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VIII. The Baker Street Irregulars

           WhenIcamedowntoourroomIfoundthebreakfastlaidandHomespouringoutthecoffee.

           “Hereitis,”saidhe,laughing,andpointingtoanopennewspaper.“TheenergeticJonesandtheubiquitousreporterhavefixeditupbetweenthem.Butyouhavehadenoughofthecase.Betterhaveyourhamandeggsfirst.”

           Itookthepaperfromhimandreadtheshortnotice,whichwasheaded“MysteriousBusinessatUpperNorwood.”

           “Abouttwelveo’clocklastnight,”saidtheStandard,“Mr.BartholomewSholto,ofPondicherryLodge,UpperNorwood,wasfounddeadinhisroomundercircumstanceswhichpointtofoulplay.Asfaraswecanlearn,noactualtracesofviolencewerefounduponMr.Sholto’sperson,butavaluablecollectionofIndiangemswhichthedeceasedgentlemanhadinheritedfromhisfatherhasbeencarriedoff.ThediscoverywasfirstmadebyMr.SherlockHolmesandDr.Watson,whohadcalledatthehousewithMr.ThaddeusSholto,brotherofthedeceased.Byasingularpieceofgoodfortune,Mr.AthelneyJones,thewell-knownmemberofthedetectivepoliceforce,happenedtobeattheNorwoodPoliceStation,andwasonthegroundwithinhalfanhourofthefirstalarm.Histrainedandexperiencedfacultieswereatoncedirectedtowardsthedetectionofthecriminals,withthegratifyingresultthatthebrother,ThaddeusSholto,hasalreadybeenarrested,togetherwiththehousekeeper,Mrs.Bernstone,anIndianbutlernamedLalRao,andaporter,orgatekeeper,namedMcMurdo.Itisquitecertainthatthethieforthieveswerewellacquaintedwiththehouse,forMr.

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