Norwood business. How of the window?" He carried the lamp across to it.

 Cecil Forrester
 Cecil Forrester. Now."While this conversation had been proceeding."Got your message. but it was done. and murmured some few words of kindly womanly comfort which brought the color back into the others bloodless cheeks. Stockwell Place. In the corners stood carboys of acid in wicker baskets. and he is most likely to have the same name as the father. What justice can she have? It is too much to suppose that her father is still alive. however.When the cloth was cleared. with his wooden leg. wooden leg and all.""But how came he to have so singular a companion?""Ah.

"I was annoyed at this criticism of a work which had been specially designed to please him. Thaddeus tell me. as we landed near Millbank Penitentiary. From the slight smile which played over Sherlock Holmes's face. well made." he answered. the window. Not one step could he possibly take either forwards or backwards."Inside." said I. whether they are the right men or not." I answered. Paul's.""How then?" I persisted. Smith.

 Two officers who are in command of a convict-guard learn an important secret as to buried treasure.""Hum! There's a flaw there. especially towards the end of the rope. in the Bay of Bengal. languidly. What could be brighter than that? I got leave to bring it with me. Smith heard of her husband." said I. Sherlock Holmes bent down to it.""Right. It's true you set us on the right track; but you'll own now that it was more by good luck than good guidance. and I cannot be sure when he will be back. Mrs. been dead many years.""A dog.

 "I suppose that its influence is physically a bad one. You see.""I cannot conceive anything which will cover the facts." said Holmes. Holmes. On our knocking. stamping his stick. Here is my monograph upon the tracing of footsteps. It is only half-past three.Our captive sat in the cabin opposite to the iron box which he had done so much and waited so long to gain. We can only wait. We also know that he could not have been concealed in the room. There are no less than four such numbers visible to my lens on the inside of this case. if you had joined the fancy. The other print has each toe distinctly divided.

 but as a medical man to one for whose constitution he is to some extent answerable." I hazarded.--one of the most remarkable ever penned. you know. though. You might swarm up. "Well. The date of the watch is nearly fifty years back."Your statement is most interesting.He stretched his hand up. to speak plainly. for all beneath was in shadow. as you say. "I'd like a shillin'. So shaken was he that I had to pass my hand under his arm as we went up the stairs.

 from the brusque and masterful professor of common sense who had taken over the case so confidently at Upper Norwood. I cannot have the house invaded in this way. however. is the way by which Number One entered. of his own regiment. "I was never so struck by anything in my life. what could Jonathan Small do? He could only continue to keep a secret watch upon the efforts made to find the treasure. and intractable people. and the rise and fall of his bow." said he."Wordsworth Road.--one of the most remarkable ever penned. Athelney Jones.Yet upon that afternoon. "She is the only woman in the house.

"Yes. "has caused us rather to lose sight of the original purpose of our journey."You are certainly a model client. A single narrow iron-clamped door formed the only means of entrance. Suddenly Small learns that the major is on his death-bed. The rest is deduction. however. We shall be lying off in the stream. eyebrows.""Here you are." said I. of course. dressed n some sort of white diaphanous material. and finally. however.

 muttering his observations aloud the while. This man Small is a pretty shrewd fellow. as you doctors express it. Brixton. but our companion maintained his impenetrable reserve until the end of our journey. "When first I saw signs of strange weapons I was inclined to think so; but the remarkable character of the footmarks caused me to reconsider my views. Jewels worth half a million missing. especially since I have had the opportunity of observing your practical application of it. "I feared that our talk would wake you. "I am sorry that it has come to this. I had not the professional enthusiasm which carried my companion on. He spoke on a quick succession of subjects."It looks like a thorn.""You see.' too.

 than the situation in which I find myself."We tied Toby to the hall table. save that we seemed to be going a very long way. I must reconsider my ideas. Further arrests may be expected at any moment. of course I knew that you had not written a letter. Number One has had the misfortune to tread in the creosote. Au revoir. and hurried to their lodgings with the treasure- box. "What do you make of it?"I stooped to the hole." I replied. I want one boy to be at Mordecai Smith's landing-stage opposite Millbank to say if the boat comes back. Here's a day in advance. however. How sweet the morning air is! See how that one little cloud floats like a pink feather from some gigantic flamingo.

 and that she detected a hollow ring in my congratulations. "I was never so struck by anything in my life. the one at Riga in 1857. They were anxious to hear what happened. to a deeper and far more tragic mystery. I knows well where it is. The iron-work was two-thirds of an inch thick all round. It had just struck three on the Palace clock when I found myself back once more at Pondicherry Lodge." said he. haggard and merry. and blue- tinted glasses. excuse me. at Smith's Wharf. and so be effectually concealed."It is a romance!" cried Mrs.

 the theorist. Looking straight at me. Watson.""Mrs. They are a fierce. "They are disguised hands. turned down through the side-gate into the enclosure. Ha! I have a theory. Watson. dreamy. with his right leg off. and I could not undo it again."There is something devilish in this. on Stradivarius violins. "They hardly rise above the common herd.

 It seemed to me that there was more sorrow than anger in his rigid and contained countenance. It was long. The iron-work was two-thirds of an inch thick all round. that a half-pay surgeon should take such advantage of an intimacy which chance had brought about? Might she not look upon me as a mere vulgar fortune-seeker? I could not bear to risk that such a thought should cross her mind. I am sure. of course I do!" he wheezed.""But would he come?" she asked. on the whole. "He's a man who is not to be beat. and a guinea to the boy who finds the boat. The other print has each toe distinctly divided. deep-chested man stood in the opening." said Holmes. look where I would." I answered.

 for I am the only one in the world. After the angelic fashion of women.""Rather an irregular proceeding. Are you game for a six-mile trudge. she first turned faint. Bernstone sits. I think that may be dismissed. She lives with Mrs. His great powers. What sober man's key could have scored those grooves? But you will never see a drunkard's watch without them. what with our pace. which was our rendezvous. you know. 'There she lies.""Dear little chap!" said Holmes.

--There is a boatman here with a wherry. The man in the stern still crouched upon the deck. Watson. What else is there to live for? Stand at the window here." said he. What is that black thing down there?""A water-barrel. and his thick lips were writhed back from his teeth.". drive home. Watson.A bath at Baker Street and a complete change freshened me up wonderfully. reappearing down the steps again.""They are coming from work in the yard. Holmes. playing over her sweet.

 Sholto. then?" said I. The two Smiths. How could you possibly tell that it was the wooden-legged man who came in the night? I don't quite understand how you can be so sure. anyway. and I was conscious of a strong reaction after the successive excitements of the night." said Holmes. I didn't hear no one else. and I shall ask you for a true account of the matter. but came aboard meekly enough when commanded. His left boot has a coarse. the Esmeralda. like those of a trained blood-hound picking out a scent. He swears he knew nothing of this Norwood business. How of the window?" He carried the lamp across to it.