‘i AYOLS saujoH - OOpays REM KCLERG SCOTS. ETE TE li ai ee Peet om uanect eee enn ey ee Leninte nerrnennntg ol ee er eo Pepe naaA Ren ORO oH eerie n tn Cone ress eats UO eee ey AYOLS perenne‘THE LAST SHERLOCK HOLMES STORY Stage 3 ‘When Sir Arehur Conan Doyle wrote his derectve stones, ne never thought thar Shedlock Holmes and) De Watsoa. ‘would become so famous. But Holmes and the doctor lve ‘on, story after story ~ long after ther deaths. For when. a locked box, with Bat why die want koe sce for so macy eas? “To find our, we must go back to the narrow dirty steets of ‘Whitechapel in the London of 1888. Three women have been horribly murdered by Jack the Ripper, Scotiand Yard ‘s helpless — unable ro stop the murders or catch the killer. police cus for help ro the great detective, Sherlock Michael Dibain (1947-) was educated in Scot England, and Canada, and spent some yea several bestselling esime thrillers, uncluding Vendetta and ‘Ratking, which won the Gold Dagger Awaec. He now lives and works m Oxfoxd. _— OXFORD BOOKWORMS Series Editors Trica Hedge and lemifrBassst PR Uo a ER(apes eure 9m ene aga 45 ‘woe Pm gee op. Pos pepe ou oH ‘oop aa soa ony am sn | a ———_ NOLL T109 SWUOMMOOT GUOIXO seid ALISWSAINN a¥OsxXO 449) ayjesoy Aq ploy ulpaqiq ey AYOLS SOUI]O}] . Tas eaerd JLSVISHL SWHOMAOOM GAOIXO. veare teade mata of Ontord Unverty Prat so 1 4216756 trae) Micha Dian 1978 ublhe by Jonathan Cape tad 178 16) Oxted Unreey Pres 1995 Foreword Many people enjoy Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's stories about the famous detective, Sherlock Holmes, and his friend, Dr Watson. But who now remembers that Holmes and Watson were real people? Everyone has forgotten thatthey lived before Conan Doyle gave them life in his books. Dr Watson died in 1926. He was seventy-three. He left behind him a locked box, and orders that it must not be opened for fifty years. For fifty years the box lay hidden in a darkroom below bank, Years came and went, and the world changed in @ thousand ways. In 1976 the box was opened. It contained a packet of papers. They tellaterrible story. Some people sayit cannot be true. They say Watson was lying, oF that he was sick ‘when he wrote it After so many years we cannot be sure. We have checked all the facts that we can. All we know is that the story could be true. It is possible. We think it is, probable. Now you must read it and decide for yourself. ‘Tae Eprrons© (03 pauses CID ‘Sea 2y aamDazap reaué v IEA AK ‘wos pure aoyjod ayp AjuE “wHY Jo pray soADE umn WIP ay “SOLUTOHY APOTIAYS anogE WHEY 2 Pl ids0q Jo souors Sursnuue aut pjor apy “spuany poo inb 948 pue ‘or20p e Sem ay ‘OU SM] “WHY poze VY — 9}k0g] ueuOg amy sour SAY | UDyM SHEa4 sno} sou 204 SSUIJOH| BOLDYS (AIA Payor PUL UALOED| PEY sévaye | justed ag 04 sopear Au 58e asm | 108 ¥ puE ZOIDOp € U29q ‘yeu pjnom ay Sunso3 Pinom ap40q weU0; ani je BUDOXD MOR ry PUBL AU |JOM MOF uoranpoxyuy z ‘todd Jo 12420 » paurguco yy pouodo sem x04 248 926] MLThe Last Sherlock Holmes Story dear friend would become famous. explained Holmes. Helinene inslene,hisspe an his hand, The Can he tell a true between facts ani st begun to write, but already he Holmes said coldly. ‘How can it interest me is fashionable? Can a fashionable writer have a serious interest n the Facts oFone of my cases? mes sat silently looking into the ire. At .Youmay excinngand clever. ran ait 10 give the book to back to Baker Street. 1 could Holmes, He looked up quickly as I enter he most stupid mustakes. 4 Introduction‘uy poyrey [eq pu ‘ur papoou Duong 2eop Aur seyp AquO our] J ueoy AuL Uy sdeMIog aes 02 ‘uaya ‘o[gissod ypns. sex 2d 304 aU TUTE 9y Se, ‘pnn0q;94 10. any sit] 3940 passed mopeys V 3ytm Aur 01 aw0Y 08 | taney SJ, “PRRs 2y OSE; ‘uonnpouuy 9 ous Ye SSIPY WPM 940} wr uDGE Pey | IMOge yuna 02 sSuma zoyno pey f>umn wea ve ang “urese soumfOH] noge autiss 01 papisap ay z00]stea4 jex949 "sBumyp JOY Mog ans 03 weg oy pu ‘SsD0N E 10U Sum zBLE HA GpMIg Y “ALION. 1 poou ou seas auoua ang “DY 01 A¥S 03 3PHIR ParOpUON | poms 1p tS gata Aeany -ss9]yBIOM F009 IY, “22H uot mod yas \qvs9st ig 151 1 Som AW! IuEHOdU Moy pueysi9pUn Soop a4 281P HNOGS Sey >]KOC] IY puDty) ANOA ang jsaxeErsTUD ssojares may ye Autom 01 aur Jo uy anoge |B MOU NO “wHLLO} 4pia9ans atu 38 pops SoUA}O Fy ‘eqn puesszapun nos auns tu (02 Sunsoranut st Asoas oy2 rey ams ayeur asm 9}{ “s1>ep oda snl 204 S90p sD1UM B, SpIO> | se 4H ‘ibe} Ut parsauawut 20U Ajawoy9 sta} “ayDe YDEUONs & pey ELL a4 9sNeI0g Boy s,uELE yo amo pey oy sewn 2804 01 postuduns 9g 10u pjnoat | suoaed ‘Sty 40j AuIOS we | “SI ay LOOP Jo pury reyA sPUOM sou Raoig sou OF] POHIGS PT FL,Orme The first murders Sherlock Holmes became a detective in 1877, four years before soon he began to n years later he was famous, but he was often said. ‘I need an interesting case, Watson, one which will rake me think. Are there no clever thieves or murderers mn the world these days?” dangerous for a very mteligent man like Holmes to become bored. Some days he grew violent and once he shot several bullets into the walls of his room. Hie also began to use Does my reader know about cocaine, | Wo no longer used in the world of 1976, Iris 2 us 2 Pethaps 11s enjoyed it. Irmade the long days seem more € -eded it every day, and could he only laughed at me. “My dear fe Only bring me an interesting case, a diffe problem, and I shall forget my cocaine!” (One day in 1888 a note arrived from Scotland Yard. When ive without 3. Holmes opened ithe laughed and jumped to his feet. “Inspector Lestrade wishes to see me,’ he said. “The police The first murders reed my help, Watson. You know, of course, that someone 1s murdering women in Whitechapel?” “Of course,’ I replied. ‘The newspapers are full of it. Three ‘women are dead, and the police seem unable to find the killer. Everybody knows this. Lifets cheap on thestreets of Whitechapel for women of that kind, What can interest youin their miserable 1s an extraordinary case, Watson,’ Holmes cried. I have studying ¢ would need my help. Shall I sad. Was this going to be one of Sherlock Holmes’s great cases? I hoped that at last he had found something to anterest hum. who died were poor, and iful,’ he told me. ‘So they wer Watson, cannot describe the violent and terrible wavs, in which they were murdered. They were cut up like meat. The stomach of one was opened, the head of another almost cut from her body. But this 1s not the worst. There are things that even the newspapers will not describe. He showed me a doctor's report on one of the bodies. As I it, a sick feeling came over me. ‘What man could 2? Tasked. “What possible reason could he have to do this to a woman? Why, Holmes, why? He smiled coolly at me. “Why indeed? That 1s the real incerest of this case. In 91 -ajouetpoura Sumysiney paddors sounoH, sonop ‘okqpoos “Soumfor SY “94qpO0! “NOX aAvoT asnus | “eM sng e We J ‘2 “3H YA BOM OF YstAL OU OP HOA, “PIES ay ‘apm dq posure ase nod 228 J, ‘pax Aaa pout apens7] “dons 20u pros 2,4 “yBine] 01 uedaq Yrog 9m PUL AyI0UR 200 re SoLUjO}Y UOTE, "BOUD|S AUDUOLY Bem 299K | Ipdoypoaryg, Ur 9q [pas 2avy 2 seus HeMDDHOd exIxD Ar2Kq, payee: 1° 0l 2221 941 40] Speos prewar staf plus 211044 Jo Sutpoutos 1oquis>y apef, sem wouog aun ve aureu ay -pu9panus yea HOA Ajay oat yse.O peppep aeageney “ssooons asoneau sy aUr099q Por ase> 51 rege st seuujopy sxapam 12 asamp dos we9 2UOAUE 51 {Buntox9 os asu9 siya soyeus yOIAA 227m © Ea sonaid 01 soxpog axp dis AYN, sip Sop A4ys ang "Yeo 44949 poxapanut wogy ‘tweLZOdu ou axe suAeOp asoqA ‘SOAFISUIDG areqepa: staparia 154) 944 Cois sauqoH] Pojags eT HLThe Last Sherlock Holmes Story ‘When he had left, I said to 7 laughed at the police, but what ideas do you have about these crimes? Who do the murderer 1s?" He was shaking before. That afternoon he went to Scotland Yard. When he came May I come with you?" I asked, but he said, ‘No, Watson, youmay not. theresa murder, I shall send for you. Ishall need your help, old fellow, have no fear of that!” I spenta lonely evening in Baker Street. was asleep when, at half past two in the morning, a cab arrived to take me to Whitechapel. Another woman had met a violent death, As | travelled eet. Isaw a group ip to them. Holmes was notthere, but [was introduced to the police doctor. He offered to show me the body. ‘Iknow vou area doctor,’ he said, but Im hrave never seen anything like this before. He led meto a dark comer, where something lav covered on the ground. He held up a light for me to see and pulled back the No words an describe the awfulness of what I saw then, For ‘a moment my head felt light, [ began to shake and was afrai ‘would fall, The thing on the ground had been a woman, bu wasnota woman no open and npped up wi now why the killer called himself Jack the Ripper: The doctor covered the body, and I walked back to the group of policemen. “Have you “Ohyes, sir, he said. ‘He was here with Inspector Lestrade. ‘They came straight from the other murder.” ‘The other P Tented. ‘Has there been more than one : varn you. You 1Bsv -sowpffon asepyeauq poystay sal pey 4 aya Fagpuy 02 ¢ pur pouniyy 19 Nj UH S¥OPITU MOU OU A194 DUDKLL, “SDH ‘arya axou ayy 20] $9SeD Z9YL0 LALA AsNg Sem SOUNTOH APOHAYS Aqreu0yy 10ss9y01g *pooq Ut passaoo ‘soui09 sup ¥ ut Bu spe S94 Aun posop> fawn ABpAg “ays aeEp do9ys 10U P{NED | ‘uopuor] Seo Jo SiaaNS Amp ‘MoEU 4p UIOME Tey ‘Spang 148g 01 3g st yoo! 1S Y0q 949M 99 ‘au Pjo1 SOr}OFY ,Wuny JO preaze 9q 02 Spogasona sua 2H, ostue 224 siyuaeya puessiapun routes |, “paud y ZBumoddey st ey, Kyuouoyy 10553} 0% et -2woy 08 uv> aN UKLL “BunasozeIUr 8 Nod MOYS OF IUEA J, “POLL PU PES SA 928} SIE ay aa ang “uy paxsoijoj ag, “BUH Plor ay padeoso sey aH, > a4 OW ‘ur pada souijory pue Spasnoys 2010 ¥ juONeAY “Ul ID, posvadde quo v pue ‘suey ay om Fenuro9 9804 € yo spunos 9u1 pukoy | OWOW YI KlouS SOUP 9O0}:945 1507 94,Professor Moriarty He was standing by the window, when suddenly he gave a cry. “What if, Holmes?” asked, ‘What's the matter?” He turned towards me. His face was white and the look in his eyes was terrible, “May Ihave an hour of your ume, Watson® he asked in alow. “OF course, but two hours passed in a wild chase all over London. We jumped into a cab, out of it again and onto a train, ran down narrow streets and in and out of a big hotel. Finally we came to rest in the peace of a London park. “You are a true frend, Wat was following us “Lthought so. empty house opp rooms, Watson. He know: be very careful. He 18 one of the most dangerous crt Enrope.’ “Bue who she?" 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Ni Lestrade said, ‘but we hope...” 1e we hope. We must always hope. But the people of watt for ever for the police to afrest Jack the Ripper. Do you think you could enjoy life as a policeman in Canada, Lestrade?” Lestrade tned to smile, He said, ‘I believe we shall only catch, the luck to find him while he 1s actually He looked surprised when Holmes sai sensible “Tha as the first say about these have heard au can," Holmes said coolly. ‘Let us look at the dares of the time to np’ and has to kill twice on the same ight. The following week there is no murder. I tell you, ss no crazy killer. " plan, He works only in Whitechapel, and in the early hours of ‘the morning, Lestrade looked helplessty at him, ‘What shall we do?" he asked. asa man who 1s f ‘Holmes jumped to his feet. ‘I think he will ry to kill again on. 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NO A, /pIUS ay SOUNTOFY APY “PaqTey aaey NO, “am paxoti IN “Feddry ap pel yore or spo gy ISTE AEpUOYY UE, Aug “pousddey fe uowra2qod jo [ty sem jeg ay Joy Spear 3 ysnu | puv ‘Kurou> 2jquzod e on souin 2anyp pour ‘uoste gy 389p Au ‘Speauye sey 3} 9H Aonsap 01 saysia AureLOY “daaqs poo® e pur. as NO eH ams UNE Y ressouTOH “Jan, PIP AU JE MOU 1.uOP | Pord0§ poyoo] apes] "2AEY NOK UEUIDO}Jod Az0A9 podU [JEUS 2A eae sy caddy aan WoL org sarujoRy 420H84§ 5] 24The Last Sherlock Holmes Story will be here m a minute to discuss ton ‘When Lestrade arrived, he did not se ther of your clever little “So, at ‘everything that I ordered you to do’ ¥y for him, “Then let us go. We must not keep Jack the Ripper waiting. Tewasa Id, windy night, and we were grateful for our thuck ;00k us to the big police stat ‘Commercial Street. Hundreds of policemen were coats as we satin the cab, Jack the Ripper gan “The letters, $, Cand N are Eddowes, Stride, Chapman and ” Holmes said ag his name in blood upon the face of to kill as you see, Iknow where he will 10 to meet him.” must come with you, We left the police station just before midnight. For the first ume, I walked through the narrow streets of east London, streets that I had seen before only through the window of a cab. People think that murders happen in dark, empty streets, That is not always true, A strange and horrible fact about the streets where Jack the Ripper murdered women sthat they were buster and bette 08 They were full of pubs and cheap horels. At ‘were full of people who were too poor to find a bed anywhere, érunks looking for a bar that never closed, and all kinds of Finally, there were the women ~ those women who , when their more honest sisters are a xr London streets, jours the sereets 25yooys J ang “o10a avoT ¥ UF 24d sou Sem 9UO9UIOS “saWIOD 2AeP & ont {-sn spremoy Suno> pojind pue ‘paddors 2y UDy, “Urey umsows sem ay ‘somstE pInos | B10;%q, Ie] UeULON © BUD) “AIJOS pres ay UosIM.gy “OTA, “ssounjzep axp onu pastas pu ‘paddoxs ay Ajuappng “opis on apis wor] 4jssopsos paaomu sada sypy ame ystaN dn 90> 1 uns o1 pea 3s0U te a6ey poyfeas apy “UIT 01 Weg 3 a” yay ued J “Ieou st AuteuOpy “Azumy asm 944 ang “UR 20), ‘uu dons [14 Bunpony, ‘pres | OA yatoa unLHOD WE J, “so]9] ap “pamaTe NO A, “PIES DY WOSIE,AK PE wary Poavorfog | -aons ay oxutano poyjeas pu da padusnl sotajog ‘ 01 uossad e. ‘aumip pouaddey pey Sumup ajquiez aeyas pueisiapun you pjno> ]281y ay “29s p]noys | Iya Jo preye “MOpUEN a4 01 WEI [ “ayBiuor 2013 A 9}, UU 02 PEA sure sprom s SaUNTOH ‘D|qfeUOJUOSUN 9 dn ayons | Sy “sIMOY Ost 103 dapjse sea | “daojse es asus | ng “INU pouaddey WYN Aes O2 PoUrEYsE UE | Jeas 94 08 Eq AU 18] 9yqISSOd SEN, oe Soqnsy 2404s pur poddons 24 soujoHy 01 402 ou prop si kunuoyy ors sanjory yopse4s 190 [24 oman eae ocetam‘The Last Sherlock Holmes Story hours drinking, but I did not know where I had been, or what hhad happened to me. 1 did not want to go to Baker Street, because | was af Holmes would be there, but I needed a bath and dry clothe the end, I paid a cab-driver to knock on the door. The house hat ey Moruarty is dead was empty, so I went in, ‘There was a telegram from Holmes. ‘M has escaped as) it said. ‘He is trying to leave the count am following him, I did not know what to think. Was I mad, or was my best friend, the man who I had worked with for so many years, a murderer That ever the murder in Whitechapel of a voung woman called Mary Kelly was reported in the newspapers. This murder ‘was more bloody, more horrible than any that had happened before. It was clear that it was the work of Jack the Ripper. Iwas still reacting the newspaper reports of the murder when Lestrade arnved. “Good evening, doctor,’ he said. Holmes. 1 did not know what to say. Did the police already know what Holmes had done? ‘Then Lestrade saw the telegram, picked st up and read it ‘Running offfora liday, ts he?" he sai ing. We've had enough of Mr Holmes and the kind of help he saves the police, Ww," Lsaid. “Holmes was night. There was a murder like a word with Mr “Some of us have to work for Lestrade laughed. ‘Oh yes. There was a murder hhad hundreds of policen he streets, but we couldn't stop the murder or catch the killer. The police were everywhere — He spoke in a low voice as he continued, Tye never seen anything like it. 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YY, ‘pres a] ‘pueHIZAING Ut MOU ‘sem 4m ‘SOUNOPY Woy paxuue wesa>r e UyE ang “wHD} Goud 1 shep wos x04 tel anaqp auu0s jo 9g} siypoq Aiqissod pustay.2eop Tang ‘{pog ayn dn yy eq Buure}dxo 4o Sea oupo autos Jo uo prey pas | YP} apensey ayy ples [ ,ouopunur owp sueaur snl ay ‘YO, ‘POSE 9Y cay SI St OU Ah, “UrEsojan 241 2 UtesE p22400] 2Fy Bunce mes 20 ApOqON ZOP 98 WED EHR, «guy yore on Bu are 16494 . 2805 NOS PIP WY, “ay uon 2oKant [ff If 9H, “94 Yo pureY pfO> e 215 | eq aun dn ana ay pu ‘dn Jou] ano of wuRuaoud sea pa 24, "Mo ya ued Jang ‘srodedsmou ay Jo ano [Je Jo BUIKp ISI. yp doax 01 pey 9, “JOWOP “Faq 905 3,upIP NOK AapPNy 21,NOA, poop 51 Gavuoyy Laos sour] POusAS I] 94,‘The Last Sherlock Holmes Story 36 looked so worried and unhappy. Then I wrote a letter to Holmes, Thave a reason for that, the best reason mn the world. Mary and I are married. She was badly frightened by those awful murders in Whitechapel and will feet safer now that | am by her side. ‘Itis wonderful to hear from you that Professor Moriarty 15 dead. Of course I look forward to hearing the full story of Ins death feom you. “Mary and I are spending a litle me travelling. Please ¥y London club, Several days later, Mary and [ were married, and we left le town by the sea, with Mary by my side, face the awful truth about Holmes, and tad to do. could not go to the police w: was mad. 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And that was all that he would tel Holmes and I were friends again, and soon I b 0g him with new cases. Ie was ust like old ames, 1am afraid that 1 often lefe my wife alone, and I did not give enough time to my patients, but J was happy to see Holmes interested and busy. ‘One day he gave me his cocaine-bottle. ‘Take it, doctor,’ he said. Ido {was very pleased indeed at this news, and only one thing that happened ar this time worried me. A woman was killed sn Whitechapel, and people began to talk again about Jack the Ripper. carefully checked where Holmes had been on the might ofthe murder, and found that he had spent the evening with two even spoke to them both secretly, famous foreign detectives. nd so was sure tha night. In 1890 I decided that I must begin to spend less time with, new house, further from Baker Stree ‘There was another change, too. ACD’s story, A Study in seemed amused by what ACD was d 40 1891 began, and life for me was calm and happy. 1 was working hard, and Thad eto spend with Holmes, Jack. the Ripper was a thing of the past, as forgotten as yesterday's newspapers, as dead as the women he had murdered. But Jack ‘was not dead. He was only resting, and his rest would soon be over. oO Death at the Reichenbach F. In February 1891 a woman called Flora White was killed witha deife apel. Evervone thought that the murderer was Jack the Ripper. I alone knew that this was rue. I was sure die on the streets of Whitechapel. Soon after this, Holmes left for France, He sent me: letter from there which worned me very much. I could not understand a word of it and began to wonder if he was taking Strange cocame again. ‘This was his letter: If you remember the Ber! everything, will be clear to you because . the famous German professor no longer alive. I heard he was Mountarns of iy favounte tsland, Letters and books are appearing soon. Read them quackly but carefully, as cannot always follow or a& sot yoo) Hox spouoddey ams ayeurjpeys | 29104 dapjso1 MEM nos Og ‘AEA SEOYS‘ON, “2101 341M NOK Aypes au ae paxooy soupy ssoupaun, uo 400}, ak BUNYeYS Sea 9y PUe I] PUE Pjo POHOOy 2} 1A gpauaddey sey seyq\, ‘POET 14 po3p0 pue a1 paso> pur ‘pousdo Ww sypam aap moqy “ssopurm 942 02 ues UDyP 9 “ut sure SOUL AeaMe Svan 29 ‘atn3s9 ksv0 uv you — 924) 2 goad sig POO suf80u 807 poss way puesssopun 29j ayn sorucs aur 24, Anp pena 9¢p pun puewos ae eroras od org sanujoHy ¥OHA4S 150°] 24.1The Last Sherlock Holmes Story “Dead! he screamed. ‘He is trying to kill met How can he be dead? ‘me that he was dead” ‘was mistaken,’ Holmes said, ‘He 1s not dead. I told you that. “You told me? But whi Jo my letter, man Where? Bezlin case~ every third word! A very ‘Watson. I thought even you . .. Oh, wt doesn’t matter, The facts, Moriarty is alive and free in London. again if 1p me, Watson. Say that you will come!” “OF course I will come, old fellow,’ I si He smiled and lay back in the chatr. In a second, he was injection co keep him asleep. about what I must do, Perhaps I did not understand Holmes's messages, but I did understand what was happening to the man, He was mad. [knew that now. “The fight with Moriarty was a battle that was taking place anside hus own head. Thad hoped that Jack the Ripper was dead. He was not, and, now another woman had been murdered. I felt that her blood ‘was on my hands. The time had come when I must tell Holmes im. First, had to be sure that J understood 10k a cab to Baker Street, and went into Holmes's rooms lid not know what I was looking for, but I began to search. ‘The rooms were untidy, full of old newspapers. I searched for four hours but found nothing. At four o'clock in the morming I stopped. T went to the window and looked out atthe dark sky. Suddenly, I knew what to do, The house opposite, where Holmes had once seen Moriarty. I xan across the street and broke the lock on the back door ofthe house, Every room was empty, all except one bedroom. This contained a bed, a ‘cupboard anda box full of papers. Al the papers were about the Whitechapel murders. Some were cut from newspapers, others were He described each muzder with a sick enjoyment of what he had done. Under the papers I found some glass jars of the kind that are used in hospitals. In them were pieces of women’s bodies. Inthe last jar was the worst thing of all—preces of the body of a wes I had ever had for Sherlock Holmes died inside me. Now I could go straight to Lestrade and ask hum to arcest Holmes, but I chose not to do good and wise man, had become. Some hidden from the world. 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For five days we travelled through France and Germany in the took my eyes off to talk to him never came. Holmes seemed was getting weaker every day. Only ve made st possible for me to stay awake. wataerland, knew that m during those days, but the ‘when we were alone in the mountains. finished. Whether I lived or died, the end must come that day. ‘We did not begin our walk to the Reichenbach Falls u afternoon. Holmes refused to go out before {found that I had left my It had belonged to my father, and I wanted yow that it was safe, [told Holmes that I would return tothe though for a moment that he had escaped me, Then I saw a arrow path which was cut into the rock right above the Falls themselves. Holmes was standing on that path, watching the 48 Death at the Reichenbach Fall water crash down onto the rocks. There was nowhere he c run to. Ie could not be easter for me, Tmoved towards him. Suddenly he tumed and our eves met. His look was cool, untroubled. How could I hope to frighten this man? My heart failed me and I almost fell. He stepped forward to help me, but I pulled out my g “Back!” I shouted. ‘Another step and Is He smiled. “Very well, doctor. [ understan My hands shook and T almost dropped the gua Holmes,’ I said. ‘Pve been to the empty house. 1 know everything.’ He laughed. ‘Dear fellow! Nobody knows everything!” I seemed ing to me from the water, and I could now sce two Holmeses~ one on the path and one standing, Il shoot!” 's over, hear voices cor Nothing seemed real. It was getting harder and harder for me to speak. Holmes watched me, smiling. ‘Tknow vou did st, Holmes,’ I shouted. ‘I watched you cut ‘Mary Kelly to pieces, You killed them! Let me heat you say that you did! “What 1s st you want me to say?” ‘Say you killed chem!” “You killed a “Lam going to shoot you, Holmes! die, tell me that you unde: screamed. ‘Before you jou have done!” whatis ‘Aur vesp azqvax 100 NOK picy jAuTBLOYY Jog 2 ‘purea09 sno x “snp 2481 194% seap AU 20U 919 NOA IER spaysiuy st PIP woym “Aueuoyy OW TAL, “AI ‘sque|q ws and pu ung N04 wro¥y SiqING 242 YOO J, ‘supe pomquaqiay 2430 qIPoq, os -xoqyus sty wo3y -ysiqgns Suryyes a1,n04 puy, “pies ay ,“10120p ‘pew 24,004, eos sous OFY H201048 5 24.‘The Last Sherlock Holmes Story snuffbox contains cocaine, not suff? [felt sick and weak, Before my eyes Holmes was changing, Lestrade that I was the Whitechapel murderer. What rubbish! How Scotland Yard would laugh! But Thave the letter here =I saw it n your cook's hand and took it ym her while ced. ‘lam Watson, your friend, Watson! I have sto save you~ save you from yourself and from the i held up the knife and stepped towards Jookang at me. He had put the knife down, The loo chat | had ever seen, He seemed to see to find them sad him hurt you. ‘Then he stepped backwards off che path. 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In which year was the box that contained Dr Watson’s story opened? 2 What was ACD’s job before he became a writes 3 What was the name of the first Sherlock Holmes scory that ACD. 4 Who agreed to become Dr Watson's wife? (Chapter 1 Find answers to these questions ithe text 1. Why did Sherlock Holmes become unhappy and bored? 2. What was especialy horrible about the Wh murders? 3 What plan did the police have for eat fret? 4 What did the murderer write on the wall by the body of one wom: re killed? Chaps 2 Aree sentences te) or be Holmes told Watson that Jack the Ripper was ceally Professor Monarty, 2. Monarty was a professor of medicine. 3 He became a murderer because he hated women. 4 Holmes said that he knew when Moriarty would kill again. ue answers 1 these questions. es saw Mortarty n the streets of Whitechapel, what did he ask Watson to do? 2. What did Holmes do to the grt which surprised Watson? 3. Why dida’t Watson see who killed the piel? 4 What was Hoimes domg as he cut up the 1's body? Chapter 4 Are these sentences true (T} or false (PI? 1 After the murder of Marv Kelly, Watson did not see F 2. Watson began ro feel sure thar Holmes was Jack the Ripper. 56 Exercises 3 Watson married Mary sooner than planned because she was afraid of ‘Why was Holmes frightened when he came to Watson's house? 2. What did Watson find in the empty house opposite Holmes's rooms it Baker Street) How did Warson stay awake du Why did Holmes want to kill Watson? How did Holmes die? ‘Why was Sherlock Holmes 1 wermbered long after his death? 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