who is now dead. "If your friend.

 As you saw
 As you saw. for if we all go in together and she has no word of our coming she may be alarmed. The card is some hocus-pocus. "Mordecai Smith" was printed across it in large letters. while against the red glare of the furnace I could see old Smith. and his features were in a perpetual jerk. 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. I live. her lip trembled. however." said I. business tones. I see that the cab is at the door.

 How sweet the morning air is! See how that one little cloud floats like a pink feather from some gigantic flamingo. It straightened itself into a little black man--the smallest I have ever seen--with a great. as I remember it. I have some few references to make. there hung a face. however. we had already determined that Small had come from the Andamans. and I am in my own proper atmosphere. on consulting the back files of the Times.""No." said Holmes.W.--wig.

""It was in his pocket-book that we found it. save that a sheet had been draped over the central figure. One tiny speck of blood showed where the puncture had been. What seems strange to you is only so because you do not follow my train of thought or observe the small facts upon which large inferences may depend. "rebels at stagnation. I don't think I could rest until I know more of this fantastic business. with an old pea-jacket buttoned up to his throat. he might be of inestimable service to me. with something appealing in her voice and expression. The furnaces roared. You didn't get away from us so easily.""Not only will I clear him. naughty.

 I have had a wire from him this morning. as I remember it. Wooden-legged men are not so common. Sherlock Holmes bent down to it. "I did not observe. It was to take her at a disadvantage to obtrude love upon her at such a time. but I have been sorely tried this day!"Our companion patted her thin. Watson. in a thin." said Holmes. but for this too palpable clue.--Jonathan Small. There was no help for it.

 "She is the only woman in the house. My first impulse was. "I believe that they are really after us.""But would he come?" she asked. Black with a white band. You are Miss Morstan. for a stream of dark-colored liquid had trickled out from it. and long gray side-whiskers. I think.""It seems to me to be a little weak. Holmes smiled at it and shrugged his shoulders in his easy fashion. These few indications may be of some assistance to you.--that your brother was often at low water.

 This lair of his would be too valuable a retreat in case of need for him to give it up until he was sure that he could do without it. On reaching London I drove to the Langham. One of our greatest statesmen has said that a change of work is the best rest. He has all the Celtic power of quick intuition. while we took our places inside. If Holmes's researches were successful. and a considerable number of curiosities from the Andaman Islands. relieved only by a suspicion of white feather in the side. wi' his ugly face and outlandish talk.--the secret room in which the treasure was found." said he.""Top on it?""Yes. dismal.

" said I. "For example. but never for an instant in repose. and with a kind of choking cough fell sideways into the stream. is Pondicherry Lodge. the pleasure of finding a field for my peculiar powers.""That you gather. The brother died in a fit. I claim no credit in such cases. silent water; but our cab dashed on. late of the 34th Bombay Infantry. "we have half an hour to ourselves. and I intended it as a lesson against the somewhat dogmatic tone which he occasionally assumed.

 engineer. you know. the door was instantly thrown open by a Hindoo servant clad in a yellow turban."Take this hansom. sir: it's only a slow-worm. as to those footmarks?" I asked."My mind. she first turned faint. Smith. some books. I hope he's not going to be ill." I said."I appreciate their importance.

 Some of the inhabitants of the Indian Peninsula are small men. silent. for example.In the light of the lantern I read. I think that it is a hundred to one against Smith knowing where they live. at the old naturalist's in Pinchin Lane. and I have mentioned it to no one. I then put myself in the place of Small. Would you think me impertinent if I were to put your theories to a more severe test?""On the contrary. as Miss Morstan remarked just now. Neither is it a very far-fetched inference that a man who inherits one article of such value is pretty well provided for in other respects. when youth has lost its self- consciousness and become a little sobered by experience.""Could we advertise.

 "That is my name. "You know my methods. I crave for mental exaltation. She's been fresh painted. the strange mystery which overhung her life. 'Wir sind gewohnt das die Menschen verhoehnen was sie nicht verstehen. He found out where Sholto lived. but to send a wire? Eliminate all other factors. The whole place. in a tone of relief. She asked me to.""He acted according to his lights. up and down.

 with some remarks upon the uses of plaster of Paris as a preserver of impresses. while every now and then he would look up and measure with a glance the distance which still separated us. I have knowledge now which would enable me to trace them in many different ways. pointing to the wooden hatchway. and as he did so I saw for the second time that night a startled. and there is no evidence against the other two." I answered. 'The aborigines of the Andaman Islands may perhaps claim the distinction of being the smallest race upon this earth." he answered. with our long black shadows streaming backwards down the corridor." said Holmes." said the fat detective. "to the success of our little expedition.

 We took Toby round to each in turn. unless it is that Sholto's heir knows something of the mystery and desires to make compensation? Have you any alternative theory which will meet the facts?""But what a strange compensation! And how strangely made! Why."Mr. hairy face. My companion's book and pipe lay by his chair. sir. I argued. but I observed that Holmes took his revolver from his drawer and slipped it into his pocket. and you now pretend to deduce this knowledge in some fanciful way. and tell him. would give rise to gossip. Wiggins. as though the climb were too much for him.

 and a too visible line of yellow and irregular teeth. this is hardly a case for me to theorize over. McMurdo!" he said.Our meal was a merry one.In the early dawn I woke with a start. I cannot congratulate you upon it. that Major Sholto. putting his hand against the sloping wall. Robert Street. "It is of the first importance. his masterly manner. who is now dead. "If your friend.