Bartholomew Sholto

We accompanied her to the rendezvous and heard from the eccentric fellow, Said Yar Sholto, how his father and Captain Morstan had gained a fabulous treasure, which had disappeared after both their deaths.

Now, it had been rediscovered by his brother, Bartholomew Sholto, whom we were to visit to claim Miss Morstan's rightful share.

Arriving at Bartholomew's house, we found him sitting in a chair, a horrible smile on his face and quite, quite dead.

Oh, what on earth does it all mean, Mr. Holmes?

The curious plan found among Morstan's baggage.

The strange scene at Major Sholto's death.

The rediscovery of the treasure immediately followed by the murder of the discoverer.

The very singular accompaniments to the crime, the footsteps, the remarkable weapons, the words upon the card, corresponding with those upon Captain Morstan's chart.

It accepted, after some hesitation, a lump of sugar, which the old naturalist had handed to me, and having thus sealed an alliance, it followed me to the cab, and made no difficulties about accompanying me.

It had just struck three on the palace clock when I found myself back once more at Pondicherry Lane.

The ex-prize fighter McMurdo had, I found, been arrested as an accessory, and both he and Mr. Sholto had been marched off to the station.

Two constables guarded the narrow gate, but they allowed me to pass with the dog on my mentioning the detective's name.

And now the anonymous sender had expressed a wish to meet her.

We accompanied her to the rendezvous and heard from an eccentric fellow, Sir Dias Sholto, how his father and Captain Morstan had gained a fabulous treasure, which had disappeared after both their deaths.

Now it had been rediscovered by his brother, Bartholomew Sholto, whom we were to visit to claim Miss Morstan's rightful share.

Arriving at Bartholomew's house, we found him sitting in a chair, a horrible smile on his face, and quite, quite dead.

Oh, what on earth does it all mean, Mr. Holmes? It means murder.

Very well, Holmes.

In the first place, let us consider how these folk came and how they went.

Now, Sholto reckoned the door hasn't been opened since last night.