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The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter

           

           “IdonotfeelthatthereisanyreasonwhyIshouldrenderanexplanationtoyou,Mr.Holmes.”

           Holmesreplacedthebillinhisnotebook.“Ifyoupreferapublicexplanation,itmustcomesoonerorlater,”saidhe.“IhavealreadytoldyouthatIcanhushupthatwhichotherswillbeboundtopublish,andyouwouldreallybewisertotakemeintoyourcompleteconfidence.”

           “Iknownothingaboutit.”

           “DidyouhearfromMr.StauntoninLondon?”

           “Certainlynot.”

           “Dearme,dearme—thepostofficeagain!”Holmessighed,wearily.“AmosturgenttelegramwasdispatchedtoyoufromLondonbyGodfreyStauntonatsix-fifteenyesterdayevening—atelegramwhichisundoubtedlyassociatedwithhisdisappearance—andyetyouhavenothadit.Itismostculpable.Ishallcertainlygodowntotheofficehereandregisteracomplaint.”

           Dr.LeslieArmstrongsprangupfrombehindhisdesk,andhisdarkfacewascrimsonwithfury.

           “I’lltroubleyoutowalkoutofmyhouse,sir,”saidhe.“Youcantellyouremployer,LordMount-James,thatIdonotwishtohaveanythingtodoeitherwithhimorwithhisagents.No,sir—notanotherword!”Herangthebellfuriously.“John,showthesegentlemenout!”Apompousbutlerusheredusseverelytothedoor,andwefoundourselvesinthestreet.Holmesburstoutlaughing.

           “Dr.LeslieArmstrongiscertainlyamanofenergyandcharacter,”saidhe.“Ihavenotseenamanwho,ifheturnshistalentsthatway,wasmorecalculatedtofillthegapleftbytheillustriousMoriarty.

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