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The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor
"Andisthatall?"
"Onlyonelittleiteminanotherofthemorningpapers,butitisasuggestiveone."
"Anditis—"
"ThatMissFloraMillar,theladywhohadcausedthedisturbance,hasactuallybeenarrested. ItappearsthatshewasformerlyadanseuseattheAllegro,andthatshehasknownthebridegroomforsomeyears. Therearenofurtherparticulars,andthewholecaseisinyourhandsnow—sofarasithasbeensetforthinthepublicpress."
"Andanexceedinglyinterestingcaseitappearstobe. Iwouldnothavemisseditforworlds. Butthereisaringatthebell,Watson,andastheclockmakesitafewminutesafterfour,Ihavenodoubtthatthiswillprovetobeournobleclient. Donotdreamofgoing,Watson,forIverymuchpreferhavingawitness,ifonlyasachecktomyownmemory."
"LordRobertSt.Simon,"announcedourpage-boy,throwingopenthedoor. Agentlemanentered,withapleasant,culturedface,high-nosedandpale,withsomethingperhapsofpetulanceaboutthemouth,andwiththesteady,well-openedeyeofamanwhosepleasantlotithadeverbeentocommandandtobeobeyed. Hismannerwasbrisk,andyethisgeneralappearancegaveanundueimpressionofage,forhehadaslightforwardstoopandalittlebendofthekneesashewalked. Hishair,too,ashesweptoffhisverycurly-brimmedhat,wasgrizzledroundtheedgesandthinuponthetop. Astohisdress,itwascarefultothevergeoffoppishness,withhighcollar,blackfrock-coat,whitewaistcoat,yellowgloves,patent-leathershoes,andlight-colouredgaiters.
