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On thinking the matter over, it must have occurred to him that it was possible that he had lost the ring in the road after leaving the house. ON THINKING THE MATTER OVER IT MUST HAVE OCCURRED TO HIM THAT IT WAS POSSIBLE THAT HE HAD LOST THE RING IN THE ROAD AFTER LEAVING THE HOUSE
e affair.” “That is all right,” I answered. “But supposing anyone applies, I have no ring.” “Oh yes, you have,” said he, handing me one. “This will do very well. It is almost a facsimile.” “And who do you expect will answer this advertisement.” “Why, the man in the brown coat—our florid friend with the square toes. If he does not come himself he will send an accomplice.” “Would he not consider it as too dangerous?” “Not at all. If my view of the case is correct, and I have every reason to believe that it is, this man would rather risk anything than lose the ring. According to my notion he dropped it while stooping over Drebber’s body, and did not miss it at the time. After leaving the house he discovered his loss and hurried back, but found the police already in possession, owing to his own folly in leaving the candle burning. He had to pretend to be drunk in order to allay the suspicions which might have been aroused by his appearance at the gate. Now put yourself in that man’s place. WOULD RECOGNIZE IT AND WANT TO MEDDLE IN THE AFFAIR THAT IS ALL RIGHT I ANSWERED BUT SUPPOSING ANYONE APPLIES I HAVE NO RING OH YES YOU HAVE SAID HE HANDING ME ONE THIS WILL DO VERY WELL IT IS ALMOST A FACSIMILE AND WHO DO YOU EXPECT WILL ANSWER THIS ADVERTISEMENT WHY THE MAN IN THE BROWN COAT OUR FLORID FRIEND WITH THE SQUARE TOES IF HE DOES NOT COME HIMSELF HE WILL SEND AN ACCOMPLICE WOULD HE NOT CONSIDER IT AS TOO DANGEROUS NOT AT ALL IF MY VIEW OF THE CASE IS CORRECT AND I HAVE EVERY REASON TO BELIEVE THAT IT IS THIS MAN WOULD RATHER RISK ANYTHING THAN LOSE THE RING ACCORDING TO MY NOTION HE DROPPED IT WHILE STOOPING OVER DREBBER'S BODY AND DID NOT MISS IT AT THE TIME AFTER LEAVING THE HOUSE HE DISCOVERED HIS LOSS AND HURRIED BACK BUT FOUND THE POLICE ALREADY IN POSSESSION OWING TO HIS OWN FOLLY IN LEAVING THE CANDLE BURNING HE HAD TO PRETEND TO BE DRUNK IN ORDER TO ALLAY THE SUSPICIONS WHICH MIGHT HAVE BEEN AROUSED BY HIS APPEARANCE AT THE GATE NOW PUT YOURSELF IN THAT MAN'S PLACE
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