In this thrilling episode, we delve into a lesser-known adventure of Sherlock Holmes, as recounted by Dr. Watson. The story takes us to the snowy mountains of Tibet, where Holmes, disguised as a Norwegian explorer named Sigerson, faces the wrath of nature and the mystery of a murder. Holmes finds himself in a monastery, where he must unravel the murder of a Chinese envoy amidst a backdrop of international intrigue involving Russian, British, and American interests. With his identity a secret, Holmes navigates the complexities of diplomacy and deception to uncover the truth.
As the narrative unfolds, Holmes enlists the help of Eileen Farley, an American medical missionary, only to discover that she harbors secrets of her own. The tension builds as Holmes pieces together clues from a cigarette ash and the artificial hand of a Russian diplomat, leading to a surprising revelation. This episode captures the essence of Holmes' deductive prowess and his ability to adapt to the most challenging of environments, all while maintaining his characteristic wit and composure.
(00:46) Introduction to the Adventure
(02:02) Sherlock Holmes' Disguise and Journey
(03:57) The Avalanche and Holmes' Survival
(06:15) Meeting Eileen Farley
(08:24) Arrival at the Monastery
(10:10) The Quest for Lhasa
(14:16) Holmes' Concerns of Murder
(17:07) Discovery of the Murder
(20:01) Holmes' Investigation
(23:38) The Revelation and Conclusion
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Go in. Go in. Go in. Ah, there you are, mister Bartel. Good evening, doctor. Good evening. Drop your chair by the fire. That's it. The tobacco's in the jar beside you over there. Thanks. Well, doctor, all ready for tonight's new Sherlock Holmes adventure? Yes, mister Bartel. Though on this occasion, I'm going to tell a story a little differently. You see, I didn't take part in it myself, so I shall act as a narrator and recount the adventure as it was told me some years after it actually took place. Told you by Sherlock Holmes, I suppose. Yes. At the time the story happened, the whole world, including myself,
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believed that my old friend had been dead for three years. What did he do with himself during those three years, doctor? Wondered about the world, Persia,
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Egypt, the South Of France, and two years of his time was spent in Tibet, where he disguised himself as a Norwegian explorer by the name of Surgessen. His object being to visit the forbidden city of Lhasa. The story began as Holmes stood on the outskirts of a tiny encampment, high in the Tibetan snows, disguised as a Norwegian servicemen. Surrounding him was an excited group of of native guides, their fur capped faces in shaggy sheepskin coats, making them appear like strange wild animals as they stood there gesticulating wildly.
The freezing wind whirled great clouds of snow away from the mountain top that loomed above them, and Holmes told me that he felt a premonition of impending disaster. My men will go no further. They say the goddess of the mountain is angry. If we climb further,
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she will swallow us up. She will bury us. But we cannot go back now. We have come so far, thousand feet, 800 feet higher. We shall reach past. We shall be safe. I will not go. We can't stay back there in the tent until the goddess of the mountain tells us we may go further. He is right. We can't go. If we don't want to go anymore, it's too
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Fools.
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If you stay here in the wilderness, in the village, and the avalanche comes, you will will all defer it. You will be swept away. The only road lies upward. We will not go. That's
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Holmes was the only one who survived. He struggled up the pass that led to safety. Whipping around in a in a frenzy. A few moments after he reached the top, the avalanche occurred. The tents, the guides, and all their equipment were buried beneath hundreds of feet of thundering snow. The way behind him was closed. He could only forge ahead alone. Unaided, he descended the path of death to the plateau beyond, but the goddess of the mountain was still angry. Through the knifing wind and snow, he battled on without food and without, as he told me later, much hope. Even Holmes was helpless in that battle of man against the elements.
What happened in that thirty six hours, he never really knew except that the wind howled and the driving snow slashed at him without mercy. Finally, his mind began to wander and he became delirious.
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Watson, dear boy, hand me my violin, will you? Moriarty, I want to introduce to you with the goddess of the mountain I think you will have a lot in common. Two twenty one b Megastree Cabbie, for heaven's sake, get me as fast as you can. I think I'll call it two.
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Though his mind was wandering, his great strength combined with instinctive urge for self preservation must have kept him on his feet. But finally, he returned to normal consciousness to find himself jogging along a rough road in a primitive cart drawn by two oxen. The sun shining on him and a white girl feeding him warm broth from a cup. For a moment, the girl looked at him with a comforting smile. And there's a smoke.
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You wonder you look puzzled, poor man. You can't make up your mind whether you're in this world or the next. Why are you?
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And how did I get here, please?
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My name is Eileen Farley. I'm a medical missionary. I found you wandering out of your mind two days ago, and I've taken you under my wing. We're going to the Monastery Of Pancha Panchapuzpa. I'm most grateful to you, miss Farley.
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You have saved my life. Commit me to introduce myself. My name is Sigerson, Olaf Sigerson. I'm Norwegian explorer.
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Oh, no. No. Your name is Sherlock Holmes, and you're a famous English detective. I don't understand it. Mister Holmes, you've been delirious for the last two days. In your ravings, I was delighted to learn that the great Sherlock Holmes did not die two years ago at the Reichenbach Falls. I can see that further simulation is useless, my dear young lady.
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However, I must implore you to keep my secret. It's essential that for a while longer,
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the world continues to think me dead. You don't need to worry, mister Holmes. I'm a great admirer of yours, and I promise that no one will ever learn your secret from my lips. Try drinking a little more broth. You're dreadfully weak. Thank you so much. Help me, please. Please to give me help. Another white man travels the road to Panchapuzpa. Stop the cart. You need
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help? Ah, my own cart has broken the wheel. You are going perhaps to the Monastery Of Pancipuzpa.
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We are? Ah, good.
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Fyodor Domitryevich Gorajin, imperial Russian envoy will travel with you. Please to make room room as possible. Please. Remember my secret. The card may proceed.
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Your name, please, young lady? Eileen Farley. I'm an American medical missionary.
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I do not approve of missionaries, but, you are very beautiful. So Borodin will forgive you. Who is this mochig lying on the floor? He looks half dead. I am half dead, because Borodin Borodin.
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My name is Sigerson. I am Norwegian. Norwegian. What is a Norwegian doing in Tibet? I have been exploring the mountains. And what may I ask is a Russian doing in Tibet, Gospod in Borodin? What is a Russian doing?
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You shall see, my friend. To holy mother Russia shall belong Tibet. But now let us be gay. We have some hours ahead of us. You, like vodka, miss Male? I'm afraid I don't drink. Borykin will teach you to drink. Then he will sing you songs of his native Russia. We shall be happy.
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Holmes told me that every note jar is aching, weary head. After a few hours, the strangely assorted trio arrived at the gates of the monastery. An edifice, as Holmes told me, of great antiquity and and of breathtaking beauty and built in the shadow of a giant mountain. He was fed and bathed, and shortly afterwards, he found himself together with his two companions in the presence of the head abbot himself, a man of great age and infinite wisdom. The faint chanting of religious music could be heard coming from another part of the monastery. Does the old man
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My dear miss Farley, my dear gentlemen, I have welcomed you to the monastery, and yet each one of you has come to me separately and asked that he be given permission to go to the sacred city of Lhasa.
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I cannot give that permission, my children. Borodin has traveled a long way. For us, you will be most unhappy if he does not get the permission. I am an explorer, Robin, sir.
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Will not that fact entitle me to some consideration? I too have traveled a great way, sir. My children, I realized your claims,
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but the permission is not in my power to grant. Tibet is ruled by our Chinese overlords. In any case, I will ask you to turn your heads. The gentleman approaching us has miss Eileen Varley. How do you do is miss Eileen Farley. How do you do? How do you do, sir Harvey? Gospodin Borodin from Russia.
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How do you do? One cannot travel the world without meeting an Englishman.
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Watsi? And mister Olaf Sigerson
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from North Bay, Goddakseha.
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How do you do? Please be seated.
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My children, the Chinese ruler in this province has heard of your presence here. He has
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question. Four of you, all from different countries, have traveled here to the mountains of Tibet. At this monastery, I can offer you refreshment, the opportunity of acquiring wisdom and peace. What more do you seek in Lhasa? I shall ask you each that question in turn. You, miss Farley, what do you seek?
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I seek the opportunity to bring both guard and health to your Tibetan people. And you, mister Sigerson? I seek to chart the true course of your mountains
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and so to bring knowledge to the world. And you,
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Gospodin
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Borodin? I seek to bring about complete understanding between the great peoples of Tibet and Russia. If I succeed, the tsar and his family may consider turning to Buddhism.
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Indeed. And you, sir Harvey, as representative of the British government,
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what do you seek? I shall not join in this contest of wishful seeking. I merely remind you, sir, that your government has signed a treaty with mine. And was not that treaty forced upon us by our Chinese overlords?
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No, my children. You have advanced brave reasons, but I cannot help remembering that the streams of Tibet bear gold nuggets the size of hazelnuts. You foreigners, in your pitiful ignorance, esteem gold. That signals the arrival of Huazen, the Chinese emissary. Your problems will soon be settled, my children. I will acquaint him with your request.
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Are you smiling, mister Holmes?
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At the name of the Chinese overlord, Huat Sun. Must avoid falling into old habits and saying elementary, my dear Huat Shh. He's going to speak. Silence.
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Silence.
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The abbot has told me your wishes. I will hold conference. American lady and Norwegian will not be allowed.
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Only Great Britain and Russia have treaties with my country. I insist that I have prior right over the Russian representative. George Wozni.
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I represented that, and Russia is your neighbor.
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Well, mister Holmes, it
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Well, mister Holmes, it looks as if you and I, at any rate, don't get to Lhasa. No. You look worried. Does the journey to Lhasa mean so much to you? It isn't that. I'm worried about the potential danger that hangs over this monastery. Violent forces are at work. What do you mean, mister Holmes? As you know, miss Farley, I have some specialized acquaintance for these matters, And I tell you that I rarely seen more clearly exemplified that emotional tension which leads to one thing, murder. That is what I'm afraid of, young lady. Murder.
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Martell, that was what Holmes was afraid of. Later that day, as the sun was setting over the mountain top, the old abbot walked slowly in the monastery garden as he talked to the man who he thought would be Sigismund.
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Mister Sigismund, Mister Seegerson, what can I do to help you? Our conversation has pleased me. You are a man of rare perception and knowledge. I grant you one worthy to enter Lazar, but I can offer no hope. Mister Waugh has already rejected the applications of both the Englishman and the Russian. He did that. He did my son.
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Threatened him. If anything were to to happen to the Chinese emissary, would you have the right to grant permission for a journey to Lhasa? Yes. Until the new envoy arrived from Peking. But what are you suggesting, my son? This monastery is a haven of peace, a backwater far from the troubled stream of life.
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No violence has ever occurred here. I hope it never will. And yet
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the Chinese envoy was frightened, you say, reverend sir? Yes, my son. He has left the monastery, of course. No. Those who come here even for a short visit must break bread with us and sleep at least one night. Mister Waugh is quartered in the cell you see before us. And do you mind if we call on him, reverend sir? Of course not, my son. Though you will but waste your breath in talking to him, he will not give you permission to take the road to Lasse. He sleeps, my son.
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Let us not disturb him. If you don't mind, Reverend, sir, I must awaken him if he can be awakened. What can be wrong? I think I know. I'm going in. There is your answer, Reverend, sir. Yes. There is. Yes, sir. Strangled with his own cue.
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The poor, misguided man has taken his own life, ma'am. No, sir. Look at those marks on his shoulder. He has been murdered. But what are we to do?
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As it happens, sir, I have certain amount of experience with these matters in my in my own country. If I were to produce the murderer for you with certain proof of his guilt, would you authorize my going to Lhasa? Yes. Since for a few days that permission is mine to give, I will grant it. You fill me with a strange confidence. But how will you find this taker of life? I can't tell you now, sir, but I shall find him. All that I require is a little assistance from you, sir. Of Of course. What is it? Let us both leave the cell, post guard here, and give him strict orders that no one's to enter and is accompanied by me. Very well. But, my son, where are you going? Before very long, sir, I hope to be on my way to Lhasa.
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Well, doctor Watson, it seems to me that Sherlock Holmes was in a tough spot. There he was thousands of miles from England. A murderer was running loose. Holmes was in disguise, and he hadn't got you to help him on the case. Oh, thank you, mister Bartell. I must say I think that I always was useful to my old friend, but I I wasn't there.
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So this time, he enlisted the services of Eileen Farley, the American girl. Immediately after he'd left the cell of the murdered man, he'd gone to Miss Farley and told over the tragedy. As I returned to the scene of the crime, he found that his instructions had been carried out and that a guard was barring the entrance to the dead man's cell.
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There's a guard in front of the cell. My instructions.
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The abbot gave you your orders. Yes. You may go in. Please close the door behind us. I'm sure your nerves are up for this, miss Farley. It's not a pretty sight. I've seen sudden death before, mister Holmes. In any case, I wouldn't dare appear frightened. I'm so flattered that you asked me to help you. You were the only one who knew my true identity. That's why I suggest you take my old friend's place. I need what can I say? I needed, a sounding sounding board for my deductions. Wait a minute here. Light a match. There we are. Now here's a candle.
I warned you it wasn't a pretty sight. Hold the candle, will you please, miss Marley? Thank you. This isn't hard to reconstruct. The killer stood behind his victim, held him by the left shoulder. So while his his tube around his neck pulled back.
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Yes.
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Yes. The marks are so evident. Hello?
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What's this on the forest's feet? A cigarette. Dropped as it was burning, I should think. And now it's nothing but ash. Exactly. Ash. Now put up a visitors. The monastery smokes cigarettes? Yourself,
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the Russian, and Sir Harvey, the Englishman. I think we may justifiably omit myself from the list of suspects. So that narrows us down to two. Look, miss Farley. What is it? There are clear traces here to the naked eye, not only of tobacco ash and paper, but of of cardboard. But what does that signify, mister Holmes? The case is nearly solved. Come on, young lady. We must pay a visit to Borodin's cell at once.
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Arguments. Always, sir Harvey Forrester, you give me the arguments. But my dear Borodin I am not your dear Borodin. I'm Piotr Dimitrovich Borodin, ambassador of Holy Come in. Come in. Come in. The missionary girl and the sick Norwegian. Come in. We will drink vodka,
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and I will sing Russian songs for you. We haven't come here to listen to songs. A Chinese envoy was murdered tonight.
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So we have been told, my dear. Sir Harvey and I are very happy because of his death, are we not? Well, I won't pretend I'm hot, bro.
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What is it, Norwegian? You were in the cell tonight at the time of the murder. That's all law. I can prove it. In that cell, I've just found ashes, a totally burnt cigarette ashes that included fragments of cardboard.
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Only a Russian cigarette has a cardboard mouthpiece. Mouthpiece. What you can or cannot prove is of no interest to me, Sigurdsson. He's very obstinate tonight, Sigurdsson.
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We've just been having a political argument. Couldn't agree on a single point except on the danger of the common man. He was telling me of the most extraordinary revolution in his estates. Do you know they chopped off one of his hands? Your hand borrowed in. Quick.
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Which one?
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As god was merciful, my left hand And the one beneath your glove? He Is made of wax, my good Norwegian. Is made of wax. Mercy for yourself.
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Extraordinary. It's more than that. It is conclusive proof. What do you mean, mister Seachem? I cannot tell you now. I must leave you here. Let me warn you. The three of you will be well advised to keep an eye on each other. Meanwhile, I must see the abbot. Why, mister Sigismus? Because now I know who murdered
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The pink fingers of dawn are steaming across the mountain top, my son.
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Soon, you will be on your way to a loss, sir. Yes, reverend, sir. You have kept your promise. You kept yours, mister
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sir. What is it? The hooded figure in the corner is that of the monastery scribe. He keeps our animals. I want you to explain for our records how you knew which one of the three was the taker of life. It was not typical, sir. The killer
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had gripped Bartzun's shoulder with the left hand while right was used to strangle him. Therefore, the Russian Borodin could not be the killer since his left hand was artificial. Official. Quite so. It was, as you told me, made of wax. Then But the clue of the cigarette pointed directly to the Russian. Therefore, it had obviously been planted there deliberately to incriminate him. Now there is no trained police force in Tibet. We need no police. There is no crime here, my son, but but continue. Why should the cigarette be planted to incriminate the Russian unless there was someone capable of making the deduction from a handful of cigarette ash? Therefore, the murderer was the one person who knew my true identity.
Miss Eileen Farley, supposed missionary. No missionary,
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as it transpired when she confessed, and no American. No.
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Secret service agents of America, of German origin, seeking to reach Lhasa before the Russians and infuriated by Wartem's denial of passage. Any secret service is better off without such employee. She will pay for her mortal sins.
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May she redeem herself with her next place on the wheel. My son.
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Yes, Reverend, sir.
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You are about to leave me, and I shall never see you again. Though evil and death came to Pancho Pushpa and to my monastery in the caravan that brought you here, I shall miss you, my son. I shall miss you greatly.
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And are you, reverend sir, would you consider staying
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here? I can only offer you peace, a shelter from the outside world, and quiet companionship.
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Three great gifts, sir, but I cannot take them. My work is not done. I must go on. Of course, my son.
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It was an old man's dream.
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One last question. What is it, sir? You spoke of your true identity
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just now. Who are you, my son?
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Reverend, sir, I cannot tell even you the answer to that question. One day, perhaps, but not now. Let us just say that I have wandered through a world of trouble just as you have remained tranquil in a world of peace. I hope, sir, that we should meet again.
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I hope so too. Goodbye, my son.
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Goodbye, reverend, sir. Sir. Goodbye.
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Doctor, that was really an unusual story.
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You told it so well. I I felt you were actually a part of it. My boys. I said the story was told to me by Holmes. I I've never been to Tibet. Been to India. Of course. I never really wanted to go to Tibet. Horrible mountains, terrible weather, lots of bandits on the roads, sort of dangerous place. Doctor, you're not afraid of danger, are you? Ten years ago, mister Bartel, a question like that had been insult. Today, I realize that all of us, unless we're stupid, have some fear of danger. I would say that I'm definitely not a coward, nor am I a thrill seeker, but I've done with searching for
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for something new. Me too, doctor. I'm through searching for something new also.
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Now that I've found Petri wine, I'm gonna stick to it. Mister Bartel, no matter what we talk about, when you say it, it always sounds like Petri wine.
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Oh, why not? I can't think of a more delicious wine. And no wonder, the Petri family has been making the fine Petri wines for generations. Ever since the eighteen hundreds they've handed on down from father to son, from father to son, the fine art of turning luscious sun ripened grapes into fragrant delicious wine. And because the making of Petri wine is family takes pride in doing a good job. They won't put that name Petri on any wine that isn't up to the high Petri standards. Yes, if it's Petri wine, you know it's good wine because Petri took time to bring you good wine.
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Well, doctor Watson, what new Sherlock Holmes adventure do you plan to tell us next week? Well, now, next week, mister Bartel, I'm going to tell you a story that started off in a very lighthearted way and ended on the same note, and yet it involved Sherlock Holmes and myself in serious danger and caused us intense humiliation. I call it the adventure of the pigeon feathers. Sounds well, buddy. Oh, thank you. Thank you very much. And before you go, I want to remind the families of our returned veterans that their sons are more than heroes. They not only fought bravely, but in the armed forces, they acquired new skills, learned or bettered themselves in some trade, or furthered their education.
Our men have returned with a new maturity and a new wisdom. They'll be more valuable to past or to future employers and more valuable to their country. The greatest assets America has at this moment are her veterans. Remember that. Good night.
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Tonight, Sherlock Holmes adventure was written by Dennis Green and Anthony Boucher and was suggested by an incident in this Arthur Conan Doyle story, the adventure of the empty house. Music is by Dean Foster. Mister Ratfone appears through the courtesy of Metro Goldwyn Mayer and mister Bruce through the courtesy of Universal Pictures where they are now starring in the Sherlock Holmes series. The Petrie Wine Company of San Francisco, California invites you to tune in again next week, same time, same station. Sherlock Holmes comes to you from our Hollywood studios.
This is Harry Bartel saying good night for the Petrie family. For a solid hour of exciting mystery dramas, listen every Monday night on most of these same stations at 08:00 to Michael Shane followed immediately by Sherlock Holmes. This is the mutual broadcasting system.
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Petrie wine brings you Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce in the new adventures of Sherlock Holmes. The Petrie family, the family that took time to bring you good wine, invite you to listen to doctor Watson tell us another exciting adventure he shared with his old friend, that master detective, Sherlock Holmes. And I'd like to talk about an adventure myself, an adventure in good eating. It begins with a good wine, Petri California Sauternes. You just serve that Petri Sauternes the next time you have fried chicken. You like fried chicken? Cooked so it's crispy and a beautiful reddish gold color on the outside and just, oh, just as tender as all get out on the inside.
That's chicken. But where do you try it with Petri Sauternes? That's a wine. That Petri Sauternes is a pale, delicate, golden color. You can just look at it and you know it's going to be one of the most delicious wines you've ever tasted, if not the most delicious. Petri Sauternes is not only wonderful with chicken, it's it's great with fish or any kind of seafood too. Get a bottle of Petri Sauternes. When it's a Petri wine, it's a good wine. And now I'm sure doctor Watson's expecting us, so let's go in and join him.
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Go in. Go in. Go in. Ah, there you are, mister Bartel. Good evening, doctor. Good evening. Drop your chair by the fire. That's it. The tobacco's in the jar beside you over there. Thanks. Well, doctor, all ready for tonight's new Sherlock Holmes adventure? Yes, mister Bartel. Though on this occasion, I'm going to tell a story a little differently. You see, I didn't take part in it myself, so I shall act as a narrator and recount the adventure as it was told me some years after it actually took place. Told you by Sherlock Holmes, I suppose. Yes. At the time the story happened, the whole world, including myself,
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believed that my old friend had been dead for three years. What did he do with himself during those three years, doctor? Wondered about the world, Persia,
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Egypt, the South Of France, and two years of his time was spent in Tibet, where he disguised himself as a Norwegian explorer by the name of Surgessen. His object being to visit the forbidden city of Lhasa. The story began as Holmes stood on the outskirts of a tiny encampment, high in the Tibetan snows, disguised as a Norwegian servicemen. Surrounding him was an excited group of of native guides, their fur capped faces in shaggy sheepskin coats, making them appear like strange wild animals as they stood there gesticulating wildly.
The freezing wind whirled great clouds of snow away from the mountain top that loomed above them, and Holmes told me that he felt a premonition of impending disaster. My men will go no further. They say the goddess of the mountain is angry. If we climb further,
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she will swallow us up. She will bury us. But we cannot go back now. We have come so far, thousand feet, 800 feet higher. We shall reach past. We shall be safe. I will not go. We can't stay back there in the tent until the goddess of the mountain tells us we may go further. He is right. We can't go. If we don't want to go anymore, it's too
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Fools.
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If you stay here in the wilderness, in the village, and the avalanche comes, you will will all defer it. You will be swept away. The only road lies upward. We will not go. That's
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Holmes was the only one who survived. He struggled up the pass that led to safety. Whipping around in a in a frenzy. A few moments after he reached the top, the avalanche occurred. The tents, the guides, and all their equipment were buried beneath hundreds of feet of thundering snow. The way behind him was closed. He could only forge ahead alone. Unaided, he descended the path of death to the plateau beyond, but the goddess of the mountain was still angry. Through the knifing wind and snow, he battled on without food and without, as he told me later, much hope. Even Holmes was helpless in that battle of man against the elements.
What happened in that thirty six hours, he never really knew except that the wind howled and the driving snow slashed at him without mercy. Finally, his mind began to wander and he became delirious.
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Watson, dear boy, hand me my violin, will you? Moriarty, I want to introduce to you with the goddess of the mountain I think you will have a lot in common. Two twenty one b Megastree Cabbie, for heaven's sake, get me as fast as you can. I think I'll call it two.
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Though his mind was wandering, his great strength combined with instinctive urge for self preservation must have kept him on his feet. But finally, he returned to normal consciousness to find himself jogging along a rough road in a primitive cart drawn by two oxen. The sun shining on him and a white girl feeding him warm broth from a cup. For a moment, the girl looked at him with a comforting smile. And there's a smoke.
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You wonder you look puzzled, poor man. You can't make up your mind whether you're in this world or the next. Why are you?
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And how did I get here, please?
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My name is Eileen Farley. I'm a medical missionary. I found you wandering out of your mind two days ago, and I've taken you under my wing. We're going to the Monastery Of Pancha Panchapuzpa. I'm most grateful to you, miss Farley.
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You have saved my life. Commit me to introduce myself. My name is Sigerson, Olaf Sigerson. I'm Norwegian explorer.
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Oh, no. No. Your name is Sherlock Holmes, and you're a famous English detective. I don't understand it. Mister Holmes, you've been delirious for the last two days. In your ravings, I was delighted to learn that the great Sherlock Holmes did not die two years ago at the Reichenbach Falls. I can see that further simulation is useless, my dear young lady.
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However, I must implore you to keep my secret. It's essential that for a while longer,
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the world continues to think me dead. You don't need to worry, mister Holmes. I'm a great admirer of yours, and I promise that no one will ever learn your secret from my lips. Try drinking a little more broth. You're dreadfully weak. Thank you so much. Help me, please. Please to give me help. Another white man travels the road to Panchapuzpa. Stop the cart. You need
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help? Ah, my own cart has broken the wheel. You are going perhaps to the Monastery Of Pancipuzpa.
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We are? Ah, good.
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Fyodor Domitryevich Gorajin, imperial Russian envoy will travel with you. Please to make room room as possible. Please. Remember my secret. The card may proceed.
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Your name, please, young lady? Eileen Farley. I'm an American medical missionary.
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I do not approve of missionaries, but, you are very beautiful. So Borodin will forgive you. Who is this mochig lying on the floor? He looks half dead. I am half dead, because Borodin Borodin.
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My name is Sigerson. I am Norwegian. Norwegian. What is a Norwegian doing in Tibet? I have been exploring the mountains. And what may I ask is a Russian doing in Tibet, Gospod in Borodin? What is a Russian doing?
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You shall see, my friend. To holy mother Russia shall belong Tibet. But now let us be gay. We have some hours ahead of us. You, like vodka, miss Male? I'm afraid I don't drink. Borykin will teach you to drink. Then he will sing you songs of his native Russia. We shall be happy.
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Holmes told me that every note jar is aching, weary head. After a few hours, the strangely assorted trio arrived at the gates of the monastery. An edifice, as Holmes told me, of great antiquity and and of breathtaking beauty and built in the shadow of a giant mountain. He was fed and bathed, and shortly afterwards, he found himself together with his two companions in the presence of the head abbot himself, a man of great age and infinite wisdom. The faint chanting of religious music could be heard coming from another part of the monastery. Does the old man
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My dear miss Farley, my dear gentlemen, I have welcomed you to the monastery, and yet each one of you has come to me separately and asked that he be given permission to go to the sacred city of Lhasa.
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I cannot give that permission, my children. Borodin has traveled a long way. For us, you will be most unhappy if he does not get the permission. I am an explorer, Robin, sir.
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Will not that fact entitle me to some consideration? I too have traveled a great way, sir. My children, I realized your claims,
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but the permission is not in my power to grant. Tibet is ruled by our Chinese overlords. In any case, I will ask you to turn your heads. The gentleman approaching us has miss Eileen Varley. How do you do is miss Eileen Farley. How do you do? How do you do, sir Harvey? Gospodin Borodin from Russia.
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How do you do? One cannot travel the world without meeting an Englishman.
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Watsi? And mister Olaf Sigerson
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from North Bay, Goddakseha.
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How do you do? Please be seated.
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My children, the Chinese ruler in this province has heard of your presence here. He has
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question. Four of you, all from different countries, have traveled here to the mountains of Tibet. At this monastery, I can offer you refreshment, the opportunity of acquiring wisdom and peace. What more do you seek in Lhasa? I shall ask you each that question in turn. You, miss Farley, what do you seek?
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I seek the opportunity to bring both guard and health to your Tibetan people. And you, mister Sigerson? I seek to chart the true course of your mountains
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and so to bring knowledge to the world. And you,
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Gospodin
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Borodin? I seek to bring about complete understanding between the great peoples of Tibet and Russia. If I succeed, the tsar and his family may consider turning to Buddhism.
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Indeed. And you, sir Harvey, as representative of the British government,
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what do you seek? I shall not join in this contest of wishful seeking. I merely remind you, sir, that your government has signed a treaty with mine. And was not that treaty forced upon us by our Chinese overlords?
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No, my children. You have advanced brave reasons, but I cannot help remembering that the streams of Tibet bear gold nuggets the size of hazelnuts. You foreigners, in your pitiful ignorance, esteem gold. That signals the arrival of Huazen, the Chinese emissary. Your problems will soon be settled, my children. I will acquaint him with your request.
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Are you smiling, mister Holmes?
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At the name of the Chinese overlord, Huat Sun. Must avoid falling into old habits and saying elementary, my dear Huat Shh. He's going to speak. Silence.
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Silence.
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The abbot has told me your wishes. I will hold conference. American lady and Norwegian will not be allowed.
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Only Great Britain and Russia have treaties with my country. I insist that I have prior right over the Russian representative. George Wozni.
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I represented that, and Russia is your neighbor.
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Well, mister Holmes, it
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Well, mister Holmes, it looks as if you and I, at any rate, don't get to Lhasa. No. You look worried. Does the journey to Lhasa mean so much to you? It isn't that. I'm worried about the potential danger that hangs over this monastery. Violent forces are at work. What do you mean, mister Holmes? As you know, miss Farley, I have some specialized acquaintance for these matters, And I tell you that I rarely seen more clearly exemplified that emotional tension which leads to one thing, murder. That is what I'm afraid of, young lady. Murder.
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Martell, that was what Holmes was afraid of. Later that day, as the sun was setting over the mountain top, the old abbot walked slowly in the monastery garden as he talked to the man who he thought would be Sigismund.
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Mister Sigismund, Mister Seegerson, what can I do to help you? Our conversation has pleased me. You are a man of rare perception and knowledge. I grant you one worthy to enter Lazar, but I can offer no hope. Mister Waugh has already rejected the applications of both the Englishman and the Russian. He did that. He did my son.
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Threatened him. If anything were to to happen to the Chinese emissary, would you have the right to grant permission for a journey to Lhasa? Yes. Until the new envoy arrived from Peking. But what are you suggesting, my son? This monastery is a haven of peace, a backwater far from the troubled stream of life.
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No violence has ever occurred here. I hope it never will. And yet
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the Chinese envoy was frightened, you say, reverend sir? Yes, my son. He has left the monastery, of course. No. Those who come here even for a short visit must break bread with us and sleep at least one night. Mister Waugh is quartered in the cell you see before us. And do you mind if we call on him, reverend sir? Of course not, my son. Though you will but waste your breath in talking to him, he will not give you permission to take the road to Lasse. He sleeps, my son.
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Let us not disturb him. If you don't mind, Reverend, sir, I must awaken him if he can be awakened. What can be wrong? I think I know. I'm going in. There is your answer, Reverend, sir. Yes. There is. Yes, sir. Strangled with his own cue.
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The poor, misguided man has taken his own life, ma'am. No, sir. Look at those marks on his shoulder. He has been murdered. But what are we to do?
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As it happens, sir, I have certain amount of experience with these matters in my in my own country. If I were to produce the murderer for you with certain proof of his guilt, would you authorize my going to Lhasa? Yes. Since for a few days that permission is mine to give, I will grant it. You fill me with a strange confidence. But how will you find this taker of life? I can't tell you now, sir, but I shall find him. All that I require is a little assistance from you, sir. Of Of course. What is it? Let us both leave the cell, post guard here, and give him strict orders that no one's to enter and is accompanied by me. Very well. But, my son, where are you going? Before very long, sir, I hope to be on my way to Lhasa.
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Doctor Watson will tell us the rest of his story immediately, so I'll just take a second to remind you that hamburgers, yep, hamburgers, are practically an all American food. We all love a good hamburger, but wait till you taste a juicy hamburger together with a glass of Petri California Burgundy. Boy, that petri burgundy is a hearty red wine. It's just the best friend a hamburger or steak or any kind of meat dish ever had. So remember, if you want a red wine for dinner, you want petri burgundy. If you prefer a white wine, you want petri sauteurne. And if you can't make up your mind which you want, it's simple. Don't buy one, buy two, but always buy petri, p e t r I, petri.
Well, doctor Watson, it seems to me that Sherlock Holmes was in a tough spot. There he was thousands of miles from England. A murderer was running loose. Holmes was in disguise, and he hadn't got you to help him on the case. Oh, thank you, mister Bartell. I must say I think that I always was useful to my old friend, but I I wasn't there.
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So this time, he enlisted the services of Eileen Farley, the American girl. Immediately after he'd left the cell of the murdered man, he'd gone to Miss Farley and told over the tragedy. As I returned to the scene of the crime, he found that his instructions had been carried out and that a guard was barring the entrance to the dead man's cell.
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There's a guard in front of the cell. My instructions.
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The abbot gave you your orders. Yes. You may go in. Please close the door behind us. I'm sure your nerves are up for this, miss Farley. It's not a pretty sight. I've seen sudden death before, mister Holmes. In any case, I wouldn't dare appear frightened. I'm so flattered that you asked me to help you. You were the only one who knew my true identity. That's why I suggest you take my old friend's place. I need what can I say? I needed, a sounding sounding board for my deductions. Wait a minute here. Light a match. There we are. Now here's a candle.
I warned you it wasn't a pretty sight. Hold the candle, will you please, miss Marley? Thank you. This isn't hard to reconstruct. The killer stood behind his victim, held him by the left shoulder. So while his his tube around his neck pulled back.
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Yes.
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Yes. The marks are so evident. Hello?
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What's this on the forest's feet? A cigarette. Dropped as it was burning, I should think. And now it's nothing but ash. Exactly. Ash. Now put up a visitors. The monastery smokes cigarettes? Yourself,
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the Russian, and Sir Harvey, the Englishman. I think we may justifiably omit myself from the list of suspects. So that narrows us down to two. Look, miss Farley. What is it? There are clear traces here to the naked eye, not only of tobacco ash and paper, but of of cardboard. But what does that signify, mister Holmes? The case is nearly solved. Come on, young lady. We must pay a visit to Borodin's cell at once.
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Arguments. Always, sir Harvey Forrester, you give me the arguments. But my dear Borodin I am not your dear Borodin. I'm Piotr Dimitrovich Borodin, ambassador of Holy Come in. Come in. Come in. The missionary girl and the sick Norwegian. Come in. We will drink vodka,
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and I will sing Russian songs for you. We haven't come here to listen to songs. A Chinese envoy was murdered tonight.
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So we have been told, my dear. Sir Harvey and I are very happy because of his death, are we not? Well, I won't pretend I'm hot, bro.
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What is it, Norwegian? You were in the cell tonight at the time of the murder. That's all law. I can prove it. In that cell, I've just found ashes, a totally burnt cigarette ashes that included fragments of cardboard.
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Only a Russian cigarette has a cardboard mouthpiece. Mouthpiece. What you can or cannot prove is of no interest to me, Sigurdsson. He's very obstinate tonight, Sigurdsson.
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We've just been having a political argument. Couldn't agree on a single point except on the danger of the common man. He was telling me of the most extraordinary revolution in his estates. Do you know they chopped off one of his hands? Your hand borrowed in. Quick.
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Which one?
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As god was merciful, my left hand And the one beneath your glove? He Is made of wax, my good Norwegian. Is made of wax. Mercy for yourself.
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Extraordinary. It's more than that. It is conclusive proof. What do you mean, mister Seachem? I cannot tell you now. I must leave you here. Let me warn you. The three of you will be well advised to keep an eye on each other. Meanwhile, I must see the abbot. Why, mister Sigismus? Because now I know who murdered
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The pink fingers of dawn are steaming across the mountain top, my son.
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Soon, you will be on your way to a loss, sir. Yes, reverend, sir. You have kept your promise. You kept yours, mister
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sir. What is it? The hooded figure in the corner is that of the monastery scribe. He keeps our animals. I want you to explain for our records how you knew which one of the three was the taker of life. It was not typical, sir. The killer
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had gripped Bartzun's shoulder with the left hand while right was used to strangle him. Therefore, the Russian Borodin could not be the killer since his left hand was artificial. Official. Quite so. It was, as you told me, made of wax. Then But the clue of the cigarette pointed directly to the Russian. Therefore, it had obviously been planted there deliberately to incriminate him. Now there is no trained police force in Tibet. We need no police. There is no crime here, my son, but but continue. Why should the cigarette be planted to incriminate the Russian unless there was someone capable of making the deduction from a handful of cigarette ash? Therefore, the murderer was the one person who knew my true identity.
Miss Eileen Farley, supposed missionary. No missionary,
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as it transpired when she confessed, and no American. No.
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Secret service agents of America, of German origin, seeking to reach Lhasa before the Russians and infuriated by Wartem's denial of passage. Any secret service is better off without such employee. She will pay for her mortal sins.
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May she redeem herself with her next place on the wheel. My son.
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Yes, Reverend, sir.
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You are about to leave me, and I shall never see you again. Though evil and death came to Pancho Pushpa and to my monastery in the caravan that brought you here, I shall miss you, my son. I shall miss you greatly.
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And are you, reverend sir, would you consider staying
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here? I can only offer you peace, a shelter from the outside world, and quiet companionship.
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Three great gifts, sir, but I cannot take them. My work is not done. I must go on. Of course, my son.
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It was an old man's dream.
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One last question. What is it, sir? You spoke of your true identity
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just now. Who are you, my son?
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Reverend, sir, I cannot tell even you the answer to that question. One day, perhaps, but not now. Let us just say that I have wandered through a world of trouble just as you have remained tranquil in a world of peace. I hope, sir, that we should meet again.
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I hope so too. Goodbye, my son.
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Goodbye, reverend, sir. Sir. Goodbye.
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Doctor, that was really an unusual story.
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You told it so well. I I felt you were actually a part of it. My boys. I said the story was told to me by Holmes. I I've never been to Tibet. Been to India. Of course. I never really wanted to go to Tibet. Horrible mountains, terrible weather, lots of bandits on the roads, sort of dangerous place. Doctor, you're not afraid of danger, are you? Ten years ago, mister Bartel, a question like that had been insult. Today, I realize that all of us, unless we're stupid, have some fear of danger. I would say that I'm definitely not a coward, nor am I a thrill seeker, but I've done with searching for
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for something new. Me too, doctor. I'm through searching for something new also.
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Now that I've found Petri wine, I'm gonna stick to it. Mister Bartel, no matter what we talk about, when you say it, it always sounds like Petri wine.
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Oh, why not? I can't think of a more delicious wine. And no wonder, the Petri family has been making the fine Petri wines for generations. Ever since the eighteen hundreds they've handed on down from father to son, from father to son, the fine art of turning luscious sun ripened grapes into fragrant delicious wine. And because the making of Petri wine is family takes pride in doing a good job. They won't put that name Petri on any wine that isn't up to the high Petri standards. Yes, if it's Petri wine, you know it's good wine because Petri took time to bring you good wine.
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Well, doctor Watson, what new Sherlock Holmes adventure do you plan to tell us next week? Well, now, next week, mister Bartel, I'm going to tell you a story that started off in a very lighthearted way and ended on the same note, and yet it involved Sherlock Holmes and myself in serious danger and caused us intense humiliation. I call it the adventure of the pigeon feathers. Sounds well, buddy. Oh, thank you. Thank you very much. And before you go, I want to remind the families of our returned veterans that their sons are more than heroes. They not only fought bravely, but in the armed forces, they acquired new skills, learned or bettered themselves in some trade, or furthered their education.
Our men have returned with a new maturity and a new wisdom. They'll be more valuable to past or to future employers and more valuable to their country. The greatest assets America has at this moment are her veterans. Remember that. Good night.
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Tonight, Sherlock Holmes adventure was written by Dennis Green and Anthony Boucher and was suggested by an incident in this Arthur Conan Doyle story, the adventure of the empty house. Music is by Dean Foster. Mister Ratfone appears through the courtesy of Metro Goldwyn Mayer and mister Bruce through the courtesy of Universal Pictures where they are now starring in the Sherlock Holmes series. The Petrie Wine Company of San Francisco, California invites you to tune in again next week, same time, same station. Sherlock Holmes comes to you from our Hollywood studios.
This is Harry Bartel saying good night for the Petrie family. For a solid hour of exciting mystery dramas, listen every Monday night on most of these same stations at 08:00 to Michael Shane followed immediately by Sherlock Holmes. This is the mutual broadcasting system.
Introduction to the Adventure
Sherlock Holmes' Disguise and Journey
The Avalanche and Holmes' Survival
Meeting Eileen Farley
Arrival at the Monastery
The Quest for Lhasa
Holmes' Concerns of Murder
Discovery of the Murder
Holmes' Investigation
The Revelation and Conclusion
