“Ah！“saidhe，“IforgotthatIhadnotseenyouforsomeweeks。
ItisalittlesouvenirfromtheKingofBohemia，inreturnformyassistanceinthecaseoftheIreneAdlerpapers。”
“Andthering？“Iasked，glancingataremarkablebrilliantwhichsparkleduponhisfinger。
“ItwasfromthereigningfamilyofHolland，thoughthematterinwhichIservedthemwasofsuchdelicacythatIcannotconfideiteventoyou，whohavebeengoodenoughtochronicleoneortwoofmylittleproblems。”
“Andhaveyouanyonhandjustnow？“Iaskedwithinterest。