The Complete Illustrated Sherlock Holmes by Sherlock Holmes

Author:Sherlock Holmes [Holmes, Sherlock]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Mobilism
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

At the single table sat the man whom we had seen in the street

Following his lead, we ascended five storeys, until we found ourselves outside a half-opened door, at which our client tapped. A voice within bade us enter, and we entered a bare, unfurnished room such as Hall Pycroft had described. At the single table sat the man whom we had seen in the street, with his evening paper spread out in front of him, and as he looked up at us it seemed to me that I had never looked upon a face which bore such marks of grief, and of something beyond grief – of a horror such as comes to few men in a lifetime. His brow glistened with perspiration, his cheeks were of the dull, dead white of a fish’s belly, and his eyes were wild and staring. He looked at his clerk as though he foiled to recognise him, and I could see by the astonishment depicted upon our conductor’s face that this was by no means the usual appearance of his employer.

‘You look ill, Mr Pinner!’ he exclaimed.

‘Yes, I am not very well,’ answered the other, making obvious efforts to pull himself together, and licking his dry lips before he spoke. ‘Who are these gentlemen whom you have brought with you?’

One is Mr Harris, of Bermondsey, and the other is Mr Price, of this town,’ said our clerk, glibly. ‘They are friends of mine and gentleman of experience, but they have been out of a place for some little time, and they hoped that perhaps you might find an opening for them in the company’s employment.’

‘Very possibly! Very possibly!’ cried Mr Pinner with a ghastly smile. ‘Yes, I have no doubt that we shall be able to do something for you. What is your particular line, Mr Harris?’

‘I am an accountant,’ said Holmes.

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