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It
was
easier
,
therefore
,
for
Lucas
than
for
the
others
to
establish
a
connection
or
receive
a
message
from
the
European
Secretary
’
s
household
—
a
small
thing
,
and
yet
where
events
are
compressed
into
a
few
hours
it
may
prove
essential
.
Halloa
!
what
have
we
here
?
”
Mrs
.
Hudson
had
appeared
with
a
lady
’
s
card
upon
her
salver
.
Holmes
glanced
at
it
,
raised
his
eyebrows
,
and
handed
it
over
to
me
.
“
Ask
Lady
Hilda
Trelawney
Hope
if
she
will
be
kind
enough
to
step
up
,
”
said
he
.
A
moment
later
our
modest
apartment
,
already
so
distinguished
that
morning
,
was
further
honoured
by
the
entrance
of
the
most
lovely
woman
in
London
.
I
had
often
heard
of
the
beauty
of
the
youngest
daughter
of
the
Duke
of
Belminster
,
but
no
description
of
it
,
and
no
contemplation
of
colourless
photographs
,
had
prepared
me
for
the
subtle
,
delicate
charm
and
the
beautiful
colouring
of
that
exquisite
head
.
And
yet
as
we
saw
it
that
autumn
morning
,
it
was
not
its
beauty
which
would
be
the
first
thing
to
impress
the
observer
.
The
cheek
was
lovely
but
it
was
paled
with
emotion
,
the
eyes
were
bright
but
it
was
the
brightness
of
fever
,
the
sensitive
mouth
was
tight
and
drawn
in
an
effort
after
self
-
command
.
Terror
—
not
beauty
—
was
what
sprang
first
to
the
eye
as
our
fair
visitor
stood
framed
for
an
instant
in
the
open
door
.
“
Has
my
husband
been
here
,
Mr
.
Holmes
?
”
“
Yes
,
madam
,
he
has
been
here
.
”
“
Mr
.
Holmes
.
I
implore
you
not
to
tell
him
that
I
came
here
.
”
Holmes
bowed
coldly
,
and
motioned
the
lady
to
a
chair
.
“
Your
ladyship
places
me
in
a
very
delicate
position
.
I
beg
that
you
will
sit
down
and
tell
me
what
you
desire
,
but
I
fear
that
I
cannot
make
any
unconditional
promise
.
”
She
swept
across
the
room
and
seated
herself
with
her
back
to
the
window
.
It
was
a
queenly
presence
—
tall
,
graceful
,
and
intensely
womanly
.
“
Mr
.
Holmes
,
”
she
said
—
and
her
white
-
gloved
hands
clasped
and
unclasped
as
she
spoke
—
“
I
will
speak
frankly
to
you
in
the
hopes
that
it
may
induce
you
to
speak
frankly
in
return
.
There
is
complete
confidence
between
my
husband
and
me
on
all
matters
save
one
.
That
one
is
politics
.
On
this
his
lips
are
sealed
.
He
tells
me
nothing
.
Now
,
I
am
aware
that
there
was
a
most
deplorable
occurrence
in
our
house
last
night
.
I
know
that
a
paper
has
disappeared
.
But
because
the
matter
is
political
my
husband
refuses
to
take
me
into
his
complete
confidence
.
Now
it
is
essential
—
essential
,
I
say
—
that
I
should
thoroughly
understand
it
.
You
are
the
only
other
person
,
save
only
these
politicians
,
who
knows
the
true
facts
.
I
beg
you
then
,
Mr
.
Holmes
,
to
tell
me
exactly
what
has
happened
and
what
it
will
lead
to
.
Tell
me
all
,
Mr
.
Holmes
.
Let
no
regard
for
your
client
’
s
interests
keep
you
silent
,
for
I
assure
you
that
his
interests
,
if
he
would
only
see
it
,
would
be
best
served
by
taking
me
into
his
complete
confidence
.
What
was
this
paper
which
was
stolen
?
”
