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There was a sound upon the stairs, and our door was opened to admit as fine a specimen of manhood as ever passed through it. He was a very tall young man, golden moustached, blue eyed, with a skin which had been burned by tropical suns, and a springy step, which showed that the huge frame was as active as it was strong. He closed the door behind him, and then he stood with clenched hands and heaving breast, choking down some overmastering emotion. THERE WAS A SOUND UPON THE STAIRS AND OUR DOOR WAS OPENED TO ADMIT AS FINE A SPECIMEN OF MANHOOD AS EVER PASSED THROUGH IT HE WAS A VERY TALL YOUNG MAN GOLDEN MOUSTACHED BLUE EYED WITH A SKIN WHICH HAD BEEN BURNED BY TROPICAL SUNS AND A SPRINGY STEP WHICH SHOWED THAT THE HUGE FRAME WAS AS ACTIVE AS IT WAS STRONG HE CLOSED THE DOOR BEHIND HIM AND THEN HE STOOD WITH CLENCHED HANDS AND HEAVING BREAST CHOKING DOWN SOME OVERMASTERING EMOTION
ea to your mind. You might possibly find that there was something in it. You won't stop for dinner? Well, goodbye, and let us know how you get on.' Dinner was over, and the table cleared before Holmes alluded to the matter again. He had lit his pipe and held his slippered feet to the cheerful blaze of the fire. Suddenly he looked at his watch. 'I expect developments, Watson.' 'When?' 'Now--within a few minutes. I dare say you thought I acted rather badly to Stanley Hopkins just now.' 'I trust your judgment.' 'A very sensible reply, Watson. You must look at it this way: what I know is unofficial, what he knows is official. I have the right to private judgment, but he has none. He must disclose all, or he is a traitor to his service. In a doubtful case I would not put him in so painful a position, and so I reserve my information until my own mind is clear upon the matter.' 'But when will that be?' 'The time has come. You will now be present at the last scene of a remarkable little drama. T'S THE QUESTION OF COURSE BUT I COMMEND THE IDEA TO YOUR MIND YOU MIGHT POSSIBLY FIND THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING IN IT YOU WON'T STOP FOR DINNER WELL GOOD BYE AND LET US KNOW HOW YOU GET ON DINNER WAS OVER AND THE TABLE CLEARED BEFORE HOLMES ALLUDED TO THE MATTER AGAIN HE HAD LIT HIS PIPE AND HELD HIS SLIPPERED FEET TO THE CHEERFUL BLAZE OF THE FIRE SUDDENLY HE LOOKED AT HIS WATCH I EXPECT DEVELOPMENTS WATSON WHEN NOW WITHIN A FEW MINUTES I DARESAY YOU THOUGHT I ACTED RATHER BADLY TO STANLEY HOPKINS JUST NOW I TRUST YOUR JUDGMENT VERY SENSIBLE REPLY WATSON YOU MUST LOOK AT IT THIS WAY WHAT I KNOW IS UNOFFICIAL WHAT HE KNOWS IS OFFICIAL I HAVE THE RIGHT TO PRIVATE JUDGMENT BUT HE HAS NONE HE MUST DISCLOSE ALL OR HE IS A TRAITOR TO HIS SERVICE IN A DOUBTFUL CASE I WOULD NOT PUT HIM IN SO PAINFUL A POSITION AND SO I RESERVE MY INFORMATION UNTIL MY OWN MIND IS CLEAR UPON THE MATTER BUT WHEN WILL THAT BE THE TIME HAS COME YOU WILL NOW BE PRESENT AT THE LAST SCENE OF A REMARKABLE LITTLE DRAMA
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