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room of the lodging´house�察�one more dim light glimmered high up through 

the obscurity。 

     ;Someone   is   moving   in   that   room�察─  �said   Holmes   in   a   whisper�察  �his 

gaunt and eager face thrust forward to the window´pane。                  ;Yes�察�I can see 

his shadow。      There he is again�        �He has a candle in his hand。          Now he 

is peering across。      He wants to be sure that she is on the lookout。              Now 

he begins to flash。       Take the message also�察�Watson�察�that we  may check 

each   other。    A  single   flashthat   is A�察  �surely。  Now�察  �then。     How   many 

did you make it�拭      �Twenty。      Do did In。     That should mean T。         ATthat's 

intelligible enough。 Another T。          Surely this is the beginning of a second 

word。      Now�察    �thenTENTA。       Dead    stop。    That    can't  be   all�察 �Watson�拭�

ATTENTA gives no sense。             Nor is it any better as three words AT�察�TEN�察�

TA�察�unless T。 A。 are a person's initials。         There it goes again� �What's that�拭�

ATTEwhy�察  �it   is   the   same   message   over   again。   Curious�察  �Watson�察  �very 

curious。     Now he is off once more�            �ATwhy he is repeating it for the 

third time。     ATTENTA three times�            �How often will he repeat it�拭         �No�察�

that seems to be the finish。        He has withdrawn form the window。               What 

do you make of it�察�Watson�拭─�

     ;A cipher message�察�Holmes。; 

     My companion gave a sudden chuckle of comprehension。                     ;And not a 

very   obscure   cipher�察  �Watson�察─  �said   he。    ;Why�察  �of   course�察  �it   is   Italian� �

The     A  means     that  it  is  addressed    to   a  woman。      'Beware�      �Beware� �

Beware��'      How's that�察�Watson�拭�

     ;I believe you have hit it。; 

     ;Not   a   doubt   of   it。 It   is   a   very   urgent   message�察  �thrice   repeated   to 

make it more so。        But beware of what�拭         �Wait a bit�察�he is coming to the 

window once more。; 

     Again we saw the dim silhouette of a crouching man and the whisk of 

the   small   flame   across   the   window   as   the   signals   were   renewed。   They 

came mor rapidly than beforeso rapid that it was hard to follow them。 

     ;PERICOLOpericoloeh�察           �what's   that�察 �Watson�拭    �'Danger��'    isn't  it�拭�



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Yes�察�by Jove�察�it's a danger signal。           There he goes again� �PERI。            Halloa�察�

what on earth; 

     The   light   had   suddenly   gone   out�察  �the   glimmering   square   of   window 

had disappeared�察 �and   the  third   floor   formed   a   dark   band   round the   lofty 

building�察�with its tiers of shining casements。              That last warning cry had 

been     suddenly     cut  short。    How�察    �and   by   whom�拭      �The    same    thought 

occurred   on   the   instant   to   us   both。  Holmes   sprang   up   from   where   he 

crouched by the window。 

     ;This   is   serious�察  �Watson�察─  �he   cried。   ;There   is   some   devilry   going 

forward�      �Why should such a message stop in such a way�拭                  �I should put 

Scotland Yard in touch with this businessand yet�察�it is too pressing for us 

to leave。; 

     ;Shall I go for the police�拭─�

     We must define the situation a little more clearly。               It may bear some 

more innocent interpretation。           Come�察�Watson�察�let us go across ourselves 

and see what we can make of it。; 



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     As    we   walked    rapidly    down    Howe     Street   I  glanced    back   at  the 

building which we had left。           There�察�dimly outlined at the top window�察�I 

could see the shadow of a head�察�a woman's head�察�gazing tensely�察�rigidly�察�

out into the night�察�waiting with breathless suspense for the renewal of that 

interrupted   message。       At   the   doorway   of   the   Howe   Street   flats   a   man�察�

muffled   in   a   cravat   and   greatcoat�察  �was   leaning   against   the   railing。 He 

started as the hall´light fell upon our faces。 

     ;Holmes� ─�he cried。 

     ;Why�察  �Gregson� ─  �said   my   companion   as   he   shook   hands   with   the 

Scotland     Yard    detective。    ;Journeys     end   with   lovers'   meetings。    What 

brings you here�拭─�

     ;The   same   reasons   that   bring   you�察  �I   expect�察─  �said   Gregson。   ;How 

you got on to it I can't imagine。; 

     ;Different     threads�察  �but  leading    up   to  the  same    tangle。   I've   been 

taking the signals。; 

     ;Signals�拭─�

     ;Yes�察�from  that   window。        They  broke   off in the   middle。      We   came 

over to see the reason。        But since it is safe in your hands I see no object 

in continuing this business。; 

     ;Wait   a   bit� ─  �cried   Gregson   eagerly。   ;I'll   do   you   this   justice�察  �Mr。 

Holmes�察�that I was never in a case yet that I didn't feel stronger for having 

you on my side。        There's only the one exit to these flats�察�so we have him 

safe。; 

     ;Who is he�拭─�

     ;Well�察�well�察�we score over you for once�察�Mr。 Holmes。                You must give 

us best this time。;      He struck his stick sharply upon the ground�察�on which 

a cabman�察�his whip in his hand�察�sauntered over from a four´wheeler which 

stood on the far side of the street。 ;May I introduce you to Mr。 Sherlock 

Holmes�拭─�he said to the cabman。              ;This is Mr。 Leverton�察�of Pinkerton's 

American Agency。; 

     ;The hero of the Long Island cave mystery�拭─�said Holmes。                  ;Sir�察�I am 



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pleased to meet you。; 

     The American�察�a quiet�察�businesslike young man�察�with a clean´ shaven�察�

hatchet face�察�flushed up at the words of commendation。 ;I am on the trail 

of my life now�察�Mr。 Holmes�察─�said he。           ;If I can get Gorgiano; 

     ;What�     �Gorgiano of the Red Circle�拭─�

     ;Oh�察�he has a European fame�察�has he�拭             �Well�察�we've learned all about 

him in America。        We KNOW he is at the bottom of fifty murders�察�and yet 

we have nothing positive we can take him on。                I tracked him over from 

New York�察�and I've been close to him for a week in London�察�waiting some 

excuse to get my hand on his collar。 Mr。 Gregson and I ran him to ground 

in that big tenement house�察�and there's only one door�察�so he can't slip us。 

There's three folk come out since he went in�察�but I'll swear he wasn't one 

of them。; 

     ;Mr。 Holmes talks of signals�察─�said Gregson。              ;I expect�察�as usual�察�he 

knows a good deal that we don't。; 

     In a few clear words Holmes explained the situation as it had appeared 

to us。   The American struck his hands together with vexation。 

     ;He's on to us� ─�he cried。 

     ;Why do you think so�拭─�

     ;Well�察  �it   figures   out   that   way�察  �does   it   not�拭�Here   he   is�察 �sending   out 

messages      to  an  accomplicethere      are  several   of  his  gang    in  London。 

Then suddenly�察�just as by your own account he was telling them that there 

was danger�察�he broke short off。          What could it mean except that from the 

window he had suddenly either caught sight of us in the street�察�or in some 

way come to understand how close the danger was�察�and that he must act 

right away if he was to avoid it�拭       �What do you suggest�察�Mr。 Holmes�拭─�

     ;That we go up at once and see for ourselves。; 

     ;But we have no warrant for his arrest。; 

     ;He is in unoccupied premises under suspicious circumstances�察─�said 

Gregson。      ;That is good enough for the moment。             When we have him by 

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