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Chapter 1
Yetstillthoughhiseyeswerethickwithsleepandseaairlifewasfullofahostofthingsandcoincidencesofaterriblenatureanditwasquitewithintheboundsofpossibilitythatitwasnotanentirefabricationthoughatfirstblushtherewasnotmuchinherentprobabilityinallthespoofhegotoffhischestbeingstrictlyaccurategospel.
HehadbeenmeantimetakingstockoftheindividualinfrontofhimandSherlockholmesinghimupeversinceheclappedeyesonhim.Thoughawellpreservedmanofnolittlestamina,ifatriflepronetobaldness,therewassomethingspuriousinthecutofhisjibthatsuggestedajaildeliveryanditrequirednoviolentstretchofimaginationtoassociatesuchaweirdlookingspecimenwiththeoakumandtreadmillfraternity.Hemightevenhavedoneforhismansupposingitwashisowncasehetold,aspeopleoftendidaboutothers,namely,thathekilledhimhimselfandhadservedhisfourorfivegoodlookingyearsinduranceviletosaynothingoftheAntoniopersonage(norelationtothedramaticpersonageofidenticalnamewhosprangfromthepenofournationalpoet)whoexpiatedhiscrimesinthemelodramaticmannerabovedescribed.Ontheotherhandhemightbeonlybluffing,apardonableweaknessbecausemeetingunmistakablemugs,Dublinresidents,likethosejarvieswaitingnewsfromabroadwouldtemptanyancientmarinerwhosailedtheoceanseastodrawthelongbowabouttheschoonerHesperusandetcetera.
