1 00:00:00,700 --> 00:00:04,000 Chapter 7 of The Sign of the four by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. 2 00:00:04,300 --> 00:00:06,600 This LibriVox recording is in the public domain. 3 00:00:08,100 --> 00:00:11,300 Chapter 7, the episode of the barrel. 4 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:14,600 The police have brought a cab with them. 5 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:18,900 And in this is courted, Miss morstan back to her home, after 6 00:00:18,900 --> 00:00:22,100 the Angelic fashion of women, she had borne trouble with a 7 00:00:22,108 --> 00:00:25,600 calm face as long as there was someone weaker than herself to 8 00:00:25,600 --> 00:00:28,100 support. And I had found her bright and 9 00:00:28,100 --> 00:00:30,600 Placid by the side of the frightened housekeeper. 10 00:00:31,800 --> 00:00:34,800 In the cab. However, she first turned faint 11 00:00:35,000 --> 00:00:39,200 and then burst into a passion of weeping so sorely had she been 12 00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:41,200 tried by The Adventures of the night. 13 00:00:42,200 --> 00:00:45,300 She's told me since that she thought me cold and distant upon 14 00:00:45,300 --> 00:00:50,200 that Journey she little guest to struggle within my breast, all 15 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:54,500 the effort of self restraint which held me back My sympathies 16 00:00:54,500 --> 00:00:58,400 and my love went out to her even as my hand had in the garden. 17 00:00:59,400 --> 00:01:02,700 I felt that years of the conventionalities of life, could 18 00:01:02,700 --> 00:01:06,800 not teach me to know her. Sweet Brave Nature has had this 19 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:11,500 one day of strange experiences. Yeah, there were two thoughts 20 00:01:11,500 --> 00:01:14,200 which sealed the words of affection upon my lips. 21 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:20,400 She was weak and helpless shaken in mind and nerve it was to take 22 00:01:20,400 --> 00:01:22,700 her at a disadvantage to obtrude. 23 00:01:22,700 --> 00:01:23,500 Love. Upon her. 24 00:01:23,500 --> 00:01:28,600 At such a time were still. She was rich if homes. 25 00:01:28,600 --> 00:01:31,700 His researchers were successful. She would be an heiress. 26 00:01:32,300 --> 00:01:35,600 Was it fair? Was it honorable that a half-pay 27 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:39,100 surgeon should take such advantage of an intimacy which 28 00:01:39,100 --> 00:01:43,100 chance Had brought about. Might she not look upon me as a 29 00:01:43,100 --> 00:01:47,500 mere vulgar Fortune Seeker? I could not bear to risk, that 30 00:01:47,500 --> 00:01:49,400 such a thought should cross her mind. 31 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:54,800 This Agra treasure intervened like an impassable barrier 32 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:58,900 between us. It was nearly 2:00 when we reach 33 00:01:58,900 --> 00:02:01,900 to mrs. Cecil Foresters, the servants 34 00:02:01,900 --> 00:02:06,200 had retired hours ago, but mrs. Forrester had been so interested 35 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:10,000 by the strange message which Miss morstan had received that 36 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:12,000 she had sat up in the hope of her return. 37 00:02:12,900 --> 00:02:17,300 She opened the door herself, a middle-aged graceful woman and 38 00:02:17,300 --> 00:02:20,300 he gave me joy to see how tenderly her arms stole around 39 00:02:20,300 --> 00:02:23,700 the others waste and how motherly was the voice in which 40 00:02:23,700 --> 00:02:27,300 she greeted her. She was clearly, no mere paid a 41 00:02:27,300 --> 00:02:31,700 dependent but an honored friend, I was introduced and mrs. 42 00:02:31,700 --> 00:02:35,100 Forrester earnestly, beg me to step in and tell her adventures, 43 00:02:36,100 --> 00:02:38,300 I explained. However, the importance of my 44 00:02:38,300 --> 00:02:42,000 errand and promised Faithfully to call and report any progress 45 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:43,600 which we might make with the case. 46 00:02:44,900 --> 00:02:49,500 As we drove away, I stole a glance back and I still seem to 47 00:02:49,500 --> 00:02:53,700 see that little group on the step, the too graceful, clinging 48 00:02:53,700 --> 00:02:56,800 figures. The half-open door, the whole 49 00:02:56,800 --> 00:03:00,900 light shining through stained glass, the barometer and the 50 00:03:00,900 --> 00:03:04,100 bright steroids. It was soothing to catch even 51 00:03:04,100 --> 00:03:07,300 that passing glimpse of a tranquil English home in the 52 00:03:07,300 --> 00:03:12,000 midst of the Wild dark business, which had absorbed us, The more 53 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:15,600 I thought of what had happened. The Wilder and darker it grew. 54 00:03:16,500 --> 00:03:19,200 I reviewed the whole extraordinary sequence of events 55 00:03:19,200 --> 00:03:22,000 as I rattled on through the silent gas-lit streets. 56 00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:26,800 There was the original problem that at least was pretty clear. 57 00:03:26,800 --> 00:03:31,300 Now the death of Captain morstan the sending of the pearls, the 58 00:03:31,308 --> 00:03:35,300 advertisement, the letter, we had only light upon all those 59 00:03:35,300 --> 00:03:38,700 events. They had only led us her over to 60 00:03:38,700 --> 00:03:43,300 a deeper and far more tragic. 3, the Indian treasure. 61 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:46,800 The Curious plan found among morstan's baggage. 62 00:03:47,400 --> 00:03:49,900 The strange scene at Major sholto's death. 63 00:03:50,500 --> 00:03:53,100 The rediscovery of the treasury immediately, followed by the 64 00:03:53,100 --> 00:03:56,700 murder of the discoverer. The very singular accompaniments 65 00:03:56,700 --> 00:04:01,100 to the crime, the footsteps remarkable weapons, the words 66 00:04:01,100 --> 00:04:04,400 upon the card corresponding with those upon Captain morstan's 67 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:07,500 chart. Here was indeed a labyrinth in 68 00:04:07,500 --> 00:04:11,800 which a man less singularly endowed the my fellow GE might, 69 00:04:11,800 --> 00:04:14,200 well, despair of ever finding the clue. 70 00:04:15,500 --> 00:04:17,899 Pinchin Lane was a row of shabby two-storied. 71 00:04:17,899 --> 00:04:21,500 Brick houses in the lower quarter of Lambeth, I had to 72 00:04:21,500 --> 00:04:23,300 knock for some time at number three. 73 00:04:23,700 --> 00:04:27,100 Before I could make my impression at last, however, 74 00:04:27,500 --> 00:04:30,900 there was the glint of a candle behind the Blind and a face 75 00:04:30,900 --> 00:04:36,100 looked out at the upper window. Go on your drunken Vagabond said 76 00:04:36,100 --> 00:04:39,200 the face, if you kick up any more, our I'll open the kennels 77 00:04:39,200 --> 00:04:43,900 and let our 43 dogs upon you. If you'll let one out it's just 78 00:04:43,900 --> 00:04:48,700 what I have come for said I go on yelled a voice so I'll be 79 00:04:48,700 --> 00:04:50,800 gracious. I have a wiper in the bag and 80 00:04:50,800 --> 00:04:54,700 I'll drop you on your head if you don't look it, but I want a 81 00:04:54,700 --> 00:04:57,800 dog. I cried, I won't be argued with 82 00:04:58,200 --> 00:05:00,400 shouted, mr. Sherman now stand clear. 83 00:05:00,700 --> 00:05:06,500 When I say 3, dad goes a wiper. Mr. Sherlock Holmes, I began. 84 00:05:06,800 --> 00:05:10,300 But the words are the most magical effect for the window 85 00:05:10,300 --> 00:05:13,400 instantly, slammed down and within a minute, the door was 86 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:17,400 unbarred and open mr. Sherman was a lanky lean old 87 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:19,900 man. With stooping shoulders, a 88 00:05:19,900 --> 00:05:22,500 stringy neck and blue tinted glasses. 89 00:05:23,800 --> 00:05:26,000 A friend of Mr. Sherlock. He's always. 90 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:31,300 Welcome said he stepping sir, keep clear of the badger free B 91 00:05:32,100 --> 00:05:36,200 naughty naughty, would you take a nip at the gentleman this to a 92 00:05:36,200 --> 00:05:39,500 stoat which thrusts its Wicked head and red eyes Between the 93 00:05:39,500 --> 00:05:42,600 Bars of its cage? No, my not sir. 94 00:05:42,600 --> 00:05:45,500 It's only a slow worm. You ain't got no fangs. 95 00:05:45,800 --> 00:05:47,900 So I gives it there. Another room for a Keeps The 96 00:05:47,900 --> 00:05:50,400 Beatles down. He must have mind being just a 97 00:05:50,407 --> 00:05:53,500 little short with you first for I'm guided. 98 00:05:53,700 --> 00:05:56,200 The children and there's many a one just comes down this Lane to 99 00:05:56,200 --> 00:05:58,700 knock me up. What was it mr. 100 00:05:58,700 --> 00:06:04,300 Sherlock Holmes wanted sir. He wanted a dog of yours that 101 00:06:04,300 --> 00:06:08,700 will be Toby. Yes, Toby was the name, Toby 102 00:06:08,700 --> 00:06:10,400 lives at number 7 on the left there. 103 00:06:11,300 --> 00:06:14,300 He moved slowly forward with his candle among the queer animal 104 00:06:14,300 --> 00:06:16,200 family. Which he had gathered around him 105 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:20,000 in the uncertain, shadowy light. I could see dimly. 106 00:06:20,600 --> 00:06:23,500 There were glancing. Glimmering eyes peeping down at 107 00:06:23,600 --> 00:06:27,100 Us from every cranny and Corner. Even the rafters above. 108 00:06:27,100 --> 00:06:31,200 Our heads were lined by solemn fouls who lazily shifted their 109 00:06:31,200 --> 00:06:34,300 weight from one leg to the other as our voices Disturbed. 110 00:06:34,300 --> 00:06:39,600 Their Slumbers Toby, proved to be an ugly long-haired. 111 00:06:39,600 --> 00:06:44,200 Lop-eared creature half Spaniel and half lurcher brown and white 112 00:06:44,200 --> 00:06:49,800 in color with a very clumsy waddling gait it accepted after 113 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:53,800 some hesitation a lump of sugar, which the old naturalist And it 114 00:06:53,800 --> 00:06:57,800 to me and having the sealed an alliance, it followed me to the 115 00:06:57,800 --> 00:07:00,800 cab and made, no difficulties about accompanying me. 116 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:04,000 It had just struck three on the palace clock. 117 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:08,700 When I found myself back once more at pondicherry lodge, the X 118 00:07:08,700 --> 00:07:12,300 prize fighter McMurdo had. I found been arrested as an 119 00:07:12,300 --> 00:07:16,300 accessory and both he and mr. Sholto had been marched off to 120 00:07:16,300 --> 00:07:19,100 the station. Two constables guarded, the 121 00:07:19,108 --> 00:07:22,400 narrow gate, but they allowed me to pass with the dog, on my 122 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:26,400 mentioning, the detectives name, Holmes was standing on the 123 00:07:26,400 --> 00:07:28,900 doorstep with his hands in his pockets. 124 00:07:29,100 --> 00:07:32,400 Smoking his pipe. Ah, you have him. 125 00:07:32,400 --> 00:07:36,800 There said he good dog, then. Athelney Jones is gone. 126 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:39,700 We've had an immense display of energy since you left. 127 00:07:40,200 --> 00:07:42,900 He is arrested. Not only friend Thaddeus, but 128 00:07:42,900 --> 00:07:48,300 the gatekeeper the housekeeper and the Indian servant we have 129 00:07:48,300 --> 00:07:52,500 the place to ourselves but for a sergeant upstairs, leave the dog 130 00:07:52,500 --> 00:07:57,100 here and come up. We tied Toby to the hall table, 131 00:07:57,300 --> 00:08:01,400 Andre ascended, the stairs. The room was, as he had left it. 132 00:08:01,900 --> 00:08:05,800 Say that a sheet had been draped over the central figure a, we re 133 00:08:05,800 --> 00:08:09,500 looking police Sergeant reclined in the corner. 134 00:08:10,900 --> 00:08:14,100 Lend me your Bullseye sergeant said, my companion. 135 00:08:14,900 --> 00:08:18,100 Now tie this bit of Card round my neck. 136 00:08:18,200 --> 00:08:21,000 So, as to hang it in front of me, thank you. 137 00:08:21,500 --> 00:08:24,200 Now, I must kick off my boots and stockings. 138 00:08:25,000 --> 00:08:26,800 Just you carry them down with you Watson. 139 00:08:27,500 --> 00:08:30,600 I'm going to do a little climbing and dip my handkerchief 140 00:08:30,600 --> 00:08:35,200 into the creosote that will do. Now come up into the Garret with 141 00:08:35,200 --> 00:08:38,400 me for a moment. We clambered up through the hole 142 00:08:38,799 --> 00:08:41,400 Holmes, turned his light. Once more upon the Footsteps in 143 00:08:41,400 --> 00:08:46,200 the dust I wish you particularly to notice these footmarks. 144 00:08:46,300 --> 00:08:49,700 He said, Do You observe anything noteworthy about them? 145 00:08:50,900 --> 00:08:53,800 They belong. I said to a child or a small 146 00:08:53,800 --> 00:08:59,000 woman apart from their size though, is there nothing else? 147 00:09:00,100 --> 00:09:02,000 I appear to be much as other footmarks. 148 00:09:03,100 --> 00:09:07,300 Not at all. Look, here, this is the print of 149 00:09:07,300 --> 00:09:11,500 right foot in the dust. Now, I make one with my naked 150 00:09:11,500 --> 00:09:15,300 foot beside it. What is the chief difference? 151 00:09:16,600 --> 00:09:19,500 Your toes are all cramped together. 152 00:09:20,100 --> 00:09:23,900 The other printers each toe distinctly divided, quite. 153 00:09:23,900 --> 00:09:28,300 So that is the point bear, that in mind. 154 00:09:28,600 --> 00:09:32,300 Now, would you kindly step over to that flap window, and smell 155 00:09:32,300 --> 00:09:36,000 the edge of the woodwork? I shall stay here as I have this 156 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:39,800 handkerchief in my hand. I did see director and was 157 00:09:39,800 --> 00:09:42,500 instantly conscious of a strong tari smell. 158 00:09:43,600 --> 00:09:47,300 That is where he put his foot in getting out. 159 00:09:47,800 --> 00:09:51,100 If you can trace him. I should think that Toby will 160 00:09:51,100 --> 00:09:55,900 have no difficulty now, run downstairs, loose, the dog and 161 00:09:55,900 --> 00:09:59,800 look out for blundin. By the time that I got out into 162 00:09:59,800 --> 00:10:03,500 the grounds Sherlock Holmes was on the roof and I could see him 163 00:10:03,500 --> 00:10:06,500 like an enormous glow worm crawling very slowly along the 164 00:10:06,500 --> 00:10:09,000 ridge. I lost sight of him behind a 165 00:10:09,008 --> 00:10:12,500 stack of chimneys, but he presently reappeared and then 166 00:10:12,500 --> 00:10:14,400 vanished. Once more upon the opposite 167 00:10:14,400 --> 00:10:19,200 side, When I made my way around there, I found him seated at one 168 00:10:19,200 --> 00:10:22,500 of the corner. Eve's, that's you Watson. 169 00:10:22,800 --> 00:10:26,800 He cried. Yes, this is the place. 170 00:10:27,500 --> 00:10:29,300 What is that black thing down there? 171 00:10:30,500 --> 00:10:36,300 What about Errol top on it? Yes, no sign of a ladder. 172 00:10:36,900 --> 00:10:39,800 No. Confound the fellow. 173 00:10:40,300 --> 00:10:44,500 It's a most Breakneck place. I ought to be able to come down 174 00:10:44,500 --> 00:10:48,000 where he could climb up. The water pipe feels pretty 175 00:10:48,000 --> 00:10:50,200 firm. Here goes anyhow. 176 00:10:51,300 --> 00:10:54,100 There was a scuffling of feet and the lantern began to come 177 00:10:54,100 --> 00:10:57,000 steadily. Down, the side of the wall, then 178 00:10:57,000 --> 00:11:00,800 with a light spring, he came onto the barrel and from there 179 00:11:00,900 --> 00:11:04,100 to the Earth it was easy to follow him. 180 00:11:04,300 --> 00:11:08,300 He said drawing on his stockings and Boots tiles, were loosened 181 00:11:08,300 --> 00:11:12,700 the whole way along, and in his hurry had dropped this, it 182 00:11:12,700 --> 00:11:16,000 confirms my diagnosis. As you Doctors Express it. 183 00:11:17,200 --> 00:11:20,700 The object when she held up to me, was a small pocket or pouch 184 00:11:20,700 --> 00:11:23,800 woven out of colored grasses, and with a few toward read, 185 00:11:23,800 --> 00:11:26,900 beads strung around it, in shape and size. 186 00:11:26,900 --> 00:11:31,000 It was not unlike a cigarette case inside were half a dozen 187 00:11:31,000 --> 00:11:35,300 spines of dark wood sharp at one end and rounded at the other 188 00:11:35,800 --> 00:11:39,800 like that, which had struck Bartholomew sholto, They are 189 00:11:39,800 --> 00:11:43,700 hellish things said he look out. You don't prick yourself. 190 00:11:44,300 --> 00:11:47,100 I'm delighted to have them for the chances are that they are. 191 00:11:47,100 --> 00:11:50,900 All he has, there is a less fear of you, or me, finding one in 192 00:11:50,900 --> 00:11:54,000 our skin before long. I would sooner face a martini 193 00:11:54,000 --> 00:11:56,800 bullet myself. Are you game for a 6-mile? 194 00:11:56,800 --> 00:12:02,200 Trudge Watson certainly, I answered your leg will stand it. 195 00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:05,600 Oh, yes. Here you are, doggy. 196 00:12:05,900 --> 00:12:09,100 Good old, Toby smell it. Toby smell it. 197 00:12:10,100 --> 00:12:12,200 He pushed the creosote handkerchief under the dog's 198 00:12:12,200 --> 00:12:16,000 nose, while the creature, stood with its fluffy legs separated. 199 00:12:16,200 --> 00:12:19,500 And with a most comical cocteau its head, like a connoisseur. 200 00:12:19,500 --> 00:12:24,900 Sniffing the bouquet of a famous vintage homes, then through the 201 00:12:24,900 --> 00:12:28,300 handkerchief to a distance. Fastened, a stout cord to the 202 00:12:28,300 --> 00:12:31,800 mongrels collar and led him to the foot of the water barrel. 203 00:12:32,700 --> 00:12:36,000 The creature instantly broke into a succession of high 204 00:12:36,100 --> 00:12:40,600 tremulous Yelps, and with his nose, on the ground, and his 205 00:12:40,600 --> 00:12:43,400 tail in the air patted off upon the trail. 206 00:12:43,500 --> 00:12:46,600 At a pace, which strained, his leash and kept us at the top of 207 00:12:46,600 --> 00:12:51,300 our speed, the East have been gradually whitening and we can 208 00:12:51,300 --> 00:12:55,600 now see some distance in the cold grey light the square. 209 00:12:55,600 --> 00:12:59,600 Massive house with its black empty windows and high bare 210 00:12:59,600 --> 00:13:04,700 walls towered up sad and forlorn. - I'll course LED right 211 00:13:04,700 --> 00:13:08,300 across the grounds In and Out Among the trenches and pits 212 00:13:08,400 --> 00:13:12,000 with, which they were scarred and intersected the whole place 213 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:15,000 with its scattered, dirt heaps, and Ill, grown shrubs. 214 00:13:15,400 --> 00:13:19,500 And a blighted ill-omened look, which harmonized with the black 215 00:13:19,500 --> 00:13:24,000 tragedy, which hung over it. On reaching the boundary wall, 216 00:13:24,000 --> 00:13:27,400 Toby ran along, whining. Eagerly underneath, its shadow 217 00:13:27,800 --> 00:13:31,600 and stopped finally in a corner screened by a young Beach. 218 00:13:32,800 --> 00:13:36,000 Where the two walls, joined, several bricks have been 219 00:13:36,000 --> 00:13:40,000 loosened, and the crevices left were worn down and rounded upon 220 00:13:40,000 --> 00:13:43,300 the Lower Side as though, they had frequently been used as a 221 00:13:43,308 --> 00:13:47,500 ladder homes. Clambered up and taking the dog 222 00:13:47,500 --> 00:13:49,800 from me. He dropped it over upon the 223 00:13:49,800 --> 00:13:53,400 other side. There's the print of wooden legs 224 00:13:53,400 --> 00:13:55,800 hand. He remarked, as I mounted up 225 00:13:55,800 --> 00:13:58,900 beside him. You see the slight smudge of 226 00:13:58,900 --> 00:14:02,200 blood upon the white Plaster? What a lucky thing? 227 00:14:02,200 --> 00:14:04,300 It is. We have had no very heavy rain 228 00:14:04,300 --> 00:14:08,200 since yesterday. Sent will lie upon the road in 229 00:14:08,200 --> 00:14:10,800 spite of their eight and twenty hours start. 230 00:14:12,200 --> 00:14:14,400 I confess that I had my doubts myself. 231 00:14:14,500 --> 00:14:17,300 When I reflected upon the great traffic which had passed along 232 00:14:17,300 --> 00:14:21,100 the London Road in the interval, my fears were soon appeased. 233 00:14:21,100 --> 00:14:26,400 However Toby never hesitated or swerved, but what'll Don in his 234 00:14:26,400 --> 00:14:30,700 peculiar rolling fashion. Clearly the pungent smell of the 235 00:14:30,700 --> 00:14:33,100 creosote. Rose, high above all other 236 00:14:33,100 --> 00:14:38,200 contending cents. Do not imagine said, Holmes that 237 00:14:38,200 --> 00:14:41,200 I depend for my success. In this case, upon the mere 238 00:14:41,200 --> 00:14:44,400 chance of one of these fellows, having put his foot in the 239 00:14:44,400 --> 00:14:48,400 chemical, I have knowledge now which would enable me to trace 240 00:14:48,400 --> 00:14:52,500 them in many different ways. This, however, is the readiest, 241 00:14:52,500 --> 00:14:56,200 and since Fortune has put it into our hands, I should be 242 00:14:56,200 --> 00:15:01,900 culpable if I neglected it. It has however, prevented the 243 00:15:01,900 --> 00:15:05,000 case from becoming the, pretty little intellectual problem, 244 00:15:05,000 --> 00:15:09,100 which it at one time, promise to be, there might have been some 245 00:15:09,100 --> 00:15:13,900 credit to be gained out of it. But for this to palpable clue, 246 00:15:15,200 --> 00:15:18,300 there is credit. And to spare said, I assure you 247 00:15:18,300 --> 00:15:20,600 homes, that I Marvel at the means by which you obtain your 248 00:15:20,600 --> 00:15:23,100 results. In this case even more than I 249 00:15:23,100 --> 00:15:24,700 did in the Jefferson, hope murder. 250 00:15:25,400 --> 00:15:28,600 The thing seems to me to be deeper and more inexplicable. 251 00:15:29,600 --> 00:15:32,300 How, for example, could you describe with such confidence? 252 00:15:32,600 --> 00:15:36,100 The wooden-legged man for my dear boy. 253 00:15:36,700 --> 00:15:40,900 It was Simplicity itself. I don't wish to be theatrical. 254 00:15:41,300 --> 00:15:43,100 It is all patent and above board. 255 00:15:43,900 --> 00:15:46,600 Two officers who are in command of a convict guard. 256 00:15:47,000 --> 00:15:51,000 Learn an important secret as to buried treasure a map is drawn 257 00:15:51,000 --> 00:15:54,000 for them by an Englishman named. Jonathan small. 258 00:15:54,600 --> 00:15:57,100 You remember that we saw the name upon the chart in Captain 259 00:15:57,100 --> 00:16:01,000 morstan's possession he had Find it in behalf of himself and his 260 00:16:01,000 --> 00:16:04,300 associates. The sign of the four as he 261 00:16:04,300 --> 00:16:07,200 somewhat dramatically called it aided. 262 00:16:07,200 --> 00:16:11,900 By this chart the officers or one of them gets the treasure 263 00:16:11,900 --> 00:16:14,200 and brings it to England leaving. 264 00:16:14,200 --> 00:16:17,700 We will suppose some condition under which he received it. 265 00:16:17,700 --> 00:16:22,400 Unfulfilled now, then why did not Jonathan small? 266 00:16:22,400 --> 00:16:26,200 Get the treasure himself, the answer is obvious. 267 00:16:26,600 --> 00:16:30,800 The chart is dated, at a time when In morstan was brought into 268 00:16:30,800 --> 00:16:35,300 close association with convicts. Jonathan small did not get the 269 00:16:35,308 --> 00:16:38,600 treasure because he and his associates were themselves 270 00:16:38,600 --> 00:16:44,100 convicts and could not get away. But that's me a speculation said 271 00:16:44,100 --> 00:16:48,900 I, it is more than that. It is the only hypothesis, which 272 00:16:48,900 --> 00:16:52,000 covers the facts. Let us see how it fits in with 273 00:16:52,000 --> 00:16:55,000 the sequel. Major sholto remains at peace 274 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:58,000 for some Years, Happy in the possession of his treasure. 275 00:16:58,600 --> 00:17:01,400 Then he receives Letter from India, which gives him a great 276 00:17:01,400 --> 00:17:05,300 fright. What was that a letter to say 277 00:17:05,300 --> 00:17:08,200 that the men whom he had wronged have been set free. 278 00:17:09,300 --> 00:17:14,000 Or had escaped. That is much more likely for. 279 00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:17,300 He would have known what their term of imprisonment was, it 280 00:17:17,300 --> 00:17:19,000 would not have been a surprise to him. 281 00:17:19,800 --> 00:17:23,099 What does he do, then? He guards himself against a 282 00:17:23,099 --> 00:17:25,599 wooden-legged man. A white man. 283 00:17:25,599 --> 00:17:28,700 Mark you for he mistakes, a white Tradesman for him and 284 00:17:28,700 --> 00:17:33,300 actually fires a pistol at him. Now only one white man's name is 285 00:17:33,300 --> 00:17:36,300 on the chart. The others are Hindus or 286 00:17:36,300 --> 00:17:39,400 mohammedans. There is no other white man. 287 00:17:40,100 --> 00:17:42,600 Therefore we may say with confidence that the 288 00:17:42,600 --> 00:17:45,200 wooden-legged man is identical with Jonathan. 289 00:17:45,200 --> 00:17:51,500 Small, does the reasoning strike you as being faulty know, it's 290 00:17:51,500 --> 00:17:55,900 clear and concise. Well, now let us put ourselves 291 00:17:55,900 --> 00:17:59,300 in the place of Jonathan small. Let us look at it. 292 00:17:59,300 --> 00:18:03,300 From his point of view, he comes to England with the double idea 293 00:18:03,300 --> 00:18:07,000 of regaining, what he would consider to be his rights and of 294 00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:09,100 having his revenge. Inge upon the man who had 295 00:18:09,100 --> 00:18:14,100 wronged him, he found out where sholto lived and very, possibly, 296 00:18:14,100 --> 00:18:17,500 he established Communications with someone inside the house. 297 00:18:18,300 --> 00:18:22,200 There is this Butler. Lau a real whom we have not 298 00:18:22,200 --> 00:18:25,900 seen. Mrs. Bernstone, gives him far 299 00:18:25,900 --> 00:18:29,900 from a good character. Small could not find out. 300 00:18:29,900 --> 00:18:33,400 However, where the treasure was hid for, no one ever knew, save 301 00:18:33,400 --> 00:18:36,700 the major and one faithful servant who had died. 302 00:18:37,600 --> 00:18:42,100 Suddenly small learns that the major is on his deathbed in a 303 00:18:42,100 --> 00:18:44,900 frenzy less, the secret of the treasure died with him. 304 00:18:45,200 --> 00:18:48,300 He runs the gauntlet of the guards, makes his way to the 305 00:18:48,300 --> 00:18:51,900 dying man's window and is only deterred from entering by the 306 00:18:51,900 --> 00:18:56,600 presence of his two sons mad with hate however against a dead 307 00:18:56,600 --> 00:18:59,200 man. He enters the room that night 308 00:18:59,400 --> 00:19:02,800 searches, his private papers, in the hope of discovering, some 309 00:19:02,800 --> 00:19:07,300 memorandum relating to the treasure and finally leaves 310 00:19:07,500 --> 00:19:12,100 Mentos Vis, visit in the short inscription, upon the card he 311 00:19:12,100 --> 00:19:13,900 had doubtless planned beforehand. 312 00:19:14,000 --> 00:19:16,900 That should he slay the major? He would leave some such record 313 00:19:16,900 --> 00:19:20,600 upon the body as a sign. That it was not a common murder. 314 00:19:21,200 --> 00:19:24,700 But from the point of view of the for associates, something in 315 00:19:24,700 --> 00:19:29,300 the nature of an act of Justice Whimsical and bizarre, conceits 316 00:19:29,300 --> 00:19:33,000 of this kind are common enough in the annals of crime and 317 00:19:33,000 --> 00:19:36,000 usually afford valuable indications as to the criminal. 318 00:19:36,600 --> 00:19:39,700 Do you follow? All this very clearly. 319 00:19:40,700 --> 00:19:43,800 Now, what could Jonathan small? Do? 320 00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:47,600 He could only continue to keep a secret watch upon the efforts 321 00:19:47,600 --> 00:19:51,900 made to find the treasure. Possibly, he leaves England, and 322 00:19:51,900 --> 00:19:55,800 only comes back at intervals. Then comes the discovery of the 323 00:19:55,800 --> 00:19:58,400 Garret and he is instantly. Informed of it. 324 00:19:59,400 --> 00:20:02,500 We again, trace the presence of some Confederate in the 325 00:20:02,500 --> 00:20:06,100 household. Jonathan with his wooden leg is 326 00:20:06,100 --> 00:20:09,000 utterly unable to reach the lofty room of Bartholomew 327 00:20:09,000 --> 00:20:12,600 sholto. He takes with him, however, a 328 00:20:12,600 --> 00:20:16,900 rather curious associate who gets over this difficulty, but 329 00:20:16,900 --> 00:20:22,200 dips his naked foot into creosote, whence comes Toby and 330 00:20:22,200 --> 00:20:26,000 a six-mile limp for a half-pay officer with a damaged tendo 331 00:20:26,000 --> 00:20:30,200 Achilles, but it was the associate and not Jonathan who 332 00:20:30,200 --> 00:20:34,400 committed the crime. Quite so, and rather to 333 00:20:34,400 --> 00:20:37,900 Jonathan's discussed to judge, by the way, he stamped about 334 00:20:37,900 --> 00:20:40,800 when he got into the room, he bore no grudge against 335 00:20:40,800 --> 00:20:43,200 Bartholomew sholto and would have preferred if he could have 336 00:20:43,200 --> 00:20:47,400 been simply bound and gagged, he did not wish to put his head in 337 00:20:47,400 --> 00:20:49,900 a halter. There was no help for it. 338 00:20:49,900 --> 00:20:53,700 However, the Savage instincts of His companion had broken out and 339 00:20:53,700 --> 00:20:58,300 the poison had done its work so Jonathan small left his record. 340 00:20:58,600 --> 00:21:01,600 Lowered the treasure box to the ground and followed it himself. 341 00:21:02,600 --> 00:21:04,900 That was the train of events as far as I can. 342 00:21:04,900 --> 00:21:09,400 Decipher them, of course, as to his personal appearance, he must 343 00:21:09,400 --> 00:21:12,500 be middle-aged and must be sunburned after serving his 344 00:21:12,500 --> 00:21:17,800 time, in such an oven as the andamans, his height is readily 345 00:21:17,800 --> 00:21:20,000 calculated from the length of his stride. 346 00:21:20,500 --> 00:21:24,600 And we know that he was bearded. His hairiness was the one point 347 00:21:24,600 --> 00:21:28,200 which impressed itself upon Thaddeus sholto when he saw him 348 00:21:28,200 --> 00:21:31,300 at the window, I don't know that there's anything else. 349 00:21:32,200 --> 00:21:37,300 The associate are well, there is no great mystery in that but you 350 00:21:37,308 --> 00:21:39,000 will know all about it soon enough. 351 00:21:39,700 --> 00:21:42,900 How Sweet the morning air is see how that one? 352 00:21:42,900 --> 00:21:45,500 Little Cloud floats. Like a pink feather from some 353 00:21:45,500 --> 00:21:49,300 gigantic Flamingo. Now, the Red Room of the sun 354 00:21:49,500 --> 00:21:53,100 pushes itself over the London, cloudbank It Shines on a good 355 00:21:53,100 --> 00:21:56,400 many folk. But on non I dare bet who are on 356 00:21:56,400 --> 00:22:01,100 a strange errand than you and I how small we feel with our petty 357 00:22:01,100 --> 00:22:03,200 Ambitions. And Strivings in the presence of 358 00:22:03,200 --> 00:22:05,500 the great Elemental forces of nature. 359 00:22:06,300 --> 00:22:09,600 Are you well, up in your John? Paul fairly. 360 00:22:09,600 --> 00:22:12,300 So I worked back to him through Carlisle. 361 00:22:13,500 --> 00:22:16,500 That was like following the brook to the parent Lake. 362 00:22:17,400 --> 00:22:20,200 He makes one curious, but profound remark. 363 00:22:20,800 --> 00:22:24,100 It is that the chief proof of Man's real greatness lies in his 364 00:22:24,100 --> 00:22:28,800 perception of his own smallness. It argues you see a power of 365 00:22:28,800 --> 00:22:32,500 comparison and of appreciation, which is in itself. 366 00:22:32,500 --> 00:22:36,700 A proof of nobility, there is much food for thought in rishta 367 00:22:37,500 --> 00:22:41,000 you have not a pistol, have you? I have my stick. 368 00:22:42,000 --> 00:22:44,900 It is just possible that we may need something of the sort. 369 00:22:44,900 --> 00:22:48,800 If we get to their Lair, Jonathan I shall leave to you 370 00:22:48,800 --> 00:22:51,500 but if the other turns nasty I shall shoot him dead. 371 00:22:52,500 --> 00:22:55,600 He took out his revolver as he spoke and having loaded two of 372 00:22:55,600 --> 00:22:57,600 the chamber's. He put it back into the 373 00:22:57,600 --> 00:23:02,000 right-hand pocket of his jacket. We had during this time. 374 00:23:02,400 --> 00:23:05,700 Been following the guidance of Toby down the half rural 375 00:23:05,700 --> 00:23:07,700 Village. Aligned roads, which lead to the 376 00:23:07,700 --> 00:23:11,400 Metropolis now. However we were beginning to 377 00:23:11,400 --> 00:23:15,700 come among continuous streets where laborers and Doc men were 378 00:23:15,700 --> 00:23:20,600 already astir and slatternly women were taking down shutters 379 00:23:20,600 --> 00:23:24,100 and brushing. Doorsteps At the square top 380 00:23:24,100 --> 00:23:26,300 Corner. Public houses business was just 381 00:23:26,300 --> 00:23:30,100 beginning and rough-looking men were emerging rubbing their 382 00:23:30,100 --> 00:23:34,800 sleeves across their beards, after their morning, wet strange 383 00:23:34,800 --> 00:23:38,400 dogs sauntered up, and stared wonderingly at us as we passed. 384 00:23:38,900 --> 00:23:42,300 But our inimitable Toby looked neither to the right nor to the 385 00:23:42,300 --> 00:23:46,100 left, but trotted on words with his nose to the ground and an 386 00:23:46,100 --> 00:23:48,900 occasional eager wine, which spoke of a hot scent. 387 00:23:50,100 --> 00:23:54,300 We are traversed, streatham, Brixton camberwell, and now 388 00:23:54,300 --> 00:23:57,700 found ourselves in Kennington Lane, having borne away through 389 00:23:57,700 --> 00:24:01,300 the side streets, to the east of the oval, the men whom we 390 00:24:01,300 --> 00:24:05,000 pursued seem to have taken a curiously zigzag road, with the 391 00:24:05,000 --> 00:24:08,700 idea probably of escaping observation and never kept to 392 00:24:08,700 --> 00:24:10,900 the main road. If a parallel side street, would 393 00:24:10,900 --> 00:24:15,000 serve their turn at the foot of Kennington Lane, they had edged 394 00:24:15,000 --> 00:24:17,700 away to the left through Bond Street and Mi Street. 395 00:24:18,400 --> 00:24:22,200 Where the latter Street turns into nights Place, Toby cease to 396 00:24:22,200 --> 00:24:26,500 Advanced but began to run backwards and forwards with one 397 00:24:26,500 --> 00:24:30,100 ear cocked and the other drooping the very picture of 398 00:24:30,100 --> 00:24:33,800 canine indecision. Then he waddled round in 399 00:24:33,800 --> 00:24:37,100 circles, looking up to us from time to time as if asking for 400 00:24:37,100 --> 00:24:41,000 sympathy and his embarrassment, what the juice is a matter with 401 00:24:41,000 --> 00:24:44,900 the dog growled homes, they surely would not take a cab, or 402 00:24:44,900 --> 00:24:49,000 golf in a balloon. perhaps they stood here for some time I 403 00:24:49,000 --> 00:24:52,500 suggested It's all right, he's off again. 404 00:24:52,700 --> 00:24:54,600 Said my companion in a tone of relief. 405 00:24:55,600 --> 00:24:58,500 He was indeed off for after sniffing around again. 406 00:24:58,500 --> 00:25:01,600 He suddenly made up his mind and darted away with an energy and 407 00:25:01,600 --> 00:25:03,700 determination such as he had not yet. 408 00:25:03,700 --> 00:25:08,600 Shown the sent appear to be much hotter, than, before for had not 409 00:25:08,600 --> 00:25:11,700 even to put his nose on the ground, but tugged, his leash 410 00:25:11,800 --> 00:25:15,800 and tried to break into a run I could see by The Gleam in homes 411 00:25:15,800 --> 00:25:18,900 his eyes that he thought we were nearing the end of our journey. 412 00:25:19,900 --> 00:25:23,000 Our course now ran down nine Elms until we came to Broderick 413 00:25:23,000 --> 00:25:26,500 and Nelson's large Timber yard. Just passed the White Eagle 414 00:25:26,500 --> 00:25:30,500 Tavern here. The dog frantic with excitement, 415 00:25:30,800 --> 00:25:33,900 turned down through the side gate, into the enclosure where 416 00:25:33,900 --> 00:25:38,800 the soyuz were already at work. On the dog race through sawdust 417 00:25:38,800 --> 00:25:42,800 and shavings down an alley. Round a passage between two wood 418 00:25:42,800 --> 00:25:45,300 piles. And finally, with a triumphant 419 00:25:45,300 --> 00:25:49,200 Yelp sprang upon a large barrel which still stood upon the hand 420 00:25:49,200 --> 00:25:53,100 trolley on, which it had been brought with lolling tongue and 421 00:25:53,100 --> 00:25:57,300 blinking eyes, Toby stood upon The Cask looking from one to the 422 00:25:57,300 --> 00:25:59,600 other of us for some sign of appreciation. 423 00:26:00,600 --> 00:26:03,600 The stays of the barrel and the wheels of the trolley was 424 00:26:03,600 --> 00:26:07,700 smeared with a dark liquid and the whole air was Heavy with the 425 00:26:07,700 --> 00:26:11,300 smell of creosote. Sherlock Holmes, and I looked 426 00:26:11,300 --> 00:26:16,200 blankly at each other and then burst simultaneously into an 427 00:26:16,200 --> 00:26:21,000 uncontrollable fit of laughter. End of chapter 7. 428 00:26:19,800 --> 00:26:21,000 End of chapter 7.