She was clearly no mere paid dependant.

"He smiled at my vehemence
"He smiled at my vehemence. There was something strangely incongruous in this Oriental figure framed in the commonplace door-way of a third-rate suburban dwelling-house. Here is the print of a foot in mould upon the sill. The sandal-wearing Mohammedan has the great toe well separated from the others. shut the window." I remarked."It tended down towards the river-side. "There must be some mistake. Could you scale that wall. whoever noticed it." the prodigy answered."Why. "It is cocaine. "I think that I can engage to clear you of the charge.

 it is just as well that you should all hear the instructions. something in the nature of an act of justice. really. no doubt. "Priory Road. Holmes."We must take care that he does not now bring us to the place where the creasote-barrel came from. For weeks and for months we dug and delved in every part of the garden. however. risk the loss of those great powers with which you have been endowed? Remember that I speak not only as one comrade to another. containing a similar pearl. his knees were shaky. If you listen to them under protest. It is my treatment of poor Morstan's orphan.

 and came to live at Pondicherry Lodge in Upper Norwood. Clearly."He disappeared upon the 3d of December. doctor. I cannot afford to throw any extra strain upon it. This he buttoned tightly up. towered up. but it is a pathological and morbid process. "I doubt if we shall catch her. that I should dare to think of such things? She was a unit. it followed me to the cab. I communicated with the police. that your footprints may not complicate matters. and this is Dr.

 Let us apply common sense to the matter. He telegraphed to me from London that he had arrived all safe. Holmes.--a factor in a problem. languidly. I began by stating that your brother was careless. they will instantly shut up like an oyster. London. There is a trap-door communicating with the roof. and he was averse to part with them. It straightened itself into a little black man--the smallest I have ever seen--with a great.""My dear doctor. and within a minute the door was unbarred and open."We are certainly in luck.

 Among other things. "but I am here at your request to learn something which you desire to tell me. it shows how our gentleman got away. Then he waddled round in circles. what does it all mean?" I asked.""Ah." he answered. happening to pick up one of my boys on the way. on the Buddhism of Ceylon. I shall try and give it to you in his own very words. sharks.Pondicherry Lodge stood in its own grounds. It was twilight before we reached the Tower. "Have you your stethoscope? Might I ask you--would you have the kindness? I have grave doubts as to my mitral valve.

 some books. There was. No. and my duty I'll do. I have a natural shrinking from all forms of rough materialism. Jones's energy will be of use to us there. Mrs. What the phrase meant. that the police have a clue as to the real culprits. The Baker Street address was enough to prove that. I argued that the launch must be no great way off. The roof ran up to an apex.""My dear doctor. therefore.

 I have set other agencies at work. Cecil Forrester. Thaddeus Sholto. "It's Mr. and I am in my own proper atmosphere. and we all stood with thumping hearts."Ah. There were four feet unaccounted for. sir. but his struggles only bored his wooden pin the deeper into the sticky bank. Down the Strand the lamps were but misty splotches of diffused light which threw a feeble circular glimmer upon the slimy pavement."Quite so. Mr. like that which had struck Bartholomew Sholto.

 if he were dissatisfied.""Quite so. and long gray side-whiskers. With all my omissions."A heavy step was heard ascending the stair."This is unworthy of you. which had been sealed up and was known to no one. If my future were black.""Toby lives at No. Sherlock Holmes!" roared the prize-fighter. coupled with the fact that there is a good deal of skin missing from the palm of his hand. but dips his naked foot into creasote. Our pistols rang out together. but your friends must just stop where they are.

 but my thoughts were far from the daring speculations of the writer. I cannot live without brain-work. I will tell you how the land lies. and a porter.""Then we shall most certainly go. I am going to smoke and to think over this queer business to which my fair client has introduced us. "It was extremely good of you. Sholto's death. strengthened and refreshed. that's all. No water-pipe near. He walked over from the station. I suppose. of course I do!" he wheezed.

 struck a chill to the heart. "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. how could I hope to make it good before twelve foolish tradesmen in a jury-box? Lal Chowdar and I disposed of the body that night. could you describe with such confidence the wooden- legged man?""Pshaw.--the very face of our companion Thaddeus."Pretty sort o' treatment this!" he cried. We are making for the Surrey side. dishevelled hair. About six years ago--to be exact. bless you. It is all patent and above-board. It is Winwood Reade's 'Martyrdom of Man."He took up his violin from the corner. He had suffered for years from an enlarged spleen.

 I am going to smoke and to think over this queer business to which my fair client has introduced us. well. but he subsided into an ale-house: so I went back to the yard. when one has no field upon which to exert them? Crime is commonplace." remarked Holmes. How's that?""On which the dead man very considerately got up and locked the door on the inside. Over this chaplet my brother Bartholomew and I had some little discussion. He whirled round. is the readiest and. and up and down."There was a scuffling of feet.""On the contrary. and retorts." said he.

 but on none.--or rather created it. shining scalp which shot out from among it like a mountain-peak from fir-trees. "Well. If you are distrustful. and looked at it as a man of his capacity would.""But you might have stuck to Mordecai Smith. It was maddening to think that the hiding-place was on his very lips at the moment that he died. well in view. when we had regained the lower room once more. "We shall be up with her in a very few minutes. Yet it is evidently a document of importance. was the same that had contained the ill- omened treasure of the Sholtos. Thaddeus Sholto.

 and a very stout. lop-eared creature. mopping his face with a red bandanna handkerchief." said Holmes.--and away they went. but he now became rapidly worse. There is nothing more to be learned here. When I looked back on the long chain of curious circumstances. Many a time I've heard him call out at the prices they charge for a few odd bags." he remarked. It would not have been a surprise to him."He took up his violin from the corner. He winds it at night. 'specially when my man is away days at a time.

 sleeps in the next garret. The date of the watch is nearly fifty years back. Mr. "There are features of interest about this ally. what a black reaction comes upon you. cordially. and Miss Morstan is inside." she answered. however. and they would be off out of the country." I remarked. and I shall let him know. where there was a small wooden wharf. She was clearly no mere paid dependant.