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You may not be aware that I have royal blood in my veins. To the Leadenhall
Street Post Office, to be left till calledfor. But how could you guess what the
motive was? Here weare, and they are waiting for us. Some ten or twelve, but
none which present any feature ofinterest.
Old as is the idea, however,there
were one or two details which were new to me.
Holmes, I met him twice for
walks, but after that fathercame back again, and Mr. I shall stand behind this
crate,and do you conceal yourselves behind those.
Its disappearance, however,
was but momentary. I hope that I may have the pleasure of introducing you
to-night.
Holmes, and the little things that he would thinkof. Windibank sprang
out of his chair and picked up his hat. Hosmer Angel came to the house again
and proposed that weshould marry before father came back. We have had some
skirmishes, but we hadnever set eyes upon each other before. So I see, the
other answered with the utmost coolness.
I thought it as well to have Jones
with us also.
Never trust to generalimpressions, my boy, but concentrate
yourself upon details. They have but one retreat, whispered Holmes. It ispast
ten, however, and quite time that we started.
Jump, Archie, jump, and Ill swing
for it!
He travels for Westhouse & Marbank, the great claret importersof
Fenchurch Street. Here is the slip and here are four letters from him. You will
leave that question in my hands. I held the little printed slip to the light.
All this is amusing, though rather elementary, but I must go backto business,
Watson.
Holmes, I wish you would do asmuch for me.
Merryweather, who is to be
our companion into-nights adventure.
And now it istime that we arranged our
little plans.
You have already imperilled the whole success of ourexpedition.
I
did at first, she answered, but now I know where the lettersare without
looking. There are fourteen othercharacteristics, but those are the more
obvious. Suddenly my eyes caught the glintof a light. One is to a firm in the
City, theother is to the young ladys stepfather, Mr.
He has written to me to
say that he would be here atsix.
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