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The Five Orange Pips

           Thealarm,however,wasgiven,and,bytheaidofthewater-police,thebodywaseventuallyrecovered. Itprovedtobethatofayounggentlemanwhosename,asitappearsfromanenvelopewhichwasfoundinhispocket,wasJohnOpenshaw,andwhoseresidenceisnearHorsham. ItisconjecturedthathemayhavebeenhurryingdowntocatchthelasttrainfromWaterlooStation,andthatinhishasteandtheextremedarknesshemissedhispathandwalkedovertheedgeofoneofthesmalllanding-placesforriversteamboats. Thebodyexhibitednotracesofviolence,andtherecanbenodoubtthatthedeceasedhadbeenthevictimofanunfortunateaccident,whichshouldhavetheeffectofcallingtheattentionoftheauthoritiestotheconditionoftheriversidelanding-stages." 

           Wesatinsilenceforsomeminutes,HolmesmoredepressedandshakenthanIhadeverseenhim. 

           "Thathurtsmypride,Watson,"hesaidatlast. "Itisapettyfeeling,nodoubt,butithurtsmypride. Itbecomesapersonalmatterwithmenow,and,ifGodsendsmehealth,Ishallsetmyhanduponthisgang. Thatheshouldcometomeforhelp,andthatIshouldsendhimawaytohisdeath!" Hesprangfromhischairandpacedabouttheroominuncontrollableagitation,withaflushuponhissallowcheeksandanervousclaspingandunclaspingofhislongthinhands. 

           "Theymustbecunningdevils,"heexclaimedatlast. "Howcouldtheyhavedecoyedhimdownthere? TheEmbankmentisnotonthedirectlinetothestation. Thebridge,nodoubt,wastoocrowded,evenonsuchanight,fortheirpurpose. Well,Watson,weshallseewhowillwininthelongrun. Iamgoingoutnow!" 

           "Tothepolice?" 

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