We had [?] our house in Baker Street while we had been [?]. Holmes [?] the stair first, and as he [?] the door of our room he [?] a start of surprise. [?] over his shoulder, I was equally [?]. His brother Mycroft was [?] smoking in the armchair. "Come in, Sherlock! Come in, sir," said he blandly, [?] at our surprised faces. "You don't expect such energy from me, do you, Sherlock? But somehow this case [?] me."