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held it against the light。 ;It's a bonny thing�察─�said he。 ;Just
see how it glints and sparkles。 Of course it is a nucleus and
focus of crime。 Every good stone is。 They are the devil's pet
baits。 In the larger and older jewels every facet may stand for a
bloody deed。 This stone is not yet twenty years old。 It was
found in the banks of the Amoy River in southern China and is
remarkable in having every characteristic of the carbuncle�察�save
that it is blue in shade instead of ruby red。 In spite of its
youth�察�it has already a sinister history。 There have been two
murders�察�a vitriol´throwing�察�a suicide�察�and several robberies
brought about for the sake of this forty´grain weight of
crystallized charcoal。 Who would think that so pretty a toy would
be a purueyor to the gallows and the prison�拭 �I'll lock it up in
my strong box now and drop a line to the Countess to say that we
have it。;
;Do you think that this man Horner is innocent�拭�
;I cannot tell。;
;Well�察�then�察�do you imagine that this other one�察�Henry Baker��
had anything to do with the matter�拭�
;It is�察�I think�察�much more likely that Henry Baker is an
absolutely innocent man�察�who had no idea that the bird which he
was carrying was of considerably more value than if it were made
of solid gold。 That�察�however�察�I shall determine by a very simple
test if we have an answer to our advertisement。;
;And you can do nothing until then�拭�
;Nothing。;
;In that case I shall continue my professional round。 But I
shall come back in the evening at the hour you have mentioned�察�for
I should like to see the solution of so tangled a business。;
;Very glad to see you。 I dine at seven。 There is a woodcock��
I believe。 By the way�察�in view of recent occurrences�察�perhaps I
ought to ask Mrs。 Hudson to examine its crop。;
I had been delayed at a case�察�and it was a little after
half´past six when I found myself in Baker Street once more。 As I
approached the house I saw a tall man in a Scotch bonnet with a
coat which was buttoned up to his chin waiting outside in the
bright semicircle which was thrown from the fanlight。 Just as I
arrived the door was opened�察�and we were shown up together to
Holmes's room。
;Mr。 Henry Baker�察�I believe�察─�said he�察�rising from his
armchair and greeting his visitor with the easy air of geniality
which he could so readily assume。 ;Pray take this chair by the
fire�察�Mr。 Baker。 It is a cold night�察�and I observe that your
circulation is more adapted for summer than for winter。 Ah��
Watson�察�you have just come at the right time。 Is that your hat��
Mr。 Baker�拭�
;Yes�察�sir�察�that is undoubtedly my hat。;
He was a large man with rounded shoulders�察�a massive head�察�and
a broad�察�intelligent face�察�sloping down to a pointed beard of
grizzled brown。 A touch of red in nose and cheeks�察�with a slight
tremor of his extended hand�察�recalled Holmes's surmise as to his
habits。 His rusty black frock´coat was buttoned right up in
front�察�with the collar turned up�察�and his lank wrists protruded
from his sleeves without a sign of cuff or shirt。 He spoke in a
slow staccato fashion�察�choosing his words with care�察�and gave the
impression generally of a man of learning and letters who had had
ill´usage at the hands of fortune。
;We have retained these things for some days�察─�said Holmes��
;because we expected to see an advertisement from you giving your
address。 I am at a loss to know now why you did not advertise。;
Our visitor gave a rather shamefaced laugh。 ;Shillings have
not been so plentiful with me as they once were�察─�he remarked。 ;I
had no doubt that the gang of roughs who assaulted me had carried
off both my hat and the bird。 I did not care to spend more money
in a hopeless attempt at recovering them。;
;Very naturally。 By the way�察�about the bird�察�we were
compelled to eat it。;
;To eat it� ─ �Our visitor half rose from his chair in his
excitement。
;Yes�察�it would have been of no use to anyone had we not done
so。 But I presume that this other goose upon the sideboard�察�which
is about the same weight and perfectly fresh�察�will answer your
purpose equally well�拭�
;Oh�察�certainly�察�certainly�察─�answered Mr。 Baker with a sigh of
relief。
;Of course�察�we still have the feathers�察�legs�察�crop�察�and so on
of your own bird�察�so if you wish;
The man burst into a hearty laugh。 ;They might be useful to
me as relics of my adventure�察─�said he�察 �but beyond that I can
hardly see what use the disjecta membra of my late acquaintance
are going to be to me。 No�察�sir�察�I think that�察�with your
permission�察�I will confine my attentions to the excellent bird
which I perceive upon the sideboard。;
Sherlock Holmes glanced sharply across at me with a slight
shrug of his shoulders。
;There is your hat�察�then�察�and there your bird�察─�said he。 ;By
the way�察�would it bore you to tell me where you got the other one
from�拭 �I am somewhat of a fowl fancier�察�and I have seldom seen a
better grown goose。;
;Certainly�察�sir�察─�said Baker�察�who had risen and tucked his
newly gained property under his arm。 ;There are a few of us who
frequent the Alpha Inn�察�near the Museumwe are to be found in the
Museum itself during the day�察�you understand。 This year our good
host�察�Windigate by name�察�instituted a goose club�察�by which�察�on
consideration of some few pence every week�察�we were each to
receive a bird at Christmas。 My pence were duly paid�察�and the
rest is familiar to you。 I am much indebted to you�察�sir�察�for a
Scotch bonnet is fitted neither to my years nor my gravity。; With
a comical pomposity of manner he bowed solemnly to both of us and
strode off upon his way。
;So much for Mr。 Henry Baker�察─�said Holmes when he had closed
the door behind him。 ;It is quite certain that he knows nothing
whatever about the matter。 Are you hungry�察�Watson�拭�
;Not particularly。;
;Then I suggest that we turn our dinner into a supper and
follow up this clue while it is still hot。;
;By all means。;
It was a bitter night�察�so we drew on our ulsters and wrapped
cravats about our throats。 Outside�察�the stars were shining coldly
in a cloudless sky�察�and the breath of the passers´by blew out into
smoke like so many pistol shots。 Our footfalls rang out crisply
and loudly as we swung through the doctors' quarter�察�Wimpole
Street�察�Harley Street�察�and so through Wigmore Street into Oxford
Street。 In a quarter of an hour we were in Bloomsbury at the
Alpha Inn�察�which is a small public´house at the corner of one of
the streets which runs down into Holborn。 Holmes pushed open the
door of the private bar and ordered two glasses of beer from the
ruddy´faced�察�white´aproned landlord。
;Your beer should be excellent if it is as good as your
geese�察─�said he。
;My geese� ─ �The man seemed surprised。
;Yes。 I was speaking only half an hour ago to Mr。 Henry
Baker�察�who was a member of your goose club。;
;Ah� �yes�察�I see。 But you see�察�sir�察�them's not our geese。;
;Indeed� �Whose�察�then�拭�
;Well�察�I got the two dozen from a salesman in Covent Garden。;
;Indeed�拭 �I know some of them。 Which was it�拭�
;Breckinridge is his name。;
;Ah� �I don't know him。 Well�察�here's your good health��
landlord�察�and prosperity to your house。 Good´night。;
;Now for Mr。 Breckinridge�察─�he continued�察�buttoning up his
coat as we came out into the frosty air。 ;Remember�察�Watson�察�that
though we have so homely a thing as a goose at one end of this
chain�察�we have at the other a man who will certainly get seven
years' penal servitude unless we can establish his innocence。 It
is possible that our inquiry may but confirm his guilt�察�but�察�in
any case�察�we have a line of investigation which has been missed by
the police�察�and which a singular chance has placed in our hands。
Let us follow it out to the bitter end。 Faces to the south�察�then��
and quick march� �
We passed across Holborn�察�down Endell Street�察�and so through a
zigzag of slums to Covent Garden Market。 One of the largest
stalls bore the name of Breckinridge upon it�察�and the proprietor��
a horsy´looking man�察�with a sharp face and trim side´whiskers�察�was
helping a boy to put up the shutters。
;Good´evening。 It's a cold night;' said Holmes。
The salesman nodded and shot a questioning glance at my
companion。
;Sold out of geese�察�I see�察─�continued Holmes�察�pointing at the
bare slabs of marble。
;Let you have five hundred to´morrow morning。;
;Thats no good。;
;Well�察�there are some on the stall with the gas´flare。;
;Ah�察�but I was recommended to you。;
;Who by�拭�
;The landlord of the Alpha。;
;Oh�察�yes�察�I sent him a couple of dozen。;
;Fine birds they were�察�too。 Now where did you get them from�拭�
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