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in the world are now doing time。; 

     ;It was on account of your special knowledge that Mr。 Holmes desired 

to see you。     He has a high opinion of you and thought that you were the 

one man in London who could help him。; 

     The little man started�察�and the jaunty smoking´cap slid to the floor。 

     ;Why�拭─�he asked。         ;Why should Mr。 Homes think that I could help 

him in his trouble�拭─�

     ;Because of your knowledge of Eastern diseases。; 

     ;But why should he think that this disease which he has contracted is 

Eastern�拭─�

     ;Because�察 �in   some   professional   inquiry�察 �he   has   been   working   among 

Chinese sailors down in the docks。; 

     Mr。   Culverton   Smith   smiled   pleasantly   and   picked   up   his   smoking´ 

cap。 

     ;Oh�察�that's itis it�拭─�said he。     ;I trust the matter is not so grave as you 

suppose。      How long has he been ill�拭─�

     ;About three days。; 

     ;Is he delirious�拭─�

     ;Occasionally。; 

     ;Tut�察�tut�    �This sounds serious。        It would be inhuman not to answer 

his call。   I very much resent any interruption to my work�察�Dr。 Watson�察�but 

this case is certainly exceptional。        I will e with you at once。; 

     I remembered Holmes's injunction。 

     ;I have another appointment�察─�said I。 

     ;Very good。      I will go alone。      I have a note of Mr。 Holmes's address。 

You can rely upon my being there within half an hour at most。; 

     It was with a sinking heart that I reentered Holmes's bedroom。 For all 

that   I  knew    the  worst    might   have    happened     in  my   absence。    To   my 

enormous relief�察      �he had improved greatly in the interval。 His appearance 



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was as ghastly as ever�察�but all trace of delirium had left him and he spoke 

in a feeble voice�察�it is true�察�but with even more than his usual crispness and 

lucidity。 

     ;Well�察�did you see him�察�Watson�拭─�

     ;Yes�察�he is ing。; 

     ;Admirable�察�Watson�         �Admirable�       �You are the best of messengers。; 

     ;He wished to return with me。; 

     ;That would never do�察�Watson。            That would be obviously impossible。 

Did he ask what ailed me�拭─�

     ;I told him about the Chinese in the East End。; 

     ;Exactly�     �Well�察�Watson�察�you have done all that a good friend could。 

You can now disappear from the scene。; 

     ;I must wait and hear his opinion�察�Holmes。; 

     ;Of course you must。         But I have reasons to suppose that this opinion 

would be very much more frank and valuable if he imagines that we are 

alone。    There is just room behind the head of my bed�察�Watson。; 

     ;My dear Holmes� ─�

     ;I fear there is no alternative�察�Watson。          The room does not lend itself 

to concealment�察�which is as well�察�as it is the less likely to arouse suspicion。 

But just there�察�Watson�察�I fancy that it could be done。;             Suddenly he sat up 

with   a   rigid   intentness   upon   his   haggard   face。  ;There   are   the   wheels�察�

Watson。      Quick�察    �man�察   �if  you  love   me�    �And     don't   budge�察   �whatever 

happenswhatever   happens�察  �do   you   hear�拭        �Don't   speak�     �Don't   move� �

Just listen with all your ears。;         Then   in an instant his sudden access of 

strength departed�察�and his masterful�察�purposeful talk droned away into the 

low�察�vague murmurings of a semi´delirious man。 

     〃From   the   hiding´place   into   which   I   had   been   so   swiftly   hustled   I 

heard the footfalls upon the stair�察�with the opening and the closing of the 

bedroom door。        Then�察�to my surprise�察�there came a long silence�察�broken 

only   by   the   heavy   breathings   and   gaspings   of   the   sick   man。    I   could 

imagine that our visitor was standing by the bedside and looking down at 

the sufferer。    At last that strange hush was broken。 

     ;Holmes� ─     �he   cried。   ;Holmes� ─     �in  the  insistent   tone   of  one   who 

awakens a sleeper。        ;Can't you hear me�察�Holmes�拭─          �There was a rustling�察�



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as if he had shaken the sick man roughly by the shoulder。 

     ;Is that you�察�Mr。 Smith�拭─        �Holmes whispered。          ;I hardly dared hope 

that you would e。; 

     The other laughed。 

     ;I should imagine not�察─�he said。          ;And yet�察�you see�察�I am here。 Coals 

of fire�察�Holmescoals of fire� ─�

     ;It is very good of youvery noble of you。             I appreciate your special 

knowledge。; 

     Our visitor sniggered。 

     ;You do。     You are�察�fortunately�察�the only man in London who does。 Do 

you know what is the matter with you�拭─�

     ;The same�察─�said Holmes。 

     ;Ah�     �You recognize the symptoms�拭─�

     ;Only too well。; 

     ;Well�察�I shouldn't be surprised�察�Holmes。            I shouldn't be surprised if it 

WERE the same。          A bad lookout for you if it is。 Poor Victor was a dead 

man on the fourth daya strong�察�hearty young fellow。               It was certainly�察�as 

you   said�察  �very  surprising   that   he   should   have   contracted   and   out´of´the´ 

way Asiatic disease in the heart of Londona disease�察�too�察�of which I had 

made   such   a   very   special   study。  Singular   coincidence�察  �Holmes。         Very 

smart   of   you   to   notice   it�察  �but   rather   uncharitable   to   suggest   that   it   was 

cause and effect。; 

     ;I knew that you did it。; 

     ;Oh�察  �you   did�察  �did   you�拭  �Well�察  �you   couldn't   prove   it�察  �anyhow。   But 

what do   you   think of   yourself   spreading   reports   about   me   like that�察  �and 

then crawling to me for help the moment you are in trouble�拭                   �What sort 

of a game is thateh�拭─�

     I heard the rasping�察�laboured breathing of the sick man。              ;Give me the 

water� ─�he gasped。 

     ;You're precious near your end�察�my friend�察�but I don't want you to go 

till I have had a word with you。            That's why I give you water。           There�察�

don't slop it about�      �That's right。    Can you understand what I say�拭─�

     Holmes groaned。 

     ;Do what you can for me。            Let bygones be bygones�察─�he whispered。 



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;I'll put the words out of my headI swear I will。             Only cure me�察�and I'll 

forget it。; 

     ;Forget what�拭─�

     ;Well�察  �about   Victor   Savage's   death。     You   as   good   as   admitted   just 

now that you had done it。         I'll forget it。; 

     ;You can forget it or remember it�察�just as you like。             I don't see you in 

the   witnessbox。     Quite   another   shaped   box�察  �my   good   Holmes�察  �I   assure 

you。    It   matters   nothing   to   me   that   you   should   know   how   my   nephew 

died。    It's not him we are talking about。         It's you。; 

     ;Yes�察�yes。; 

     ;The fellow who came for meI've forgotten his namesaid that you 

contracted it down in the East End among the sailors。; 

     ;I could only account for it so。; 

     ;You are proud of your brains�察�Holmes�察�are you not�拭                �Think yourself 

smart�察�don't you�拭      �You came across someone who was smarter this time。 

Now cast your mind back�察�Holmes。               Can you think of no other way you 

could have got this thing�拭─�

     ;I can't think。    My mind is gone。         For heaven's sake help me� ─�

     ;Yes�察�I will help you。       I'll help you to understand just where you are 

and how you got there。         I'd like you to know before you die。; 

     ;Give me something to ease my pain。; 

     ;Painful�察�is it�拭    �Yes�察�the coolies used to do some squealing towards 

the end。     Takes

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