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;It's more than a precious stone。 It is the precious stone。;
;Not the Countess of Morcar's blue carbuncle� ─�I ejaculated。
;Precisely so。 I ought to know its size and shape�察�seeing
that I have read the advertisement about it in The Times every day
lately。 It is absolutely unique�察�and its value can only be
conjectured�察�but the reward offered of 1000 pounds is certainly not
within a twentieth part of the market price。;
;A thousand pounds� �Great Lord of mercy� ─ �The commissionaire
plumped down into a chair and stared from one to the other of us。
;That is the reward�察�and I have reason to know that there are
sentimental considerations in the background which would induce
the Countess to part with half her fortune if she could but
recover the gem。;
;It was lost�察�if I remember aright�察�at the Hotel
Cosmopolitan�察─�I remarked。
;Precisely so�察�on December 22d�察�just five days ago。 John
Horner�察�a plumber�察�was accused of having abstracted it from the
lady's jewel´case。 The evidence against him was so strong that
the case has been referred to the Assizes。 I have some account of
the matter here�察�I believe。; He rummaged amid his newspapers��
glancing over the dates�察�until at last he smoothed one out��
doubled it over�察�and read the following paragraph��
;Hotel Cosmopolitan Jewel Robbery。 John Horner�察�26��
plumber�察�was brought up upon the charge of having upon the 22d
inst。�察�abstracted from the jewel´case of the Countess of
Morcar the valuable gem known as the blue carbuncle。 James
Ryder�察�upper´attendant at the hotel�察�gave his evidence to the
effect that he had shown Homer up to the dressing´room of the
Countess of Morcar upon the day of the robbery in order that
he might solder the second bar of the grate�察�which was loose。
He had remained with Horner some little time�察�but had finally
been called away。 On returning�察�he found that Horner had
disappeared�察�that the bureau had been forced open�察�and that
the small morocco casket in which�察�as it afterwards
transpired�察�the Countess was accustomed to keep her jewel�察�was
lying empty upon the dressing´table。 Ryder instantly gave the
alarm�察�and Homer was arrested the same evening�察�but the stone
could not be found either upon his person or in his rooms。
Catherine Cusack�察�maid to the Countess�察�deposed to having
heard Ryder's cry of dismay on discovering the robbery�察�and to
having rushed into the room�察�where she found matters as
described by the last witness。 Inspector Bradstreet�察�B
division�察�gave evidence as to the arrest of Homer�察�who
struggled frantically�察�and protested his innocence in the
strongest terms。 Evidence of a previous conviction for
robbery having been given against the prisoner�察�the magistrate
refused to deal summarily with the offence�察�but referred it to
the Assizes。 Homer�察�who had shown signs of intense emotion
during the proceedings�察�fainted away at the conclusion and was
carried out of court。
;Hum� �So much for the police´court�察─�said Holmes
thoughtfully�察�tossing aside the paper。 ;The question for us now
to solve is the sequence of events leading from a rifled
jewel´case at one end to the crop of a goose in Tottenham Court
Road at the other。 You see�察�Watson�察�our little deductions have
suddenly assumed a much more important and less innocent aspect。
Here is the stone�察�the stone came from the goose�察�and the goose
came from Mr。 Henry Baker�察�the gentleman with the bad hat and all
the other characteristics with which I have bored you。 So now we
must set ourselves very seriously to finding this gentleman and
ascertaining what part he has played in this little mystery。 To
do this�察�we must try the simplest means first�察�and these lie
undoubtedly in an advertisement in all the evening papers。 If
this fail�察�I shall have recourse to other methods。;
;What will you say�拭�
;Give me a pencil and that slip of paper。 Now�察�then��
;Found at the corner of Goodge Street�察�a goose and a black
felt hat。 Mr。 Henry Baker can have the same by applying at
6��30 this evening at 221B�察�Baker Street。
That is clear and concise。;
;Very。 But will he see it�拭�
;Well�察�he is sure to keep an eye on the papers�察�since�察�to a
poor man�察�the loss was a heavy one。 He was clearly so scared by
his mischance in breaking the window and by the approach of
Peterson that he thought of nothing but flight�察�but since then he
must have bitterly regretted the impulse which caused him to drop
his bird。 Then�察�again�察�the introduction of his name will cause
him to see it�察�for everyone who knows him will direct his
attention to it。 Here you are�察�Peterson�察�run down to the
advertising agency and have this put in the evening papers。;
;In which�察�sir�拭�
;Oh�察�in the Globe�察�Star�察�Pall Mall�察�St。 James's�察�Evening News
Standard�察�Echo�察�and any others that occur to you。;
;Very well�察�sir。 And this stone�拭�
;Ah�察�yes�察�I shall keep the stone。 Thank you。 And�察�I say��
Peterson�察�just buy a goose on your way back and leave it here with
me�察�for we must have one to give to this gentleman in place of the
one which your family is now devouring。;
When the commissionaire had gone�察�Holmes took up the stone and
held it against the light。 ;It's a bonny thing�察─�said he。 ;Just
see how it glints and sparkles。 Of course it is a nucleus and
focus of crime。 Every good stone is。 They are the devil's pet
baits。 In the larger and older jewels every facet may stand for a
bloody deed。 This stone is not yet twenty years old。 It was
found in the banks of the Amoy River in southern China and is
remarkable in having every characteristic of the carbuncle�察�save
that it is blue in shade instead of ruby red。 In spite of its
youth�察�it has already a sinister history。 There have been two
murders�察�a vitriol´throwing�察�a suicide�察�and several robberies
brought about for the sake of this forty´grain weight of
crystallized charcoal。 Who would think that so pretty a toy would
be a purueyor to the gallows and the prison�拭 �I'll lock it up in
my strong box now and drop a line to the Countess to say that we
have it。;
;Do you think that this man Horner is innocent�拭�
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