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The Adventure of the Engineer’s Thumb

           Itookitupandglancedatit."Mr.VictorHatherley,hydraulicengineer,16A.VictoriaStreet(3dfloor)."Thatwasthename,style,andabodeofmymorningvisitor. "IregretthatIhavekeptyouwaiting,"saidI,sittingdowninmylibrary-chair. "Youarefreshfromanightjourney,Iunderstand,whichisinitselfamonotonousoccupation." 

           "Oh,mynightcouldnotbecalledmonotonous,"saidhe,andlaughed. Helaughedveryheartily,withahigh,ringingnote,leaningbackinhischairandshakinghissides. Allmymedicalinstinctsroseupagainstthatlaugh. 

           "Stopit!"Icried;"pullyourselftogether!" andIpouredoutsomewaterfromacarafe. 

           Itwasuseless,however. Hewasoffinoneofthosehystericaloutburstswhichcomeuponastrongnaturewhensomegreatcrisisisoverandgone. Presentlyhecametohimselfoncemore,verywearyandpale-looking. 

           "Ihavebeenmakingafoolofmyself,"hegasped. 

           "Notatail.Drinkthis."Idashedsomebrandyintothewater,andthecolourbegantocomebacktohisbloodlesscheeks. 

           "That’sbetter!"saidhe. "Andnow,Doctor,perhapsyouwouldkindlyattendtomythumb,orrathertotheplacewheremythumbusedtobe." 

           Heunwoundthehandkerchiefandheldouthishand. Itgaveevenmyhardenednervesashuddertolookatit. Therewerefourprotrudingfingersandahorridred,spongysurfacewherethethumbshouldhavebeen. Ithadbeenhackedortornrightoutfromtheroots. 

           "Goodheavens!"Icried,"thisisaterribleinjury. Itmusthavebledconsiderably." 

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