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                       THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES

                      The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle

      I had called upon my friend Sherlock Holmes upon the second

      morning after Christmas�察�with the intention of wishing him the

      compliments of the season。  He was lounging upon the sofa in a

      purple dressing´gown�察�a pipe´rack within his reach upon the right��

      and a pile of crumpled morning papers�察�evidently newly studied��

      near at hand。  Beside the couch was a wooden chair�察�and on the

      angle of the back hung a very seedy and disreputable hard´felt

      hat�察�much the worse for wear�察�and cracked in several places。  A

      lens and a forceps lying upon the seat of the chair suggested that

      the hat had been suspended in this manner for the purpose of

      examination。



          ;You are engaged�察─�said I�察 �perhaps I interrupt you。;



          ;Not at all。  I am glad to have a friend with whom I can

      discuss my results。  The matter is a perfectly trivial one;he

      jerked his thumb in the direction of the old hat;but there are

      points in connection with it which are not entirely devoid of

      interest and even of instruction。;



          I seated myself in his armchair and warmed my hands before his

      crackling fire�察�for a sharp frost had set in�察�and the windows were

      thick with the ice crystals。  ;I suppose�察─�I remarked�察 �that��

      homely as it looks�察�this thing has some deadly story linked on to

      itthat it is the clue which will guide you in the solution of

      some mystery and the punishment of some crime。;



          ;No�察�no。  No crime�察─�said Sherlock Holmes�察�laughing。  ;Only

      one of those whimsical little incidents which will happen when you

      have four million human beings all jostling each other within the

      space of a few square miles。  Amid the action and reaction of so

      dense a swarm of humanity�察�every possible combination of events

      may be expected to take place�察�and many a little problem will be

      presented which may be striking and bizarre without being

      criminal。  We have already had experience of such。;



          ;So much so�察─�I remarked�察 �that of the last six cases which I

      have added to my notes�察�three have been entirely free of any legal

      crime。;



          ;Precisely。  You allude to my attempt to recover the Irene

      Adler papers�察�to the singular case of Miss Mary Sutherland�察�and to

      the adventure of the man with the twisted lip。  Well�察�I have no

      doubt that this small matter will fall into the same innocent

      category。  You know Peterson�察�the commissionaire�拭�



          ;Yes。;



          ;It is to him that this trophy belongs。;



          ;It is his hat。;



          ;No�察�no�察�he found it。  Its owner is unknown。  I beg that you

      will look upon it not as a battered billycock but as an

      intellectual problem。  And�察�first�察�as to how it came here。  It

      arrived upon Christmas morning�察�in company with a good fat goose��

      which is�察�I have no doubt�察�roasting at this moment in front of

      Peterson's fire。  The facts are these�此�about four o'clock on

      Christmas morning�察�Peterson�察�who�察�as you know�察�is a very honest

      fellow�察�was returning from some small jollification and was making

      his way homeward down Tottenham Court Road。  In front of him he

      saw�察�in the gaslight�察�a tallish man�察�walking with a slight

      stagger�察�and carrying a white goose slung over his shoulder。  As

      he reached the corner of Goodge Street�察�a row broke out between

      this stranger and a little knot of roughs。  One of the latter

      knocked off the man's hat�察�on which he raised his stick to defend

      himself and�察�swinging it over his head�察�smashed the shop window

      behind him。  Peterson had rushed forward to protect the stranger

      from his assailants�察�but the man�察�shocked at having broken the

      window�察�and seeing an official´looking person in uniform rushing

      towards him�察�dropped his goose�察�took to his heels�察�and vanished

      amid the labyrinth of small sheets which lie at the back of

      Tottenham Court Road。  The roughs had also fled at the appearance

      of Peterson�察�so that he was left in possession of the field of

      battle�察�and also of the spoils of victory in the shape of this

      battered hat and a most unimpeachable Christmas goose。;



          ;Which surely he restored to their owner�拭�



          ;My dear fellow�察�there lies the problem。  It is true that `For

      Mrs。 Henry Baker' was printed upon a small card which was tied to

      the bird's left leg�察�and it is also true that the initials `H。 B。'

      are legible upon the lining of this hat�察�but as there are some

      thousands of Bakers�察�and some hundreds of Henry Bakers in this

      city of ours�察�it is not easy to restore lost property to any one

      of them。;



          ;What�察�then�察�did Peterson do�拭�



          ;He brought round both hat and goose to me on Christmas

      morning�察�knowing that even the smallest problems are of interest

      to me。  The goose we retained until this morning�察�when there were

      signs that�察�in spite of the slight frost�察�it would be well that it

      should be eaten without unnecessary delay。  Its finder has carried

      it off�察�therefore�察�to fulfil the ultimate destiny of a goose��

      while I continue to retain the hat of the unknown gentleman who

      lost his Christmas dinner。;



          ;Did he not advertise�拭�



          ;No。;



          ;Then�察�what clue could you have as to his identity�拭�



          ;Only as much as we can deduce。;



          ;From his hat�拭�



          ;Precisely。;



          ;But you are joking。  What can you gather from this old

      battered felt�拭�



          ;Here is my lens。  You know my methods。  What can you gather

      yourself as to the individuality of the man who has worn this

      article�拭�



          I took the tattered object in my hands and turned it over

      rather ruefully。  It was a very ordinary black hat of the usual

      round shape�察�hard and much the worse for wear。  The lining had

      been of red silk�察�but was a good deal discoloured。  There was no

      maker's name�察�but�察�as Holmes had remarkcd�察�the initials ;H。 B。;

      were scrawled upon one side。  It was pierced in the brim for a

      hat´securer�察�but the elastic was missing。  For the rest�察�it was

      cracked�察�exceedingly dusty�察�and spotted in several places��

      although there seemed to have been some attempt to hide the

      discoloured patches by smearing them with ink。



          ;I can see nothing�察─�said I�察�handing it back to my friend。



          ;On the contrary�察�Watson�察�you can see everything。  You fail��

      however�察�to reason from what you see。  You are too timid in

      drawing your inferences。;



          ;Then�察�pray tell me what it is that you can infer from this

      hat�拭�



          He picked it up and gazed at it in the peculiar introspective

      fashion which was characteristic of him。  ;It is perhaps less

      suggestive than it might have been�察─�he remarked�察 �and yet there

      are a few inferences which are very distinct�察�and a few others

      which represent at least a strong balance of probability。  That

      the man was highly intellectual is of course obvious upon the face

      of it�察�and also that he was fairly well´to´do within the last

      three years�察�although he has now fallen upon evil days。  He had

      foresight�察�but has less now than formerly�察�pointing to a moral

      retrogression�察�which�察�when taken with the decline of his fortunes��

      seems to indicate some evil influence�察�probably drink�察�at work

      upon him。  This may account also for the obvious fact that his

      wife has ceased to love him。;



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