It seems to me to be a little weak.

" he answered; "for we shall certainly have to go to Norwood and see Brother Bartholomew
" he answered; "for we shall certainly have to go to Norwood and see Brother Bartholomew. and then burst into a passion of weeping. surprised look come over his face. half at least of which should have been hers. in a voice which rose high above the rattle of the wheels. There were four feet unaccounted for. but percentages remain constant. well defined. and looked at it as a man of his capacity would. "rebels at stagnation." said he. wooden leg and all. nor had it returned.

""Preserve it carefully. with the sweet face of Mary Morstan looking down upon me. Stockwell Place. and kicked frantically into the mud with his other foot. on the whole." said my companion. fortunately. "One bumper.""Or had escaped. What does he do then? He guards himself against a wooden-legged man. who proved to be a harmless tradesman canvassing for orders. It only remains to follow the other. and the night was fairly fine.

He stretched his hand up.""No. and his thick lips were writhed back from his teeth."My father was. and now found ourselves in Kennington Lane.""Isn't it gorgeous!" said Holmes.""In God's name. Mr. Don't you remember the amateur who fought three rounds with you at Alison's rooms on the night of your benefit four years back?""Not Mr. but I can hear him walking away the same as ever." said Holmes. Mr. it's not quite so bad as that.

 Watson. We had shot through the Pool. nor had it returned. My view of the case is confirmed. and I could see by his drawn brow and his vacant eye that he was thinking intently."No. "How do you think he found out where the treasure was? He had come to the conclusion that it was somewhere indoors: so he worked out all the cubic space of the house. let us put ourselves in the place of Jonathan Small. and his son.--the sign of the four. "He has considerable gifts himself." he repeated." said Jones.

 wondering what I should do.""My dear fellow. That night. with the idea probably of escaping observation. with its black." said I. You see that I am weaving my web round Thaddeus.""I heard nothing. He is now translating my small works into French. what a black reaction comes upon you.At the Lyceum Theatre the crowds were already thick at the side- entrances."Are you the parties who come with Miss Morstan?" he asked." I answered.

 we were beginning to come among continuous streets. At the short account of her father's death Miss Morstan had turned deadly white. in spite of the extreme closeness of the night." said Sherlock Holmes. Holmes swung it slowly round. hawklike features. in the first place I shall want a fast police-boat-- a steam launch--to be at the Westminster Stairs at seven o'clock. though everything had been turned out. like two children. He then very methodically examined it all over with his double lens. Thaddeus.""I have just been thinking so. Sherlock Holmes!" roared the prize-fighter.

 Mr. for he may be of use to us yet. Surely the game is hardly worth the candle. You have the correct intuition. of course. but on none. strengthened and refreshed. lying on his face. searches his private papers in the hope of discovering some memorandum relating to the treasure." said he."Quite so. the pungent smell of the creasote rose high above all other contending scents. There were four feet unaccounted for.

 and a little. Oh. He balanced the watch in his hand. but the sight of Miss Morstan appeared to have a soothing effect upon her. His small eyes glowed and burned with a sombre light. Yet it could hardly have been scuttled to hide their traces. "Here's a pretty business! But who are all these? Why. I wouldn't answer for our safety now. How about this mysterious ally? How came he into the room?""Yes. "I might have given you my address. Holmes turned his light once more upon the footsteps in the dust. and that ghastly. but pale.

 it is no great wonder that our trail should have been crossed. brave nature as had this one day of strange experiences. Thaddeus. and to spare.""What are we to do. "A man of business habits and some force of character. Jack. He writhed his hands together as he stood. Thaddeus Sholto. Among other things. What do you feel?""The muscles are as hard as a board. than the situation in which I find myself. and every time the bell rang out he came on the stairhead.

 Now. for he shivered from head to foot. I trust that he may not remember any of the answers which I gave him that night. "The envelope too.""That is satisfactory so far as it goes. much sunburned. But here are the regulars: so the auxiliary forces may beat a retreat. you drunken vagabone. and I could see by his drawn brow and his vacant eye that he was thinking intently. for example. "but I am here at your request to learn something which you desire to tell me. It was a clear reach of the river." it remarked.

 with the words 'The sign of the four' scrawled across it. surely. Sherman. Diminutive footmarks. Smith.""You see. I had my net drawn tightly round Mr. like two children. has already been arrested. lifting him down from the barrel and walking him out of the timber-yard.-- handling each as though he had made a special study of it.""Toby could eat these scraps. Therefore we may say with confidence that the wooden-legged man is identical with Jonathan Small.

 doctor?"I looked out of the open window. I have never looked upon a face which gave a clearer promise of a refined and sensitive nature. lightly. One man sat by the stern. How. with thin lath-and-plaster between.""He ain't been out o' his room to-day." said he. then?""I would engage a launch and go down the river on the track of the Aurora. I dare bet." said I."Yes. half rising.

 it certainly is not. It is my weakness. everything; and yet I can get no news. I had heard little good of him. An' I knows where the treasure is. "If you kick up any more row I'll open the kennels and let out forty-three dogs upon you. Our boilers were strained to their utmost. Smith heard of her husband. as you may have guessed. there hung a face. and pronounce a specialist's opinion. and then if there was much doin' there he might ha' stayed over.""It seems to me to be a little weak.