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"Commissionaire, sir," he said, gruffly. "Uniform away for repairs." "And you were?" I asked, with a slightly malicious glance at my companion. "A sergeant, sir, Royal Marine Light Infantry, sir. No answer? Right, sir." COMMISSIONER SIR HE SAID GRUFFLY UNIFORM AWAY FOR REPAIRS AND YOU WERE I ASKED WITH A SLIGHTLY MALICIOUS GLANCE AT MY COMPANION A SERGEANT SIR ROMARINE LIKE INFANTRY SIR NO ANSWER RIGHT SIR
rsation. I thought it best to change the topic. “I wonder what that fellow is looking for?” I asked, pointing to a stalwart, plainly-dressed individual who was walking slowly down the other side of the street, looking anxiously at the numbers. He had a large blue envelope in his hand, and was evidently the bearer of a message. “You mean the retired sergeant of Marines,” said Sherlock Holmes. “Brag and bounce!” thought I to myself. “He knows that I cannot verify his guess.” The thought had hardly passed through my mind when the man whom we were watching caught sight of the number on our door, and ran rapidly across the roadway. We heard a loud knock, a deep voice below, and heavy steps ascending the stair. “For Mr. Sherlock Holmes,” he said, stepping into the room and handing my friend the letter. Here was an opportunity of taking the conceit out of him. He little thought of this when he made that random shot. “May I ask, my lad,” I said, in the blandest voice, “what your trade may be?” L ANNOYED AT HIS BUMPTIOUS STYLE OF CONVERSATION I THOUGHT IT BEST TO CHANGE THE TOPIC I WONDER WHAT THAT FELLOW IS LOOKING FOR I ASKED POINTING TO A STALWART PLAINLY DRESSED INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS WALKING SLOWLY DOWN THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET LOOKING ANXIOUSLY AT THE NUMBERS HE HAD A LARGE BLUE ENVELOPE IN HIS HAND AND WAS EVIDENTLY THE BEARER OF A MESSAGE YOU MEAN THE RETIRED SERGEANT OF MARINES SAID SHERLOCK HOLMES BRAGGAN BOUNDS THOUGHT I TO MYSELF HE KNOWS THAT I CANNOT VERIFY HIS GUESS THE THOUGHT HAD HARDLY PASSED THROUGH MY MIND WHEN THE MAN WHOM WE WERE WATCHING CAUGHT SIGHT OF THE NUMBER ON OUR DOOR AND RAN RAPIDLY ACROSS THE ROADWAY WE HEARD A LOUD KNOCK A DEEP VOICE BELOW AND HEAVY STEPS ASCENDING THE STAIR FOR MISTER SHERLOCK HOLMES HE SAID STEPPING INTO THE ROOM AND HANDING MY FRIEND THE LETTER HERE WAS AN OPPORTUNITY OF TAKING THE CONCEIT OUT OF HIM HE LITTLE THOUGHT OF THIS WHEN HE MADE THAT RANDOM SHOT MAY I ASK MY LAD I SAID IN THE BLANDEST VOICE WHAT YOUR TRADE MAY BE
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