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The Boscombe Valley Mystery

           Hehadevensmokedthere. Ifoundtheashofacigar,whichmyspecialknowledgeoftobaccoashesenablesmetopronounceasanIndiancigar. Ihave,asyouknow,devotedsomeattentiontothis,andwrittenalittlemonographontheashesof140differentvarietiesofpipe,cigar,andcigarettetobacco. Havingfoundtheash,Ithenlookedroundanddiscoveredthestumpamongthemosswherehehadtossedit. ItwasanIndiancigar,ofthevarietywhicharerolledinRotterdam." 

           "Andthecigar-holder?" 

           "Icouldseethattheendhadnotbeeninhismouth. Thereforeheusedaholder. Thetiphadbeencutoff,notbittenoff,butthecutwasnotacleanone,soIdeducedabluntpen-knife." 

           "Holmes,"Isaid,"youhavedrawnanetroundthismanfromwhichhecannotescape,andyouhavesavedaninnocenthumanlifeastrulyasifyouhadcutthecordwhichwashanginghim. Iseethedirectioninwhichallthispoints. Theculpritis" 

           "Mr.JohnTurner,"criedthehotelwaiter,openingthedoorofoursitting-room,andusheringinavisitor. 

           Themanwhoenteredwasastrangeandimpressivefigure. Hisslow,limpingstepandbowedshouldersgavetheappearanceofdecrepitude,andyethishard,deep-lined,craggyfeatures,andhisenormouslimbsshowedthathewaspossessedofunusualstrengthofbodyandofcharacter. Histangledbeard,grizzledhair,andoutstanding,droopingeyebrowscombinedtogiveanairofdignityandpowertohisappearance,buthisfacewasofanashenwhite,whilehislipsandthecornersofhisnostrilsweretingedwithashadeofblue. Itwascleartomeataglancethathewasinthegripofsomedeadlyandchronicdisease. 

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