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Mr. Sherlock Holmes

           "Come,come,wearenotsofarwrong,afterall,"saidHolmes. "Andnow,Dr.JamesMortimer" 

           "Mister,sir,MisterahumbleM.R.C.S." 

           "Andamanofprecisemind,evidently." 

           "Adabblerinscience,Mr.Holmes,apickerupofshellsontheshoresofthegreatunknownocean. IpresumethatitisMr.SherlockHolmeswhomIamaddressingandnot" 

           "No,thisismyfriendDr.Watson." 

           "Gladtomeetyou,sir.Ihaveheardyournamementionedinconnectionwiththatofyourfriend. Youinterestmeverymuch,Mr.Holmes.Ihadhardlyexpectedsodolichocephalicaskullorsuchwell-markedsupra-orbitaldevelopment. Wouldyouhaveanyobjectiontomyrunningmyfingeralongyourparietalfissure? Acastofyourskull,sir,untiltheoriginalisavailable,wouldbeanornamenttoanyanthropologicalmuseum. Itisnotmyintentiontobefulsome,butIconfessthatIcovetyourskull." 

           SherlockHolmeswavedourstrangevisitorintoachair. "Youareanenthusiastinyourlineofthought,Iperceive,sir,asIaminmine,"saidhe. "Iobservefromyourforefingerthatyoumakeyourowncigarettes.Havenohesitationinlightingone." 

           Themandrewoutpaperandtobaccoandtwirledtheoneupintheotherwithsurprisingdexterity. Hehadlong,quiveringfingersasagileandrestlessastheantennaeofaninsect. 

           Holmeswassilent,buthislittledartingglancesshowedmetheinterestwhichhetookinourcuriouscompanion. 

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