B9E5 - The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Book 9, Part 1, Episode 5

B9E5 - The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Book 9, Part 1, Episode 5 Title: The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes Overview: The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes is the final set of twelve (out of a total of fifty-six) Sherlock Holmes short stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle first published in the Strand Magazine between October 1921 and April 1927. In the United States, two of the short stories from The Case-Book, "The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger" and "The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place", are the last two Sherlock Holmes works by Doyle to enter the public domain on 1 January 2023, the year after the 95th anniversary of the stories' publication. The copyrights expired in 1980 in the United Kingdom and Canada. The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes collection currently consists of 10 episodes née 8 chapters: B9E0 - Preface, B9E1 - The Adventure of the Illustrious Client - Part 1, B9E2 - The Adventure of the Illustrious Client - Part 2, B9E3 - The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier, B9E4 - The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone, B9E5 - The Adventure of the Three Gables, B9E6 - The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire, B9E7 - The Adventure of the Three Garridebs, B9E8 - The Problem of Thor Bridge - Part 1, B9E9 - The Problem of Thor Bridge - Part 2, and B9E10 - The Adventure of the Creeping Man. Narration is pending for episodes née chapters 9 - 12 which have recently entered the public domain and are currently unavailable to listen to, but are included as placeholders here for completeness' sake until the recordings are available to be added to this collection: B9E11 - The Adventure of the Lion's Mane, B9E12 - The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger, B9E13 - The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place, and B9E14 - The Adventure of the Retired Colourman. Please note Racial Language particularly in "The Adventure of the Three Gables" includes explicit content and language which, though normal for the time it was written, is now regarded as highly unacceptable racial slurs, and anyone who finds this too offensive may wish to omit this story. Published: 1927 Series: Sherlock Holmes Complete Audiobook Collection, Sherlock Holmes #9 Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Genre: Detective, Detective Fiction, Mystery & Suspense, Novel, Mystery, Detective Novel, Crime Fiction Episode: The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Book 9, Part 1, Episode 5 Part: 1 of 2 Length Part: 4:24:25 Book: 9 Length Book: 7:15:22 Episodes: 5 of 10 Length Episode: 45:45 Predecessor: His Last Bow Narrator: Ruth Golding Language: English Rated: Guidance Suggested, Explicit Content Edition: Unabridged Audiobook Keywords: sherlock, holmes, sherlock holmes, detective, mystery, suspense, deduction, logic, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook #sherlock #holmes #sherlockholmes #detective #mystery #suspense #deduction #logic #SirArthurConanDoyle Credits: All Legamus! Recordings are in the Public Domain No Copyright CC0 1.0 Universal License. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. Ruth Golding.

Episode Transcript

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Section 5 of the casebook of Sherlock Holmes by Sir, Arthur
Conan Doyle. This logano's recording may be
distributed and adapted freely for any purpose, the adventure
of the three Gables. I don't think that any of my
adventures with mr. Sherlock Holmes opened quite so
abruptly or so dramatically. As that, which I associate with

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the three Gables, I had not seenhomes for some days and had no
idea of the new channel into which his activities had been
directed. He was in a chatty mood that
morning, however, and had just settled me into the well-worn
low armchair, on one side of thefire while he had curled down
with his pipe, in his mouth uponThe opposite chair when our

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visitor arrived. If I had said that a Mad Bull
had arrived, it would give a clearer impression of what
occurred, the door had flown open and a huge negro had burst
into the room. He would have been a comic
figure if he had not been terrific.
The he was dressed in a very loud grade check suit with a
flowing. Salmon colored tie, his broad

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face and flattened nose were thrust forward as his Sullen,
dark eyes with a Smoldering gleam of malice in them turned
from one of us to the other which of you gentlemen is master
homes, he asked Holmes raised his pipe with a languid, smile
are words you as Ed said our visitor coming with an

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unpleasant stealthy. Step round the angle of the
table, see here Massa homes. You keep your hands out of other
folks business, leave folks to manage their own Affairs, got
that matter homes. Keep on talking said Holmes,
it's fine. Oh, it's fine as it growled The

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Savage. It won't be so damn fine.
If I have the trim, you up a bit, I've handled your kind
before now and they didn't look fine.
When I was through with him, look at that matter homes.
He swung a huge knotted lump of a fist under my friends, nose
Holmes, examined, it closely with an air of great interest.

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Why are you born so he asked, ordid it come by degrees?
It may have been the icy coolness of my friend or it may
have been the slight clatter which I made.
As I picked up the poker in any case, our visitors manner became
less flamboyant. Well, I've given you fair

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warning said he had a friend that's interested out hair away,
you know what I'm meaning, and he don't intend to have no
button in by you got that. You ain't the law and I I ain't
the law or either, and if you come in, I'll be on handle.
So don't you forget it? I've wanted to meet you for some

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time said, Holmes. I won't ask you to sit down for,
I don't like the smell of you but aren't you?
Steve Dixie the Bruiser Lads my name as our homes and you'll get
put through it for sure. If you give me any lip, It is
certainly the last thing you need said Holmes staring at our

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visitors hideous mouth but it was the killing of young Perkins
outside the whole bunch bar. What?
You're not going? The Negro had sprung back and
his face was Lettin along listento No.
Such talk said he, what about todo with this here?

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Perkins matter, Holmes was training at the Bullring in
Birmingham. When this boy done gone, get
into trouble. Yes, you'll tell the magistrate
about it. Steve said, Holmes, I've been
watching you and Barney Stockdale.
So help me the Lord matter homes, that's enough.

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Get out of it. I'll pick you up when I want to
good morning matter. Homes, I hope there ain't no
hard feelings about. This are visit.
There will be unless you tell mewho sent you.
Why there ain't no secret about that.
Master homes. That same gentleman that you've

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just done gone mansion and who set him on to it?
Sell me, I don't know. Master homes.
He just say, Steve, you go see mr.
Holmes and tell him his laughingain't safe if he go down hair
away. That's the whole truth.

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Without waiting for any further questioning, our visitor bolted
out of the room, almost as precipitately as he had entered
Holmes knocked out the ashes of his pipe with a quiet chuckle.
I am glad you're not forced to break his woolly head Watson, I
observed or Maneuvers with the poker, But he is really rather a

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harmless fellow a great muscular, foolish blustering
baby and easily called. As you have seen, he is one of
the Spencer John gang, and has taken part in some dirty work of
late which I made clear up. When I have time his immediate

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principal Barney, is a more astute person. they specialize
in a salts intimidation and the like, What I want to know is who
is it? The back of them on this
particular occasion. That, why do they want to
intimidate you? It is this Harrow weald case.

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It decides me to look into the matter for if it is worth
anyone's wild to take so much trouble, there must be something
in it. But what is it?
I was going to tell you when we had this comic interlude here is
mrs. Marble has note, if you care to

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come with me we will were her and go out at once.
Dear mr. Sherlock Holmes.
I read, I have had a succession of strange.
Incidents occurred to me in connection with this house, and
I should much value, your advice, you would find me at
home any time tomorrow. The house is within a short,

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walk of the Wheeled station. I believe that my late husband
Mortimer. Mabley was one of your early
clients Yours Faithfully, Mary mbale.
The address was the three GablesHarrow weald.
So that's that said Holmes and now if you can spare the time

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Watson we will get up on our way.
A short Railway journey. And a shorter Drive, brought us
to the house, a brick and TimberVilla standing in its own acre
of undeveloped grassland three small projections above the
upper Windows made a feeble attempt to justify.

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Its name behind was a Grove of melancholy half-grown Pines, and
the whole aspect of the place was poor and depressing.
Nonetheless, we found the house to be well-furnished and the
lady who received us with a Engaging elderly person who bore
every Mark of refinement and culture.

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I remember your husband. Well, Madam said, Holmes though
it is some years since he used my services, in some trifling
matter, probably you would be more familiar with the name of
my son. Douglas Holmes looked at her
with great interest. Tell me.

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Are you the mother of Douglas map Ali?
I knew him slightly but of course or London knew him what a
magnificent creature. He was.
Where is he now dead? Mr. Holmes, dead.
He was a Tashia Chrome and he died there of pneumonia last
month I am. Sorry one could not connect

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death with such a man. I have never known anyone.
So vitally alive, he lived intensely every fibre of him.
Too intensely mr. Holmes, that was the ruin of
him. You remember him as he was Devon
hair and Splendid, you did not see the Moody and morose

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brooding creature into which he developed.
His heart was broken in a singlemonth.
I seemed to see my Gallant boy. Turn into a worn-out cynical,
man. I love of her a woman or a
fiend. Well, it was not to talk of my

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poor lad that I asked you to come mr.
Holmes. Dr. Watson and I are at your
service. There have been some very
strange happenings. I have been in this house more
than a year now and as I wish tolead a retired life, I have seen
little of my neighbors three days ago.

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I had a call from a man Who saidthat he was a hot agent.
He said that this house would exactly suit a client of his and
that if I would part with it money it would be no object.
It seemed to me very strange. As there are several empty
houses on the market which appear to be equally eligible

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but naturally I was interested in what he said, I therefore
named a price which was 500 pounds more than I gave.
He at At once closed with the offer, but added that his client
desired to buy the furniture as well.
And what, I put a price upon it,some of this furniture is from

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my old home and it is, as you see, very good so that I named a
good round sum to this. Also, he at once agreed, I had
always wanted to travel and the bargain was so good at one that
it really seemed that I should be.
And misters for the rest of my life yesterday, the man arrived

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with the agreement all drawn up.Luckily, I showed it to mr.
Sutra, my lawyer who lives in Harrow, he said to me, this is a
very strange document. Are you aware that?
If you sign it, you could not legally, take anything out of
the house. Not even your own private
possessions, when the man came again in the evening, I I

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pointed this out and I said that, I meant only to sell the
furniture. No, no, everything is said.
He but my clothes my Jewels. Well, well, the, some concession
might be made for your personal effects but nothing shall go out
of the house and checked. My client is a very liberal man,

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but he has his feds and his own way of doing things.
It is, everything or nothing with him.
Must be nothing said I and therethe matter was left, but the
whole thing seemed to me to be so unusual that I thought here
we had a very extraordinary Interruption Holmes raised his

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hand for silence, then he Strodeacross the room flung, open the
door and dragged in a great gaunt woman whom he had seized
by the shoulder. She entered with ungainly
struggle, like some huge awkward.
Chicken torn. Squawking out of it.
Scoop leave me alone. What are you doing?

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Of she screeched? What is Susan?
What is this? Well, Mom, I was coming in to
ask if the visitors were stayingfor lunch.
When this man jumped out at me, I have been listening to her for
the last five minutes but did not wish to interrupt your most
interesting narrative just a little Wheezy.

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Susan, I or not. You breathe too heavily for that
kind of work. Susan, turned a sulky but amazed
face upon her captor OB you anyhow and we'll ride of.
You are pulling me about like this.
It was merely that I wish to aska question in your presence.

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Did you mrs. Marbley, mention to anyone that
you were going to write to me and consult me.
No mr. Holmes, I did not.
Who posted your letter Susan? Did.
Exactly now. Susan to whom was it that you

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wrote or sent a message to say that your mistress was asking
advice from me? It's a lie.
I sent no message. No Susan Weezy, people may not
live long, you know? It's a wicked thing to tell.
Fibs, whom did you tell Susan? Cried her mistress.

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I believe you are a bad treacherous woman.
I remember now that I saw you speaking to someone Over the
Hedge, That was my own business said, the woman sullenly suppose
I tell you that it was Barney Stockdale to whom you spoke said
Holmes. Well, if you know, what do you

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want to ask for? I was not sure but I know.
No. Well, no Susan, it will be worth
ten pounds to you. If you will tell me who is at
the back of Barney, Someone thatcould lay down a thousand pounds
for every 10 you have in the world.

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So a rich man. No.
You smiled a rich woman. Now we have got so far you may
as well. Give the name and earn the
tenor. I'll see you in hell first.
Oh, Susan language, I'm clearingout of here.

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I've had enough of you all. I'll send for my box tomorrow.
She flunked for the door. Goodbye.
Susan paregoric is the stuff. No, he continued turning
suddenly from Lively to severe when the door had closed behind
the flushed and angry woman. This gang means business, look

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how close they play the game, your letter to me, had the ten
PM postmark. And yet, Susan passes the word
to Barney Barney has time to go to his employer and get
instructions. He or she I'm inclined to the
latter from Susan's grin. When she thought I had blundered

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forms a plan. Black Steve is Colin and I am
warned off by 11 o'clock. Next morning, that's quick work
you know. But what do they want?
Yes, that's the question. Who had the house?

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Before you retired sea, captain called Ferguson anything,
remarkable about him? Not that ever, I heard of I was
wondering whether he could have buried something.
Of course, when people bury treasure nowadays, they do it in

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the post office Bank. But there are always some
lunatics about it would be a dull world without them.
At first, I thought of some buried valuable.
But why in that case? Should they want your furniture?
You don't happen to have a raffle or a first folio

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Shakespeare without knowing it. No, I don't think I have
anything rarer than a Crown Derby tea set.
That would hardly justify all this mystery.
Besides, why should they not openly State what they want?
If they covet your tea set, theycan surely offer a price for it

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without buying you out, Lock, Stock and Barrel.
No, as I read it, there is something which you do not know
that you have and which you would not give up.
If you did know, that is how I read.
It said, I Dr. Watson degrees. So that settles it.

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Well, mr. Holmes, what can it be?
Let us see whether by this purely mental analysis, we can
get it to a finer point. You have been in this house a
year nearly to all the better during this long period no one

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wants anything from you. Now suddenly within three or
four days you have urgent demands.
What would you gather from that?It can only I mean said I that
the object, whatever it may be, has any just come into the house
settled once again said Holmes? No mrs.

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Maberley has any object just arrived?
No, I have bought nothing new this year.
Indeed. That is very remarkable.
Well I think we had best. Let matters develop a little
further until we have clear. Our data is that lawyer of

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yours. A capable man.
Mr. Sutro is most capable. Have you another made or was the
first Susan who has just banged your front door alone.
I have a young girl try and get Sutro to spend a night or two in
the house. You might possibly want

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protection against whom whom. Owes.
The matter is certainly obscure.If I can't find what they're
after, I must approach the matter from the other end and
try to get at the principal. Did this house Agent Man.
Give any address. Simply his card and occupation

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hens Johnson, Auctioneer and valuer, I don't think we shall
find him in the directory. Honest businessmen.
Don't conceal, their place of business.
Well you will let me know any fresh development.
I have taken up your case and you may rely upon it that I
shall see it through. As we pass through the whole

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Holmes's eyes which missed nothing lighted upon several
Trunks and cases, which were piled in a corner, the labels,
Sean out upon them. Milano Lucerne.
These are from Italy. They are poor.
Douglas is things. You have not unpacked them.

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How long have you had them? There I've done last week, but
to said, why is surely? This might be the missing link?
How do we know that there is notsomething of value there?
That could not possibly be mr. Holmes, put Douglas had only his

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pay and a small annuity, what could he have a value?
Holmes was lost in thought delay.
No longer mrs. Maberley.
He said at last have these things taken upstairs to your
bedroom, examine them as soon aspossible and see what they

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contain, I will come tomorrow and hear your report.
It was quite evident that the three Gables was under very
close to the valence for as we came around the high hedge, at
the end of the lane, there was the Negro Prizefighter standing
in the shadow. We came on him quite suddenly

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and a grim and menacing figure. He looked in that lonely Place
Holmes, clapped his hand to his pocket looking for your gun
master homes. No, for my scent bottle, Steve,
you are funny. Mother Holmes, a Nia.

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It won't be funny for you. Steve, if I get off to you, I
gave you fair warning this morning, well, matter homes.
I done gone. Think of what you said and I
don't want no more talk about that.
Affair of Master Perkins supposeI can help you master homes.
I will Well then, tell me who isbehind you on this job.

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So help me the Lord master homes.
I told you the truth before. I don't know.
My boss Barney gives me orders and that's all well, just bear
in mind. Steve that the lady in that
house and everything under that roof is under my protection.

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Don't forget it. All right, master homes, I
remember I've got him thoroughly, frightened for his
own skin Watson, Holmes, remarked, as he walked on, I
think he would double-cross his employer.
If he knew who he was, it was lucky.

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I had some knowledge of the Spencer John crowd, and that
Steve was one of them. Now, what's in, this is a case
for Langdale Pike, and I'm goingto see him now.
When I get back, I may be clearer in the matter.
I saw no more of homes during the day but I could well,

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imagine how he spent it for Langdale.
Pike was his human book of reference upon all matters of
social scandal. this strange language creature, spent his
waking hours in the bow window, recent James's Street club and
was the receiving station as well as the transmitter, for All
the gossip of the Metropolis he made it was said a four figure

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income by the paragraphs, which he contributed every week to the
garbage papers, which cater to an inquisitive public, If ever
far down in the turbid depths ofLondon, life, there was some
strange swirl or Eddie, it was marked with automatic exactness
by this human dial upon the surface homes, discretely,

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helped Langdale to knowledge andon occasion was helped.
In turn when I met my friend in his room early next morning, I
was conscious from his bearing that all was well, but
nonetheless, a most unpleasant And surprise was awaiting us.
It took the shape of the following telegram.

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Please come out at once. Clients house burgled in the
night. Police in possession, such row.
Holmes whistled. The drama has come to a crisis
and quicker than I had expected.There is a great driving power
at the back of this business Watson, which does not surprise

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me after what I have heard this Sutro, of course, is her lawyer.
I made a mistake, I fear in not asking you to spend the night on
God, this fellow has clearly proved a broken Reed.
Well, there is nothing for it, but another journey to Harrow
weald. We found the three Gables are

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very different establishment to the orderly household of the
previous day. A small group of idlers had
assembled at the Garden Gate while a couple of constables
were examining the windows and the geranium beds within.
We met a gray Old Gentleman, whointroduced himself as the lawyer
together with a bustling. Rubicund inspector, who greeted?

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Homes, as an old friend? Well, mr.
Hanson a child. You in this case, I'm afraid
just a common ordinary burglary and well within the capacity of
that poor old police, no expertsneed apply.
I am sure. The case is in very good hands

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said Holmes, merely a common burglary, you say quite say we
know pretty well in the men are and where to find them.
It is that gang of Barney Stockdale with the big nigger in
it. They've been seen about it.
Excellent. What did they get?
Wow, they don't seem to have gotmuch mrs.

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Maberley was chloroformed. And the house was here is the
lady herself. Our friend of yesterday looking
very pale until had entered. The room leaning upon a little
Maid servant. You gave me.
Good advice mr. Holmes said she smiling ruefully
the last. I did not take it.

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I did not wish to trouble mr. Sutro and so I was unprotected.
I only heard of it this morning,the lawyer explained, mr.
Holmes. Advised me to have some friend
in the house. I neglected, his advice and I
have paid for it. You look wretchedly ill, said,

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Holmes, perhaps, you are hardly equal to telling me what
occurred it is. All here said the inspector
tapping, a bulky notebook, still, if the lady is not too
exhausted. There is really so little to
tell I have no doubt that WickedSusan had planned an entrance

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for them. They must have known the house
to an inch. I was conscious for a moment of
the chloroform rag, which was thrust over my mouth.
But I have no notion how long I may have been senseless.
When I woke one man was at the bedside and another was Rising
with a bundle in his hand, from among my son's baggage, which
was partially opened and littered over the floor.

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Before he could get away, I sprang up and seize him.
You took a big risk, said the inspector I clung to him but he
shook me off and the other may have struck me for I can
remember no more. Marry the maid heard.
The noise and began screaming out of the window that brought

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the police but the Rascals had got away.
What did they take? Well, I don't think there is
anything of value missing. I'm sure that was nothing in my
son's. Trunks did the men leave.
No clue. There was one sheet of paper
which I may have torn from the man that I grasped.

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It was lying all crumpled on thefloor.
It is in my son's handwriting which means that it is not of
much use said the inspector now if it had been in the burglars.
Exactly said Holmes, what rugged?
Common Sense. Nonetheless, I should be curious

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to see it. The inspector drew a folded
sheet of foolscap. From his pocketbook I never pass
anything. However trifling said he with
some pomposity that is my adviceto you, mr.
Holmes, in 25 years experience Ihave learned my lesson.

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There is a waste of chance of finger marks or something.
Holmes inspected the sheet of paper.
What do you make of it? Inspector, the seems to be the
end of some queer novel. So far, as I can see, it may
certainly proved to be the end of a queer.
Tale said, Holmes, you have noticed the number on the top of

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the page. It is 245 where are the odd 244
Pages? Well, I Pose, the burglars got
those much good. May it do that?
It seems a queer thing to break into a house in order to steal
such papers as that. Does it suggest anything to you

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inspector? Yes, sir.
It suggested in there. Hurry.
There are schools just grabbed at what first came to hand.
I wished him Joy of what they got.
Why should they go to my son's things?
Ask mrs. Motherly.
Well, they found nothing valuable downstairs.
So they tried their luck upstairs.

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That is how I read it. What do you make of it?
Mr. Holmes. I must think it over inspector.
Come to the window Watson. Then as we stood together, he
read over the fragment of paper,it began in the middle of a
sentence and ran like this. Face bled considerably from the

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cuts and blows but it was nothing to the bleeding of his
heart. As he saw that lovely face, the
face for which he had been prepared to sacrifice his very
life looking out at his Agony and humiliation.
She smiled? Yes, by Heaven.
She smiled like the heartless fiend.

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She was as he looked up at her. It was at that moment that love
died and hate was born man must live for something.
If it is not for your embrace mylady, then it shall surely be
for your undoing and my completeRevenge.

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Queer grammar, said Holmes with a smile as he handed the paper.
Back to the inspector. Did you notice how the he
suddenly changed to my, the writer was so carried away by
his own story that he imagined himself for the Supreme moment
to be the hero. It's a mighty poor stuff said

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the inspector as he replaced it in his book.
Well, are you off mr. Holmes, I don't think there is
anything more for me to do now that the case is in such capable
hands. By the way, mrs.
Madeline. Did you say was to travel It has
always been my dream. Mr. Holmes.

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Well, would you like to go Cairo?
Madeira the Riviera, oh, well, if I had the money, I would go
round the world quite so round the world.
Well, good morning. I may drop you a line in the
evening. As we passed the window, I

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caught a glimpse of the inspectors smile and Shake of
the head. These clever fellows have always
a touch of Madness. That was what I read in the
inspectors smile. No Watson.
We are at the last lap of our little journey said Holmes.
When we were back in the Roar ofCentral London, once more, I

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think we had best clear the matter up at once and it would
be well, that you should come. With me, for it is safer to have
a witness when you are dealing with such a lady as Isadora
client. We had taken a cab and was
speeding to summer dress in Grosvenor Square homes.

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Had been sunk in thought, but heroused himself Suddenly, by the
way Watson, I suppose you see itall clearly.
Now I can't say that I do, I only gather that we're going to
see the lady who is behind all this mischief.
Exactly but does the name is adore Klein convey nothing to

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you. She was, of course, the
celebrated Beauty, there was never a woman to touch her.
She is pure Spanish, the real blood of the masterful
Conquistadors. And her people have been leaders
in pernambuco for Generations. She married the age of German

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sugar, King, climb and presentlyfound herself the richest as
well as the most lovely Widow upon Earth.
Then there was an interval of Adventure when she pleased her
own tastes, she had several lovers and Douglas map Alou.
One of the most striking men in London was one of them.

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It was by all accounts, more than an adventure with him.
He was not a society butterfly, but a strong proud man who gave
and expected all that, she is the beldam.
So, mercy of fiction, when her Caprices satisfied, the matter
is ended. And if the other party in the

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matter, can't take her word for it, she knows how to bring it
home to him. Then that was his own story.
You are piecing it together. Now, I hear that she is about to
marry the young Duke of Lomond. Who might almost be her son.

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His grace is marmite Overlook the age, but a big Scandal would
be a different matter so it is imperative.
Here we are. It was one of the finest Corner
houses of the West End a machine, like footman, took up
our cards and returned with wordthat the lady was not at home.

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Then we shall wait until she is said Holmes cheerfully, The
Machine broke down. Not at home means not at home
to. You said the footman God Holmes
answered. That means that we shall not
have to Wait, kindly give this note to your mistress?

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He scribbled three or four wordsupon a sheet of his notebook.
Folded it and handed it to the man.
What did you say, Helms? I asked, I simply wrote, shall
it? Be the police then I think that
should pass a sin. It did with amazing Celerity a

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minute later. We were in an Arabian Nights.
Drawing-room vast and wonderful in a half Gloom picked out with
an occasional pink. Electric light, the lady had
come. I felt to that time of life,
when even the proudest Beauty finds the half-light more
welcome, she Rose from us to tears.

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We entered tall queenly a perfect.
GE a lovely mask like faced withtwo wonderful Spanish Eyes,
which looked murder at us. Both what is this in?
Torsion, and this insulting message, she asked holding up
the slip of paper. I need not explain Madam I have

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too much respect for your intelligence to do.
So though I confess that intelligence has been
surprisingly at fault of late house So cell by supposing that
you are hired. Bullies.
Could frighten me from my work? Surely no, man would take up my
profession. If it were not danger attract

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him, it was you then who forced me to examine the case of young,
man, a Baloo. I have no idea what you're
talking about, what have I to dowith hired bullies.
Home is turned away wearily? Yes, I have underrated your

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intelligence well, good afternoon, stop.
Where are you going to Scotland?Yard.
We had not got halfway to the door before she had overtaken us
and was holding his arm. She had turned in a moment from
steel, to Velvet, come and sit down gentlemen.

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Let us talk this matter over. I feel that I may be frank with
you mr. Holmes.
You have the feelings of a gentleman.
How quick a woman's instinct is to find it out.
I will treat you as a friend. I cannot promise to reciprocate.

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Madam, I am not the law, but I represent justice so far as my
feeble Powers go, I am ready to listen.
And then I will, Tell you how I will act.
No doubt, it was foolish of me to threaten a brave man like
yourself. What was really foolish Madame

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is that you have placed yourselfin the power of a band of
Rascals who may blackmail or give you away?
No no, I am not. So simple since I have promised
to be frank, I may say that no one save Barney Stockdale and
Susan, his wife have the least idea who their employees.

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As to them where it is not the first, she smiled and nodded
with a Charming coquettish intimacy.
I see you've tested them before.They are good Hound to run.
Silent such hounds have a way sooner or later of biting, the

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hand, that feeds them. They will be arrested for this
burglary the police. Lease are already after them.
They will take what comes to them.
That is what they are paid for. I shall not appear in the
matter. Unless I bring you into it.

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No, no, you would not, you are agentleman.
It is a woman secret in the first place.
You must give back this manuscript.
She broke into a ripple of laughter and walked to the
fireplace. There was a calcined mass, which

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she broke up with the poker. Shall I give this back?
She asked so roguish and exquisite.
Did she look as she stood beforeus for the challenging smile
that I felt of all Holmes's criminals.
This was the one whom he would find hardest to face.
However, he was immune from sentiment that seals your fate.

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He said coldly you are very prompt in your actions Madam but
you have overdone it. This occasion, she threw the
poker down with a clatter. How hard you are?
She cried, may. I tell you the whole story.
I fancy. I could tell it to you, but you

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must look at it with my eyes. Mr. Holmes, you must realize it
from the point of view of a woman who sees all her life's
ambition about, to be ruined at the last moment he such a woman
to be Blamed, if she protects herself.
The original sin was yours. Yes.

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Yes. I admitted he was a Dear Boy,
Douglas, but it's so chance thathe could not fit into my plans.
He wanted married marriage, mr. Holmes with a penniless
commoner. Nothing less would serve him.

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Then he became pertinacious Because I had given his into
think that I still must give andto him, only it was intolerable
At Last, I had to make him a realize it by hiring.
Ruffians, to beat him under yourown window.

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You do indeed seem to know everything.
Well, it is true Barney, and theboys drove him away.
And were I admit a little rough in doing so.
But what did he do then? Could I have believed that a
gentleman would do such an act, he wrote a book in which he

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described his own story. I, of course, Was the wolf he
the lamb. It was all there under different
names of course, but who in all London would have failed to
recognize it or do you say to that mr.

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Holmes, well, he was within his rights, it was as if the air of
Italy had got into his blood andbrought with it.
The old cruel Italian He wrote to me and sent me a copy of his
book that I might have the torture of anticipation.

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There were two copies, he said, one for me, one for his
publisher. How did you know, the Publishers
had not reached him? I knew how his publisher was it
is not his only novel, you know,I found out that he had not

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heard from Italy. Then came, Douglas is sudden
death. So long as that other manuscript
was in the world. There was no safety for me.
Of course, it must be among his effects and these would be
returned to his mother. I set the gang at work.

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One of them got into the hearts as servant.
I wanted to do the thing. Honestly, I really and truly
did. I was ready to buy the house and
everything in it. I offered any price she cared to
ask. I only tried the other way when
everything else had failed. No, mr.

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Holmes grunting that I was too hard on Douglas.
God knows, I am sorry for it. What else could I do with my
whole future at stake? Sherlock, Holmes, Shrugged his
shoulders? Well, well said he, I suppose I

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shall have to compounding a felony as usual, how much does
it cost to go round the world infirst class style?
The lady stared in amazement? Could it be done?
Done on 5,000 pounds. Well, I should think so indeed.
Very good. I think you will sign me a check

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for that and I will see that it comes to mrs.
Marbley. You owe her a little change of
air. Meantime lady.
He wagged a cautionary. Forefinger have a car.
Have a care. You can't play with edged tools
forever without cutting. Those dainty hands.

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End of the adventure of the three Gables.