{ "query": "You are a super intelligent assistant. Please answer all my questions precisely and comprehensively.\n\nThrough our system KIOS you have a Knowledge Base named initial message with all the informations that the user requests. In this knowledge base are following Documents ChatBot_Servicestudie_M\u00f6belh\u00e4user_Dokumenation_FINAL.pdf, The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Yamaha_Guitar_Catalog_2022 - Copy - Copy - Copy - Copy - Copy - Copy - Copy.pdf\n\nThis is the initial message to start the chat. Based on the following summary/context you should formulate an initial message greeting the user with the following user name [Gender] [Vorname] [Surname] tell them that you are the AI Chatbot Simon using the Large Language Model [Used Model] to answer all questions.\n\nFormulate the initial message in the Usersettings Language German\n\nPlease use the following context to suggest some questions or topics to chat about this knowledge base. List at least 3-10 possible topics or suggestions up and use emojis. The chat should be professional and in business terms. At the end ask an open question what the user would like to check on the list. Please keep the wildcards incased in brackets and make it easy to replace the wildcards. \n\n The provided text is a collection of excerpts from the novel \"The Valley of Fear\" by Arthur Conan Doyle. The story follows Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson as they investigate a murder at Birlstone Manor. \n\n**File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 1**\n\nThis excerpt introduces the novel \"The Valley of Fear\" and provides a brief overview of the story. It highlights the key characters, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, and the murder victim, John Douglas. The excerpt also mentions the two parts of the novel: the first part focuses on the mystery surrounding the murder at Birlstone Manor, while the second part reveals the backstory and events leading to the murder.\n\n**File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 5**\n\nThis excerpt presents the table of contents for the novel, outlining the chapters in both parts of the story.\n\n**File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 6**\n\nThis excerpt begins the first part of the novel, \"The Tragedy of Birlstone.\" It introduces the initial mystery surrounding a coded message received by Sherlock Holmes, which warns of danger to a man named Douglas.\n\n**File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 8**\n\nThis excerpt continues the first part of the novel, \"The Tragedy of Birlstone.\" It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book.\n\n**File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 9**\n\nThis excerpt continues the first part of the novel, \"The Tragedy of Birlstone.\" It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book.\n\n**File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 10**\n\nThis excerpt continues the first part of the novel, \"The Tragedy of Birlstone.\" It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book.\n\n**File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 11**\n\nThis excerpt continues the first part of the novel, \"The Tragedy of Birlstone.\" It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book.\n\n**File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 12**\n\nThis excerpt continues the first part of the novel, \"The Tragedy of Birlstone.\" It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book.\n\n**File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 13**\n\nThis excerpt continues the first part of the novel, \"The Tragedy of Birlstone.\" It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book.\n\n**File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 15**\n\nThis excerpt continues the first part of the novel, \"The Tragedy of Birlstone.\" It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book.\n\n**File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 18**\n\nThis excerpt continues the first part of the novel, \"The Tragedy of Birlstone.\" It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book.\n\n**File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 19**\n\nThis excerpt continues the first part of the novel, \"The Tragedy of Birlstone.\" It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book.\n\n**File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 20**\n\nThis excerpt continues the first part of the novel, \"The Tragedy of Birlstone.\" It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book.\n\n**File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 21**\n\nThis excerpt continues the first part of the novel, \"The Tragedy of Birlstone.\" It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book.\n\n**File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 22**\n\nThis excerpt continues the first part of the novel, \"The Tragedy of Birlstone.\" It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book.\n\n**File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 23**\n\nThis excerpt continues the first part of the novel, \"The Tragedy of Birlstone.\" It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book.\n\n**File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 24**\n\nThis excerpt continues the first part of the novel, \"The Tragedy of Birlstone.\" It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book.\n\n**File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 25**\n\nThis excerpt continues the first part of the novel, \"The Tragedy of Birlstone.\" It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book.\n\n**File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 27**\n\nThis excerpt continues the first part of the novel, \"The Tragedy of Birlstone.\" It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book.\n\n**File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 29**\n\nThis excerpt continues the first part of the novel, \"The Tragedy of Birlstone.\" It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book.\n\n**File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 32**\n\nThis excerpt continues the first part of the novel, \"The Tragedy of Birlstone.\" It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book.\n\n**File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 33**\n\nThis excerpt continues the first part of the novel, \"The Tragedy of Birlstone.\" It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book.\n\n**File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 34**\n\nThis excerpt continues the first part of the novel, \"The Tragedy of Birlstone.\" It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book.\n\n**File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 35**\n\nThis excerpt continues the first part of the novel, \"The Tragedy of Birlstone.\" It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book.\n\n**File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 36**\n\nThis excerpt continues the first part of the novel, \"The Tragedy of Birlstone.\" It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book.\n\n**File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 37**\n\nThis excerpt continues the first part of the novel, \"The Tragedy of Birlstone.\" It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book.\n\n**File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 38**\n\nThis excerpt continues the first part of the novel, \"The Tragedy of Birlstone.\" It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book.\n\n**File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 39**\n\nThis excerpt continues the first part of the novel, \"The Tragedy of Birlstone.\" It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book.\n\n**File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 40**\n\nThis excerpt continues the first part of the novel, \"The Tragedy of Birlstone.\" It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book.\n\n**File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 43**\n\nThis excerpt continues the first part of the novel, \"The Tragedy of Birlstone.\" It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book.\n\n**File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 44**\n\nThis excerpt continues the first part of the novel, \"The Tragedy of Birlstone.\" It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book.\n\n**File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 50**\n\nThis excerpt continues the first part of the novel, \"The Tragedy of Birlstone.\" It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book.\n\n**File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 51**\n\nThis excerpt continues the first part of the novel, \"The Tragedy of Birlstone.\" It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book.\n\n**File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 57**\n\nThis excerpt continues the first part of the novel, \"The Tragedy of Birlstone.\" It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book.\n\n**File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 58**\n\nThis excerpt continues the first part of the novel, \"The Tragedy of Birlstone.\" It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book.\n\n**File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 59**\n\nThis excerpt continues the first part of the novel, \"The Tragedy of Birlstone.\" It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book.\n\n**File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 61**\n\nThis excerpt continues the first part of the novel, \"The Tragedy of Birlstone.\" It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book.\n\n**File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 63**\n\nThis excerpt continues the first part of the novel, \"The Tragedy of Birlstone.\" It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book.\n\n**File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 64**\n\nThis excerpt continues the first part of the novel, \"The Tragedy of Birlstone.\" It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book.\n\n**File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 65**\n\nThis excerpt continues the first part of the novel, \"The Tragedy of Birlstone.\" It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book.\n\n**File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 66**\n\nThis excerpt continues the first part of the novel, \"The Tragedy of Birlstone.\" It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book.\n\n**File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 67**\n\nThis excerpt continues the first part of the novel, \"The Tragedy of Birlstone.\" It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book.\n\n**File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 68**\n\nThis excerpt continues the first part of the novel, \"The Tragedy of Birlstone.\" It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book.\n\n**File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 69**\n\nThis excerpt continues the first part of the novel, \"The Tragedy of Birlstone.\" It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book.\n\n**File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 70**\n\nThis excerpt continues the first part of the novel, \"The Tragedy of Birlstone.\" It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book.\n\n**File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 71**\n\nThis excerpt continues the first part of the novel, \"The Tragedy of Birlstone.\" It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book.\n\n**File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 72**\n\nThis excerpt continues the first part of the novel, \"The Tragedy of Birlstone.\" It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book.\n\n**File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 73**\n\nThis excerpt continues the first part of the novel, \"The Tragedy of Birlstone.\" It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book.\n\n**File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 74**\n\nThis excerpt continues the first part of the novel, \"The Tragedy of Birlstone.\" It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book.\n\n**File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 75**\n\nThis excerpt continues the first part of the novel, \"The Tragedy of Birlstone.\" It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book.\n\n**File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 76**\n\nThis excerpt continues the first part of the novel, \"The Tragedy of Birlstone.\" It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book.\n\n**File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 77**\n\nThis excerpt continues the first part of the novel, \"The Tragedy of Birlstone.\" It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book.\n\n**File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 78**\n\nThis excerpt continues the first part of the novel, \"The Tragedy of Birlstone.\" It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book.\n\n**File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 79**\n\nThis excerpt continues the first part of the novel, \"The Tragedy of Birlstone.\" It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book.\n\n**File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 80**\n\nThis excerpt continues the first part of the novel, \"The Tragedy of Birlstone.\" It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book.\n\n**File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 81**\n\nThis excerpt continues the first part of the novel, \"The Tragedy of Birlstone.\" It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book.\n\n**File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 82**\n\nThis excerpt begins the second part of the novel, \"The Scowrers.\" It introduces the setting of the story, which is a coal and iron valley in the United States, and the time period, which is twenty years before the events of the first part.\n\n**File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 83**\n\nThis excerpt begins the second part of the novel, \"The Scowrers.\" It introduces the setting of the story, which is a coal and iron valley in the United States, and the time period, which is twenty years before the events of the first part.\n\n**File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 84**\n\nThis excerpt continues the second part of the novel, \"The Scowrers.\" It introduces the setting of the story, which is a coal and iron valley in the United States, and the time period, 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\"The Scowrers.\" It introduces the setting of the story, which is a coal and iron valley in the United States, and the time period, which is twenty years before the events of the first part.\n\n**File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 142**\n\nThis excerpt continues the second part of the novel, \"The Scowrers.\" It introduces the setting of the story, which is a coal and iron valley in the United States, and the time period, which is twenty years before the events of the first part.\n\n**File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 145**\n\nThis excerpt continues the second part of the novel, \"The Scowrers.\" It introduces the setting of the story, which is a coal and iron valley in the United States, and the time period, which is twenty years before the events of the first part.\n\n**File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 146**\n\nThis excerpt continues the second part of the novel, \"The Scowrers.\" It introduces the setting of the story, which is a coal and iron valley in the United States, and 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The criteria include service analysis, consulting competence, solution quality, communication quality, quality of the environment, waiting times and accessibility, additional services, and consulting experience.\n\n**File: ChatBot_Servicestudie_M\u00f6belh\u00e4user_Dokumenation_FINAL.pdf, Page: 31**\n\nThis excerpt continues the outline of the criteria used in the service study to evaluate the performance of furniture stores. The criteria include service analysis, consulting competence, solution quality, communication quality, quality of the environment, waiting times and accessibility, additional services, and consulting experience.\n\n**File: ChatBot_Servicestudie_M\u00f6belh\u00e4user_Dokumenation_FINAL.pdf, Page: 32**\n\nThis excerpt continues the outline of the criteria used in the service study to evaluate the performance of furniture stores. The criteria include service analysis, consulting competence, solution quality, communication quality, quality of the environment, waiting times and accessibility, additional services, and consulting experience.\n\n**File: ChatBot_Servicestudie_M\u00f6belh\u00e4user_Dokumenation_FINAL.pdf, Page: 33**\n\nThis excerpt continues the outline of the criteria used in the service study to evaluate the performance of furniture stores. The criteria include service analysis, consulting competence, solution quality, communication quality, quality of the environment, waiting times and accessibility, additional services, and consulting experience.\n\n**File: ChatBot_Servicestudie_M\u00f6belh\u00e4user_Dokumenation_FINAL.pdf, Page: 34**\n\nThis excerpt mentions the appendix of the service study documentation, which includes tester experiences, a city directory, and general methodology for service tests.\n\nThe provided text is a combination of a fictional story and a real-world service study. The novel \"The Valley of Fear\" is a fictional story about a murder investigation, while the service study is a real-world analysis of furniture stores. \n", "namespace": "f964cd2d-e2f3-4e94-8f59-e4657f127a50", "messages": [], "stream": false, "language_level": "", "chat_channel": "", "language": "German", "tone": "neutral", "writing_style": "standard", "model": "gemini-1.5-flash", "knowledgebase": "ki-dev-large", "seed": 0, "client_id": 0, "all_context": true, "follow_up_for": null, "knowledgebase_files_count": 0, "override_command": "", "disable_clarity_check": true, "custom_primer": "", "logging": true, "query_route": "" } INITIALIZATION Knowledgebase: ki-dev-large Base Query: You are a super intelligent assistant. Please answer all my questions precisely and comprehensively. Through our system KIOS you have a Knowledge Base named initial message with all the informations that the user requests. In this knowledge base are following Documents ChatBot_Servicestudie_Möbelhäuser_Dokumenation_FINAL.pdf, The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Yamaha_Guitar_Catalog_2022 - Copy - Copy - Copy - Copy - Copy - Copy - Copy.pdf This is the initial message to start the chat. Based on the following summary/context you should formulate an initial message greeting the user with the following user name [Gender] [Vorname] [Surname] tell them that you are the AI Chatbot Simon using the Large Language Model [Used Model] to answer all questions. Formulate the initial message in the Usersettings Language German Please use the following context to suggest some questions or topics to chat about this knowledge base. List at least 3-10 possible topics or suggestions up and use emojis. The chat should be professional and in business terms. At the end ask an open question what the user would like to check on the list. Please keep the wildcards incased in brackets and make it easy to replace the wildcards. The provided text is a collection of excerpts from the novel "The Valley of Fear" by Arthur Conan Doyle. The story follows Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson as they investigate a murder at Birlstone Manor. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 1** This excerpt introduces the novel "The Valley of Fear" and provides a brief overview of the story. It highlights the key characters, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, and the murder victim, John Douglas. The excerpt also mentions the two parts of the novel: the first part focuses on the mystery surrounding the murder at Birlstone Manor, while the second part reveals the backstory and events leading to the murder. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 5** This excerpt presents the table of contents for the novel, outlining the chapters in both parts of the story. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 6** This excerpt begins the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It introduces the initial mystery surrounding a coded message received by Sherlock Holmes, which warns of danger to a man named Douglas. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 8** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 9** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 10** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 11** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 12** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 13** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 15** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 18** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 19** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 20** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 21** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 22** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 23** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 24** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 25** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 27** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 29** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 32** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 33** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 34** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 35** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 36** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 37** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 38** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 39** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 40** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 43** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 44** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 50** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 51** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 57** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 58** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 59** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 61** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 63** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 64** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 65** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 66** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 67** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 68** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 69** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 70** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 71** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 72** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 73** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 74** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 75** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 76** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 77** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 78** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 79** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 80** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 81** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 82** This excerpt begins the second part of the novel, "The Scowrers." It introduces the setting of the story, which is a coal and iron valley in the United States, and the time period, which is twenty years before the events of the first part. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 83** This excerpt begins the second part of the novel, "The Scowrers." It introduces the setting of the story, which is a coal and iron valley in the United States, and the time period, which is twenty years before the events of the first part. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 84** This excerpt continues the second part of the novel, "The Scowrers." It introduces the setting of the story, which is a coal and iron valley in the United States, and the time period, which is twenty years before the events of the first part. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 85** This excerpt continues the second part of the novel, "The Scowrers." It introduces the setting of the story, which is a coal and iron valley in the United States, and the time period, which is twenty years before the events of the first part. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 97** This excerpt continues the second part of the novel, "The Scowrers." 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It introduces the setting of the story, which is a coal and iron valley in the United States, and the time period, which is twenty years before the events of the first part. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 127** This excerpt continues the second part of the novel, "The Scowrers." It introduces the setting of the story, which is a coal and iron valley in the United States, and the time period, which is twenty years before the events of the first part. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 128** This excerpt continues the second part of the novel, "The Scowrers." It introduces the setting of the story, which is a coal and iron valley in the United States, and the time period, which is twenty years before the events of the first part. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 134** This excerpt continues the second part of the novel, "The Scowrers." 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It introduces the setting of the story, which is a coal and iron valley in the United States, and the time period, which is twenty years before the events of the first part. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 157** This excerpt continues the second part of the novel, "The Scowrers." It introduces the setting of the story, which is a coal and iron valley in the United States, and the time period, which is twenty years before the events of the first part. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 159** This excerpt continues the second part of the novel, "The Scowrers." It introduces the setting of the story, which is a coal and iron valley in the United States, and the time period, which is twenty years before the events of the first part. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 160** This excerpt continues the second part of the novel, "The Scowrers." 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It introduces the setting of the story, which is a coal and iron valley in the United States, and the time period, which is twenty years before the events of the first part. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 165** This excerpt continues the second part of the novel, "The Scowrers." It introduces the setting of the story, which is a coal and iron valley in the United States, and the time period, which is twenty years before the events of the first part. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 166** This excerpt continues the second part of the novel, "The Scowrers." It introduces the setting of the story, which is a coal and iron valley in the United States, and the time period, which is twenty years before the events of the first part. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 167** This excerpt continues the second part of the novel, "The Scowrers." 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It mentions the study's objective of providing more transparency and customer proximity. **File: ChatBot_Servicestudie_Möbelhäuser_Dokumenation_FINAL.pdf, Page: 2** This excerpt mentions that the documentation of the service study is subject to a fee of 400 euros (plus VAT). **File: ChatBot_Servicestudie_Möbelhäuser_Dokumenation_FINAL.pdf, Page: 4** This excerpt presents the table of contents for the service study documentation, outlining the different sections and topics covered. **File: ChatBot_Servicestudie_Möbelhäuser_Dokumenation_FINAL.pdf, Page: 9** This excerpt presents the overall results of the service study for furniture stores, comparing the performance of different companies based on various criteria. **File: ChatBot_Servicestudie_Möbelhäuser_Dokumenation_FINAL.pdf, Page: 11** This excerpt presents the overall results of the service study for furniture discounters, comparing the performance of different companies based on various criteria. **File: ChatBot_Servicestudie_Möbelhäuser_Dokumenation_FINAL.pdf, Page: 29** This excerpt outlines the criteria used in the service study to evaluate the performance of furniture stores. The criteria include service analysis, consulting competence, solution quality, communication quality, quality of the environment, waiting times and accessibility, additional services, and consulting experience. **File: ChatBot_Servicestudie_Möbelhäuser_Dokumenation_FINAL.pdf, Page: 31** This excerpt continues the outline of the criteria used in the service study to evaluate the performance of furniture stores. The criteria include service analysis, consulting competence, solution quality, communication quality, quality of the environment, waiting times and accessibility, additional services, and consulting experience. **File: ChatBot_Servicestudie_Möbelhäuser_Dokumenation_FINAL.pdf, Page: 32** This excerpt continues the outline of the criteria used in the service study to evaluate the performance of furniture stores. 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It was first published in 1915. ## The First Part In this section, we delve into the initial mystery surrounding a murder that takes place in a remote mansion. ### Key Characters - **Sherlock Holmes**: The brilliant detective. - **Dr. John Watson**: Holmes' loyal companion. - **John Douglas**: The murder victim. ### Important Events - The discovery of the body. - Holmes’ investigation begins. ## The Second Part This part reveals the backstory of the characters and the events leading to the murder. ### Synopsis - The story unfolds in a different country where secrets are hidden. ### Notable Quotes > "There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact." ## Conclusion *The Valley of Fear* combines mystery with a thrilling plot, showcasing Doyle's storytelling mastery. For more information, visit [Project Gutenberg](https://www.gutenberg.org). #################### File: ChatBot_Servicestudie_M%C3%B6belh%C3%A4user_Dokumenation_FINAL.pdf Page: 5 Context: 51. Zahlen und Fakten zur StudieAuftraggeber Nachrichtensender Studienumfang 16 Möbelhaus-KettenStudienzeitraum Januar bis April 2020Studienkonzept Erstellung in Zusammenarbeit mit Prof. Dr. Analysebereiche Service vor OrtServiceanalyse Mystery-Tests, insgesamt 160 Servicekontakte (10 je Anbieter) Umfassende Bewertung der Servicequalität anhand folgender Bereiche:◼Beratungskompetenz (Fachkunde, individuelle Beratung etc.)◼Lösungsqualität (Gezielte Bedarfsanalyse etc.)◼Kommunikationsqualität (Freundlichkeit, Motivation etc.) ◼Qualität des Umfelds (Raumgestaltung, Sauberkeit etc.)◼Wartezeiten und Erreichbarkeit (Warte- und Öffnungszeiten etc.)◼Zusatzservices (Lieferservice, Montageservice etc.)◼Beratungserlebnis (Gesprächsatmosphäre, Mehrwert etc.)◼Angebot (Vielfalt an Warengruppen, Materialien, Stillrichtungen etc.) #################### File: ChatBot_Servicestudie_M%C3%B6belh%C3%A4user_Dokumenation_FINAL.pdf Page: 28 Context: 28◼Rollenspiel A – Boxspringbett: Der Testkunde besuchte das Möbelhaus, um sich nach einem neuen Bett umzuschauen. Er interessierte sich für ein Boxspringbett. Daher fragte er zunächst nach den Besonderheiten von Boxspringbetten und wollte darüber hinaus wissen, warum es Matratzen mit unterschiedlichen Härtegraden gibt. ◼Rollenspiel B – Esstisch: Der Filialbesucher war auf der Suche nach einem Esstisch aus Massivholz. Er gab an, preislich flexibel zu sein und zeigte sich bereit, für einen qualitativ hochwertigen Tisch entsprechend mehr zu bezahlen. Er erkundigte sich daher, worauf er bei dem Kauf des Esstischs achten sollte und welche besondere Pflege ein geölter Massivholztisch benötige. ◼Rollenspiel C – Schreibtischstuhl: Der Kunde suchte nach einem Schreibtischstuhl, der möglichst rückenschonend ist. Er erkundigte sich, nach welchen Kriterien ein Schreib-tischstuhl auszusuchen wäre, wenn dieser für längeres Sitzen geeignet sein sollte. Zudem fragte er, ob bei der Nutzung des Stuhls auf dem Parkettboden bestimmte Schreibtisch-stuhl-Rollen nötig wären.6. 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Am häufigsten wurden Filialen in Berlin, Hamburg, Hannover und Köln getestet.◼Pro Unternehmen wurden insgesamt zehn Filialtests durchgeführt – sechs Besuche zu Stoßzeiten (Montag bis Freitag 17 bis 19 Uhr; Samstag ganztägig; eventuell verkaufs-offener Sonntag) und vier Besuche zu normalen Zeiten (Montag bis Freitag vor 17 Uhr).◼Die Beratungsqualität wurde anhand von drei Rollenspielen zu unterschiedlichen Themen-bereichen analysiert. Bei fünf der zehn Filialtests kommunizierten die Tester zudem eine Beschwerde über einen plausiblen Grund (zum Beispiel über lange Wartezeiten bis zur Beratung oder mangelnde Orientierungsmöglichkeiten). ◼Bei jedem Besuch führten die Tester außerdem einen Testkauf durch, um die Kunden-freundlichkeit und die Wartezeiten an der Kasse zu messen. #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 5 Context: CONTENTSPART 1—The Tragedy of BirlstoneChapter 1 The Warning2 Sherlock Holmes Discourses3 The Tragedy of Birlstone4 Darkness5 The People Of the Drama6 A Dawning Light7 The SolutionPART 2—The Scowrers1 The Man2 The Bodymaster3 Lodge 341, Vermissa4 The Valley of Fear5 The Darkest Hour6 Danger7 The Trapping of Birdy Edwards Epilogue #################### File: ChatBot_Servicestudie_M%C3%B6belh%C3%A4user_Dokumenation_FINAL.pdf Page: 32 Context: # 6. Methodik ## Untersuchungs Kriterien ### Serviceanalyse (Fortsetzung) | Zusatzer services | Wert | |--------------------------------------------------|-------| | Lieferservice | 1,0% | | Anhänger- oder Transporterverleih | 1,0% | | Montageservice | 1,0% | | Gastronomiebereich (Restaurant, Snack-Ecke, Café/Kaffeebar) | 1,0% | | Digitale Auswahlunterstützung* | 0,5% | | Kinderspielecke/Kinderbetreuung | 0,5% | ### Beratungsergebnis | Beratungsbereich | Wert | |--------------------------------------------------|-------| | Authentischer Berater | 1,0% | | Gesprächsatmosphäre/Wohlfühlfaktor | 2,0% | | Mehrwert der Beratung | 1,0% | | Erinnerungswert | 1,0% | *Z. B. Planungs tools, Apps, VR-Brillen, welche bei der Auswahl der Produkte unterstützen. #################### File: ChatBot_Servicestudie_M%C3%B6belh%C3%A4user_Dokumenation_FINAL.pdf Page: 25 Context: 25Fast 80 Prozent der Verbraucher geben an, dass ihnen eine nach ihrem Geschmack und Wün-schen eingerichtete Wohnung wichtig ist.* Die hohe Relevanz der Inneneinrichtung spiegelt sich auch in den Konsumausgaben der Bevölkerung wider. 2018 gaben die privaten Haushalte in Deutschland 43,7 Milliarden Euro für Möbel, Leuchten und Teppiche aus und erhöhten ihre Ausgaben seit 2008 um 9,6 Milliarden Euro.** Rund zwei Drittel der Verbraucher präferiert es, Möbel und Haushaltswaren offline zu kaufen. Obwohl auch in dieser Branche der Online-Handel langsam Einzug hält, ist hier im Vergleich zu anderen Konsumgütern ein deutlicher Fokus auf dem Offline-Vertrieb. Wenngleich der stationäre Möbelhandel auf Grund der Kosten-struktur der Filialen es schwer hat, mit den Preisen der Online-Händler mitzuhalten, bietet er zwei entscheidende Vorteile: Zum einen kann sich der Verbraucher in der Filiale von der Pro-duktqualität überzeugen und die Eigenschaften ausprobieren.*** Zum anderen ist eine indivi-duelle Beratung möglich, die vor allem bei kostenintensiven Anschaffungen, etwa einem Bett oder einer Wohnlandschaft, von Bedeutung ist.Bei welcher Möbelhaus-Kette Verbraucher eine fachkundige sowie freundliche Beratung, ein attraktives und vielseitiges Angebot, angemessene Öffnungs- und Wartezeiten und etwaige Zusatzservices finden, wurde im Rahmen einer umfassenden Analyse untersucht. 6. MethodikHintergrund der Studie* Vgl. Möbelmarkt-Online (2018): VDM-Studie „Wohnen in Deutschland“ 18,8 Millionen Menschen möchten ihre Wohnung umgestalten, verfügbar unter: https://www.moebelmarkt.de/beitrag/vdm-studie-wohnen-in-deutschland-188-millionen-menschen-moechten-ihre-wohnung-umgestalten (Abrufdatum: 17.01.2020).** Vgl. Statistisches Bundesamt (2019): Konsumausgaben der privaten Haushalte in Deutschland für Möbel, leuchten und Teppiche in den Jahren 1991 bis 2018 (in Milliarden Euro), verfügbar unter: https://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/283615/umfrage/konsumausgaben-in-deutschland-fuer-moebel/ (Abrufdatum: 17.01.2020).*** Vgl. PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH (2019): Die deutsche Möbelbranche - Struktur, Trends und Herausforderungen, verfügbar unter: https://www.pwc.de/de/handel-und-konsumguter/die-deutsche-moebelbranche-marktueberblick-2019_neu.pdf (Abrufdatum: 17.01.2020). #################### File: ChatBot_Servicestudie_M%C3%B6belh%C3%A4user_Dokumenation_FINAL.pdf Page: 4 Context: 4 1.Zahlen und Fakten zur Studie 52.Fazit 7 3.Gesamtergebnis 84.Die besten Unternehmen 125.Stärken und Schwächen der Branche 15 Beratungskompetenz 16 Lösungsqualität 18 Kommunikationsqualität 19 Qualität des Umfelds 20 Wartezeiten und Erreichbarkeit 21 Zusatzservices 22 Beratungserlebnis 23 Angebot 246.Methodik 25Anhang 34SeiteInhaltsverzeichnis #################### File: ChatBot_Servicestudie_M%C3%B6belh%C3%A4user_Dokumenation_FINAL.pdf Page: 33 Context: # 6. Methodik ## Untersuchungs Kriterien ### Serviceanalyse (Fortsetzung) | Angebot | Gewichtung | |-------------------------------------------|------------| | Angebotvielfalt | 20,0% | | - Unterschiede Warengruppen * | 3,5% | | - Verschiedene Materialien ** | 3,5% | | - Unterschiedliche Stilrichtungen *** | 3,0% | | - Aktionsangebote gut erkennbar | 4,0% | | - Auszeichnung der Ware mit Produktmalen | 3,0% | | - Auszeichnung der Ware mit Preisen | 3,0% | * Z. B. Kindermöbel, Badmöbel, Küchen, Textilien, Lampen, Wohnmöbel, Deko-Artikel, Gartenmöbel. ** Z. B. Furnier, Glas, Massivholz, Kunststoff, Metall (gestärkt bei Tischen und Stühlen). *** Z. B. Landhaus, minimalistisch/modern, skandinavisch/marin, Industrial, Retro/Pop-Art, antik/kolonial. #################### File: ChatBot_Servicestudie_M%C3%B6belh%C3%A4user_Dokumenation_FINAL.pdf Page: 6 Context: 61. Zahlen und Fakten zur StudieBewertungskriterien und GewichtungenBeratungserlebnisWartezeiten und ErreichbarkeitZusatzservicesBeratungs-kompetenzLösungs-qualitätQualität des UmfeldsGesamtergebnis Möbelhäuser 202020%15%10%10%20%Kommunikations- qualität15%5%5%Angebot #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 2 Context: The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Valley of Fear, by Arthur Conan DoyleThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.netTitle: The Valley of FearAuthor: Arthur Conan DoylePosting Date: May 15, 2009 [EBook #3776]Release Date: February, 2003First Posted: September 3, 2001Last Updated: February 10, 2005Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE VALLEY OF FEAR ***Produced by Toby F. Charkin. HTML version by Al Haines. #################### File: ChatBot_Servicestudie_M%C3%B6belh%C3%A4user_Dokumenation_FINAL.pdf Page: 17 Context: 17◼Personal im Möbelhaus mit sehr gutem Fachwissen: Bis auf wenige Ausnahmen wurden die Fragen der Kunden richtig beantwortet. Sämtliche Mitarbeiter wiesen hinsichtlich der Pflege eines geölten Esstisches darauf hin, dass dieser regelmäßig nachgeölt werden sollte und beim Reinigen auf eine sparsame Verwendung von Wasser zu achten ist. Die Fachverkäufer gaben außerdem in knapp 98 Prozent der Beratungen richtig an, dass ein Schreibtischstuhl bei Nutzung auf Laminatboden besondere Rollen benötigt. Ein Mitarbei-ter führte fälschlicherweise aus, dass nur bei Teppich spezielle Rollen nötig seien. Weshalb es Matratzen in verschiedenen Härtegraden gibt, erläuterte fast 97 Prozent des Fachpersonals in den entsprechenden Beratungen korrekt. ◼Die Auskünfte der Mitarbeiter zu den vorgebrachten Anliegen der Kunden waren nicht immer umfassend. Die speziellen Eigenschafften eines Boxspringbettes konnten immerhin knapp 80 Prozent der Angestellten nennen. Merkmale, auf die beim Kauf eines geeigneten Schreibtischstuhls für längeres Sitzen zu achten sei, erläuterten hingegen über 29 Prozent der Mitarbeiter nur lückenhaft. Auch die Frage, was bei der Wahl eines passenden Esstisches beachtet werden sollte, stellte viele Berater vor eine Herausforderung: Mehr als 35 Prozent der Angestellten gaben hierzu keine ausführlichen Antworten und gingen zu selten auf die Merkmale der Tische wie etwa Material (z.B. Widerstandsfähigkeit, Pflege), Form (z.B. Funktion, Platzierung im Raum) oder Stil (z.B. Höhe; Passung zur Einrichtung) ein. 5. Stärken und Schwächen der BrancheBeratungskompetenz – Rollenspiele #################### File: ChatBot_Servicestudie_M%C3%B6belh%C3%A4user_Dokumenation_FINAL.pdf Page: 39 Context: 39◼Ziel: Analyse des Services und der Leistungen von Unternehmen aus Verbrauchersicht◼Basis: Standardisierte, objektiv nachprüfbare Messverfahren der SERVQUAL/SERVPERF-Methodik, Erweiterung des Modells um Erkenntnisse aus der Verhaltensökonomie◼Analyse: Mehrdimensionaler Ansatz; Berücksichtigung der für Kunden relevanten Kon-taktkanäle (Filiale vor Ort, Telefon, E-Mail und Kontaktformular, Online-Chat, Internetprä-senz der Unternehmen, Versand) ◼Verfahren: Datenerhebung mithilfe von Mystery-Tests (= aktive, verdeckte Beobachtung durch geschulte Tester, die als Kunden auftreten und nach einem festgelegten und stan-dardisierten Kriterienkatalog vorgehen)◼Mystery-Aktivitäten: Testkäufe, Testberatungen, Testanrufe, Test-E-Mails, Test-Chat-Gespräche auf Basis streng definierter, branchenübergreifender Vorgaben hinsichtlich Fragebögen, Rollenspiele und Kundenprofile◼Internetanalyse: Qualitätsmessung anhand quantitativer Inhaltsanalysen durch Experten sowie Nutzerbetrachtungen durch geschulte TesterC. Allgemeine MethodikServicetests #################### File: ChatBot_Servicestudie_M%C3%B6belh%C3%A4user_Dokumenation_FINAL.pdf Page: 29 Context: # 6. Methodik ## Untersuchungs kriterien ### Serviceanalyse | Kriterium | Gewichtung | |------------------------------------|------------| | **Gesamtbewertung** | 100,0 % | ### Beratungs kompetenz | Kriterium | Gewichtung | |------------------------------------|------------| | Richtigkeit der Aussagen | 6,0 % | | Vollständigkeit der Aussagen | 4,0 % | | Strukturierte Beratung | 2,0 % | | Individuelle Beratung | 3,0 % | | Inhaltliche Verständlichkeit | 2,0 % | | Glaubwürdigkeit der Aussagen | 3,0 % | | **Gesamtbewertung** | 20,0 % | ### Lösungs qualität | Kriterium | Gewichtung | |------------------------------------|------------| | Gezielte Bedarfsanalyse | 3,0 % | | Bedarfs gerechte Antworten | 1,5 % | | Aufzeigen des Produktnutzens | 1,0 % | | Aufzeigen von Produktalternativen | 1,0 % | | Relation Gesprächsdauer - und ergebnis | 0,5 % | | Einfache Lösung des Anliegens | 1,0 % | | Reaktion auf Beschwerden | 2,0 % | | **Gesamtbewertung** | 10,0 % | #################### File: ChatBot_Servicestudie_M%C3%B6belh%C3%A4user_Dokumenation_FINAL.pdf Page: 31 Context: # 6. Methodik ## Untersuchungs kriterien ### Serviceanalyse (Fortsetzung) | Kriterien | Gewichtung | |---------------------------------------------|------------| | **Qualität des Umfelds** | **15,0%** | | Gestaltung der Räumlichkeiten* | 2,0% | | Raumatmosphäre** | 1,0% | | Übersichtliche Präsentation der Waren | 2,0% | | Sauberkeit der Räumlichkeiten*** | 2,0% | | Orientierungs Möglichkeiten**** | 2,0% | | Erscheinungsbild der Mitarbeiter | 1,0% | | Barrierefreies Umfeld | 1,0% | | Äußeres Erscheinungsbild des Gebäudes | 1,0% | | Vorhandensein und Sauberkeit der Toiletten | 1,0% | | Parkmöglichkeiten | 1,0% | | Kriterien | Gewichtung | |---------------------------------------------|------------| | **Wartezeiten und Erreichbarkeit** | **10,0%** | | Aktives Hilfsangebot | 1,0% | | Beurteilung des aktiven Hilfsangebots | 1,0% | | Wartezeit bis zur Beratung | 3,0% | | Wartezeit an der Kasse | 2,0% | | Öffnungszeiten | 3,0% | * Etwa Platz zwischen den einzelnen Möbelstücken bzw. Ausstellungsflächen, Ambienten. ** Etwa angenehme Musik, keine störenden Lautsprecherdurchsagen, etc. *** Etwa stattlreife Regale, saubere Fußböden, etc. **** Etwa Hinweise bzgl. Abteilungen wie Wohnzimner, Küche, Lampen, Gastronomie gut erkennbar; weitere Schilder: Kunden-WC, Kassen, Infopoints. #################### File: ChatBot_Servicestudie_M%C3%B6belh%C3%A4user_Dokumenation_FINAL.pdf Page: 21 Context: 215. Stärken und Schwächen der Branche Wartezeiten und Erreichbarkeit◼Gingen Mitarbeiter des Möbelhauses aktiv auf die Kunden zu, wurde dieses fast ausnahmslos positiv bewertet (in 98,7% der Fälle)StärkenSchwächen◼Kein aktives Hilfsangebot durch die Mitarbeiter in 51,3% der Tests◼Zu lange Wartezeiten: ◼Interessenten warteten im Schnitt mehr als fünf Minuten auf einen Mitarbeiter für die Beratung ◼Durchschnittlich fast eineinhalb Minu-ten mussten Kunden an der Kasse anstehen◼Ausbaufähige Öffnungszeiten: Möbelhäu-ser im Schnitt weniger als zehn Stunden täglich geöffnet (montags bis samstags) #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 12 Context: standardized. He knows for certain that his page 534 will exactly agree with mypage 534.""But very few books would correspond with that.""Exactly. Therein lies our salvation. Our search is narrowed down tostandardized books which anyone may be supposed to possess.""Bradshaw!""There are difficulties, Watson. The vocabulary of Bradshaw is nervous andterse, but limited. The selection of words would hardly lend itself to the sendingof general messages. We will eliminate Bradshaw. The dictionary is, I fear,inadmissible for the same reason. What then is left?""An almanac!""Excellent, Watson! I am very much mistaken if you have not touched thespot. An almanac! Let us consider the claims of Whitaker's Almanac. It is incommon use. It has the requisite number of pages. It is in double column.Though reserved in its earlier vocabulary, it becomes, if I remember right, quitegarrulous towards the end." He picked the volume from his desk. "Here is page534, column two, a substantial block of print dealing, I perceive, with the tradeand resources of British India. Jot down the words, Watson! Number thirteen is'Mahratta.' Not, I fear, a very auspicious beginning. Number one hundred andtwenty-seven is 'Government'; which at least makes sense, though somewhatirrelevant to ourselves and Professor Moriarty. Now let us try again. What doesthe Mahratta government do? Alas! the next word is 'pig's-bristles.' We areundone, my good Watson! It is finished!"He had spoken in jesting vein, but the twitching of his bushy eyebrowsbespoke his disappointment and irritation. I sat helpless and unhappy, staringinto the fire. A long silence was broken by a sudden exclamation from Holmes,who dashed at a cupboard, from which he emerged with a second yellow-covered volume in his hand."We pay the price, Watson, for being too up-to-date!" he cried. "We arebefore our time, and suffer the usual penalties. Being the seventh of January, wehave very properly laid in the new almanac. It is more than likely that Po #################### File: ChatBot_Servicestudie_M%C3%B6belh%C3%A4user_Dokumenation_FINAL.pdf Page: 23 Context: 235. Stärken und Schwächen der Branche BeratungserlebnisStärkenSchwächen◼55,6% der Beratungen schufen Kunden keinen Zusatznutzen über das Kernan-liegen hinaus◼Gespräche im Möbelhaus blieben selten nachhaltig in positiver Erinnerung (in 82,5% der Fälle)◼Authentisches Auftreten der Möbel-experten in 82,5% der Beratungen ◼79,4% der Testbesucher fühlten sich während der Gespräche wohl #################### File: ChatBot_Servicestudie_M%C3%B6belh%C3%A4user_Dokumenation_FINAL.pdf Page: 19 Context: 19Stärken◼Überaus freundliche Mitarbeiter in den Be-ratungen sowie an der Kasse der Möbel-häuser (in 90,6% bzw. 81,3% der Tests)◼Motivierte Angestellte in 82,5% der Gespräche◼Mitarbeiter nahmen sich genügend Zeit für die Kundenanliegen (in 78,1% der Fälle)◼Akustische Verständlichkeit der Berater in 98,1% der Gespräche einwandfrei◼Verwendung von durchgängig positiven Formulierungen während der Beratungen (in 89,4% der Testfälle)◼Positive Verabschiedung an der Kasse und bei der Beratung (88,1% bzw. 86,9% der Testbesuche) 5. Stärken und Schwächen der BrancheKommunikationsqualitätSchwächen◼Die Gesprächseröffnung, ob an der Kasse oder bei einer Beratung, teils holprig: positive Signale wie Freude oder Interesse am Kunden fehlten in 35,0% (Kasse) bzw. 26,9% (Beratung) der Fälle #################### File: ChatBot_Servicestudie_M%C3%B6belh%C3%A4user_Dokumenation_FINAL.pdf Page: 26 Context: 26Im Rahmen dieser Studie wurde der Vor-Ort-Service des stationären Möbelhandels in Deutschland untersucht. Unternehmen, die sich etwa auf Küchen, Polstermöbel oder den Verkauf von Designer-Möbeln spezialisiert haben, wurden ausgeschlossen. Berücksichtigung fanden Full-Service Möbelhäuser mit mindestens zehn Filialen in Deutschland oder einem Jahresumsatz von mindestens 150 Millionen Euro sowie Möbel-Discounter mit mindestens 19 Standorten deutschlandweit.* Folgende 16 Unternehmen wurden aufgrund der Auswahlkriterien in der Studie berücksichtigt (in alphabetischer Reihenfolge):◼Dänisches Bettenlager**◼Höffner◼Ikea◼Maisons du Monde◼Möbel Kraft◼Möbel Martin6. MethodikUntersuchungsumfang◼Mömax◼Opti-Wohnwelt◼Poco Einrichtungsmärkte**◼Porta◼Roller**◼SB-Möbel Boss*** Als primäre Quelle zur Recherche diente die Website des jeweiligen Unternehmens.** Bei diesen Unternehmen handelt es sich um Möbel-Discounter.◼Sconto** ◼Segmüller◼Tejo‘s SB Lagerverkauf**◼XXXLutz #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 68 Context: "Yes, yes, no doubt he is somewhere, and no doubt we shall get him; but Iwould not have you waste your energies in East Ham or Liverpool. I am surethat we can find some shorter cut to a result.""You are holding something back. It's hardly fair of you, Mr. Holmes." Theinspector was annoyed."You know my methods of work, Mr. Mac. But I will hold it back for theshortest time possible. I only wish to verify my details in one way, which canvery readily be done, and then I make my bow and return to London, leaving myresults entirely at your service. I owe you too much to act otherwise; for in allmy experience I cannot recall any more singular and interesting study.""This is clean beyond me, Mr. Holmes. We saw you when we returned fromTunbridge Wells last night, and you were in general agreement with our results.What has happened since then to give you a completely new idea of the case?""Well, since you ask me, I spent, as I told you that I would, some hours lastnight at the Manor House.""Well, what happened?""Ah, I can only give you a very general answer to that for the moment. By theway, I have been reading a short but clear and interesting account of the oldbuilding, purchasable at the modest sum of one penny from the localtobacconist."Here Holmes drew a small tract, embellished with a rude engraving of theancient Manor House, from his waistcoat pocket."It immensely adds to the zest of an investigation, my dear Mr. Mac, whenone is in conscious sympathy with the historical atmosphere of one'ssurroundings. Don't look so impatient; for I assure you that even so bald anaccount as this raises some sort of picture of the past in one's mind. Permit me togive you a sample. 'Erected in the fifth year of the reign of James I, and standingupon the site of a much older building, the Manor House of Birlstone presentsone of the finest surviving examples of the moated Jacobean residence—'""You are making fools of us, Mr. Holmes!" #################### File: ChatBot_Servicestudie_M%C3%B6belh%C3%A4user_Dokumenation_FINAL.pdf Page: 36 Context: 36◼„Man betritt die Filiale durch ein Foyer und geht eine verschmutze Treppe herunter. Das Geschäft selbst ist unordentlich, überall stehen Kartons und nicht verräumte Waren. Das Personal versteckte sich regelrecht – ich wurde weder gegrüßt noch angesprochen. Das Beratungsgespräch selbst hätte kürzer nicht sein können.“ (Dänisches Bettenlager)◼„Es waren insgesamt zu wenig Mitarbeiter vor Ort. Ich musste lange auf eine Beratung warten, da die Angestellten schon im Kundengespräch waren und auch andere Kunden bereits warteten.“ (Maisons du Monde)◼„Man muss hier wohl selber auf den Verkäufer zugehen. Es war nur eine Person ansprech-bar, aber mehrere Kunden warteten auf eine Beratung. Meine Fragen wurden zwar beant-wortet, aber nicht zu meiner Zufriedenheit. Die Beratung war sehr allgemein gehalten und ließ wichtige Informationen aus.“ (SB-Möbel Boss)◼„Es handelt sich in erster Linie um einen Lagerverkauf, man findet eine riesige Halle vor, in der die Möbel in einigermaßen geordneten Gruppen zusammengefasst sind. Eine echte Beratung hat hier nicht statt gefunden. Der Mitarbeiter konnte auch nur die verschiedenen Stühle ausprobieren und hatte keine Kenntnis von den Funktionen.“ (Tejo‘s SB Lagerverkauf)A. Tester-ErlebnisseNegativ #################### File: ChatBot_Servicestudie_M%C3%B6belh%C3%A4user_Dokumenation_FINAL.pdf Page: 30 Context: # 6. Methodik ## Untersuchungs Kriterien ### Serviceanalyse (Fortsetzung) #### Kommunikationsqualität | Kriterien | Punkte | |--------------------------------------------------|----------| | Positive Gesprächseröffnung* | 1,0 % | | Aktive Gesprächsführung | 1,0 % | | Interaktionsqualität | 1,0 % | | Blickkontakt* | 1,0 % | | Freundlichkeit* | 3,0 % | | Motivation der Mitarbeiter | 3,0 % | | Der Mitarbeiter nahm sich genügend Zeit | 2,0 % | | Akustische Verständlichkeit des Mitarbeiters | 1,0 % | | Positive Formulierungen | 1,0 % | | Positive Verabschiedung* | 1,0 % | *Diese Kriterien wurden jeweils bei der Beratung und an der Kasse erhoben.* #################### File: ChatBot_Servicestudie_M%C3%B6belh%C3%A4user_Dokumenation_FINAL.pdf Page: 40 Context: 40Die Abbildung zeigt die Hauptkriterien der Servicetests mit wesentlichen Unterkriterien:◼Bewertungen basieren auf standardisierter Likert-Skala mit fünf Ausprägungen◼Einheitliche Überführung ermittelter Daten in ein Punktesystem (0 bis 100 Punkte)◼Einordnung der Werte in Qualitätsurteilsschema von „sehr gut“ bis „mangelhaft“ FilialeUmfeldKommunikationsqualitätFreundlichkeit, Namensansprache, aktive Gesprächsführung etc. Lösungsqualitätgezielte Bedarfsanalyse, Aufzeigen des Produktnutzens etc.BeratungskompetenzRichtigkeit von Aussagen, vollständige Beantwortung etc.Nutzer-betrachtungOptik, Navigation, Verständlich-keit etc. Inhalts-analyseKontaktar-ten, Umfang und Zugriff auf Informa-tionen etc. Bestell-bedingungenRück-gaberecht, Zahlungs-arten etc.Versand-qualitätVersanddauer, Kosten, Zustellungs-qualität etc.TelefonE-MailInternetVersandAngebotChatWartezeiten und ErreichbarkeitWartezeiten, Öffnungszeiten, Termineinhaltung etc.BeratungserlebnisMehrwert der Beratung, Erinnerungswert etc.C. Allgemeine MethodikServicetests #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 11 Context: to the nature of this large book? The next sign is C2. What do you make of that,Watson?""Chapter the second, no doubt.""Hardly that, Watson. You will, I am sure, agree with me that if the page begiven, the number of the chapter is immaterial. Also that if page 534 finds usonly in the second chapter, the length of the first one must have been reallyintolerable.""Column!" I cried."Brilliant, Watson. You are scintillating this morning. If it is not column, thenI am very much deceived. So now, you see, we begin to visualize a large bookprinted in double columns which are each of a considerable length, since one ofthe words is numbered in the document as the two hundred and ninety-third.Have we reached the limits of what reason can supply?""I fear that we have.""Surely you do yourself an injustice. One more coruscation, my dear Watson—yet another brain-wave! Had the volume been an unusual one, he would havesent it to me. Instead of that, he had intended, before his plans were nipped, tosend me the clue in this envelope. He says so in his note. This would seem toindicate that the book is one which he thought I would have no difficulty infinding for myself. He had it—and he imagined that I would have it, too. Inshort, Watson, it is a very common book.""What you say certainly sounds plausible.""So we have contracted our field of search to a large book, printed in doublecolumns and in common use.""The Bible!" I cried triumphantly."Good, Watson, good! But not, if I may say so, quite good enough! Even if Iaccepted the compliment for myself I could hardly name any volume whichwould be less likely to lie at the elbow of one of Moriarty's associates. Besides,the editions of Holy Writ are so numerous that he could hardly suppose that twocopies would have the same pagination. This is clearly a book which is #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 23 Context: "Then, with your permission, we will leave it at that, Mr. Mac. Thetemptation to form premature theories upon insufficient data is the bane of ourprofession. I can see only two things for certain at present—a great brain inLondon, and a dead man in Sussex. It's the chain between that we are going totrace."Chapter 3The Tragedy of BirlstoneNow for a moment I will ask leave to remove my own insignificantpersonality and to describe events which occurred before we arrived upon thescene by the light of knowledge which came to us afterwards. Only in this waycan I make the reader appreciate the people concerned and the strange setting inwhich their fate was cast.The village of Birlstone is a small and very ancient cluster of half-timberedcottages on the northern border of the county of Sussex. For centuries it hadremained unchanged; but within the last few years its picturesque appearanceand situation have attracted a number of well-to-do residents, whose villas peepout from the woods around. These woods are locally supposed to be the extremefringe of the great Weald forest, which thins away until it reaches the northernchalk downs. A number of small shops have come into being to meet the wantsof the increased population; so there seems some prospect that Birlstone maysoon grow from an ancient village into a modern town. It is the centre for aconsiderable area of country, since Tunbridge Wells, the nearest place ofimportance, is ten or twelve miles to the eastward, over the borders of Kent.About half a mile from the town, standing in an old park famous for its hugebeech trees, is the ancient Manor House of Birlstone. Part of this venerablebuilding dates back to the time of the first crusade, when Hugo de Capus built afortalice in the centre of the estate, which had been granted to him by the RedKing. This was destroyed by fire in 1543, and some of its smoke-blackenedcorner stones were used when, in Jacobean times, a brick country house roseupon the ruins of the feudal castl #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 85 Context: Several women of the labouring class and one or two travellers who mighthave been small local storekeepers made up the rest of the company, with theexception of one young man in a corner by himself. It is with this man that weare concerned. Take a good look at him, for he is worth it.He is a fresh-complexioned, middle-sized young man, not far, one wouldguess, from his thirtieth year. He has large, shrewd, humorous gray eyes whichtwinkle inquiringly from time to time as he looks round through his spectacles atthe people about him. It is easy to see that he is of a sociable and possibly simpledisposition, anxious to be friendly to all men. Anyone could pick him at once asgregarious in his habits and communicative in his nature, with a quick wit and aready smile. And yet the man who studied him more closely might discern acertain firmness of jaw and grim tightness about the lips which would warn himthat there were depths beyond, and that this pleasant, brown-haired youngIrishman might conceivably leave his mark for good or evil upon any society towhich he was introduced.Having made one or two tentative remarks to the nearest miner, and receivingonly short, gruff replies, the traveller resigned himself to uncongenial silence,staring moodily out of the window at the fading landscape.It was not a cheering prospect. Through the growing gloom there pulsed thered glow of the furnaces on the sides of the hills. Great heaps of slag and dumpsof cinders loomed up on each side, with the high shafts of the collieries toweringabove them. Huddled groups of mean, wooden houses, the windows of whichwere beginning to outline themselves in light, were scattered here and therealong the line, and the frequent halting places were crowded with their swarthyinhabitants.The iron and coal valleys of the Vermissa district were no resorts for theleisured or the cultured. Everywhere there were stern signs of the crudest battleof life, the rude work to be done, and the rude, strong workers who did #################### File: ChatBot_Servicestudie_M%C3%B6belh%C3%A4user_Dokumenation_FINAL.pdf Page: 16 Context: 16Stärken◼Kundenfragen im Möbelhaus mit wenigen Ausnahmen korrekt sowie zumeist struk-turiert beantwortet (in 98,1% bzw. 80,0% der Tests)◼Inhaltlich verständliche Auskünfte in 85,0% der Beratungen◼76,9% der Gespräche mit individuellem Bezug◼Souveräne Beratungen in 80,6% der Testfälle5. Stärken und Schwächen der BrancheBeratungskompetenzSchwächen◼Unvollständige Auskünfte in 27,5% der Beratungen #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 6 Context: PART 1The Tragedy of BirlstoneChapter 1The Warning"I am inclined to think—" said I."I should do so," Sherlock Holmes remarked impatiently.I believe that I am one of the most long-suffering of mortals; but I'll admitthat I was annoyed at the sardonic interruption."Really, Holmes," said I severely, "you are a little trying at times."He was too much absorbed with his own thoughts to give any immediateanswer to my remonstrance. He leaned upon his hand, with his untastedbreakfast before him, and he stared at the slip of paper which he had just drawnfrom its envelope. Then he took the envelope itself, held it up to the light, andvery carefully studied both the exterior and the flap."It is Porlock's writing," said he thoughtfully. "I can hardly doubt that it isPorlock's writing, though I have seen it only twice before. The Greek e with thepeculiar top flourish is distinctive. But if it is Porlock, then it must be somethingof the very first importance."He was speaking to himself rather than to me; but my vexation disappeared inthe interest which the words awakened."Who then is Porlock?" I asked."Porlock, Watson, is a nom-de-plume, a mere identification mark; but behind #################### File: ChatBot_Servicestudie_M%C3%B6belh%C3%A4user_Dokumenation_FINAL.pdf Page: 9 Context: # 3. Gesamtergebnis ## Möbelhäuser ### Gesamtergebnis Möbelhäuser | | 100% | | | | | | | | | | | |------------------|----------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| | Rang | Unternehmen | Punkt | Rang | Punkte | Rang | Punkte | Rang | Punkte | Rang | Punkte | Rang | Punkte | |------------------|--------------|-------|-----|--------|-----|--------|-----|--------|-----|--------|-----|--------| | 1 | Porta | 83.5 | 1 | 85.1 | 1 | 83.0 | 1 | 83.1 | 1 | 84.8 | 1 | 91.7 | | 2 | Hoffner | 82.0 | 2 | 84.1 | 2 | 78.6 | 2 | 82.0 | 2 | 81.8 | 2 | 90.5 | | 3 | Segmüller | 81.4 | 3 | 84.9 | 3 | 86.3 | 3 | 81.6 | 3 | 81.5 | 3 | 91.1 | | 4 | Möbel Kraft | 81.1 | 4 | 83.5 | 4 | 88.2 | 4 | 86.4 | 4 | 80.1 | 4 | 90.9 | | 5 | Möbel Martin | 79.4 | 5 | 81.6 | 5 | 84.6 | 5 | 85.7 | 5 | 81.0 | 5 | 89.3 | | 6 | XXX-Lutz | 79.3 | 6 | 83.2 | 6 | 78.1 | 6 | 85.6 | 6 | 80.0 | 6 | 89.6 | | 7 | Optik-Wohwelt| 77.8 | 7 | 82.1 | 7 | 80.9 | 7 | 84.0 | 7 | 80.5 | 7 | 88.6 | | 8 | Mömax | 77.3 | 8 | 74.9 | 8 | 79.3 | 8 | 80.5 | 8 | 82.5 | 8 | 87.9 | | 9 | Sonic | 75.1 | 9 | 80.4 | 9 | 75.0 | 9 | 81.3 | 9 | 78.1 | 9 | 88.2 | | 10 | Polo | 70.9 | 10 | 77.6 | 10 | 72.6 | 10 | 62.0 | 10 | 49.0 | 10 | 56.5 | | 11 | Poco Einrichtungsmärkte | 70.8 | 11 | 74.6 | 11 | 71.6 | 11 | 60.0 | 11 | 43.0 | 11 | 55.5 | | 12 | Steg-Stil Lagers | 67.5 | 12 | 73.0 | 12 | 70.5 | 12 | 60.8 | 12 | 57.4 | 12 | 54.9 | | 13 | XXXLutz BOSS | 65.1 | 13 | 71.0 | 13 | 72.0 | 13 | 60.1 | 13 | 41.0 | 13 | 52.4 | | 14 | Maison du Monde | 62.1 | 14 | 69.1 | 14 | 66.0 | 14 | 54.5 | 14 | 38.0 | 14 | 47.9 | | 15 | Dänisches Bettenlager | 55.6 | 15 | 66.0 | 15 | 60.0 | 15 | 51.6 | 15 | 44.8 | 15 | 45.5 | | **Branche (Mittelwert)** | | 75.5 | | 82.5 | | 80.8 | | 81.6 | | 68.3 | | 86.8 | * 100.0 - 80.0 Punkte = sehr gut; 79.9 - 70.0 Punkte = gut; 69.9 - 60.0 Punkte = befriedigend; 59.9 - 40.0 Punkte = ausreichend; 39.9 - 0.0 Punkte = mangelhaft. #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 15 Context: Sherlock Holmes DiscoursesIt was one of those dramatic moments for which my friend existed. It wouldbe an overstatement to say that he was shocked or even excited by the amazingannouncement. Without having a tinge of cruelty in his singular composition, hewas undoubtedly callous from long over-stimulation. Yet, if his emotions weredulled, his intellectual perceptions were exceedingly active. There was no tracethen of the horror which I had myself felt at this curt declaration; but his faceshowed rather the quiet and interested composure of the chemist who sees thecrystals falling into position from his oversaturated solution."Remarkable!" said he. "Remarkable!""You don't seem surprised.""Interested, Mr. Mac, but hardly surprised. Why should I be surprised? Ireceive an anonymous communication from a quarter which I know to beimportant, warning me that danger threatens a certain person. Within an hour Ilearn that this danger has actually materialized and that the person is dead. I aminterested; but, as you observe, I am not surprised."In a few short sentences he explained to the inspector the facts about the letterand the cipher. MacDonald sat with his chin on his hands and his great sandyeyebrows bunched into a yellow tangle."I was going down to Birlstone this morning," said he. "I had come to askyou if you cared to come with me—you and your friend here. But from what yousay we might perhaps be doing better work in London.""I rather think not," said Holmes."Hang it all, Mr. Holmes!" cried the inspector. "The papers will be full of theBirlstone mystery in a day or two; but where's the mystery if there is a man inLondon who prophesied the crime before ever it occurred? We have only to layour hands on that man, and the rest will follow.""No doubt, Mr. Mac. But how do you propose to lay your hands on the so-called Porlock?"MacDonald turned over the letter which Holmes had handed him. "Posted in #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 8 Context: "Exactly, my dear Watson! Hence the extreme importance of Porlock. Led onby some rudimentary aspirations towards right, and encouraged by the judiciousstimulation of an occasional ten-pound note sent to him by devious methods, hehas once or twice given me advance information which has been of value—thathighest value which anticipates and prevents rather than avenges crime. I cannotdoubt that, if we had the cipher, we should find that this communication is of thenature that I indicate."Again Holmes flattened out the paper upon his unused plate. I rose and,leaning over him, stared down at the curious inscription, which ran as follows: 534 C2 13 127 36 31 4 17 21 41 DOUGLAS 109 293 5 37 BIRLSTONE 26 BIRLSTONE 9 47 171"What do you make of it, Holmes?""It is obviously an attempt to convey secret information.""But what is the use of a cipher message without the cipher?""In this instance, none at all.""Why do you say 'in this instance'?""Because there are many ciphers which I would read as easily as I do theapocrypha of the agony column: such crude devices amuse the intelligencewithout fatiguing it. But this is different. It is clearly a reference to the words ina page of some book. Until I am told which page and which book I ampowerless.""But why 'Douglas' and 'Birlstone'?""Clearly because those are words which were not contained in the page inquestion.""Then why has he not indicated the book?" #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 77 Context: not following up the hint which you conveyed to me through my friend, Dr.Watson; but, at that time I had every reason to believe that you were directlyconcerned in the crime. Now I am assured that this is not so. At the same time,there is much that is unexplained, and I should strongly recommend that you askMr. Douglas to tell us his own story."Mrs. Douglas gave a cry of astonishment at Holmes's words. The detectivesand I must have echoed it, when we were aware of a man who seemed to haveemerged from the wall, who advanced now from the gloom of the corner inwhich he had appeared. Mrs. Douglas turned, and in an instant her arms wereround him. Barker had seized his outstretched hand."It's best this way, Jack," his wife repeated; "I am sure that it is best.""Indeed, yes, Mr. Douglas," said Sherlock Holmes, "I am sure that you willfind it best."The man stood blinking at us with the dazed look of one who comes from thedark into the light. It was a remarkable face, bold gray eyes, a strong, short-clipped, grizzled moustache, a square, projecting chin, and a humorous mouth.He took a good look at us all, and then to my amazement he advanced to me andhanded me a bundle of paper."I've heard of you," said he in a voice which was not quite English and notquite American, but was altogether mellow and pleasing. "You are the historianof this bunch. Well, Dr. Watson, you've never had such a story as that passthrough your hands before, and I'll lay my last dollar on that. Tell it your ownway; but there are the facts, and you can't miss the public so long as you havethose. I've been cooped up two days, and I've spent the daylight hours—as muchdaylight as I could get in that rat trap—in putting the thing into words. You'rewelcome to them—you and your public. There's the story of the Valley of Fear.""That's the past, Mr. Douglas," said Sherlock Holmes quietly. "What wedesire now is to hear your story of the present.""You'll have it, sir," said Douglas. "May I smoke as I talk? Well, tha #################### File: ChatBot_Servicestudie_M%C3%B6belh%C3%A4user_Dokumenation_FINAL.pdf Page: 12 Context: # 4. Die besten Unternehmen | 1. Platz | 2. Platz | 3. Platz | |--------------|--------------|--------------| | **Gesamtergebnis Möbelhäuser** | Porta | Höffner | Segmüller | | **Gesamtergebnis Möbel-Discounter** | Sconto | Roller | Poco Einrichtungsmärkte | | Beratungskompetenz | Höffner | Porta | Möbel Kraft | | Lösungsqualität | Porta | Möbel Martin | Höffner | | Kommunikationsqualität | Porta | Segmüller | Möbel Martin | | Qualität des Umfelds | Höffner | Segmüller | Porta | | Wartezeiten und Erreichbarkeit | Porta | Segmüller | Dänisches Bettenlager | | Zusatzservices | Möbel Martin | Höffner | Mömax | | Beratungserlebnis | Porta, Segmüller | - | Höffner | | Angebot | Höffner | XXXLutz | Ikea | #################### File: ChatBot_Servicestudie_M%C3%B6belh%C3%A4user_Dokumenation_FINAL.pdf Page: 18 Context: 18Stärken◼Angemessenes Verhältnis von Ge-sprächsdauer und -ergebnis in 78,8% der Beratungen in den Möbelhäusern◼Bedarfsgerechte Antworten in 76,9% der Fälle◼Fachpersonal hob den Produktnutzen hervor (in 77,5% der Gespräche)5. Stärken und Schwächen der BrancheLösungsqualitätSchwächen◼Produktalternativen in 40,0% der Beratung-en zu wenig thematisiert◼Eine gezielte Analyse des Kundenbedarfes kam in 29,4% der Beratungen zu kurz ◼Anliegen des Kunden nicht häufig genug einfach und unkompliziert gelöst (26,9% der Fälle)◼Verbesserungspotenzial beim Umgang mit Beschwerden: 26,3% der entsprechenden Beratungen diesbezüglich mit Defiziten #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 61 Context: Holmes looked thoughtful. "I see, Watson. You are sketching out a theory bywhich everything they say from the beginning is false. According to your idea,there was never any hidden menace, or secret society, or Valley of Fear, or BossMacSomebody, or anything else. Well, that is a good sweeping generalization.Let us see what that brings us to. They invent this theory to account for thecrime. They then play up to the idea by leaving this bicycle in the park as proofof the existence of some outsider. The stain on the windowsill conveys the sameidea. So does the card on the body, which might have been prepared in thehouse. That all fits into your hypothesis, Watson. But now we come on the nasty,angular, uncompromising bits which won't slip into their places. Why a cut-offshotgun of all weapons—and an American one at that? How could they be sosure that the sound of it would not bring someone on to them? It's a mere chanceas it is that Mrs. Allen did not start out to inquire for the slamming door. Whydid your guilty couple do all this, Watson?""I confess that I can't explain it.""Then again, if a woman and her lover conspire to murder a husband, are theygoing to advertise their guilt by ostentatiously removing his wedding ring afterhis death? Does that strike you as very probable, Watson?""No, it does not.""And once again, if the thought of leaving a bicycle concealed outside hadoccurred to you, would it really have seemed worth doing when the dullestdetective would naturally say this is an obvious blind, as the bicycle is the firstthing which the fugitive needed in order to make his escape.""I can conceive of no explanation.""And yet there should be no combination of events for which the wit of mancannot conceive an explanation. Simply as a mental exercise, without anyassertion that it is true, let me indicate a possible line of thought. It is, I admit,mere imagination; but how often is imagination the mother of truth?"We will suppose that there was a guilty secret, a rea #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 126 Context: well carried through. Others, and among them McMurdo, broke away into sidestreets, and so by devious paths to their own homes.Chapter 4The Valley of FearWhen McMurdo awoke next morning he had good reason to remember hisinitiation into the lodge. His head ached with the effect of the drink, and his arm,where he had been branded, was hot and swollen. Having his own peculiarsource of income, he was irregular in his attendance at his work; so he had a latebreakfast, and remained at home for the morning writing a long letter to a friend.Afterwards he read the Daily Herald. In a special column put in at the lastmoment he read:OUTRAGE AT THE HERALD OFFICE—EDITORSERIOUSLY INJURED.It was a short account of the facts with which he was himself more familiar thanthe writer could have been. It ended with the statement:The matter is now in the hands of the police; but it can hardly be hoped that theirexertions will be attended by any better results than in the past. Some of the men wererecognized, and there is hope that a conviction may be obtained. The source of theoutrage was, it need hardly be said, that infamous society which has held thiscommunity in bondage for so long a period, and against which the Herald has taken souncompromising a stand. Mr. Stanger's many friends will rejoice to hear that, thoughhe has been cruelly and brutally beaten, and though he has sustained severe injuriesabout the head, there is no immediate danger to his life.Below it stated that a guard of police, armed with Winchester rifles, had beenrequisitioned for the defense of the office.McMurdo had laid down the paper, and was lighting his pipe with a handwhich was shaky from the excesses of the previous evening, when there was aknock outside, and his landlady brought to him a note which had just been #################### File: ChatBot_Servicestudie_M%C3%B6belh%C3%A4user_Dokumenation_FINAL.pdf Page: 11 Context: # 3. Gesamtergebnis ## Möbel-Discounter ### Ergebnis Möbel-Discounter | Rang | Unternehmen | Punkte | Rang | Punkte | Rang | Punkte | Rang | Punkte | Rang | Punkte | Rang | Punkte | Rang | Punkte | Rang | Punkte | |------|--------------------------------|--------|------|--------|------|--------|------|--------|------|--------|------|--------|------|--------|------|--------| | 1 | Sconto | 71.5 | 4 | 77.5 | 6 | 58.0 | 4 | 73.3 | 7 | 26.8 | 5 | 5.5 | 3 | 53.5 | 5 | 52.5 | | 2 | Roller | 70.9 | 5 | 74.8 | 5 | 60.1 | 2 | 78.6 | 3 | 82.0 | 1 | 43.0 | 1 | 56.2 | 3 | 79.9 | | 3 | Poco Einrichtungsmärkte | 69.8 | 8 | 72.1 | 7 | 77.2 | 7 | 79.0 | 2 | 63.0 | 4 | 16.5 | 2 | 63.0 | 4 | 78.8 | | 4 | Topa SB Lagerkauf | 69.3 | 9 | 72.6 | 8 | 64.4 | 1 | 71.7 | 8 | 62.7 | 2 | 43.0 | 1 | 56.0 | 5 | 79.0 | | 5 | SB-Möbel Boss | 68.6 | 10 | 70.4 | 10 | 65.1 | 6 | 70.1 | 7 | 67.0 | 6 | 37.0 | 4 | 49.5 | 4 | 71.6 | | 6 | Dänisches Bettenlager | 66.1 | 11 | 73.9 | 12 | 62.6 | 5 | 69.0 | 6 | 52.8 | 6 | 24.0 | 4 | 54.5 | 6 | 64.0 | | 7 | Branche (Mittelwert) | 69.7 | 12 | 76.8 | 12 | 64.1 | 7 | 78.6 | 8 | 56.3 | 3 | 44.4 | 4 | 54.1 | 7 | 78.6 | > 100.0 - 80.0 Punkte = sehr gut; 79.9 - 70.0 Punkte = gut; 69.9 - 60.0 Punkte = befriedigend; 59.9 - 40.0 Punkte = ausreichend; 39.9 - 0.0 Punkte = mangelhaft #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 76 Context: Vermissa is a flourishing little town at the head of one of the best known coaland iron valleys in the United States. I have some recollection, Mr. Barker, thatyou associated the coal districts with Mr. Douglas's first wife, and it wouldsurely not be too far-fetched an inference that the V. V. upon the card by the deadbody might stand for Vermissa Valley, or that this very valley which sends forthemissaries of murder may be that Valley of Fear of which we have heard. Somuch is fairly clear. And now, Mr. Barker, I seem to be standing rather in theway of your explanation."It was a sight to see Cecil Barker's expressive face during this exposition ofthe great detective. Anger, amazement, consternation, and indecision swept overit in turn. Finally he took refuge in a somewhat acrid irony."You know such a lot, Mr. Holmes, perhaps you had better tell us somemore," he sneered."I have no doubt that I could tell you a great deal more, Mr. Barker; but itwould come with a better grace from you.""Oh, you think so, do you? Well, all I can say is that if there's any secret hereit is not my secret, and I am not the man to give it away.""Well, if you take that line, Mr. Barker," said the inspector quietly, "we mustjust keep you in sight until we have the warrant and can hold you.""You can do what you damn please about that," said Barker defiantly.The proceedings seemed to have come to a definite end so far as he wasconcerned; for one had only to look at that granite face to realize that no peineforte et dure would ever force him to plead against his will. The deadlock wasbroken, however, by a woman's voice. Mrs. Douglas had been standing listeningat the half opened door, and now she entered the room."You have done enough for now, Cecil," said she. "Whatever comes of it inthe future, you have done enough.""Enough and more than enough," remarked Sherlock Holmes gravely. "I haveevery sympathy with you, madam, and should strongly urge you to have someconfidence in the common sense of o #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 10 Context: "No less! When any of that party talk about 'He' you know whom they mean.There is one predominant 'He' for all of them.""But what can he do?""Hum! That's a large question. When you have one of the first brains ofEurope up against you, and all the powers of darkness at his back, there areinfinite possibilities. Anyhow, Friend Porlock is evidently scared out of hissenses—kindly compare the writing in the note to that upon its envelope; whichwas done, he tells us, before this ill-omened visit. The one is clear and firm. Theother hardly legible.""Why did he write at all? Why did he not simply drop it?""Because he feared I would make some inquiry after him in that case, andpossibly bring trouble on him.""No doubt," said I. "Of course." I had picked up the original cipher messageand was bending my brows over it. "It's pretty maddening to think that animportant secret may lie here on this slip of paper, and that it is beyond humanpower to penetrate it."Sherlock Holmes had pushed away his untasted breakfast and lit theunsavoury pipe which was the companion of his deepest meditations. "Iwonder!" said he, leaning back and staring at the ceiling. "Perhaps there arepoints which have escaped your Machiavellian intellect. Let us consider theproblem in the light of pure reason. This man's reference is to a book. That is ourpoint of departure.""A somewhat vague one.""Let us see then if we can narrow it down. As I focus my mind upon it, itseems rather less impenetrable. What indications have we as to this book?""None.""Well, well, it is surely not quite so bad as that. The cipher message beginswith a large 534, does it not? We may take it as a working hypothesis that 534 isthe particular page to which the cipher refers. So our book has already become alarge book which is surely something gained. What other indications have we as #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 9 Context: "Your native shrewdness, my dear Watson, that innate cunning which is thedelight of your friends, would surely prevent you from inclosing cipher andmessage in the same envelope. Should it miscarry, you are undone. As it is, bothhave to go wrong before any harm comes from it. Our second post is nowoverdue, and I shall be surprised if it does not bring us either a further letter ofexplanation, or, as is more probable, the very volume to which these figuresrefer."Holmes's calculation was fulfilled within a very few minutes by theappearance of Billy, the page, with the very letter which we were expecting."The same writing," remarked Holmes, as he opened the envelope, "andactually signed," he added in an exultant voice as he unfolded the epistle."Come, we are getting on, Watson." His brow clouded, however, as he glancedover the contents."Dear me, this is very disappointing! I fear, Watson, that all our expectationscome to nothing. I trust that the man Porlock will come to no harm."DEAR MR. HOLMES [he says]:"I will go no further in this matter. It is too dangerous—he suspects me. I can see thathe suspects me. He came to me quite unexpectedly after I had actually addressed thisenvelope with the intention of sending you the key to the cipher. I was able to cover itup. If he had seen it, it would have gone hard with me. But I read suspicion in hiseyes. Please burn the cipher message, which can now be of no use to you.FRED PORLOCK."Holmes sat for some little time twisting this letter between his fingers, andfrowning, as he stared into the fire."After all," he said at last, "there may be nothing in it. It may be only hisguilty conscience. Knowing himself to be a traitor, he may have read theaccusation in the other's eyes.""The other being, I presume, Professor Moriarty." #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 73 Context: We passed along the outer bounds of the Manor House park until we came toa place where there was a gap in the rails which fenced it. Through this weslipped, and then in the gathering gloom we followed Holmes until we hadreached a shrubbery which lies nearly opposite to the main door and thedrawbridge. The latter had not been raised. Holmes crouched down behind thescreen of laurels, and we all three followed his example."Well, what are we to do now?" asked MacDonald with some gruffness."Possess our souls in patience and make as little noise as possible," Holmesanswered."What are we here for at all? I really think that you might treat us with morefrankness."Holmes laughed. "Watson insists that I am the dramatist in real life," said he."Some touch of the artist wells up within me, and calls insistently for a well-staged performance. Surely our profession, Mr. Mac, would be a drab and sordidone if we did not sometimes set the scene so as to glorify our results. The bluntaccusation, the brutal tap upon the shoulder—what can one make of such adenouement? But the quick inference, the subtle trap, the clever forecast ofcoming events, the triumphant vindication of bold theories—are these not thepride and the justification of our life's work? At the present moment you thrillwith the glamour of the situation and the anticipation of the hunt. Where wouldbe that thrill if I had been as definite as a timetable? I only ask a little patience,Mr. Mac, and all will be clear to you.""Well, I hope the pride and justification and the rest of it will come before weall get our death of cold," said the London detective with comic resignation.We all had good reason to join in the aspiration; for our vigil was a long andbitter one. Slowly the shadows darkened over the long, sombre face of the oldhouse. A cold, damp reek from the moat chilled us to the bones and set our teethchattering. There was a single lamp over the gateway and a steady globe of lightin the fatal study. Everything else was #################### File: ChatBot_Servicestudie_M%C3%B6belh%C3%A4user_Dokumenation_FINAL.pdf Page: 34 Context: 34 A.Tester-Erlebnisse 35Positiv 35Negativ 36 B.Städteverzeichnis 37C. Allgemeine Methodik (Servicetests) 39SeiteAnhang #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 21 Context: gather from your original remarks, an inexplicable, or at least an unexplained,murder. Now, presuming that the source of the crime is as we suspect it to be,there might be two different motives. In the first place, I may tell you thatMoriarty rules with a rod of iron over his people. His discipline is tremendous.There is only one punishment in his code. It is death. Now we might supposethat this murdered man—this Douglas whose approaching fate was known byone of the arch-criminal's subordinates—had in some way betrayed the chief.His punishment followed, and would be known to all—if only to put the fear ofdeath into them.""Well, that is one suggestion, Mr. Holmes.""The other is that it has been engineered by Moriarty in the ordinary courseof business. Was there any robbery?""I have not heard.""If so, it would, of course, be against the first hypothesis and in favour of thesecond. Moriarty may have been engaged to engineer it on a promise of partspoils, or he may have been paid so much down to manage it. Either is possible.But whichever it may be, or if it is some third combination, it is down atBirlstone that we must seek the solution. I know our man too well to supposethat he has left anything up here which may lead us to him.""Then to Birlstone we must go!" cried MacDonald, jumping from his chair."My word! it's later than I thought. I can give you, gentlemen, five minutes forpreparation, and that is all.""And ample for us both," said Holmes, as he sprang up and hastened tochange from his dressing gown to his coat. "While we are on our way, Mr. Mac,I will ask you to be good enough to tell me all about it.""All about it" proved to be disappointingly little, and yet there was enough toassure us that the case before us might well be worthy of the expert's closestattention. He brightened and rubbed his thin hands together as he listened to themeagre but remarkable details. A long series of sterile weeks lay behind us, andhere at last there was a fitting object for those #################### File: ChatBot_Servicestudie_M%C3%B6belh%C3%A4user_Dokumenation_FINAL.pdf Page: 35 Context: 35◼„Sehr ansprechendes Möbelhaus, sowohl von außen als auch von innen. Ich fühlte mich gleich wohl. Der Mitarbeiter war während unseres Gesprächs sehr freundlich und hilfsbereit. Er wusste auch auf alle gestellten Fragen direkt eine Antwort.“ (Segmüller)◼„Bei Höffner fand eine sehr gute Beratung statt. Die wichtigsten Informationen wurden kompakt dargestellt und im Verlauf des Gespräches wurden auch verschiedene Fragen gestellt, um herauszufinden, was ich als Kunde wirklich möchte.“ (Höffner)◼„Es war eine Top-Beratung in dem Möbelhaus, genau wie man es sich wünscht. Der Mitarbeiter führte eine gute und ausführliche Bedarfsermittlung durch. Ihm gelang es so schnell eine vertrauensvolle Beziehung zu mir aufzubauen. Auf meine Fragen und Kritiken ging er ebenfalls gut ein. Der Berater nahm sich Zeit und beriet mich ausführlich. Ich fühlte mich als Kunde willkommen und wertgeschätzt.“ (Porta)◼„Das Haus machte einen sauberen und ordentlichen Eindruck. Die Warenpräsentation war sehr übersichtlich und klar strukturiert gestaltet. Als ich mich bei den Büromöbeln umschaute, wurde ich nach kurzer Zeit von einem Mitarbeiter angesprochen und er beriet mich zu meinem Anliegen. Er besaß das notwendige Fachwissen, war freundlich und motiviert.“ (Sconto)◼„Großes, aber trotzdem übersichtliches Geschäft. Ich wurde hier freundlich beraten, bedient und auch verabschiedet!“ (Roller)A. Tester-ErlebnissePositiv #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 13 Context: letter of explanation been written. Now let us see what page 534 has in store forus. Number thirteen is 'There,' which is much more promising. Number onehundred and twenty-seven is 'is'—'There is'"—Holmes's eyes were gleamingwith excitement, and his thin, nervous fingers twitched as he counted the words—"'danger.' Ha! Ha! Capital! Put that down, Watson. 'There is danger—may—come—very—soon—one.' Then we have the name 'Douglas'— 'rich—country—now—at—Birlstone—House—Birlstone—confidence—is— pressing.' There,Watson! What do you think of pure reason and its fruit? If the greengrocer hadsuch a thing as a laurel wreath, I should send Billy round for it."I was staring at the strange message which I had scrawled, as he decipheredit, upon a sheet of foolscap on my knee."What a queer, scrambling way of expressing his meaning!" said I."On the contrary, he has done quite remarkably well," said Holmes. "Whenyou search a single column for words with which to express your meaning, youcan hardly expect to get everything you want. You are bound to leave somethingto the intelligence of your correspondent. The purport is perfectly clear. Somedeviltry is intended against one Douglas, whoever he may be, residing as stated,a rich country gentleman. He is sure—'confidence' was as near as he could get to'confident'—that it is pressing. There is our result—and a very workmanlikelittle bit of analysis it was!"Holmes had the impersonal joy of the true artist in his better work, even as hemourned darkly when it fell below the high level to which he aspired. He wasstill chuckling over his success when Billy swung open the door and InspectorMacDonald of Scotland Yard was ushered into the room.Those were the early days at the end of the '80's, when Alec MacDonald wasfar from having attained the national fame which he has now achieved. He was ayoung but trusted member of the detective force, who had distinguished himselfin several cases which had been entrusted to him. His tall, bony figure gavepro #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 82 Context: a time, far from the Sussex Manor House of Birlstone, and far also from the yearof grace in which we made our eventful journey which ended with the strangestory of the man who had been known as John Douglas. I wish you to journeyback some twenty years in time, and westward some thousands of miles inspace, that I may lay before you a singular and terrible narrative—so singularand so terrible that you may find it hard to believe that even as I tell it, even sodid it occur.Do not think that I intrude one story before another is finished. As you readon you will find that this is not so. And when I have detailed those distant eventsand you have solved this mystery of the past, we shall meet once more in thoserooms on Baker Street, where this, like so many other wonderful happenings,will find its end. #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 74 Context: "I have no more notion than you how long it is to last," Holmes answeredwith some asperity. "If criminals would always schedule their movements likerailway trains, it would certainly be more convenient for all of us. As to what itis we—Well, that's what we are watching for!"As he spoke the bright, yellow light in the study was obscured by somebodypassing to and fro before it. The laurels among which we lay were immediatelyopposite the window and not more than a hundred feet from it. Presently it wasthrown open with a whining of hinges, and we could dimly see the dark outlineof a man's head and shoulders looking out into the gloom. For some minutes hepeered forth in furtive, stealthy fashion, as one who wishes to be assured that heis unobserved. Then he leaned forward, and in the intense silence we were awareof the soft lapping of agitated water. He seemed to be stirring up the moat withsomething which he held in his hand. Then suddenly he hauled something in as afisherman lands a fish—some large, round object which obscured the light as itwas dragged through the open casement."Now!" cried Holmes. "Now!"We were all upon our feet, staggering after him with our stiffened limbs,while he ran swiftly across the bridge and rang violently at the bell. There wasthe rasping of bolts from the other side, and the amazed Ames stood in theentrance. Holmes brushed him aside without a word and, followed by all of us,rushed into the room which had been occupied by the man whom we had beenwatching.The oil lamp on the table represented the glow which we had seen fromoutside. It was now in the hand of Cecil Barker, who held it towards us as weentered. Its light shone upon his strong, resolute, clean-shaved face and hismenacing eyes."What the devil is the meaning of all this?" he cried. "What are you after,anyhow?"Holmes took a swift glance round, and then pounced upon a sodden bundletied together with cord which lay where it had been thrust under the writingtable."This is what we are a #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 70 Context: "Ah, there we come to the edge of the unexplored. Let me go a little further, avery little further, and I will promise that you shall share everything that Iknow.""Well, we're bound to take you on your own terms," said the inspector; "butwhen it comes to telling us to abandon the case—why in the name of goodnessshould we abandon the case?""For the simple reason, my dear Mr. Mac, that you have not got the first ideawhat it is that you are investigating.""We are investigating the murder of Mr. John Douglas of Birlstone Manor.""Yes, yes, so you are. But don't trouble to trace the mysterious gentlemanupon the bicycle. I assure you that it won't help you.""Then what do you suggest that we do?""I will tell you exactly what to do, if you will do it.""Well, I'm bound to say I've always found you had reason behind all yourqueer ways. I'll do what you advise.""And you, Mr. White Mason?"The country detective looked helplessly from one to the other. Holmes andhis methods were new to him. "Well, if it is good enough for the inspector, it isgood enough for me," he said at last."Capital!" said Holmes. "Well, then, I should recommend a nice, cheerycountry walk for both of you. They tell me that the views from Birlstone Ridgeover the Weald are very remarkable. No doubt lunch could be got at somesuitable hostelry; though my ignorance of the country prevents me fromrecommending one. In the evening, tired but happy—""Man, this is getting past a joke!" cried MacDonald, rising angrily from hischair."Well, well, spend the day as you like," said Holmes, patting him cheerfullyupon the shoulder. "Do what you like and go where you will, but meet me here #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 148 Context: Such were the methods of the Society of Freemen, and such were the deedsof the Scowrers by which they spread their rule of fear over the great and richdistrict which was for so long a period haunted by their terrible presence. Whyshould these pages be stained by further crimes? Have I not said enough to showthe men and their methods?These deeds are written in history, and there are records wherein one mayread the details of them. There one may learn of the shooting of Policemen Huntand Evans because they had ventured to arrest two members of the society—adouble outrage planned at the Vermissa lodge and carried out in cold blood upontwo helpless and disarmed men. There also one may read of the shooting of Mrs.Larbey when she was nursing her husband, who had been beaten almost to deathby orders of Boss McGinty. The killing of the elder Jenkins, shortly followed bythat of his brother, the mutilation of James Murdoch, the blowing up of theStaphouse family, and the murder of the Stendals all followed hard upon oneanother in the same terrible winter.Darkly the shadow lay upon the Valley of Fear. The spring had come withrunning brooks and blossoming trees. There was hope for all Nature bound solong in an iron grip; but nowhere was there any hope for the men and womenwho lived under the yoke of the terror. Never had the cloud above them been sodark and hopeless as in the early summer of the year 1875.Chapter 6DangerIt was the height of the reign of terror. McMurdo, who had already beenappointed Inner Deacon, with every prospect of some day succeeding McGintyas Bodymaster, was now so necessary to the councils of his comrades thatnothing was done without his help and advice. The more popular he became,however, with the Freemen, the blacker were the scowls which greeted him as hepassed along the streets of Vermissa. In spite of their terror the citizens weretaking heart to band themselves together against their oppressors. Rumours hadreached the lodge of secret gatherings in t #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 44 Context: down it. No, she was not hurrying; it did not seem to him that she wasparticularly agitated. Just as she reached the bottom of the stair Mr. Barker hadrushed out of the study. He had stopped Mrs. Douglas and begged her to goback."For God's sake, go back to your room!" he cried. "Poor Jack is dead! Youcan do nothing. For God's sake, go back!"After some persuasion upon the stairs Mrs. Douglas had gone back. She didnot scream. She made no outcry whatever. Mrs. Allen, the housekeeper, hadtaken her upstairs and stayed with her in the bedroom. Ames and Mr. Barker hadthen returned to the study, where they had found everything exactly as the policehad seen it. The candle was not lit at that time; but the lamp was burning. Theyhad looked out of the window; but the night was very dark and nothing could beseen or heard. They had then rushed out into the hall, where Ames had turnedthe windlass which lowered the drawbridge. Mr. Barker had then hurried off toget the police.Such, in its essentials, was the evidence of the butler.The account of Mrs. Allen, the housekeeper, was, so far as it went, acorroboration of that of her fellow servant. The housekeeper's room was rathernearer to the front of the house than the pantry in which Ames had beenworking. She was preparing to go to bed when the loud ringing of the bell hadattracted her attention. She was a little hard of hearing. Perhaps that was why shehad not heard the shot; but in any case the study was a long way off. Sheremembered hearing some sound which she imagined to be the slamming of adoor. That was a good deal earlier—half an hour at least before the ringing of thebell. When Mr. Ames ran to the front she went with him. She saw Mr. Barker,very pale and excited, come out of the study. He intercepted Mrs. Douglas, whowas coming down the stairs. He entreated her to go back, and she answered him,but what she said could not be heard."Take her up! Stay with her!" he had said to Mrs. Allen.She had therefore taken her to the bedroo #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 52 Context: "How did you know it, then?"Mrs. Douglas's face lit with a quick smile. "Can a husband ever carry about asecret all his life and a woman who loves him have no suspicion of it? I knew itby his refusal to talk about some episodes in his American life. I knew it bycertain precautions he took. I knew it by certain words he let fall. I knew it bythe way he looked at unexpected strangers. I was perfectly certain that he hadsome powerful enemies, that he believed they were on his track, and that he wasalways on his guard against them. I was so sure of it that for years I have beenterrified if ever he came home later than was expected.""Might I ask," asked Holmes, "what the words were which attracted yourattention?""The Valley of Fear," the lady answered. "That was an expression he has usedwhen I questioned him. 'I have been in the Valley of Fear. I am not out of ityet.'—'Are we never to get out of the Valley of Fear?' I have asked him when Ihave seen him more serious than usual. 'Sometimes I think that we never shall,'he has answered.""Surely you asked him what he meant by the Valley of Fear?""I did; but his face would become very grave and he would shake his head. 'Itis bad enough that one of us should have been in its shadow,' he said. 'PleaseGod it shall never fall upon you!' It was some real valley in which he had livedand in which something terrible had occurred to him, of that I am certain; but Ican tell you no more.""And he never mentioned any names?""Yes, he was delirious with fever once when he had his hunting accident threeyears ago. Then I remember that there was a name that came continually to hislips. He spoke it with anger and a sort of horror. McGinty was the name—Bodymaster McGinty. I asked him when he recovered who BodymasterMcGinty was, and whose body he was master of. 'Never of mine, thank God!' heanswered with a laugh, and that was all I could get from him. But there is aconnection between Bodymaster McGinty and the Valley of Fear.""There is one other p #################### File: ChatBot_Servicestudie_M%C3%B6belh%C3%A4user_Dokumenation_FINAL.pdf Page: 20 Context: 205. Stärken und Schwächen der Branche Qualität des Umfelds◼Saubere und ansprechend gestaltete Räumlichkeiten (in 91,3% bzw. 85,6% der Filialbesuche)◼Filialen mit angenehmer Raumatmos-phäre (in 87,5% der Tests)◼Übersichtliche Präsentation der Waren in 86,9% der Filialtests◼Gepflegtes Erscheinungsbild der Mitar-beiter in 95,0% der Testfälle◼Barrierefreies Umfeld in 88,1% der Tests◼In 91,9% der Fälle ausreichend Park-möglichkeiten vorhanden◼Möbelhaus-Filialen mit ansprechendem äußeren Erscheinungsbild des Gebäudes (in 86,9% der Tests)◼Potenzial hinsichtlich der Orientierungs-möglichkeiten (Defizite in 26,3% der Testfälle)StärkenSchwächen #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 36 Context: time, Mr. White Mason, I claim the right to work in my own way and give myresults at my own time—complete rather than in stages.""I am sure we are honoured by your presence and to show you all we know,"said White Mason cordially. "Come along, Dr. Watson, and when the time comeswe'll all hope for a place in your book."We walked down the quaint village street with a row of pollarded elms oneach side of it. Just beyond were two ancient stone pillars, weather-stained andlichen-blotched bearing upon their summits a shapeless something which hadonce been the rampant lion of Capus of Birlstone. A short walk along thewinding drive with such sward and oaks around it as one only sees in ruralEngland, then a sudden turn, and the long, low Jacobean house of dingy, liver-coloured brick lay before us, with an old-fashioned garden of cut yews on eachside of it. As we approached it, there was the wooden drawbridge and thebeautiful broad moat as still and luminous as quicksilver in the cold, wintersunshine.Three centuries had flowed past the old Manor House, centuries of births andof homecomings, of country dances and of the meetings of fox hunters. Strangethat now in its old age this dark business should have cast its shadow upon thevenerable walls! And yet those strange, peaked roofs and quaint, overhunggables were a fitting covering to grim and terrible intrigue. As I looked at thedeep-set windows and the long sweep of the dull-coloured, water-lapped front, Ifelt that no more fitting scene could be set for such a tragedy."That's the window," said White Mason, "that one on the immediate right ofthe drawbridge. It's open just as it was found last night.""It looks rather narrow for a man to pass.""Well, it wasn't a fat man, anyhow. We don't need your deductions, Mr.Holmes, to tell us that. But you or I could squeeze through all right."Holmes walked to the edge of the moat and looked across. Then he examinedthe stone ledge and the grass border beyond it."I've had a good look, Mr. Hol #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 69 Context: "Tut, tut, Mr. Mac!—the first sign of temper I have detected in you. Well, Iwon't read it verbatim, since you feel so strongly upon the subject. But when Itell you that there is some account of the taking of the place by a parliamentarycolonel in 1644, of the concealment of Charles for several days in the course ofthe Civil War, and finally of a visit there by the second George, you will admitthat there are various associations of interest connected with this ancient house.""I don't doubt it, Mr. Holmes; but that is no business of ours.""Is it not? Is it not? Breadth of view, my dear Mr. Mac, is one of theessentials of our profession. The interplay of ideas and the oblique uses ofknowledge are often of extraordinary interest. You will excuse these remarksfrom one who, though a mere connoisseur of crime, is still rather older andperhaps more experienced than yourself.""I'm the first to admit that," said the detective heartily. "You get to your point,I admit; but you have such a deuced round-the-corner way of doing it.""Well, well, I'll drop past history and get down to present-day facts. I calledlast night, as I have already said, at the Manor House. I did not see either Barkeror Mrs. Douglas. I saw no necessity to disturb them; but I was pleased to hearthat the lady was not visibly pining and that she had partaken of an excellentdinner. My visit was specially made to the good Mr. Ames, with whom Iexchanged some amiabilities, which culminated in his allowing me, withoutreference to anyone else, to sit alone for a time in the study.""What! With that?" I ejaculated."No, no, everything is now in order. You gave permission for that, Mr. Mac,as I am informed. The room was in its normal state, and in it I passed aninstructive quarter of an hour.""What were you doing?""Well, not to make a mystery of so simple a matter, I was looking for themissing dumb-bell. It has always bulked rather large in my estimate of the case. Iended by finding it.""Where?" #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 62 Context: ring be taken for some such reason."Before this avenger got away, Barker and the wife had reached the room.The assassin convinced them that any attempt to arrest him would lead to thepublication of some hideous scandal. They were converted to this idea, andpreferred to let him go. For this purpose they probably lowered the bridge, whichcan be done quite noiselessly, and then raised it again. He made his escape, andfor some reason thought that he could do so more safely on foot than on thebicycle. He therefore left his machine where it would not be discovered until hehad got safely away. So far we are within the bounds of possibility, are we not?""Well, it is possible, no doubt," said I, with some reserve."We have to remember, Watson, that whatever occurred is certainlysomething very extraordinary. Well, now, to continue our supposititious case, thecouple—not necessarily a guilty couple—realize after the murderer is gone thatthey have placed themselves in a position in which it may be difficult for them toprove that they did not themselves either do the deed or connive at it. Theyrapidly and rather clumsily met the situation. The mark was put by Barker'sbloodstained slipper upon the window-sill to suggest how the fugitive got away.They obviously were the two who must have heard the sound of the gun; so theygave the alarm exactly as they would have done, but a good half hour after theevent.""And how do you propose to prove all this?""Well, if there were an outsider, he may be traced and taken. That would bethe most effective of all proofs. But if not—well, the resources of science are farfrom being exhausted. I think that an evening alone in that study would help memuch.""An evening alone!""I propose to go up there presently. I have arranged it with the estimableAmes, who is by no means whole-hearted about Barker. I shall sit in that roomand see if its atmosphere brings me inspiration. I'm a believer in the genius loci.You smile, Friend Watson. Well, we shall see. By #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 25 Context: to danger. Though a wretched rider, he turned out at every meet, and took themost amazing falls in his determination to hold his own with the best. When thevicarage caught fire he distinguished himself also by the fearlessness with whichhe reentered the building to save property, after the local fire brigade had given itup as impossible. Thus it came about that John Douglas of the Manor House hadwithin five years won himself quite a reputation in Birlstone.His wife, too, was popular with those who had made her acquaintance;though, after the English fashion, the callers upon a stranger who settled in thecounty without introductions were few and far between. This mattered the less toher, as she was retiring by disposition, and very much absorbed, to allappearance, in her husband and her domestic duties. It was known that she wasan English lady who had met Mr. Douglas in London, he being at that time awidower. She was a beautiful woman, tall, dark, and slender, some twenty yearsyounger than her husband, a disparity which seemed in no wise to mar thecontentment of their family life.It was remarked sometimes, however, by those who knew them best, that theconfidence between the two did not appear to be complete, since the wife waseither very reticent about her husband's past life, or else, as seemed more likely,was imperfectly informed about it. It had also been noted and commented uponby a few observant people that there were signs sometimes of some nerve-strainupon the part of Mrs. Douglas, and that she would display acute uneasiness if herabsent husband should ever be particularly late in his return. On a quietcountryside, where all gossip is welcome, this weakness of the lady of the ManorHouse did not pass without remark, and it bulked larger upon people's memorywhen the events arose which gave it a very special significance.There was yet another individual whose residence under that roof was, it istrue, only an intermittent one, but whose presence at the time of the #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 19 Context: "You found something compromising?""Absolutely nothing. That was what amazed me. However, you have nowseen the point of the picture. It shows him to be a very wealthy man. How did heacquire wealth? He is unmarried. His younger brother is a station master in thewest of England. His chair is worth seven hundred a year. And he owns aGreuze.""Well?""Surely the inference is plain.""You mean that he has a great income and that he must earn it in an illegalfashion?""Exactly. Of course I have other reasons for thinking so—dozens of exiguousthreads which lead vaguely up towards the centre of the web where thepoisonous, motionless creature is lurking. I only mention the Greuze because itbrings the matter within the range of your own observation.""Well, Mr. Holmes, I admit that what you say is interesting: it's more thaninteresting—it's just wonderful. But let us have it a little clearer if you can. Is itforgery, coining, burglary—where does the money come from?""Have you ever read of Jonathan Wild?""Well, the name has a familiar sound. Someone in a novel, was he not? I don'ttake much stock of detectives in novels—chaps that do things and never let yousee how they do them. That's just inspiration: not business.""Jonathan Wild wasn't a detective, and he wasn't in a novel. He was a mastercriminal, and he lived last century—1750 or thereabouts.""Then he's no use to me. I'm a practical man.""Mr. Mac, the most practical thing that you ever did in your life would be toshut yourself up for three months and read twelve hours a day at the annals ofcrime. Everything comes in circles—even Professor Moriarty. Jonathan Wildwas the hidden force of the London criminals, to whom he sold his brains andhis organization on a fifteen per cent commission. The old wheel turns, and the #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 14 Context: sole reward being the intellectual joy of the problem. For this reason theaffection and respect of the Scotchman for his amateur colleague were profound,and he showed them by the frankness with which he consulted Holmes in everydifficulty. Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself; but talent instantlyrecognizes genius, and MacDonald had talent enough for his profession toenable him to perceive that there was no humiliation in seeking the assistance ofone who already stood alone in Europe, both in his gifts and in his experience.Holmes was not prone to friendship, but he was tolerant of the big Scotchman,and smiled at the sight of him."You are an early bird, Mr. Mac," said he. "I wish you luck with your worm. Ifear this means that there is some mischief afoot.""If you said 'hope' instead of 'fear,' it would be nearer the truth, I'm thinking,Mr. Holmes," the inspector answered, with a knowing grin. "Well, maybe a weenip would keep out the raw morning chill. No, I won't smoke, I thank you. I'llhave to be pushing on my way; for the early hours of a case are the preciousones, as no man knows better than your own self. But—but—"The inspector had stopped suddenly, and was staring with a look of absoluteamazement at a paper upon the table. It was the sheet upon which I had scrawledthe enigmatic message."Douglas!" he stammered. "Birlstone! What's this, Mr. Holmes? Man, it'switchcraft! Where in the name of all that is wonderful did you get those names?""It is a cipher that Dr. Watson and I have had occasion to solve. But why—what's amiss with the names?"The inspector looked from one to the other of us in dazed astonishment. "Justthis," said he, "that Mr. Douglas of Birlstone Manor House was horriblymurdered last night!"Chapter 2 #################### File: ChatBot_Servicestudie_M%C3%B6belh%C3%A4user_Dokumenation_FINAL.pdf Page: 7 Context: 7◼Möbelhäuser mit gutem Service: Die Branche erzielte mit 75,5 Punkten insgesamt ein gutes Ergebnis, drei Viertel der Unternehmen erhielten gute oder sehr gute Qualitätsurteile. Die Discounter waren mit einem befriedigendem Resultat weniger gut aufgestellt.◼Kundenorientierte Beratung: Das Fachpersonal zeigte sich nicht nur freundlich und motiviert, sondern überzeugte in den meisten Fällen mit Fachwissen und individuellen Antworten. Die Erläuterungen waren für die Kunden gut verständlich, allerdings hätten einige Antworten etwas ausführlicher ausfallen können. ◼Filialen zum Wohlfühlen: Ansprechende Gestaltung der Räume, Sauberkeit und die angenehme Raumatmosphäre werden bei den Möbelspezialisten großgeschrieben. Groß-zügige Parkplätze und barrierefreies Umfeld tragen zum positiven Einkaufserlebnis bei. ◼Breites Angebot: ob Warengruppen, Materialien oder Stillrichtungen – die Möbelhäuser bieten eine große Vielfalt. Insbesondere in den Abteilungen für Textilen, Lampen und bei den Deko-Artikeln war die Auswahl vielfältig. Stillrichtungen: Landhaus und Modern sind am häufigsten vertreten, Industrial und Antik sind dagegen seltener zu finden. ◼Wer eine kompetente Beratung benötigt oder nach einem vielfältigen Sortiment sucht, ist im stationären Möbelhandel gut aufgehoben. Weiterer Vorteil: die meisten Möbelhäuser bieten Unterstützung bei der Lieferung und Montage der Möbel. Oft braucht man aber Geduld: lange Wartezeiten an der Kasse und bei den Beratungen sind keine Seltenheit.2. Fazit #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 18 Context: MacDonald smiled feebly, and looked appealingly to me. "Your thoughtsmove a bit too quick for me, Mr. Holmes. You leave out a link or two, and I can'tget over the gap. What in the whole wide world can be the connection betweenthis dead painting man and the affair at Birlstone?""All knowledge comes useful to the detective," remarked Holmes. "Even thetrivial fact that in the year 1865 a picture by Greuze entitled La Jeune Fille al'Agneau fetched one million two hundred thousand francs—more than fortythousand pounds—at the Portalis sale may start a train of reflection in yourmind."It was clear that it did. The inspector looked honestly interested."I may remind you," Holmes continued, "that the professor's salary can beascertained in several trustworthy books of reference. It is seven hundred a year.""Then how could he buy—""Quite so! How could he?""Ay, that's remarkable," said the inspector thoughtfully. "Talk away, Mr.Holmes. I'm just loving it. It's fine!"Holmes smiled. He was always warmed by genuine admiration—thecharacteristic of the real artist. "What about Birlstone?" he asked."We've time yet," said the inspector, glancing at his watch. "I've a cab at thedoor, and it won't take us twenty minutes to Victoria. But about this picture: Ithought you told me once, Mr. Holmes, that you had never met ProfessorMoriarty.""No, I never have.""Then how do you know about his rooms?""Ah, that's another matter. I have been three times in his rooms, twice waitingfor him under different pretexts and leaving before he came. Once—well, I canhardly tell about the once to an official detective. It was on the last occasion thatI took the liberty of running over his papers—with the most unexpected results." #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 56 Context: with the joy of living, and her face still quivered with amusement at someremark of her companion. He sat forward, his hands clasped and his forearms onhis knees, with an answering smile upon his bold, handsome face. In an instant—but it was just one instant too late—they resumed their solemn masks as myfigure came into view. A hurried word or two passed between them, and thenBarker rose and came towards me."Excuse me, sir," said he, "but am I addressing Dr. Watson?"I bowed with a coldness which showed, I dare say, very plainly theimpression which had been produced upon my mind."We thought that it was probably you, as your friendship with Mr. SherlockHolmes is so well known. Would you mind coming over and speaking to Mrs.Douglas for one instant?"I followed him with a dour face. Very clearly I could see in my mind's eyethat shattered figure on the floor. Here within a few hours of the tragedy were hiswife and his nearest friend laughing together behind a bush in the garden whichhad been his. I greeted the lady with reserve. I had grieved with her grief in thedining-room. Now I met her appealing gaze with an unresponsive eye."I fear that you think me callous and hard-hearted." said she.I shrugged my shoulders. "It is no business of mine," said I."Perhaps some day you will do me justice. If you only realized—""There is no need why Dr. Watson should realize," said Barker quickly. "Ashe has himself said, it is no possible business of his.""Exactly," said I, "and so I will beg leave to resume my walk.""One moment, Dr. Watson," cried the woman in a pleading voice. "There isone question which you can answer with more authority than anyone else in theworld, and it may make a very great difference to me. You know Mr. Holmesand his relations with the police better than anyone else can. Supposing that amatter were brought confidentially to his knowledge, is it absolutely necessarythat he should pass it on to the detectives?" #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 43 Context: Chapter 5The People Of the Drama"Have you seen all you want of the study?" asked White Mason as wereentered the house."For the time," said the inspector, and Holmes nodded."Then perhaps you would now like to hear the evidence of some of thepeople in the house. We could use the dining-room, Ames. Please come yourselffirst and tell us what you know."The butler's account was a simple and a clear one, and he gave a convincingimpression of sincerity. He had been engaged five years before, when Douglasfirst came to Birlstone. He understood that Mr. Douglas was a rich gentlemanwho had made his money in America. He had been a kind and considerateemployer—not quite what Ames was used to, perhaps; but one can't haveeverything. He never saw any signs of apprehension in Mr. Douglas: on thecontrary, he was the most fearless man he had ever known. He ordered thedrawbridge to be pulled up every night because it was the ancient custom of theold house, and he liked to keep the old ways up.Mr. Douglas seldom went to London or left the village; but on the day beforethe crime he had been shopping at Tunbridge Wells. He (Ames) had observedsome restlessness and excitement on the part of Mr. Douglas that day; for he hadseemed impatient and irritable, which was unusual with him. He had not gone tobed that night; but was in the pantry at the back of the house, putting away thesilver, when he heard the bell ring violently. He heard no shot; but it was hardlypossible he would, as the pantry and kitchens were at the very back of the houseand there were several closed doors and a long passage between. Thehousekeeper had come out of her room, attracted by the violent ringing of thebell. They had gone to the front of the house together.As they reached the bottom of the stair he had seen Mrs. Douglas coming #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 55 Context: Holmes—what's the game?""Ay, what's the game?" my friend repeated thoughtfully.White Mason chuckled and rubbed his fat hands together in his professionalsatisfaction. "I said it was a snorter!" he cried. "And a real snorter it is!"Chapter 6A Dawning LightThe three detectives had many matters of detail into which to inquire; so Ireturned alone to our modest quarters at the village inn. But before doing so Itook a stroll in the curious old-world garden which flanked the house. Rows ofvery ancient yew trees cut into strange designs girded it round. Inside was abeautiful stretch of lawn with an old sundial in the middle, the whole effect sosoothing and restful that it was welcome to my somewhat jangled nerves.In that deeply peaceful atmosphere one could forget, or remember only assome fantastic nightmare, that darkened study with the sprawling, bloodstainedfigure on the floor. And yet, as I strolled round it and tried to steep my soul in itsgentle balm, a strange incident occurred, which brought me back to the tragedyand left a sinister impression in my mind.I have said that a decoration of yew trees circled the garden. At the endfarthest from the house they thickened into a continuous hedge. On the other sideof this hedge, concealed from the eyes of anyone approaching from the directionof the house, there was a stone seat. As I approached the spot I was aware ofvoices, some remark in the deep tones of a man, answered by a little ripple offeminine laughter.An instant later I had come round the end of the hedge and my eyes lit uponMrs. Douglas and the man Barker before they were aware of my presence. Herappearance gave me a shock. In the dining-room she had been demure anddiscreet. Now all pretense of grief had passed away from her. Her eyes shone #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 35 Context: "The man is not a burglar, supposing that he ever existed. The ring businessand the card point to premeditated murder for some private reason. Very good.Here is a man who slips into a house with the deliberate intention of committingmurder. He knows, if he knows anything, that he will have a deeficulty inmaking his escape, as the house is surrounded with water. What weapon wouldhe choose? You would say the most silent in the world. Then he could hopewhen the deed was done to slip quickly from the window, to wade the moat, andto get away at his leisure. That's understandable. But is it understandable that heshould go out of his way to bring with him the most noisy weapon he couldselect, knowing well that it will fetch every human being in the house to the spotas quick as they can run, and that it is all odds that he will be seen before he canget across the moat? Is that credible, Mr. Holmes?""Well, you put the case strongly," my friend replied thoughtfully. "It certainlyneeds a good deal of justification. May I ask, Mr. White Mason, whether youexamined the farther side of the moat at once to see if there were any signs of theman having climbed out from the water?""There were no signs, Mr. Holmes. But it is a stone ledge, and one couldhardly expect them.""No tracks or marks?""None.""Ha! Would there be any objection, Mr. White Mason, to our going down tothe house at once? There may possibly be some small point which might besuggestive.""I was going to propose it, Mr. Holmes; but I thought it well to put you intouch with all the facts before we go. I suppose if anything should strike you—"White Mason looked doubtfully at the amateur."I have worked with Mr. Holmes before," said Inspector MacDonald. "Heplays the game.""My own idea of the game, at any rate," said Holmes, with a smile. "I go intoa case to help the ends of justice and the work of the police. If I have everseparated myself from the official force, it is because they have first separatedthemselves from me. I h #################### File: ChatBot_Servicestudie_M%C3%B6belh%C3%A4user_Dokumenation_FINAL.pdf Page: 24 Context: 24Stärken◼Breites Angebot an Tischen und Schränken aus verschiedenen Materialien: insbesondere Furnier, Massivholz, Kunststoff und Glas oft vorhanden (jeweils in mindestens vier Fünftel der Fälle)◼Vielfältige Auswahl an Deko-Artikeln, Textilien und Lampen (in 85,0% bzw. 80,0% bzw. 78,8% der Testfälle)◼Am häufigsten Möbel im modernen und Landhaus-Stil verfügbar (in 96,9% bzw. 83,1% der Tests) ◼Artikel deutlich mit Produktmerkmalen sowie Preisen ausgezeichnet (in 89,4% bzw. 86,9% der Filialbesuche)◼Aktionsangebote in 90,6% der Testfälle gut erkennbar 5. Stärken und Schwächen der BrancheAngebotSchwächen◼Angebot an Garten- sowie Badmöbeln in 54,4% bzw. 31,3% der Tests eingeschränkt◼Begrenzte Auswahl an Tischen aus Naturstein (Defizite in 58,1% der Fälle)◼Stilrichtungen Antik und Industrial in 38,1% bzw. 31,9% der Testbesuche nicht ange-boten #################### File: ChatBot_Servicestudie_M%C3%B6belh%C3%A4user_Dokumenation_FINAL.pdf Page: 15 Context: 155. Stärken und Schwächen der Branche100,0 - 80,0 Punkte = sehr gut; 79,9 - 70,0 Punkte = gut; 69,9 - 60,0 Punkte = befriedigend; 59,9 - 40,0 Punkte = ausreichend; 39,9 - 0,0 Punkte = mangelhaftBranchenergebnisse in den Leistungsbereichen (Punkte)Qualität des UmfeldsKommunikationsqualität ZusatzservicesLösungsqualitätGesamtergebnis Möbel-DiscounterBeratungserlebnisWartezeiten und ErreichbarkeitBeratungskompetenzAngebotGesamtergebnis Möbelhäuser79,8 gut60,8 befriedigend63,8 befriedigend55,6 ausreichend81,1 sehr gut80,8 sehr gut69,4 befriedigend82,5 sehr gut69,7 befriedigend75,5 gut0102030405060708090100 #################### File: ChatBot_Servicestudie_M%C3%B6belh%C3%A4user_Dokumenation_FINAL.pdf Page: 22 Context: 225. Stärken und Schwächen der Branche Zusatzservices◼Lieferservice bei allen getesteten Möbelhaus-Ketten angeboten◼Angebot eines Montageservice in 91,9% der Testfälle◼Anhänger- oder Transporterverleih in 84,4% der Filialbesuche möglich◼Keine Kinderspielecke oder Kinderbetreuung in 47,5% der Filialbesuche ◼Fehlender Gastronomiebereich in 40,0% der Testbesuche◼Digitale Auswahlunterstützung noch kein Standard aber immerhin in 39,4% der Fälle gegeben. Viele Möbelhaus-Ketten boten keine Planungstools, wie ein virtuelles Platzieren des Möbelstücks im eigenen Raum oder einen 3D-Planer, anStärkenSchwächen #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 3 Context: The Valley Of Fearby #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 75 Context: Barker stared at Holmes with amazement in his face. "How in thunder cameyou to know anything about it?" he asked."Simply that I put it there.""You put it there! You!""Perhaps I should have said 'replaced it there,'" said Holmes. "You willremember, Inspector MacDonald, that I was somewhat struck by the absence of adumb-bell. I drew your attention to it; but with the pressure of other events youhad hardly the time to give it the consideration which would have enabled you todraw deductions from it. When water is near and a weight is missing it is not avery far-fetched supposition that something has been sunk in the water. The ideawas at least worth testing; so with the help of Ames, who admitted me to theroom, and the crook of Dr. Watson's umbrella, I was able last night to fish up andinspect this bundle."It was of the first importance, however, that we should be able to prove whoplaced it there. This we accomplished by the very obvious device of announcingthat the moat would be dried to-morrow, which had, of course, the effect thatwhoever had hidden the bundle would most certainly withdraw it the momentthat darkness enabled him to do so. We have no less than four witnesses as towho it was who took advantage of the opportunity, and so, Mr. Barker, I thinkthe word lies now with you."Sherlock Holmes put the sopping bundle upon the table beside the lamp andundid the cord which bound it. From within he extracted a dumb-bell, which hetossed down to its fellow in the corner. Next he drew forth a pair of boots."American, as you perceive," he remarked, pointing to the toes. Then he laidupon the table a long, deadly, sheathed knife. Finally he unravelled a bundle ofclothing, comprising a complete set of underclothes, socks, a gray tweed suit,and a short yellow overcoat."The clothes are commonplace," remarked Holmes, "save only the overcoat,which is full of suggestive touches." He held it tenderly towards the light. "Here,as you perceive, is the inner pocket prolonged into the l #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 40 Context: forehead wrinkled with speculation."I should like a few more facts before I get so far as a theory, Mr. Mac," saidhe, kneeling down beside the body. "Dear me! these injuries are really appalling.Can we have the butler in for a moment? . . . Ames, I understand that you haveoften seen this very unusual mark—a branded triangle inside a circle—upon Mr.Douglas's forearm?""Frequently, sir.""You never heard any speculation as to what it meant?""No, sir.""It must have caused great pain when it was inflicted. It is undoubtedly aburn. Now, I observe, Ames, that there is a small piece of plaster at the angle ofMr. Douglas's jaw. Did you observe that in life?""Yes, sir, he cut himself in shaving yesterday morning.""Did you ever know him to cut himself in shaving before?""Not for a very long time, sir.""Suggestive!" said Holmes. "It may, of course, be a mere coincidence, or itmay point to some nervousness which would indicate that he had reason toapprehend danger. Had you noticed anything unusual in his conduct, yesterday,Ames?""It struck me that he was a little restless and excited, sir.""Ha! The attack may not have been entirely unexpected. We do seem to makea little progress, do we not? Perhaps you would rather do the questioning, Mr.Mac?""No, Mr. Holmes, it's in better hands than mine.""Well, then, we will pass to this card—V. V. 341. It is rough cardboard. Haveyou any of the sort in the house?" #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 66 Context: "Well, Mr. Holmes, if this is true, we only tumble out of one mystery intoanother," said the London inspector."And in some ways a worse one," added White Mason. "The lady has neverbeen in America in all her life. What possible connection could she have with anAmerican assassin which would cause her to shelter him?""I freely admit the difficulties," said Holmes. "I propose to make a littleinvestigation of my own to-night, and it is just possible that it may contributesomething to the common cause.""Can we help you, Mr. Holmes?""No, no! Darkness and Dr. Watson's umbrella—my wants are simple. AndAmes, the faithful Ames, no doubt he will stretch a point for me. All my lines ofthought lead me back invariably to the one basic question—why should anathletic man develop his frame upon so unnatural an instrument as a singledumb-bell?"It was late that night when Holmes returned from his solitary excursion. Weslept in a double-bedded room, which was the best that the little country inncould do for us. I was already asleep when I was partly awakened by hisentrance."Well, Holmes," I murmured, "have you found anything out?"He stood beside me in silence, his candle in his hand. Then the tall, leanfigure inclined towards me. "I say, Watson," he whispered, "would you be afraidto sleep in the same room with a lunatic, a man with softening of the brain, anidiot whose mind has lost its grip?""Not in the least," I answered in astonishment."Ah, that's lucky," he said, and not another word would he utter that night.Chapter 7 #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 32 Context: Chapter 4DarknessAt three in the morning the chief Sussex detective, obeying the urgent callfrom Sergeant Wilson of Birlstone, arrived from headquarters in a light dog-cartbehind a breathless trotter. By the five-forty train in the morning he had sent hismessage to Scotland Yard, and he was at the Birlstone station at twelve o'clockto welcome us. White Mason was a quiet, comfortable-looking person in a loosetweed suit, with a clean-shaved, ruddy face, a stoutish body, and powerful bandylegs adorned with gaiters, looking like a small farmer, a retired gamekeeper, oranything upon earth except a very favourable specimen of the provincialcriminal officer."A real downright snorter, Mr. MacDonald!" he kept repeating. "We'll havethe pressmen down like flies when they understand it. I'm hoping we will get ourwork done before they get poking their noses into it and messing up all the trails.There has been nothing like this that I can remember. There are some bits thatwill come home to you, Mr. Holmes, or I am mistaken. And you also, Dr.Watson; for the medicos will have a word to say before we finish. Your room isat the Westville Arms. There's no other place; but I hear that it is clean and good.The man will carry your bags. This way, gentlemen, if you please."He was a very bustling and genial person, this Sussex detective. In tenminutes we had all found our quarters. In ten more we were seated in the parlourof the inn and being treated to a rapid sketch of those events which have beenoutlined in the previous chapter. MacDonald made an occasional note, whileHolmes sat absorbed, with the expression of surprised and reverent admirationwith which the botanist surveys the rare and precious bloom."Remarkable!" he said, when the story was unfolded, "most remarkable! I canhardly recall any case where the features have been more peculiar.""I thought you would say so, Mr. Holmes," said White Mason in greatdelight. "We're well up with the times in Sussex. I've told you now how mattersw #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 78 Context: guessed that I should meet you. But before you are through with that," henodded at my papers, "you will say I've brought you something fresh."Inspector MacDonald had been staring at the newcomer with the greatestamazement. "Well, this fairly beats me!" he cried at last. "If you are Mr. JohnDouglas of Birlstone Manor, then whose death have we been investigating forthese two days, and where in the world have you sprung from now? You seemedto me to come out of the floor like a jack-in-a-box.""Ah, Mr. Mac," said Holmes, shaking a reproving forefinger, "you would notread that excellent local compilation which described the concealment of KingCharles. People did not hide in those days without excellent hiding places, andthe hiding place that has once been used may be again. I had persuaded myselfthat we should find Mr. Douglas under this roof.""And how long have you been playing this trick upon us, Mr. Holmes?" saidthe inspector angrily. "How long have you allowed us to waste ourselves upon asearch that you knew to be an absurd one?""Not one instant, my dear Mr. Mac. Only last night did I form my views ofthe case. As they could not be put to the proof until this evening, I invited youand your colleague to take a holiday for the day. Pray what more could I do?When I found the suit of clothes in the moat, it at once became apparent to methat the body we had found could not have been the body of Mr. John Douglas atall, but must be that of the bicyclist from Tunbridge Wells. No other conclusionwas possible. Therefore I had to determine where Mr. John Douglas himselfcould be, and the balance of probability was that with the connivance of his wifeand his friend he was concealed in a house which had such conveniences for afugitive, and awaiting quieter times when he could make his final escape.""Well, you figured it out about right," said Douglas approvingly. "I thoughtI'd dodge your British law; for I was not sure how I stood under it, and also I sawmy chance to throw these hou #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 42 Context: corner, one would say it was a more shapely sole. However, they are certainlyvery indistinct. What's this under the side table?""Mr. Douglas's dumb-bells," said Ames."Dumb-bell—there's only one. Where's the other?""I don't know, Mr. Holmes. There may have been only one. I have not noticedthem for months.""One dumb-bell—" Holmes said seriously; but his remarks were interruptedby a sharp knock at the door.A tall, sunburned, capable-looking, clean-shaved man looked in at us. I hadno difficulty in guessing that it was the Cecil Barker of whom I had heard. Hismasterful eyes travelled quickly with a questioning glance from face to face."Sorry to interrupt your consultation," said he, "but you should hear the latestnews.""An arrest?""No such luck. But they've found his bicycle. The fellow left his bicyclebehind him. Come and have a look. It is within a hundred yards of the hall door."We found three or four grooms and idlers standing in the drive inspecting abicycle which had been drawn out from a clump of evergreens in which it hadbeen concealed. It was a well used Rudge-Whitworth, splashed as from aconsiderable journey. There was a saddlebag with spanner and oilcan, but noclue as to the owner."It would be a grand help to the police," said the inspector, "if these thingswere numbered and registered. But we must be thankful for what we've got. Ifwe can't find where he went to, at least we are likely to get where he came from.But what in the name of all that is wonderful made the fellow leave it behind?And how in the world has he got away without it? We don't seem to get a gleamof light in the case, Mr. Holmes.""Don't we?" my friend answered thoughtfully. "I wonder!" #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 24 Context: The Manor House, with its many gables and its small diamond-panedwindows, was still much as the builder had left it in the early seventeenthcentury. Of the double moats which had guarded its more warlike predecessor,the outer had been allowed to dry up, and served the humble function of akitchen garden. The inner one was still there, and lay forty feet in breadth,though now only a few feet in depth, round the whole house. A small stream fedit and continued beyond it, so that the sheet of water, though turbid, was neverditch-like or unhealthy. The ground floor windows were within a foot of thesurface of the water.The only approach to the house was over a drawbridge, the chains andwindlass of which had long been rusted and broken. The latest tenants of theManor House had, however, with characteristic energy, set this right, and thedrawbridge was not only capable of being raised, but actually was raised everyevening and lowered every morning. By thus renewing the custom of the oldfeudal days the Manor House was converted into an island during the night—afact which had a very direct bearing upon the mystery which was soon to engagethe attention of all England.The house had been untenanted for some years and was threatening tomoulder into a picturesque decay when the Douglases took possession of it. Thisfamily consisted of only two individuals—John Douglas and his wife. Douglaswas a remarkable man, both in character and in person. In age he may have beenabout fifty, with a strong-jawed, rugged face, a grizzling moustache, peculiarlykeen gray eyes, and a wiry, vigorous figure which had lost nothing of thestrength and activity of youth. He was cheery and genial to all, but somewhatoffhand in his manners, giving the impression that he had seen life in socialstrata on some far lower horizon than the county society of Sussex.Yet, though looked at with some curiosity and reserve by his more cultivatedneighbours, he soon acquired a great popularity among the villagers, subscrib #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 22 Context: Sherlock Holmes's eyes glistened, his pale cheeks took a warmer hue, and hiswhole eager face shone with an inward light when the call for work reached him.Leaning forward in the cab, he listened intently to MacDonald's short sketch ofthe problem which awaited us in Sussex. The inspector was himself dependent,as he explained to us, upon a scribbled account forwarded to him by the milktrain in the early hours of the morning. White Mason, the local officer, was apersonal friend, and hence MacDonald had been notified much more promptlythan is usual at Scotland Yard when provincials need their assistance. It is a verycold scent upon which the Metropolitan expert is generally asked to run."DEAR INSPECTOR MACDONALD [said the letter which he read to us]:"Official requisition for your services is in separate envelope. This is for your privateeye. Wire me what train in the morning you can get for Birlstone, and I will meet it—or have it met if I am too occupied. This case is a snorter. Don't waste a moment ingetting started. If you can bring Mr. Holmes, please do so; for he will find somethingafter his own heart. We would think the whole thing had been fixed up for theatricaleffect if there wasn't a dead man in the middle of it. My word! it is a snorter.""Your friend seems to be no fool," remarked Holmes."No, sir, White Mason is a very live man, if I am any judge.""Well, have you anything more?""Only that he will give us every detail when we meet.""Then how did you get at Mr. Douglas and the fact that he had been horriblymurdered?""That was in the enclosed official report. It didn't say 'horrible': that's not arecognized official term. It gave the name John Douglas. It mentioned that hisinjuries had been in the head, from the discharge of a shotgun. It also mentionedthe hour of the alarm, which was close on to midnight last night. It added that thecase was undoubtedly one of murder, but that no arrest had been made, and thatthe case was one which presented some very perplexin #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 27 Context: from the village. The three men entered the fatal room together, while the horror-stricken butler followed at their heels, closing the door behind him to shut outthe terrible scene from the maid servants.The dead man lay on his back, sprawling with outstretched limbs in thecentre of the room. He was clad only in a pink dressing gown, which covered hisnight clothes. There were carpet slippers on his bare feet. The doctor kneltbeside him and held down the hand lamp which had stood on the table. Oneglance at the victim was enough to show the healer that his presence could bedispensed with. The man had been horribly injured. Lying across his chest was acurious weapon, a shotgun with the barrel sawed off a foot in front of thetriggers. It was clear that this had been fired at close range and that he hadreceived the whole charge in the face, blowing his head almost to pieces. Thetriggers had been wired together, so as to make the simultaneous discharge moredestructive.The country policeman was unnerved and troubled by the tremendousresponsibility which had come so suddenly upon him. "We will touch nothinguntil my superiors arrive," he said in a hushed voice, staring in horror at thedreadful head."Nothing has been touched up to now," said Cecil Barker. "I'll answer forthat. You see it all exactly as I found it.""When was that?" The sergeant had drawn out his notebook."It was just half-past eleven. I had not begun to undress, and I was sitting bythe fire in my bedroom when I heard the report. It was not very loud—it seemedto be muffled. I rushed down—I don't suppose it was thirty seconds before I wasin the room.""Was the door open?""Yes, it was open. Poor Douglas was lying as you see him. His bedroomcandle was burning on the table. It was I who lit the lamp some minutesafterward.""Did you see no one?""No. I heard Mrs. Douglas coming down the stair behind me, and I rushed out #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 51 Context: "I fear not; but all I know is at your service.""We have heard from Mr. Cecil Barker that you did not actually see—thatyou were never in the room where the tragedy occurred?""No, he turned me back upon the stairs. He begged me to return to my room.""Quite so. You had heard the shot, and you had at once come down.""I put on my dressing gown and then came down.""How long was it after hearing the shot that you were stopped on the stair byMr. Barker?""It may have been a couple of minutes. It is so hard to reckon time at such amoment. He implored me not to go on. He assured me that I could do nothing.Then Mrs. Allen, the housekeeper, led me upstairs again. It was all like somedreadful dream.""Can you give us any idea how long your husband had been downstairsbefore you heard the shot?""No, I cannot say. He went from his dressing room, and I did not hear him go.He did the round of the house every night, for he was nervous of fire. It is theonly thing that I have ever known him nervous of.""That is just the point which I want to come to, Mrs. Douglas. You haveknown your husband only in England, have you not?""Yes, we have been married five years.""Have you heard him speak of anything which occurred in America andmight bring some danger upon him?"Mrs. Douglas thought earnestly before she answered. "Yes." she said at last,"I have always felt that there was a danger hanging over him. He refused todiscuss it with me. It was not from want of confidence in me—there was themost complete love and confidence between us—but it was out of his desire tokeep all alarm away from me. He thought I should brood over it if I knew all,and so he was silent." #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 50 Context: "And yet when they arrived they found that the candle was out and that thelamp had been lighted. That seems very remarkable."Again Barker showed some signs of indecision. "I don't see that it wasremarkable, Mr. Holmes," he answered after a pause. "The candle threw a verybad light. My first thought was to get a better one. The lamp was on the table; soI lit it.""And blew out the candle?""Exactly."Holmes asked no further question, and Barker, with a deliberate look fromone to the other of us, which had, as it seemed to me, something of defiance in it,turned and left the room.Inspector MacDonald had sent up a note to the effect that he would wait uponMrs. Douglas in her room; but she had replied that she would meet us in thedining room. She entered now, a tall and beautiful woman of thirty, reserved andself-possessed to a remarkable degree, very different from the tragic anddistracted figure I had pictured. It is true that her face was pale and drawn, likethat of one who has endured a great shock; but her manner was composed, andthe finely moulded hand which she rested upon the edge of the table was assteady as my own. Her sad, appealing eyes travelled from one to the other of uswith a curiously inquisitive expression. That questioning gaze transformed itselfsuddenly into abrupt speech."Have you found anything out yet?" she asked.Was it my imagination that there was an undertone of fear rather than of hopein the question?"We have taken every possible step, Mrs. Douglas," said the inspector. "Youmay rest assured that nothing will be neglected.""Spare no money," she said in a dead, even tone. "It is my desire that everypossible effort should be made.""Perhaps you can tell us something which may throw some light upon thematter." #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 90 Context: dauntless demeanour of the newcomer, while the two policemen shrugged theirshoulders and renewed a conversation between themselves.A few minutes later the train ran into the ill-lit station, and there was ageneral clearing; for Vermissa was by far the largest town on the line. McMurdopicked up his leather gripsack and was about to start off into the darkness, whenone of the miners accosted him."By Gar, mate! you know how to speak to the cops," he said in a voice ofawe. "It was grand to hear you. Let me carry your grip and show you the road.I'm passing Shafter's on the way to my own shack."There was a chorus of friendly "Good-nights" from the other miners as theypassed from the platform. Before ever he had set foot in it, McMurdo theturbulent had become a character in Vermissa.The country had been a place of terror; but the town was in its way evenmore depressing. Down that long valley there was at least a certain gloomygrandeur in the huge fires and the clouds of drifting smoke, while the strengthand industry of man found fitting monuments in the hills which he had spilled bythe side of his monstrous excavations. But the town showed a dead level of meanugliness and squalor. The broad street was churned up by the traffic into ahorrible rutted paste of muddy snow. The sidewalks were narrow and uneven.The numerous gas-lamps served only to show more clearly a long line ofwooden houses, each with its veranda facing the street, unkempt and dirty.As they approached the centre of the town the scene was brightened by a rowof well-lit stores, and even more by a cluster of saloons and gaming houses, inwhich the miners spent their hard-earned but generous wages."That's the Union House," said the guide, pointing to one saloon which rosealmost to the dignity of being a hotel. "Jack McGinty is the boss there.""What sort of a man is he?" McMurdo asked."What! have you never heard of the boss?""How could I have heard of him when you know that I am a stranger in theseparts?" #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 58 Context: case hangs upon the missing dumb-bell? Well, well, you need not be downcast;for between ourselves I don't think that either Inspector Mac or the excellentlocal practitioner has grasped the overwhelming importance of this incident. Onedumb-bell, Watson! Consider an athlete with one dumb-bell! Picture to yourselfthe unilateral development, the imminent danger of a spinal curvature. Shocking,Watson, shocking!"He sat with his mouth full of toast and his eyes sparkling with mischief,watching my intellectual entanglement. The mere sight of his excellent appetitewas an assurance of success, for I had very clear recollections of days and nightswithout a thought of food, when his baffled mind had chafed before someproblem while his thin, eager features became more attenuated with theasceticism of complete mental concentration. Finally he lit his pipe, and sittingin the inglenook of the old village inn he talked slowly and at random about hiscase, rather as one who thinks aloud than as one who makes a consideredstatement."A lie, Watson—a great, big, thumping, obtrusive, uncompromising lie—that's what meets us on the threshold! There is our starting point. The wholestory told by Barker is a lie. But Barker's story is corroborated by Mrs. Douglas.Therefore she is lying also. They are both lying, and in a conspiracy. So now wehave the clear problem. Why are they lying, and what is the truth which they aretrying so hard to conceal? Let us try, Watson, you and I, if we can get behind thelie and reconstruct the truth."How do I know that they are lying? Because it is a clumsy fabrication whichsimply could not be true. Consider! According to the story given to us, theassassin had less than a minute after the murder had been committed to take thatring, which was under another ring, from the dead man's finger, to replace theother ring—a thing which he would surely never have done—and to put thatsingular card beside his victim. I say that this was obviously impossible."You may argue—but #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 162 Context: the order were concerned, and with no notion of justice or honesty to anyonebeyond. The treasurer, Carter, was a middle-aged man, with an impassive, rathersulky expression, and a yellow parchment skin. He was a capable organizer, andthe actual details of nearly every outrage had sprung from his plotting brain. Thetwo Willabys were men of action, tall, lithe young fellows with determinedfaces, while their companion, Tiger Cormac, a heavy, dark youth, was fearedeven by his own comrades for the ferocity of his disposition. These were themen who assembled that night under the roof of McMurdo for the killing of thePinkerton detective.Their host had placed whisky upon the table, and they had hastened to primethemselves for the work before them. Baldwin and Cormac were already half-drunk, and the liquor had brought out all their ferocity. Cormac placed his handson the stove for an instant—it had been lighted, for the nights were still cold."That will do," said he, with an oath."Ay," said Baldwin, catching his meaning. "If he is strapped to that, we willhave the truth out of him.""We'll have the truth out of him, never fear," said McMurdo. He had nervesof steel, this man; for though the whole weight of the affair was on him hismanner was as cool and unconcerned as ever. The others marked it andapplauded."You are the one to handle him," said the Boss approvingly. "Not a warningwill he get till your hand is on his throat. It's a pity there are no shutters to yourwindows."McMurdo went from one to the other and drew the curtains tighter. "Sure noone can spy upon us now. It's close upon the hour.""Maybe he won't come. Maybe he'll get a sniff of danger," said the secretary."He'll come, never fear," McMurdo answered. "He is as eager to come as youcan be to see him. Hark to that!"They all sat like wax figures, some with their glasses arrested halfway to theirlips. Three loud knocks had sounded at the door. #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 67 Context: The SolutionNext morning, after breakfast, we found Inspector MacDonald and WhiteMason seated in close consultation in the small parlour of the local policesergeant. On the table in front of them were piled a number of letters andtelegrams, which they were carefully sorting and docketing. Three had beenplaced on one side."Still on the track of the elusive bicyclist?" Holmes asked cheerfully. "Whatis the latest news of the ruffian?"MacDonald pointed ruefully to his heap of correspondence."He is at present reported from Leicester, Nottingham, Southampton, Derby,East Ham, Richmond, and fourteen other places. In three of them—East Ham,Leicester, and Liverpool—there is a clear case against him, and he has actuallybeen arrested. The country seems to be full of the fugitives with yellow coats.""Dear me!" said Holmes sympathetically. "Now, Mr. Mac and you, Mr. WhiteMason, I wish to give you a very earnest piece of advice. When I went into thiscase with you I bargained, as you will no doubt remember, that I should notpresent you with half-proved theories, but that I should retain and work out myown ideas until I had satisfied myself that they were correct. For this reason I amnot at the present moment telling you all that is in my mind. On the other hand, Isaid that I would play the game fairly by you, and I do not think it is a fair gameto allow you for one unnecessary moment to waste your energies upon aprofitless task. Therefore I am here to advise you this morning, and my advice toyou is summed up in three words—abandon the case."MacDonald and White Mason stared in amazement at their celebratedcolleague."You consider it hopeless!" cried the inspector."I consider your case to be hopeless. I do not consider that it is hopeless toarrive at the truth.""But this cyclist. He is not an invention. We have his description, his valise,his bicycle. The fellow must be somewhere. Why should we not get him?" #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 149 Context: firearms among the law-abiding people. But McGinty and his men wereundisturbed by such reports. They were numerous, resolute, and well armed.Their opponents were scattered and powerless. It would all end, as it had done inthe past, in aimless talk and possibly in impotent arrests. So said McGinty,McMurdo, and all the bolder spirits.It was a Saturday evening in May. Saturday was always the lodge night, andMcMurdo was leaving his house to attend it when Morris, the weaker brother ofthe order, came to see him. His brow was creased with care, and his kindly facewas drawn and haggard."Can I speak with you freely, Mr. McMurdo?""Sure.""I can't forget that I spoke my heart to you once, and that you kept it toyourself, even though the Boss himself came to ask you about it.""What else could I do if you trusted me? It wasn't that I agreed with what yousaid.""I know that well. But you are the one that I can speak to and be safe. I've asecret here," he put his hand to his breast, "and it is just burning the life out ofme. I wish it had come to any one of you but me. If I tell it, it will mean murder,for sure. If I don't, it may bring the end of us all. God help me, but I am near outof my wits over it!"McMurdo looked at the man earnestly. He was trembling in every limb. Hepoured some whisky into a glass and handed it to him. "That's the physic for thelikes of you," said he. "Now let me hear of it."Morris drank, and his white face took a tinge of colour. "I can tell it to you allin one sentence," said he. "There's a detective on our trail."McMurdo stared at him in astonishment. "Why, man, you're crazy," he said."Isn't the place full of police and detectives and what harm did they ever do us?""No, no, it's no man of the district. As you say, we know them, and it is littlethat they can do. But you've heard of Pinkerton's?" #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 30 Context: scratching his puzzled head in his perplexity. "It will want the best brains in theforce to get to the bottom of this thing. It will be a London job before it isfinished." He raised the hand lamp and walked slowly round the room. "Hullo!"he cried, excitedly, drawing the window curtain to one side. "What o'clock werethose curtains drawn?""When the lamps were lit," said the butler. "It would be shortly after four.""Someone had been hiding here, sure enough." He held down the light, andthe marks of muddy boots were very visible in the corner. "I'm bound to say thisbears out your theory, Mr. Barker. It looks as if the man got into the house afterfour when the curtains were drawn and before six when the bridge was raised.He slipped into this room, because it was the first that he saw. There was noother place where he could hide, so he popped in behind this curtain. That allseems clear enough. It is likely that his main idea was to burgle the house; butMr. Douglas chanced to come upon him, so he murdered him and escaped.""That's how I read it," said Barker. "But, I say, aren't we wasting precioustime? Couldn't we start out and scour the country before the fellow gets away?"The sergeant considered for a moment."There are no trains before six in the morning; so he can't get away by rail. Ifhe goes by road with his legs all dripping, it's odds that someone will notice him.Anyhow, I can't leave here myself until I am relieved. But I think none of youshould go until we see more clearly how we all stand."The doctor had taken the lamp and was narrowly scrutinizing the body."What's this mark?" he asked. "Could this have any connection with the crime?"The dead man's right arm was thrust out from his dressing gown, and exposedas high as the elbow. About halfway up the forearm was a curious brown design,a triangle inside a circle, standing out in vivid relief upon the lard-coloured skin."It's not tattooed," said the doctor, peering through his glasses. "I never sawanything like it. #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 26 Context: him. He appeared to be a man of considerable wealth, and was reputed to be abachelor.In age he was rather younger than Douglas—forty-five at the most—a tall,straight, broad-chested fellow with a clean-shaved, prize-fighter face, thick,strong, black eyebrows, and a pair of masterful black eyes which might, evenwithout the aid of his very capable hands, clear a way for him through a hostilecrowd. He neither rode nor shot, but spent his days in wandering round the oldvillage with his pipe in his mouth, or in driving with his host, or in his absencewith his hostess, over the beautiful countryside. "An easy-going, free-handedgentleman," said Ames, the butler. "But, my word! I had rather not be the manthat crossed him!" He was cordial and intimate with Douglas, and he was no lessfriendly with his wife—a friendship which more than once seemed to causesome irritation to the husband, so that even the servants were able to perceive hisannoyance. Such was the third person who was one of the family when thecatastrophe occurred.As to the other denizens of the old building, it will suffice out of a largehousehold to mention the prim, respectable, and capable Ames, and Mrs. Allen,a buxom and cheerful person, who relieved the lady of some of her householdcares. The other six servants in the house bear no relation to the events of thenight of January 6th.It was at eleven forty-five that the first alarm reached the small local policestation, in charge of Sergeant Wilson of the Sussex Constabulary. Cecil Barker,much excited, had rushed up to the door and pealed furiously upon the bell. Aterrible tragedy had occurred at the Manor House, and John Douglas had beenmurdered. That was the breathless burden of his message. He had hurried backto the house, followed within a few minutes by the police sergeant, who arrivedat the scene of the crime a little after twelve o'clock, after taking prompt steps towarn the county authorities that something serious was afoot.On reaching the Manor House, #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 63 Context: "Well, I'll borrow that if I may.""Certainly—but what a wretched weapon! If there is danger—""Nothing serious, my dear Watson, or I should certainly ask for yourassistance. But I'll take the umbrella. At present I am only awaiting the return ofour colleagues from Tunbridge Wells, where they are at present engaged intrying for a likely owner to the bicycle."It was nightfall before Inspector MacDonald and White Mason came backfrom their expedition, and they arrived exultant, reporting a great advance in ourinvestigation."Man, I'll admeet that I had my doubts if there was ever an outsider," saidMacDonald, "but that's all past now. We've had the bicycle identified, and wehave a description of our man; so that's a long step on our journey.""It sounds to me like the beginning of the end," said Holmes. "I'm sure Icongratulate you both with all my heart.""Well, I started from the fact that Mr. Douglas had seemed disturbed since theday before, when he had been at Tunbridge Wells. It was at Tunbridge Wellsthen that he had become conscious of some danger. It was clear, therefore, that ifa man had come over with a bicycle it was from Tunbridge Wells that he mightbe expected to have come. We took the bicycle over with us and showed it at thehotels. It was identified at once by the manager of the Eagle Commercial asbelonging to a man named Hargrave, who had taken a room there two daysbefore. This bicycle and a small valise were his whole belongings. He hadregistered his name as coming from London, but had given no address. Thevalise was London made, and the contents were British; but the man himself wasundoubtedly an American.""Well, well," said Holmes gleefully, "you have indeed done some solid workwhile I have been sitting spinning theories with my friend! It's a lesson in beingpractical, Mr. Mac.""Ay, it's just that, Mr. Holmes," said the inspector with satisfaction."But this may all fit in with your theories," I remarked. #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 29 Context: "It was nearly six o'clock," said Ames, the butler."I've heard," said the sergeant, "that it was usually raised at sunset. Thatwould be nearer half-past four than six at this time of year.""Mrs. Douglas had visitors to tea," said Ames. "I couldn't raise it until theywent. Then I wound it up myself.""Then it comes to this," said the sergeant: "If anyone came from outside—ifthey did—they must have got in across the bridge before six and been in hidingever since, until Mr. Douglas came into the room after eleven.""That is so! Mr. Douglas went round the house every night the last thingbefore he turned in to see that the lights were right. That brought him in here.The man was waiting and shot him. Then he got away through the window andleft his gun behind him. That's how I read it; for nothing else will fit the facts."The sergeant picked up a card which lay beside the dead man on the floor.The initials V. V. and under them the number 341 were rudely scrawled in inkupon it."What's this?" he asked, holding it up.Barker looked at it with curiosity. "I never noticed it before," he said. "Themurderer must have left it behind him.""V. V.—341. I can make no sense of that."The sergeant kept turning it over in his big fingers. "What's V. V.?Somebody's initials, maybe. What have you got there, Dr. Wood?"It was a good-sized hammer which had been lying on the rug in front of thefireplace—a substantial, workmanlike hammer. Cecil Barker pointed to a box ofbrass-headed nails upon the mantelpiece."Mr. Douglas was altering the pictures yesterday," he said. "I saw him myself,standing upon that chair and fixing the big picture above it. That accounts for thehammer.""We'd best put it back on the rug where we found it," said the sergeant, #################### File: ChatBot_Servicestudie_M%C3%B6belh%C3%A4user_Dokumenation_FINAL.pdf Page: 13 Context: 13Platz 1 Als Testsieger ging Porta mit einem sehr guten Qualitätsurteil aus der Studie hervor. Die besonders freundlichen Mitarbeiter der Möbelhauskette gingen in den Beratungen bedarfsgerecht und inhaltlich verständlich auf die Kundenan-liegen ein. Sie gaben stets korrekte sowie meist vollständige Auskünfte und schufen eine sehr angenehme Gesprächsatmosphäre. Das Unternehmen punktete zudem mit kurzen Wartezeiten an der Kasse sowie einem Gastrono-miebereich in allen getesteten Filialen. Platz 2 Den zweiten Rang erzielte Höffner (Qualitätsurteil: „sehr gut“). Die Kette zeigte das insgesamt beste Angebot: Eine breite Auswahl an unterschied-lichen Warengruppen sowie Stilrichtungen stand zur Verfügung. Die Berater überzeugten mit Kompetenz: inhaltlich sichere Auskünfte, strukturierte und individuelle Gespräche. Die Filialen überzeugten sowohl von ihnen als auch von außen. Die Verkaufsräume waren sauber sowie ansprechend gestaltet und boten umfassende Orientierungsmöglichkeiten. Platz 3 Rang drei belegte Segmüller (Qualitätsurteil: „sehr gut“). Die Filialen des Unternehmens punkteten mit ansprechenden Gestaltung und Sauberkeit. Das Personal ging mit Beschwerden äußerst professionell um und bot den Kunden oft aktiv die Hilfe an. Zudem schufen die Mitarbeiter ein positives Beratungserlebnis, z.B. durch eine angenehme Gesprächsatmosphäre. 4. Die besten UnternehmenMöbelhäuser #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 38 Context: "Is it suicide, or is it murder—that's our first question, gentlemen, is it not? Ifit were suicide, then we have to believe that this man began by taking off hiswedding ring and concealing it; that he then came down here in his dressinggown, trampled mud into a corner behind the curtain in order to give the ideasomeone had waited for him, opened the window, put blood on the—""We can surely dismiss that," said MacDonald."So I think. Suicide is out of the question. Then a murder has been done.What we have to determine is, whether it was done by someone outside or insidethe house.""Well, let's hear the argument.""There are considerable difficulties both ways, and yet one or the other itmust be. We will suppose first that some person or persons inside the house didthe crime. They got this man down here at a time when everything was still andyet no one was asleep. They then did the deed with the queerest and noisiestweapon in the world so as to tell everyone what had happened—a weapon thatwas never seen in the house before. That does not seem a very likely start, doesit?""No, it does not.""Well, then, everyone is agreed that after the alarm was given only a minuteat the most had passed before the whole household—not Mr. Cecil Barker alone,though he claims to have been the first, but Ames and all of them were on thespot. Do you tell me that in that time the guilty person managed to makefootmarks in the corner, open the window, mark the sill with blood, take thewedding ring off the dead man's finger, and all the rest of it? It's impossible!""You put it very clearly," said Holmes. "I am inclined to agree with you.""Well, then, we are driven back to the theory that it was done by someonefrom outside. We are still faced with some big difficulties; but anyhow they haveceased to be impossibilities. The man got into the house between four-thirty andsix; that is to say, between dusk and the time when the bridge was raised. Therehad been some visitors, and the door was open; so th #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 45 Context: servants, they had all gone to bed, and the alarm did not reach them until justbefore the police arrived. They slept at the extreme back of the house, and couldnot possibly have heard anything.So far the housekeeper could add nothing on cross-examination savelamentations and expressions of amazement.Cecil Barker succeeded Mrs. Allen as a witness. As to the occurrences of thenight before, he had very little to add to what he had already told the police.Personally, he was convinced that the murderer had escaped by the window. Thebloodstain was conclusive, in his opinion, on that point. Besides, as the bridgewas up, there was no other possible way of escaping. He could not explain whathad become of the assassin or why he had not taken his bicycle, if it were indeedhis. He could not possibly have been drowned in the moat, which was at noplace more than three feet deep.In his own mind he had a very definite theory about the murder. Douglas wasa reticent man, and there were some chapters in his life of which he never spoke.He had emigrated to America when he was a very young man. He had prosperedwell, and Barker had first met him in California, where they had becomepartners in a successful mining claim at a place called Benito Canyon. They haddone very well; but Douglas had suddenly sold out and started for England. Hewas a widower at that time. Barker had afterwards realized his money and cometo live in London. Thus they had renewed their friendship.Douglas had given him the impression that some danger was hanging overhis head, and he had always looked upon his sudden departure from California,and also his renting a house in so quiet a place in England, as being connectedwith this peril. He imagined that some secret society, some implacableorganization, was on Douglas's track, which would never rest until it killed him.Some remarks of his had given him this idea; though he had never told him whatthe society was, nor how he had come to offend it. He could only suppose tha #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 17 Context: he put his hand on my shoulder as we were parting, it was like a father's blessingbefore you go out into the cold, cruel world."Holmes chuckled and rubbed his hands. "Great!" he said. "Great! Tell me,Friend MacDonald, this pleasing and touching interview was, I suppose, in theprofessor's study?""That's so.""A fine room, is it not?""Very fine—very handsome indeed, Mr. Holmes.""You sat in front of his writing desk?""Just so.""Sun in your eyes and his face in the shadow?""Well, it was evening; but I mind that the lamp was turned on my face.""It would be. Did you happen to observe a picture over the professor's head?""I don't miss much, Mr. Holmes. Maybe I learned that from you. Yes, I sawthe picture—a young woman with her head on her hands, peeping at yousideways.""That painting was by Jean Baptiste Greuze."The inspector endeavoured to look interested."Jean Baptiste Greuze," Holmes continued, joining his finger tips and leaningwell back in his chair, "was a French artist who flourished between the years1750 and 1800. I allude, of course to his working career. Modern criticism hasmore than indorsed the high opinion formed of him by his contemporaries."The inspector's eyes grew abstracted. "Hadn't we better—" he said."We are doing so," Holmes interrupted. "All that I am saying has a very directand vital bearing upon what you have called the Birlstone Mystery. In fact, itmay in a sense be called the very centre of it." #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 142 Context: crossroads which is beyond its boundary. Here three men were waiting, withwhom Lawler and Andrews held a short, eager conversation. Then they allmoved on together. It was clearly some notable job which needed numbers. Atthis point there are several trails which lead to various mines. The strangers tookthat which led to the Crow Hill, a huge business which was in strong handswhich had been able, thanks to their energetic and fearless New Englandmanager, Josiah H. Dunn, to keep some order and discipline during the longreign of terror.Day was breaking now, and a line of workmen were slowly making their way,singly and in groups, along the blackened path.McMurdo and Scanlan strolled on with the others, keeping in sight of themen whom they followed. A thick mist lay over them, and from the heart of itthere came the sudden scream of a steam whistle. It was the ten-minute signalbefore the cages descended and the day's labour began.When they reached the open space round the mine shaft there were a hundredminers waiting, stamping their feet and blowing on their fingers; for it wasbitterly cold. The strangers stood in a little group under the shadow of the enginehouse. Scanlan and McMurdo climbed a heap of slag from which the wholescene lay before them. They saw the mine engineer, a great bearded Scotchmannamed Menzies, come out of the engine house and blow his whistle for the cagesto be lowered.At the same instant a tall, loose-framed young man with a clean-shaved,earnest face advanced eagerly towards the pit head. As he came forward his eyesfell upon the group, silent and motionless, under the engine house. The men haddrawn down their hats and turned up their collars to screen their faces. For amoment the presentiment of Death laid its cold hand upon the manager's heart.At the next he had shaken it off and saw only his duty towards intrusivestrangers."Who are you?" he asked as he advanced. "What are you loitering there for?"There was no answer; but the lad Andrews stepped fo #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 59 Context: have no doubt at all."But the gunshot was apparently the cause of death. Therefore the shot musthave been fired some time earlier than we are told. But there could be no mistakeabout such a matter as that. We are in the presence, therefore, of a deliberateconspiracy upon the part of the two people who heard the gunshot—of the manBarker and of the woman Douglas. When on the top of this I am able to showthat the blood mark on the windowsill was deliberately placed there by Barker,in order to give a false clue to the police, you will admit that the case grows darkagainst him."Now we have to ask ourselves at what hour the murder actually did occur.Up to half-past ten the servants were moving about the house; so it was certainlynot before that time. At a quarter to eleven they had all gone to their rooms withthe exception of Ames, who was in the pantry. I have been trying someexperiments after you left us this afternoon, and I find that no noise whichMacDonald can make in the study can penetrate to me in the pantry when thedoors are all shut."It is otherwise, however, from the housekeeper's room. It is not so far downthe corridor, and from it I could vaguely hear a voice when it was very loudlyraised. The sound from a shotgun is to some extent muffled when the dischargeis at very close range, as it undoubtedly was in this instance. It would not be veryloud, and yet in the silence of the night it should have easily penetrated to Mrs.Allen's room. She is, as she has told us, somewhat deaf; but none the less shementioned in her evidence that she did hear something like a door slamming halfan hour before the alarm was given. Half an hour before the alarm was givenwould be a quarter to eleven. I have no doubt that what she heard was the reportof the gun, and that this was the real instant of the murder."If this is so, we have now to determine what Barker and Mrs. Douglas,presuming that they are not the actual murderers, could have been doing fromquarter to eleven, when the so #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 72 Context: assure you that this inquiry has come to a definite pause."Evening was drawing in when we reassembled. Holmes was very serious inhis manner, myself curious, and the detectives obviously critical and annoyed."Well, gentlemen," said my friend gravely, "I am asking you now to puteverything to the test with me, and you will judge for yourselves whether theobservations I have made justify the conclusions to which I have come. It is achill evening, and I do not know how long our expedition may last; so I beg thatyou will wear your warmest coats. It is of the first importance that we should bein our places before it grows dark; so with your permission we shall get startedat once." #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 54 Context: "I'll see, sir."He came back in a moment to say that Barker was in the garden."Can you remember, Ames, what Mr. Barker had on his feet last night whenyou joined him in the study?""Yes, Mr. Holmes. He had a pair of bedroom slippers. I brought him his bootswhen he went for the police.""Where are the slippers now?""They are still under the chair in the hall.""Very good, Ames. It is, of course, important for us to know which tracksmay be Mr. Barker's and which from outside.""Yes, sir. I may say that I noticed that the slippers were stained with blood—so indeed were my own.""That is natural enough, considering the condition of the room. Very good,Ames. We will ring if we want you."A few minutes later we were in the study. Holmes had brought with him thecarpet slippers from the hall. As Ames had observed, the soles of both were darkwith blood."Strange!" murmured Holmes, as he stood in the light of the window andexamined them minutely. "Very strange indeed!"Stooping with one of his quick feline pounces, he placed the slipper upon theblood mark on the sill. It exactly corresponded. He smiled in silence at hiscolleagues.The inspector was transfigured with excitement. His native accent rattled likea stick upon railings."Man," he cried, "there's not a doubt of it! Barker has just marked thewindow himself. It's a good deal broader than any bootmark. I mind that yousaid it was a splay-foot, and here's the explanation. But what's the game, Mr. #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 99 Context: read all this. I had understood that every paper in the United States was writingabout it.""Well, I have read something, it is true; but I had thought it was a story.Maybe these men have some reason in what they do. Maybe they are wrongedand have no other way to help themselves.""Oh, Jack, don't let me hear you speak so! That is how he speaks—the otherone!""Baldwin—he speaks like that, does he?""And that is why I loathe him so. Oh, Jack, now I can tell you the truth. Iloathe him with all my heart; but I fear him also. I fear him for myself; but aboveall I fear him for father. I know that some great sorrow would come upon us if Idared to say what I really felt. That is why I have put him off with half-promises.It was in real truth our only hope. But if you would fly with me, Jack, we couldtake father with us and live forever far from the power of these wicked men."Again there was the struggle upon McMurdo's face, and again it set likegranite. "No harm shall come to you, Ettie—nor to your father either. As towicked men, I expect you may find that I am as bad as the worst of them beforewe're through.""No, no, Jack! I would trust you anywhere."McMurdo laughed bitterly. "Good Lord! how little you know of me! Yourinnocent soul, my darling, could not even guess what is passing in mine. But,hullo, who's the visitor?"The door had opened suddenly, and a young fellow came swaggering in withthe air of one who is the master. He was a handsome, dashing young man ofabout the same age and build as McMurdo himself. Under his broad-brimmedblack felt hat, which he had not troubled to remove, a handsome face with fierce,domineering eyes and a curved hawk-bill of a nose looked savagely at the pairwho sat by the stove.Ettie had jumped to her feet full of confusion and alarm. "I'm glad to see you,Mr. Baldwin," said she. "You're earlier than I had thought. Come and sit down." #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 167 Context: The police trial had passed, in which the case of John Douglas was referred toa higher court. So had the Quarter Sessions, at which he was acquitted as havingacted in self-defense."Get him out of England at any cost," wrote Holmes to the wife. "There areforces here which may be more dangerous than those he has escaped. There is nosafety for your husband in England."Two months had gone by, and the case had to some extent passed from ourminds. Then one morning there came an enigmatic note slipped into our letterbox. "Dear me, Mr. Holmes. Dear me!" said this singular epistle. There wasneither superscription nor signature. I laughed at the quaint message; but Holmesshowed unwonted seriousness."Deviltry, Watson!" he remarked, and sat long with a clouded brow.Late last night Mrs. Hudson, our landlady, brought up a message that agentleman wished to see Holmes, and that the matter was of the utmostimportance. Close at the heels of his messenger came Cecil Barker, our friend ofthe moated Manor House. His face was drawn and haggard."I've had bad news—terrible news, Mr. Holmes," said he."I feared as much," said Holmes."You have not had a cable, have you?""I have had a note from someone who has.""It's poor Douglas. They tell me his name is Edwards; but he will always beJack Douglas of Benito Canyon to me. I told you that they started together forSouth Africa in the Palmyra three weeks ago.""Exactly.""The ship reached Cape Town last night. I received this cable from MrsDouglas this morning:—"Jack has been lost overboard in gale off St Helena. No one knows howaccident occurred.—Ivy Douglas." #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 127 Context: handed in by a lad. It was unsigned, and ran thus:I should wish to speak to you, but would rather not do so in your house. You will findme beside the flagstaff upon Miller Hill. If you will come there now, I have somethingwhich it is important for you to hear and for me to say.McMurdo read the note twice with the utmost surprise; for he could notimagine what it meant or who was the author of it. Had it been in a femininehand, he might have imagined that it was the beginning of one of thoseadventures which had been familiar enough in his past life. But it was thewriting of a man, and of a well educated one, too. Finally, after some hesitation,he determined to see the matter through.Miller Hill is an ill-kept public park in the very centre of the town. In summerit is a favourite resort of the people; but in winter it is desolate enough. From thetop of it one has a view not only of the whole straggling, grimy town, but of thewinding valley beneath, with its scattered mines and factories blackening thesnow on each side of it, and of the wooded and white-capped ranges flanking it.McMurdo strolled up the winding path hedged in with evergreens until hereached the deserted restaurant which forms the centre of summer gaiety. Besideit was a bare flagstaff, and underneath it a man, his hat drawn down and thecollar of his overcoat turned up. When he turned his face McMurdo saw that itwas Brother Morris, he who had incurred the anger of the Bodymaster the nightbefore. The lodge sign was given and exchanged as they met."I wanted to have a word with you, Mr. McMurdo," said the older man,speaking with a hesitation which showed that he was on delicate ground. "It waskind of you to come.""Why did you not put your name to the note?""One has to be cautious, mister. One never knows in times like these how athing may come back to one. One never knows either who to trust or who not totrust.""Surely one may trust brothers of the lodge.""No, no, not always," cried Morris with vehemence. "Wh #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 37 Context: "Exactly. Why should he? Is the water always turbid?""Generally about this colour. The stream brings down the clay.""How deep is it?""About two feet at each side and three in the middle.""So we can put aside all idea of the man having been drowned in crossing.""No, a child could not be drowned in it."We walked across the drawbridge, and were admitted by a quaint, gnarled,dried-up person, who was the butler, Ames. The poor old fellow was white andquivering from the shock. The village sergeant, a tall, formal, melancholy man,still held his vigil in the room of Fate. The doctor had departed."Anything fresh, Sergeant Wilson?" asked White Mason."No, sir.""Then you can go home. You've had enough. We can send for you if we wantyou. The butler had better wait outside. Tell him to warn Mr. Cecil Barker, Mrs.Douglas, and the housekeeper that we may want a word with them presently.Now, gentlemen, perhaps you will allow me to give you the views I have formedfirst, and then you will be able to arrive at your own."He impressed me, this country specialist. He had a solid grip of fact and acool, clear, common-sense brain, which should take him some way in hisprofession. Holmes listened to him intently, with no sign of that impatiencewhich the official exponent too often produced. #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 130 Context: I did not it would be out of my house that they would come next with theirbloody hands and it would be my little Fred that would be screaming for hisfather."But I was a criminal then, part sharer in a murder, lost forever in this world,and lost also in the next. I am a good Catholic; but the priest would have noword with me when he heard I was a Scowrer, and I am excommunicated frommy faith. That's how it stands with me. And I see you going down the same road,and I ask you what the end is to be. Are you ready to be a cold-blooded murdereralso, or can we do anything to stop it?""What would you do?" asked McMurdo abruptly. "You would not inform?""God forbid!" cried Morris. "Sure, the very thought would cost me my life.""That's well," said McMurdo. "I'm thinking that you are a weak man and thatyou make too much of the matter.""Too much! Wait till you have lived here longer. Look down the valley! Seethe cloud of a hundred chimneys that overshadows it! I tell you that the cloud ofmurder hangs thicker and lower than that over the heads of the people. It is theValley of Fear, the Valley of Death. The terror is in the hearts of the people fromthe dusk to the dawn. Wait, young man, and you will learn for yourself.""Well, I'll let you know what I think when I have seen more," said McMurdocarelessly. "What is very clear is that you are not the man for the place, and thatthe sooner you sell out—if you only get a dime a dollar for what the business isworth—the better it will be for you. What you have said is safe with me; but, byGar! if I thought you were an informer—""No, no!" cried Morris piteously."Well, let it rest at that. I'll bear what you have said in mind, and maybe someday I'll come back to it. I expect you meant kindly by speaking to me like this.Now I'll be getting home.""One word before you go," said Morris. "We may have been seen together.They may want to know what we have spoken about.""Ah! that's well thought of." #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 33 Context: four this morning. My word! I made the old mare go! But I need not have beenin such a hurry, as it turned out; for there was nothing immediate that I could do.Sergeant Wilson had all the facts. I checked them and considered them andmaybe added a few of my own.""What were they?" asked Holmes eagerly."Well, I first had the hammer examined. There was Dr. Wood there to helpme. We found no signs of violence upon it. I was hoping that if Mr. Douglasdefended himself with the hammer, he might have left his mark upon themurderer before he dropped it on the mat. But there was no stain.""That, of course, proves nothing at all," remarked Inspector MacDonald."There has been many a hammer murder and no trace on the hammer.""Quite so. It doesn't prove it wasn't used. But there might have been stains,and that would have helped us. As a matter of fact there were none. Then Iexamined the gun. They were buckshot cartridges, and, as Sergeant Wilsonpointed out, the triggers were wired together so that, if you pulled on the hinderone, both barrels were discharged. Whoever fixed that up had made up his mindthat he was going to take no chances of missing his man. The sawed gun was notmore than two foot long—one could carry it easily under one's coat. There wasno complete maker's name; but the printed letters P-E-N were on the flutingbetween the barrels, and the rest of the name had been cut off by the saw.""A big P with a flourish above it, E and N smaller?" asked Holmes."Exactly.""Pennsylvania Small Arms Company—well-known American firm," saidHolmes.White Mason gazed at my friend as the little village practitioner looks at theHarley Street specialist who by a word can solve the difficulties that perplexhim."That is very helpful, Mr. Holmes. No doubt you are right. Wonderful!Wonderful! Do you carry the names of all the gun makers in the world in yourmemory?" #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 57 Context: "Yes, that's it," said Barker eagerly. "Is he on his own or is he entirely in withthem?""I really don't know that I should be justified in discussing such a point.""I beg—I implore that you will, Dr. Watson! I assure you that you will behelping us—helping me greatly if you will guide us on that point."There was such a ring of sincerity in the woman's voice that for the instant Iforgot all about her levity and was moved only to do her will."Mr. Holmes is an independent investigator," I said. "He is his own master,and would act as his own judgment directed. At the same time, he wouldnaturally feel loyalty towards the officials who were working on the same case,and he would not conceal from them anything which would help them inbringing a criminal to justice. Beyond this I can say nothing, and I would referyou to Mr. Holmes himself if you wanted fuller information."So saying I raised my hat and went upon my way, leaving them still seatedbehind that concealing hedge. I looked back as I rounded the far end of it, andsaw that they were still talking very earnestly together, and, as they were gazingafter me, it was clear that it was our interview that was the subject of theirdebate."I wish none of their confidences," said Holmes, when I reported to him whathad occurred. He had spent the whole afternoon at the Manor House inconsultation with his two colleagues, and returned about five with a ravenousappetite for a high tea which I had ordered for him. "No confidences, Watson;for they are mighty awkward if it comes to an arrest for conspiracy and murder.""You think it will come to that?"He was in his most cheerful and debonair humour. "My dear Watson, when Ihave exterminated that fourth egg I shall be ready to put you in touch with thewhole situation. I don't say that we have fathomed it—far from it—but when wehave traced the missing dumb-bell—""The dumb-bell!""Dear me, Watson, is it possible that you have not penetrated the fact that the #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 161 Context: "It's a good plan," said McGinty. "The lodge will owe you a debt for this. Iguess when I move out of the chair I can put a name to the man that's comingafter me.""Sure, Councillor, I am little more than a recruit," said McMurdo; but his faceshowed what he thought of the great man's compliment.When he had returned home he made his own preparations for the grimevening in front of him. First he cleaned, oiled, and loaded his Smith & Wessonrevolver. Then he surveyed the room in which the detective was to be trapped. Itwas a large apartment, with a long deal table in the centre, and the big stove atone side. At each of the other sides were windows. There were no shutters onthese: only light curtains which drew across. McMurdo examined theseattentively. No doubt it must have struck him that the apartment was veryexposed for so secret a meeting. Yet its distance from the road made it of lessconsequence. Finally he discussed the matter with his fellow lodger. Scanlan,though a Scowrer, was an inoffensive little man who was too weak to standagainst the opinion of his comrades, but was secretly horrified by the deeds ofblood at which he had sometimes been forced to assist. McMurdo told himshortly what was intended."And if I were you, Mike Scanlan, I would take a night off and keep clear ofit. There will be bloody work here before morning.""Well, indeed then, Mac," Scanlan answered. "It's not the will but the nervethat is wanting in me. When I saw Manager Dunn go down at the colliery yonderit was just more than I could stand. I'm not made for it, same as you or McGinty.If the lodge will think none the worse of me, I'll just do as you advise and leaveyou to yourselves for the evening."The men came in good time as arranged. They were outwardly respectablecitizens, well clad and cleanly; but a judge of faces would have read little hopefor Birdy Edwards in those hard mouths and remorseless eyes. There was not aman in the room whose hands had not been reddened a dozen times before. #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 60 Context: those two people. She must be a heartless creature to sit laughing at some jestwithin a few hours of her husband's murder.""Exactly. She does not shine as a wife even in her own account of whatoccurred. I am not a whole-souled admirer of womankind, as you are aware,Watson, but my experience of life has taught me that there are few wives, havingany regard for their husbands, who would let any man's spoken word standbetween them and that husband's dead body. Should I ever marry, Watson, Ishould hope to inspire my wife with some feeling which would prevent her frombeing walked off by a housekeeper when my corpse was lying within a fewyards of her. It was badly stage-managed; for even the rawest investigators mustbe struck by the absence of the usual feminine ululation. If there had beennothing else, this incident alone would have suggested a prearranged conspiracyto my mind.""You think then, definitely, that Barker and Mrs. Douglas are guilty of themurder?""There is an appalling directness about your questions, Watson," saidHolmes, shaking his pipe at me. "They come at me like bullets. If you put it thatMrs. Douglas and Barker know the truth about the murder, and are conspiring toconceal it, then I can give you a whole-souled answer. I am sure they do. Butyour more deadly proposition is not so clear. Let us for a moment consider thedifficulties which stand in the way."We will suppose that this couple are united by the bonds of a guilty love,and that they have determined to get rid of the man who stands between them. Itis a large supposition; for discreet inquiry among servants and others has failedto corroborate it in any way. On the contrary, there is a good deal of evidencethat the Douglases were very attached to each other.""That, I am sure, cannot be true." said I, thinking of the beautiful smiling facein the garden."Well at least they gave that impression. However, we will suppose that theyare an extraordinarily astute couple, who deceive everyone upon this point, #################### File: ChatBot_Servicestudie_M%C3%B6belh%C3%A4user_Dokumenation_FINAL.pdf Page: 8 Context: 83. 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The steamploughs had, however, kept the railroad open, and the evening train whichconnects the long line of coal-mining and iron-working settlements was slowlygroaning its way up the steep gradients which lead from Stagville on the plain toVermissa, the central township which lies at the head of Vermissa Valley. Fromthis point the track sweeps downward to Bartons Crossing, Helmdale, and thepurely agricultural county of Merton. It was a single-track railroad; but at everysiding—and they were numerous—long lines of trucks piled with coal and ironore told of the hidden wealth which had brought a rude population and a bustlinglife to this most desolate corner of the United States of America.For desolate it was! Little could the first pioneer who had traversed it haveever imagined that the fairest prairies and the most lush water pastures werevalueless compared to this gloomy land of black crag and tangled forest. Abovethe dark and often scarcely penetrable woods upon their flanks, the high, barecrowns of the mountains, white snow, and jagged rock towered upon each flank,leaving a long, winding, tortuous valley in the centre. Up this the little train wasslowly crawling.The oil lamps had just been lit in the leading passenger car, a long, barecarriage in which some twenty or thirty people were seated. The greater numberof these were workmen returning from their day's toil in the lower part of thevalley. At least a dozen, by their grimed faces and the safety lanterns which theycarried, proclaimed themselves miners. These sat smoking in a group andconversed in low voices, glancing occasionally at two men on the opposite sideof the car, whose uniforms and badges showed them to be policemen. #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 147 Context: suddenly placed in his hands. The isolated house in which Chester Wilcox livedwas about five miles off in an adjacent valley. That very night he started off allalone to prepare for the attempt. It was daylight before he returned from hisreconnaissance. Next day he interviewed his two subordinates, Manders andReilly, reckless youngsters who were as elated as if it were a deer-hunt.Two nights later they met outside the town, all three armed, and one of themcarrying a sack stuffed with the powder which was used in the quarries. It wastwo in the morning before they came to the lonely house. The night was a windyone, with broken clouds drifting swiftly across the face of a three-quarter moon.They had been warned to be on their guard against bloodhounds; so they movedforward cautiously, with their pistols cocked in their hands. But there was nosound save the howling of the wind, and no movement but the swaying branchesabove them.McMurdo listened at the door of the lonely house; but all was still within.Then he leaned the powder bag against it, ripped a hole in it with his knife, andattached the fuse. When it was well alight he and his two companions took totheir heels, and were some distance off, safe and snug in a sheltering ditch,before the shattering roar of the explosion, with the low, deep rumble of thecollapsing building, told them that their work was done. No cleaner job had everbeen carried out in the bloodstained annals of the society.But alas that work so well organized and boldly carried out should all havegone for nothing! Warned by the fate of the various victims, and knowing that hewas marked down for destruction, Chester Wilcox had moved himself and hisfamily only the day before to some safer and less known quarters, where a guardof police should watch over them. It was an empty house which had been torndown by the gunpowder, and the grim old colour sergeant of the war was stillteaching discipline to the miners of Iron Dike."Leave him to me," said McMurdo. #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 141 Context: They were, as McMurdo found, quite ready to converse about their deeds inthe past, which they recounted with the half-bashful pride of men who had donegood and unselfish service for the community. They were reticent, however, asto the immediate job in hand."They chose us because neither I nor the boy here drink," Lawler explained."They can count on us saying no more than we should. You must not take itamiss, but it is the orders of the County Delegate that we obey.""Sure, we are all in it together," said Scanlan, McMurdo's mate, as the foursat together at supper."That's true enough, and we'll talk till the cows come home of the killing ofCharlie Williams or of Simon Bird, or any other job in the past. But till the workis done we say nothing.""There are half a dozen about here that I have a word to say to," saidMcMurdo, with an oath. "I suppose it isn't Jack Knox of Ironhill that you areafter. I'd go some way to see him get his deserts.""No, it's not him yet.""Or Herman Strauss?""No, nor him either.""Well, if you won't tell us we can't make you; but I'd be glad to know."Lawler smiled and shook his head. He was not to be drawn.In spite of the reticence of their guests, Scanlan and McMurdo were quitedetermined to be present at what they called "the fun." When, therefore, at anearly hour one morning McMurdo heard them creeping down the stairs heawakened Scanlan, and the two hurried on their clothes. When they were dressedthey found that the others had stolen out, leaving the door open behind them. Itwas not yet dawn, and by the light of the lamps they could see the two men somedistance down the street. They followed them warily, treading noiselessly in thedeep snow.The boarding house was near the edge of the town, and soon they were at the #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 20 Context: same spoke comes up. It's all been done before, and will be again. I'll tell youone or two things about Moriarty which may interest you.""You'll interest me, right enough.""I happen to know who is the first link in his chain—a chain with thisNapoleon-gone-wrong at one end, and a hundred broken fighting men,pickpockets, blackmailers, and card sharpers at the other, with every sort ofcrime in between. His chief of staff is Colonel Sebastian Moran, as aloof andguarded and inaccessible to the law as himself. What do you think he pays him?""I'd like to hear.""Six thousand a year. That's paying for brains, you see—the Americanbusiness principle. I learned that detail quite by chance. It's more than the PrimeMinister gets. That gives you an idea of Moriarty's gains and of the scale onwhich he works. Another point: I made it my business to hunt down some ofMoriarty's checks lately—just common innocent checks that he pays hishousehold bills with. They were drawn on six different banks. Does that makeany impression on your mind?""Queer, certainly! But what do you gather from it?""That he wanted no gossip about his wealth. No single man should knowwhat he had. I have no doubt that he has twenty banking accounts; the bulk ofhis fortune abroad in the Deutsche Bank or the Credit Lyonnais as likely as not.Sometime when you have a year or two to spare I commend to you the study ofProfessor Moriarty."Inspector MacDonald had grown steadily more impressed as the conversationproceeded. He had lost himself in his interest. Now his practical Scotchintelligence brought him back with a snap to the matter in hand."He can keep, anyhow," said he. "You've got us side-tracked with yourinteresting anecdotes, Mr. Holmes. What really counts is your remark that thereis some connection between the professor and the crime. That you get from thewarning received through the man Porlock. Can we for our present practicalneeds get any further than that?""We may form some conception as to the motives of th #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 115 Context: To their contorted natures it had become a spirited and chivalrous thing tovolunteer for service against some man who had never injured them, and whomin many cases they had never seen in their lives. The crime committed, theyquarrelled as to who had actually struck the fatal blow, and amused one anotherand the company by describing the cries and contortions of the murdered man.At first they had shown some secrecy in their arrangements; but at the timewhich this narrative describes their proceedings were extraordinarily open, forthe repeated failures of the law had proved to them that, on the one hand, no onewould dare to witness against them, and on the other they had an unlimitednumber of stanch witnesses upon whom they could call, and a well-filledtreasure chest from which they could draw the funds to engage the best legaltalent in the state. In ten long years of outrage there had been no singleconviction, and the only danger that ever threatened the Scowrers lay in thevictim himself—who, however outnumbered and taken by surprise, might andoccasionally did leave his mark upon his assailants.McMurdo had been warned that some ordeal lay before him; but no onewould tell him in what it consisted. He was led now into an outer room by twosolemn brothers. Through the plank partition he could hear the murmur of manyvoices from the assembly within. Once or twice he caught the sound of his ownname, and he knew that they were discussing his candidacy. Then there enteredan inner guard with a green and gold sash across his chest."The Bodymaster orders that he shall be trussed, blinded, and entered," saidhe.The three of them removed his coat, turned up the sleeve of his right arm, andfinally passed a rope round above the elbows and made it fast. They next placeda thick black cap right over his head and the upper part of his face, so that hecould see nothing. He was then led into the assembly hall.It was pitch dark and very oppressive under his hood. He heard the rustle andmurmu #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 34 Context: Holmes dismissed the subject with a wave."No doubt it is an American shotgun," White Mason continued. "I seem tohave read that a sawed-off shotgun is a weapon used in some parts of America.Apart from the name upon the barrel, the idea had occurred to me. There is someevidence then, that this man who entered the house and killed its master was anAmerican."MacDonald shook his head. "Man, you are surely travelling overfast," saidhe. "I have heard no evidence yet that any stranger was ever in the house at all.""The open window, the blood on the sill, the queer card, the marks of boots inthe corner, the gun!""Nothing there that could not have been arranged. Mr. Douglas was anAmerican, or had lived long in America. So had Mr. Barker. You don't need toimport an American from outside in order to account for American doings.""Ames, the butler—""What about him? Is he reliable?""Ten years with Sir Charles Chandos—as solid as a rock. He has been withDouglas ever since he took the Manor House five years ago. He has never seen agun of this sort in the house.""The gun was made to conceal. That's why the barrels were sawed. It wouldfit into any box. How could he swear there was no such gun in the house?""Well, anyhow, he had never seen one."MacDonald shook his obstinate Scotch head. "I'm not convinced yet thatthere was ever anyone in the house," said he. "I'm asking you to conseedar" (hisaccent became more Aberdonian as he lost himself in his argument) "I'm askingyou to conseedar what it involves if you suppose that this gun was ever broughtinto the house, and that all these strange things were done by a person fromoutside. Oh, man, it's just inconceivable! It's clean against common sense! I putit to you, Mr. Holmes, judging it by what we have heard.""Well, state your case, Mr. Mac," said Holmes in his most judicial style. #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 39 Context: grudge against Mr. Douglas. Since Mr. Douglas has spent most of his life inAmerica, and this shotgun seems to be an American weapon, it would seem thatthe private grudge is the more likely theory. He slipped into this room because itwas the first he came to, and he hid behind the curtain. There he remained untilpast eleven at night. At that time Mr. Douglas entered the room. It was a shortinterview, if there were any interview at all; for Mrs. Douglas declares that herhusband had not left her more than a few minutes when she heard the shot.""The candle shows that," said Holmes."Exactly. The candle, which was a new one, is not burned more than half aninch. He must have placed it on the table before he was attacked; otherwise, ofcourse, it would have fallen when he fell. This shows that he was not attackedthe instant that he entered the room. When Mr. Barker arrived the candle was litand the lamp was out.""That's all clear enough.""Well, now, we can reconstruct things on those lines. Mr. Douglas enters theroom. He puts down the candle. A man appears from behind the curtain. He isarmed with this gun. He demands the wedding ring—Heaven only knows why,but so it must have been. Mr. Douglas gave it up. Then either in cold blood or inthe course of a struggle—Douglas may have gripped the hammer that was foundupon the mat—he shot Douglas in this horrible way. He dropped his gun andalso it would seem this queer card—V. V. 341, whatever that may mean—and hemade his escape through the window and across the moat at the very momentwhen Cecil Barker was discovering the crime. How's that, Mr. Holmes?""Very interesting, but just a little unconvincing.""Man, it would be absolute nonsense if it wasn't that anything else is evenworse!" cried MacDonald. "Somebody killed the man, and whoever it was Icould clearly prove to you that he should have done it some other way. Whatdoes he mean by allowing his retreat to be cut off like that? What does he meanby using a shotgun when silence was hi #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 125 Context: we are in the Union Bar at this very moment."It was nearly midnight, and the street was deserted save for one or tworevellers upon their way home. The party crossed the road, and, pushing openthe door of the newspaper office, Baldwin and his men rushed in and up the stairwhich faced them. McMurdo and another remained below. From the room abovecame a shout, a cry for help, and then the sound of trampling feet and of fallingchairs. An instant later a gray-haired man rushed out on the landing.He was seized before he could get farther, and his spectacles came tinklingdown to McMurdo's feet. There was a thud and a groan. He was on his face, andhalf a dozen sticks were clattering together as they fell upon him. He writhed,and his long, thin limbs quivered under the blows. The others ceased at last; butBaldwin, his cruel face set in an infernal smile, was hacking at the man's head,which he vainly endeavoured to defend with his arms. His white hair wasdabbled with patches of blood. Baldwin was still stooping over his victim,putting in a short, vicious blow whenever he could see a part exposed, whenMcMurdo dashed up the stair and pushed him back."You'll kill the man," said he. "Drop it!"Baldwin looked at him in amazement. "Curse you!" he cried. "Who are youto interfere—you that are new to the lodge? Stand back!" He raised his stick; butMcMurdo had whipped his pistol out of his hip pocket."Stand back yourself!" he cried. "I'll blow your face in if you lay a hand onme. As to the lodge, wasn't it the order of the Bodymaster that the man was notto be killed—and what are you doing but killing him?""It's truth he says," remarked one of the men."By Gar! you'd best hurry yourselves!" cried the man below. "The windowsare all lighting up, and you'll have the whole town here inside of five minutes."There was indeed the sound of shouting in the street, and a little group ofcompositors and pressmen was forming in the hall below and nerving itself toaction. Leaving the limp and motionless #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 49 Context: It was spoken with fervour and feeling, and yet Inspector MacDonald couldnot dismiss the subject."You are aware," said he, "that the dead man's wedding ring has been takenfrom his finger?""So it appears," said Barker."What do you mean by 'appears'? You know it as a fact."The man seemed confused and undecided. "When I said 'appears' I meant thatit was conceivable that he had himself taken off the ring.""The mere fact that the ring should be absent, whoever may have removed it,would suggest to anyone's mind, would it not, that the marriage and the tragedywere connected?"Barker shrugged his broad shoulders. "I can't profess to say what it means."he answered. "But if you mean to hint that it could reflect in any way upon thislady's honour"—his eyes blazed for an instant, and then with an evident effort hegot a grip upon his own emotions—"well, you are on the wrong track, that's all.""I don't know that I've anything else to ask you at present," said MacDonald,coldly."There was one small point," remarked Sherlock Holmes. "When you enteredthe room there was only a candle lighted on the table, was there not?""Yes, that was so.""By its light you saw that some terrible incident had occurred?""Exactly.""You at once rang for help?""Yes.""And it arrived very speedily?""Within a minute or so." #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 154 Context: were among the leaders of the lodge. He rejoiced that they should all be there totake counsel over his news."Indeed, it's glad we are to see you, Brother!" cried the chairman. "There'sbusiness here that wants a Solomon in judgment to set it right.""It's Lander and Egan," explained his neighbour as he took his seat. "Theyboth claim the head money given by the lodge for the shooting of old manCrabbe over at Stylestown, and who's to say which fired the bullet?"McMurdo rose in his place and raised his hand. The expression of his facefroze the attention of the audience. There was a dead hush of expectation."Eminent Bodymaster," he said, in a solemn voice, "I claim urgency!""Brother McMurdo claims urgency," said McGinty. "It's a claim that by therules of this lodge takes precedence. Now Brother, we attend you."McMurdo took the letter from his pocket."Eminent Bodymaster and Brethren," he said, "I am the bearer of ill news thisday; but it is better that it should be known and discussed, than that a blowshould fall upon us without warning which would destroy us all. I haveinformation that the most powerful and richest organizations in this state havebound themselves together for our destruction, and that at this very momentthere is a Pinkerton detective, one Birdy Edwards, at work in the valleycollecting the evidence which may put a rope round the necks of many of us, andsend every man in this room into a felon's cell. That is the situation for thediscussion of which I have made a claim of urgency."There was a dead silence in the room. It was broken by the chairman."What is your evidence for this, Brother McMurdo?" he asked."It is in this letter which has come into my hands," said McMurdo. He readthe passage aloud. "It is a matter of honour with me that I can give no furtherparticulars about the letter, nor put it into your hands; but I assure you that thereis nothing else in it which can affect the interests of the lodge. I put the casebefore you as it has reached me." #################### File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf Page: 150 Context: "I've read of some folk of that name.""Well, you can take it from me you've no show when they are on your trail.It's not a take-it-or-miss-it government concern. It's a dead earnest businessproposition that's out for results and keeps out till by hook or crook it gets them.If a Pinkerton man is deep in this business, we are all destroyed.""We must kill him.""Ah, it's the first thought that came to you! So it will be up at the lodge.Didn't I say to you that it would end in murder?""Sure, what is murder? Isn't it common enough in these parts?""It is, indeed; but it's not for me to point out the man that is to be murdered.I'd never rest easy again. And yet it's our own necks that may be at stake. InGod's name what shall I do?" He rocked to and fro in his agony of indecision.But his words had moved McMurdo deeply. It was easy to see that he sharedthe other's opinion as to the danger, and the need for meeting it. He grippedMorris's shoulder and shook him in his earnestness."See here, man," he cried, and he almost screeched the words in hisexcitement, "you won't gain anything by sitting keening like an old wife at awake. Let's have the facts. Who is the fellow? Where is he? How did you hear ofhim? Why did you come to me?""I came to you; for you are the one man that would advise me. I told you thatI had a store in the East before I came here. I left good friends behind me, andone of them is in the telegraph service. Here's a letter that I had from himyesterday. It's this part from the top of the page. You can read it yourself."This was what McMurdo read:How are the Scowrers getting on in your parts? We read plenty of them in the papers.Between you and me I expect to hear news from you before long. Five bigcorporations and the two railroads have taken the thing up in dead earnest. They meanit, and you can bet they'll get there! They are right deep down into it. Pinkerton hastaken hold under their orders, and his best man, Birdy Edwards, is operating. Thething has got to be ########## """QUERY: You are a super intelligent assistant. Please answer all my questions precisely and comprehensively. Through our system KIOS you have a Knowledge Base named initial message with all the informations that the user requests. 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The provided text is a collection of excerpts from the novel "The Valley of Fear" by Arthur Conan Doyle. The story follows Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson as they investigate a murder at Birlstone Manor. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 1** This excerpt introduces the novel "The Valley of Fear" and provides a brief overview of the story. It highlights the key characters, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, and the murder victim, John Douglas. The excerpt also mentions the two parts of the novel: the first part focuses on the mystery surrounding the murder at Birlstone Manor, while the second part reveals the backstory and events leading to the murder. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 5** This excerpt presents the table of contents for the novel, outlining the chapters in both parts of the story. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 6** This excerpt begins the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It introduces the initial mystery surrounding a coded message received by Sherlock Holmes, which warns of danger to a man named Douglas. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 8** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 9** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 10** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 11** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 12** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 13** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 15** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 18** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 19** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 20** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 21** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 22** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 23** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 24** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 25** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 27** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 29** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 32** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 33** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 34** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 35** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 36** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 37** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 38** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 39** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 40** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 43** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 44** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 50** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 51** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 57** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 58** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 59** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 61** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 63** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 64** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 65** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 66** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 67** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 68** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 69** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 70** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 71** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 72** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 73** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 74** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 75** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 76** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 77** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 78** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 79** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 80** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 81** This excerpt continues the first part of the novel, "The Tragedy of Birlstone." It describes Holmes's attempt to decipher the coded message, which he believes is a reference to a specific page in a book. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 82** This excerpt begins the second part of the novel, "The Scowrers." It introduces the setting of the story, which is a coal and iron valley in the United States, and the time period, which is twenty years before the events of the first part. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 83** This excerpt begins the second part of the novel, "The Scowrers." It introduces the setting of the story, which is a coal and iron valley in the United States, and the time period, which is twenty years before the events of the first part. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 84** This excerpt continues the second part of the novel, "The Scowrers." It introduces the setting of the story, which is a coal and iron valley in the United States, and the time period, which is twenty years before the events of the first part. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 85** This excerpt continues the second part of the novel, "The Scowrers." It introduces the setting of the story, which is a coal and iron valley in the United States, and the time period, which is twenty years before the events of the first part. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 97** This excerpt continues the second part of the novel, "The Scowrers." It introduces the setting of the story, which is a coal and iron valley in the United States, and the time period, which is twenty years before the events of the first part. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 99** This excerpt continues the second part of the novel, "The Scowrers." It introduces the setting of the story, which is a coal and iron valley in the United States, and the time period, which is twenty years before the events of the first part. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 115** This excerpt continues the second part of the novel, "The Scowrers." It introduces the setting of the story, which is a coal and iron valley in the United States, and the time period, which is twenty years before the events of the first part. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 118** This excerpt continues the second part of the novel, "The Scowrers." It introduces the setting of the story, which is a coal and iron valley in the United States, and the time period, which is twenty years before the events of the first part. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 123** This excerpt continues the second part of the novel, "The Scowrers." It introduces the setting of the story, which is a coal and iron valley in the United States, and the time period, which is twenty years before the events of the first part. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 124** This excerpt continues the second part of the novel, "The Scowrers." It introduces the setting of the story, which is a coal and iron valley in the United States, and the time period, which is twenty years before the events of the first part. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 126** This excerpt continues the second part of the novel, "The Scowrers." It introduces the setting of the story, which is a coal and iron valley in the United States, and the time period, which is twenty years before the events of the first part. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 127** This excerpt continues the second part of the novel, "The Scowrers." It introduces the setting of the story, which is a coal and iron valley in the United States, and the time period, which is twenty years before the events of the first part. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 128** This excerpt continues the second part of the novel, "The Scowrers." It introduces the setting of the story, which is a coal and iron valley in the United States, and the time period, which is twenty years before the events of the first part. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 134** This excerpt continues the second part of the novel, "The Scowrers." It introduces the setting of the story, which is a coal and iron valley in the United States, and the time period, which is twenty years before the events of the first part. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 135** This excerpt continues the second part of the novel, "The Scowrers." It introduces the setting of the story, which is a coal and iron valley in the United States, and the time period, which is twenty years before the events of the first part. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 137** This excerpt continues the second part of the novel, "The Scowrers." It introduces the setting of the story, which is a coal and iron valley in the United States, and the time period, which is twenty years before the events of the first part. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 141** This excerpt continues the second part of the novel, "The Scowrers." It introduces the setting of the story, which is a coal and iron valley in the United States, and the time period, which is twenty years before the events of the first part. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 142** This excerpt continues the second part of the novel, "The Scowrers." It introduces the setting of the story, which is a coal and iron valley in the United States, and the time period, which is twenty years before the events of the first part. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 145** This excerpt continues the second part of the novel, "The Scowrers." It introduces the setting of the story, which is a coal and iron valley in the United States, and the time period, which is twenty years before the events of the first part. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 146** This excerpt continues the second part of the novel, "The Scowrers." It introduces the setting of the story, which is a coal and iron valley in the United States, and the time period, which is twenty years before the events of the first part. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 147** This excerpt continues the second part of the novel, "The Scowrers." It introduces the setting of the story, which is a coal and iron valley in the United States, and the time period, which is twenty years before the events of the first part. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 148** This excerpt continues the second part of the novel, "The Scowrers." It introduces the setting of the story, which is a coal and iron valley in the United States, and the time period, which is twenty years before the events of the first part. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 149** This excerpt continues the second part of the novel, "The Scowrers." It introduces the setting of the story, which is a coal and iron valley in the United States, and the time period, which is twenty years before the events of the first part. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 150** This excerpt continues the second part of the novel, "The Scowrers." It introduces the setting of the story, which is a coal and iron valley in the United States, and the time period, which is twenty years before the events of the first part. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 151** This excerpt continues the second part of the novel, "The Scowrers." It introduces the setting of the story, which is a coal and iron valley in the United States, and the time period, which is twenty years before the events of the first part. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 154** This excerpt continues the second part of the novel, "The Scowrers." It introduces the setting of the story, which is a coal and iron valley in the United States, and the time period, which is twenty years before the events of the first part. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 157** This excerpt continues the second part of the novel, "The Scowrers." It introduces the setting of the story, which is a coal and iron valley in the United States, and the time period, which is twenty years before the events of the first part. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 159** This excerpt continues the second part of the novel, "The Scowrers." It introduces the setting of the story, which is a coal and iron valley in the United States, and the time period, which is twenty years before the events of the first part. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 160** This excerpt continues the second part of the novel, "The Scowrers." It introduces the setting of the story, which is a coal and iron valley in the United States, and the time period, which is twenty years before the events of the first part. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 162** This excerpt continues the second part of the novel, "The Scowrers." It introduces the setting of the story, which is a coal and iron valley in the United States, and the time period, which is twenty years before the events of the first part. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 163** This excerpt continues the second part of the novel, "The Scowrers." It introduces the setting of the story, which is a coal and iron valley in the United States, and the time period, which is twenty years before the events of the first part. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 164** This excerpt continues the second part of the novel, "The Scowrers." It introduces the setting of the story, which is a coal and iron valley in the United States, and the time period, which is twenty years before the events of the first part. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 165** This excerpt continues the second part of the novel, "The Scowrers." It introduces the setting of the story, which is a coal and iron valley in the United States, and the time period, which is twenty years before the events of the first part. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 166** This excerpt continues the second part of the novel, "The Scowrers." It introduces the setting of the story, which is a coal and iron valley in the United States, and the time period, which is twenty years before the events of the first part. **File: The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf, Page: 167** This excerpt continues the second part of the novel, "The Scowrers." It introduces the setting of the story, which is a coal and iron valley in the United States, and the time period, which is twenty years before the events of the first part. **File: ChatBot_Servicestudie_Möbelhäuser_Dokumenation_FINAL.pdf, Page: 1** This excerpt introduces a service study of furniture stores conducted in 2020. It mentions the study's objective of providing more transparency and customer proximity. **File: ChatBot_Servicestudie_Möbelhäuser_Dokumenation_FINAL.pdf, Page: 2** This excerpt mentions that the documentation of the service study is subject to a fee of 400 euros (plus VAT). **File: ChatBot_Servicestudie_Möbelhäuser_Dokumenation_FINAL.pdf, Page: 4** This excerpt presents the table of contents for the service study documentation, outlining the different sections and topics covered. **File: ChatBot_Servicestudie_Möbelhäuser_Dokumenation_FINAL.pdf, Page: 9** This excerpt presents the overall results of the service study for furniture stores, comparing the performance of different companies based on various criteria. **File: ChatBot_Servicestudie_Möbelhäuser_Dokumenation_FINAL.pdf, Page: 11** This excerpt presents the overall results of the service study for furniture discounters, comparing the performance of different companies based on various criteria. **File: ChatBot_Servicestudie_Möbelhäuser_Dokumenation_FINAL.pdf, Page: 29** This excerpt outlines the criteria used in the service study to evaluate the performance of furniture stores. The criteria include service analysis, consulting competence, solution quality, communication quality, quality of the environment, waiting times and accessibility, additional services, and consulting experience. **File: ChatBot_Servicestudie_Möbelhäuser_Dokumenation_FINAL.pdf, Page: 31** This excerpt continues the outline of the criteria used in the service study to evaluate the performance of furniture stores. The criteria include service analysis, consulting competence, solution quality, communication quality, quality of the environment, waiting times and accessibility, additional services, and consulting experience. **File: ChatBot_Servicestudie_Möbelhäuser_Dokumenation_FINAL.pdf, Page: 32** This excerpt continues the outline of the criteria used in the service study to evaluate the performance of furniture stores. The criteria include service analysis, consulting competence, solution quality, communication quality, quality of the environment, waiting times and accessibility, additional services, and consulting experience. **File: ChatBot_Servicestudie_Möbelhäuser_Dokumenation_FINAL.pdf, Page: 33** This excerpt continues the outline of the criteria used in the service study to evaluate the performance of furniture stores. The criteria include service analysis, consulting competence, solution quality, communication quality, quality of the environment, waiting times and accessibility, additional services, and consulting experience. **File: ChatBot_Servicestudie_Möbelhäuser_Dokumenation_FINAL.pdf, Page: 34** This excerpt mentions the appendix of the service study documentation, which includes tester experiences, a city directory, and general methodology for service tests. The provided text is a combination of a fictional story and a real-world service study. The novel "The Valley of Fear" is a fictional story about a murder investigation, while the service study is a real-world analysis of furniture stores. """ Consider the chat history for relevant information. If query is already asked in the history double check the correctness of your answer and maybe correct your previous mistake. If you find information separated by a | in the context, it is a table formatted in Markdown - the whole context is formatted as md structure. 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Ich kann dir alle deine Fragen zu den Dokumenten in unserer Wissensdatenbank KIOS beantworten. In dieser Datenbank befinden sich folgende Dokumente: * ChatBot_Servicestudie_Möbelhäuser_Dokumenation_FINAL.pdf * The-Valley-of-Fear.pdf * Yamaha_Guitar_Catalog_2022 - Copy - Copy - Copy - Copy - Copy - Copy - Copy.pdf Möchtest du mehr über die Servicestudie von Möbelhäusern erfahren? 🛋️ Oder vielleicht über die spannende Geschichte von Sherlock Holmes in "The Valley of Fear"? 🕵️‍♂️ Oder bist du an den Gitarren von Yamaha interessiert? 🎸 Sprich einfach mit mir und ich helfe dir gerne weiter! 😊 Was möchtest du dir aus der Liste anschauen? ================================================== **Elapsed Time: 0.58 seconds** ==================================================