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the cabman got down from the box and looked there was no one
there� �The cabman said that he could not imagine what had become
of him�察�for he had seen him get in with his own eyes。 That was
last Friday�察�Mr。 Holmes�察�and I have never seen or heard anything
since then to throw any light upon what became of him。;
;It seems to me that you have been very shamefully treated�察�
said Holmes。
;Oh�察�no�察�sir� �He was too good and kind to leave me so。 Why��
all the morning he was saying to me that�察�whatever happened�察�I was
to be true�察�and that even if something quite unforeseen occurred
to separate us�察�I was always to remember that I was pledged to
him�察�and that he would claim his pledge sooner or later。 It
seemed strange talk for a wedding´morning�察�but what has happened
since gives a meaning to it。;
;Most certainly it does。 Your own opinion is�察�then�察�that some
unforeseen catastrophe has occurred to him�拭�
;Yes�察�sir。 I believe that he foresaw some danger�察�or else he
would not have talked so。 And then I think that what he foresaw
happened。;
;But you have no notion as to what it could have been�拭�
;None。;
;One more question。 How did your mother take the matter�拭�
;She was angry�察�and said that I was never to speak of the
matter again。;
;And your father�拭 �Did you tell him�拭�
;Yes�察�and he seemed to think�察�with me�察�that something had
happened�察�and that I should hear of Hosmer again。 As he said��
what interest could anyone have in bringing me to the doors of the
church�察�and then leaving me�拭 �Now�察�if he had borrowed my money�察�or
if he had married me and got my money settled on him�察�there might
be some reason�察�but Hosmer was very independent about money and
never would look at a shilling of mine。 And yet�察�what could have
happened�拭 �And why could he not write�拭 �Oh�察�it drives me half´mad
to think of it�察�and I can't sleep a wink at night。; She pulled a
little handkerchief out of her muff and began to sob heavily into
it。
;I shall glance into the case for you�察─�said Holmes�察�rising��
;and I have no doubt that we shall reach some definite result。
Let the weight of the matter rest upon me now�察�and do not let your
mind dwell upon it further。 Above all�察�try to let Mr。 Hosmer
Angel vanish from your memory�察�as he has done from your life。;
;Then you don't think I'll see him again�拭�
;I fear not。;
;Then what has happened to him�拭�
;You will leave that question in my hands。 I should like an
accurate description of him and any letters of his which you can
spare。;
;I advertised for him in last Saturday's Chronicle�察─�said she。
;Here is the slip and here are four letters from him。;
;Thank you。 And your address�拭�
;No。 31 Lyon Place�察�Camberwell。;
;Mr。 Angel's address you never had�察�I understand。 Where is
your father's place of business�拭�
;He travels for Westhouse & Marbank�察�the great claret
importers of Fenchurch Street。;
;Thank you。 You have made your statement very clearly。 You
will leave the papers here�察�and remember the advice which I have
given you。 Let the whole incident be a sealed book�察�and do not
allow it to affect your life。;
;You are very kind�察�Mr。 Holmes�察�but I cannot do that。 I shall
be true to Hosmer。 He shall find me ready when he comes back。;
For all the preposterous hat and the vacuous face�察�there was
something noble in the simple faith of our visitor which compelled
our respect。 She laid her little bundle of papers upon the table
and went her way�察�with a promise to come again whenever she might
be summoned。
Sherlock Holmes sat silent for a few minutes with his
finger´tips still pressed together�察�his legs stretched out in
front of him�察�and his gaze directed upward to the ceiling。 Then
he took down from the rack the old and oily clay pipe�察�which was
to him as a counsellor�察�and�察�having lit it�察�he leaned back in his
chair�察�with the thick blue cloud´wreaths spinning up from him�察�and
a look of infinite languor in his face。
;Quite an interesting study�察�that maiden�察─�he observed。 ;I
found her more interesting than her little problem�察�which�察�by the
way�察�is rather a trite one。 You will find parallel cases�察�if you
consult my index�察�in Andover in `77�察�and there was something of
the sort at The Hague last year。 Old as is the idea�察�however��
there were one or two details which were new to me。 But the
maiden herself was most instructive。;
;You appeared to read a good deal upon her which was quite
invisible to me�察─�I remarked。
;Not invisible but unnoticed�察�Watson。 You did not know where
to look�察�and so you missed all that was important。 I can never
bring you to realize the importance of sleeves�察�the suggestiveness
of thumails�察�or the great issues that may hang from a boot´lace。
Now�察�what did you gather from that woman's appearance�拭 �Describe
it。;
;Well�察�she had a slate´coloured�察�broad´brimmed straw hat�察�with
a feather of a brickish red。 Her jacket was black�察�with black
beads sewn upon it�察�and a fringe of little black jet ornaments。
Her dress was brown�察�rather darker than coffee colour�察�with a
little purple plush at the neck and sleeves。 Her gloves were
grayish and were worn through at the right forefinger。 Her boots
I didn't observe。 She had small round�察�hanging gold earrings�察�and
a general air of being fairly well´to´do in a vulgar�察�comfortable��
easy´going way。;
Sherlock Holmes clapped his hands softly together and
chuckled。
;'Pon my word�察�Watson�察�you are coming along wonderfully。 You
have really done very well indeed。 It is true that you have
missed everything of importance�察�but you have hit upon the method��
and you have a quick eye for colour。 Never trust to general
impressions�察�my boy�察�but concentrate yourself upon details。 My
first glance is always at a woman's sleeve。 In a man it is
perhaps better first to take the knee of the trouser。 As you
observe�察�this woman had plush upon her sleeves�察�which is a most
useful material for showing traces。 The double line a little
above the wrist�察�where the typewritist presses against the table��
was beautifully defined。 The sewing´machine�察�of the hand type��
leaves a similar mark�察�but only on the left arm�察�and on the side
of it farthest from the thumb�察�instead of being right across the
broadest part�察�as this was。 I then glanced at her face�察�and��
observing the dint of a pince´nez at either side of her nose�察�I
ventured a remark upon short sight and typewriting�察�which seemed
to surprise her。;
;It surprised me。;
;But�察�surely�察�it was obvious。 I was then much surprised and
interested on glancing down to observe that�察�though the boots
which she was wearing were not unlike each other�察�they were really
odd ones�察�the one having a slightly decorated toe´cap�察�and the
other a plain one。 One was buttoned only in the two lower buttons
out of five�察�and the other at the first�察�third�察�and fifth。 Now��
when you see that a young lady�察�otherwise neatly dressed�察�has come
away from home with odd boots�察�half´buttoned�察�it is no great
deduction to say that she came away in a hurry。;
;And what else�拭─�I asked�察�keenly interested�察�as I always was��
by my friend's incisive reasoning。
;I noted�察�in passing�察�that she had written a note before
leaving home but after being fully dressed。 You observed that her
right glove was torn at the forefinger�察�but you did not apparently
see that both glove and finger were stained with violet ink。 She
had written in a hurry and dipped her pen too deep。 It must have
been this morning�察�or the mark would not remain clear upon the
finger。 All this is amusing�察�though rather elementary�察�but I must
go back to business�察�Watson。 Would you mind reading me the
advertised description of Mr。 Hosmer Angel�拭�
I held the little printed slip to the light。
;Missing ��it said�А�on the morning of the fourteenth�察�a
gentleman named Hosmer Angel。 About five feet seven inches in
height�察�stro
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