'You
																	 
																	can
																	 
																	call
																	 
																	me
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	von
																	 
																	Kramm
																	.
																	 
																	I
																	 
																	come
																	 
																	from
																	 
																	Bohemia
																	,
																	'
																	 
																	he
																	 
																	said
																	.
																	 
																	'My
																	 
																	business
																	 
																	is
																	 
																	most
																	 
																		
												
																	.
																	 
																	Before
																	 
																	I
																	 
																	tell
																	 
																	you
																	 
																	about
																	 
																	it
																	,
																	 
																	do
																	 
																	you
																	 
																	agree
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	keep
																	 
																	it
																	 
																	a
																	 
																		
												
																	?
																	'
																	 
																	
																	'I
																	 
																	do
																	,
																	'
																	 
																	we
																	 
																	said
																	 
																	together
																	.
																	 
																	
																	'A
																	 
																	very
																	 
																	important
																	 
																	person
																	,
																	 
																	who
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	a
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	family
																	,
																	 
																	has
																	 
																	sent
																	 
																	me
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	ask
																	 
																	for
																	 
																	your
																	 
																	help
																	,
																	'
																	 
																	he
																	 
																	went
																	 
																	on
																	.
																	 
																	'I
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	mask
																	 
																	because
																	 
																	nobody
																	 
																	must
																	 
																	know
																	 
																	who
																	 
																	that
																	 
																	person
																	 
																	is
																	.
																	 
																	I
																	 
																	must
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	how
																	 
																	important
																	 
																	this
																	 
																	business
																	 
																	is
																	.
																	 
																	If
																	 
																	you
																	 
																	cannot
																	 
																	help
																	,
																	 
																	there
																	 
																	will
																	 
																	be
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	trouble
																	 
																	for
																	 
																	one
																	 
																	of
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	most
																	 
																	important
																	 
																	families
																	 
																	in
																	 
																	Europe
																	 
																	?
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	perhaps
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	very
																	 
																	big
																	 
																		
												
																	.
																	 
																	I
																	 
																	am
																	 
																	talking
																	 
																	about
																	 
																	the
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	House
																	 
																	of
																	 
																	Ormstein
																	,
																	 
																	Kings
																	 
																	of
																	 
																	Bohemia
																	.
																	'
																	 
																	
																	'I
																	 
																	know
																	,
																	 
																	Your
																	 
																		
												
																	,
																	'
																	 
																	said
																	 
																	Holmes
																	.
																	 
																	He
																	 
																	quietly
																	 
																	smoked
																	 
																	his
																	 
																	cigarette
																	.
																	 
																	
																	The
																	 
																	man
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	up
																	 
																	from
																	 
																	his
																	 
																	chair
																	,
																	 
																	'What
																	!
																	'
																	 
																	he
																	 
																	cried
																	.
																	 
																	'How
																	 
																	do
																	 
																	you
																	 
																	know
																	 
																	who
																	 
																	I
																	 
																	am
																	?
																	'
																	 
																	Then
																	 
																	he
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	mask
																	 
																	off
																	 
																	his
																	 
																	face
																	 
																	and
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	it
																	 
																	on
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	ground
																	.
																	 
																	'You
																	 
																	are
																	 
																	right
																	.
																	 
																	Why
																	 
																	do
																	 
																	I
																	 
																	hide
																	 
																	it
																	?
																	 
																	I
																	 
																	am
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	King
																	.
																	 
																	I
																	 
																	am
																	 
																	Wilhelm
																	 
																	von
																	 
																	Ormstein
																	,
																	 
																	King
																	 
																	of
																	 
																	Bohemia
																	.
																	 
																	I
																	 
																	came
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	see
																	 
																	you
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	because
																	 
																	I
																	 
																	could
																	 
																	not
																	 
																	ask
																	 
																	another
																	 
																	person
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	tell
																	 
																	my
																	 
																	story
																	.
																	 
																	It
																	 
																	must
																	 
																	be
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	secret
																	.
																	 
																	You
																	 
																	understand
																	?
																	'
																	 
																	
																	'Very
																	 
																	well
																	.
																	 
																	Go
																	 
																	on
																	,
																	'
																	 
																	said
																	 
																	Holmes
																	.
																	 
																	He
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	his
																	 
																	eyes
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	listened
																	.
																	 
																	
																	'Five
																	 
																	years
																	 
																	ago
																	 
																	I
																	 
																	met
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	woman
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	Irene
																	 
																	Adler
																	.
																	 
																	We
																	 
																	.
																	 
																	.
																	 
																	.
																	'
																	 
																	
																	'Ah
																	,
																	'
																	 
																	said
																	 
																	Holmes
																	,
																	 
																	'Irene
																	 
																	Adler
																	,
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	in
																	 
																	1850
																	,
																	 
																	singer
																	,
																	 
																	lives
																	 
																	in
																	 
																	London
																	,
																	 
																	a
																	 
																	very
																	 
																	beautiful
																	 
																	woman
																	,
																	 
																	I
																	 
																	hear
																	 
																	.
																	.
																	.
																	'
																	 
																	He
																	 
																	looked
																	 
																	at
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	King
																	.
																	 
																	'You
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	she
																	 
																	.
																	.
																	.
																	 
																	You
																	 
																	loved
																	 
																	her
																	,
																	 
																	for
																	 
																	a
																	 
																		
												
																	,
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	then
																	 
																	left
																	 
																	her
																	.
																	 
																	But
																	 
																	before
																	 
																	you
																	 
																	left
																	 
																	her
																	,
																	 
																	you
																	 
																	wrote
																	 
																	her
																	 
																	some
																	 
																	letters
																	 
																		
												
																	.
																	 
																	And
																	 
																	now
																	 
																	you
																	 
																	want
																	 
																	to
																	 
																	get
																	 
																	these
																	 
																	letters
																	 
																		
												
																	.
																	'
																	 
																	
																	'That's
																	 
																	right
																	.
																	'
																	 
																	
																	'Did
																	 
																	you
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	her
																	?
																	'
																	 
																	
																	'No
																	.
																	'
																	 
																	
																	'If
																	 
																	she
																	 
																	asks
																	 
																	you
																	 
																	for
																	 
																	money
																	 
																	and
																	 
																	shows
																	 
																	you
																	 
																	the
																	 
																	letters
																	,
																	 
																	you
																	 
																	can
																	 
																	say
																	 
																	that
																	 
																	you
																	 
																	didn't
																	 
																		
												
																	 
																	them
																	.
																	'
																	 
																	
																	'But
																	 
																	Mr
																	 
																	Holmes
																	,
																	 
																	she
																	 
																	also
																	 
																	has
																	 
																	my
																	 
																		
												
																	.
																	'