Sherlock Holmes Investigates

 

He was so tall that his hat actually touched the top of the door, and his shoulders were so wide that they filled the entrance. He had a large face, with a thousand wrinkles, burned yellow with the sun, and marked by his terrible life. He turned this face from one to the other of us. His yellow eyes, and his high nose made him look like a fierce old bird of prey.

"Which of you is Holmes?" asked this man

"That is my name sir, but I don't know yours" said Holmes quietly.

"I am Dr Grimsby Roylott of Stoke Moran"

"Indeed, Doctor" said Holmes. "Please take a seat."

"I will do nothing like that. My stepdaughter has been here. I have followed her. What has she been saying to you?"

"It is rather cold for the time of the year" said Holmes.

Vocabulary:

Wrinkles : Lines on the skin
Mark: A sign to show something.
Bird of prey: birds like hawks and eagles.
Take a seat: sit down.