Sherlock Holmes sat silently, and watched the fire. Then he said to me, 'John Openshaw is in real danger. Why did his Uncle Elias have to leave America? Because he had enemies. When he came back to England he was afraid. That's why he lived a lonely life and locked all his doors so carefully. Now where did those letters come from? Did you see?' 'The first from Pondicherry in India, the second from Dundee in Scotland and the third from East London,' I answered. 'Does that tell you anything?' asked Holmes. The Five Orange Pips 35 Sherlock Holmes sat silently, and watched the fire. 'They're all sea ports. The writer was on a ship when he wrote the letters,' I replied. I was pleased with my answer. 'Very good, Watson,' said Holmes. 'Somebody sent some pips from India, and arrived seven weeks