“Youappearedtoreadagooddealuponherwhichwasquiteinvisibletome,“Iremarked。
“Notinvisible,butunnoticed,Watson。Youdidnotknowwheretolook,andsoyoumissedallthatwasimportant。Icanneverbringyoutorealizetheimportanceofsleeves,thesuggestivenessofthumbnails,orthegreatissuesthatmayhangfromabootlace。
Now,whatdidyougatherfromthatwoman’sappearance?Describeit。“
“Well,shehadaslate-colored,broad-brimmedstrawhat,withafeatherofabrickishred。Herjacketwasblack,withblackbeadsseweduponitandafringeoflittleblackjetornaments。Herdresswasbrown,ratherdarkerthancoffeecolor,withalittlepurpleplushattheneckandsleeves。Herglovesweregrayish,andwerewornthroughattherightforefinger。HerbootsIdidn’tobserve。Shehadsmallround,hanginggoldearrings,andageneralairofbeingfairlywell-to-do,inavulgar,comfortable,easygoingway。“
SherlockHolmesclappedhishandssoftlytogetherandchuckled。