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The Crooked Man

           "Itisoneofthoseinstanceswherethereasonercanproduceaneffectwhichseemsremarkabletohisneighbour,becausethelatterhasmissedtheonelittlepointwhichisthebasisofthededuction.Thesamemaybesaid,mydearfellow,fortheeffectofsomeoftheselittlesketchesofyours,whichisentirelymeretricious,dependingasitdoesuponyourretaininginyourownhandssomefactorsintheproblemwhichareneverimpartedtothereader.Now,atpresentIaminthepositionofthesesamereaders,forIholdinthishandseveralthreadsofoneofthestrangestcaseswhicheverperplexedaman’sbrain,andyetIlacktheoneortwowhichareneedfultocompletemytheory.ButI’llhavethem,Watson,I‘llhavethem!"Hiseyeskindledandaslightflushsprangintohisthincheeks.Foraninstanttheveilhadlifteduponhiskeen,intensenature,butforaninstantonly.WhenIglancedagainhisfacehadresumedthatred-Indiancomposurewhichhadmadesomanyregardhimasamachineratherthanaman.

           "Theproblempresentsfeaturesofinterest,"saidhe."Imayevensayexceptionalfeaturesofinterest.Ihavealreadylookedintothematter,andhavecome,asIthink,withinsightofmysolution.Ifyoucouldaccompanymeinthatlaststepyoumightbeofconsiderableservicetome."

           "Ishouldbedelighted."

           "CouldyougoasfarasAldershotto-morrow?"

           "IhavenodoubtJacksonwouldtakemypractice."

           "Verygood.Iwanttostartbythe11:10fromWaterloo.

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