1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:04,400 Adventure 8 in the Memoirs of Sherlock, Holmes by Sir, Arthur 2 00:00:04,400 --> 00:00:07,100 Conan Doyle. This LibriVox recording is in 3 00:00:07,100 --> 00:00:14,500 the public domain Adventure. 8, the resident patient glancing 4 00:00:14,500 --> 00:00:17,600 over the somewhat incoherent series of Memoirs, which I have 5 00:00:17,600 --> 00:00:20,700 endeavored to illustrate a few of the mental peculiarities of 6 00:00:20,700 --> 00:00:22,600 my friend. Mr. Sherlock Holmes. 7 00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:25,400 I have been struck by the difficulty, which I've 8 00:00:25,400 --> 00:00:28,800 experienced in, picking out examples, which shell in every 9 00:00:28,800 --> 00:00:30,000 way. Answer my purpose. 10 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:34,500 For in those cases in which Holmes has performed some tour 11 00:00:34,500 --> 00:00:37,900 de force of analytical reasoning, and has demonstrated 12 00:00:37,900 --> 00:00:40,500 the value of his peculiar methods of Investigation. 13 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:44,300 The facts themselves have often been so slight or so commonplace 14 00:00:44,700 --> 00:00:46,300 that. I could not feel justified in 15 00:00:46,300 --> 00:00:49,800 laying them before the public. On the other hand. 16 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:53,100 It has frequently happened that he has been concerned in some 17 00:00:53,100 --> 00:00:56,300 research where the facts have been of the most remarkable and 18 00:00:56,300 --> 00:00:59,300 dramatic character. But where the share, which he is 19 00:00:59,300 --> 00:01:01,700 himself. In in determining, their causes 20 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:05,700 has been less pronounced than I as his biographer could wish. 21 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:09,700 The small matter which I have chronicled Under The Heading of 22 00:01:09,900 --> 00:01:15,100 a study in scarlet and that other later, one connected with 23 00:01:15,100 --> 00:01:19,200 the loss of the Gloria, Scott may serve as examples of this 24 00:01:19,200 --> 00:01:21,600 Scylla and charybdis, which are forever. 25 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:25,400 Threatening the historian. It may be that in the business 26 00:01:25,400 --> 00:01:28,600 of which I am now about to write the part, which my friend played 27 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:33,500 is not sufficiently accentuated. And yet the whole train of 28 00:01:33,500 --> 00:01:37,800 circumstances is so remarkable that I Bring myself to emit 29 00:01:37,800 --> 00:01:43,100 entirely from this series. It had been a close rainy day in 30 00:01:43,100 --> 00:01:46,300 October. Our blinds were half drawn and 31 00:01:46,300 --> 00:01:49,200 homes, lay curled up on the sofa, reading. 32 00:01:49,200 --> 00:01:51,900 And rereading a letter which she had received by the morning. 33 00:01:51,900 --> 00:01:56,500 Post for myself. My term of service in India had 34 00:01:56,500 --> 00:02:00,300 trained me to stand heat, better than cold and a thermometer of 35 00:02:00,300 --> 00:02:04,400 90 was no hardship, but the paper was uninteresting. 36 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:09,199 Parliament had risen. Everybody was out of town and I 37 00:02:09,199 --> 00:02:10,900 yearned for The Glades of the new. 38 00:02:11,100 --> 00:02:14,000 Rest. Well, the shingle of Southsea a 39 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:17,800 depleted bank account had caused me to postpone my holiday and as 40 00:02:17,800 --> 00:02:21,500 to my companion, neither the country, nor the sea presented, 41 00:02:21,500 --> 00:02:23,200 the slightest, attraction to him. 42 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:26,600 He loved to lie in the very center of five. 43 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:30,000 Millions of people with his filaments stretching out and 44 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:33,200 running through them, responsive to every little rumor or 45 00:02:33,200 --> 00:02:38,200 suspicion of unsolved crime, appreciation of nature found no 46 00:02:38,200 --> 00:02:42,200 place among his many gifts, and his own Lee change was when he 47 00:02:42,200 --> 00:02:45,700 turned his mind from the evil doer of the town to track down 48 00:02:45,700 --> 00:02:49,700 his brother of the country. Finding that Holmes was too 49 00:02:49,700 --> 00:02:52,900 absorbed for conversation. I had tossed aside the baron 50 00:02:52,900 --> 00:02:55,300 paper and leaning back in my chair. 51 00:02:55,900 --> 00:03:01,000 I fell into a brown study suddenly my companions voice 52 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:05,900 broke in upon my thoughts. You are right, Watson said he, 53 00:03:06,500 --> 00:03:11,200 it does seem a very Preposterous way of settling a dispute, most 54 00:03:11,200 --> 00:03:15,300 Preposterous. I exclaimed and then suddenly 55 00:03:15,300 --> 00:03:18,700 realizing how he had echoed the inmost thought of my soul. 56 00:03:19,200 --> 00:03:21,800 I sat up in my chair and stared at him in blank. 57 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:24,500 Amazement. What is this homes? 58 00:03:24,900 --> 00:03:27,700 I cried. This is beyond anything, which I 59 00:03:27,700 --> 00:03:31,300 could have imagined. He laughed heartily at my 60 00:03:31,300 --> 00:03:35,800 perplexity. You remember, said, he let some 61 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:39,200 little time ago when I read you, the passage in one of pose 62 00:03:39,200 --> 00:03:42,200 sketches in which a close reason of follows. 63 00:03:42,200 --> 00:03:44,500 The unspoken thought of His companion. 64 00:03:45,200 --> 00:03:48,000 You're inclined to treat the matter as a tour de force of the 65 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:52,100 author on my remarking that I was constantly in the habit of 66 00:03:52,100 --> 00:03:55,800 doing the same thing. You expressed incredulity. 67 00:03:56,800 --> 00:04:02,000 Oh, no, perhaps not with your tongue, my dear Watson, but 68 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:05,600 certainly with your eyebrows. So when I saw you throw down 69 00:04:05,600 --> 00:04:09,200 your paper and enter upon a train of thought, I was very 70 00:04:09,200 --> 00:04:12,600 happy to have the opportunity of reading it off and eventually of 71 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:16,500 breaking into it as a proof that I had been in rapport with you. 72 00:04:17,700 --> 00:04:19,399 But I was still far from satisfied. 73 00:04:20,600 --> 00:04:22,600 In the example, which you read to me. 74 00:04:22,700 --> 00:04:26,100 Said I the reason a drew his conclusions from the actions of 75 00:04:26,100 --> 00:04:29,000 the man whom he observed if I remember right. 76 00:04:29,400 --> 00:04:32,700 He stumbled over a heap of stones looked up at the stars 77 00:04:32,700 --> 00:04:37,200 and so on but I've been seated quietly my chair and what Clues 78 00:04:37,200 --> 00:04:41,300 can I have given you? You do yourself an injustice. 79 00:04:41,900 --> 00:04:44,900 The features are given to man as the means by which he shall 80 00:04:44,900 --> 00:04:49,600 Express his emotions and yours are Faithful Servants. 81 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:53,000 Do you mean to say that you read my train of thoughts, from my 82 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:58,400 features, your features and especially your eyes. 83 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:01,800 Perhaps, you cannot yourself recall how your reverie 84 00:05:01,800 --> 00:05:04,600 commenced? No, I cannot. 85 00:05:05,400 --> 00:05:10,300 Then I will tell you after throwing down your paper, which 86 00:05:10,300 --> 00:05:12,800 was the action, which Drew my attention to you. 87 00:05:13,500 --> 00:05:16,900 You sat for half a minute with a vacant expression. 88 00:05:17,800 --> 00:05:21,200 Then your eyes fixed themselves upon your Framed picture of 89 00:05:21,200 --> 00:05:25,500 General Gordon and I saw by the alteration in your face at a 90 00:05:25,500 --> 00:05:28,700 train of thought have been started, but it did not lead 91 00:05:28,700 --> 00:05:31,800 very far. Your eyes turned across to the 92 00:05:31,800 --> 00:05:35,800 unframed portrait of Henry, Ward Beecher, which stands upon the 93 00:05:35,800 --> 00:05:39,500 top of your books, you then glanced up at the wall. 94 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:42,000 And of course, your meaning was obvious. 95 00:05:42,900 --> 00:05:46,000 You were thinking that if the portrait were framed, it would 96 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:49,700 just cover that bare space and correspond with Gordon's picture 97 00:05:49,700 --> 00:05:50,400 over there. R. 98 00:05:51,600 --> 00:05:55,600 You full of me. Wonderfully, I exclaimed so far, 99 00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:59,600 I could hardly have gone astray. But now your thoughts went back 100 00:05:59,600 --> 00:06:01,800 to Beecher and you looked hard across. 101 00:06:01,800 --> 00:06:04,400 As if you were studying the character in his features. 102 00:06:05,300 --> 00:06:09,500 Then your eyes ceased pucker. But you continue to look across 103 00:06:09,700 --> 00:06:13,100 when your face was thoughtful. You were recalling. 104 00:06:13,100 --> 00:06:17,100 The incidents of beaches Korea. I was, well, aware that you 105 00:06:17,100 --> 00:06:19,500 could not do this without thinking of the mission, which 106 00:06:19,500 --> 00:06:24,000 he undertook on behalf of the At the time of the Civil War for, I 107 00:06:24,008 --> 00:06:27,300 remember you expressing your passionate indignation at the 108 00:06:27,300 --> 00:06:30,300 way in which he was received by the more turbulent of our 109 00:06:30,300 --> 00:06:34,400 people. You felt so strongly about it as 110 00:06:34,400 --> 00:06:37,300 I knew you could not think of Beecher without thinking of 111 00:06:37,300 --> 00:06:40,700 that. Also, when a moment later, I saw 112 00:06:40,700 --> 00:06:42,700 your eyes wander away from the picture. 113 00:06:43,300 --> 00:06:47,600 I suspected that your mind had now turned to the Civil War and 114 00:06:47,600 --> 00:06:51,200 when I observe that your lips set your eyes sparkled. 115 00:06:51,400 --> 00:06:54,800 Your hands clinched. I was positive that you were 116 00:06:54,800 --> 00:06:57,400 indeed thinking of the gallantry, which was shown by 117 00:06:57,400 --> 00:07:00,000 both sides in that desperate struggle. 118 00:07:01,000 --> 00:07:05,800 But then again your face, grew sadder, you shook your head, you 119 00:07:05,800 --> 00:07:09,300 would dwelling upon the sadness and horror and useless waste of 120 00:07:09,300 --> 00:07:12,400 life. Your hand stole towards your own 121 00:07:12,400 --> 00:07:16,900 old wound, and a smile quivered on your lips, which showed me at 122 00:07:16,900 --> 00:07:19,800 the ridiculous side of this method of settling International 123 00:07:19,800 --> 00:07:25,300 questions had it forced itself upon your mind at this point. 124 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:29,500 I agreed with you that it was Preposterous and was glad to 125 00:07:29,500 --> 00:07:32,400 find that all my deductions had been correct. 126 00:07:33,500 --> 00:07:37,300 Absolutely said hi. And now that you've explained it 127 00:07:37,700 --> 00:07:39,800 I confess that I'm as amazed as before. 128 00:07:41,200 --> 00:07:43,600 It was very superficial, my dear Watson. 129 00:07:43,600 --> 00:07:46,500 I assure you. I should not have intruded upon 130 00:07:46,500 --> 00:07:48,700 your attention. Had you, not shown some in 131 00:07:48,700 --> 00:07:52,400 credulity of the other day, but the evening is brought a breeze 132 00:07:52,400 --> 00:07:54,500 with it. What do you say to a ramble 133 00:07:54,500 --> 00:07:58,200 through London? I was weary of our little 134 00:07:58,200 --> 00:08:00,100 sitting-room and gladly acquiesced. 135 00:08:00,700 --> 00:08:02,500 The three hours. We strolled about together 136 00:08:02,800 --> 00:08:06,300 watching the Ever Changing Kaleidoscope of life as it Ebbs 137 00:08:06,300 --> 00:08:09,600 and flows through Fleet Street and the Strand, his 138 00:08:09,600 --> 00:08:11,300 characteristic talk with its Keen. 139 00:08:11,300 --> 00:08:14,200 Observance of detail and subtle power of inference. 140 00:08:14,500 --> 00:08:18,900 Held me amused and enthralled. It was 10:00 before we reached 141 00:08:18,900 --> 00:08:19,900 Baker Street. Again. 142 00:08:20,500 --> 00:08:22,100 Our awesome was waiting at our door. 143 00:08:23,400 --> 00:08:26,700 Hmm, a doctor's general practitioner. 144 00:08:26,900 --> 00:08:31,400 Receive said Holmes not been long in practice, but has a good 145 00:08:31,400 --> 00:08:33,799 deal to do. Come to consult us. 146 00:08:33,799 --> 00:08:36,400 I fancy lucky. We came back. 147 00:08:38,000 --> 00:08:40,799 I was sufficiently conversant with Holmes's methods to be able 148 00:08:40,799 --> 00:08:44,100 to follow his reasoning and to see that the nature and state of 149 00:08:44,100 --> 00:08:47,500 the various medical instruments in the Wicker Basket, which hung 150 00:08:47,500 --> 00:08:49,200 in the Lamplight inside the broth. 151 00:08:49,200 --> 00:08:52,500 Mm had given him the data for his Swift deduction. 152 00:08:53,500 --> 00:08:57,300 The light in our window above showed that his late visit was 153 00:08:57,300 --> 00:09:01,300 indeed intended for us. With some curiosity, as to what 154 00:09:01,300 --> 00:09:04,100 could have sent a brother Medico to us at such an hour. 155 00:09:04,700 --> 00:09:06,600 I followed Holmes into our Sanctum. 156 00:09:07,200 --> 00:09:12,600 A pale taper faced man, with Sandy whiskers rose up from a 157 00:09:12,600 --> 00:09:16,100 chair by the fire. As we entered his age, may not 158 00:09:16,100 --> 00:09:19,700 have been more than three or four and thirty but his Haggard 159 00:09:19,700 --> 00:09:24,200 expression and unhealthy Hugh told of a life which has sapped 160 00:09:24,200 --> 00:09:26,600 his strength and robbed him of his youth. 161 00:09:26,600 --> 00:09:31,000 His manner was nervous and shy like that of a sensitive 162 00:09:31,000 --> 00:09:34,400 gentleman and the thin white hand, which he laid on the 163 00:09:34,400 --> 00:09:37,200 mantelpiece, as Heroes was that of an architect. 164 00:09:37,200 --> 00:09:41,300 Artists rather than of a surgeon, his dress was quiet and 165 00:09:41,300 --> 00:09:46,200 somber, a black frock-coat, dark trousers and a touch of color 166 00:09:46,200 --> 00:09:49,400 about his necktie. Good evening. 167 00:09:49,400 --> 00:09:51,600 Doctor said, Holmes. Cheerily. 168 00:09:52,100 --> 00:09:54,600 I am glad to see that you've only been waiting a very few 169 00:09:54,600 --> 00:09:58,200 minutes. You spoke to my Coachman then 170 00:09:59,100 --> 00:10:02,100 now it was the candle on the side table that told me. 171 00:10:02,700 --> 00:10:05,800 Pray, resume your seat. And let me know how I can serve 172 00:10:05,800 --> 00:10:08,400 you. My name is dr. 173 00:10:08,400 --> 00:10:13,500 Percy trevelyan, said, our visitor and I live at 4:03 Brook 174 00:10:13,500 --> 00:10:15,900 Street. Are you not the author of a 175 00:10:15,900 --> 00:10:20,900 monograph upon obscure nervous? Lesions, I asked his pale cheeks 176 00:10:20,900 --> 00:10:22,700 flushed with pleasure at hearing. 177 00:10:22,700 --> 00:10:27,300 That his work was known to me. I so seldom hear of the work 178 00:10:27,300 --> 00:10:28,600 that I thought it was quite dead. 179 00:10:28,600 --> 00:10:33,000 Said, he my Publishers gave me most discouraging account of its 180 00:10:33,000 --> 00:10:35,100 sale. You are yourself. 181 00:10:35,100 --> 00:10:39,400 I presume a medical man, a retired army surgeon. 182 00:10:39,400 --> 00:10:42,800 My own hobby has always been nervous disease. 183 00:10:42,900 --> 00:10:45,500 I should wish to make it an absolute speciality. 184 00:10:45,500 --> 00:10:48,300 But of course a man must take what you can get at first. 185 00:10:48,700 --> 00:10:50,800 This however is beside the question. 186 00:10:50,800 --> 00:10:54,700 Mr. Sherlock Holmes and I quite appreciate how valuable your 187 00:10:54,700 --> 00:10:57,200 time is. Is the fact is that a very 188 00:10:57,200 --> 00:11:00,600 singular train of events has occurred recently at my house in 189 00:11:00,600 --> 00:11:04,100 Brook Street and tonight they came to such a head. 190 00:11:04,300 --> 00:11:06,000 As I felt. It was quite impossible for me 191 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:09,000 to wait another hour before asking for your advice and 192 00:11:09,000 --> 00:11:13,100 assistance Sherlock Holmes, sat down and lit his pipe. 193 00:11:14,100 --> 00:11:17,900 You are very welcome to both said, he pray, let me have a 194 00:11:17,900 --> 00:11:20,600 detailed account of what the circumstances are, which have 195 00:11:20,600 --> 00:11:23,900 Disturbed you. One or two of them are so 196 00:11:23,900 --> 00:11:27,800 trivial said, dr. Trevelyan that really I am 197 00:11:27,800 --> 00:11:30,800 almost ashamed to mention them. But the matter is so 198 00:11:30,800 --> 00:11:34,400 inexplicable and the recent turn which it has taken is so 199 00:11:34,400 --> 00:11:37,800 elaborate that I shall Lay It All Before you and you shall 200 00:11:37,800 --> 00:11:39,900 judge. What is essential and what is 201 00:11:39,900 --> 00:11:43,600 not? I'm compelled to begin with, to 202 00:11:43,600 --> 00:11:45,500 say something of my own college career. 203 00:11:46,300 --> 00:11:49,700 I'm a London University man, you know, and I'm sure that you will 204 00:11:49,700 --> 00:11:52,500 not think that I am unduly singing my own praises. 205 00:11:53,200 --> 00:11:56,900 If I say that, my student career was considered by my professors 206 00:11:56,900 --> 00:12:00,900 to be a very promising. One after I graduated, I 207 00:12:00,900 --> 00:12:04,400 continue to devote myself to research occupying, a minor 208 00:12:04,400 --> 00:12:06,400 position in King's College Hospital. 209 00:12:07,000 --> 00:12:10,700 And I was fortunate enough to excite considerable interest by 210 00:12:10,700 --> 00:12:13,600 my research into the pathology of catalepsy. 211 00:12:14,100 --> 00:12:18,500 And finally, to win the Bruce Pinkerton prize and medal by the 212 00:12:18,500 --> 00:12:21,700 monograph on nervous Legions to which your friend has just 213 00:12:21,700 --> 00:12:24,600 alluded. I should not go too far. 214 00:12:25,000 --> 00:12:28,000 If I were to say that there was a general impression at the time 215 00:12:28,500 --> 00:12:32,400 that a distinguished career lay before me, but the one great 216 00:12:32,500 --> 00:12:36,600 stumbling block, lay in my want of capital as you will readily 217 00:12:36,600 --> 00:12:39,100 understand. A specialist who aims high is 218 00:12:39,100 --> 00:12:42,400 compelled to start in one of a dozen streets, in the Cavendish 219 00:12:42,400 --> 00:12:46,500 Square quarter, all of which entail enormous rents and 220 00:12:46,500 --> 00:12:50,500 Furnishing expenses. Besides this preliminary outlay. 221 00:12:50,900 --> 00:12:52,500 He must be prepared to keep himself. 222 00:12:52,600 --> 00:12:56,500 For some years and to hire a presentable carriage and horse 223 00:12:57,200 --> 00:13:00,900 to do, this was quite beyond my power and I could only hope that 224 00:13:00,900 --> 00:13:04,000 by economy. I might in 10 years time, save 225 00:13:04,000 --> 00:13:06,100 enough to enable me to put up my plate. 226 00:13:07,000 --> 00:13:10,200 Suddenly. However, an unexpected incident 227 00:13:10,300 --> 00:13:12,400 opened up quite a New Prospect to me. 228 00:13:13,600 --> 00:13:16,400 This was a visit from a gentleman of the name of 229 00:13:16,500 --> 00:13:19,300 blessington. Who was a complete stranger to 230 00:13:19,300 --> 00:13:21,600 me. He came up to my room one 231 00:13:21,600 --> 00:13:23,900 morning and And plunged into business. 232 00:13:23,900 --> 00:13:28,200 In an instant. You are the same Percy trevelyan 233 00:13:28,400 --> 00:13:30,500 who has had so distinguished a career and won. 234 00:13:30,500 --> 00:13:35,500 A great prize lately said he, I bowed answer me. 235 00:13:35,500 --> 00:13:38,500 Frankly. He continued for your fine. 236 00:13:38,500 --> 00:13:42,000 It's your interest to do. So, you have all the cleverness 237 00:13:42,000 --> 00:13:46,600 which makes a successful man. Have you the tact I could not 238 00:13:46,600 --> 00:13:48,900 help smiling at the abruptness of the question. 239 00:13:50,200 --> 00:13:55,900 I trust that I have my share. I said, any bad habits not drawn 240 00:13:55,900 --> 00:13:58,600 towards drink. A really sir. 241 00:13:59,000 --> 00:14:03,100 I cried quite, right. That's all right, but I was 242 00:14:03,100 --> 00:14:05,600 bound to ask with all these qualities. 243 00:14:06,000 --> 00:14:10,100 Why are you not in practice? I Shrugged my shoulders. 244 00:14:10,800 --> 00:14:13,800 Come. Come said he in his bustling 245 00:14:13,800 --> 00:14:17,300 way. It's the old story more in your 246 00:14:17,300 --> 00:14:21,600 brains, and in your pocket, a Would you say if I were to start 247 00:14:21,600 --> 00:14:25,900 you in Brook Street? I stared at him in astonishment. 248 00:14:26,600 --> 00:14:29,000 Well, it's for my sake, not for yours. 249 00:14:29,300 --> 00:14:32,100 He cried. I'll be perfectly Frank with 250 00:14:32,100 --> 00:14:33,800 you. And if it suits you, it'll suit 251 00:14:33,800 --> 00:14:37,500 me very well. I have a few thousands to invest 252 00:14:37,500 --> 00:14:40,000 to see and I think I'll sink them in you. 253 00:14:41,300 --> 00:14:45,300 But why I gasped? Well, it's just like any other 254 00:14:45,300 --> 00:14:49,400 speculation and safer than most. What am I to do? 255 00:14:49,400 --> 00:14:52,600 Then? I'll tell you, I'll take the 256 00:14:52,600 --> 00:14:56,500 house furnish, it pay the maids and run the whole place. 257 00:14:57,000 --> 00:14:59,700 All you have to do is just to wear out your chair in the 258 00:14:59,700 --> 00:15:02,600 Consulting room. I'll let you have pocket money 259 00:15:02,600 --> 00:15:06,500 and everything and you hand over to me, three-quarters of what 260 00:15:06,500 --> 00:15:09,800 you earn and you keep the other quarter for yourself. 261 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:14,500 This was the strange proposal. Mr. Holmes with which the man 262 00:15:14,500 --> 00:15:17,900 blessington approached me. I won't worry you with the 263 00:15:17,900 --> 00:15:22,200 account of how we bargained and negotiated, it ended in my 264 00:15:22,200 --> 00:15:26,300 moving into the house next lady day and starting in practice on 265 00:15:26,300 --> 00:15:29,300 very much the same conditions as he had suggested. 266 00:15:30,100 --> 00:15:33,300 He came himself to live with me in the character of a resident 267 00:15:33,300 --> 00:15:35,900 patient. His heart was weak. 268 00:15:35,900 --> 00:15:39,400 It appears and he needed constant medical supervision. 269 00:15:39,800 --> 00:15:43,500 He turned the two best rooms of the first floor into a sitting 270 00:15:43,500 --> 00:15:47,600 room and bedroom for himself. He was a man of singular habits, 271 00:15:47,600 --> 00:15:50,500 shunning company, and very seldom going out. 272 00:15:50,500 --> 00:15:55,300 His life was irregular, but in one respect, he was regularity 273 00:15:55,300 --> 00:15:58,800 itself. Every evening at the same hour. 274 00:15:58,800 --> 00:16:03,300 He walked into the Consulting room, examined, the books, put 275 00:16:03,300 --> 00:16:06,300 down five and threatens for every Guinea that I had earned 276 00:16:06,300 --> 00:16:09,700 and carry the rest off to the strongbox in his own room. 277 00:16:11,100 --> 00:16:14,500 I may say with confidence that he never had occasion to regret 278 00:16:14,500 --> 00:16:19,300 his speculation from the first. It was a success, a few good 279 00:16:19,300 --> 00:16:23,300 cases and the reputation which I had one in the hospital brought 280 00:16:23,300 --> 00:16:26,600 me rapidly to the front and during the last few years. 281 00:16:27,000 --> 00:16:30,400 I have made him a rich man. So much. 282 00:16:30,400 --> 00:16:34,300 Mr. Holmes, for my past history, and my relations with mr. 283 00:16:34,300 --> 00:16:37,400 Blessington. It only remains for me now, to 284 00:16:37,400 --> 00:16:39,900 tell you what has occurred to bring me here tonight. 285 00:16:41,100 --> 00:16:44,300 Some weeks ago. Mr. Blessington came down to me 286 00:16:44,300 --> 00:16:49,000 and as it seemed to me a state of considerable agitation, he 287 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:52,600 spoke of some burglary, which he said had been committed in the 288 00:16:52,600 --> 00:16:55,900 West End and he appeared. I remember to be quite 289 00:16:55,900 --> 00:16:59,600 unnecessarily excited about it. Declaring that a day should not 290 00:16:59,600 --> 00:17:02,400 pass before we should add stronger bolts to our windows 291 00:17:02,400 --> 00:17:04,800 and doors. For a week. 292 00:17:04,800 --> 00:17:08,400 He continued to be in a peculiar state of restlessness peering 293 00:17:08,400 --> 00:17:11,900 continually out of the windows and ceasing to take the short 294 00:17:11,900 --> 00:17:15,900 walk which had usually been the Prelude to his dinner from his 295 00:17:15,900 --> 00:17:18,099 manner. It struck me that he was in 296 00:17:18,099 --> 00:17:22,200 Mortal dread of something or somebody but when I questioned 297 00:17:22,200 --> 00:17:26,500 him upon the point he became so offensive that I was compelled 298 00:17:26,500 --> 00:17:30,800 to drop the subject. Gradually As Time, passed his 299 00:17:30,800 --> 00:17:34,000 fears appeared to die away. And he had renewed his former 300 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:36,700 habits. When a fresh event, reduced him 301 00:17:36,700 --> 00:17:39,800 to the pitiable state of prostration in which he Now 302 00:17:39,800 --> 00:17:44,100 lies. What happened was this two days 303 00:17:44,100 --> 00:17:46,400 ago. I received the letter which I 304 00:17:46,400 --> 00:17:49,100 now read to you. Neither address. 305 00:17:49,200 --> 00:17:52,800 No date is attached to it. A Russian. 306 00:17:52,800 --> 00:17:55,100 Nobleman, who is now resident in England. 307 00:17:55,100 --> 00:17:59,200 It runs would be glad to Avail himself of the Social assistance 308 00:17:59,600 --> 00:18:01,200 of dr. Percy trevelyan. 309 00:18:01,900 --> 00:18:05,500 He has been for some years of victim to cataleptic attacks on 310 00:18:05,500 --> 00:18:06,900 which as is well. Known. 311 00:18:07,200 --> 00:18:11,700 Dr. Trevelyan is an authority. He proposes to call at about 312 00:18:11,700 --> 00:18:14,500 6:15 tomorrow evening. If dr. 313 00:18:14,500 --> 00:18:17,000 Trevelyan will make it convenient to be at home. 314 00:18:18,600 --> 00:18:23,000 This letter interested me deeply because the chief difficulty in 315 00:18:23,000 --> 00:18:27,400 the study of catalepsy is the rareness of the disease, you may 316 00:18:27,400 --> 00:18:30,100 believe then that I was in my Consulting room. 317 00:18:30,100 --> 00:18:34,200 When at the appointed hour, the page showed in the patient. 318 00:18:35,200 --> 00:18:39,600 He was an elderly, man. Sinned demure and commonplace, 319 00:18:40,600 --> 00:18:44,000 by no means the conception one forms of a Russian nobleman. 320 00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:47,900 I was much more struck by the appearance of His companion. 321 00:18:48,800 --> 00:18:52,700 This was a tall young man. Surprisingly handsome with a 322 00:18:52,700 --> 00:18:56,700 dark Fierce face and the lips and chest of a Hercules. 323 00:18:57,500 --> 00:19:01,200 He had his hand under the others arm as they entered and helped 324 00:19:01,200 --> 00:19:03,500 him to a chair with a tenderness, which one would 325 00:19:03,500 --> 00:19:05,900 hardly have expected from his appearance. 326 00:19:07,000 --> 00:19:11,200 You will, excuse me, coming in doctor, said he to me speaking 327 00:19:11,200 --> 00:19:15,800 English with a slight lisp. This is my father and his health 328 00:19:15,800 --> 00:19:18,900 is a matter of the most overwhelming importance to me. 329 00:19:20,100 --> 00:19:22,300 I was touched by his filial anxiety. 330 00:19:23,600 --> 00:19:27,100 You would perhaps care to remain during the consultation said. 331 00:19:27,100 --> 00:19:31,100 I not for the world. He cried with a gesture of 332 00:19:31,100 --> 00:19:34,100 horror. It is more painful to me than I 333 00:19:34,100 --> 00:19:39,000 can express if I were to See, my father in one of those Dreadful 334 00:19:39,000 --> 00:19:41,700 seizures. I'm convinced that I should 335 00:19:41,700 --> 00:19:44,800 never survive it. My own nervous system is an 336 00:19:44,800 --> 00:19:48,100 exceptionally sensitive one, with your permission. 337 00:19:48,600 --> 00:19:51,700 I will remain in the waiting room while you go into my 338 00:19:51,700 --> 00:19:55,900 father's case. To this, of course, I assented 339 00:19:56,400 --> 00:19:59,300 and the young man, withdrew, the patient. 340 00:19:59,300 --> 00:20:02,700 And I then plunged into a discussion of his case of which 341 00:20:02,700 --> 00:20:06,400 I took exhaustive notes. He was not remarkable for 342 00:20:06,400 --> 00:20:10,500 intelligence and his answers were frequently obscure, which I 343 00:20:10,500 --> 00:20:13,200 attributed to his limited acquaintance with our language 344 00:20:14,100 --> 00:20:17,500 suddenly. However, as I sat writing, he 345 00:20:17,500 --> 00:20:21,100 ceased to give any answer at all to my inquiries and on my 346 00:20:21,100 --> 00:20:23,800 turning towards him. I was shocked to see. 347 00:20:24,400 --> 00:20:28,100 That he was sitting bolt upright in his chair staring at me with 348 00:20:28,100 --> 00:20:30,300 a perfectly blank and rigid face. 349 00:20:31,000 --> 00:20:34,500 He was again in the grip of his mysterious malady. 350 00:20:35,800 --> 00:20:39,900 My first feeling as I've just said, was one of pity and horror 351 00:20:40,700 --> 00:20:43,400 my second. I fear was rather a one of 352 00:20:43,400 --> 00:20:47,400 professional satisfaction. I made notes of my patients 353 00:20:47,400 --> 00:20:51,300 pulse and temperature tested the rigidity of his muscles and 354 00:20:51,300 --> 00:20:52,700 examined. His reflexes. 355 00:20:53,700 --> 00:20:55,800 There was nothing markedly abnormal in any of these 356 00:20:55,800 --> 00:20:59,600 conditions which harmonize with my former experiences. 357 00:21:00,400 --> 00:21:04,100 I had obtained good results in such cases, by the inhalation of 358 00:21:04,108 --> 00:21:07,200 nitrite of amyl. And the president seemed an 359 00:21:07,200 --> 00:21:09,900 admirable opportunity of testing its virtues. 360 00:21:10,700 --> 00:21:13,100 The bottle was downstairs in my laboratory. 361 00:21:13,800 --> 00:21:16,100 So leaving my patient seated in his chair. 362 00:21:16,600 --> 00:21:20,200 I ran down to get it. There was some little delay in 363 00:21:20,200 --> 00:21:24,600 finding it, five minutes. Let us say and then I returned. 364 00:21:25,500 --> 00:21:29,700 Imagine my amazement to find the room, empty and the patient 365 00:21:29,700 --> 00:21:31,900 gone. Of course. 366 00:21:31,900 --> 00:21:34,300 My First Act was to run into the waiting room. 367 00:21:35,100 --> 00:21:38,300 The sun had gone. Also the hall door had been 368 00:21:38,300 --> 00:21:43,600 closed but not shut my page. Who admits patients is a new 369 00:21:43,600 --> 00:21:45,700 boy? And by no means quick. 370 00:21:46,200 --> 00:21:49,300 He waits downstairs and runs up to show patience out. 371 00:21:49,300 --> 00:21:51,100 When I ring the consulting-room bell. 372 00:21:51,900 --> 00:21:55,200 He had heard nothing and the affair remained a complete 373 00:21:55,200 --> 00:21:58,800 mystery. Mr. Blessington came in from his 374 00:21:58,800 --> 00:22:02,400 walk shortly afterwards, but I did not say anything to him upon 375 00:22:02,400 --> 00:22:07,400 the subject for to tell the I have got in the way of late of 376 00:22:07,400 --> 00:22:10,000 holding his little communication with him as possible. 377 00:22:11,200 --> 00:22:14,400 Well, I never thought that I should see anything more of the 378 00:22:14,400 --> 00:22:17,900 Russian and his son so you can imagine my amazement. 379 00:22:17,900 --> 00:22:20,600 When at the very same hour, this evening. 380 00:22:21,100 --> 00:22:24,700 They both came marching into my consulting-room, just as they 381 00:22:24,700 --> 00:22:30,600 had done before I feel that I owe you a great, many apologies 382 00:22:30,600 --> 00:22:34,400 for my abrupt departure. Yesterday, doctor said my 383 00:22:34,400 --> 00:22:38,000 patient. I confess that I was very much 384 00:22:38,000 --> 00:22:44,700 surprised that it said I Well, the fact is he remarked that 385 00:22:44,700 --> 00:22:48,800 when I recover from these attacks, my mind is always very 386 00:22:48,800 --> 00:22:53,500 clouded as to all that has gone before I woke up in a strange 387 00:22:53,500 --> 00:22:58,100 room as it seemed to me and made my way out into the street in a 388 00:22:58,100 --> 00:23:01,100 sort of Dazed way when you are absent. 389 00:23:01,500 --> 00:23:06,400 And I said, the son seeing my father passed the door of the 390 00:23:06,400 --> 00:23:10,700 waiting room, naturally thought that the consultation had come 391 00:23:10,700 --> 00:23:15,400 to An end it was not until we had reached home that I began to 392 00:23:15,400 --> 00:23:17,800 realize the true State of Affairs. 393 00:23:19,000 --> 00:23:23,300 Well said I laughing there is no harm done except that you 394 00:23:23,300 --> 00:23:27,400 puzzled me terribly. So if you sir, would kindly step 395 00:23:27,400 --> 00:23:30,300 into the waiting room. I shall be happy to continue our 396 00:23:30,300 --> 00:23:35,700 consultation, which was brought to so abrupt and ending for half 397 00:23:35,700 --> 00:23:37,800 an hour. So I discussed that Old 398 00:23:37,800 --> 00:23:41,800 Gentleman symptoms with him. And then having prescribed for 399 00:23:41,800 --> 00:23:44,100 him. I saw him go off upon the arm of 400 00:23:44,100 --> 00:23:47,100 his son. I have told you that mr. 401 00:23:47,100 --> 00:23:50,000 Blessington, generally. Roses hours a day for his 402 00:23:50,000 --> 00:23:53,100 exercise. He came in shortly afterwards 403 00:23:53,300 --> 00:23:56,400 and past upstairs. An instant later. 404 00:23:56,700 --> 00:24:00,200 I heard him running down and he burst into my consulting-room. 405 00:24:00,400 --> 00:24:04,500 Like a man who is mad with panic who has been in my room. 406 00:24:04,700 --> 00:24:09,300 He cried. No one said, I it's a lie, he 407 00:24:09,300 --> 00:24:13,600 held come up and look, I passed over the grossest of his 408 00:24:13,600 --> 00:24:15,800 language. As he seemed half out of his 409 00:24:15,800 --> 00:24:18,500 mind with fear when I went upstairs. 410 00:24:18,600 --> 00:24:21,800 With him, he pointed to several Footprints upon the light 411 00:24:21,800 --> 00:24:24,300 carpet. Do you mean to say? 412 00:24:24,300 --> 00:24:26,200 Those are mine? He cried. 413 00:24:27,300 --> 00:24:30,100 They were certainly very much larger than any which he could 414 00:24:30,100 --> 00:24:33,000 have made and were evidently quite fresh. 415 00:24:33,800 --> 00:24:37,300 It rained hard this afternoon, as you know, and my patients 416 00:24:37,300 --> 00:24:41,100 were the only people who called. It must have been the case then 417 00:24:41,700 --> 00:24:44,500 that the man in the waiting room, had for some unknown 418 00:24:44,500 --> 00:24:48,500 reason while I was busy with the other ascended to the room of my 419 00:24:48,700 --> 00:24:51,600 Patient. Nothing had been touched or 420 00:24:51,600 --> 00:24:55,100 taken, but there were the footprints to prove that the 421 00:24:55,100 --> 00:24:59,700 intrusion was an undoubted fact. Mr. Blessington seemed more 422 00:24:59,700 --> 00:25:02,600 excited over the matter than I should have thought possible. 423 00:25:03,100 --> 00:25:04,400 Though. Of course, it was enough to 424 00:25:04,400 --> 00:25:09,300 disturb anybody's peace of mind. He actually sat crying in an 425 00:25:09,300 --> 00:25:12,200 armchair and I could hardly get him to speak. 426 00:25:12,200 --> 00:25:16,000 Coherently. It was his suggestion that I 427 00:25:16,000 --> 00:25:19,400 should come round to you. And of course I at once, saw the 428 00:25:19,400 --> 00:25:23,300 propriety of it for certainly the incident is a very singular 429 00:25:23,300 --> 00:25:26,200 one though. He appears to completely over 430 00:25:26,200 --> 00:25:29,600 eight, its importance. If you would only come back with 431 00:25:29,600 --> 00:25:32,200 me and my brother, whom you would, at least be able to 432 00:25:32,200 --> 00:25:35,300 soothe him though. I can hardly hope that you will 433 00:25:35,300 --> 00:25:38,000 be able to explain this remarkable occurrence. 434 00:25:39,800 --> 00:25:43,000 Sherlock Holmes would listen to this long narrative with an 435 00:25:43,000 --> 00:25:44,600 intentness. Which showed me that his 436 00:25:44,600 --> 00:25:49,000 interest was keenly aroused. His face was as impassive as 437 00:25:49,000 --> 00:25:51,500 ever. But is Liz had dropped more 438 00:25:51,500 --> 00:25:54,500 heavily over his eyes. And his smoke had curled up more 439 00:25:54,500 --> 00:25:58,000 thickly from his pipe to emphasize each curious episode 440 00:25:58,000 --> 00:26:02,000 in the doctors tale. As our visitor, concluded 441 00:26:02,500 --> 00:26:04,300 Holmes, sprang up without a word. 442 00:26:04,700 --> 00:26:06,900 Handyman. My hat picked his own from the 443 00:26:06,900 --> 00:26:09,300 table and followed. Dr. Trevelyan to the door. 444 00:26:10,500 --> 00:26:13,000 Within a quarter of an hour, we had been dropped at the door of 445 00:26:13,000 --> 00:26:15,800 the Physicians. Residence in Brook Street, one 446 00:26:15,800 --> 00:26:19,600 of those sombre flat-faced houses which one Associates with 447 00:26:19,600 --> 00:26:23,400 the West End practice a small page admitted us. 448 00:26:23,700 --> 00:26:27,800 And we began at once to ascend the Broadwell carpeted stare. 449 00:26:29,100 --> 00:26:32,700 But a singular Interruption brought us to a standstill the 450 00:26:32,700 --> 00:26:35,300 light at the top was suddenly whisked out. 451 00:26:35,800 --> 00:26:38,700 And from the darkness, came a Reedy, quivering voice. 452 00:26:39,500 --> 00:26:41,800 I have a pistol. It, cried. 453 00:26:42,300 --> 00:26:44,400 I give you my word. If house fire. 454 00:26:44,400 --> 00:26:48,900 If you come any nearer, this really grows outrageous, mr. 455 00:26:48,900 --> 00:26:52,300 Blessington dried. Dr. Trevelyan 010. 456 00:26:52,900 --> 00:26:55,500 It is. You doctor said the voice with a 457 00:26:55,508 --> 00:26:58,400 great heave of relief, but those are the gentlemen. 458 00:26:58,800 --> 00:27:00,100 Are they what they pretend to be. 459 00:27:01,300 --> 00:27:04,100 We were conscious of a long scrutiny out of the darkness. 460 00:27:05,500 --> 00:27:06,800 Yes. Yes. 461 00:27:06,800 --> 00:27:10,000 It's all right. Said the voice at last, you can 462 00:27:10,000 --> 00:27:14,900 come up and I'm sorry if my precautions of annoyed, you, he 463 00:27:14,900 --> 00:27:16,800 real it. Thus tear gas as he spoke. 464 00:27:17,300 --> 00:27:21,000 And we saw before, as a singular looking man, whose appearance as 465 00:27:21,000 --> 00:27:24,200 well as his voice testified to his jangled nerves. 466 00:27:24,900 --> 00:27:28,100 He was very fat, but it apparently at some time been 467 00:27:28,100 --> 00:27:31,000 much fatter. So that the skin hung about his 468 00:27:31,000 --> 00:27:34,700 face in loose pouches like the cheeks of a bloodhound. 469 00:27:35,400 --> 00:27:39,200 He was of a sickly color and his thin, Sandy hair, seemed to 470 00:27:39,200 --> 00:27:43,100 bristle up with the intensity of his emotion in his hand. 471 00:27:43,100 --> 00:27:46,200 He held a pistol, but he thrust it into his pocket as we 472 00:27:46,200 --> 00:27:48,300 Advanced. Good evening. 473 00:27:48,300 --> 00:27:52,300 Mr. Holmes said he, I am sure I'm very much obliged to you. 474 00:27:52,300 --> 00:27:54,800 For coming round. No one ever needed. 475 00:27:54,800 --> 00:27:58,000 Your advice more than I do. I suppose that dr. 476 00:27:58,000 --> 00:28:01,600 Trevelyan has told you of this most unwarrantable intrusion 477 00:28:01,600 --> 00:28:06,200 into my rooms. Quite so said, Holmes, who are 478 00:28:06,200 --> 00:28:07,000 these? Two men? 479 00:28:07,000 --> 00:28:10,200 Mr. Blessington? And why do they wish to molest 480 00:28:10,200 --> 00:28:13,500 you? Well, well said the resident 481 00:28:13,500 --> 00:28:17,000 patient in a nervous, fashion, of course, it is hard to say 482 00:28:17,000 --> 00:28:19,700 that you can hardly expect me to answer that. 483 00:28:19,700 --> 00:28:22,000 Mr. Holmes. Do you mean that? 484 00:28:22,000 --> 00:28:24,500 You don't know? Come in here. 485 00:28:24,500 --> 00:28:27,600 If you, please just have the kindness to step in here? 486 00:28:28,900 --> 00:28:32,000 He led the way into his bedroom which was large and comfortably 487 00:28:32,000 --> 00:28:35,600 furnished. You see that said he pointing to 488 00:28:35,600 --> 00:28:37,700 a big black box at the end of his bed. 489 00:28:38,500 --> 00:28:40,200 I have never been a very rich man. 490 00:28:40,200 --> 00:28:44,600 Mr. Holmes never made but one investment in my life as dr. 491 00:28:44,600 --> 00:28:48,100 Trevelyan would tell you but I don't believe in Bankers. 492 00:28:48,800 --> 00:28:52,500 I would never trust a banker. Mr. Holmes between ourselves 493 00:28:52,700 --> 00:28:56,300 what little I have is in that box so you can understand what 494 00:28:56,300 --> 00:29:00,600 it means to me when Known people Force themselves into my rooms 495 00:29:01,600 --> 00:29:04,400 Holmes looked at blessington in his questioning way and shook 496 00:29:04,400 --> 00:29:07,900 his head. I cannot possibly advise you. 497 00:29:07,900 --> 00:29:12,400 If you try to deceive me said he but I have told you everything 498 00:29:13,400 --> 00:29:16,200 Holmes turned on his heel with a gesture of disgust. 499 00:29:17,000 --> 00:29:20,500 Good night. Dr. Trevelyan said he and no 500 00:29:20,500 --> 00:29:23,400 advice for me. Cried blessington in a breaking 501 00:29:23,400 --> 00:29:27,400 voice. My advice to you sir is to speak 502 00:29:27,400 --> 00:29:30,200 the truth. A minute later. 503 00:29:30,200 --> 00:29:32,300 We were in the street and walking for home. 504 00:29:32,900 --> 00:29:36,400 We had crossed Oxford Street and were halfway down Harley Street 505 00:29:36,600 --> 00:29:38,700 before I could get a word from my companion. 506 00:29:40,000 --> 00:29:43,100 Sorry to bring you out on such a Fool's errand Watson. 507 00:29:43,300 --> 00:29:46,900 He said, at last it is an interesting case to at the 508 00:29:46,900 --> 00:29:49,800 bottom of it. I can make little of it. 509 00:29:50,000 --> 00:29:53,400 I confessed. Well, it is quite evident that 510 00:29:53,400 --> 00:29:57,800 there are two men more perhaps but at least two who are 511 00:29:57,808 --> 00:30:00,900 determined for some reason to get at this fellow blessington. 512 00:30:01,700 --> 00:30:04,800 I have no doubt in my mind that both on the first time, on the 513 00:30:04,800 --> 00:30:08,900 second occasion that young man penetrated to blessington's 514 00:30:08,900 --> 00:30:11,600 room. While his Confederate by an 515 00:30:11,600 --> 00:30:16,200 ingenious device, kept the doctor from interfering and the 516 00:30:16,200 --> 00:30:21,000 catalepsy a fraudulent imitation Watson, though. 517 00:30:21,000 --> 00:30:24,700 I should hardly dare to hint as much to our Specialists. 518 00:30:24,700 --> 00:30:27,800 It is a very easy complaint to imitate. 519 00:30:27,800 --> 00:30:34,100 I have done it myself and then by the purest, chance 520 00:30:34,100 --> 00:30:36,100 blessington was out on each occasion there. 521 00:30:36,100 --> 00:30:39,400 Reason for choosing so unusual an hour for a consultation. 522 00:30:39,700 --> 00:30:43,300 Ian was obviously to ensure that there should be no other patient 523 00:30:43,300 --> 00:30:46,400 in the waiting room. It just happened. 524 00:30:46,400 --> 00:30:49,200 However that this hour coincided with blessington's 525 00:30:49,200 --> 00:30:52,600 constitutional, which seems to show that they were not very 526 00:30:52,600 --> 00:30:54,800 well acquainted with his daily routine. 527 00:30:55,600 --> 00:30:59,100 Of course, if they had been merely after plunder, they would 528 00:30:59,100 --> 00:31:01,500 at least have made some attempt to search for it. 529 00:31:02,100 --> 00:31:05,900 Besides I can read in a man's eye, when it is his own skin, 530 00:31:05,900 --> 00:31:09,600 that he is frightened for, it is inconceivable that this fellow 531 00:31:09,800 --> 00:31:12,500 Could have made two such a vindictive enemies as these 532 00:31:12,500 --> 00:31:14,400 appear to be without knowing of it. 533 00:31:15,300 --> 00:31:19,000 I hold it there for, to be certain that he does know who 534 00:31:19,000 --> 00:31:21,800 these men are. And that for reasons of his own. 535 00:31:21,800 --> 00:31:25,800 He suppresses it. It is just possible that 536 00:31:25,800 --> 00:31:30,400 tomorrow may find him in a more communicative mood, is a, not 537 00:31:30,400 --> 00:31:33,900 one alternative. I suggested grotesquely 538 00:31:33,900 --> 00:31:36,700 improbable, no doubt, but still just conceivable. 539 00:31:37,500 --> 00:31:40,200 Might the whole story of the cataleptic Russian and his son, 540 00:31:40,200 --> 00:31:43,600 be a concoction of doctor drove aliens who has for his own 541 00:31:43,600 --> 00:31:45,700 purposes, been in blessington's rooms. 542 00:31:47,000 --> 00:31:50,500 I saw in The Gaslight that Holmes wore, an amused Smile At 543 00:31:50,500 --> 00:31:52,200 This. Brilliant departure of mine. 544 00:31:53,400 --> 00:31:57,500 My dear fellow said he it was one of the first Solutions which 545 00:31:57,500 --> 00:32:00,400 occurred to me, but I was soon able to corroborate. 546 00:32:00,400 --> 00:32:04,200 The doctors tail. This young man has left prints 547 00:32:04,200 --> 00:32:08,400 upon the stair carpet which made it quite Superfluous for me to 548 00:32:08,400 --> 00:32:11,100 ask to see those which had made in the room. 549 00:32:12,100 --> 00:32:15,400 When I tell you that his shoes were square-toed instead of 550 00:32:15,400 --> 00:32:18,800 being pointed like blehh. Interns and were quite an inch 551 00:32:18,800 --> 00:32:22,400 and a third longer than the doctors you will acknowledge 552 00:32:22,600 --> 00:32:26,600 that there can be no doubt as to his individuality, but we may 553 00:32:26,600 --> 00:32:29,000 sleep on it. Now for I shall be surprised. 554 00:32:29,000 --> 00:32:31,800 If we do not hear something further from Brook Street in the 555 00:32:31,800 --> 00:32:37,200 morning, Sherlock Holmes is prophecy was soon fulfilled and 556 00:32:37,200 --> 00:32:41,600 in a dramatic fashion at 7:30 next morning, in the first 557 00:32:41,600 --> 00:32:44,600 glimmer of daylight. I found him standing by my 558 00:32:44,600 --> 00:32:48,500 bedside in his dressing gown. There's a problem waiting for 559 00:32:48,500 --> 00:32:50,900 us. Watson said he, what's the 560 00:32:50,900 --> 00:32:53,800 matter? Then the Brook Street business. 561 00:32:54,500 --> 00:32:59,600 Any fresh news tragic, but ambiguous said he pulling up the 562 00:32:59,608 --> 00:33:03,100 blind. Look at this, a sheet from a 563 00:33:03,100 --> 00:33:07,000 notebook with for God's sake. Come at once. 564 00:33:07,300 --> 00:33:11,900 PT scrawled upon it in pencil. Our friend. 565 00:33:11,900 --> 00:33:15,300 The doctor was hard, put to it when he wrote this, come along 566 00:33:15,300 --> 00:33:19,600 my dear fellow for it. Urgent call in a quarter of an 567 00:33:19,600 --> 00:33:20,800 hour. So, we were back at the 568 00:33:20,800 --> 00:33:23,700 Physicians house. He came running out to meet us 569 00:33:23,700 --> 00:33:27,100 with a face of Horror. Oh, such a business. 570 00:33:27,300 --> 00:33:29,200 He cried with his hands to his temples. 571 00:33:29,800 --> 00:33:34,400 What then Lexington has committed suicide Holmes 572 00:33:34,400 --> 00:33:37,500 whistled. Yes, he hanged himself during 573 00:33:37,500 --> 00:33:40,600 the night. We had entered and the doctor 574 00:33:40,600 --> 00:33:43,500 had preceded us into what was evidently his waiting room. 575 00:33:44,500 --> 00:33:46,700 I really hardly know what I'm doing. 576 00:33:46,800 --> 00:33:49,700 He cried. The police are already upstairs. 577 00:33:50,200 --> 00:33:52,000 It has shaken me most dreadfully. 578 00:33:53,100 --> 00:33:57,000 When did you find out? He has a cup of tea taken into 579 00:33:57,000 --> 00:34:00,000 him early every morning. When the maid entered about 580 00:34:00,000 --> 00:34:02,500 seven there. The unfortunate fellow was 581 00:34:02,500 --> 00:34:04,000 hanging in the middle of the room. 582 00:34:04,700 --> 00:34:07,800 He had tied his cord to the hook on which the heavy lamp used to 583 00:34:07,800 --> 00:34:11,500 hang and he had jumped off from the top of the very box that you 584 00:34:11,507 --> 00:34:15,600 showed us yesterday home. Stood for a moment in deep 585 00:34:15,600 --> 00:34:19,699 thought, with your permission said he at last. 586 00:34:20,100 --> 00:34:22,400 I should like to go upstairs and look into the matter. 587 00:34:23,600 --> 00:34:25,600 We both ascended followed by the doctor. 588 00:34:26,600 --> 00:34:29,500 It was a dreadful sight which met us as we entered the bedroom 589 00:34:29,500 --> 00:34:32,300 door. I have spoken of the impression 590 00:34:32,300 --> 00:34:36,199 of flabbiness, which this man blessington, conveyed as he 591 00:34:36,199 --> 00:34:39,199 dangled from the hook. It was exaggerated and 592 00:34:39,199 --> 00:34:42,000 intensified until he was scarce. Human. 593 00:34:42,000 --> 00:34:45,400 In his appearance. The neck was drawn out like a 594 00:34:45,400 --> 00:34:49,000 plucked chickens, making the rest of him seem the more obese 595 00:34:49,000 --> 00:34:53,600 and unnatural by contrast. He was clad only in his Long 596 00:34:53,600 --> 00:34:57,000 night dress, and his swollen ankles and ungainly feet 597 00:34:57,000 --> 00:35:00,800 protruded starkly from beneath. It beside him, stood, a 598 00:35:00,808 --> 00:35:04,000 smart-looking Police. Inspector who was taking notes 599 00:35:04,000 --> 00:35:06,800 in a pocketbook. Oh, mr. 600 00:35:06,800 --> 00:35:10,800 Holmes said he heartily as my friend, entered on delighted to 601 00:35:10,800 --> 00:35:14,100 see you. Good morning Lana and said 602 00:35:14,100 --> 00:35:16,700 Holmes, you won't think me an intruder. 603 00:35:16,700 --> 00:35:19,900 I'm sure have you heard of the events which led up to this 604 00:35:19,900 --> 00:35:23,100 affair. Yeah, I heard something of them. 605 00:35:23,900 --> 00:35:27,500 Have you formed any opinion? As far as I can? 606 00:35:27,500 --> 00:35:30,100 See, the man has been driven out of his senses. 607 00:35:30,100 --> 00:35:32,900 By fry, the bed has been well, slept in. 608 00:35:32,900 --> 00:35:35,800 You see, there's his impression deep enough. 609 00:35:36,100 --> 00:35:39,200 It's about 5:00 in the morning. You know, that suicides are most 610 00:35:39,200 --> 00:35:41,400 common. That would be about is time for 611 00:35:41,400 --> 00:35:43,500 hanging himself. It seems to be in a very 612 00:35:43,500 --> 00:35:47,000 deliberate, a fair. I should say that he's been dead 613 00:35:47,000 --> 00:35:50,700 about three hours judging by the rigidity of the muscles. 614 00:35:50,900 --> 00:35:55,800 So, I noticed anything peculiar about the room asked, Holmes 615 00:35:56,600 --> 00:35:59,900 found a screwdriver and some screws on the wash-hand stand 616 00:36:00,300 --> 00:36:03,900 seems to have smoked heavily during the night to hear a for 617 00:36:03,900 --> 00:36:06,300 cigar ends that I picked out of the fireplace. 618 00:36:07,200 --> 00:36:10,900 Hmm, said, Holmes. Have you got his cigar holder? 619 00:36:11,800 --> 00:36:15,700 Now I've seen on his cigar case then. 620 00:36:16,600 --> 00:36:18,500 Yes. It was in his coat pocket. 621 00:36:19,500 --> 00:36:22,100 Holmes opened it and smelled a single cigar, which it 622 00:36:22,100 --> 00:36:27,100 contained. This is an Ivana and these 623 00:36:27,100 --> 00:36:30,000 others are cigars of the peculiar sort which are imported 624 00:36:30,000 --> 00:36:32,500 by the Dutch from their East Indian colonies. 625 00:36:33,100 --> 00:36:36,100 They usually wrapped in straw, you know, and are thinner for 626 00:36:36,100 --> 00:36:37,800 their length than any other brand. 627 00:36:38,700 --> 00:36:41,200 He picked up the four ends and examine them with his pocket 628 00:36:41,200 --> 00:36:44,900 lens to of these have been smoked from a holder and to 629 00:36:44,900 --> 00:36:49,700 without said he To have been cut by a not very sharp knife. 630 00:36:50,100 --> 00:36:53,400 And to have had the ends bitten off by a set of excellent teeth. 631 00:36:54,600 --> 00:36:56,400 This is no suicide. Mr. Lana. 632 00:36:57,200 --> 00:37:00,000 It is a very deeply planned and cold-blooded murder. 633 00:37:01,100 --> 00:37:03,400 Impossible, cried, the inspector. 634 00:37:04,100 --> 00:37:07,700 And why, why should anyone murder a man in? 635 00:37:07,700 --> 00:37:10,200 So clumsy? A fashion as by hanging him, 636 00:37:11,200 --> 00:37:13,200 that is what we have to find out. 637 00:37:13,800 --> 00:37:17,300 How could they gained through the front door? 638 00:37:18,300 --> 00:37:22,400 It was barred in the morning. Then it was barred after them. 639 00:37:23,200 --> 00:37:26,800 How do, you know, I saw their traces? 640 00:37:27,400 --> 00:37:30,600 Excuse me, a moment, and I may be able to give you some further 641 00:37:30,600 --> 00:37:31,800 information. Mation about it. 642 00:37:32,800 --> 00:37:35,500 He went over to the door and turning the lock. 643 00:37:35,500 --> 00:37:37,500 He examined it in his methodical way. 644 00:37:38,400 --> 00:37:41,600 Then he took out the key, which was on the inside and inspected. 645 00:37:41,600 --> 00:37:46,800 That also the bed, the carpet, the chairs, the mantelpiece, the 646 00:37:46,800 --> 00:37:50,700 dead body, and the Rope were each in turn examined until at 647 00:37:50,700 --> 00:37:54,800 last, he professed himself satisfied and with my aide and 648 00:37:54,800 --> 00:37:58,600 that of the inspector cut down The Wretched object and laid it 649 00:37:58,600 --> 00:38:02,900 reverently under a sheet. How about this rope? 650 00:38:02,900 --> 00:38:06,500 He asked, it is cut off. This said dr. 651 00:38:06,500 --> 00:38:09,200 Trevelyan drawing a large coil from under the bed. 652 00:38:09,800 --> 00:38:13,700 He was morbidly nervous of fire and always kept his beside him 653 00:38:14,000 --> 00:38:16,900 so that he might Escape by the window in case the stairs were 654 00:38:16,900 --> 00:38:19,700 burning. That supposed to save them 655 00:38:19,700 --> 00:38:21,800 trouble said Holmes thoughtfully. 656 00:38:22,600 --> 00:38:27,300 Yes, the actual facts are very plain and I shall be surprised. 657 00:38:27,300 --> 00:38:30,100 If, by the afternoon, I cannot give you the reasons for them as 658 00:38:30,100 --> 00:38:32,800 well. I will take this photograph of 659 00:38:32,800 --> 00:38:36,500 blessington, which I see upon the mantelpiece, as it may help 660 00:38:36,500 --> 00:38:41,100 me in my inquiries, but you have told us nothing cried the 661 00:38:41,100 --> 00:38:44,300 doctor. Oh, there can be no doubt as to 662 00:38:44,300 --> 00:38:48,000 the sequence of events, said Holmes, there were a of the 663 00:38:48,000 --> 00:38:52,400 minute, the young man, the old man, and a third to whose 664 00:38:52,400 --> 00:38:54,000 identity. I have no clue. 665 00:38:54,900 --> 00:38:57,600 The first two, I need, hardly remark are the same who 666 00:38:57,600 --> 00:39:01,500 masqueraded as the Russian count and his son so we can give a 667 00:39:01,500 --> 00:39:05,200 very full description of them. They were admitted by a 668 00:39:05,200 --> 00:39:10,200 Confederate inside the house. If I might offer you a word of 669 00:39:10,200 --> 00:39:14,500 advice, inspector, it would be to arrest the page who has? 670 00:39:14,500 --> 00:39:17,600 I understand, has only recently come into your service doctor. 671 00:39:19,200 --> 00:39:21,900 The young chimp cannot be found. Said, dr. 672 00:39:21,900 --> 00:39:25,400 Trevelyan the maid and the cook have just been searching for 673 00:39:25,400 --> 00:39:28,100 him. Holmes Shrugged, his shoulders. 674 00:39:29,400 --> 00:39:34,000 He has played a, not unimportant part in this drama said he the 675 00:39:34,000 --> 00:39:37,200 three men having ascended the stairs, which they did on tiptoe 676 00:39:37,800 --> 00:39:41,100 the elder, man. First, the younger man, s and 677 00:39:41,100 --> 00:39:46,200 the unknown man in the rear. My dear Holmes, I jack elated. 678 00:39:46,700 --> 00:39:49,700 Oh, there could be no question as to the superimposing of the 679 00:39:49,700 --> 00:39:52,100 footmarks. I had the advantage of learning, 680 00:39:52,100 --> 00:39:56,100 which was which last night they ascended, then to mr. 681 00:39:56,100 --> 00:39:58,900 Blessington's room. The door of which they found to 682 00:39:58,900 --> 00:40:01,200 be locked with the help of a wire. 683 00:40:01,200 --> 00:40:04,800 However, they forced round. The key even without the lens, 684 00:40:04,800 --> 00:40:08,300 you'll perceive by the scratches on this Ward where the pressure 685 00:40:08,300 --> 00:40:10,800 was applied on entering the room. 686 00:40:10,800 --> 00:40:13,300 Their first proceeding must have been to gag mister. 687 00:40:13,500 --> 00:40:17,200 Singleton he may have been asleep or he may have been so 688 00:40:17,200 --> 00:40:20,700 paralyzed with Terror as to have been unable to cry out. 689 00:40:21,400 --> 00:40:25,600 These walls are thick and it is conceivable that his shriek if 690 00:40:25,600 --> 00:40:27,900 he had time to utter, one was unheard. 691 00:40:29,000 --> 00:40:31,800 Having secured him. It is evident to me that a 692 00:40:31,800 --> 00:40:34,400 consultation of some sort was held. 693 00:40:35,000 --> 00:40:38,300 Probably it was something in the nature of a Judicial proceeding. 694 00:40:39,100 --> 00:40:42,400 It must have lasted for some time for it was then that these 695 00:40:42,400 --> 00:40:45,900 cigars were smoked. The older man sat in that wicker 696 00:40:45,900 --> 00:40:48,100 chair. It was he who used a 697 00:40:48,107 --> 00:40:53,300 cigar-holder the younger man sat Over Yonder, he knocked his Ash 698 00:40:53,300 --> 00:40:56,900 off against the chest of drawers, the third fellow paced 699 00:40:56,900 --> 00:41:00,300 up and down. And I think set up right in the 700 00:41:00,300 --> 00:41:02,200 bed. But of that I cannot be 701 00:41:02,200 --> 00:41:06,600 absolutely certain. Well, it ended by they're taking 702 00:41:06,600 --> 00:41:10,300 blessington and hanging him. The matter was so pre-arranged 703 00:41:10,500 --> 00:41:13,500 that it is my belief that they brought with them some sort of 704 00:41:13,500 --> 00:41:17,500 block or pulley, which might serve as a Gallows that 705 00:41:17,500 --> 00:41:20,300 screwdriver. And those screws were, as I 706 00:41:20,308 --> 00:41:23,800 conceive for fixing it up seeing the hook. 707 00:41:23,800 --> 00:41:27,100 However, they naturally save themselves, the trouble, having 708 00:41:27,100 --> 00:41:28,600 finished their work, they made off. 709 00:41:28,700 --> 00:41:30,500 Off. And the door was barred behind 710 00:41:30,500 --> 00:41:34,800 them by their Confederate weird. All listened with the deepest 711 00:41:34,800 --> 00:41:38,100 interest to this sketch of the knights doings, which Holmes had 712 00:41:38,100 --> 00:41:41,900 deduced from signs. So, subtle and minut that even 713 00:41:41,900 --> 00:41:45,000 when he had pointed them out to us, we could scarcely follow him 714 00:41:45,000 --> 00:41:48,600 in his reasoning. The inspector hurried away on 715 00:41:48,600 --> 00:41:52,400 the instant to make inquiries about the page while Holmes and 716 00:41:52,400 --> 00:41:54,500 I returned to Baker Street for breakfast. 717 00:41:55,800 --> 00:42:00,500 I'll be back by three said he when we'd finished our meal both 718 00:42:00,500 --> 00:42:03,300 the inspector and the doctor will meet me here at that hour 719 00:42:03,900 --> 00:42:07,400 and I hope by that time to have cleared up any little obscurity, 720 00:42:07,400 --> 00:42:09,500 which the case may still present. 721 00:42:10,900 --> 00:42:14,000 Our visitors arrived at the appointed time, but it was a 722 00:42:14,008 --> 00:42:18,200 quarter to four before my friend put in an appearance from his 723 00:42:18,200 --> 00:42:21,600 expression as he entered. However, I could see that all 724 00:42:21,600 --> 00:42:22,700 had gone. Well with him. 725 00:42:24,000 --> 00:42:27,500 Any news inspector, we've got the boys sir. 726 00:42:28,500 --> 00:42:31,300 Excellent. And I have got the men. 727 00:42:32,300 --> 00:42:34,900 You have got them. We cried all three. 728 00:42:35,900 --> 00:42:38,500 Well, at least I have got their identity. 729 00:42:39,100 --> 00:42:43,800 This so-called blessington is as I expected, well, known at 730 00:42:43,800 --> 00:42:46,700 headquarters and so are his assailants. 731 00:42:47,100 --> 00:42:51,300 Their names are Biddle, Haywood and Moffat, the Worthington Bank 732 00:42:51,300 --> 00:42:55,100 gang cried. The inspector precisely said, 733 00:42:55,100 --> 00:43:01,100 Holmes, then blessington must have been certain exactly said 734 00:43:01,100 --> 00:43:04,500 Holmes. Why that makes it as clear as 735 00:43:04,500 --> 00:43:08,400 Crystal. So Inspector, but trevelyan and 736 00:43:08,400 --> 00:43:10,200 I looked at each other in bewilderment. 737 00:43:11,700 --> 00:43:15,100 You must surely remember the great Worthington Bank business 738 00:43:15,200 --> 00:43:20,500 said Holmes five men were in it these four and a fifth called 739 00:43:20,500 --> 00:43:24,200 Cartwright Tobin. The caretaker was murdered and 740 00:43:24,200 --> 00:43:26,900 the thieves got away with 7,000 pounds. 741 00:43:27,600 --> 00:43:31,700 This was in 1875. They were all five arrested. 742 00:43:31,700 --> 00:43:34,700 But the evidence against them was by no means conclusive. 743 00:43:35,400 --> 00:43:39,300 This blessington or Sutton who was the worst of the gang? 744 00:43:39,300 --> 00:43:43,500 Turned Informer on his It is Cartwright was hanged and the 745 00:43:43,500 --> 00:43:47,000 other three got 15 years of Peace when they got out the 746 00:43:47,000 --> 00:43:50,000 other day, which was some years before their full term. 747 00:43:50,600 --> 00:43:53,700 They set themselves. As you perceive to hunt down the 748 00:43:53,700 --> 00:43:58,300 traitor and to avenge the death of their comrade upon him twice. 749 00:43:58,300 --> 00:44:02,000 They try to get it him and failed a third time. 750 00:44:02,200 --> 00:44:05,100 You see it came off. Is there anything further? 751 00:44:05,100 --> 00:44:07,000 Which I can explain? Dr. Trevelyan? 752 00:44:08,300 --> 00:44:10,900 I think you've made it all. Remarkably clear said, the 753 00:44:10,908 --> 00:44:13,200 doctor. Oh, no doubt the day on which he 754 00:44:13,200 --> 00:44:16,400 was perturbed, was the day when he had seen of their release in 755 00:44:16,400 --> 00:44:20,400 the newspapers. Quite so his talk about a 756 00:44:20,400 --> 00:44:25,000 burglary was the merest blind but why could he not tell you 757 00:44:25,000 --> 00:44:27,600 this? Well, my dear sir. 758 00:44:28,100 --> 00:44:30,900 Knowing the vindictive character of his old Associates. 759 00:44:31,400 --> 00:44:34,100 He was trying to hide his own identity from everybody. 760 00:44:34,300 --> 00:44:38,200 As long as he could, his secret was a shameful one. 761 00:44:38,600 --> 00:44:40,800 And he could not bring himself to divulge it. 762 00:44:41,500 --> 00:44:45,100 However, retches he was he was still living under the shield of 763 00:44:45,100 --> 00:44:48,400 British law and I have no doubt inspector that you will see 764 00:44:48,400 --> 00:44:50,200 that. Though, that Shield might fail 765 00:44:50,200 --> 00:44:56,700 to guard The Sword of Justice is still there to avenge such with 766 00:44:56,700 --> 00:44:59,900 a singular circumstances in connection with the resident 767 00:44:59,900 --> 00:45:03,100 patient. And the Brook Street doctor from 768 00:45:03,100 --> 00:45:05,300 that night. Nothing has been seen of the 769 00:45:05,308 --> 00:45:09,000 three murderers by the police, and it is surmised at Scotland 770 00:45:09,000 --> 00:45:11,200 Yard that they were among the passengers. 771 00:45:11,300 --> 00:45:15,300 Ginger's of the ill-fated steamer Nora creina, which was 772 00:45:15,300 --> 00:45:19,300 lost some years ago with all hands upon the Portuguese Coast, 773 00:45:19,800 --> 00:45:21,900 some leagues to the north of a Porto. 774 00:45:23,000 --> 00:45:26,300 The proceedings against the page broke down for want of evidence 775 00:45:26,900 --> 00:45:30,600 and the Brook Street mystery, as it was called, has never until 776 00:45:30,600 --> 00:45:33,600 now been fully dealt with in any public print. 777 00:45:35,100 --> 00:45:38,000 End of the resident patient. End of the resident patient.