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The Resident Patient

           Nothinghadbeentouchedortaken,buttherewerethefootprintstoprovethattheintrusionwasanundoubtedfact.

           "Mr.BlessingtonseemedmoreexcitedoverthematterthanIshouldhavethoughtpossible,thoughofcourseitwasenoughtodisturbanybody’speaceofmind.Heactuallysatcryinginanarmchair,andIcouldhardlygethimtospeakcoherently.ItwashissuggestionthatIshouldcomeroundtoyou,andofcourseIatoncesawtheproprietyofit,forcertainlytheincidentisaverysingularone,thoughheappearstocompletelyoverrateitsimportance.Ifyouwouldonlycomebackwithmeinmybrougham,youwouldatleastbeabletosoothehim,thoughIcanhardlyhopethatyouwillbeabletoexplainthisremarkableoccurrence."

           SherlockHolmeshadlistenedtothislongnarrativewithanintentnesswhichshowedmethathisinterestwaskeenlyaroused.Hisfacewasasimpassiveasever,buthislidshaddroopedmoreheavilyoverhiseyes,andhissmokehadcurledupmorethicklyfromhispipetoemphasizeeachcuriousepisodeinthedoctor’stale.Asourvisitorconcluded,Holmessprangupwithoutaword,handedmemyhat,pickedhisownfromthetable,andfollowedDr.Trevelyantothedoor.Withinaquarterofanhourwehadbeendroppedatthedoorofthephysician’sresidenceinBrookStreet,oneofthosesombre,flat-facedhouseswhichoneassociateswithaWestEndpractice.Asmallpageadmittedus,andwebeganatoncetoascendthebroad,well-carpetedstair.

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