The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Part 3 A CASE OF IDENTITY-3

I held the little printed slip to the light.

"Missing," it said, "on the morning of the fourteenth, a

gentleman named Hosmer Angel. About five ft. seven in. in height;

strongly built, sallow complexion, black hair, a little bald in the

centre, bushy, black side-whiskers and moustache; tinted glasses,

slight infirmity of speech. Was dressed, when last seen, in black

frock-coat faced with silk, black waistcoat, gold Albert chain, and

grey Harris tweed trousers, with brown gaiters over elastic-sided

boots. Known to have been employed in an office in Leadenhall

Street. Anybody bringing—"

"That will do," said Holmes. "As to the letters," he continued,

glancing over them, "they are very commonplace. Absolutely no clue

in them to Mr. Angel, save that he quotes Balzac once. There is on