Horner, who had shown signs of intense emotion during the proceedings, fainted away at the conclusion and was carried out of court." "Hum! So much for the police-court," said Holmes thoughtfully, tossing aside the paper.

"The question for us now to solve is the sequence of events leading from a rifled jewel-case at one end to the crop of a goose in Tottenham Court Road at the other.

You see, Watson, our little deductions have suddenly assumed a much more important and less innocent aspect.

Here is the stone; the stone came from the goose, and the goose came from Mr.Henry Baker, the gentleman with the bad hat and all the other characteristics with which I have bored you.

So now we must set ourselves very seriously to finding this gentleman and ascertaining what part he has played in this little mystery.