Priklyucheniya Sherloka Kholmsa i doktora Vatsona Sokrovishcha Agry 1983
and gave
the Langham Hotel as his address.
I drove there.
I was informed
that Captain Morstan was staying
there,
but that he had gone out
the night before and had not
returned.
Next morning
I read in newspapers
about my father’s disappearing.
from that day to this no word
has ever been heard of him.
The date?
He disappeared
upon the third of December, 1878.
- His luggage?
- Remained at the hotel.
some clothes, some books, and a
number of curiosities from the
Andaman Islands.
He had been one of the officers
in charge of the convict-guard
there.
Had he any friends in town?
Major Sholto.
Only one that we know of - Major
Sholto.
The major had retired some little
time before and lived at Upper
Norwood.
We communicated with him, of
course, but he did not know
anything about my father.
A very old case. 10 years ago.
I had better leave you.
No, no, please, stay.
I have not yet described to you
the most singular part.
About six years ago
an advertisement appeared in the
Times
asking for the address of Miss
Morstan,
and stating that it would be
to her advantage to come forward.
After that there arrived through the
post a small cardboard box
addressed to me,
which I found
to contain a very large and lustrous
pearl.
Since then every year
upon the same date
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