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The Adventure of the Six Napoleons
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“Andthenextstage?”
“Isaverysimpleone.IshallgodownwithHilltotheItalianQuarter,findthemanwhosephotographwehavegot,andarresthimonthechargeofmurder.Willyoucomewithus?”
“Ithinknot.Ifancywecanattainourendinasimplerway.Ican’tsayforcertain,becauseitalldepends—well,italldependsuponafactorwhichiscompletelyoutsideourcontrol.ButIhavegreathopes—infact,thebettingisexactlytwotoone—thatifyouwillcomewithusto-nightIshallbeabletohelpyoutolayhimbytheheels.”
“IntheItalianQuarter?”
“No,IfancyChiswickisanaddresswhichismorelikelytofindhim.IfyouwillcomewithmetoChiswickto-night,Lestrade,I’llpromisetogototheItalianQuarterwithyouto-morrow,andnoharmwillbedonebythedelay.AndnowIthinkthatafewhours’sleepwoulddousallgood,forIdonotproposetoleavebeforeeleveno’clock,anditisunlikelythatweshallbebackbeforemorning.You’lldinewithus,Lestrade,andthenyouarewelcometothesofauntilitistimeforustostart.Inthemeantime,Watson,Ishouldbegladifyouwouldringforanexpressmessenger,forIhavealettertosendanditisimportantthatitshouldgoatonce.”
Holmesspenttheeveninginrummagingamongthefilesoftheolddailypaperswithwhichoneofourlumber-roomswaspacked.Whenatlasthedescended,itwaswithtriumphinhiseyes,buthesaidnothingtoeitherofusastotheresultofhisresearches.
