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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