Sherlock Holmes Investigates

 

I could not sleep that night. I had a feeling that some sort of disaster was going to strike. My sister and I, you will remember, were twins, and you know that twins are often very close together in spirit.

It was a wild night. The wind was howling outside, and the rain was beating and splashing against the windows. Suddenly, in the middle of all the noise of the storm, I heard the wild scream of a terrified woman. I knew it was my sister's voice. I jumped from my bed, pulled my dressing gown around me, and rushed into the corridor. As I opened my door I seemed to hear a low whistle, such as the one my sister had described, and a few moments later a sound, as if a piece of metal had fallen.

As I ran down the passage, my sister's door was unlocked, and it opened slowly. I stared at it in horror, not knowing what was about to come from it. By the light of the lamp in the corridor I saw my sister at the door, her face white with terror. She was walking as if she was drunk, and as I ran to her and put my arms around her, her knees seemed to lose their strength, and she fell to the ground.

Vocabulary:

Howling: Making a noise like a wolf.
Splashing: The noise made by water.
Rushed: Hurried as much as possible
Low: Here it means not very loud
Stare: Look at very hard
Drunk: What happens to a person after drinking too much alcohol.