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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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