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      well dressed�察�very neat and plain�察�but his eyes were weak�察�just as

      mine are�察�and he wore tinted glasses against the glare。;



          ;Well�察�and what happened when Mr。 Windibank�察�your stepfather��

      returned to France�拭�



          ;Mr。 Hosmer Angel came to the house again and proposed that we

      should marry before father came back。  He was in dreadful earnest

      and made me swear�察�with my hands on the Testament�察�that whatever

      happened I would always be true to him。  Mother said he was quite

      right to make me swear�察�and that it was a sign of his passion。

      Mother was all in his favour from the first and was even fonder of

      him than I was。  Then�察�when they talked of marrying within the

      week�察�I began to ask about father�察�but they both said never to

      mind about father�察�but just to tell him afterwards�察�and mother

      said she would make it all right with him。  I didn't quite like

      that�察�Mr。 Holmes。  It seemed funny that I should ask his leave�察�as

      he was only a few years older than me�察�but I didn't want to do

      anything on the sly�察�so I wrote to father at Bordeaux�察�where the

      company has its French offices�察�but the letter came back to me on

      the very morning of the wedding。;



          ;It missed him�察�then�拭�



          ;Yes�察�sir�察�for he had started to England just before it

      arrived。;



          ;Ha� �that was unfortunate。  Your wedding was arranged�察�then��

      for the Friday。  Was it to be in church�拭�



          ;Yes�察�sir�察�but very quietly。  It was to be at St。 Saviour's��

      near King's Cross�察�and we were to have breakfast afterwards at the

      St。 Pancras Hotel。  Hosmer came for us in a hansom�察�but as there

      were two of us he put us both into it and stepped himself into a

      four´wheeler�察�which happened to be the only other cab in the

      street。  We got to the church first�察�and when the four´wheeler

      drove up we waited for him to step out�察�but he never did�察�and when

      the cabman got down from the box and looked there was no one

      there�  �The cabman said that he could not imagine what had become

      of him�察�for he had seen him get in with his own eyes。  That was

      last Friday�察�Mr。 Holmes�察�and I have never seen or heard anything

      since then to throw any light upon what became of him。;



          ;It seems to me that you have been very shamefully treated�察�

      said Holmes。



          ;Oh�察�no�察�sir�  �He was too good and kind to leave me so。  Why��

      all the morning he was saying to me that�察�whatever happened�察�I was

      to be true�察�and that even if something quite unforeseen occurred

      to separate us�察�I was always to remember that I was pledged to

      him�察�and that he would claim his pledge sooner or later。  It

      seemed strange talk for a wedding´morning�察�but what has happened

      since gives a meaning to it。;



          ;Most certainly it does。  Your own opinion is�察�then�察�that some

      unforeseen catastrophe has occurred to him�拭�



          ;Yes�察�sir。  I believe that he foresaw some danger�察�or else he

      would not have talked so。  And then I think that what he foresaw

      happened。;



          ;But you have no notion as to what it could have been�拭�



          ;None。;



          ;One more question。  How did your mother take the matter�拭�



          ;She was angry�察�and said that I was never to speak of the

      matter again。;



          ;And your father�拭 �Did you tell him�拭�



          ;Yes�察�and he seemed to think�察�with me�察�that something had

      happened�察�and that I should hear of Hosmer again。  As he said��

      what interest could anyone have in bringing me to the doors of the

      church�察�and then leaving me�拭 �Now�察�if he had borrowed my money�察�or

      if he had married me and got my money settled on him�察�there might

      be some reason�察�but Hosmer was very independent about money and

      never would look at a shilling of mine。  And yet�察�what could have

      happened�拭 �And why could he not write�拭 �Oh�察�it drives me half´mad

      to think of it�察�and I can't sleep a wink at night。;  She pulled a

      little handkerchief out of her muff and began to sob heavily into

      it。



          ;I shall glance into the case for you�察─�said Holmes�察�rising��

      ;and I have no doubt that we shall reach some definite result。

      Let the weight of the matter rest upon me now�察�and do not let your

      mind dwell upon it further。  Above all�察�try to let Mr。 Hosmer

      Angel vanish from your memory�察�as he has done from your life。;



          ;Then you don't think I'll see him again�拭�



          ;I fear not。;



          ;Then what has happened to him�拭�



          ;You will leave that question in my hands。  I should like an

      accurate description of him and any letters of his which you can

      spare。;



          ;I advertised for him in last Saturday's Chronicle�察─�said she。

      ;Here is the slip and here are four letters from him。;



          ;Thank you。  And your address�拭�



          ;No。 31 Lyon Place�察�Camberwell。;



          ;Mr。 Angel's address you never had�察�I understand。  Where is

      your father's place of business�拭�



          ;He travels for Westhouse & Marbank�察�the great claret

      importers of Fenchurch Street。;



          ;Thank you。  You have made your statement very clearly。  You

      will leave the papers here�察�and remember the advice which I have

      given you。  Let the whole incident be a sealed book�察�and do not

      allow it to affect your life。;



          ;You are very kind�察�Mr。 Holmes�察�but I cannot do that。  I shall

      be true to Hosmer。  He shall find me ready when he comes back。;



          For all the preposterous hat and the vacuous face�察�there was

      something noble in the simple faith of our visitor which compelled

      our respect。  She laid her little bundle of papers upon the table

      and went her way�察�with a promise to come again whenever she might

      be summoned。



          Sherlock Holmes sat silent for a few minutes with his

      finger´tips still pressed together�察�his legs stretched out in

      front of him�察�and his gaze directed upward to the ceiling。  Then

      he took down from the rack the old and oily clay pipe�察�which was

      to him as a counsellor�察�and�察�having lit it�察�he leaned back in his

      chair�察�with the thick blue cloud´wreaths spinning up from him�察�and

      a look of infinite languor in his face。



          ;Quite an interesting study�察�that maiden�察─�he observed。  ;I

      found her more interesting than her little problem�察�which�察�by the

      way�察�is rather a trite one。  You will find parallel cases�察�if you

      consult my index�察�in Andover in `77�察�and there was something of

      the sort at The Hague last year。  Old as is the idea�察�however��

      there were one or two details which were new to me。  But the

      maiden herself was most instructive。;



          ;You appeared to read a good deal upon her which was quite

      invisible to me�察─�I remarked。



          ;Not invisible but unnoticed�察�Watson。  You did not know where

      to look�察�and so you missed all that was important。  I can never

      bring you to realize the importance of sleeves�察�the suggestiveness

      of thumails�察�or the great issues that may hang from a boot´lace。

      Now�察�what did you gather from that woman's appearance�拭 �Describe

      it。;



          ;Well�察�she had a slate´coloured�察�broad´brimmed straw hat�察�with

      a feather of a brickish red。  Her jacket was black�察�with black

      beads sewn upon it�察�and a fringe of little black jet ornaments。

      Her dress was brown�察�rather darker than coffee colour�察�with a

      little purple plush at the neck and sleeves。  Her gloves were

      grayish and were worn through at the right forefinger。  Her boots

      I didn't ob

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