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houses here。 It is a hobby of mine to have an exact knowledge of
London。 There is Mortimer's�察�the tobacconist�察�the little
newspaper shop�察�the Coburg branch of the City and Suburban Bank��
the Vegetarian Restaurant�察�and McFarlane's carriage´building
depot。 That carries us right on to the other block。 And now��
Doctor�察�we've done our work�察�so it's time we had some play。 A
sandwich and a cup of coffee�察�and then off to violin´land�察�where
all is sweetness and delicacy and harmony�察�and there are no
red´headed clients to vex us with their conundrums。;
My friend was an enthusiastic musician�察�being himself not only
a very capable performer but a composer of no ordinary merit。 All
the afternoon he sat in the stalls wrapped in the most perfect
happiness�察�gently waving his long�察�thin fingers in time to the
music�察�while his gently smiling face and his languid�察�dreamy eyes
were as unlike those of Holmes�察�the sleuth´hound�察�Holmes the
relentless�察�keen´witted�察�ready´handed criminal agent�察�as it was
possible to conceive。 In his singular character the dual nature
alternately asserted itself�察�and his extreme exactness and
astuteness represented�察�as I have often thought�察�the reaction
against the poetic and contemplative mood which occasionally
predominated in him。 The swing of his nature took him from
extreme languor to devouring energy�察�and�察�as I knew well�察�he was
never so truly formidable as when�察�for days on end�察�he had been
lounging in his armchair amid his improvisations and his
black´letter editions。 Then it was that the lust of the chase
would suddenly come upon him�察�and that his brilliant reasoning
power would rise to the level of intuition�察�until those who were
unacquainted with his methods would look askance at him as on a
man whose knowledge was not that of other mortals。 When I saw him
that afternoon so enwrapped in the music at St。 James's Hall I
felt that an evil time might be coming upon those whom he had set
himself to hunt down。
;You want to go home�察�no doubt�察�Doctor�察─�he remarked as we
emerged。
;Yes�察�it would be as well。;
;And I have some business to do which will take some hours。
This business at Coburg Square is serious。;
;Why serious�拭�
;A considerable crime is in contemplation。 I have every
reason to believe that we shall be in time to stop it。 But to´day
being Saturday rather complicates matters。 I shall want your help
to´night。;
;At what time�拭�
;Ten will be early enough。;
;I shall be at Baker Street at ten。;
;Very well。 And�察�I say�察�Doctor�察�there may be some little
danger�察�so kindly put your army revolver in your pocket。; He
waved his hand�察�turned on his heel�察�and disappeared in an instant
among the crowd。
I trust that I am not more dense than my neighbours�察�but I was
always oppressed with a sense of my own stupidity in my dealings
with Sherlock Holmes。 Here I had heard what he had heard�察�I had
seen what he had seen�察�and yet from his words it was evident that
he saw clearly not only what had happened but what was about to
happen�察�while to me the whole business was still confused and
grotesque。 As I drove home to my house in Kensington I thought
over it all�察�from the extraordinary story of the red´headed copier
of the Encyclopaedia down to the visit to Saxe´Coburg Square�察�and
the ominous words with which he had parted from me。 What was this
nocturnal expedition�察�and why should I go armed�拭 �Where were we
going�察�and what were we to do�拭 �I had the hint from Holmes that
this smooth´faced pawnbroker's assistant was a formidable mana
man who might play a deep game。 I tried to puzzle it out�察�but
gave it up in despair and set the matter aside until night should
bring an explanation。
It was a quarter´past nine when I started from home and made
my way across the Park�察�and so through Oxford Street to Baker
Street。 Two hansoms were standing at the door�察�and as I entered
the passage I heard the sound of voices from above。 On entering
his room I found Holmes in animated conversation with two men�察�one
of whom I recognized as Peter Jones�察�the official police agent��
while the other was a long�察�thin�察�sad´faced man�察�with a very shiny
hat and oppressively respectable frock´coat。
;Ha� �our party is complete�察─�said Holmes�察�buttoning up his
pea´jacket and taking his heavy hunting crop from the rack。
;Watson�察�I think you know Mr。 Jones�察�of Scotland Yard�拭 �Let me
introduce you to Mr。 Merryweather�察�who is to be our companion in
to´night's adventure。;
;We're hunting in couples again�察�Doctor�察�you see�察─�said Jones
in his consequential way。 ;Our friend here is a wonderful man for
starting a chase。 All he wants is an old dog to help him to do
the running down。;
;I hope a wild goose may not prove to be the end of our
chase�察─�observed Mr。 Merryweather gloomily。
;You may place considerable confidence in Mr。 Holmes�察�sir�察�
said the police agent loftily。 ;He has his own little methods��
which are�察�if he won't mind my saying so�察�just a little too
theoretical and fantastic�察�but he has the makings of a detective
in him。 It is not too much to say that once or twice�察�as in that
business of the Sholto murder and the Agra treasure�察�he has been
more nearly correct than the official force。;
;Oh�察�if you say so�察�Mr。 Jones�察�it is all right�察─�said the
stranger with deference。 ;Still�察�I confess that I miss my rubber。
It is the first Saturday night for seven´and´twenty years that I
have not had my rubber。;
;I think you will find�察─�said Sherlock Holmes�察 �that you will
play for a higher stake to´night than you have ever done yet�察�and
that the play will be more exciting。 For you�察�Mr。 Merryweather��
the stake will be some 30��000 pounds�察�and for you�察�Jones�察�it will be the
man upon whom you wish to lay your hands。;
;John Clay�察�the murderer�察�thief�察�smasher�察�and forger。 He's a
young man�察�Mr。 Merryweather�察�but he is at the head of his
profession�察�and I would rather have my bracelets on him than on
any criminal in London。 He's a remarkable man�察�is young John
Clay。 His grandfather was a royal duke�察�and he himself has been
to Eton and Oxford。 His brain is as cunning as his fingers�察�and
though we meet signs of him at every turn�察�we never know where to
find the man him
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