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porcelain has been brutally murdered. My medical training had given me some preparation for the many faces of death. There are several investigations with my friend Sherlock Holmes. I had reason to be grateful. My name is Watson, Dr. Watson, so often privileged to share the adventures of Sherlock Holmes. I will tell you what happened in the case of the prairie school. We had some dramatic incidents in the mix. It's one of our small stages. Two to one me, Baker Street, Sherlock Holmes and I, but I can't recollect any of his sudden and stocking as the first appearance of Dr. Thornecock, Huxwell, MAP, PhD, etc. His cards seem too small to get at a weight with academic distinctions, but he himself was large and pompous. He embodied my type of position in solidity. This impression lasts a little longer than his greetings.
How do you do, Getsleman? I am bitter. I am bitter. Oh Christ, get themselves. Let's see. Well, you remember the thing here? Brandy and Walter again? Great believe it is. He doesn't trick you, mustn't you? Oh, I do. Ah, he's beginning to stir. The return ticket from Mackelson, the neat watch pocket, spets him a North. He must have started out early. There he is. It's coming round. Let me curious with you. Mr. Holmes, do forgive this weakness. Oh, it's nothing, Dr.. Yeah, let me help you into this chair. Ah, thank God. You are very kind. Oh, I know you are, sir. Oh, Mr. Holmes, he's absolutely imperative that you come back to Mackelson with me by the next train. I'm afraid that's quite out of the question. Mr. Holmes, have you heard nothing of
the abduction of the Duke of Holdeness, a son of Holdeness? The former cabinet minister? Yes, exactly so. The Duke of Holdeness committed his own son, young Lord Sulfide, to my heart. For it was it I know he was the very one of the most corrupting fortune of my life. Frag go on with the other count, Dr. Haxtonov. Yes, of course. Well, the boy arrived on me the first, a charming youths, about a winter to city far from happy at home. He's been a separate issue to learn not long before the boy came to me. Yes, I remember that the doctor's been living the southern France in him. And that is so. The boy is simple, but there's very much with her, I gather, but he had to remain with his father. Anyway, he settled down at the far away once. That's good then. Yes, well, he was found to be busy first in last Tuesday morning. His bed had been set in and he obviously got dressed in his usual school suit. When the alarm was raised, I had once called a role of the whole establishment. Boy, musters and surface. It revealed that Lord Sultire hadn't disappeared.
No, no. No. Hi, Tiga. The German art master was missing also. His bed had also been slept in, but he seemed to have gone away partly dressed. He shirked and socks were lying on the floor. His bicycle was missing from his head. Surely there's an official investigation of her? Yes, no only lookery. It has proved completely disappointing so far. The whole affair has been handled properly. I quite do research, but I am not to blame. I knew a lot of reputation, I was it to come here, the bus, but his grace would not countenance it. Actually, the whole of this hall is quite close to the practice school and at first we all thought that the boy must have gone there. Some new sudden rush to homes, you know. It does happen. What the Duke was as surprised as we were when he heard the news. Had the boy a bicycle? No. Was any bicycle missing other than the Germans? No, not. I see. Did anyone call to see the boy on the day before he disappeared? No. Did he get any letters? Yes, he did
get one letter from his father. I drew letters from his father. The coat of arms on the envelope and his graces and writing. It is easily better, nicer work. Have the boy ever had a letter from France? From France. Why? No. I should have remembered that. He was said out of the boy's sympathies well with his mother. Who told you that? I had a confidential talk with his graces, secretory, Mr. James Wilder. I see. Mr. Holmes, I should have to be giving for you, student. I must get back to the school as I'd like to see you understand. We shall be leaving for Houston, Dr. Hacksdorff. Ah, Captain, you? I and my friend Watson here. This case of the Paris school has some singular features. Yet, it should be capable of a solution. If the sent isn't too cold around your daughter, Dr. Hacksdorff, perhaps two old hounds like Watson, myself, may get a little. Gentlemen, this is the Paris school. Robert's, he's gentleman, the cooks, he can be
the sir. Very well, Dr. Hacksdorff. Sir, yes. But you, because he has, sir. His graces in the study and Mr. Wilders with him, sir. His, his, his, his father. Oh, sir, dear me, I, I, I must see them without today. Come gentlemen, and I would introduce you to what was. Oh, yes, oh, yes. Oh, yes. Oh, yes. Oh, yes. Oh, yes. Good evening, your grace. Good evening, Hacksdorff. The, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, they are introduced, Mr. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. Your grace, how do you know? The end, Mr. Wilders, his, grace is sacred. I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, Dr. Hacksdorff. I called on you this morning to late to prevent you from starting the London. His grace was very surprised to learn that your object was to invite Mr. Holmes to undertake this case. Oh, it was, it was, you are well aware, Dr. Hacksdorff, but his grace is particularly anxious to avoid all public scandal. He prefers to take as few people as possible into his confidence. Oh, yeah. You, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, young wise, that you can suck made of Dr. Hacksdorff. But since Mr. Holmes has already been
taking into your confidence, it would be absurd for us not to avail ourselves of his service. I thank your grace. May I ask whether you have formed any explanation as to your son, Mr. Sirdhiem? No, Sir, I have not. I forgive me for asking this, but do you think her grace had anything to do with it? I do not think so. The other, Mr. Obvious, explanation is that he's been kidnapped. Can you receive any demand for ransom? No, Sir. Your grace, your son Some received a letter from you on the day the sensitive occurred. Was there anything in it which might have induced him to run away from him? No sir, there certainly was not. Did you first let me yourself? I beg your pardon. Mr. Holmes, his grace is not in the habit of firsting letters himself. This one was led with others on the study table from each put into the post bag. I see. You remember seeing this particular letter, Mr. Wanda. I do. How many letters did you grace write that day, ma'am? Oh, 20 or 30, I suppose I have a large, god-sponsored, but surely all this is rather irrelevant, not entirely. For my pardon, Mr. Holmes, I have advised the police to turn their attention to the size of France.
The lad had the most wrong-headed opinions about some things, and it is possible he might have led to my wife, and that this German has helped him. A large gentleman. Good day, if you will. This case grows upon me, wasn't it? Certainly mysterious, all right. But I want a 2-gay-aggressical teacher that I'd like to equate you with, I mean, I can't film the dislod-scale ordinance, ma'am. The care. This dark square, the primary school. Here's the main road running east and west past it. Now, by a heavy choice, I was able to check what passed along this road during the nice inquestion. At this point to the east, where my pipes lie, I was comfortable with one beauty from 12 to 60. He's positive, the man and my couldn't have passed without him seeing me. Good, the world-wide about the other direction. Down the road to the west. Here is the red ball. Now, on that night, the land lady was ill. She sent a metalton for a doctor, but he was out on another case, and he didn't get to answer all morning.
The people at the end were worried, and they swear that one or another of them was on the alert, all might continually looking along the road, waiting to see the doctor coming. They saw no man or boy. Well, it's been a very, very, very coarse country. Oh, but what about the buscule? A good cyclist doesn't need a road, does he? A road, he doesn't. Very well. Then assuming that the cycle was used and not along the road, this is the only possible direction. To the north. Yeah, across this moorland. It intersects with paths and spastic populated. To the south, here, towards me, there are obstacles, stone walls, and so on. No, they would take to the moor. Seems like it is them. So it's the moor we must search. Moorland. Yes? I'll wait you, will I? This should have a long day, hey, David. Hello, hello, hello. What have we here? Have you found something home? Oh, my.
Yes. Perfect bicycle, Thomas. Oh, but we know that when it's the bicycle all the way. I am familiar with 42 different impressions left by tyres. I'm not sure. From what the other master's could tell me, this was the make of tyre high-digger head on his machine. Ten. And the rider was travelling away from the practice hall. I'm not going to do that. Simple. Just look at these impressions. Some are deeper than others in the soft ground. Obviously, the deeper others of the rear feel with all the riders weight on it. You can see several faces where they pass over the shadow or ones. So then let us follow and see what else we may find. Hello. Over here. I found him. High-digger. Oh, well done, Watson. This has been an accident. Huh? You just haven't seen what the bicycle we were ginting through these bushes. Here he is. Look, this is no accident, Watson.
The poor fella has been brutally murdered. The body and the bicycle concealed here. Oh, there's no doubt that this is, height. Well, he fits all the descriptions I've had to take a terrible blow to crush a man's skull, it was. Now, he threw a coat on every night things and put on his shoes, but not his socks. But the boy that told us fully dressed when he disappeared. Look, this is the German head-to-head grigor. Exactly. And why? Because he looked at his bedroom window and saw the boy leading. I see. He threw on these things and set off after him. Why on a bicycle? Surely he could have caught him on foot. No. No. The boy was moving too quickly for him. Well, let us continue our reconstruction. Where we are now is from five miles through the school, at this point that the Suhrer met his death. And how? By a great blow, hard enough and vicious enough to crush his skull. A ten-year-old boy couldn't have done that. And then the boy did have some of the movie. Almost certainly. But we're forgetting one thing once. More so?
We've searched minutely around the body and have we found the pack of any other bicycles on this? Well, now you can mention it with him. Or any foot print? No, no, no, no. Just cows, hoof marks all over the place. I thought we were getting on too well. I say, look, there's a fellow cutting peat about half a mile back. We must send him off with a message to the police about his unfortunate German. Then there's nothing for us on the fade, but to go on in the direction the cycle tracks were heading and see where it leads to. If anywhere. It's fall in Jeep country. And during the drive-in-to-fall sales events, get a great deal on four-by-fours that refuse to be contained, like Jeep Wrangler. Confidence built into every drive with the most awarded SUV ever, Jeep Grand Cherokee, and freedom that can't be denied, with the open-air freedom and Jeep Gladiator. After 85 years, it's no surprise that Jeep became America's SUV brand.
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You all right, the minute, the super-hester. I think we'll have to get everybody in doors. Yeah, come on, take my arm. Oh, thank you. Ah, this must be the Lefabet. Oh, this is cool, look, look, stay real and eat us. Today, Mr. Rubin, hey, I suppose you haven't such a thing as a carriage in your stable. No, I have not. Well, you get my name so bad. It's printed on the board about your head. Oh, by the way, I twisted my ankle just up the road there. I can hardly put my foot to the ground. Don't put it to ground, babe. But I can't walk. Well, then, off. I could just manage a bicycle with one foot, I think. A pair of sovereigns, the house. Where do you want to go? To Hoseness for. Oh, a few bells on the duke then. Well, we have news of his son for it. You're looking for the lad, are you? We were. But he's been seen. Where? In Liverpool. They expect to get in anytime now. Oh, well, that's good news, then. Now, surely you can help my friend in some way. He can't walk on like this.
Ah, for now, come. You've got a bicycle, friend? No, I haven't got no bicycle. The answer you want, though, I'll let you have two horses to take you as far as the old. There's only a couple of miles. Capital. And now, I think we'll have something to eat if you visit. Right, gentlemen. First door on the left, did you go in? I just go and see what they can find for me. Thank you all. Come on, have. You know me, this is the end of the video. Thank you. Here we are. Good. And thank you for your comfort and aid, once in a day. See, my ankle is dead already, dear, isn't it? Oh, ho, ho. Her hoax is what game would you up to now? You like her swan? There was a very nasty spray. Well, I thought if I let him go and had a bicycle, I should like to have a look at it. All he seems to have is a couple of horses. What's it? Hmm, what? Cow's Watson. Cow's? Did you see any on the moor? No, no, I didn't. Nor did I. Well, then.
But there were hoof marks all over the place by high-degover skilled. That's right, I thought of the time when it was. Have cows milling around, which you never know. Where are cow hoof marks, wouldn't it? Oh, yes. Quickly, what till the forty comes back? We must knit around to his tables and see what we can see from his table. Why, help? I don't get about the limps, though, homes. No more steaks, he's here to harvest. We shall give him a glimpse. Let's have a look at his hoof. Anymore? I'll see you in the next one. I'll see you in the next one. See what? See what? He watched. Oh, shoes, but new nails. What's in this case deserves to be called casting. All right, then. You don't lose to the cows, they're not giving. Hey, you, you ain't heard of the smile. What are you doing there? Why, Mr. Rook and Hayes? What might think that you were afraid of out finding something else? Now, look here, mister. I don't care for folk poking about my place without leaves. Presuvially up in your score and getting your way in the better army, please.
How long, here? All right, Mr. Hayes. No harm, then. We've been having a look at your forces, but I think I'll try to walk after all. It's not far, believe. What food? We were getting warm at that end, as the children say. We get colder every step we take away from it. No. No, I can't possibly leave it. I must take another look at the place in an unless of trusive way. All right. Up on the spence. Well, you, I think. Yes, sir. That's better. Hello? What was in? There's a fellow on a bicycle coming from the direction of the hall. Yeah, he's moving, though. Get down behind this brand-point. Right, go. Let's see which is. It's Duke's secret, Commander. So it is. Come, Martin. Let's see what he's up to. By thinking about the countryside. We shall see him in the door, Froome. Getting dark. I hadn't noticed him. Ah. It just lit the lamp in that first-law room.
I think we'll hold on here until it's dark enough to go down and take a look. I can't understand all these rifles and departures. First, while they're on his bicycle. And then a pony trap rushes off towards just a field. In another gallops of years of evil. Hmm. What's the way? I want to take a piece of paper and take it to the other side. I'm going to take a piece of paper. I'm going to take a piece of paper. I'm going to take a piece of paper. I'm going to take a piece of paper. I'm going to take a piece of paper. I want to take a piece of paper through that first-law window. Do you think you could make a bag for me? I do. All right. Up your mouth. Right. She. Ah. Just a minute. Well, Holmes. Come along, Watson. Hmm. I think we've gathered all the speedcans tonight. I'm a telegraph to Chesterfield. And tomorrow morning, I think your parents visit the herd of us.
Good morning, Mr. Wilder. Dr. Watson and I have come to his grave. I'm sorry, Mr. Holmes. His grave is far from well. He's been very much upset by the tragic news yesterday about Heidegger. The Dr. Huxable telegraphed once. I understand that I must hear the Duke, Mr. Wilder. Where, Mr. Holmes? What can I do for you? Your Grace, I think I could speak more freely in Mr. Wilder's absence. Then he had better go. Er, have you? Then he had better go. Er, as your Grace wishes. Dr. Holmes, your Grace, your son is at the fighting cop in about two miles from your park gates. The, the fighting cop. Yes. And, uh, whom do you accuse? I accuse you, your Grace. I looked through a window. They're last nights and saw you and your son together. Yes. Mr. Holmes. I offered a substantial reward to the person whose information should restore my son's amoeu.
If this need no further than your friend here and yourself, I am ready to write a check for double the sum. There is a man's death to their country, Paul. Surely a man can't have the condent from murder, but she was not present. It's qualified to hear of it. I take each of words of the fighter, Mr. James Wilder. Yes, yes. And that he is not the murderer. No, the murderer's got to have I know. Mr. Rubin Hayes, landlord of the fighting cop, was arrested at Chesterfield on my information at 11 o'clock last night. Hayes caught? I'm very glad to know it, sir. And now we must give our attention to Washington, be done to extricate my son from this situation. Oh, Lord, so tired, perfectly safe now. I mean, my son, James. James? James Wilder. No secret. No, sir, my son. Oh, Grace, I just need to... Your Grace, I must ask you to be more explicit. Mr. Holmes, I will conceal nothing from you. Ring, I was young. I loved, but such a love, it was only once in a lifetime. I offered the lady marriage, but she refused it because such a match, my ruin, my career, she died, needing me with this child, James.
I see. I couldn't open the acknowledges relationship to me, so I tried to make it up to him by giving him the best of education, and keeping him as close to me as I could. Yes, but he found out my secret. Ever since, he's held every means of power to provoke a scandal at any time. He was also inordinate to jealous of my legitimate son and heir, and he hates him. That is why I said, Arthur, I'm Lord Soltar, what I thought was the safety of Dr. Hesterbolt's primary school. Your Grace, I think I can continue the story now. Will you permit me? Of course, of course. You wrote to Lord Soltar the day before he was kidnapped, but James Wilder inserted into your letter and looked, asking the boy to meet him behind the school late that night. He probably said he had a message from the duchess for him. How could you know this? I assume it. In detail, it may not be quite precise, in general, I'm sure it is. Greg or on them, sirs? Lord Soltar came to the appointment and found the accomplice, Rubin Hayes, there with the pony.
He was supposed to mount, and they went off across the moon. It appears however that the German master hiding and saw the boy leave and followed him on his bicycle. When he caught up with him, Hayes killed him brutally. Hayes then took our son on to his inn, where the boy had been a prisoner ever since. Well, I don't know how you arrive at all that about the pony and the boy's students on. Oh, the whole story was written plainly on the surface of the moon for us to read. Wasn't it, Watson? Well, there were marks and tracks of one kind and another, but I'm hanging right and see how they all come into it. Those cows, friends, cows? Cows? What's the word? Yes, Holmes, you remember the marks there, who saw around where we found the boy? Cows on the moor, but if we take it from the ends of Holmes, no cows are on that moor. No, ever have been to my knowledge. I quite agree. You raised me, I asked you to finish the narrative for us. Well, James was quite unnerved by the death of the German master. He told me that after was held, but beg me to keep his secret until he could find a way of well clearing everything up. You agree?
On condition that I should be able to go and see Arthur for myself after nightfall. James, if once were to offer on his bicycle to tell Hayes, I asked Dr. Watson and I saw him at the inn. Hayes lost no time in making up in his trek. I went there some time afterwards and I gather you saw me with my son, just to. Horms, Horms, I told you all I can. I've been frank with you. Please be as frank with me. I will. In the first place of race, I'm about to tell you that you've condoned up felony and aided the escape of a murderer. I'm ready to take all the conspons. So I'm not here in a nutritional position. And there's no reason so long as the ends of justice are served. Why I should dispose all I know. Hayes will be hanged, never doubt that. As your son, James, I would warn you grace that his continued presence in your household can only lead to misfortune. I understand that Mr. Holmes, which is already settled as he sure will seek his fortune in Australia. Then my friend Watson and I can congratulate ourselves upon several happy results from our little visit to the north.
Yes, Newtron. Mr. Holmes, here is your check. Thank you, young grace. Let the whole you go. What was all that about cows and the moors? Yes, Horms, I want to know that too. The answer is behind you, sir. Hi, I'm afraid I didn't quite follow. This glass case. And the most interesting of all the exhibits inside? Oh, those. Yes, of course. Yes, they were dug up in the dead of the moats some years ago. What are they, young grace? Well, there's a person who'd been used by some of them a roaring baren for hoediness in the mid-lages. They attached them to the horses' hooves. You see, they're shaped below with a cloven foot of iron. So the horses' tracks would look like cows and drove the sewers off the semen. I suggest your grace, you examine them closely. I think you'll find a few places of very recent mud if you run your finger along them. Yes, it's the second, most interesting object that I've seen in the long run. And the first, this check you gave me.
You see, I am a poet, your grace. The prairie school was one of the stories of Sherlock Holmes written by Sir Arthur Cun Doyle. My real name is Norman Schett. My friend Carlton Hobbs stayed Sherlock Holmes, and I was Dr. Watson. Michael Hobbick wrote the script for this BBC production from London. Need I say, I look forward to the pleasure of your company again, and soon, for more of the adventures of Sherlock Holmes. At QVC, shopping is more than just checking out.
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