru
shed
all
the
sa
me
."
"How
ca
me
this
man
to
ha
ve
anythi
ng
to
do
wi
th
it?"
"I
can
only
say
that
the
fi
rst
wo
rd
that
ever
ca
me
to
us
of
the
bu
si
ne
ss
was
from
one
of
his
li
e
u
te
na
nts.
The
se
Ame
ri
ca
ns
we
re
we
ll
advi
se
d.
Ha
vi
ng
an
Engli
sh
job
to
do,
they
to
ok
into
pa
rtne
rshi
p,
as
any
fo
re
i
gn
cri
mi
nal
co
u
ld
do,
this
gre
at
co
nsu
lta
nt
in
cri
me.
From
that
mo
me
nt
the
ir
man
was
do
o
me
d.
At
fi
rst
he
wo
u
ld
co
nte
nt
hi
mse
lf
by
usi
ng
his
ma
chi
ne
ry
in
order
to
fi
nd
the
ir
vi
cti
m.
Then
he
wo
u
ld
indi
ca
te
how
the
ma
tter
mi
ght
be
tre
a
te
d.
Fi
na
lly,
when
he
re
ad
in
the
re
po
rts
of
the
fa
i
lu
re
of
this
age
nt,
he
wo
u
ld
step
in
hi
mse
lf
wi
th
a
ma
ster
to
u
ch.
You
he
a
rd
me
wa
rn
this
man
at
Bi
rlsto
ne
Ma
nor
Ho
u
se
that
the
co
mi
ng
da
nger
was
gre
a
ter
than
the
pa
st.
Was
I
ri
ght?"
Ba
rker
be
at
his
he
ad
wi
th
his
cle
nched
fi
st
in
his
impo
te
nt
ange
r.
"Do
not
te
ll
me
that
we
ha
ve
to
sit
do
wn
under
thi
s?
Do
you
say
that
no
one
can
ever
get
le
vel
wi
th
this
ki
ng
de
vi
l?"
"No,
I
do
n't
say
tha
t,"
sa
id
Ho
lme
s,
and
his
eyes
se
e
med
to
be
lo
o
ki
ng
far
into
the
fu
tu
re.
"I
do
n't
say
that
he
ca
n't
be
be
a
t.
But
you
mu
st
gi
ve
me
ti
me
--you
mu
st
gi
ve
me
ti
me
!"
We
all
sat
in
si
le
nce
for
so
me
mi
nu
tes
whi
le
tho
se
fa
te
ful
eyes
sti
ll
stra
i
ned
to
pi
e
rce
the
ve
i
l.
