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A Scandal in Bohemia

           "Why,indeed?"murmuredHolmes. "YourMajestyhadnotspokenbeforeIwasawarethatIwasaddressingWilhelmGottsreichSigismondvonOrmstein,GrandDukeofCassel-Felstein,andhereditaryKingofBohemia." 

           "Butyoucanunderstand,"saidourstrangevisitor,sittingdownoncemoreandpassinghishandoverhishighwhiteforehead,"youcanunderstandthatIamnotaccustomedtodoingsuchbusinessinmyownperson. YetthematterwassodelicatethatIcouldnotconfideittoanagentwithoutputtingmyselfinhispower. IhavecomeincognitofromPragueforthepurposeofconsultingyou." 

           "Then,prayconsult,"saidHolmes,shuttinghiseyesoncemore. 

           "Thefactsarebrieflythese: Somefiveyearsago,duringalengthyvisittoWarsaw,Imadetheacquaintanceofthewell-knownadventuress,IreneAdler. Thenameisnodoubtfamiliartoyou." 

           "Kindlylookherupinmyindex,Doctor,"murmuredHolmeswithoutopeninghiseyes. Formanyyearshehadadoptedasystemofdocketingallparagraphsconcerningmenandthings,sothatitwasdifficulttonameasubjectorapersononwhichhecouldnotatoncefurnishinformation. InthiscaseIfoundherbiographysandwichedinbetweenthatofaHebrewrabbiandthatofastaff-commanderwhohadwrittenamonographuponthedeep-seafishes. 

           "Letmesee!"saidHolmes. "Hum!BorninNewJerseyintheyear1858. Contraltohum!LaScala,hum! PrimadonnaImperialOperaofWarsawyes! Retiredfromoperaticstageha! LivinginLondonquiteso! 

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