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Page 129
"Miss Harrison," said Holmes, speaking with the utmost
intensity of manner, "you must stay where you are all
day. Let nothing prevent you from staying where you
are all day. It is of the utmost importance."
"Certainly, if you wish it, Mr. Holmes," said the girl
in astonishment.
"When you go to bed lock the door of this room on the
outside and keep the key. Promise to do this."
"But Percy?"
"He will come to London with us."
"And am I to remain here?"
"It is for his sake. You can serve him. Quick!
Promise!"
She gave a quick nod of assent just as the other two
came up.
"Why do you sit moping there, Annie?" cried her
brother. "Come out into the sunshine!"
"No, thank you, Joseph. I have a slight headache and
this room is deliciously cool and soothing."
"What do you propose now, Mr. Holmes?" asked our
client.
"Well, in investigating this minor affair we must not
lose sight of our main inquiry. It would be a very
great help to me if you would come up to London with
us."
"At once?"
"Well, as soon as you conveniently can. Say in an
hour."
"I feel quite strong enough, if I can really be of any
help."
"The greatest possible."
"Perhaps you would like me to stay there to-night?"
"I was just going to propose it."
"Then, if my friend of the night comes to revisit me,
he will find the bird flown. We are all in your
hands, Mr. Holmes, and you must tell us exactly what
you would like done. Perhaps you would prefer that
Joseph came with us so as to look after me?"
"Oh, no; my friend Watson is a medical man, you know,
and he'll look after you. We'll have our lunch here,
if you will permit us, and then we shall all three set
off for town together."
It was arranged as he suggested, though Miss Harrison
excused herself from leaving the bedroom, in
accordance with Holmes's suggestion. What the object
of my friend's manoeuvres was I could not conceive,
unless it were to keep the lady away from Phelps, who,
rejoiced by his returning health and by the prospect
of action, lunched with us in the dining-room. Holmes
had a still more startling surprise for us, however,
for, after accompanying us down to the station and
seeing us into our carriage, he calmly announced that
he had no intention of leaving Woking.
"There are one or two small points which I should
desire to clear up before I go," said he. "Your
absence, Mr. Phelps, will in some ways rather assist
me. Watson, when you reach London you would oblige me
by driving at once to Baker Street with our friend
here, and remaining with him until I see you again.
It is fortunate that you are old school-fellows, as
you must have much to talk over. Mr. Phelps can have
the spare bedroom to-night, and I will be with you in
time for breakfast, for there is a train which will
take me into Waterloo at eight."
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