The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Page #3

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possibly do at the moment.

Moriarty is as curious about

my movement as I am about his.

So, I sit here and wait

for him to come to me.

And he'll come.

Never doubt it.

Ba, ba, ba, ba, ba.

So, you fiddle

while Rome burns.

A daring metaphor, Watson.

And what are you doing

with that inferno fiddle,

with those flies?

I was observing the reaction

on the common housefly

of the chromatic scale.

- A brilliant experiment.

- Yes, it will be,

if I can find a note

that annoys the housefly

then might need

only play that one note

and psst

all the houseflies disappear.

- Amazing.

- No, no, no.

Elementary, my dear Watson,

purely elementary.

(Knock at the door)

I expect that will

be the young lady.

On the contrary,

I suggest an elderly gentlemen

with perhaps a touch of

gout in his right leg.

Sir Ronald,

I'm delighted to see you.

How do you do, Holmes?

- Let me take your hat

and stick.

- Oh, thank you, yes.

I don't think you know

Dr. Watson, do you?

Watson, this is

Sir Ronald Ramsgate,

Constable of the Tower of London

where all he has to do is to keep

his eyes on the Crown Jewels.

How do you do, sir?

Holmes has often

spoken of you, Dr. Watson.

You haven't dropped in like this

for a long time, Sir Ronald.

Won't you sit down

and have a cup of tea?

Thank you no, no.

I've come to consult you

on a rather peculiar matter.

Now just have a look at that.

- Doesn't it strike you

that the handwriting is --

- Yes, yes.

That's because it's

written with the left hand.

"Star of Delhi will never reach

the Tower of London."

Huh. Curious,

and anonymous.

And what is the Star of Delhi?

Probably the largest

emerald in the world,

a gift to her majesty

from the Maharajah of Rapur.

Oh, I shouldn't worry

about this, Sir Ronald.

It's a typical crank letter.

Besides, no professional thief would

risk stealing so famous an emerald.

You can't break it up.

He certainly couldn't

sell it as it is.

Perhaps not but in my position of trust

I can't afford to take any chances.

I wonder whether you could

possibly manage to be on hand

when the jewel is delivered.

- Now when will that be?

- This weekend.

It's coming on the

cruiser Invincible.

Oh, Sir Ronald, even though I'm

convinced that the threat means nothing

and that a routine police guard

would be quite adequate,

you can depend on me.

Thank you. Now I feel sure

the jewel will be safe.

Little enough to do for you,

Sir Ronald.

[Knock on the door]

Excuse me.

I don't know what

you must think of me

but I'm sure

I was followed here.

- You are Miss Brandon?

- Yes.

- I am Sherlock Holmes.

- Yes, I know.

- Let me introduce you to

my associate, Dr. Watson.

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