? ? ? ? " 'The property can never be yours. What ails you?'
? ? ? ? " 'It shall not go to villains. They are starving me.'
? ? ? ? " 'You shall go free if you sign. What house is this?'
? ? ? ? " 'I will never sign. I do not know.'
? ? ? ? " 'You are not doing her any service. What is your name?'
? ? ? ? " 'Let me hear her say so. Kratides.'
? ? ? ? " 'You shall see her if you sign. Where are you from?'
? ? ? ? " 'Then I shall never see her. Athens.'
? ? ? ? "Another five minutes, Mr. Holmes, and I should have wormed out the whole story under their very noses. My very next question might have cleared the matter up, but at that instant the door opened and a woman stepped into the room. I could not see her clearly enough to know more than that she was tall and graceful, with black hair, and clad in some sort of loose white gown.
? ? ? ? " 'Harold,' said she, speaking English with a broken accent. 'I could not stay away longer. It is so lonely up there with only -- Oh, my God, it is Paul!'
? ? ? ? "These last words were in Greek, and at the same instant the man with a convulsive effort tore the plaster from his lips, and screaming out 'Sophy! Sophy!' rushed into the woman's arms.
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