"He seems a very friendly person" said Holmes. He laughed. "I am not as big as he is, but if he had stayed I could have shown him that my grip was not much weaker than his ". He picked up the steel poker and, with a sudden effort, straightened it out again.

"Well, this incident gives more flavour to our investigation. I hope that our little friend will not have any problems because she allowed him to follow her. And now, Watson, we shall order breakfast, and afterward I shall walk down to look at some documents. I hope to get some information which will help us.

It was nearly 1.00 pm when Holmes returned. He held in his hand a sheet of blue paper, written all over with notes and figures. "I have seen the will of the dead wife", he said. "To understand exactly what the will means, I have worked out how much it is worth."