heardthesoundofvoicesfromabove。Onenteringhisroom，I
foundHolmesinanimatedconversationwithtwomen，oneofwhomI
recognizedasPeterJones，theofficialpoliceagent；whiletheotherwasalong，thin，sad-facedman，withaveryshinyhatandoppressivelyrespectablefrockcoat。
“Ha！ourpartyiscomplete，“saidHolmes，buttoninguphispea-
jacket，andtakinghisheavyhuntingcropfromtherack。“Watson，IthinkyouknowMr。Jones，ofScotlandYard？LetmeintroduceyoutoMr。Merryweather，whoistobeourcompanioninto-night’sadventure。“