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| - | THE ADVENTURE OF THE THREE GABLES | + | =====The Adventure of the Three Gables===== |
| - | + | ===Sir Arthur Conan Doyle=== | |
| I don't think that any of my adventures with Mr. Sherlock Holmes opened | I don't think that any of my adventures with Mr. Sherlock Holmes opened | ||
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| "Well, I've given you fair warnin'," | "Well, I've given you fair warnin'," | ||
| - | interested out Harrow way--you know what I'm meaning--and he don't | + | interested out Harrow way---you know what I'm meaning---and he don't |
| intend to have no buttin' | intend to have no buttin' | ||
| ain't the law either, and if you come in I'll be on hand also. Don't | ain't the law either, and if you come in I'll be on hand also. Don't | ||
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| "It is certainly the last thing you need," said Holmes, staring at our | "It is certainly the last thing you need," said Holmes, staring at our | ||
| visitor' | visitor' | ||
| - | outside the Holborn--Bar What! you're not going?" | + | outside the Holborn---Bar What! you're not going?" |
| The negro had sprung back, and his face was leaden. "I won't listen to | The negro had sprung back, and his face was leaden. "I won't listen to | ||
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| "Yes, you'll tell the magistrate about it, Steve," | "Yes, you'll tell the magistrate about it, Steve," | ||
| - | been watching you and Barney Stockdale--" | + | been watching you and Barney Stockdale---" |
| - | "So help me the Lord! Masser Holmes--" | + | "So help me the Lord! Masser Holmes---" |
| " | " | ||
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| "I am sorry. One could not connect death with such a man. I have never | "I am sorry. One could not connect death with such a man. I have never | ||
| - | known anyone so vitally alive. He lived intensely--every fibre of | + | known anyone so vitally alive. He lived intensely---every fibre of |
| him!" | him!" | ||
| "Too intensely, Mr. Holmes. That was the ruin of him. You remember him | "Too intensely, Mr. Holmes. That was the ruin of him. You remember him | ||
| - | as he was--debonair and splendid. You did not see the moody, morose, | + | as he was---debonair and splendid. You did not see the moody, morose, |
| brooding creature into which he developed. His heart was broken. In a | brooding creature into which he developed. His heart was broken. In a | ||
| single month I seemed to see my gallant boy turn into a worn-out | single month I seemed to see my gallant boy turn into a worn-out | ||
| cynical man." | cynical man." | ||
| - | "A love affair--a woman?" | + | "A love affair---a woman?" |
| "Or a fiend. Well, it was not to talk of my poor lad that I asked you | "Or a fiend. Well, it was not to talk of my poor lad that I asked you | ||
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| showed it to Mr. Sutro, my lawyer, who lives in Harrow. He said to me, | showed it to Mr. Sutro, my lawyer, who lives in Harrow. He said to me, | ||
| 'This is a very strange document. Are you aware that if you sign it you | 'This is a very strange document. Are you aware that if you sign it you | ||
| - | could not legally take anything out of the house--not even your own | + | could not legally take anything out of the house---not even your own |
| private possessions?' | private possessions?' | ||
| this out, and I said that I meant only to sell the furniture. | this out, and I said that I meant only to sell the furniture. | ||
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| "' | "' | ||
| - | the whole thing seemed to me to be so unusual that I thought--" | + | the whole thing seemed to me to be so unusual that I thought---" |
| Here we had a very extraordinary interruption. | Here we had a very extraordinary interruption. | ||
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| in the world." | in the world." | ||
| - | "So, a rich man? No; you smiled--a rich woman. Now we have got so | + | "So, a rich man? No; you smiled---a rich woman. Now we have got so |
| far, you may as well give the name and earn the tenner." | far, you may as well give the name and earn the tenner." | ||
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| they play the game. Your letter to me had the 10 P.M. postmark. And yet | they play the game. Your letter to me had the 10 P.M. postmark. And yet | ||
| Susan passes the word to Barney. Barney has time to go to his employer | Susan passes the word to Barney. Barney has time to go to his employer | ||
| - | and get instructions; | + | and get instructions; |
| - | grin when she thought I had blundered--forms a plan. Black Steve is | + | grin when she thought I had blundered---forms a plan. Black Steve is |
| called in, and I am warned off by eleven o' | called in, and I am warned off by eleven o' | ||
| quick work, you know." | quick work, you know." | ||
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| "They arrived last week." | "They arrived last week." | ||
| - | "But you said--why, surely this might be the missing link. How do we | + | "But you said---why, surely this might be the missing link. How do we |
| know that there is not something of value there?" | know that there is not something of value there?" | ||
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| "Quite so. We know pretty well who the men are and where to find them. | "Quite so. We know pretty well who the men are and where to find them. | ||
| - | It is that gang of Barney Stockdale, with the big nigger in it-- | + | It is that gang of Barney Stockdale, with the big nigger in it--- |
| they' | they' | ||
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| "Well, they don't seem to have got much. Mrs. Maberley was chloroformed | "Well, they don't seem to have got much. Mrs. Maberley was chloroformed | ||
| - | and the house was--Ah! here is the lady herself." | + | and the house was---Ah! here is the lady herself." |
| Our friend of yesterday, looking very pale and ill, had entered the | Our friend of yesterday, looking very pale and ill, had entered the | ||
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| "It is all here," said the inspector, tapping a bulky notebook. | "It is all here," said the inspector, tapping a bulky notebook. | ||
| - | " | + | " |
| "There is really so little to tell. I have no doubt that wicked Susan | "There is really so little to tell. I have no doubt that wicked Susan | ||
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| "Which means that it is not of much use," said the inspector. "Now if | "Which means that it is not of much use," said the inspector. "Now if | ||
| - | it had been in the burglar' | + | it had been in the burglar' |
| " | " | ||
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| to the bleeding of his heart as he saw that lovely face, the face for | to the bleeding of his heart as he saw that lovely face, the face for | ||
| which he had been prepared to sacrifice his very life, looking out at | which he had been prepared to sacrifice his very life, looking out at | ||
| - | his agony and humiliation. She smiled--yes, | + | his agony and humiliation. She smiled---yes, by Heaven! she smiled, |
| like the heartless fiend she was, as he looked up at her. It was at | like the heartless fiend she was, as he looked up at her. It was at | ||
| that moment that love died and hate was born. Man must live for | that moment that love died and hate was born. Man must live for | ||
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| "It has always been my dream, Mr. Holmes." | "It has always been my dream, Mr. Holmes." | ||
| - | "Where would you like to go--Cairo, Madeira, the Riviera?" | + | "Where would you like to go---Cairo, Madeira, the Riviera?" |
| "Oh if I had the money I would go round the world." | "Oh if I had the money I would go round the world." | ||
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| her word for it she knows how to bring it home to him." | her word for it she knows how to bring it home to him." | ||
| - | "Then that was his own story--" | + | "Then that was his own story---" |
| "Ah! you are piecing it together now. I hear that she is about to marry | "Ah! you are piecing it together now. I hear that she is about to marry | ||
| the young Duke of Lomond, who might almost be her son. His Grace' | the young Duke of Lomond, who might almost be her son. His Grace' | ||
| might overlook the age, but a big scandal would be a different matter, | might overlook the age, but a big scandal would be a different matter, | ||
| - | so it is imperative--Ah! here we are." | + | so it is imperative---Ah! here we are." |
| It was one of the finest corner-houses of the West End. A machine-like | It was one of the finest corner-houses of the West End. A machine-like | ||
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| pass us in." | pass us in." | ||
| - | It did--with amazing celerity. A minute later we were in an Arabian | + | It did---with amazing celerity. A minute later we were in an Arabian |
| Nights drawing-room, | Nights drawing-room, | ||
| with an occasional pink electric light. The lady had come, I felt, to | with an occasional pink electric light. The lady had come, I felt, to | ||
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| eyes which looked murder at us both. | eyes which looked murder at us both. | ||
| - | "What is this intrusion--and this insulting message?" | + | "What is this intrusion---and this insulting message?" |
| holding up the slip of paper. | holding up the slip of paper. | ||
| "I need not explain, madame. I have too much respect for your | "I need not explain, madame. I have too much respect for your | ||
| - | intelligence to do so--though I confess that intelligence has been | + | intelligence to do so---though I confess that intelligence has been |
| surprisingly at fault of late." | surprisingly at fault of late." | ||
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| say that no one, save Barney Stockdale and Susan, his wife, have the | say that no one, save Barney Stockdale and Susan, his wife, have the | ||
| least idea who their employer is. As to them, well, it is not the first | least idea who their employer is. As to them, well, it is not the first | ||
| - | --" She smiled and nodded with a charming coquettish intimacy. | + | ---" She smiled and nodded with a charming coquettish intimacy. |
| "I see. You've tested them before." | "I see. You've tested them before." | ||
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| "Yes, yes! I admit it. He was a dear boy, Douglas, but it so chanced | "Yes, yes! I admit it. He was a dear boy, Douglas, but it so chanced | ||
| - | that he could not fit into my plans. He wanted marriage--marriage, | + | that he could not fit into my plans. He wanted marriage---marriage, |
| - | Mr. Holmes--with a penniless commoner. Nothing less would serve him. | + | Mr. Holmes---with a penniless commoner. Nothing less would serve him. |
| Then he became pertinacious. Because I had given he seemed to think | Then he became pertinacious. Because I had given he seemed to think | ||
| that I still must give, and to him only. It was intolerable. At last I | that I still must give, and to him only. It was intolerable. At last I | ||
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| it the old cruel Italian spirit. He wrote to me and sent me a copy of | it the old cruel Italian spirit. He wrote to me and sent me a copy of | ||
| his book that I might have the torture of anticipation. There were two | his book that I might have the torture of anticipation. There were two | ||
| - | copies, he said--one for me, one for his publisher." | + | copies, he said---one for me, one for his publisher." |
| "How did you know the publisher' | "How did you know the publisher' | ||
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| any price she cared to ask. I only tried the other way when everything | any price she cared to ask. I only tried the other way when everything | ||
| else had failed. Now, Mr. Holmes, granting that I was too hard on | else had failed. Now, Mr. Holmes, granting that I was too hard on | ||
| - | Douglas--and, | + | Douglas---and, God knows, I am sorry for it!---what else could I do |
| with my whole future at stake?" | with my whole future at stake?" | ||
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| "Very good. I think you will sign me a check for that, and I will see | "Very good. I think you will sign me a check for that, and I will see | ||
| that it comes to Mrs. Maberley. You owe her a little change of air. | that it comes to Mrs. Maberley. You owe her a little change of air. | ||
| - | Meantime, lady" | + | Meantime, lady"---he wagged a cautionary forefinger---" |
| Have a care! You can't play with edged tools forever without cutting | Have a care! You can't play with edged tools forever without cutting | ||
| those dainty hands." | those dainty hands." | ||
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