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Chapter 1

London, 1889

Miss Holmes

A Suht

There are a lient wo-shrouded streets of London atanother's death are two obvious ones

But as far as I kneas neither in danger for my life, nor was I about to forestall the death of another

Being a Holmes, I had my theories and suspicions as to who had summoned me and why

The handwritten e had told h intellect, excellent taste, and htforward:

Your assistance is requested in ato follow in the footsteps of your faht at ht Further direction will be provided at that time

As I looked at the letter, I saw so much more than those simple yet mysterious words

Lack of name and address, no seal or watere

Heavy cre eent, pragmatic woman of considerable wealth

Faint perfume scent-expensive but in excellent taste; from the incomparable Mrs Sofrit's on Upper Bond

Traces of rice powder and a slitter-sender is involved with the theater, likely La Theatre du Monde in Paris

Big Ben tolled as I walked along the low of the streetla sound followed by a low, dull clank and slowed to listen,the weapon at ht

I had borrowed fro in abardine trousers One pull of the trigger would release a puff of searing air, a concentration of burning steah his skin, et was that it never needed to be reloaded