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Sir Henry Baskerville
"Whatbusiness? "askedSirHenrysharply. "ItseemstomethatallyougentlemenknowagreatdealmorethanIdoaboutmyownaffairs."
"Youshallshareourknowledgebeforeyouleavethisroom,SirHenry. Ipromiseyouthat,"saidSherlockHolmes. "Wewillconfineourselvesforthepresentwithyourpermissiontothisveryinterestingdocument,whichmusthavebeenputtogetherandpostedyesterdayevening. Haveyouyesterday’sTimes,Watson?"
"Itishereinthecorner."
"MightItroubleyouforit—theinsidepage,please,withtheleadingarticles? "Heglancedswiftlyoverit,runninghiseyesupanddownthecolumns. "Capitalarticlethisonfreetrade. Permitmetogiveyouanextractfromit. ‘Youmaybecajoledintoimaginingthatyourownspecialtradeoryourownindustrywillbeencouragedbyaprotectivetariff,butitstandstoreasonthatsuchlegislationmustinthelongrunkeepawaywealthfromthecountry,diminishthevalueofourimports,andlowerthegeneralconditionsoflifeinthisisland. ’Whatdoyouthinkofthat,Watson? "criedHolmesinhighglee,rubbinghishandstogetherwithsatisfaction. "Don’tyouthinkthatisanadmirablesentiment?"
Dr.MortimerlookedatHolmeswithanairofprofessionalinterest,andSirHenryBaskervilleturnedapairofpuzzleddarkeyesuponme.
"Idon’tknowmuchaboutthetariffandthingsofthatkind,"saidhe; "butitseemstomewe’vegotabitoffthetrailsofarasthatnoteisconcerned."
"Onthecontrary,Ithinkweareparticularlyhotuponthetrail,SirHenry.
