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The Man with the Twisted Lip

           "Ofcourseyouare. You’llknowallaboutitpresently. Jumpuphere. Allright,John;weshallnotneedyou. Here’shalfacrown. Lookoutformeto-morrow,abouteleven. Giveherherhead. Solong,then!" 

           Heflickedthehorsewithhiswhip,andwedashedawaythroughtheendlesssuccessionofsombreanddesertedstreets,whichwidenedgradually,untilwewereflyingacrossabroadbalustradedbridge,withthemurkyriverflowingsluggishlybeneathus. Beyondlayanotherdullwildernessofbricksandmortar,itssilencebrokenonlybytheheavy,regularfootfallofthepoliceman,orthesongsandshoutsofsomebelatedpartyofrevellers. Adullwrackwasdriftingslowlyacrossthesky,andastarortwotwinkleddimlyhereandtherethroughtheriftsoftheclouds. Holmesdroveinsilence,withhisheadsunkuponhisbreast,andtheairofamanwhoislostinthought,whileIsatbesidehim,curioustolearnwhatthisnewquestmightbewhichseemedtotaxhispowerssosorely,andyetafraidtobreakinuponthecurrentofhisthoughts. Wehaddrivenseveralmiles,andwerebeginningtogettothefringeofthebeltofsuburbanvillas,whenheshookhimself,shruggedhisshoulders,andlituphispipewiththeairofamanwhohassatisfiedhimselfthatheisactingforthebest. 

           "Youhaveagrandgiftofsilence,Watson,"saidhe. "Itmakesyouquiteinvaluableasacompanion. ’Ponmyword,itisagreatthingformetohavesomeonetotalkto,formyownthoughtsarenotover-pleasant. IwaswonderingwhatIshouldsaytothisdearlittlewomanto-nightwhenshemeetsmeatthedoor." 

           "YouforgetthatIknownothingaboutit." 

           "IshalljusthavetimetotellyouthefactsofthecasebeforewegettoLee. Itseemsabsurdlysimple,andyet,somehowIcangetnothingtogoupon. 

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