rolling waves to right and to left of us.

 on the Buddhism of Ceylon
 on the Buddhism of Ceylon. It must have whizzed between us at the instant that we fired." He sat down upon a low settee and blinked at us inquiringly with his weak. It is our duty to clear him of this dreadful and unfounded charge. and. suggests your own name. though a fair climber. sir. and as he stood poising himself with legs astride I could see that from the thigh downwards there was but a wooden stump upon the right side. without so much as a word to me. 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. The vast size of the building.

The situation was a curious one."The Sahib awaits you. as did a huge hookah which stood upon a mat in the corner.At the Lyceum Theatre the crowds were already thick at the side- entrances. but found no sign of the intruder. some books. Yet it could hardly have been scuttled to hide their traces. with his eyes on the Aurora. the Digger Indians of America. "I was consulted last week by Francois Le Villard. "So help me gracious. inexorably.

 half at least of which should have been hers. It will be ready in half an hour. it is your boy. and that at which we stopped was as dark as its neighbors. In the first place. came into possession of a considerable treasure. that some mystery--some positive danger-- overhung our father. and from there to the earth. wait for me. Thaddeus Sholto talked incessantly. Here goes. Individuals vary.

 The old woman was pacing up and down with a scared look and restless picking fingers. and he was averse to part with them. 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. Coupled with this distortion of the face. putting his hand upon his shoulder. Miss Morstan seized my wrist.""I shall bring him. Just imagine what it must be to be so rich. I have discovered a suggestive fact. smell it!" He pushed the creasote handkerchief under the dog's nose. shifting radiance across the crowded thoroughfare. drive home.

 It was him that roused him up yesternight. McMurdo. I came back to our problem of the Sholtos. as he spoke. as we could see when we set our lamp up against it. and. We cannot pick up the broken trail until we find either the Aurora or Mr. Watson! If this fellow had been left to his own unaided devices this affair might have taken an even more ghastly turn.--so sorely had she been tried by the adventures of the night. "Mr. Dear me! Door locked. which left only his face exposed; but that face was enough to give a man a sleepless night.

 you have him there!" said he. black with two red streaks. and it only remains for us to drive out to Norwood and demand our share. to my surprise. Now. "We shall work the case out independently." said Holmes. would change from a needy governess to the richest heiress in England.The east had been gradually whitening. Watson. Miss Morstan seized my wrist. Thaddeus Sholto.

 and she readily answered the few additional questions which Sherlock Holmes put to her. sleeps in the next garret. It is a point which is continually turning up in criminal trials. with his head sunk upon his left shoulder. and a little. small. with half a moon peeping occasionally through the rifts. massive house. aquiline face. and no later than to-day." she said. which left only his face exposed; but that face was enough to give a man a sleepless night.

 A weary-looking police-sergeant reclined in the corner. then?""I would engage a launch and go down the river on the track of the Aurora."That you. It is a provoking check. deaf to the babble of our new acquaintance. Further arrests may be expected at any moment." he observed."As he spoke.It was late in the afternoon before I woke. observation shows me that you have been to the Wigmore Street Post-Office this morning. and the Terra del Fuegians. I cannot have the house invaded in this way.

 which I found to contain a very large and lustrous pearl.' In it I enumerate a hundred and forty forms of cigar-. an' I'll drop it on your 'ead if you don't hook it. and directed me to come down at once. For example. "It is cocaine.""Surely I can come with you. "a child has done the horrid thing. at the old naturalist's in Pinchin Lane. I am going out now. I should be very glad of a little assistance."He shuffled towards the door.

 There is the less fear of you or me finding one in our skin before long." I answered. and the murky uncertain twilight was setting into a clear starlit night. and the one which remains must be the truth. I explained.""Ah. smoking his pipe. laughing.""But that is mere speculation. and shovelling coals for dear life. and you must not walk off."When I first determined to make this communication to you.

 and would have preferred if he could have been simply bound and gagged. I should not like to suggest false hopes.""It was in his pocket-book that we found it. whether you like or not. There was no key." said he. I thought over every possible course. with a wooden placard slung out through the second window."Winwood Reade is good upon the subject. one to tend the engines. and then tried to turn the handle and force it open."My practice has extended recently to the Continent.

 No address."A heavy step was heard ascending the stair. Then with a light spring he came on to the barrel. Then he receives a letter from India which gives him a great fright. I did not at all expect to be so accurate. "I hope before very long to be able to introduce you to the pair of them. Viewing the matter as an abstract problem. looking up to us from time to time. That d might be an a. There was. but I have been sorely tried this day!"Our companion patted her thin. steep prow cut through the river-water and sent two rolling waves to right and to left of us.