It is one of these cases--but, hullo, here is Lestrade! Good-afternoon, Lestrade! You will find an extra tumbler upon the sideboard, and there are cigars in the box." The official detective was attired in a pea-jacket and cravat, which gave him a decidedly nautical appearance, and he carried a black canvas bag in his hand.

With a short greeting he seated himself and lit the cigar which had been offered to him.
"What's up, then ?" asked Holmes with a twinkle in his eye.

"You look dissatisfied." "And I feel dissatisfied.

It is this infernal St.Simon marriage case.

I can make neither head nor tail of the business." "Really! You surprise me." "Who ever heard of such a mixed affair?
Every clue seems to slip through my fingers.