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At my summons, instead of the man of violence whom we expected, a very old and wrinkled woman hobbled into the apartment. AT MY SUMMONS INSTEAD OF THE MAN OF VIOLENCE WHOM WE EXPECTED A VERY OLD AND WRINKLED WOMAN HOBBLED INTO THE APARTMENT
’ head was still firm on his shoulders when this little brown-backed volume was struck off.” “Who is the printer?” “Philippe de Croy, whoever he may have been. On the fly-leaf, in very faded ink, is written ‘Ex libris Guliolmi Whyte.’ I wonder who William Whyte was. Some pragmatical seventeenth century lawyer, I suppose. His writing has a legal twist about it. Here comes our man, I think.” As he spoke there was a sharp ring at the bell. Sherlock Holmes rose softly and moved his chair in the direction of the door. We heard the servant pass along the hall, and the sharp click of the latch as she opened it. “Does Dr. Watson live here?” asked a clear but rather harsh voice. We could not hear the servant’s reply, but the door closed, and some one began to ascend the stairs. The footfall was an uncertain and shuffling one. A look of surprise passed over the face of my companion as he listened to it. It came slowly along the passage, and there was a feeble tap at the door. “Come in,” I cried. ANDS IN SIXTEEN FORTY TWO CHARLES'S HEAD WAS STILL FIRM ON HIS SHOULDERS WHEN THIS LITTLE BROWN BACKED VOLUME WAS STRUCK OFF WHO IS THE PRINTER PHILIPPE DE COY WHOEVER HE MAY HAVE BEEN ON THE FLY LEAF IN VERY FADED INK IS WRITTEN EX LIBRIS GULLIOLEMIE WHITE I WONDER WHO WILLIAM WHITE WAS SOME PRAGMATICAL SEVENTEENTH CENTURY LAWYER I SUPPOSE HIS WRITING HAS A LEGAL TWIST ABOUT IT HERE COMES OUR MAN I THINK AS HE SPOKE THERE WAS A SHARP RING AT THE BELL SHERLOCK HOLMES ROSE SOFTLY AND MOVED HIS CHAIR IN THE DIRECTION OF THE DOOR WE HEARD THE SERVANT PASS ALONG THE HALL AND THE SHARP CLICK OF THE LATCH AS SHE OPENED IT DOES DOCTOR WATSON LIVE HERE ASKED A CLEAR BUT RATHER HARSH VOICE WE COULD NOT HEAR THE SERVANT'S REPLY BUT THE DOOR CLOSED AND SOME ONE BEGAN TO ASCEND THE STAIRS THE FOOTFALL WAS AN UNCERTAIN AND SHUFFLING ONE A LOOK OF SURPRISE PASSED OVER THE FACE OF MY COMPANION AS HE LISTENED TO IT IT CAME SLOWLY ALONG THE PASSAGE AND THERE WAS A FEEBLE TAP AT THE DOOR COME IN I CRIED
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