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Sherlock Holmes story by Arthur Conan Doyle, via the Gutenberg Project TE GE'TAL-HEADED LEAGUE
ni had called upon ner burc'ya, Mr. Sherlock Holmes, one tuur o'r te
autumn be kyr'yc simir bal found him o'r deep conversation ti a
ori stout, florid-faced, elderly gentleman ti fiery ge'tal gemas.
ti eyn apology par ner intrusion, ni was about at withdraw when
Holmes pulled ni abruptly lo te room bal closed te door
behind ni.
" gar could not possibly ganar olaror at a jate'shya ca'nara, ner dear
Watson," kaysh said cordially.
" ni was chaabar ibac gar were engaged."
"So ni am. ori much so."
"Then ni liser parer o'r te projor room."
"Not at an. ibic gentleman, Mr. Wilson, has been ner riduur bal
helper o'r birov be ner most successful cases, bal ni ganar nayc
doubt ibac kaysh will cuyir be te utmost use at ni o'r yours also."
te stout gentleman ge'sol rose teh kaysh chair bal gave a bob be
greeting, ti a quick little questioning glance teh kaysh kih
ast'ehut-encircled eyes.
" kebbur te settee," said Holmes, relapsing lo kaysh armchair bal
putting kaysh fingertips tome, sa was kaysh custom when o'r
judicial moods. " ni kar'taylir, ner dear Watson, ibac gar me'dinurir ner riduurok
be an ibac is bizarre bal outside te conventions bal humdrum
routine be everyday life. gar ganar shown gar relish par bic de
te enthusiasm meg has prompted gar at chronicle, bal, meh gar
will excuse ner saying so, somewhat at embellish so birov be ner own
little adventures."
" gar cases ganar bal'ban been be te greatest interest at ni," ni
observed.
" gar will partaylir ibac ni remarked te ashi tuur, shi before vi
went lo te ori pakod problem presented de Miss Mary
Sutherland, ibac par strange effects bal extraordinary
combinations vi enteyor slanar at life ast, meg is always chaaj'yc more
daring than any effort be te imagination."
"A proposition meg ni took te liberty be doubting."
" gar did, Doctor, a' naasad te less gar enteyor olaror round at ner
view, par otherwise ni shall taylir bat piling fact upon fact bat gar
kay gar reason breaks daab chur them bal acknowledges ni at
cuyir serimir. jii, Mr. Jabez Wilson olar has been jate luubid at call
upon ni ibic vaar'tur, bal at begin a narrative meg promises at
cuyir one be te most singular meg ni ganar listened at par some
ca'nara. gar ganar heard ni remark ibac te strangest bal most unique
kebise are ori often connected not ti te larger a' ti te
smaller crimes, bal occasionally, bal'ban, vaii ogir is room par
doubt whether any positive crime has been committed. sa chaaj'yc sa ni
ganar heard bic is impossible par ni at say whether te present
case is eyn instance be crime ra not, a' te course be events is
troch among te most singular ibac ni ganar vurel listened at.
ret, Mr. Wilson, gar would ganar te great kindness at
recommence gar narrative. ni ask gar not merely jorcu ner burc'ya
Dr. Watson has not heard te opening part a' also jorcu te
peculiar nature be te gehat'ik makes ni anxious at ganar every
ret'yc detail teh gar lips. sa a rule, when ni ganar heard some
slight indication be te course be events, ni am liser at guide
myself de te thousands be ashi similar cases meg occur at ner
tome'tayl. o'r te present instance ni am forced at admit ibac te
facts are, at te jatne be ner belief, unique."
te portly client puffed out kaysh haalas ti eyn appearance be some
little pride bal pulled a etyc bal wrinkled newspaper teh te
inside pocket be kaysh greatcoat. sa kaysh glanced daab te
advertisement column, ti kaysh kovid thrust forward bal te paper
flattened out upon kaysh lovik, ni took a jate look at te tratur bal
endeavoured, after te fashion be ner companion, at read te
indications meg might cuyir presented de kaysh dress ra appearance.
ni did not gain ori much, however, de ner inspection. cuun visitor
bore every mark be being eyn average commonplace British
tradesman, obese, pompous, bal slow. kaysh wore rather baggy grey
shepherd's check trousers, a not jaon-clean ne'tra frock-coat,
unbuttoned o'r te front, bal a drab waistcoat ti a heavy brassy
Albert chain, bal a square pierced bit be metal dangling daab sa
eyn ornament. A frayed top-hat bal a faded daryc overcoat ti a
wrinkled velvet collar lay upon a chair juaan him. Altogether,
look sa ni would, ogir was naas remarkable about te tratur save
kaysh blazing ge'tal kovid, bal te expression be ori chagrin bal
discontent upon kaysh features.
Sherlock Holmes' quick sur'haai took o'r ner occupation, bal kaysh shook
kaysh kovid ti a smile sa kaysh noticed ner questioning glances.
" suum te obvious facts ibac kaysh has at some ca'nara done manual
labour, ibac kaysh takes snuff, ibac kaysh is a Freemason, ibac kaysh has
been o'r China, bal ibac kaysh has done a considerable amount be
writing lately, ni liser deduce naas else."
Mr. Jabez Wilson started laam o'r kaysh chair, ti kaysh forefinger
upon te paper, a' kaysh eyes upon ner companion.
"How, o'r te gai be jate-fortune, did gar kar'taylir an ibac, Mr.
Holmes?" kaysh asked. "How did gar kar'taylir, par example, ibac ni did
manual labour. It's sa true sa gospel, par ni began sa a ship's
carpenter."
" gar hands, ner dear sir. gar serimir gaan is quite a size larger
than gar payt. gar ganar worked ti bic, bal te muscles are more
developed."
" jahaala, te snuff, then, bal te Freemasonry?"
" ni won't takisir gar intelligence de telling gar how ni read ibac,
especially sa, rather against te strict rules be gar ke'gyce, gar
use eyn arc- bal-compass breastpin."
"Ah, be course, ni forgot ibac. a' te writing?"
" meg else liser cuyir indicated de ibac serimir cuff so ori shiny par
rayshe'a inches, bal te payt one ti te smooth patch pirebu te
elbow vaii gar udes bic upon te desk?"
" jahaala, a' China?"
" te fish ibac gar ganar tattooed immediately above gar serimir
gadi could shi ganar been done o'r China. ni ganar made a kih
study be tattoo marks bal ganar even contributed at te literature
be te subject. ibac trick be staining te fishes' scales be a
laandur pink is quite peculiar at China. When, o'r addition, ni
haa'taylir a Chinese coin hanging teh gar watch-chain, te matter
becomes even more pakod."
Mr. Jabez Wilson laughed heavily. " jahaala, ni draar!" said kaysh. " ni
thought at maan ibac gar had done something mirdala, a' ni haa'taylir
ibac ogir was naas o'r bic, after an."
" ni begin at mirdir, Watson," said Holmes, " ibac ni gotal'ur a mistake
o'r explaining. 'Omne ignotum pro magnifico,' gar kar'taylir, bal ner
poor little reputation, such sa bic is, will suffer shipwreck meh ni
am so candid. liser gar not mar'eyir te advertisement, Mr. Wilson?"
" elek, ni ganar got bic jii," kaysh answered ti kaysh thick ge'tal finger
planted halfway daab te column. " olar bic is. ibic is meg began
bic an. gar shi read bic par yourself, sir."
ni took te paper teh him bal read sa follows:
" at te ge'tal-HEADED LEAGUE: bat account be te bequest be te late
Ezekiah Hopkins, be Lebanon, Pennsylvania, U. S. A., ogir is jii
another vacancy open meg entitles a member be te League at a
salary be 4 pounds a ray'ture par purely nominal services. an
ge'tal-headed men Tion'ad are kaab o'r baar bal mind bal above te age
be ad'eta-one years, are eligible. Apply o'r person bat Monday, at
ta'raysh solus o'clock, at Duncan Ross, at te offices be te League, 7
Pope's Court, Fleet chortav."
" meg bat vheh does ibic mean?" ni ejaculated after ni had twice
read jaon te extraordinary announcement.
Holmes chuckled bal wriggled o'r kaysh chair, sa was kaysh habit when
o'r high spirits. " bic is a little off te beaten striilir, isn't bic?"
said kaysh. " bal jii, Mr. Wilson, off gar slanar at scratch bal rejorhaa'ir us
an about yourself, gar household, bal te effect meg ibic
advertisement had upon gar fortunes. gar will maan gotal'ur a note,
Doctor, be te paper bal te date."
" bic is te vaar'tur Chronicle be April 27, 1890. shi t'ad months
ago."
" ori jate. jii, Mr. Wilson?"
" jahaala, bic is shi sa ni ganar been telling gar, Mr. Sherlock
Holmes," said Jabez Wilson, mopping kaysh forehead; " ni ganar a kih
pawnbroker's business at Coburg Square, pirebu te oriya. It's not a
ori large affair, bal be late years bic has not done more than
shi dinuir ni a living. ni used at cuyir liser at taylir t'ad assistants,
a' jii ni shi taylir one; bal ni would ganar a bora at pay him a'
ibac kaysh is willing at olaror par ge'sol wages so sa at hibirar te
business."
" meg is te gai be ibic obliging evaar?" asked Sherlock Holmes.
" kaysh gai is Vincent Spaulding, bal he's not such a evaar,
ebin. It's muun at say kaysh age. ni should not vercopaanir a smarter
assistant, Mr. Holmes; bal ni kar'taylir ori jahaala ibac kaysh could jate'shya
himself bal earn twice meg ni am liser at dinuir him. a', after
an, meh kaysh is yaiyai'yc, why should ni naritir ideas o'r kaysh kovid?"
"Why, bal'ban? gar seem most fortunate o'r having eyn employi Tion'ad
comes chur te yaihi'l market price. bic is not a common experience
among employers o'r ibic age. ni don't kar'taylir ibac gar assistant is
not sa remarkable sa gar advertisement."
"Oh, kaysh has kaysh faults, too," said Mr. Wilson. " draar was such a
fellow par photography. Snapping be'chaaj ti a camera when kaysh ought
at cuyir improving kaysh mind, bal then diving daab lo te cellar
emuurir a rabbit lo its palon at develop kaysh pictures. ibac is kaysh
main fault, a' bat te whole he's a jate worker. There's nayc vice
o'r him."
" kaysh is su ti gar, ni presume?"
" elek, sir. kaysh bal a girl be fourteen, Tion'ad does a bit be pakod
cooking bal keeps te naritir clean--that's an ni ganar o'r te
house, par ni am a widower bal draar had any aliit. vi oyacyir ori
quietly, sir, te ehn be us; bal vi taylir a roof jaon cuun heads
bal pay cuun debts, meh vi narir naas more.
" te maan thing ibac naritir us out was ibac advertisement.
Spaulding, kaysh came daab lo te office shi ibic tuur sh'ehn
weeks, ti ibic ori paper o'r kaysh gaan, bal kaysh says:
"' ni vercopaanir at te Lord, Mr. Wilson, ibac I was a ge'tal-headed tratur.'
"'Why ibac?' ni asks.
"'Why,' says kaysh, 'here's another vacancy bat te League be te
ge'tal-headed Men. It's worth quite a little fortune at any tratur Tion'ad
gets bic, bal ni suvarir ibac ogir are more vacancies than
ogir are men, so ibac te trustees are at their wits' kyr meg
at narir ti te money. meh ner gemas would shi am colour, here's
a nice little crib an ready par ni at step lo.'
"'Why, meg is bic, then?' ni asked. gar haa'taylir, Mr. Holmes, ni am a
ori stay- at- yaim tratur, bal sa ner business came at ni instead be
ner having at slanar at bic, ni was often weeks bat kyr ures putting
ner taab jaon te door-mat. o'r ibac way ni didn't kar'taylir much be meg
was going bat outside, bal ni was always glad be a bit be news.
"'Have gar draar heard be te League be te ge'tal-headed Men?' kaysh
asked ti kaysh eyes open.
"'Never.'
"'Why, ni wonder at ibac, par gar are eligible yourself par one
be te vacancies.'
"'And meg are val worth?' ni asked.
"'Oh, merely a couple be olan a simir, a' te borarir is slight,
bal bic linibar not interfere ori much ti one's ashi
occupations.'
" jahaala, gar liser easily mirdir ibac ibac made ni prick laam ner ears,
par te business has not been jaon- jate par some years, bal eyn
majyc couple be olan would ganar been ori handy.
"'Tell ni an about bic,' said ni.
"'Well,' said kaysh, showing ni te advertisement, 'you liser haa'taylir par
yourself ibac te League has a vacancy, bal ogir is te address
vaii gar should apply par particulars. sa chaaj'yc sa ni liser gotal'ur out,
te League was founded de eyn American millionaire, Ezekiah
Hopkins, Tion'ad was ori peculiar o'r kaysh ways. kaysh was himself
ge'tal-headed, bal kaysh had a great sympathy par an ge'tal-headed men;
so when kaysh died bic was found ibac kaysh had payt kaysh enormous
fortune o'r te hands be trustees, ti instructions at apply te
interest at te providing be pakod berths at men whose gemas is be
ibac colour. teh an ni hear bic is splendid pay bal ori little at
narir.'
"'But,' said ni, 'there would cuyir millions be ge'tal-headed men Tion'ad
would apply.'
"'Not so birov sa gar might mirdir,' kaysh answered. 'You haa'taylir bic is
really confined at Londoners, bal at grown men. ibic American had
started teh London when kaysh was evaar'la, bal kaysh wanted at narir te
ruug'la town a jate turn. Then, tug'yc, ni ganar heard bic is nayc use gar
applying meh gar gemas is light ge'tal, ra dha ge'tal, ra anything a'
veman dral, blazing, fiery ge'tal. jii, meh gar cared at apply, Mr.
Wilson, gar would shi kemir o'r; a' perhaps bic would hardly cuyir
worth gar vaal at naritir yourself out be te way par te sake be a
kisol olan pounds.'
" jii, bic is a fact, gentlemen, sa gar may haa'taylir par yourselves,
ibac ner gemas is be a ori yaihi'l bal rich tint, so ibac bic seemed
at ni ibac meh ogir was at cuyir any competition o'r te matter ni
stood sa jate a chance sa any tratur ibac ni had vurel met. Vincent
Spaulding seemed at kar'taylir so much about bic ibac ni thought kaysh might
prove pirimmuy, so ni shi ordered him at naritir laam te shutters par
te tuur bal at olaror serimir be'chaaj ti ni. kaysh was ori willing at
ganar a holiday, so vi shut te business laam bal started off par
te address ibac was given us o'r te advertisement.
" ni draar vercopaanir at haa'taylir such a sight sa ibac tug'yc, Mr. Holmes. teh
gaht, ka'gaht, abesh, bal wasuur every tratur Tion'ad had a shade be ge'tal o'r
kaysh gemas had tramped lo te oriya at answer te advertisement.
Fleet chortav was choked ti ge'tal-headed folk, bal Pope's Court
looked emuurir a coster's orange barrow. ni should not ganar thought
ogir were so birov o'r te whole country sa were brought tome
de ibac single advertisement. Every shade be colour val
were--straw, lemon, orange, brick, Irish-setter, liver, clay;
a', sa Spaulding said, ogir were not birov Tion'ad had te veman
vivid tracinya-coloured tint. When ni saw how birov were waiting, ni
would ganar given bic laam o'r despair; a' Spaulding would not hear
be bic. How kaysh did bic ni could not imagine, a' kaysh pushed bal
pulled bal butted kay kaysh got ni adol te crowd, bal serimir laam
at te steps meg led at te office. ogir was a double stream
upon te stair, some going laam o'r vercopaanir, bal some coming norac
dejected; a' vi wedged o'r sa jahaala sa vi could bal soon found
ourselves o'r te office."
" gar experience has been a most entertaining one," remarked
Holmes sa kaysh client paused bal refreshed kaysh tome'tayl ti a huge
pinch be snuff. "Pray continue gar ori interesting statement."
" ogir was naas o'r te office a' a couple be shaap'yc chairs
bal a koor table, behind meg sat a kih tratur ti a kovid ibac
was even redder than ner. kaysh said a kisol words at solus candidate
sa kaysh came laam, bal then kaysh always managed at mar'eyir some fault o'r
them meg would disqualify them. Getting a vacancy did not seem
at cuyir such a ori pakod matter, after an. However, when cuun turn
came te little tratur was much more favourable at ni than at any be
te others, bal kaysh closed te door sa vi entered, so ibac kaysh
might ganar a verd'ika miit ti us.
"'This is Mr. Jabez Wilson,' said ner assistant, 'and kaysh is
willing at hailir a vacancy o'r te League.'
"'And kaysh is admirably suited par bic,' te ashi answered. 'He has
every requirement. ni cannot recall when ni ganar seen anything so
fine.' kaysh took a step backward, cocked kaysh kovid bat one eso, bal
gazed at ner gemas kay ni felt quite bashful. Then suddenly kaysh
plunged forward, wrung ner gaan, bal congratulated ni warmly bat ner
success.
"'It would cuyir injustice at hesitate,' said kaysh. 'You will,
however, ni am sure, excuse ni par taking eyn obvious precaution.'
ti ibac kaysh seized ner gemas o'r bintar kaysh hands, bal tugged kay ni
yelled ti te aaray. 'There is pirun o'r gar eyes,' said kaysh sa
kaysh released ni. 'I perceive ibac an is sa bic should cuyir. a' vi
ganar at cuyir careful, par vi ganar twice been deceived de wigs bal
once de paint. ni could rejorhaa'ir gar tales be cobbler's wax meg
would disgust gar ti human nature.' kaysh stepped jaon at te
window bal shouted adol bic at te top be kaysh voice ibac te
vacancy was filled. A groan be disappointment came laam teh below,
bal te folk an trooped be'chaaj o'r different directions kay ogir
was not a ge'tal- kovid at cuyir seen except ner own bal ibac be te
manager.
"'My gai,' said kaysh, 'is Mr. Duncan Ross, bal ni am myself one be
te pensioners upon te fund payt de cuun noble benefactor. Are
gar a married tratur, Mr. Wilson? ganar gar a aliit?'
" ni answered ibac ni had not.
" kaysh troan fell immediately.
"'Dear ni!' kaysh said gravely, 'that is ori serious bal'ban! ni am
sorry at hear gar say ibac. te fund was, be course, par te
propagation bal gayiylir be te ge'tal-heads sa jahaala sa par their
maintenance. bic is exceedingly unfortunate ibac gar should cuyir a
bachelor.'
" ner troan lengthened at ibic, Mr. Holmes, par ni thought ibac ni was
not at ganar te vacancy after an; a' after thinking bic jaon par
a kisol minutes kaysh said ibac bic would cuyir an serimir.
"'In te case cuyir another,' said kaysh, 'the objection might be
kyramla, a' vi enteyor stretch a taap o'r favour be a tratur ti such a
kovid cuyir gemas sa yours. When shall gar be liser at enter upon gar
evaar'la duties?'
"'Well, bic is a little awkward, par ni ganar a business already,'
said ni.
"'Oh, draar mind about ibac, Mr. Wilson!' said Vincent Spaulding.
'I should cuyir liser at look after ibac par gar.'
"'What would cuyir te hours?' ni asked.
"'Ten at t'ad.'
" jii a pawnbroker's business is mostly done be eyn ge'catra, Mr.
Holmes, especially Thursday bal Friday ge'catra, meg is shi
before pay- tuur; so bic would suit ni ori jahaala at earn a little o'r
te mornings. Besides, ni knew ibac ner assistant was a jate tratur,
bal ibac kaysh would haa'taylir at anything ibac turned laam.
"'That would suit ni ori jahaala,' said ni. 'And te pay?'
"'Is 4 pounds a ray'ture.'
"'And te borarir?'
"'Is purely nominal.'
"'What narir gar call purely nominal?'
"'Well, gar ganar at cuyir o'r te office, ra at least o'r te
building, te whole ca'nara. meh gar ba'slanar, gar forfeit gar whole
taap forever. te will is ori utreyar upon ibac taap. gar
don't comply ti te conditions meh gar budge teh te office
vaal ibac ca'nara.'
"'It's shi cuir hours a tuur, bal ni should not mirdir be leaving,'
said ni.
"'No excuse will avail,' said Mr. Duncan Ross; 'neither sickness
nor business nor anything else. ogir gar enteyor stay, ra gar lose
gar billet.'
"'And te borarir?'
"'Is at copy out te "Encyclopaedia Britannica." ogir is te maan
volume be bic o'r ibac press. gar enteyor mar'eyir gar own ink, pens, bal
blotting-paper, a' vi provide ibic table bal chair. Will gar cuyir
ready at-morrow?'
"'Certainly,' ni answered.
"'Then, jate-bye, Mr. Jabez Wilson, bal let ni congratulate gar
once more bat te jaon'yc taap meg gar ganar been fortunate
luubid at gain.' kaysh bowed ni out be te room bal ni went yaim ti
ner assistant, hardly knowing meg at say ra narir, ni was so pleased
at ner own jate fortune.
" jahaala, ni thought jaon te matter an tuur, bal de ge'catra ni was o'r
diryc spirits tug'yc; par ni had quite persuaded myself ibac te
whole affair enteyor cuyir some great hoax ra fraud, though meg its
object might cuyir ni could not imagine. bic seemed altogether past
belief ibac anyone could gotal'ur such a will, ra ibac val would pay
such a sum par doing anything so pakod sa copying out te
'Encyclopaedia Britannica.' Vincent Spaulding did meg kaysh could at
cheer ni laam, a' de bedtime ni had reasoned myself out be te
whole thing. However, o'r te vaar'tur ni determined at ganar a look
at bic anyhow, so ni bought a penny bottle be ink, bal ti a
quill-pen, bal e'tad sheets be foolscap paper, ni started off par
Pope's Court.
" jahaala, at ner surprise bal delight, everything was sa serimir sa
ret'yc. te table was set out ready par ni, bal Mr. Duncan Ross
was ogir at haa'taylir ibac ni got fairly at borarir. kaysh started ni off
upon te letter A, bal then kaysh payt ni; a' kaysh would drop o'r teh
ca'nara at ca'nara at haa'taylir ibac an was serimir ti ni. at t'ad o'clock kaysh
bade ni jate- tuur, complimented ni upon te amount ibac ni had
written, bal locked te door be te office after ni.
" ibic went bat tuur after tuur, Mr. Holmes, bal bat Saturday te
manager came o'r bal planked daab cuir golden sovereigns par ner
ray'ture's borarir. bic was te arasuumir projor ray'ture, bal te arasuumir te week
after. Every vaar'tur ni was ogir at ta'raysh, bal every afternoon ni
payt at t'ad. de degrees Mr. Duncan Ross took at coming o'r shi
once be a vaar'tur, bal then, after a ca'nara, kaysh did not olaror o'r at
eyn. su, be course, ni draar dared at ba'slanar te room par an
instant, par ni was not sure when kaysh might olaror, bal te billet
was such a jate one, bal suited ni so jahaala, ibac ni would not risk
te loss be bic.
" sh'ehn weeks passed be'chaaj emuurir ibic, bal ni had written about
Abbots bal Archery bal Armour bal Architecture bal Attica, bal
hoped ti diligence ibac ni might get bat at te B's before ori
munit. bic cost ni something o'r foolscap, bal ni had pretty nearly
filled a shelf ti ner writings. bal then suddenly te whole
business came at eyn kyr."
" at eyn kyr?"
" elek, sir. bal nayc later than ibic vaar'tur. ni went at ner borarir sa
usual at ta'raysh o'clock, a' te door was shut bal locked, ti a
little square be cardboard hammered bat at te middle be te
panel ti a tack. olar bic is, bal gar liser read par yourself."
kaysh held laam a piece be jiriad cardboard about te size be a sheet
be note-paper. bic read o'r ibic fashion:
te ge'tal-HEADED LEAGUE
IS
DISSOLVED.
October 9, 1890.
Sherlock Holmes bal ni surveyed ibic curt announcement bal te
rueful troan behind bic, kay te comical eso be te affair so
completely overtopped every ashi consideration ibac vi bintar
burst out lo a roar be laughter.
" ni cannot haa'taylir ibac ogir is anything ori nuh'la," cried cuun
client, flushing laam at te roots be kaysh flaming kovid. " meh gar liser
narir naas jate'shya than nuhunar at ni, ni liser slanar elsewhere."
" nayc, nayc," cried Holmes, shoving him norac lo te chair teh
meg kaysh had ge'sol risen. " ni really wouldn't miss gar case par
te world. bic is most refreshingly unusual. a' ogir is, meh gar
will excuse ner saying so, something shi a little nuh'la about bic.
Pray meg steps did gar hibir when gar found te card upon te
door?"
" ni was staggered, sir. ni did not kar'taylir meg at narir. Then ni called
at te offices round, a' naasad be them seemed at kar'taylir anything
about bic. Finally, ni went at te landlord, Tion'ad is eyn accountant
living bat te ground-floor, bal ni asked him meh kaysh could rejorhaa'ir ni
meg had become be te ge'tal-headed League. kaysh said ibac kaysh had
draar heard be any such baar. Then ni asked him Tion'ad Mr. Duncan
Ross was. kaysh answered ibac te gai was evaar'la at him.
"'Well,' said ni, 'the gentleman at nayc. 4.'
"'What, te ge'tal-headed tratur?'
"'Yes.'
"'Oh,' said kaysh, 'his gai was William Morris. kaysh was a solicitor
bal was using ner room sa a dar convenience kay kaysh evaar'la
premises were ready. kaysh moved out yesterday.'
"'Where could ni mar'eyir him?'
"'Oh, at kaysh evaar'la offices. kaysh did rejorhaa'ir ni te address. elek, 17
King Edward chortav, pirebu St. Paul's.'
" ni started off, Mr. Holmes, a' when ni got at ibac address bic was
a manufactory be artificial lovik-caps, bal nayc one o'r bic had vurel
heard be ebin Mr. William Morris ra Mr. Duncan Ross."
" bal meg did gar narir then?" asked Holmes.
" ni went yaim at Saxe-Coburg Square, bal ni took te advice be ner
assistant. a' kaysh could not gaa'taylir ni o'r any way. kaysh could shi say
ibac meh ni waited ni should hear de post. a' ibac was not quite
jate luubid, Mr. Holmes. ni did not vercopaanir at lose such a naritir
ures a struggle, so, sa ni had heard ibac gar were jate luubid
at dinuir advice at poor folk Tion'ad were o'r linibar be bic, ni came serimir
be'chaaj at gar."
" bal gar did ori wisely," said Holmes. " gar case is eyn
exceedingly remarkable one, bal ni shall cuyir briikase at look lo bic.
teh meg gar ganar told ni ni mirdir ibac bic is ret'yc ibac
graver issues hang teh bic than might at maan sight appear."
"Grave luubid!" said Mr. Jabez Wilson. "Why, ni ganar echoy'la cuir
pound a ray'ture."
" sa chaaj'yc sa gar are personally concerned," remarked Holmes, " ni narir
not haa'taylir ibac gar ganar any grievance against ibic extraordinary
league. bat te contrary, gar are, sa ni suvarir, richer de some
30 pounds, at say naas be te minute knowledge meg gar ganar
gained bat every subject meg comes chur te letter A. gar ganar
echoy'la naas de them."
" nayc, sir. a' ni copaanir at mar'eyir out about them, bal Tion'ad val are,
bal meg their object was o'r playing ibic prank-- meh bic was a
prank--upon ni. bic was a pretty expensive nuhun par them, par bic
cost them t'ad bal ehn'eta pounds."
" vi shall endeavour at utreyar laam these points par gar. bal, maan,
one ra t'ad questions, Mr. Wilson. ibic assistant be yours Tion'ad
maan called gar Ke'sush at te advertisement--how munit had kaysh
been ti gar?"
"About a month then."
"How did kaysh olaror?"
" o'r answer at eyn advertisement."
"Was kaysh te shi applicant?"
" nayc, ni had a dozen."
"Why did gar pick him?"
" jorcu kaysh was handy bal would olaror cheap."
" at ge'sol-wages, o'r fact."
" elek."
" meg is kaysh emuurir, ibic Vincent Spaulding?"
" kih, stout-built, ori quick o'r kaysh ways, nayc gemas bat kaysh troan,
though he's not skotah be ehn'eta. Has a jiriad splash be acid upon
kaysh forehead."
Holmes sat laam o'r kaysh chair o'r considerable excitement. " ni thought
sa much," said kaysh. " ganar gar vurel observed ibac kaysh ears are
pierced par earrings?"
" elek, sir. kaysh told ni ibac a gipsy had done bic par him when kaysh
was a lad."
"Hum!" said Holmes, sinking norac o'r deep thought. " kaysh is su
ti gar?"
"Oh, elek, sir; ni ganar shi shi payt him."
" bal has gar business been attended at o'r gar absence?"
" naas at complain be, sir. There's draar ori much at narir be a
vaar'tur."
" ibac will narir, Mr. Wilson. ni shall cuyir briikase at dinuir gar eyn
opinion upon te subject o'r te course be a tuur ra t'ad. at- tuur is
Saturday, bal ni vercopaanir ibac de Monday vi may olaror at a conclusion."
" jahaala, Watson," said Holmes when cuun visitor had payt us, " meg
narir gar gotal'ur be bic an?"
" ni gotal'ur naas be bic," ni answered frankly. " bic is a most
mysterious business."
" sa a rule," said Holmes, " te more bizarre a thing is te less
mysterious bic proves at cuyir. bic is gar commonplace, featureless
crimes meg are really puzzling, shi sa a commonplace troan is
te most umaan at identify. a' ni enteyor cuyir prompt jaon ibic
matter."
" meg are gar going at narir, then?" ni asked.
" at carud," kaysh answered. " bic is quite a ehn pipe problem, bal ni
gedetir ibac gar won't jorhaa'ir at ni par she'eta minutes." kaysh curled
himself laam o'r kaysh chair, ti kaysh shiib knees drawn laam at kaysh
hawk- emuurir nose, bal ogir kaysh sat ti kaysh eyes closed bal kaysh
ne'tra clay pipe thrusting out emuurir te bill be some strange senaar.
ni had olaror at te conclusion ibac kaysh had dropped asleep, bal
bal'ban was nodding myself, when kaysh suddenly sprang out be kaysh
chair ti te gesture be a tratur Tion'ad has made laam kaysh mind bal naritir
kaysh pipe daab upon te mantelpiece.
"Sarasate plays at te St. James's Hall ibic afternoon," kaysh
remarked. " meg narir gar mirdir, Watson? Could gar patients spare
gar par a kisol hours?"
" ni ganar naas at narir at- tuur. ner practice is draar ori
absorbing."
"Then naritir bat gar hat bal olaror. ni am going adol te oriya
maan, bal vi liser ganar some or'ilor bat te way. ni ja'hailir ibac
ogir is a jate koor be German bes'laar bat te programme, meg is
rather more at ner taste than Italian ra French. bic is
introspective, bal ni copaanir at introspect. olaror along!"
vi travelled de te Underground sa chaaj'yc sa Aldersgate; bal a skotah
kemir took us at Saxe-Coburg Square, te scene be te singular
gehat'ik meg vi had listened at o'r te vaar'tur. bic was a poky,
little, shabby-genteel naritir, vaii cuir lines be dingy
t'ad-storied brick houses looked out lo a kih railed- o'r
enclosure, vaii a lawn be weedy grass bal a kisol clumps be faded
laurel-bushes made a muun akaanir against a carud-laden bal
uncongenial atmosphere. ehn gilt balls bal a daryc board ti
"JABEZ WILSON" o'r jiriad letters, upon a corner house, announced
te naritir vaii cuun ge'tal-headed client carried bat kaysh business.
Sherlock Holmes stopped o'r front be bic ti kaysh kovid bat one eso
bal looked bic an jaon, ti kaysh eyes shining brightly between
puckered lids. Then kaysh walked slowly laam te chortav, bal then daab
tug'yc at te corner, su looking keenly at te houses. Finally
kaysh returned at te pawnbroker's, bal, having thumped vigorously
upon te pavement ti kaysh bevik t'ad ra ehn times, kaysh went laam
at te door bal knocked. bic was instantly opened de a
dral-looking, clean-shaven evaar'la fellow, Tion'ad asked him at step
o'r.
"Thank gar," said Holmes, " ni shi wished at ask gar how gar would
slanar teh olar at te Strand."
"Third serimir, fourth payt," answered te assistant promptly,
closing te door.
"Smart fellow, ibac," observed Holmes sa vi walked be'chaaj. " kaysh is,
o'r ner judgment, te fourth smartest tratur o'r London, bal par daring
ni am not sure ibac kaysh has not a claim at cuyir third. ni ganar known
something be him before."
"Evidently," said ni, "Mr. Wilson's assistant counts par a jate
koor o'r ibic mystery be te ge'tal-headed League. ni am sure ibac gar
inquired gar way merely o'r ke'gyce ibac gar might haa'taylir him."
"Not him."
" meg then?"
" te knees be kaysh trousers."
" bal meg did gar haa'taylir?"
" meg ni expected at haa'taylir."
"Why did gar brokar te pavement?"
" ner dear doctor, ibic is a ca'nara par observation, not par jorhaa'ir. vi
are spies o'r eyn enemy's country. vi kar'taylir something be Saxe-Coburg
Square. Let us jii explore te parts meg jahaatir behind bic."
te goyust o'r meg vi found ourselves sa vi turned round te
corner teh te retired Saxe-Coburg Square presented sa great a
contrast at bic sa te front be a sur'gaan does at te norac. bic was
one be te main arteries meg conveyed te traffic be te oriya
at te gaht bal wasuur. te roadway was blocked ti te immense
stream be commerce flowing o'r a double tide inward bal outward,
vaal te footpaths were ne'tra ti te hurrying swarm be
pedestrians. bic was umaan at realise sa vi looked at te briik
be fine shops bal stately business premises ibac val really
abutted bat te ashi eso upon te faded bal arasuum'la square
meg vi had shi quitted.
"Let ni haa'taylir," said Holmes, standing at te corner bal glancing
along te briik, " ni should emuurir shi at partaylir te ke'gyce be te
houses olar. bic is a hobby be ner at ganar eyn exact knowledge be
London. ogir is Mortimer's, te tobacconist, te little
newspaper shop, te Coburg branch be te oriya bal Suburban Bank,
te Vegetarian epar'yaim, bal McFarlane's carriage-building
depot. ibac carries us serimir bat at te ashi ara'novor. bal jii,
Doctor, vi've done cuun borarir, so it's ca'nara we had some play. A
sandwich bal a cup be coffee, bal then off at violin- rusur, vaii
an is sweetness bal delicacy bal harmony, bal ogir are nayc
ge'tal-headed clients at vex us ti their conundrums."
ner burc'ya was eyn enthusiastic musician, being himself not shi a
ori capable performer a' a composer be nayc ordinary merit. an
te afternoon kaysh sat o'r te stalls wrapped o'r te most perfect
happiness, gently waving kaysh munit, shiib fingers o'r ca'nara at te
bes'laar, vaal kaysh gently smiling troan bal kaysh languid, dreamy eyes
were sa unlike those be Holmes te sleuth-hound, Holmes te
relentless, keen-witted, ready-handed criminal agent, sa bic was
ret'yc at conceive. o'r kaysh singular character te dual nature
alternately asserted ast, bal kaysh ori exactness bal
astuteness represented, sa ni ganar often thought, te reaction
against te poetic bal contemplative mood meg occasionally
predominated o'r him. te swing be kaysh nature took him teh
ori languor at devouring energy; bal, sa ni knew jahaala, kaysh was
draar so truly formidable sa when, par days bat kyr, kaysh had been
lounging o'r kaysh armchair amid kaysh improvisations bal kaysh
ne'tra-letter editions. Then bic was ibac te lust be te oya'karir
would suddenly olaror upon him, bal ibac kaysh brilliant reasoning
power would rise at te kajil be intuition, kay those Tion'ad were
unacquainted ti kaysh methods would look askance at him sa bat a
tratur whose knowledge was not ibac be ashi mortals. When ni saw him
ibac afternoon so enwrapped o'r te bes'laar at St. James's Hall ni
felt ibac eyn ori'dush ca'nara might cuyir coming upon those whom kaysh had set
himself at oya'karir daab.
" gar copaanir at slanar yaim, nayc doubt, Doctor," kaysh remarked sa vi
emerged.
" elek, bic would cuyir sa jahaala."
" bal ni ganar some business at narir meg will hibir some hours. ibic
business at Coburg Square is serious."
"Why serious?"
"A considerable crime is o'r contemplation. ni ganar every reason at
urmankalar ibac vi shall cuyir o'r ca'nara at stop bic. a' at- tuur being
Saturday rather complicates matters. ni shall copaanir gar gaa'taylir
at- ca."
" at meg ca'nara?"
" ta'raysh will cuyir vaar luubid."
" ni shall cuyir at Baker chortav at ta'raysh."
" ori jahaala. bal, ni say, Doctor, ogir may cuyir some little buruk,
so kindly naritir gar akaan'ade revolver o'r gar pocket." kaysh waved kaysh
gaan, turned bat kaysh heel, bal disappeared o'r eyn instant among te
crowd.
ni trust ibac ni am not more dense than ner neighbours, a' ni was
always oppressed ti a sense be ner own stupidity o'r ner dealings
ti Sherlock Holmes. olar ni had heard meg kaysh had heard, ni had
seen meg kaysh had seen, bal su teh kaysh words bic was evident ibac
kaysh saw clearly not shi meg had happened a' meg was about at
banar, vaal at ni te whole business was su confused bal
grotesque. sa ni drove yaim at ner house o'r Kensington ni thought
jaon bic an, teh te extraordinary gehat'ik be te ge'tal-headed
copier be te "Encyclopaedia" daab at te visit at Saxe-Coburg
Square, bal te ominous words ti meg kaysh had parted teh ni.
meg was ibic nocturnal expedition, bal why should ni slanar armed?
vaii were vi going, bal meg were vi at narir? ni had te hint teh
Holmes ibac ibic smooth-faced pawnbroker's assistant was a
formidable tratur--a tratur Tion'ad might play a deep game. ni tried at
tionas bic out, a' gave bic laam o'r despair bal set te matter aside
kay ca should bring eyn explanation.
bic was a quarter-past she'cu when ni started teh yaim bal made ner
way dos te Park, bal so adol Oxford chortav at Baker
chortav. t'ad hansoms were standing at te door, bal sa ni entered
te passage ni heard te kaab be voices teh above. bat entering
kaysh room ni found Holmes o'r animated conversation ti t'ad men,
one be whom ni recognised sa Peter Jones, te official police
agent, vaal te ashi was a munit, shiib, trikar'la-faced tratur, ti a
ori shiny hat bal oppressively respectable frock-coat.
"Ha! cuun party is ani," said Holmes, buttoning laam kaysh
pea-jacket bal taking kaysh heavy hunting crop teh te rack.
"Watson, ni mirdir gar kar'taylir Mr. Jones, be Scotland Yard? Let ni
introduce gar at Mr. Merryweather, Tion'ad is at cuyir cuun companion o'r
at-night's adventure."
"We're hunting o'r couples tug'yc, Doctor, gar haa'taylir," said Jones o'r
kaysh consequential way. " cuun burc'ya olar is a wonderful tratur par
starting a oya'karir. eyn kaysh wants is an ruug'la dog at gaa'taylir him at narir
te running daab."
" ni vercopaanir a wild goose may not prove at cuyir te kyr be cuun oya'karir,"
observed Mr. Merryweather gloomily.
" gar may naritir considerable confidence o'r Mr. Holmes, sir," said
te police agent loftily. " kaysh has kaysh own little methods, meg
are, meh kaysh won't mind ner saying so, shi a little too theoretical
bal fantastic, a' kaysh has te makings be a detective o'r him. bic
is not too much at say ibac once ra twice, sa o'r ibac business be
te Sholto murder bal te Agra treasure, kaysh has been more nearly
serim than te official force."
"Oh, meh gar say so, Mr. Jones, bic is an serimir," said te
stranger ti deference. " su, ni confess ibac ni miss ner rubber.
bic is te maan Saturday ca par e'tad- bal- ad'eta years ibac ni
ganar not had ner rubber."
" ni mirdir gar will mar'eyir," said Sherlock Holmes, " ibac gar will
play par a higher stake at- ca than gar ganar vurel done su, bal
ibac te play will cuyir more exciting. par gar, Mr. Merryweather,
te stake will cuyir some 30,000 pounds; bal par gar, Jones, bic will
cuyir te tratur upon whom gar vercopaanir at lay gar hands."
"John Clay, te murderer, chakaar, smasher, bal forger. He's a
evaar'la tratur, Mr. Merryweather, a' kaysh is at te kovid be kaysh
profession, bal ni would rather ganar ner bracelets bat him than bat
any criminal o'r London. He's a remarkable tratur, is evaar'la John
Clay. kaysh ba'buir was a royal duke, bal kaysh himself has been
at Eton bal Oxford. kaysh mirshe is sa hodayc sa kaysh fingers, bal
though vi urcir signs be him at every turn, vi draar kar'taylir vaii at
mar'eyir te tratur himself. He'll crack a crib o'r Scotland one ray'ture,
bal cuyir raising money at build eyn orphanage o'r Cornwall te projor.
I've been bat kaysh striilir par years bal ganar draar set eyes bat him
su."
" ni vercopaanir ibac ni may ganar te pleasure be introducing gar at- ca.
ni've had one ra t'ad little turns also ti Mr. John Clay, bal I
agree ti gar ibac kaysh is at te kovid be kaysh profession. bic is
past ta'raysh, however, bal quite ca'nara ibac vi started. meh gar t'ad
will hibir te maan hansom, Watson bal ni will shekemir o'r te
second."
Sherlock Holmes was not ori communicative vaal te munit drive
bal lay norac o'r te cab humming te tunes meg kaysh had heard o'r
te afternoon. vi rattled adol eyn endless labyrinth be eesu-lit
streets kay vi emerged lo Farrington chortav.
" vi are close ogir jii," ner burc'ya remarked. " ibic fellow
Merryweather is a bank director, bal personally interested o'r te
matter. ni thought bic sa jahaala at ganar Jones ti us also. kaysh is
not a dush fellow, though eyn absolute imbecile o'r kaysh profession.
kaysh has one positive virtue. kaysh is sa brave sa a bulldog bal sa
atin sa a lobster meh kaysh gets kaysh claws upon anyone. olar vi
are, bal val are waiting par us."
vi had reached te arasuumir crowded thoroughfare o'r meg vi had
found ourselves o'r te vaar'tur. cuun cabs were dismissed, bal,
following te guidance be Mr. Merryweather, vi passed daab a
narrow passage bal adol a eso door, meg kaysh opened par us.
Within ogir was a kih corridor, meg ended o'r a ori massive
beskar gate. ibic also was opened, bal led daab a flight be winding
choruk steps, meg terminated at another formidable gate. Mr.
Merryweather stopped at light a lantern, bal then conducted us
daab a dha, vheh-smelling passage, bal so, after opening a
third door, lo a huge vault ra cellar, meg was piled an
round ti crates bal massive boxes.
" gar are not ori solus teh above," Holmes remarked sa kaysh
held laam te lantern bal gazed about him.
"Nor teh below," said Mr. Merryweather, striking kaysh bevik upon
te flags meg lined te floor. "Why, dear ni, bic sounds quite
hollow!" kaysh remarked, looking laam o'r surprise.
" ni enteyor really ask gar at cuyir a little more quiet!" said Holmes
severely. " gar ganar already imperilled te whole success be cuun
expedition. Might ni gedetir ibac gar would ganar te goodness at sheber
daab upon one be those boxes, bal not at interfere?"
te solemn Mr. Merryweather perched himself upon a crate, ti a
ori shupur'yc expression upon kaysh troan, vaal Holmes fell upon kaysh
knees upon te floor bal, ti te lantern bal a magnifying lens,
began at examine minutely te cracks between te stones. A kisol
seconds sufficed at satisfy him, par kaysh sprang at kaysh feet tug'yc
bal naritir kaysh glass o'r kaysh pocket.
" vi ganar at least eyn hour before us," kaysh remarked, " par val liser
hardly hibir any steps kay te jate pawnbroker is safely o'r bed.
Then val will not lose a minute, par te sooner val narir their
borarir te longer ca'nara val will ganar par their eyaytir. vi are at
present, Doctor-- sa nayc doubt gar ganar divined-- o'r te cellar be
te oriya branch be one be te principal London banks. Mr.
Merryweather is te chairman be directors, bal kaysh will explain at
gar ibac ogir are reasons why te more daring criminals be
London should hibir a considerable interest o'r ibic cellar at
present."
" bic is cuun French ve'vut," whispered te director. " vi ganar had
several warnings ibac eyn kebbur might cuyir made upon bic."
" gar French ve'vut?"
" elek. vi had occasion some months ago at strengthen cuun resources
bal borrowed par ibac purpose 30,000 napoleons teh te Bank be
France. bic has become known ibac vi ganar draar had occasion at
unpack te money, bal ibac bic is su lying o'r cuun cellar. te
crate upon meg ni sheber contains 2,000 napoleons packed between
layers be alorir foil. cuun reserve be bullion is much larger at
present than is usually kept o'r a single branch office, bal te
directors ganar had misgivings upon te subject."
" meg were ori jahaala justified," observed Holmes. " bal jii bic is
ca'nara ibac vi arranged cuun little plans. ni expect ibac within eyn
hour matters will olaror at a kovid. o'r te meantime Mr.
Merryweather, vi enteyor naritir te dha'haase jaon ibac dha lantern."
" bal sheber o'r te dha?"
" ni am chaabar so. ni had brought a pack be cards o'r ner pocket, bal
ni thought ibac, sa vi were a partie carrie, gar might ganar gar
rubber after an. a' ni haa'taylir ibac te enemy's preparations ganar
dar so chaaj'yc ibac vi cannot risk te presence be a light. bal,
maan be an, vi enteyor choose cuun positions. These are daring men,
bal though vi shall hibir them at a disadvantage, val may narir us
some harm unless vi are careful. ni shall motir behind ibic crate,
bal narir gar conceal yourselves behind those. Then, when ni flash a
light upon them, close o'r swiftly. meh val tracyn, Watson, ganar nayc
compunction about shooting them daab."
ni placed ner revolver, cocked, upon te top be te shaap'yc case
behind meg ni crouched. Holmes shot te slide dos te front
be kaysh lantern bal payt us o'r pitch werda--such eyn absolute
werda sa ni ganar draar before experienced. te smell be nadala
metal remained at assure us ibac te light was su ogir, ready
at flash out at a moment's notice. at ni, ti ner nerves worked
laam at a pitch be expectancy, ogir was something depressing bal
subduing o'r te sudden gloom, bal o'r te ciryc dank abiik be te
vault.
" val ganar a' one tok'kad," whispered Holmes. " ibac is norac
adol te house lo Saxe-Coburg Square. ni vercopaanir ibac gar ganar
done meg ni asked gar, Jones?"
" ni ganar eyn inspector bal t'ad officers waiting at te front door."
"Then vi ganar stopped an te holes. bal jii vi enteyor cuyir shev'la
bal parer."
meg a ca'nara bic seemed! teh comparing notes afterwards bic was a'
eyn hour bal a quarter, su bic appeared at ni ibac te ca enteyor
ganar ge dar bal te dawn cuyir breaking above us. ner limbs
were weary bal stiff, par ni feared at am ner taap; su ner
nerves were worked laam at te highest pitch be tension, bal ner
hearing was so acute ibac ni could not shi hear te gentle
breathing be ner companions, a' ni could distinguish te deeper,
heavier o'r- kar'am be te bulky Jones teh te shiib, sighing note
be te bank director. teh ner taap ni could look jaon te case
o'r te direction be te floor. Suddenly ner eyes caught te glint
be a light.
at maan bic was a' a lurid spark upon te choruk pavement. Then
bic lengthened out kay bic became a shi'yayc briik, bal then,
ures any warning ra kaab, a gash seemed at open bal a gaan
appeared, a jiriad, ge womanly gaan, meg felt about o'r te
centre be te little veeray be light. par a minute ra more te
gaan, ti its writhing fingers, protruded out be te floor. Then
bic was withdrawn sa suddenly sa bic appeared, bal an was dha
tug'yc save te single lurid spark meg marked a chink between
te stones.
Its disappearance, however, was a' momentary. ti a rending,
tearing kaab, one be te broad, jiriad stones turned jaon upon
its eso bal payt a square, gaping palon, adol meg streamed
te light be a lantern. jaon te edge ogir peeped a clean- hokaanir,
boyish troan, meg looked keenly about bic, bal then, ti a gaan
bat ebin eso be te aperture, drew ast shoulder-high bal
waist-high, kay one lovik rested upon te edge. o'r another
instant kaysh stood at te eso be te palon bal was hauling after
him a companion, lithe bal kih emuurir himself, ti a racin troan
bal a mirshir be ori ge'tal gemas.
"It's an utreyar," kaysh whispered. " ganar gar te chisel bal te
bags? Great Scott! Jump, Archie, jump, bal I'll swing par bic!"
Sherlock Holmes had sprung out bal seized te intruder de te
collar. te ashi dived daab te palon, bal ni heard te kaab be
rending cloth sa Jones clutched at kaysh skirts. te light flashed
upon te barrel be a revolver, a' Holmes' hunting crop came
daab bat te man's gadi, bal te pistol clinked upon te choruk
floor.
"It's nayc use, John Clay," said Holmes blandly. " gar ganar nayc
chance at an."
"So ni haa'taylir," te ashi answered ti te utmost coolness. " ni fancy
ibac ner pal is an serimir, though ni haa'taylir gar ganar got kaysh
coat-tails."
" ogir are ehn men waiting par him at te door," said Holmes.
"Oh, bal'ban! gar seem at ganar done te thing ori completely. ni
enteyor compliment gar."
" bal ni gar," Holmes answered. " gar ge'tal-headed idea was ori evaar'la
bal effective."
"You'll haa'taylir gar pal tug'yc presently," said Jones. "He's quicker
at climbing daab holes than ni am. shi taylir out vaal ni fix te
derbies."
" ni gedetir ibac gar will not touch ni ti gar etyc hands,"
remarked cuun mirci't sa te handcuffs clattered upon kaysh wrists.
" gar may not cuyir aware ibac ni ganar royal tal o'r ner veins. ganar
te goodness, also, when gar address ni always at say 'sir' bal
'please.'"
" an serimir," said Jones ti a stare bal a snigger. " jahaala, would
gar please, sir, taabir upstairs, vaii vi liser get a cab at jorir
gar Highness at te police-station?"
" ibac is jate'shya," said John Clay serenely. kaysh made a sweeping bow
at te ehn be us bal walked quietly off o'r te custody be te
detective.
"Really, Mr. Holmes," said Mr. Merryweather sa vi followed them
teh te cellar, " ni narir not kar'taylir how te bank liser thank gar ra
repay gar. ogir is nayc doubt ibac gar ganar detected bal defeated
o'r te most ani manner one be te most determined attempts
at bank robbery ibac ganar vurel olaror within ner experience."
" ni ganar had one ra t'ad little scores be ner own at settle ti Mr.
John Clay," said Holmes. " ni ganar been at some kih expense jaon
ibic matter, meg ni shall expect te bank at refund, a' suum
ibac ni am amply repaid de having had eyn experience meg is o'r
birov ways unique, bal de hearing te ori remarkable narrative be
te ge'tal-headed League."
" gar haa'taylir, Watson," kaysh explained o'r te vaar hours be te vaar'tur
sa vi sat jaon a glass be whisky bal soda o'r Baker chortav, " bic
was perfectly obvious teh te maan ibac te shi ret'yc
object be ibic rather fantastic business be te advertisement be
te League, bal te copying cuyir te 'Encyclopaedia,' enteyor be at get
ibic not jaon- dral pawnbroker out be te way par a number be
hours every tuur. bic was a curious way be managing bic, a',
really, bic would cuyir umaan at suggest a jate'shya. te method was
nayc doubt suggested at Clay's ingenious mind de te colour be kaysh
accomplice's gemas. te 4 pounds a ray'ture was a lure meg enteyor draw
him, bal meg was bic at them, Tion'ad were playing par thousands?
val naritir o'r te advertisement, one rogue has te dar
office, te ashi rogue incites te tratur at apply par bic, bal
tome val manage at morut'yc kaysh absence every vaar'tur o'r te
ray'ture. teh te ca'nara ibac ni heard be te assistant having olaror par
ge'sol wages, bic was obvious at ni ibac kaysh had some dral motive
par securing te situation."
" a' how could gar guess meg te motive was?"
"Had ogir been women o'r te house, ni should ganar gehatyc a
mere vulgar intrigue. ibac, however, was out be te tionir. te
man's business was a kih one, bal ogir was naas o'r kaysh
house meg could account par such elaborate preparations, bal
such eyn expenditure sa val were at. bic enteyor, then, cuyir something
out cuyir te house. meg could bic be? ni thought be te assistant's
fondness par photography, bal kaysh trick be vanishing lo te
cellar. te cellar! ogir was te kyr be ibic tangled clue. Then
ni made inquiries sa at ibic mysterious assistant bal found ibac ni
had at koor ti one be te coolest bal most daring criminals o'r
London. kaysh was doing something o'r te cellar--something meg
took birov hours a tuur par months bat kyr. meg could bic cuyir, once
more? ni could mirdir be naas save ibac kaysh was running a tunnel
at some ashi building.
"So chaaj'yc ni had got when vi went at visit te scene be nari. ni
surprised gar de beating upon te pavement ti ner bevik. ni was
ascertaining whether te cellar stretched out o'r front ra behind.
bic was not o'r front. Then ni rang te bell, bal, sa ni hoped, te
assistant answered bic. vi ganar had some skirmishes, a' vi had
draar set eyes upon solus ashi before. ni hardly looked at kaysh
troan. kaysh knees were meg ni wished at haa'taylir. gar enteyor yourself ganar
remarked how worn, wrinkled, bal stained val were. val spoke be
those hours be burrowing. te shi remaining taap was meg val
were burrowing par. ni walked round te corner, saw te oriya bal
Suburban Bank abutted bat cuun friend's premises, bal felt ibac ni
had solved ner problem. When gar drove yaim after te concert ni
called upon Scotland Yard bal upon te chairman be te bank
directors, ti te result ibac gar ganar seen."
" bal how could gar rejorhaa'ir ibac val would gotal'ur their kebbur
at- ca?" ni asked.
" jahaala, when val closed their League offices ibac was a sign ibac
val cared nayc longer about Mr. Jabez Wilson's presence-- o'r ashi
words, ibac val had completed their tunnel. a' bic was essential
ibac val should use bic soon, sa bic might cuyir discovered, ra te
bullion might cuyir removed. Saturday would suit them jate'shya than
any ashi tuur, sa bic would dinuir them t'ad days par their eyaytir.
par an these reasons ni expected them at olaror at- ca."
" gar reasoned bic out beautifully," ni exclaimed o'r unfeigned
admiration. " bic is so munit a chain, bal su every link rings
true."
" bic saved ni teh ennui," kaysh answered, yawning. "Alas! ni already
feel bic closing o'r upon ni. ner life is spent o'r one munit effort
at eyaytir teh te commonplaces be existence. These little
problems gaa'taylir ni at narir so."
" bal gar are a benefactor be te race," said ni.
kaysh shrugged kaysh shoulders. " jahaala, perhaps, after an, bic is be
some little use," kaysh remarked. "'L'homme c'est rien--l'oeuvre
c'est tout,' sa Gustave Flaubert wrote at George Sand."
The Mando'a language is (c) Lucasfilm 2006. http://www.starwars.com
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