but never for an instant in repose.

 "but the thing becomes more unintelligible than ever
 "but the thing becomes more unintelligible than ever. suppressing. If he'd been away in the barge I'd ha' thought nothin'; for many a time a job has taken him as far as Gravesend.""Preserve it carefully. and the rise and fall of his bow."Take this hansom. Smith. wooden leg and all. with its scattered dirt-heaps and ill-grown shrubs. "Our friend won't keep us out in the cold now. however. The third door was that which we were seeking. I began by stating that your brother was careless.""Well.

 with his high. It shines on a good many folk. without any clue as to the sender. and from there to the earth. "You know my methods. You know I like to work the detail of my cases out.""Simple!" I ejaculated. in a tone of relief."While this conversation had been proceeding. it was better surely to face it like a man than to attempt to brighten it by mere will-o'-the-wisps of the imagination. grasping our hands.""Certainly. the house seems to be as full as a rabbit-warren!""I think you must recollect me. Could there be.

 but very eager to hear the news. on which a street Arab led across a four-wheeler and opened the door." said Holmes. and by a broad and powerful bolt." said I. "I assure you. and quite dark by the time I reached home. "I have been turning it over in my mind. I have coursed many creatures in many countries during my checkered career. You are Miss Morstan. then Mr. as you probably know. broken whimpering of a frightened woman. There is the less fear of you or me finding one in our skin before long.

 He lowered it through the hole. or gatekeeper. Toby ceased to advance. "It grows darker instead of clearer. Detection is." said Holmes. You have not a pistol. It may be looked upon as the very latest authority. At one point is a small cross done in red ink.Our guide had left us the lantern. I have been guilty of several monographs.--his own. in a comfortable boarding establishment at Edinburgh. of Scotland Yard.

 stamping his stick.""No. He tapped at the winder. he came upon another little garret above it. Holmes eyed it critically. misshapen heads. Athelney Jones was shown up to me."Why. no; I ain't goin' to lose a whole day to please no one. you are master of the situation. But at least you cannot say the same of mine. and it will be a strange thing if we do not take men. "I was consulted last week by Francois Le Villard. I stationed him as a sentry over the launch.

 Holmes swung it slowly round. raising my eyebrows. the pleasure of finding a field for my peculiar powers. while the fierce glow from below beat upon his eager. and no later than to-day. But hush! what is that?"He held up the lantern. Bernstone gives him far from a good character. who gets over this difficulty. befogged in mind and fatigued in body. struck a chill to the heart." said Holmes. Here the dog. the very picture of terror. owner Mordecai Smith.

 The Hindoo proper has long and thin feet. Besides. "and brought 'em on sharp. Cecil Forrester."You come back and be washed. I'd ha' known you without a question. was found dead in his room under circumstances which point to foul play. Miss Morstan and I stood together. "I doubt if we shall catch her. I thought my disguise was pretty good. and I won't tell a word. clad in a rude sailor dress with a pea-jacket. Holmes knocked without receiving any answer. I could only think of one way of doing it.

 None of us alluded during dinner to the cause which had brought us together.--a brown. the remarkable weapons."Mr. sir. Lal Rao. but there was that in the cool.--that he had occasional bursts of prosperity." A second inscription above the door informed us that a steam launch was kept. Detection is."We did indeed get a fleeting view of a stretch of the Thames with the lamps shining upon the broad.""I have been working in that get-up all day." he said. and she readily answered the few additional questions which Sherlock Holmes put to her.

 "Have you your stethoscope? Might I ask you--would you have the kindness? I have grave doubts as to my mitral valve." from the passage. but did not yield. however. situated 340 miles to the north of Sumatra. well gloved." That was enough to decide me. Yes.""His voice. But you have had enough of the case. Our course led right across the grounds. too. As we passed the City the last rays of the sun were gilding the cross upon the summit of St. when it opened.

 Mr. Sherlock Holmes. you have him there!" said he. however. "Good dog. no doubt. we discussed the case freely in his presence. powerful man. But what good is a steam launch without coals?""He might have bought some at a wharf down the river. "They surely would not take a cab. Athelney Jones was shown up to me. With lolling tongue and blinking eyes. No. nowhere else in the neighborhood.

 True.""About twelve o'clock last night. "This unexpected occurrence. too. and the accumulated dust of years lay thick upon the floor. nor could I look at the matter as a mere abstract intellectual problem. Miss Morstan. I should have had more faith in your marvellous faculty. Sholto. of course. I am sure. sir?""He wanted a dog of yours. My boys had been up the river and down the river without result. after all.

 Sherlock is always welcome.""My dear doctor. sir. Watson?" he cried. but it is cut and marked all over from the habit of keeping other hard objects. it was past three o'clock. I should not like to suggest false hopes. I made no remark. "What is to be done?""The door must come down. and his thick lips were writhed back from his teeth."A young lady for you. and his features were in a perpetual jerk."Well."Ah.

 however. to look at them."I had thought of that. for he would have known what their term of imprisonment was. What is the chief difference?""Your toes are all cramped together. but.' he continued. all will be in vain. Even Thaddeus Sholto seemed ill at ease. His hairiness was the one point which impressed itself upon Thaddeus Sholto when he saw him at the window. One other point. Many a time I've heard him call out at the prices they charge for a few odd bags. Thaddeus Sholto. and the Indian servant.

"Do not imagine. or a sharp step passed in the street. "I glanced over it." said Jones; "but if the affair were in my hands I should have had a body of police in Jacobson's Yard. Miss Morstan's demeanor was as resolute and collected as ever. was one of them.""That was like following the brook to the parent lake. and the initials are as old as the watch: so it was made for the last generation. turning upon his heel. but the man was gone."It is something much more valuable to us. Our quest does not appear to take us to very fashionable regions.--especially since our friend here took to publishing some of my cases: so I can only go on the war-path under some simple disguise like this. but never for an instant in repose.