Baker Street Charterers

After Holmes said this, Nora didn't react too much at first. Instead, Watson was stunned, and looked over with intriguing eyes. He looked carefully at Holmes' calm and composed face, and then turned to look at Morstan. Miss, the other party exchanged an equally connotative look with him.

Watson's most obvious strange reaction made Nora slowly come back to her senses. She raised her eyebrows and looked at Holmes, the corners of her mouth curled up, her face softened, but she unexpectedly remained silent.

This small episode slowly eased the heavy atmosphere in the room. The little bald man took a sip of the hookah in a relaxing way, and continued to talk slowly, "—you can imagine that after hearing about this treasure, I and I My brother was very happy, how maddening it was that we dug every corner of the garden for months and found nothing.. As for the pearl necklace, there is no doubt that it is very valuable, my brother thinks we should not Send it out, so as not to cause further trouble. All I can do is persuade my brother to find out Miss Morstan's address first, and then send her these removed pearls regularly, so that she can at least live in peace."

Watson couldn't help being moved, "You are very kind."

Sholto waved his hand indifferently, "It's nothing. We also have a lot of property, and more is useless. It's a pity that my brother and I have different opinions. It's better to live separately. I left with the Indian servant and William. Sakuranuma Villa—I didn’t immediately contact Miss Morstan until yesterday when I found out that the treasure had been found. I had already told my brother last night that maybe he didn’t welcome us, but he agreed to wait for us there. "

After saying these words, Sedes shook his fingers that had been shaking slightly, and looked at everyone expectantly.While everyone was lost in thought about this strange event, Holmes stood up first.

"Your behavior is very admirable, and maybe we can tell you some little secrets in return. But as Miss Morstan said, it's getting late, we don't want to waste any more time, and I suggest starting immediately."

Sedes put down the hookah and took out a long lambskin leader's coat from behind the curtain.On this sultry night, he buttoned up tightly and wore a rabbit fur hat, which covered most of his body.Facing everyone's suspicious eyes, he said as he walked, "My health is not good, I can only be considered a patient, please forgive me."

Walking through the dimly lit corridor, Holmes fell at the back of the team, with his head slightly lowered as if thinking.It wasn't until everyone reached the door that they raised their heads slowly, with bright eyes and a confident smile on the corners of their mouths, "Here comes the reward, Mr. Sholto—do you want to know how Bartholomew found the treasure?"

Sedes immediately stopped in his tracks and turned to stare at him. "Please tell me, Mr. Holmes."

Holmes turned his head and pointed to the house, "He is a wise man. He has measured every corner of the house and even calculated the volume of the whole house. He has not missed an inch. At last he found that the height of this building is 74 feet, and the height of each room, the thickness of the floor, and the height of the interior are only seventy feet in total, so where did these four feet come from?——The difference is in the roof. Your brother, on the highest floor There was a hole in the lath and plaster ceiling of the house, and yes, that's where he found the treasure chest and saw the jewels, which I estimate to be worth over half a million pounds."

50—an astronomical figure.

The value of this treasure did not move Holmes and Nora. Miss Mary Morstan was stunned for a while, and she did not show any unnecessary expressions. But Watson seemed to have thought of something, and his face was obviously dimmed. When I got into the carriage, I was still in a mood of melancholy and anxiety.

Nora knew what he was thinking—he was in love with Mary Morstan, that was obvious, and probably everyone here knew it.When Mary Morstan was an ordinary governess, Watson had enough property and status to pursue her and could expect a good result.But if in the end Mary Morstan finds the treasure, she will be the richest heiress in Britain, and Watson will lose this equal opportunity to pursue it.

It may be selfish to think so, but it is not incomprehensible.Mary Morstan has the right to get back the property that originally belonged to her, and Watson has the right to fantasize about this beautiful and romantic relationship.

On the way to the Yingzhang Villa in the carriage, both Miss Morstan and Watson were worried.Sedes kept his head down, not knowing what he was thinking, but Nora lazily propped her cheeks on her hands and looked out of the window. The faint lights outside quickly passed her emerald green eyes, and the mottled light spots floated away like The waves on the water are as melancholy and beautiful.

Holmes shifted his pensive eyes to her profile, paused for a moment, then leaned slightly, and said in a low voice, "I hope you are no longer angry with me."

Nora was taken aback for a moment, then turned her head, her eyebrows twitched.

Holmes slowly leaned back in his chair, looking as if nothing had happened, his gray eyes stared at her in the shadows, his voice was steady and slightly gentle, "If you have any complaints about me, you can tell me directly, 'how to communicate with people' This kind of tedious topic that takes up brain capacity for no reason and is of no use to solve the case has never been within the scope of my consideration of learning."

"..."

When Nora heard this ironic remark, all the pimples in her heart disappeared without a trace—she was laughed out of anger.Thinking about it carefully, I found that it is indeed ridiculous. It is completely unnecessary to care about some trivial matters in life with Sherlock Holmes. When you are blocked, he will only use ironic words in an innocent and calm manner. To refute you from various angles, the matter of "getting angry with Holmes" is a waste of time in every sense.

"Well, Mr. Holmes..."

The big detective turned to look at Watson, and reminded in a low voice, "You don't have to be so polite..."

Nora paused, "... Sherlock."

Holmes nodded slightly in satisfaction.

"As for the question of 'opinions on Sherlock Holmes', I can write a book as thick as a dictionary to explain it to you."

Holmes: "..."

"Of course, since it's tedious, takes up the brain for nothing and is of no use to solve the case, I think we can omit this topic for the time being." Nora said, "Of course I must first sincerely apologize to you—because some unwarranted things I I have come to my senses after neglecting your dear and lovely friend for a short time, sir. And I promise that nothing like this will ever happen again, and I will be your ever-reliable and trustworthy partner .”

"..." Although the wording was extremely touching, I didn't feel moved at all.

Holmes coughed lowly and calmly said, "Very good."

Nora paused for a moment, as if remembering something, and said again, "Oh, yes, I have already asked Mr. Hawke for a day off, and I will concentrate on assisting you in solving this case—to prevent someone from complaining about 'salary and effort' again." Balance' has something to say. Although Mr Hawke is very displeased with this, he is tolerant and I am sure he will understand."

"..."

Mary and Watson, who had always had serious faces, both laughed lowly—it was helpless, the expression on Holmes' face at this moment was so wonderful, Watson swore that he had never seen Holmes in such a colorful way this year. facial expression.

Sherlock Holmes has always been a model of calmness, rationality, self-restraint and arrogance among them. Nothing can move him too much, but for Nora, a detective who is only 28 years old and actually very young. Only when we get along can we reveal the vitality and air that matches our age.

A natural nemesis, or a natural pair? ——Watson touched his nose and commented like this.