translation.en: It was evident to me that he had been very busy of late, for the notes which I had from Baker Street were few and short, with no comments upon the information which I had supplied and hardly any reference to my mission. No doubt his blackmailing case is absorbing all his faculties.
translation.pl: W ostatnich czasach był widocznie bardzo zajęty; otrzymywałem od niego listy krótkie, bez żadnych uwag o tem, co mu donosiłem, prawie bez wzmianek o naszej misyi.