August 12, 2025 • 29 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:13):
From New York, the makers of clipper Craft Cloth for Man,
and nine hundred and twenty four leading retail stores from
coast to coast present the world's most famous detective, Sherlock Holmes.
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Our stories are based upon the character of Sherlock Holmes,
created by Sir Arthur Colan Doyle. Sherlock Holmes is portrayed
by John Stanley, Doctor Watson by Alfred Shirley, and the
dramatizations are by Edith Miser. Once again, we find ourselves
in front of Doctor Watson's crackling fire and man.
Speaker 2 (00:59):
Mister Harrison terms that put on a fresh friend, not
so our listeners can really hear it, as to keep
a good ahead.
Speaker 3 (01:08):
Mister Harris.
Speaker 1 (01:09):
Outside of cold white autumn mist shrouds the black tree skeletons,
but inside we sit warm and cozy and ready for
another of Doctor Watson's fabulous Sherlock Holmes adventures. Wants it
to be tonight, Sir.
Speaker 2 (01:22):
Your conversation with white shrouds and skirts brings to mind
one of the most bizarre problems we ever undertook to solve.
It came desh curse to being our final problem. As
a matter of fact, that sounds promising doctor. Nothing I
like better than hearing about Holmes in a tight spot.
And whenever our adversary proved to be the notorious Professor Mariati,
it was generally a very tight spot.
Speaker 1 (01:44):
Professor Moriarity, wasn't he the man Holmes referred to as
from Napolling of crime?
Speaker 2 (01:48):
The same Actually this case began means the George Westbrook
discovered a corpse vested in a Roman senators toga tunic
and tendals, so it was always maintained he could deduce
man's entire hist tip.
Speaker 3 (02:01):
From his wardrobe.
Speaker 1 (02:02):
But this tabby doctor speaking of judging people by their clothes,
I thought, Miss.
Speaker 2 (02:07):
Myers, Yes, of course, I hope must forgot. Let's send
a few words from Asponsa, who is also an authority
on the subject of gentlemen.
Speaker 4 (02:15):
As a parel.
Speaker 1 (02:16):
May I say, doctor Watson, that most people, like mister
Holmes do judge people by their appearance. That's mighty important
in connection with clipper craft clothes, because you'd never guess
clipper craft costs so little. Such low prices for such
truly fine quality are rare, to say the least, clipper
craft suits are yours for only thirty five and forty dollars,
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with a few special numbers at forty three seventy five.
Top coats and overcoats are only thirty to forty dollars,
and sport jackets twenty four dollars. These are planned values,
the results of the clipper Craft Plan, concentrating the buying
power of nine hundred and twenty four leading stores across
the country, resulting in tremendous savings and manufacturing and distribution costs.
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All this is yours in your own local independence store,
where friendly attention is traditionally yours. Want to convince yourself
it's as easy as a visit to your clippercraft dealers.
Just compare clipper Craft with clothes selling for many dollars
more and now doctor Watson to get back to the
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gentleman in the Roman toga.
Speaker 3 (03:27):
All right, mister Harrison. It all began on a freezing
winter morning. My first view of Baker.
Speaker 2 (03:33):
Street presented a dispiriting glimpse of icy sleet falling between
the dun colored houses. I don't buy coppet slippers, my
oldest trousers, and a well worn battle with the firm
intent of enjoying a passive breakfast and settling myself in
front of the fire for.
Speaker 4 (03:51):
The rest of the day.
Speaker 2 (03:53):
I nur sooner opened our city room door when I
caught sight of homes tempting abouts, swing to himself and
tossing his chiny golden coin into the air.
Speaker 4 (04:08):
Confounded, if I could only day hands.
Speaker 2 (04:09):
On the villainy morning, Holmes, what seems to be the
difficulty today?
Speaker 5 (04:13):
Difficulty Mariarty is back in business. Only this morning missus
Hudson received this coin hereppen, look at the handsome goes
Soverigron flooding the town with them.
Speaker 2 (04:23):
Please, God don't tell me for person Moriarty, the rigiest
criminal in Europe, has turns his anthropist.
Speaker 5 (04:28):
You know, such luck that coin, Watson is counterfit a
brilliant job. For the pity only an expert can stopped.
Wonder Mariarty has been so quiet these last two months.
It takes time to.
Speaker 4 (04:38):
Develop a coin as perfect as this.
Speaker 2 (04:40):
Well, at least he hasn't had time for murder, Arson
or any more of.
Speaker 3 (04:44):
His serious crimes.
Speaker 5 (04:45):
Serious you think flooding the country with counterfeit coins isn't serious, Watson,
You realize what this will do to the value of.
Speaker 3 (04:51):
The pond by jove, of course, Hey homes, that's our
door bell.
Speaker 4 (04:56):
Tell miss Hudson, I'm not at home. But are you
not accepting any toughy hate me cases?
Speaker 5 (05:00):
Not by mari artist threatening the credit of the empire
with his fortunate copess.
Speaker 3 (05:05):
Come in.
Speaker 4 (05:07):
I U which of you, gentlemen is Sherlock Holmes?
Speaker 3 (05:11):
And my thing over there has the honor whatever it is.
Speaker 4 (05:14):
I'm busy, ah, but this is terribly terribly important. So
I I don't know what to do.
Speaker 5 (05:19):
He's dead, you see, dead men do not interestmay couldn't
you inform his realities?
Speaker 4 (05:23):
Well that's just did I don't know who they are.
Speaker 3 (05:26):
I don't even know who he is.
Speaker 4 (05:28):
I don't even know when he died. Albert, he's my assistant,
says it must have been over a thousand years ago.
Speaker 6 (05:35):
But that seems quite impossible. There's not the slightest sign
of decomposition.
Speaker 4 (05:40):
Oh.
Speaker 6 (05:40):
On the other hand, and until Albert and I broke
through this morning, no one.
Speaker 4 (05:44):
Had been in that room for centuries. What rom the
Roman bars? I discovered them.
Speaker 6 (05:49):
You know, the Brits are undoubtedly ancient Roman. Even the
cadevo was clad in a senator's tolder and genuine.
Speaker 7 (05:56):
I assure you we found.
Speaker 4 (05:58):
Him there in one corner. Let's get this straight. You
found a fresh corpse dressed.
Speaker 5 (06:02):
In a Roman toga in some Roman ruins that have
been buried for centuries. Mister Holmes, Watson, what are you
waiting for? Bring the gentleman a chair. But he has
said you were busy on irrelevant. This sounds interesting, very well.
Speaker 3 (06:13):
Won't you sit here?
Speaker 4 (06:14):
Mister? I'm sorry, I flaid I've forgot to introduce myself.
Speaker 3 (06:18):
Here.
Speaker 4 (06:19):
Here, here's my card we did for me wat them.
Speaker 2 (06:21):
Sir George Westbrook, President l and w A association That.
Speaker 4 (06:25):
Means London and Wessex Archaeological Association.
Speaker 5 (06:28):
Of course, of course, I remember hearing the Corporation of
London had engaged you to investigate some ancient Roman remains
which you discovered in the billings section.
Speaker 4 (06:35):
And that's right, mister Holmes.
Speaker 6 (06:37):
Thereongo the basement is the Coal Exchange, lower Timistry. Albert
and I've been blown away down there for over a month.
This morning we broke through the final bit of brickwork
and emerged into.
Speaker 4 (06:49):
A large subterranean chamber.
Speaker 3 (07:02):
All right, Albert, I.
Speaker 6 (07:04):
Think the opening's big enough. Yeah, give me the lantern
I'll go through first, I.
Speaker 3 (07:11):
Said, George, your hand is shaken.
Speaker 6 (07:13):
Is it any wonder? I'm excited, Albert, unless.
Speaker 4 (07:17):
I'm very much mistaken.
Speaker 6 (07:19):
We've under some baths.
Speaker 4 (07:20):
That were built by the early Romans. Yes, well, come along. Careful,
don't sell your clothing, I say, sir. It is a
biggish room, missus, splendid, old but splendid. Look at that ceiling,
will you an almost perfect condition?
Speaker 3 (07:41):
What's that in the corner over there? M looks like
a heap of white clow.
Speaker 6 (07:45):
No, no, there's a leg sticking out of it.
Speaker 4 (07:50):
Good lord, it's a body.
Speaker 3 (07:53):
We best have a loc at its.
Speaker 4 (07:55):
Yes, but be careful, don't don't touch it, don't touch anything.
What's that white thing? Is? Got done?
Speaker 3 (08:00):
Wait?
Speaker 4 (08:01):
It's a toga, elders, a Roman toga stopping wet sir?
If you ask me it's been drowned brown? Did you
say drownd Sir George. That's right, mister Holmes, and that's impossible.
Speaker 2 (08:19):
There hasn't been any water in those darth for over
a thousand years.
Speaker 5 (08:23):
Interesting, very interesting. Tell me, sir, George, what was the
condition of the air in that chamber when you broke in?
Speaker 4 (08:28):
Stay apreciated.
Speaker 6 (08:29):
No, mister Holmes, it was quite fresh. That's curious now
that I think of it, because there was no other
entrance to the room except the one we'd come through.
The doorway to the rest of the bars was filled
by a great heap of bricks and rubble. You were
unable to identify the corpse. As a matter of fact,
we didn't do any further investigating.
Speaker 4 (08:49):
Albert was quite overcome.
Speaker 6 (08:51):
By the side of the body. I'm afraid he's never
been very strong about such things since the time that
Mummy disintegrated in his arms.
Speaker 4 (08:58):
While we were working on those pre.
Speaker 6 (09:00):
Hellenic excavations and crete. I sent him home and came straight.
Speaker 4 (09:05):
Here to consult you. You mean you let no one
behind the guard the body. No, mister Holmes, what where's
my hat? Where's my coat?
Speaker 3 (09:11):
Watson?
Speaker 4 (09:11):
Don't stand there? There's no tiger doos.
Speaker 6 (09:23):
I suppose I should have informed the authorities, mister Holmes.
But the thought of all those stupid Scotland yard inspectors.
Speaker 4 (09:31):
Trembling around in my beautiful ruins. I've got heard of elephants.
Speaker 6 (09:38):
I left a couple of dark lanterns, Burnie, and yes
here they are.
Speaker 4 (09:42):
This peking case. All right, now follow me, gentlemen.
Speaker 3 (09:46):
Why do your basements have to be so damp? And
you're pressing?
Speaker 4 (09:50):
Careful there, careful? This is this is where we started
to dig. It's rather rough tunnels slanting downward. You have
to bend over.
Speaker 3 (09:58):
I'm afraid you're sure there This earth won't eve.
Speaker 4 (10:01):
In on us.
Speaker 6 (10:02):
No, I don't think so, unless, of course, someone should
give it a tremendous push of some sort.
Speaker 2 (10:07):
Ah.
Speaker 6 (10:08):
It is where we brought through the wall. You'll be
interested in this, mister Holmes. Notice the masonry, Yes, yes,
the bricks are undoubtedly Roman. Let's see they measure nine
and a half inches long by four and a half
inches broad, and I'll live one and three quarter inches thick,
not unlike those of the Roman bars of.
Speaker 3 (10:24):
Rochester, except that they are the tiles that are mere
one and a half.
Speaker 4 (10:27):
Inches thick and measure sixteen inches.
Speaker 2 (10:29):
By twelve Really, homes, if we can have to discuss
brakes or inspect a body, never neglect an opportunity to
increase your store of knowledge, Watson, and step my dream.
Speaker 3 (10:37):
With a lot of useless titter tattle.
Speaker 4 (10:39):
Not me is the hole we made in the walls
to homes it's not very large. I'm afraid I'll go
through first and light the way. Well, gentlemen, if you follow.
Speaker 3 (10:53):
Me, I'll go next, and you can bring up the
rear Watson with the other lantern.
Speaker 4 (11:00):
I've been on Malliel.
Speaker 3 (11:01):
That don't be such a rush. Here, take the lantern.
It's squeeze you. If hello, I think I'm stuck.
Speaker 4 (11:10):
If you'll pulling his other arms, Sir George.
Speaker 3 (11:12):
Right, oh, if you've got to get out of there,
I told.
Speaker 4 (11:17):
You you should go on a diet Watson for.
Speaker 2 (11:19):
Just because you're satisfactory. Look like a walking scared you're hello.
This is a bloomin looking spot, more like a tune
than the sort of place run things that was an
elegant Roman bathing establishment, as.
Speaker 6 (11:29):
It certainly is more like a tomb at present, complete
with the remains of the deceased, although how he was
able to insinuate himself into this chamber, Yes, quite a superficial.
Speaker 5 (11:41):
Survey of the walls and ceilings certainly shows no signs
of any recent.
Speaker 3 (11:44):
Entry, except by way of the hole through which we
just drag Watson.
Speaker 4 (11:48):
Interesting and very interesting.
Speaker 3 (11:49):
Yes, suppose we view the body we came to investigate
and This is over here.
Speaker 4 (11:53):
Mister Holmes, against the south wall over what watch your step.
Speaker 6 (11:56):
The flooring his bisouneedn here.
Speaker 4 (12:00):
He is exactly as we found him, lying on his.
Speaker 6 (12:03):
Face with one arm.
Speaker 4 (12:05):
Stretched over his head.
Speaker 2 (12:06):
Here, skinny old boy, wasn't he? I say, these rose
or whatever it is he is wearing, they are sopping wet.
Speaker 5 (12:13):
Yes, the poor fellow was undoubtedly brown lung still full
of water, extremined.
Speaker 2 (12:17):
His icy rigor well advanced. He's been just sixty eight hours,
I should say, homes, how about it?
Speaker 5 (12:22):
Not necessarily the floor he's lying on. It is extremely cold.
Also the air, of course.
Speaker 6 (12:26):
The really fantastic part of the whole pictures the man's raiment,
the tunic in the toba with the wide purple strike,
even the strong sandals are the authentic garments of an
early Roman senator.
Speaker 4 (12:38):
So I see, so I see.
Speaker 5 (12:39):
Whoever this person was, he was thoroughly at home among
Roman customs and manners. That ring of office on his
outstretched hand is undoubtedly oftener.
Speaker 2 (12:46):
Oh look here, Holmes, you you don't actually believe this
is a genuine Roman senator who got himself drowned in
this room and managed him how to stay in this
state of preservation no one's.
Speaker 3 (12:56):
There are several obvious floors to that theory.
Speaker 5 (12:58):
In the first pace, although the costume authentic in lime
cut and drape, the woolen fabric of this togger was
woven not on an ancient hand.
Speaker 4 (13:05):
Loom but by a modern machine.
Speaker 5 (13:07):
Second, the liquid in which the gentleman was drowned would
have evaporated in a short time, even in very stale air.
And third, this room is neither the frigidarium, which was
the cold plunge, nor the cold arium, which was the
warm No. Judging by the recessed benches built into the walls,
this room was the pseudatorium, or what the Romans.
Speaker 4 (13:24):
Called the baba bar.
Speaker 6 (13:25):
But of course, mister Holmes, why didn't I think of that?
Speaker 4 (13:30):
But good Lord, then.
Speaker 3 (13:31):
So how was he drowned?
Speaker 4 (13:33):
And why?
Speaker 5 (13:34):
And suppose we turn the victim over, Sir George, his
identity may give us the answer to those questions.
Speaker 4 (13:37):
Rights by Jervid.
Speaker 3 (13:41):
He looks wi even more Roman from this side. That
knows those.
Speaker 2 (13:45):
Hawk flag features acs and rapacious old Caesar on a
Roman coin.
Speaker 5 (13:49):
Rather accurate and appropriate description, My dear Watson. Yes, this,
unless I'm very much mistaken. Is Brutus Octavius Bainbridge, the
world's greatest numismatologist.
Speaker 3 (13:58):
You mean the coin esther.
Speaker 6 (14:00):
But of course I thought the old fellow looked familiar.
I've heard the awful wore Roman dress when he was
lounging about at home. Hum hm, So that part of
our mystery is a perfectly normal explanation.
Speaker 4 (14:13):
Don't be too disappointed, Sir George.
Speaker 5 (14:15):
There are several other little questions to be cleared up,
the answers to which may be rather more exciting than
you anticipated.
Speaker 4 (14:19):
What do you mean, how well?
Speaker 5 (14:21):
For one thing, mister Bainbridge disappeared very suddenly from his
home one night a little over two months ago, But
a fortnight later the British Isles began to be flooded
by an extraordinarily clever count of its sovereign. That Joe
I pointed out to Scotland Yard that there might possibly
be a connection between the two events. You mean mister
bing Bridges, who was a counter I mean, as the
greatest living authority on coins and coinage. He was undoubtedly
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kidnapped by a band of unusually their encounterfeiters and forced
to assist them in their work.
Speaker 8 (14:49):
I thought you might possibly come to that conclusion, Missal.
Speaker 5 (14:57):
It's good, good voice where it come from over a
hidden speaking to you with some sort I imagine?
Speaker 4 (15:03):
But who is it?
Speaker 5 (15:03):
Unless I'm very much mistaken? That point belongs to my
aunt anversity.
Speaker 4 (15:08):
Greetings, Professor Mariat. So now you've taken up Colt of Biddy?
Speaker 5 (15:12):
Have I destroyed so many of your activities that you're
running short of fun?
Speaker 8 (15:16):
I warned you repeatedly, Homes, that you were getting to
be a nuisance. Surely you must have realized how danger
is that?
Speaker 4 (15:25):
Gende.
Speaker 5 (15:26):
But my dear professor, surely you must realize the danger
is the breath of life to.
Speaker 8 (15:30):
Me this time home, you've over reached yourself.
Speaker 7 (15:35):
On the contrary, mariafe it's you who have gone too far.
Watson gets a George out of here? Are he talking
to give you a chance to escape?
Speaker 5 (15:43):
Was it necessary to kill Bainbridge after you finished picking
his brains?
Speaker 8 (15:47):
Not necessarily, my dear, Oh, but expedient we drowsed him.
Speaker 4 (15:54):
I wondered, if doctor Watson dangerous?
Speaker 3 (15:57):
Why well, destiny I can why not shot or strangle?
Speaker 4 (16:02):
I said, what's all this about? Homes? Get out of here,
you idiot?
Speaker 3 (16:05):
Leave you in danger, I should say not.
Speaker 8 (16:07):
You see, doctor Watson, drowning would serve two purposes. It
would eliminate mister Fainbridge, and it would provide a taste
dear for mister Sirlock home. What do you mean I
knew he'd never turned down an invitation involving the corps
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in a toga osteensically browned in.
Speaker 4 (16:33):
An ancient Roman.
Speaker 7 (16:34):
Bob, what's if you have no regard your own safety
at least to have the intelligence to get Sir George
on here.
Speaker 4 (16:40):
I'm dashed if I understand what's going on here.
Speaker 8 (16:43):
You will yourge You will sorry to have.
Speaker 4 (16:48):
To execute you too.
Speaker 8 (16:50):
But I'm afraid you signed your own death warrant when
you sent for mister Sherlock Holmes instead of Scotland Yards.
I rather thought you would you know, Oh well, this
is what comes of associating with anyone who is polishing
up to thinking you cannot with Professor Moriarty.
Speaker 3 (17:11):
Look, yeah, you blunder us. You didn't think you can
pullet that shot homes On the.
Speaker 8 (17:16):
Other No, this Scott was there.
Speaker 5 (17:23):
I rather imagine one of the good Professor's hireling that's
blown up the entrance to said George's tunnel.
Speaker 4 (17:27):
What do you you mean? We'll build it alive in
this seven.
Speaker 8 (17:33):
Just like I either and her young man.
Speaker 7 (17:36):
Isn't it romantic?
Speaker 3 (17:38):
You might try.
Speaker 8 (17:39):
Singing yourself to death asbate it.
Speaker 4 (17:43):
Such a waste of time.
Speaker 3 (17:44):
I always thought, what a pity, mister Bainbridge won't be
able to join you.
Speaker 4 (17:50):
You would have made such a jolly quartet.
Speaker 2 (17:57):
That's torn it at Holmes looks as we're in tomb,
in this blasted place into Sir George's assistant tears up
tomorrow morning and plans the tunnel caved in tomorrow.
Speaker 5 (18:06):
My dear Watson, this Sunday, from the day after a
bank holiday, get to blow out one.
Speaker 4 (18:10):
Of the lanterns and save it for later.
Speaker 6 (18:12):
Well, this is terribooms to polls, but it will it
will be asphyxiated by the time meld the rhymes on Tuesday.
Speaker 4 (18:19):
I doubt it, Sir George. There's a very definite movement
of air. Fresh air. I see fresh air.
Speaker 5 (18:24):
If you'll wet a finger and hold it up your
notice for the months to a slight breeze. No, I
doubt that we shall die from any lack of oxygen.
We may very well perish. However, from cold and exposure.
Doesn't take long to feast to death in this temperature.
It needn't be so compounded. Cheerful of that at homes
only to rough Watson, as I was saying, we may
very well expire unless we can discover how mister Bainbridge's
body was brought into this room.
Speaker 3 (18:44):
What good will that do?
Speaker 5 (18:45):
Any passageway large enough to permit the entrance of this corpse,
we'll also serve as an exit for sir George and myself.
You Watson, may have a bit of trouble, or you
go to Blaze's.
Speaker 4 (18:54):
But mister Holes, what passageway could there be? As you know,
the architect the ancient room and vers was fairly identical.
Speaker 6 (19:02):
It was obviously the one doorway into this burthen that's
blocked by a brick fall of burs and bricks.
Speaker 5 (19:09):
Quite but aren't you forgetting, Sir George, the small unseen
cue black passage that invariably ran under all.
Speaker 4 (19:14):
The rooms except the cold fund.
Speaker 8 (19:17):
Of course.
Speaker 5 (19:18):
The hypocost un is a hypocost a smallish tunnel lined
with red paving squares, which ran from a furnace outside
the buildings.
Speaker 4 (19:27):
Under all the principal rooms of a Roman bath.
Speaker 5 (19:29):
If we can discover some loose tiling in this fore,
we may thank the ancient Romans for inventing what our poor,
retarded civilization considers a modern improvement, namely, central heating's discouraging.
Speaker 3 (19:54):
I've dug up two dozen.
Speaker 5 (19:56):
Spots, cheered up what's in. At least the activities kept
you from freezing to death.
Speaker 3 (19:59):
Ruin lad trousers.
Speaker 4 (20:00):
Good thing I was wearing my old suit. I say,
the nights, get him given homes.
Speaker 3 (20:05):
The second lesson is about burnt out.
Speaker 4 (20:07):
Keep digging, Watson, it's our only chance, I say, mister Holmes,
could you come over here a minute. I think I've
found a sort of greasing under this last batch of ricks.
Speaker 5 (20:17):
Good lord, let's see. Yes, yes, we found it. Watson,
help me with these bricks there, Watson, bring the laddin right.
Speaker 4 (20:32):
There they are? Now, then let's see it's black down there,
Isn't it? Correct me if I'm wrong, said George. We
are now in a vapor room.
Speaker 5 (20:40):
The blocked up entrance over there leads to the hot
bar that would put the cold plants on our left.
Speaker 3 (20:46):
No, but going in that direction, if we go down
into the tunnel. We should turn right to get.
Speaker 5 (20:50):
Out, quite correct, mister Holmes, I go first, give me
the Latin, Watson. It's flickering homes. It's gone out very well.
Then we'll have to crawl our way out in the dark.
Speaker 3 (21:18):
I feels if I've been crawling like a snake for hours.
Stop complaining. Wasn't at least were not sealed up in
that book?
Speaker 2 (21:24):
Now?
Speaker 3 (21:25):
Maybe not?
Speaker 2 (21:25):
But I can't say this is any great improvement. Well,
I don't ask to stand up right? If I could
only get to my hands and knees for a moment.
There's a shallow pull of water here, Johnny, because use
a bath only.
Speaker 3 (21:36):
I just as soon not have ice water.
Speaker 4 (21:38):
You fade your breath. How are you getting along, Sir George?
A minute? Now?
Speaker 3 (21:43):
What send the man over my hand? Probably a sewer rat. Delightful.
Maybe we could take it home for the pt.
Speaker 4 (21:49):
Quite Watson. I think we've reached the end of the tunnel. Yes,
it opens up.
Speaker 3 (21:57):
You mean I can finally get up off my stomachness,
keep your hand, Oh, I think my back is permanently bent.
Speaker 4 (22:06):
Hello, there's some steps here, steps going up and the
door at the top. It's open. The slit hum, there's
a light. There must be another entrance ground level.
Speaker 7 (22:17):
Yes, follow me and be very quiet. Better have your
barber handy, Watson. This may well be the most dangerous
part of the entire adventure.
Speaker 4 (22:26):
Easy. Now, let's tell a look through the crack before
we opened the door. It's a large, bare looking place. Way.
What's all that machinery?
Speaker 7 (22:36):
Those are melting furnaces, presses, weighing apparatus, rolling machines, and
on the far side of the acid and water baths
in which Bainbridge was undown at the dround.
Speaker 4 (22:45):
In short, you see before you are very complete meant
for the coining of counterfeit money. Mister Holmes, who's.
Speaker 9 (22:52):
That sinister looking man stepping out of the shadows there there?
Look he's adjusting a Jewelus magnifying glass in one eye.
Now he's hunched over a pile of golden coins. Good lord,
his head oscillates from slide side like a snake.
Speaker 5 (23:10):
Enjoying the fruits of your labor. Money, Off is you holes?
You didn't expect us to return your call quite so promptly,
a professor. Don't bother to reach for that ascid Watson?
Speaker 3 (23:19):
Has you covered?
Speaker 4 (23:20):
Better?
Speaker 3 (23:20):
Put your hands up that's right. Now they'll come around
that table slowly.
Speaker 4 (23:28):
That's right.
Speaker 5 (23:30):
I have a little present for you, a pair of
bracelets the window choo, Watson too, cum bun it I
can't why not well blasted? Or you ask me out
of their house in such a dinner this morning, I've.
Speaker 3 (23:42):
I've got to slip many barbarae if my overcot pocket.
Speaker 5 (23:46):
Don't look so crestfallen, Watson, I'm rather believed we didn't
get the handcuffs on the professor. Once he's safely behind bars,
I'll have no opponent worthy of my talents.
Speaker 4 (23:56):
I should probably die of sheer boredom.
Speaker 3 (23:58):
You mean sure can see.
Speaker 1 (24:11):
That was quite a story, doctor Watson. There's always plenty
of action when Professor Moriarty's around.
Speaker 2 (24:16):
True, mister heads out, True, this particular adventure had a
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Speaker 2 (26:14):
The officers of the Royal Means tended to Holmes and
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breaking up a counterfeitting outfit which had threatened the value
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we had found on the dead man's finger, and a
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Holmes's handwriting was the inscription one never knows what bit
of useless tittle tattle may save a man's life.
Speaker 3 (26:49):
The chapter on the Hypocaust was underlying got at that time.
Speaker 1 (26:53):
And now, doctor Watson, I wonder if you'd like to
give us a hint about next week's story.
Speaker 3 (26:57):
And next week, I think I'll tell you how home
and I have found a man shot under a smashed
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Speaker 2 (27:06):
But the victim had been shot at point blank range,
and there was only one wound.
Speaker 3 (27:09):
But we heard two shots.
Speaker 2 (27:12):
All Holmes Orders referred to it as the case of
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Speaker 2 (00:59):
Mister Harrison terms that put on a fresh friend, not
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Speaker 3 (01:08):
Mister Harris.
Speaker 1 (01:09):
Outside of cold white autumn mist shrouds the black tree skeletons,
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another of Doctor Watson's fabulous Sherlock Holmes adventures. Wants it
to be tonight, Sir.
Speaker 2 (01:22):
Your conversation with white shrouds and skirts brings to mind
one of the most bizarre problems we ever undertook to solve.
It came desh curse to being our final problem. As
a matter of fact, that sounds promising doctor. Nothing I
like better than hearing about Holmes in a tight spot.
And whenever our adversary proved to be the notorious Professor Mariati,
it was generally a very tight spot.
Speaker 1 (01:44):
Professor Moriarity, wasn't he the man Holmes referred to as
from Napolling of crime?
Speaker 2 (01:48):
The same Actually this case began means the George Westbrook
discovered a corpse vested in a Roman senators toga tunic
and tendals, so it was always maintained he could deduce
man's entire hist tip.
Speaker 3 (02:01):
From his wardrobe.
Speaker 1 (02:02):
But this tabby doctor speaking of judging people by their clothes,
I thought, Miss.
Speaker 2 (02:07):
Myers, Yes, of course, I hope must forgot. Let's send
a few words from Asponsa, who is also an authority
on the subject of gentlemen.
Speaker 4 (02:15):
As a parel.
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where friendly attention is traditionally yours. Want to convince yourself
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Just compare clipper Craft with clothes selling for many dollars
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gentleman in the Roman toga.
Speaker 3 (03:27):
All right, mister Harrison. It all began on a freezing
winter morning. My first view of Baker.
Speaker 2 (03:33):
Street presented a dispiriting glimpse of icy sleet falling between
the dun colored houses. I don't buy coppet slippers, my
oldest trousers, and a well worn battle with the firm
intent of enjoying a passive breakfast and settling myself in
front of the fire for.
Speaker 4 (03:51):
The rest of the day.
Speaker 2 (03:53):
I nur sooner opened our city room door when I
caught sight of homes tempting abouts, swing to himself and
tossing his chiny golden coin into the air.
Speaker 4 (04:08):
Confounded, if I could only day hands.
Speaker 2 (04:09):
On the villainy morning, Holmes, what seems to be the
difficulty today?
Speaker 5 (04:13):
Difficulty Mariarty is back in business. Only this morning missus
Hudson received this coin hereppen, look at the handsome goes
Soverigron flooding the town with them.
Speaker 2 (04:23):
Please, God don't tell me for person Moriarty, the rigiest
criminal in Europe, has turns his anthropist.
Speaker 5 (04:28):
You know, such luck that coin, Watson is counterfit a
brilliant job. For the pity only an expert can stopped.
Wonder Mariarty has been so quiet these last two months.
It takes time to.
Speaker 4 (04:38):
Develop a coin as perfect as this.
Speaker 2 (04:40):
Well, at least he hasn't had time for murder, Arson
or any more of.
Speaker 3 (04:44):
His serious crimes.
Speaker 5 (04:45):
Serious you think flooding the country with counterfeit coins isn't serious, Watson,
You realize what this will do to the value of.
Speaker 3 (04:51):
The pond by jove, of course, Hey homes, that's our
door bell.
Speaker 4 (04:56):
Tell miss Hudson, I'm not at home. But are you
not accepting any toughy hate me cases?
Speaker 5 (05:00):
Not by mari artist threatening the credit of the empire
with his fortunate copess.
Speaker 3 (05:05):
Come in.
Speaker 4 (05:07):
I U which of you, gentlemen is Sherlock Holmes?
Speaker 3 (05:11):
And my thing over there has the honor whatever it is.
Speaker 4 (05:14):
I'm busy, ah, but this is terribly terribly important. So
I I don't know what to do.
Speaker 5 (05:19):
He's dead, you see, dead men do not interestmay couldn't
you inform his realities?
Speaker 4 (05:23):
Well that's just did I don't know who they are.
Speaker 3 (05:26):
I don't even know who he is.
Speaker 4 (05:28):
I don't even know when he died. Albert, he's my assistant,
says it must have been over a thousand years ago.
Speaker 6 (05:35):
But that seems quite impossible. There's not the slightest sign
of decomposition.
Speaker 4 (05:40):
Oh.
Speaker 6 (05:40):
On the other hand, and until Albert and I broke
through this morning, no one.
Speaker 4 (05:44):
Had been in that room for centuries. What rom the
Roman bars? I discovered them.
Speaker 6 (05:49):
You know, the Brits are undoubtedly ancient Roman. Even the
cadevo was clad in a senator's tolder and genuine.
Speaker 7 (05:56):
I assure you we found.
Speaker 4 (05:58):
Him there in one corner. Let's get this straight. You
found a fresh corpse dressed.
Speaker 5 (06:02):
In a Roman toga in some Roman ruins that have
been buried for centuries. Mister Holmes, Watson, what are you
waiting for? Bring the gentleman a chair. But he has
said you were busy on irrelevant. This sounds interesting, very well.
Speaker 3 (06:13):
Won't you sit here?
Speaker 4 (06:14):
Mister? I'm sorry, I flaid I've forgot to introduce myself.
Speaker 3 (06:18):
Here.
Speaker 4 (06:19):
Here, here's my card we did for me wat them.
Speaker 2 (06:21):
Sir George Westbrook, President l and w A association That.
Speaker 4 (06:25):
Means London and Wessex Archaeological Association.
Speaker 5 (06:28):
Of course, of course, I remember hearing the Corporation of
London had engaged you to investigate some ancient Roman remains
which you discovered in the billings section.
Speaker 4 (06:35):
And that's right, mister Holmes.
Speaker 6 (06:37):
Thereongo the basement is the Coal Exchange, lower Timistry. Albert
and I've been blown away down there for over a month.
This morning we broke through the final bit of brickwork
and emerged into.
Speaker 4 (06:49):
A large subterranean chamber.
Speaker 3 (07:02):
All right, Albert, I.
Speaker 6 (07:04):
Think the opening's big enough. Yeah, give me the lantern
I'll go through first, I.
Speaker 3 (07:11):
Said, George, your hand is shaken.
Speaker 6 (07:13):
Is it any wonder? I'm excited, Albert, unless.
Speaker 4 (07:17):
I'm very much mistaken.
Speaker 6 (07:19):
We've under some baths.
Speaker 4 (07:20):
That were built by the early Romans. Yes, well, come along. Careful,
don't sell your clothing, I say, sir. It is a
biggish room, missus, splendid, old but splendid. Look at that ceiling,
will you an almost perfect condition?
Speaker 3 (07:41):
What's that in the corner over there? M looks like
a heap of white clow.
Speaker 6 (07:45):
No, no, there's a leg sticking out of it.
Speaker 4 (07:50):
Good lord, it's a body.
Speaker 3 (07:53):
We best have a loc at its.
Speaker 4 (07:55):
Yes, but be careful, don't don't touch it, don't touch anything.
What's that white thing? Is? Got done?
Speaker 3 (08:00):
Wait?
Speaker 4 (08:01):
It's a toga, elders, a Roman toga stopping wet sir?
If you ask me it's been drowned brown? Did you
say drownd Sir George. That's right, mister Holmes, and that's impossible.
Speaker 2 (08:19):
There hasn't been any water in those darth for over
a thousand years.
Speaker 5 (08:23):
Interesting, very interesting. Tell me, sir, George, what was the
condition of the air in that chamber when you broke in?
Speaker 4 (08:28):
Stay apreciated.
Speaker 6 (08:29):
No, mister Holmes, it was quite fresh. That's curious now
that I think of it, because there was no other
entrance to the room except the one we'd come through.
The doorway to the rest of the bars was filled
by a great heap of bricks and rubble. You were
unable to identify the corpse. As a matter of fact,
we didn't do any further investigating.
Speaker 4 (08:49):
Albert was quite overcome.
Speaker 6 (08:51):
By the side of the body. I'm afraid he's never
been very strong about such things since the time that
Mummy disintegrated in his arms.
Speaker 4 (08:58):
While we were working on those pre.
Speaker 6 (09:00):
Hellenic excavations and crete. I sent him home and came straight.
Speaker 4 (09:05):
Here to consult you. You mean you let no one
behind the guard the body. No, mister Holmes, what where's
my hat? Where's my coat?
Speaker 3 (09:11):
Watson?
Speaker 4 (09:11):
Don't stand there? There's no tiger doos.
Speaker 6 (09:23):
I suppose I should have informed the authorities, mister Holmes.
But the thought of all those stupid Scotland yard inspectors.
Speaker 4 (09:31):
Trembling around in my beautiful ruins. I've got heard of elephants.
Speaker 6 (09:38):
I left a couple of dark lanterns, Burnie, and yes
here they are.
Speaker 4 (09:42):
This peking case. All right, now follow me, gentlemen.
Speaker 3 (09:46):
Why do your basements have to be so damp? And
you're pressing?
Speaker 4 (09:50):
Careful there, careful? This is this is where we started
to dig. It's rather rough tunnels slanting downward. You have
to bend over.
Speaker 3 (09:58):
I'm afraid you're sure there This earth won't eve.
Speaker 4 (10:01):
In on us.
Speaker 6 (10:02):
No, I don't think so, unless, of course, someone should
give it a tremendous push of some sort.
Speaker 2 (10:07):
Ah.
Speaker 6 (10:08):
It is where we brought through the wall. You'll be
interested in this, mister Holmes. Notice the masonry, Yes, yes,
the bricks are undoubtedly Roman. Let's see they measure nine
and a half inches long by four and a half
inches broad, and I'll live one and three quarter inches thick,
not unlike those of the Roman bars of.
Speaker 3 (10:24):
Rochester, except that they are the tiles that are mere
one and a half.
Speaker 4 (10:27):
Inches thick and measure sixteen inches.
Speaker 2 (10:29):
By twelve Really, homes, if we can have to discuss
brakes or inspect a body, never neglect an opportunity to
increase your store of knowledge, Watson, and step my dream.
Speaker 3 (10:37):
With a lot of useless titter tattle.
Speaker 4 (10:39):
Not me is the hole we made in the walls
to homes it's not very large. I'm afraid I'll go
through first and light the way. Well, gentlemen, if you follow.
Speaker 3 (10:53):
Me, I'll go next, and you can bring up the
rear Watson with the other lantern.
Speaker 4 (11:00):
I've been on Malliel.
Speaker 3 (11:01):
That don't be such a rush. Here, take the lantern.
It's squeeze you. If hello, I think I'm stuck.
Speaker 4 (11:10):
If you'll pulling his other arms, Sir George.
Speaker 3 (11:12):
Right, oh, if you've got to get out of there,
I told.
Speaker 4 (11:17):
You you should go on a diet Watson for.
Speaker 2 (11:19):
Just because you're satisfactory. Look like a walking scared you're hello.
This is a bloomin looking spot, more like a tune
than the sort of place run things that was an
elegant Roman bathing establishment, as.
Speaker 6 (11:29):
It certainly is more like a tomb at present, complete
with the remains of the deceased, although how he was
able to insinuate himself into this chamber, Yes, quite a superficial.
Speaker 5 (11:41):
Survey of the walls and ceilings certainly shows no signs
of any recent.
Speaker 3 (11:44):
Entry, except by way of the hole through which we
just drag Watson.
Speaker 4 (11:48):
Interesting and very interesting.
Speaker 3 (11:49):
Yes, suppose we view the body we came to investigate
and This is over here.
Speaker 4 (11:53):
Mister Holmes, against the south wall over what watch your step.
Speaker 6 (11:56):
The flooring his bisouneedn here.
Speaker 4 (12:00):
He is exactly as we found him, lying on his.
Speaker 6 (12:03):
Face with one arm.
Speaker 4 (12:05):
Stretched over his head.
Speaker 2 (12:06):
Here, skinny old boy, wasn't he? I say, these rose
or whatever it is he is wearing, they are sopping wet.
Speaker 5 (12:13):
Yes, the poor fellow was undoubtedly brown lung still full
of water, extremined.
Speaker 2 (12:17):
His icy rigor well advanced. He's been just sixty eight hours,
I should say, homes, how about it?
Speaker 5 (12:22):
Not necessarily the floor he's lying on. It is extremely cold.
Also the air, of course.
Speaker 6 (12:26):
The really fantastic part of the whole pictures the man's raiment,
the tunic in the toba with the wide purple strike,
even the strong sandals are the authentic garments of an
early Roman senator.
Speaker 4 (12:38):
So I see, so I see.
Speaker 5 (12:39):
Whoever this person was, he was thoroughly at home among
Roman customs and manners. That ring of office on his
outstretched hand is undoubtedly oftener.
Speaker 2 (12:46):
Oh look here, Holmes, you you don't actually believe this
is a genuine Roman senator who got himself drowned in
this room and managed him how to stay in this
state of preservation no one's.
Speaker 3 (12:56):
There are several obvious floors to that theory.
Speaker 5 (12:58):
In the first pace, although the costume authentic in lime
cut and drape, the woolen fabric of this togger was
woven not on an ancient hand.
Speaker 4 (13:05):
Loom but by a modern machine.
Speaker 5 (13:07):
Second, the liquid in which the gentleman was drowned would
have evaporated in a short time, even in very stale air.
And third, this room is neither the frigidarium, which was
the cold plunge, nor the cold arium, which was the
warm No. Judging by the recessed benches built into the walls,
this room was the pseudatorium, or what the Romans.
Speaker 4 (13:24):
Called the baba bar.
Speaker 6 (13:25):
But of course, mister Holmes, why didn't I think of that?
Speaker 4 (13:30):
But good Lord, then.
Speaker 3 (13:31):
So how was he drowned?
Speaker 4 (13:33):
And why?
Speaker 5 (13:34):
And suppose we turn the victim over, Sir George, his
identity may give us the answer to those questions.
Speaker 4 (13:37):
Rights by Jervid.
Speaker 3 (13:41):
He looks wi even more Roman from this side. That
knows those.
Speaker 2 (13:45):
Hawk flag features acs and rapacious old Caesar on a
Roman coin.
Speaker 5 (13:49):
Rather accurate and appropriate description, My dear Watson. Yes, this,
unless I'm very much mistaken. Is Brutus Octavius Bainbridge, the
world's greatest numismatologist.
Speaker 3 (13:58):
You mean the coin esther.
Speaker 6 (14:00):
But of course I thought the old fellow looked familiar.
I've heard the awful wore Roman dress when he was
lounging about at home. Hum hm, So that part of
our mystery is a perfectly normal explanation.
Speaker 4 (14:13):
Don't be too disappointed, Sir George.
Speaker 5 (14:15):
There are several other little questions to be cleared up,
the answers to which may be rather more exciting than
you anticipated.
Speaker 4 (14:19):
What do you mean, how well?
Speaker 5 (14:21):
For one thing, mister Bainbridge disappeared very suddenly from his
home one night a little over two months ago, But
a fortnight later the British Isles began to be flooded
by an extraordinarily clever count of its sovereign. That Joe
I pointed out to Scotland Yard that there might possibly
be a connection between the two events. You mean mister
bing Bridges, who was a counter I mean, as the
greatest living authority on coins and coinage. He was undoubtedly
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kidnapped by a band of unusually their encounterfeiters and forced
to assist them in their work.
Speaker 8 (14:49):
I thought you might possibly come to that conclusion, Missal.
Speaker 5 (14:57):
It's good, good voice where it come from over a
hidden speaking to you with some sort I imagine?
Speaker 4 (15:03):
But who is it?
Speaker 5 (15:03):
Unless I'm very much mistaken? That point belongs to my
aunt anversity.
Speaker 4 (15:08):
Greetings, Professor Mariat. So now you've taken up Colt of Biddy?
Speaker 5 (15:12):
Have I destroyed so many of your activities that you're
running short of fun?
Speaker 8 (15:16):
I warned you repeatedly, Homes, that you were getting to
be a nuisance. Surely you must have realized how danger
is that?
Speaker 4 (15:25):
Gende.
Speaker 5 (15:26):
But my dear professor, surely you must realize the danger
is the breath of life to.
Speaker 8 (15:30):
Me this time home, you've over reached yourself.
Speaker 7 (15:35):
On the contrary, mariafe it's you who have gone too far.
Watson gets a George out of here? Are he talking
to give you a chance to escape?
Speaker 5 (15:43):
Was it necessary to kill Bainbridge after you finished picking
his brains?
Speaker 8 (15:47):
Not necessarily, my dear, Oh, but expedient we drowsed him.
Speaker 4 (15:54):
I wondered, if doctor Watson dangerous?
Speaker 3 (15:57):
Why well, destiny I can why not shot or strangle?
Speaker 4 (16:02):
I said, what's all this about? Homes? Get out of here,
you idiot?
Speaker 3 (16:05):
Leave you in danger, I should say not.
Speaker 8 (16:07):
You see, doctor Watson, drowning would serve two purposes. It
would eliminate mister Fainbridge, and it would provide a taste
dear for mister Sirlock home. What do you mean I
knew he'd never turned down an invitation involving the corps
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in a toga osteensically browned in.
Speaker 4 (16:33):
An ancient Roman.
Speaker 7 (16:34):
Bob, what's if you have no regard your own safety
at least to have the intelligence to get Sir George
on here.
Speaker 4 (16:40):
I'm dashed if I understand what's going on here.
Speaker 8 (16:43):
You will yourge You will sorry to have.
Speaker 4 (16:48):
To execute you too.
Speaker 8 (16:50):
But I'm afraid you signed your own death warrant when
you sent for mister Sherlock Holmes instead of Scotland Yards.
I rather thought you would you know, Oh well, this
is what comes of associating with anyone who is polishing
up to thinking you cannot with Professor Moriarty.
Speaker 3 (17:11):
Look, yeah, you blunder us. You didn't think you can
pullet that shot homes On the.
Speaker 8 (17:16):
Other No, this Scott was there.
Speaker 5 (17:23):
I rather imagine one of the good Professor's hireling that's
blown up the entrance to said George's tunnel.
Speaker 4 (17:27):
What do you you mean? We'll build it alive in
this seven.
Speaker 8 (17:33):
Just like I either and her young man.
Speaker 7 (17:36):
Isn't it romantic?
Speaker 3 (17:38):
You might try.
Speaker 8 (17:39):
Singing yourself to death asbate it.
Speaker 4 (17:43):
Such a waste of time.
Speaker 3 (17:44):
I always thought, what a pity, mister Bainbridge won't be
able to join you.
Speaker 4 (17:50):
You would have made such a jolly quartet.
Speaker 2 (17:57):
That's torn it at Holmes looks as we're in tomb,
in this blasted place into Sir George's assistant tears up
tomorrow morning and plans the tunnel caved in tomorrow.
Speaker 5 (18:06):
My dear Watson, this Sunday, from the day after a
bank holiday, get to blow out one.
Speaker 4 (18:10):
Of the lanterns and save it for later.
Speaker 6 (18:12):
Well, this is terribooms to polls, but it will it
will be asphyxiated by the time meld the rhymes on Tuesday.
Speaker 4 (18:19):
I doubt it, Sir George. There's a very definite movement
of air. Fresh air. I see fresh air.
Speaker 5 (18:24):
If you'll wet a finger and hold it up your
notice for the months to a slight breeze. No, I
doubt that we shall die from any lack of oxygen.
We may very well perish. However, from cold and exposure.
Doesn't take long to feast to death in this temperature.
It needn't be so compounded. Cheerful of that at homes
only to rough Watson, as I was saying, we may
very well expire unless we can discover how mister Bainbridge's
body was brought into this room.
Speaker 3 (18:44):
What good will that do?
Speaker 5 (18:45):
Any passageway large enough to permit the entrance of this corpse,
we'll also serve as an exit for sir George and myself.
You Watson, may have a bit of trouble, or you
go to Blaze's.
Speaker 4 (18:54):
But mister Holes, what passageway could there be? As you know,
the architect the ancient room and vers was fairly identical.
Speaker 6 (19:02):
It was obviously the one doorway into this burthen that's
blocked by a brick fall of burs and bricks.
Speaker 5 (19:09):
Quite but aren't you forgetting, Sir George, the small unseen
cue black passage that invariably ran under all.
Speaker 4 (19:14):
The rooms except the cold fund.
Speaker 8 (19:17):
Of course.
Speaker 5 (19:18):
The hypocost un is a hypocost a smallish tunnel lined
with red paving squares, which ran from a furnace outside
the buildings.
Speaker 4 (19:27):
Under all the principal rooms of a Roman bath.
Speaker 5 (19:29):
If we can discover some loose tiling in this fore,
we may thank the ancient Romans for inventing what our poor,
retarded civilization considers a modern improvement, namely, central heating's discouraging.
Speaker 3 (19:54):
I've dug up two dozen.
Speaker 5 (19:56):
Spots, cheered up what's in. At least the activities kept
you from freezing to death.
Speaker 3 (19:59):
Ruin lad trousers.
Speaker 4 (20:00):
Good thing I was wearing my old suit. I say,
the nights, get him given homes.
Speaker 3 (20:05):
The second lesson is about burnt out.
Speaker 4 (20:07):
Keep digging, Watson, it's our only chance, I say, mister Holmes,
could you come over here a minute. I think I've
found a sort of greasing under this last batch of ricks.
Speaker 5 (20:17):
Good lord, let's see. Yes, yes, we found it. Watson,
help me with these bricks there, Watson, bring the laddin right.
Speaker 4 (20:32):
There they are? Now, then let's see it's black down there,
Isn't it? Correct me if I'm wrong, said George. We
are now in a vapor room.
Speaker 5 (20:40):
The blocked up entrance over there leads to the hot
bar that would put the cold plants on our left.
Speaker 3 (20:46):
No, but going in that direction, if we go down
into the tunnel. We should turn right to get.
Speaker 5 (20:50):
Out, quite correct, mister Holmes, I go first, give me
the Latin, Watson. It's flickering homes. It's gone out very well.
Then we'll have to crawl our way out in the dark.
Speaker 3 (21:18):
I feels if I've been crawling like a snake for hours.
Stop complaining. Wasn't at least were not sealed up in
that book?
Speaker 2 (21:24):
Now?
Speaker 3 (21:25):
Maybe not?
Speaker 2 (21:25):
But I can't say this is any great improvement. Well,
I don't ask to stand up right? If I could
only get to my hands and knees for a moment.
There's a shallow pull of water here, Johnny, because use
a bath only.
Speaker 3 (21:36):
I just as soon not have ice water.
Speaker 4 (21:38):
You fade your breath. How are you getting along, Sir George?
A minute? Now?
Speaker 3 (21:43):
What send the man over my hand? Probably a sewer rat. Delightful.
Maybe we could take it home for the pt.
Speaker 4 (21:49):
Quite Watson. I think we've reached the end of the tunnel. Yes,
it opens up.
Speaker 3 (21:57):
You mean I can finally get up off my stomachness,
keep your hand, Oh, I think my back is permanently bent.
Speaker 4 (22:06):
Hello, there's some steps here, steps going up and the
door at the top. It's open. The slit hum, there's
a light. There must be another entrance ground level.
Speaker 7 (22:17):
Yes, follow me and be very quiet. Better have your
barber handy, Watson. This may well be the most dangerous
part of the entire adventure.
Speaker 4 (22:26):
Easy. Now, let's tell a look through the crack before
we opened the door. It's a large, bare looking place. Way.
What's all that machinery?
Speaker 7 (22:36):
Those are melting furnaces, presses, weighing apparatus, rolling machines, and
on the far side of the acid and water baths
in which Bainbridge was undown at the dround.
Speaker 4 (22:45):
In short, you see before you are very complete meant
for the coining of counterfeit money. Mister Holmes, who's.
Speaker 9 (22:52):
That sinister looking man stepping out of the shadows there there?
Look he's adjusting a Jewelus magnifying glass in one eye.
Now he's hunched over a pile of golden coins. Good lord,
his head oscillates from slide side like a snake.
Speaker 5 (23:10):
Enjoying the fruits of your labor. Money, Off is you holes?
You didn't expect us to return your call quite so promptly,
a professor. Don't bother to reach for that ascid Watson?
Speaker 3 (23:19):
Has you covered?
Speaker 4 (23:20):
Better?
Speaker 3 (23:20):
Put your hands up that's right. Now they'll come around
that table slowly.
Speaker 4 (23:28):
That's right.
Speaker 5 (23:30):
I have a little present for you, a pair of
bracelets the window choo, Watson too, cum bun it I
can't why not well blasted? Or you ask me out
of their house in such a dinner this morning, I've.
Speaker 3 (23:42):
I've got to slip many barbarae if my overcot pocket.
Speaker 5 (23:46):
Don't look so crestfallen, Watson, I'm rather believed we didn't
get the handcuffs on the professor. Once he's safely behind bars,
I'll have no opponent worthy of my talents.
Speaker 4 (23:56):
I should probably die of sheer boredom.
Speaker 3 (23:58):
You mean sure can see.
Speaker 1 (24:11):
That was quite a story, doctor Watson. There's always plenty
of action when Professor Moriarty's around.
Speaker 2 (24:16):
True, mister heads out, True, this particular adventure had a
rather prison tippylar or what was that?
Speaker 4 (24:22):
Doctor? Oh?
Speaker 2 (24:23):
But suppose I tell you a that it off to
we pay out his sticks to the gentleman who's so gracious.
Speaker 3 (24:27):
They make this prove impossible.
Speaker 4 (24:28):
What could be fairer?
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And now doctor Watson about the epilogue to the Adventure
of the Corpse and the Roman Toga, and.
Speaker 2 (26:14):
The officers of the Royal Means tended to Holmes and
myself at dinner in recognition of our invaluable services in
breaking up a counterfeitting outfit which had threatened the value
of British currency. Holmes received a larger huminated scroll and
a sizeable check. Always acceptablely, doctor Watson describe, So I
was presented with the priceless Roman ring of office, which
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we had found on the dead man's finger, and a
magnificent copy of Vitruvius. The architectura on the privating a.
Holmes's handwriting was the inscription one never knows what bit
of useless tittle tattle may save a man's life.
Speaker 3 (26:49):
The chapter on the Hypocaust was underlying got at that time.
Speaker 1 (26:53):
And now, doctor Watson, I wonder if you'd like to
give us a hint about next week's story.
Speaker 3 (26:57):
And next week, I think I'll tell you how home
and I have found a man shot under a smashed
street light. All the other disappointed in one direction.
Speaker 2 (27:06):
But the victim had been shot at point blank range,
and there was only one wound.
Speaker 3 (27:09):
But we heard two shots.
Speaker 2 (27:12):
All Holmes Orders referred to it as the case of
the well staged murder.
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