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pleased to meet you。; 

     The American�察�a quiet�察�businesslike young man�察�with a clean´ shaven�察�

hatchet face�察�flushed up at the words of commendation。 ;I am on the trail 

of my life now�察�Mr。 Holmes�察─�said he。           ;If I can get Gorgiano; 

     ;What�     �Gorgiano of the Red Circle�拭─�

     ;Oh�察�he has a European fame�察�has he�拭             �Well�察�we've learned all about 

him in America。        We KNOW he is at the bottom of fifty murders�察�and yet 

we have nothing positive we can take him on。                I tracked him over from 

New York�察�and I've been close to him for a week in London�察�waiting some 

excuse to get my hand on his collar。 Mr。 Gregson and I ran him to ground 

in that big tenement house�察�and there's only one door�察�so he can't slip us。 

There's three folk come out since he went in�察�but I'll swear he wasn't one 

of them。; 

     ;Mr。 Holmes talks of signals�察─�said Gregson。              ;I expect�察�as usual�察�he 

knows a good deal that we don't。; 

     In a few clear words Holmes explained the situation as it had appeared 

to us。   The American struck his hands together with vexation。 

     ;He's on to us� ─�he cried。 

     ;Why do you think so�拭─�

     ;Well�察  �it   figures   out   that   way�察  �does   it   not�拭�Here   he   is�察 �sending   out 

messages      to  an  accomplicethere      are  several   of  his  gang    in  London。 

Then suddenly�察�just as by your own account he was telling them that there 

was danger�察�he broke short off。          What could it mean except that from the 

window he had suddenly either caught sight of us in the street�察�or in some 

way come to understand how close the danger was�察�and that he must act 

right away if he was to avoid it�拭       �What do you suggest�察�Mr。 Holmes�拭─�

     ;That we go up at once and see for ourselves。; 

     ;But we have no warrant for his arrest。; 

     ;He is in unoccupied premises under suspicious circumstances�察─�said 

Gregson。      ;That is good enough for the moment。             When we have him by 

the heels we can see if New York can't help us to keep him。                 I'll take the 

responsibility of arresting him now。; 

     Our official detectives may blunder in the matter of intelligence�察�but 

never     in  that  of  courage。     Gregson      climbed    the   stair  to  arrest  this 



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desperate      murderer     with    the  same     absolutely    quiet   and    businesslike 

bearing     with   which    he   would    have    ascended     the  official   staircase   of 

Scotland      Yard。    The    Pinkerton     man    had   tried  to   push   past   him�察  �but 

Gregson had firmly elbowed him back。 London dangers were the privilege 

of the London force。 

     The door of the left´hand flat upon the third landing was standing ajar。 

Gregson pushed it open。            Within all was absolute silence and darkness。 

I struck a match and lit the detective's lantern。              As I did so�察�and as  the 

flicker steadied into a flame�察�we all gave a gasp of surprise。                On the deal 

boards   of   the   carpetless   floor   there   was   outlined   a   fresh   track   of   blood。 

The red steps pointed towards us and led away from an inner room�察�the 

door of which was closed。            Gregson flung it open and held his light full 

blaze in front of him�察�while we all peered eagerly over his shoulders。 

     In the middle of the floor of the empty room was huddled the figure of 

an enormous man�察�his clean´shaven�察�swarthy face grotesquely horrible in 

its contortion and his head encircled by a ghastly crimson halo of blood�察�

lying in   a broad   wet   circle  upon the   white  woodwork。           His   knees   were 

drawn up�察�his hands thrown out in agony�察�and from the centre of his broad�察�

brown�察  �upturned   throat   there   projected   the   white   haft   of   a   knife   driven 

blade´   deep   into   his   body。   Giant   as   he   was�察  �the   man   must   have   gone 

down like a pole´axed ox before that terrific blow。               Beside his right hand 

a most formidable horn´handled�察�two´edged dagger lay upon the floor�察�and 

near it a black kid glove。 

     ;By     George�     �it's  Black    Gorgiano      himself� ─    �cried   the   American 

detective。     ;Someone has got ahead of us this time。; 

     ;Here is the candle in the window�察�Mr。 Holmes�察─�said Gregson。 ;Why�察�

whatever are you doing�拭─�

     Holmes   had   stepped   across�察  �had   lit   the   candle�察  �and   was   passing   it 

backward and forward across the window´panes。                   Then he peered into the 

darkness�察�blew the candle out�察�and threw it on the floor。 

     ;I rather think that will be helpful�察─�said he。           He came over and stood 

in   deep   thought   while   the   two   professionals   were   examining   the   body。 

;You say that three people came out form the flat while you were waiting 

downstairs�察─�said he at last。        ;Did you observe them closely�拭─�



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     ;Yes�察�I did。; 

     ;Was there a fellow about thirty�察�black´bearded�察�dark�察�of middle size�拭─�

     ;Yes�察�he was the last to pass me。; 

     ;That   is   your   man�察 �I   fancy。  I   can   give   you   his description�察  �and   we 

have a very excellent outline of his footmark。             That should be enough for 

you。; 

     ;Not much�察�Mr。 Holmes�察�among the millions of London。; 

     ;Perhaps not。 That is why I thought it best to summon this lady to your 

aid。; 

     We all turned round at the words。           There�察�framed in the doorway�察�was 

a    tall  and   beautiful    womanthe       mysterious      lodger    of  Bloomsbury。 

Slowly      she    advanced�察    �her    face   pale   and    drawn     with    a   frightful 

apprehension�察�her   eyes   fixed   and   staring�察 �her terrified   gaze   riveted  upon 

the dark figure on the floor。 

     ;You have killed him� ─�she muttered。             ;Oh�察�Dio mio�察�you have killed 

him� ─    �Then I heard a sudden sharp intake of her breath�察�and she sprang 

into the air with a cry of joy。        Round and round the room she danced�察�her 

hands   clapping�察  �her   dark   eyes   gleaming   with   delighted   wonder�察  �and   a 

thousand      pretty   Italian   exclamations      pouring    from    her  lips。   It   was 

terrible and amazing to see such a woman so convulsed with joy at such a 

sight。    Suddenly she stopped and gazed at us all with a questioning stare。 

     ;But you�      �You are police�察�are you not�拭           �You have killed Giuseppe 

Gorgiano。      Is it not so�拭─�

     ;We are police�察�madam。; 

     She looked round into the shadows of the room。 

     ;But    where�察   �then�察  �is  Gennaro�拭─    �she   asked。    ;He     is  my   husband�察�

Gennaro   Lucca。       I   am   Emilia   Lucca�察  �and   we   are   both   from   New York。 

Where is Gennaro�拭         �He called me this moment from this window�察�and I 

ran with all my speed。; 

     ;It was I who called�察─�said Holmes。 

     ;You�     �How could you call�拭─�

     ;Your     cipher   was   not   difficult�察 �madam。      Your     presence    here   was 

desirable。   I   knew   that   I   had   only   to   flash   'Vieni'   and   you   would   surely 

come。; 



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     The   beautiful   Italian   looked   with   awe   at   my   companion。     ;I   do   not 

understand how you know these things�察─�she said。 ;Giuseppe Gorgiano 

how did he;        She paused�察�and then suddenly her face lit up with pride 

and    delight。    ;Now     I  see   it�  �My    Gennaro�      �My     splendid�察   �beautiful 

Gennaro�察�who has guarded me safe from all harm�察�he did it�察�with his own 

strong hand he killed the monster�           �Oh�察�Gennaro�察�how wonderful you are� �

What woman could every be worthy of such a man�拭─�

     ;Well�察�Mrs。 Lucca�察─�said the prosaic Gregson�察�laying his hand upon the 

lady's sleeve with as little sentiment as if she were a Notting Hill hooligan�察�

;I   am   not   very   clear   yet   who   you   are   or   what   you   are�察  �but   you've   said 

enough to make it very clear that we shall want you at the Yard。; 

     ;One moment�察�Gregson�察─�said Holmes。                 ;I rather fancy that this lady 

may  be   as   anxious   to   give   us   information   as   we   can   be   to   get   it。 You 

understand�察 �madam�察 �that   your   husband   will   be   arrested   and   tried   for   the 

death   of   the   man   who   lies   before   us�拭  �What   you   say   may   be   used   in 

evidence。      But if you think that he has acted from motives which are not 

criminal�察�and which he would wish to have known�察�then you cannot serve 

him better than by telling us the whole story。; 

     ;Now that Gorgiano is dead we fear nothing�察─�said the lady。                  ;He was 

a devil and a monster�察�and there can be no judge in the world who would 

punish my husband for having killed him。; 

     ;In that case�察─�said Holmes�察 �my suggestion is that we lock this door�察�

leave things as we found them�察�go with this lady to her room ��and form our 

opinion after we have heard what it is that she has to say to us。; 

     Half an hour later we were seated�察�all four�察�in the small sitting´room of 

Signora     Lucca�察   �listening   to  her   remarkable     narrative    of  those   sinister 

events�察  �the   ending   of   which   we   had   chanced   to   witness。   She   spoke   in 

rapid and fluent but very unconventional English�察�which�察�for the sake of 

clearness�察�I will make grammatical。 

     ;I was born in Posilippo�察�near Naples�察─�said sh
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