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Well, we can soon determine that. If your friend was going to his relative, Lord Mount-James, you have then to explain the visit of this rough-looking fellow at so late an hour, and the agitation that was caused by his coming. Cyril Overton pressed h
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Let me see, said Holmes, seating himself on Staunton's bed. You are the day porter, are you not? Yes, sir; I go off duty at eleven. The night porter saw nothing, I suppose? No, sir; one theatre party came in late. No one else. Were you on duty all da
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It is a pity he did not write in pencil, said he, throwing them down again with a shrug of disappointment. As you have no doubt frequently observed, Watson, the impression usually goes througha fact which has dissolved many a happy marriage. However,
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We have only to find to whom that telegram is addressed, I suggested. Exactly, my dear Watson. Your reflection, though profound, had already crossed my mind. But I dare say it may have come to your notice that if you walk into a post-office and deman
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Who are you, sir, and by what right do you touch this gentleman's papers? he asked. I am a private detective, and I am endeavouring to explain his disappearance. Oh, you are, are you? And who instructed you, eh? This gentleman, Mr. Staunton's friend,
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Very good, sir, said Sherlock Holmes. May I ask in the meanwhile whether you have yourself any theory to account for this young man's disappearance? No, sir, I have not. He is big enough and old enough to look after himself, and if he is so foolish a
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There was a telegraph-office at a short distance from the hotel. We halted outside it. It's worth trying, Watson, said Holmes. Of course, with a warrant we could demand to see the counterfoils, but we have not reached that stage yet. I don't suppose
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Well? I asked. We progress, my dear Watson, we progress. I had seven different schemes for getting a glimpse of that telegram, but I could hardly hope to succeed the very first time. And what have you gained? A starting-point for our investigation. H
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These theories take no account of the telegram. Quite true, Watson. The telegram still remains the only solid thing with which we have to deal, and we must not permit our attention to wander away from it. It is to gain light upon the purpose of this
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I have heard your name, Mr. Sherlock Holmes, and I am aware of your profession, one of which I by no means approve. In that, doctor, you will find yourself in agreement with every criminal in the country, said my friend, quietly. So far as your effor
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He left his hotel last night. He has not been heard of. No doubt he will return. To-morrow is the 'Varsity football match. I have no sympathy with these childish games. The young man's fate interests me deeply, since I know him and like him. The foot
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Dr. Leslie Armstrong sprang up from behind his desk, and his dark face was crimson with fury. I'll trouble you to walk out of my house, sir, said he. You can tell your employer, Lord Mount-James, that I do not wish to have anything to do either with
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It's been out three hours, said Holmes; started at half-past six, and here it is back again. That gives a radius of ten or twelve miles, and he does it once, or sometimes twice, a day. No unusual thing for a doctor in practice. But Armstrong is not r
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We can follow him to-morrow. Can we? It is not so easy as you seem to think. You are not familiar with Cambridgeshire scenery, are you? It does not lend itself to concealment. All this country that I passed over to-night is as flat and clean as the p
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An outspoken, honest antagonist is the doctor, said Holmes. Well, well, he excites my curiosity, and I must really know more before I leave him. His carriage is at his door now, said I. There he is stepping into it. I saw him glance up at our window
