THE GREEK INTERPRETERS

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His Last Bow


An Acrostic prepared by The Chemist
(Note that British spelling is used.)

The first letter of each correct answer, read vertically, will form a phrase.

1. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ - __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ :  One of Von Bork's pigeon-hole labels.

2. __ __ __ - __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ :  The walls of Von Bork's study.

3. __ __ __ __ __ - __ __ __ __ __ __ __ :  The pigeon-hole that needed updating.

4. __ __ __   __ __ __ __:  The coded name for a cruiser.

5. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ :  How Holmes characterizes the German language.

6. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ :  Another of Von Bork's pigeon-hole labels.

7. __ __ __ __ __ - __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ :  How Von Bork refers to Altamont's nationality.

8. __ __ __ __ __ __ __:  The last of Von Bork's agents to be captured.

9. __ __ __ __ __ __ :  The month mentioned in the first sentence of this story

10. __ __ __ __ __ __:  The name of Von Bork's remaining servant.

11. __ __ __ __ __ :  Yet another of Von Bork's pigeon-hole labels.

12. __ __ __ __ __ __ :  How Von Bork refers to the British people.

13. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ :  How Von Bork refers to British conventions.

14. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ :  Yet another of Von Bork's pigeon-hole labels.

15. __ __ __ __ __ :  Von Bork is described as a wandering one.

16. __ __ __   __ __ __ __ __ __ __ :  The chief secretary of the German legation.

17. __ __ __ __ __ __ :  What the Baron suggests it is wiser to have in a fight.

18. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ :  The windows in Von Bork's study.

19. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __' __   __ __ __ __ __ :  Where Holmes asked (#10) to report to him.

20. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ :  Where Von Bork's four-in-hand took the prize.

21. __ __ __ __   __'__ __ __ __ __:  The time mentioned in the first sentence of this story.

22. __ __ __ __ __ __ __:  Where Holmes began his preparations (pilgrimage) as an agent.

23. __ __ __ __ :  The direction from which Holmes says a cold wind is coming.

24. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ :  Where Jack James is doing time.

25. __ __ __ __ __ :  The wine Holmes and Watson share.

26. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ :  It is Von Bork's job to soothe this.

27. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ :  Von Bork often boxed with young ones.

28. __ __ __ __ __ __ :  Altamont's slang for "the end" or "jail".

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The first letter of each correct answer, read vertically, will form a phrase. (at bottom)

1. harbour defences
2. oak-panelled
3. naval-signals
4. oil pump
5. unmusical
6. Rosythe
7. Irish-American
8. Steiner
9. August
10. Martha
11. Egypt
12. docile
13. insular
14. aeroplanes
15. eagle
16. Von Herling
17. allies
18. latticed
19. Claridge's Hotel
20. Olympia
21. nine o'clock
22. Chicago
23. east
24. Portland
25. tokay
26. irritation
27. officers
28. nitsky

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