Sherlock holmes short stories
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ABOUT AUTHOR NAME: SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE DATE: NOVEMBER OF 1891 EDITORIAL: THE STRAND MAGAZINE COLLECTION : THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES
THE SPECKLED BAND 1 Helen’s story
'My name is Helen Stoner, "he began," and I live with my stepfather, Dr. Roylott Grimesby, near a village in the country. His family was once very rich, but had no money when my stepfather was born. So he studied to be a doctor, and went to India. He met and married my mother when my sister Julia and I were very young. Our father had died, you see. " Your mother had some money, perhaps? asked Sherlock Holmes. Oh yes, the mother had a lot of money, so my stepfather was not poor, nothing more. " 'I want to know more about it, Miss Stoner, "Holmes said. "Well, he is a violent man. In India once got angry with her Indian servant and killed him! He had to go to jail for that, and then everything went back to England. Mother died in an accident eight years ago. So my stepfather have all your money, but if I marry or Julia, we should be paying ÂŁ 250 each year. "
2 HOLMES AND WATSON VISIT THE HOUSE
Holmes left in the morning, but returned to lunch. Then we went by train to the city, and took a taxi to the house of Dr. Roylott. "You see," said Holmes-for me, "our friend Roylott dangerous girls need money because you only have £ 750 a year from his late wife. I found this morning. However, gypsies, the whistle, the band - which are more difficult to understand, but I think I have an answer. "
When we arrived, Helen Stoner showed us the three bedrooms. We have seen the first room.
"Why they are fixing the wall of his bedroom? Asked Holmes." There's nothing wrong with that. "
You're right, she said. "I think it was a plan for me enter the room with my sister."
Yes, 'said Holmes. We went to Julia's room, and Holmes looked in the windows carefully.
3 DEATH IN THE NIGHT
That night we went to the house. When we saw the light of Helen Stoner, Holmes and I sat in silence through the window. Then we waited quietly in the middle of the dark bedroom. We waited for three hours and did not move. Suddenly we saw a light and heard a FOH Dr. Roylott. But nothing happened, and again waited in the darkness. Then there was another sound, a very quiet sound. . . Holmes immediately jumped and hit the hard bell.
"At first, Watson, I thought it was the Gypsies (gipsies) But then I realized I thought maybe see something came through the air vent until the bell and then to bed Then there was milk -... And of course, snakes drink milk. It was easy for the doctor for animals in India. And because he was a doctor, knew this snake venom is hard to find a dead body. So every night the snake was through the air vent, and lowered the bell in a bed. Of course, no one should see the snake, so every night whistled him to call. The sound of metal falling was the door of the metal box, which was home of the snake. Maybe the snake came through the air outlet times, long before he killed Julia. But eventually killed her. And Helen also about to die from this snake.
"But tonight, when I hit the snake in the rope, which became angry and went back through the air vent. And what killed the doctor. I do not regret that."
Shortly thereafter Helen Stoner married his young and tried to forget the terrible deaths of his sister and stepfather. But she never forgot the speckled band.
A SCANDAL IN BOHEMIA 1 THE KING’S MISTAKE
One night in March I visited my old friend at his home in Baker Street. I was married by now, so I do not see often.
"Come, Watson said Sit down I'm happy to see you because I have something to show you what you think of this Arrived at the last message was a letter, undated, name or address said...?..:
"Tonight someone will visit to discuss a secret affair. You have helped significant others, and can hopefully help us. I'll be in your room at 7:45 pm“
A very important person, belonging to a royal family, has sent me to ask for your help, "he added." I wear a mask, because nobody should know who that person is. I should explain the importance of this business. If you can not help, there will be difficulties and problems for one of the most important families of Europe - and maybe a big scandal. I'm talking about the famous House of Ormstein, kings of Bohemia.
I know, Your Majesty, "Holmes said. He smoked his cigarette in silence.
The man rose from his chair. How Come! he exclaimed. "How do you know who I am?" Then he pulled the mask of the face and knocked her down. "You're right. Why hide it? I am the King. I am Wilhelm von Ormstein king of Bohemia. I came to see myself because I could not ask someone else to tell my story. It has to be a secret. Am you understand? "
-very Well. Come on, "Holmes said. He closed his eyes and listened.
"Five years ago I met a woman named Irene Adler. We...
Ah said Holmes, Irene Adler, born in 1850, she is a singer, lives in London, a very beautiful woman, I've heard. . . He looked at the king. "You and she... They loved her for a while, and then left her. But before the leave, he wrote some letters, maybe. And now you want to get these letters."
2 A SERVANT FINDS OUT
When I arrived the next day, Holmes was not there so I expected in his room. At four in the door opened, and a strange servant entered, wearing old, dirty clothes, and I had to search long before I saw it was my old friend.
While I was there, the same Mr Norton came suddenly. I watched through the windows. When he left, he got into a taxi. "To the church of Santa Monica, as fast as you can!" he shouted. Two minutes later, Miss Adler was running out of his house, jumped into another cab and asked, "to the church of Santa Monica, quick!" Could not miss this, Watson, boarded a taxi, third. When I arrived, I went to church. Godfrey Norton looked around and saw me. "Thank God!" he shouted. "Come here quick!" "Why?" I asked. "Come on, man, we need you!" And Godfrey Norton helped me to marry Irene Adler. A witness is needed, and an official of the street was better than anyone. “
"So she married him! What shall we do now?" I asked.
"Well, tonight, my dear Watson, I need your help. Will you do what I ask? No questions?
3 FIRE ! ďƒ’
That night, Holmes again wearing new clothes and a big black hat. But it was not just the clothes that were different. He changed his face, his hair, everything. It was a different man.
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We walked together to the Serpentine Avenue. Outside the house there was a lot of people who were smoking, laughing and talking. Holmes and I walked up and down in front of the house.
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"You see," Holmes told me, 'I think she does not want her new husband to see the picture. But where is he? In your bank? No. Women like to keep the important things themselves. I am sure that at home. "
4 a photograph
The next day we went to the house of Irene Norton, with the King. An old servant opened the door. 'Mr. Sherlock Holmes? he asked, and smiled.
All ran to the living room. Holmes ran to the closet and opened it. Inside was a picture not of Irene Adler and the king, but the beautiful Irene alone. There was also a letter of Sherlock Holmes. We all read together.
My dear Mr. Sherlock Holmes, you did very well. I thought it was a real fire, and were just a kindly old. But after opening the closet, I got to thinking. He knew about the famous Sherlock Holmes. I knew your address, and I knew that the king asked him to find a picture. So I quickly dressed young man followed her home in Baker Street. I wanted to know whether it was Sherlock Holmes. He said "good night" outside your door!
My husband and I have decided to leave England. Please tell the King that I will not show the picture to anyone. I love my husband and he loves me. And he is a man better than the king. But here is a different photographers. What a woman! "Cried the king." Why did not marry her? What a woman!
the five orange pips 1 the story of uncle elias
In September 1887 my wife was visiting some relatives, so I was there with my old friend Sherlock Holmes in Baker Street. It was a windy night, storm and rain fell heavily outside. Suddenly there was a knock at the door.
I looked at my friend by surprise. "Who is this?" I asked.
"If you come on a business trip at this time, is important," said Sherlock Holmes. "Come In!" he called.
A young man came in, looked wet, tired and worried. "I have come to ask for help," he said. "I've heard of you, Mr. Holmes. People say you know everything. I do not know what to do."
"Well, sit down," said Holmes, and tell me about yourself.
The young man sat down and put your feet wet by the fire. 'My name is John Openshaw. My father, Joseph, had a brother, my uncle Elias, who moved to America when he was young. He made a lot of money there. He did not like black Americans, so that during the Civil War fought against the men of the North and the South. However, when the South lost the war, and there was equality for black people, Uncle Elias left the United States. So in 1869 he returned to England and went to live in a big house in the country. He was a strange, sad man.
2 more pips
Everything was going well until a year later, "said John Openshaw." But one morning, my father opened a letter to find five orange seeds inside. "What does this mean, John?" she asked. His face was white. Look! "I said." There K.K.K. on the envelope. These letters were in the envelope Uncle Elijah is too! "We were both trembling and afraid.
"Yes, and this time says:" Put the papers in the "garden".
"What papers? Work on the box Uncle Elijah? Les burning!" I said.
"And where is this letter?" my father said. He looked at the envelope. "Dundee, Scotland. Well, I know nothing of seeds or papers. I'm not doing anything."
"Father, you should tell the police," I said.
"I remembered the letter from my uncle in India, and I was very worried.
"They will not laugh at me. Forget it," he said.
'Three days later, my poor father went to visit an old friend who lived a few miles away. But he never returned. Police said he was walking home in the dark when he fell from a hill. He was severely wounded and died shortly after. Decided it was an accident, but I do not remember. I thought it was murder, and I could not forget Five Orange Pips and strange letters to my uncle and my father.
3 k.k.k
Sherlock Holmes sat silent, and saw the fire. Then he said, 'John Openshaw is in real danger. Why his uncle Elijah must leave the United States? Because he had enemies. When he returned to England he was afraid. That's why he lived a lonely and closed all doors carefully life. Now, where do those letters? Did you see?
"The first of Pondicherry, India, the second of Dundee in Scotland and third of East London, I said.
"That tells you something? Asked Holmes.
"They are all seaports. The writer was in a boat when he wrote the letter, I replied. I am satisfied with my answer.
"Well, Watson said Holmes." Someone sent some seeds from India, and reached seven weeks after killing Uncle Elijah. Then he sent some seeds of Scotland and arrived three days after killing the father of John. Do you see why I worry now? He sent seeds to John from London !. The enemy of John already in London !.
My God, Holmes! I cried. "Who is this man? '
"More than a man, I think. They belong to the Ku Klux Klan. That explains the" KKK ". Have you not heard of it? It's a very secret group of South Americans. They wanted to leave the equality of persons and blacks to kill anyone who disagreed with them. The police could not stop them. But in 1869 Uncle Elijah, who belonged to this secret group, suddenly left America with all papers, so the group I could not go on. Of course the group wanted to get the papers.
4 the last deaths
But they did. The next morning I read in the newspaper that John Openshaw had died. A police found in the river near Waterloo station, but Holmes was angry about this.
"He came to me for help and men killed him! I will find them, if it's the last thing I do!" He said, and he hurried out of the house.
At night, when he returned to Baker Street, I was tired, but satisfied. "! Watson said:" I know the names of the enemies of Openshaw! And now I am sending you a surprise! This scared them! He took five nuggets of an orange and put them in an envelope. In it he wrote 'S. H. Jesus Christ "
"I am sending the seeds, not the Ku Klux Klan, but for me, Sherlock Holmes, Captain James Calhoun. His ship is called the star. He and his men are sailing back to Georgia, USA, now. “
Sherlock Holmes is a very smart detective, but can not do anything about the weather. Winter storms at sea that year were worse than ever, so never the star came to Georgia, and no one saw the captain and his men again. The murderers of John Openshaw did not receive the seeds, but in the end, death came to them.
OPINION OF THE BOOK ďƒ’
my opinion about this book is that Sherlock Holmes was a very smart detective, always solved very difficult cases and end of everything ended as a hero at that time many people were cheering because it was a great person
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