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     The landlady drew  an envelope from  her bag�察�from  it she shook   out 

two burnt matches and a cigarette´end upon the table。 

     ;They were on his tray this morning。             I brought them because I had 

heard that you can read great things out of small ones。; 

     Holmes shrugged his shoulders。 

     ;There is nothing here�察─�said he。         ;The matches have�察�of course�察�been 

used to light cigarettes。       That is obvious from the shortness of the burnt 

end。    Half the match is consumed in lighting a pipe or cigar。                But�察�dear 

me�    �this   cigarette   stub  is  certainly   remarkable。      The     gentleman     was 

bearded and moustached�察�you say�拭─�

     ;Yes�察�sir。; 

     ;I don't understand that。        I should say that only a clean´shaven man 

could   have   smoked   this。      Why�察  �Watson�察  �even   your   modest   moustache 

would have been singed。; 

     ;A holder�拭─�I suggested。 

     ;No�察�no�察�the end is matted。         I suppose there could not be two people 

in your rooms�察�Mrs。 Warren�拭─�

     ;No�察�sir。    He eats so little that I often wonder it can keep life in one。; 

     ;Well�察�I think we must wait for a little more material。              After all�察�you 

have nothing to complain of。           You have received your rent�察�and he is not 

a   troublesome   lodger�察  �though   he   is   certainly   an   unusual   one。   He   pays 

you   well�察  �and   if   he   chooses   to   lie   concealed   it   is   no   direct   business   of 

yours。     We   have   no   excuse   for   an   intrusion   upon   his   privacy   until   we 

have some reason to think that there is a guilty reason for it。                I've taken 

up the matter�察�and I won't lose sight of it。          Report to me if anything fresh 

occurs�察�and rely upon my assistance if it should be needed。 



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     ;There are certainly some points of interest in this case�察�Watson�察─�he 

remarked when the landlady had left us。                ;It may�察�of course�察�be trivial 

individual eccentricity�察�or it may be very much deeper than appears on the 

surface。     The first thing that strike one is the obvious possibility that the 

person   now   in   the   rooms   may   be   entirely   different   from   the   one   who 

engaged them。; 

     ;Why should you think so�拭─�

     ;Well�察�apart form this cigarette´end�察�was it not suggestive that the only 

time the lodger went out was immediately after his taking the rooms�拭                    �He 

came   backor   someone   came   backwhen   all   witnesses   were   out   of   the 

way。     We have no proof that the person who came back was the person 

who went out。        Then�察�again�察�the man who took the rooms spoke English 

well。     This    other�察 �however�察    �prints   'match'    when    it  should   have    been 

'matches。'     I   can   imagine   that   the   word   was   taken   out   of   a   dictionary�察�

which would give the noun but not the plural。                The laconic style may be 

to conceal the absence of knowledge of English。                  Yes�察�Watson�察�there are 

good reasons to suspect that there has been a substitution of lodgers。; 

     ;But for what possible end�拭─�

     Ah�    �there   lies  our   problem。     There     is  one   rather  obvious     line  of 

investigation。;      He   took   down   the   great   book   in   which�察  �day   by  day�察  �he 

filed the agony columns of the various London journals。 ;Dear me� ─�said 

he�察�turning over the pages�察 �what a chorus of groans�察�cries�察�and bleatings� �

What   a   rag´bag   of   singular   happenings�       �But   surely   the   most   valuable 

hunting´ground   that   ever   was   given   to   a   student   of   the   unusual�    �This 

person is alone and cannot be approached by letter without a breach of that 

absolute secrecy which is desired。            How is any news or any message to 

reach     him    from    without�拭      �Obviously       by   advertisement       through    a 

newspaper。       There seems no other way�察�and fortunately we need concern 

ourselves with the one paper only。            Here are the Daily Gazette extracts of 

the last fortnight。      'Lady with a black boa at Prince's Skating Club'that 

we    may    pass。   'Surely     Jimmy     will  not   break   his  mother's    heart'that 

appears   to   be   irrelevant。    'If   the   lady   who   fainted   on   Brixton   bus'she 

does     not  interest   me。    'Every     day   my    heart   longs'   Bleat�察  �Watson 

unmitigated bleat�        �Ah�察�this is a little more possible。        Listen to this�此    �'Be 



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patient。     Will   find   some   sure   means   of   communications。         Meanwhile�察�

this   column。     G。'   That   is   two   days   after   Mrs。  Warren's   lodger   arrived。 

It   sounds   plausible�察  �does   it   not�拭 �The   mysterious   one   could   understand 

English�察�even if he could not print it。            Let us see if we can pick up the 

trace again。      Yes�察�here we arethree days later。           'Am making successful 

arrangements。        Patience      and   prudence。      The     clouds    will   pass。    G。' 

Nothing      for  a   week    after  that。   Then     comes     something      much    more 

definite�此     �'The    path   is  clearing。     If   I  find   chance     signal   message 

remember code agreedOne A�察�two B�察�and so on。 You will hear soon。                        G。' 

That was in yesterday's paper�察�and there is nothing in to´day's。 It's all very 

appropriate to Mrs。 Warren's lodger。             If we wait a little�察�Watson�察�I don't 

doubt that the affair will grow more intelligible。; 

     So   it   proved�察  �for   in   the   morning   I   found   my   friend   standing   on   the 

hearthrug   with   his   back   to   the   fire   and   a   smile   of   complete   satisfaction 

upon his face。 

     ;How's this�察�Watson�拭─�he cried�察�picking up the paper from the table。 

;'High red house with white stone facings。               Third floor。 Second window 

left。   After dusk。      G。'   That is definite enough。 I think after breakfast we 

must make a little reconnaissance of Mrs。 Warren's neighbourhood。                       Ah�察�

Mrs。 Warren� �what news do you bring us this morning�拭─�

     Our client had suddenly burst into the room with an explosive energy 

which told of some new and momentous development。 

     ;It's a police matter�察�Mr。 Holmes� ─�she cried。             ;I'll have no more of it� �

He shall pack out of there with his baggage。               I would have gone straight 

up   and   told   him   so�察  �only   I   thought   it   was   but   fair   to   you   to   take   your 

opinion first。      But I'm at the end of my patience�察�and when it comes to 

knocking my old man about; 

     ;Knocking Mr。 Warren about�拭─�

     ;Using him roughly�察�anyway。; 

     ;But who used him roughly�拭─�

     ;Ah�   �that's   what   we   want   to   know�    �It   was   this   morning�察  �sir。  Mr。 

Warren   is   a   timekeeper   at   Morton   and   Waylight's�察  �in   Tottenham   Court 

Road。     He has to be out of the house before seven。 Well�察�this morning he 

had not gone ten paces down the road when two men came up behind him�察�



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threw a coat over his head�察�and bundled him into a cab that was                     beside 

the curb。     They  drove  him  an   hour�察  �and   then opened the   door   and   shot 

him out。      He lay in the roadway so shaken in his wits that he never saw 

what became of the cab。 When he picked himself up he found he was on 

Hampstead Heath�察  �so he   took a bus   home�察�and   there he lies now  on  his 

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