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The Adventure of the Speckled Band

           "YoucanimaginefromwhatIsaythatmypoorsisterJuliaandIhadnogreatpleasureinourlives. Noservantwouldstaywithus,andforalongtimewedidalltheworkofthehouse. Shewasbutthirtyatthetimeofherdeath,andyetherhairhadalreadybeguntowhiten,evenasminehas." 

           "Yoursisterisdead,then?" 

           "Shediedjusttwoyearsago,anditisofherdeaththatIwishtospeaktoyou. Youcanunderstandthat,livingthelifewhichIhavedescribed,wewerelittlelikelytoseeanyoneofourownageandposition. Wehad,however,anaunt,mymother’smaidensister,MissHonoriaWestphail,wholivesnearHarrow,andwewereoccasionallyallowedtopayshortvisitsatthislady’shouse. JuliawentthereatChristmastwoyearsago,andmetthereahalf-paymajorofmarines,towhomshebecameengaged. Mystepfatherlearnedoftheengagementwhenmysisterreturnedandofferednoobjectiontothemarriage;butwithinafortnightofthedaywhichhadbeenfixedforthewedding,theterribleeventoccurredwhichhasdeprivedmeofmyonlycompanion." 

           SherlockHolmeshadbeenleaningbackinhischairwithhiseyesclosedandhisheadsunkinacushion,buthehalfopenedhislidsnowandglancedacrossathisvisitor. 

           "Praybepreciseastodetails,"saidhe. 

           "Itiseasyformetobeso,foreveryeventofthatdreadfultimeissearedintomymemory. Themanor-houseis,asIhavealreadysaid,veryold,andonlyonewingisnowinhabited. Thebedroomsinthiswingareonthegroundfloor,thesitting-roomsbeinginthecentralblockofthebuildings. 

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