1. Having Done That - We May Drive Back To Our ______

2. The Group Of Trees - With Their Dark Leaves Shining Like _______ Metal In The Light Of The Setting Sun - Were Sufficient To Mark The House Even Had Miss Hunter Not Been Standing Smiling On The Door-step.

3. Written In Pencil Upon The Fly-leaf Of A Book - ______ Size - No Water-mark.

4. There Is A Wonderful Sympathyand Freemasonry Among ______ Men; One Of The Largest Stalls Bore Thename Of Breckinridge Upon It - And The Proprietora ______-looking Man - With A Sharp Face And Trimside-whiskers Was Helping A Boy To Put Up The Shutters

5. As He Glanced Down The Advertisement Column - With His Head ______ Forward And Thepaper Flattened Out Upon His Knee - I Took A Goodlook At The Man And Endeavoured - After The Fashionof My Companion - To Read The Indications Whichmight Be Presented By His Dress Or Appearance;" He Curled Himself Up In His Chair - With His Thin Knees Drawn Up To His Hawk-like Nose - And There He Sat With His Eyes Closed And His Blackclay Pipe ______ing Out Like The Bill Of Some Strangebird; Of These He Took Five And ______ Them Intoan Envelope; Suppose That This Man Boone Had ______neville St; I Caught It - And Prying Its Bill Open - I ______the Stone Down Its Throat As Far As My Finger Couldreach; Grimesby Roylott Clad In A Long Grey Dressing-gown - His Bareankles Protruding Beneath - And His Feet ______ Intored Heelless Turkish Slippers; Let Us ______ This Creature Backinto Its Den - And We Can Then Remove Miss Stonerto Some Place Of Shelter And Let The County Policeknow What Has Happened;" He Gathered Up The Garments - ______ Theminto The Bag - And Made For The Door;At The Sight Of These Newcomers Our Client Hadsprung From His Seat And Stood Very Erect - With Hiseyes Cast Down And His Hand ______ Into The Breastof His Frock-coat - A Picture Of Offended Dignity;" He Cut A Slice Of Beef From The Jointupon The Sideboard - Sandwiched It Between Tworounds Of Bread - And ______ing This Rude Meal Intohis Pocket He Started Off Upon His Expedition;"Holmes ______ His Long Thin Legs Out Towards Thefire And Composed Himself To Listen

6. Sir - I Cani Had No Keener Pleasure Than In Followingholmes In His Professional Investigations - And In95 the Adventure Of The Speckled Bandstand This ______ No Longer; I Shall Go Mad If It Continues; Forhalf An Hour I Sat With ______ing Ears;'" 'i Should Be Happy To Advance It Without Further Parley From My Own Private Purse - ' Said I - 'were It Not That The ______ Would Be Rather Morethan It Could Bear

7. Ah - Bradstreet - How Are You?" A Tall - Stout Official Had Come Down The Stone-flagged Passage - Ina Peaked Cap And ______ged Jacket

8. There Is A Wonderful Sympathyand ______ Among Horsey Men

9. Was A Smart Little Landau Which ______d Up To Thedoor Of Briony Lodge;We ______d Through An Endless Labyrinth Of Gas-litstreets Until We Emerged Into Farrington Street;" She Hurried Fromthe Room As Impulsively As She Had Entered - Andwe Heard The Wheels Of Her Carriage ______ Off Downthe Street;" He Put His Two Forefingersbetween His Teeth And Whistled Shrilly - a Signalwhich Was Answered By A Similar Whistle From Thedistance - Followed Shortly By The ______ Of Wheelsand The Clink Of Horses' Hoofs;While Sherlock Holmes Had Been Detailing Thissingular Series Of Events - We Had Been Whirlingthrough The Outskirts Of The Great Town Until Thelast Straggling Houses Had Been Left Behind - Andwe ______d Along With A Country Hedge Upon Eitherside Of Us; There Was Arush - A Clatter Upon The Stairs - The Bang Of A Door - And The Crisp ______ Of Running Footfalls From Thestreet;"We Got Off - Paid Our Fare - And The Trap ______dback On Its Way To Leatherhead; The Instant That I Had Crossed The Thresholdthe Door Slammed Heavily Behind Us - And I Heardfaintly The ______ Of The Wheels As The Carriage Droveaway;"Oh - Yes - I Know That I Have Treated You Real Badand That I Should Have Spoken To You Before I Went;But I Was Kind Of ______d - And From The Time When Isaw Frank Here Again I Just Didn't Know What I Wasdoing Or Saying

10. No; But One Of Them Was Mine All The Same - _____d The Little Man.

11. Remember - Watson That Though We Have Sohomely A Thing As A Goose At One End Of This Chain - We Have At The Other A Man Who Will Certainly Getseven Years' Penal ______ Unless We Can Establish His Innocence

12. With A Nod He Vanished Into The Bedroom - Whence He Emerged In Fiveminutes ______-suited And Respectable - As Of Old; Was Dressed - Whenlast Seen - In Black Frock-coat Faced Withsilk - Black Waistcoat - Gold Albert Chain - And Grey Harris ______ Trousers - Withbrown Gaiters Over Elastic-sided Boots; He Was Quietly Dressedin A Suit Of Heather ______ With A Soft Cloth Capwhich He Had Laid Down Upon My Books

13. They Spoke Of Those Hours Of ______ing

14. My Owncomplete Happiness - And The Home-centred Interests Which Rise Up Around The Man Who First Findshimself Master Of His Own Establishment - Were Sufficient To Absorb All My Attention - While Holmes - Who Loathed Every Form Of Society With His Wholebohemian Soul - Remained In Our Lodgings In Bakerstreet - Buried Among His Old Books - And Alternatingfrom ______k To ______k Bet______n Cocaine And Ambition - The Drowsiness Of The Drug - And The Fierce Energy Ofhis Own Keen Nature; - There Is Now Another Vacancy Openwhich Entitles A Member Of The Leagueto A Salary Of £4 A ______k For Purely Nominal Services;"20 the Red-headed Leaguejust This Day Eight ______ks - With This Very Paper Inhis Hand - And He Says:London When He Was Young - And He Wanted To Dothe Old Town A Good Turn;Holmes - I Am A Very Stay-at-home Man - And As Mybusiness Came To Me Instead Of My Having To Goto It - I Was Often ______ks On End Without Puttingmy Foot Over The Door-mat;" 'is £4 A ______k; "Why - I Have Lost Four Pound A ______k; Holmes - Andon Saturday The Manager Came In And Plankeddown Four Golden Sovereigns For My ______k's Work;It Was The Same Next ______k - And The Same The ______kafter;"Eight ______ks Passed Away Like This - And I Hadwritten About Abbots And Archery And Armourand Architecture And Attica - And Hoped With Diligence That I Might Get On To The B's Before Verylong; It Was Apoky - Little - Shabby-genteel Place - Where Four Linesof Dingy Two-storied Brick Houses Looked Out Intoa Small Railed-in Enclosure - Where A Lawn Of ______dygrass And A Few Clumps Of Faded Laurel-bushesmade A Hard Fight Against A Smoke-laden And Uncongenial Atmosphere; He'll Crack A Crib In Scotland One ______k - And Be Raising Money To Build Anorphanage In Cornwall The Next; The £4 A______k Was A Lure Which Must Draw Him - And Whatwas It To Them - Who Were Playing For Thousands?They Put In The Advertisement - One Rogue Has Thetemporary Office - The Other Rogue Incites The Manto Apply For It - And Together They Manage To Securehis Absence Every Morning In The ______k;"Ah - " Said He - "I Forgot That I Had Not Seen Youfor Some ______ks; Then - When They Talked Of Marrying Within The ______k - I Began To Ask About Father;But They Both Said Never To Mind About Father - Butjust To Tell Him Afterwards - And Mother Said Shewould Make It All Right With Him; Hosmer Angel? Did Hemake No Attempt To See You?""Well - Father Was Going Off To France Again Ina ______k - And Hosmer Wrote And Said That It Wouldbe Safer And Better Not To See Each Other Until Hehad Gone; What Could It Be? Might Not The Nature Of The Injuries Reveal Something To My Medicalinstincts? I Rang The Bell And Called For The ______klycounty Paper - Which Contained A Verbatim Accountof The Inquest; His Deathwas Seven ______ks Later - Upon The Night Of May 2nd;Yet I Could Not Shake Off The Vague Feeling Of Dreadwhich It Left Behind - Though The Sensation Grew Lesskeen As The ______ks Passed And Nothing Happened Todisturb The Usual Routine Of Our Lives; In The Caseof Pondicherry - Seven ______ks Elapsed Bet______n Thethreat And Its Fulfilment - In Dundee It Was Onlysome Three Or Four Days; But - As A Matter Of Fact - Seven ______ks Elapsed; I Thinkthat Those Seven ______ks Represented The Differencebet______n The Mail-boat Which Brought The Letter Andthe Sailing Vessel Which Brought The Writer;""Yes?""The Lone Star Had Arrived Here Last ______k; Sherlock Holmes Was A Man - However - Who - When He Had An Unsolved Problem Uponhis Mind - Would Go For Days - And Even For A ______k - Without Rest - Turning It Over - Rearranging His Facts - Looking At It From Every Point Of View Until He Hadeither Fathomed It Or Convinced Himself That Hisdata Were Insufficient;"Well - You Can Imagine How Hard It Was To Settledown To Arduous Work At £2 A ______k When I Knewthat I Could Earn As Much In A Day By Smearing78 the Man With The Twisted Lipinstead Of Being Identified As Mr;"Good God! What A ______k She Must Have Spent!""The Police Have Watched This Lascar - " Said Inspector Bradstreet - "And I Can Quite Understand Thathe Might Find It Difficult To Post A Letter Unobserved;"This Hat Has Not Been Brushed For ______ks;When I See You - My Dear Watson - With A ______k's Accumulation Of Dust Upon Your Hat - And When Yourwife Allows You To Go Out In Such A State - I Shallfear That You Also Have Been Unfortunate Enough Tolose Your Wife's Affection; Thisyear Our Good Host - Windigate By Name - Instituteda Goose Club - By Which - On Consideration Of Somefew Pence Every ______k - We Were Each To Receive Abird At Christmas;"My Sister Had Told Me Some ______ks Before Thati Might Have The Pick Of Her Geese For A Christmaspresent - And I Knew That She Was Always As Goodas Her Word;"Last ______k He Hurled The Local Blacksmith Overa Parapet Into A Stream - And It Was Only By Payingover All The Money Which I Could Gather Togetherthat I Was Able To Avert Another Public Exposure; Nothing96 the Adventure Of The Speckled Bandand He Would Give These Vagabonds Leave To Encamp Upon The Few Acres Of Bramble-covered Landwhich Represent The Family Estate - And Would Acceptin Return The Hospitality Of Their Tents - Wanderingaway With Them Sometimes For ______ks On End; It Might Or Might Not Bite Theoccupant - Perhaps She Might Escape Every Night Fora ______k - But Sooner Or Later She Must Fall A Victim;It Was A Few ______ks Before My Own Marriage - During The Days When I Was Still Sharing Roomswith Holmes In Baker Street - That He Came Homefrom An Afternoon Stroll To Find A Letter On The Tablewaiting For Him; It Is Inthe Personal Column Of The Morning Post - And Dates - As You See - Some ______ks Back:" 'a Marriage Has Been Arranged [It Says]And Will - If Rumour Is Correct - Very Shortlytake Place - Bet______n Lord Robert St;"There Was A Paragraph Amplifying This In Oneof The Society Papers Of The Same ______k; Animportant Addition Has Been Made Duringthe Last ______k To The List Of The Prizes Whichhave Been Borne Away By These Charminginvaders; The Initials Were - Of Course - Of The Highest Importance - But More Valuable Stillwas It To Know That Within A ______k He Had Settledhis Bill At One Of The Most Select London Hotels;"There Is A Well-known Agency For Governessesin The West End Called Westaway's - And There I Usedto Call About Once A ______k In Order To See Whetheranything Had Turned Up Which Might Suit Me;"Well - When I Called Last ______k I Was Showninto The Little Office As Usual - But I Found That Missstoper Was Not Alone; That Was A ______kago - And From That Time I Have Not Sat Again In Thewindow - Nor Have I Worn The Blue Dress - Nor Seenthe Man In The Road; When She Wouldn't Do It - He Kept On Worrying Her Until She Got Brain-fever - And For Six ______ks Was At Death's Door

15. Making Our Way Among The Trees - Wereached The Lawn - Crossed It - And Were About Toenter Through The Window When Out From A Clumpof Laurel Bushes There ______ What Seemed To Be Ahideous And Distorted Child - Who Threw Itself Uponthe Grass With Writhing Limbs And Then Ran Swiftlyacross The Lawn Into The Darkness

16. I Fished About With A ______

17. Having Found The Ash - I Thenlooked Round And Discovered The ______ Among Themoss Where He Had Tossed It; In Her Righthand Was Found The Charred ______ Of A Match - Andin Her Left A Match-box; By It Helaid The Box Of Matches And The ______ Of A Candle

18. He Was - As The Inspector Had Said - Extremely Dirty - But The ______ Whichcovered His Face Could Not Conceal Its Repulsive Ugliness

19. Holmes ______d A Receipt Upon A Sheet Of Hisnote-book And Handed It To Him;Then I Saw Him ______ On A Piece Of Paper - And Iknew That He Was Writing Me A Note

20. I Could Distinguish Theoutline Of An ______ Where The Wet Foot Had Beenplaced In Coming In

21. A Blow Was Struck - And In An Instantthe Lady - Who Had Stepped From Her Carriage - Wasthe Centre Of A Little Knot Of Flushed And Strugglingmen - Who Struck ______ At Each Other With Theirfists And Sticks;Then Creeping Up To Me And Making A Trumpet Ofhis Hand - He Whispered Into My Ear Again So Gently104 the Adventure Of The Speckled Bandwhich My Friend Lashed So ______

22. If That Were True The Murderermust Have Dropped Some Part Of His Dress - Presumably His Overcoat - In His Flight - And Must Havehad The ______ To Return And To Carry It Awayat The Instant When The Son Was Kneeling With Hisback Turned Not A Dozen Paces Off

23. Catherine Cusack - Maid To Thecountess - ______d To Having Heard Ryder'scry Of Dismay On Discovering The Robbery - And To Having Rushed Into The Room - Where"Well - It Is Very Ingenious - " Said I - Laughing;"But Since - As You Said Just Now - There Has Been Nocrime Committed - And No Harm Done Save The Lossof A Goose - All This Seems To Be Rather A Waste Ofenergy;""But This Maid - Alice - As I Understand - ______sthat She Went To Her Room - Covered Her Bride's Dresswith A Long Ulster - Put On A Bonnet - And Went Out

24. There Was One Singular Exception - However - For He Had A Single Room - A ________ Up Among The Attics - Which Was Invariably Locked - And Which He Would Never Permit Either Me Or Anyone Else To Enter

25. It Was A Poky - Little - Shabby-genteel Place - Where Four Lines Of Dingy Two-storied Brick Houses Looked Out Into A Small Railed-in Enclosure - Where A Lawn Of Weedy Grass And A Few Clumps Of Faded Laurel-bushes Made A Hard Fight Against A Smoke _____ And Uncongenial Atmosphere.