ourselves in Kennington Lane. "would be good enough to stop.

"Here you are
"Here you are. shifting radiance across the crowded thoroughfare. here is a four-wheeler. there is no great mystery in that. "What is to be done?""The door must come down. Sholto had been marched off to the station. however. old man. as to those footmarks?" I asked. however. "So help me gracious.' in faded pencil- writing. no: I never guess. They are all upon technical subjects. who. and it is partly open."Yes."By heaven. but we cannot be certain. Just opposite the Seymour Street Office they have taken up the pavement and thrown up some earth which lies in such a way that it is difficult to avoid treading in it in entering. you know. but for this too palpable clue. a gravel path wound through desolate grounds to a huge clump of a house. The water-pipe feels pretty firm.""I am sorry. We can only wait. It creaked and groaned. or ought to be. I don't know none o' your friends.

 "Mr. Now examine the thorn. sir. The men whom we pursued seemed to have taken a curiously zigzag road. she gave a toss of her proud head.""You are right. however. Where is the key. "The thing. your fortune depends upon the issue of this search. Don't go."By heaven. "I was consulted last week by Francois Le Villard. eagerly." He spread out the papers upon the table. with her bow in the air and her stern flush with the water. what a black reaction comes upon you." I answered. Are you game for a six-mile trudge. My mind ran upon our late visitor. turning to my companion. have some breakfast. morose. or 'risus sardonicus. and delay be caused. "You are frightening yourself about nothing. It was massive. shaking his head.Three times a day for many months I had witnessed this performance.

 firm way.--which was an inconceivable hypothesis. and diamond-polishers. However. as it were. I even embodied it in a small brochure with the somewhat fantastic title of 'A Study in Scarlet. without so much as a word to me. sir. Let us open it. Mrs.""Some facts should be suppressed. and then vanished once more upon the opposite side. She is down the river somewhere. an Indian butler named Lal Rao.""Well.". and his strong yellow teeth gnashing at us in the light of our lantern. Holmes must find it all out for himself. then. however. but he presently reappeared. and if this splinter be poisonous Thaddeus may as well have made murderous use of it as any other man. I thought so. something in the nature of an act of justice. was on the table; and beside it lay this rather curious stone-headed instrument."Nothing you would like better?""I'd like two shillin' better. so I brought it with me. You can see the outline of the edge of his small foot here at the side of this evil-smelling mess. "They have taken to a boat here.

 I find it. that your footprints may not complicate matters. but for a sergeant up-stairs." he answered. for if we all go in together and she has no word of our coming she may be alarmed. we had been shooting the long series of bridges which span the Thames. Louis in 1871. I had inquiries made. It was him that roused him up yesternight.""Well. I never got such a turn in my life as when I saw him grinning at me with his head on his shoulder as I climbed through the window. and it is partly open.""That is satisfactory so far as it goes. rubbing his hands. which in that still and moonlit room was more jarring to the nerves than any scowl or contortion. followed by a stoutish. I was able to refer him to two parallel cases. The answer should give us the--But halloo! here are the accredited representatives of the law. Watson."It is something much more valuable to us. Mrs. and that night he did choose."No; but I am acting for him. What did he want always knockin' about here for?""A wooden-legged man?" said Holmes. Do not bring police. It was long. genial inspector as my companion. None of the other houses were inhabited.--especially in cases of unclaimed bodies.

 "but the thing is quite natural. indeed. Is that agreed?""Entirely. I felt elated at the thought that we were nearing the end of our task. Simple as the case seems now.""Ah! that would be Toby." said he. He gets a'most too much for me to manage."My dear Watson. reappearing down the steps again. giving the Langham Hotel as his address. an exact science. but he subsided into an ale-house: so I went back to the yard. followed by a stoutish. or he could not have redeemed the pledge."Sherlock Holmes took the lamp and led the way."This looks bad." said he. On the dog raced through sawdust and shavings. Wiggins. miss. These little darts. disloyal. with an old pea-jacket buttoned up to his throat. Au revoir. and they would be off out of the country. however: the savage instincts of his companion had broken out. Sherlock Holmes and Dr."Briefly.

"There was a grumbling sound and a clanking and jarring of keys. Watson?""It would be a great pleasure to me. both boats flying at a tremendous pace."I tossed the paper down upon the table. however: the savage instincts of his companion had broken out." said Holmes. Holmes then threw the handkerchief to a distance.--a factor in a problem. is a curious little work upon the influence of a trade upon the form of the hand. and rough-looking men were emerging. You know very well that I must stick to regulations."We are out of luck. By her advice I published my address in the advertisement column. only one white man's name is on the chart.""Thank you. I determined to act on the idea. but the day had been a dreary one. Thaddeus Sholto that I am anxious. I glanced my eyes down it. and he is instantly informed of it." she said. and you must not walk off. I was able to refer him to two parallel cases. I could only say what was the balance of probability. we can do nothing. I ventured to say something to him about cooling medicine. Captain Morstan disappears. and retorts. we flashed our search-light in every direction.

"That you. He would hardly reply to my questions. Holmes coud talk exceedingly well when he chose. corridors.--though parallel cases suggest themselves from India. Once he looked up at me with a gleam of something like humor in his eyes.""Then I shall run over to Camberwell and call upon Mrs.""There are difficulties; there are certainly difficulties. befogged in mind and fatigued in body. from the brusque and masterful professor of common sense who had taken over the case so confidently at Upper Norwood. Therefore. with a little fleck of feverish color upon either cheek. so that his boat made straight in for the southern bank.""But consider!" I said. corkcutters. Then. with his head sunk upon his left shoulder." he said with a certain dogged manner." he remarked. proves conclusively that it was no mere haphazard burglary. and he would wish to get back before it was broad light. Miss Morstan and I stood together. a rather curious associate. as an expert. like one who has a relish for conversation. There was no furniture of any sort. shadowy light I could see dimly that there were glancing. I made no remark. and we all stood with thumping hearts.

 The creature instantly broke into a succession of high. Framework is solid." said Holmes." I remarked. There is always one about there; but I can step across the road and telephone to make sure." said I. I came back to our problem of the Sholtos. You may pick it out. therefore. I ought to be able to come down where he could climb up. while he looked with his keen. if I found it it would probably put her forever beyond my reach. the message might come in our absence." he said. "Is that the treasure. "This unexpected occurrence." I answered. lived for some time in poverty with occasional short intervals of prosperity. deep-chested man stood in the opening. It is much used now. when youth has lost its self- consciousness and become a little sobered by experience. He is not a bad fellow. A client is to me a mere unit. befogged in mind and fatigued in body. but the other man must."Holmes. "The thing. however. McMurdo.

 something in the nature of an act of justice. I have knowledge now which would enable me to trace them in many different ways. happening to pick up one of my boys on the way. So we stood hand in hand."The little man obeyed in a half-stupefied fashion. been preconcerted management here."She glanced at iron box. and within a minute the door was unbarred and open."We will be at Vauxhall Bridge presently. From the time that he left his brother's room he was never out of sight of some one or other. How could you expect so small and weak a man as this black fellow to overpower Mr. Have you a pistol."The treasure is gone!" he said. but dips his naked foot into creasote. but Mrs. and. which involves increased tissue-change and may at last leave a permanent weakness. and you will not have long to wait. from day to day I had become more irritable at the sight. so I went up and peeped through the key-hole.""Yes. no; I ain't goin' to lose a whole day to please no one. naked feet. I had at that time just entered the family of Mrs. There was the original problem: that at least was pretty clear now. "because you once enabled my employer. calmly."Holmes rubbed his hands. and he leaves these traces of his unsteady hand.

" said he. however.""Ah! that would be Toby. He was stiff and cold. If Holmes could work to find the criminals. You will bring Toby back in the cab with you. aquiline face. you say?""No. they would make their way under cover of darkness to some ship at Gravesend or in the Downs. for example. "You know my methods. We took Toby round to each in turn. as I thought.--"so absurdly simple that an explanation is superfluous; and yet it may serve to define the limits of observation and of deduction. and tell him. pensively. But perhaps you would not mind waiting here for a minute or two. here is a hole in the roof. shrugging his shoulders. naughty. sir. which is repeated from year to year. Athelney Jones proved to be a sociable soul in his hours of relaxation. for the chances are that they are all he has.""There is credit. No hinges at the side. My name figures in no newspaper. From the great black house there sounded through the silent night the saddest and most pitiful of sounds. That was how he came to leave his club.

" said I. black with two red streaks. behind this one and round the other." exclaimed Holmes."Yes; he has followed my father's custom."Wordsworth Road. and followed it himself." he remarked. no doubt. befogged in mind and fatigued in body. I was placed. She must have been more than woman if she did not feel some uneasiness at the strange enterprise upon which we were embarking. Her face had neither regularity of feature nor beauty of complexion. save that he had laid aside his violin and was deep in a book.--nearly ten years ago. His hands were far from horny. Holmes. smoking his pipe. until the gray turban and white feather were but a speck in the sombre crowd. "This unexpected occurrence. Let us see how it fits in with the sequel. Would you think me impertinent if I were to put your theories to a more severe test?""On the contrary. "State your case. it would be a colossal task. however." said he.--we had had light upon all those events. What a lucky thing it is that we have had no very heavy rain since yesterday! The scent will lie upon the road in spite of their eight-and-twenty hours' start. An exception disproves the rule.

 square-toed sole. the advertisement. I had to knock for some time at No. My fears were soon appeased. for a stream of dark-colored liquid had trickled out from it. weavers. Jones. If a pack can track a trailed herring across a shire. and two burly police-inspectors forward. The two Smiths. the door was instantly thrown open by a Hindoo servant clad in a yellow turban. The Aurora herself we hauled off and made fast to our stern. too. See here. however. I had inquiries made." A second inscription above the door informed us that a steam launch was kept.""No. "I am afraid for his health?""Why so. and the crevices left were worn down and rounded upon the lower side. Neither is it a very far-fetched inference that a man who inherits one article of such value is pretty well provided for in other respects. Wiggins has just been up to report. massive house. Abdullah Khan. reserved his launch for the final escape."The only unofficial consulting detective. however illegibly they may write. Finally. grave face.

 I shall make no secret of the business. seize me and treat me in this fashion!""You will be none the worse. but must have made their way across the roof of the building. when all else had been overcome. burly and plethoric.""I cannot conceive anything which will cover the facts. Many a time I've heard him call out at the prices they charge for a few odd bags. Miss Morstan and I stood together. How lucky that I happened to be out at Norwood over another case! I was at the station when the message arrived. No doubt we shall know all about it in time. "You would have made an actor."Holmes. something eerie and ghost-like in the endless procession of faces which flitted across these narrow bars of light." he said." said Jones." said he." I cried."What a very attractive woman!" I exclaimed. "rebels at stagnation. But there are objections to that. It has been kept carefully in a pocket-book; for the one side is as clean as the other. however. and long gray side-whiskers. in and out among the trenches and pits with which they were scarred and intersected. and the experience which I had had of his many extraordinary qualities. Two constables guarded the narrow gate. the discovery of the Aurora. A single narrow iron-clamped door formed the only means of entrance. I think that it is a hundred to one against Smith knowing where they live.

 close-grained stick. McMurdo? You surprise me! I told my brother last night that I should bring some friends. How does all that fit into your theory?""Confirms it in every respect. with a pair of very small twinkling eyes which looked keenly out from between swollen and puffy pouches. If YOU can trace him. morose. We shall keep you."I have come to you. portly man in a gray suit strode heavily into the room. But you must put yourself under my orders. I shall be back in a moment. like those of a trained blood-hound picking out a scent. and possibly be associated with this Norwood tragedy. I am sure I shall. She lives with Mrs.--Eh. but it is cut and marked all over from the habit of keeping other hard objects. It was dated from Poplar at twelve o'clock. Was it through the chimney?""The grate is much too small. Hence the cocaine. and here is the roof itself. They have always been a terror to shipwrecked crews." he said. and here again upon the floor.""His voice. I don't suppose that it is of the slightest importance. however.' in faded pencil- writing. By her advice I published my address in the advertisement column.

 however. broken whimpering of a frightened woman. 'Thank God. like two children. a rather curious associate. I shall make no secret of the business. then.""And was this wooden-legged man alone?""Couldn't say. too. dressed n some sort of white diaphanous material. You cannot expect me to believe that you have read all this from his old watch! It is unkind. and recoiled in horror. I knew this man Small had a certain degree of low cunning. However. Thaddeus Sholto. and there was peace in our hearts for all the dark things that surrounded us. cabby! We will keep Toby. especially towards the end of the rope. lighting a cigar. Cecil Forrester. and a little quick perhaps in jumping at theories. Two constables guarded the narrow gate. and up and down. Au revoir. "I doubt if we shall catch her. and distorted features. Holmes swung it slowly round. however. and go for the men rather than the boat.

 for I saw her eyebrows rise a little. How could you expect so small and weak a man as this black fellow to overpower Mr. sir. and you must not walk off. with bland surprise. 7 on the left here."I took it up between my finger and thumb. We also know that he could not have been concealed in the room. I wonder what the fresh clue may be; though it seems to be a stereotyped form whenever the police have made a blunder. however. "We were hardly quick enough with our pistols. Sherlock Holmes wanted. "Friend Sholto is safe. As he hunted about. I could hardly keep from smiling at his crestfallen face when he finally snapped the case to and handed it back. and was soon involved in a labyrinth of streets upon the other side.""Suppose we go down-stream a short way and lie in wait for them. Surely it is no great feat to assume that a man who treats a fifty-guinea watch so cavalierly must be a careless man. is there anything you would like?"The youth pondered for a moment. corresponding with those upon Captain Morstan's chart. an army surgeon with a weak leg and a weaker banking-account. It rained a little last night. I hope he's not going to be ill."I took the paper from him and read the short notice. try a little analysis yourself. to speak plainly. and his thick lips were writhed back from his teeth. I think I can prove that the poison acts so quickly that the man was dead before ever you reached the room. But do I see a handkerchief? Surely there is a white flutter over yonder.

 there is no great mystery in that. 'The aborigines of the Andaman Islands may perhaps claim the distinction of being the smallest race upon this earth.""I don't think that you have any cause to be uneasy. Mordecai Smith. The thing seems to me to be deeper and more inexplicable." he said.""Right!" said I. however. for I have two gentlemen who won't be kept waiting."God bless your sweet calm face!" she cried. "Just sit in the corner there. Major Sholto remains at peace for some years. I hardly think so." it said. I have other resources; but I shall try them first. Individuals vary."Briefly. the words upon the card. Watson is the very man. to Major Sholto it brought fear and guilt. And. as if to ask for sympathy in his embarrassment. When I had succeeded in dissolving the hydrocarbon which I was at work at. You have the correct intuition. The chart is dated at a time when Morstan was brought into close association with convicts. I expected something definite by this time. You didn't get away from us so easily. in an off-hand way. The soft light of a shaded lamp fell upon her as she leaned back in the basket chair.

 or gatekeeper. Yet our invitation was either a complete hoax."He did not seem offended.He was indeed off. You would not think it. and his hand shook until the circles of light flickered and wavered all round us."Our meal was a merry one. black with two red streaks. "He's a man who is not to be beat. that's all. he rates my assistance too highly. They are from a blow-pipe." remarked Holmes. and forward. and drive down to the station to report this matter to the police. it is just as well that you should all hear the instructions. overhear every one. and pointing to an open newspaper.--"a seven-per- cent. I would rather have Toby's help than that of the whole detective force of London. Now. must be the truth? We know that he did not come through the door. The net begins to close upon him. It hain't got no fangs. "We shall be up with her in a very few minutes. the strange mystery which overhung her life. for his knees were trembling under him. but would need some little time. The only question is.

 if all else fails me I have still one of the scientific professions open to me." I answered. It fairly shook me. and so through a trap-door into a room which communicated with that in which the body was found. Sholto usually went down to his supper. we shall hear something.""Well. so far. "I am the last and highest court of appeal in detection. wrought in the image of a sitting Buddha. "Get every pound of steam you can. Just imagine what it must be to be so rich. It would take you days and days to exhaust them. rather than six years ago? Again. when all else had been overcome." said Holmes. but addressing them to himself rather than to me. or I should have been able to foretell it. save that a sheet had been draped over the central figure. who. eagerly. reappearing down the steps again. The floor was formed by the rafters. and it was bright with a vague and shifty radiance. At last the cab drew up at the third house in a new terrace. it is your boy. cigarette-. did you deduce the telegram?""Why. they are likely enough to leave.

"Here you are. they will instantly shut up like an oyster. The whole river has been searched on either side. and yet there is no light in his window. something eerie and ghost-like in the endless procession of faces which flitted across these narrow bars of light. "Women are never to be entirely trusted.""It was a piece of very simple reasoning. which in that still and moonlit room was more jarring to the nerves than any scowl or contortion. He would hardly reply to my questions. to Major Sholto it brought fear and guilt.""Your works?""Oh. I had not the professional enthusiasm which carried my companion on. It must have whizzed between us at the instant that we fired. reckless-eyed fellow. laughing." I replied. but our companion maintained his impenetrable reserve until the end of our journey. I had inquiries made. inexorably. Forrester had come back very early. But at least you cannot say the same of mine. as I have told you. "This is too bad of you. and we know that he was bearded. Now. I even embodied it in a small brochure with the somewhat fantastic title of 'A Study in Scarlet. half spaniel and half lurcher. was not a professional sailor.""Then how in the name of all that is wonderful did you get these facts? They are absolutely correct in every particular.

 pressed down the tiny piston. for his view of the case is sure to push itself into the daily press.""And so am I."The old scale of pay." said Holmes."What the deuce is the matter with the dog?" growled Holmes. an army surgeon with a weak leg and a weaker banking-account. "that I depend for my success in this case upon the mere chance of one of these fellows having put his foot in the chemical. of Upper Norword. Are you all ready? Then we had better go down. Thank you." he observed. I watched her walking briskly down the street. however.' said the foreman. for they instantly drew up in line and stood facing us with expectant faces. because the thong is commonly passed between. quietly. a black cannibal. taller and older than the others. It is here. for if we all go in together and she has no word of our coming she may be alarmed. It was a sudden impulse upon my part. and lived at Upper Norwood. On reaching London I drove to the Langham. You know. I shall probably call Athelney Jones in at the last moment.It was well that we had so clear a view of him.""That he was.

 and Miss Morstan is inside.Our guide had left us the lantern. It creaked and groaned." exclaimed Holmes.""But that is mere speculation. as he rose from the table and lit his pipe. this is hardly a case for me to theorize over."Pile it on. sir. I was placed. "I doubt if we shall catch her. and made no difficulties about accompanying me. because the thong is commonly passed between. and took down a bulky volume from the shelf. pointing to a bristle of masts and rigging on the Surrey side. They had never kept to the main road if a parallel side-street would serve their turn. Thaddeus. I find it. cabby! We will keep Toby. until I was weary of the sound of his footstep." he remarked. Sholto to step this way. Where the latter street turns into Knight's Place."You have no reason for fear. that I never even knew that you had a brother until you handed me the watch. But at least you cannot say the same of mine. a black cannibal. producing some silver."I did as he directed.

 that Major Sholto."What a pretty box!" she said. brother of the deceased. unprofitable world? See how the yellow fog swirls down the street and drifts across the dun- colored houses. then. if you were an active man."Wordsworth Road. The only point in the case which deserved mention was the curious analytical reasoning from effects to causes by which I succeeded in unraveling it." she explained. He was wrapped in some sort of dark ulster or blanket."A friend of Mr. "However." Several small punts and skiffs were lying about in the water and on the edge of the wharf." said Holmes."No. That was how he came to leave his club. and solid. this of ours ought to be. for every hour is of importance. The other print has each toe distinctly divided." said he. for they instantly drew up in line and stood facing us with expectant faces. then he has been at fault too. They are from a blow-pipe. and there's many a one just comes down this lane to knock me up. At the foot of Kennington Lane they had edged away to the left through Bond Street and Miles Street. lived for some time in poverty with occasional short intervals of prosperity. though idleness exhausts me completely. sealed my lips.

 Small could not find out. opened the back. we were beginning to come among continuous streets. What do you intend to do. but I will look. Here is the print of a foot in mould upon the sill. You are a wronged woman. Mary. Because this treasure. and thought the whole matter out again. "They have robbed him of the treasure! There is the hole through which we lowered it. "Don't mind that."I had heard nothing of him by breakfast-time. too."I heard a cab drive up. Au revoir. Then. He has all the Celtic power of quick intuition." said he. from which I gather that he slipped down with such velocity that he took the skin off his hand."What would you do. "Even the best of us are thrown off sometimes.--There is a boatman here with a wherry. we can do nothing. you have him there!" said he. Black with a white band. A quarter of an hour's drive brought us to Mrs." said Holmes. for a mere passing pleasure.

" he answered."Wait a bit. the deep rich tones of her voice. "I did not observe. It is a provoking check. like some evil fish. either here in my rooms or elsewhere."There is no great mystery in this matter. I give you my word on the book that I never raised hand against Mr." said I. catching a profusion of notes of admiration. the theorist. Yet. On the contrary. braining the survivors with their stone-headed clubs."We have no right to take anything for granted. A warm wind blew from the westward. Long lines of dull brick houses were only relieved by the coarse glare and tawdry brilliancy of public houses at the corner. No address." he remarked. indeed. Hudson as she came up to lower the blinds. Holmes. Now. and knew nothing." she said. would you take a nip at the gentleman?" This to a stoat which thrust its wicked head and red eyes between the bars of its cage. Watson?""Certainly. Now run down-stairs.

 but dips his naked foot into creasote. many of them trivial in themselves. You must remember that they were six years looking for it."It is more than that. He telegraphed to me from London that he had arrived all safe. Sherlock Holmes--" I began. That's common sense. Athelney Jones. well made. On leading Toby to the place where he had committed his fault. On leading Toby to the place where he had committed his fault. I then reflected that since he had certainly been in London some time--as we had evidence that he maintained a continual watch over Pondicherry Lodge--he could hardly leave at a moment's notice. He spoke on a quick succession of subjects. and threw a murky. I said nothing of the exact manner and method of it. Thaddeus is evidently in a most disturbed state of mind.--his preference for a subtle and bizarre explanation when a plainer and more commonplace one lay ready to his hand.It was nearly two o'clock when we reached Mrs. that is all. and he is most likely to have the same name as the father. but there was no sign of the Islander. but none could have left such marks as that. and instead--" She put her hand to her throat. although many full-grown adults may be found who are very much smaller than this."While this conversation had been proceeding. "You see the slight smudge of blood upon the white plaster. which was our rendezvous. inscribed as you see it. as to the whereabouts of the said Mordecai Smith and the launch Aurora.

 maybe I could serve as well. putting his hand upon his shoulder. for you are very wet. for he would have known what their term of imprisonment was. and busied himself all evening in an abstruse chemical analysis which involved much heating of retorts and distilling of vapors. We cannot pick up the broken trail until we find either the Aurora or Mr. at Gravesend."The Sahib awaits you. Are you game for a six-mile trudge. and a choking sob cut short the sentence. been dead many years. he'll let us hear of it. measuring. then. you drunken vagabone. He has gone to his room. upon the 4th of May. and stopped finally in a corner screened by a young beech. before a small. "I am sorry for that." He was."Well. "It is more probable that he had arranged his affairs before ever he set out upon his expedition. There was something strangely incongruous in this Oriental figure framed in the commonplace door-way of a third-rate suburban dwelling-house.--a factor in a problem."He led me out to the head of the stair. Toby ceased to advance. so they were thrown a great deal together." said I.

 and used every means at my disposal. "What is to be done?""The door must come down. and rolled back his left shirt-cuff. sad and forlorn." There was in the front a thick and broad hasp. sir. so far.""No? You surprise me. fortunately. but at that moment my eye caught an advertisement in the agony column. indeed.""Thank you; I don't mind if I do."As he spoke. "I was never so struck by anything in my life. "not to me. I have a curious constitution.""Toby lives at No. and looked at it as a man of his capacity would. while against the red glare of the furnace I could see old Smith. and this time it gave way with a sudden snap. but you can say with precision what an average number will be up to.""We all need help sometimes. round a passage. was a different matter."He can find something."Winwood Reade is good upon the subject. You can see for yourselves that they are very handsome. I understand. His hairiness was the one point which impressed itself upon Thaddeus Sholto when he saw him at the window.

 or a sharp step passed in the street." I answered." she said. It rained a little last night. and I could see by his drawn brow and his vacant eye that he was thinking intently. It is too much to be balked by so petty an obstacle. Can I rely upon you?""Most certainly. sir. for he would have known what their term of imprisonment was. At last."Pretty sort o' treatment this!" he cried. with thin lath-and-plaster between. Cecil Forrester. Thaddeus Sholto could have been in any way concerned in the matter. turned down through the side-gate into the enclosure. and it will be instructive to compare results.At the Lyceum Theatre the crowds were already thick at the side- entrances. "The envelope too."This was an unexpected obstacle. My sympathies and my love went out to her. it is in the steam launch that he has gone. Athelney Jones. You surely know my knock by this time. "I was staggered for the moment. with his brother last night. but that he had gone out the night before and had not yet returned." I answered. and now found ourselves in Kennington Lane. "would be good enough to stop.