Here’stherecordoftheTarletonmurders，andthecaseofVamberry，thewinemerchant，andtheadventureoftheoldRussianwoman，andthesingularaffairofthealuminiumcrutch，aswellasafullaccountofRicolettioftheclub-foot，andhisabominablewife。
Andhere——ah，now，thisreallyissomethingalittlerecherch?”
Hedivedhisarmdowntothebottomofthechest，andbroughtupasmallwoodenboxwithaslidinglid，suchaschildren’stoysarekeptin。Fromwithinheproducedacrumpledpieceofpaper，andold-fashionedbrasskey，apegofwoodwithaballofstringattachedtoit，andthreerustyolddisksofmetal。”Well，myboy，whatdoyoumakeofthislot?”heasked，smilingatmyexpression。”Itisacuriouscollection。””Verycurious，andthestorythathangsrounditwillstrikeyouasbeingmorecuriousstill。””Theserelicshaveahistorythen?””Somuchsothattheyarehistory。””Whatdoyoumeanbythat?”
SherlockHolmespickedthemuponebyone，andlaidthemalongtheedgeofthetable。Thenrereseatedhimselfinhischairandlookedthemoverwithagleamofsatisfactioninhiseyes。”These，”saidhe，”areallthatIhavelefttoremindmeoftheadventureoftheMusgraveRitual。”
Ihadheardhimmentionthecasemorethanonce，thoughIhadneverbeenabletogatherthedetails。”Ishouldbesoglad，”saidI，”ifyouwouldgivemeanaccountofit。””Andleavethelitterasitis?”hecried，mischievously。”Yourtidinesswon’tbearmuchstrainafterall，Watson。ButIshouldbegladthatyoushouldaddthiscasetoyourannals，fortherearepointsinitwhichmakeitquiteuniqueinthecriminalrecordsofthisor，Ibelieve，ofanyothercountry。Acollectionofmytriflingachievementswouldcertainlybeincompletewhichcontainednoaccountofthisverysingularbusiness。”YoumayrememberhowtheaffairoftheGloriaScott，andmyconversationwiththeunhappymanwhosefateI