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"Why, Mary, your fortune depends upon the issue of this search I don't think that you are nearly excited enough Just iine what it must be to be so rich, and to have the world at your feet!"

It sent a little thrill of joy to n of elation at the prospect On the contrary, she gave a toss of her proud head, as though the matter were one in which she took small interest

"It is for Mr Thaddeus Sholto that I a else is of any consequence; but I think that he has behaved hout It is our duty to clear hi before I left Camberwell, and quite dark by the time I reached home My companion's book and pipe lay by his chair, but he had disappeared I looked about in the hope of seeing a note, but there was none

"I suppose that Mr Sherlock Holone out," I said to Mrs Hudson as she caone to his roo her voice into an impressive whisper, "I am afraid for his health?"

"Why so, Mrs Hudson?"

"Well, he's that strange, sir After you was gone he walked and he walked, up and down, and up and down, until I eary of the sound of his footstep Then I heard hi, and every ti out he came on the stairhead, with 'What is that, Mrs Hudson?' And now he has sla away the sa to be ill, sir I ventured to say so medicine, but he turned on ot out of the room"

"I don't think that you have any cause to be uneasy, Mrs Hudson," I answered "I have seen him like this before He has some small matter upon his htly to our worthy landlady, but I was ht I still from time to time heard the dull sound of his tread, and kne his keen spirit was chafing against this involuntary inaction

At breakfast-tiard, with a little fleck of feverish color upon either cheek

"You are knocking yourself up, old ht"