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Heknowsthathisonlyhopeofmercyistoproduceitsafe."
"ColonelRossdidnotimpressmeasamanwhowouldbelikelytoshowmuchmercyinanycase."
"ThematterdoesnotrestwithColonelRoss.IfollowmyownmethodsandtellasmuchoraslittleasIchoose.Thatistheadvantageofbeingunofficial.Idon’tknowwhetheryouobservedit,Watson,butthecolonel’smannerhasbeenjustatriflecavaliertome.Iaminclinednowtohavealittleamusementathisexpense.Saynothingtohimaboutthehorse."
"Certainlynotwithoutyourpermission."
"AndofcoursethisisallquiteaminorpointcomparedtothequestionofwhokilledJohnStraker."
"Andyouwilldevoteyourselftothat?"
"Onthecontrary,webothgobacktoLondonbythenighttrain."
Iwasthunderstruckbymyfriend’swords.WehadonlybeenafewhoursinDevonshire,andthatheshouldgiveupaninvestigationwhichhehadbegunsobrilliantlywasquiteincomprehensibletome.NotawordmorecouldIdrawfromhimuntilwewerebackatthetrainer’shouse.Thecolonelandtheinspectorwereawaitingusintheparlour.
"MyfriendandIreturntotownbythenight-express,"saidHolmes."WehavehadacharminglittlebreathofyourbeautifulDartmoorair."
Theinspectoropenedhiseyes,andthecolonel’slipcurledinasneer.
"SoyoudespairofarrestingthemurdererofpoorStraker,"saidhe.
