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The Adventure of the Six Napoleons

           SherlockHolmes,anditisnotformetosayawordagainstthem,butIthinkIhavedoneabetterday’sworkthanyou.Ihaveidentifiedthedeadman.”

           “Youdon’tsayso?”

           “Andfoundacauseforthecrime.”

           “Splendid!”

           “WehaveaninspectorwhomakesaspecialtyofSaffronHillandtheItalianQuarter.Well,thisdeadmanhadsomeCatholicemblemroundhisneck,andthat,alongwithhiscolour,mademethinkhewasfromtheSouth.InspectorHillknewhimthemomenthecaughtsightofhim.HisnameisPietroVenucci,fromNaples,andheisoneofthegreatestcut-throatsinLondon.HeisconnectedwiththeMafia,which,asyouknow,isasecretpoliticalsociety,enforcingitsdecreesbymurder.Now,youseehowtheaffairbeginstoclearup.TheotherfellowisprobablyanItalianalso,andamemberoftheMafia.Hehasbrokentherulesinsomefashion.Pietroissetuponhistrack.Probablythephotographwefoundinhispocketisthemanhimself,sothathemaynotknifethewrongperson.Hedogsthefellow,heseeshimenterahouse,hewaitsoutsideforhim,andinthescufflehereceiveshisowndeath-wound.Howisthat,Mr.SherlockHolmes?”

           Holmesclappedhishandsapprovingly.

           “Excellent,Lestrade,excellent!”hecried.“ButIdidn’tquitefollowyourexplanationofthedestructionofthebusts.”

           “Thebusts!Younevercangetthosebustsoutofyourhead.Afterall,thatisnothing;pettylarceny,sixmonthsatthemost.Itisthemurderthatwearereallyinvestigating,andItellyouthatIamgatheringallthethreadsintomyhands.

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