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“ By the select prices . Eight shillings for a bed and eightpence for a glass of sherry pointed to one of the most expensive hotels . There are not many in London which charge at that rate . In the second one which I visited in Northumberland Avenue , I learned by an inspection of the book that Francis H . Moulton , an American gentleman , had left only the day before , and on looking over the entries against him , I came upon the very items which I had seen in the duplicate bill . His letters were to be forwarded to 226 Gordon Square ; so thither I travelled , and being fortunate enough to find the loving couple at home , I ventured to give them some paternal advice and to point out to them that it would be better in every way that they should make their position a little clearer both to the general public and to Lord St . Simon in particular . I invited them to meet him here , and , as you see , I made him keep the appointment . ” “ But with no very good result , ” I remarked . “ His conduct was certainly not very gracious . ” “ Ah , Watson , ” said Holmes , smiling , “ perhaps you would not be very gracious either , if , after all the trouble of wooing and wedding , you found yourself deprived in an instant of wife and of fortune . I think that we may judge Lord St . Simon very mercifully and thank our stars that we are never likely to find ourselves in the same position . Draw your chair up and hand me my violin , for the only problem we have still to solve is how to while away these bleak autumnal evenings . ” XI . THE ADVENTURE OF THE BERYL CORONET “ Holmes , ” said I as I stood one morning in our bow - window looking down the street , “ here is a madman coming along . It seems rather sad that his relatives should allow him to come out alone . ” My friend rose lazily from his armchair and stood with his hands in the pockets of his dressing - gown , looking over my shoulder . It was a bright , crisp February morning , and the snow of the day before still lay deep upon the ground , shimmering brightly in the wintry sun . Down the centre of Baker Street it had been ploughed into a brown crumbly band by the traffic , but at either side and on the heaped - up edges of the footpaths it still lay as white as when it fell . The grey pavement had been cleaned and scraped , but was still dangerously slippery , so that there were fewer passengers than usual . Indeed , from the direction of the Metropolitan Station no one was coming save the single gentleman whose eccentric conduct had drawn my attention .
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