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The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor

           Shehadgoneoffwithaman,andthemanwaseitheraloverorwasaprevioushusbandthechancesbeinginfavourofthelatter." 

           "Andhowintheworlddidyoufindthem?" 

           "Itmighthavebeendifficult,butfriendLestradeheldinformationinhishandsthevalueofwhichhedidnothimselfknow. Theinitialswere,ofcourse,ofthehighestimportance,butmorevaluablestillwasittoknowthatwithinaweekhehadsettledhisbillatoneofthemostselectLondonhotels." 

           "Howdidyoudeducetheselect?" 

           "Bytheselectprices. Eightshillingsforabedandeightpenceforaglassofsherrypointedtooneofthemostexpensivehotels. TherearenotmanyinLondonwhichchargeatthatrate. InthesecondonewhichIvisitedinNorthumberlandAvenue,IlearnedbyaninspectionofthebookthatFrancisH.Moulton,anAmericangentleman,hadleftonlythedaybefore,andonlookingovertheentriesagainsthim,IcameupontheveryitemswhichIhadseenintheduplicatebill. Hislettersweretobeforwardedto226GordonSquare; sothitherItravelled,andbeingfortunateenoughtofindthelovingcoupleathome,IventuredtogivethemsomepaternaladviceandtopointouttothemthatitwouldbebetterineverywaythattheyshouldmaketheirpositionalittleclearerbothtothegeneralpublicandtoLordSt.Simoninparticular. Iinvitedthemtomeethimhere,and,asyousee,Imadehimkeeptheappointment." 

           "Butwithnoverygoodresult,"Iremarked. "Hisconductwascertainlynotverygracious." 

           "Ah,Watson,"saidHolmes,smiling,"perhapsyouwouldnotbeverygraciouseither,if,afterallthetroubleofwooingandwedding,youfoundyourselfdeprivedinaninstantofwifeandoffortune. 

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