Sherlock Holmes Audio Book
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British (England - East Anglia, Cambridge, Hertfordshire) British (General)Transcript
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he flipped the horse with his whip, and we dashed away through the endless succession of samba and deserted streets, which widened gradually until we were flying across a broad ballast rated bridge with the murky river flowing sluggishly beneath us. Beyond lay another dull wilderness of bricks and mortar. It's silence, broken only by the heavy regular foot, fall off the policeman or the songs and shouts off some belated party of revellers. A dull rack was drifting slowly across the sky and a star to twinkle dimly here and there, through the rifts off the clouds. Holmes drove in silence with his head sunk upon his breast and the air of a man who is lost in thought while I sat beside him, curious to learn what this new quest might be, which seemed to taxes power so sorely and yet afraid to break in upon the current of his thoughts. We had driven several miles, and we're beginning to get to the fringe of the belt of suburban villas when he shook himself, shrugged his shoulders and lit up his pipe with the air of a man who has satisfied himself that he is acting for the best. You have a grand gift of silence, Watson said. He it makes you quite invaluable as a companion upon my word. It is a great thing for me to have someone to talk to, for. My own thoughts are not over pleasant. I was wondering what I should say to this dear little woman tonight, when she meets me at the door, you forget that I know nothing about it. I shall just have time to tell you the facts of the case before we get to Lee. It seems absurdly simple, and yet somehow I can get nothing to go upon. There's plenty of thread, no doubt, but I can't get the end of it into my hand. Now I'll state the case clearly and concisely to you, Watson. And maybe you can see a spark where all is dark to me. Precede them some years ago to be definite. In May 18 84 they came to Lee, a gentleman, Neville ST Clair by name, who appeared to have plenty of money. He took a large villa, laid out the ground's very nicely and lived generally in good style by degrees. He made friends in the neighbourhood and in 18 87 he married the daughter of a local brewer, by whom he now has two Children. He had no occupation but was interested in several companies and went into town as a rule in the morning, returning by 5 14 from Cannon Street every night. Mr. Sinclair is now 37 years of age, is a man ofthe temperate habits, a good husband, a very affectionate father and a man who is popular with all who know him, I may add, that is whole debts at the present moment, as far as we have been able to ascertain amount to £88.10 shillings while he has £220 standing to his credit in the Capital and Counties Bank. There is no reason, therefore, to think that money troubles have been weighing upon his mind. Last Monday, Mr Nevelson Claire went into town rather earlier than usual, remarking before he started that he had two important commissions to perform and that he would bring his little boy home. A box of bricks? No, by the mirrors Chance. His wife received a telegram upon the same Monday, very shortly after his departure to the effect that a small parcel of considerable value, which she had been expecting, was waiting for her at the officers off the Avedon Shipping Company. Now, if you are well up in your London, you will know that the office of the company is in Fresno Street, which branches out of Upper Swan Dunn Lane, where you found me tonight. Mrs. And Claire had her lunch, started for the city, did some shopping, proceeded to the company's office, got a packet and found herself at exactly 4 35 walking through Swan DM lane on her way back to the station. Have you followed me so far? It is very clear. If you remember, Monday was an exceedingly hot day, and Mrs and Claire walked slowly, glancing about in the hope of seeing a cab as she did not like the neighbourhood in which she found herself while she was walking in this way down swan dm lane, She suddenly heard an ejaculation or cry and was struck cold to see her husband looking down at her, and, as it seemed to her beckoning tow her from a second floor window, the window was open and she distinctly saw his face, which he describes as being terribly agitated. He waved his hands frantically to her and then vanished from the window so suddenly that it seemed to her that he had been plucked back by some irresistible force from behind one singular point, which struck her quick feminine. I was that although he wore some dark coat, such as he had started to town in, he had on neither colour, no necktie.