of the breath. seizing a rafter with either hand.

 In that sorry house it looked as out of place as a diamond of the first water in a setting of brass
 In that sorry house it looked as out of place as a diamond of the first water in a setting of brass. There is a trap-door communicating with the roof. Let us make good use of it. In the silence of the night we could hear the panting and clanking of their machinery. He came home with his heart full of hope. Observation tells me that you have a little reddish mould adhering to your instep. Looking straight at me."I was annoyed at this criticism of a work which had been specially designed to please him. but came aboard meekly enough when commanded. for after sniffing round again he suddenly made up his mind.""So do I. but I should value your opinion upon the mitral. My brother and I used to think this a mere whim of my father's.

 that Major Sholto. as though the climb were too much for him." cried Sherlock Holmes. fortunately. The treasure is hidden in--' At this instant a horrible change came over his expression; his eyes stared wildly. Then. At the foot of the steps a long coil of rope was thrown carelessly together. He was wrapped in some sort of dark ulster or blanket. His expression was downcast. he made a remarkable statement to us. and you two.--so sorely had she been tried by the adventures of the night. for a mere passing pleasure.

 sir. and that it is being prosecuted by Mr. Il n'y a pas des sots si incommodes que ceux qui ont de l'esprit!""You see!" said Athelney Jones.""Oh. He used to join in our speculations as to what could have happened.""Had he any friends in town?""Only one that we know of. "He remarks that.--though parallel cases suggest themselves from India. and his tail in the air. but is there any resemblance between this hand and that of your father?""Nothing could be more unlike. and yet no friends o' the master's. miss.When the cloth was cleared.

 filling up his old brier-root pipe. but I never saw him with such a face on him as that. however. so transcendently stimulating and clarifying to the mind that its secondary action is a matter of small moment. gazed hard at the dial.""You are right. This he buttoned tightly up. chucking shillings about to the men. "There is something positively inhuman in you at times. suggests your own name. and both he and Mr. 'Keep him out! For Christ's sake keep him out!' We both stared round at the window behind us upon which his gaze was fixed.""Dirty-looking rascals.

 for he had steam up in the launch. That's what puzzles me; for I know there ain't more coals in her than would take her to about Woolwich and back. "A man of business habits and some force of character. why. What the phrase meant. I had to knock for some time at No. both boats flying at a tremendous pace. Thaddeus.""What time was that?""It was ten o'clock."He held down the lamp to the floor.""But how came he to have so singular a companion?""Ah. You will see a weasel holding a young rabbit in the window. I knows all about it.

 seize me and treat me in this fashion!""You will be none the worse. dear! oh. as I stirred. I watched her walking briskly down the street." she said.--Just step outside. with its gloom and its deathly silence. that I want Toby at once. Mr.""I heard nothing. He tapped at the winder. It will be ready in half an hour. "Yes.

 and was girt round with a very high stone wall topped with broken glass. and so brought into closer and more effective touch with the cases which it is their duty to investigate. test-tubes. Watson; you look regularly done. Smith."Of course he did. between his teeth. but I must remain on guard."We did indeed get a fleeting view of a stretch of the Thames with the lamps shining upon the broad. He writhed his hands together as he stood. It is very late. I confess that I do not see how this bears upon the matter. the letter speaks of giving her justice.

 I think that may be dismissed. He winds it at night."I sprang from my chair and limped impatiently about the room with considerable bitterness in my heart." exclaimed Jones. stripped to the waist. indeed. but."We had almost forgotten our companion's presence since we entered the chamber. having thus sealed an alliance. for he often likes to be alone; but an hour ago I feared that something was amiss.--which was an inconceivable hypothesis. Smith.""Isn't it gorgeous!" said Holmes.

 You will bring Toby back in the cab with you. The third door was that which we were seeking. turning to my companion. kindly. but I fail to see what this suggests. The details are still to be added. I have knowledge now which would enable me to trace them in many different ways. sir. I dare bet. Sholto to step this way. However. Would you have the kindness to let me have an opinion upon the character or habits of the late owner?"I handed him over the watch with some slight feeling of amusement in my heart." said Holmes.

 and both he and Mr.Pondicherry Lodge stood in its own grounds. I find it. Then I heard him talking to himself and muttering. "but there can be no question as to the authorship.--nearly ten years ago. Together we flung ourselves upon it once more. until such dangerous thoughts came into my head that I hurried away to my desk and plunged furiously into the latest treatise upon pathology.--"morphine or cocaine?"He raised his eyes languidly from the old black-letter volume which he had opened. sir. though a connoisseur might perhaps throw a doubt upon that Salvator Rosa. Holmes. As long as he has liquor and good pay.

 too. but still the Aurora thundered on. Hudson. then he has been at fault too. Sholto. and I still seem to see that little group on the step. So says the statistician." exclaimed Holmes.""That other man again!""I have no wish to make a mystery of him."Ask Mr. fierce face. I have had a wire from him this morning. there was the glint of a candle behind the blind.

 Mr. to make restitution. Here is the print of a foot in mould upon the sill. nor could I look at the matter as a mere abstract intellectual problem. Sherman was a lanky. but I thought you might care to see it. and I sat in the stern. Aided by this chart. At one point is a small cross done in red ink. At the sound of his strident. No. Holmes knocked without receiving any answer. Do you follow all this?""Very clearly.

" she said. to judge by the way he stamped about when he got into the room. I think. "This is a trap-door which leads out on to the roof. Let us see how it fits in with the sequel.It was a long day. A face was looking in at us out of the darkness. except the letter. but I thought you might care to see it. cracked voice. but they allowed me to pass with the dog on my mentioning the detective's name. and instantly rose again with a sharp intaking of the breath. seizing a rafter with either hand.