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- A
- STUDY
- IN
- SCARLET
- By
- A
- Conan
- Doyle
- PART
- I
- Being
- a
- reprint
- from
- the
- reminiscences
- of
- JOHN
- H
- WATSON
- M
- D
- late
- of
- the
- Army
- Medical
- Department
- CHAPTER
- I
- MR
- SHERLOCK
- HOLMES
- IN
- the
- year
- I
- took
- my
- degree
- of
- Doctor
- of
- Medicine
- of
- the
- University
- of
- London
- and
- proceeded
- to
- Netley
- to
- go
- through
- the
- course
- prescribed
- for
- surgeons
- in
- the
- army
- Having
- completed
- my
- studies
- there
- I
- was
- duly
- attached
- to
- the
- Fifth
- Northumberland
- Fusiliers
- as
- Assistant
- Surgeon
- The
- regiment
- was
- stationed
- in
- India
- at
- the
- time
- and
- before
- I
- could
- join
- it
- the
- second
- Afghan
- war
- had
- broken
- out
- On
- landing
- at
- Bombay
- I
- learned
- that
- my
- corps
- had
- advanced
- through
- the
- passes
- and
- was
- already
- deep
- in
- the
- enemy's
- country
- I
- followed
- however
- with
- many
- other
- officers
- who
- were
- in
- the
- same
- situation
- as
- myself
- and
- succeeded
- in
- reaching
- Candahar
- in
- safety
- where
- I
- found
- my
- regiment
- and
- at
- once
- entered
- upon
- my
- new
- duties
- The
- campaign
- brought
- honours
- and
- promotion
- to
- many
- but
- for
- me
- it
- had
- nothing
- but
- misfortune
- and
- disaster
- I
- was
- removed
- from
- my
- brigade
- and
- attached
- to
- the
- Berkshires
- with
- whom
- I
- served
- at
- the
- fatal
- battle
- of
- Maiwand
- There
- I
- was
- struck
- on
- the
- shoulder
- by
- a
- Jezail
- bullet
- which
- shattered
- the
- bone
- and
- grazed
- the
- subclavian
- artery
- I
- should
- have
- fallen
- into
- the
- hands
- of
- the
- murderous
- Ghazis
- had
- it
- not
- been
- for
- the
- devotion
- and
- courage
- shown
- by
- Murray
- my
- orderly
- who
- threw
- me
- across
- a
- pack
- horse
- and
- succeeded
- in
- bringing
- me
- safely
- to
- the
- British
- lines
- Worn
- with
- pain
- and
- weak
- from
- the
- prolonged
- hardships
- which
- I
- had
- undergone
- I
- was
- removed
- with
- a
- great
- train
- of
- wounded
- sufferers
- to
- the
- base
- hospital
- at
- Peshawar
- Here
- I
- rallied
- and
- had
- already
- improved
- so
- far
- as
- to
- be
- able
- to
- walk
- about
- the
- wards
- and
- even
- to
- bask
- a
- little
- upon
- the
- verandah
- when
- I
- was
- struck
- down
- by
- enteric
- fever
- that
- curse
- of
- our
- Indian
- possessions
- For
- months
- my
- life
- was
- despaired
- of
- and
- when
- at
- last
- I
- came
- to
- myself
- and
- became
- convalescent
- I
- was
- so
- weak
- and
- emaciated
- that
- a
- medical
- board
- determined
- that
- not
- a
- day
- should
- be
- lost
- in
- sending
- me
- back
- to
- England
- I
- was
- dispatched
- accordingly
- in
- the
- troopship
- Orontes
- and
- landed
- a
- month
- later
- on
- Portsmouth
- jetty
- with
- my
- health
- irretrievably
- ruined
- but
- with
- permission
- from
- a
- paternal
- government
- to
- spend
- the
- next
- nine
- months
- in
- attempting
- to
- improve
- it
- I
- had
- neither
- kith
- nor
- kin
- in
- England
- and
- was
- therefore
- as
- free
- as
- air
- or
- as
- free
- as
- an
- income
- of
- eleven
- shillings
- and
- sixpence
- a
- day
- will
- permit
- a
- man
- to
- be
- Under
- such
- circumstances
- I
- naturally
- gravitated
- to
- London
- that
- great
- cesspool
- into
- which
- all
- the
- loungers
- and
- idlers
- of
- the
- Empire
- are
- irresistibly
- drained
- There
- I
- stayed
- for
- some
- time
- at
- a
- private
- hotel
- in
- the
- Strand
- leading
- a
- comfortless
- meaningless
- existence
- and
- spending
- such
- money
- as
- I
- had
- considerably
- more
- freely
- than
- I
- ought
- So
- alarming
- did
- the
- state
- of
- my
- finances
- become
- that
- I
- soon
- realized
- that
- I
- must
- either
- leave
- the
- metropolis
- and
- rusticate
- somewhere
- in
- the
- country
- or
- that
- I
- must
- make
- a
- complete
- alteration
- in
- my
- style
- of
- living
- Choosing
- the
- latter
- alternative
- I
- began
- by
- making
- up
- my
- mind
- to
- leave
- the
- hotel
- and
- to
- take
- up
- my
- quarters
- in
- some
- less
- pretentious
- and
- less
- expensive
- domicile
- On
- the
- very
- day
- that
- I
- had
- come
- to
- this
- conclusion
- I
- was
- standing
- at
- the
- Criterion
- Bar
- when
- some
- one
- tapped
- me
- on
- the
- shoulder
- and
- turning
- round
- I
- recognized
- young
- Stamford
- who
- had
- been
- a
- dresser
- under
- me
- at
- Barts
- The
- sight
- of
- a
- friendly
- face
- in
- the
- great
- wilderness
- of
- London
- is
- a
- pleasant
- thing
- indeed
- to
- a
- lonely
- man
- In
- old
- days
- Stamford
- had
- never
- been
- a
- particular
- crony
- of
- mine
- but
- now
- I
- hailed
- him
- with
- enthusiasm
- and
- he
- in
- his
- turn
- appeared
- to
- be
- delighted
- to
- see
- me
- In
- the
- exuberance
- of
- my
- joy
- I
- asked
- him
- to
- lunch
- with
- me
- at
- the
- Holborn
- and
- we
- started
- off
- together
- in
- a
- hansom
- Whatever
- have
- you
- been
- doing
- with
- yourself
- Watson
- he
- asked
- in
- undisguised
- wonder
- as
- we
- rattled
- through
- the
- crowded
- London
- streets
- You
- are
- as
- thin
- as
- a
- lath
- and
- as
- brown
- as
- a
- nut
- I
- gave
- him
- a
- short
- sketch
- of
- my
- adventures
- and
- had
- hardly
- concluded
- it
- by
- the
- time
- that
- we
- reached
- our
- destination
- Poor
- devil
- he
- said
- commiseratingly
- after
- he
- had
- listened
- to
- my
- misfortunes
- What
- are
- you
- up
- to
- now
- Looking
- for
- lodgings
- I
- answered
- Trying
- to
- solve
- the
- problem
- as
- to
- whether
- it
- is
- possible
- to
- get
- comfortable
- rooms
- at
- a
- reasonable
- price
- That's
- a
- strange
- thing
- remarked
- my
- companion
- you
- are
- the
- second
- man
- to
- day
- that
- has
- used
- that
- expression
- to
- me
- And
- who
- was
- the
- first
- I
- asked
- A
- fellow
- who
- is
- working
- at
- the
- chemical
- laboratory
- up
- at
- the
- hospital
- He
- was
- bemoaning
- himself
- this
- morning
- because
- he
- could
- not
- get
- someone
- to
- go
- halves
- with
- him
- in
- some
- nice
- rooms
- which
- he
- had
- found
- and
- which
- were
- too
- much
- for
- his
- purse
- By
- Jove
- I
- cried
- if
- he
- really
- wants
- someone
- to
- share
- the
- rooms
- and
- the
- expense
- I
- am
- the
- very
- man
- for
- him
- I
- should
- prefer
- having
- a
- partner
- to
- being
- alone
- Young
- Stamford
- looked
- rather
- strangely
- at
- me
- over
- his
- wine
- glass
- You
- don't
- know
- Sherlock
- Holmes
- yet
- he
- said
- perhaps
- you
- would
- not
- care
- for
- him
- as
- a
- constant
- companion
- Why
- what
- is
- there
- against
- him
- Oh
- I
- didn't
- say
- there
- was
- anything
- against
- him
- He
- is
- a
- little
- queer
- in
- his
- ideas
- an
- enthusiast
- in
- some
- branches
- of
- science
- As
- far
- as
- I
- know
- he
- is
- a
- decent
- fellow
- enough
- A
- medical
- student
- I
- suppose
- said
- I
- No
- I
- have
- no
- idea
- what
- he
- intends
- to
- go
- in
- for
- I
- believe
- he
- is
- well
- up
- in
- anatomy
- and
- he
- is
- a
- first
- class
- chemist
- but
- as
- far
- as
- I
- know
- he
- has
- never
- taken
- out
- any
- systematic
- medical
- classes
- His
- studies
- are
- very
- desultory
- and
- eccentric
- but
- he
- has
- amassed
- a
- lot
- of
- out
- of
- the
- way
- knowledge
- which
- would
- astonish
- his
- professors
- Did
- you
- never
- ask
- him
- what
- he
- was
- going
- in
- for
- I
- asked
- No
- he
- is
- not
- a
- man
- that
- it
- is
- easy
- to
- draw
- out
- though
- he
- can
- be
- communicative
- enough
- when
- the
- fancy
- seizes
- him
- I
- should
- like
- to
- meet
- him
- I
- said
- If
- I
- am
- to
- lodge
- with
- anyone
- I
- should
- prefer
- a
- man
- of
- studious
- and
- quiet
- habits
- I
- am
- not
- strong
- enough
- yet
- to
- stand
- much
- noise
- or
- excitement
- I
- had
- enough
- of
- both
- in
- Afghanistan
- to
- last
- me
- for
- the
- remainder
- of
- my
- natural
- existence
- How
- could
- I
- meet
- this
- friend
- of
- yours
- He
- is
- sure
- to
- be
- at
- the
- laboratory
- returned
- my
- companion
- He
- either
- avoids
- the
- place
- for
- weeks
- or
- else
- he
- works
- there
- from
- morning
- to
- night
- If
- you
- like
- we
- shall
- drive
- round
- together
- after
- luncheon
- Certainly
- I
- answered
- and
- the
- conversation
- drifted
- away
- into
- other
- channels
- As
- we
- made
- our
- way
- to
- the
- hospital
- after
- leaving
- the
- Holborn
- Stamford
- gave
- me
- a
- few
- more
- particulars
- about
- the
- gentleman
- whom
- I
- proposed
- to
- take
- as
- a
- fellow
- lodger
- You
- mustn't
- blame
- me
- if
- you
- don't
- get
- on
- with
- him
- he
- said
- I
- know
- nothing
- more
- of
- him
- than
- I
- have
- learned
- from
- meeting
- him
- occasionally
- in
- the
- laboratory
- You
- proposed
- this
- arrangement
- so
- you
- must
- not
- hold
- me
- responsible
- If
- we
- don't
- get
- on
- it
- will
- be
- easy
- to
- part
- company
- I
- answered
- It
- seems
- to
- me
- Stamford
- I
- added
- looking
- hard
- at
- my
- companion
- that
- you
- have
- some
- reason
- for
- washing
- your
- hands
- of
- the
- matter
- Is
- this
- fellow's
- temper
- so
- formidable
- or
- what
- is
- it
- Don't
- be
- mealy
- mouthed
- about
- it
- It
- is
- not
- easy
- to
- express
- the
- inexpressible
- he
- answered
- with
- a
- laugh
- Holmes
- is
- a
- little
- too
- scientific
- for
- my
- tastes
- it
- approaches
- to
- cold
- bloodedness
- I
- could
- imagine
- his
- giving
- a
- friend
- a
- little
- pinch
- of
- the
- latest
- vegetable
- alkaloid
- not
- out
- of
- malevolence
- you
- understand
- but
- simply
- out
- of
- a
- spirit
- of
- inquiry
- in
- order
- to
- have
- an
- accurate
- idea
- of
- the
- effects
- To
- do
- him
- justice
- I
- think
- that
- he
- would
- take
- it
- himself
- with
- the
- same
- readiness
- He
- appears
- to
- have
- a
- passion
- for
- definite
- and
- exact
- knowledge
- Very
- right
- too
- Yes
- but
- it
- may
- be
- pushed
- to
- excess
- When
- it
- comes
- to
- beating
- the
- subjects
- in
- the
- dissecting
- rooms
- with
- a
- stick
- it
- is
- certainly
- taking
- rather
- a
- bizarre
- shape
- Beating
- the
- subjects
- Yes
- to
- verify
- how
- far
- bruises
- may
- be
- produced
- after
- death
- I
- saw
- him
- at
- it
- with
- my
- own
- eyes
- And
- yet
- you
- say
- he
- is
- not
- a
- medical
- student
- No
- Heaven
- knows
- what
- the
- objects
- of
- his
- studies
- are
- But
- here
- we
- are
- and
- you
- must
- form
- your
- own
- impressions
- about
- him
- As
- he
- spoke
- we
- turned
- down
- a
- narrow
- lane
- and
- passed
- through
- a
- small
- side
- door
- which
- opened
- into
- a
- wing
- of
- the
- great
- hospital
- It
- was
- familiar
- ground
- to
- me
- and
- I
- needed
- no
- guiding
- as
- we
- ascended
- the
- bleak
- stone
- staircase
- and
- made
- our
- way
- down
- the
- long
- corridor
- with
- its
- vista
- of
- whitewashed
- wall
- and
- dun
- coloured
- doors
- Near
- the
- further
- end
- a
- low
- arched
- passage
- branched
- away
- from
- it
- and
- led
- to
- the
- chemical
- laboratory
- This
- was
- a
- lofty
- chamber
- lined
- and
- littered
- with
- countless
- bottles
- Broad
- low
- tables
- were
- scattered
- about
- which
- bristled
- with
- retorts
- test
- tubes
- and
- little
- Bunsen
- lamps
- with
- their
- blue
- flickering
- flames
- There
- was
- only
- one
- student
- in
- the
- room
- who
- was
- bending
- over
- a
- distant
- table
- absorbed
- in
- his
- work
- At
- the
- sound
- of
- our
- steps
- he
- glanced
- round
- and
- sprang
- to
- his
- feet
- with
- a
- cry
- of
- pleasure
- I've
- found
- it
- I've
- found
- it
- he
- shouted
- to
- my
- companion
- running
- towards
- us
- with
- a
- test
- tube
- in
- his
- hand
- I
- have
- found
- a
- re
- agent
- which
- is
- precipitated
- by
- hoemoglobin
- and
- by
- nothing
- else
- Had
- he
- discovered
- a
- gold
- mine
- greater
- delight
- could
- not
- have
- shone
- upon
- his
- features
- Dr
- Watson
- Mr
- Sherlock
- Holmes
- said
- Stamford
- introducing
- us
- How
- are
- you
- he
- said
- cordially
- gripping
- my
- hand
- with
- a
- strength
- for
- which
- I
- should
- hardly
- have
- given
- him
- credit
- You
- have
- been
- in
- Afghanistan
- I
- perceive
- How
- on
- earth
- did
- you
- know
- that
- I
- asked
- in
- astonishment
- Never
- mind
- said
- he
- chuckling
- to
- himself
- The
- question
- now
- is
- about
- hoemoglobin
- No
- doubt
- you
- see
- the
- significance
- of
- this
- discovery
- of
- mine
- It
- is
- interesting
- chemically
- no
- doubt
- I
- answered
- but
- practically
- Why
- man
- it
- is
- the
- most
- practical
- medico
- legal
- discovery
- for
- years
- Don't
- you
- see
- that
- it
- gives
- us
- an
- infallible
- test
- for
- blood
- stains
- Come
- over
- here
- now
- He
- seized
- me
- by
- the
- coat
- sleeve
- in
- his
- eagerness
- and
- drew
- me
- over
- to
- the
- table
- at
- which
- he
- had
- been
- working
- Let
- us
- have
- some
- fresh
- blood
- he
- said
- digging
- a
- long
- bodkin
- into
- his
- finger
- and
- drawing
- off
- the
- resulting
- drop
- of
- blood
- in
- a
- chemical
- pipette
- Now
- I
- add
- this
- small
- quantity
- of
- blood
- to
- a
- litre
- of
- water
- You
- perceive
- that
- the
- resulting
- mixture
- has
- the
- appearance
- of
- pure
- water
- The
- proportion
- of
- blood
- cannot
- be
- more
- than
- one
- in
- a
- million
- I
- have
- no
- doubt
- however
- that
- we
- shall
- be
- able
- to
- obtain
- the
- characteristic
- reaction
- As
- he
- spoke
- he
- threw
- into
- the
- vessel
- a
- few
- white
- crystals
- and
- then
- added
- some
- drops
- of
- a
- transparent
- fluid
- In
- an
- instant
- the
- contents
- assumed
- a
- dull
- mahogany
- colour
- and
- a
- brownish
- dust
- was
- precipitated
- to
- the
- bottom
- of
- the
- glass
- jar
- Ha
- ha
- he
- cried
- clapping
- his
- hands
- and
- looking
- as
- delighted
- as
- a
- child
- with
- a
- new
- toy
- What
- do
- you
- think
- of
- that
- It
- seems
- to
- be
- a
- very
- delicate
- test
- I
- remarked
- Beautiful
- beautiful
- The
- old
- Guiacum
- test
- was
- very
- clumsy
- and
- uncertain
- So
- is
- the
- microscopic
- examination
- for
- blood
- corpuscles
- The
- latter
- is
- valueless
- if
- the
- stains
- are
- a
- few
- hours
- old
- Now
- this
- appears
- to
- act
- as
- well
- whether
- the
- blood
- is
- old
- or
- new
- Had
- this
- test
- been
- invented
- there
- are
- hundreds
- of
- men
- now
- walking
- the
- earth
- who
- would
- long
- ago
- have
- paid
- the
- penalty
- of
- their
- crimes
- Indeed
- I
- murmured
- Criminal
- cases
- are
- continually
- hinging
- upon
- that
- one
- point
- A
- man
- is
- suspected
- of
- a
- crime
- months
- perhaps
- after
- it
- has
- been
- committed
- His
- linen
- or
- clothes
- are
- examined
- and
- brownish
- stains
- discovered
- upon
- them
- Are
- they
- blood
- stains
- or
- mud
- stains
- or
- rust
- stains
- or
- fruit
- stains
- or
- what
- are
- they
- That
- is
- a
- question
- which
- has
- puzzled
- many
- an
- expert
- and
- why
- Because
- there
- was
- no
- reliable
- test
- Now
- we
- have
- the
- Sherlock
- Holmes'
- test
- and
- there
- will
- no
- longer
- be
- any
- difficulty
- His
- eyes
- fairly
- glittered
- as
- he
- spoke
- and
- he
- put
- his
- hand
- over
- his
- heart
- and
- bowed
- as
- if
- to
- some
- applauding
- crowd
- conjured
- up
- by
- his
- imagination
- You
- are
- to
- be
- congratulated
- I
- remarked
- considerably
- surprised
- at
- his
- enthusiasm
- There
- was
- the
- case
- of
- Von
- Bischoff
- at
- Frankfort
- last
- year
- He
- would
- certainly
- have
- been
- hung
- had
- this
- test
- been
- in
- existence
- Then
- there
- was
- Mason
- of
- Bradford
- and
- the
- notorious
- Muller
- and
- Lefevre
- of
- Montpellier
- and
- Samson
- of
- New
- Orleans
- I
- could
- name
- a
- score
- of
- cases
- in
- which
- it
- would
- have
- been
- decisive
- You
- seem
- to
- be
- a
- walking
- calendar
- of
- crime
- said
- Stamford
- with
- a
- laugh
- You
- might
- start
- a
- paper
- on
- those
- lines
- Call
- it
- the
- Police
- News
- of
- the
- Past
- Very
- interesting
- reading
- it
- might
- be
- made
- too
- remarked
- Sherlock
- Holmes
- sticking
- a
- small
- piece
- of
- plaster
- over
- the
- prick
- on
- his
- finger
- I
- have
- to
- be
- careful
- he
- continued
- turning
- to
- me
- with
- a
- smile
- for
- I
- dabble
- with
- poisons
- a
- good
- deal
- He
- held
- out
- his
- hand
- as
- he
- spoke
- and
- I
- noticed
- that
- it
- was
- all
- mottled
- over
- with
- similar
- pieces
- of
- plaster
- and
- discoloured
- with
- strong
- acids
- We
- came
- here
- on
- business
- said
- Stamford
- sitting
- down
- on
- a
- high
- three
- legged
- stool
- and
- pushing
- another
- one
- in
- my
- direction
- with
- his
- foot
- My
- friend
- here
- wants
- to
- take
- diggings
- and
- as
- you
- were
- complaining
- that
- you
- could
- get
- no
- one
- to
- go
- halves
- with
- you
- I
- thought
- that
- I
- had
- better
- bring
- you
- together
- Sherlock
- Holmes
- seemed
- delighted
- at
- the
- idea
- of
- sharing
- his
- rooms
- with
- me
- I
- have
- my
- eye
- on
- a
- suite
- in
- Baker
- Street
- he
- said
- which
- would
- suit
- us
- down
- to
- the
- ground
- You
- don't
- mind
- the
- smell
- of
- strong
- tobacco
- I
- hope
- I
- always
- smoke
- ship's
- myself
- I
- answered
- That's
- good
- enough
- I
- generally
- have
- chemicals
- about
- and
- occasionally
- do
- experiments
- Would
- that
- annoy
- you
- By
- no
- means
- Let
- me
- see
- what
- are
- my
- other
- shortcomings
- I
- get
- in
- the
- dumps
- at
- times
- and
- don't
- open
- my
- mouth
- for
- days
- on
- end
- You
- must
- not
- think
- I
- am
- sulky
- when
- I
- do
- that
- Just
- let
- me
- alone
- and
- I'll
- soon
- be
- right
- What
- have
- you
- to
- confess
- now
- It's
- just
- as
- well
- for
- two
- fellows
- to
- know
- the
- worst
- of
- one
- another
- before
- they
- begin
- to
- live
- together
- I
- laughed
- at
- this
- cross
- examination
- I
- keep
- a
- bull
- pup
- I
- said
- and
- I
- object
- to
- rows
- because
- my
- nerves
- are
- shaken
- and
- I
- get
- up
- at
- all
- sorts
- of
- ungodly
- hours
- and
- I
- am
- extremely
- lazy
- I
- have
- another
- set
- of
- vices
- when
- I'm
- well
- but
- those
- are
- the
- principal
- ones
- at
- present
- Do
- you
- include
- violin
- playing
- in
- your
- category
- of
- rows
- he
- asked
- anxiously
- It
- depends
- on
- the
- player
- I
- answered
- A
- well
- played
- violin
- is
- a
- treat
- for
- the
- gods
- a
- badly
- played
- one
- Oh
- that's
- all
- right
- he
- cried
- with
- a
- merry
- laugh
- I
- think
- we
- may
- consider
- the
- thing
- as
- settled
- that
- is
- if
- the
- rooms
- are
- agreeable
- to
- you
- When
- shall
- we
- see
- them
- Call
- for
- me
- here
- at
- noon
- to
- morrow
- and
- we'll
- go
- together
- and
- settle
- everything
- he
- answered
- All
- right
- noon
- exactly
- said
- I
- shaking
- his
- hand
- We
- left
- him
- working
- among
- his
- chemicals
- and
- we
- walked
- together
- towards
- my
- hotel
- By
- the
- way
- I
- asked
- suddenly
- stopping
- and
- turning
- upon
- Stamford
- how
- the
- deuce
- did
- he
- know
- that
- I
- had
- come
- from
- Afghanistan
- My
- companion
- smiled
- an
- enigmatical
- smile
- That's
- just
- his
- little
- peculiarity
- he
- said
- A
- good
- many
- people
- have
- wanted
- to
- know
- how
- he
- finds
- things
- out
- Oh
- a
- mystery
- is
- it
- I
- cried
- rubbing
- my
- hands
- This
- is
- very
- piquant
- I
- am
- much
- obliged
- to
- you
- for
- bringing
- us
- together
- The
- proper
- study
- of
- mankind
- is
- man
- you
- know
- You
- must
- study
- him
- then
- Stamford
- said
- as
- he
- bade
- me
- good
- bye
- You'll
- find
- him
- a
- knotty
- problem
- though
- I'll
- wager
- he
- learns
- more
- about
- you
- than
- you
- about
- him
- Good
- bye
- Good
- bye
- I
- answered
- and
- strolled
- on
- to
- my
- hotel
- considerably
- interested
- in
- my
- new
- acquaintance
- CHAPTER
- II
- THE
- SCIENCE
- OF
- DEDUCTION
- WE
- met
- next
- day
- as
- he
- had
- arranged
- and
- inspected
- the
- rooms
- at
- No
- B
- Baker
- Street
- of
- which
- he
- had
- spoken
- at
- our
- meeting
- They
- consisted
- of
- a
- couple
- of
- comfortable
- bed
- rooms
- and
- a
- single
- large
- airy
- sitting
- room
- cheerfully
- furnished
- and
- illuminated
- by
- two
- broad
- windows
- So
- desirable
- in
- every
- way
- were
- the
- apartments
- and
- so
- moderate
- did
- the
- terms
- seem
- when
- divided
- between
- us
- that
- the
- bargain
- was
- concluded
- upon
- the
- spot
- and
- we
- at
- once
- entered
- into
- possession
- That
- very
- evening
- I
- moved
- my
- things
- round
- from
- the
- hotel
- and
- on
- the
- following
- morning
- Sherlock
- Holmes
- followed
- me
- with
- several
- boxes
- and
- portmanteaus
- For
- a
- day
- or
- two
- we
- were
- busily
- employed
- in
- unpacking
- and
- laying
- out
- our
- property
- to
- the
- best
- advantage
- That
- done
- we
- gradually
- began
- to
- settle
- down
- and
- to
- accommodate
- ourselves
- to
- our
- new
- surroundings
- Holmes
- was
- certainly
- not
- a
- difficult
- man
- to
- live
- with
- He
- was
- quiet
- in
- his
- ways
- and
- his
- habits
- were
- regular
- It
- was
- rare
- for
- him
- to
- be
- up
- after
- ten
- at
- night
- and
- he
- had
- invariably
- breakfasted
- and
- gone
- out
- before
- I
- rose
- in
- the
- morning
- Sometimes
- he
- spent
- his
- day
- at
- the
- chemical
- laboratory
- sometimes
- in
- the
- dissecting
- rooms
- and
- occasionally
- in
- long
- walks
- which
- appeared
- to
- take
- him
- into
- the
- lowest
- portions
- of
- the
- City
- Nothing
- could
- exceed
- his
- energy
- when
- the
- working
- fit
- was
- upon
- him
- but
- now
- and
- again
- a
- reaction
- would
- seize
- him
- and
- for
- days
- on
- end
- he
- would
- lie
- upon
- the
- sofa
- in
- the
- sitting
- room
- hardly
- uttering
- a
- word
- or
- moving
- a
- muscle
- from
- morning
- to
- night
- On
- these
- occasions
- I
- have
- noticed
- such
- a
- dreamy
- vacant
- expression
- in
- his
- eyes
- that
- I
- might
- have
- suspected
- him
- of
- being
- addicted
- to
- the
- use
- of
- some
- narcotic
- had
- not
- the
- temperance
- and
- cleanliness
- of
- his
- whole
- life
- forbidden
- such
- a
- notion
- As
- the
- weeks
- went
- by
- my
- interest
- in
- him
- and
- my
- curiosity
- as
- to
- his
- aims
- in
- life
- gradually
- deepened
- and
- increased
- His
- very
- person
- and
- appearance
- were
- such
- as
- to
- strike
- the
- attention
- of
- the
- most
- casual
- observer
- In
- height
- he
- was
- rather
- over
- six
- feet
- and
- so
- excessively
- lean
- that
- he
- seemed
- to
- be
- considerably
- taller
- His
- eyes
- were
- sharp
- and
- piercing
- save
- during
- those
- intervals
- of
- torpor
- to
- which
- I
- have
- alluded
- and
- his
- thin
- hawk
- like
- nose
- gave
- his
- whole
- expression
- an
- air
- of
- alertness
- and
- decision
- His
- chin
- too
- had
- the
- prominence
- and
- squareness
- which
- mark
- the
- man
- of
- determination
- His
- hands
- were
- invariably
- blotted
- with
- ink
- and
- stained
- with
- chemicals
- yet
- he
- was
- possessed
- of
- extraordinary
- delicacy
- of
- touch
- as
- I
- frequently
- had
- occasion
- to
- observe
- when
- I
- watched
- him
- manipulating
- his
- fragile
- philosophical
- instruments
- The
- reader
- may
- set
- me
- down
- as
- a
- hopeless
- busybody
- when
- I
- confess
- how
- much
- this
- man
- stimulated
- my
- curiosity
- and
- how
- often
- I
- endeavoured
- to
- break
- through
- the
- reticence
- which
- he
- showed
- on
- all
- that
- concerned
- himself
- Before
- pronouncing
- judgment
- however
- be
- it
- remembered
- how
- objectless
- was
- my
- life
- and
- how
- little
- there
- was
- to
- engage
- my
- attention
- My
- health
- forbade
- me
- from
- venturing
- out
- unless
- the
- weather
- was
- exceptionally
- genial
- and
- I
- had
- no
- friends
- who
- would
- call
- upon
- me
- and
- break
- the
- monotony
- of
- my
- daily
- existence
- Under
- these
- circumstances
- I
- eagerly
- hailed
- the
- little
- mystery
- which
- hung
- around
- my
- companion
- and
- spent
- much
- of
- my
- time
- in
- endeavouring
- to
- unravel
- it
- He
- was
- not
- studying
- medicine
- He
- had
- himself
- in
- reply
- to
- a
- question
- confirmed
- Stamford's
- opinion
- upon
- that
- point
- Neither
- did
- he
- appear
- to
- have
- pursued
- any
- course
- of
- reading
- which
- might
- fit
- him
- for
- a
- degree
- in
- science
- or
- any
- other
- recognized
- portal
- which
- would
- give
- him
- an
- entrance
- into
- the
- learned
- world
- Yet
- his
- zeal
- for
- certain
- studies
- was
- remarkable
- and
- within
- eccentric
- limits
- his
- knowledge
- was
- so
- extraordinarily
- ample
- and
- minute
- that
- his
- observations
- have
- fairly
- astounded
- me
- Surely
- no
- man
- would
- work
- so
- hard
- or
- attain
- such
- precise
- information
- unless
- he
- had
- some
- definite
- end
- in
- view
- Desultory
- readers
- are
- seldom
- remarkable
- for
- the
- exactness
- of
- their
- learning
- No
- man
- burdens
- his
- mind
- with
- small
- matters
- unless
- he
- has
- some
- very
- good
- reason
- for
- doing
- so
- His
- ignorance
- was
- as
- remarkable
- as
- his
- knowledge
- Of
- contemporary
- literature
- philosophy
- and
- politics
- he
- appeared
- to
- know
- next
- to
- nothing
- Upon
- my
- quoting
- Thomas
- Carlyle
- he
- inquired
- in
- the
- naivest
- way
- who
- he
- might
- be
- and
- what
- he
- had
- done
- My
- surprise
- reached
- a
- climax
- however
- when
- I
- found
- incidentally
- that
- he
- was
- ignorant
- of
- the
- Copernican
- Theory
- and
- of
- the
- composition
- of
- the
- Solar
- System
- That
- any
- civilized
- human
- being
- in
- this
- nineteenth
- century
- should
- not
- be
- aware
- that
- the
- earth
- travelled
- round
- the
- sun
- appeared
- to
- be
- to
- me
- such
- an
- extraordinary
- fact
- that
- I
- could
- hardly
- realize
- it
- You
- appear
- to
- be
- astonished
- he
- said
- smiling
- at
- my
- expression
- of
- surprise
- Now
- that
- I
- do
- know
- it
- I
- shall
- do
- my
- best
- to
- forget
- it
- To
- forget
- it
- You
- see
- he
- explained
- I
- consider
- that
- a
- man's
- brain
- originally
- is
- like
- a
- little
- empty
- attic
- and
- you
- have
- to
- stock
- it
- with
- such
- furniture
- as
- you
- choose
- A
- fool
- takes
- in
- all
- the
- lumber
- of
- every
- sort
- that
- he
- comes
- across
- so
- that
- the
- knowledge
- which
- might
- be
- useful
- to
- him
- gets
- crowded
- out
- or
- at
- best
- is
- jumbled
- up
- with
- a
- lot
- of
- other
- things
- so
- that
- he
- has
- a
- difficulty
- in
- laying
- his
- hands
- upon
- it
- Now
- the
- skilful
- workman
- is
- very
- careful
- indeed
- as
- to
- what
- he
- takes
- into
- his
- brain
- attic
- He
- will
- have
- nothing
- but
- the
- tools
- which
- may
- help
- him
- in
- doing
- his
- work
- but
- of
- these
- he
- has
- a
- large
- assortment
- and
- all
- in
- the
- most
- perfect
- order
- It
- is
- a
- mistake
- to
- think
- that
- that
- little
- room
- has
- elastic
- walls
- and
- can
- distend
- to
- any
- extent
- Depend
- upon
- it
- there
- comes
- a
- time
- when
- for
- every
- addition
- of
- knowledge
- you
- forget
- something
- that
- you
- knew
- before
- It
- is
- of
- the
- highest
- importance
- therefore
- not
- to
- have
- useless
- facts
- elbowing
- out
- the
- useful
- ones
- But
- the
- Solar
- System
- I
- protested
- What
- the
- deuce
- is
- it
- to
- me
- he
- interrupted
- impatiently
- you
- say
- that
- we
- go
- round
- the
- sun
- If
- we
- went
- round
- the
- moon
- it
- would
- not
- make
- a
- pennyworth
- of
- difference
- to
- me
- or
- to
- my
- work
- I
- was
- on
- the
- point
- of
- asking
- him
- what
- that
- work
- might
- be
- but
- something
- in
- his
- manner
- showed
- me
- that
- the
- question
- would
- be
- an
- unwelcome
- one
- I
- pondered
- over
- our
- short
- conversation
- however
- and
- endeavoured
- to
- draw
- my
- deductions
- from
- it
- He
- said
- that
- he
- would
- acquire
- no
- knowledge
- which
- did
- not
- bear
- upon
- his
- object
- Therefore
- all
- the
- knowledge
- which
- he
- possessed
- was
- such
- as
- would
- be
- useful
- to
- him
- I
- enumerated
- in
- my
- own
- mind
- all
- the
- various
- points
- upon
- which
- he
- had
- shown
- me
- that
- he
- was
- exceptionally
- well
- informed
- I
- even
- took
- a
- pencil
- and
- jotted
- them
- down
- I
- could
- not
- help
- smiling
- at
- the
- document
- when
- I
- had
- completed
- it
- It
- ran
- in
- this
- way
- SHERLOCK
- HOLMES
- his
- limits
- Knowledge
- of
- Literature
- Nil
- Philosophy
- Nil
- Astronomy
- Nil
- Politics
- Feeble
- Botany
- Variable
- Well
- up
- in
- belladonna
- opium
- and
- poisons
- generally
- Knows
- nothing
- of
- practical
- gardening
- Geology
- Practical
- but
- limited
- Tells
- at
- a
- glance
- different
- soils
- from
- each
- other
- After
- walks
- has
- shown
- me
- splashes
- upon
- his
- trousers
- and
- told
- me
- by
- their
- colour
- and
- consistence
- in
- what
- part
- of
- London
- he
- had
- received
- them
- Chemistry
- Profound
- Anatomy
- Accurate
- but
- unsystematic
- Sensational
- Literature
- Immense
- He
- appears
- to
- know
- every
- detail
- of
- every
- horror
- perpetrated
- in
- the
- century
- Plays
- the
- violin
- well
- Is
- an
- expert
- singlestick
- player
- boxer
- and
- swordsman
- Has
- a
- good
- practical
- knowledge
- of
- British
- law
- When
- I
- had
- got
- so
- far
- in
- my
- list
- I
- threw
- it
- into
- the
- fire
- in
- despair
- If
- I
- can
- only
- find
- what
- the
- fellow
- is
- driving
- at
- by
- reconciling
- all
- these
- accomplishments
- and
- discovering
- a
- calling
- which
- needs
- them
- all
- I
- said
- to
- myself
- I
- may
- as
- well
- give
- up
- the
- attempt
- at
- once
- I
- see
- that
- I
- have
- alluded
- above
- to
- his
- powers
- upon
- the
- violin
- These
- were
- very
- remarkable
- but
- as
- eccentric
- as
- all
- his
- other
- accomplishments
- That
- he
- could
- play
- pieces
- and
- difficult
- pieces
- I
- knew
- well
- because
- at
- my
- request
- he
- has
- played
- me
- some
- of
- Mendelssohn's
- Lieder
- and
- other
- favourites
- When
- left
- to
- himself
- however
- he
- would
- seldom
- produce
- any
- music
- or
- attempt
- any
- recognized
- air
- Leaning
- back
- in
- his
- arm
- chair
- of
- an
- evening
- he
- would
- close
- his
- eyes
- and
- scrape
- carelessly
- at
- the
- fiddle
- which
- was
- thrown
- across
- his
- knee
- Sometimes
- the
- chords
- were
- sonorous
- and
- melancholy
- Occasionally
- they
- were
- fantastic
- and
- cheerful
- Clearly
- they
- reflected
- the
- thoughts
- which
- possessed
- him
- but
- whether
- the
- music
- aided
- those
- thoughts
- or
- whether
- the
- playing
- was
- simply
- the
- result
- of
- a
- whim
- or
- fancy
- was
- more
- than
- I
- could
- determine
- I
- might
- have
- rebelled
- against
- these
- exasperating
- solos
- had
- it
- not
- been
- that
- he
- usually
- terminated
- them
- by
- playing
- in
- quick
- succession
- a
- whole
- series
- of
- my
- favourite
- airs
- as
- a
- slight
- compensation
- for
- the
- trial
- upon
- my
- patience
- During
- the
- first
- week
- or
- so
- we
- had
- no
- callers
- and
- I
- had
- begun
- to
- think
- that
- my
- companion
- was
- as
- friendless
- a
- man
- as
- I
- was
- myself
- Presently
- however
- I
- found
- that
- he
- had
- many
- acquaintances
- and
- those
- in
- the
- most
- different
- classes
- of
- society
- There
- was
- one
- little
- sallow
- rat
- faced
- dark
- eyed
- fellow
- who
- was
- introduced
- to
- me
- as
- Mr
- Lestrade
- and
- who
- came
- three
- or
- four
- times
- in
- a
- single
- week
- One
- morning
- a
- young
- girl
- called
- fashionably
- dressed
- and
- stayed
- for
- half
- an
- hour
- or
- more
- The
- same
- afternoon
- brought
- a
- grey
- headed
- seedy
- visitor
- looking
- like
- a
- Jew
- pedlar
- who
- appeared
- to
- me
- to
- be
- much
- excited
- and
- who
- was
- closely
- followed
- by
- a
- slip
- shod
- elderly
- woman
- On
- another
- occasion
- an
- old
- white
- haired
- gentleman
- had
- an
- interview
- with
- my
- companion
- and
- on
- another
- a
- railway
- porter
- in
- his
- velveteen
- uniform
- When
- any
- of
- these
- nondescript
- individuals
- put
- in
- an
- appearance
- Sherlock
- Holmes
- used
- to
- beg
- for
- the
- use
- of
- the
- sitting
- room
- and
- I
- would
- retire
- to
- my
- bed
- room
- He
- always
- apologized
- to
- me
- for
- putting
- me
- to
- this
- inconvenience
- I
- have
- to
- use
- this
- room
- as
- a
- place
- of
- business
- he
- said
- and
- these
- people
- are
- my
- clients
- Again
- I
- had
- an
- opportunity
- of
- asking
- him
- a
- point
- blank
- question
- and
- again
- my
- delicacy
- prevented
- me
- from
- forcing
- another
- man
- to
- confide
- in
- me
- I
- imagined
- at
- the
- time
- that
- he
- had
- some
- strong
- reason
- for
- not
- alluding
- to
- it
- but
- he
- soon
- dispelled
- the
- idea
- by
- coming
- round
- to
- the
- subject
- of
- his
- own
- accord
- It
- was
- upon
- the
- th
- of
- March
- as
- I
- have
- good
- reason
- to
- remember
- that
- I
- rose
- somewhat
- earlier
- than
- usual
- and
- found
- that
- Sherlock
- Holmes
- had
- not
- yet
- finished
- his
- breakfast
- The
- landlady
- had
- become
- so
- accustomed
- to
- my
- late
- habits
- that
- my
- place
- had
- not
- been
- laid
- nor
- my
- coffee
- prepared
- With
- the
- unreasonable
- petulance
- of
- mankind
- I
- rang
- the
- bell
- and
- gave
- a
- curt
- intimation
- that
- I
- was
- ready
- Then
- I
- picked
- up
- a
- magazine
- from
- the
- table
- and
- attempted
- to
- while
- away
- the
- time
- with
- it
- while
- my
- companion
- munched
- silently
- at
- his
- toast
- One
- of
- the
- articles
- had
- a
- pencil
- mark
- at
- the
- heading
- and
- I
- naturally
- began
- to
- run
- my
- eye
- through
- it
- Its
- somewhat
- ambitious
- title
- was
- The
- Book
- of
- Life
- and
- it
- attempted
- to
- show
- how
- much
- an
- observant
- man
- might
- learn
- by
- an
- accurate
- and
- systematic
- examination
- of
- all
- that
- came
- in
- his
- way
- It
- struck
- me
- as
- being
- a
- remarkable
- mixture
- of
- shrewdness
- and
- of
- absurdity
- The
- reasoning
- was
- close
- and
- intense
- but
- the
- deductions
- appeared
- to
- me
- to
- be
- far
- fetched
- and
- exaggerated
- The
- writer
- claimed
- by
- a
- momentary
- expression
- a
- twitch
- of
- a
- muscle
- or
- a
- glance
- of
- an
- eye
- to
- fathom
- a
- man's
- inmost
- thoughts
- Deceit
- according
- to
- him
- was
- an
- impossibility
- in
- the
- case
- of
- one
- trained
- to
- observation
- and
- analysis
- His
- conclusions
- were
- as
- infallible
- as
- so
- many
- propositions
- of
- Euclid
- So
- startling
- would
- his
- results
- appear
- to
- the
- uninitiated
- that
- until
- they
- learned
- the
- processes
- by
- which
- he
- had
- arrived
- at
- them
- they
- might
- well
- consider
- him
- as
- a
- necromancer
- From
- a
- drop
- of
- water
- said
- the
- writer
- a
- logician
- could
- infer
- the
- possibility
- of
- an
- Atlantic
- or
- a
- Niagara
- without
- having
- seen
- or
- heard
- of
- one
- or
- the
- other
- So
- all
- life
- is
- a
- great
- chain
- the
- nature
- of
- which
- is
- known
- whenever
- we
- are
- shown
- a
- single
- link
- of
- it
- Like
- all
- other
- arts
- the
- Science
- of
- Deduction
- and
- Analysis
- is
- one
- which
- can
- only
- be
- acquired
- by
- long
- and
- patient
- study
- nor
- is
- life
- long
- enough
- to
- allow
- any
- mortal
- to
- attain
- the
- highest
- possible
- perfection
- in
- it
- Before
- turning
- to
- those
- moral
- and
- mental
- aspects
- of
- the
- matter
- which
- present
- the
- greatest
- difficulties
- let
- the
- enquirer
- begin
- by
- mastering
- more
- elementary
- problems
- Let
- him
- on
- meeting
- a
- fellow
- mortal
- learn
- at
- a
- glance
- to
- distinguish
- the
- history
- of
- the
- man
- and
- the
- trade
- or
- profession
- to
- which
- he
- belongs
- Puerile
- as
- such
- an
- exercise
- may
- seem
- it
- sharpens
- the
- faculties
- of
- observation
- and
- teaches
- one
- where
- to
- look
- and
- what
- to
- look
- for
- By
- a
- man's
- finger
- nails
- by
- his
- coat
- sleeve
- by
- his
- boot
- by
- his
- trouser
- knees
- by
- the
- callosities
- of
- his
- forefinger
- and
- thumb
- by
- his
- expression
- by
- his
- shirt
- cuffs
- by
- each
- of
- these
- things
- a
- man's
- calling
- is
- plainly
- revealed
- That
- all
- united
- should
- fail
- to
- enlighten
- the
- competent
- enquirer
- in
- any
- case
- is
- almost
- inconceivable
- What
- ineffable
- twaddle
- I
- cried
- slapping
- the
- magazine
- down
- on
- the
- table
- I
- never
- read
- such
- rubbish
- in
- my
- life
- What
- is
- it
- asked
- Sherlock
- Holmes
- Why
- this
- article
- I
- said
- pointing
- at
- it
- with
- my
- egg
- spoon
- as
- I
- sat
- down
- to
- my
- breakfast
- I
- see
- that
- you
- have
- read
- it
- since
- you
- have
- marked
- it
- I
- don't
- deny
- that
- it
- is
- smartly
- written
- It
- irritates
- me
- though
- It
- is
- evidently
- the
- theory
- of
- some
- arm
- chair
- lounger
- who
- evolves
- all
- these
- neat
- little
- paradoxes
- in
- the
- seclusion
- of
- his
- own
- study
- It
- is
- not
- practical
- I
- should
- like
- to
- see
- him
- clapped
- down
- in
- a
- third
- class
- carriage
- on
- the
- Underground
- and
- asked
- to
- give
- the
- trades
- of
- all
- his
- fellow
- travellers
- I
- would
- lay
- a
- thousand
- to
- one
- against
- him
- You
- would
- lose
- your
- money
- Sherlock
- Holmes
- remarked
- calmly
- As
- for
- the
- article
- I
- wrote
- it
- myself
- You
- Yes
- I
- have
- a
- turn
- both
- for
- observation
- and
- for
- deduction
- The
- theories
- which
- I
- have
- expressed
- there
- and
- which
- appear
- to
- you
- to
- be
- so
- chimerical
- are
- really
- extremely
- practical
- so
- practical
- that
- I
- depend
- upon
- them
- for
- my
- bread
- and
- cheese
- And
- how
- I
- asked
- involuntarily
- Well
- I
- have
- a
- trade
- of
- my
- own
- I
- suppose
- I
- am
- the
- only
- one
- in
- the
- world
- I'm
- a
- consulting
- detective
- if
- you
- can
- understand
- what
- that
- is
- Here
- in
- London
- we
- have
- lots
- of
- Government
- detectives
- and
- lots
- of
- private
- ones
- When
- these
- fellows
- are
- at
- fault
- they
- come
- to
- me
- and
- I
- manage
- to
- put
- them
- on
- the
- right
- scent
- They
- lay
- all
- the
- evidence
- before
- me
- and
- I
- am
- generally
- able
- by
- the
- help
- of
- my
- knowledge
- of
- the
- history
- of
- crime
- to
- set
- them
- straight
- There
- is
- a
- strong
- family
- resemblance
- about
- misdeeds
- and
- if
- you
- have
- all
- the
- details
- of
- a
- thousand
- at
- your
- finger
- ends
- it
- is
- odd
- if
- you
- can't
- unravel
- the
- thousand
- and
- first
- Lestrade
- is
- a
- well
- known
- detective
- He
- got
- himself
- into
- a
- fog
- recently
- over
- a
- forgery
- case
- and
- that
- was
- what
- brought
- him
- here
- And
- these
- other
- people
- They
- are
- mostly
- sent
- on
- by
- private
- inquiry
- agencies
- They
- are
- all
- people
- who
- are
- in
- trouble
- about
- something
- and
- want
- a
- little
- enlightening
- I
- listen
- to
- their
- story
- they
- listen
- to
- my
- comments
- and
- then
- I
- pocket
- my
- fee
- But
- do
- you
- mean
- to
- say
- I
- said
- that
- without
- leaving
- your
- room
- you
- can
- unravel
- some
- knot
- which
- other
- men
- can
- make
- nothing
- of
- although
- they
- have
- seen
- every
- detail
- for
- themselves
- Quite
- so
- I
- have
- a
- kind
- of
- intuition
- that
- way
- Now
- and
- again
- a
- case
- turns
- up
- which
- is
- a
- little
- more
- complex
- Then
- I
- have
- to
- bustle
- about
- and
- see
- things
- with
- my
- own
- eyes
- You
- see
- I
- have
- a
- lot
- of
- special
- knowledge
- which
- I
- apply
- to
- the
- problem
- and
- which
- facilitates
- matters
- wonderfully
- Those
- rules
- of
- deduction
- laid
- down
- in
- that
- article
- which
- aroused
- your
- scorn
- are
- invaluable
- to
- me
- in
- practical
- work
- Observation
- with
- me
- is
- second
- nature
- You
- appeared
- to
- be
- surprised
- when
- I
- told
- you
- on
- our
- first
- meeting
- that
- you
- had
- come
- from
- Afghanistan
- You
- were
- told
- no
- doubt
- Nothing
- of
- the
- sort
- I
- knew
- you
- came
- from
- Afghanistan
- From
- long
- habit
- the
- train
- of
- thoughts
- ran
- so
- swiftly
- through
- my
- mind
- that
- I
- arrived
- at
- the
- conclusion
- without
- being
- conscious
- of
- intermediate
- steps
- There
- were
- such
- steps
- however
- The
- train
- of
- reasoning
- ran
- Here
- is
- a
- gentleman
- of
- a
- medical
- type
- but
- with
- the
- air
- of
- a
- military
- man
- Clearly
- an
- army
- doctor
- then
- He
- has
- just
- come
- from
- the
- tropics
- for
- his
- face
- is
- dark
- and
- that
- is
- not
- the
- natural
- tint
- of
- his
- skin
- for
- his
- wrists
- are
- fair
- He
- has
- undergone
- hardship
- and
- sickness
- as
- his
- haggard
- face
- says
- clearly
- His
- left
- arm
- has
- been
- injured
- He
- holds
- it
- in
- a
- stiff
- and
- unnatural
- manner
- Where
- in
- the
- tropics
- could
- an
- English
- army
- doctor
- have
- seen
- much
- hardship
- and
- got
- his
- arm
- wounded
- Clearly
- in
- Afghanistan
- The
- whole
- train
- of
- thought
- did
- not
- occupy
- a
- second
- I
- then
- remarked
- that
- you
- came
- from
- Afghanistan
- and
- you
- were
- astonished
- It
- is
- simple
- enough
- as
- you
- explain
- it
- I
- said
- smiling
- You
- remind
- me
- of
- Edgar
- Allen
- Poe's
- Dupin
- I
- had
- no
- idea
- that
- such
- individuals
- did
- exist
- outside
- of
- stories
- Sherlock
- Holmes
- rose
- and
- lit
- his
- pipe
- No
- doubt
- you
- think
- that
- you
- are
- complimenting
- me
- in
- comparing
- me
- to
- Dupin
- he
- observed
- Now
- in
- my
- opinion
- Dupin
- was
- a
- very
- inferior
- fellow
- That
- trick
- of
- his
- of
- breaking
- in
- on
- his
- friends'
- thoughts
- with
- an
- apropos
- remark
- after
- a
- quarter
- of
- an
- hour's
- silence
- is
- really
- very
- showy
- and
- superficial
- He
- had
- some
- analytical
- genius
- no
- doubt
- but
- he
- was
- by
- no
- means
- such
- a
- phenomenon
- as
- Poe
- appeared
- to
- imagine
- Have
- you
- read
- Gaboriau's
- works
- I
- asked
- Does
- Lecoq
- come
- up
- to
- your
- idea
- of
- a
- detective
- Sherlock
- Holmes
- sniffed
- sardonically
- Lecoq
- was
- a
- miserable
- bungler
- he
- said
- in
- an
- angry
- voice
- he
- had
- only
- one
- thing
- to
- recommend
- him
- and
- that
- was
- his
- energy
- That
- book
- made
- me
- positively
- ill
- The
- question
- was
- how
- to
- identify
- an
- unknown
- prisoner
- I
- could
- have
- done
- it
- in
- twenty
- four
- hours
- Lecoq
- took
- six
- months
- or
- so
- It
- might
- be
- made
- a
- text
- book
- for
- detectives
- to
- teach
- them
- what
- to
- avoid
- I
- felt
- rather
- indignant
- at
- having
- two
- characters
- whom
- I
- had
- admired
- treated
- in
- this
- cavalier
- style
- I
- walked
- over
- to
- the
- window
- and
- stood
- looking
- out
- into
- the
- busy
- street
- This
- fellow
- may
- be
- very
- clever
- I
- said
- to
- myself
- but
- he
- is
- certainly
- very
- conceited
- There
- are
- no
- crimes
- and
- no
- criminals
- in
- these
- days
- he
- said
- querulously
- What
- is
- the
- use
- of
- having
- brains
- in
- our
- profession
- I
- know
- well
- that
- I
- have
- it
- in
- me
- to
- make
- my
- name
- famous
- No
- man
- lives
- or
- has
- ever
- lived
- who
- has
- brought
- the
- same
- amount
- of
- study
- and
- of
- natural
- talent
- to
- the
- detection
- of
- crime
- which
- I
- have
- done
- And
- what
- is
- the
- result
- There
- is
- no
- crime
- to
- detect
- or
- at
- most
- some
- bungling
- villainy
- with
- a
- motive
- so
- transparent
- that
- even
- a
- Scotland
- Yard
- official
- can
- see
- through
- it
- I
- was
- still
- annoyed
- at
- his
- bumptious
- style
- of
- conversation
- I
- thought
- it
- best
- to
- change
- the
- topic
- I
- wonder
- what
- that
- fellow
- is
- looking
- for
- I
- asked
- pointing
- to
- a
- stalwart
- plainly
- dressed
- individual
- who
- was
- walking
- slowly
- down
- the
- other
- side
- of
- the
- street
- looking
- anxiously
- at
- the
- numbers
- He
- had
- a
- large
- blue
- envelope
- in
- his
- hand
- and
- was
- evidently
- the
- bearer
- of
- a
- message
- You
- mean
- the
- retired
- sergeant
- of
- Marines
- said
- Sherlock
- Holmes
- Brag
- and
- bounce
- thought
- I
- to
- myself
- He
- knows
- that
- I
- cannot
- verify
- his
- guess
- The
- thought
- had
- hardly
- passed
- through
- my
- mind
- when
- the
- man
- whom
- we
- were
- watching
- caught
- sight
- of
- the
- number
- on
- our
- door
- and
- ran
- rapidly
- across
- the
- roadway
- We
- heard
- a
- loud
- knock
- a
- deep
- voice
- below
- and
- heavy
- steps
- ascending
- the
- stair
- For
- Mr
- Sherlock
- Holmes
- he
- said
- stepping
- into
- the
- room
- and
- handing
- my
- friend
- the
- letter
- Here
- was
- an
- opportunity
- of
- taking
- the
- conceit
- out
- of
- him
- He
- little
- thought
- of
- this
- when
- he
- made
- that
- random
- shot
- May
- I
- ask
- my
- lad
- I
- said
- in
- the
- blandest
- voice
- what
- your
- trade
- may
- be
- Commissionaire
- sir
- he
- said
- gruffly
- Uniform
- away
- for
- repairs
- And
- you
- were
- I
- asked
- with
- a
- slightly
- malicious
- glance
- at
- my
- companion
- A
- sergeant
- sir
- Royal
- Marine
- Light
- Infantry
- sir
- No
- answer
- Right
- sir
- He
- clicked
- his
- heels
- together
- raised
- his
- hand
- in
- a
- salute
- and
- was
- gone
- CHAPTER
- III
- THE
- LAURISTON
- GARDEN
- MYSTERY
- I
- CONFESS
- that
- I
- was
- considerably
- startled
- by
- this
- fresh
- proof
- of
- the
- practical
- nature
- of
- my
- companion's
- theories
- My
- respect
- for
- his
- powers
- of
- analysis
- increased
- wondrously
- There
- still
- remained
- some
- lurking
- suspicion
- in
- my
- mind
- however
- that
- the
- whole
- thing
- was
- a
- pre
- arranged
- episode
- intended
- to
- dazzle
- me
- though
- what
- earthly
- object
- he
- could
- have
- in
- taking
- me
- in
- was
- past
- my
- comprehension
- When
- I
- looked
- at
- him
- he
- had
- finished
- reading
- the
- note
- and
- his
- eyes
- had
- assumed
- the
- vacant
- lack
- lustre
- expression
- which
- showed
- mental
- abstraction
- How
- in
- the
- world
- did
- you
- deduce
- that
- I
- asked
- Deduce
- what
- said
- he
- petulantly
- Why
- that
- he
- was
- a
- retired
- sergeant
- of
- Marines
- I
- have
- no
- time
- for
- trifles
- he
- answered
- brusquely
- then
- with
- a
- smile
- Excuse
- my
- rudeness
- You
- broke
- the
- thread
- of
- my
- thoughts
- but
- perhaps
- it
- is
- as
- well
- So
- you
- actually
- were
- not
- able
- to
- see
- that
- that
- man
- was
- a
- sergeant
- of
- Marines
- No
- indeed
- It
- was
- easier
- to
- know
- it
- than
- to
- explain
- why
- I
- knew
- it
- If
- you
- were
- asked
- to
- prove
- that
- two
- and
- two
- made
- four
- you
- might
- find
- some
- difficulty
- and
- yet
- you
- are
- quite
- sure
- of
- the
- fact
- Even
- across
- the
- street
- I
- could
- see
- a
- great
- blue
- anchor
- tattooed
- on
- the
- back
- of
- the
- fellow's
- hand
- That
- smacked
- of
- the
- sea
- He
- had
- a
- military
- carriage
- however
- and
- regulation
- side
- whiskers
- There
- we
- have
- the
- marine
- He
- was
- a
- man
- with
- some
- amount
- of
- self
- importance
- and
- a
- certain
- air
- of
- command
- You
- must
- have
- observed
- the
- way
- in
- which
- he
- held
- his
- head
- and
- swung
- his
- cane
- A
- steady
- respectable
- middle
- aged
- man
- too
- on
- the
- face
- of
- him
- all
- facts
- which
- led
- me
- to
- believe
- that
- he
- had
- been
- a
- sergeant
- Wonderful
- I
- ejaculated
- Commonplace
- said
- Holmes
- though
- I
- thought
- from
- his
- expression
- that
- he
- was
- pleased
- at
- my
- evident
- surprise
- and
- admiration
- I
- said
- just
- now
- that
- there
- were
- no
- criminals
- It
- appears
- that
- I
- am
- wrong
- look
- at
- this
- He
- threw
- me
- over
- the
- note
- which
- the
- commissionaire
- had
- brought
- Why
- I
- cried
- as
- I
- cast
- my
- eye
- over
- it
- this
- is
- terrible
- It
- does
- seem
- to
- be
- a
- little
- out
- of
- the
- common
- he
- remarked
- calmly
- Would
- you
- mind
- reading
- it
- to
- me
- aloud
- This
- is
- the
- letter
- which
- I
- read
- to
- him
- MY
- DEAR
- MR
- SHERLOCK
- HOLMES
- There
- has
- been
- a
- bad
- business
- during
- the
- night
- at
- Lauriston
- Gardens
- off
- the
- Brixton
- Road
- Our
- man
- on
- the
- beat
- saw
- a
- light
- there
- about
- two
- in
- the
- morning
- and
- as
- the
- house
- was
- an
- empty
- one
- suspected
- that
- something
- was
- amiss
- He
- found
- the
- door
- open
- and
- in
- the
- front
- room
- which
- is
- bare
- of
- furniture
- discovered
- the
- body
- of
- a
- gentleman
- well
- dressed
- and
- having
- cards
- in
- his
- pocket
- bearing
- the
- name
- of
- Enoch
- J
- Drebber
- Cleveland
- Ohio
- U
- S
- A
- There
- had
- been
- no
- robbery
- nor
- is
- there
- any
- evidence
- as
- to
- how
- the
- man
- met
- his
- death
- There
- are
- marks
- of
- blood
- in
- the
- room
- but
- there
- is
- no
- wound
- upon
- his
- person
- We
- are
- at
- a
- loss
- as
- to
- how
- he
- came
- into
- the
- empty
- house
- indeed
- the
- whole
- affair
- is
- a
- puzzler
- If
- you
- can
- come
- round
- to
- the
- house
- any
- time
- before
- twelve
- you
- will
- find
- me
- there
- I
- have
- left
- everything
- in
- statu
- quo
- until
- I
- hear
- from
- you
- If
- you
- are
- unable
- to
- come
- I
- shall
- give
- you
- fuller
- details
- and
- would
- esteem
- it
- a
- great
- kindness
- if
- you
- would
- favour
- me
- with
- your
- opinion
- Yours
- faithfully
- TOBIAS
- GREGSON
- Gregson
- is
- the
- smartest
- of
- the
- Scotland
- Yarders
- my
- friend
- remarked
- he
- and
- Lestrade
- are
- the
- pick
- of
- a
- bad
- lot
- They
- are
- both
- quick
- and
- energetic
- but
- conventional
- shockingly
- so
- They
- have
- their
- knives
- into
- one
- another
- too
- They
- are
- as
- jealous
- as
- a
- pair
- of
- professional
- beauties
- There
- will
- be
- some
- fun
- over
- this
- case
- if
- they
- are
- both
- put
- upon
- the
- scent
- I
- was
- amazed
- at
- the
- calm
- way
- in
- which
- he
- rippled
- on
- Surely
- there
- is
- not
- a
- moment
- to
- be
- lost
- I
- cried
- shall
- I
- go
- and
- order
- you
- a
- cab
- I'm
- not
- sure
- about
- whether
- I
- shall
- go
- I
- am
- the
- most
- incurably
- lazy
- devil
- that
- ever
- stood
- in
- shoe
- leather
- that
- is
- when
- the
- fit
- is
- on
- me
- for
- I
- can
- be
- spry
- enough
- at
- times
- Why
- it
- is
- just
- such
- a
- chance
- as
- you
- have
- been
- longing
- for
- My
- dear
- fellow
- what
- does
- it
- matter
- to
- me
- Supposing
- I
- unravel
- the
- whole
- matter
- you
- may
- be
- sure
- that
- Gregson
- Lestrade
- and
- Co
- will
- pocket
- all
- the
- credit
- That
- comes
- of
- being
- an
- unofficial
- personage
- But
- he
- begs
- you
- to
- help
- him
- Yes
- He
- knows
- that
- I
- am
- his
- superior
- and
- acknowledges
- it
- to
- me
- but
- he
- would
- cut
- his
- tongue
- out
- before
- he
- would
- own
- it
- to
- any
- third
- person
- However
- we
- may
- as
- well
- go
- and
- have
- a
- look
- I
- shall
- work
- it
- out
- on
- my
- own
- hook
- I
- may
- have
- a
- laugh
- at
- them
- if
- I
- have
- nothing
- else
- Come
- on
- He
- hustled
- on
- his
- overcoat
- and
- bustled
- about
- in
- a
- way
- that
- showed
- that
- an
- energetic
- fit
- had
- superseded
- the
- apathetic
- one
- Get
- your
- hat
- he
- said
- You
- wish
- me
- to
- come
- Yes
- if
- you
- have
- nothing
- better
- to
- do
- A
- minute
- later
- we
- were
- both
- in
- a
- hansom
- driving
- furiously
- for
- the
- Brixton
- Road
- It
- was
- a
- foggy
- cloudy
- morning
- and
- a
- dun
- coloured
- veil
- hung
- over
- the
- house
- tops
- looking
- like
- the
- reflection
- of
- the
- mud
- coloured
- streets
- beneath
- My
- companion
- was
- in
- the
- best
- of
- spirits
- and
- prattled
- away
- about
- Cremona
- fiddles
- and
- the
- difference
- between
- a
- Stradivarius
- and
- an
- Amati
- As
- for
- myself
- I
- was
- silent
- for
- the
- dull
- weather
- and
- the
- melancholy
- business
- upon
- which
- we
- were
- engaged
- depressed
- my
- spirits
- You
- don't
- seem
- to
- give
- much
- thought
- to
- the
- matter
- in
- hand
- I
- said
- at
- last
- interrupting
- Holmes'
- musical
- disquisition
- No
- data
- yet
- he
- answered
- It
- is
- a
- capital
- mistake
- to
- theorize
- before
- you
- have
- all
- the
- evidence
- It
- biases
- the
- judgment
- You
- will
- have
- your
- data
- soon
- I
- remarked
- pointing
- with
- my
- finger
- this
- is
- the
- Brixton
- Road
- and
- that
- is
- the
- house
- if
- I
- am
- not
- very
- much
- mistaken
- So
- it
- is
- Stop
- driver
- stop
- We
- were
- still
- a
- hundred
- yards
- or
- so
- from
- it
- but
- he
- insisted
- upon
- our
- alighting
- and
- we
- finished
- our
- journey
- upon
- foot
- Number
- Lauriston
- Gardens
- wore
- an
- ill
- omened
- and
- minatory
- look
- It
- was
- one
- of
- four
- which
- stood
- back
- some
- little
- way
- from
- the
- street
- two
- being
- occupied
- and
- two
- empty
- The
- latter
- looked
- out
- with
- three
- tiers
- of
- vacant
- melancholy
- windows
- which
- were
- blank
- and
- dreary
- save
- that
- here
- and
- there
- a
- To
- Let
- card
- had
- developed
- like
- a
- cataract
- upon
- the
- bleared
- panes
- A
- small
- garden
- sprinkled
- over
- with
- a
- scattered
- eruption
- of
- sickly
- plants
- separated
- each
- of
- these
- houses
- from
- the
- street
- and
- was
- traversed
- by
- a
- narrow
- pathway
- yellowish
- in
- colour
- and
- consisting
- apparently
- of
- a
- mixture
- of
- clay
- and
- of
- gravel
- The
- whole
- place
- was
- very
- sloppy
- from
- the
- rain
- which
- had
- fallen
- through
- the
- night
- The
- garden
- was
- bounded
- by
- a
- three
- foot
- brick
- wall
- with
- a
- fringe
- of
- wood
- rails
- upon
- the
- top
- and
- against
- this
- wall
- was
- leaning
- a
- stalwart
- police
- constable
- surrounded
- by
- a
- small
- knot
- of
- loafers
- who
- craned
- their
- necks
- and
- strained
- their
- eyes
- in
- the
- vain
- hope
- of
- catching
- some
- glimpse
- of
- the
- proceedings
- within
- I
- had
- imagined
- that
- Sherlock
- Holmes
- would
- at
- once
- have
- hurried
- into
- the
- house
- and
- plunged
- into
- a
- study
- of
- the
- mystery
- Nothing
- appeared
- to
- be
- further
- from
- his
- intention
- With
- an
- air
- of
- nonchalance
- which
- under
- the
- circumstances
- seemed
- to
- me
- to
- border
- upon
- affectation
- he
- lounged
- up
- and
- down
- the
- pavement
- and
- gazed
- vacantly
- at
- the
- ground
- the
- sky
- the
- opposite
- houses
- and
- the
- line
- of
- railings
- Having
- finished
- his
- scrutiny
- he
- proceeded
- slowly
- down
- the
- path
- or
- rather
- down
- the
- fringe
- of
- grass
- which
- flanked
- the
- path
- keeping
- his
- eyes
- riveted
- upon
- the
- ground
- Twice
- he
- stopped
- and
- once
- I
- saw
- him
- smile
- and
- heard
- him
- utter
- an
- exclamation
- of
- satisfaction
- There
- were
- many
- marks
- of
- footsteps
- upon
- the
- wet
- clayey
- soil
- but
- since
- the
- police
- had
- been
- coming
- and
- going
- over
- it
- I
- was
- unable
- to
- see
- how
- my
- companion
- could
- hope
- to
- learn
- anything
- from
- it
- Still
- I
- had
- had
- such
- extraordinary
- evidence
- of
- the
- quickness
- of
- his
- perceptive
- faculties
- that
- I
- had
- no
- doubt
- that
- he
- could
- see
- a
- great
- deal
- which
- was
- hidden
- from
- me
- At
- the
- door
- of
- the
- house
- we
- were
- met
- by
- a
- tall
- white
- faced
- flaxen
- haired
- man
- with
- a
- notebook
- in
- his
- hand
- who
- rushed
- forward
- and
- wrung
- my
- companion's
- hand
- with
- effusion
- It
- is
- indeed
- kind
- of
- you
- to
- come
- he
- said
- I
- have
- had
- everything
- left
- untouched
- Except
- that
- my
- friend
- answered
- pointing
- at
- the
- pathway
- If
- a
- herd
- of
- buffaloes
- had
- passed
- along
- there
- could
- not
- be
- a
- greater
- mess
- No
- doubt
- however
- you
- had
- drawn
- your
- own
- conclusions
- Gregson
- before
- you
- permitted
- this
- I
- have
- had
- so
- much
- to
- do
- inside
- the
- house
- the
- detective
- said
- evasively
- My
- colleague
- Mr
- Lestrade
- is
- here
- I
- had
- relied
- upon
- him
- to
- look
- after
- this
- Holmes
- glanced
- at
- me
- and
- raised
- his
- eyebrows
- sardonically
- With
- two
- such
- men
- as
- yourself
- and
- Lestrade
- upon
- the
- ground
- there
- will
- not
- be
- much
- for
- a
- third
- party
- to
- find
- out
- he
- said
- Gregson
- rubbed
- his
- hands
- in
- a
- self
- satisfied
- way
- I
- think
- we
- have
- done
- all
- that
- can
- be
- done
- he
- answered
- it's
- a
- queer
- case
- though
- and
- I
- knew
- your
- taste
- for
- such
- things
- You
- did
- not
- come
- here
- in
- a
- cab
- asked
- Sherlock
- Holmes
- No
- sir
- Nor
- Lestrade
- No
- sir
- Then
- let
- us
- go
- and
- look
- at
- the
- room
- With
- which
- inconsequent
- remark
- he
- strode
- on
- into
- the
- house
- followed
- by
- Gregson
- whose
- features
- expressed
- his
- astonishment
- A
- short
- passage
- bare
- planked
- and
- dusty
- led
- to
- the
- kitchen
- and
- offices
- Two
- doors
- opened
- out
- of
- it
- to
- the
- left
- and
- to
- the
- right
- One
- of
- these
- had
- obviously
- been
- closed
- for
- many
- weeks
- The
- other
- belonged
- to
- the
- dining
- room
- which
- was
- the
- apartment
- in
- which
- the
- mysterious
- affair
- had
- occurred
- Holmes
- walked
- in
- and
- I
- followed
- him
- with
- that
- subdued
- feeling
- at
- my
- heart
- which
- the
- presence
- of
- death
- inspires
- It
- was
- a
- large
- square
- room
- looking
- all
- the
- larger
- from
- the
- absence
- of
- all
- furniture
- A
- vulgar
- flaring
- paper
- adorned
- the
- walls
- but
- it
- was
- blotched
- in
- places
- with
- mildew
- and
- here
- and
- there
- great
- strips
- had
- become
- detached
- and
- hung
- down
- exposing
- the
- yellow
- plaster
- beneath
- Opposite
- the
- door
- was
- a
- showy
- fireplace
- surmounted
- by
- a
- mantelpiece
- of
- imitation
- white
- marble
- On
- one
- corner
- of
- this
- was
- stuck
- the
- stump
- of
- a
- red
- wax
- candle
- The
- solitary
- window
- was
- so
- dirty
- that
- the
- light
- was
- hazy
- and
- uncertain
- giving
- a
- dull
- grey
- tinge
- to
- everything
- which
- was
- intensified
- by
- the
- thick
- layer
- of
- dust
- which
- coated
- the
- whole
- apartment
- All
- these
- details
- I
- observed
- afterwards
- At
- present
- my
- attention
- was
- centred
- upon
- the
- single
- grim
- motionless
- figure
- which
- lay
- stretched
- upon
- the
- boards
- with
- vacant
- sightless
- eyes
- staring
- up
- at
- the
- discoloured
- ceiling
- It
- was
- that
- of
- a
- man
- about
- forty
- three
- or
- forty
- four
- years
- of
- age
- middle
- sized
- broad
- shouldered
- with
- crisp
- curling
- black
- hair
- and
- a
- short
- stubbly
- beard
- He
- was
- dressed
- in
- a
- heavy
- broadcloth
- frock
- coat
- and
- waistcoat
- with
- light
- coloured
- trousers
- and
- immaculate
- collar
- and
- cuffs
- A
- top
- hat
- well
- brushed
- and
- trim
- was
- placed
- upon
- the
- floor
- beside
- him
- His
- hands
- were
- clenched
- and
- his
- arms
- thrown
- abroad
- while
- his
- lower
- limbs
- were
- interlocked
- as
- though
- his
- death
- struggle
- had
- been
- a
- grievous
- one
- On
- his
- rigid
- face
- there
- stood
- an
- expression
- of
- horror
- and
- as
- it
- seemed
- to
- me
- of
- hatred
- such
- as
- I
- have
- never
- seen
- upon
- human
- features
- This
- malignant
- and
- terrible
- contortion
- combined
- with
- the
- low
- forehead
- blunt
- nose
- and
- prognathous
- jaw
- gave
- the
- dead
- man
- a
- singularly
- simious
- and
- ape
- like
- appearance
- which
- was
- increased
- by
- his
- writhing
- unnatural
- posture
- I
- have
- seen
- death
- in
- many
- forms
- but
- never
- has
- it
- appeared
- to
- me
- in
- a
- more
- fearsome
- aspect
- than
- in
- that
- dark
- grimy
- apartment
- which
- looked
- out
- upon
- one
- of
- the
- main
- arteries
- of
- suburban
- London
- Lestrade
- lean
- and
- ferret
- like
- as
- ever
- was
- standing
- by
- the
- doorway
- and
- greeted
- my
- companion
- and
- myself
- This
- case
- will
- make
- a
- stir
- sir
- he
- remarked
- It
- beats
- anything
- I
- have
- seen
- and
- I
- am
- no
- chicken
- There
- is
- no
- clue
- said
- Gregson
- None
- at
- all
- chimed
- in
- Lestrade
- Sherlock
- Holmes
- approached
- the
- body
- and
- kneeling
- down
- examined
- it
- intently
- You
- are
- sure
- that
- there
- is
- no
- wound
- he
- asked
- pointing
- to
- numerous
- gouts
- and
- splashes
- of
- blood
- which
- lay
- all
- round
- Positive
- cried
- both
- detectives
- Then
- of
- course
- this
- blood
- belongs
- to
- a
- second
- individual
- presumably
- the
- murderer
- if
- murder
- has
- been
- committed
- It
- reminds
- me
- of
- the
- circumstances
- attendant
- on
- the
- death
- of
- Van
- Jansen
- in
- Utrecht
- in
- the
- year
- Do
- you
- remember
- the
- case
- Gregson
- No
- sir
- Read
- it
- up
- you
- really
- should
- There
- is
- nothing
- new
- under
- the
- sun
- It
- has
- all
- been
- done
- before
- As
- he
- spoke
- his
- nimble
- fingers
- were
- flying
- here
- there
- and
- everywhere
- feeling
- pressing
- unbuttoning
- examining
- while
- his
- eyes
- wore
- the
- same
- far
- away
- expression
- which
- I
- have
- already
- remarked
- upon
- So
- swiftly
- was
- the
- examination
- made
- that
- one
- would
- hardly
- have
- guessed
- the
- minuteness
- with
- which
- it
- was
- conducted
- Finally
- he
- sniffed
- the
- dead
- man's
- lips
- and
- then
- glanced
- at
- the
- soles
- of
- his
- patent
- leather
- boots
- He
- has
- not
- been
- moved
- at
- all
- he
- asked
- No
- more
- than
- was
- necessary
- for
- the
- purposes
- of
- our
- examination
- You
- can
- take
- him
- to
- the
- mortuary
- now
- he
- said
- There
- is
- nothing
- more
- to
- be
- learned
- Gregson
- had
- a
- stretcher
- and
- four
- men
- at
- hand
- At
- his
- call
- they
- entered
- the
- room
- and
- the
- stranger
- was
- lifted
- and
- carried
- out
- As
- they
- raised
- him
- a
- ring
- tinkled
- down
- and
- rolled
- across
- the
- floor
- Lestrade
- grabbed
- it
- up
- and
- stared
- at
- it
- with
- mystified
- eyes
- There's
- been
- a
- woman
- here
- he
- cried
- It's
- a
- woman's
- wedding
- ring
- He
- held
- it
- out
- as
- he
- spoke
- upon
- the
- palm
- of
- his
- hand
- We
- all
- gathered
- round
- him
- and
- gazed
- at
- it
- There
- could
- be
- no
- doubt
- that
- that
- circlet
- of
- plain
- gold
- had
- once
- adorned
- the
- finger
- of
- a
- bride
- This
- complicates
- matters
- said
- Gregson
- Heaven
- knows
- they
- were
- complicated
- enough
- before
- You're
- sure
- it
- doesn't
- simplify
- them
- observed
- Holmes
- There's
- nothing
- to
- be
- learned
- by
- staring
- at
- it
- What
- did
- you
- find
- in
- his
- pockets
- We
- have
- it
- all
- here
- said
- Gregson
- pointing
- to
- a
- litter
- of
- objects
- upon
- one
- of
- the
- bottom
- steps
- of
- the
- stairs
- A
- gold
- watch
- No
- by
- Barraud
- of
- London
- Gold
- Albert
- chain
- very
- heavy
- and
- solid
- Gold
- ring
- with
- masonic
- device
- Gold
- pin
- bull
- dog's
- head
- with
- rubies
- as
- eyes
- Russian
- leather
- card
- case
- with
- cards
- of
- Enoch
- J
- Drebber
- of
- Cleveland
- corresponding
- with
- the
- E
- J
- D
- upon
- the
- linen
- No
- purse
- but
- loose
- money
- to
- the
- extent
- of
- seven
- pounds
- thirteen
- Pocket
- edition
- of
- Boccaccio's
- Decameron
- with
- name
- of
- Joseph
- Stangerson
- upon
- the
- fly
- leaf
- Two
- letters
- one
- addressed
- to
- E
- J
- Drebber
- and
- one
- to
- Joseph
- Stangerson
- At
- what
- address
- American
- Exchange
- Strand
- to
- be
- left
- till
- called
- for
- They
- are
- both
- from
- the
- Guion
- Steamship
- Company
- and
- refer
- to
- the
- sailing
- of
- their
- boats
- from
- Liverpool
- It
- is
- clear
- that
- this
- unfortunate
- man
- was
- about
- to
- return
- to
- New
- York
- Have
- you
- made
- any
- inquiries
- as
- to
- this
- man
- Stangerson
- I
- did
- it
- at
- once
- sir
- said
- Gregson
- I
- have
- had
- advertisements
- sent
- to
- all
- the
- newspapers
- and
- one
- of
- my
- men
- has
- gone
- to
- the
- American
- Exchange
- but
- he
- has
- not
- returned
- yet
- Have
- you
- sent
- to
- Cleveland
- We
- telegraphed
- this
- morning
- How
- did
- you
- word
- your
- inquiries
- We
- simply
- detailed
- the
- circumstances
- and
- said
- that
- we
- should
- be
- glad
- of
- any
- information
- which
- could
- help
- us
- You
- did
- not
- ask
- for
- particulars
- on
- any
- point
- which
- appeared
- to
- you
- to
- be
- crucial
- I
- asked
- about
- Stangerson
- Nothing
- else
- Is
- there
- no
- circumstance
- on
- which
- this
- whole
- case
- appears
- to
- hinge
- Will
- you
- not
- telegraph
- again
- I
- have
- said
- all
- I
- have
- to
- say
- said
- Gregson
- in
- an
- offended
- voice
- Sherlock
- Holmes
- chuckled
- to
- himself
- and
- appeared
- to
- be
- about
- to
- make
- some
- remark
- when
- Lestrade
- who
- had
- been
- in
- the
- front
- room
- while
- we
- were
- holding
- this
- conversation
- in
- the
- hall
- reappeared
- upon
- the
- scene
- rubbing
- his
- hands
- in
- a
- pompous
- and
- self
- satisfied
- manner
- Mr
- Gregson
- he
- said
- I
- have
- just
- made
- a
- discovery
- of
- the
- highest
- importance
- and
- one
- which
- would
- have
- been
- overlooked
- had
- I
- not
- made
- a
- careful
- examination
- of
- the
- walls
- The
- little
- man's
- eyes
- sparkled
- as
- he
- spoke
- and
- he
- was
- evidently
- in
- a
- state
- of
- suppressed
- exultation
- at
- having
- scored
- a
- point
- against
- his
- colleague
- Come
- here
- he
- said
- bustling
- back
- into
- the
- room
- the
- atmosphere
- of
- which
- felt
- clearer
- since
- the
- removal
- of
- its
- ghastly
- inmate
- Now
- stand
- there
- He
- struck
- a
- match
- on
- his
- boot
- and
- held
- it
- up
- against
- the
- wall
- Look
- at
- that
- he
- said
- triumphantly
- I
- have
- remarked
- that
- the
- paper
- had
- fallen
- away
- in
- parts
- In
- this
- particular
- corner
- of
- the
- room
- a
- large
- piece
- had
- peeled
- off
- leaving
- a
- yellow
- square
- of
- coarse
- plastering
- Across
- this
- bare
- space
- there
- was
- scrawled
- in
- blood
- red
- letters
- a
- single
- word
- RACHE
- What
- do
- you
- think
- of
- that
- cried
- the
- detective
- with
- the
- air
- of
- a
- showman
- exhibiting
- his
- show
- This
- was
- overlooked
- because
- it
- was
- in
- the
- darkest
- corner
- of
- the
- room
- and
- no
- one
- thought
- of
- looking
- there
- The
- murderer
- has
- written
- it
- with
- his
- or
- her
- own
- blood
- See
- this
- smear
- where
- it
- has
- trickled
- down
- the
- wall
- That
- disposes
- of
- the
- idea
- of
- suicide
- anyhow
- Why
- was
- that
- corner
- chosen
- to
- write
- it
- on
- I
- will
- tell
- you
- See
- that
- candle
- on
- the
- mantelpiece
- It
- was
- lit
- at
- the
- time
- and
- if
- it
- was
- lit
- this
- corner
- would
- be
- the
- brightest
- instead
- of
- the
- darkest
- portion
- of
- the
- wall
- And
- what
- does
- it
- mean
- now
- that
- you
- have
- found
- it
- asked
- Gregson
- in
- a
- depreciatory
- voice
- Mean
- Why
- it
- means
- that
- the
- writer
- was
- going
- to
- put
- the
- female
- name
- Rachel
- but
- was
- disturbed
- before
- he
- or
- she
- had
- time
- to
- finish
- You
- mark
- my
- words
- when
- this
- case
- comes
- to
- be
- cleared
- up
- you
- will
- find
- that
- a
- woman
- named
- Rachel
- has
- something
- to
- do
- with
- it
- It's
- all
- very
- well
- for
- you
- to
- laugh
- Mr
- Sherlock
- Holmes
- You
- may
- be
- very
- smart
- and
- clever
- but
- the
- old
- hound
- is
- the
- best
- when
- all
- is
- said
- and
- done
- I
- really
- beg
- your
- pardon
- said
- my
- companion
- who
- had
- ruffled
- the
- little
- man's
- temper
- by
- bursting
- into
- an
- explosion
- of
- laughter
- You
- certainly
- have
- the
- credit
- of
- being
- the
- first
- of
- us
- to
- find
- this
- out
- and
- as
- you
- say
- it
- bears
- every
- mark
- of
- having
- been
- written
- by
- the
- other
- participant
- in
- last
- night's
- mystery
- I
- have
- not
- had
- time
- to
- examine
- this
- room
- yet
- but
- with
- your
- permission
- I
- shall
- do
- so
- now
- As
- he
- spoke
- he
- whipped
- a
- tape
- measure
- and
- a
- large
- round
- magnifying
- glass
- from
- his
- pocket
- With
- these
- two
- implements
- he
- trotted
- noiselessly
- about
- the
- room
- sometimes
- stopping
- occasionally
- kneeling
- and
- once
- lying
- flat
- upon
- his
- face
- So
- engrossed
- was
- he
- with
- his
- occupation
- that
- he
- appeared
- to
- have
- forgotten
- our
- presence
- for
- he
- chattered
- away
- to
- himself
- under
- his
- breath
- the
- whole
- time
- keeping
- up
- a
- running
- fire
- of
- exclamations
- groans
- whistles
- and
- little
- cries
- suggestive
- of
- encouragement
- and
- of
- hope
- As
- I
- watched
- him
- I
- was
- irresistibly
- reminded
- of
- a
- pure
- blooded
- well
- trained
- foxhound
- as
- it
- dashes
- backwards
- and
- forwards
- through
- the
- covert
- whining
- in
- its
- eagerness
- until
- it
- comes
- across
- the
- lost
- scent
- For
- twenty
- minutes
- or
- more
- he
- continued
- his
- researches
- measuring
- with
- the
- most
- exact
- care
- the
- distance
- between
- marks
- which
- were
- entirely
- invisible
- to
- me
- and
- occasionally
- applying
- his
- tape
- to
- the
- walls
- in
- an
- equally
- incomprehensible
- manner
- In
- one
- place
- he
- gathered
- up
- very
- carefully
- a
- little
- pile
- of
- grey
- dust
- from
- the
- floor
- and
- packed
- it
- away
- in
- an
- envelope
- Finally
- he
- examined
- with
- his
- glass
- the
- word
- upon
- the
- wall
- going
- over
- every
- letter
- of
- it
- with
- the
- most
- minute
- exactness
- This
- done
- he
- appeared
- to
- be
- satisfied
- for
- he
- replaced
- his
- tape
- and
- his
- glass
- in
- his
- pocket
- They
- say
- that
- genius
- is
- an
- infinite
- capacity
- for
- taking
- pains
- he
- remarked
- with
- a
- smile
- It's
- a
- very
- bad
- definition
- but
- it
- does
- apply
- to
- detective
- work
- Gregson
- and
- Lestrade
- had
- watched
- the
- manoeuvres
- of
- their
- amateur
- companion
- with
- considerable
- curiosity
- and
- some
- contempt
- They
- evidently
- failed
- to
- appreciate
- the
- fact
- which
- I
- had
- begun
- to
- realize
- that
- Sherlock
- Holmes'
- smallest
- actions
- were
- all
- directed
- towards
- some
- definite
- and
- practical
- end
- What
- do
- you
- think
- of
- it
- sir
- they
- both
- asked
- It
- would
- be
- robbing
- you
- of
- the
- credit
- of
- the
- case
- if
- I
- was
- to
- presume
- to
- help
- you
- remarked
- my
- friend
- You
- are
- doing
- so
- well
- now
- that
- it
- would
- be
- a
- pity
- for
- anyone
- to
- interfere
- There
- was
- a
- world
- of
- sarcasm
- in
- his
- voice
- as
- he
- spoke
- If
- you
- will
- let
- me
- know
- how
- your
- investigations
- go
- he
- continued
- I
- shall
- be
- happy
- to
- give
- you
- any
- help
- I
- can
- In
- the
- meantime
- I
- should
- like
- to
- speak
- to
- the
- constable
- who
- found
- the
- body
- Can
- you
- give
- me
- his
- name
- and
- address
- Lestrade
- glanced
- at
- his
- note
- book
- John
- Rance
- he
- said
- He
- is
- off
- duty
- now
- You
- will
- find
- him
- at
- Audley
- Court
- Kennington
- Park
- Gate
- Holmes
- took
- a
- note
- of
- the
- address
- Come
- along
- Doctor
- he
- said
- we
- shall
- go
- and
- look
- him
- up
- I'll
- tell
- you
- one
- thing
- which
- may
- help
- you
- in
- the
- case
- he
- continued
- turning
- to
- the
- two
- detectives
- There
- has
- been
- murder
- done
- and
- the
- murderer
- was
- a
- man
- He
- was
- more
- than
- six
- feet
- high
- was
- in
- the
- prime
- of
- life
- had
- small
- feet
- for
- his
- height
- wore
- coarse
- square
- toed
- boots
- and
- smoked
- a
- Trichinopoly
- cigar
- He
- came
- here
- with
- his
- victim
- in
- a
- four
- wheeled
- cab
- which
- was
- drawn
- by
- a
- horse
- with
- three
- old
- shoes
- and
- one
- new
- one
- on
- his
- off
- fore
- leg
- In
- all
- probability
- the
- murderer
- had
- a
- florid
- face
- and
- the
- finger
- nails
- of
- his
- right
- hand
- were
- remarkably
- long
- These
- are
- only
- a
- few
- indications
- but
- they
- may
- assist
- you
- Lestrade
- and
- Gregson
- glanced
- at
- each
- other
- with
- an
- incredulous
- smile
- If
- this
- man
- was
- murdered
- how
- was
- it
- done
- asked
- the
- former
- Poison
- said
- Sherlock
- Holmes
- curtly
- and
- strode
- off
- One
- other
- thing
- Lestrade
- he
- added
- turning
- round
- at
- the
- door
- Rache
- is
- the
- German
- for
- revenge
- so
- don't
- lose
- your
- time
- looking
- for
- Miss
- Rachel
- With
- which
- Parthian
- shot
- he
- walked
- away
- leaving
- the
- two
- rivals
- open
- mouthed
- behind
- him
- CHAPTER
- IV
- WHAT
- JOHN
- RANCE
- HAD
- TO
- TELL
- IT
- was
- one
- o'clock
- when
- we
- left
- No
- Lauriston
- Gardens
- Sherlock
- Holmes
- led
- me
- to
- the
- nearest
- telegraph
- office
- whence
- he
- dispatched
- a
- long
- telegram
- He
- then
- hailed
- a
- cab
- and
- ordered
- the
- driver
- to
- take
- us
- to
- the
- address
- given
- us
- by
- Lestrade
- There
- is
- nothing
- like
- first
- hand
- evidence
- he
- remarked
- as
- a
- matter
- of
- fact
- my
- mind
- is
- entirely
- made
- up
- upon
- the
- case
- but
- still
- we
- may
- as
- well
- learn
- all
- that
- is
- to
- be
- learned
- You
- amaze
- me
- Holmes
- said
- I
- Surely
- you
- are
- not
- as
- sure
- as
- you
- pretend
- to
- be
- of
- all
- those
- particulars
- which
- you
- gave
- There's
- no
- room
- for
- a
- mistake
- he
- answered
- The
- very
- first
- thing
- which
- I
- observed
- on
- arriving
- there
- was
- that
- a
- cab
- had
- made
- two
- ruts
- with
- its
- wheels
- close
- to
- the
- curb
- Now
- up
- to
- last
- night
- we
- have
- had
- no
- rain
- for
- a
- week
- so
- that
- those
- wheels
- which
- left
- such
- a
- deep
- impression
- must
- have
- been
- there
- during
- the
- night
- There
- were
- the
- marks
- of
- the
- horse's
- hoofs
- too
- the
- outline
- of
- one
- of
- which
- was
- far
- more
- clearly
- cut
- than
- that
- of
- the
- other
- three
- showing
- that
- that
- was
- a
- new
- shoe
- Since
- the
- cab
- was
- there
- after
- the
- rain
- began
- and
- was
- not
- there
- at
- any
- time
- during
- the
- morning
- I
- have
- Gregson's
- word
- for
- that
- it
- follows
- that
- it
- must
- have
- been
- there
- during
- the
- night
- and
- therefore
- that
- it
- brought
- those
- two
- individuals
- to
- the
- house
- That
- seems
- simple
- enough
- said
- I
- but
- how
- about
- the
- other
- man's
- height
- Why
- the
- height
- of
- a
- man
- in
- nine
- cases
- out
- of
- ten
- can
- be
- told
- from
- the
- length
- of
- his
- stride
- It
- is
- a
- simple
- calculation
- enough
- though
- there
- is
- no
- use
- my
- boring
- you
- with
- figures
- I
- had
- this
- fellow's
- stride
- both
- on
- the
- clay
- outside
- and
- on
- the
- dust
- within
- Then
- I
- had
- a
- way
- of
- checking
- my
- calculation
- When
- a
- man
- writes
- on
- a
- wall
- his
- instinct
- leads
- him
- to
- write
- about
- the
- level
- of
- his
- own
- eyes
- Now
- that
- writing
- was
- just
- over
- six
- feet
- from
- the
- ground
- It
- was
- child's
- play
- And
- his
- age
- I
- asked
- Well
- if
- a
- man
- can
- stride
- four
- and
- a
- half
- feet
- without
- the
- smallest
- effort
- he
- can't
- be
- quite
- in
- the
- sere
- and
- yellow
- That
- was
- the
- breadth
- of
- a
- puddle
- on
- the
- garden
- walk
- which
- he
- had
- evidently
- walked
- across
- Patent
- leather
- boots
- had
- gone
- round
- and
- Square
- toes
- had
- hopped
- over
- There
- is
- no
- mystery
- about
- it
- at
- all
- I
- am
- simply
- applying
- to
- ordinary
- life
- a
- few
- of
- those
- precepts
- of
- observation
- and
- deduction
- which
- I
- advocated
- in
- that
- article
- Is
- there
- anything
- else
- that
- puzzles
- you
- The
- finger
- nails
- and
- the
- Trichinopoly
- I
- suggested
- The
- writing
- on
- the
- wall
- was
- done
- with
- a
- man's
- forefinger
- dipped
- in
- blood
- My
- glass
- allowed
- me
- to
- observe
- that
- the
- plaster
- was
- slightly
- scratched
- in
- doing
- it
- which
- would
- not
- have
- been
- the
- case
- if
- the
- man's
- nail
- had
- been
- trimmed
- I
- gathered
- up
- some
- scattered
- ash
- from
- the
- floor
- It
- was
- dark
- in
- colour
- and
- flakey
- such
- an
- ash
- as
- is
- only
- made
- by
- a
- Trichinopoly
- I
- have
- made
- a
- special
- study
- of
- cigar
- ashes
- in
- fact
- I
- have
- written
- a
- monograph
- upon
- the
- subject
- I
- flatter
- myself
- that
- I
- can
- distinguish
- at
- a
- glance
- the
- ash
- of
- any
- known
- brand
- either
- of
- cigar
- or
- of
- tobacco
- It
- is
- just
- in
- such
- details
- that
- the
- skilled
- detective
- differs
- from
- the
- Gregson
- and
- Lestrade
- type
- And
- the
- florid
- face
- I
- asked
- Ah
- that
- was
- a
- more
- daring
- shot
- though
- I
- have
- no
- doubt
- that
- I
- was
- right
- You
- must
- not
- ask
- me
- that
- at
- the
- present
- state
- of
- the
- affair
- I
- passed
- my
- hand
- over
- my
- brow
- My
- head
- is
- in
- a
- whirl
- I
- remarked
- the
- more
- one
- thinks
- of
- it
- the
- more
- mysterious
- it
- grows
- How
- came
- these
- two
- men
- if
- there
- were
- two
- men
- into
- an
- empty
- house
- What
- has
- become
- of
- the
- cabman
- who
- drove
- them
- How
- could
- one
- man
- compel
- another
- to
- take
- poison
- Where
- did
- the
- blood
- come
- from
- What
- was
- the
- object
- of
- the
- murderer
- since
- robbery
- had
- no
- part
- in
- it
- How
- came
- the
- woman's
- ring
- there
- Above
- all
- why
- should
- the
- second
- man
- write
- up
- the
- German
- word
- RACHE
- before
- decamping
- I
- confess
- that
- I
- cannot
- see
- any
- possible
- way
- of
- reconciling
- all
- these
- facts
- My
- companion
- smiled
- approvingly
- You
- sum
- up
- the
- difficulties
- of
- the
- situation
- succinctly
- and
- well
- he
- said
- There
- is
- much
- that
- is
- still
- obscure
- though
- I
- have
- quite
- made
- up
- my
- mind
- on
- the
- main
- facts
- As
- to
- poor
- Lestrade's
- discovery
- it
- was
- simply
- a
- blind
- intended
- to
- put
- the
- police
- upon
- a
- wrong
- track
- by
- suggesting
- Socialism
- and
- secret
- societies
- It
- was
- not
- done
- by
- a
- German
- The
- A
- if
- you
- noticed
- was
- printed
- somewhat
- after
- the
- German
- fashion
- Now
- a
- real
- German
- invariably
- prints
- in
- the
- Latin
- character
- so
- that
- we
- may
- safely
- say
- that
- this
- was
- not
- written
- by
- one
- but
- by
- a
- clumsy
- imitator
- who
- overdid
- his
- part
- It
- was
- simply
- a
- ruse
- to
- divert
- inquiry
- into
- a
- wrong
- channel
- I'm
- not
- going
- to
- tell
- you
- much
- more
- of
- the
- case
- Doctor
- You
- know
- a
- conjuror
- gets
- no
- credit
- when
- once
- he
- has
- explained
- his
- trick
- and
- if
- I
- show
- you
- too
- much
- of
- my
- method
- of
- working
- you
- will
- come
- to
- the
- conclusion
- that
- I
- am
- a
- very
- ordinary
- individual
- after
- all
- I
- shall
- never
- do
- that
- I
- answered
- you
- have
- brought
- detection
- as
- near
- an
- exact
- science
- as
- it
- ever
- will
- be
- brought
- in
- this
- world
- My
- companion
- flushed
- up
- with
- pleasure
- at
- my
- words
- and
- the
- earnest
- way
- in
- which
- I
- uttered
- them
- I
- had
- already
- observed
- that
- he
- was
- as
- sensitive
- to
- flattery
- on
- the
- score
- of
- his
- art
- as
- any
- girl
- could
- be
- of
- her
- beauty
- I'll
- tell
- you
- one
- other
- thing
- he
- said
- Patent
- leathers
- and
- Square
- toes
- came
- in
- the
- same
- cab
- and
- they
- walked
- down
- the
- pathway
- together
- as
- friendly
- as
- possible
- arm
- in
- arm
- in
- all
- probability
- When
- they
- got
- inside
- they
- walked
- up
- and
- down
- the
- room
- or
- rather
- Patent
- leathers
- stood
- still
- while
- Square
- toes
- walked
- up
- and
- down
- I
- could
- read
- all
- that
- in
- the
- dust
- and
- I
- could
- read
- that
- as
- he
- walked
- he
- grew
- more
- and
- more
- excited
- That
- is
- shown
- by
- the
- increased
- length
- of
- his
- strides
- He
- was
- talking
- all
- the
- while
- and
- working
- himself
- up
- no
- doubt
- into
- a
- fury
- Then
- the
- tragedy
- occurred
- I've
- told
- you
- all
- I
- know
- myself
- now
- for
- the
- rest
- is
- mere
- surmise
- and
- conjecture
- We
- have
- a
- good
- working
- basis
- however
- on
- which
- to
- start
- We
- must
- hurry
- up
- for
- I
- want
- to
- go
- to
- Halle's
- concert
- to
- hear
- Norman
- Neruda
- this
- afternoon
- This
- conversation
- had
- occurred
- while
- our
- cab
- had
- been
- threading
- its
- way
- through
- a
- long
- succession
- of
- dingy
- streets
- and
- dreary
- by
- ways
- In
- the
- dingiest
- and
- dreariest
- of
- them
- our
- driver
- suddenly
- came
- to
- a
- stand
- That's
- Audley
- Court
- in
- there
- he
- said
- pointing
- to
- a
- narrow
- slit
- in
- the
- line
- of
- dead
- coloured
- brick
- You'll
- find
- me
- here
- when
- you
- come
- back
- Audley
- Court
- was
- not
- an
- attractive
- locality
- The
- narrow
- passage
- led
- us
- into
- a
- quadrangle
- paved
- with
- flags
- and
- lined
- by
- sordid
- dwellings
- We
- picked
- our
- way
- among
- groups
- of
- dirty
- children
- and
- through
- lines
- of
- discoloured
- linen
- until
- we
- came
- to
- Number
- the
- door
- of
- which
- was
- decorated
- with
- a
- small
- slip
- of
- brass
- on
- which
- the
- name
- Rance
- was
- engraved
- On
- enquiry
- we
- found
- that
- the
- constable
- was
- in
- bed
- and
- we
- were
- shown
- into
- a
- little
- front
- parlour
- to
- await
- his
- coming
- He
- appeared
- presently
- looking
- a
- little
- irritable
- at
- being
- disturbed
- in
- his
- slumbers
- I
- made
- my
- report
- at
- the
- office
- he
- said
- Holmes
- took
- a
- half
- sovereign
- from
- his
- pocket
- and
- played
- with
- it
- pensively
- We
- thought
- that
- we
- should
- like
- to
- hear
- it
- all
- from
- your
- own
- lips
- he
- said
- I
- shall
- be
- most
- happy
- to
- tell
- you
- anything
- I
- can
- the
- constable
- answered
- with
- his
- eyes
- upon
- the
- little
- golden
- disk
- Just
- let
- us
- hear
- it
- all
- in
- your
- own
- way
- as
- it
- occurred
- Rance
- sat
- down
- on
- the
- horsehair
- sofa
- and
- knitted
- his
- brows
- as
- though
- determined
- not
- to
- omit
- anything
- in
- his
- narrative
- I'll
- tell
- it
- ye
- from
- the
- beginning
- he
- said
- My
- time
- is
- from
- ten
- at
- night
- to
- six
- in
- the
- morning
- At
- eleven
- there
- was
- a
- fight
- at
- the
- White
- Hart
- but
- bar
- that
- all
- was
- quiet
- enough
- on
- the
- beat
- At
- one
- o'clock
- it
- began
- to
- rain
- and
- I
- met
- Harry
- Murcher
- him
- who
- has
- the
- Holland
- Grove
- beat
- and
- we
- stood
- together
- at
- the
- corner
- of
- Henrietta
- Street
- a
- talkin'
- Presently
- maybe
- about
- two
- or
- a
- little
- after
- I
- thought
- I
- would
- take
- a
- look
- round
- and
- see
- that
- all
- was
- right
- down
- the
- Brixton
- Road
- It
- was
- precious
- dirty
- and
- lonely
- Not
- a
- soul
- did
- I
- meet
- all
- the
- way
- down
- though
- a
- cab
- or
- two
- went
- past
- me
- I
- was
- a
- strollin'
- down
- thinkin'
- between
- ourselves
- how
- uncommon
- handy
- a
- four
- of
- gin
- hot
- would
- be
- when
- suddenly
- the
- glint
- of
- a
- light
- caught
- my
- eye
- in
- the
- window
- of
- that
- same
- house
- Now
- I
- knew
- that
- them
- two
- houses
- in
- Lauriston
- Gardens
- was
- empty
- on
- account
- of
- him
- that
- owns
- them
- who
- won't
- have
- the
- drains
- seen
- to
- though
- the
- very
- last
- tenant
- what
- lived
- in
- one
- of
- them
- died
- o'
- typhoid
- fever
- I
- was
- knocked
- all
- in
- a
- heap
- therefore
- at
- seeing
- a
- light
- in
- the
- window
- and
- I
- suspected
- as
- something
- was
- wrong
- When
- I
- got
- to
- the
- door
- You
- stopped
- and
- then
- walked
- back
- to
- the
- garden
- gate
- my
- companion
- interrupted
- What
- did
- you
- do
- that
- for
- Rance
- gave
- a
- violent
- jump
- and
- stared
- at
- Sherlock
- Holmes
- with
- the
- utmost
- amazement
- upon
- his
- features
- Why
- that's
- true
- sir
- he
- said
- though
- how
- you
- come
- to
- know
- it
- Heaven
- only
- knows
- Ye
- see
- when
- I
- got
- up
- to
- the
- door
- it
- was
- so
- still
- and
- so
- lonesome
- that
- I
- thought
- I'd
- be
- none
- the
- worse
- for
- some
- one
- with
- me
- I
- ain't
- afeared
- of
- anything
- on
- this
- side
- o'
- the
- grave
- but
- I
- thought
- that
- maybe
- it
- was
- him
- that
- died
- o'
- the
- typhoid
- inspecting
- the
- drains
- what
- killed
- him
- The
- thought
- gave
- me
- a
- kind
- o'
- turn
- and
- I
- walked
- back
- to
- the
- gate
- to
- see
- if
- I
- could
- see
- Murcher's
- lantern
- but
- there
- wasn't
- no
- sign
- of
- him
- nor
- of
- anyone
- else
- There
- was
- no
- one
- in
- the
- street
- Not
- a
- livin'
- soul
- sir
- nor
- as
- much
- as
- a
- dog
- Then
- I
- pulled
- myself
- together
- and
- went
- back
- and
- pushed
- the
- door
- open
- All
- was
- quiet
- inside
- so
- I
- went
- into
- the
- room
- where
- the
- light
- was
- a
- burnin'
- There
- was
- a
- candle
- flickerin'
- on
- the
- mantelpiece
- a
- red
- wax
- one
- and
- by
- its
- light
- I
- saw
- Yes
- I
- know
- all
- that
- you
- saw
- You
- walked
- round
- the
- room
- several
- times
- and
- you
- knelt
- down
- by
- the
- body
- and
- then
- you
- walked
- through
- and
- tried
- the
- kitchen
- door
- and
- then
- John
- Rance
- sprang
- to
- his
- feet
- with
- a
- frightened
- face
- and
- suspicion
- in
- his
- eyes
- Where
- was
- you
- hid
- to
- see
- all
- that
- he
- cried
- It
- seems
- to
- me
- that
- you
- knows
- a
- deal
- more
- than
- you
- should
- Holmes
- laughed
- and
- threw
- his
- card
- across
- the
- table
- to
- the
- constable
- Don't
- get
- arresting
- me
- for
- the
- murder
- he
- said
- I
- am
- one
- of
- the
- hounds
- and
- not
- the
- wolf
- Mr
- Gregson
- or
- Mr
- Lestrade
- will
- answer
- for
- that
- Go
- on
- though
- What
- did
- you
- do
- next
- Rance
- resumed
- his
- seat
- without
- however
- losing
- his
- mystified
- expression
- I
- went
- back
- to
- the
- gate
- and
- sounded
- my
- whistle
- That
- brought
- Murcher
- and
- two
- more
- to
- the
- spot
- Was
- the
- street
- empty
- then
- Well
- it
- was
- as
- far
- as
- anybody
- that
- could
- be
- of
- any
- good
- goes
- What
- do
- you
- mean
- The
- constable's
- features
- broadened
- into
- a
- grin
- I've
- seen
- many
- a
- drunk
- chap
- in
- my
- time
- he
- said
- but
- never
- anyone
- so
- cryin'
- drunk
- as
- that
- cove
- He
- was
- at
- the
- gate
- when
- I
- came
- out
- a
- leanin'
- up
- agin
- the
- railings
- and
- a
- singin'
- at
- the
- pitch
- o'
- his
- lungs
- about
- Columbine's
- New
- fangled
- Banner
- or
- some
- such
- stuff
- He
- couldn't
- stand
- far
- less
- help
- What
- sort
- of
- a
- man
- was
- he
- asked
- Sherlock
- Holmes
- John
- Rance
- appeared
- to
- be
- somewhat
- irritated
- at
- this
- digression
- He
- was
- an
- uncommon
- drunk
- sort
- o'
- man
- he
- said
- He'd
- ha'
- found
- hisself
- in
- the
- station
- if
- we
- hadn't
- been
- so
- took
- up
- His
- face
- his
- dress
- didn't
- you
- notice
- them
- Holmes
- broke
- in
- impatiently
- I
- should
- think
- I
- did
- notice
- them
- seeing
- that
- I
- had
- to
- prop
- him
- up
- me
- and
- Murcher
- between
- us
- He
- was
- a
- long
- chap
- with
- a
- red
- face
- the
- lower
- part
- muffled
- round
- That
- will
- do
- cried
- Holmes
- What
- became
- of
- him
- We'd
- enough
- to
- do
- without
- lookin'
- after
- him
- the
- policeman
- said
- in
- an
- aggrieved
- voice
- I'll
- wager
- he
- found
- his
- way
- home
- all
- right
- How
- was
- he
- dressed
- A
- brown
- overcoat
- Had
- he
- a
- whip
- in
- his
- hand
- A
- whip
- no
- He
- must
- have
- left
- it
- behind
- muttered
- my
- companion
- You
- didn't
- happen
- to
- see
- or
- hear
- a
- cab
- after
- that
- No
- There's
- a
- half
- sovereign
- for
- you
- my
- companion
- said
- standing
- up
- and
- taking
- his
- hat
- I
- am
- afraid
- Rance
- that
- you
- will
- never
- rise
- in
- the
- force
- That
- head
- of
- yours
- should
- be
- for
- use
- as
- well
- as
- ornament
- You
- might
- have
- gained
- your
- sergeant's
- stripes
- last
- night
- The
- man
- whom
- you
- held
- in
- your
- hands
- is
- the
- man
- who
- holds
- the
- clue
- of
- this
- mystery
- and
- whom
- we
- are
- seeking
- There
- is
- no
- use
- of
- arguing
- about
- it
- now
- I
- tell
- you
- that
- it
- is
- so
- Come
- along
- Doctor
- We
- started
- off
- for
- the
- cab
- together
- leaving
- our
- informant
- incredulous
- but
- obviously
- uncomfortable
- The
- blundering
- fool
- Holmes
- said
- bitterly
- as
- we
- drove
- back
- to
- our
- lodgings
- Just
- to
- think
- of
- his
- having
- such
- an
- incomparable
- bit
- of
- good
- luck
- and
- not
- taking
- advantage
- of
- it
- I
- am
- rather
- in
- the
- dark
- still
- It
- is
- true
- that
- the
- description
- of
- this
- man
- tallies
- with
- your
- idea
- of
- the
- second
- party
- in
- this
- mystery
- But
- why
- should
- he
- come
- back
- to
- the
- house
- after
- leaving
- it
- That
- is
- not
- the
- way
- of
- criminals
- The
- ring
- man
- the
- ring
- that
- was
- what
- he
- came
- back
- for
- If
- we
- have
- no
- other
- way
- of
- catching
- him
- we
- can
- always
- bait
- our
- line
- with
- the
- ring
- I
- shall
- have
- him
- Doctor
- I'll
- lay
- you
- two
- to
- one
- that
- I
- have
- him
- I
- must
- thank
- you
- for
- it
- all
- I
- might
- not
- have
- gone
- but
- for
- you
- and
- so
- have
- missed
- the
- finest
- study
- I
- ever
- came
- across
- a
- study
- in
- scarlet
- eh
- Why
- shouldn't
- we
- use
- a
- little
- art
- jargon
- There's
- the
- scarlet
- thread
- of
- murder
- running
- through
- the
- colourless
- skein
- of
- life
- and
- our
- duty
- is
- to
- unravel
- it
- and
- isolate
- it
- and
- expose
- every
- inch
- of
- it
- And
- now
- for
- lunch
- and
- then
- for
- Norman
- Neruda
- Her
- attack
- and
- her
- bowing
- are
- splendid
- What's
- that
- little
- thing
- of
- Chopin's
- she
- plays
- so
- magnificently
- Tra
- la
- la
- lira
- lira
- lay
- Leaning
- back
- in
- the
- cab
- this
- amateur
- bloodhound
- carolled
- away
- like
- a
- lark
- while
- I
- meditated
- upon
- the
- many
- sidedness
- of
- the
- human
- mind
- CHAPTER
- V
- OUR
- ADVERTISEMENT
- BRINGS
- A
- VISITOR
- OUR
- morning's
- exertions
- had
- been
- too
- much
- for
- my
- weak
- health
- and
- I
- was
- tired
- out
- in
- the
- afternoon
- After
- Holmes'
- departure
- for
- the
- concert
- I
- lay
- down
- upon
- the
- sofa
- and
- endeavoured
- to
- get
- a
- couple
- of
- hours'
- sleep
- It
- was
- a
- useless
- attempt
- My
- mind
- had
- been
- too
- much
- excited
- by
- all
- that
- had
- occurred
- and
- the
- strangest
- fancies
- and
- surmises
- crowded
- into
- it
- Every
- time
- that
- I
- closed
- my
- eyes
- I
- saw
- before
- me
- the
- distorted
- baboon
- like
- countenance
- of
- the
- murdered
- man
- So
- sinister
- was
- the
- impression
- which
- that
- face
- had
- produced
- upon
- me
- that
- I
- found
- it
- difficult
- to
- feel
- anything
- but
- gratitude
- for
- him
- who
- had
- removed
- its
- owner
- from
- the
- world
- If
- ever
- human
- features
- bespoke
- vice
- of
- the
- most
- malignant
- type
- they
- were
- certainly
- those
- of
- Enoch
- J
- Drebber
- of
- Cleveland
- Still
- I
- recognized
- that
- justice
- must
- be
- done
- and
- that
- the
- depravity
- of
- the
- victim
- was
- no
- condonment
- in
- the
- eyes
- of
- the
- law
- The
- more
- I
- thought
- of
- it
- the
- more
- extraordinary
- did
- my
- companion's
- hypothesis
- that
- the
- man
- had
- been
- poisoned
- appear
- I
- remembered
- how
- he
- had
- sniffed
- his
- lips
- and
- had
- no
- doubt
- that
- he
- had
- detected
- something
- which
- had
- given
- rise
- to
- the
- idea
- Then
- again
- if
- not
- poison
- what
- had
- caused
- the
- man's
- death
- since
- there
- was
- neither
- wound
- nor
- marks
- of
- strangulation
- But
- on
- the
- other
- hand
- whose
- blood
- was
- that
- which
- lay
- so
- thickly
- upon
- the
- floor
- There
- were
- no
- signs
- of
- a
- struggle
- nor
- had
- the
- victim
- any
- weapon
- with
- which
- he
- might
- have
- wounded
- an
- antagonist
- As
- long
- as
- all
- these
- questions
- were
- unsolved
- I
- felt
- that
- sleep
- would
- be
- no
- easy
- matter
- either
- for
- Holmes
- or
- myself
- His
- quiet
- self
- confident
- manner
- convinced
- me
- that
- he
- had
- already
- formed
- a
- theory
- which
- explained
- all
- the
- facts
- though
- what
- it
- was
- I
- could
- not
- for
- an
- instant
- conjecture
- He
- was
- very
- late
- in
- returning
- so
- late
- that
- I
- knew
- that
- the
- concert
- could
- not
- have
- detained
- him
- all
- the
- time
- Dinner
- was
- on
- the
- table
- before
- he
- appeared
- It
- was
- magnificent
- he
- said
- as
- he
- took
- his
- seat
- Do
- you
- remember
- what
- Darwin
- says
- about
- music
- He
- claims
- that
- the
- power
- of
- producing
- and
- appreciating
- it
- existed
- among
- the
- human
- race
- long
- before
- the
- power
- of
- speech
- was
- arrived
- at
- Perhaps
- that
- is
- why
- we
- are
- so
- subtly
- influenced
- by
- it
- There
- are
- vague
- memories
- in
- our
- souls
- of
- those
- misty
- centuries
- when
- the
- world
- was
- in
- its
- childhood
- That's
- rather
- a
- broad
- idea
- I
- remarked
- One's
- ideas
- must
- be
- as
- broad
- as
- Nature
- if
- they
- are
- to
- interpret
- Nature
- he
- answered
- What's
- the
- matter
- You're
- not
- looking
- quite
- yourself
- This
- Brixton
- Road
- affair
- has
- upset
- you
- To
- tell
- the
- truth
- it
- has
- I
- said
- I
- ought
- to
- be
- more
- case
- hardened
- after
- my
- Afghan
- experiences
- I
- saw
- my
- own
- comrades
- hacked
- to
- pieces
- at
- Maiwand
- without
- losing
- my
- nerve
- I
- can
- understand
- There
- is
- a
- mystery
- about
- this
- which
- stimulates
- the
- imagination
- where
- there
- is
- no
- imagination
- there
- is
- no
- horror
- Have
- you
- seen
- the
- evening
- paper
- No
- It
- gives
- a
- fairly
- good
- account
- of
- the
- affair
- It
- does
- not
- mention
- the
- fact
- that
- when
- the
- man
- was
- raised
- up
- a
- woman's
- wedding
- ring
- fell
- upon
- the
- floor
- It
- is
- just
- as
- well
- it
- does
- not
- Why
- Look
- at
- this
- advertisement
- he
- answered
- I
- had
- one
- sent
- to
- every
- paper
- this
- morning
- immediately
- after
- the
- affair
- He
- threw
- the
- paper
- across
- to
- me
- and
- I
- glanced
- at
- the
- place
- indicated
- It
- was
- the
- first
- announcement
- in
- the
- Found
- column
- In
- Brixton
- Road
- this
- morning
- it
- ran
- a
- plain
- gold
- wedding
- ring
- found
- in
- the
- roadway
- between
- the
- White
- Hart
- Tavern
- and
- Holland
- Grove
- Apply
- Dr
- Watson
- B
- Baker
- Street
- between
- eight
- and
- nine
- this
- evening
- Excuse
- my
- using
- your
- name
- he
- said
- If
- I
- used
- my
- own
- some
- of
- these
- dunderheads
- would
- recognize
- it
- and
- want
- to
- meddle
- in
- the
- affair
- That
- is
- all
- right
- I
- answered
- But
- supposing
- anyone
- applies
- I
- have
- no
- ring
- Oh
- yes
- you
- have
- said
- he
- handing
- me
- one
- This
- will
- do
- very
- well
- It
- is
- almost
- a
- facsimile
- And
- who
- do
- you
- expect
- will
- answer
- this
- advertisement
- Why
- the
- man
- in
- the
- brown
- coat
- our
- florid
- friend
- with
- the
- square
- toes
- If
- he
- does
- not
- come
- himself
- he
- will
- send
- an
- accomplice
- Would
- he
- not
- consider
- it
- as
- too
- dangerous
- Not
- at
- all
- If
- my
- view
- of
- the
- case
- is
- correct
- and
- I
- have
- every
- reason
- to
- believe
- that
- it
- is
- this
- man
- would
- rather
- risk
- anything
- than
- lose
- the
- ring
- According
- to
- my
- notion
- he
- dropped
- it
- while
- stooping
- over
- Drebber's
- body
- and
- did
- not
- miss
- it
- at
- the
- time
- After
- leaving
- the
- house
- he
- discovered
- his
- loss
- and
- hurried
- back
- but
- found
- the
- police
- already
- in
- possession
- owing
- to
- his
- own
- folly
- in
- leaving
- the
- candle
- burning
- He
- had
- to
- pretend
- to
- be
- drunk
- in
- order
- to
- allay
- the
- suspicions
- which
- might
- have
- been
- aroused
- by
- his
- appearance
- at
- the
- gate
- Now
- put
- yourself
- in
- that
- man's
- place
- On
- thinking
- the
- matter
- over
- it
- must
- have
- occurred
- to
- him
- that
- it
- was
- possible
- that
- he
- had
- lost
- the
- ring
- in
- the
- road
- after
- leaving
- the
- house
- What
- would
- he
- do
- then
- He
- would
- eagerly
- look
- out
- for
- the
- evening
- papers
- in
- the
- hope
- of
- seeing
- it
- among
- the
- articles
- found
- His
- eye
- of
- course
- would
- light
- upon
- this
- He
- would
- be
- overjoyed
- Why
- should
- he
- fear
- a
- trap
- There
- would
- be
- no
- reason
- in
- his
- eyes
- why
- the
- finding
- of
- the
- ring
- should
- be
- connected
- with
- the
- murder
- He
- would
- come
- He
- will
- come
- You
- shall
- see
- him
- within
- an
- hour
- And
- then
- I
- asked
- Oh
- you
- can
- leave
- me
- to
- deal
- with
- him
- then
- Have
- you
- any
- arms
- I
- have
- my
- old
- service
- revolver
- and
- a
- few
- cartridges
- You
- had
- better
- clean
- it
- and
- load
- it
- He
- will
- be
- a
- desperate
- man
- and
- though
- I
- shall
- take
- him
- unawares
- it
- is
- as
- well
- to
- be
- ready
- for
- anything
- I
- went
- to
- my
- bedroom
- and
- followed
- his
- advice
- When
- I
- returned
- with
- the
- pistol
- the
- table
- had
- been
- cleared
- and
- Holmes
- was
- engaged
- in
- his
- favourite
- occupation
- of
- scraping
- upon
- his
- violin
- The
- plot
- thickens
- he
- said
- as
- I
- entered
- I
- have
- just
- had
- an
- answer
- to
- my
- American
- telegram
- My
- view
- of
- the
- case
- is
- the
- correct
- one
- And
- that
- is
- I
- asked
- eagerly
- My
- fiddle
- would
- be
- the
- better
- for
- new
- strings
- he
- remarked
- Put
- your
- pistol
- in
- your
- pocket
- When
- the
- fellow
- comes
- speak
- to
- him
- in
- an
- ordinary
- way
- Leave
- the
- rest
- to
- me
- Don't
- frighten
- him
- by
- looking
- at
- him
- too
- hard
- It
- is
- eight
- o'clock
- now
- I
- said
- glancing
- at
- my
- watch
- Yes
- He
- will
- probably
- be
- here
- in
- a
- few
- minutes
- Open
- the
- door
- slightly
- That
- will
- do
- Now
- put
- the
- key
- on
- the
- inside
- Thank
- you
- This
- is
- a
- queer
- old
- book
- I
- picked
- up
- at
- a
- stall
- yesterday
- De
- Jure
- inter
- Gentes
- published
- in
- Latin
- at
- Liege
- in
- the
- Lowlands
- in
- Charles'
- head
- was
- still
- firm
- on
- his
- shoulders
- when
- this
- little
- brown
- backed
- volume
- was
- struck
- off
- Who
- is
- the
- printer
- Philippe
- de
- Croy
- whoever
- he
- may
- have
- been
- On
- the
- fly
- leaf
- in
- very
- faded
- ink
- is
- written
- Ex
- libris
- Guliolmi
- Whyte
- I
- wonder
- who
- William
- Whyte
- was
- Some
- pragmatical
- seventeenth
- century
- lawyer
- I
- suppose
- His
- writing
- has
- a
- legal
- twist
- about
- it
- Here
- comes
- our
- man
- I
- think
- As
- he
- spoke
- there
- was
- a
- sharp
- ring
- at
- the
- bell
- Sherlock
- Holmes
- rose
- softly
- and
- moved
- his
- chair
- in
- the
- direction
- of
- the
- door
- We
- heard
- the
- servant
- pass
- along
- the
- hall
- and
- the
- sharp
- click
- of
- the
- latch
- as
- she
- opened
- it
- Does
- Dr
- Watson
- live
- here
- asked
- a
- clear
- but
- rather
- harsh
- voice
- We
- could
- not
- hear
- the
- servant's
- reply
- but
- the
- door
- closed
- and
- some
- one
- began
- to
- ascend
- the
- stairs
- The
- footfall
- was
- an
- uncertain
- and
- shuffling
- one
- A
- look
- of
- surprise
- passed
- over
- the
- face
- of
- my
- companion
- as
- he
- listened
- to
- it
- It
- came
- slowly
- along
- the
- passage
- and
- there
- was
- a
- feeble
- tap
- at
- the
- door
- Come
- in
- I
- cried
- At
- my
- summons
- instead
- of
- the
- man
- of
- violence
- whom
- we
- expected
- a
- very
- old
- and
- wrinkled
- woman
- hobbled
- into
- the
- apartment
- She
- appeared
- to
- be
- dazzled
- by
- the
- sudden
- blaze
- of
- light
- and
- after
- dropping
- a
- curtsey
- she
- stood
- blinking
- at
- us
- with
- her
- bleared
- eyes
- and
- fumbling
- in
- her
- pocket
- with
- nervous
- shaky
- fingers
- I
- glanced
- at
- my
- companion
- and
- his
- face
- had
- assumed
- such
- a
- disconsolate
- expression
- that
- it
- was
- all
- I
- could
- do
- to
- keep
- my
- countenance
- The
- old
- crone
- drew
- out
- an
- evening
- paper
- and
- pointed
- at
- our
- advertisement
- It's
- this
- as
- has
- brought
- me
- good
- gentlemen
- she
- said
- dropping
- another
- curtsey
- a
- gold
- wedding
- ring
- in
- the
- Brixton
- Road
- It
- belongs
- to
- my
- girl
- Sally
- as
- was
- married
- only
- this
- time
- twelvemonth
- which
- her
- husband
- is
- steward
- aboard
- a
- Union
- boat
- and
- what
- he'd
- say
- if
- he
- come
- 'ome
- and
- found
- her
- without
- her
- ring
- is
- more
- than
- I
- can
- think
- he
- being
- short
- enough
- at
- the
- best
- o'
- times
- but
- more
- especially
- when
- he
- has
- the
- drink
- If
- it
- please
- you
- she
- went
- to
- the
- circus
- last
- night
- along
- with
- Is
- that
- her
- ring
- I
- asked
- The
- Lord
- be
- thanked
- cried
- the
- old
- woman
- Sally
- will
- be
- a
- glad
- woman
- this
- night
- That's
- the
- ring
- And
- what
- may
- your
- address
- be
- I
- inquired
- taking
- up
- a
- pencil
- Duncan
- Street
- Houndsditch
- A
- weary
- way
- from
- here
- The
- Brixton
- Road
- does
- not
- lie
- between
- any
- circus
- and
- Houndsditch
- said
- Sherlock
- Holmes
- sharply
- The
- old
- woman
- faced
- round
- and
- looked
- keenly
- at
- him
- from
- her
- little
- red
- rimmed
- eyes
- The
- gentleman
- asked
- me
- for
- my
- address
- she
- said
- Sally
- lives
- in
- lodgings
- at
- Mayfield
- Place
- Peckham
- And
- your
- name
- is
- My
- name
- is
- Sawyer
- her's
- is
- Dennis
- which
- Tom
- Dennis
- married
- her
- and
- a
- smart
- clean
- lad
- too
- as
- long
- as
- he's
- at
- sea
- and
- no
- steward
- in
- the
- company
- more
- thought
- of
- but
- when
- on
- shore
- what
- with
- the
- women
- and
- what
- with
- liquor
- shops
- Here
- is
- your
- ring
- Mrs
- Sawyer
- I
- interrupted
- in
- obedience
- to
- a
- sign
- from
- my
- companion
- it
- clearly
- belongs
- to
- your
- daughter
- and
- I
- am
- glad
- to
- be
- able
- to
- restore
- it
- to
- the
- rightful
- owner
- With
- many
- mumbled
- blessings
- and
- protestations
- of
- gratitude
- the
- old
- crone
- packed
- it
- away
- in
- her
- pocket
- and
- shuffled
- off
- down
- the
- stairs
- Sherlock
- Holmes
- sprang
- to
- his
- feet
- the
- moment
- that
- she
- was
- gone
- and
- rushed
- into
- his
- room
- He
- returned
- in
- a
- few
- seconds
- enveloped
- in
- an
- ulster
- and
- a
- cravat
- I'll
- follow
- her
- he
- said
- hurriedly
- she
- must
- be
- an
- accomplice
- and
- will
- lead
- me
- to
- him
- Wait
- up
- for
- me
- The
- hall
- door
- had
- hardly
- slammed
- behind
- our
- visitor
- before
- Holmes
- had
- descended
- the
- stair
- Looking
- through
- the
- window
- I
- could
- see
- her
- walking
- feebly
- along
- the
- other
- side
- while
- her
- pursuer
- dogged
- her
- some
- little
- distance
- behind
- Either
- his
- whole
- theory
- is
- incorrect
- I
- thought
- to
- myself
- or
- else
- he
- will
- be
- led
- now
- to
- the
- heart
- of
- the
- mystery
- There
- was
- no
- need
- for
- him
- to
- ask
- me
- to
- wait
- up
- for
- him
- for
- I
- felt
- that
- sleep
- was
- impossible
- until
- I
- heard
- the
- result
- of
- his
- adventure
- It
- was
- close
- upon
- nine
- when
- he
- set
- out
- I
- had
- no
- idea
- how
- long
- he
- might
- be
- but
- I
- sat
- stolidly
- puffing
- at
- my
- pipe
- and
- skipping
- over
- the
- pages
- of
- Henri
- Murger's
- Vie
- de
- Boh
- me
- Ten
- o'clock
- passed
- and
- I
- heard
- the
- footsteps
- of
- the
- maid
- as
- they
- pattered
- off
- to
- bed
- Eleven
- and
- the
- more
- stately
- tread
- of
- the
- landlady
- passed
- my
- door
- bound
- for
- the
- same
- destination
- It
- was
- close
- upon
- twelve
- before
- I
- heard
- the
- sharp
- sound
- of
- his
- latch
- key
- The
- instant
- he
- entered
- I
- saw
- by
- his
- face
- that
- he
- had
- not
- been
- successful
- Amusement
- and
- chagrin
- seemed
- to
- be
- struggling
- for
- the
- mastery
- until
- the
- former
- suddenly
- carried
- the
- day
- and
- he
- burst
- into
- a
- hearty
- laugh
- I
- wouldn't
- have
- the
- Scotland
- Yarders
- know
- it
- for
- the
- world
- he
- cried
- dropping
- into
- his
- chair
- I
- have
- chaffed
- them
- so
- much
- that
- they
- would
- never
- have
- let
- me
- hear
- the
- end
- of
- it
- I
- can
- afford
- to
- laugh
- because
- I
- know
- that
- I
- will
- be
- even
- with
- them
- in
- the
- long
- run
- What
- is
- it
- then
- I
- asked
- Oh
- I
- don't
- mind
- telling
- a
- story
- against
- myself
- That
- creature
- had
- gone
- a
- little
- way
- when
- she
- began
- to
- limp
- and
- show
- every
- sign
- of
- being
- foot
- sore
- Presently
- she
- came
- to
- a
- halt
- and
- hailed
- a
- four
- wheeler
- which
- was
- passing
- I
- managed
- to
- be
- close
- to
- her
- so
- as
- to
- hear
- the
- address
- but
- I
- need
- not
- have
- been
- so
- anxious
- for
- she
- sang
- it
- out
- loud
- enough
- to
- be
- heard
- at
- the
- other
- side
- of
- the
- street
- Drive
- to
- Duncan
- Street
- Houndsditch
- she
- cried
- This
- begins
- to
- look
- genuine
- I
- thought
- and
- having
- seen
- her
- safely
- inside
- I
- perched
- myself
- behind
- That's
- an
- art
- which
- every
- detective
- should
- be
- an
- expert
- at
- Well
- away
- we
- rattled
- and
- never
- drew
- rein
- until
- we
- reached
- the
- street
- in
- question
- I
- hopped
- off
- before
- we
- came
- to
- the
- door
- and
- strolled
- down
- the
- street
- in
- an
- easy
- lounging
- way
- I
- saw
- the
- cab
- pull
- up
- The
- driver
- jumped
- down
- and
- I
- saw
- him
- open
- the
- door
- and
- stand
- expectantly
- Nothing
- came
- out
- though
- When
- I
- reached
- him
- he
- was
- groping
- about
- frantically
- in
- the
- empty
- cab
- and
- giving
- vent
- to
- the
- finest
- assorted
- collection
- of
- oaths
- that
- ever
- I
- listened
- to
- There
- was
- no
- sign
- or
- trace
- of
- his
- passenger
- and
- I
- fear
- it
- will
- be
- some
- time
- before
- he
- gets
- his
- fare
- On
- inquiring
- at
- Number
- we
- found
- that
- the
- house
- belonged
- to
- a
- respectable
- paperhanger
- named
- Keswick
- and
- that
- no
- one
- of
- the
- name
- either
- of
- Sawyer
- or
- Dennis
- had
- ever
- been
- heard
- of
- there
- You
- don't
- mean
- to
- say
- I
- cried
- in
- amazement
- that
- that
- tottering
- feeble
- old
- woman
- was
- able
- to
- get
- out
- of
- the
- cab
- while
- it
- was
- in
- motion
- without
- either
- you
- or
- the
- driver
- seeing
- her
- Old
- woman
- be
- damned
- said
- Sherlock
- Holmes
- sharply
- We
- were
- the
- old
- women
- to
- be
- so
- taken
- in
- It
- must
- have
- been
- a
- young
- man
- and
- an
- active
- one
- too
- besides
- being
- an
- incomparable
- actor
- The
- get
- up
- was
- inimitable
- He
- saw
- that
- he
- was
- followed
- no
- doubt
- and
- used
- this
- means
- of
- giving
- me
- the
- slip
- It
- shows
- that
- the
- man
- we
- are
- after
- is
- not
- as
- lonely
- as
- I
- imagined
- he
- was
- but
- has
- friends
- who
- are
- ready
- to
- risk
- something
- for
- him
- Now
- Doctor
- you
- are
- looking
- done
- up
- Take
- my
- advice
- and
- turn
- in
- I
- was
- certainly
- feeling
- very
- weary
- so
- I
- obeyed
- his
- injunction
- I
- left
- Holmes
- seated
- in
- front
- of
- the
- smouldering
- fire
- and
- long
- into
- the
- watches
- of
- the
- night
- I
- heard
- the
- low
- melancholy
- wailings
- of
- his
- violin
- and
- knew
- that
- he
- was
- still
- pondering
- over
- the
- strange
- problem
- which
- he
- had
- set
- himself
- to
- unravel
- CHAPTER
- VI
- TOBIAS
- GREGSON
- SHOWS
- WHAT
- HE
- CAN
- DO
- THE
- papers
- next
- day
- were
- full
- of
- the
- Brixton
- Mystery
- as
- they
- termed
- it
- Each
- had
- a
- long
- account
- of
- the
- affair
- and
- some
- had
- leaders
- upon
- it
- in
- addition
- There
- was
- some
- information
- in
- them
- which
- was
- new
- to
- me
- I
- still
- retain
- in
- my
- scrap
- book
- numerous
- clippings
- and
- extracts
- bearing
- upon
- the
- case
- Here
- is
- a
- condensation
- of
- a
- few
- of
- them
- The
- Daily
- Telegraph
- remarked
- that
- in
- the
- history
- of
- crime
- there
- had
- seldom
- been
- a
- tragedy
- which
- presented
- stranger
- features
- The
- German
- name
- of
- the
- victim
- the
- absence
- of
- all
- other
- motive
- and
- the
- sinister
- inscription
- on
- the
- wall
- all
- pointed
- to
- its
- perpetration
- by
- political
- refugees
- and
- revolutionists
- The
- Socialists
- had
- many
- branches
- in
- America
- and
- the
- deceased
- had
- no
- doubt
- infringed
- their
- unwritten
- laws
- and
- been
- tracked
- down
- by
- them
- After
- alluding
- airily
- to
- the
- Vehmgericht
- aqua
- tofana
- Carbonari
- the
- Marchioness
- de
- Brinvilliers
- the
- Darwinian
- theory
- the
- principles
- of
- Malthus
- and
- the
- Ratcliff
- Highway
- murders
- the
- article
- concluded
- by
- admonishing
- the
- Government
- and
- advocating
- a
- closer
- watch
- over
- foreigners
- in
- England
- The
- Standard
- commented
- upon
- the
- fact
- that
- lawless
- outrages
- of
- the
- sort
- usually
- occurred
- under
- a
- Liberal
- Administration
- They
- arose
- from
- the
- unsettling
- of
- the
- minds
- of
- the
- masses
- and
- the
- consequent
- weakening
- of
- all
- authority
- The
- deceased
- was
- an
- American
- gentleman
- who
- had
- been
- residing
- for
- some
- weeks
- in
- the
- Metropolis
- He
- had
- stayed
- at
- the
- boarding
- house
- of
- Madame
- Charpentier
- in
- Torquay
- Terrace
- Camberwell
- He
- was
- accompanied
- in
- his
- travels
- by
- his
- private
- secretary
- Mr
- Joseph
- Stangerson
- The
- two
- bade
- adieu
- to
- their
- landlady
- upon
- Tuesday
- the
- th
- inst
- and
- departed
- to
- Euston
- Station
- with
- the
- avowed
- intention
- of
- catching
- the
- Liverpool
- express
- They
- were
- afterwards
- seen
- together
- upon
- the
- platform
- Nothing
- more
- is
- known
- of
- them
- until
- Mr
- Drebber's
- body
- was
- as
- recorded
- discovered
- in
- an
- empty
- house
- in
- the
- Brixton
- Road
- many
- miles
- from
- Euston
- How
- he
- came
- there
- or
- how
- he
- met
- his
- fate
- are
- questions
- which
- are
- still
- involved
- in
- mystery
- Nothing
- is
- known
- of
- the
- whereabouts
- of
- Stangerson
- We
- are
- glad
- to
- learn
- that
- Mr
- Lestrade
- and
- Mr
- Gregson
- of
- Scotland
- Yard
- are
- both
- engaged
- upon
- the
- case
- and
- it
- is
- confidently
- anticipated
- that
- these
- well
- known
- officers
- will
- speedily
- throw
- light
- upon
- the
- matter
- The
- Daily
- News
- observed
- that
- there
- was
- no
- doubt
- as
- to
- the
- crime
- being
- a
- political
- one
- The
- despotism
- and
- hatred
- of
- Liberalism
- which
- animated
- the
- Continental
- Governments
- had
- had
- the
- effect
- of
- driving
- to
- our
- shores
- a
- number
- of
- men
- who
- might
- have
- made
- excellent
- citizens
- were
- they
- not
- soured
- by
- the
- recollection
- of
- all
- that
- they
- had
- undergone
- Among
- these
- men
- there
- was
- a
- stringent
- code
- of
- honour
- any
- infringement
- of
- which
- was
- punished
- by
- death
- Every
- effort
- should
- be
- made
- to
- find
- the
- secretary
- Stangerson
- and
- to
- ascertain
- some
- particulars
- of
- the
- habits
- of
- the
- deceased
- A
- great
- step
- had
- been
- gained
- by
- the
- discovery
- of
- the
- address
- of
- the
- house
- at
- which
- he
- had
- boarded
- a
- result
- which
- was
- entirely
- due
- to
- the
- acuteness
- and
- energy
- of
- Mr
- Gregson
- of
- Scotland
- Yard
- Sherlock
- Holmes
- and
- I
- read
- these
- notices
- over
- together
- at
- breakfast
- and
- they
- appeared
- to
- afford
- him
- considerable
- amusement
- I
- told
- you
- that
- whatever
- happened
- Lestrade
- and
- Gregson
- would
- be
- sure
- to
- score
- That
- depends
- on
- how
- it
- turns
- out
- Oh
- bless
- you
- it
- doesn't
- matter
- in
- the
- least
- If
- the
- man
- is
- caught
- it
- will
- be
- on
- account
- of
- their
- exertions
- if
- he
- escapes
- it
- will
- be
- in
- spite
- of
- their
- exertions
- It's
- heads
- I
- win
- and
- tails
- you
- lose
- Whatever
- they
- do
- they
- will
- have
- followers
- Un
- sot
- trouve
- toujours
- un
- plus
- sot
- qui
- l'admire
- What
- on
- earth
- is
- this
- I
- cried
- for
- at
- this
- moment
- there
- came
- the
- pattering
- of
- many
- steps
- in
- the
- hall
- and
- on
- the
- stairs
- accompanied
- by
- audible
- expressions
- of
- disgust
- upon
- the
- part
- of
- our
- landlady
- It's
- the
- Baker
- Street
- division
- of
- the
- detective
- police
- force
- said
- my
- companion
- gravely
- and
- as
- he
- spoke
- there
- rushed
- into
- the
- room
- half
- a
- dozen
- of
- the
- dirtiest
- and
- most
- ragged
- street
- Arabs
- that
- ever
- I
- clapped
- eyes
- on
- 'Tention
- cried
- Holmes
- in
- a
- sharp
- tone
- and
- the
- six
- dirty
- little
- scoundrels
- stood
- in
- a
- line
- like
- so
- many
- disreputable
- statuettes
- In
- future
- you
- shall
- send
- up
- Wiggins
- alone
- to
- report
- and
- the
- rest
- of
- you
- must
- wait
- in
- the
- street
- Have
- you
- found
- it
- Wiggins
- No
- sir
- we
- hain't
- said
- one
- of
- the
- youths
- I
- hardly
- expected
- you
- would
- You
- must
- keep
- on
- until
- you
- do
- Here
- are
- your
- wages
- He
- handed
- each
- of
- them
- a
- shilling
- Now
- off
- you
- go
- and
- come
- back
- with
- a
- better
- report
- next
- time
- He
- waved
- his
- hand
- and
- they
- scampered
- away
- downstairs
- like
- so
- many
- rats
- and
- we
- heard
- their
- shrill
- voices
- next
- moment
- in
- the
- street
- There's
- more
- work
- to
- be
- got
- out
- of
- one
- of
- those
- little
- beggars
- than
- out
- of
- a
- dozen
- of
- the
- force
- Holmes
- remarked
- The
- mere
- sight
- of
- an
- official
- looking
- person
- seals
- men's
- lips
- These
- youngsters
- however
- go
- everywhere
- and
- hear
- everything
- They
- are
- as
- sharp
- as
- needles
- too
- all
- they
- want
- is
- organisation
- Is
- it
- on
- this
- Brixton
- case
- that
- you
- are
- employing
- them
- I
- asked
- Yes
- there
- is
- a
- point
- which
- I
- wish
- to
- ascertain
- It
- is
- merely
- a
- matter
- of
- time
- Hullo
- we
- are
- going
- to
- hear
- some
- news
- now
- with
- a
- vengeance
- Here
- is
- Gregson
- coming
- down
- the
- road
- with
- beatitude
- written
- upon
- every
- feature
- of
- his
- face
- Bound
- for
- us
- I
- know
- Yes
- he
- is
- stopping
- There
- he
- is
- There
- was
- a
- violent
- peal
- at
- the
- bell
- and
- in
- a
- few
- seconds
- the
- fair
- haired
- detective
- came
- up
- the
- stairs
- three
- steps
- at
- a
- time
- and
- burst
- into
- our
- sitting
- room
- My
- dear
- fellow
- he
- cried
- wringing
- Holmes'
- unresponsive
- hand
- congratulate
- me
- I
- have
- made
- the
- whole
- thing
- as
- clear
- as
- day
- A
- shade
- of
- anxiety
- seemed
- to
- me
- to
- cross
- my
- companion's
- expressive
- face
- Do
- you
- mean
- that
- you
- are
- on
- the
- right
- track
- he
- asked
- The
- right
- track
- Why
- sir
- we
- have
- the
- man
- under
- lock
- and
- key
- And
- his
- name
- is
- Arthur
- Charpentier
- sub
- lieutenant
- in
- Her
- Majesty's
- navy
- cried
- Gregson
- pompously
- rubbing
- his
- fat
- hands
- and
- inflating
- his
- chest
- Sherlock
- Holmes
- gave
- a
- sigh
- of
- relief
- and
- relaxed
- into
- a
- smile
- Take
- a
- seat
- and
- try
- one
- of
- these
- cigars
- he
- said
- We
- are
- anxious
- to
- know
- how
- you
- managed
- it
- Will
- you
- have
- some
- whiskey
- and
- water
- I
- don't
- mind
- if
- I
- do
- the
- detective
- answered
- The
- tremendous
- exertions
- which
- I
- have
- gone
- through
- during
- the
- last
- day
- or
- two
- have
- worn
- me
- out
- Not
- so
- much
- bodily
- exertion
- you
- understand
- as
- the
- strain
- upon
- the
- mind
- You
- will
- appreciate
- that
- Mr
- Sherlock
- Holmes
- for
- we
- are
- both
- brain
- workers
- You
- do
- me
- too
- much
- honour
- said
- Holmes
- gravely
- Let
- us
- hear
- how
- you
- arrived
- at
- this
- most
- gratifying
- result
- The
- detective
- seated
- himself
- in
- the
- arm
- chair
- and
- puffed
- complacently
- at
- his
- cigar
- Then
- suddenly
- he
- slapped
- his
- thigh
- in
- a
- paroxysm
- of
- amusement
- The
- fun
- of
- it
- is
- he
- cried
- that
- that
- fool
- Lestrade
- who
- thinks
- himself
- so
- smart
- has
- gone
- off
- upon
- the
- wrong
- track
- altogether
- He
- is
- after
- the
- secretary
- Stangerson
- who
- had
- no
- more
- to
- do
- with
- the
- crime
- than
- the
- babe
- unborn
- I
- have
- no
- doubt
- that
- he
- has
- caught
- him
- by
- this
- time
- The
- idea
- tickled
- Gregson
- so
- much
- that
- he
- laughed
- until
- he
- choked
- And
- how
- did
- you
- get
- your
- clue
- Ah
- I'll
- tell
- you
- all
- about
- it
- Of
- course
- Doctor
- Watson
- this
- is
- strictly
- between
- ourselves
- The
- first
- difficulty
- which
- we
- had
- to
- contend
- with
- was
- the
- finding
- of
- this
- American's
- antecedents
- Some
- people
- would
- have
- waited
- until
- their
- advertisements
- were
- answered
- or
- until
- parties
- came
- forward
- and
- volunteered
- information
- That
- is
- not
- Tobias
- Gregson's
- way
- of
- going
- to
- work
- You
- remember
- the
- hat
- beside
- the
- dead
- man
- Yes
- said
- Holmes
- by
- John
- Underwood
- and
- Sons
- Camberwell
- Road
- Gregson
- looked
- quite
- crest
- fallen
- I
- had
- no
- idea
- that
- you
- noticed
- that
- he
- said
- Have
- you
- been
- there
- No
- Ha
- cried
- Gregson
- in
- a
- relieved
- voice
- you
- should
- never
- neglect
- a
- chance
- however
- small
- it
- may
- seem
- To
- a
- great
- mind
- nothing
- is
- little
- remarked
- Holmes
- sententiously
- Well
- I
- went
- to
- Underwood
- and
- asked
- him
- if
- he
- had
- sold
- a
- hat
- of
- that
- size
- and
- description
- He
- looked
- over
- his
- books
- and
- came
- on
- it
- at
- once
- He
- had
- sent
- the
- hat
- to
- a
- Mr
- Drebber
- residing
- at
- Charpentier's
- Boarding
- Establishment
- Torquay
- Terrace
- Thus
- I
- got
- at
- his
- address
- Smart
- very
- smart
- murmured
- Sherlock
- Holmes
- I
- next
- called
- upon
- Madame
- Charpentier
- continued
- the
- detective
- I
- found
- her
- very
- pale
- and
- distressed
- Her
- daughter
- was
- in
- the
- room
- too
- an
- uncommonly
- fine
- girl
- she
- is
- too
- she
- was
- looking
- red
- about
- the
- eyes
- and
- her
- lips
- trembled
- as
- I
- spoke
- to
- her
- That
- didn't
- escape
- my
- notice
- I
- began
- to
- smell
- a
- rat
- You
- know
- the
- feeling
- Mr
- Sherlock
- Holmes
- when
- you
- come
- upon
- the
- right
- scent
- a
- kind
- of
- thrill
- in
- your
- nerves
- Have
- you
- heard
- of
- the
- mysterious
- death
- of
- your
- late
- boarder
- Mr
- Enoch
- J
- Drebber
- of
- Cleveland
- I
- asked
- The
- mother
- nodded
- She
- didn't
- seem
- able
- to
- get
- out
- a
- word
- The
- daughter
- burst
- into
- tears
- I
- felt
- more
- than
- ever
- that
- these
- people
- knew
- something
- of
- the
- matter
- At
- what
- o'clock
- did
- Mr
- Drebber
- leave
- your
- house
- for
- the
- train
- I
- asked
- At
- eight
- o'clock
- she
- said
- gulping
- in
- her
- throat
- to
- keep
- down
- her
- agitation
- His
- secretary
- Mr
- Stangerson
- said
- that
- there
- were
- two
- trains
- one
- at
- and
- one
- at
- He
- was
- to
- catch
- the
- first
- And
- was
- that
- the
- last
- which
- you
- saw
- of
- him
- A
- terrible
- change
- came
- over
- the
- woman's
- face
- as
- I
- asked
- the
- question
- Her
- features
- turned
- perfectly
- livid
- It
- was
- some
- seconds
- before
- she
- could
- get
- out
- the
- single
- word
- Yes
- and
- when
- it
- did
- come
- it
- was
- in
- a
- husky
- unnatural
- tone
- There
- was
- silence
- for
- a
- moment
- and
- then
- the
- daughter
- spoke
- in
- a
- calm
- clear
- voice
- No
- good
- can
- ever
- come
- of
- falsehood
- mother
- she
- said
- Let
- us
- be
- frank
- with
- this
- gentleman
- We
- did
- see
- Mr
- Drebber
- again
- God
- forgive
- you
- cried
- Madame
- Charpentier
- throwing
- up
- her
- hands
- and
- sinking
- back
- in
- her
- chair
- You
- have
- murdered
- your
- brother
- Arthur
- would
- rather
- that
- we
- spoke
- the
- truth
- the
- girl
- answered
- firmly
- You
- had
- best
- tell
- me
- all
- about
- it
- now
- I
- said
- Half
- confidences
- are
- worse
- than
- none
- Besides
- you
- do
- not
- know
- how
- much
- we
- know
- of
- it
- On
- your
- head
- be
- it
- Alice
- cried
- her
- mother
- and
- then
- turning
- to
- me
- I
- will
- tell
- you
- all
- sir
- Do
- not
- imagine
- that
- my
- agitation
- on
- behalf
- of
- my
- son
- arises
- from
- any
- fear
- lest
- he
- should
- have
- had
- a
- hand
- in
- this
- terrible
- affair
- He
- is
- utterly
- innocent
- of
- it
- My
- dread
- is
- however
- that
- in
- your
- eyes
- and
- in
- the
- eyes
- of
- others
- he
- may
- appear
- to
- be
- compromised
- That
- however
- is
- surely
- impossible
- His
- high
- character
- his
- profession
- his
- antecedents
- would
- all
- forbid
- it
- Your
- best
- way
- is
- to
- make
- a
- clean
- breast
- of
- the
- facts
- I
- answered
- Depend
- upon
- it
- if
- your
- son
- is
- innocent
- he
- will
- be
- none
- the
- worse
- Perhaps
- Alice
- you
- had
- better
- leave
- us
- together
- she
- said
- and
- her
- daughter
- withdrew
- Now
- sir
- she
- continued
- I
- had
- no
- intention
- of
- telling
- you
- all
- this
- but
- since
- my
- poor
- daughter
- has
- disclosed
- it
- I
- have
- no
- alternative
- Having
- once
- decided
- to
- speak
- I
- will
- tell
- you
- all
- without
- omitting
- any
- particular
- It
- is
- your
- wisest
- course
- said
- I
- Mr
- Drebber
- has
- been
- with
- us
- nearly
- three
- weeks
- He
- and
- his
- secretary
- Mr
- Stangerson
- had
- been
- travelling
- on
- the
- Continent
- I
- noticed
- a
- Copenhagen
- label
- upon
- each
- of
- their
- trunks
- showing
- that
- that
- had
- been
- their
- last
- stopping
- place
- Stangerson
- was
- a
- quiet
- reserved
- man
- but
- his
- employer
- I
- am
- sorry
- to
- say
- was
- far
- otherwise
- He
- was
- coarse
- in
- his
- habits
- and
- brutish
- in
- his
- ways
- The
- very
- night
- of
- his
- arrival
- he
- became
- very
- much
- the
- worse
- for
- drink
- and
- indeed
- after
- twelve
- o'clock
- in
- the
- day
- he
- could
- hardly
- ever
- be
- said
- to
- be
- sober
- His
- manners
- towards
- the
- maid
- servants
- were
- disgustingly
- free
- and
- familiar
- Worst
- of
- all
- he
- speedily
- assumed
- the
- same
- attitude
- towards
- my
- daughter
- Alice
- and
- spoke
- to
- her
- more
- than
- once
- in
- a
- way
- which
- fortunately
- she
- is
- too
- innocent
- to
- understand
- On
- one
- occasion
- he
- actually
- seized
- her
- in
- his
- arms
- and
- embraced
- her
- an
- outrage
- which
- caused
- his
- own
- secretary
- to
- reproach
- him
- for
- his
- unmanly
- conduct
- But
- why
- did
- you
- stand
- all
- this
- I
- asked
- I
- suppose
- that
- you
- can
- get
- rid
- of
- your
- boarders
- when
- you
- wish
- Mrs
- Charpentier
- blushed
- at
- my
- pertinent
- question
- Would
- to
- God
- that
- I
- had
- given
- him
- notice
- on
- the
- very
- day
- that
- he
- came
- she
- said
- But
- it
- was
- a
- sore
- temptation
- They
- were
- paying
- a
- pound
- a
- day
- each
- fourteen
- pounds
- a
- week
- and
- this
- is
- the
- slack
- season
- I
- am
- a
- widow
- and
- my
- boy
- in
- the
- Navy
- has
- cost
- me
- much
- I
- grudged
- to
- lose
- the
- money
- I
- acted
- for
- the
- best
- This
- last
- was
- too
- much
- however
- and
- I
- gave
- him
- notice
- to
- leave
- on
- account
- of
- it
- That
- was
- the
- reason
- of
- his
- going
- Well
- My
- heart
- grew
- light
- when
- I
- saw
- him
- drive
- away
- My
- son
- is
- on
- leave
- just
- now
- but
- I
- did
- not
- tell
- him
- anything
- of
- all
- this
- for
- his
- temper
- is
- violent
- and
- he
- is
- passionately
- fond
- of
- his
- sister
- When
- I
- closed
- the
- door
- behind
- them
- a
- load
- seemed
- to
- be
- lifted
- from
- my
- mind
- Alas
- in
- less
- than
- an
- hour
- there
- was
- a
- ring
- at
- the
- bell
- and
- I
- learned
- that
- Mr
- Drebber
- had
- returned
- He
- was
- much
- excited
- and
- evidently
- the
- worse
- for
- drink
- He
- forced
- his
- way
- into
- the
- room
- where
- I
- was
- sitting
- with
- my
- daughter
- and
- made
- some
- incoherent
- remark
- about
- having
- missed
- his
- train
- He
- then
- turned
- to
- Alice
- and
- before
- my
- very
- face
- proposed
- to
- her
- that
- she
- should
- fly
- with
- him
- You
- are
- of
- age
- he
- said
- and
- there
- is
- no
- law
- to
- stop
- you
- I
- have
- money
- enough
- and
- to
- spare
- Never
- mind
- the
- old
- girl
- here
- but
- come
- along
- with
- me
- now
- straight
- away
- You
- shall
- live
- like
- a
- princess
- Poor
- Alice
- was
- so
- frightened
- that
- she
- shrunk
- away
- from
- him
- but
- he
- caught
- her
- by
- the
- wrist
- and
- endeavoured
- to
- draw
- her
- towards
- the
- door
- I
- screamed
- and
- at
- that
- moment
- my
- son
- Arthur
- came
- into
- the
- room
- What
- happened
- then
- I
- do
- not
- know
- I
- heard
- oaths
- and
- the
- confused
- sounds
- of
- a
- scuffle
- I
- was
- too
- terrified
- to
- raise
- my
- head
- When
- I
- did
- look
- up
- I
- saw
- Arthur
- standing
- in
- the
- doorway
- laughing
- with
- a
- stick
- in
- his
- hand
- I
- don't
- think
- that
- fine
- fellow
- will
- trouble
- us
- again
- he
- said
- I
- will
- just
- go
- after
- him
- and
- see
- what
- he
- does
- with
- himself
- With
- those
- words
- he
- took
- his
- hat
- and
- started
- off
- down
- the
- street
- The
- next
- morning
- we
- heard
- of
- Mr
- Drebber's
- mysterious
- death
- This
- statement
- came
- from
- Mrs
- Charpentier's
- lips
- with
- many
- gasps
- and
- pauses
- At
- times
- she
- spoke
- so
- low
- that
- I
- could
- hardly
- catch
- the
- words
- I
- made
- shorthand
- notes
- of
- all
- that
- she
- said
- however
- so
- that
- there
- should
- be
- no
- possibility
- of
- a
- mistake
- It's
- quite
- exciting
- said
- Sherlock
- Holmes
- with
- a
- yawn
- What
- happened
- next
- When
- Mrs
- Charpentier
- paused
- the
- detective
- continued
- I
- saw
- that
- the
- whole
- case
- hung
- upon
- one
- point
- Fixing
- her
- with
- my
- eye
- in
- a
- way
- which
- I
- always
- found
- effective
- with
- women
- I
- asked
- her
- at
- what
- hour
- her
- son
- returned
- I
- do
- not
- know
- she
- answered
- Not
- know
- No
- he
- has
- a
- latch
- key
- and
- he
- let
- himself
- in
- After
- you
- went
- to
- bed
- Yes
- When
- did
- you
- go
- to
- bed
- About
- eleven
- So
- your
- son
- was
- gone
- at
- least
- two
- hours
- Yes
- Possibly
- four
- or
- five
- Yes
- What
- was
- he
- doing
- during
- that
- time
- I
- do
- not
- know
- she
- answered
- turning
- white
- to
- her
- very
- lips
- Of
- course
- after
- that
- there
- was
- nothing
- more
- to
- be
- done
- I
- found
- out
- where
- Lieutenant
- Charpentier
- was
- took
- two
- officers
- with
- me
- and
- arrested
- him
- When
- I
- touched
- him
- on
- the
- shoulder
- and
- warned
- him
- to
- come
- quietly
- with
- us
- he
- answered
- us
- as
- bold
- as
- brass
- I
- suppose
- you
- are
- arresting
- me
- for
- being
- concerned
- in
- the
- death
- of
- that
- scoundrel
- Drebber
- he
- said
- We
- had
- said
- nothing
- to
- him
- about
- it
- so
- that
- his
- alluding
- to
- it
- had
- a
- most
- suspicious
- aspect
- Very
- said
- Holmes
- He
- still
- carried
- the
- heavy
- stick
- which
- the
- mother
- described
- him
- as
- having
- with
- him
- when
- he
- followed
- Drebber
- It
- was
- a
- stout
- oak
- cudgel
- What
- is
- your
- theory
- then
- Well
- my
- theory
- is
- that
- he
- followed
- Drebber
- as
- far
- as
- the
- Brixton
- Road
- When
- there
- a
- fresh
- altercation
- arose
- between
- them
- in
- the
- course
- of
- which
- Drebber
- received
- a
- blow
- from
- the
- stick
- in
- the
- pit
- of
- the
- stomach
- perhaps
- which
- killed
- him
- without
- leaving
- any
- mark
- The
- night
- was
- so
- wet
- that
- no
- one
- was
- about
- so
- Charpentier
- dragged
- the
- body
- of
- his
- victim
- into
- the
- empty
- house
- As
- to
- the
- candle
- and
- the
- blood
- and
- the
- writing
- on
- the
- wall
- and
- the
- ring
- they
- may
- all
- be
- so
- many
- tricks
- to
- throw
- the
- police
- on
- to
- the
- wrong
- scent
- Well
- done
- said
- Holmes
- in
- an
- encouraging
- voice
- Really
- Gregson
- you
- are
- getting
- along
- We
- shall
- make
- something
- of
- you
- yet
- I
- flatter
- myself
- that
- I
- have
- managed
- it
- rather
- neatly
- the
- detective
- answered
- proudly
- The
- young
- man
- volunteered
- a
- statement
- in
- which
- he
- said
- that
- after
- following
- Drebber
- some
- time
- the
- latter
- perceived
- him
- and
- took
- a
- cab
- in
- order
- to
- get
- away
- from
- him
- On
- his
- way
- home
- he
- met
- an
- old
- shipmate
- and
- took
- a
- long
- walk
- with
- him
- On
- being
- asked
- where
- this
- old
- shipmate
- lived
- he
- was
- unable
- to
- give
- any
- satisfactory
- reply
- I
- think
- the
- whole
- case
- fits
- together
- uncommonly
- well
- What
- amuses
- me
- is
- to
- think
- of
- Lestrade
- who
- had
- started
- off
- upon
- the
- wrong
- scent
- I
- am
- afraid
- he
- won't
- make
- much
- of
- Why
- by
- Jove
- here's
- the
- very
- man
- himself
- It
- was
- indeed
- Lestrade
- who
- had
- ascended
- the
- stairs
- while
- we
- were
- talking
- and
- who
- now
- entered
- the
- room
- The
- assurance
- and
- jauntiness
- which
- generally
- marked
- his
- demeanour
- and
- dress
- were
- however
- wanting
- His
- face
- was
- disturbed
- and
- troubled
- while
- his
- clothes
- were
- disarranged
- and
- untidy
- He
- had
- evidently
- come
- with
- the
- intention
- of
- consulting
- with
- Sherlock
- Holmes
- for
- on
- perceiving
- his
- colleague
- he
- appeared
- to
- be
- embarrassed
- and
- put
- out
- He
- stood
- in
- the
- centre
- of
- the
- room
- fumbling
- nervously
- with
- his
- hat
- and
- uncertain
- what
- to
- do
- This
- is
- a
- most
- extraordinary
- case
- he
- said
- at
- last
- a
- most
- incomprehensible
- affair
- Ah
- you
- find
- it
- so
- Mr
- Lestrade
- cried
- Gregson
- triumphantly
- I
- thought
- you
- would
- come
- to
- that
- conclusion
- Have
- you
- managed
- to
- find
- the
- Secretary
- Mr
- Joseph
- Stangerson
- The
- Secretary
- Mr
- Joseph
- Stangerson
- said
- Lestrade
- gravely
- was
- murdered
- at
- Halliday's
- Private
- Hotel
- about
- six
- o'clock
- this
- morning
- CHAPTER
- VII
- LIGHT
- IN
- THE
- DARKNESS
- THE
- intelligence
- with
- which
- Lestrade
- greeted
- us
- was
- so
- momentous
- and
- so
- unexpected
- that
- we
- were
- all
- three
- fairly
- dumfoundered
- Gregson
- sprang
- out
- of
- his
- chair
- and
- upset
- the
- remainder
- of
- his
- whiskey
- and
- water
- I
- stared
- in
- silence
- at
- Sherlock
- Holmes
- whose
- lips
- were
- compressed
- and
- his
- brows
- drawn
- down
- over
- his
- eyes
- Stangerson
- too
- he
- muttered
- The
- plot
- thickens
- It
- was
- quite
- thick
- enough
- before
- grumbled
- Lestrade
- taking
- a
- chair
- I
- seem
- to
- have
- dropped
- into
- a
- sort
- of
- council
- of
- war
- Are
- you
- are
- you
- sure
- of
- this
- piece
- of
- intelligence
- stammered
- Gregson
- I
- have
- just
- come
- from
- his
- room
- said
- Lestrade
- I
- was
- the
- first
- to
- discover
- what
- had
- occurred
- We
- have
- been
- hearing
- Gregson's
- view
- of
- the
- matter
- Holmes
- observed
- Would
- you
- mind
- letting
- us
- know
- what
- you
- have
- seen
- and
- done
- I
- have
- no
- objection
- Lestrade
- answered
- seating
- himself
- I
- freely
- confess
- that
- I
- was
- of
- the
- opinion
- that
- Stangerson
- was
- concerned
- in
- the
- death
- of
- Drebber
- This
- fresh
- development
- has
- shown
- me
- that
- I
- was
- completely
- mistaken
- Full
- of
- the
- one
- idea
- I
- set
- myself
- to
- find
- out
- what
- had
- become
- of
- the
- Secretary
- They
- had
- been
- seen
- together
- at
- Euston
- Station
- about
- half
- past
- eight
- on
- the
- evening
- of
- the
- third
- At
- two
- in
- the
- morning
- Drebber
- had
- been
- found
- in
- the
- Brixton
- Road
- The
- question
- which
- confronted
- me
- was
- to
- find
- out
- how
- Stangerson
- had
- been
- employed
- between
- and
- the
- time
- of
- the
- crime
- and
- what
- had
- become
- of
- him
- afterwards
- I
- telegraphed
- to
- Liverpool
- giving
- a
- description
- of
- the
- man
- and
- warning
- them
- to
- keep
- a
- watch
- upon
- the
- American
- boats
- I
- then
- set
- to
- work
- calling
- upon
- all
- the
- hotels
- and
- lodging
- houses
- in
- the
- vicinity
- of
- Euston
- You
- see
- I
- argued
- that
- if
- Drebber
- and
- his
- companion
- had
- become
- separated
- the
- natural
- course
- for
- the
- latter
- would
- be
- to
- put
- up
- somewhere
- in
- the
- vicinity
- for
- the
- night
- and
- then
- to
- hang
- about
- the
- station
- again
- next
- morning
- They
- would
- be
- likely
- to
- agree
- on
- some
- meeting
- place
- beforehand
- remarked
- Holmes
- So
- it
- proved
- I
- spent
- the
- whole
- of
- yesterday
- evening
- in
- making
- enquiries
- entirely
- without
- avail
- This
- morning
- I
- began
- very
- early
- and
- at
- eight
- o'clock
- I
- reached
- Halliday's
- Private
- Hotel
- in
- Little
- George
- Street
- On
- my
- enquiry
- as
- to
- whether
- a
- Mr
- Stangerson
- was
- living
- there
- they
- at
- once
- answered
- me
- in
- the
- affirmative
- No
- doubt
- you
- are
- the
- gentleman
- whom
- he
- was
- expecting
- they
- said
- He
- has
- been
- waiting
- for
- a
- gentleman
- for
- two
- days
- Where
- is
- he
- now
- I
- asked
- He
- is
- upstairs
- in
- bed
- He
- wished
- to
- be
- called
- at
- nine
- I
- will
- go
- up
- and
- see
- him
- at
- once
- I
- said
- It
- seemed
- to
- me
- that
- my
- sudden
- appearance
- might
- shake
- his
- nerves
- and
- lead
- him
- to
- say
- something
- unguarded
- The
- Boots
- volunteered
- to
- show
- me
- the
- room
- it
- was
- on
- the
- second
- floor
- and
- there
- was
- a
- small
- corridor
- leading
- up
- to
- it
- The
- Boots
- pointed
- out
- the
- door
- to
- me
- and
- was
- about
- to
- go
- downstairs
- again
- when
- I
- saw
- something
- that
- made
- me
- feel
- sickish
- in
- spite
- of
- my
- twenty
- years'
- experience
- From
- under
- the
- door
- there
- curled
- a
- little
- red
- ribbon
- of
- blood
- which
- had
- meandered
- across
- the
- passage
- and
- formed
- a
- little
- pool
- along
- the
- skirting
- at
- the
- other
- side
- I
- gave
- a
- cry
- which
- brought
- the
- Boots
- back
- He
- nearly
- fainted
- when
- he
- saw
- it
- The
- door
- was
- locked
- on
- the
- inside
- but
- we
- put
- our
- shoulders
- to
- it
- and
- knocked
- it
- in
- The
- window
- of
- the
- room
- was
- open
- and
- beside
- the
- window
- all
- huddled
- up
- lay
- the
- body
- of
- a
- man
- in
- his
- nightdress
- He
- was
- quite
- dead
- and
- had
- been
- for
- some
- time
- for
- his
- limbs
- were
- rigid
- and
- cold
- When
- we
- turned
- him
- over
- the
- Boots
- recognized
- him
- at
- once
- as
- being
- the
- same
- gentleman
- who
- had
- engaged
- the
- room
- under
- the
- name
- of
- Joseph
- Stangerson
- The
- cause
- of
- death
- was
- a
- deep
- stab
- in
- the
- left
- side
- which
- must
- have
- penetrated
- the
- heart
- And
- now
- comes
- the
- strangest
- part
- of
- the
- affair
- What
- do
- you
- suppose
- was
- above
- the
- murdered
- man
- I
- felt
- a
- creeping
- of
- the
- flesh
- and
- a
- presentiment
- of
- coming
- horror
- even
- before
- Sherlock
- Holmes
- answered
- The
- word
- RACHE
- written
- in
- letters
- of
- blood
- he
- said
- That
- was
- it
- said
- Lestrade
- in
- an
- awe
- struck
- voice
- and
- we
- were
- all
- silent
- for
- a
- while
- There
- was
- something
- so
- methodical
- and
- so
- incomprehensible
- about
- the
- deeds
- of
- this
- unknown
- assassin
- that
- it
- imparted
- a
- fresh
- ghastliness
- to
- his
- crimes
- My
- nerves
- which
- were
- steady
- enough
- on
- the
- field
- of
- battle
- tingled
- as
- I
- thought
- of
- it
- The
- man
- was
- seen
- continued
- Lestrade
- A
- milk
- boy
- passing
- on
- his
- way
- to
- the
- dairy
- happened
- to
- walk
- down
- the
- lane
- which
- leads
- from
- the
- mews
- at
- the
- back
- of
- the
- hotel
- He
- noticed
- that
- a
- ladder
- which
- usually
- lay
- there
- was
- raised
- against
- one
- of
- the
- windows
- of
- the
- second
- floor
- which
- was
- wide
- open
- After
- passing
- he
- looked
- back
- and
- saw
- a
- man
- descend
- the
- ladder
- He
- came
- down
- so
- quietly
- and
- openly
- that
- the
- boy
- imagined
- him
- to
- be
- some
- carpenter
- or
- joiner
- at
- work
- in
- the
- hotel
- He
- took
- no
- particular
- notice
- of
- him
- beyond
- thinking
- in
- his
- own
- mind
- that
- it
- was
- early
- for
- him
- to
- be
- at
- work
- He
- has
- an
- impression
- that
- the
- man
- was
- tall
- had
- a
- reddish
- face
- and
- was
- dressed
- in
- a
- long
- brownish
- coat
- He
- must
- have
- stayed
- in
- the
- room
- some
- little
- time
- after
- the
- murder
- for
- we
- found
- blood
- stained
- water
- in
- the
- basin
- where
- he
- had
- washed
- his
- hands
- and
- marks
- on
- the
- sheets
- where
- he
- had
- deliberately
- wiped
- his
- knife
- I
- glanced
- at
- Holmes
- on
- hearing
- the
- description
- of
- the
- murderer
- which
- tallied
- so
- exactly
- with
- his
- own
- There
- was
- however
- no
- trace
- of
- exultation
- or
- satisfaction
- upon
- his
- face
- Did
- you
- find
- nothing
- in
- the
- room
- which
- could
- furnish
- a
- clue
- to
- the
- murderer
- he
- asked
- Nothing
- Stangerson
- had
- Drebber's
- purse
- in
- his
- pocket
- but
- it
- seems
- that
- this
- was
- usual
- as
- he
- did
- all
- the
- paying
- There
- was
- eighty
- odd
- pounds
- in
- it
- but
- nothing
- had
- been
- taken
- Whatever
- the
- motives
- of
- these
- extraordinary
- crimes
- robbery
- is
- certainly
- not
- one
- of
- them
- There
- were
- no
- papers
- or
- memoranda
- in
- the
- murdered
- man's
- pocket
- except
- a
- single
- telegram
- dated
- from
- Cleveland
- about
- a
- month
- ago
- and
- containing
- the
- words
- J
- H
- is
- in
- Europe
- There
- was
- no
- name
- appended
- to
- this
- message
- And
- there
- was
- nothing
- else
- Holmes
- asked
- Nothing
- of
- any
- importance
- The
- man's
- novel
- with
- which
- he
- had
- read
- himself
- to
- sleep
- was
- lying
- upon
- the
- bed
- and
- his
- pipe
- was
- on
- a
- chair
- beside
- him
- There
- was
- a
- glass
- of
- water
- on
- the
- table
- and
- on
- the
- window
- sill
- a
- small
- chip
- ointment
- box
- containing
- a
- couple
- of
- pills
- Sherlock
- Holmes
- sprang
- from
- his
- chair
- with
- an
- exclamation
- of
- delight
- The
- last
- link
- he
- cried
- exultantly
- My
- case
- is
- complete
- The
- two
- detectives
- stared
- at
- him
- in
- amazement
- I
- have
- now
- in
- my
- hands
- my
- companion
- said
- confidently
- all
- the
- threads
- which
- have
- formed
- such
- a
- tangle
- There
- are
- of
- course
- details
- to
- be
- filled
- in
- but
- I
- am
- as
- certain
- of
- all
- the
- main
- facts
- from
- the
- time
- that
- Drebber
- parted
- from
- Stangerson
- at
- the
- station
- up
- to
- the
- discovery
- of
- the
- body
- of
- the
- latter
- as
- if
- I
- had
- seen
- them
- with
- my
- own
- eyes
- I
- will
- give
- you
- a
- proof
- of
- my
- knowledge
- Could
- you
- lay
- your
- hand
- upon
- those
- pills
- I
- have
- them
- said
- Lestrade
- producing
- a
- small
- white
- box
- I
- took
- them
- and
- the
- purse
- and
- the
- telegram
- intending
- to
- have
- them
- put
- in
- a
- place
- of
- safety
- at
- the
- Police
- Station
- It
- was
- the
- merest
- chance
- my
- taking
- these
- pills
- for
- I
- am
- bound
- to
- say
- that
- I
- do
- not
- attach
- any
- importance
- to
- them
- Give
- them
- here
- said
- Holmes
- Now
- Doctor
- turning
- to
- me
- are
- those
- ordinary
- pills
- They
- certainly
- were
- not
- They
- were
- of
- a
- pearly
- grey
- colour
- small
- round
- and
- almost
- transparent
- against
- the
- light
- From
- their
- lightness
- and
- transparency
- I
- should
- imagine
- that
- they
- are
- soluble
- in
- water
- I
- remarked
- Precisely
- so
- answered
- Holmes
- Now
- would
- you
- mind
- going
- down
- and
- fetching
- that
- poor
- little
- devil
- of
- a
- terrier
- which
- has
- been
- bad
- so
- long
- and
- which
- the
- landlady
- wanted
- you
- to
- put
- out
- of
- its
- pain
- yesterday
- I
- went
- downstairs
- and
- carried
- the
- dog
- upstair
- in
- my
- arms
- It's
- laboured
- breathing
- and
- glazing
- eye
- showed
- that
- it
- was
- not
- far
- from
- its
- end
- Indeed
- its
- snow
- white
- muzzle
- proclaimed
- that
- it
- had
- already
- exceeded
- the
- usual
- term
- of
- canine
- existence
- I
- placed
- it
- upon
- a
- cushion
- on
- the
- rug
- I
- will
- now
- cut
- one
- of
- these
- pills
- in
- two
- said
- Holmes
- and
- drawing
- his
- penknife
- he
- suited
- the
- action
- to
- the
- word
- One
- half
- we
- return
- into
- the
- box
- for
- future
- purposes
- The
- other
- half
- I
- will
- place
- in
- this
- wine
- glass
- in
- which
- is
- a
- teaspoonful
- of
- water
- You
- perceive
- that
- our
- friend
- the
- Doctor
- is
- right
- and
- that
- it
- readily
- dissolves
- This
- may
- be
- very
- interesting
- said
- Lestrade
- in
- the
- injured
- tone
- of
- one
- who
- suspects
- that
- he
- is
- being
- laughed
- at
- I
- cannot
- see
- however
- what
- it
- has
- to
- do
- with
- the
- death
- of
- Mr
- Joseph
- Stangerson
- Patience
- my
- friend
- patience
- You
- will
- find
- in
- time
- that
- it
- has
- everything
- to
- do
- with
- it
- I
- shall
- now
- add
- a
- little
- milk
- to
- make
- the
- mixture
- palatable
- and
- on
- presenting
- it
- to
- the
- dog
- we
- find
- that
- he
- laps
- it
- up
- readily
- enough
- As
- he
- spoke
- he
- turned
- the
- contents
- of
- the
- wine
- glass
- into
- a
- saucer
- and
- placed
- it
- in
- front
- of
- the
- terrier
- who
- speedily
- licked
- it
- dry
- Sherlock
- Holmes'
- earnest
- demeanour
- had
- so
- far
- convinced
- us
- that
- we
- all
- sat
- in
- silence
- watching
- the
- animal
- intently
- and
- expecting
- some
- startling
- effect
- None
- such
- appeared
- however
- The
- dog
- continued
- to
- lie
- stretched
- upon
- tho
- cushion
- breathing
- in
- a
- laboured
- way
- but
- apparently
- neither
- the
- better
- nor
- the
- worse
- for
- its
- draught
- Holmes
- had
- taken
- out
- his
- watch
- and
- as
- minute
- followed
- minute
- without
- result
- an
- expression
- of
- the
- utmost
- chagrin
- and
- disappointment
- appeared
- upon
- his
- features
- He
- gnawed
- his
- lip
- drummed
- his
- fingers
- upon
- the
- table
- and
- showed
- every
- other
- symptom
- of
- acute
- impatience
- So
- great
- was
- his
- emotion
- that
- I
- felt
- sincerely
- sorry
- for
- him
- while
- the
- two
- detectives
- smiled
- derisively
- by
- no
- means
- displeased
- at
- this
- check
- which
- he
- had
- met
- It
- can't
- be
- a
- coincidence
- he
- cried
- at
- last
- springing
- from
- his
- chair
- and
- pacing
- wildly
- up
- and
- down
- the
- room
- it
- is
- impossible
- that
- it
- should
- be
- a
- mere
- coincidence
- The
- very
- pills
- which
- I
- suspected
- in
- the
- case
- of
- Drebber
- are
- actually
- found
- after
- the
- death
- of
- Stangerson
- And
- yet
- they
- are
- inert
- What
- can
- it
- mean
- Surely
- my
- whole
- chain
- of
- reasoning
- cannot
- have
- been
- false
- It
- is
- impossible
- And
- yet
- this
- wretched
- dog
- is
- none
- the
- worse
- Ah
- I
- have
- it
- I
- have
- it
- With
- a
- perfect
- shriek
- of
- delight
- he
- rushed
- to
- the
- box
- cut
- the
- other
- pill
- in
- two
- dissolved
- it
- added
- milk
- and
- presented
- it
- to
- the
- terrier
- The
- unfortunate
- creature's
- tongue
- seemed
- hardly
- to
- have
- been
- moistened
- in
- it
- before
- it
- gave
- a
- convulsive
- shiver
- in
- every
- limb
- and
- lay
- as
- rigid
- and
- lifeless
- as
- if
- it
- had
- been
- struck
- by
- lightning
- Sherlock
- Holmes
- drew
- a
- long
- breath
- and
- wiped
- the
- perspiration
- from
- his
- forehead
- I
- should
- have
- more
- faith
- he
- said
- I
- ought
- to
- know
- by
- this
- time
- that
- when
- a
- fact
- appears
- to
- be
- opposed
- to
- a
- long
- train
- of
- deductions
- it
- invariably
- proves
- to
- be
- capable
- of
- bearing
- some
- other
- interpretation
- Of
- the
- two
- pills
- in
- that
- box
- one
- was
- of
- the
- most
- deadly
- poison
- and
- the
- other
- was
- entirely
- harmless
- I
- ought
- to
- have
- known
- that
- before
- ever
- I
- saw
- the
- box
- at
- all
- This
- last
- statement
- appeared
- to
- me
- to
- be
- so
- startling
- that
- I
- could
- hardly
- believe
- that
- he
- was
- in
- his
- sober
- senses
- There
- was
- the
- dead
- dog
- however
- to
- prove
- that
- his
- conjecture
- had
- been
- correct
- It
- seemed
- to
- me
- that
- the
- mists
- in
- my
- own
- mind
- were
- gradually
- clearing
- away
- and
- I
- began
- to
- have
- a
- dim
- vague
- perception
- of
- the
- truth
- All
- this
- seems
- strange
- to
- you
- continued
- Holmes
- because
- you
- failed
- at
- the
- beginning
- of
- the
- inquiry
- to
- grasp
- the
- importance
- of
- the
- single
- real
- clue
- which
- was
- presented
- to
- you
- I
- had
- the
- good
- fortune
- to
- seize
- upon
- that
- and
- everything
- which
- has
- occurred
- since
- then
- has
- served
- to
- confirm
- my
- original
- supposition
- and
- indeed
- was
- the
- logical
- sequence
- of
- it
- Hence
- things
- which
- have
- perplexed
- you
- and
- made
- the
- case
- more
- obscure
- have
- served
- to
- enlighten
- me
- and
- to
- strengthen
- my
- conclusions
- It
- is
- a
- mistake
- to
- confound
- strangeness
- with
- mystery
- The
- most
- commonplace
- crime
- is
- often
- the
- most
- mysterious
- because
- it
- presents
- no
- new
- or
- special
- features
- from
- which
- deductions
- may
- be
- drawn
- This
- murder
- would
- have
- been
- infinitely
- more
- difficult
- to
- unravel
- had
- the
- body
- of
- the
- victim
- been
- simply
- found
- lying
- in
- the
- roadway
- without
- any
- of
- those
- outr
- and
- sensational
- accompaniments
- which
- have
- rendered
- it
- remarkable
- These
- strange
- details
- far
- from
- making
- the
- case
- more
- difficult
- have
- really
- had
- the
- effect
- of
- making
- it
- less
- so
- Mr
- Gregson
- who
- had
- listened
- to
- this
- address
- with
- considerable
- impatience
- could
- contain
- himself
- no
- longer
- Look
- here
- Mr
- Sherlock
- Holmes
- he
- said
- we
- are
- all
- ready
- to
- acknowledge
- that
- you
- are
- a
- smart
- man
- and
- that
- you
- have
- your
- own
- methods
- of
- working
- We
- want
- something
- more
- than
- mere
- theory
- and
- preaching
- now
- though
- It
- is
- a
- case
- of
- taking
- the
- man
- I
- have
- made
- my
- case
- out
- and
- it
- seems
- I
- was
- wrong
- Young
- Charpentier
- could
- not
- have
- been
- engaged
- in
- this
- second
- affair
- Lestrade
- went
- after
- his
- man
- Stangerson
- and
- it
- appears
- that
- he
- was
- wrong
- too
- You
- have
- thrown
- out
- hints
- here
- and
- hints
- there
- and
- seem
- to
- know
- more
- than
- we
- do
- but
- the
- time
- has
- come
- when
- we
- feel
- that
- we
- have
- a
- right
- to
- ask
- you
- straight
- how
- much
- you
- do
- know
- of
- the
- business
- Can
- you
- name
- the
- man
- who
- did
- it
- I
- cannot
- help
- feeling
- that
- Gregson
- is
- right
- sir
- remarked
- Lestrade
- We
- have
- both
- tried
- and
- we
- have
- both
- failed
- You
- have
- remarked
- more
- than
- once
- since
- I
- have
- been
- in
- the
- room
- that
- you
- had
- all
- the
- evidence
- which
- you
- require
- Surely
- you
- will
- not
- withhold
- it
- any
- longer
- Any
- delay
- in
- arresting
- the
- assassin
- I
- observed
- might
- give
- him
- time
- to
- perpetrate
- some
- fresh
- atrocity
- Thus
- pressed
- by
- us
- all
- Holmes
- showed
- signs
- of
- irresolution
- He
- continued
- to
- walk
- up
- and
- down
- the
- room
- with
- his
- head
- sunk
- on
- his
- chest
- and
- his
- brows
- drawn
- down
- as
- was
- his
- habit
- when
- lost
- in
- thought
- There
- will
- be
- no
- more
- murders
- he
- said
- at
- last
- stopping
- abruptly
- and
- facing
- us
- You
- can
- put
- that
- consideration
- out
- of
- the
- question
- You
- have
- asked
- me
- if
- I
- know
- the
- name
- of
- the
- assassin
- I
- do
- The
- mere
- knowing
- of
- his
- name
- is
- a
- small
- thing
- however
- compared
- with
- the
- power
- of
- laying
- our
- hands
- upon
- him
- This
- I
- expect
- very
- shortly
- to
- do
- I
- have
- good
- hopes
- of
- managing
- it
- through
- my
- own
- arrangements
- but
- it
- is
- a
- thing
- which
- needs
- delicate
- handling
- for
- we
- have
- a
- shrewd
- and
- desperate
- man
- to
- deal
- with
- who
- is
- supported
- as
- I
- have
- had
- occasion
- to
- prove
- by
- another
- who
- is
- as
- clever
- as
- himself
- As
- long
- as
- this
- man
- has
- no
- idea
- that
- anyone
- can
- have
- a
- clue
- there
- is
- some
- chance
- of
- securing
- him
- but
- if
- he
- had
- the
- slightest
- suspicion
- he
- would
- change
- his
- name
- and
- vanish
- in
- an
- instant
- among
- the
- four
- million
- inhabitants
- of
- this
- great
- city
- Without
- meaning
- to
- hurt
- either
- of
- your
- feelings
- I
- am
- bound
- to
- say
- that
- I
- consider
- these
- men
- to
- be
- more
- than
- a
- match
- for
- the
- official
- force
- and
- that
- is
- why
- I
- have
- not
- asked
- your
- assistance
- If
- I
- fail
- I
- shall
- of
- course
- incur
- all
- the
- blame
- due
- to
- this
- omission
- but
- that
- I
- am
- prepared
- for
- At
- present
- I
- am
- ready
- to
- promise
- that
- the
- instant
- that
- I
- can
- communicate
- with
- you
- without
- endangering
- my
- own
- combinations
- I
- shall
- do
- so
- Gregson
- and
- Lestrade
- seemed
- to
- be
- far
- from
- satisfied
- by
- this
- assurance
- or
- by
- the
- depreciating
- allusion
- to
- the
- detective
- police
- The
- former
- had
- flushed
- up
- to
- the
- roots
- of
- his
- flaxen
- hair
- while
- the
- other's
- beady
- eyes
- glistened
- with
- curiosity
- and
- resentment
- Neither
- of
- them
- had
- time
- to
- speak
- however
- before
- there
- was
- a
- tap
- at
- the
- door
- and
- the
- spokesman
- of
- the
- street
- Arabs
- young
- Wiggins
- introduced
- his
- insignificant
- and
- unsavoury
- person
- Please
- sir
- he
- said
- touching
- his
- forelock
- I
- have
- the
- cab
- downstairs
- Good
- boy
- said
- Holmes
- blandly
- Why
- don't
- you
- introduce
- this
- pattern
- at
- Scotland
- Yard
- he
- continued
- taking
- a
- pair
- of
- steel
- handcuffs
- from
- a
- drawer
- See
- how
- beautifully
- the
- spring
- works
- They
- fasten
- in
- an
- instant
- The
- old
- pattern
- is
- good
- enough
- remarked
- Lestrade
- if
- we
- can
- only
- find
- the
- man
- to
- put
- them
- on
- Very
- good
- very
- good
- said
- Holmes
- smiling
- The
- cabman
- may
- as
- well
- help
- me
- with
- my
- boxes
- Just
- ask
- him
- to
- step
- up
- Wiggins
- I
- was
- surprised
- to
- find
- my
- companion
- speaking
- as
- though
- he
- were
- about
- to
- set
- out
- on
- a
- journey
- since
- he
- had
- not
- said
- anything
- to
- me
- about
- it
- There
- was
- a
- small
- portmanteau
- in
- the
- room
- and
- this
- he
- pulled
- out
- and
- began
- to
- strap
- He
- was
- busily
- engaged
- at
- it
- when
- the
- cabman
- entered
- the
- room
- Just
- give
- me
- a
- help
- with
- this
- buckle
- cabman
- he
- said
- kneeling
- over
- his
- task
- and
- never
- turning
- his
- head
- The
- fellow
- came
- forward
- with
- a
- somewhat
- sullen
- defiant
- air
- and
- put
- down
- his
- hands
- to
- assist
- At
- that
- instant
- there
- was
- a
- sharp
- click
- the
- jangling
- of
- metal
- and
- Sherlock
- Holmes
- sprang
- to
- his
- feet
- again
- Gentlemen
- he
- cried
- with
- flashing
- eyes
- let
- me
- introduce
- you
- to
- Mr
- Jefferson
- Hope
- the
- murderer
- of
- Enoch
- Drebber
- and
- of
- Joseph
- Stangerson
- The
- whole
- thing
- occurred
- in
- a
- moment
- so
- quickly
- that
- I
- had
- no
- time
- to
- realize
- it
- I
- have
- a
- vivid
- recollection
- of
- that
- instant
- of
- Holmes'
- triumphant
- expression
- and
- the
- ring
- of
- his
- voice
- of
- the
- cabman's
- dazed
- savage
- face
- as
- he
- glared
- at
- the
- glittering
- handcuffs
- which
- had
- appeared
- as
- if
- by
- magic
- upon
- his
- wrists
- For
- a
- second
- or
- two
- we
- might
- have
- been
- a
- group
- of
- statues
- Then
- with
- an
- inarticulate
- roar
- of
- fury
- the
- prisoner
- wrenched
- himself
- free
- from
- Holmes's
- grasp
- and
- hurled
- himself
- through
- the
- window
- Woodwork
- and
- glass
- gave
- way
- before
- him
- but
- before
- he
- got
- quite
- through
- Gregson
- Lestrade
- and
- Holmes
- sprang
- upon
- him
- like
- so
- many
- staghounds
- He
- was
- dragged
- back
- into
- the
- room
- and
- then
- commenced
- a
- terrific
- conflict
- So
- powerful
- and
- so
- fierce
- was
- he
- that
- the
- four
- of
- us
- were
- shaken
- off
- again
- and
- again
- He
- appeared
- to
- have
- the
- convulsive
- strength
- of
- a
- man
- in
- an
- epileptic
- fit
- His
- face
- and
- hands
- were
- terribly
- mangled
- by
- his
- passage
- through
- the
- glass
- but
- loss
- of
- blood
- had
- no
- effect
- in
- diminishing
- his
- resistance
- It
- was
- not
- until
- Lestrade
- succeeded
- in
- getting
- his
- hand
- inside
- his
- neckcloth
- and
- half
- strangling
- him
- that
- we
- made
- him
- realize
- that
- his
- struggles
- were
- of
- no
- avail
- and
- even
- then
- we
- felt
- no
- security
- until
- we
- had
- pinioned
- his
- feet
- as
- well
- as
- his
- hands
- That
- done
- we
- rose
- to
- our
- feet
- breathless
- and
- panting
- We
- have
- his
- cab
- said
- Sherlock
- Holmes
- It
- will
- serve
- to
- take
- him
- to
- Scotland
- Yard
- And
- now
- gentlemen
- he
- continued
- with
- a
- pleasant
- smile
- we
- have
- reached
- the
- end
- of
- our
- little
- mystery
- You
- are
- very
- welcome
- to
- put
- any
- questions
- that
- you
- like
- to
- me
- now
- and
- there
- is
- no
- danger
- that
- I
- will
- refuse
- to
- answer
- them
- PART
- II
- The
- Country
- of
- the
- Saints
- CHAPTER
- I
- ON
- THE
- GREAT
- ALKALI
- PLAIN
- IN
- the
- central
- portion
- of
- the
- great
- North
- American
- Continent
- there
- lies
- an
- arid
- and
- repulsive
- desert
- which
- for
- many
- a
- long
- year
- served
- as
- a
- barrier
- against
- the
- advance
- of
- civilisation
- From
- the
- Sierra
- Nevada
- to
- Nebraska
- and
- from
- the
- Yellowstone
- River
- in
- the
- north
- to
- the
- Colorado
- upon
- the
- south
- is
- a
- region
- of
- desolation
- and
- silence
- Nor
- is
- Nature
- always
- in
- one
- mood
- throughout
- this
- grim
- district
- It
- comprises
- snow
- capped
- and
- lofty
- mountains
- and
- dark
- and
- gloomy
- valleys
- There
- are
- swift
- flowing
- rivers
- which
- dash
- through
- jagged
- ca
- ons
- and
- there
- are
- enormous
- plains
- which
- in
- winter
- are
- white
- with
- snow
- and
- in
- summer
- are
- grey
- with
- the
- saline
- alkali
- dust
- They
- all
- preserve
- however
- the
- common
- characteristics
- of
- barrenness
- inhospitality
- and
- misery
- There
- are
- no
- inhabitants
- of
- this
- land
- of
- despair
- A
- band
- of
- Pawnees
- or
- of
- Blackfeet
- may
- occasionally
- traverse
- it
- in
- order
- to
- reach
- other
- hunting
- grounds
- but
- the
- hardiest
- of
- the
- braves
- are
- glad
- to
- lose
- sight
- of
- those
- awesome
- plains
- and
- to
- find
- themselves
- once
- more
- upon
- their
- prairies
- The
- coyote
- skulks
- among
- the
- scrub
- the
- buzzard
- flaps
- heavily
- through
- the
- air
- and
- the
- clumsy
- grizzly
- bear
- lumbers
- through
- the
- dark
- ravines
- and
- picks
- up
- such
- sustenance
- as
- it
- can
- amongst
- the
- rocks
- These
- are
- the
- sole
- dwellers
- in
- the
- wilderness
- In
- the
- whole
- world
- there
- can
- be
- no
- more
- dreary
- view
- than
- that
- from
- the
- northern
- slope
- of
- the
- Sierra
- Blanco
- As
- far
- as
- the
- eye
- can
- reach
- stretches
- the
- great
- flat
- plain
- land
- all
- dusted
- over
- with
- patches
- of
- alkali
- and
- intersected
- by
- clumps
- of
- the
- dwarfish
- chaparral
- bushes
- On
- the
- extreme
- verge
- of
- the
- horizon
- lie
- a
- long
- chain
- of
- mountain
- peaks
- with
- their
- rugged
- summits
- flecked
- with
- snow
- In
- this
- great
- stretch
- of
- country
- there
- is
- no
- sign
- of
- life
- nor
- of
- anything
- appertaining
- to
- life
- There
- is
- no
- bird
- in
- the
- steel
- blue
- heaven
- no
- movement
- upon
- the
- dull
- grey
- earth
- above
- all
- there
- is
- absolute
- silence
- Listen
- as
- one
- may
- there
- is
- no
- shadow
- of
- a
- sound
- in
- all
- that
- mighty
- wilderness
- nothing
- but
- silence
- complete
- and
- heart
- subduing
- silence
- It
- has
- been
- said
- there
- is
- nothing
- appertaining
- to
- life
- upon
- the
- broad
- plain
- That
- is
- hardly
- true
- Looking
- down
- from
- the
- Sierra
- Blanco
- one
- sees
- a
- pathway
- traced
- out
- across
- the
- desert
- which
- winds
- away
- and
- is
- lost
- in
- the
- extreme
- distance
- It
- is
- rutted
- with
- wheels
- and
- trodden
- down
- by
- the
- feet
- of
- many
- adventurers
- Here
- and
- there
- there
- are
- scattered
- white
- objects
- which
- glisten
- in
- the
- sun
- and
- stand
- out
- against
- the
- dull
- deposit
- of
- alkali
- Approach
- and
- examine
- them
- They
- are
- bones
- some
- large
- and
- coarse
- others
- smaller
- and
- more
- delicate
- The
- former
- have
- belonged
- to
- oxen
- and
- the
- latter
- to
- men
- For
- fifteen
- hundred
- miles
- one
- may
- trace
- this
- ghastly
- caravan
- route
- by
- these
- scattered
- remains
- of
- those
- who
- had
- fallen
- by
- the
- wayside
- Looking
- down
- on
- this
- very
- scene
- there
- stood
- upon
- the
- fourth
- of
- May
- eighteen
- hundred
- and
- forty
- seven
- a
- solitary
- traveller
- His
- appearance
- was
- such
- that
- he
- might
- have
- been
- the
- very
- genius
- or
- demon
- of
- the
- region
- An
- observer
- would
- have
- found
- it
- difficult
- to
- say
- whether
- he
- was
- nearer
- to
- forty
- or
- to
- sixty
- His
- face
- was
- lean
- and
- haggard
- and
- the
- brown
- parchment
- like
- skin
- was
- drawn
- tightly
- over
- the
- projecting
- bones
- his
- long
- brown
- hair
- and
- beard
- were
- all
- flecked
- and
- dashed
- with
- white
- his
- eyes
- were
- sunken
- in
- his
- head
- and
- burned
- with
- an
- unnatural
- lustre
- while
- the
- hand
- which
- grasped
- his
- rifle
- was
- hardly
- more
- fleshy
- than
- that
- of
- a
- skeleton
- As
- he
- stood
- he
- leaned
- upon
- his
- weapon
- for
- support
- and
- yet
- his
- tall
- figure
- and
- the
- massive
- framework
- of
- his
- bones
- suggested
- a
- wiry
- and
- vigorous
- constitution
- His
- gaunt
- face
- however
- and
- his
- clothes
- which
- hung
- so
- baggily
- over
- his
- shrivelled
- limbs
- proclaimed
- what
- it
- was
- that
- gave
- him
- that
- senile
- and
- decrepit
- appearance
- The
- man
- was
- dying
- dying
- from
- hunger
- and
- from
- thirst
- He
- had
- toiled
- painfully
- down
- the
- ravine
- and
- on
- to
- this
- little
- elevation
- in
- the
- vain
- hope
- of
- seeing
- some
- signs
- of
- water
- Now
- the
- great
- salt
- plain
- stretched
- before
- his
- eyes
- and
- the
- distant
- belt
- of
- savage
- mountains
- without
- a
- sign
- anywhere
- of
- plant
- or
- tree
- which
- might
- indicate
- the
- presence
- of
- moisture
- In
- all
- that
- broad
- landscape
- there
- was
- no
- gleam
- of
- hope
- North
- and
- east
- and
- west
- he
- looked
- with
- wild
- questioning
- eyes
- and
- then
- he
- realised
- that
- his
- wanderings
- had
- come
- to
- an
- end
- and
- that
- there
- on
- that
- barren
- crag
- he
- was
- about
- to
- die
- Why
- not
- here
- as
- well
- as
- in
- a
- feather
- bed
- twenty
- years
- hence
- he
- muttered
- as
- he
- seated
- himself
- in
- the
- shelter
- of
- a
- boulder
- Before
- sitting
- down
- he
- had
- deposited
- upon
- the
- ground
- his
- useless
- rifle
- and
- also
- a
- large
- bundle
- tied
- up
- in
- a
- grey
- shawl
- which
- he
- had
- carried
- slung
- over
- his
- right
- shoulder
- It
- appeared
- to
- be
- somewhat
- too
- heavy
- for
- his
- strength
- for
- in
- lowering
- it
- it
- came
- down
- on
- the
- ground
- with
- some
- little
- violence
- Instantly
- there
- broke
- from
- the
- grey
- parcel
- a
- little
- moaning
- cry
- and
- from
- it
- there
- protruded
- a
- small
- scared
- face
- with
- very
- bright
- brown
- eyes
- and
- two
- little
- speckled
- dimpled
- fists
- You've
- hurt
- me
- said
- a
- childish
- voice
- reproachfully
- Have
- I
- though
- the
- man
- answered
- penitently
- I
- didn't
- go
- for
- to
- do
- it
- As
- he
- spoke
- he
- unwrapped
- the
- grey
- shawl
- and
- extricated
- a
- pretty
- little
- girl
- of
- about
- five
- years
- of
- age
- whose
- dainty
- shoes
- and
- smart
- pink
- frock
- with
- its
- little
- linen
- apron
- all
- bespoke
- a
- mother's
- care
- The
- child
- was
- pale
- and
- wan
- but
- her
- healthy
- arms
- and
- legs
- showed
- that
- she
- had
- suffered
- less
- than
- her
- companion
- How
- is
- it
- now
- he
- answered
- anxiously
- for
- she
- was
- still
- rubbing
- the
- towsy
- golden
- curls
- which
- covered
- the
- back
- of
- her
- head
- Kiss
- it
- and
- make
- it
- well
- she
- said
- with
- perfect
- gravity
- shoving
- the
- injured
- part
- up
- to
- him
- That's
- what
- mother
- used
- to
- do
- Where's
- mother
- Mother's
- gone
- I
- guess
- you'll
- see
- her
- before
- long
- Gone
- eh
- said
- the
- little
- girl
- Funny
- she
- didn't
- say
- good
- bye
- she
- 'most
- always
- did
- if
- she
- was
- just
- goin'
- over
- to
- Auntie's
- for
- tea
- and
- now
- she's
- been
- away
- three
- days
- Say
- it's
- awful
- dry
- ain't
- it
- Ain't
- there
- no
- water
- nor
- nothing
- to
- eat
- No
- there
- ain't
- nothing
- dearie
- You'll
- just
- need
- to
- be
- patient
- awhile
- and
- then
- you'll
- be
- all
- right
- Put
- your
- head
- up
- agin
- me
- like
- that
- and
- then
- you'll
- feel
- bullier
- It
- ain't
- easy
- to
- talk
- when
- your
- lips
- is
- like
- leather
- but
- I
- guess
- I'd
- best
- let
- you
- know
- how
- the
- cards
- lie
- What's
- that
- you've
- got
- Pretty
- things
- fine
- things
- cried
- the
- little
- girl
- enthusiastically
- holding
- up
- two
- glittering
- fragments
- of
- mica
- When
- we
- goes
- back
- to
- home
- I'll
- give
- them
- to
- brother
- Bob
- You'll
- see
- prettier
- things
- than
- them
- soon
- said
- the
- man
- confidently
- You
- just
- wait
- a
- bit
- I
- was
- going
- to
- tell
- you
- though
- you
- remember
- when
- we
- left
- the
- river
- Oh
- yes
- Well
- we
- reckoned
- we'd
- strike
- another
- river
- soon
- d'ye
- see
- But
- there
- was
- somethin'
- wrong
- compasses
- or
- map
- or
- somethin'
- and
- it
- didn't
- turn
- up
- Water
- ran
- out
- Just
- except
- a
- little
- drop
- for
- the
- likes
- of
- you
- and
- and
- And
- you
- couldn't
- wash
- yourself
- interrupted
- his
- companion
- gravely
- staring
- up
- at
- his
- grimy
- visage
- No
- nor
- drink
- And
- Mr
- Bender
- he
- was
- the
- fust
- to
- go
- and
- then
- Indian
- Pete
- and
- then
- Mrs
- McGregor
- and
- then
- Johnny
- Hones
- and
- then
- dearie
- your
- mother
- Then
- mother's
- a
- deader
- too
- cried
- the
- little
- girl
- dropping
- her
- face
- in
- her
- pinafore
- and
- sobbing
- bitterly
- Yes
- they
- all
- went
- except
- you
- and
- me
- Then
- I
- thought
- there
- was
- some
- chance
- of
- water
- in
- this
- direction
- so
- I
- heaved
- you
- over
- my
- shoulder
- and
- we
- tramped
- it
- together
- It
- don't
- seem
- as
- though
- we've
- improved
- matters
- There's
- an
- almighty
- small
- chance
- for
- us
- now
- Do
- you
- mean
- that
- we
- are
- going
- to
- die
- too
- asked
- the
- child
- checking
- her
- sobs
- and
- raising
- her
- tear
- stained
- face
- I
- guess
- that's
- about
- the
- size
- of
- it
- Why
- didn't
- you
- say
- so
- before
- she
- said
- laughing
- gleefully
- You
- gave
- me
- such
- a
- fright
- Why
- of
- course
- now
- as
- long
- as
- we
- die
- we'll
- be
- with
- mother
- again
- Yes
- you
- will
- dearie
- And
- you
- too
- I'll
- tell
- her
- how
- awful
- good
- you've
- been
- I'll
- bet
- she
- meets
- us
- at
- the
- door
- of
- Heaven
- with
- a
- big
- pitcher
- of
- water
- and
- a
- lot
- of
- buckwheat
- cakes
- hot
- and
- toasted
- on
- both
- sides
- like
- Bob
- and
- me
- was
- fond
- of
- How
- long
- will
- it
- be
- first
- I
- don't
- know
- not
- very
- long
- The
- man's
- eyes
- were
- fixed
- upon
- the
- northern
- horizon
- In
- the
- blue
- vault
- of
- the
- heaven
- there
- had
- appeared
- three
- little
- specks
- which
- increased
- in
- size
- every
- moment
- so
- rapidly
- did
- they
- approach
- They
- speedily
- resolved
- themselves
- into
- three
- large
- brown
- birds
- which
- circled
- over
- the
- heads
- of
- the
- two
- wanderers
- and
- then
- settled
- upon
- some
- rocks
- which
- overlooked
- them
- They
- were
- buzzards
- the
- vultures
- of
- the
- west
- whose
- coming
- is
- the
- forerunner
- of
- death
- Cocks
- and
- hens
- cried
- the
- little
- girl
- gleefully
- pointing
- at
- their
- ill
- omened
- forms
- and
- clapping
- her
- hands
- to
- make
- them
- rise
- Say
- did
- God
- make
- this
- country
- In
- course
- He
- did
- said
- her
- companion
- rather
- startled
- by
- this
- unexpected
- question
- He
- made
- the
- country
- down
- in
- Illinois
- and
- He
- made
- the
- Missouri
- the
- little
- girl
- continued
- I
- guess
- somebody
- else
- made
- the
- country
- in
- these
- parts
- It's
- not
- nearly
- so
- well
- done
- They
- forgot
- the
- water
- and
- the
- trees
- What
- would
- ye
- think
- of
- offering
- up
- prayer
- the
- man
- asked
- diffidently
- It
- ain't
- night
- yet
- she
- answered
- It
- don't
- matter
- It
- ain't
- quite
- regular
- but
- He
- won't
- mind
- that
- you
- bet
- You
- say
- over
- them
- ones
- that
- you
- used
- to
- say
- every
- night
- in
- the
- waggon
- when
- we
- was
- on
- the
- Plains
- Why
- don't
- you
- say
- some
- yourself
- the
- child
- asked
- with
- wondering
- eyes
- I
- disremember
- them
- he
- answered
- I
- hain't
- said
- none
- since
- I
- was
- half
- the
- height
- o'
- that
- gun
- I
- guess
- it's
- never
- too
- late
- You
- say
- them
- out
- and
- I'll
- stand
- by
- and
- come
- in
- on
- the
- choruses
- Then
- you'll
- need
- to
- kneel
- down
- and
- me
- too
- she
- said
- laying
- the
- shawl
- out
- for
- that
- purpose
- You've
- got
- to
- put
- your
- hands
- up
- like
- this
- It
- makes
- you
- feel
- kind
- o'
- good
- It
- was
- a
- strange
- sight
- had
- there
- been
- anything
- but
- the
- buzzards
- to
- see
- it
- Side
- by
- side
- on
- the
- narrow
- shawl
- knelt
- the
- two
- wanderers
- the
- little
- prattling
- child
- and
- the
- reckless
- hardened
- adventurer
- Her
- chubby
- face
- and
- his
- haggard
- angular
- visage
- were
- both
- turned
- up
- to
- the
- cloudless
- heaven
- in
- heartfelt
- entreaty
- to
- that
- dread
- being
- with
- whom
- they
- were
- face
- to
- face
- while
- the
- two
- voices
- the
- one
- thin
- and
- clear
- the
- other
- deep
- and
- harsh
- united
- in
- the
- entreaty
- for
- mercy
- and
- forgiveness
- The
- prayer
- finished
- they
- resumed
- their
- seat
- in
- the
- shadow
- of
- the
- boulder
- until
- the
- child
- fell
- asleep
- nestling
- upon
- the
- broad
- breast
- of
- her
- protector
- He
- watched
- over
- her
- slumber
- for
- some
- time
- but
- Nature
- proved
- to
- be
- too
- strong
- for
- him
- For
- three
- days
- and
- three
- nights
- he
- had
- allowed
- himself
- neither
- rest
- nor
- repose
- Slowly
- the
- eyelids
- drooped
- over
- the
- tired
- eyes
- and
- the
- head
- sunk
- lower
- and
- lower
- upon
- the
- breast
- until
- the
- man's
- grizzled
- beard
- was
- mixed
- with
- the
- gold
- tresses
- of
- his
- companion
- and
- both
- slept
- the
- same
- deep
- and
- dreamless
- slumber
- Had
- the
- wanderer
- remained
- awake
- for
- another
- half
- hour
- a
- strange
- sight
- would
- have
- met
- his
- eyes
- Far
- away
- on
- the
- extreme
- verge
- of
- the
- alkali
- plain
- there
- rose
- up
- a
- little
- spray
- of
- dust
- very
- slight
- at
- first
- and
- hardly
- to
- be
- distinguished
- from
- the
- mists
- of
- the
- distance
- but
- gradually
- growing
- higher
- and
- broader
- until
- it
- formed
- a
- solid
- well
- defined
- cloud
- This
- cloud
- continued
- to
- increase
- in
- size
- until
- it
- became
- evident
- that
- it
- could
- only
- be
- raised
- by
- a
- great
- multitude
- of
- moving
- creatures
- In
- more
- fertile
- spots
- the
- observer
- would
- have
- come
- to
- the
- conclusion
- that
- one
- of
- those
- great
- herds
- of
- bisons
- which
- graze
- upon
- the
- prairie
- land
- was
- approaching
- him
- This
- was
- obviously
- impossible
- in
- these
- arid
- wilds
- As
- the
- whirl
- of
- dust
- drew
- nearer
- to
- the
- solitary
- bluff
- upon
- which
- the
- two
- castaways
- were
- reposing
- the
- canvas
- covered
- tilts
- of
- waggons
- and
- the
- figures
- of
- armed
- horsemen
- began
- to
- show
- up
- through
- the
- haze
- and
- the
- apparition
- revealed
- itself
- as
- being
- a
- great
- caravan
- upon
- its
- journey
- for
- the
- West
- But
- what
- a
- caravan
- When
- the
- head
- of
- it
- had
- reached
- the
- base
- of
- the
- mountains
- the
- rear
- was
- not
- yet
- visible
- on
- the
- horizon
- Right
- across
- the
- enormous
- plain
- stretched
- the
- straggling
- array
- waggons
- and
- carts
- men
- on
- horseback
- and
- men
- on
- foot
- Innumerable
- women
- who
- staggered
- along
- under
- burdens
- and
- children
- who
- toddled
- beside
- the
- waggons
- or
- peeped
- out
- from
- under
- the
- white
- coverings
- This
- was
- evidently
- no
- ordinary
- party
- of
- immigrants
- but
- rather
- some
- nomad
- people
- who
- had
- been
- compelled
- from
- stress
- of
- circumstances
- to
- seek
- themselves
- a
- new
- country
- There
- rose
- through
- the
- clear
- air
- a
- confused
- clattering
- and
- rumbling
- from
- this
- great
- mass
- of
- humanity
- with
- the
- creaking
- of
- wheels
- and
- the
- neighing
- of
- horses
- Loud
- as
- it
- was
- it
- was
- not
- sufficient
- to
- rouse
- the
- two
- tired
- wayfarers
- above
- them
- At
- the
- head
- of
- the
- column
- there
- rode
- a
- score
- or
- more
- of
- grave
- ironfaced
- men
- clad
- in
- sombre
- homespun
- garments
- and
- armed
- with
- rifles
- On
- reaching
- the
- base
- of
- the
- bluff
- they
- halted
- and
- held
- a
- short
- council
- among
- themselves
- The
- wells
- are
- to
- the
- right
- my
- brothers
- said
- one
- a
- hard
- lipped
- clean
- shaven
- man
- with
- grizzly
- hair
- To
- the
- right
- of
- the
- Sierra
- Blanco
- so
- we
- shall
- reach
- the
- Rio
- Grande
- said
- another
- Fear
- not
- for
- water
- cried
- a
- third
- He
- who
- could
- draw
- it
- from
- the
- rocks
- will
- not
- now
- abandon
- His
- own
- chosen
- people
- Amen
- Amen
- responded
- the
- whole
- party
- They
- were
- about
- to
- resume
- their
- journey
- when
- one
- of
- the
- youngest
- and
- keenest
- eyed
- uttered
- an
- exclamation
- and
- pointed
- up
- at
- the
- rugged
- crag
- above
- them
- From
- its
- summit
- there
- fluttered
- a
- little
- wisp
- of
- pink
- showing
- up
- hard
- and
- bright
- against
- the
- grey
- rocks
- behind
- At
- the
- sight
- there
- was
- a
- general
- reining
- up
- of
- horses
- and
- unslinging
- of
- guns
- while
- fresh
- horsemen
- came
- galloping
- up
- to
- reinforce
- the
- vanguard
- The
- word
- Redskins
- was
- on
- every
- lip
- There
- can't
- be
- any
- number
- of
- Injuns
- here
- said
- the
- elderly
- man
- who
- appeared
- to
- be
- in
- command
- We
- have
- passed
- the
- Pawnees
- and
- there
- are
- no
- other
- tribes
- until
- we
- cross
- the
- great
- mountains
- Shall
- I
- go
- forward
- and
- see
- Brother
- Stangerson
- asked
- one
- of
- the
- band
- And
- I
- and
- I
- cried
- a
- dozen
- voices
- Leave
- your
- horses
- below
- and
- we
- will
- await
- you
- here
- the
- Elder
- answered
- In
- a
- moment
- the
- young
- fellows
- had
- dismounted
- fastened
- their
- horses
- and
- were
- ascending
- the
- precipitous
- slope
- which
- led
- up
- to
- the
- object
- which
- had
- excited
- their
- curiosity
- They
- advanced
- rapidly
- and
- noiselessly
- with
- the
- confidence
- and
- dexterity
- of
- practised
- scouts
- The
- watchers
- from
- the
- plain
- below
- could
- see
- them
- flit
- from
- rock
- to
- rock
- until
- their
- figures
- stood
- out
- against
- the
- skyline
- The
- young
- man
- who
- had
- first
- given
- the
- alarm
- was
- leading
- them
- Suddenly
- his
- followers
- saw
- him
- throw
- up
- his
- hands
- as
- though
- overcome
- with
- astonishment
- and
- on
- joining
- him
- they
- were
- affected
- in
- the
- same
- way
- by
- the
- sight
- which
- met
- their
- eyes
- On
- the
- little
- plateau
- which
- crowned
- the
- barren
- hill
- there
- stood
- a
- single
- giant
- boulder
- and
- against
- this
- boulder
- there
- lay
- a
- tall
- man
- long
- bearded
- and
- hard
- featured
- but
- of
- an
- excessive
- thinness
- His
- placid
- face
- and
- regular
- breathing
- showed
- that
- he
- was
- fast
- asleep
- Beside
- him
- lay
- a
- little
- child
- with
- her
- round
- white
- arms
- encircling
- his
- brown
- sinewy
- neck
- and
- her
- golden
- haired
- head
- resting
- upon
- the
- breast
- of
- his
- velveteen
- tunic
- Her
- rosy
- lips
- were
- parted
- showing
- the
- regular
- line
- of
- snow
- white
- teeth
- within
- and
- a
- playful
- smile
- played
- over
- her
- infantile
- features
- Her
- plump
- little
- white
- legs
- terminating
- in
- white
- socks
- and
- neat
- shoes
- with
- shining
- buckles
- offered
- a
- strange
- contrast
- to
- the
- long
- shrivelled
- members
- of
- her
- companion
- On
- the
- ledge
- of
- rock
- above
- this
- strange
- couple
- there
- stood
- three
- solemn
- buzzards
- who
- at
- the
- sight
- of
- the
- new
- comers
- uttered
- raucous
- screams
- of
- disappointment
- and
- flapped
- sullenly
- away
- The
- cries
- of
- the
- foul
- birds
- awoke
- the
- two
- sleepers
- who
- stared
- about
- them
- in
- bewilderment
- The
- man
- staggered
- to
- his
- feet
- and
- looked
- down
- upon
- the
- plain
- which
- had
- been
- so
- desolate
- when
- sleep
- had
- overtaken
- him
- and
- which
- was
- now
- traversed
- by
- this
- enormous
- body
- of
- men
- and
- of
- beasts
- His
- face
- assumed
- an
- expression
- of
- incredulity
- as
- he
- gazed
- and
- he
- passed
- his
- boney
- hand
- over
- his
- eyes
- This
- is
- what
- they
- call
- delirium
- I
- guess
- he
- muttered
- The
- child
- stood
- beside
- him
- holding
- on
- to
- the
- skirt
- of
- his
- coat
- and
- said
- nothing
- but
- looked
- all
- round
- her
- with
- the
- wondering
- questioning
- gaze
- of
- childhood
- The
- rescuing
- party
- were
- speedily
- able
- to
- convince
- the
- two
- castaways
- that
- their
- appearance
- was
- no
- delusion
- One
- of
- them
- seized
- the
- little
- girl
- and
- hoisted
- her
- upon
- his
- shoulder
- while
- two
- others
- supported
- her
- gaunt
- companion
- and
- assisted
- him
- towards
- the
- waggons
- My
- name
- is
- John
- Ferrier
- the
- wanderer
- explained
- me
- and
- that
- little
- un
- are
- all
- that's
- left
- o'
- twenty
- one
- people
- The
- rest
- is
- all
- dead
- o'
- thirst
- and
- hunger
- away
- down
- in
- the
- south
- Is
- she
- your
- child
- asked
- someone
- I
- guess
- she
- is
- now
- the
- other
- cried
- defiantly
- she's
- mine
- 'cause
- I
- saved
- her
- No
- man
- will
- take
- her
- from
- me
- She's
- Lucy
- Ferrier
- from
- this
- day
- on
- Who
- are
- you
- though
- he
- continued
- glancing
- with
- curiosity
- at
- his
- stalwart
- sunburned
- rescuers
- there
- seems
- to
- be
- a
- powerful
- lot
- of
- ye
- Nigh
- upon
- ten
- thousand
- said
- one
- of
- the
- young
- men
- we
- are
- the
- persecuted
- children
- of
- God
- the
- chosen
- of
- the
- Angel
- Merona
- I
- never
- heard
- tell
- on
- him
- said
- the
- wanderer
- He
- appears
- to
- have
- chosen
- a
- fair
- crowd
- of
- ye
- Do
- not
- jest
- at
- that
- which
- is
- sacred
- said
- the
- other
- sternly
- We
- are
- of
- those
- who
- believe
- in
- those
- sacred
- writings
- drawn
- in
- Egyptian
- letters
- on
- plates
- of
- beaten
- gold
- which
- were
- handed
- unto
- the
- holy
- Joseph
- Smith
- at
- Palmyra
- We
- have
- come
- from
- Nauvoo
- in
- the
- State
- of
- Illinois
- where
- we
- had
- founded
- our
- temple
- We
- have
- come
- to
- seek
- a
- refuge
- from
- the
- violent
- man
- and
- from
- the
- godless
- even
- though
- it
- be
- the
- heart
- of
- the
- desert
- The
- name
- of
- Nauvoo
- evidently
- recalled
- recollections
- to
- John
- Ferrier
- I
- see
- he
- said
- you
- are
- the
- Mormons
- We
- are
- the
- Mormons
- answered
- his
- companions
- with
- one
- voice
- And
- where
- are
- you
- going
- We
- do
- not
- know
- The
- hand
- of
- God
- is
- leading
- us
- under
- the
- person
- of
- our
- Prophet
- You
- must
- come
- before
- him
- He
- shall
- say
- what
- is
- to
- be
- done
- with
- you
- They
- had
- reached
- the
- base
- of
- the
- hill
- by
- this
- time
- and
- were
- surrounded
- by
- crowds
- of
- the
- pilgrims
- pale
- faced
- meek
- looking
- women
- strong
- laughing
- children
- and
- anxious
- earnest
- eyed
- men
- Many
- were
- the
- cries
- of
- astonishment
- and
- of
- commiseration
- which
- arose
- from
- them
- when
- they
- perceived
- the
- youth
- of
- one
- of
- the
- strangers
- and
- the
- destitution
- of
- the
- other
- Their
- escort
- did
- not
- halt
- however
- but
- pushed
- on
- followed
- by
- a
- great
- crowd
- of
- Mormons
- until
- they
- reached
- a
- waggon
- which
- was
- conspicuous
- for
- its
- great
- size
- and
- for
- the
- gaudiness
- and
- smartness
- of
- its
- appearance
- Six
- horses
- were
- yoked
- to
- it
- whereas
- the
- others
- were
- furnished
- with
- two
- or
- at
- most
- four
- a
- piece
- Beside
- the
- driver
- there
- sat
- a
- man
- who
- could
- not
- have
- been
- more
- than
- thirty
- years
- of
- age
- but
- whose
- massive
- head
- and
- resolute
- expression
- marked
- him
- as
- a
- leader
- He
- was
- reading
- a
- brown
- backed
- volume
- but
- as
- the
- crowd
- approached
- he
- laid
- it
- aside
- and
- listened
- attentively
- to
- an
- account
- of
- the
- episode
- Then
- he
- turned
- to
- the
- two
- castaways
- If
- we
- take
- you
- with
- us
- he
- said
- in
- solemn
- words
- it
- can
- only
- be
- as
- believers
- in
- our
- own
- creed
- We
- shall
- have
- no
- wolves
- in
- our
- fold
- Better
- far
- that
- your
- bones
- should
- bleach
- in
- this
- wilderness
- than
- that
- you
- should
- prove
- to
- be
- that
- little
- speck
- of
- decay
- which
- in
- time
- corrupts
- the
- whole
- fruit
- Will
- you
- come
- with
- us
- on
- these
- terms
- Guess
- I'll
- come
- with
- you
- on
- any
- terms
- said
- Ferrier
- with
- such
- emphasis
- that
- the
- grave
- Elders
- could
- not
- restrain
- a
- smile
- The
- leader
- alone
- retained
- his
- stern
- impressive
- expression
- Take
- him
- Brother
- Stangerson
- he
- said
- give
- him
- food
- and
- drink
- and
- the
- child
- likewise
- Let
- it
- be
- your
- task
- also
- to
- teach
- him
- our
- holy
- creed
- We
- have
- delayed
- long
- enough
- Forward
- On
- on
- to
- Zion
- On
- on
- to
- Zion
- cried
- the
- crowd
- of
- Mormons
- and
- the
- words
- rippled
- down
- the
- long
- caravan
- passing
- from
- mouth
- to
- mouth
- until
- they
- died
- away
- in
- a
- dull
- murmur
- in
- the
- far
- distance
- With
- a
- cracking
- of
- whips
- and
- a
- creaking
- of
- wheels
- the
- great
- waggons
- got
- into
- motion
- and
- soon
- the
- whole
- caravan
- was
- winding
- along
- once
- more
- The
- Elder
- to
- whose
- care
- the
- two
- waifs
- had
- been
- committed
- led
- them
- to
- his
- waggon
- where
- a
- meal
- was
- already
- awaiting
- them
- You
- shall
- remain
- here
- he
- said
- In
- a
- few
- days
- you
- will
- have
- recovered
- from
- your
- fatigues
- In
- the
- meantime
- remember
- that
- now
- and
- for
- ever
- you
- are
- of
- our
- religion
- Brigham
- Young
- has
- said
- it
- and
- he
- has
- spoken
- with
- the
- voice
- of
- Joseph
- Smith
- which
- is
- the
- voice
- of
- God
- CHAPTER
- II
- THE
- FLOWER
- OF
- UTAH
- THIS
- is
- not
- the
- place
- to
- commemorate
- the
- trials
- and
- privations
- endured
- by
- the
- immigrant
- Mormons
- before
- they
- came
- to
- their
- final
- haven
- From
- the
- shores
- of
- the
- Mississippi
- to
- the
- western
- slopes
- of
- the
- Rocky
- Mountains
- they
- had
- struggled
- on
- with
- a
- constancy
- almost
- unparalleled
- in
- history
- The
- savage
- man
- and
- the
- savage
- beast
- hunger
- thirst
- fatigue
- and
- disease
- every
- impediment
- which
- Nature
- could
- place
- in
- the
- way
- had
- all
- been
- overcome
- with
- Anglo
- Saxon
- tenacity
- Yet
- the
- long
- journey
- and
- the
- accumulated
- terrors
- had
- shaken
- the
- hearts
- of
- the
- stoutest
- among
- them
- There
- was
- not
- one
- who
- did
- not
- sink
- upon
- his
- knees
- in
- heartfelt
- prayer
- when
- they
- saw
- the
- broad
- valley
- of
- Utah
- bathed
- in
- the
- sunlight
- beneath
- them
- and
- learned
- from
- the
- lips
- of
- their
- leader
- that
- this
- was
- the
- promised
- land
- and
- that
- these
- virgin
- acres
- were
- to
- be
- theirs
- for
- evermore
- Young
- speedily
- proved
- himself
- to
- be
- a
- skilful
- administrator
- as
- well
- as
- a
- resolute
- chief
- Maps
- were
- drawn
- and
- charts
- prepared
- in
- which
- the
- future
- city
- was
- sketched
- out
- All
- around
- farms
- were
- apportioned
- and
- allotted
- in
- proportion
- to
- the
- standing
- of
- each
- individual
- The
- tradesman
- was
- put
- to
- his
- trade
- and
- the
- artisan
- to
- his
- calling
- In
- the
- town
- streets
- and
- squares
- sprang
- up
- as
- if
- by
- magic
- In
- the
- country
- there
- was
- draining
- and
- hedging
- planting
- and
- clearing
- until
- the
- next
- summer
- saw
- the
- whole
- country
- golden
- with
- the
- wheat
- crop
- Everything
- prospered
- in
- the
- strange
- settlement
- Above
- all
- the
- great
- temple
- which
- they
- had
- erected
- in
- the
- centre
- of
- the
- city
- grew
- ever
- taller
- and
- larger
- From
- the
- first
- blush
- of
- dawn
- until
- the
- closing
- of
- the
- twilight
- the
- clatter
- of
- the
- hammer
- and
- the
- rasp
- of
- the
- saw
- was
- never
- absent
- from
- the
- monument
- which
- the
- immigrants
- erected
- to
- Him
- who
- had
- led
- them
- safe
- through
- many
- dangers
- The
- two
- castaways
- John
- Ferrier
- and
- the
- little
- girl
- who
- had
- shared
- his
- fortunes
- and
- had
- been
- adopted
- as
- his
- daughter
- accompanied
- the
- Mormons
- to
- the
- end
- of
- their
- great
- pilgrimage
- Little
- Lucy
- Ferrier
- was
- borne
- along
- pleasantly
- enough
- in
- Elder
- Stangerson's
- waggon
- a
- retreat
- which
- she
- shared
- with
- the
- Mormon's
- three
- wives
- and
- with
- his
- son
- a
- headstrong
- forward
- boy
- of
- twelve
- Having
- rallied
- with
- the
- elasticity
- of
- childhood
- from
- the
- shock
- caused
- by
- her
- mother's
- death
- she
- soon
- became
- a
- pet
- with
- the
- women
- and
- reconciled
- herself
- to
- this
- new
- life
- in
- her
- moving
- canvas
- covered
- home
- In
- the
- meantime
- Ferrier
- having
- recovered
- from
- his
- privations
- distinguished
- himself
- as
- a
- useful
- guide
- and
- an
- indefatigable
- hunter
- So
- rapidly
- did
- he
- gain
- the
- esteem
- of
- his
- new
- companions
- that
- when
- they
- reached
- the
- end
- of
- their
- wanderings
- it
- was
- unanimously
- agreed
- that
- he
- should
- be
- provided
- with
- as
- large
- and
- as
- fertile
- a
- tract
- of
- land
- as
- any
- of
- the
- settlers
- with
- the
- exception
- of
- Young
- himself
- and
- of
- Stangerson
- Kemball
- Johnston
- and
- Drebber
- who
- were
- the
- four
- principal
- Elders
- On
- the
- farm
- thus
- acquired
- John
- Ferrier
- built
- himself
- a
- substantial
- log
- house
- which
- received
- so
- many
- additions
- in
- succeeding
- years
- that
- it
- grew
- into
- a
- roomy
- villa
- He
- was
- a
- man
- of
- a
- practical
- turn
- of
- mind
- keen
- in
- his
- dealings
- and
- skilful
- with
- his
- hands
- His
- iron
- constitution
- enabled
- him
- to
- work
- morning
- and
- evening
- at
- improving
- and
- tilling
- his
- lands
- Hence
- it
- came
- about
- that
- his
- farm
- and
- all
- that
- belonged
- to
- him
- prospered
- exceedingly
- In
- three
- years
- he
- was
- better
- off
- than
- his
- neighbours
- in
- six
- he
- was
- well
- to
- do
- in
- nine
- he
- was
- rich
- and
- in
- twelve
- there
- were
- not
- half
- a
- dozen
- men
- in
- the
- whole
- of
- Salt
- Lake
- City
- who
- could
- compare
- with
- him
- From
- the
- great
- inland
- sea
- to
- the
- distant
- Wahsatch
- Mountains
- there
- was
- no
- name
- better
- known
- than
- that
- of
- John
- Ferrier
- There
- was
- one
- way
- and
- only
- one
- in
- which
- he
- offended
- the
- susceptibilities
- of
- his
- co
- religionists
- No
- argument
- or
- persuasion
- could
- ever
- induce
- him
- to
- set
- up
- a
- female
- establishment
- after
- the
- manner
- of
- his
- companions
- He
- never
- gave
- reasons
- for
- this
- persistent
- refusal
- but
- contented
- himself
- by
- resolutely
- and
- inflexibly
- adhering
- to
- his
- determination
- There
- were
- some
- who
- accused
- him
- of
- lukewarmness
- in
- his
- adopted
- religion
- and
- others
- who
- put
- it
- down
- to
- greed
- of
- wealth
- and
- reluctance
- to
- incur
- expense
- Others
- again
- spoke
- of
- some
- early
- love
- affair
- and
- of
- a
- fair
- haired
- girl
- who
- had
- pined
- away
- on
- the
- shores
- of
- the
- Atlantic
- Whatever
- the
- reason
- Ferrier
- remained
- strictly
- celibate
- In
- every
- other
- respect
- he
- conformed
- to
- the
- religion
- of
- the
- young
- settlement
- and
- gained
- the
- name
- of
- being
- an
- orthodox
- and
- straight
- walking
- man
- Lucy
- Ferrier
- grew
- up
- within
- the
- log
- house
- and
- assisted
- her
- adopted
- father
- in
- all
- his
- undertakings
- The
- keen
- air
- of
- the
- mountains
- and
- the
- balsamic
- odour
- of
- the
- pine
- trees
- took
- the
- place
- of
- nurse
- and
- mother
- to
- the
- young
- girl
- As
- year
- succeeded
- to
- year
- she
- grew
- taller
- and
- stronger
- her
- cheek
- more
- rudy
- and
- her
- step
- more
- elastic
- Many
- a
- wayfarer
- upon
- the
- high
- road
- which
- ran
- by
- Ferrier's
- farm
- felt
- long
- forgotten
- thoughts
- revive
- in
- their
- mind
- as
- they
- watched
- her
- lithe
- girlish
- figure
- tripping
- through
- the
- wheatfields
- or
- met
- her
- mounted
- upon
- her
- father's
- mustang
- and
- managing
- it
- with
- all
- the
- ease
- and
- grace
- of
- a
- true
- child
- of
- the
- West
- So
- the
- bud
- blossomed
- into
- a
- flower
- and
- the
- year
- which
- saw
- her
- father
- the
- richest
- of
- the
- farmers
- left
- her
- as
- fair
- a
- specimen
- of
- American
- girlhood
- as
- could
- be
- found
- in
- the
- whole
- Pacific
- slope
- It
- was
- not
- the
- father
- however
- who
- first
- discovered
- that
- the
- child
- had
- developed
- into
- the
- woman
- It
- seldom
- is
- in
- such
- cases
- That
- mysterious
- change
- is
- too
- subtle
- and
- too
- gradual
- to
- be
- measured
- by
- dates
- Least
- of
- all
- does
- the
- maiden
- herself
- know
- it
- until
- the
- tone
- of
- a
- voice
- or
- the
- touch
- of
- a
- hand
- sets
- her
- heart
- thrilling
- within
- her
- and
- she
- learns
- with
- a
- mixture
- of
- pride
- and
- of
- fear
- that
- a
- new
- and
- a
- larger
- nature
- has
- awoken
- within
- her
- There
- are
- few
- who
- cannot
- recall
- that
- day
- and
- remember
- the
- one
- little
- incident
- which
- heralded
- the
- dawn
- of
- a
- new
- life
- In
- the
- case
- of
- Lucy
- Ferrier
- the
- occasion
- was
- serious
- enough
- in
- itself
- apart
- from
- its
- future
- influence
- on
- her
- destiny
- and
- that
- of
- many
- besides
- It
- was
- a
- warm
- June
- morning
- and
- the
- Latter
- Day
- Saints
- were
- as
- busy
- as
- the
- bees
- whose
- hive
- they
- have
- chosen
- for
- their
- emblem
- In
- the
- fields
- and
- in
- the
- streets
- rose
- the
- same
- hum
- of
- human
- industry
- Down
- the
- dusty
- high
- roads
- defiled
- long
- streams
- of
- heavily
- laden
- mules
- all
- heading
- to
- the
- west
- for
- the
- gold
- fever
- had
- broken
- out
- in
- California
- and
- the
- Overland
- Route
- lay
- through
- the
- City
- of
- the
- Elect
- There
- too
- were
- droves
- of
- sheep
- and
- bullocks
- coming
- in
- from
- the
- outlying
- pasture
- lands
- and
- trains
- of
- tired
- immigrants
- men
- and
- horses
- equally
- weary
- of
- their
- interminable
- journey
- Through
- all
- this
- motley
- assemblage
- threading
- her
- way
- with
- the
- skill
- of
- an
- accomplished
- rider
- there
- galloped
- Lucy
- Ferrier
- her
- fair
- face
- flushed
- with
- the
- exercise
- and
- her
- long
- chestnut
- hair
- floating
- out
- behind
- her
- She
- had
- a
- commission
- from
- her
- father
- in
- the
- City
- and
- was
- dashing
- in
- as
- she
- had
- done
- many
- a
- time
- before
- with
- all
- the
- fearlessness
- of
- youth
- thinking
- only
- of
- her
- task
- and
- how
- it
- was
- to
- be
- performed
- The
- travel
- stained
- adventurers
- gazed
- after
- her
- in
- astonishment
- and
- even
- the
- unemotional
- Indians
- journeying
- in
- with
- their
- pelties
- relaxed
- their
- accustomed
- stoicism
- as
- they
- marvelled
- at
- the
- beauty
- of
- the
- pale
- faced
- maiden
- She
- had
- reached
- the
- outskirts
- of
- the
- city
- when
- she
- found
- the
- road
- blocked
- by
- a
- great
- drove
- of
- cattle
- driven
- by
- a
- half
- dozen
- wild
- looking
- herdsmen
- from
- the
- plains
- In
- her
- impatience
- she
- endeavoured
- to
- pass
- this
- obstacle
- by
- pushing
- her
- horse
- into
- what
- appeared
- to
- be
- a
- gap
- Scarcely
- had
- she
- got
- fairly
- into
- it
- however
- before
- the
- beasts
- closed
- in
- behind
- her
- and
- she
- found
- herself
- completely
- imbedded
- in
- the
- moving
- stream
- of
- fierce
- eyed
- long
- horned
- bullocks
- Accustomed
- as
- she
- was
- to
- deal
- with
- cattle
- she
- was
- not
- alarmed
- at
- her
- situation
- but
- took
- advantage
- of
- every
- opportunity
- to
- urge
- her
- horse
- on
- in
- the
- hopes
- of
- pushing
- her
- way
- through
- the
- cavalcade
- Unfortunately
- the
- horns
- of
- one
- of
- the
- creatures
- either
- by
- accident
- or
- design
- came
- in
- violent
- contact
- with
- the
- flank
- of
- the
- mustang
- and
- excited
- it
- to
- madness
- In
- an
- instant
- it
- reared
- up
- upon
- its
- hind
- legs
- with
- a
- snort
- of
- rage
- and
- pranced
- and
- tossed
- in
- a
- way
- that
- would
- have
- unseated
- any
- but
- a
- most
- skilful
- rider
- The
- situation
- was
- full
- of
- peril
- Every
- plunge
- of
- the
- excited
- horse
- brought
- it
- against
- the
- horns
- again
- and
- goaded
- it
- to
- fresh
- madness
- It
- was
- all
- that
- the
- girl
- could
- do
- to
- keep
- herself
- in
- the
- saddle
- yet
- a
- slip
- would
- mean
- a
- terrible
- death
- under
- the
- hoofs
- of
- the
- unwieldy
- and
- terrified
- animals
- Unaccustomed
- to
- sudden
- emergencies
- her
- head
- began
- to
- swim
- and
- her
- grip
- upon
- the
- bridle
- to
- relax
- Choked
- by
- the
- rising
- cloud
- of
- dust
- and
- by
- the
- steam
- from
- the
- struggling
- creatures
- she
- might
- have
- abandoned
- her
- efforts
- in
- despair
- but
- for
- a
- kindly
- voice
- at
- her
- elbow
- which
- assured
- her
- of
- assistance
- At
- the
- same
- moment
- a
- sinewy
- brown
- hand
- caught
- the
- frightened
- horse
- by
- the
- curb
- and
- forcing
- a
- way
- through
- the
- drove
- soon
- brought
- her
- to
- the
- outskirts
- You're
- not
- hurt
- I
- hope
- miss
- said
- her
- preserver
- respectfully
- She
- looked
- up
- at
- his
- dark
- fierce
- face
- and
- laughed
- saucily
- I'm
- awful
- frightened
- she
- said
- naively
- whoever
- would
- have
- thought
- that
- Poncho
- would
- have
- been
- so
- scared
- by
- a
- lot
- of
- cows
- Thank
- God
- you
- kept
- your
- seat
- the
- other
- said
- earnestly
- He
- was
- a
- tall
- savage
- looking
- young
- fellow
- mounted
- on
- a
- powerful
- roan
- horse
- and
- clad
- in
- the
- rough
- dress
- of
- a
- hunter
- with
- a
- long
- rifle
- slung
- over
- his
- shoulders
- I
- guess
- you
- are
- the
- daughter
- of
- John
- Ferrier
- he
- remarked
- I
- saw
- you
- ride
- down
- from
- his
- house
- When
- you
- see
- him
- ask
- him
- if
- he
- remembers
- the
- Jefferson
- Hopes
- of
- St
- Louis
- If
- he's
- the
- same
- Ferrier
- my
- father
- and
- he
- were
- pretty
- thick
- Hadn't
- you
- better
- come
- and
- ask
- yourself
- she
- asked
- demurely
- The
- young
- fellow
- seemed
- pleased
- at
- the
- suggestion
- and
- his
- dark
- eyes
- sparkled
- with
- pleasure
- I'll
- do
- so
- he
- said
- we've
- been
- in
- the
- mountains
- for
- two
- months
- and
- are
- not
- over
- and
- above
- in
- visiting
- condition
- He
- must
- take
- us
- as
- he
- finds
- us
- He
- has
- a
- good
- deal
- to
- thank
- you
- for
- and
- so
- have
- I
- she
- answered
- he's
- awful
- fond
- of
- me
- If
- those
- cows
- had
- jumped
- on
- me
- he'd
- have
- never
- got
- over
- it
- Neither
- would
- I
- said
- her
- companion
- You
- Well
- I
- don't
- see
- that
- it
- would
- make
- much
- matter
- to
- you
- anyhow
- You
- ain't
- even
- a
- friend
- of
- ours
- The
- young
- hunter's
- dark
- face
- grew
- so
- gloomy
- over
- this
- remark
- that
- Lucy
- Ferrier
- laughed
- aloud
- There
- I
- didn't
- mean
- that
- she
- said
- of
- course
- you
- are
- a
- friend
- now
- You
- must
- come
- and
- see
- us
- Now
- I
- must
- push
- along
- or
- father
- won't
- trust
- me
- with
- his
- business
- any
- more
- Good
- bye
- Good
- bye
- he
- answered
- raising
- his
- broad
- sombrero
- and
- bending
- over
- her
- little
- hand
- She
- wheeled
- her
- mustang
- round
- gave
- it
- a
- cut
- with
- her
- riding
- whip
- and
- darted
- away
- down
- the
- broad
- road
- in
- a
- rolling
- cloud
- of
- dust
- Young
- Jefferson
- Hope
- rode
- on
- with
- his
- companions
- gloomy
- and
- taciturn
- He
- and
- they
- had
- been
- among
- the
- Nevada
- Mountains
- prospecting
- for
- silver
- and
- were
- returning
- to
- Salt
- Lake
- City
- in
- the
- hope
- of
- raising
- capital
- enough
- to
- work
- some
- lodes
- which
- they
- had
- discovered
- He
- had
- been
- as
- keen
- as
- any
- of
- them
- upon
- the
- business
- until
- this
- sudden
- incident
- had
- drawn
- his
- thoughts
- into
- another
- channel
- The
- sight
- of
- the
- fair
- young
- girl
- as
- frank
- and
- wholesome
- as
- the
- Sierra
- breezes
- had
- stirred
- his
- volcanic
- untamed
- heart
- to
- its
- very
- depths
- When
- she
- had
- vanished
- from
- his
- sight
- he
- realized
- that
- a
- crisis
- had
- come
- in
- his
- life
- and
- that
- neither
- silver
- speculations
- nor
- any
- other
- questions
- could
- ever
- be
- of
- such
- importance
- to
- him
- as
- this
- new
- and
- all
- absorbing
- one
- The
- love
- which
- had
- sprung
- up
- in
- his
- heart
- was
- not
- the
- sudden
- changeable
- fancy
- of
- a
- boy
- but
- rather
- the
- wild
- fierce
- passion
- of
- a
- man
- of
- strong
- will
- and
- imperious
- temper
- He
- had
- been
- accustomed
- to
- succeed
- in
- all
- that
- he
- undertook
- He
- swore
- in
- his
- heart
- that
- he
- would
- not
- fail
- in
- this
- if
- human
- effort
- and
- human
- perseverance
- could
- render
- him
- successful
- He
- called
- on
- John
- Ferrier
- that
- night
- and
- many
- times
- again
- until
- his
- face
- was
- a
- familiar
- one
- at
- the
- farm
- house
- John
- cooped
- up
- in
- the
- valley
- and
- absorbed
- in
- his
- work
- had
- had
- little
- chance
- of
- learning
- the
- news
- of
- the
- outside
- world
- during
- the
- last
- twelve
- years
- All
- this
- Jefferson
- Hope
- was
- able
- to
- tell
- him
- and
- in
- a
- style
- which
- interested
- Lucy
- as
- well
- as
- her
- father
- He
- had
- been
- a
- pioneer
- in
- California
- and
- could
- narrate
- many
- a
- strange
- tale
- of
- fortunes
- made
- and
- fortunes
- lost
- in
- those
- wild
- halcyon
- days
- He
- had
- been
- a
- scout
- too
- and
- a
- trapper
- a
- silver
- explorer
- and
- a
- ranchman
- Wherever
- stirring
- adventures
- were
- to
- be
- had
- Jefferson
- Hope
- had
- been
- there
- in
- search
- of
- them
- He
- soon
- became
- a
- favourite
- with
- the
- old
- farmer
- who
- spoke
- eloquently
- of
- his
- virtues
- On
- such
- occasions
- Lucy
- was
- silent
- but
- her
- blushing
- cheek
- and
- her
- bright
- happy
- eyes
- showed
- only
- too
- clearly
- that
- her
- young
- heart
- was
- no
- longer
- her
- own
- Her
- honest
- father
- may
- not
- have
- observed
- these
- symptoms
- but
- they
- were
- assuredly
- not
- thrown
- away
- upon
- the
- man
- who
- had
- won
- her
- affections
- It
- was
- a
- summer
- evening
- when
- he
- came
- galloping
- down
- the
- road
- and
- pulled
- up
- at
- the
- gate
- She
- was
- at
- the
- doorway
- and
- came
- down
- to
- meet
- him
- He
- threw
- the
- bridle
- over
- the
- fence
- and
- strode
- up
- the
- pathway
- I
- am
- off
- Lucy
- he
- said
- taking
- her
- two
- hands
- in
- his
- and
- gazing
- tenderly
- down
- into
- her
- face
- I
- won't
- ask
- you
- to
- come
- with
- me
- now
- but
- will
- you
- be
- ready
- to
- come
- when
- I
- am
- here
- again
- And
- when
- will
- that
- be
- she
- asked
- blushing
- and
- laughing
- A
- couple
- of
- months
- at
- the
- outside
- I
- will
- come
- and
- claim
- you
- then
- my
- darling
- There's
- no
- one
- who
- can
- stand
- between
- us
- And
- how
- about
- father
- she
- asked
- He
- has
- given
- his
- consent
- provided
- we
- get
- these
- mines
- working
- all
- right
- I
- have
- no
- fear
- on
- that
- head
- Oh
- well
- of
- course
- if
- you
- and
- father
- have
- arranged
- it
- all
- there's
- no
- more
- to
- be
- said
- she
- whispered
- with
- her
- cheek
- against
- his
- broad
- breast
- Thank
- God
- he
- said
- hoarsely
- stooping
- and
- kissing
- her
- It
- is
- settled
- then
- The
- longer
- I
- stay
- the
- harder
- it
- will
- be
- to
- go
- They
- are
- waiting
- for
- me
- at
- the
- ca
- on
- Good
- bye
- my
- own
- darling
- good
- bye
- In
- two
- months
- you
- shall
- see
- me
- He
- tore
- himself
- from
- her
- as
- he
- spoke
- and
- flinging
- himself
- upon
- his
- horse
- galloped
- furiously
- away
- never
- even
- looking
- round
- as
- though
- afraid
- that
- his
- resolution
- might
- fail
- him
- if
- he
- took
- one
- glance
- at
- what
- he
- was
- leaving
- She
- stood
- at
- the
- gate
- gazing
- after
- him
- until
- he
- vanished
- from
- her
- sight
- Then
- she
- walked
- back
- into
- the
- house
- the
- happiest
- girl
- in
- all
- Utah
- CHAPTER
- III
- JOHN
- FERRIER
- TALKS
- WITH
- THE
- PROPHET
- THREE
- weeks
- had
- passed
- since
- Jefferson
- Hope
- and
- his
- comrades
- had
- departed
- from
- Salt
- Lake
- City
- John
- Ferrier's
- heart
- was
- sore
- within
- him
- when
- he
- thought
- of
- the
- young
- man's
- return
- and
- of
- the
- impending
- loss
- of
- his
- adopted
- child
- Yet
- her
- bright
- and
- happy
- face
- reconciled
- him
- to
- the
- arrangement
- more
- than
- any
- argument
- could
- have
- done
- He
- had
- always
- determined
- deep
- down
- in
- his
- resolute
- heart
- that
- nothing
- would
- ever
- induce
- him
- to
- allow
- his
- daughter
- to
- wed
- a
- Mormon
- Such
- a
- marriage
- he
- regarded
- as
- no
- marriage
- at
- all
- but
- as
- a
- shame
- and
- a
- disgrace
- Whatever
- he
- might
- think
- of
- the
- Mormon
- doctrines
- upon
- that
- one
- point
- he
- was
- inflexible
- He
- had
- to
- seal
- his
- mouth
- on
- the
- subject
- however
- for
- to
- express
- an
- unorthodox
- opinion
- was
- a
- dangerous
- matter
- in
- those
- days
- in
- the
- Land
- of
- the
- Saints
- Yes
- a
- dangerous
- matter
- so
- dangerous
- that
- even
- the
- most
- saintly
- dared
- only
- whisper
- their
- religious
- opinions
- with
- bated
- breath
- lest
- something
- which
- fell
- from
- their
- lips
- might
- be
- misconstrued
- and
- bring
- down
- a
- swift
- retribution
- upon
- them
- The
- victims
- of
- persecution
- had
- now
- turned
- persecutors
- on
- their
- own
- account
- and
- persecutors
- of
- the
- most
- terrible
- description
- Not
- the
- Inquisition
- of
- Seville
- nor
- the
- German
- Vehm
- gericht
- nor
- the
- Secret
- Societies
- of
- Italy
- were
- ever
- able
- to
- put
- a
- more
- formidable
- machinery
- in
- motion
- than
- that
- which
- cast
- a
- cloud
- over
- the
- State
- of
- Utah
- Its
- invisibility
- and
- the
- mystery
- which
- was
- attached
- to
- it
- made
- this
- organization
- doubly
- terrible
- It
- appeared
- to
- be
- omniscient
- and
- omnipotent
- and
- yet
- was
- neither
- seen
- nor
- heard
- The
- man
- who
- held
- out
- against
- the
- Church
- vanished
- away
- and
- none
- knew
- whither
- he
- had
- gone
- or
- what
- had
- befallen
- him
- His
- wife
- and
- his
- children
- awaited
- him
- at
- home
- but
- no
- father
- ever
- returned
- to
- tell
- them
- how
- he
- had
- fared
- at
- the
- hands
- of
- his
- secret
- judges
- A
- rash
- word
- or
- a
- hasty
- act
- was
- followed
- by
- annihilation
- and
- yet
- none
- knew
- what
- the
- nature
- might
- be
- of
- this
- terrible
- power
- which
- was
- suspended
- over
- them
- No
- wonder
- that
- men
- went
- about
- in
- fear
- and
- trembling
- and
- that
- even
- in
- the
- heart
- of
- the
- wilderness
- they
- dared
- not
- whisper
- the
- doubts
- which
- oppressed
- them
- At
- first
- this
- vague
- and
- terrible
- power
- was
- exercised
- only
- upon
- the
- recalcitrants
- who
- having
- embraced
- the
- Mormon
- faith
- wished
- afterwards
- to
- pervert
- or
- to
- abandon
- it
- Soon
- however
- it
- took
- a
- wider
- range
- The
- supply
- of
- adult
- women
- was
- running
- short
- and
- polygamy
- without
- a
- female
- population
- on
- which
- to
- draw
- was
- a
- barren
- doctrine
- indeed
- Strange
- rumours
- began
- to
- be
- bandied
- about
- rumours
- of
- murdered
- immigrants
- and
- rifled
- camps
- in
- regions
- where
- Indians
- had
- never
- been
- seen
- Fresh
- women
- appeared
- in
- the
- harems
- of
- the
- Elders
- women
- who
- pined
- and
- wept
- and
- bore
- upon
- their
- faces
- the
- traces
- of
- an
- unextinguishable
- horror
- Belated
- wanderers
- upon
- the
- mountains
- spoke
- of
- gangs
- of
- armed
- men
- masked
- stealthy
- and
- noiseless
- who
- flitted
- by
- them
- in
- the
- darkness
- These
- tales
- and
- rumours
- took
- substance
- and
- shape
- and
- were
- corroborated
- and
- re
- corroborated
- until
- they
- resolved
- themselves
- into
- a
- definite
- name
- To
- this
- day
- in
- the
- lonely
- ranches
- of
- the
- West
- the
- name
- of
- the
- Danite
- Band
- or
- the
- Avenging
- Angels
- is
- a
- sinister
- and
- an
- ill
- omened
- one
- Fuller
- knowledge
- of
- the
- organization
- which
- produced
- such
- terrible
- results
- served
- to
- increase
- rather
- than
- to
- lessen
- the
- horror
- which
- it
- inspired
- in
- the
- minds
- of
- men
- None
- knew
- who
- belonged
- to
- this
- ruthless
- society
- The
- names
- of
- the
- participators
- in
- the
- deeds
- of
- blood
- and
- violence
- done
- under
- the
- name
- of
- religion
- were
- kept
- profoundly
- secret
- The
- very
- friend
- to
- whom
- you
- communicated
- your
- misgivings
- as
- to
- the
- Prophet
- and
- his
- mission
- might
- be
- one
- of
- those
- who
- would
- come
- forth
- at
- night
- with
- fire
- and
- sword
- to
- exact
- a
- terrible
- reparation
- Hence
- every
- man
- feared
- his
- neighbour
- and
- none
- spoke
- of
- the
- things
- which
- were
- nearest
- his
- heart
- One
- fine
- morning
- John
- Ferrier
- was
- about
- to
- set
- out
- to
- his
- wheatfields
- when
- he
- heard
- the
- click
- of
- the
- latch
- and
- looking
- through
- the
- window
- saw
- a
- stout
- sandy
- haired
- middle
- aged
- man
- coming
- up
- the
- pathway
- His
- heart
- leapt
- to
- his
- mouth
- for
- this
- was
- none
- other
- than
- the
- great
- Brigham
- Young
- himself
- Full
- of
- trepidation
- for
- he
- knew
- that
- such
- a
- visit
- boded
- him
- little
- good
- Ferrier
- ran
- to
- the
- door
- to
- greet
- the
- Mormon
- chief
- The
- latter
- however
- received
- his
- salutations
- coldly
- and
- followed
- him
- with
- a
- stern
- face
- into
- the
- sitting
- room
- Brother
- Ferrier
- he
- said
- taking
- a
- seat
- and
- eyeing
- the
- farmer
- keenly
- from
- under
- his
- light
- coloured
- eyelashes
- the
- true
- believers
- have
- been
- good
- friends
- to
- you
- We
- picked
- you
- up
- when
- you
- were
- starving
- in
- the
- desert
- we
- shared
- our
- food
- with
- you
- led
- you
- safe
- to
- the
- Chosen
- Valley
- gave
- you
- a
- goodly
- share
- of
- land
- and
- allowed
- you
- to
- wax
- rich
- under
- our
- protection
- Is
- not
- this
- so
- It
- is
- so
- answered
- John
- Ferrier
- In
- return
- for
- all
- this
- we
- asked
- but
- one
- condition
- that
- was
- that
- you
- should
- embrace
- the
- true
- faith
- and
- conform
- in
- every
- way
- to
- its
- usages
- This
- you
- promised
- to
- do
- and
- this
- if
- common
- report
- says
- truly
- you
- have
- neglected
- And
- how
- have
- I
- neglected
- it
- asked
- Ferrier
- throwing
- out
- his
- hands
- in
- expostulation
- Have
- I
- not
- given
- to
- the
- common
- fund
- Have
- I
- not
- attended
- at
- the
- Temple
- Have
- I
- not
- Where
- are
- your
- wives
- asked
- Young
- looking
- round
- him
- Call
- them
- in
- that
- I
- may
- greet
- them
- It
- is
- true
- that
- I
- have
- not
- married
- Ferrier
- answered
- But
- women
- were
- few
- and
- there
- were
- many
- who
- had
- better
- claims
- than
- I
- I
- was
- not
- a
- lonely
- man
- I
- had
- my
- daughter
- to
- attend
- to
- my
- wants
- It
- is
- of
- that
- daughter
- that
- I
- would
- speak
- to
- you
- said
- the
- leader
- of
- the
- Mormons
- She
- has
- grown
- to
- be
- the
- flower
- of
- Utah
- and
- has
- found
- favour
- in
- the
- eyes
- of
- many
- who
- are
- high
- in
- the
- land
- John
- Ferrier
- groaned
- internally
- There
- are
- stories
- of
- her
- which
- I
- would
- fain
- disbelieve
- stories
- that
- she
- is
- sealed
- to
- some
- Gentile
- This
- must
- be
- the
- gossip
- of
- idle
- tongues
- What
- is
- the
- thirteenth
- rule
- in
- the
- code
- of
- the
- sainted
- Joseph
- Smith
- Let
- every
- maiden
- of
- the
- true
- faith
- marry
- one
- of
- the
- elect
- for
- if
- she
- wed
- a
- Gentile
- she
- commits
- a
- grievous
- sin
- This
- being
- so
- it
- is
- impossible
- that
- you
- who
- profess
- the
- holy
- creed
- should
- suffer
- your
- daughter
- to
- violate
- it
- John
- Ferrier
- made
- no
- answer
- but
- he
- played
- nervously
- with
- his
- riding
- whip
- Upon
- this
- one
- point
- your
- whole
- faith
- shall
- be
- tested
- so
- it
- has
- been
- decided
- in
- the
- Sacred
- Council
- of
- Four
- The
- girl
- is
- young
- and
- we
- would
- not
- have
- her
- wed
- grey
- hairs
- neither
- would
- we
- deprive
- her
- of
- all
- choice
- We
- Elders
- have
- many
- heifers
- but
- our
- children
- must
- also
- be
- provided
- Stangerson
- has
- a
- son
- and
- Drebber
- has
- a
- son
- and
- either
- of
- them
- would
- gladly
- welcome
- your
- daughter
- to
- their
- house
- Let
- her
- choose
- between
- them
- They
- are
- young
- and
- rich
- and
- of
- the
- true
- faith
- What
- say
- you
- to
- that
- Ferrier
- remained
- silent
- for
- some
- little
- time
- with
- his
- brows
- knitted
- You
- will
- give
- us
- time
- he
- said
- at
- last
- My
- daughter
- is
- very
- young
- she
- is
- scarce
- of
- an
- age
- to
- marry
- She
- shall
- have
- a
- month
- to
- choose
- said
- Young
- rising
- from
- his
- seat
- At
- the
- end
- of
- that
- time
- she
- shall
- give
- her
- answer
- He
- was
- passing
- through
- the
- door
- when
- he
- turned
- with
- flushed
- face
- and
- flashing
- eyes
- It
- were
- better
- for
- you
- John
- Ferrier
- he
- thundered
- that
- you
- and
- she
- were
- now
- lying
- blanched
- skeletons
- upon
- the
- Sierra
- Blanco
- than
- that
- you
- should
- put
- your
- weak
- wills
- against
- the
- orders
- of
- the
- Holy
- Four
- With
- a
- threatening
- gesture
- of
- his
- hand
- he
- turned
- from
- the
- door
- and
- Ferrier
- heard
- his
- heavy
- step
- scrunching
- along
- the
- shingly
- path
- He
- was
- still
- sitting
- with
- his
- elbows
- upon
- his
- knees
- considering
- how
- he
- should
- broach
- the
- matter
- to
- his
- daughter
- when
- a
- soft
- hand
- was
- laid
- upon
- his
- and
- looking
- up
- he
- saw
- her
- standing
- beside
- him
- One
- glance
- at
- her
- pale
- frightened
- face
- showed
- him
- that
- she
- had
- heard
- what
- had
- passed
- I
- could
- not
- help
- it
- she
- said
- in
- answer
- to
- his
- look
- His
- voice
- rang
- through
- the
- house
- Oh
- father
- father
- what
- shall
- we
- do
- Don't
- you
- scare
- yourself
- he
- answered
- drawing
- her
- to
- him
- and
- passing
- his
- broad
- rough
- hand
- caressingly
- over
- her
- chestnut
- hair
- We'll
- fix
- it
- up
- somehow
- or
- another
- You
- don't
- find
- your
- fancy
- kind
- o'
- lessening
- for
- this
- chap
- do
- you
- A
- sob
- and
- a
- squeeze
- of
- his
- hand
- was
- her
- only
- answer
- No
- of
- course
- not
- I
- shouldn't
- care
- to
- hear
- you
- say
- you
- did
- He's
- a
- likely
- lad
- and
- he's
- a
- Christian
- which
- is
- more
- than
- these
- folk
- here
- in
- spite
- o'
- all
- their
- praying
- and
- preaching
- There's
- a
- party
- starting
- for
- Nevada
- to
- morrow
- and
- I'll
- manage
- to
- send
- him
- a
- message
- letting
- him
- know
- the
- hole
- we
- are
- in
- If
- I
- know
- anything
- o'
- that
- young
- man
- he'll
- be
- back
- here
- with
- a
- speed
- that
- would
- whip
- electro
- telegraphs
- Lucy
- laughed
- through
- her
- tears
- at
- her
- father's
- description
- When
- he
- comes
- he
- will
- advise
- us
- for
- the
- best
- But
- it
- is
- for
- you
- that
- I
- am
- frightened
- dear
- One
- hears
- one
- hears
- such
- dreadful
- stories
- about
- those
- who
- oppose
- the
- Prophet
- something
- terrible
- always
- happens
- to
- them
- But
- we
- haven't
- opposed
- him
- yet
- her
- father
- answered
- It
- will
- be
- time
- to
- look
- out
- for
- squalls
- when
- we
- do
- We
- have
- a
- clear
- month
- before
- us
- at
- the
- end
- of
- that
- I
- guess
- we
- had
- best
- shin
- out
- of
- Utah
- Leave
- Utah
- That's
- about
- the
- size
- of
- it
- But
- the
- farm
- We
- will
- raise
- as
- much
- as
- we
- can
- in
- money
- and
- let
- the
- rest
- go
- To
- tell
- the
- truth
- Lucy
- it
- isn't
- the
- first
- time
- I
- have
- thought
- of
- doing
- it
- I
- don't
- care
- about
- knuckling
- under
- to
- any
- man
- as
- these
- folk
- do
- to
- their
- darned
- prophet
- I'm
- a
- free
- born
- American
- and
- it's
- all
- new
- to
- me
- Guess
- I'm
- too
- old
- to
- learn
- If
- he
- comes
- browsing
- about
- this
- farm
- he
- might
- chance
- to
- run
- up
- against
- a
- charge
- of
- buckshot
- travelling
- in
- the
- opposite
- direction
- But
- they
- won't
- let
- us
- leave
- his
- daughter
- objected
- Wait
- till
- Jefferson
- comes
- and
- we'll
- soon
- manage
- that
- In
- the
- meantime
- don't
- you
- fret
- yourself
- my
- dearie
- and
- don't
- get
- your
- eyes
- swelled
- up
- else
- he'll
- be
- walking
- into
- me
- when
- he
- sees
- you
- There's
- nothing
- to
- be
- afeared
- about
- and
- there's
- no
- danger
- at
- all
- John
- Ferrier
- uttered
- these
- consoling
- remarks
- in
- a
- very
- confident
- tone
- but
- she
- could
- not
- help
- observing
- that
- he
- paid
- unusual
- care
- to
- the
- fastening
- of
- the
- doors
- that
- night
- and
- that
- he
- carefully
- cleaned
- and
- loaded
- the
- rusty
- old
- shotgun
- which
- hung
- upon
- the
- wall
- of
- his
- bedroom
- CHAPTER
- IV
- A
- FLIGHT
- FOR
- LIFE
- ON
- the
- morning
- which
- followed
- his
- interview
- with
- the
- Mormon
- Prophet
- John
- Ferrier
- went
- in
- to
- Salt
- Lake
- City
- and
- having
- found
- his
- acquaintance
- who
- was
- bound
- for
- the
- Nevada
- Mountains
- he
- entrusted
- him
- with
- his
- message
- to
- Jefferson
- Hope
- In
- it
- he
- told
- the
- young
- man
- of
- the
- imminent
- danger
- which
- threatened
- them
- and
- how
- necessary
- it
- was
- that
- he
- should
- return
- Having
- done
- thus
- he
- felt
- easier
- in
- his
- mind
- and
- returned
- home
- with
- a
- lighter
- heart
- As
- he
- approached
- his
- farm
- he
- was
- surprised
- to
- see
- a
- horse
- hitched
- to
- each
- of
- the
- posts
- of
- the
- gate
- Still
- more
- surprised
- was
- he
- on
- entering
- to
- find
- two
- young
- men
- in
- possession
- of
- his
- sitting
- room
- One
- with
- a
- long
- pale
- face
- was
- leaning
- back
- in
- the
- rocking
- chair
- with
- his
- feet
- cocked
- up
- upon
- the
- stove
- The
- other
- a
- bull
- necked
- youth
- with
- coarse
- bloated
- features
- was
- standing
- in
- front
- of
- the
- window
- with
- his
- hands
- in
- his
- pocket
- whistling
- a
- popular
- hymn
- Both
- of
- them
- nodded
- to
- Ferrier
- as
- he
- entered
- and
- the
- one
- in
- the
- rocking
- chair
- commenced
- the
- conversation
- Maybe
- you
- don't
- know
- us
- he
- said
- This
- here
- is
- the
- son
- of
- Elder
- Drebber
- and
- I'm
- Joseph
- Stangerson
- who
- travelled
- with
- you
- in
- the
- desert
- when
- the
- Lord
- stretched
- out
- His
- hand
- and
- gathered
- you
- into
- the
- true
- fold
- As
- He
- will
- all
- the
- nations
- in
- His
- own
- good
- time
- said
- the
- other
- in
- a
- nasal
- voice
- He
- grindeth
- slowly
- but
- exceeding
- small
- John
- Ferrier
- bowed
- coldly
- He
- had
- guessed
- who
- his
- visitors
- were
- We
- have
- come
- continued
- Stangerson
- at
- the
- advice
- of
- our
- fathers
- to
- solicit
- the
- hand
- of
- your
- daughter
- for
- whichever
- of
- us
- may
- seem
- good
- to
- you
- and
- to
- her
- As
- I
- have
- but
- four
- wives
- and
- Brother
- Drebber
- here
- has
- seven
- it
- appears
- to
- me
- that
- my
- claim
- is
- the
- stronger
- one
- Nay
- nay
- Brother
- Stangerson
- cried
- the
- other
- the
- question
- is
- not
- how
- many
- wives
- we
- have
- but
- how
- many
- we
- can
- keep
- My
- father
- has
- now
- given
- over
- his
- mills
- to
- me
- and
- I
- am
- the
- richer
- man
- But
- my
- prospects
- are
- better
- said
- the
- other
- warmly
- When
- the
- Lord
- removes
- my
- father
- I
- shall
- have
- his
- tanning
- yard
- and
- his
- leather
- factory
- Then
- I
- am
- your
- elder
- and
- am
- higher
- in
- the
- Church
- It
- will
- be
- for
- the
- maiden
- to
- decide
- rejoined
- young
- Drebber
- smirking
- at
- his
- own
- reflection
- in
- the
- glass
- We
- will
- leave
- it
- all
- to
- her
- decision
- During
- this
- dialogue
- John
- Ferrier
- had
- stood
- fuming
- in
- the
- doorway
- hardly
- able
- to
- keep
- his
- riding
- whip
- from
- the
- backs
- of
- his
- two
- visitors
- Look
- here
- he
- said
- at
- last
- striding
- up
- to
- them
- when
- my
- daughter
- summons
- you
- you
- can
- come
- but
- until
- then
- I
- don't
- want
- to
- see
- your
- faces
- again
- The
- two
- young
- Mormons
- stared
- at
- him
- in
- amazement
- In
- their
- eyes
- this
- competition
- between
- them
- for
- the
- maiden's
- hand
- was
- the
- highest
- of
- honours
- both
- to
- her
- and
- her
- father
- There
- are
- two
- ways
- out
- of
- the
- room
- cried
- Ferrier
- there
- is
- the
- door
- and
- there
- is
- the
- window
- Which
- do
- you
- care
- to
- use
- His
- brown
- face
- looked
- so
- savage
- and
- his
- gaunt
- hands
- so
- threatening
- that
- his
- visitors
- sprang
- to
- their
- feet
- and
- beat
- a
- hurried
- retreat
- The
- old
- farmer
- followed
- them
- to
- the
- door
- Let
- me
- know
- when
- you
- have
- settled
- which
- it
- is
- to
- be
- he
- said
- sardonically
- You
- shall
- smart
- for
- this
- Stangerson
- cried
- white
- with
- rage
- You
- have
- defied
- the
- Prophet
- and
- the
- Council
- of
- Four
- You
- shall
- rue
- it
- to
- the
- end
- of
- your
- days
- The
- hand
- of
- the
- Lord
- shall
- be
- heavy
- upon
- you
- cried
- young
- Drebber
- He
- will
- arise
- and
- smite
- you
- Then
- I'll
- start
- the
- smiting
- exclaimed
- Ferrier
- furiously
- and
- would
- have
- rushed
- upstairs
- for
- his
- gun
- had
- not
- Lucy
- seized
- him
- by
- the
- arm
- and
- restrained
- him
- Before
- he
- could
- escape
- from
- her
- the
- clatter
- of
- horses'
- hoofs
- told
- him
- that
- they
- were
- beyond
- his
- reach
- The
- young
- canting
- rascals
- he
- exclaimed
- wiping
- the
- perspiration
- from
- his
- forehead
- I
- would
- sooner
- see
- you
- in
- your
- grave
- my
- girl
- than
- the
- wife
- of
- either
- of
- them
- And
- so
- should
- I
- father
- she
- answered
- with
- spirit
- but
- Jefferson
- will
- soon
- be
- here
- Yes
- It
- will
- not
- be
- long
- before
- he
- comes
- The
- sooner
- the
- better
- for
- we
- do
- not
- know
- what
- their
- next
- move
- may
- be
- It
- was
- indeed
- high
- time
- that
- someone
- capable
- of
- giving
- advice
- and
- help
- should
- come
- to
- the
- aid
- of
- the
- sturdy
- old
- farmer
- and
- his
- adopted
- daughter
- In
- the
- whole
- history
- of
- the
- settlement
- there
- had
- never
- been
- such
- a
- case
- of
- rank
- disobedience
- to
- the
- authority
- of
- the
- Elders
- If
- minor
- errors
- were
- punished
- so
- sternly
- what
- would
- be
- the
- fate
- of
- this
- arch
- rebel
- Ferrier
- knew
- that
- his
- wealth
- and
- position
- would
- be
- of
- no
- avail
- to
- him
- Others
- as
- well
- known
- and
- as
- rich
- as
- himself
- had
- been
- spirited
- away
- before
- now
- and
- their
- goods
- given
- over
- to
- the
- Church
- He
- was
- a
- brave
- man
- but
- he
- trembled
- at
- the
- vague
- shadowy
- terrors
- which
- hung
- over
- him
- Any
- known
- danger
- he
- could
- face
- with
- a
- firm
- lip
- but
- this
- suspense
- was
- unnerving
- He
- concealed
- his
- fears
- from
- his
- daughter
- however
- and
- affected
- to
- make
- light
- of
- the
- whole
- matter
- though
- she
- with
- the
- keen
- eye
- of
- love
- saw
- plainly
- that
- he
- was
- ill
- at
- ease
- He
- expected
- that
- he
- would
- receive
- some
- message
- or
- remonstrance
- from
- Young
- as
- to
- his
- conduct
- and
- he
- was
- not
- mistaken
- though
- it
- came
- in
- an
- unlooked
- for
- manner
- Upon
- rising
- next
- morning
- he
- found
- to
- his
- surprise
- a
- small
- square
- of
- paper
- pinned
- on
- to
- the
- coverlet
- of
- his
- bed
- just
- over
- his
- chest
- On
- it
- was
- printed
- in
- bold
- straggling
- letters
- Twenty
- nine
- days
- are
- given
- you
- for
- amendment
- and
- then
- The
- dash
- was
- more
- fear
- inspiring
- than
- any
- threat
- could
- have
- been
- How
- this
- warning
- came
- into
- his
- room
- puzzled
- John
- Ferrier
- sorely
- for
- his
- servants
- slept
- in
- an
- outhouse
- and
- the
- doors
- and
- windows
- had
- all
- been
- secured
- He
- crumpled
- the
- paper
- up
- and
- said
- nothing
- to
- his
- daughter
- but
- the
- incident
- struck
- a
- chill
- into
- his
- heart
- The
- twenty
- nine
- days
- were
- evidently
- the
- balance
- of
- the
- month
- which
- Young
- had
- promised
- What
- strength
- or
- courage
- could
- avail
- against
- an
- enemy
- armed
- with
- such
- mysterious
- powers
- The
- hand
- which
- fastened
- that
- pin
- might
- have
- struck
- him
- to
- the
- heart
- and
- he
- could
- never
- have
- known
- who
- had
- slain
- him
- Still
- more
- shaken
- was
- he
- next
- morning
- They
- had
- sat
- down
- to
- their
- breakfast
- when
- Lucy
- with
- a
- cry
- of
- surprise
- pointed
- upwards
- In
- the
- centre
- of
- the
- ceiling
- was
- scrawled
- with
- a
- burned
- stick
- apparently
- the
- number
- To
- his
- daughter
- it
- was
- unintelligible
- and
- he
- did
- not
- enlighten
- her
- That
- night
- he
- sat
- up
- with
- his
- gun
- and
- kept
- watch
- and
- ward
- He
- saw
- and
- he
- heard
- nothing
- and
- yet
- in
- the
- morning
- a
- great
- had
- been
- painted
- upon
- the
- outside
- of
- his
- door
- Thus
- day
- followed
- day
- and
- as
- sure
- as
- morning
- came
- he
- found
- that
- his
- unseen
- enemies
- had
- kept
- their
- register
- and
- had
- marked
- up
- in
- some
- conspicuous
- position
- how
- many
- days
- were
- still
- left
- to
- him
- out
- of
- the
- month
- of
- grace
- Sometimes
- the
- fatal
- numbers
- appeared
- upon
- the
- walls
- sometimes
- upon
- the
- floors
- occasionally
- they
- were
- on
- small
- placards
- stuck
- upon
- the
- garden
- gate
- or
- the
- railings
- With
- all
- his
- vigilance
- John
- Ferrier
- could
- not
- discover
- whence
- these
- daily
- warnings
- proceeded
- A
- horror
- which
- was
- almost
- superstitious
- came
- upon
- him
- at
- the
- sight
- of
- them
- He
- became
- haggard
- and
- restless
- and
- his
- eyes
- had
- the
- troubled
- look
- of
- some
- hunted
- creature
- He
- had
- but
- one
- hope
- in
- life
- now
- and
- that
- was
- for
- the
- arrival
- of
- the
- young
- hunter
- from
- Nevada
- Twenty
- had
- changed
- to
- fifteen
- and
- fifteen
- to
- ten
- but
- there
- was
- no
- news
- of
- the
- absentee
- One
- by
- one
- the
- numbers
- dwindled
- down
- and
- still
- there
- came
- no
- sign
- of
- him
- Whenever
- a
- horseman
- clattered
- down
- the
- road
- or
- a
- driver
- shouted
- at
- his
- team
- the
- old
- farmer
- hurried
- to
- the
- gate
- thinking
- that
- help
- had
- arrived
- at
- last
- At
- last
- when
- he
- saw
- five
- give
- way
- to
- four
- and
- that
- again
- to
- three
- he
- lost
- heart
- and
- abandoned
- all
- hope
- of
- escape
- Single
- handed
- and
- with
- his
- limited
- knowledge
- of
- the
- mountains
- which
- surrounded
- the
- settlement
- he
- knew
- that
- he
- was
- powerless
- The
- more
- frequented
- roads
- were
- strictly
- watched
- and
- guarded
- and
- none
- could
- pass
- along
- them
- without
- an
- order
- from
- the
- Council
- Turn
- which
- way
- he
- would
- there
- appeared
- to
- be
- no
- avoiding
- the
- blow
- which
- hung
- over
- him
- Yet
- the
- old
- man
- never
- wavered
- in
- his
- resolution
- to
- part
- with
- life
- itself
- before
- he
- consented
- to
- what
- he
- regarded
- as
- his
- daughter's
- dishonour
- He
- was
- sitting
- alone
- one
- evening
- pondering
- deeply
- over
- his
- troubles
- and
- searching
- vainly
- for
- some
- way
- out
- of
- them
- That
- morning
- had
- shown
- the
- figure
- upon
- the
- wall
- of
- his
- house
- and
- the
- next
- day
- would
- be
- the
- last
- of
- the
- allotted
- time
- What
- was
- to
- happen
- then
- All
- manner
- of
- vague
- and
- terrible
- fancies
- filled
- his
- imagination
- And
- his
- daughter
- what
- was
- to
- become
- of
- her
- after
- he
- was
- gone
- Was
- there
- no
- escape
- from
- the
- invisible
- network
- which
- was
- drawn
- all
- round
- them
- He
- sank
- his
- head
- upon
- the
- table
- and
- sobbed
- at
- the
- thought
- of
- his
- own
- impotence
- What
- was
- that
- In
- the
- silence
- he
- heard
- a
- gentle
- scratching
- sound
- low
- but
- very
- distinct
- in
- the
- quiet
- of
- the
- night
- It
- came
- from
- the
- door
- of
- the
- house
- Ferrier
- crept
- into
- the
- hall
- and
- listened
- intently
- There
- was
- a
- pause
- for
- a
- few
- moments
- and
- then
- the
- low
- insidious
- sound
- was
- repeated
- Someone
- was
- evidently
- tapping
- very
- gently
- upon
- one
- of
- the
- panels
- of
- the
- door
- Was
- it
- some
- midnight
- assassin
- who
- had
- come
- to
- carry
- out
- the
- murderous
- orders
- of
- the
- secret
- tribunal
- Or
- was
- it
- some
- agent
- who
- was
- marking
- up
- that
- the
- last
- day
- of
- grace
- had
- arrived
- John
- Ferrier
- felt
- that
- instant
- death
- would
- be
- better
- than
- the
- suspense
- which
- shook
- his
- nerves
- and
- chilled
- his
- heart
- Springing
- forward
- he
- drew
- the
- bolt
- and
- threw
- the
- door
- open
- Outside
- all
- was
- calm
- and
- quiet
- The
- night
- was
- fine
- and
- the
- stars
- were
- twinkling
- brightly
- overhead
- The
- little
- front
- garden
- lay
- before
- the
- farmer's
- eyes
- bounded
- by
- the
- fence
- and
- gate
- but
- neither
- there
- nor
- on
- the
- road
- was
- any
- human
- being
- to
- be
- seen
- With
- a
- sigh
- of
- relief
- Ferrier
- looked
- to
- right
- and
- to
- left
- until
- happening
- to
- glance
- straight
- down
- at
- his
- own
- feet
- he
- saw
- to
- his
- astonishment
- a
- man
- lying
- flat
- upon
- his
- face
- upon
- the
- ground
- with
- arms
- and
- legs
- all
- asprawl
- So
- unnerved
- was
- he
- at
- the
- sight
- that
- he
- leaned
- up
- against
- the
- wall
- with
- his
- hand
- to
- his
- throat
- to
- stifle
- his
- inclination
- to
- call
- out
- His
- first
- thought
- was
- that
- the
- prostrate
- figure
- was
- that
- of
- some
- wounded
- or
- dying
- man
- but
- as
- he
- watched
- it
- he
- saw
- it
- writhe
- along
- the
- ground
- and
- into
- the
- hall
- with
- the
- rapidity
- and
- noiselessness
- of
- a
- serpent
- Once
- within
- the
- house
- the
- man
- sprang
- to
- his
- feet
- closed
- the
- door
- and
- revealed
- to
- the
- astonished
- farmer
- the
- fierce
- face
- and
- resolute
- expression
- of
- Jefferson
- Hope
- Good
- God
- gasped
- John
- Ferrier
- How
- you
- scared
- me
- Whatever
- made
- you
- come
- in
- like
- that
- Give
- me
- food
- the
- other
- said
- hoarsely
- I
- have
- had
- no
- time
- for
- bite
- or
- sup
- for
- eight
- and
- forty
- hours
- He
- flung
- himself
- upon
- the
- cold
- meat
- and
- bread
- which
- were
- still
- lying
- upon
- the
- table
- from
- his
- host's
- supper
- and
- devoured
- it
- voraciously
- Does
- Lucy
- bear
- up
- well
- he
- asked
- when
- he
- had
- satisfied
- his
- hunger
- Yes
- She
- does
- not
- know
- the
- danger
- her
- father
- answered
- That
- is
- well
- The
- house
- is
- watched
- on
- every
- side
- That
- is
- why
- I
- crawled
- my
- way
- up
- to
- it
- They
- may
- be
- darned
- sharp
- but
- they're
- not
- quite
- sharp
- enough
- to
- catch
- a
- Washoe
- hunter
- John
- Ferrier
- felt
- a
- different
- man
- now
- that
- he
- realized
- that
- he
- had
- a
- devoted
- ally
- He
- seized
- the
- young
- man's
- leathery
- hand
- and
- wrung
- it
- cordially
- You're
- a
- man
- to
- be
- proud
- of
- he
- said
- There
- are
- not
- many
- who
- would
- come
- to
- share
- our
- danger
- and
- our
- troubles
- You've
- hit
- it
- there
- pard
- the
- young
- hunter
- answered
- I
- have
- a
- respect
- for
- you
- but
- if
- you
- were
- alone
- in
- this
- business
- I'd
- think
- twice
- before
- I
- put
- my
- head
- into
- such
- a
- hornet's
- nest
- It's
- Lucy
- that
- brings
- me
- here
- and
- before
- harm
- comes
- on
- her
- I
- guess
- there
- will
- be
- one
- less
- o'
- the
- Hope
- family
- in
- Utah
- What
- are
- we
- to
- do
- To
- morrow
- is
- your
- last
- day
- and
- unless
- you
- act
- to
- night
- you
- are
- lost
- I
- have
- a
- mule
- and
- two
- horses
- waiting
- in
- the
- Eagle
- Ravine
- How
- much
- money
- have
- you
- Two
- thousand
- dollars
- in
- gold
- and
- five
- in
- notes
- That
- will
- do
- I
- have
- as
- much
- more
- to
- add
- to
- it
- We
- must
- push
- for
- Carson
- City
- through
- the
- mountains
- You
- had
- best
- wake
- Lucy
- It
- is
- as
- well
- that
- the
- servants
- do
- not
- sleep
- in
- the
- house
- While
- Ferrier
- was
- absent
- preparing
- his
- daughter
- for
- the
- approaching
- journey
- Jefferson
- Hope
- packed
- all
- the
- eatables
- that
- he
- could
- find
- into
- a
- small
- parcel
- and
- filled
- a
- stoneware
- jar
- with
- water
- for
- he
- knew
- by
- experience
- that
- the
- mountain
- wells
- were
- few
- and
- far
- between
- He
- had
- hardly
- completed
- his
- arrangements
- before
- the
- farmer
- returned
- with
- his
- daughter
- all
- dressed
- and
- ready
- for
- a
- start
- The
- greeting
- between
- the
- lovers
- was
- warm
- but
- brief
- for
- minutes
- were
- precious
- and
- there
- was
- much
- to
- be
- done
- We
- must
- make
- our
- start
- at
- once
- said
- Jefferson
- Hope
- speaking
- in
- a
- low
- but
- resolute
- voice
- like
- one
- who
- realizes
- the
- greatness
- of
- the
- peril
- but
- has
- steeled
- his
- heart
- to
- meet
- it
- The
- front
- and
- back
- entrances
- are
- watched
- but
- with
- caution
- we
- may
- get
- away
- through
- the
- side
- window
- and
- across
- the
- fields
- Once
- on
- the
- road
- we
- are
- only
- two
- miles
- from
- the
- Ravine
- where
- the
- horses
- are
- waiting
- By
- daybreak
- we
- should
- be
- half
- way
- through
- the
- mountains
- What
- if
- we
- are
- stopped
- asked
- Ferrier
- Hope
- slapped
- the
- revolver
- butt
- which
- protruded
- from
- the
- front
- of
- his
- tunic
- If
- they
- are
- too
- many
- for
- us
- we
- shall
- take
- two
- or
- three
- of
- them
- with
- us
- he
- said
- with
- a
- sinister
- smile
- The
- lights
- inside
- the
- house
- had
- all
- been
- extinguished
- and
- from
- the
- darkened
- window
- Ferrier
- peered
- over
- the
- fields
- which
- had
- been
- his
- own
- and
- which
- he
- was
- now
- about
- to
- abandon
- for
- ever
- He
- had
- long
- nerved
- himself
- to
- the
- sacrifice
- however
- and
- the
- thought
- of
- the
- honour
- and
- happiness
- of
- his
- daughter
- outweighed
- any
- regret
- at
- his
- ruined
- fortunes
- All
- looked
- so
- peaceful
- and
- happy
- the
- rustling
- trees
- and
- the
- broad
- silent
- stretch
- of
- grain
- land
- that
- it
- was
- difficult
- to
- realize
- that
- the
- spirit
- of
- murder
- lurked
- through
- it
- all
- Yet
- the
- white
- face
- and
- set
- expression
- of
- the
- young
- hunter
- showed
- that
- in
- his
- approach
- to
- the
- house
- he
- had
- seen
- enough
- to
- satisfy
- him
- upon
- that
- head
- Ferrier
- carried
- the
- bag
- of
- gold
- and
- notes
- Jefferson
- Hope
- had
- the
- scanty
- provisions
- and
- water
- while
- Lucy
- had
- a
- small
- bundle
- containing
- a
- few
- of
- her
- more
- valued
- possessions
- Opening
- the
- window
- very
- slowly
- and
- carefully
- they
- waited
- until
- a
- dark
- cloud
- had
- somewhat
- obscured
- the
- night
- and
- then
- one
- by
- one
- passed
- through
- into
- the
- little
- garden
- With
- bated
- breath
- and
- crouching
- figures
- they
- stumbled
- across
- it
- and
- gained
- the
- shelter
- of
- the
- hedge
- which
- they
- skirted
- until
- they
- came
- to
- the
- gap
- which
- opened
- into
- the
- cornfields
- They
- had
- just
- reached
- this
- point
- when
- the
- young
- man
- seized
- his
- two
- companions
- and
- dragged
- them
- down
- into
- the
- shadow
- where
- they
- lay
- silent
- and
- trembling
- It
- was
- as
- well
- that
- his
- prairie
- training
- had
- given
- Jefferson
- Hope
- the
- ears
- of
- a
- lynx
- He
- and
- his
- friends
- had
- hardly
- crouched
- down
- before
- the
- melancholy
- hooting
- of
- a
- mountain
- owl
- was
- heard
- within
- a
- few
- yards
- of
- them
- which
- was
- immediately
- answered
- by
- another
- hoot
- at
- a
- small
- distance
- At
- the
- same
- moment
- a
- vague
- shadowy
- figure
- emerged
- from
- the
- gap
- for
- which
- they
- had
- been
- making
- and
- uttered
- the
- plaintive
- signal
- cry
- again
- on
- which
- a
- second
- man
- appeared
- out
- of
- the
- obscurity
- To
- morrow
- at
- midnight
- said
- the
- first
- who
- appeared
- to
- be
- in
- authority
- When
- the
- Whip
- poor
- Will
- calls
- three
- times
- It
- is
- well
- returned
- the
- other
- Shall
- I
- tell
- Brother
- Drebber
- Pass
- it
- on
- to
- him
- and
- from
- him
- to
- the
- others
- Nine
- to
- seven
- Seven
- to
- five
- repeated
- the
- other
- and
- the
- two
- figures
- flitted
- away
- in
- different
- directions
- Their
- concluding
- words
- had
- evidently
- been
- some
- form
- of
- sign
- and
- countersign
- The
- instant
- that
- their
- footsteps
- had
- died
- away
- in
- the
- distance
- Jefferson
- Hope
- sprang
- to
- his
- feet
- and
- helping
- his
- companions
- through
- the
- gap
- led
- the
- way
- across
- the
- fields
- at
- the
- top
- of
- his
- speed
- supporting
- and
- half
- carrying
- the
- girl
- when
- her
- strength
- appeared
- to
- fail
- her
- Hurry
- on
- hurry
- on
- he
- gasped
- from
- time
- to
- time
- We
- are
- through
- the
- line
- of
- sentinels
- Everything
- depends
- on
- speed
- Hurry
- on
- Once
- on
- the
- high
- road
- they
- made
- rapid
- progress
- Only
- once
- did
- they
- meet
- anyone
- and
- then
- they
- managed
- to
- slip
- into
- a
- field
- and
- so
- avoid
- recognition
- Before
- reaching
- the
- town
- the
- hunter
- branched
- away
- into
- a
- rugged
- and
- narrow
- footpath
- which
- led
- to
- the
- mountains
- Two
- dark
- jagged
- peaks
- loomed
- above
- them
- through
- the
- darkness
- and
- the
- defile
- which
- led
- between
- them
- was
- the
- Eagle
- Ca
- on
- in
- which
- the
- horses
- were
- awaiting
- them
- With
- unerring
- instinct
- Jefferson
- Hope
- picked
- his
- way
- among
- the
- great
- boulders
- and
- along
- the
- bed
- of
- a
- dried
- up
- watercourse
- until
- he
- came
- to
- the
- retired
- corner
- screened
- with
- rocks
- where
- the
- faithful
- animals
- had
- been
- picketed
- The
- girl
- was
- placed
- upon
- the
- mule
- and
- old
- Ferrier
- upon
- one
- of
- the
- horses
- with
- his
- money
- bag
- while
- Jefferson
- Hope
- led
- the
- other
- along
- the
- precipitous
- and
- dangerous
- path
- It
- was
- a
- bewildering
- route
- for
- anyone
- who
- was
- not
- accustomed
- to
- face
- Nature
- in
- her
- wildest
- moods
- On
- the
- one
- side
- a
- great
- crag
- towered
- up
- a
- thousand
- feet
- or
- more
- black
- stern
- and
- menacing
- with
- long
- basaltic
- columns
- upon
- its
- rugged
- surface
- like
- the
- ribs
- of
- some
- petrified
- monster
- On
- the
- other
- hand
- a
- wild
- chaos
- of
- boulders
- and
- debris
- made
- all
- advance
- impossible
- Between
- the
- two
- ran
- the
- irregular
- track
- so
- narrow
- in
- places
- that
- they
- had
- to
- travel
- in
- Indian
- file
- and
- so
- rough
- that
- only
- practised
- riders
- could
- have
- traversed
- it
- at
- all
- Yet
- in
- spite
- of
- all
- dangers
- and
- difficulties
- the
- hearts
- of
- the
- fugitives
- were
- light
- within
- them
- for
- every
- step
- increased
- the
- distance
- between
- them
- and
- the
- terrible
- despotism
- from
- which
- they
- were
- flying
- They
- soon
- had
- a
- proof
- however
- that
- they
- were
- still
- within
- the
- jurisdiction
- of
- the
- Saints
- They
- had
- reached
- the
- very
- wildest
- and
- most
- desolate
- portion
- of
- the
- pass
- when
- the
- girl
- gave
- a
- startled
- cry
- and
- pointed
- upwards
- On
- a
- rock
- which
- overlooked
- the
- track
- showing
- out
- dark
- and
- plain
- against
- the
- sky
- there
- stood
- a
- solitary
- sentinel
- He
- saw
- them
- as
- soon
- as
- they
- perceived
- him
- and
- his
- military
- challenge
- of
- Who
- goes
- there
- rang
- through
- the
- silent
- ravine
- Travellers
- for
- Nevada
- said
- Jefferson
- Hope
- with
- his
- hand
- upon
- the
- rifle
- which
- hung
- by
- his
- saddle
- They
- could
- see
- the
- lonely
- watcher
- fingering
- his
- gun
- and
- peering
- down
- at
- them
- as
- if
- dissatisfied
- at
- their
- reply
- By
- whose
- permission
- he
- asked
- The
- Holy
- Four
- answered
- Ferrier
- His
- Mormon
- experiences
- had
- taught
- him
- that
- that
- was
- the
- highest
- authority
- to
- which
- he
- could
- refer
- Nine
- from
- seven
- cried
- the
- sentinel
- Seven
- from
- five
- returned
- Jefferson
- Hope
- promptly
- remembering
- the
- countersign
- which
- he
- had
- heard
- in
- the
- garden
- Pass
- and
- the
- Lord
- go
- with
- you
- said
- the
- voice
- from
- above
- Beyond
- his
- post
- the
- path
- broadened
- out
- and
- the
- horses
- were
- able
- to
- break
- into
- a
- trot
- Looking
- back
- they
- could
- see
- the
- solitary
- watcher
- leaning
- upon
- his
- gun
- and
- knew
- that
- they
- had
- passed
- the
- outlying
- post
- of
- the
- chosen
- people
- and
- that
- freedom
- lay
- before
- them
- CHAPTER
- V
- THE
- AVENGING
- ANGELS
- ALL
- night
- their
- course
- lay
- through
- intricate
- defiles
- and
- over
- irregular
- and
- rock
- strewn
- paths
- More
- than
- once
- they
- lost
- their
- way
- but
- Hope's
- intimate
- knowledge
- of
- the
- mountains
- enabled
- them
- to
- regain
- the
- track
- once
- more
- When
- morning
- broke
- a
- scene
- of
- marvellous
- though
- savage
- beauty
- lay
- before
- them
- In
- every
- direction
- the
- great
- snow
- capped
- peaks
- hemmed
- them
- in
- peeping
- over
- each
- other's
- shoulders
- to
- the
- far
- horizon
- So
- steep
- were
- the
- rocky
- banks
- on
- either
- side
- of
- them
- that
- the
- larch
- and
- the
- pine
- seemed
- to
- be
- suspended
- over
- their
- heads
- and
- to
- need
- only
- a
- gust
- of
- wind
- to
- come
- hurtling
- down
- upon
- them
- Nor
- was
- the
- fear
- entirely
- an
- illusion
- for
- the
- barren
- valley
- was
- thickly
- strewn
- with
- trees
- and
- boulders
- which
- had
- fallen
- in
- a
- similar
- manner
- Even
- as
- they
- passed
- a
- great
- rock
- came
- thundering
- down
- with
- a
- hoarse
- rattle
- which
- woke
- the
- echoes
- in
- the
- silent
- gorges
- and
- startled
- the
- weary
- horses
- into
- a
- gallop
- As
- the
- sun
- rose
- slowly
- above
- the
- eastern
- horizon
- the
- caps
- of
- the
- great
- mountains
- lit
- up
- one
- after
- the
- other
- like
- lamps
- at
- a
- festival
- until
- they
- were
- all
- ruddy
- and
- glowing
- The
- magnificent
- spectacle
- cheered
- the
- hearts
- of
- the
- three
- fugitives
- and
- gave
- them
- fresh
- energy
- At
- a
- wild
- torrent
- which
- swept
- out
- of
- a
- ravine
- they
- called
- a
- halt
- and
- watered
- their
- horses
- while
- they
- partook
- of
- a
- hasty
- breakfast
- Lucy
- and
- her
- father
- would
- fain
- have
- rested
- longer
- but
- Jefferson
- Hope
- was
- inexorable
- They
- will
- be
- upon
- our
- track
- by
- this
- time
- he
- said
- Everything
- depends
- upon
- our
- speed
- Once
- safe
- in
- Carson
- we
- may
- rest
- for
- the
- remainder
- of
- our
- lives
- During
- the
- whole
- of
- that
- day
- they
- struggled
- on
- through
- the
- defiles
- and
- by
- evening
- they
- calculated
- that
- they
- were
- more
- than
- thirty
- miles
- from
- their
- enemies
- At
- night
- time
- they
- chose
- the
- base
- of
- a
- beetling
- crag
- where
- the
- rocks
- offered
- some
- protection
- from
- the
- chill
- wind
- and
- there
- huddled
- together
- for
- warmth
- they
- enjoyed
- a
- few
- hours'
- sleep
- Before
- daybreak
- however
- they
- were
- up
- and
- on
- their
- way
- once
- more
- They
- had
- seen
- no
- signs
- of
- any
- pursuers
- and
- Jefferson
- Hope
- began
- to
- think
- that
- they
- were
- fairly
- out
- of
- the
- reach
- of
- the
- terrible
- organization
- whose
- enmity
- they
- had
- incurred
- He
- little
- knew
- how
- far
- that
- iron
- grasp
- could
- reach
- or
- how
- soon
- it
- was
- to
- close
- upon
- them
- and
- crush
- them
- About
- the
- middle
- of
- the
- second
- day
- of
- their
- flight
- their
- scanty
- store
- of
- provisions
- began
- to
- run
- out
- This
- gave
- the
- hunter
- little
- uneasiness
- however
- for
- there
- was
- game
- to
- be
- had
- among
- the
- mountains
- and
- he
- had
- frequently
- before
- had
- to
- depend
- upon
- his
- rifle
- for
- the
- needs
- of
- life
- Choosing
- a
- sheltered
- nook
- he
- piled
- together
- a
- few
- dried
- branches
- and
- made
- a
- blazing
- fire
- at
- which
- his
- companions
- might
- warm
- themselves
- for
- they
- were
- now
- nearly
- five
- thousand
- feet
- above
- the
- sea
- level
- and
- the
- air
- was
- bitter
- and
- keen
- Having
- tethered
- the
- horses
- and
- bade
- Lucy
- adieu
- he
- threw
- his
- gun
- over
- his
- shoulder
- and
- set
- out
- in
- search
- of
- whatever
- chance
- might
- throw
- in
- his
- way
- Looking
- back
- he
- saw
- the
- old
- man
- and
- the
- young
- girl
- crouching
- over
- the
- blazing
- fire
- while
- the
- three
- animals
- stood
- motionless
- in
- the
- back
- ground
- Then
- the
- intervening
- rocks
- hid
- them
- from
- his
- view
- He
- walked
- for
- a
- couple
- of
- miles
- through
- one
- ravine
- after
- another
- without
- success
- though
- from
- the
- marks
- upon
- the
- bark
- of
- the
- trees
- and
- other
- indications
- he
- judged
- that
- there
- were
- numerous
- bears
- in
- the
- vicinity
- At
- last
- after
- two
- or
- three
- hours'
- fruitless
- search
- he
- was
- thinking
- of
- turning
- back
- in
- despair
- when
- casting
- his
- eyes
- upwards
- he
- saw
- a
- sight
- which
- sent
- a
- thrill
- of
- pleasure
- through
- his
- heart
- On
- the
- edge
- of
- a
- jutting
- pinnacle
- three
- or
- four
- hundred
- feet
- above
- him
- there
- stood
- a
- creature
- somewhat
- resembling
- a
- sheep
- in
- appearance
- but
- armed
- with
- a
- pair
- of
- gigantic
- horns
- The
- big
- horn
- for
- so
- it
- is
- called
- was
- acting
- probably
- as
- a
- guardian
- over
- a
- flock
- which
- were
- invisible
- to
- the
- hunter
- but
- fortunately
- it
- was
- heading
- in
- the
- opposite
- direction
- and
- had
- not
- perceived
- him
- Lying
- on
- his
- face
- he
- rested
- his
- rifle
- upon
- a
- rock
- and
- took
- a
- long
- and
- steady
- aim
- before
- drawing
- the
- trigger
- The
- animal
- sprang
- into
- the
- air
- tottered
- for
- a
- moment
- upon
- the
- edge
- of
- the
- precipice
- and
- then
- came
- crashing
- down
- into
- the
- valley
- beneath
- The
- creature
- was
- too
- unwieldy
- to
- lift
- so
- the
- hunter
- contented
- himself
- with
- cutting
- away
- one
- haunch
- and
- part
- of
- the
- flank
- With
- this
- trophy
- over
- his
- shoulder
- he
- hastened
- to
- retrace
- his
- steps
- for
- the
- evening
- was
- already
- drawing
- in
- He
- had
- hardly
- started
- however
- before
- he
- realized
- the
- difficulty
- which
- faced
- him
- In
- his
- eagerness
- he
- had
- wandered
- far
- past
- the
- ravines
- which
- were
- known
- to
- him
- and
- it
- was
- no
- easy
- matter
- to
- pick
- out
- the
- path
- which
- he
- had
- taken
- The
- valley
- in
- which
- he
- found
- himself
- divided
- and
- sub
- divided
- into
- many
- gorges
- which
- were
- so
- like
- each
- other
- that
- it
- was
- impossible
- to
- distinguish
- one
- from
- the
- other
- He
- followed
- one
- for
- a
- mile
- or
- more
- until
- he
- came
- to
- a
- mountain
- torrent
- which
- he
- was
- sure
- that
- he
- had
- never
- seen
- before
- Convinced
- that
- he
- had
- taken
- the
- wrong
- turn
- he
- tried
- another
- but
- with
- the
- same
- result
- Night
- was
- coming
- on
- rapidly
- and
- it
- was
- almost
- dark
- before
- he
- at
- last
- found
- himself
- in
- a
- defile
- which
- was
- familiar
- to
- him
- Even
- then
- it
- was
- no
- easy
- matter
- to
- keep
- to
- the
- right
- track
- for
- the
- moon
- had
- not
- yet
- risen
- and
- the
- high
- cliffs
- on
- either
- side
- made
- the
- obscurity
- more
- profound
- Weighed
- down
- with
- his
- burden
- and
- weary
- from
- his
- exertions
- he
- stumbled
- along
- keeping
- up
- his
- heart
- by
- the
- reflection
- that
- every
- step
- brought
- him
- nearer
- to
- Lucy
- and
- that
- he
- carried
- with
- him
- enough
- to
- ensure
- them
- food
- for
- the
- remainder
- of
- their
- journey
- He
- had
- now
- come
- to
- the
- mouth
- of
- the
- very
- defile
- in
- which
- he
- had
- left
- them
- Even
- in
- the
- darkness
- he
- could
- recognize
- the
- outline
- of
- the
- cliffs
- which
- bounded
- it
- They
- must
- he
- reflected
- be
- awaiting
- him
- anxiously
- for
- he
- had
- been
- absent
- nearly
- five
- hours
- In
- the
- gladness
- of
- his
- heart
- he
- put
- his
- hands
- to
- his
- mouth
- and
- made
- the
- glen
- re
- echo
- to
- a
- loud
- halloo
- as
- a
- signal
- that
- he
- was
- coming
- He
- paused
- and
- listened
- for
- an
- answer
- None
- came
- save
- his
- own
- cry
- which
- clattered
- up
- the
- dreary
- silent
- ravines
- and
- was
- borne
- back
- to
- his
- ears
- in
- countless
- repetitions
- Again
- he
- shouted
- even
- louder
- than
- before
- and
- again
- no
- whisper
- came
- back
- from
- the
- friends
- whom
- he
- had
- left
- such
- a
- short
- time
- ago
- A
- vague
- nameless
- dread
- came
- over
- him
- and
- he
- hurried
- onwards
- frantically
- dropping
- the
- precious
- food
- in
- his
- agitation
- When
- he
- turned
- the
- corner
- he
- came
- full
- in
- sight
- of
- the
- spot
- where
- the
- fire
- had
- been
- lit
- There
- was
- still
- a
- glowing
- pile
- of
- wood
- ashes
- there
- but
- it
- had
- evidently
- not
- been
- tended
- since
- his
- departure
- The
- same
- dead
- silence
- still
- reigned
- all
- round
- With
- his
- fears
- all
- changed
- to
- convictions
- he
- hurried
- on
- There
- was
- no
- living
- creature
- near
- the
- remains
- of
- the
- fire
- animals
- man
- maiden
- all
- were
- gone
- It
- was
- only
- too
- clear
- that
- some
- sudden
- and
- terrible
- disaster
- had
- occurred
- during
- his
- absence
- a
- disaster
- which
- had
- embraced
- them
- all
- and
- yet
- had
- left
- no
- traces
- behind
- it
- Bewildered
- and
- stunned
- by
- this
- blow
- Jefferson
- Hope
- felt
- his
- head
- spin
- round
- and
- had
- to
- lean
- upon
- his
- rifle
- to
- save
- himself
- from
- falling
- He
- was
- essentially
- a
- man
- of
- action
- however
- and
- speedily
- recovered
- from
- his
- temporary
- impotence
- Seizing
- a
- half
- consumed
- piece
- of
- wood
- from
- the
- smouldering
- fire
- he
- blew
- it
- into
- a
- flame
- and
- proceeded
- with
- its
- help
- to
- examine
- the
- little
- camp
- The
- ground
- was
- all
- stamped
- down
- by
- the
- feet
- of
- horses
- showing
- that
- a
- large
- party
- of
- mounted
- men
- had
- overtaken
- the
- fugitives
- and
- the
- direction
- of
- their
- tracks
- proved
- that
- they
- had
- afterwards
- turned
- back
- to
- Salt
- Lake
- City
- Had
- they
- carried
- back
- both
- of
- his
- companions
- with
- them
- Jefferson
- Hope
- had
- almost
- persuaded
- himself
- that
- they
- must
- have
- done
- so
- when
- his
- eye
- fell
- upon
- an
- object
- which
- made
- every
- nerve
- of
- his
- body
- tingle
- within
- him
- A
- little
- way
- on
- one
- side
- of
- the
- camp
- was
- a
- low
- lying
- heap
- of
- reddish
- soil
- which
- had
- assuredly
- not
- been
- there
- before
- There
- was
- no
- mistaking
- it
- for
- anything
- but
- a
- newly
- dug
- grave
- As
- the
- young
- hunter
- approached
- it
- he
- perceived
- that
- a
- stick
- had
- been
- planted
- on
- it
- with
- a
- sheet
- of
- paper
- stuck
- in
- the
- cleft
- fork
- of
- it
- The
- inscription
- upon
- the
- paper
- was
- brief
- but
- to
- the
- point
- JOHN
- FERRIER
- FORMERLY
- OF
- SALT
- LAKE
- CITY
- Died
- August
- th
- The
- sturdy
- old
- man
- whom
- he
- had
- left
- so
- short
- a
- time
- before
- was
- gone
- then
- and
- this
- was
- all
- his
- epitaph
- Jefferson
- Hope
- looked
- wildly
- round
- to
- see
- if
- there
- was
- a
- second
- grave
- but
- there
- was
- no
- sign
- of
- one
- Lucy
- had
- been
- carried
- back
- by
- their
- terrible
- pursuers
- to
- fulfil
- her
- original
- destiny
- by
- becoming
- one
- of
- the
- harem
- of
- the
- Elder's
- son
- As
- the
- young
- fellow
- realized
- the
- certainty
- of
- her
- fate
- and
- his
- own
- powerlessness
- to
- prevent
- it
- he
- wished
- that
- he
- too
- was
- lying
- with
- the
- old
- farmer
- in
- his
- last
- silent
- resting
- place
- Again
- however
- his
- active
- spirit
- shook
- off
- the
- lethargy
- which
- springs
- from
- despair
- If
- there
- was
- nothing
- else
- left
- to
- him
- he
- could
- at
- least
- devote
- his
- life
- to
- revenge
- With
- indomitable
- patience
- and
- perseverance
- Jefferson
- Hope
- possessed
- also
- a
- power
- of
- sustained
- vindictiveness
- which
- he
- may
- have
- learned
- from
- the
- Indians
- amongst
- whom
- he
- had
- lived
- As
- he
- stood
- by
- the
- desolate
- fire
- he
- felt
- that
- the
- only
- one
- thing
- which
- could
- assuage
- his
- grief
- would
- be
- thorough
- and
- complete
- retribution
- brought
- by
- his
- own
- hand
- upon
- his
- enemies
- His
- strong
- will
- and
- untiring
- energy
- should
- he
- determined
- be
- devoted
- to
- that
- one
- end
- With
- a
- grim
- white
- face
- he
- retraced
- his
- steps
- to
- where
- he
- had
- dropped
- the
- food
- and
- having
- stirred
- up
- the
- smouldering
- fire
- he
- cooked
- enough
- to
- last
- him
- for
- a
- few
- days
- This
- he
- made
- up
- into
- a
- bundle
- and
- tired
- as
- he
- was
- he
- set
- himself
- to
- walk
- back
- through
- the
- mountains
- upon
- the
- track
- of
- the
- avenging
- angels
- For
- five
- days
- he
- toiled
- footsore
- and
- weary
- through
- the
- defiles
- which
- he
- had
- already
- traversed
- on
- horseback
- At
- night
- he
- flung
- himself
- down
- among
- the
- rocks
- and
- snatched
- a
- few
- hours
- of
- sleep
- but
- before
- daybreak
- he
- was
- always
- well
- on
- his
- way
- On
- the
- sixth
- day
- he
- reached
- the
- Eagle
- Ca
- on
- from
- which
- they
- had
- commenced
- their
- ill
- fated
- flight
- Thence
- he
- could
- look
- down
- upon
- the
- home
- of
- the
- saints
- Worn
- and
- exhausted
- he
- leaned
- upon
- his
- rifle
- and
- shook
- his
- gaunt
- hand
- fiercely
- at
- the
- silent
- widespread
- city
- beneath
- him
- As
- he
- looked
- at
- it
- he
- observed
- that
- there
- were
- flags
- in
- some
- of
- the
- principal
- streets
- and
- other
- signs
- of
- festivity
- He
- was
- still
- speculating
- as
- to
- what
- this
- might
- mean
- when
- he
- heard
- the
- clatter
- of
- horse's
- hoofs
- and
- saw
- a
- mounted
- man
- riding
- towards
- him
- As
- he
- approached
- he
- recognized
- him
- as
- a
- Mormon
- named
- Cowper
- to
- whom
- he
- had
- rendered
- services
- at
- different
- times
- He
- therefore
- accosted
- him
- when
- he
- got
- up
- to
- him
- with
- the
- object
- of
- finding
- out
- what
- Lucy
- Ferrier's
- fate
- had
- been
- I
- am
- Jefferson
- Hope
- he
- said
- You
- remember
- me
- The
- Mormon
- looked
- at
- him
- with
- undisguised
- astonishment
- indeed
- it
- was
- difficult
- to
- recognize
- in
- this
- tattered
- unkempt
- wanderer
- with
- ghastly
- white
- face
- and
- fierce
- wild
- eyes
- the
- spruce
- young
- hunter
- of
- former
- days
- Having
- however
- at
- last
- satisfied
- himself
- as
- to
- his
- identity
- the
- man's
- surprise
- changed
- to
- consternation
- You
- are
- mad
- to
- come
- here
- he
- cried
- It
- is
- as
- much
- as
- my
- own
- life
- is
- worth
- to
- be
- seen
- talking
- with
- you
- There
- is
- a
- warrant
- against
- you
- from
- the
- Holy
- Four
- for
- assisting
- the
- Ferriers
- away
- I
- don't
- fear
- them
- or
- their
- warrant
- Hope
- said
- earnestly
- You
- must
- know
- something
- of
- this
- matter
- Cowper
- I
- conjure
- you
- by
- everything
- you
- hold
- dear
- to
- answer
- a
- few
- questions
- We
- have
- always
- been
- friends
- For
- God's
- sake
- don't
- refuse
- to
- answer
- me
- What
- is
- it
- the
- Mormon
- asked
- uneasily
- Be
- quick
- The
- very
- rocks
- have
- ears
- and
- the
- trees
- eyes
- What
- has
- become
- of
- Lucy
- Ferrier
- She
- was
- married
- yesterday
- to
- young
- Drebber
- Hold
- up
- man
- hold
- up
- you
- have
- no
- life
- left
- in
- you
- Don't
- mind
- me
- said
- Hope
- faintly
- He
- was
- white
- to
- the
- very
- lips
- and
- had
- sunk
- down
- on
- the
- stone
- against
- which
- he
- had
- been
- leaning
- Married
- you
- say
- Married
- yesterday
- that's
- what
- those
- flags
- are
- for
- on
- the
- Endowment
- House
- There
- was
- some
- words
- between
- young
- Drebber
- and
- young
- Stangerson
- as
- to
- which
- was
- to
- have
- her
- They'd
- both
- been
- in
- the
- party
- that
- followed
- them
- and
- Stangerson
- had
- shot
- her
- father
- which
- seemed
- to
- give
- him
- the
- best
- claim
- but
- when
- they
- argued
- it
- out
- in
- council
- Drebber's
- party
- was
- the
- stronger
- so
- the
- Prophet
- gave
- her
- over
- to
- him
- No
- one
- won't
- have
- her
- very
- long
- though
- for
- I
- saw
- death
- in
- her
- face
- yesterday
- She
- is
- more
- like
- a
- ghost
- than
- a
- woman
- Are
- you
- off
- then
- Yes
- I
- am
- off
- said
- Jefferson
- Hope
- who
- had
- risen
- from
- his
- seat
- His
- face
- might
- have
- been
- chiselled
- out
- of
- marble
- so
- hard
- and
- set
- was
- its
- expression
- while
- its
- eyes
- glowed
- with
- a
- baleful
- light
- Where
- are
- you
- going
- Never
- mind
- he
- answered
- and
- slinging
- his
- weapon
- over
- his
- shoulder
- strode
- off
- down
- the
- gorge
- and
- so
- away
- into
- the
- heart
- of
- the
- mountains
- to
- the
- haunts
- of
- the
- wild
- beasts
- Amongst
- them
- all
- there
- was
- none
- so
- fierce
- and
- so
- dangerous
- as
- himself
- The
- prediction
- of
- the
- Mormon
- was
- only
- too
- well
- fulfilled
- Whether
- it
- was
- the
- terrible
- death
- of
- her
- father
- or
- the
- effects
- of
- the
- hateful
- marriage
- into
- which
- she
- had
- been
- forced
- poor
- Lucy
- never
- held
- up
- her
- head
- again
- but
- pined
- away
- and
- died
- within
- a
- month
- Her
- sottish
- husband
- who
- had
- married
- her
- principally
- for
- the
- sake
- of
- John
- Ferrier's
- property
- did
- not
- affect
- any
- great
- grief
- at
- his
- bereavement
- but
- his
- other
- wives
- mourned
- over
- her
- and
- sat
- up
- with
- her
- the
- night
- before
- the
- burial
- as
- is
- the
- Mormon
- custom
- They
- were
- grouped
- round
- the
- bier
- in
- the
- early
- hours
- of
- the
- morning
- when
- to
- their
- inexpressible
- fear
- and
- astonishment
- the
- door
- was
- flung
- open
- and
- a
- savage
- looking
- weather
- beaten
- man
- in
- tattered
- garments
- strode
- into
- the
- room
- Without
- a
- glance
- or
- a
- word
- to
- the
- cowering
- women
- he
- walked
- up
- to
- the
- white
- silent
- figure
- which
- had
- once
- contained
- the
- pure
- soul
- of
- Lucy
- Ferrier
- Stooping
- over
- her
- he
- pressed
- his
- lips
- reverently
- to
- her
- cold
- forehead
- and
- then
- snatching
- up
- her
- hand
- he
- took
- the
- wedding
- ring
- from
- her
- finger
- She
- shall
- not
- be
- buried
- in
- that
- he
- cried
- with
- a
- fierce
- snarl
- and
- before
- an
- alarm
- could
- be
- raised
- sprang
- down
- the
- stairs
- and
- was
- gone
- So
- strange
- and
- so
- brief
- was
- the
- episode
- that
- the
- watchers
- might
- have
- found
- it
- hard
- to
- believe
- it
- themselves
- or
- persuade
- other
- people
- of
- it
- had
- it
- not
- been
- for
- the
- undeniable
- fact
- that
- the
- circlet
- of
- gold
- which
- marked
- her
- as
- having
- been
- a
- bride
- had
- disappeared
- For
- some
- months
- Jefferson
- Hope
- lingered
- among
- the
- mountains
- leading
- a
- strange
- wild
- life
- and
- nursing
- in
- his
- heart
- the
- fierce
- desire
- for
- vengeance
- which
- possessed
- him
- Tales
- were
- told
- in
- the
- City
- of
- the
- weird
- figure
- which
- was
- seen
- prowling
- about
- the
- suburbs
- and
- which
- haunted
- the
- lonely
- mountain
- gorges
- Once
- a
- bullet
- whistled
- through
- Stangerson's
- window
- and
- flattened
- itself
- upon
- the
- wall
- within
- a
- foot
- of
- him
- On
- another
- occasion
- as
- Drebber
- passed
- under
- a
- cliff
- a
- great
- boulder
- crashed
- down
- on
- him
- and
- he
- only
- escaped
- a
- terrible
- death
- by
- throwing
- himself
- upon
- his
- face
- The
- two
- young
- Mormons
- were
- not
- long
- in
- discovering
- the
- reason
- of
- these
- attempts
- upon
- their
- lives
- and
- led
- repeated
- expeditions
- into
- the
- mountains
- in
- the
- hope
- of
- capturing
- or
- killing
- their
- enemy
- but
- always
- without
- success
- Then
- they
- adopted
- the
- precaution
- of
- never
- going
- out
- alone
- or
- after
- nightfall
- and
- of
- having
- their
- houses
- guarded
- After
- a
- time
- they
- were
- able
- to
- relax
- these
- measures
- for
- nothing
- was
- either
- heard
- or
- seen
- of
- their
- opponent
- and
- they
- hoped
- that
- time
- had
- cooled
- his
- vindictiveness
- Far
- from
- doing
- so
- it
- had
- if
- anything
- augmented
- it
- The
- hunter's
- mind
- was
- of
- a
- hard
- unyielding
- nature
- and
- the
- predominant
- idea
- of
- revenge
- had
- taken
- such
- complete
- possession
- of
- it
- that
- there
- was
- no
- room
- for
- any
- other
- emotion
- He
- was
- however
- above
- all
- things
- practical
- He
- soon
- realized
- that
- even
- his
- iron
- constitution
- could
- not
- stand
- the
- incessant
- strain
- which
- he
- was
- putting
- upon
- it
- Exposure
- and
- want
- of
- wholesome
- food
- were
- wearing
- him
- out
- If
- he
- died
- like
- a
- dog
- among
- the
- mountains
- what
- was
- to
- become
- of
- his
- revenge
- then
- And
- yet
- such
- a
- death
- was
- sure
- to
- overtake
- him
- if
- he
- persisted
- He
- felt
- that
- that
- was
- to
- play
- his
- enemy's
- game
- so
- he
- reluctantly
- returned
- to
- the
- old
- Nevada
- mines
- there
- to
- recruit
- his
- health
- and
- to
- amass
- money
- enough
- to
- allow
- him
- to
- pursue
- his
- object
- without
- privation
- His
- intention
- had
- been
- to
- be
- absent
- a
- year
- at
- the
- most
- but
- a
- combination
- of
- unforeseen
- circumstances
- prevented
- his
- leaving
- the
- mines
- for
- nearly
- five
- At
- the
- end
- of
- that
- time
- however
- his
- memory
- of
- his
- wrongs
- and
- his
- craving
- for
- revenge
- were
- quite
- as
- keen
- as
- on
- that
- memorable
- night
- when
- he
- had
- stood
- by
- John
- Ferrier's
- grave
- Disguised
- and
- under
- an
- assumed
- name
- he
- returned
- to
- Salt
- Lake
- City
- careless
- what
- became
- of
- his
- own
- life
- as
- long
- as
- he
- obtained
- what
- he
- knew
- to
- be
- justice
- There
- he
- found
- evil
- tidings
- awaiting
- him
- There
- had
- been
- a
- schism
- among
- the
- Chosen
- People
- a
- few
- months
- before
- some
- of
- the
- younger
- members
- of
- the
- Church
- having
- rebelled
- against
- the
- authority
- of
- the
- Elders
- and
- the
- result
- had
- been
- the
- secession
- of
- a
- certain
- number
- of
- the
- malcontents
- who
- had
- left
- Utah
- and
- become
- Gentiles
- Among
- these
- had
- been
- Drebber
- and
- Stangerson
- and
- no
- one
- knew
- whither
- they
- had
- gone
- Rumour
- reported
- that
- Drebber
- had
- managed
- to
- convert
- a
- large
- part
- of
- his
- property
- into
- money
- and
- that
- he
- had
- departed
- a
- wealthy
- man
- while
- his
- companion
- Stangerson
- was
- comparatively
- poor
- There
- was
- no
- clue
- at
- all
- however
- as
- to
- their
- whereabouts
- Many
- a
- man
- however
- vindictive
- would
- have
- abandoned
- all
- thought
- of
- revenge
- in
- the
- face
- of
- such
- a
- difficulty
- but
- Jefferson
- Hope
- never
- faltered
- for
- a
- moment
- With
- the
- small
- competence
- he
- possessed
- eked
- out
- by
- such
- employment
- as
- he
- could
- pick
- up
- he
- travelled
- from
- town
- to
- town
- through
- the
- United
- States
- in
- quest
- of
- his
- enemies
- Year
- passed
- into
- year
- his
- black
- hair
- turned
- grizzled
- but
- still
- he
- wandered
- on
- a
- human
- bloodhound
- with
- his
- mind
- wholly
- set
- upon
- the
- one
- object
- upon
- which
- he
- had
- devoted
- his
- life
- At
- last
- his
- perseverance
- was
- rewarded
- It
- was
- but
- a
- glance
- of
- a
- face
- in
- a
- window
- but
- that
- one
- glance
- told
- him
- that
- Cleveland
- in
- Ohio
- possessed
- the
- men
- whom
- he
- was
- in
- pursuit
- of
- He
- returned
- to
- his
- miserable
- lodgings
- with
- his
- plan
- of
- vengeance
- all
- arranged
- It
- chanced
- however
- that
- Drebber
- looking
- from
- his
- window
- had
- recognized
- the
- vagrant
- in
- the
- street
- and
- had
- read
- murder
- in
- his
- eyes
- He
- hurried
- before
- a
- justice
- of
- the
- peace
- accompanied
- by
- Stangerson
- who
- had
- become
- his
- private
- secretary
- and
- represented
- to
- him
- that
- they
- were
- in
- danger
- of
- their
- lives
- from
- the
- jealousy
- and
- hatred
- of
- an
- old
- rival
- That
- evening
- Jefferson
- Hope
- was
- taken
- into
- custody
- and
- not
- being
- able
- to
- find
- sureties
- was
- detained
- for
- some
- weeks
- When
- at
- last
- he
- was
- liberated
- it
- was
- only
- to
- find
- that
- Drebber's
- house
- was
- deserted
- and
- that
- he
- and
- his
- secretary
- had
- departed
- for
- Europe
- Again
- the
- avenger
- had
- been
- foiled
- and
- again
- his
- concentrated
- hatred
- urged
- him
- to
- continue
- the
- pursuit
- Funds
- were
- wanting
- however
- and
- for
- some
- time
- he
- had
- to
- return
- to
- work
- saving
- every
- dollar
- for
- his
- approaching
- journey
- At
- last
- having
- collected
- enough
- to
- keep
- life
- in
- him
- he
- departed
- for
- Europe
- and
- tracked
- his
- enemies
- from
- city
- to
- city
- working
- his
- way
- in
- any
- menial
- capacity
- but
- never
- overtaking
- the
- fugitives
- When
- he
- reached
- St
- Petersburg
- they
- had
- departed
- for
- Paris
- and
- when
- he
- followed
- them
- there
- he
- learned
- that
- they
- had
- just
- set
- off
- for
- Copenhagen
- At
- the
- Danish
- capital
- he
- was
- again
- a
- few
- days
- late
- for
- they
- had
- journeyed
- on
- to
- London
- where
- he
- at
- last
- succeeded
- in
- running
- them
- to
- earth
- As
- to
- what
- occurred
- there
- we
- cannot
- do
- better
- than
- quote
- the
- old
- hunter's
- own
- account
- as
- duly
- recorded
- in
- Dr
- Watson's
- Journal
- to
- which
- we
- are
- already
- under
- such
- obligations
- CHAPTER
- VI
- A
- CONTINUATION
- OF
- THE
- REMINISCENCES
- OF
- JOHN
- WATSON
- M
- D
- OUR
- prisoner's
- furious
- resistance
- did
- not
- apparently
- indicate
- any
- ferocity
- in
- his
- disposition
- towards
- ourselves
- for
- on
- finding
- himself
- powerless
- he
- smiled
- in
- an
- affable
- manner
- and
- expressed
- his
- hopes
- that
- he
- had
- not
- hurt
- any
- of
- us
- in
- the
- scuffle
- I
- guess
- you're
- going
- to
- take
- me
- to
- the
- police
- station
- he
- remarked
- to
- Sherlock
- Holmes
- My
- cab's
- at
- the
- door
- If
- you'll
- loose
- my
- legs
- I'll
- walk
- down
- to
- it
- I'm
- not
- so
- light
- to
- lift
- as
- I
- used
- to
- be
- Gregson
- and
- Lestrade
- exchanged
- glances
- as
- if
- they
- thought
- this
- proposition
- rather
- a
- bold
- one
- but
- Holmes
- at
- once
- took
- the
- prisoner
- at
- his
- word
- and
- loosened
- the
- towel
- which
- we
- had
- bound
- round
- his
- ancles
- He
- rose
- and
- stretched
- his
- legs
- as
- though
- to
- assure
- himself
- that
- they
- were
- free
- once
- more
- I
- remember
- that
- I
- thought
- to
- myself
- as
- I
- eyed
- him
- that
- I
- had
- seldom
- seen
- a
- more
- powerfully
- built
- man
- and
- his
- dark
- sunburned
- face
- bore
- an
- expression
- of
- determination
- and
- energy
- which
- was
- as
- formidable
- as
- his
- personal
- strength
- If
- there's
- a
- vacant
- place
- for
- a
- chief
- of
- the
- police
- I
- reckon
- you
- are
- the
- man
- for
- it
- he
- said
- gazing
- with
- undisguised
- admiration
- at
- my
- fellow
- lodger
- The
- way
- you
- kept
- on
- my
- trail
- was
- a
- caution
- You
- had
- better
- come
- with
- me
- said
- Holmes
- to
- the
- two
- detectives
- I
- can
- drive
- you
- said
- Lestrade
- Good
- and
- Gregson
- can
- come
- inside
- with
- me
- You
- too
- Doctor
- you
- have
- taken
- an
- interest
- in
- the
- case
- and
- may
- as
- well
- stick
- to
- us
- I
- assented
- gladly
- and
- we
- all
- descended
- together
- Our
- prisoner
- made
- no
- attempt
- at
- escape
- but
- stepped
- calmly
- into
- the
- cab
- which
- had
- been
- his
- and
- we
- followed
- him
- Lestrade
- mounted
- the
- box
- whipped
- up
- the
- horse
- and
- brought
- us
- in
- a
- very
- short
- time
- to
- our
- destination
- We
- were
- ushered
- into
- a
- small
- chamber
- where
- a
- police
- Inspector
- noted
- down
- our
- prisoner's
- name
- and
- the
- names
- of
- the
- men
- with
- whose
- murder
- he
- had
- been
- charged
- The
- official
- was
- a
- white
- faced
- unemotional
- man
- who
- went
- through
- his
- duties
- in
- a
- dull
- mechanical
- way
- The
- prisoner
- will
- be
- put
- before
- the
- magistrates
- in
- the
- course
- of
- the
- week
- he
- said
- in
- the
- mean
- time
- Mr
- Jefferson
- Hope
- have
- you
- anything
- that
- you
- wish
- to
- say
- I
- must
- warn
- you
- that
- your
- words
- will
- be
- taken
- down
- and
- may
- be
- used
- against
- you
- I've
- got
- a
- good
- deal
- to
- say
- our
- prisoner
- said
- slowly
- I
- want
- to
- tell
- you
- gentlemen
- all
- about
- it
- Hadn't
- you
- better
- reserve
- that
- for
- your
- trial
- asked
- the
- Inspector
- I
- may
- never
- be
- tried
- he
- answered
- You
- needn't
- look
- startled
- It
- isn't
- suicide
- I
- am
- thinking
- of
- Are
- you
- a
- Doctor
- He
- turned
- his
- fierce
- dark
- eyes
- upon
- me
- as
- he
- asked
- this
- last
- question
- Yes
- I
- am
- I
- answered
- Then
- put
- your
- hand
- here
- he
- said
- with
- a
- smile
- motioning
- with
- his
- manacled
- wrists
- towards
- his
- chest
- I
- did
- so
- and
- became
- at
- once
- conscious
- of
- an
- extraordinary
- throbbing
- and
- commotion
- which
- was
- going
- on
- inside
- The
- walls
- of
- his
- chest
- seemed
- to
- thrill
- and
- quiver
- as
- a
- frail
- building
- would
- do
- inside
- when
- some
- powerful
- engine
- was
- at
- work
- In
- the
- silence
- of
- the
- room
- I
- could
- hear
- a
- dull
- humming
- and
- buzzing
- noise
- which
- proceeded
- from
- the
- same
- source
- Why
- I
- cried
- you
- have
- an
- aortic
- aneurism
- That's
- what
- they
- call
- it
- he
- said
- placidly
- I
- went
- to
- a
- Doctor
- last
- week
- about
- it
- and
- he
- told
- me
- that
- it
- is
- bound
- to
- burst
- before
- many
- days
- passed
- It
- has
- been
- getting
- worse
- for
- years
- I
- got
- it
- from
- over
- exposure
- and
- under
- feeding
- among
- the
- Salt
- Lake
- Mountains
- I've
- done
- my
- work
- now
- and
- I
- don't
- care
- how
- soon
- I
- go
- but
- I
- should
- like
- to
- leave
- some
- account
- of
- the
- business
- behind
- me
- I
- don't
- want
- to
- be
- remembered
- as
- a
- common
- cut
- throat
- The
- Inspector
- and
- the
- two
- detectives
- had
- a
- hurried
- discussion
- as
- to
- the
- advisability
- of
- allowing
- him
- to
- tell
- his
- story
- Do
- you
- consider
- Doctor
- that
- there
- is
- immediate
- danger
- the
- former
- asked
- Most
- certainly
- there
- is
- I
- answered
- In
- that
- case
- it
- is
- clearly
- our
- duty
- in
- the
- interests
- of
- justice
- to
- take
- his
- statement
- said
- the
- Inspector
- You
- are
- at
- liberty
- sir
- to
- give
- your
- account
- which
- I
- again
- warn
- you
- will
- be
- taken
- down
- I'll
- sit
- down
- with
- your
- leave
- the
- prisoner
- said
- suiting
- the
- action
- to
- the
- word
- This
- aneurism
- of
- mine
- makes
- me
- easily
- tired
- and
- the
- tussle
- we
- had
- half
- an
- hour
- ago
- has
- not
- mended
- matters
- I'm
- on
- the
- brink
- of
- the
- grave
- and
- I
- am
- not
- likely
- to
- lie
- to
- you
- Every
- word
- I
- say
- is
- the
- absolute
- truth
- and
- how
- you
- use
- it
- is
- a
- matter
- of
- no
- consequence
- to
- me
- With
- these
- words
- Jefferson
- Hope
- leaned
- back
- in
- his
- chair
- and
- began
- the
- following
- remarkable
- statement
- He
- spoke
- in
- a
- calm
- and
- methodical
- manner
- as
- though
- the
- events
- which
- he
- narrated
- were
- commonplace
- enough
- I
- can
- vouch
- for
- the
- accuracy
- of
- the
- subjoined
- account
- for
- I
- have
- had
- access
- to
- Lestrade's
- note
- book
- in
- which
- the
- prisoner's
- words
- were
- taken
- down
- exactly
- as
- they
- were
- uttered
- It
- don't
- much
- matter
- to
- you
- why
- I
- hated
- these
- men
- he
- said
- it's
- enough
- that
- they
- were
- guilty
- of
- the
- death
- of
- two
- human
- beings
- a
- father
- and
- a
- daughter
- and
- that
- they
- had
- therefore
- forfeited
- their
- own
- lives
- After
- the
- lapse
- of
- time
- that
- has
- passed
- since
- their
- crime
- it
- was
- impossible
- for
- me
- to
- secure
- a
- conviction
- against
- them
- in
- any
- court
- I
- knew
- of
- their
- guilt
- though
- and
- I
- determined
- that
- I
- should
- be
- judge
- jury
- and
- executioner
- all
- rolled
- into
- one
- You'd
- have
- done
- the
- same
- if
- you
- have
- any
- manhood
- in
- you
- if
- you
- had
- been
- in
- my
- place
- That
- girl
- that
- I
- spoke
- of
- was
- to
- have
- married
- me
- twenty
- years
- ago
- She
- was
- forced
- into
- marrying
- that
- same
- Drebber
- and
- broke
- her
- heart
- over
- it
- I
- took
- the
- marriage
- ring
- from
- her
- dead
- finger
- and
- I
- vowed
- that
- his
- dying
- eyes
- should
- rest
- upon
- that
- very
- ring
- and
- that
- his
- last
- thoughts
- should
- be
- of
- the
- crime
- for
- which
- he
- was
- punished
- I
- have
- carried
- it
- about
- with
- me
- and
- have
- followed
- him
- and
- his
- accomplice
- over
- two
- continents
- until
- I
- caught
- them
- They
- thought
- to
- tire
- me
- out
- but
- they
- could
- not
- do
- it
- If
- I
- die
- to
- morrow
- as
- is
- likely
- enough
- I
- die
- knowing
- that
- my
- work
- in
- this
- world
- is
- done
- and
- well
- done
- They
- have
- perished
- and
- by
- my
- hand
- There
- is
- nothing
- left
- for
- me
- to
- hope
- for
- or
- to
- desire
- They
- were
- rich
- and
- I
- was
- poor
- so
- that
- it
- was
- no
- easy
- matter
- for
- me
- to
- follow
- them
- When
- I
- got
- to
- London
- my
- pocket
- was
- about
- empty
- and
- I
- found
- that
- I
- must
- turn
- my
- hand
- to
- something
- for
- my
- living
- Driving
- and
- riding
- are
- as
- natural
- to
- me
- as
- walking
- so
- I
- applied
- at
- a
- cabowner's
- office
- and
- soon
- got
- employment
- I
- was
- to
- bring
- a
- certain
- sum
- a
- week
- to
- the
- owner
- and
- whatever
- was
- over
- that
- I
- might
- keep
- for
- myself
- There
- was
- seldom
- much
- over
- but
- I
- managed
- to
- scrape
- along
- somehow
- The
- hardest
- job
- was
- to
- learn
- my
- way
- about
- for
- I
- reckon
- that
- of
- all
- the
- mazes
- that
- ever
- were
- contrived
- this
- city
- is
- the
- most
- confusing
- I
- had
- a
- map
- beside
- me
- though
- and
- when
- once
- I
- had
- spotted
- the
- principal
- hotels
- and
- stations
- I
- got
- on
- pretty
- well
- It
- was
- some
- time
- before
- I
- found
- out
- where
- my
- two
- gentlemen
- were
- living
- but
- I
- inquired
- and
- inquired
- until
- at
- last
- I
- dropped
- across
- them
- They
- were
- at
- a
- boarding
- house
- at
- Camberwell
- over
- on
- the
- other
- side
- of
- the
- river
- When
- once
- I
- found
- them
- out
- I
- knew
- that
- I
- had
- them
- at
- my
- mercy
- I
- had
- grown
- my
- beard
- and
- there
- was
- no
- chance
- of
- their
- recognizing
- me
- I
- would
- dog
- them
- and
- follow
- them
- until
- I
- saw
- my
- opportunity
- I
- was
- determined
- that
- they
- should
- not
- escape
- me
- again
- They
- were
- very
- near
- doing
- it
- for
- all
- that
- Go
- where
- they
- would
- about
- London
- I
- was
- always
- at
- their
- heels
- Sometimes
- I
- followed
- them
- on
- my
- cab
- and
- sometimes
- on
- foot
- but
- the
- former
- was
- the
- best
- for
- then
- they
- could
- not
- get
- away
- from
- me
- It
- was
- only
- early
- in
- the
- morning
- or
- late
- at
- night
- that
- I
- could
- earn
- anything
- so
- that
- I
- began
- to
- get
- behind
- hand
- with
- my
- employer
- I
- did
- not
- mind
- that
- however
- as
- long
- as
- I
- could
- lay
- my
- hand
- upon
- the
- men
- I
- wanted
- They
- were
- very
- cunning
- though
- They
- must
- have
- thought
- that
- there
- was
- some
- chance
- of
- their
- being
- followed
- for
- they
- would
- never
- go
- out
- alone
- and
- never
- after
- nightfall
- During
- two
- weeks
- I
- drove
- behind
- them
- every
- day
- and
- never
- once
- saw
- them
- separate
- Drebber
- himself
- was
- drunk
- half
- the
- time
- but
- Stangerson
- was
- not
- to
- be
- caught
- napping
- I
- watched
- them
- late
- and
- early
- but
- never
- saw
- the
- ghost
- of
- a
- chance
- but
- I
- was
- not
- discouraged
- for
- something
- told
- me
- that
- the
- hour
- had
- almost
- come
- My
- only
- fear
- was
- that
- this
- thing
- in
- my
- chest
- might
- burst
- a
- little
- too
- soon
- and
- leave
- my
- work
- undone
- At
- last
- one
- evening
- I
- was
- driving
- up
- and
- down
- Torquay
- Terrace
- as
- the
- street
- was
- called
- in
- which
- they
- boarded
- when
- I
- saw
- a
- cab
- drive
- up
- to
- their
- door
- Presently
- some
- luggage
- was
- brought
- out
- and
- after
- a
- time
- Drebber
- and
- Stangerson
- followed
- it
- and
- drove
- off
- I
- whipped
- up
- my
- horse
- and
- kept
- within
- sight
- of
- them
- feeling
- very
- ill
- at
- ease
- for
- I
- feared
- that
- they
- were
- going
- to
- shift
- their
- quarters
- At
- Euston
- Station
- they
- got
- out
- and
- I
- left
- a
- boy
- to
- hold
- my
- horse
- and
- followed
- them
- on
- to
- the
- platform
- I
- heard
- them
- ask
- for
- the
- Liverpool
- train
- and
- the
- guard
- answer
- that
- one
- had
- just
- gone
- and
- there
- would
- not
- be
- another
- for
- some
- hours
- Stangerson
- seemed
- to
- be
- put
- out
- at
- that
- but
- Drebber
- was
- rather
- pleased
- than
- otherwise
- I
- got
- so
- close
- to
- them
- in
- the
- bustle
- that
- I
- could
- hear
- every
- word
- that
- passed
- between
- them
- Drebber
- said
- that
- he
- had
- a
- little
- business
- of
- his
- own
- to
- do
- and
- that
- if
- the
- other
- would
- wait
- for
- him
- he
- would
- soon
- rejoin
- him
- His
- companion
- remonstrated
- with
- him
- and
- reminded
- him
- that
- they
- had
- resolved
- to
- stick
- together
- Drebber
- answered
- that
- the
- matter
- was
- a
- delicate
- one
- and
- that
- he
- must
- go
- alone
- I
- could
- not
- catch
- what
- Stangerson
- said
- to
- that
- but
- the
- other
- burst
- out
- swearing
- and
- reminded
- him
- that
- he
- was
- nothing
- more
- than
- his
- paid
- servant
- and
- that
- he
- must
- not
- presume
- to
- dictate
- to
- him
- On
- that
- the
- Secretary
- gave
- it
- up
- as
- a
- bad
- job
- and
- simply
- bargained
- with
- him
- that
- if
- he
- missed
- the
- last
- train
- he
- should
- rejoin
- him
- at
- Halliday's
- Private
- Hotel
- to
- which
- Drebber
- answered
- that
- he
- would
- be
- back
- on
- the
- platform
- before
- eleven
- and
- made
- his
- way
- out
- of
- the
- station
- The
- moment
- for
- which
- I
- had
- waited
- so
- long
- had
- at
- last
- come
- I
- had
- my
- enemies
- within
- my
- power
- Together
- they
- could
- protect
- each
- other
- but
- singly
- they
- were
- at
- my
- mercy
- I
- did
- not
- act
- however
- with
- undue
- precipitation
- My
- plans
- were
- already
- formed
- There
- is
- no
- satisfaction
- in
- vengeance
- unless
- the
- offender
- has
- time
- to
- realize
- who
- it
- is
- that
- strikes
- him
- and
- why
- retribution
- has
- come
- upon
- him
- I
- had
- my
- plans
- arranged
- by
- which
- I
- should
- have
- the
- opportunity
- of
- making
- the
- man
- who
- had
- wronged
- me
- understand
- that
- his
- old
- sin
- had
- found
- him
- out
- It
- chanced
- that
- some
- days
- before
- a
- gentleman
- who
- had
- been
- engaged
- in
- looking
- over
- some
- houses
- in
- the
- Brixton
- Road
- had
- dropped
- the
- key
- of
- one
- of
- them
- in
- my
- carriage
- It
- was
- claimed
- that
- same
- evening
- and
- returned
- but
- in
- the
- interval
- I
- had
- taken
- a
- moulding
- of
- it
- and
- had
- a
- duplicate
- constructed
- By
- means
- of
- this
- I
- had
- access
- to
- at
- least
- one
- spot
- in
- this
- great
- city
- where
- I
- could
- rely
- upon
- being
- free
- from
- interruption
- How
- to
- get
- Drebber
- to
- that
- house
- was
- the
- difficult
- problem
- which
- I
- had
- now
- to
- solve
- He
- walked
- down
- the
- road
- and
- went
- into
- one
- or
- two
- liquor
- shops
- staying
- for
- nearly
- half
- an
- hour
- in
- the
- last
- of
- them
- When
- he
- came
- out
- he
- staggered
- in
- his
- walk
- and
- was
- evidently
- pretty
- well
- on
- There
- was
- a
- hansom
- just
- in
- front
- of
- me
- and
- he
- hailed
- it
- I
- followed
- it
- so
- close
- that
- the
- nose
- of
- my
- horse
- was
- within
- a
- yard
- of
- his
- driver
- the
- whole
- way
- We
- rattled
- across
- Waterloo
- Bridge
- and
- through
- miles
- of
- streets
- until
- to
- my
- astonishment
- we
- found
- ourselves
- back
- in
- the
- Terrace
- in
- which
- he
- had
- boarded
- I
- could
- not
- imagine
- what
- his
- intention
- was
- in
- returning
- there
- but
- I
- went
- on
- and
- pulled
- up
- my
- cab
- a
- hundred
- yards
- or
- so
- from
- the
- house
- He
- entered
- it
- and
- his
- hansom
- drove
- away
- Give
- me
- a
- glass
- of
- water
- if
- you
- please
- My
- mouth
- gets
- dry
- with
- the
- talking
- I
- handed
- him
- the
- glass
- and
- he
- drank
- it
- down
- That's
- better
- he
- said
- Well
- I
- waited
- for
- a
- quarter
- of
- an
- hour
- or
- more
- when
- suddenly
- there
- came
- a
- noise
- like
- people
- struggling
- inside
- the
- house
- Next
- moment
- the
- door
- was
- flung
- open
- and
- two
- men
- appeared
- one
- of
- whom
- was
- Drebber
- and
- the
- other
- was
- a
- young
- chap
- whom
- I
- had
- never
- seen
- before
- This
- fellow
- had
- Drebber
- by
- the
- collar
- and
- when
- they
- came
- to
- the
- head
- of
- the
- steps
- he
- gave
- him
- a
- shove
- and
- a
- kick
- which
- sent
- him
- half
- across
- the
- road
- You
- hound
- he
- cried
- shaking
- his
- stick
- at
- him
- I'll
- teach
- you
- to
- insult
- an
- honest
- girl
- He
- was
- so
- hot
- that
- I
- think
- he
- would
- have
- thrashed
- Drebber
- with
- his
- cudgel
- only
- that
- the
- cur
- staggered
- away
- down
- the
- road
- as
- fast
- as
- his
- legs
- would
- carry
- him
- He
- ran
- as
- far
- as
- the
- corner
- and
- then
- seeing
- my
- cab
- he
- hailed
- me
- and
- jumped
- in
- Drive
- me
- to
- Halliday's
- Private
- Hotel
- said
- he
- When
- I
- had
- him
- fairly
- inside
- my
- cab
- my
- heart
- jumped
- so
- with
- joy
- that
- I
- feared
- lest
- at
- this
- last
- moment
- my
- aneurism
- might
- go
- wrong
- I
- drove
- along
- slowly
- weighing
- in
- my
- own
- mind
- what
- it
- was
- best
- to
- do
- I
- might
- take
- him
- right
- out
- into
- the
- country
- and
- there
- in
- some
- deserted
- lane
- have
- my
- last
- interview
- with
- him
- I
- had
- almost
- decided
- upon
- this
- when
- he
- solved
- the
- problem
- for
- me
- The
- craze
- for
- drink
- had
- seized
- him
- again
- and
- he
- ordered
- me
- to
- pull
- up
- outside
- a
- gin
- palace
- He
- went
- in
- leaving
- word
- that
- I
- should
- wait
- for
- him
- There
- he
- remained
- until
- closing
- time
- and
- when
- he
- came
- out
- he
- was
- so
- far
- gone
- that
- I
- knew
- the
- game
- was
- in
- my
- own
- hands
- Don't
- imagine
- that
- I
- intended
- to
- kill
- him
- in
- cold
- blood
- It
- would
- only
- have
- been
- rigid
- justice
- if
- I
- had
- done
- so
- but
- I
- could
- not
- bring
- myself
- to
- do
- it
- I
- had
- long
- determined
- that
- he
- should
- have
- a
- show
- for
- his
- life
- if
- he
- chose
- to
- take
- advantage
- of
- it
- Among
- the
- many
- billets
- which
- I
- have
- filled
- in
- America
- during
- my
- wandering
- life
- I
- was
- once
- janitor
- and
- sweeper
- out
- of
- the
- laboratory
- at
- York
- College
- One
- day
- the
- professor
- was
- lecturing
- on
- poisions
- and
- he
- showed
- his
- students
- some
- alkaloid
- as
- he
- called
- it
- which
- he
- had
- extracted
- from
- some
- South
- American
- arrow
- poison
- and
- which
- was
- so
- powerful
- that
- the
- least
- grain
- meant
- instant
- death
- I
- spotted
- the
- bottle
- in
- which
- this
- preparation
- was
- kept
- and
- when
- they
- were
- all
- gone
- I
- helped
- myself
- to
- a
- little
- of
- it
- I
- was
- a
- fairly
- good
- dispenser
- so
- I
- worked
- this
- alkaloid
- into
- small
- soluble
- pills
- and
- each
- pill
- I
- put
- in
- a
- box
- with
- a
- similar
- pill
- made
- without
- the
- poison
- I
- determined
- at
- the
- time
- that
- when
- I
- had
- my
- chance
- my
- gentlemen
- should
- each
- have
- a
- draw
- out
- of
- one
- of
- these
- boxes
- while
- I
- ate
- the
- pill
- that
- remained
- It
- would
- be
- quite
- as
- deadly
- and
- a
- good
- deal
- less
- noisy
- than
- firing
- across
- a
- handkerchief
- From
- that
- day
- I
- had
- always
- my
- pill
- boxes
- about
- with
- me
- and
- the
- time
- had
- now
- come
- when
- I
- was
- to
- use
- them
- It
- was
- nearer
- one
- than
- twelve
- and
- a
- wild
- bleak
- night
- blowing
- hard
- and
- raining
- in
- torrents
- Dismal
- as
- it
- was
- outside
- I
- was
- glad
- within
- so
- glad
- that
- I
- could
- have
- shouted
- out
- from
- pure
- exultation
- If
- any
- of
- you
- gentlemen
- have
- ever
- pined
- for
- a
- thing
- and
- longed
- for
- it
- during
- twenty
- long
- years
- and
- then
- suddenly
- found
- it
- within
- your
- reach
- you
- would
- understand
- my
- feelings
- I
- lit
- a
- cigar
- and
- puffed
- at
- it
- to
- steady
- my
- nerves
- but
- my
- hands
- were
- trembling
- and
- my
- temples
- throbbing
- with
- excitement
- As
- I
- drove
- I
- could
- see
- old
- John
- Ferrier
- and
- sweet
- Lucy
- looking
- at
- me
- out
- of
- the
- darkness
- and
- smiling
- at
- me
- just
- as
- plain
- as
- I
- see
- you
- all
- in
- this
- room
- All
- the
- way
- they
- were
- ahead
- of
- me
- one
- on
- each
- side
- of
- the
- horse
- until
- I
- pulled
- up
- at
- the
- house
- in
- the
- Brixton
- Road
- There
- was
- not
- a
- soul
- to
- be
- seen
- nor
- a
- sound
- to
- be
- heard
- except
- the
- dripping
- of
- the
- rain
- When
- I
- looked
- in
- at
- the
- window
- I
- found
- Drebber
- all
- huddled
- together
- in
- a
- drunken
- sleep
- I
- shook
- him
- by
- the
- arm
- It's
- time
- to
- get
- out
- I
- said
- All
- right
- cabby
- said
- he
- I
- suppose
- he
- thought
- we
- had
- come
- to
- the
- hotel
- that
- he
- had
- mentioned
- for
- he
- got
- out
- without
- another
- word
- and
- followed
- me
- down
- the
- garden
- I
- had
- to
- walk
- beside
- him
- to
- keep
- him
- steady
- for
- he
- was
- still
- a
- little
- top
- heavy
- When
- we
- came
- to
- the
- door
- I
- opened
- it
- and
- led
- him
- into
- the
- front
- room
- I
- give
- you
- my
- word
- that
- all
- the
- way
- the
- father
- and
- the
- daughter
- were
- walking
- in
- front
- of
- us
- It's
- infernally
- dark
- said
- he
- stamping
- about
- We'll
- soon
- have
- a
- light
- I
- said
- striking
- a
- match
- and
- putting
- it
- to
- a
- wax
- candle
- which
- I
- had
- brought
- with
- me
- Now
- Enoch
- Drebber
- I
- continued
- turning
- to
- him
- and
- holding
- the
- light
- to
- my
- own
- face
- who
- am
- I
- He
- gazed
- at
- me
- with
- bleared
- drunken
- eyes
- for
- a
- moment
- and
- then
- I
- saw
- a
- horror
- spring
- up
- in
- them
- and
- convulse
- his
- whole
- features
- which
- showed
- me
- that
- he
- knew
- me
- He
- staggered
- back
- with
- a
- livid
- face
- and
- I
- saw
- the
- perspiration
- break
- out
- upon
- his
- brow
- while
- his
- teeth
- chattered
- in
- his
- head
- At
- the
- sight
- I
- leaned
- my
- back
- against
- the
- door
- and
- laughed
- loud
- and
- long
- I
- had
- always
- known
- that
- vengeance
- would
- be
- sweet
- but
- I
- had
- never
- hoped
- for
- the
- contentment
- of
- soul
- which
- now
- possessed
- me
- You
- dog
- I
- said
- I
- have
- hunted
- you
- from
- Salt
- Lake
- City
- to
- St
- Petersburg
- and
- you
- have
- always
- escaped
- me
- Now
- at
- last
- your
- wanderings
- have
- come
- to
- an
- end
- for
- either
- you
- or
- I
- shall
- never
- see
- to
- morrow's
- sun
- rise
- He
- shrunk
- still
- further
- away
- as
- I
- spoke
- and
- I
- could
- see
- on
- his
- face
- that
- he
- thought
- I
- was
- mad
- So
- I
- was
- for
- the
- time
- The
- pulses
- in
- my
- temples
- beat
- like
- sledge
- hammers
- and
- I
- believe
- I
- would
- have
- had
- a
- fit
- of
- some
- sort
- if
- the
- blood
- had
- not
- gushed
- from
- my
- nose
- and
- relieved
- me
- What
- do
- you
- think
- of
- Lucy
- Ferrier
- now
- I
- cried
- locking
- the
- door
- and
- shaking
- the
- key
- in
- his
- face
- Punishment
- has
- been
- slow
- in
- coming
- but
- it
- has
- overtaken
- you
- at
- last
- I
- saw
- his
- coward
- lips
- tremble
- as
- I
- spoke
- He
- would
- have
- begged
- for
- his
- life
- but
- he
- knew
- well
- that
- it
- was
- useless
- Would
- you
- murder
- me
- he
- stammered
- There
- is
- no
- murder
- I
- answered
- Who
- talks
- of
- murdering
- a
- mad
- dog
- What
- mercy
- had
- you
- upon
- my
- poor
- darling
- when
- you
- dragged
- her
- from
- her
- slaughtered
- father
- and
- bore
- her
- away
- to
- your
- accursed
- and
- shameless
- harem
- It
- was
- not
- I
- who
- killed
- her
- father
- he
- cried
- But
- it
- was
- you
- who
- broke
- her
- innocent
- heart
- I
- shrieked
- thrusting
- the
- box
- before
- him
- Let
- the
- high
- God
- judge
- between
- us
- Choose
- and
- eat
- There
- is
- death
- in
- one
- and
- life
- in
- the
- other
- I
- shall
- take
- what
- you
- leave
- Let
- us
- see
- if
- there
- is
- justice
- upon
- the
- earth
- or
- if
- we
- are
- ruled
- by
- chance
- He
- cowered
- away
- with
- wild
- cries
- and
- prayers
- for
- mercy
- but
- I
- drew
- my
- knife
- and
- held
- it
- to
- his
- throat
- until
- he
- had
- obeyed
- me
- Then
- I
- swallowed
- the
- other
- and
- we
- stood
- facing
- one
- another
- in
- silence
- for
- a
- minute
- or
- more
- waiting
- to
- see
- which
- was
- to
- live
- and
- which
- was
- to
- die
- Shall
- I
- ever
- forget
- the
- look
- which
- came
- over
- his
- face
- when
- the
- first
- warning
- pangs
- told
- him
- that
- the
- poison
- was
- in
- his
- system
- I
- laughed
- as
- I
- saw
- it
- and
- held
- Lucy's
- marriage
- ring
- in
- front
- of
- his
- eyes
- It
- was
- but
- for
- a
- moment
- for
- the
- action
- of
- the
- alkaloid
- is
- rapid
- A
- spasm
- of
- pain
- contorted
- his
- features
- he
- threw
- his
- hands
- out
- in
- front
- of
- him
- staggered
- and
- then
- with
- a
- hoarse
- cry
- fell
- heavily
- upon
- the
- floor
- I
- turned
- him
- over
- with
- my
- foot
- and
- placed
- my
- hand
- upon
- his
- heart
- There
- was
- no
- movement
- He
- was
- dead
- The
- blood
- had
- been
- streaming
- from
- my
- nose
- but
- I
- had
- taken
- no
- notice
- of
- it
- I
- don't
- know
- what
- it
- was
- that
- put
- it
- into
- my
- head
- to
- write
- upon
- the
- wall
- with
- it
- Perhaps
- it
- was
- some
- mischievous
- idea
- of
- setting
- the
- police
- upon
- a
- wrong
- track
- for
- I
- felt
- light
- hearted
- and
- cheerful
- I
- remembered
- a
- German
- being
- found
- in
- New
- York
- with
- RACHE
- written
- up
- above
- him
- and
- it
- was
- argued
- at
- the
- time
- in
- the
- newspapers
- that
- the
- secret
- societies
- must
- have
- done
- it
- I
- guessed
- that
- what
- puzzled
- the
- New
- Yorkers
- would
- puzzle
- the
- Londoners
- so
- I
- dipped
- my
- finger
- in
- my
- own
- blood
- and
- printed
- it
- on
- a
- convenient
- place
- on
- the
- wall
- Then
- I
- walked
- down
- to
- my
- cab
- and
- found
- that
- there
- was
- nobody
- about
- and
- that
- the
- night
- was
- still
- very
- wild
- I
- had
- driven
- some
- distance
- when
- I
- put
- my
- hand
- into
- the
- pocket
- in
- which
- I
- usually
- kept
- Lucy's
- ring
- and
- found
- that
- it
- was
- not
- there
- I
- was
- thunderstruck
- at
- this
- for
- it
- was
- the
- only
- memento
- that
- I
- had
- of
- her
- Thinking
- that
- I
- might
- have
- dropped
- it
- when
- I
- stooped
- over
- Drebber's
- body
- I
- drove
- back
- and
- leaving
- my
- cab
- in
- a
- side
- street
- I
- went
- boldly
- up
- to
- the
- house
- for
- I
- was
- ready
- to
- dare
- anything
- rather
- than
- lose
- the
- ring
- When
- I
- arrived
- there
- I
- walked
- right
- into
- the
- arms
- of
- a
- police
- officer
- who
- was
- coming
- out
- and
- only
- managed
- to
- disarm
- his
- suspicions
- by
- pretending
- to
- be
- hopelessly
- drunk
- That
- was
- how
- Enoch
- Drebber
- came
- to
- his
- end
- All
- I
- had
- to
- do
- then
- was
- to
- do
- as
- much
- for
- Stangerson
- and
- so
- pay
- off
- John
- Ferrier's
- debt
- I
- knew
- that
- he
- was
- staying
- at
- Halliday's
- Private
- Hotel
- and
- I
- hung
- about
- all
- day
- but
- he
- never
- came
- out
- fancy
- that
- he
- suspected
- something
- when
- Drebber
- failed
- to
- put
- in
- an
- appearance
- He
- was
- cunning
- was
- Stangerson
- and
- always
- on
- his
- guard
- If
- he
- thought
- he
- could
- keep
- me
- off
- by
- staying
- indoors
- he
- was
- very
- much
- mistaken
- I
- soon
- found
- out
- which
- was
- the
- window
- of
- his
- bedroom
- and
- early
- next
- morning
- I
- took
- advantage
- of
- some
- ladders
- which
- were
- lying
- in
- the
- lane
- behind
- the
- hotel
- and
- so
- made
- my
- way
- into
- his
- room
- in
- the
- grey
- of
- the
- dawn
- I
- woke
- him
- up
- and
- told
- him
- that
- the
- hour
- had
- come
- when
- he
- was
- to
- answer
- for
- the
- life
- he
- had
- taken
- so
- long
- before
- I
- described
- Drebber's
- death
- to
- him
- and
- I
- gave
- him
- the
- same
- choice
- of
- the
- poisoned
- pills
- Instead
- of
- grasping
- at
- the
- chance
- of
- safety
- which
- that
- offered
- him
- he
- sprang
- from
- his
- bed
- and
- flew
- at
- my
- throat
- In
- self
- defence
- I
- stabbed
- him
- to
- the
- heart
- It
- would
- have
- been
- the
- same
- in
- any
- case
- for
- Providence
- would
- never
- have
- allowed
- his
- guilty
- hand
- to
- pick
- out
- anything
- but
- the
- poison
- I
- have
- little
- more
- to
- say
- and
- it's
- as
- well
- for
- I
- am
- about
- done
- up
- I
- went
- on
- cabbing
- it
- for
- a
- day
- or
- so
- intending
- to
- keep
- at
- it
- until
- I
- could
- save
- enough
- to
- take
- me
- back
- to
- America
- I
- was
- standing
- in
- the
- yard
- when
- a
- ragged
- youngster
- asked
- if
- there
- was
- a
- cabby
- there
- called
- Jefferson
- Hope
- and
- said
- that
- his
- cab
- was
- wanted
- by
- a
- gentleman
- at
- B
- Baker
- Street
- I
- went
- round
- suspecting
- no
- harm
- and
- the
- next
- thing
- I
- knew
- this
- young
- man
- here
- had
- the
- bracelets
- on
- my
- wrists
- and
- as
- neatly
- snackled
- as
- ever
- I
- saw
- in
- my
- life
- That's
- the
- whole
- of
- my
- story
- gentlemen
- You
- may
- consider
- me
- to
- be
- a
- murderer
- but
- I
- hold
- that
- I
- am
- just
- as
- much
- an
- officer
- of
- justice
- as
- you
- are
- So
- thrilling
- had
- the
- man's
- narrative
- been
- and
- his
- manner
- was
- so
- impressive
- that
- we
- had
- sat
- silent
- and
- absorbed
- Even
- the
- professional
- detectives
- blas
- as
- they
- were
- in
- every
- detail
- of
- crime
- appeared
- to
- be
- keenly
- interested
- in
- the
- man's
- story
- When
- he
- finished
- we
- sat
- for
- some
- minutes
- in
- a
- stillness
- which
- was
- only
- broken
- by
- the
- scratching
- of
- Lestrade's
- pencil
- as
- he
- gave
- the
- finishing
- touches
- to
- his
- shorthand
- account
- There
- is
- only
- one
- point
- on
- which
- I
- should
- like
- a
- little
- more
- information
- Sherlock
- Holmes
- said
- at
- last
- Who
- was
- your
- accomplice
- who
- came
- for
- the
- ring
- which
- I
- advertised
- The
- prisoner
- winked
- at
- my
- friend
- jocosely
- I
- can
- tell
- my
- own
- secrets
- he
- said
- but
- I
- don't
- get
- other
- people
- into
- trouble
- I
- saw
- your
- advertisement
- and
- I
- thought
- it
- might
- be
- a
- plant
- or
- it
- might
- be
- the
- ring
- which
- I
- wanted
- My
- friend
- volunteered
- to
- go
- and
- see
- I
- think
- you'll
- own
- he
- did
- it
- smartly
- Not
- a
- doubt
- of
- that
- said
- Holmes
- heartily
- Now
- gentlemen
- the
- Inspector
- remarked
- gravely
- the
- forms
- of
- the
- law
- must
- be
- complied
- with
- On
- Thursday
- the
- prisoner
- will
- be
- brought
- before
- the
- magistrates
- and
- your
- attendance
- will
- be
- required
- Until
- then
- I
- will
- be
- responsible
- for
- him
- He
- rang
- the
- bell
- as
- he
- spoke
- and
- Jefferson
- Hope
- was
- led
- off
- by
- a
- couple
- of
- warders
- while
- my
- friend
- and
- I
- made
- our
- way
- out
- of
- the
- Station
- and
- took
- a
- cab
- back
- to
- Baker
- Street
- CHAPTER
- VII
- THE
- CONCLUSION
- WE
- had
- all
- been
- warned
- to
- appear
- before
- the
- magistrates
- upon
- the
- Thursday
- but
- when
- the
- Thursday
- came
- there
- was
- no
- occasion
- for
- our
- testimony
- A
- higher
- Judge
- had
- taken
- the
- matter
- in
- hand
- and
- Jefferson
- Hope
- had
- been
- summoned
- before
- a
- tribunal
- where
- strict
- justice
- would
- be
- meted
- out
- to
- him
- On
- the
- very
- night
- after
- his
- capture
- the
- aneurism
- burst
- and
- he
- was
- found
- in
- the
- morning
- stretched
- upon
- the
- floor
- of
- the
- cell
- with
- a
- placid
- smile
- upon
- his
- face
- as
- though
- he
- had
- been
- able
- in
- his
- dying
- moments
- to
- look
- back
- upon
- a
- useful
- life
- and
- on
- work
- well
- done
- Gregson
- and
- Lestrade
- will
- be
- wild
- about
- his
- death
- Holmes
- remarked
- as
- we
- chatted
- it
- over
- next
- evening
- Where
- will
- their
- grand
- advertisement
- be
- now
- I
- don't
- see
- that
- they
- had
- very
- much
- to
- do
- with
- his
- capture
- I
- answered
- What
- you
- do
- in
- this
- world
- is
- a
- matter
- of
- no
- consequence
- returned
- my
- companion
- bitterly
- The
- question
- is
- what
- can
- you
- make
- people
- believe
- that
- you
- have
- done
- Never
- mind
- he
- continued
- more
- brightly
- after
- a
- pause
- I
- would
- not
- have
- missed
- the
- investigation
- for
- anything
- There
- has
- been
- no
- better
- case
- within
- my
- recollection
- Simple
- as
- it
- was
- there
- were
- several
- most
- instructive
- points
- about
- it
- Simple
- I
- ejaculated
- Well
- really
- it
- can
- hardly
- be
- described
- as
- otherwise
- said
- Sherlock
- Holmes
- smiling
- at
- my
- surprise
- The
- proof
- of
- its
- intrinsic
- simplicity
- is
- that
- without
- any
- help
- save
- a
- few
- very
- ordinary
- deductions
- I
- was
- able
- to
- lay
- my
- hand
- upon
- the
- criminal
- within
- three
- days
- That
- is
- true
- said
- I
- I
- have
- already
- explained
- to
- you
- that
- what
- is
- out
- of
- the
- common
- is
- usually
- a
- guide
- rather
- than
- a
- hindrance
- In
- solving
- a
- problem
- of
- this
- sort
- the
- grand
- thing
- is
- to
- be
- able
- to
- reason
- backwards
- That
- is
- a
- very
- useful
- accomplishment
- and
- a
- very
- easy
- one
- but
- people
- do
- not
- practise
- it
- much
- In
- the
- every
- day
- affairs
- of
- life
- it
- is
- more
- useful
- to
- reason
- forwards
- and
- so
- the
- other
- comes
- to
- be
- neglected
- There
- are
- fifty
- who
- can
- reason
- synthetically
- for
- one
- who
- can
- reason
- analytically
- I
- confess
- said
- I
- that
- I
- do
- not
- quite
- follow
- you
- I
- hardly
- expected
- that
- you
- would
- Let
- me
- see
- if
- I
- can
- make
- it
- clearer
- Most
- people
- if
- you
- describe
- a
- train
- of
- events
- to
- them
- will
- tell
- you
- what
- the
- result
- would
- be
- They
- can
- put
- those
- events
- together
- in
- their
- minds
- and
- argue
- from
- them
- that
- something
- will
- come
- to
- pass
- There
- are
- few
- people
- however
- who
- if
- you
- told
- them
- a
- result
- would
- be
- able
- to
- evolve
- from
- their
- own
- inner
- consciousness
- what
- the
- steps
- were
- which
- led
- up
- to
- that
- result
- This
- power
- is
- what
- I
- mean
- when
- I
- talk
- of
- reasoning
- backwards
- or
- analytically
- I
- understand
- said
- I
- Now
- this
- was
- a
- case
- in
- which
- you
- were
- given
- the
- result
- and
- had
- to
- find
- everything
- else
- for
- yourself
- Now
- let
- me
- endeavour
- to
- show
- you
- the
- different
- steps
- in
- my
- reasoning
- To
- begin
- at
- the
- beginning
- I
- approached
- the
- house
- as
- you
- know
- on
- foot
- and
- with
- my
- mind
- entirely
- free
- from
- all
- impressions
- I
- naturally
- began
- by
- examining
- the
- roadway
- and
- there
- as
- I
- have
- already
- explained
- to
- you
- I
- saw
- clearly
- the
- marks
- of
- a
- cab
- which
- I
- ascertained
- by
- inquiry
- must
- have
- been
- there
- during
- the
- night
- I
- satisfied
- myself
- that
- it
- was
- a
- cab
- and
- not
- a
- private
- carriage
- by
- the
- narrow
- gauge
- of
- the
- wheels
- The
- ordinary
- London
- growler
- is
- considerably
- less
- wide
- than
- a
- gentleman's
- brougham
- This
- was
- the
- first
- point
- gained
- I
- then
- walked
- slowly
- down
- the
- garden
- path
- which
- happened
- to
- be
- composed
- of
- a
- clay
- soil
- peculiarly
- suitable
- for
- taking
- impressions
- No
- doubt
- it
- appeared
- to
- you
- to
- be
- a
- mere
- trampled
- line
- of
- slush
- but
- to
- my
- trained
- eyes
- every
- mark
- upon
- its
- surface
- had
- a
- meaning
- There
- is
- no
- branch
- of
- detective
- science
- which
- is
- so
- important
- and
- so
- much
- neglected
- as
- the
- art
- of
- tracing
- footsteps
- Happily
- I
- have
- always
- laid
- great
- stress
- upon
- it
- and
- much
- practice
- has
- made
- it
- second
- nature
- to
- me
- I
- saw
- the
- heavy
- footmarks
- of
- the
- constables
- but
- I
- saw
- also
- the
- track
- of
- the
- two
- men
- who
- had
- first
- passed
- through
- the
- garden
- It
- was
- easy
- to
- tell
- that
- they
- had
- been
- before
- the
- others
- because
- in
- places
- their
- marks
- had
- been
- entirely
- obliterated
- by
- the
- others
- coming
- upon
- the
- top
- of
- them
- In
- this
- way
- my
- second
- link
- was
- formed
- which
- told
- me
- that
- the
- nocturnal
- visitors
- were
- two
- in
- number
- one
- remarkable
- for
- his
- height
- as
- I
- calculated
- from
- the
- length
- of
- his
- stride
- and
- the
- other
- fashionably
- dressed
- to
- judge
- from
- the
- small
- and
- elegant
- impression
- left
- by
- his
- boots
- On
- entering
- the
- house
- this
- last
- inference
- was
- confirmed
- My
- well
- booted
- man
- lay
- before
- me
- The
- tall
- one
- then
- had
- done
- the
- murder
- if
- murder
- there
- was
- There
- was
- no
- wound
- upon
- the
- dead
- man's
- person
- but
- the
- agitated
- expression
- upon
- his
- face
- assured
- me
- that
- he
- had
- foreseen
- his
- fate
- before
- it
- came
- upon
- him
- Men
- who
- die
- from
- heart
- disease
- or
- any
- sudden
- natural
- cause
- never
- by
- any
- chance
- exhibit
- agitation
- upon
- their
- features
- Having
- sniffed
- the
- dead
- man's
- lips
- I
- detected
- a
- slightly
- sour
- smell
- and
- I
- came
- to
- the
- conclusion
- that
- he
- had
- had
- poison
- forced
- upon
- him
- Again
- I
- argued
- that
- it
- had
- been
- forced
- upon
- him
- from
- the
- hatred
- and
- fear
- expressed
- upon
- his
- face
- By
- the
- method
- of
- exclusion
- I
- had
- arrived
- at
- this
- result
- for
- no
- other
- hypothesis
- would
- meet
- the
- facts
- Do
- not
- imagine
- that
- it
- was
- a
- very
- unheard
- of
- idea
- The
- forcible
- administration
- of
- poison
- is
- by
- no
- means
- a
- new
- thing
- in
- criminal
- annals
- The
- cases
- of
- Dolsky
- in
- Odessa
- and
- of
- Leturier
- in
- Montpellier
- will
- occur
- at
- once
- to
- any
- toxicologist
- And
- now
- came
- the
- great
- question
- as
- to
- the
- reason
- why
- Robbery
- had
- not
- been
- the
- object
- of
- the
- murder
- for
- nothing
- was
- taken
- Was
- it
- politics
- then
- or
- was
- it
- a
- woman
- That
- was
- the
- question
- which
- confronted
- me
- I
- was
- inclined
- from
- the
- first
- to
- the
- latter
- supposition
- Political
- assassins
- are
- only
- too
- glad
- to
- do
- their
- work
- and
- to
- fly
- This
- murder
- had
- on
- the
- contrary
- been
- done
- most
- deliberately
- and
- the
- perpetrator
- had
- left
- his
- tracks
- all
- over
- the
- room
- showing
- that
- he
- had
- been
- there
- all
- the
- time
- It
- must
- have
- been
- a
- private
- wrong
- and
- not
- a
- political
- one
- which
- called
- for
- such
- a
- methodical
- revenge
- When
- the
- inscription
- was
- discovered
- upon
- the
- wall
- I
- was
- more
- inclined
- than
- ever
- to
- my
- opinion
- The
- thing
- was
- too
- evidently
- a
- blind
- When
- the
- ring
- was
- found
- however
- it
- settled
- the
- question
- Clearly
- the
- murderer
- had
- used
- it
- to
- remind
- his
- victim
- of
- some
- dead
- or
- absent
- woman
- It
- was
- at
- this
- point
- that
- I
- asked
- Gregson
- whether
- he
- had
- enquired
- in
- his
- telegram
- to
- Cleveland
- as
- to
- any
- particular
- point
- in
- Mr
- Drebber's
- former
- career
- He
- answered
- you
- remember
- in
- the
- negative
- I
- then
- proceeded
- to
- make
- a
- careful
- examination
- of
- the
- room
- which
- confirmed
- me
- in
- my
- opinion
- as
- to
- the
- murderer's
- height
- and
- furnished
- me
- with
- the
- additional
- details
- as
- to
- the
- Trichinopoly
- cigar
- and
- the
- length
- of
- his
- nails
- I
- had
- already
- come
- to
- the
- conclusion
- since
- there
- were
- no
- signs
- of
- a
- struggle
- that
- the
- blood
- which
- covered
- the
- floor
- had
- burst
- from
- the
- murderer's
- nose
- in
- his
- excitement
- I
- could
- perceive
- that
- the
- track
- of
- blood
- coincided
- with
- the
- track
- of
- his
- feet
- It
- is
- seldom
- that
- any
- man
- unless
- he
- is
- very
- full
- blooded
- breaks
- out
- in
- this
- way
- through
- emotion
- so
- I
- hazarded
- the
- opinion
- that
- the
- criminal
- was
- probably
- a
- robust
- and
- ruddy
- faced
- man
- Events
- proved
- that
- I
- had
- judged
- correctly
- Having
- left
- the
- house
- I
- proceeded
- to
- do
- what
- Gregson
- had
- neglected
- I
- telegraphed
- to
- the
- head
- of
- the
- police
- at
- Cleveland
- limiting
- my
- enquiry
- to
- the
- circumstances
- connected
- with
- the
- marriage
- of
- Enoch
- Drebber
- The
- answer
- was
- conclusive
- It
- told
- me
- that
- Drebber
- had
- already
- applied
- for
- the
- protection
- of
- the
- law
- against
- an
- old
- rival
- in
- love
- named
- Jefferson
- Hope
- and
- that
- this
- same
- Hope
- was
- at
- present
- in
- Europe
- I
- knew
- now
- that
- I
- held
- the
- clue
- to
- the
- mystery
- in
- my
- hand
- and
- all
- that
- remained
- was
- to
- secure
- the
- murderer
- I
- had
- already
- determined
- in
- my
- own
- mind
- that
- the
- man
- who
- had
- walked
- into
- the
- house
- with
- Drebber
- was
- none
- other
- than
- the
- man
- who
- had
- driven
- the
- cab
- The
- marks
- in
- the
- road
- showed
- me
- that
- the
- horse
- had
- wandered
- on
- in
- a
- way
- which
- would
- have
- been
- impossible
- had
- there
- been
- anyone
- in
- charge
- of
- it
- Where
- then
- could
- the
- driver
- be
- unless
- he
- were
- inside
- the
- house
- Again
- it
- is
- absurd
- to
- suppose
- that
- any
- sane
- man
- would
- carry
- out
- a
- deliberate
- crime
- under
- the
- very
- eyes
- as
- it
- were
- of
- a
- third
- person
- who
- was
- sure
- to
- betray
- him
- Lastly
- supposing
- one
- man
- wished
- to
- dog
- another
- through
- London
- what
- better
- means
- could
- he
- adopt
- than
- to
- turn
- cabdriver
- All
- these
- considerations
- led
- me
- to
- the
- irresistible
- conclusion
- that
- Jefferson
- Hope
- was
- to
- be
- found
- among
- the
- jarveys
- of
- the
- Metropolis
- If
- he
- had
- been
- one
- there
- was
- no
- reason
- to
- believe
- that
- he
- had
- ceased
- to
- be
- On
- the
- contrary
- from
- his
- point
- of
- view
- any
- sudden
- change
- would
- be
- likely
- to
- draw
- attention
- to
- himself
- He
- would
- probably
- for
- a
- time
- at
- least
- continue
- to
- perform
- his
- duties
- There
- was
- no
- reason
- to
- suppose
- that
- he
- was
- going
- under
- an
- assumed
- name
- Why
- should
- he
- change
- his
- name
- in
- a
- country
- where
- no
- one
- knew
- his
- original
- one
- I
- therefore
- organized
- my
- Street
- Arab
- detective
- corps
- and
- sent
- them
- systematically
- to
- every
- cab
- proprietor
- in
- London
- until
- they
- ferreted
- out
- the
- man
- that
- I
- wanted
- How
- well
- they
- succeeded
- and
- how
- quickly
- I
- took
- advantage
- of
- it
- are
- still
- fresh
- in
- your
- recollection
- The
- murder
- of
- Stangerson
- was
- an
- incident
- which
- was
- entirely
- unexpected
- but
- which
- could
- hardly
- in
- any
- case
- have
- been
- prevented
- Through
- it
- as
- you
- know
- I
- came
- into
- possession
- of
- the
- pills
- the
- existence
- of
- which
- I
- had
- already
- surmised
- You
- see
- the
- whole
- thing
- is
- a
- chain
- of
- logical
- sequences
- without
- a
- break
- or
- flaw
- It
- is
- wonderful
- I
- cried
- Your
- merits
- should
- be
- publicly
- recognized
- You
- should
- publish
- an
- account
- of
- the
- case
- If
- you
- won't
- I
- will
- for
- you
- You
- may
- do
- what
- you
- like
- Doctor
- he
- answered
- See
- here
- he
- continued
- handing
- a
- paper
- over
- to
- me
- look
- at
- this
- It
- was
- the
- Echo
- for
- the
- day
- and
- the
- paragraph
- to
- which
- he
- pointed
- was
- devoted
- to
- the
- case
- in
- question
- The
- public
- it
- said
- have
- lost
- a
- sensational
- treat
- through
- the
- sudden
- death
- of
- the
- man
- Hope
- who
- was
- suspected
- of
- the
- murder
- of
- Mr
- Enoch
- Drebber
- and
- of
- Mr
- Joseph
- Stangerson
- The
- details
- of
- the
- case
- will
- probably
- be
- never
- known
- now
- though
- we
- are
- informed
- upon
- good
- authority
- that
- the
- crime
- was
- the
- result
- of
- an
- old
- standing
- and
- romantic
- feud
- in
- which
- love
- and
- Mormonism
- bore
- a
- part
- It
- seems
- that
- both
- the
- victims
- belonged
- in
- their
- younger
- days
- to
- the
- Latter
- Day
- Saints
- and
- Hope
- the
- deceased
- prisoner
- hails
- also
- from
- Salt
- Lake
- City
- If
- the
- case
- has
- had
- no
- other
- effect
- it
- at
- least
- brings
- out
- in
- the
- most
- striking
- manner
- the
- efficiency
- of
- our
- detective
- police
- force
- and
- will
- serve
- as
- a
- lesson
- to
- all
- foreigners
- that
- they
- will
- do
- wisely
- to
- settle
- their
- feuds
- at
- home
- and
- not
- to
- carry
- them
- on
- to
- British
- soil
- It
- is
- an
- open
- secret
- that
- the
- credit
- of
- this
- smart
- capture
- belongs
- entirely
- to
- the
- well
- known
- Scotland
- Yard
- officials
- Messrs
- Lestrade
- and
- Gregson
- The
- man
- was
- apprehended
- it
- appears
- in
- the
- rooms
- of
- a
- certain
- Mr
- Sherlock
- Holmes
- who
- has
- himself
- as
- an
- amateur
- shown
- some
- talent
- in
- the
- detective
- line
- and
- who
- with
- such
- instructors
- may
- hope
- in
- time
- to
- attain
- to
- some
- degree
- of
- their
- skill
- It
- is
- expected
- that
- a
- testimonial
- of
- some
- sort
- will
- be
- presented
- to
- the
- two
- officers
- as
- a
- fitting
- recognition
- of
- their
- services
- Didn't
- I
- tell
- you
- so
- when
- we
- started
- cried
- Sherlock
- Holmes
- with
- a
- laugh
- That's
- the
- result
- of
- all
- our
- Study
- in
- Scarlet
- to
- get
- them
- a
- testimonial
- Never
- mind
- I
- answered
- I
- have
- all
- the
- facts
- in
- my
- journal
- and
- the
- public
- shall
- know
- them
- In
- the
- meantime
- you
- must
- make
- yourself
- contented
- by
- the
- consciousness
- of
- success
- like
- the
- Roman
- miser
- Populus
- me
- sibilat
- at
- mihi
- plaudo
- Ipse
- domi
- simul
- ac
- nummos
- contemplor
- in
- arca
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