when you're already jumping about rather a lot mr dougal mentally of course yes yes forgive me i'd better begin by telling you that i'm known to most people by a name other than alix do go yes do of course he may have a point to do they listen to me or i'd act or never what i say and that's what started all the trouble you will have to go back with me two weeks i had received a letter from a young lady who identified herself only with the initials s d she said that her father had just died and she had nobody to advise about me it seems that her fiance was a man of violent temper and had on one occasion almost throttled another man's even absolutely delighted to find that on not is a man by because i would never dream of doing this to a woman i know don't kill me you know the field good luck to you have a lot of mending to do mending in your column to morrow i want you to take back every word it's the subject in the painting above the fireplace he was all of a daring the chemical manufacturers who six months ago had suffered a heart attack by pursuing his favorite sport bicycling he was  understanding almost like father used to talk before  if i didn't think so i never would have written to you never has ever called up my writing but as a matter of fact that's what i came to talk to about this do you mind if we sit down see that it's published in the society page on the tomb to be patrolled to do but something happened to my back when i fell i wonder would you mind putting one hand on my shoulder and one  i'm afraid not it seems that every time i meet a girl that interests me she's not available but then that's life there's always tomorrow and well who knows it might be as lucky as you and mr m picture way back to london my eyes kept returning to the snapshot that had been given me and murdoch's face i really hadn't had time to study him when he first came into my office everything it happened so first but now i had to cling feeling that i'd seen him somewhere before but where and under what circumstances they do go i trust us successful extremely and i'm going back with even more confidence to make a change in my next time you're not jack murdock and you don't have to go mines in africa you're freddy after today i can trust you out of my sight as best man you have a reason for being at my side every minute but this is inside and secondly i make your this promise if susan should learn of my true identity before they're married i won't make inquiries as how with murdoch still in the picture we'll remove him from the picture i simply  it's all right i just want to make certain that i wasn't waiting for you outside thank you mr holmes good day good day good day you yes but your circumstances were different then i thought you killed mr dering and you got panicky that i would run to the police but times gone by and now you found a sure and away to keep me quiet what do you mean back at the house before you had someone try to kill me toad i told you i swear i know nothing about those shots you could never make me believe that there's only one person in this world who would benefit by my death and that person of you i'll never feel safe while you're alive and in the and i want to do that if i were you messed up i've got