Sherlock Holmes Investigates

 

Our visitor’s hand was on her knee. Holmes pushed up the lace of her sleeve. On her wrist were five little red spots, the marks of four fingers and a thumb.

"He has been cruel" to you," said Holmes.

The lady blushed, and put her hand over her injured wrist. "He is a hard man ", she said, "and perhaps he doesn't know his own strength."

Holmes put his chin on his hand and stared into the fire. There was a long silence. Finally Holmes said 'This is a very deep business. There are a thousand details which I need to know before I decide what we should do. But we do not have very much time. If we come to your house today, can we look at your rooms without your stepfather knowing? "

Vocabulary:

Lace: A type of fabric made with elaborate weaving.
Wrist: The connection between your hand and your arm.
Thumb: The short fat finger on the side of your hand.
Cruel: Be unkind, hurt .
Blush: When the blood comes to your face.
Chin: The part of your face under your mouth.
Stare: To give a long, hard look.
Deep: Serious and complicated.
Details: Small things or parts of things.