"
Sherlock Holmes took the glasses into his hand, and examined
them with the utmost attention and interest. He held them on his
nose, endeavoured to read through them, went to the window
and stared up the street with them, looked at them most minutely
in the full light of the lamp, and finally, with a chuckle, seated
himself at the table and wrote a few lines upon a sheet of paper,
which he tossed across to Stanley Hopkins.
"That's the best I can do for you," said he. "It may prove to
be of some use."
The astonished detective read the note aloud. It ran as follows:
"Wanted. a woman of good address. attired like a lady.
She has a remarkably thick nose, with eyes which are set
close upon either side of it. She has a puckered forehead, a
peering expression, and probably rounded shoulders. There
are indications that she has had recourse to an optician at
least twice during the last few months. As her glasses are of
remarkable strength, and as opticians are not very numer-
ous, there should be no difficulty in tracing her.
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