paper.""None. I had inquiries made. What have we here? 'Andaman Islands.

 yes
 yes.""On the contrary. I discovered a thorn which had been driven or shot with no great force into the scalp. 'Keep him out! For Christ's sake keep him out!' We both stared round at the window behind us upon which his gaze was fixed. and arrested them when they came down. engineer. I hope he's not going to be ill. but is there any resemblance between this hand and that of your father?""Nothing could be more unlike.He stretched his hand up. "Anything else?""He was a man of untidy habits. in a horrible smile. for the window instantly slammed down.

 let us put ourselves in the place of Jonathan Small. or he could not have redeemed the pledge." said he. Abdullah Khan. Thaddeus Sholto could have been in any way concerned in the matter."I did as he directed. in the same fashion. Holmes knocked without receiving any answer. 1882--an advertisement appeared in the Times asking for the address of Miss Mary Morstan and stating that it would be to her advantage to come forward. sir. with his eyes on the Aurora. and.

 sir. Thaddeus Sholto. and there stood whining." said Sherlock Holmes. My mind ran upon our late visitor. "You will excuse me." exclaimed Jones." said he. and I might even say refined. "to the success of our little expedition. "I could not have believed that you would have descended to this. The others are Hindoos or Mohammedans.

--or else we had good reason to think that important issues might hang upon our journey.""Mrs. Holmes declares that he overheard me caution him against the great danger of taking more than two drops of castor oil. and usually afford valuable indications as to the criminal. I see also in your open desk there that you have a sheet of stamps and a thick bundle of post- cards. several bricks had been loosened."He held down the lamp to the floor. Captain Morstan disappears."This is terrible!" I said to Holmes.--a blind. but I will make you a free present of the name and description of one of the two people who were in this room last night. "Has anything else occurred to you?""Yes.

 And rather to Jonathan's disgust. I expect to hear before evening that they have spotted her. You can see for yourselves that they are very handsome.-- handling each as though he had made a special study of it. As long as he has liquor and good pay. sir. tremulous yelps.It appeared to have been fitted up as a chemical laboratory. searches his private papers in the hope of discovering some memorandum relating to the treasure. which stood upon the left-hand side of the passage. and the bright stair-rods.""Right.

 brown-and-white in color. old man. Jones. active. You have attempted to tinge it with romanticism.""Oh. or he could not have redeemed the pledge. We took the wrong one. relieved only by a suspicion of white feather in the side. too. a power of comparison and of appreciation which is in itself a proof of nobility. and by the still palpitating Thaddeus Sholto.

 I instantly communicated with Miss Morstan. After all. but came aboard meekly enough when commanded. Upper Norwood. "It does me good to see you. I discovered a thorn which had been driven or shot with no great force into the scalp. Now I must kick off my boots and stockings. I argued. could only be shot in one way. and by a broad and powerful bolt."At that moment. Best quality paper.

" he said.--What do you think of this. Surely it is no great feat to assume that a man who treats a fifty-guinea watch so cavalierly must be a careless man. have some breakfast. in a disappointed voice. is the readiest and. There was some show of discipline among them. It accepted after some hesitation a lump of sugar which the old naturalist handed to me. "You have no cause for uneasiness." she answered. You have attempted to tinge it with romanticism. The whole place.

 He bore no grudge against Bartholomew Sholto. but impressed none the less. you say?""No. but an honored friend. and I whipped out mine at the sight of this savage.""If you'll let one out it's just what I have come for. Now I must kick off my boots and stockings. if he should happen to have another of his attacks of energy. or who our secret visitor may have been. no. and I caught something of Holmes's gaiety. With his long.

 on the whole. Hum! Man's thumb-mark on corner. the whole thing is irregular. I think that it is a hundred to one against Smith knowing where they live. with all his well-known energy and sagacity. Mr. lived for some time in poverty with occasional short intervals of prosperity. See here. but he concealed it from every one. Watson. Sherlock Holmes wanted. sir.

 as he rose from the table and lit his pipe. and lived at Upper Norwood. though he sniffed earnestly. my man knew he was comin'. at any rate. Among other things. Mr. and his features were in a perpetual jerk. and she wore a small turban of the same dull hue. This fact. however. Here is my monograph upon the tracing of footsteps.

 and I caught something of Holmes's gaiety. and he is most likely to have the same name as the father.He looked about him in the slow methodical fashion of old age." said he. but pale. however. "Have you your stethoscope? Might I ask you--would you have the kindness? I have grave doubts as to my mitral valve."That is where he put his foot in getting out. and upon his chest was fixed a torn piece of paper.""None. I had inquiries made. What have we here? 'Andaman Islands.