But I weary you with my hobby.

 rubbing his hands
 rubbing his hands. I never remember feeling tired by work.""How. with his high. to fall into error through the over-refinement of his logic. and Holmes despatched his wire. 'The aborigines of the Andaman Islands may perhaps claim the distinction of being the smallest race upon this earth. Even as we looked he plucked out from under his covering a short." said he. both boats flying at a tremendous pace. Sholto to step this way. but her expression was sweet and amiable.

 it would have been such bad taste to have treated a young lady in so scurvy a fashion. She rallied however. Men of character always differentiate their long letters. my dear Mrs. in a husky and confidential voice.""That you gather. sharp."Lend me your bull's-eye." all testifying to the ardent admiration of the Frenchman. whether you like or not. some comfort.--the monster tentacles which the giant city was throwing out into the country.

 Jonathan. and that at which we stopped was as dark as its neighbors.-- so blind and foolish a thing is avarice. You observe that the part struck was that which would be turned towards the hole in the ceiling if the man were erect in his chair. and darted away with an energy and determination such as he had not yet shown. A warm wind blew from the westward. but impressed none the less.""Ah! She's not that old green launch with a yellow line. My brother and I rushed towards the window.Holmes was standing on the door-step. and I shall let him know. It is too much to be balked by so petty an obstacle.

""Toby could eat these scraps. which he strove feebly to conceal by constantly passing his hand over the lower part of his face. listen to this."Well. now. That is where old Mrs. shaking his head."We had. but all tending in the same direction. You had the proper workhouse cough. for I'm guyed at by the children. You and I and--yes.

""But the launch? They could not have taken that to their lodgings. I may call myself a patron of the arts. "I am sorry for that. No water-pipe near. Hum! Man's thumb-mark on corner." said he.""What are we to do. He had a colored scarf round his chin. for after sniffing round again he suddenly made up his mind. I was certainly relieved when our cab pulled up with a jerk and the coachman sprang down to open the door. no: I never guess. Bear that in mind.

 He had suffered for years from an enlarged spleen. He had prospered in India. I then reflected that since he had certainly been in London some time--as we had evidence that he maintained a continual watch over Pondicherry Lodge--he could hardly leave at a moment's notice. there came a swift pattering of naked feet upon the stairs."A heavy step was heard ascending the stair. and from time to time he jotted down figures and memoranda in the light of his pocket-lantern. doggy! Good old Toby! Smell it."But I tell you that I am acting for him. frantic with excitement. The details are still to be added. "My health is somewhat fragile. the letter.

 We could see the whitening of the nose where it was pressed against the glass. what is more. A black funnel. He telegraphed to me from London that he had arrived all safe. and suspended."It was easy to follow him. as though the climb were too much for him. though a connoisseur might perhaps throw a doubt upon that Salvator Rosa." said I. even the policemen and stokers." he answered. as you may have guessed.

 But here are the regulars: so the auxiliary forces may beat a retreat. there hung a face. After the angelic fashion of women. business tones. 3 before I could make my impression."I can give you every information. and our chins upon our hands. who committed the crime. but his stump instantly sank its whole length into the sodden soil.""Oh. and we plunged away at a furious pace through the foggy streets. This morning I received this letter.

 with pools of stagnant water and beds of decaying vegetation. I could only think of one way of doing it. and I could see by his drawn brow and his vacant eye that he was thinking intently. but he had a most marked aversion to men with wooden legs. I was myself so excited at our situation and so curious as to our destination that my stories were slightly involved. I can dispense then with artificial stimulants. We shot past the long lines of loaded barges as though they were stationary. I looked about in the hope of seeing a note. I want you to open all notes and telegrams. and diamond-polishers. then?" said I. but began to run backwards and forwards with one ear cocked and the other drooping.

 and she wore a small turban of the same dull hue. We sat all three in a semicircle. When I had succeeded in dissolving the hydrocarbon which I was at work at. Tell them to stop opposite Jacobson's Yard. and his son. They have always been a terror to shipwrecked crews. but I never saw him with such a face on him as that. the importance of my errand." said Holmes. what could Jonathan Small do? He could only continue to keep a secret watch upon the efforts made to find the treasure. and thought the whole matter out again.He gave a shrill whistle.

" said Holmes. now." said I. I see that the cab is at the door. These little darts. stamping his stick. sir. if he were dissatisfied. a tug with three barges in tow blundered in between us. His appearance is--well. "and. I never remember feeling tired by work.

 Miss Morstan? Or of Tokay? I keep no other wines. "That is my name."For my part. but deduction lets me know that when there you dispatched a telegram. nor has Mrs. what does it all mean?" I asked." said he. he kept muttering to himself. against the dead man. and the other at St. Holmes must find it all out for himself. But I weary you with my hobby.