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           "Whatbusiness? "askedSirHenrysharply. "ItseemstomethatallyougentlemenknowagreatdealmorethanIdoaboutmyownaffairs." 

           "Youshallshareourknowledgebeforeyouleavethisroom,SirHenry. Ipromiseyouthat,"saidSherlockHolmes. "Wewillconfineourselvesforthepresentwithyourpermissiontothisveryinterestingdocument,whichmusthavebeenputtogetherandpostedyesterdayevening. Haveyouyesterday’sTimes,Watson?" 

           "Itishereinthecorner." 

           "MightItroubleyouforit—theinsidepage,please,withtheleadingarticles? "Heglancedswiftlyoverit,runninghiseyesupanddownthecolumns. "Capitalarticlethisonfreetrade. Permitmetogiveyouanextractfromit. ‘Youmaybecajoledintoimaginingthatyourownspecialtradeoryourownindustrywillbeencouragedbyaprotectivetariff,butitstandstoreasonthatsuchlegislationmustinthelongrunkeepawaywealthfromthecountry,diminishthevalueofourimports,andlowerthegeneralconditionsoflifeinthisisland. ’Whatdoyouthinkofthat,Watson? "criedHolmesinhighglee,rubbinghishandstogetherwithsatisfaction. "Don’tyouthinkthatisanadmirablesentiment?" 

           Dr.MortimerlookedatHolmeswithanairofprofessionalinterest,andSirHenryBaskervilleturnedapairofpuzzleddarkeyesuponme. 

           "Idon’tknowmuchaboutthetariffandthingsofthatkind,"saidhe; "butitseemstomewe’vegotabitoffthetrailsofarasthatnoteisconcerned." 

           "Onthecontrary,Ithinkweareparticularlyhotuponthetrail,SirHenry.