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Three Broken Threads

           "Well,Idon’tprofesstounderstandityet. Thiscaseofyoursisverycomplex,SirHenry. Whentakeninconjunctionwithyouruncle’sdeathIamnotsurethatofallthefivehundredcasesofcapitalimportancewhichIhavehandledthereisonewhichcutssodeep. Butweholdseveralthreadsinourhands,andtheoddsarethatoneorotherofthemguidesustothetruth. Wemaywastetimeinfollowingthewrongone,butsoonerorlaterwemustcomeupontheright." 

           Wehadapleasantluncheoninwhichlittlewassaidofthebusinesswhichhadbroughtustogether. Itwasintheprivatesitting-roomtowhichweafterwardsrepairedthatHolmesaskedBaskervillewhatwerehisintentions. 

           "TogotoBaskervilleHall." 

           "Andwhen?" 

           "Attheendoftheweek." 

           "Onthewhole,"saidHolmes,"Ithinkthatyourdecisionisawiseone. IhaveampleevidencethatyouarebeingdoggedinLondon, andamidthemillionsofthisgreatcityitisdifficulttodiscoverwhothesepeopleareorwhattheirobjectcanbe. Iftheirintentionsareeviltheymightdoyouamischief,andweshouldbepowerlesstopreventit. Youdidnotknow,Dr.Mortimer,thatyouwerefollowedthismorningfrommyhouse?" 

           Dr.Mortimerstartedviolently. 

           "Followed! Bywhom?" 

           "That,unfortunately,iswhatIcannottellyou. HaveyouamongyourneighboursoracquaintancesonDartmooranymanwithablack,fullbeard?" 

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