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The Musgrave Ritual

           Hehadahorrorofdestroyingdocuments,especiallythosewhichwereconnectedwithhispastcases,andyetitwasonlyonceineveryyearortwothathewouldmusterenergytodocketandarrangethem;for,asIhavementionedsomewhereintheseincoherentmemoirs,theoutburstsofpassionateenergywhenheperformedtheremarkablefeatswithwhichhisnameisassociatedwerefollowedbyreactionsoflethargyduringwhichhewouldlieaboutwithhisviolinandhisbooks,hardlymovingsavefromthesofatothetable.Thusmonthaftermonthhispapersaccumulateduntileverycorneroftheroomwasstackedwithbundlesofmanuscriptwhichwereonnoaccounttobeburned,andwhichcouldnotbeputawaysavebytheirowner.Onewinter’snight,aswesattogetherbythefire,Iventuredtosuggesttohimthat,ashehadfinishedpastingextractsintohiscommonplacebook,hemightemploythenexttwohoursinmakingourroomalittlemorehabitable.Hecouldnotdenythejusticeofmyrequest,sowitharatherruefulfacehewentofftohisbedroom,fromwhichhereturnedpresentlypullingalargetinboxbehindhim.Thisheplacedinthemiddleofthefloor,and,squattingdownuponastoolinfrontofit,hethrewbackthelid.Icouldseethatitwasalreadyathirdfullofbundlesofpapertiedupwithredtapeintoseparatepackages.

           "Therearecasesenoughhere,Watson,"saidhe,lookingatmewithmischievouseyes."IthinkthatifyouknewallthatIhadinthisboxyouwouldaskmetopullsomeoutinsteadofputtingothersin.

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