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Psst!

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Got you!

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Now look here...

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But mum!

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Close the window, John.

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To Sherlock Holmes,
she was always "the woman,"

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the beautiful Irena Adler of
dubious and questionable memory.

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At the time of our involvement
in the Irena Adler case,

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Holmes and I had been sharing
rooms in Baker Street

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for some years,

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My practice had caused me
to be absent in the country

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for several days.

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As usual, after leaving
Holmes for any length of time,

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I returned filled with
apprehension as to his mood.

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Oh!

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Oh, hello, Mrs. Hudson.

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Dr. Watson, just look at you,
half soaked to the skin!

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Yes, well,
I am not surprised,

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I have just spent 20 minutes
standing in the pouring rain

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waiting for a cab.

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It won't do that
old wound of yours any good

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getting so wet, Doctor.

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I know.

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I'll just take this
coat and your hat

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and see that they're properly dried.

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Mrs. Hudson, I haven't eaten all day.

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I do hope supper
will be up very soon.

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That's very doubtful.

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I don't know what's
come over Mr. Holmes,

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he seems to be all on edge.

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I'm not to bring up supper
until I'm called.

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Those are his orders.

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Thank you, Mrs. Hudson.

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My dear Holmes.

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What is it tonight,
morphine or cocaine?

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Well, I can strongly recommend

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a seven percent solution
of cocaine.

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Would you care to try it?

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No, indeed!

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I speak not only as your friend,
but as a medical man.

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How can you risk such damage
to the great powers

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with which you have
been endowed?

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I cannot tell you how it clarifies
and stimulates the mind.

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Yes, and destroys it in time!

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My mind rebels at stagnation.

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Give me problems, give me work,

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give me the most
abstruse cryptogram,

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the most intricate analysis, and
I'm in my proper atmosphere.

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Then I can dispense
with artificial stimulants.

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But I abhor the dull routine
of existence.

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I crave mental exultation.

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That is why I have chosen
my own profession,

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or rather created it,

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for I am the only one
in the world.

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The only unofficial detective.

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The only unofficial
consulting detective.

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I take no credit in my cases.

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The work itself,

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the pleasure of finding a field
for my particular powers

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is my highest reward.

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You can close that drawer.

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You have made the wrong
diagnosis, Doctor!

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I have my stimulant here.

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I hope you enjoyed your week
in the country.

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It was good for the appetite.

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Incidentally, I do wish
you would ring for supper.

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What is this?

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Yes, I must get ready
for my visitor.

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It came by the morning post.

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Give me your observations.

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Well, it's undated and without
either signature or address.

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Good, read it aloud.

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"Dear Mr. Holmes,"

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"There will call upon you tonight
at a quarter to eight"

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"a gentleman who-"

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good heavens, we've only
a few minutes, Holmes.

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Go on.

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"A gentleman who desires
to consult with you"

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"upon a matter of
the very deepest moment."

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"Your recent services to one
of the royal houses of Europe"

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"have shown that you are one
who may be safely trusted"

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"with matters which
are of an importance"

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"which can hardly be exaggerated."

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"This account of you we have
from all quarters received,"

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"be in your chamber then."

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Good, good heavens,
this is a mystery, indeed.

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What do you imagine it means?

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I have no data yet.

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It is a capital mistake to
theorize before one has data.

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Mm.
But the note itself,

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what do you deduce from it?

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It's a man's writing.

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Good.

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Presumably well to do,
it's expensive paper, this.

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It's peculiarly strong and stiff.

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Peculiar, that is the very word.

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It is not English paper at all.

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Hold it up to the light.

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Ah, large "E", small "g",
large "P", and "G"

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with a small "t"
woven into the texture.

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And that is?

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Maker's monogram.

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Excellent, Watson!

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Come along!

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Let us consult
our continental gazetteer.

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Your cigars. You see, I was not
unmindful of your return.

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Oh, Holmes!

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Would you care for some whiskey?

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Later, perhaps,
when we've eaten.

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The monogram is an abbreviation
for Papier Gesellschaft,

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which is the German
for "paper company."

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And the Eg,
Eglow, Eglonitz, Egria,

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a German-speaking district
of Bohemia

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noted for its numerous
glass factories

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and paper mills, there.

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Bohemia, the kingdom of Bohemia.

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And the note is
written by a German.

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You see, "this account of you"

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"we have from
all quarters received,"

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only a German is so
uncourteous to his words,

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So we are to expect
a German from Bohemia.

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Here he is.

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Drawn by a pair,
a nice little brougham.

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There's money in this case,
Watson, if there's nothing else.

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Holmes, I think your visitor
will want me out of the way.

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Not a bit, Doctor,
stay where you are!

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I am lost without my Boswell.

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But he sounded so secretive.

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I may need your help,
and so may he.

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Now, stay in that armchair,
and give me your full attention.

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Here he comes.

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I'm sorry, sir,

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but you cannot come in here
unannounced like this!

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Mr. Holmes does not see anybody
without appointment!

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Oh, I'm so sorry, Mr. Holmes!

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There was nothing I could do!

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It's perfectly all right.
Mrs. Hudson!

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If you would kindly leave us.

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And close the door.
Of course.

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Thank you.

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You read my note?

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Yes. Pray take a seat!

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This is my friend and
colleague, Dr. Watson,

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who is occasionally good enough
to help me in my cases!

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How do you do, sir.

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Who do I have
the honor to address?

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You may address me as the Count
Von Kramm, a Bohemian nobleman.

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I should much prefer to
communicate with you alone.

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No, it is both, or none.

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You may say
before this gentleman

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anything which you may wish
to say to me.

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Very well, I take your word

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that he is a man of honor
and discretion.

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But I must begin by binding
you both to absolute secrecy

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for a period of two years.

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Indeed?

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At the end of that time

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the matter will be of no importance.

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At present it is of such weight

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that it may have an influence
upon European history.

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I promise.

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And I.

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You will excuse this mask,

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The august person who employs me

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wishes his agent
to be unknown to you.

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In fact, I may confess that
the title I have given you

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is not exactly my own.

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I was aware of that.

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The circumstances are of great delicacy.

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Every precaution must be taken
to prevent an immense scandal

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which would seriously compromise

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one of the royal houses
of Europe.

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To speak plainly,

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the matter concerns
the great House of Ormstein,

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hereditary kings of Bohemia.

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I was aware of that, too,
your Majesty.

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You are right...

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I am the King.

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Why should I attempt to conceal it?

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Why, indeed?

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Your Majesty had not spoken

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before I was aware
that I was addressing

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Wilhelm Gottsreich
Sigismond von Ormstein,

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Grand Duke of Cassel-Felstein,
and hereditary King of Bohemia.

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And in passing,
the finest dualist in Europe.

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You have killed four opponents.

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Honorably.

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Of course.

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The facts are briefly these.

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Ah!

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Some 10 years ago, during
a lengthy visit to Warsaw,

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I made the acquaintance of
the well known adventures,

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Irena Adler.

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The name is no doubt familiar to you.

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Kindly look her up in my index,
will you, Watson.

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So, I deduce that your Majesty
became entangled with this lady,

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wrote her some compromising letters,

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and is now desirous
of getting them back.

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Precisely so.

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But how could you know that?

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...general's staff...

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Ah, Adler, Irena,
born New Jersey, 1858.

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Is this the lady?

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New Jersey, let me see.

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Singer, contralto,

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appeared at La Scala, opera
houses Petersburg and Warsaw,

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retired from the operatic stage,

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now living in London,

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makes occasional concert appearances.

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That is the lady.

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Was there a secret marriage?

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None.

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No legal papers or certificates?

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None.

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Then I fail to follow your Majesty.

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If this person
should produce your letters

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for blackmailing or other purposes,

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how is she to prove
their authenticity?

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There is the writing.

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Pooh, pooh! Forgery.

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My private writing paper.

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Stolen.

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My own seal.

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Imitated.

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My photograph.

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Bought.

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We were both in that photograph.

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Oh, dear, dear, dear.

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Yes, that is very bad.

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Your Majesty has certainly
committed an indiscretion.

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She was beautiful, bewitching,
clever, daring.

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I was only Crown Prince then.

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I was young!

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I am but 30 now.

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Of course, our Majesty

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has attempted to recover
the photograph?

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We have tried and failed.

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Then your Majesty must pay.

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It must be bought.

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She will not sell.

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Stolen, then.

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Five attempts have been made.

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Twice burglars in my pay
ransacked her house.

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Once we diverted her luggage
when she traveled.

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Twice she has been waylaid.

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There has been no sign of it.

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You mock!

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It is serious!

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Yes.

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Yes, it is very serious, indeed.

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Well, what does she propose
to do with this photograph

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if not to extort money?

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To ruin me.

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How?

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I'm about to be married.

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So I've heard.

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To the Princess Clotilde
Lothman von Saxe-Meningen,

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and second daughter
to the King of Scandinavia.

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It is a brilliant match.

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Precisely,

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But you will know the
strict principles of her family.

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She's herself the soul of delicacy.

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A shadow of doubt as to my conduct

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would bring the matter to an end.

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And Irena Adler?

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Threatens to send them the photograph.

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And she will do it.

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She has a soul of steel.

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She's more beautiful than
any other woman I've known,

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more resolute than any man.

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There are no lengths to which
she would not go, none,

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to prevent my marriage
to another woman!

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Your Majesty.

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Why is this lady so vindictive?

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Oh, there was once
some talk of marriage.

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Ha!

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She would not see
that it was impossible!

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You are sure that she has not
sent the photograph yet?

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I am sure.

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Why?

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It may be on its way
at this very moment.

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Because she has said
that she would send it

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on the day when the betrothal
was publicly proclaimed.

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That will be next Monday.

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But I must leave London on Friday

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to be home for the ceremony.

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Ah, then we do have three days.

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Well, that is very fortunate,

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for I do have
other matters in hand.

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Where can I find
your Majesty in London?

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At the Langham Hotel,

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as the Count Von Kramm, remember.

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Yes, of course.
And as to expenditure?

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Here are 300 pounds in gold,
and 700 in notes.

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And Miss Irena Adler's address?

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Goodnight, your Majesty,

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and I trust we shall soon
have good news for you.

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Holmes, we can dine at Romano's,

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but we only have three days,
till Friday.

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Oh, it must be settled by Friday.

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The composer Tchaikovsky

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is conducting his own works
at the St. James's Hall.

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No, no, no, no!

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It must be settled by Friday.

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My dear Watson, I'd like to be alone.

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You are hungry?

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Yes.

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I'm sure Mrs. Hudson will
bring you up a sandwich.

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A sandwich?

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We will not discuss this matter
until tomorrow afternoon.

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Goodnight.

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Better than working isn't it, mate?

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What is?

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Looking on.

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I'll change with you any time, guv.

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And what position are you?

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Eight weeks, a mere first-class groom.

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Are ya?

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Well, you can give
me a hand if you like.

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I see you're all right,

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Why not?

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Give her the price of the booze.

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I thought it was the booze.

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Strap the mare,
show us what you can do.

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I spent a couple of hours with
the cabbie and his cronies.

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Miss Irena Adler

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has certainly turned all
men's heads in those parts.

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She is the daintiest thing
under a bonnet on this planet,

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so say the Serpentine-mews
fraternity, to a man.

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She lives quietly,

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drives out at five in the evening,

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returns at seven sharp for dinner.

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Seldom goes out at other times,
except when she sings.

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She has only one male visitor,
but sees a good deal of him.

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He never calls less than
once a day, and often twice.

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His name is a Mr. Godfrey
Norton, of the Inner Temple.

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You see the advantages of having
a cabman as a confidant.

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Mr. Godfrey Norton is a lawyer,
that is important.

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Ominous, perhaps.

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Why his repeated visits?

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Is she his client,
friend, or mistress?

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If he is her lawyer,

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he might have the photograph
to his strong box.

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If her lover, he might
not even know of it.

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She had just begun to sing,

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she has the voice
of an angel, Watson,

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when a truly surprising
chain of events overtook me,

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starting with the arrival

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of someone I presumed to be
Mr. Godfrey Noble.

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Wait for me, will you.

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Fetch your mistress's carriage.

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Drive like the devil,

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Church of St. Monica. Edgeware Road.

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I must arrive there at least
five minutes before 12:00.

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That gives you 20 minutes.
Half a guinea if you do it.

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She is a lovely woman, Watson,

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with a face that a man might die for.

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A face a man might die for-

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unusual language for you, Holmes.

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A metaphor, Watson, nothing else.

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I was just about to sprint after
the landau and perch on the back

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when another cab
came through the street.

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He looked twice
at such a shabby fare,

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but I jumped in before
he had time to object,

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showed him a handful of sovereigns

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and promised him one

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if he would get me to the Church
of St. Monica within 20 minutes.

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Now, I don't think

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that I have ever been driven
faster in a cab.

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They were there before us.

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Look, I'm very sorry.
Mr. Norton, but I...

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For pity sake, it's almost midday.

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The latest time allowed by law.

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I would have called in one of
those confounded churchmen

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but I saw no reason to let
them know our business

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and I sent them off for a drink.

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Oh, dear Lord!

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Godfrey.

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You, you, come here, man!

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Yes, I mean you!

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We've only a few minutes left
or it won't be legal!

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Come man. Come!

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Hold this and do as you're told.

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You'll be paid.

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Ah, we have our witness.

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The ceremony may proceed.

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Dearly beloved, we are gathered
here in the sight of God

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to join together this man and
this woman in holy matrimony

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which is an honorable estate
instituted of God

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in the time of man's innocence,

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signifying unto us
the mystical union

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that is betwixt Christ
and his church.

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Irena.

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I allowed you to persuade me,

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now you must allow me
to persuade you.

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I shall see you tomorrow.

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At the very first moment.

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I love you.

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John.

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Hey, you!

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Come here, my man.

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Come here.

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Godfrey, let me.

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Sir, I want to thank you

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for being so miraculously
present when we needed you.

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How fortunate that you have
remained close by.

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Well, I'm in no hurry, mum.

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I hope you will accept this.

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I don't need no tip, mum.

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Oh, sir, let us call it
a little souvenir.

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She gave me a sovereign.

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Here it is.

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What an extraordinary turn of events!

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I shall wear it on my watch chain

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in memory of the occasion.

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And what now?

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Well, during the ceremony

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I thought my plans
had been overthrown.

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If they had made
an immediate departure,

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it would have necessitated

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the most prompt and
energetic measures on my part.

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But, he went back to the Temple,
and she went to her own home,

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thus, giving us time to act.

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How?

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Doctor, I shall require all
your courage and alertness.

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I shall be delighted!

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You don't mind breaking the law?

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Not in the least.

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Nor running the chance
of arrest?

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Not in a good cause.

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Oh, the cause is excellent.

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Well, then I am your man.

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Splendid.

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Now, the... the question is-

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Holmes, you really do
look quite remarkable!

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You know, the question is
where to find the photograph.

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I mean, the house
has twice been burgled.

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She was too clever for them.

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She is a remarkable woman.

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Well, they must have
searched very thoroughly.

35:25.081 --> 35:26.748
They did not know how to look!

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And how will you look?

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I shall not look.

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What then?

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I will allow her to show me.

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But she'll refused.

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She will not be able to.

35:42.640 --> 35:45.851
Ah, we draw near the scene of action.

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We had better walk from here.

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You know your instructions.

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When you raise your hand, I act.

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And we meet at
the rendezvous in 10 minutes.

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Here she comes.

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Oh, no, you don't.

36:30.563 --> 36:31.897
I was here first.

36:32.148 --> 36:33.315
I opened the door, lady.

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He never, no, it was me!

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Clear off, you two!

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Let me go!

36:43.951 --> 36:45.076
Opening carriage doors

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is a legitimate means of
livelihood, Mr...

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You ain't gonna stop
a man earning a copper, see.

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Let me pass.

36:52.460 --> 36:54.419
You there, let go of my coachman!

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Take the bread
from me mouth, would 'ya?

36:56.589 --> 36:58.590
I'll fill your mouth, chum.

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Oh!

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Oh, no, no, please, please don't, men,

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please, I beg you,
please I beg of you!

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Madam, I must protect you!

37:23.491 --> 37:26.201
Now stop that,
you and you, stop that.

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Oh!

37:29.956 --> 37:31.081
Stand back!

37:31.207 --> 37:33.083
You see what you've done!

37:36.754 --> 37:37.629
He's dead!

37:37.755 --> 37:40.298
Scamper, mate,
before the coppers come!

37:41.676 --> 37:44.135
He's still breathing,
but he's taken a bad knock.

37:44.303 --> 37:45.428
I am sorry, ma'am.

37:45.554 --> 37:46.805
You did your best, John.

37:46.973 --> 37:48.223
Is he badly hurt?

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It is only superficial,
but he needs attention, quickly.

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But he can't lie on the street.

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Bring him into the house.

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All right, sir.

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Oh, you're conscious.

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Thank goodness, you are a brave man.

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Over here, Willot.

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No, no, stand back,

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I shall look after my friend in need.

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Sir, will you look toward me.

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Oh, it is no sight for a lady.

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I have strong nerves, dear friend.

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No, no, I cannot permit.

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Thank you.

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A bandage.

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As you wish.

39:52.807 --> 39:55.433
I'm so relieved that
your wound isn't serious.

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Well, it is but shallow, and
the concussion wears off.

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How extraordinary.

40:14.203 --> 40:15.120
Madam?

40:16.163 --> 40:17.205
That so many people

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should gather in such
a quiet little turning.

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Well, it's the gang, madam,

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it was all pre-arranged
to rob you.

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All those men to snatch
one little purse.

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Oh, no, dear friend,
it wouldn't have paid them.

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My vocation takes me
much amongst the poor

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and even the criminal classes, madam.

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Look at those people staring

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Curiosity is so unseemly,
but I fear universal.

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Oh, I am so sorry,
I think I'm going to faint.

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Oh, air, I need some air!

40:53.993 --> 40:55.243
Willot, the window.

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Oh!

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Some drinking water.

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Are there any smelling salts?

41:32.031 --> 41:35.700
Madam, madam,
I think I can smell fire.

41:36.118 --> 41:36.868
What?

41:39.038 --> 41:41.372
Fire, fire!

41:41.540 --> 41:44.125
Fire, fire, fire!

41:44.543 --> 41:46.002
There's a fire, is there?

41:52.885 --> 41:54.552
Madam, come out of here quickly!

41:54.678 --> 41:56.054
I'll take care
of the old gentleman!

41:58.390 --> 42:00.308
I can't breathe.

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It's a false alarm!

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It's a false alarm, look!

42:09.276 --> 42:12.070
It's a trick, it's a trick...
tell them, tell them!

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There's a fire!

42:17.201 --> 42:19.827
It's a false alarm.
Do you hear?

42:20.412 --> 42:22.539
We do not need the fire engine!

42:30.881 --> 42:31.839
What is it?

42:34.593 --> 42:36.052
It is a plumber's rocket, madam,

42:36.178 --> 42:38.179
one of my flock is a plumber.

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It is ignited by a cap,

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and sends smoke into pipes
to betray cracks and holes.

42:45.437 --> 42:46.437
No, no, no, no, no.
It's all right.

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It will disperse.

42:49.275 --> 42:51.693
You said it was a trick.

42:52.611 --> 42:54.612
Who would play such a trick on me?

42:54.780 --> 42:56.531
One of the gang, madam.

42:56.657 --> 42:59.033
But to what purpose?
I've escaped them.

42:59.618 --> 43:00.952
Revenge.

43:04.456 --> 43:05.290
Revenge?

43:07.710 --> 43:09.794
Are there such wicked people?

43:10.588 --> 43:12.130
There are people
in this world, madam,

43:12.298 --> 43:16.259
to whom revenge is in itself a reward.

43:17.803 --> 43:20.471
I cannot imagine such feelings.

43:23.225 --> 43:24.767
I'm sure you cannot, madam.

43:26.645 --> 43:29.147
Well, I am feeling more myself.

43:30.232 --> 43:32.233
I must be on my way,

43:33.861 --> 43:36.487
Oh, please stay, some refreshment.

43:36.905 --> 43:39.324
Well, one of my flock expects me.

43:39.450 --> 43:41.492
Won't you let my carriage take you?

43:41.619 --> 43:44.829
Oh, no, no, no,
the air will aid my recovery.

43:45.205 --> 43:47.498
At least your name, your address,

43:50.794 --> 43:52.670
that I may thank you adequately.

43:53.005 --> 43:56.007
Well, I am just
a humble servant, madam,

43:56.925 --> 43:59.344
of the all seeing providence.

44:01.680 --> 44:09.520
Goodnight.

44:28.457 --> 44:30.208
You did it very nicely, Doctor.

44:30.751 --> 44:32.001
You have the photograph?

44:32.127 --> 44:33.711
No, but I know where it is.

44:34.046 --> 44:35.380
How did you find out?

44:35.673 --> 44:37.715
She showed me,
as I told you she would.

44:37.883 --> 44:39.884
The trouble is, it still remains
in her possession.

44:40.052 --> 44:42.178
You may have lost
your one chance, Holmes.

44:42.346 --> 44:43.054
No.

44:43.889 --> 44:45.848
I shall call early tomorrow morning.

44:46.517 --> 44:47.517
You'll call there?

44:47.643 --> 44:50.228
And as my own self, and with the King.

44:50.396 --> 44:50.895
The King?!

44:51.063 --> 44:52.647
And with you, Watson!

44:53.273 --> 44:55.900
You must be a witness
at the end of our quest.

45:23.095 --> 45:25.930
I trust you will sleep well
tonight for a change, Holmes.

45:26.098 --> 45:29.100
Well, there's nothing like
success for curing insomnia.

45:30.018 --> 45:32.270
Goodnight,
Mr. Sherlock Holmes,

45:33.856 --> 45:34.772
and Watson.

45:34.940 --> 45:35.773
Holmes?

45:51.081 --> 45:52.373
But she could not love him.

45:52.499 --> 45:53.958
I am in hopes that she does.

45:54.084 --> 45:54.625
Why?

45:54.793 --> 45:55.918
Because it would spare your Majesty

45:56.044 --> 45:57.754
all fear of future annoyance.

45:57.880 --> 46:01.257
If she loves her husband, then
she does not love your Majesty.

46:01.383 --> 46:02.800
And if she does not love your Majesty,

46:02.968 --> 46:05.970
why should she interfere
with your Majesty's marriage.

46:13.270 --> 46:15.313
Mr. Sherlock Holmes. I believe.

46:16.356 --> 46:17.732
I am Mr. Holmes.

46:18.108 --> 46:20.318
My mistress told me
you were likely to call.

46:21.195 --> 46:24.405
She left this morning with
her husband by the 5:15 train

46:24.531 --> 46:26.783
from Charing Cross for the Continent.

46:27.034 --> 46:28.409
She has left England?

46:28.744 --> 46:30.661
Never to return, sir.

46:31.246 --> 46:32.330
All is lost.

46:49.807 --> 46:50.973
Well then, get at it.

46:59.566 --> 47:00.691
This is not it!

47:01.527 --> 47:06.322
Holmes, this is
a different photograph!

47:14.081 --> 47:15.540
Do you hear me, man!

47:18.877 --> 47:19.710
The letter.

47:22.047 --> 47:23.214
It is addressed to me.

47:26.426 --> 47:31.681
"My Dear Mr. Sherlock Holmes.
You did it very well."

47:32.808 --> 47:33.724
"You took me in completely."

47:33.892 --> 47:37.061
"Until after the alarm of fire,
I had not a suspicion."

47:37.229 --> 47:39.730
"But then, when I found
that I had betrayed myself,"

47:39.857 --> 47:40.982
"it flashed into my mind"

47:41.108 --> 47:43.526
"that I had been warned
against you months ago."

47:43.902 --> 47:46.404
"I had been told that if
the King employed an agent"

47:46.530 --> 47:47.655
"it would certainly be you."

47:47.781 --> 47:49.073
"Yet, with all this,"

47:49.241 --> 47:51.742
"you made me reveal
what you wanted to know."

47:52.327 --> 47:55.079
"Even before when the presence
of so many people in the street"

47:55.414 --> 47:57.582
"had sounded an alarm
in my instinct,"

47:57.749 --> 48:03.588
"I could not think evil of such
a dear, kind old clergyman."

48:05.841 --> 48:06.883
"But, you know,"

48:07.009 --> 48:09.886
"I have been trained
as an actress myself,"

48:10.095 --> 48:12.680
"and male costume
is nothing new to me."

48:13.432 --> 48:17.018
"Yes, it was I who followed you
to your door,"

48:17.477 --> 48:18.519
"just to make sure"

48:18.645 --> 48:22.565
"that you really were the
celebrated Mr. Sherlock Holmes."

48:23.317 --> 48:26.903
"It was I who rather imprudently,
wished you goodnight."

48:28.155 --> 48:31.115
"Then I started for the Temple
to see my new husband."

48:31.658 --> 48:32.867
"We had married in secret"

48:32.993 --> 48:36.245
"in case we needed to leave
the country to elude the King."

48:36.914 --> 48:40.374
"Your appearance on the scene
was the signal for flight."

48:40.959 --> 48:43.961
"You are too formidable
an antagonist."

48:50.510 --> 48:53.471
"You will find the nest empty
when you call tomorrow."

48:54.306 --> 48:59.936
"As to the photograph,
your client may rest in peace."

49:00.604 --> 49:06.317
"I love and am loved
by a better man than he."

49:11.365 --> 49:12.448
"The King may..."

49:22.793 --> 49:24.335
"The King may do what he will"

49:24.461 --> 49:28.172
"without hindrance from one
whom he has cruelly wronged."

49:29.174 --> 49:31.842
"I kept it only to safeguard myself,"

49:32.010 --> 49:35.680
"and to preserve a weapon
which will always secure me"

49:35.806 --> 49:37.848
"from any steps he may take."

49:57.119 --> 49:58.202
There is more.

49:59.204 --> 50:03.624
"I leave another photograph
which he might care to possess."

50:04.501 --> 50:06.377
"And I remain,
dear Mr. Sherlock Holmes,"

50:06.545 --> 50:12.633
"very truly yours,
Irena Norton, nee Adler."

50:15.554 --> 50:17.138
What a woman!

50:19.558 --> 50:21.851
What a queen she would have made!

50:24.396 --> 50:27.231
Is it not a pity
she was not on my level.

50:31.403 --> 50:32.695
From what I have seen
of the lady,

50:32.821 --> 50:36.157
yes, indeed, she is on a very
different level to your Majesty.

50:36.533 --> 50:40.578
I am only so sorry that I have
failed in my commission.

50:41.246 --> 50:42.913
On the contrary, my dear sir,

50:43.081 --> 50:44.915
nothing could be more successful.

50:45.834 --> 50:48.002
I know that her word is inviolate.

50:48.503 --> 50:51.756
The photograph is now as safe
as if it were in the fire.

50:52.257 --> 50:54.341
I am glad that
your Majesty thinks so.

50:54.718 --> 50:56.093
I am immensely indebted to you.

50:56.261 --> 50:58.846
Pray, tell me in
what way I can reward you.

51:02.017 --> 51:03.267
This ring?

51:09.733 --> 51:11.192
Your Majesty has something

51:11.318 --> 51:13.569
which I should value
even more highly.

51:13.820 --> 51:15.279
You have but to name it,

51:18.909 --> 51:19.867
This.

51:21.244 --> 51:22.620
Irena's photograph?

51:23.288 --> 51:24.872
Certainly, if you wish it.

51:26.625 --> 51:29.126
Then I have the honor to wish O
your Majesty a very good morning.

51:39.888 --> 51:42.473
And that was how a great scandal

51:42.641 --> 51:44.642
threatened the Kingdom of Bohemia,

51:45.268 --> 51:48.270
and how the best plans
of Mr. Sherlock Holmes

51:48.563 --> 51:51.482
were beaten by a woman's wit.

51:52.526 --> 51:55.069
He used to sneer much
at the cleverness of women,

51:55.195 --> 51:56.987
but I have not heard him
do it of late.

51:57.697 --> 52:00.491
And when he speaks of Irena Adler,

52:00.659 --> 52:02.159
or when he refers to that woman,

52:02.327 --> 52:07.665
it is always under the honorable
title of "the woman."

52:08.333 --> 52:12.002
In his eyes, she eclipses
the whole of her sex.

52:12.504 --> 52:15.172
It was not that he ever
betrayed any sign of love

52:15.340 --> 52:16.674
for Irena Adler,

52:16.842 --> 52:18.676
all emotions such as that one

52:18.844 --> 52:22.680
are abhorrent to
his cold, precise mind.

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He only looks on women
pathologically,

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as the source of motives, clues.

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And yet, he keeps her
photograph apart, locked up.

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There is but one woman to him,