ye down it. "This is the Dundas separation case and as it happens I was engaged in clearing up some small points in connection with it. The husband was a teetotaler there was no other woman and the conduct complained of was that he had drifted into the habit of winding up every meal by taking out his false teeth and hurling them at his wife which you will allow is not an action likely to occur to the imagination of the average story-teller. Take a pinch of snuff Doctor and acknowledge that I have scored over you in your example."He held out his snuffbox of old gold with a great amethyst in the centre of the lid. Its splendour was in such contrast to his homely ways and simple life that I could not help commenting upon it."Ah" said he "I forgot that I had not seen you for some weeks. It is a little souvenir from the King of Bohemia in return for my assistance in the case of the Irene Adler papers.""And the ring?" I asked glancing at a remarkable brilliant which sparkled upon his finger."It was from the reigning family of Holland though the matter in which I served them was of such delicacy that I cannot confide it even to you who have been good enough to chronicle one or two of my little problems.""And have you any on hand just now?" I asked with interest."Some ten or twelve but none which present any feature of interest. They are important you understand without being interesting. Indeed I have found that it is usually in unimportant matters that there is a field for the observation and for the quick analysis of cause and effect which gives the charm to an investigation,vans chukka. The larger crimes are apt to be the simpler for the bigger the crime the more obvious as a rule is the motive. In these cases save for one rather intricate matter which has been referred to me from Marseilles there is nothing which presents any features of interest. It is possible however that I may have something better before very many minutes are over for this is one of my clients or I am much mistaken."Our visitor had recovered something of his assurance while Holmes had been talking and he rose from his chair now with a cold sneer upon his pale face,vans shoes authentic."It may be so or it may not. Mr,red vans. Holmes" said he "but if you are so very sharp you ought to be sharp enough to know that it is you who are breaking the law now and not me. I have done nothing actionable from the first but as long as you keep that door locked you lay yourself open to an action for assault and illegal constraint.""The law cannot as you say touch you" said Holmes unlocking and throwing open the door "yet there never was a man who deserved punishment more. If the young lady has a brother or a friend he ought to lay a whip across your shoulders. By Jove!" he continued flushing up at the sight of the bitter sneer upon the man's face "it is not part of my duties to my client but here's a hunting crop handy and I think I shall just treat myself to--" He took two swift steps to the whip but before he could grasp it there was a wild clatter of steps upon the stairs the heavy hall door banged a Related articles:

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