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Welcome to Sherlock Holmes short stories. I'm Hugh Bonneville and from the Noiser podcast network,

this is The Disappearance of Lady Carfax, part two.

Last time, Holmes was asked to investigate the disappearance of Lady Francis Carfax

by her former governess, Miss Dobby. Lady Francis was a wealthy spinster who spent her time travelling extensively throughout Europe.

Though she was eccentric, she was a creature of habit and wrote to her former

governess every two weeks precisely.

However, Miss Dobney hadn't heard from Lady Francis in over five weeks, and grew worried that

something terrible had happened to her, a fear that was further aroused by the fact that

Lady Francis was distrustful of banks, and always travelled with her extensive collection

of priceless Spanish jewellery. Unable to leave London, Holmes sent Watson to the Swiss Alps to investigate.

Arriving in Lausanne, Watson discovered that Lady Francis had fled after a frightening

encounter with a mysterious bearded Englishman. She then headed to Barden, where she met

and fell under the influence of one Dr. Schlesinger and his wife.

Later the Schlesinger and Lady Francis headed back to London together. A cheque for fifty

pounds drawn by Lady Francis led Watson to Montpellier, where he tracked down her former

maid, Marie. The maid revealed that her mistress lived in constant fear of the bearded

stranger. Then, as if summoned by their conversation, the man in question appeared outside.

Watson went to confront him, and the two men almost came to blows, but were broken up by a

French workman who proved to be homes in disguise. It turned out that the bearded man

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