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When I got to the door——" "You stopped, and then walked back to the garden gate," my companion interrupted. "What did you do that for?" Rance gave a violent jump, and stared at Sherlock Holmes with the utmost amazement upon his features. "Why, that's true, sir," he said; "though how you come to know it, Heaven only knows. WHEN I GOT TO THE DOOR YOU STOPPED AND THEN WALKED BACK TO THE GARDEN GATE MY COMPANION INTERRUPTED WHAT DID YOU DO THAT FORCE GAVE A VIOLENT JUMP AND STARED AT SHERLOCK HOLMES WITH THE UTMOST AMAZEMENT UPON HIS FEATURES WHY THAT'S TRUE SIR HE SAID THOUGH HOW YOU COME TO KNOW IF HEAVEN ONLY KNOWS
rning. At eleven there was a fight at the ‘White Hart’; but bar that all was quiet enough on the beat. At one o’clock it began to rain, and I met Harry Murcher—him who has the Holland Grove beat—and we stood together at the corner of Henrietta Street a-talkin’. Presently—maybe about two or a little after—I thought I would take a look round and see that all was right down the Brixton Road. It was precious dirty and lonely. Not a soul did I meet all the way down, though a cab or two went past me. I was a strollin’ down, thinkin’ between ourselves how uncommon handy a four of gin hot would be, when suddenly the glint of a light caught my eye in the window of that same house. Now, I knew that them two houses in Lauriston Gardens was empty on account of him that owns them who won’t have the drains seen to, though the very last tenant what lived in one of them died o’ typhoid fever. I was knocked all in a heap therefore at seeing a light in the window, and I suspected as something was wrong. NIGHT TO SIX IN THE MORNING AT ELEVEN THERE WAS A FIGHT AT THE WHITE HART BUT BAR THAT ALL WAS QUIET ENOUGH ON THE BEAT AT ONE O'CLOCK IT BEGAN TO RAIN AND I MET HARRY MURCHER HIM WHO HAS THE HOLLAND GROVE BEAT AND WE STOOD TOGETHER AT THE CORNER OF HENRIETTA STREET AT HARKEN PRESENTLY MAYBE ABOUT TWO OR A LITTLE AFTER I THOUGHT I WOULD TAKE A LOOK ROUND AND SEE THAT I WAS RIGHT DOWN THE BRIXTON ROAD IT WAS PRECIOUS DIRTY AND LONELY NOT A SOUL DID I MEET ALL THE WAY DOWN THOUGH A CAB OR TWO WENT PAST ME I WAS A STROLLING DOWN THINKING BETWEEN OURSELVES HOW UNCOMMON HANDY A FORAGIN HAT WOULD BE WHEN SUDDENLY THE GLINT OF A LIGHT CAUGHT MY EYE IN THE WINDOW OF THAT SAME HOUSE NOW I KNEW THAT THEM TWO HOUSES ENLARGED IN GARDENS WAS EMPTY ON ACCOUNT OF HIM THAT OWNS EM WHO WON'T HAVE THE DRAINS SEEN TO THOUGH THE VERY LAST TENANT TO WHAT LIVED IN ONE OF THEM DIED A TYPHOID FAVOUR I WAS KNOCK TALL IN A HEAP THEREFORE AT SEEING THE LIGHT IN THE WINDOW AND I SUSPECTED THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG
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