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The Greek Interpreter

           MycroftlodgesinPallMall,andhewalksroundthecornerintoWhitehalleverymorningandbackeveryevening.Fromyear’sendtoyear‘sendhetakesnootherexercise,andisseennowhereelse,exceptonlyintheDiogenesClub,whichisjustoppositehisrooms."

           "Icannotrecallthename."

           "Verylikelynot.TherearemanymeninLondon,youknow,who,somefromshyness,somefrommisanthropy,havenowishforthecompanyoftheirfellows.Yettheyarenotaversetocomfortablechairsandthelatestperiodicals.ItisfortheconvenienceofthesethattheDiogenesClubwasstarted,anditnowcontainsthemostunsociableandunclubablemenintown.Nomemberispermittedtotaketheleastnoticeofanyotherone.SaveintheStranger’sRoom,notalkingis,underanycircumstances,allowed,andthreeoffences,ifbroughttothenoticeofthecommittee,renderthetalkerliabletoexpulsion.Mybrotherwasoneofthefounders,andIhavemyselffounditaverysoothingatmosphere."

           WehadreachedPallMallaswetalked,andwerewalkingdownitfromtheSt.James’send.SherlockHolmesstoppedatadoorsomelittledistancefromtheCarlton,and,cautioningmenottospeak,heledthewayintothehall.ThroughtheglasspanellingIcaughtaglimpseofalargeandluxuriousroom,inwhichaconsiderablenumberofmenweresittingaboutandreadingpapers,eachinhisownlittlenook.

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