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<v Speaker 1>Chapter five, Three Broken Threads. Sherlock Holmes had in a

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<v Speaker 1>very remarkable degree the power of detaching his mind at will.

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<v Speaker 1>For two hours, the strange business in which we had

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<v Speaker 1>been involved appeared to be forgotten, and he was entirely

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<v Speaker 1>absorbed in the pictures of the modern Belgian masters. He

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<v Speaker 1>would talk of nothing but art, of which he had

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<v Speaker 1>the crudest ideas from our leaving the gallery until we

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<v Speaker 1>found ourselves at the Northumberland Hotel. Sir Henry Baskerville is

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<v Speaker 1>upstairs expecting you, said the clerk. He asked me to

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<v Speaker 1>show you up at once when you came. Have you

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<v Speaker 1>any objection to my looking at your register? Said Holmes,

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<v Speaker 1>not in the least. The book showed that two names

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<v Speaker 1>had been added after that of Baskerville. One was Theophilus

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<v Speaker 1>Johnson and family of Newcastle, the other Missus Oldmore and

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<v Speaker 1>maid of High Lodge, Alton. Surely that must be the

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<v Speaker 1>same Johnson whom I used to know, said Holmes to

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<v Speaker 1>the porter, a lawyer. Is he not gray headed and

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<v Speaker 1>walks with a limp? No, sir, this is mister Johnson,

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<v Speaker 1>the coal owner, very active gentleman, not older than yourself.

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<v Speaker 1>Surely you are mistaken about his trade. No, sir, he

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<v Speaker 1>has used this hotel for many years, and he is

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<v Speaker 1>very well known to us. Ah, that settles it, missus

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<v Speaker 1>oldmore too, I seem to remember the name. Excuse my curiosity.

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<v Speaker 1>But often in calling upon one friend, one finds another.

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<v Speaker 1>She is an invalid lady, Sir. Her husband was once

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<v Speaker 1>mayor of Gloucester. She always comes to us when she's

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<v Speaker 1>in town. Thank you. I am afraid I cannot claim

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<v Speaker 1>her acquaintance. We have established a most important fact by

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<v Speaker 1>these questions, Watson, he continued in a low voice, as

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<v Speaker 1>we went upstairs together. We know now that the people

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<v Speaker 1>who are so interested in our friend have not settled

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<v Speaker 1>down in his own hotel. That means that while they are,

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<v Speaker 1>as we have seen, very anxious to watch him, they

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<v Speaker 1>are equally anxious that he should not see them. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>this is a most suggestive fact. What does it suggest?

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<v Speaker 1>It suggests? Hello, my dear fellow, what on earth is

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<v Speaker 1>the matter? As we came round the top of the

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<v Speaker 1>stairs we had run up against Sir Henry Baskerville himself.

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<v Speaker 1>His face was flushed with anger, and he held an

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<v Speaker 1>old and dusty boot in one of his hands. So

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<v Speaker 1>furious was he that he was hardly articulate, and when

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<v Speaker 1>he did speak it was in a much broader and

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<v Speaker 1>more western dialect than any which we had heard from

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<v Speaker 1>him in the morning. Seems to me they're playing me

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<v Speaker 1>for a soccer in this hotel. They'll find they've started

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<v Speaker 1>in a monkey with the wrong man, unless they are

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<v Speaker 1>careful by thunder. If that chap can't find my missing boot,

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<v Speaker 1>there will be trouble. I can take a joke with

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<v Speaker 1>the best, mister Holmes, but they've got a bit over

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<v Speaker 1>the mark this time. Still looking for your boot, yes, sir,

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<v Speaker 1>and mean to find it. But surely you said that

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<v Speaker 1>it was a new brown boot. So it was, sir,

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<v Speaker 1>And now it's an old block. What you don't mean

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<v Speaker 1>to say, That's just what I do mean to say.

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<v Speaker 1>I only had three pairs in the world, the new brown,

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<v Speaker 1>the old black and the patent leathers which I'm wearing.

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<v Speaker 1>Last night they took one of my brown ones, and

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<v Speaker 1>today they have sneaked one of the black. Well, have

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<v Speaker 1>you got it? Speak out, man, and don't stand staring.

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<v Speaker 1>An agitated German waiter had appeared upon the scene. No, sir,

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<v Speaker 1>I have made inquiry all over the hotel, but I

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<v Speaker 1>can hear no word of it. Well, either that boot

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<v Speaker 1>comes back before sundown, or I'll see the manager and

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<v Speaker 1>tell him that I go right straight out of this hotel.

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<v Speaker 1>It shall be found, Sir. I promise you that if

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<v Speaker 1>you will have a little patience, it will be found.

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<v Speaker 1>Mind it is for it's the last thing of mine

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<v Speaker 1>that I'll lose in this den of thieves. Well, well,

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<v Speaker 1>mister Holmes, you'll excuse my troubling you about such a trifle.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's well worth troubling about. Why you look

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<v Speaker 1>very serious over it? How do you explain it? I

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<v Speaker 1>just don't attempt to explain it. It seems the very maddest,

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<v Speaker 1>queerest thing that ever happened to me. The queerest, perhaps,

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<v Speaker 1>said Holmes thoughtfully. Why do you make of it yourself? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't profess to understand it yet. This case of

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<v Speaker 1>yours is very complex, Sir Henry, when taken in conjunction

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<v Speaker 1>with your uncle's death. I'm not sure that of all

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<v Speaker 1>the five hundred cases of capital importance which I have handled,

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<v Speaker 1>there is one which cuts so deep. But we hold

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<v Speaker 1>several threads in our hands, and the odds are that

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<v Speaker 1>one or other of them guides us to the truth.

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<v Speaker 1>We may waste time in following the wrong one, but

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<v Speaker 1>sooner or later we must come upon the right. We

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<v Speaker 1>had a pleasant luncheon, in which little was said of

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<v Speaker 1>the business which had brought us together. It was in

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<v Speaker 1>the private sitting room, to which we afterwards repaired that

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<v Speaker 1>Holmes asked Baskerville what were his intentions to go to

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<v Speaker 1>Baskerville Hall and when at the end of the week

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<v Speaker 1>on the whole, said Holmes, I think that your decision

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<v Speaker 1>is a wise one. I have ample evidence that you

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<v Speaker 1>are being dogged in London, and amid the millions of

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<v Speaker 1>this great city. It is difficult to discover who these

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<v Speaker 1>people are or what their object can be. If their

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<v Speaker 1>intentions are evil, they might do your mischief, and we

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<v Speaker 1>should be powerless to prevent it. You did not know,

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<v Speaker 1>doctor Mortimer, that you were followed this morning from my house.

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<v Speaker 1>Doctor Mortimer started violently, followed by whom That, unfortunately is

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<v Speaker 1>what I cannot tell you. Have you among your neighbors

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<v Speaker 1>or acquaintances on Dartmoor any man with a black full beard, no,

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<v Speaker 1>or let me see why, Yes, Barrymore, Sir Charles's butler

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<v Speaker 1>is a man with a full black beard. Ha. Where

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<v Speaker 1>is Barrymore? He is in charge of the hall. We

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<v Speaker 1>had best ascertain if he is really there, or if,

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<v Speaker 1>by any possibility he might be in London. How can

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<v Speaker 1>you do that? Give me a telegraph form is all

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<v Speaker 1>ready for Sir Henry. That will do, addressed to mister Barrymore,

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<v Speaker 1>Baskerville Hall. What is the nearest telegraph office, Grimpen? Very good?

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<v Speaker 1>We will send a second wire to the Postmaster Grimpen

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<v Speaker 1>telegram to mister Barrymore, to be delivered into his own hand.

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<v Speaker 1>If absent, please return wire to Sir Henry Baskerville, Northumberland Hotel.

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<v Speaker 1>That should let us know before evening whether Barrymore is

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<v Speaker 1>at his post in Devonshire or not. That's so, said Baskerville.

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<v Speaker 1>By the way, Doctor Mortimer, who is this Barrymore? Anyhow?

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<v Speaker 1>He is the son of the old caretaker who is dead.

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<v Speaker 1>They have looked after the hall for four generations now,

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<v Speaker 1>so far as I know, he and his wife are

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<v Speaker 1>as respectable a couple as any in the county. At

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<v Speaker 1>the same time, said Baskerville, it's clear enough that so

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<v Speaker 1>long as there are none of the family at the hall,

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<v Speaker 1>these people have a mighty fine home. And nothing to do.

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<v Speaker 1>That is true. Did Barry more profit at all by

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<v Speaker 1>Sir Charles's will? Asked Holmes. He and his wife had

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<v Speaker 1>five hundred pounds each. Ha Did they know that they

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<v Speaker 1>would receive this? Yes, Sir Charles was very fond of

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<v Speaker 1>talking about the provisions of his will. That is very interesting,

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<v Speaker 1>I hope, said Doctor Mortimer, that you do not look

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<v Speaker 1>with suspicious eyes upon everyone who received a legacy from

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<v Speaker 1>Sir Charles. For I also had one thousand pounds left

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<v Speaker 1>to me indeed, and anyone else. There were many insignificant

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<v Speaker 1>sums to individuals and a large number of public charities.

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<v Speaker 1>The residue all went to Sir Henry. And how much

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<v Speaker 1>was the residue? Seven hundred and forty thousand pounds. Holmes

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<v Speaker 1>raised his eyebrows in surprise. I had no idea that

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<v Speaker 1>so gigantic a sum was involved, said he. Sir Charles

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<v Speaker 1>had the reputation of being rich, but we did not

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<v Speaker 1>know how very rich he was until we came to

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<v Speaker 1>examine his securities. The total value of the estate was

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<v Speaker 1>close on to a million. Dear me, it is a

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<v Speaker 1>stake for which a man might well play a desperate game.

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<v Speaker 1>And one more question, Doctor Mortimer, supposing that anything happened

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<v Speaker 1>to our young friend here, you will forgive the unpleasant

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<v Speaker 1>hypothesis who would inherit the estate? Since Roger Baskerville, Sir

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<v Speaker 1>Charles's younger brother, died unmarried, the estate would descend to

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<v Speaker 1>the Desmonds, who are distant cousins. James Desmond is an

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<v Speaker 1>elderly clergyman in Westminland. Thank you. These details are all

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<v Speaker 1>of great interest. Have you met mister James Desmond. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>he once came down to visit Sir Charles. He is

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<v Speaker 1>a man of venerable appearance and of saintly life. I

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<v Speaker 1>remember that he refused to accept any settlement from Sir Charles,

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<v Speaker 1>though he pressed it upon him. And this man of

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<v Speaker 1>simple tastes would be the heir to Sir Charles's thousands.

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<v Speaker 1>He would be the heir to the estate, because that

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<v Speaker 1>is entailed. He would also be the heir to the money,

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<v Speaker 1>unless it were willed otherwise by the present owner, who can,

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<v Speaker 1>of course do what he likes with it. And have

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<v Speaker 1>you made your will, Sir Henry, No, mister Holmes, I

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<v Speaker 1>have not. I've had no time for it was only

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<v Speaker 1>yesterday that I learned how Madters stood, But in any

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<v Speaker 1>case I feel that the money should go with the

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<v Speaker 1>title and estate. That was my poor uncle's idea. How

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<v Speaker 1>is the owner going to restore the glories of the

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<v Speaker 1>Baskervilles if he has not money enough to keep up

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<v Speaker 1>the property? House, land and dollars must go together quite

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<v Speaker 1>so well, Sir Henry, I am of one mind with

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<v Speaker 1>you as to the advisability of your going down to

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<v Speaker 1>Devonshire without delay. There is only one provision which I

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<v Speaker 1>must make. You certainly must not go alone. Doctor Mortimer

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<v Speaker 1>returns with me. But doctor Mortimer has his practice to

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<v Speaker 1>attend to, and his house is miles away from yours.

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<v Speaker 1>With all the good will in the world, he may

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<v Speaker 1>be unable to help. No, Sir Henry, you must take

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<v Speaker 1>with you someone, a trusty man, who will be always

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<v Speaker 1>by your side. Is it possible that you could come yourself,

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<v Speaker 1>mister Holmes, if matters came to a crisis, I should

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<v Speaker 1>endeavor to be present in person. But you can understand

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<v Speaker 1>that with my extensive consulting practice, and with the constant

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<v Speaker 1>appeals which reached me from many quarters, it is impossible

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<v Speaker 1>for me to be absent from London for an indefinite time.

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<v Speaker 1>At the present instant, one of the most revered names

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<v Speaker 1>in England is being besmirched by a blackmailer, and only

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<v Speaker 1>I can stop a disastrous scandal. You will see how

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<v Speaker 1>impossible it is for me to go to Dartmore. Whom

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<v Speaker 1>would you recommend? Then, Holmes laid his hand upon my arm,

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<v Speaker 1>if my friend would undertake it. There is no man

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<v Speaker 1>who is better worth having at your side when you

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<v Speaker 1>are in a tight place. No one can say so

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<v Speaker 1>more confidently than I. The proposition took me completely by surprise,

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<v Speaker 1>but before I had time to answer, Baskerville seized me

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<v Speaker 1>by the hand and wrung it heartily. Well, now there

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<v Speaker 1>is real kind of you, doctor Watson, said he you

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<v Speaker 1>see how it is with me, and you know just

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<v Speaker 1>as much about the matter as I do. If you

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<v Speaker 1>will come down to Baskerville Hall and see me through,

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<v Speaker 1>I'll never forget it. The promise of adventure had always

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<v Speaker 1>a fascination for me, and I was complimented by the

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<v Speaker 1>words of Holmes and by the eagerness with which the

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<v Speaker 1>baronet hailed me as a companion. I will come with pleasure,

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<v Speaker 1>said I. I do not know how I could employ

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<v Speaker 1>my time better. And you will report very carefully to me,

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<v Speaker 1>said Holmes. When a crisis comes, as it will do,

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<v Speaker 1>I will direct how you shall act. I suppose that

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<v Speaker 1>by Saturday night all might be ready. Would that suit

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<v Speaker 1>doctor Watson perfectly? Then on Saturday, unless you hear to

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<v Speaker 1>the contrary, we shall meet at the ten thirty train

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<v Speaker 1>from Paddington. We had risen to depart when Baskerville gave

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<v Speaker 1>a cry of triumph. Diving into one of the corners

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<v Speaker 1>a cabinet. My missing boot, he cried. May all our

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<v Speaker 1>difficulties vanish as easily, said Sherlock Holmes. But it is

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<v Speaker 1>a very singular thing. Doctor Mortimer remarked, I searched this

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<v Speaker 1>every inch of it. There was certainly no boot in it.

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<v Speaker 1>Then in that case the waider must have placed it

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<v Speaker 1>there while we were lunching. The German was sent for,

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<v Speaker 1>but professed to know nothing of the matter, nor could

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<v Speaker 1>any inquiry clear it up. Another item had been added

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<v Speaker 1>to that constant and apparently purposeless series of small mysteries,

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<v Speaker 1>which had succeeded each other so rapidly, setting aside the

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<v Speaker 1>whole grim story of Sir Charles's death, we had a

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<v Speaker 1>line of inexplicable incidents, all within the limits of two days,

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<v Speaker 1>which included the receipt of the printed letter, the black

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<v Speaker 1>bearded spy in the hansom, the loss of the new

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<v Speaker 1>brown boot, the loss of the old black boot, and

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<v Speaker 1>now the return of the new brown boot. Holmes sat

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<v Speaker 1>Baker Street, and I knew from his drawn brows and

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<v Speaker 1>keen face that his mind, like my own, was busy

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<v Speaker 1>in endeavoring to frame some scheme into which all these

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<v Speaker 1>strange and apparently disconnected episodes could be fitted. All afternoon

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<v Speaker 1>and late into the evening, he sat last in tobacco

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<v Speaker 1>and thought, just before dinner, two telegrams were handed. In

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<v Speaker 1>the first run, I've just heard that Barrymore is at

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<v Speaker 1>the Hall Baskerville. The second visited twenty three hotels as directed,

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<v Speaker 1>but sorry to report unable to trace cut sheet of times, Cartwright,

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<v Speaker 1>there go two of my threads, Watson, there is nothing

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<v Speaker 1>more stimulating than a case where everything goes against you.

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<v Speaker 1>We must cast round for another cent. We have still

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<v Speaker 1>the cabman who drove the spy exactly. I have wired

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<v Speaker 1>to get his name and address from the official registry.

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<v Speaker 1>I should not be surprised if this were an answer

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<v Speaker 1>be something even more satisfactory than an answer, however, for

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<v Speaker 1>the door opened and a rough looking fellow entered, who

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<v Speaker 1>was evidently the man himself. I've got a message from

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<v Speaker 1>the head office, the regent this address had been inquiring

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<v Speaker 1>for number two seven oh four, said he. I've driven

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<v Speaker 1>my cab this seven years and never a word of complaint.

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<v Speaker 1>Are came here astray from the yard to ask you

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<v Speaker 1>der face what you had against me. I have nothing

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<v Speaker 1>in the world against you, my good man, said Holmes.

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<v Speaker 1>On the contrary, I have half a sovereign for you

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<v Speaker 1>if you will give me a clear answer to my questions. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I've had a good day and no mistake, said the

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<v Speaker 1>cabman with a grin. What was it you wanted to ask? Sir?

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<v Speaker 1>First of all your name and address in case I

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<v Speaker 1>want you again? John Clayton, three, turpey Stree, the Burrough.

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<v Speaker 1>My cab is out of Shipley's Yard, near Waterloo Station.

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<v Speaker 1>Sherlock Holmes made a note of it. Now, Clayton, tell

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<v Speaker 1>me all about the fair who came and watched this

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<v Speaker 1>house at ten o'clock this morning, and afterwards followed the

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<v Speaker 1>two gentlemen down Regent Street. The man looked surprised and

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<v Speaker 1>a little embarrassed. Why there's no good my telling you things,

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<v Speaker 1>for you seem to know as much as I do already,

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<v Speaker 1>said he. The truth is that the gentleman told me

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<v Speaker 1>that he was a detective, and that I was to

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<v Speaker 1>say nothing about him to anyone. My good fellow, this

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<v Speaker 1>is a very serious business, and you may find yourself

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<v Speaker 1>in a pretty bad position if you try to hide

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<v Speaker 1>anything from me. You say that your fare told you

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<v Speaker 1>that he was a detective, Yes he did. When did

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<v Speaker 1>he say this? When he left me? Did he say

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<v Speaker 1>anything more? He mentioned his name? Holmes cast a swift

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<v Speaker 1>glance of triumph at may Oh he mentioned his name?

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<v Speaker 1>Did he that was imprudent? What was the name that

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<v Speaker 1>he mentioned? His name? Said the cabman was mister Sherlock Holmes.

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<v Speaker 1>Never have I seen my friend more completely taken aback

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<v Speaker 1>than by the cabman's reply. For an instant he sat

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<v Speaker 1>in silent amazement. Then he burst into a hearty laugh.

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<v Speaker 1>A touch, Watson, an undeniable touch, said he. I feel

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<v Speaker 1>a foil as quick and supple as my own. He

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<v Speaker 1>got home upon me very prettily that time. So his

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<v Speaker 1>name was Sherlock Holmes? Was it? Yes, sir, that was

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<v Speaker 1>the gentleman's name. Excellent? Tell me where you picked him

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<v Speaker 1>up and all that occurred. He hailed me at half

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<v Speaker 1>past nine in Trafalgar Square. He said that he was

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<v Speaker 1>a detective, and he offered me two guineas if I

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<v Speaker 1>would do exactly what he wanted all day and asked

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<v Speaker 1>no questions. I was glad enough to agree. First, we

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<v Speaker 1>drove down to the Northumberland Hotel and waited there until

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<v Speaker 1>two gentlemen came out and took a cab from the rank.

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<v Speaker 1>We followed their cab until it pulled up somewhere near

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<v Speaker 1>ear this very door, said Holmes. Well I couldn't be

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<v Speaker 1>sure of that, but I dare say my fair knew

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<v Speaker 1>all about it. We pulled up halfway down the street

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<v Speaker 1>and waited an hour and a half. Then the two

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<v Speaker 1>gentlemen passed us walking and we followed down Baker Street

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<v Speaker 1>and along, I know, said Holmes, until we got three

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<v Speaker 1>corners down Regent Street. Then my gentleman threw up the

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<v Speaker 1>trap and he cried that I should drive right away

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<v Speaker 1>to Waterloo Station as hard as I could go. I

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<v Speaker 1>whipped up the mayor and we were there under the

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<v Speaker 1>ten minutes. Then he paid up his two guineas like

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<v Speaker 1>a good'un, and away he went into the station. Only

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<v Speaker 1>just as he was leaving he turned round and he said,

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<v Speaker 1>in might interest you to know that you've been driving

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<v Speaker 1>mister Sherlock Holmes. They're how I come to know the

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<v Speaker 1>name I see? And you saw no more of him,

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<v Speaker 1>not after he went into the station. And how would

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<v Speaker 1>you describe mister Sherlock Holmes. The cabman scratched his head. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I wasn't altogether such an easy gentleman to describe. I'd

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<v Speaker 1>put him at forty years of age, and he was

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<v Speaker 1>of a middle eye, two or three inches shorter than you, sir.

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<v Speaker 1>He was dressed like a top, and he had a

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<v Speaker 1>black beard cut square at the end, and a pale face.

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<v Speaker 1>But don't now, as I could say more than that

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<v Speaker 1>color of his eyes. No, I can't say that. Nothing

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<v Speaker 1>more that you can remember, no, sir, nothing, Well, then

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<v Speaker 1>here is your half sovereign there's another one waiting for

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<v Speaker 1>you if you can bring any more information. Good night,

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<v Speaker 1>good night, sir, and thank you. John Clayton departed chuckling,

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<v Speaker 1>and Holmes turned to me with a shrug of his

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<v Speaker 1>shoulders and a rueful smile. Snap goes our third thread,

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<v Speaker 1>and we end where we began, said he, the cunning rascal.

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<v Speaker 1>He knew our number, knew that Sir Henry Baskerville had

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<v Speaker 1>consulted me, spotted who I was in Regent Street, conjecture

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<v Speaker 1>that I had got the number of the cab and

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<v Speaker 1>would lay my hands on the driver, and so sent

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<v Speaker 1>back this audacious message. I tell you, Watson, this time

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<v Speaker 1>we have got a foeman who is worthy of our steel.

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<v Speaker 1>I have been checkmated in London. I can only wish

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<v Speaker 1>you better luck in Devonshire. But I'm not easy in

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<v Speaker 1>my mind about it. About what about sending you. It's

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<v Speaker 1>an ugly business, Watson, an ugly dangerous business, and the

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<v Speaker 1>more I see of it, the less I like it. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>my dear fellow, you may laugh, but I give you

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<v Speaker 1>my word that I shall be very glad to have

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<v Speaker 1>you back, safe and sound in Baker Street once more