These few indications may be of some assistance to you, coupled with the fact that there is a good deal of skin missing from the palm of his hand.

The other man--" "Ah! the other man-- ?" asked Athelney Jones, in a sneering voice, but impressed none the less, as I could easily see, by the precision of the other's manner.
"Is a rather curious person," said Sherlock Holmes, turning upon his heel.

"I hope before very long to be able to introduce you to the pair of them .-- A word with you, Watson." He led me out to the head of the stair.

"This unexpected occurrence," he said, "has caused us rather to lose sight of the original purpose of our journey." "I have just been thinking so," I answered.

"It is not right that Miss Morstan should remain in this stricken house." "No.