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I think I may have shown in the course of these narratives of mine that the exploits of my friend Sherlock Holmes range from affairs of the humblest order to matters concerning the very highest in the land. Of the latter, there are many which perhaps can never be true for reasons of diplomacy or reasons can be. And in those with cams, based on names sometimes must be disguised even now, particularly in the unusual eventor which I have called the Secondary Day. Oh, it's a home. Oh, it's a home, sir. Well, this is a new symbol of the local order I may say, sir. It's the gentleman, sir. The two gentlemen, the CEO, I think, are downstairs, sir. Well, we've seen gentlemen before, this is a house. Yes, our lives would hardly be economically

responsible without our living conditions. But it's so. Oh, Mr. Henry, no. If he goes to Rochester, he'd take us to eat my hunger home. Come, come, Mrs. Hudson. Not the Prince of Wales. Oh, what's that of, sir? It's the prime minister, sir. The prime minister, sir. Well, well, my dear, hold on, you're breaking down. Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on. Oh, here, take this, take this. I can't get my jacket, I can't get my jacket. Just give him up until he's up to say. He must be. He must be. He's up to say. He's up to say. He's up to say. He's up to say. So into our humble city, we'll maintain a great city. Lord Dalinga, Victoria, as a companion, the Secretary for the other care and the fair, the right honorable, colonial, and the Pope. What's that, gentlemen? I think that I may have the honor to do it from service to you. You are only a prisoner to home. The prime minister for just a few of us. A moment, I told him about this a lot. It was impossible for us to go to the police.

The full loss, sir, indeed. Yeah, to inform the police, but be to inform the public. And that is what we particularly desire to avoid. An important street document is listed. You can play a violin with the help of that. And it is a such importance that peace or war may hang upon the issue. I understand my Lord, but this gentleman, your companion, Dr. Watson is in my confidence in everything I undertake. Indeed, this is really almost impossible for me to embark upon a case without him. You can rely upon his discretion implicitly. So the very utmost gentleman, I've promised it very well then. It's a letter, Mr. Holmes. I can tell you that it's a letter from a certain foreign certain taste. Mr. Holmes, that it's leaving so quiet so by the moment, at least. Well, when was it received now? Six days ago. It was so important that I've never even listed in my seat. I took it across the evening to my house in Whitehall Terrace.

It kept it in a lock-dispatch box in my bedroom. It was there last night. You're certain of that. Climb-dipping. I opened the box while I was dressing for dinner, and saw it there. This morning, it was gone. The box itself? No. Only the letter. My wife and I are both like students at the home. We're both prepared to swear that no one could have entered the room during the night. And yet the people's gone. What time do you dine, Mr. Holmes? Half hour seven. And how long was it before you went to bed? My wife had gone to the theatre. I waited up for her. It was half past eleven before we retired to our room. Then for four hours, the box had lain unguarded. No one was ever permitted to enter that room, except two trusted servants who are beyond suspicion. Who else knew of the existence of that letter? No one in the house. Not your wife. No. I said nothing to her. And did I miss the paper? It's morning. Is there anyone else in my lord in England who could possibly know of the existence of this letter? Only the members of the cabinet, Mr. Holmes,

but all under the page of secrecy, which attends every cabinet meeting. And the board, I believe, no one saves the man who wrote it. And may I owe his name? Mr. Holmes, the envelope is a long, thin, wonderful pale blue colour. That is all I think that you need to know. Well, I am quite aware that you are two of the busiest men in the country. And in my own small way, I have a good many calls upon my time. I have a great excuse me that I cannot continue this matter. What kind of room would that be? Mr. Holmes, how dare you? I am not a cop. Very well. We must accept your term, that was no doubt it is unreasonable or to expect you to ask without our entire confidence. Thank you, my lord. Praise the dam again, Watson. Ah, now then, gentlemen, the letter is from a certain foreign potentate who has been ruffled by some recent colonial developments in this country.

It was written hurriedly, in anger, on his own responsibility entirely. And his ministers know nothing about it. You mean his highness to come, Prince of Easter? Very well, sir. Let me write it down, Mr. Pepa. Am I correct, my lord? Quite correct. And you see it, once the application, if that document should fall into the hands of any other chance or any Europe, a breach would be made between this potentated out country with fatal consequences. You must find it, Holmes. Great heavens, you must, sir. My foe and future, it is important. I shall do my best to help you, Mr. Hope. I can do no more. But if the theft occurred last night before you retire, as it must have done, the paper must, at this moment, be speeding on its way to the continent, as far as the steam can take it. There's only one cause, so can you. What is it, sir? Prepare for war, my lord. I shall do what I can, but at least prepare a war.

Good day, sir. What are you entitled to do? There are several foreign agents, big names, among the international spyry. If one of them should be missing, especially if he just appeared since last night, he should then have some indication that we have a letter there, go on. Ah, yes, yes, but if it's not a good missing, then we can take it as a letter. I haven't left the country yet. That would be something of a miracle. And in that case, I might be able to get it back. After all, I have the whole business treasure there that I miss. This is on the mark. This is on a diet that, even if it means another penny on the ink of that. But who, who are the likely agents? Only three that are big enough. Over time, La Rosciera and Eduardo Lucas. 혼. Häum.

Häum. He looks so white. A tomato. Häum. television. You astonish me more than once. In some spectacular announcement. Now it's my turn. Well, what's he? Eduardo Lucas Häum. You said Lucas, I think he is. Of course. Of Godolph and the street? Exactly. You won't see Lucas Häum. And why not pray? With murder. He needs house last night. Lucas, you don't need it. I was reading about this before I visited the rite. It was a Lucas, the well-known society planner, and distinguished emitter, Kenna, murdered most bootlegs by a knife in the heart. What an amazing coincidence home. Coincidence, man, great heavens, you can't really use it. And the movement later, our modest apartment, already served the distinguished that morning, was further honored by the influence of the lovely woman in London. May, in the world. I'd often heard the beauty of the youngest daughter

of the beautiful girlman stuff, but no description, no contemplation about life's photographs that prepared me for the subtle delicate charms and the beautiful modeling of that exquisite head. And I am not, I think, without taste as a judge in touch. Yet this morning, the lovely cheek was paled with emotion. The eyes were bright, but with the brightness of fever, of terror. I did not. Had my house been clean, yeah? Yes, not a neat house. I did, didn't. So were you to say nothing to him of this visit, mind? So you did heal that you faced me in a very delicate position? I did. Together with him, there's a probable occurrence that our house last night. It really must have. But for things of the political matter, my husband was doing this to take me because it's good taste confidence indeed. What's with that mischievous face? What was it? Madeline, that is something I cannot answer. If your husband thinks good to keep you in the dark, it is hard little need to tell you. I am physical professional secrecy.

Well, tell me, maybe you said, the head of this isn't my husband's professional career likely to suffer, either, isn't it? Yes, I feel so. It's a hurt. From something that my husband said, when he first discovered the loss of his memory, I can't go on. I understand the terrible public consequences might arise in the loss of his documents. Perhaps even... You said so, Lady Hilda. She is not for me to be nice. When to tell me, Mr. Hilda? I implore you. Let me have that missing paper. Then I will take up no more of your time. I can't blame you to say you can't speak more freely. I have a method that is good and good before he would ever consult you. And I am sure you won't see the world for you for wanting to share my husband's anxiety, even against your will.

I can only say you want to come to say nothing of my business. If you turn your body into more, it's a good way, isn't it? Well, wasn't that a cause? A fair sex option that is your departure, I think. The new finished gazing out of the window to get a last glimpse of our anything calmer, perhaps you'll be kind enough to tell me what you think she came for. Oh, surely, surely. Hello, Mr. Hilda. Would you tell my husband? I invite you. It was very natural. If you must have observed how very pretty she maneuvered her chair, so as to keep her back to the light. She didn't want us to leave her expression watching. Well, good morning, Watson. What? What are you going to do? Oh, just a little while. It took a dose in the street, I think. Our friend, the state of the yard, he should have been there by this time. And while their look has murdered, their lives, the solution, Watson,

do you stay on guard here, my dear fellow, and receive any service, anything with visitors who may honour our humble of those last time away. I'll join you for lunch, Watson, cutlets and green peas if you could think of that. Ha-ha-ha. Ha-ha-ha. Yes, yes, yes. Ah-ha-ha. Ah-ha-ha. Ah-ha-ha. Ah-ha-ha. Ah-ha-ha. Ah-ha-ha. Ah-ha-ha. I've felt a sense of impending doom as I've watched London from our window going about its beauty. I've expected that any moment that news boys would cry havoc on the flawed eye use go marching off the wall. As to the murder of Lucas, that's the name there's much of us today as the theft of the document. He'd been stabbed to the heart with a curved, oriental data, a cofee that hung on.

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Well, then, Mr. Holmes, Dr. Watkins. This is a very good place. He? Way with me. Uh-huh. So, look here. This is the right mystery I was. Now, just look at that right, gentlemen. We see, when there's a crime of this sort, we're very careful to keep it in position. We had an officer in charge here a day and night, but so our notice didn't as we came in. Now, then, we didn't notice any of the tightest heat up of it today. Now, the body's been delivered in touch with all the things solved. Well, the right isn't far from down yet. He only just made that. And he decays in the raises. And we've found a blood stain there. He's a blood stain on the right? Huh? Now, then. I've raised you in a black mess yourself, too, eh? I'm lost today. I'm lost today's most. I guess you'll be surprised, Doctor. For the remainder stain on the white woodwork, at least, because it's told you. For the most remainder stain, it's impossible. So, you'd say, look at the underside of the right.

The stain is the upper thing. Yep. There isn't a mark on the front. Yeah. Don't be together. Now, then, here's the stain on the woodwork. But it's another part of the rug altogether. What do you make of that, eh? Come home, you don't see the stains, eh? Oh, it's, eh, it's simple enough for it. It's two stains, big colors for them, but the rug's been turned wrong. Is he mean? We hardly need Mr. Holmes. He's the same as Memphis. You tell us that, Doctor, what's this? Now, we're here to save. Jesus, save us. It's comfortable out there. I've been in his constant charge. Is this place? Yeah. I'm going to take my advice this straight. Go out to the examined and privately. Don't do it yet before I see your weight in this room. Ask him how he swear to extrace people and leave them alone in this room. No, no, don't ask. In ten minutes, take it for granted. What? Fine. God. If he has, I'll get it out of him. You mean, I mean, how do you man?

How do you man? Who likes her? I'll do it at once. Now, then, what? It's hidden, then. Get off that right. What? What? How much do you mean? The tiger. Pull away the rider. Huh? Can I make a right back? Huh? Yeah. It's a quick example. Crawly. There must be a cavity there. What if you mean, hold? Lord man. Lord, Lord. Huh? Look for a loose lung. I know. Wait a minute. Here. What's new space? It's a hole. It's a kind of, kind of space, yeah. Ah, it is empty. I might have known. Get the rug and place it again quickly. What's new? Ah, the space coming back. Quick, quick. Here we are. That's all right. Well, you are right, Mr. Helm. My personality is too thick. I'm bloody sad. I'm really sorry. I never meant any harm.

I never said you did. What happened? A young woman started going to the door last night, it was. I'm going to shoot the house, she said. And then we got talking. It's kind of known. Some of you are usually known. Well, man, speak up. So she asked if she could see where the crime was done. She didn't see any harm. She just had a piece. And you'll look at it in here. Well, she said, scooksy waste. Then when she saw the blood, you see. Okay. It kind of changed the right down on the right here, between these. And so we went to get some good eyes, opposed to bring her around. Yes, from the kitchen downstairs. And she was all right when I came back. And then she went away. I didn't mean any harm. I don't know my question. Did you notice anything about the rug when you came back here? The run. You know too, you think kind of harmful, very quickly, so. I just taken this photo.

I see. Next person come over here, would you? I want to show you something. Excuse me, a moment, gentlemen. Now, look here, McPerson. It's photographs. You recognize it? Could have walked in, yes, sir. How did you know? Never mind. Come walk through. Thank you. Thank you, Constable McPerson. So inspired me, man. And perhaps you saved your country, too. Right? Well, okay, mister. Oh, you two, let's take a course. My best congratulations. Good day, gentlemen. Congratulations. Good day. I heard it after him. He was at his most typical. He was excited as he was at the climax of all his grace to be seen. The word only marble could only share the excitement of the extraordinary man by my side as we were us in the great house in White Hold Choice, and waited for Lady Hilda.

This is surely some faire and ungenerous of you. I am sure you'll keep our business relations this quick. Unfortunately, Lady Hilda, I have no possible alternative but to do this news. In the pursuit of my commission from the five minutes prior. How do you mean? I know everything, Lady Hilda. I know of the opposite to Eduardo Lucas, when you gave him that document. I know too of your ingenious return to his room last night, and the device that you used to get the letter back again from its hiding place under the rug. God, mad, Mr. Herb, no, no, lady, he'll die. I have no wish to cause you pain, or to the virtue of your rash behavior. But the police are on duty to recognize you from the photograph that I showed you. And he has his tooth. Why did you take it not him? Quickly, quickly the time is short. Blackmail. Aww. And that's why I wrote long ago when I was a girl. It was all because I mean, if it had come into my husband's hand, it would have broken his heart.

Lucas got hold of that somehow. Yes. I know I did he was such a man. He always used his tongue. And one day, you told me that he had that letter of mine. And that I didn't have a selfie but I took it in exchange of certain documents for my husband's sex box. Sex 31, you see, I'm against, yeah. Well? He did it at all. My heart was a kind of joke. I was nearly the name of the scene. I took an impression of the scene, and Lucas had a duplicate name. And I took the picture of his hope. And what happened there? It was like a horrible dream. As I was reading, I saw a woman walking in the house. A strange, dark woman. I gave him a look at the picture, and he gave me my letter. Then it was a time that the door, you know, could put it at the work and push the paper into a hanging tape there. And then... Yeah, let me let him. The door burst open, and the woman came in. So when I see her side,

it was screaming something about a last-size finder with her. And I went out in the panic, and the last-size thought was that she slept together down from the wall, but wasn't it? I didn't like a muscle cat. Oh, the homeless. I can't go off. You must let it go down. I suppose you realize next day that the paper was more important than you thought. Yeah. Yes. That's the way I came to you. I saw a woman facing it. Now, how old were they now? It was because of myself. How many are coming home? I know it's just... Oh, I can't see them in the zone. Then what do I do? You told your story well, Lady Hilda. Quickly give me the letter and the key. Yes, it is meant to. What's the possibility of the spec box? Now, down among the other papers. Yes, these down. Good. Good. Now we're ready for it. Go quickly, Lady Hilda.

You have a door there. Oh, heaven is there. Heaven is there. Oh, Mr. Holmes, they told me you were here. Not me, we had you. I have good news, sir. What? What danger are you here? You mean... You have the paper, Mr. Holmes? Not yet, my lord. That is why I'm here. What do you mean? I'm not convinced just to help with the paper. I've never left this house at all. It's impossible. If it had, it would have been made public by this time. No, gentlemen, it's still here, I think. You have my assurance that it left the box, Mr. Holmes. I'm not convinced even about that, sir. Who comes, it's joking, it's all the time. It's not worthy of you. The box is there, who... It is there, enough decided. Mr. Holmes, if you're joking on such an issue... I never joke, Lord Bellinger. As the doctor was, little thing. It's serious, sir. Of course, Lord Meadow. I'm a random from Belgrade. And it's from a drip report. Mr. Holmes.

My lord. My lord. The blue envelope. And the letter intact. It's inconceivable. And you're a sorcerer, Mr. Holmes. How did you know it was there? Because I knew it could be my well-hook. How did you tell my wife? Till the... Till the idea. Holmes, well... Mr. Holmes. Oh, Mr. Sherlock Holmes. There's more in this to meet the either. How did it come there? How? You must have noticed that... The keys are a little bit too neck-efficient. Good day to you, my lord. I'm all within your service. And at the service of my country. I'm watching. The adventures of Sherlock Holmes, based on the original stories that Sir Arthur Coleman Doyle had been dramatized in you with original music composed by Sidney Torch. Sir Ralph Richardson played the part of Dr. Watson

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