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                       The Adventure of the Red Circle 



The Adventure of the Red 

                            Circle 



                  By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 



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     ;Well�察�Mrs。 Warren�察�I cannot see that you have any particular cause for 

uneasiness�察  �nor   do   I   understand   why   I�察  �whose   time   is   of   some   value�察�

should interfere in the matter。          I really have other things to engage me。; 

So   spoke   Sherlock   Holmes   and   turned   back   to   the   great   scrapbook   in 

which he was arranging and indexing some of his recent material。 

     But the landlady had the pertinacity and also the cunning of her sex。 

She held her ground firmly。 

     ;You arranged an affair for a lodger of mine last year�察─�she said;Mr。 

Fairdale Hobbs。; 

     ;Ah�察�yesa simple matter。; 

     ;But   he   would   never   cease   talking   of   ityour   kindness�察  �sir�察  �and   the 

way   in   which   you   brought   light   into   the   darkness。    I   remembered   his 

words   when   I   was   in   doubt   and   darkness   myself。    I   know   you   could   if 

you only would。; 

     Holmes was accessible upon the side of flattery�察�and also�察�to do him 

justice�察�upon the side of kindliness。          The two forces made him lay down 

his gum´brush with a sigh of resignation and push back his chair。 

     ;Well�察�well�察�Mrs。 Warren�察�let us hear about it�察�then。              You don't object 

to tobacco�察�I take it�拭      �Thank you�察�Watsonthe matches� �You are uneasy�察�

as I understand�察�because your new lodger remains in his rooms and you 

cannot see him。        Why�察�bless you�察�Mrs。 Warren�察�if I were your lodger you 

often would not see me for weeks on end。; 

     ;No doubt�察�sir�察�but this is different。         It frightens me�察�Mr。 Holmes。           I 

can't   sleep   for   fright。 To   hear   his   quick   step   moving   here   and   moving 

there from early morning to late at night�察�and yet never to catch so much 

as   a  glimpse     of  himit's   more   than   I  can   stand。   My     husband     is  as 

nervous over it as I am�察�but he is out at his work all day�察�while I get no rest 

from it。    What is he hiding for�拭        �What has he done�拭        �Except for the girl�察�

I   am  all   alone   in   the house   with   him�察 �and   it's   more   than   my  nerves   can 

stand。; 

     Holmes      leaned    forward    and    laid  his  long�察  �thin   fingers   upon    the 



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woman's shoulder。         He had an almost hypnotic power of soothing when 

he    wished。    The     scared   look   faded    from   her   eyes�察 �and    her  agitated 

features   smoothed   into   their   usual   commonplace。        She   sat   down   in   the 

chair which he had indicated。 

     ;If I take it up I must understand every detail�察─�said he。            ;Take time to 

consider。     The smallest point may be the most essential。 You say that the 

man came ten days ago and paid you for a fortnight's board and lodging�拭─�

     ;He   asked   my   terms�察  �sir。  I   said   fifty  shillings   a   week。 There   is   a 

small sitting´room and bedroom�察�and all complete�察�at the top of the house。; 

     ;Well�拭─�

     ;He said�察�'I'll pay you five pounds a week if I can have it on my own 

terms。'    I'm a poor woman�察�sir�察�and Mr。 Warren earns little�察�and the money 

meant much to me。          He took out a ten´pound note�察�and he held it out to 

me   then   and   there。   'You   can   have   the   same   every   fortnight   for   a   long 

time to come if you keep the terms��' he said。             'If not�察�I'll have no more to 

do with you。' 

     ;What were the terms�拭─�

     ;Well�察�sir�察�they were that he was to have a key of the house。 That was 

all right。    Lodgers often have them。          Also�察�that he was to be left entirely 

to himself and never�察�upon any excuse�察�to be disturbed。; 

     ;Nothing wonderful in that�察�surely�拭─�

     ;Not in reason�察�sir。      But this is out of all reason。        He has been there 

for ten days�察�and neither Mr。 Warren�察�nor I�察�nor the girl has once set eyes 

upon him。       We can hear that quick step of his pacing up and down�察�up 

and down�察�night�察�morning�察�and noon�察�but except on that first night he had 

never once gone out of the house。; 

     ;Oh�察�he went out the first night�察�did he�拭─�

     ;Yes�察�sir�察�and returned very lateafter we were all in bed。            He told me 

after he had taken the rooms that he would do so and asked me not to bar 

the door。     I heard him come up the stair after midnight。; 

     ;But his meals�拭─�

     ;It was his particular direction that we should always�察�when he rang�察�

leave his meal upon a chair�察�outside his door。             Then he rings again when 

he has finished�察�and we take it   down from the same chair。                  If he   wants 



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anything else he prints it on a slip of paper and leaves it。; 

     ;Prints it�拭─�

     ;Yes�察�sir�察�prints it in pencil。       Just the word�察�nothing more。 Here's the 

one I brought to show yousoap。              Here's another match。          This is one 

he    left  the  first  morningdaily      gazette。    I   leave   that  paper    with   his 

breakfast every morning。; 

     ;Dear   me�察  �Watson�察─  �said   Homes�察  �staring   with   great   curiosity   at   the 

slips of foolscap which the landlady had handed to him�察 �this is certainly a 

little unusual。     Seclusion I can understand�察�but why print�拭              �Printing is a 

clumsy process。        Why not write�拭       �What would it suggest�察�Watson�拭─�

     ;That he desired to conceal his handwriting。; 

     ;But why�拭      �What can it matter to him that his landlady should have a 

word of his writing�拭        �Still�察�it may be as you say。        Then�察�again�察�why such 

laconic messages�拭─�

     ;I cannot imagine。; 

     It   opens   a   pleasing   field   for   intelligent   speculation。 The   words   are 

written with a broad´pointed�察�violet´tinted pencil of a not unusual pattern。 

You   will   observe   that   the   paper   is   torn   away   at   the   side   here   after   the 

printing   was   done�察  �so   that   the   's'   of   'soap'   is   partly   gone。 Suggestive�察�

Watson�察�is it not�拭─�

     ;Of caution�拭─�

     ;Exactly。       There     was    evidently     some     mark�察    �some    thumbprint�察�

something which   might give a   clue   to the   person's identity。            Now。  Mrs。 

Warren�察  �you   say   that   the   man   was   of   middle   size�察  �dark�察  �and   bearded。 

What age would he be�拭─�

     ;Youngish�察�sirnot over thirty。; 

     ;Well�察�can you give me no further indications�拭─�

     ;He spoke good English�察�sir�察�and yet I thought he was a foreigner by 

his accent。; 

     ;And he was well dressed�拭─�

     ;Very     smartly    dressed�察   �sirquite    the  gentleman。       Dark     clothes 

nothing you would note。; 

     ;He gave no name�拭─�

     No�察�sir。; 



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     ;And has had no letters or callers�拭─�

     ;None。; 

     ;But surely you or the girl enter his room of a morning�拭─�

     ;No�察�sir�察�he looks after himself entirely。; 

     ;Dear me� �that is certainly remarkable。           What about his luggage�拭─�

     ;He had one big brown bag with himnothing else。; 

     ;Well�察�we don't seem to have much material to help us。                  Do you say 

nothing has come out of that roomabsolutely nothing�拭─�

     The landlady drew  an envelope from  her bag�察�from

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