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A Scandal in Bohemia

           Hecarriedabroad-brimmedhatinhishand,whileheworeacrosstheupperpartofhisface,extendingdownpastthecheekbones, ablackvizardmask,whichhehadapparentlyadjustedthatverymoment,forhishandwasstillraisedtoitasheentered. Fromthelowerpartofthefaceheappearedtobeamanofstrongcharacter,withathick,hanginglip,andalong,straightchinsuggestiveofresolutionpushedtothelengthofobstinacy. 

           "Youhadmynote?"heaskedwithadeepharshvoiceandastronglymarkedGermanaccent. "ItoldyouthatIwouldcall. "Helookedfromonetotheotherofus,asifuncertainwhichtoaddress. 

           "Praytakeaseat,"saidHolmes. "Thisismyfriendandcolleague,Dr.Watson,whoisoccasionallygoodenoughtohelpmeinmycases. WhomhaveIthehonourtoaddress?" 

           "YoumayaddressmeastheCountVonKramm,aBohemiannobleman. Iunderstandthatthisgentleman,yourfriend,isamanofhonouranddiscretion,whomImaytrustwithamatterofthemostextremeimportance. Ifnot,Ishouldmuchprefertocommunicatewithyoualone." 

           Irosetogo,butHolmescaughtmebythewristandpushedmebackintomychair. "Itisboth,ornone,"saidhe. "Youmaysaybeforethisgentlemananythingwhichyoumaysaytome." 

           TheCountshruggedhisbroadshoulders. "ThenImustbegin,"saidhe,"bybindingyoubothtoabsolutesecrecyfortwoyears; attheendofthattimethematterwillbeofnoimportance. AtpresentitisnottoomuchtosaythatitisofsuchweightitmayhaveaninfluenceuponEuropeanhistory." 

           "Ipromise,"saidHolmes. 

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