text: I would have gone straight up and told him so , only I thought it was but fair to you to take your opinion first .

text: I

text: would

text: have

text: gone

text: straight

text: up

text: and

text: told

text: him

text: so

text: only

text: I

text: thought

text: it

text: was

text: but

text: fair

text: to

text: you

text: to

text: take

text: your

text: opinion

text: first


text: But I 'm at the end of my patience , and when it comes to knocking my old man about -- ''

text: But

text: I

text: 'm

text: at

text: the

text: end

text: of

text: my

text: patience

text: and

text: when

text: it

text: comes

text: to

text: knocking

text: my

text: old

text: man

text: about


text: `` Knocking Mr. Warren about ? ''

text: Knocking

text: Mr.

text: Warren

text: about


text: `` Using him roughly , anyway . ''

text: Using

text: him

text: roughly

text: anyway


text: `` But who used him roughly ? ''

text: But

text: who

text: used

text: him

text: roughly


text: `` Ah ! that 's what we want to know !

text: Ah

text: that

text: 's

text: what

text: we

text: want

text: to

text: know


text: It was this morning , sir .

text: It

text: was

text: this

text: morning

text: sir


text: Mr. Warren is a timekeeper at Morton and Waylight 's , in Tottenham Court Road .

text: Mr.

text: Warren

text: is

text: a

text: timekeeper

text: at

text: Morton

text: and

text: Waylight

text: 's

text: in

text: Tottenham

text: Court

text: Road


text: He has to be out of the house before seven .

text: He

text: has

text: to

text: be

text: out

text: of

text: the

text: house

text: before

text: seven


text: Well , this morning he had not gone ten paces down the road when two men came up behind him , threw a coat over his head , and bundled him into a cab that was beside the curb .

label: SCOPE

label: CUE

text: Well

text: this

text: morning

text: he

text: had

text: not

text: gone

text: ten

text: paces

text: down

text: the

text: road

text: when

text: two

text: men

text: came

text: up

text: behind

text: him

text: threw

text: a

text: coat

text: over

text: his

text: head

text: and

text: bundled

text: him

text: into

text: a

text: cab

text: that

text: was

text: beside

text: the

text: curb


text: They drove him an hour , and then opened the door and shot him out .

text: They

text: drove

text: him

text: an

text: hour

text: and

text: then

text: opened

text: the

text: door

text: and

text: shot

text: him

text: out


text: He lay in the roadway so shaken in his wits that he never saw what became of the cab .

text: He

text: lay

text: in

text: the

text: roadway

text: so

text: shaken

text: in

text: his

text: wits

text: that

text: he

text: never

text: saw

text: what

text: became

text: of

text: the

text: cab


text: When he picked himself up he found he was on Hampstead Heath ; so he took a bus home , and there he lies now on his sofa , while I came straight round to tell you what had happened . ''

text: When

text: he

text: picked

text: himself

text: up

text: he

text: found

text: he

text: was

text: on

text: Hampstead

text: Heath

text: so

text: he

text: took

text: a

text: bus

text: home

text: and

text: there

text: he

text: lies

text: now

text: on

text: his

text: sofa

text: while

text: I

text: came

text: straight

text: round

text: to

text: tell

text: you

text: what

text: had

text: happened


text: `` Most interesting , '' said Holmes .

text: Most

text: interesting

text: said

text: Holmes


text: `` Did he observe the appearance of these men -- did he hear them talk ? ''

text: Did

text: he

text: observe

text: the

text: appearance

text: of

text: these

text: men

text: did

text: he

text: hear

text: them

text: talk


text: `` No ; he is clean dazed .

text: No

text: he

text: is

text: clean

text: dazed


text: He just knows that he was lifted up as if by magic and dropped as if by magic .

text: He

text: just

text: knows

text: that

text: he

text: was

text: lifted

text: up

text: as

text: if

text: by

text: magic

text: and

text: dropped

text: as

text: if

text: by

text: magic


text: Two at least were in it , and maybe three . ''

text: Two

text: at

text: least

text: were

text: in

text: it

text: and

text: maybe

text: three


text: `` And you connect this attack with your lodger ? ''

text: And

text: you

text: connect

text: this

text: attack

text: with

text: your

text: lodger


text: `` Well , we 've lived there fifteen years and no such happenings ever came before .

text: Well

text: we

text: 've

text: lived

text: there

text: fifteen

text: years

text: and

text: no

text: such

text: happenings

text: ever

text: came

text: before


text: I 've had enough of him .

text: I

text: 've

text: had

text: enough

text: of

text: him


text: Money 's not everything .

text: Money

text: 's

text: not

text: everything


text: I 'll have him out of my house before the day is done . ''

text: I

text: 'll

text: have

text: him

text: out

text: of

text: my

text: house

text: before

text: the

text: day

text: is

text: done


text: `` Wait a bit , Mrs. Warren .

text: Wait

text: a

text: bit

text: Mrs.

text: Warren


text: Do nothing rash .

text: Do

text: nothing

text: rash


text: I begin to think that this affair may be very much more important than appeared at first sight .

text: I

text: begin

text: to

text: think

text: that

text: this

text: affair

text: may

text: be

text: very

text: much

text: more

text: important

text: than

text: appeared

text: at

text: first

text: sight


text: It is clear now that some danger is threatening your lodger .

text: It

text: is

text: clear

text: now

text: that

text: some

text: danger

text: is

text: threatening

text: your

text: lodger


text: It is equally clear that his enemies , lying in wait for him near your door , mistook your husband for him in the foggy morning light .

text: It

text: is

text: equally

text: clear

text: that

text: his

text: enemies

text: lying

text: in

text: wait

text: for

text: him

text: near

text: your

text: door

text: mistook

text: your

text: husband

text: for

text: him

text: in

text: the

text: foggy

text: morning

text: light


text: On discovering their mistake they released him .

text: On

text: discovering

text: their

text: mistake

text: they

text: released

text: him


text: What they would have done had it not been a mistake , we can only conjecture . ''

text: What

text: they

text: would

text: have

text: done

text: had

text: it

text: not

text: been

text: a

text: mistake

text: we

text: can

text: only

text: conjecture


text: `` Well , what am I to do , Mr. Holmes ? ''

text: Well

text: what

text: am

text: I

text: to

text: do

text: Mr.

text: Holmes


text: `` I have a great fancy to see this lodger of yours , Mrs. Warren . ''

text: I

text: have

text: a

text: great

text: fancy

text: to

text: see

text: this

text: lodger

text: of

text: yours

text: Mrs.

text: Warren


text: `` I do n't see how that is to be managed , unless you break in the door .

text: I

text: do

text: n't

text: see

text: how

text: that

text: is

text: to

text: be

text: managed

text: unless

text: you

text: break

text: in

text: the

text: door


text: I always hear him unlock it as I go down the stair after I leave the tray . ''

text: I

text: always

text: hear

text: him

text: unlock

text: it

text: as

text: I

text: go

text: down

text: the

text: stair

text: after

text: I

text: leave

text: the

text: tray


text: `` He has to take the tray in .

text: He

text: has

text: to

text: take

text: the

text: tray

text: in


text: Surely we could conceal ourselves and see him do it . ''

text: Surely

text: we

text: could

text: conceal

text: ourselves

text: and

text: see

text: him

text: do

text: it


text: The landlady thought for a moment .

text: The

text: landlady

text: thought

text: for

text: a

text: moment


text: `` Well , sir , there 's the box-room opposite .

text: Well

text: sir

text: there

text: 's

text: the

text: box-room

text: opposite


text: I could arrange a looking-glass , maybe , and if you were behind the door -- ''

text: I

text: could

text: arrange

text: a

text: looking-glass

text: maybe

text: and

text: if

text: you

text: were

text: behind

text: the

text: door


text: `` Excellent ! '' said Holmes .

text: Excellent

text: said

text: Holmes


text: `` When does he lunch ? ''

text: When

text: does

text: he

text: lunch


text: `` About one , sir . ''

text: About

text: one

text: sir


text: `` Then Dr. Watson and I will come round in time .

text: Then

text: Dr.

text: Watson

text: and

text: I

text: will

text: come

text: round

text: in

text: time


text: For the present , Mrs. Warren , good-bye . ''

text: For

text: the

text: present

text: Mrs.

text: Warren

text: good-bye


text: At half-past twelve we found ourselves upon the steps of Mrs. Warren 's house -- a high , thin , yellow-brick edifice in Great Orme Street , a narrow thoroughfare at the northeast side of the British Museum .

text: At

text: half-past

text: twelve

text: we

text: found

text: ourselves

text: upon

text: the

text: steps

text: of

text: Mrs.

text: Warren

text: 's

text: house

text: a

text: high

text: thin

text: yellow-brick

text: edifice

text: in

text: Great

text: Orme

text: Street

text: a

text: narrow

text: thoroughfare

text: at

text: the

text: northeast

text: side

text: of

text: the

text: British

text: Museum


text: Standing as it does near the corner of the street , it commands a view down Howe Street , with its more pretentious houses .

text: Standing

text: as

text: it

text: does

text: near

text: the

text: corner

text: of

text: the

text: street

text: it

text: commands

text: a

text: view

text: down

text: Howe

text: Street

text: with

text: its

text: more

text: pretentious

text: houses


text: Holmes pointed with a chuckle to one of these , a row of residential flats , which projected so that they could not fail to catch the eye .

text: Holmes

text: pointed

text: with

text: a

text: chuckle

text: to

text: one

text: of

text: these

text: a

text: row

text: of

text: residential

text: flats

text: which

text: projected

text: so

text: that

text: they

text: could

text: not

text: fail

text: to

text: catch

text: the

text: eye


text: `` See , Watson ! '' said he .

text: See

text: Watson

text: said

text: he


text: `` ` High red house with stone facings . '

text: High

text: red

text: house

text: with

text: stone

text: facings


text: There is the signal station all right .

text: There

text: is

text: the

text: signal

text: station

text: all

text: right


text: We know the place , and we know the code ; so surely our task should be simple .

text: We

text: know

text: the

text: place

text: and

text: we

text: know

text: the

text: code

text: so

text: surely

text: our

text: task

text: should

text: be

text: simple


text: There 's a ` to let ' card in that window .

text: There

text: 's

text: a

text: to

text: let

text: card

text: in

text: that

text: window


text: It is evidently an empty flat to which the confederate has access .

text: It

text: is

text: evidently

text: an

text: empty

text: flat

text: to

text: which

text: the

text: confederate

text: has

text: access


text: Well , Mrs. Warren , what now ? ''

text: Well

text: Mrs.

text: Warren

text: what

text: now


text: `` I have it all ready for you .

text: I

text: have

text: it

text: all

text: ready

text: for

text: you


text: If you will both come up and leave your boots below on the landing , I 'll put you there now . ''

text: If

text: you

text: will

text: both

text: come

text: up

text: and

text: leave

text: your

text: boots

text: below

text: on

text: the

text: landing

text: I

text: 'll

text: put

text: you

text: there

text: now


text: It was an excellent hiding-place which she had arranged .

text: It

text: was

text: an

text: excellent

text: hiding-place

text: which

text: she

text: had

text: arranged


text: The mirror was so placed that , seated in the dark , we could very plainly see the door opposite .

text: The

text: mirror

text: was

text: so

text: placed

text: that

text: seated

text: in

text: the

text: dark

text: we

text: could

text: very

text: plainly

text: see

text: the

text: door

text: opposite


text: We had hardly settled down in it , and Mrs. Warren left us , when a distant tinkle announced that our mysterious neighbour had rung .

text: We

text: had

text: hardly

text: settled

text: down

text: in

text: it

text: and

text: Mrs.

text: Warren

text: left

text: us

text: when

text: a

text: distant

text: tinkle

text: announced

text: that

text: our

text: mysterious

text: neighbour

text: had

text: rung


text: Presently the landlady appeared with the tray , laid it down upon a chair beside the closed door , and then , treading heavily , departed .

text: Presently

text: the

text: landlady

text: appeared

text: with

text: the

text: tray

text: laid

text: it

text: down

text: upon

text: a

text: chair

text: beside

text: the

text: closed

text: door

text: and

text: then

text: treading

text: heavily

text: departed


text: Crouching together in the angle of the door , we kept our eyes fixed upon the mirror .

text: Crouching

text: together

text: in

text: the

text: angle

text: of

text: the

text: door

text: we

text: kept

text: our

text: eyes

text: fixed

text: upon

text: the

text: mirror


text: Suddenly , as the landlady 's footsteps died away , there was the creak of a turning key , the handle revolved , and two thin hands darted out and lifted the tray from the chair .

text: Suddenly

text: as

text: the

text: landlady

text: 's

text: footsteps

text: died

text: away

text: there

text: was

text: the

text: creak

text: of

text: a

text: turning

text: key

text: the

text: handle

text: revolved

text: and

text: two

text: thin

text: hands

text: darted

text: out

text: and

text: lifted

text: the

text: tray

text: from

text: the

text: chair


text: An instant later it was hurriedly replaced , and I caught a glimpse of a dark , beautiful , horrified face glaring at the narrow opening of the box-room .

text: An

text: instant

text: later

text: it

text: was

text: hurriedly

text: replaced

text: and

text: I

text: caught

text: a

text: glimpse

text: of

text: a

text: dark

text: beautiful

text: horrified

text: face

text: glaring

text: at

text: the

text: narrow

text: opening

text: of

text: the

text: box-room


text: Then the door crashed to , the key turned once more , and all was silence .

text: Then

text: the

text: door

text: crashed

text: to

text: the

text: key

text: turned

text: once

text: more

text: and

text: all

text: was

text: silence


text: Holmes twitched my sleeve , and together we stole down the stair .

text: Holmes

text: twitched

text: my

text: sleeve

text: and

text: together

text: we

text: stole

text: down

text: the

text: stair


text: `` I will call again in the evening , '' said he to the expectant landlady .

text: I

text: will

text: call

text: again

text: in

text: the

text: evening

text: said

text: he

text: to

text: the

text: expectant

text: landlady


text: `` I think , Watson , we can discuss this business better in our own quarters . ''

text: I

text: think

text: Watson

text: we

text: can

text: discuss

text: this

text: business

text: better

text: in

text: our

text: own

text: quarters


text: `` My surmise , as you saw , proved to be correct , '' said he , speaking from the depths of his easy-chair .

text: My

text: surmise

text: as

text: you

text: saw

text: proved

text: to

text: be

text: correct

text: said

text: he

text: speaking

text: from

text: the

text: depths

text: of

text: his

text: easy-chair


text: `` There has been a substitution of lodgers .

text: There

text: has

text: been

text: a

text: substitution

text: of

text: lodgers


text: What I did not foresee is that we should find a woman , and no ordinary woman , Watson . ''

text: What

text: I

text: did

text: not

text: foresee

text: is

text: that

text: we

text: should

text: find

text: a

text: woman

text: and

text: no

text: ordinary

text: woman

text: Watson


text: What

text: I

text: did

text: not

text: foresee

text: is

text: that

text: we

text: should

text: find

text: a

text: woman

text: and

text: no

text: ordinary

text: woman

text: Watson


text: `` She saw us . ''

text: She

text: saw

text: us


text: `` Well , she saw something to alarm her .

text: Well

text: she

text: saw

text: something

text: to

text: alarm

text: her


text: That is certain .

text: That

text: is

text: certain


text: The general sequence of events is pretty clear , is it not ?

text: The

text: general

text: sequence

text: of

text: events

text: is

text: pretty

text: clear

text: is

text: it

text: not


text: A couple seek refuge in London from a very terrible and instant danger .

text: A

text: couple

text: seek

text: refuge

text: in

text: London

text: from

text: a

text: very

text: terrible

text: and

text: instant

text: danger


text: The measure of that danger is the rigour of their precautions .

text: The

text: measure

text: of

text: that

text: danger

text: is

text: the

text: rigour

text: of

text: their

text: precautions


text: The man , who has some work which he must do , desires to leave the woman in absolute safety while he does it .

text: The

text: man

text: who

text: has

text: some

text: work

text: which

text: he

text: must

text: do

text: desires

text: to

text: leave

text: the

text: woman

text: in

text: absolute

text: safety

text: while

text: he

text: does

text: it


text: It is not an easy problem , but he solved it in an original fashion , and so effectively that her presence was not even known to the landlady who supplies her with food .

text: It

text: is

text: not

text: an

text: easy

text: problem

text: but

text: he

text: solved

text: it

text: in

text: an

text: original

text: fashion

text: and

text: so

text: effectively

text: that

text: her

text: presence

text: was

text: not

text: even

text: known

text: to

text: the

text: landlady

text: who

text: supplies

text: her

text: with

text: food


text: The printed messages , as is now evident , were to prevent her sex being discovered by her writing .

text: The

text: printed

text: messages

text: as

text: is

text: now

text: evident

text: were

text: to

text: prevent

text: her

text: sex

text: being

text: discovered

text: by

text: her

text: writing


text: The man can not come near the woman , or he will guide their enemies to her .

text: The

text: man

text: can

text: not

text: come

text: near

text: the

text: woman

text: or

text: he

text: will

text: guide

text: their

text: enemies

text: to

text: her


text: Since he can not communicate with her direct , he has recourse to the agony column of a paper .

text: Since

text: he

text: can

text: not

text: communicate

text: with

text: her

text: direct

text: he

text: has

text: recourse

text: to

text: the

text: agony

text: column

text: of

text: a

text: paper


text: So far all is clear . ''

text: So

text: far

text: all

text: is

text: clear


text: `` But what is at the root of it ? ''

text: But

text: what

text: is

text: at

text: the

text: root

text: of

text: it


text: `` Ah , yes , Watson -- severely practical , as usual !

text: Ah

text: yes

text: Watson

text: severely

text: practical

text: as

text: usual


text: What is at the root of it all ?

text: What

text: is

text: at

text: the

text: root

text: of

text: it

text: all


text: Mrs. Warren 's whimsical problem enlarges somewhat and assumes a more sinister aspect as we proceed .

text: Mrs.

text: Warren

text: 's

text: whimsical

text: problem

text: enlarges

text: somewhat

text: and

text: assumes

text: a

text: more

text: sinister

text: aspect

text: as

text: we

text: proceed


text: This much we can say : that it is no ordinary love escapade .

text: This

text: much

text: we

text: can

text: say

text: that

text: it

text: is

text: no

text: ordinary

text: love

text: escapade


text: You saw the woman 's face at the sign of danger .

text: You

text: saw

text: the

text: woman

text: 's

text: face

text: at

text: the

text: sign

text: of

text: danger


text: We have heard , too , of the attack upon the landlord , which was undoubtedly meant for the lodger .

text: We

text: have

text: heard

text: too

text: of

text: the

text: attack

text: upon

text: the

text: landlord

text: which

text: was

text: undoubtedly

text: meant

text: for

text: the

text: lodger


text: These alarms , and the desperate need for secrecy , argue that the matter is one of life or death .

text: These

text: alarms

text: and

text: the

text: desperate

text: need

text: for

text: secrecy

text: argue

text: that

text: the

text: matter

text: is

text: one

text: of

text: life

text: or

text: death


text: The attack upon Mr. Warren further shows that the enemy , whoever they are , are themselves not aware of the substitution of the female lodger for the male .

text: The

text: attack

text: upon

text: Mr.

text: Warren

text: further

text: shows

text: that

text: the

text: enemy

text: whoever

text: they

text: are

text: are

text: themselves

text: not

text: aware

text: of

text: the

text: substitution

text: of

text: the

text: female

text: lodger

text: for

text: the

text: male


text: It is very curious and complex , Watson . ''

text: It

text: is

text: very

text: curious

text: and

text: complex

text: Watson


text: `` Why should you go further in it ?

text: Why

text: should

text: you

text: go

text: further

text: in

text: it


text: What have you to gain from it ? ''

text: What

text: have

text: you

text: to

text: gain

text: from

text: it


text: `` What , indeed ?

text: What

text: indeed


text: It is art for art 's sake , Watson .

text: It

text: is

text: art

text: for

text: art

text: 's

text: sake

text: Watson


text: I suppose when you doctored you found yourself studying cases without thought of a fee ? ''

text: I

text: suppose

text: when

text: you

text: doctored

text: you

text: found

text: yourself

text: studying

text: cases

text: without

text: thought

text: of

text: a

text: fee


text: `` For my education , Holmes . ''

text: For

text: my

text: education

text: Holmes


text: `` Education never ends , Watson .

text: Education

text: never

text: ends

text: Watson


text: It is a series of lessons with the greatest for the last .

text: It

text: is

text: a

text: series

text: of

text: lessons

text: with

text: the

text: greatest

text: for

text: the

text: last


text: This is an instructive case .

text: This

text: is

text: an

text: instructive

text: case


text: There is neither money nor credit in it , and yet one would wish to tidy it up .

text: There

text: is

text: neither

text: money

text: nor

text: credit

text: in

text: it

text: and

text: yet

text: one

text: would

text: wish

text: to

text: tidy

text: it

text: up


text: When dusk comes we should find ourselves one stage advanced in our investigation . ''

text: When

text: dusk

text: comes

text: we

text: should

text: find

text: ourselves

text: one

text: stage

text: advanced

text: in

text: our

text: investigation


text: When we returned to Mrs. Warren 's rooms , the gloom of a London winter evening had thickened into one gray curtain , a dead monotone of colour , broken only by the sharp yellow squares of the windows and the blurred haloes of the gas-lamps .

text: When

text: we

text: returned

text: to

text: Mrs.

text: Warren

text: 's

text: rooms

text: the

text: gloom

text: of

text: a

text: London

text: winter

text: evening

text: had

text: thickened

text: into

text: one

text: gray

text: curtain

text: a

text: dead

text: monotone

text: of

text: colour

text: broken

text: only

text: by

text: the

text: sharp

text: yellow

text: squares

text: of

text: the

text: windows

text: and

text: the

text: blurred

text: haloes

text: of

text: the

text: gas-lamps


text: As we peered from the darkened sitting-room of the lodging-house , one more dim light glimmered high up through the obscurity .

text: As

text: we

text: peered

text: from

text: the

text: darkened

text: sitting-room

text: of

text: the

text: lodging-house

text: one

text: more

text: dim

text: light

text: glimmered

text: high

text: up

text: through

text: the

text: obscurity


text: `` Someone is moving in that room , '' said Holmes in a whisper , his gaunt and eager face thrust forward to the window-pane .

text: Someone

text: is

text: moving

text: in

text: that

text: room

text: said

text: Holmes

text: in

text: a

text: whisper

text: his

text: gaunt

text: and

text: eager

text: face

text: thrust

text: forward

text: to

text: the

text: window-pane


text: `` Yes , I can see his shadow .

text: Yes

text: I

text: can

text: see

text: his

text: shadow


text: There he is again !

text: There

text: he

text: is

text: again


text: He has a candle in his hand .

text: He

text: has

text: a

text: candle

text: in

text: his

text: hand


text: Now he is peering across .

text: Now

text: he

text: is

text: peering

text: across


text: He wants to be sure that she is on the lookout .

text: He

text: wants

text: to

text: be

text: sure

text: that

text: she

text: is

text: on

text: the

text: lookout


text: Now he begins to flash .

text: Now

text: he

text: begins

text: to

text: flash


text: Take the message also , Watson , that we may check each other .

text: Take

text: the

text: message

text: also

text: Watson

text: that

text: we

text: may

text: check

text: each

text: other


text: A single flash -- that is A , surely .

text: A

text: single

text: flash

text: that

text: is

text: A

text: surely


text: Now , then .

text: Now

text: then


text: How many did you make it ?

text: How

text: many

text: did

text: you

text: make

text: it


text: Twenty .

text: Twenty


text: So did I .

text: So

text: did

text: I


text: That should mean T .

text: That

text: should

text: mean

text: T


text: AT -- that 's intelligible enough .

text: AT

text: that

text: 's

text: intelligible

text: enough


text: Another T .

text: Another

text: T


text: Surely this is the beginning of a second word .

text: Surely

text: this

text: is

text: the

text: beginning

text: of

text: a

text: second

text: word


text: Now , then -- TENTA .

text: Now

text: then

text: TENTA


text: Dead stop .

text: Dead

text: stop


text: That ca n't be all , Watson ?

text: That

text: ca

text: n't

text: be

text: all

text: Watson


text: ATTENTA gives no sense .

text: ATTENTA

text: gives

text: no

text: sense


text: Nor is it any better as three words AT , TEN , TA , unless T. A. are a person 's initials .

text: Nor

text: is

text: it

text: any

text: better

text: as

text: three

text: words

text: AT

text: TEN

text: TA

text: unless

text: T.

text: A.

text: are

text: a

text: person

text: 's

text: initials


text: There it goes again !

text: There

text: it

text: goes

text: again


text: What 's that ?

text: What

text: 's

text: that


text: ATTE -- why , it is the same message over again .

text: ATTE

text: why

text: it

text: is

text: the

text: same

text: message

text: over

text: again


text: Curious , Watson , very curious .

text: Curious

text: Watson

text: very

text: curious


text: Now he is off once more !

text: Now

text: he

text: is

text: off

text: once

text: more


text: AT -- why he is repeating it for the third time .

text: AT

text: why

text: he

text: is

text: repeating

text: it

text: for

text: the

text: third

text: time


text: ATTENTA three times !

text: ATTENTA

text: three

text: times


text: How often will he repeat it ?

text: How

text: often

text: will

text: he

text: repeat

text: it


text: No , that seems to be the finish .

text: No

text: that

text: seems

text: to

text: be

text: the

text: finish


text: He has withdrawn from the window .

text: He

text: has

text: withdrawn

text: from

text: the

text: window


text: What do you make of it , Watson ? ''

text: What

text: do

text: you

text: make

text: of

text: it

text: Watson


text: `` A cipher message , Holmes . ''

text: A

text: cipher

text: message

text: Holmes


text: My companion gave a sudden chuckle of comprehension .

text: My

text: companion

text: gave

text: a

text: sudden

text: chuckle

text: of

text: comprehension


text: `` And not a very obscure cipher , Watson , '' said he .

text: And

text: not

text: a

text: very

text: obscure

text: cipher

text: Watson

text: said

text: he


text: `` Why , of course , it is Italian !

text: Why

text: of

text: course

text: it

text: is

text: Italian


text: The A means that it is addressed to a woman .

text: The

text: A

text: means

text: that

text: it

text: is

text: addressed

text: to

text: a

text: woman


text: ` Beware !

text: Beware


text: Beware !

text: Beware


text: Beware ! '

text: Beware


text: How 's that , Watson ?

text: How

text: 's

text: that

text: Watson


text: `` I believe you have hit it . ''

text: I

text: believe

text: you

text: have

text: hit

text: it


text: `` Not a doubt of it .

text: Not

text: a

text: doubt

text: of

text: it


text: It is a very urgent message , thrice repeated to make it more so .

text: It

text: is

text: a

text: very

text: urgent

text: message

text: thrice

text: repeated

text: to

text: make

text: it

text: more

text: so


text: But beware of what ?

text: But

text: beware

text: of

text: what


text: Wait a bit , he is coming to the window once more . ''

text: Wait

text: a

text: bit

text: he

text: is

text: coming

text: to

text: the

text: window

text: once

text: more


text: Again we saw the dim silhouette of a crouching man and the whisk of the small flame across the window as the signals were renewed .

text: Again

text: we

text: saw

text: the

text: dim

text: silhouette

text: of

text: a

text: crouching

text: man

text: and

text: the

text: whisk

text: of

text: the

text: small

text: flame

text: across

text: the

text: window

text: as

text: the

text: signals

text: were

text: renewed


text: They came more rapidly than before -- so rapid that it was hard to follow them .

text: They

text: came

text: more

text: rapidly

text: than

text: before

text: so

text: rapid

text: that

text: it

text: was

text: hard

text: to

text: follow

text: them


text: `` PERICOLO -- pericolo -- eh , what 's that , Watson ?

text: PERICOLO

text: pericolo

text: eh

text: what

text: 's

text: that

text: Watson


text: ` Danger , ' is n't it ?

text: Danger

text: is

text: n't

text: it


text: Yes , by Jove , it 's a danger signal .

text: Yes

text: by

text: Jove

text: it

text: 's

text: a

text: danger

text: signal


text: There he goes again !

text: There

text: he

text: goes

text: again


text: PERI .

text: PERI


text: Halloa , what on earth -- ''

text: Halloa

text: what

text: on

text: earth


text: The light had suddenly gone out , the glimmering square of window had disappeared , and the third floor formed a dark band round the lofty building , with its tiers of shining casements .

text: The

text: light

text: had

text: suddenly

text: gone

text: out

text: the

text: glimmering

text: square

text: of

text: window

text: had

text: disappeared

text: and

text: the

text: third

text: floor

text: formed

text: a

text: dark

text: band

text: round

text: the

text: lofty

text: building

text: with

text: its

text: tiers

text: of

text: shining

text: casements


text: That last warning cry had been suddenly cut short .

text: That

text: last

text: warning

text: cry

text: had

text: been

text: suddenly

text: cut

text: short


text: How , and by whom ?

text: How

text: and

text: by

text: whom


text: The same thought occurred on the instant to us both .

text: The

text: same

text: thought

text: occurred

text: on

text: the

text: instant

text: to

text: us

text: both


text: Holmes sprang up from where he crouched by the window .

text: Holmes

text: sprang

text: up

text: from

text: where

text: he

text: crouched

text: by

text: the

text: window


text: `` This is serious , Watson , '' he cried .

text: This

text: is

text: serious

text: Watson

text: he

text: cried


text: `` There is some devilry going forward !

text: There

text: is

text: some

text: devilry

text: going

text: forward


text: Why should such a message stop in such a way ?

text: Why

text: should

text: such

text: a

text: message

text: stop

text: in

text: such

text: a

text: way


text: I should put Scotland Yard in touch with this business -- and yet , it is too pressing for us to leave . ''

text: I

text: should

text: put

text: Scotland

text: Yard

text: in

text: touch

text: with

text: this

text: business

text: and

text: yet

text: it

text: is

text: too

text: pressing

text: for

text: us

text: to

text: leave


text: `` Shall I go for the police ? ''

text: Shall

text: I

text: go

text: for

text: the

text: police


text: `` We must define the situation a little more clearly .

text: We

text: must

text: define

text: the

text: situation

text: a

text: little

text: more

text: clearly


text: It may bear some more innocent interpretation .

text: It

text: may

text: bear

text: some

text: more

text: innocent

text: interpretation


text: Come , Watson , let us go across ourselves and see what we can make of it . ''

text: Come

text: Watson

text: let

text: us

text: go

text: across

text: ourselves

text: and

text: see

text: what

text: we

text: can

text: make

text: of

text: it


text: As we walked rapidly down Howe Street I glanced back at the building which we had left .

text: As

text: we

text: walked

text: rapidly

text: down

text: Howe

text: Street

text: I

text: glanced

text: back

text: at

text: the

text: building

text: which

text: we

text: had

text: left


text: There , dimly outlined at the top window , I could see the shadow of a head , a woman 's head , gazing tensely , rigidly , out into the night , waiting with breathless suspense for the renewal of that interrupted message .

text: There

text: dimly

text: outlined

text: at

text: the

text: top

text: window

text: I

text: could

text: see

text: the

text: shadow

text: of

text: a

text: head

text: a

text: woman

text: 's

text: head

text: gazing

text: tensely

text: rigidly

text: out

text: into

text: the

text: night

text: waiting

text: with

text: breathless

text: suspense

text: for

text: the

text: renewal

text: of

text: that

text: interrupted

text: message


text: At the doorway of the Howe Street flats a man , muffled in a cravat and greatcoat , was leaning against the railing .

text: At

text: the

text: doorway

text: of

text: the

text: Howe

text: Street

text: flats

text: a

text: man

text: muffled

text: in

text: a

text: cravat

text: and

text: greatcoat

text: was

text: leaning

text: against

text: the

text: railing


text: He started as the hall-light fell upon our faces .

text: He

text: started

text: as

text: the

text: hall-light

text: fell

text: upon

text: our

text: faces


text: `` Holmes ! '' he cried .

text: Holmes

text: he

text: cried


text: `` Why , Gregson ! '' said my companion as he shook hands with the Scotland Yard detective .

text: Why

text: Gregson

text: said

text: my

text: companion

text: as

text: he

text: shook

text: hands

text: with

text: the

text: Scotland

text: Yard

text: detective


text: `` Journeys end with lovers ' meetings .

text: Journeys

text: end

text: with

text: lovers

text: meetings


text: What brings you here ? ''

text: What

text: brings

text: you

text: here


text: `` The same reasons that bring you , I expect , '' said Gregson .

text: The

text: same

text: reasons

text: that

text: bring

text: you

text: I

text: expect

text: said

text: Gregson


text: `` How you got on to it I ca n't imagine . ''

text: How

text: you

text: got

text: on

text: to

text: it

text: I

text: ca

text: n't

text: imagine


text: `` Different threads , but leading up to the same tangle .

text: Different

text: threads

text: but

text: leading

text: up

text: to

text: the

text: same

text: tangle


text: I 've been taking the signals . ''

text: I

text: 've

text: been

text: taking

text: the

text: signals


text: `` Signals ? ''

text: Signals


text: `` Yes , from that window .

text: Yes

text: from

text: that

text: window


text: They broke off in the middle .

text: They

text: broke

text: off

text: in

text: the

text: middle


text: We came over to see the reason .

text: We

text: came

text: over

text: to

text: see

text: the

text: reason


text: But since it is safe in your hands I see no object in continuing this business . ''

text: But

text: since

text: it

text: is

text: safe

text: in

text: your

text: hands

text: I

text: see

text: no

text: object

text: in

text: continuing

text: this

text: business


text: `` Wait a bit ! '' cried Gregson eagerly .

text: Wait

text: a

text: bit

text: cried

text: Gregson

text: eagerly


text: `` I 'll do you this justice , Mr. Holmes , that I was never in a case yet that I did n't feel stronger for having you on my side .

text: I

text: 'll

text: do

text: you

text: this

text: justice

text: Mr.

text: Holmes

text: that

text: I

text: was

text: never

text: in

text: a

text: case

text: yet

text: that

text: I

text: did

text: n't

text: feel

text: stronger

text: for

text: having

text: you

text: on

text: my

text: side


text: There 's only the one exit to these flats , so we have him safe . ''

text: There

text: 's

text: only

text: the

text: one

text: exit

text: to

text: these

text: flats

text: so

text: we

text: have

text: him

text: safe


text: `` Who is he ? ''

text: Who

text: is

text: he


text: `` Well , well , we score over you for once , Mr. Holmes .

text: Well

text: well

text: we

text: score

text: over

text: you

text: for

text: once

text: Mr.

text: Holmes


text: You must give us best this time . ''

text: You

text: must

text: give

text: us

text: best

text: this

text: time


text: He struck his stick sharply upon the ground , on which a cabman , his whip in his hand , sauntered over from a four-wheeler which stood on the far side of the street .

text: He

text: struck

text: his

text: stick

text: sharply

text: upon

text: the

text: ground

text: on

text: which

text: a

text: cabman

text: his

text: whip

text: in

text: his

text: hand

text: sauntered

text: over

text: from

text: a

text: four-wheeler

text: which

text: stood

text: on

text: the

text: far

text: side

text: of

text: the

text: street


text: `` May I introduce you to Mr. Sherlock Holmes ? '' he said to the cabman .

text: May

text: I

text: introduce

text: you

text: to

text: Mr.

text: Sherlock

text: Holmes

text: he

text: said

text: to

text: the

text: cabman


text: `` This is Mr. Leverton , of Pinkerton 's American Agency . ''

text: This

text: is

text: Mr.

text: Leverton

text: of

text: Pinkerton

text: 's

text: American

text: Agency


text: `` The hero of the Long Island cave mystery ? '' said Holmes .

text: The

text: hero

text: of

text: the

text: Long

text: Island

text: cave

text: mystery

text: said

text: Holmes


text: `` Sir , I am pleased to meet you . ''

text: Sir

text: I

text: am

text: pleased

text: to

text: meet

text: you


text: The American , a quiet , businesslike young man , with a clean-shaven , hatchet face , flushed up at the words of commendation .

text: The

text: American

text: a

text: quiet

text: businesslike

text: young

text: man

text: with

text: a

text: clean-shaven

text: hatchet

text: face

text: flushed

text: up

text: at

text: the

text: words

text: of

text: commendation


text: `` I am on the trail of my life now , Mr. Holmes , '' said he .

text: I

text: am

text: on

text: the

text: trail

text: of

text: my

text: life

text: now

text: Mr.

text: Holmes

text: said

text: he


text: `` If I can get Gorgiano -- ''

text: If

text: I

text: can

text: get

text: Gorgiano


text: `` What !

text: What


text: Gorgiano of the Red Circle ? ''

text: Gorgiano

text: of

text: the

text: Red

text: Circle


text: `` Oh , he has a European fame , has he ?

text: Oh

text: he

text: has

text: a

text: European

text: fame

text: has

text: he


text: Well , we 've learned all about him in America .

text: Well

text: we

text: 've

text: learned

text: all

text: about

text: him

text: in

text: America


text: We KNOW he is at the bottom of fifty murders , and yet we have nothing positive we can take him on .

text: We

text: KNOW

text: he

text: is

text: at

text: the

text: bottom

text: of

text: fifty

text: murders

text: and

text: yet

text: we

text: have

text: nothing

text: positive

text: we

text: can

text: take

text: him

text: on


text: I tracked him over from New York , and I 've been close to him for a week in London , waiting some excuse to get my hand on his collar .

text: I

text: tracked

text: him

text: over

text: from

text: New

text: York

text: and

text: I

text: 've

text: been

text: close

text: to

text: him

text: for

text: a

text: week

text: in

text: London

text: waiting

text: some

text: excuse

text: to

text: get

text: my

text: hand

text: on

text: his

text: collar


text: Mr. Gregson and I ran him to ground in that big tenement house , and there 's only one door , so he ca n't slip us .

text: Mr.

text: Gregson

text: and

text: I

text: ran

text: him

text: to

text: ground

text: in

text: that

text: big

text: tenement

text: house

text: and

text: there

text: 's

text: only

text: one

text: door

text: so

text: he

text: ca

text: n't

text: slip

text: us


text: There 's three folk come out since he went in , but I 'll swear he was n't one of them . ''

text: There

text: 's

text: three

text: folk

text: come

text: out

text: since

text: he

text: went

text: in

text: but

text: I

text: 'll

text: swear

text: he

text: was

text: n't

text: one

text: of

text: them


text: `` Mr. Holmes talks of signals , '' said Gregson .

text: Mr.

text: Holmes

text: talks

text: of

text: signals

text: said

text: Gregson


text: `` I expect , as usual , he knows a good deal that we do n't . ''

text: I

text: expect

text: as

text: usual

text: he

text: knows

text: a

text: good

text: deal

text: that

text: we

text: do

text: n't


text: In a few clear words Holmes explained the situation as it had appeared to us .

text: In

text: a

text: few

text: clear

text: words

text: Holmes

text: explained

text: the

text: situation

text: as

text: it

text: had

text: appeared

text: to

text: us


text: The American struck his hands together with vexation .

text: The

text: American

text: struck

text: his

text: hands

text: together

text: with

text: vexation


text: `` He 's on to us ! '' he cried .

text: He

text: 's

text: on

text: to

text: us

text: he

text: cried


text: `` Why do you think so ? ''

text: Why

text: do

text: you

text: think

text: so


text: `` Well , it figures out that way , does it not ?

text: Well

text: it

text: figures

text: out

text: that

text: way

text: does

text: it

text: not


text: Here he is , sending out messages to an accomplice -- there are several of his gang in London .

text: Here

text: he

text: is

text: sending

text: out

text: messages

text: to

text: an

text: accomplice

text: there

text: are

text: several

text: of

text: his

text: gang

text: in

text: London


text: Then suddenly , just as by your own account he was telling them that there was danger , he broke short off .

text: Then

text: suddenly

text: just

text: as

text: by

text: your

text: own

text: account

text: he

text: was

text: telling

text: them

text: that

text: there

text: was

text: danger

text: he

text: broke

text: short

text: off


text: What could it mean except that from the window he had suddenly either caught sight of us in the street , or in some way come to understand how close the danger was , and that he must act right away if he was to avoid it ?

text: What

text: could

text: it

text: mean

text: except

text: that

text: from

text: the

text: window

text: he

text: had

text: suddenly

text: either

text: caught

text: sight

text: of

text: us

text: in

text: the

text: street

text: or

text: in

text: some

text: way

text: come

text: to

text: understand

text: how

text: close

text: the

text: danger

text: was

text: and

text: that

text: he

text: must

text: act

text: right

text: away

text: if

text: he

text: was

text: to

text: avoid

text: it


text: What do you suggest , Mr. Holmes ? ''

text: What

text: do

text: you

text: suggest

text: Mr.

text: Holmes


text: `` That we go up at once and see for ourselves . ''

text: That

text: we

text: go

text: up

text: at

text: once

text: and

text: see

text: for

text: ourselves


text: `` But we have no warrant for his arrest . ''

text: But

text: we

text: have

text: no

text: warrant

text: for

text: his

text: arrest


text: `` He is in unoccupied premises under suspicious circumstances , '' said Gregson .

text: He

text: is

text: in

text: unoccupied

text: premises

text: under

text: suspicious

text: circumstances

text: said

text: Gregson


text: `` That is good enough for the moment .

text: That

text: is

text: good

text: enough

text: for

text: the

text: moment


text: When we have him by the heels we can see if New York ca n't help us to keep him .

text: When

text: we

text: have

text: him

text: by

text: the

text: heels

text: we

text: can

text: see

text: if

text: New

text: York

text: ca

text: n't

text: help

text: us

text: to

text: keep

text: him


text: I 'll take the responsibility of arresting him now . ''

text: I

text: 'll

text: take

text: the

text: responsibility

text: of

text: arresting

text: him

text: now


text: Our official detectives may blunder in the matter of intelligence , but never in that of courage .

text: Our

text: official

text: detectives

text: may

text: blunder

text: in

text: the

text: matter

text: of

text: intelligence

text: but

text: never

text: in

text: that

text: of

text: courage


text: Gregson climbed the stair to arrest this desperate murderer with the same absolutely quiet and businesslike bearing with which he would have ascended the official staircase of Scotland Yard .

text: Gregson

text: climbed

text: the

text: stair

text: to

text: arrest

text: this

text: desperate

text: murderer

text: with

text: the

text: same

text: absolutely

text: quiet

text: and

text: businesslike

text: bearing

text: with

text: which

text: he

text: would

text: have

text: ascended

text: the

text: official

text: staircase

text: of

text: Scotland

text: Yard


text: The Pinkerton man had tried to push past him , but Gregson had firmly elbowed him back .

text: The

text: Pinkerton

text: man

text: had

text: tried

text: to

text: push

text: past

text: him

text: but

text: Gregson

text: had

text: firmly

text: elbowed

text: him

text: back


text: London dangers were the privilege of the London force .

text: London

text: dangers

text: were

text: the

text: privilege

text: of

text: the

text: London

text: force


text: The door of the left-hand flat upon the third landing was standing ajar .

text: The

text: door

text: of

text: the

text: left-hand

text: flat

text: upon

text: the

text: third

text: landing

text: was

text: standing

text: ajar


text: Gregson pushed it open .

text: Gregson

text: pushed

text: it

text: open


text: Within all was absolute silence and darkness .

text: Within

text: all

text: was

text: absolute

text: silence

text: and

text: darkness


text: I struck a match and lit the detective 's lantern .

text: I

text: struck

text: a

text: match

text: and

text: lit

text: the

text: detective

text: 's

text: lantern


text: As I did so , and as the flicker steadied into a flame , we all gave a gasp of surprise .

text: As

text: I

text: did

text: so

text: and

text: as

text: the

text: flicker

text: steadied

text: into

text: a

text: flame

text: we

text: all

text: gave

text: a

text: gasp

text: of

text: surprise


text: On the deal boards of the carpetless floor there was outlined a fresh track of blood .

text: On

text: the

text: deal

text: boards

text: of

text: the

text: carpetless

text: floor

text: there

text: was

text: outlined

text: a

text: fresh

text: track

text: of

text: blood


text: The red steps pointed towards us and led away from an inner room , the door of which was closed .

text: The

text: red

text: steps

text: pointed

text: towards

text: us

text: and

text: led

text: away

text: from

text: an

text: inner

text: room

text: the

text: door

text: of

text: which

text: was

text: closed


text: Gregson flung it open and held his light full blaze in front of him , while we all peered eagerly over his shoulders .

text: Gregson

text: flung

text: it

text: open

text: and

text: held

text: his

text: light

text: full

text: blaze

text: in

text: front

text: of

text: him

text: while

text: we

text: all

text: peered

text: eagerly

text: over

text: his

text: shoulders


text: In the middle of the floor of the empty room was huddled the figure of an enormous man , his clean-shaven , swarthy face grotesquely horrible in its contortion and his head encircled by a ghastly crimson halo of blood , lying in a broad wet circle upon the white woodwork .

text: In

text: the

text: middle

text: of

text: the

text: floor

text: of

text: the

text: empty

text: room

text: was

text: huddled

text: the

text: figure

text: of

text: an

text: enormous

text: man

text: his

text: clean-shaven

text: swarthy

text: face

text: grotesquely

text: horrible

text: in

text: its

text: contortion

text: and

text: his

text: head

text: encircled

text: by

text: a

text: ghastly

text: crimson

text: halo

text: of

text: blood

text: lying

text: in

text: a

text: broad

text: wet

text: circle

text: upon

text: the

text: white

text: woodwork


text: His knees were drawn up , his hands thrown out in agony , and from the centre of his broad , brown , upturned throat there projected the white haft of a knife driven blade-deep into his body .

text: His

text: knees

text: were

text: drawn

text: up

text: his

text: hands

text: thrown

text: out

text: in

text: agony

text: and

text: from

text: the

text: centre

text: of

text: his

text: broad

text: brown

text: upturned

text: throat

text: there

text: projected

text: the

text: white

text: haft

text: of

text: a

text: knife

text: driven

text: blade-deep

text: into

text: his

text: body


text: Giant as he was , the man must have gone down like a pole-axed ox before that terrific blow .

text: Giant

text: as

text: he

text: was

text: the

text: man

text: must

text: have

text: gone

text: down

text: like

text: a

text: pole-axed

text: ox

text: before

text: that

text: terrific

text: blow


text: Beside his right hand a most formidable horn-handled , two-edged dagger lay upon the floor , and near it a black kid glove .

text: Beside

text: his

text: right

text: hand

text: a

text: most

text: formidable

text: horn-handled

text: two-edged

text: dagger

text: lay

text: upon

text: the

text: floor

text: and

text: near

text: it

text: a

text: black

text: kid

text: glove


text: `` By George ! it 's Black Gorgiano himself ! '' cried the American detective .

text: By

text: George

text: it

text: 's

text: Black

text: Gorgiano

text: himself

text: cried

text: the

text: American

text: detective


text: `` Someone has got ahead of us this time . ''

text: Someone

text: has

text: got

text: ahead

text: of

text: us

text: this

text: time


text: `` Here is the candle in the window , Mr. Holmes , '' said Gregson .

text: Here

text: is

text: the

text: candle

text: in

text: the

text: window

text: Mr.

text: Holmes

text: said

text: Gregson


text: `` Why , whatever are you doing ? ''

text: Why

text: whatever

text: are

text: you

text: doing


text: Holmes had stepped across , had lit the candle , and was passing it backward and forward across the window-panes .

text: Holmes

text: had

text: stepped

text: across

text: had

text: lit

text: the

text: candle

text: and

text: was

text: passing

text: it

text: backward

text: and

text: forward

text: across

text: the

text: window-panes


text: Then he peered into the darkness , blew the candle out , and threw it on the floor .

text: Then

text: he

text: peered

text: into

text: the

text: darkness

text: blew

text: the

text: candle

text: out

text: and

text: threw

text: it

text: on

text: the

text: floor


text: `` I rather think that will be helpful , '' said he .

text: I

text: rather

text: think

text: that

text: will

text: be

text: helpful

text: said

text: he


text: He came over and stood in deep thought while the two professionals were examining the body .

text: He

text: came

text: over

text: and

text: stood

text: in

text: deep

text: thought

text: while

text: the

text: two

text: professionals

text: were

text: examining

text: the

text: body


text: `` You say that three people came out from the flat while you were waiting downstairs , '' said he at last .

text: You

text: say

text: that

text: three

text: people

text: came

text: out

text: from

text: the

text: flat

text: while

text: you

text: were

text: waiting

text: downstairs

text: said

text: he

text: at

text: last


text: `` Did you observe them closely ? ''

text: Did

text: you

text: observe

text: them

text: closely


text: `` Yes , I did . ''

text: Yes

text: I

text: did


text: `` Was there a fellow about thirty , black-bearded , dark , of middle size ? ''

text: Was

text: there

text: a

text: fellow

text: about

text: thirty

text: black-bearded

text: dark

text: of

text: middle

text: size


text: `` Yes ; he was the last to pass me . ''

text: Yes

text: he

text: was

text: the

text: last

text: to

text: pass

text: me


text: `` That is your man , I fancy .

text: That

text: is

text: your

text: man

text: I

text: fancy


text: I can give you his description , and we have a very excellent outline of his footmark .

text: I

text: can

text: give

text: you

text: his

text: description

text: and

text: we

text: have

text: a

text: very

text: excellent

text: outline

text: of

text: his

text: footmark


text: That should be enough for you . ''

text: That

text: should

text: be

text: enough

text: for

text: you


text: `` Not much , Mr. Holmes , among the millions of London . ''

text: Not

text: much

text: Mr.

text: Holmes

text: among

text: the

text: millions

text: of

text: London


text: `` Perhaps not .

text: Perhaps

text: not


text: That is why I thought it best to summon this lady to your aid . ''

text: That

text: is

text: why

text: I

text: thought

text: it

text: best

text: to

text: summon

text: this

text: lady

text: to

text: your

text: aid


text: We all turned round at the words .

text: We

text: all

text: turned

text: round

text: at

text: the

text: words


text: There , framed in the doorway , was a tall and beautiful woman -- the mysterious lodger of Bloomsbury .

text: There

text: framed

text: in

text: the

text: doorway

text: was

text: a

text: tall

text: and

text: beautiful

text: woman

text: the

text: mysterious

text: lodger

text: of

text: Bloomsbury


text: Slowly she advanced , her face pale and drawn with a frightful apprehension , her eyes fixed and staring , her terrified gaze riveted upon the dark figure on the floor .

text: Slowly

text: she

text: advanced

text: her

text: face

text: pale

text: and

text: drawn

text: with

text: a

text: frightful

text: apprehension

text: her

text: eyes

text: fixed

text: and

text: staring

text: her

text: terrified

text: gaze

text: riveted

text: upon

text: the

text: dark

text: figure

text: on

text: the

text: floor


text: `` You have killed him ! '' she muttered .

text: You

text: have

text: killed

text: him

text: she

text: muttered


text: `` Oh , Dio mio , you have killed him ! ''

text: Oh

text: Dio

text: mio

text: you

text: have

text: killed

text: him


text: Then I heard a sudden sharp intake of her breath , and she sprang into the air with a cry of joy .

text: Then

text: I

text: heard

text: a

text: sudden

text: sharp

text: intake

text: of

text: her

text: breath

text: and

text: she

text: sprang

text: into

text: the

text: air

text: with

text: a

text: cry

text: of

text: joy


text: Round and round the room she danced , her hands clapping , her dark eyes gleaming with delighted wonder , and a thousand pretty Italian exclamations pouring from her lips .

text: Round

text: and

text: round

text: the

text: room

text: she

text: danced

text: her

text: hands

text: clapping

text: her

text: dark

text: eyes

text: gleaming

text: with

text: delighted

text: wonder

text: and

text: a

text: thousand

text: pretty

text: Italian

text: exclamations

text: pouring

text: from

text: her

text: lips


text: It was terrible and amazing to see such a woman so convulsed with joy at such a sight .

text: It

text: was

text: terrible

text: and

text: amazing

text: to

text: see

text: such

text: a

text: woman

text: so

text: convulsed

text: with

text: joy

text: at

text: such

text: a

text: sight


text: Suddenly she stopped and gazed at us all with a questioning stare .

text: Suddenly

text: she

text: stopped

text: and

text: gazed

text: at

text: us

text: all

text: with

text: a

text: questioning

text: stare


text: `` But you !

text: But

text: you


text: You are police , are you not ?

text: You

text: are

text: police

text: are

text: you

text: not


text: You have killed Giuseppe Gorgiano .

text: You

text: have

text: killed

text: Giuseppe

text: Gorgiano


text: Is it not so ? ''

text: Is

text: it

text: not

text: so


text: `` We are police , madam . ''

text: We

text: are

text: police

text: madam


text: She looked round into the shadows of the room .

text: She

text: looked

text: round

text: into

text: the

text: shadows

text: of

text: the

text: room


text: `` But where , then , is Gennaro ? '' she asked .

text: But

text: where

text: then

text: is

text: Gennaro

text: she

text: asked


text: `` He is my husband , Gennaro Lucca .

text: He

text: is

text: my

text: husband

text: Gennaro

text: Lucca


text: I am Emilia Lucca , and we are both from New York .

text: I

text: am

text: Emilia

text: Lucca

text: and

text: we

text: are

text: both

text: from

text: New

text: York


text: Where is Gennaro ?

text: Where

text: is

text: Gennaro


text: He called me this moment from this window , and I ran with all my speed . ''

text: He

text: called

text: me

text: this

text: moment

text: from

text: this

text: window

text: and

text: I

text: ran

text: with

text: all

text: my

text: speed


text: `` It was I who called , '' said Holmes .

text: It

text: was

text: I

text: who

text: called

text: said

text: Holmes


text: `` You !

text: You


text: How could you call ? ''

text: How

text: could

text: you

text: call


text: `` Your cipher was not difficult , madam .

text: Your

text: cipher

text: was

text: not

text: difficult

text: madam


text: Your presence here was desirable .

text: Your

text: presence

text: here

text: was

text: desirable


text: I knew that I had only to flash ` Vieni ' and you would surely come . ''

text: I

text: knew

text: that

text: I

text: had

text: only

text: to

text: flash

text: Vieni

text: and

text: you

text: would

text: surely

text: come


text: The beautiful Italian looked with awe at my companion .

text: The

text: beautiful

text: Italian

text: looked

text: with

text: awe

text: at

text: my

text: companion


text: `` I do not understand how you know these things , '' she said .

text: I

text: do

text: not

text: understand

text: how

text: you

text: know

text: these

text: things

text: she

text: said


text: `` Giuseppe Gorgiano -- how did he -- ''

text: Giuseppe

text: Gorgiano

text: how

text: did

text: he


text: She paused , and then suddenly her face lit up with pride and delight .

text: She

text: paused

text: and

text: then

text: suddenly

text: her

text: face

text: lit

text: up

text: with

text: pride

text: and

text: delight


text: `` Now I see it !

text: Now

text: I

text: see

text: it


text: My Gennaro !

text: My

text: Gennaro


text: My splendid , beautiful Gennaro , who has guarded me safe from all harm , he did it , with his own strong hand he killed the monster !

text: My

text: splendid

text: beautiful

text: Gennaro

text: who

text: has

text: guarded

text: me

text: safe

text: from

text: all

text: harm

text: he

text: did

text: it

text: with

text: his

text: own

text: strong

text: hand

text: he

text: killed

text: the

text: monster


text: Oh , Gennaro , how wonderful you are !

text: Oh

text: Gennaro

text: how

text: wonderful

text: you

text: are


text: What woman could ever be worthy of such a man ? ''

text: What

text: woman

text: could

text: ever

text: be

text: worthy

text: of

text: such

text: a

text: man


text: `` Well , Mrs. Lucca , '' said the prosaic Gregson , laying his hand upon the lady 's sleeve with as little sentiment as if she were a Notting Hill hooligan , `` I am not very clear yet who you are or what you are ; but you 've said enough to make it very clear that we shall want you at the Yard . ''

text: Well

text: Mrs.

text: Lucca

text: said

text: the

text: prosaic

text: Gregson

text: laying

text: his

text: hand

text: upon

text: the

text: lady

text: 's

text: sleeve

text: with

text: as

text: little

text: sentiment

text: as

text: if

text: she

text: were

text: a

text: Notting

text: Hill

text: hooligan

text: I

text: am

text: not

text: very

text: clear

text: yet

text: who

text: you

text: are

text: or

text: what

text: you

text: are

text: but

text: you

text: 've

text: said

text: enough

text: to

text: make

text: it

text: very

text: clear

text: that

text: we

text: shall

text: want

text: you

text: at

text: the

text: Yard


text: `` One moment , Gregson , '' said Holmes .

text: One

text: moment

text: Gregson

text: said

text: Holmes


text: `` I rather fancy that this lady may be as anxious to give us information as we can be to get it .

text: I

text: rather

text: fancy

text: that

text: this

text: lady

text: may

text: be

text: as

text: anxious

text: to

text: give

text: us

text: information

text: as

text: we

text: can

text: be

text: to

text: get

text: it


text: You understand , madam , that your husband will be arrested and tried for the death of the man who lies before us ?

text: You

text: understand

text: madam

text: that

text: your

text: husband

text: will

text: be

text: arrested

text: and

text: tried

text: for

text: the

text: death

text: of

text: the

text: man

text: who

text: lies

text: before

text: us


text: What you say may be used in evidence .

text: What

text: you

text: say

text: may

text: be

text: used

text: in

text: evidence


text: But if you think that he has acted from motives which are not criminal , and which he would wish to have known , then you can not serve him better than by telling us the whole story . ''

text: But

text: if

text: you

text: think

text: that

text: he

text: has

text: acted

text: from

text: motives

text: which

text: are

text: not

text: criminal

text: and

text: which

text: he

text: would

text: wish

text: to

text: have

text: known

text: then

text: you

text: can

text: not

text: serve

text: him

text: better

text: than

text: by

text: telling

text: us

text: the

text: whole

text: story


text: `` Now that Gorgiano is dead we fear nothing , '' said the lady .

text: Now

text: that

text: Gorgiano

text: is

text: dead

text: we

text: fear

text: nothing

text: said

text: the

text: lady


text: `` He was a devil and a monster , and there can be no judge in the world who would punish my husband for having killed him . ''

text: He

text: was

text: a

text: devil

text: and

text: a

text: monster

text: and

text: there

text: can

text: be

text: no

text: judge

text: in

text: the

text: world

text: who

text: would

text: punish

text: my

text: husband

text: for

text: having

text: killed

text: him


text: `` In that case , '' said Holmes , `` my suggestion is that we lock this door , leave things as we found them , go with this lady to her room , and form our opinion after we have heard what it is that she has to say to us . ''

text: In

text: that

text: case

text: said

text: Holmes

text: my

text: suggestion

text: is

text: that

text: we

text: lock

text: this

text: door

text: leave

text: things

text: as

text: we

text: found

text: them

text: go

text: with

text: this

text: lady

text: to

text: her

text: room

text: and

text: form

text: our

text: opinion

text: after

text: we

text: have

text: heard

text: what

text: it

text: is

text: that

text: she

text: has

text: to

text: say

text: to

text: us


text: Half an hour later we were seated , all four , in the small sitting-room of Signora Lucca , listening to her remarkable narrative of those sinister events , the ending of which we had chanced to witness .

text: Half

text: an

text: hour

text: later

text: we

text: were

text: seated

text: all

text: four

text: in

text: the

text: small

text: sitting-room

text: of

text: Signora

text: Lucca

text: listening

text: to

text: her

text: remarkable

text: narrative

text: of

text: those

text: sinister

text: events

text: the

text: ending

text: of

text: which

text: we

text: had

text: chanced

text: to

text: witness


text: She spoke in rapid and fluent but very unconventional English , which , for the sake of clearness , I will make grammatical .

text: She

text: spoke

text: in

text: rapid

text: and

text: fluent

text: but

text: very

text: unconventional

text: English

text: which

text: for

text: the

text: sake

text: of

text: clearness

text: I

text: will

text: make

text: grammatical


text: `` I was born in Posilippo , near Naples , '' said she , `` and was the daughter of Augusto Barelli , who was the chief lawyer and once the deputy of that part .

text: I

text: was

text: born

text: in

text: Posilippo

text: near

text: Naples

text: said

text: she

text: and

text: was

text: the

text: daughter

text: of

text: Augusto

text: Barelli

text: who

text: was

text: the

text: chief

text: lawyer

text: and

text: once

text: the

text: deputy

text: of

text: that

text: part


text: Gennaro was in my father 's employment , and I came to love him , as any woman must .

text: Gennaro

text: was

text: in

text: my

text: father

text: 's

text: employment

text: and

text: I

text: came

text: to

text: love

text: him

text: as

text: any

text: woman

text: must


text: He had neither money nor position -- nothing but his beauty and strength and energy -- so my father forbade the match .

text: He

text: had

text: neither

text: money

text: nor

text: position

text: nothing

text: but

text: his

text: beauty

text: and

text: strength

text: and

text: energy

text: so

text: my

text: father

text: forbade

text: the

text: match


text: We fled together , were married at Bari , and sold my jewels to gain the money which would take us to America .

text: We

text: fled

text: together

text: were

text: married

text: at

text: Bari

text: and

text: sold

text: my

text: jewels

text: to

text: gain

text: the

text: money

text: which

text: would

text: take

text: us

text: to

text: America


text: This was four years ago , and we have been in New York ever since .

text: This

text: was

text: four

text: years

text: ago

text: and

text: we

text: have

text: been

text: in

text: New

text: York

text: ever

text: since


text: `` Fortune was very good to us at first .

text: Fortune

text: was

text: very

text: good

text: to

text: us

text: at

text: first


text: Gennaro was able to do a service to an Italian gentleman -- he saved him from some ruffians in the place called the Bowery , and so made a powerful friend .

text: Gennaro

text: was

text: able

text: to

text: do

text: a

text: service

text: to

text: an

text: Italian

text: gentleman

text: he

text: saved

text: him

text: from

text: some

text: ruffians

text: in

text: the

text: place

text: called

text: the

text: Bowery

text: and

text: so

text: made

text: a

text: powerful

text: friend


text: His name was Tito Castalotte , and he was the senior partner of the great firm of Castalotte and Zamba , who are the chief fruit importers of New York .

text: His

text: name

text: was

text: Tito

text: Castalotte

text: and

text: he

text: was

text: the

text: senior

text: partner

text: of

text: the

text: great

text: firm

text: of

text: Castalotte

text: and

text: Zamba

text: who

text: are

text: the

text: chief

text: fruit

text: importers

text: of

text: New

text: York


text: Signor Zamba is an invalid , and our new friend Castalotte has all power within the firm , which employs more than three hundred men .

text: Signor

text: Zamba

text: is

text: an

text: invalid

text: and

text: our

text: new

text: friend

text: Castalotte

text: has

text: all

text: power

text: within

text: the

text: firm

text: which

text: employs

text: more

text: than

text: three

text: hundred

text: men


text: He took my husband into his employment , made him head of a department , and showed his good-will towards him in every way .

text: He

text: took

text: my

text: husband

text: into

text: his

text: employment

text: made

text: him

text: head

text: of

text: a

text: department

text: and

text: showed

text: his

text: good-will

text: towards

text: him

text: in

text: every

text: way


text: Signor Castalotte was a bachelor , and I believe that he felt as if Gennaro was his son , and both my husband and I loved him as if he were our father .

text: Signor

text: Castalotte

text: was

text: a

text: bachelor

text: and

text: I

text: believe

text: that

text: he

text: felt

text: as

text: if

text: Gennaro

text: was

text: his

text: son

text: and

text: both

text: my

text: husband

text: and

text: I

text: loved

text: him

text: as

text: if

text: he

text: were

text: our

text: father


text: We had taken and furnished a little house in Brooklyn , and our whole future seemed assured when that black cloud appeared which was soon to overspread our sky .

text: We

text: had

text: taken

text: and

text: furnished

text: a

text: little

text: house

text: in

text: Brooklyn

text: and

text: our

text: whole

text: future

text: seemed

text: assured

text: when

text: that

text: black

text: cloud

text: appeared

text: which

text: was

text: soon

text: to

text: overspread

text: our

text: sky


text: `` One night , when Gennaro returned from his work , he brought a fellow-countryman back with him .

text: One

text: night

text: when

text: Gennaro

text: returned

text: from

text: his

text: work

text: he

text: brought

text: a

text: fellow-countryman

text: back

text: with

text: him


text: His name was Gorgiano , and he had come also from Posilippo .

text: His

text: name

text: was

text: Gorgiano

text: and

text: he

text: had

text: come

text: also

text: from

text: Posilippo


text: He was a huge man , as you can testify , for you have looked upon his corpse .

text: He

text: was

text: a

text: huge

text: man

text: as

text: you

text: can

text: testify

text: for

text: you

text: have

text: looked

text: upon

text: his

text: corpse


text: Not only was his body that of a giant but everything about him was grotesque , gigantic , and terrifying .

text: Not

text: only

text: was

text: his

text: body

text: that

text: of

text: a

text: giant

text: but

text: everything

text: about

text: him

text: was

text: grotesque

text: gigantic

text: and

text: terrifying


text: His voice was like thunder in our little house .

text: His

text: voice

text: was

text: like

text: thunder

text: in

text: our

text: little

text: house


text: There was scarce room for the whirl of his great arms as he talked .

text: There

text: was

text: scarce

text: room

text: for

text: the

text: whirl

text: of

text: his

text: great

text: arms

text: as

text: he

text: talked


text: His thoughts , his emotions , his passions , all were exaggerated and monstrous .

text: His

text: thoughts

text: his

text: emotions

text: his

text: passions

text: all

text: were

text: exaggerated

text: and

text: monstrous


text: He talked , or rather roared , with such energy that others could but sit and listen , cowed with the mighty stream of words .

text: He

text: talked

text: or

text: rather

text: roared

text: with

text: such

text: energy

text: that

text: others

text: could

text: but

text: sit

text: and

text: listen

text: cowed

text: with

text: the

text: mighty

text: stream

text: of

text: words


text: His eyes blazed at you and held you at his mercy .

text: His

text: eyes

text: blazed

text: at

text: you

text: and

text: held

text: you

text: at

text: his

text: mercy


text: He was a terrible and wonderful man .

text: He

text: was

text: a

text: terrible

text: and

text: wonderful

text: man


text: I thank God that he is dead !

text: I

text: thank

text: God

text: that

text: he

text: is

text: dead


text: `` He came again and again .

text: He

text: came

text: again

text: and

text: again


text: Yet I was aware that Gennaro was no more happy than I was in his presence .

text: Yet

text: I

text: was

text: aware

text: that

text: Gennaro

text: was

text: no

text: more

text: happy

text: than

text: I

text: was

text: in

text: his

text: presence


text: My poor husband would sit pale and listless , listening to the endless raving upon politics and upon social questions which made up our visitor 's conversation .

text: My

text: poor

text: husband

text: would

text: sit

text: pale

text: and

text: listless

text: listening

text: to

text: the

text: endless

text: raving

text: upon

text: politics

text: and

text: upon

text: social

text: questions

text: which

text: made

text: up

text: our

text: visitor

text: 's

text: conversation


text: Gennaro said nothing , but I , who knew him so well , could read in his face some emotion which I had never seen there before .

text: Gennaro

text: said

text: nothing

text: but

text: I

text: who

text: knew

text: him

text: so

text: well

text: could

text: read

text: in

text: his

text: face

text: some

text: emotion

text: which

text: I

text: had

text: never

text: seen

text: there

text: before


text: Gennaro

text: said

text: nothing

text: but

text: I

text: who

text: knew

text: him

text: so

text: well

text: could

text: read

text: in

text: his

text: face

text: some

text: emotion

text: which

text: I

text: had

text: never

text: seen

text: there

text: before


text: At first I thought that it was dislike .

text: At

text: first

text: I

text: thought

text: that

text: it

text: was

text: dislike


text: And then , gradually , I understood that it was more than dislike .

text: And

text: then

text: gradually

text: I

text: understood

text: that

text: it

text: was

text: more

text: than

text: dislike


text: It was fear -- a deep , secret , shrinking fear .

text: It

text: was

text: fear

text: a

text: deep

text: secret

text: shrinking

text: fear


text: That night -- the night that I read his terror -- I put my arms round him and I implored him by his love for me and by all that he held dear to hold nothing from me , and to tell me why this huge man overshadowed him so .

text: That

text: night

text: the

text: night

text: that

text: I

text: read

text: his

text: terror

text: I

text: put

text: my

text: arms

text: round

text: him

text: and

text: I

text: implored

text: him

text: by

text: his

text: love

text: for

text: me

text: and

text: by

text: all

text: that

text: he

text: held

text: dear

text: to

text: hold

text: nothing

text: from

text: me

text: and

text: to

text: tell

text: me

text: why

text: this

text: huge

text: man

text: overshadowed

text: him

text: so


text: `` He told me , and my own heart grew cold as ice as I listened .

text: He

text: told

text: me

text: and

text: my

text: own

text: heart

text: grew

text: cold

text: as

text: ice

text: as

text: I

text: listened


text: My poor Gennaro , in his wild and fiery days , when all the world seemed against him and his mind was driven half mad by the injustices of life , had joined a Neapolitan society , the Red Circle , which was allied to the old Carbonari .

text: My

text: poor

text: Gennaro

text: in

text: his

text: wild

text: and

text: fiery

text: days

text: when

text: all

text: the

text: world

text: seemed

text: against

text: him

text: and

text: his

text: mind

text: was

text: driven

text: half

text: mad

text: by

text: the

text: injustices

text: of

text: life

text: had

text: joined

text: a

text: Neapolitan

text: society

text: the

text: Red

text: Circle

text: which

text: was

text: allied

text: to

text: the

text: old

text: Carbonari


text: The oaths and secrets of this brotherhood were frightful , but once within its rule no escape was possible .

text: The

text: oaths

text: and

text: secrets

text: of

text: this

text: brotherhood

text: were

text: frightful

text: but

text: once

text: within

text: its

text: rule

text: no

text: escape

text: was

text: possible


text: When we had fled to America Gennaro thought that he had cast it all off forever .

text: When

text: we

text: had

text: fled

text: to

text: America

text: Gennaro

text: thought

text: that

text: he

text: had

text: cast

text: it

text: all

text: off

text: forever


text: What was his horror one evening to meet in the streets the very man who had initiated him in Naples , the giant Gorgiano , a man who had earned the name of ` Death ' in the south of Italy , for he was red to the elbow in murder !

text: What

text: was

text: his

text: horror

text: one

text: evening

text: to

text: meet

text: in

text: the

text: streets

text: the

text: very

text: man

text: who

text: had

text: initiated

text: him

text: in

text: Naples

text: the

text: giant

text: Gorgiano

text: a

text: man

text: who

text: had

text: earned

text: the

text: name

text: of

text: Death

text: in

text: the

text: south

text: of

text: Italy

text: for

text: he

text: was

text: red

text: to

text: the

text: elbow

text: in

text: murder


text: He had come to New York to avoid the Italian police , and he had already planted a branch of this dreadful society in his new home .

text: He

text: had

text: come

text: to

text: New

text: York

text: to

text: avoid

text: the

text: Italian

text: police

text: and

text: he

text: had

text: already

text: planted

text: a

text: branch

text: of

text: this

text: dreadful

text: society

text: in

text: his

text: new

text: home


text: All this Gennaro told me and showed me a summons which he had received that very day , a Red Circle drawn upon the head of it telling him that a lodge would be held upon a certain date , and that his presence at it was required and ordered .

text: All

text: this

text: Gennaro

text: told

text: me

text: and

text: showed

text: me

text: a

text: summons

text: which

text: he

text: had

text: received

text: that

text: very

text: day

text: a

text: Red

text: Circle

text: drawn

text: upon

text: the

text: head

text: of

text: it

text: telling

text: him

text: that

text: a

text: lodge

text: would

text: be

text: held

text: upon

text: a

text: certain

text: date

text: and

text: that

text: his

text: presence

text: at

text: it

text: was

text: required

text: and

text: ordered


text: `` That was bad enough , but worse was to come .

text: That

text: was

text: bad

text: enough

text: but

text: worse

text: was

text: to

text: come


text: I had noticed for some time that when Gorgiano came to us , as he constantly did , in the evening , he spoke much to me ; and even when his words were to my husband those terrible , glaring , wild-beast eyes of his were always turned upon me .

text: I

text: had

text: noticed

text: for

text: some

text: time

text: that

text: when

text: Gorgiano

text: came

text: to

text: us

text: as

text: he

text: constantly

text: did

text: in

text: the

text: evening

text: he

text: spoke

text: much

text: to

text: me

text: and

text: even

text: when

text: his

text: words

text: were

text: to

text: my

text: husband

text: those

text: terrible

text: glaring

text: wild-beast

text: eyes

text: of

text: his

text: were

text: always

text: turned

text: upon

text: me


text: One night his secret came out .

text: One

text: night

text: his

text: secret

text: came

text: out


text: I had awakened what he called ` love ' within him -- the love of a brute -- a savage .

text: I

text: had

text: awakened

text: what

text: he

text: called

text: love

text: within

text: him

text: the

text: love

text: of

text: a

text: brute

text: a

text: savage


text: Gennaro had not yet returned when he came .

text: Gennaro

text: had

text: not

text: yet

text: returned

text: when

text: he

text: came


text: He pushed his way in , seized me in his mighty arms , hugged me in his bear 's embrace , covered me with kisses , and implored me to come away with him .

text: He

text: pushed

text: his

text: way

text: in

text: seized

text: me

text: in

text: his

text: mighty

text: arms

text: hugged

text: me

text: in

text: his

text: bear

text: 's

text: embrace

text: covered

text: me

text: with

text: kisses

text: and

text: implored

text: me

text: to

text: come

text: away

text: with

text: him


text: I was struggling and screaming when Gennaro entered and attacked him .

text: I

text: was

text: struggling

text: and

text: screaming

text: when

text: Gennaro

text: entered

text: and

text: attacked

text: him


text: He struck Gennaro senseless and fled from the house which he was never more to enter .

text: He

text: struck

text: Gennaro

text: senseless

text: and

text: fled

text: from

text: the

text: house

text: which

text: he

text: was

text: never

text: more

text: to

text: enter


text: He

text: struck

text: Gennaro

text: senseless

text: and

text: fled

text: from

text: the

text: house

text: which

text: he

text: was

text: never

text: more

text: to

text: enter


text: It was a deadly enemy that we made that night .

text: It

text: was

text: a

text: deadly

text: enemy

text: that

text: we

text: made

text: that

text: night


text: `` A few days later came the meeting .

text: A

text: few

text: days

text: later

text: came

text: the

text: meeting


text: Gennaro returned from it with a face which told me that something dreadful had occurred .

text: Gennaro

text: returned

text: from

text: it

text: with

text: a

text: face

text: which

text: told

text: me

text: that

text: something

text: dreadful

text: had

text: occurred


text: It was worse than we could have imagined possible .

text: It

text: was

text: worse

text: than

text: we

text: could

text: have

text: imagined

text: possible


text: The funds of the society were raised by blackmailing rich Italians and threatening them with violence should they refuse the money .

text: The

text: funds

text: of

text: the

text: society

text: were

text: raised

text: by

text: blackmailing

text: rich

text: Italians

text: and

text: threatening

text: them

text: with

text: violence

text: should

text: they

text: refuse

text: the

text: money


text: It seems that Castalotte , our dear friend and benefactor , had been approached .

text: It

text: seems

text: that

text: Castalotte

text: our

text: dear

text: friend

text: and

text: benefactor

text: had

text: been

text: approached


text: He had refused to yield to threats , and he had handed the notices to the police .

text: He

text: had

text: refused

text: to

text: yield

text: to

text: threats

text: and

text: he

text: had

text: handed

text: the

text: notices

text: to

text: the

text: police


text: It was resolved now that such an example should be made of them as would prevent any other victim from rebelling .

text: It

text: was

text: resolved

text: now

text: that

text: such

text: an

text: example

text: should

text: be

text: made

text: of

text: them

text: as

text: would

text: prevent

text: any

text: other

text: victim

text: from

text: rebelling


text: At the meeting it was arranged that he and his house should be blown up with dynamite .

text: At

text: the

text: meeting

text: it

text: was

text: arranged

text: that

text: he

text: and

text: his

text: house

text: should

text: be

text: blown

text: up

text: with

text: dynamite


text: There was a drawing of lots as to who should carry out the deed .

text: There

text: was

text: a

text: drawing

text: of

text: lots

text: as

text: to

text: who

text: should

text: carry

text: out

text: the

text: deed


text: Gennaro saw our enemy 's cruel face smiling at him as he dipped his hand in the bag .

text: Gennaro

text: saw

text: our

text: enemy

text: 's

text: cruel

text: face

text: smiling

text: at

text: him

text: as

text: he

text: dipped

text: his

text: hand

text: in

text: the

text: bag


text: No doubt it had been prearranged in some fashion , for it was the fatal disc with the Red Circle upon it , the mandate for murder , which lay upon his palm .

text: No

text: doubt

text: it

text: had

text: been

text: prearranged

text: in

text: some

text: fashion

text: for

text: it

text: was

text: the

text: fatal

text: disc

text: with

text: the

text: Red

text: Circle

text: upon

text: it

text: the

text: mandate

text: for

text: murder

text: which

text: lay

text: upon

text: his

text: palm


text: He was to kill his best friend , or he was to expose himself and me to the vengeance of his comrades .

text: He

text: was

text: to

text: kill

text: his

text: best

text: friend

text: or

text: he

text: was

text: to

text: expose

text: himself

text: and

text: me

text: to

text: the

text: vengeance

text: of

text: his

text: comrades


text: It was part of their fiendish system to punish those whom they feared or hated by injuring not only their own persons but those whom they loved , and it was the knowledge of this which hung as a terror over my poor Gennaro 's head and drove him nearly crazy with apprehension .

text: It

text: was

text: part

text: of

text: their

text: fiendish

text: system

text: to

text: punish

text: those

text: whom

text: they

text: feared

text: or

text: hated

text: by

text: injuring

text: not

text: only

text: their

text: own

text: persons

text: but

text: those

text: whom

text: they

text: loved

text: and

text: it

text: was

text: the

text: knowledge

text: of

text: this

text: which

text: hung

text: as

text: a

text: terror

text: over

text: my

text: poor

text: Gennaro

text: 's

text: head

text: and

text: drove

text: him

text: nearly

text: crazy

text: with

text: apprehension


text: `` All that night we sat together , our arms round each other , each strengthening each for the troubles that lay before us .

text: All

text: that

text: night

text: we

text: sat

text: together

text: our

text: arms

text: round

text: each

text: other

text: each

text: strengthening

text: each

text: for

text: the

text: troubles

text: that

text: lay

text: before

text: us


text: The very next evening had been fixed for the attempt .

text: The

text: very

text: next

text: evening

text: had

text: been

text: fixed

text: for

text: the

text: attempt


text: By midday my husband and I were on our way to London , but not before he had given our benefactor full warning of this danger , and had also left such information for the police as would safeguard his life for the future .

text: By

text: midday

text: my

text: husband

text: and

text: I

text: were

text: on

text: our

text: way

text: to

text: London

text: but

text: not

text: before

text: he

text: had

text: given

text: our

text: benefactor

text: full

text: warning

text: of

text: this

text: danger

text: and

text: had

text: also

text: left

text: such

text: information

text: for

text: the

text: police

text: as

text: would

text: safeguard

text: his

text: life

text: for

text: the

text: future


text: `` The rest , gentlemen , you know for yourselves .

text: The

text: rest

text: gentlemen

text: you

text: know

text: for

text: yourselves


text: We were sure that our enemies would be behind us like our own shadows .

text: We

text: were

text: sure

text: that

text: our

text: enemies

text: would

text: be

text: behind

text: us

text: like

text: our

text: own

text: shadows


text: Gorgiano had his private reasons for vengeance , but in any case we knew how ruthless , cunning , and untiring he could be .

text: Gorgiano

text: had

text: his

text: private

text: reasons

text: for

text: vengeance

text: but

text: in

text: any

text: case

text: we

text: knew

text: how

text: ruthless

text: cunning

text: and

text: untiring

text: he

text: could

text: be


text: Both Italy and America are full of stories of his dreadful powers .

text: Both

text: Italy

text: and

text: America

text: are

text: full

text: of

text: stories

text: of

text: his

text: dreadful

text: powers


text: If ever they were exerted it would be now .

text: If

text: ever

text: they

text: were

text: exerted

text: it

text: would

text: be

text: now


text: My darling made use of the few clear days which our start had given us in arranging for a refuge for me in such a fashion that no possible danger could reach me .

text: My

text: darling

text: made

text: use

text: of

text: the

text: few

text: clear

text: days

text: which

text: our

text: start

text: had

text: given

text: us

text: in

text: arranging

text: for

text: a

text: refuge

text: for

text: me

text: in

text: such

text: a

text: fashion

text: that

text: no

text: possible

text: danger

text: could

text: reach

text: me


text: For his own part , he wished to be free that he might communicate both with the American and with the Italian police .

text: For

text: his

text: own

text: part

text: he

text: wished

text: to

text: be

text: free

text: that

text: he

text: might

text: communicate

text: both

text: with

text: the

text: American

text: and

text: with

text: the

text: Italian

text: police


text: I do not myself know where he lived , or how .

text: I

text: do

text: not

text: myself

text: know

text: where

text: he

text: lived

text: or

text: how


text: All that I learned was through the columns of a newspaper .

text: All

text: that

text: I

text: learned

text: was

text: through

text: the

text: columns

text: of

text: a

text: newspaper


text: But once as I looked through my window , I saw two Italians watching the house , and I understood that in some way Gorgiano had found our retreat .

text: But

text: once

text: as

text: I

text: looked

text: through

text: my

text: window

text: I

text: saw

text: two

text: Italians

text: watching

text: the

text: house

text: and

text: I

text: understood

text: that

text: in

text: some

text: way

text: Gorgiano

text: had

text: found

text: our

text: retreat


text: Finally Gennaro told me , through the paper , that he would signal to me from a certain window , but when the signals came they were nothing but warnings , which were suddenly interrupted .

text: Finally

text: Gennaro

text: told

text: me

text: through

text: the

text: paper

text: that

text: he

text: would

text: signal

text: to

text: me

text: from

text: a

text: certain

text: window

text: but

text: when

text: the

text: signals

text: came

text: they

text: were

text: nothing

text: but

text: warnings

text: which

text: were

text: suddenly

text: interrupted


text: It is very clear to me now that he knew Gorgiano to be close upon him , and that , thank God ! he was ready for him when he came .

text: It

text: is

text: very

text: clear

text: to

text: me

text: now

text: that

text: he

text: knew

text: Gorgiano

text: to

text: be

text: close

text: upon

text: him

text: and

text: that

text: thank

text: God

text: he

text: was

text: ready

text: for

text: him

text: when

text: he

text: came


text: And now , gentleman , I would ask you whether we have anything to fear from the law , or whether any judge upon earth would condemn my Gennaro for what he has done ? ''

text: And

text: now

text: gentleman

text: I

text: would

text: ask

text: you

text: whether

text: we

text: have

text: anything

text: to

text: fear

text: from

text: the

text: law

text: or

text: whether

text: any

text: judge

text: upon

text: earth

text: would

text: condemn

text: my

text: Gennaro

text: for

text: what

text: he

text: has

text: done


text: `` Well , Mr. Gregson , '' said the American , looking across at the official , `` I do n't know what your British point of view may be , but I guess that in New York this lady 's husband will receive a pretty general vote of thanks . ''

text: Well

text: Mr.

text: Gregson

text: said

text: the

text: American

text: looking

text: across

text: at

text: the

text: official

text: I

text: do

text: n't

text: know

text: what

text: your

text: British

text: point

text: of

text: view

text: may

text: be

text: but

text: I

text: guess

text: that

text: in

text: New

text: York

text: this

text: lady

text: 's

text: husband

text: will

text: receive

text: a

text: pretty

text: general

text: vote

text: of

text: thanks


text: `` She will have to come with me and see the chief , '' Gregson answered .

text: She

text: will

text: have

text: to

text: come

text: with

text: me

text: and

text: see

text: the

text: chief

text: Gregson

text: answered


text: `` If what she says is corroborated , I do not think she or her husband has much to fear .

text: If

text: what

text: she

text: says

text: is

text: corroborated

text: I

text: do

text: not

text: think

text: she

text: or

text: her

text: husband

text: has

text: much

text: to

text: fear


text: But what I ca n't make head or tail of , Mr. Holmes , is how on earth YOU got yourself mixed up in the matter . ''

text: But

text: what

text: I

text: ca

text: n't

text: make

text: head

text: or

text: tail

text: of

text: Mr.

text: Holmes

text: is

text: how

text: on

text: earth

text: YOU

text: got

text: yourself

text: mixed

text: up

text: in

text: the

text: matter


text: `` Education , Gregson , education .

text: Education

text: Gregson

text: education


text: Still seeking knowledge at the old university .

text: Still

text: seeking

text: knowledge

text: at

text: the

text: old

text: university


text: Well , Watson , you have one more specimen of the tragic and grotesque to add to your collection .

text: Well

text: Watson

text: you

text: have

text: one

text: more

text: specimen

text: of

text: the

text: tragic

text: and

text: grotesque

text: to

text: add

text: to

text: your

text: collection


text: By the way , it is not eight o'clock , and a Wagner night at Covent Garden !

text: By

text: the

text: way

text: it

text: is

text: not

text: eight

text: o'clock

text: and

text: a

text: Wagner

text: night

text: at

text: Covent

text: Garden


text: If we hurry , we might be in time for the second act . ''

text: If

text: we

text: hurry

text: we

text: might

text: be

text: in

text: time

text: for

text: the

text: second

text: act