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A SCANDAL IN ttlHEMIA
By Sir A. Conan Doyle.
To Sherlock Holmes she is always
the woman. I have seldom heard
him mention her under any other
name. In his eyes she eclipses and
predominates the whole of her sex.
It was not that he felt hny emotion
akin to love for Irene Adler. All
emotions, and that one particularly,
were abhorrent to his cold, precise
but admirably balanced mind. He
was, I take it, the most perfect reas
oning and observing machine that the
world has seen; but as a lover, he
would have played himself in a false
position. He never spoke of the soft
er passions, save with a gibe and a
sneer. They were admirable things
for the observer—excellent for draw
ing the veil from men's motives and
actions. ‘But for the trained renson-
er to admit such intrusions into his
own delicate and finely adjusted tem
perament was to introduce a distract
ing factor which might throw a
doubt upon all his mental results.
Grit in a sensitive instrument, or a
crack in one of his own high-power
lenses, would not be more disturbing
than a strong emotion in a nature
such as his. And yet there was but
one woman to him, and that woman
was the late Irene Adler, of dubious
and questionable memory.
I had seen little of Holmes lately.
My marriage had drifted us away
from each other. My own comrd t.-
happiness, and the home-center, d in-!
terests which rise up around t;,.. t ,, t;i I
who hist finds him^-idf ma?* -r of :
own t <t a ,d l.-dl ne'tlt . V'ere >;.! •
to absorb all my attention: w h•> :
Holmes, who loathed e\.ry form <d
B octet y with his whole Itohemi in soul |
remained in our lodgings I taker
Street, hurled among Ids old bonks,
and alternating from week to w-ek
between cocaine and ambition, the I
drowsiness of the drug and the fierce
energy of his own keen nature He|
was still, as ever, deeply attracted by j
the study of crime, and occupied hts
ImmenBe faculties and extraordinary
powers of observation in following
out those clews, and clearing up the
mysteries, which had been abandoned
as hopeless by the official police.
From time to time I heard some
▼ague account of his doings of bis
summons to Odessa in the case of the
TrepofT murder, of his clearing up the
singular tragedy of the Atkinson
brothers at Triraximslee, and finally
of the mlsslorr which he had aerorn
pllshed so delicately and succest-fully
for the reigning family of Holland
Ikeyond these slgtis of activity, how
ever, which I merely shared with all
the readers of the dally press. 1 knew
little of my former friend and com
panion
One night -It was on the '.’"th of
Marcti. tsss 1 was returning from a
journey to a patient i for 1 had now
returned to civil practuei when rn>
way led me through Baker Street
As I passed the well remembered
Joor, which must always be a*>-o-
clated in my mind with my wooing,
and with the dark Incidents of the
tfcudy In Scarlet. I was seized with a
keen desire to see Holmes again, and
to know how he was employing his
extraordinary powers His rooms
were brilliantly lighted, and even as
1 looked up. I saw his tail, st are fig
ure pass twice in a dark silhouette
against the blind He was pacing the
room swiftly, eagerly, with his head
sunk upon hts chest, and his hands
clasped behind him To me, who
knew his everv mood and habit, fits
attitude and m inner told their own
story He was at work again He
had risen out of his drug created
dreams, and was hot upon the scent
of some new problem I rang the
bell, and was shown up to the cham
ber which had formerly been In part
of my own
His manner was not effusive. It
seldom was; but he was glad. I
think to see me. With hardly a
word spoken, but with a kindly eye,
he waved me to an armchair, threw
across his case of cigars, and Indicat
ed a spirit case and a gasogene in
the corner. Then he stood before the
fire, and looked me over in his sin
gular fashion.
"Wedlock suits von." be remark
ed. "I think, WatHm. that you have
put on seven and a half pounds since
I saw you.”
"Seven,” I answered.
"Indeed, I should have thought a
Httle more. Just a trifle more, J
fancj$ Wktson. And in practice again.
I observe. You did not tell me that
you intended to go into harness.”
"Then how do you know?”
"I see it, I deduce it. How do I
know that you have been getting
ytmrself very wet lately, and that you
have a most clumsy and careless ser
vant girl?”
"My dear Holmes,” said I, "this
is too much. You would certainly
have been burned had you lived a
few centuries ago. It is true that I
had a country walk on Thursday and
came home In a dreadful mess; but
as I have changed my clothes, I can’t
imagine how you deduce it. As to
Mary Jane, she is Incorrigible, and
my wife has given her notice; but
there again I fall to see how you
work It out.”
He chuckled to himself and rubbed
^his long nervous hands tagether.
"It is simplicity Itself,” said he;
'my eyes tell me that on the inside
of yoar left shoe, just where the fire-
‘light strikes it, the leather Is scored
by six almost parallel cuts. Obviously
they have been caused by someone
»ho has very carelessly scraped
round the edg.-g 0 f the sole in order
n ' mov ° rusted mud from It.
1 Mice, v (ui see. my double deduction
Ua: - u,u ha 'i been out in vile weath-
n '' a,l i bad a particularly
i la.ignam Imot-sHcking specimen of
i ho Ton don slavey. As to your prac-
if a gentleman walks Into my
rooms, smelling of iodqforrr, with a
H«ck mark of nitrate of silver upon
Ins right finger, and a bulge on the
side of his tophat to show where he
has secreted his stethoscope, I must
be dull indeed if I do not pronounce
him to be an active member of tllA 3
medical profession.”
I could not help laughing at the
ease with which he explained his pro
cess of deduction. "When I hear you
give your reason,” I remarked, "the
thing always appears to me so ridicu
lously simple that I could esaily do
it myself, -though at each successive
instance of your reasoning I am baf
fled, until you explain your process.
And yet, I believe that my eyes are
as good as yours.”
“Quite so," he answered, lighting
a cigarette, and throwing himself
down into an armchair. "You see,
but you do - not observe. The distinc
tion te clear. For example, you have
frequently seen the steps which lead
up from the hall to this room.”
"Frequently.”
"How often 0 "
Well, some hundreds of times."
“Then ‘how many are there?"
■low ni 'ii.I don't know.”
“Quite so' You have not obsorv-
' 1 \'.d vet you have s' eu. That is
'ust my ; " Now. I know there
n o. j j,, t ;1 use I have
*' - 1 i. ! t,d o serv.-d. By the way.
v ' : I .<’ • i:‘' Pi .Oo.l in th* so lit-
''*•'. t! . . ami Mm o v ou an good
"U"uv !i to nroiiu !*■ one or two of my
’i i"m c • \; . roue . s, \ on may he in-
f' 'I m ‘- He threw over a
'' 1 * t o! tlnek p:nk-rintod note-paper
1 i 1 1" eu 1; lug open upon the
It came by the last post,"
1 V
t .1 *1,0
t- c’I he. "Read :t aloud."
The note was undated, and without
•i f| .* r syguature or address.
"There will (all u|*on you to-night,
at a quarter to eight o'clock," It
said, a gentleman who desires to
consult you upon a matter of the very
deepest moment Your recent ser-
vi< es to one of the royal houses of
Kurojiw have «h«wn that you are one
who may safely be trusted with mat
ters w hich are of an Importance which
can hardly he exaggerated This ac
count of you we have from all quar
ters received B P In your chamber,
then at t' at hour, and do not take It
amlas if your vlriio- wears a mask
This Is indeed a mystery." I re-
■ arked "What do you Imagine that
it means ’ ’
I have no .lata vet It is a capi
tal mistake to theorize before one has
data Insensibly one begins to twlat
fa.'a to suit tli*'orie». Instead of th»-
<>rle« to suit fact* But the note It
self what dig you deduce from It’"
I carefully examined the writing,
and the paper upon which It was
w rltten
"The man who wro*e It was pre-
Mjmatdv well to do." I remarked, en
deavoring to imitate my companion's
pro< ••♦ww-* "Such t^aper could not he
bought under half a crown a packet.
It is peculiarly strong and stiff "
Peculiar that is the very word."
said Holmes It Is not an English
paper at all Hold It up to the light "
I did s<) and saw a large "K" with
a small "g". a "B" and a large "(»"
with a «mall ' t ' woven Into the tex
ture of the pat*-r
"What do you make of that’" ask
ed Holmes
Th*- n ,i rue of the maker, no
doubt or his monogram, rather
"Not all The with the small
'! Murids for '<lesetlschaft,’ which is
the German far 'Company'. It is a
. ustornury contraction like our 'Co.'
P.’ of course, stands for 'Papier'
Now for the ‘Kg'. Let us glance at
our Continental Gazetteer'.” He
took down a heavy brown volume
from lus shelves. "Kglow, Eglonitz
here we are, Kgrla. It Is a Ger
man-speaking country—in Bohemia,
not far from Carlsbad. ‘Remarkable
as being the scene of the death of
Wallenstein, and for its numerous
glass factories and paper mil’s.' Hal
ha! my boy, what do you make of
that'.’” His eyes sparkled, and he
sent up a great blue triumphant
cloud from his cigarette.
"The paper was made In Bohemia,”
I said.
"Precisely. And the man who
wrote Hie note is a German
esting. It would be a pity to mis* It."
"But your client ”
"Never mind him. I want your
help, and so may he. Here he comes.
Sit down In that armchair, doctor,
and give us your b_est attention.” :
A slow and heavy step, which h:.d
been upon the stairs and in the pus-
sage, paused Imtjiediately outside the
door. Then there was a loud and
authoritative tap. .
"Come in!” said Holmes.
A man entered who could hardly |
have been less than six feet six inches
in height, with the chest and limbs of
a Hercules. His dross was rich with !
a jrichness which would, in England, i
be looked upon as akin to bad taste. '
Heavy bands of astrakham wereslasb- I
ed across the sleeves and front of bis 1
double-breasted coat, while the deep I
blue cloak which was thrown ov*r his 1 :
shoulders was lined with flame-color
ed silk, and secured at the neck with |
a brooch which consisted of a single
flaming beryl. Boots which extended I
half-way up his calves, and which
were trimmed at the tops with rich
brown fur, completed the impression
of barbaric opulence which was sug
gested by his whole appearance. He
carried a broad-brimmed hat in his
hand, while he wort across the upper
part of his face, extending down past
the cheekbones, a blacl^visard-ma.-.k,
which he had apparently adjusted :
that very moment, for his hand was |
still Raised to it as he entered. From
the lower part of the face he appei-r- |
ed to be a man of strong character. I
with a thick, hanging lip, and a lotm,
straight chin, suggestive of resolu
tion pushed to the length of ol'.sG-
rricy.
"You had my not* 0 " 1m ask*"!,
wiih a drep. harMi voice and a s*r**iit
!v mark* (1 German uc ent. "I toM
von that I would call. ’ He looked
from one to tlie other of us, as if un
certain which to address.
"Pray take a set," said Holmes. '
"This is my friend and colleague.
Doctor Watson, who Is occasionally
good enough to help me In my cast's ^
Whom have I the honor to address 0 " j
"You may address me as the Count
von Kramm, a Bohemian nobleman
I understand that this gentleman,
your friend, is a man of honor and 1
discretion, whom I may trust with a
matter of the moat extreme import
ance. If not, I shotlld much prefer to
communicate with you alone."
I rose to go. but Holmes caught me
by the wrist and pushed me back info
my chair "It Is both, or none," said
he "You may say before this gentle
man anything which you may say to
me "
The count shrugged his broad
st oulder* "Then I must begin."
x.itd he. by binding you both to ab-I
solute secrecy for two years, at the
••till of that time the matter will he of
no importance At present It i« not ,
too rnuih to say that tl is of such |
weight that It may have an Influence
upon European history "
"1 promise," aaul Holme*.
- Vnd 1 "
' You will excuse this mask," con
tinued our strange vlaitor. "The au
gust person who employ* me wishes
Ir* agent to be unknown to you. and
I ma> confess at once that the title
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Some of the first photographs brought
to All erica of the fail * f Scutari, which
was captured at so great a loss by Icing
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Do you
i^ote the peculiar construction of the
sentence—‘This account of you we
have from all quarters received'? A
Frenchman or Russian could not
have written that? It is the German
who is so uncourteous to his verbs.
It only remains, therefore, to discov
er what is wanted by this German
who writes upon Bohemian paper,
and prefers wearing a mask to show
ing his face. And here he comes, if
I am not mistaken, to resolve all our
doubts.”
As he spoke there was the sharp
sound of horses’ hoofs and grating
wheels against the curb, followed by
a sharp pull at the bell. Holmes
whistled.
“A pair, by the sound,” said he.
“Yes,” he continued, glancing out of
the window. "A nice little broug
ham and a pair of beauties. A hun
dred and fifty guineas a piece. TheVe’a
money in this case, Watson, if there
is nothing else.” *
"I think I had better go. Holmes."
"Not « bit, doctor. > Stay where
you are. I am lost without my Bos
well. And this promises to be Inter-'had adopted a system for docketing
by which I h*>*• Just called myaelf 1*
not exactly my own "
"I w aware of It,” aaid Holmes,
dryly I
The rircumstancea are of great
delicacy, and every precaution haa to
he taken to quench what might grow
to be an immense acandal, and seri
ously compromise one of the reigning
families of Europe To speak plaln-
!>. tlie matter implicates the gn^at
House of Ormsteln, hereditary kings
of Bohemia "
' I waalso aware of that." mur
mured Holmes. settling himself
down in bis armchair, and closing his
eyes.
Our visitor glanced with some ap
parent surprise at the languid, loung
ing figure of the man who had been,
no doubt, depicted to him as the most
incisive roasoner and most energetic
agent in Europe Holmes slowly re
opened his py«-s and looked impa
tiently at his gigantic client.
"If your majesty would condescend
to state your case." he remarked, "I
would be better able to advise you."
The man sprung from his chair,
and paced up and down the roonj in
uncontrollable agitation. Then, with
a gesture of desperation, he tore the
mask from his face and hurled it up
on the ground.
"You are right,” he cried. "I am
the king. Why should I attempt to
conceal it?"
"Why, indeed?” murmured
Holmes. "Your majesty had not
spoken before I was aware that I was
addressing Wilhelm Gottsreich Sigis-
mond von Ormsteln, Grand Duke of
Cassel-Felsteln, and hereditary King
of Bohemia.”
"But you can understand,” said
our strange visitor, sitting down once
more and passing his hand over his
high, white forehead, “you can under
stand that I am not accustomed to do
ing such business in my person. Yet
the matter was so delicate that I
could not confide It to an agent with
out putting myself In his power. I
have come incognito from Prague for
the purpose of consulting you.”
"Then, pray consult,” said Holmes,
shutting his eyes once more.
“The facts are briefly these: Some
five years ago, during a lengthy visit
to Warsaw, I made the acquaintance
of the well-known adventuress Irene
Adler. The name is no doubt famil
iar to you.”
tKnly look her np in my index,
doctor,” murmured Holmes, without
opening his eyes. For many years he
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iia* la keek Lees Use half a
al! paragraphs concerning men and
things, so that it was difficult to
name a subjin t or a person on which
he could not at once furnlkh Informa
tion In this case 1 found her biogra
phy sandwiched in between that of a
Hebrew rabbi and that of a staff-
commander who had written a mono
graph upon the deep-sea fishes.
"I>et me see"’ said Holmes. "Hum!
Born in New Jersey in the year 18f»8.
Gontralto—hum! La Scala—hum!
I’rima donna Imperial Opera of War
saw—yes! Retired from operatic
stage—ha' Living in London—quite
so! Your majeety, as I understand,
became entangled with this your per
son, wrote her some compromising
letters, and is now desirous of getting
Those letters back."
"Precisely so. But how ■”
"Was there a secret‘marriage?”
"None.”
"No legal papers or certificates?”
"None.” .
“Then I fail to follow your majes
ty. if this young person should pro
duce her letters for blackballing or
other purposes, how is she to prove
their authenticity?”
"There is the writing.”
"Pooh-pooh! Forgery.”
"My private note-paper.”
"Stolen.”
"My own seal.”
"Imitated.”
”My photograph.”
"Bought.”
"We were both in the photograph.”
"Oh, dear! That is very bad. Your
majesty has indeed committed an in
discretion.”
"I was mad—insane.'
"You have compromised yourself
seriously.”
"I was only crown prince then. I
wss yonng. I am bat thirty now.”
“It mast be recovered.”
"We have tried and failed.”
It must said Holmes, with a yawn. "Thai
very fortunate, as 1 have one og two
matters of importance to look Into,
just at present. Your majeety will,
of course, stay in London for tho
"Your majeety must pay
be bought."
“She will npt sell.'’
"Stolen, then."
"Five attempts have been made
Twice burglars in my pay ransacked present?"
her house. Once we diverted her "Certainly. You will find me al
luggage when she traveled. Twice the Langham, under the name of th«
she has been waylaid. There has Count von Kranun.”
been no result.”
"No sign of it?”
"Absolutely none.”
Holmes laughed. "It is quite a
pretty little problem," said he. t
"But a very serious one to me,” re
turned the king, reproachfully.
"Very, indeed. And what does she
propose to do with the photograph?”
"To ruin me.”
"But how?"
"I am about to be married.”
"So I have heard.”
"To Clotilde Lothman von Saxe-
“Then I shall drop you a line to lot
you know how we progress.”
"Pray do so; I shall be all anxiety^'
"Then, as to money?”
"You have carte blanche.” 1
’’Absolutely?”
"1 tell yon that I would glvs one at
the provinces of my kThgdbm 16 have,
that photograph.”
"And for present expenses?”
The king took a heavy chamoiw.
leather bag from under his cloak, an<t<
laid it on the table.
"There are three hundred pounds.
Meinlngen, second daughter of the in gold and seven hundred in BOteM’*
King of Scandinavia. You may know j he said.
the strict principles of her f&oBly. Holmes scribbled a receipt upon a
ofdeh-
She is herself the very soul
sheet of his note-book, and handed H
cacy. A shadow of a doubt aa to my | to him.
—v
conduct wolild bring the matter to an
end.”
"And Irene Adler?”
"Threatens to send them the pho
tograph. And she will do it. I know
that she will do it. You do not know
"And mademoiselle’s address?” h»
asked. >
"IS'. Briony Lodge, Serpetlne Av*.
nue. St. John’s Wood.”
Holmes took a note of it. "One
other question.” said he, thoughtful*
her, but she has a soul of steel. She ly. "Was the photograph a cabinet?"
has the face of the most beautiful of j “It was.”
women and the mind of the most res-1 “Then, good-night, yoor majesty,
olute of men. Rather than I should and I trust that we shall soon hare
marry another woman, there are no some good hews for you. And good*
lengths to which she would not go—^ night, Watson,” he addod, a> thn
none.” ! wheels of the royal brougham
"You are sure she has not sent it down the street. “If you win if j
yet?” * enough to call to-morrow
"I am sure.” * at three o'clock, I should III
"And why?” i this littlo matter over with
“Because she has said that she
would send H on the day when the
betrothal waa publicly proclaimed.
That will he next Monday.”
"Oh, then we have throe days yet,”
(TO Jko ooattenod.)
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