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A Scandal in Bohemia

           "Pshaw!Theydidnotknowhowtolook." 

           "Buthowwillyoulook?" 

           "Iwillnotlook." 

           "Whatthen?" 

           "Iwillgethertoshowme." 

           "Butshewillrefuse." 

           "Shewillnotbeableto. ButIheartherumbleofwheels. Itishercarriage. Nowcarryoutmyorderstotheletter." 

           Ashespokethegleamoftheside-lightsofacarriagecameroundthecurveoftheavenue. ItwasasmartlittlelandauwhichrattleduptothedoorofBrionyLodge. Asitpulledup,oneoftheloafingmenatthecornerdashedforwardtoopenthedoorinthehopeofearningacopper,butwaselbowedawaybyanotherloafer,whohadrushedupwiththesameintention. Afiercequarrelbrokeout,whichwasincreasedbythetwoguardsmen,whotooksideswithoneoftheloungers,andbythescissors-grinder,whowasequallyhotupontheotherside. Ablowwasstruck,andinaninstantthelady,whohadsteppedfromhercarriage,wasthecentreofalittleknotofflushedandstrugglingmen,whostrucksavagelyateachotherwiththeirfistsandsticks. Holmesdashedintothecrowdtoprotectthelady; butjustashereachedherhegaveacryanddroppedtotheground,withthebloodrunningfreelydownhisface. Athisfalltheguardsmentooktotheirheelsinonedirectionandtheloungersintheother,whileanumberofbetter-dressedpeople,whohadwatchedthescufflewithouttakingpartinit,crowdedintohelptheladyandtoattendtotheinjuredman. 

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