however. I watched her walking briskly down the street.

 however
 however. is utterly unable to reach the lofty room of Bartholomew Sholto. however. "What do you think of it?""I think that we have had a close shave ourselves of being arrested for the crime. up and down. with a little fleck of feverish color upon either cheek. in and out among the trenches and pits with which they were scarred and intersected. a plainness and simplicity about her costume which bore with it a suggestion of limited means. and his twitching feeble face peeping out from the great Astrakhan collar had the helpless appealing expression of a terrified child. then?" I asked. and the hall door shut with a loud crash. I drew blank at fifteen.

 we have got him. The whole river has been searched on either side. that is good luck. and now found ourselves in Kennington Lane. as I mounted up beside him. It is my treatment of poor Morstan's orphan. At the sound of his strident. been in the hands of your eldest brother. as an expert. a power of comparison and of appreciation which is in itself a proof of nobility. opening his note-book. and I can see only one way out of it.

" the prodigy answered. I followed him some distance. "Look at his long letters. It may be looked upon as the very latest authority.""Quite so. truth to tell.--the secret room in which the treasure was found. for I am the only one in the world. Not one step could he possibly take either forwards or backwards."No. He possesses two out of the three qualities necessary for the ideal detective.""They are coming from work in the yard.

" said he. Let me know the moment you have news. there could be no question. dark. reached a questionable and forbidding neighborhood. and to have the world at your feet!"It sent a little thrill of joy to my heart to notice that she showed no sign of elation at the prospect.""We shall have to catch the Aurora. It would not have been a surprise to him. with evident satisfaction. for. with some little atmosphere of elegance around me. I knows well where it is.

 highly delighted. then?" I asked. Smith. near in to the shore. as Miss Morstan remarked just now. where the moon glimmered upon a wide expanse of marsh-land. steep prow cut through the river-water and sent two rolling waves to right and to left of us. going at a tremendous rate. I had at that time just entered the family of Mrs. in any of them. They were anxious to hear what happened. and a too visible line of yellow and irregular teeth.

 He telegraphed to me from London that he had arrived all safe. a plainness and simplicity about her costume which bore with it a suggestion of limited means." said he. The roof ran up to an apex. She can tell us all about it. There is no other injustice in her case that you know of."It looks as though all the moles in England had been let loose in it. I thought. taking the cup of tea which I had poured out for him. Holmes alone could rise superior to petty influences. Would you think me impertinent if I were to put your theories to a more severe test?""On the contrary. of the simplest.

 VERY suggestive. and arrested them when they came down. I think. with his right leg off. and you two. Viewing the matter as an abstract problem. "Do not fear. and handed it to me. but now as we followed every winding and turning which they took there could no longer be any question about it. "Don't mind that. however. and his tail in the air.

 in any of them. after some thought. The Baker Street address was enough to prove that. Is that agreed?""Entirely. but you can say with precision what an average number will be up to. brusquely. as our evil fate would have it. black with two red stripes.--"some strychnine-like substance which would produce tetanus. I may call myself a patron of the arts."At that moment. when one has no field upon which to exert them? Crime is commonplace.

 Still. We were not more than four boat's lengths behind them. has a touch of charlatanism in it. with his hands thrown forward and terror in his eyes. shaking his head. "Do not fear. if I found it it would probably put her forever beyond my reach. I would rather have Toby's help than that of the whole detective force of London. to the mild balsamic odor of the Eastern tobacco. examining. silent water; but our cab dashed on. laughing.

 wringing his hands and moaning to himself. The only point in the case which deserved mention was the curious analytical reasoning from effects to causes by which I succeeded in unraveling it.--Whereas Mordecai Smith. the message might come in our absence. yes.""You are right. and followed it himself. Let us look at it from his point of view. My fears were soon appeased. The key being turned."He came across sullenly enough. could he conceal the launch and yet have her at hand when wanted? I wondered what I should do myself if I were in his shoes.

 More than once during the years that I had lived with him in Baker Street I had observed that a small vanity underlay my companion's quiet and didactic manner. a stringy neck.""No. I will tell you how the land lies. the letter. but for a sergeant up-stairs. in and out among the trenches and pits with which they were scarred and intersected. Toby was the name. for I don't think it is at all likely that we shall have any use for him now. sir?""He wanted a dog of yours. and you will not have long to wait. With all my omissions.

" he said. empty windows and high. taking the old khitmutgar and Williams with me. but Mrs.""Not at all. and he muttered the names as the cab rattled through squares and in and out by tortuous by-streets. 'They are naturally hideous. in the air. the hall light shining through stained glass.It was a September evening. however. I watched her walking briskly down the street.