From the lower part of the face he appeared to be a man of strong character, with a thick, hanging lip, and a long, straight chin suggestive of resolution pushed to the length of obstinacy.
"You had my note ?" he asked with a deep harsh voice and a strongly marked German accent.

"I told you that I would call." He looked from one to the other of us, as if uncertain which to address.
"Pray take a seat," said Holmes.

"This is my friend and colleague, Dr.Watson, who is occasionally good enough to help me in my cases.

Whom have I the honour to address ?" "You may address me as the Count Von Kramm, a Bohemian nobleman.
I understand that this gentleman, your friend, is a man of honour and discretion, whom I may trust with a matter of the most extreme importance.

If not, I should much prefer to communicate with you alone." I rose to go, but Holmes caught me by the wrist and pushed me back into my chair.