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Gregson rubbed his hands in a self satisfied way. "I think we have done all that can be done," he answered; "it's a queer case though, and I knew your taste for such things." "You did not come here in a cab?" asked Sherlock Holmes. "No, sir." "Nor Lestrade?" GREGSON RUBBED HIS HANDS IN A SELF SATISFIED WAY I THINK WE HAVE DONE ALL THAT CAN BE DONE HE ANSWERED IT'S A QUEER CASE THOUGH AND I KNEW YOUR TASTE FOR SUCH THINGS YOU DID NOT COME HERE IN A CAB ASKED SHERLOCK HOLMES NO SIR NOR LESTRADE
rom it. Still I had had such extraordinary evidence of the quickness of his perceptive faculties, that I had no doubt that he could see a great deal which was hidden from me. At the door of the house we were met by a tall, white-faced, flaxen-haired man, with a notebook in his hand, who rushed forward and wrung my companion’s hand with effusion. “It is indeed kind of you to come,” he said, “I have had everything left untouched.” “Except that!” my friend answered, pointing at the pathway. “If a herd of buffaloes had passed along there could not be a greater mess. No doubt, however, you had drawn your own conclusions, Gregson, before you permitted this.” “I have had so much to do inside the house,” the detective said evasively. “My colleague, Mr. Lestrade, is here. I had relied upon him to look after this.” Holmes glanced at me and raised his eyebrows sardonically. “With two such men as yourself and Lestrade upon the ground, there will not be much for a third party to find out,” he said. OMPANION COULD HOPE TO LEARN ANYTHING FROM IT STILL I HAD HAD SUCH EXTRAORDINARY EVIDENCE OF THE QUICKNESS OF HIS PERCEPTIVE FACULTIES THAT I HAD NO DOUBT THAT HE COULD SEE A GREAT DEAL WHICH WAS HIDDEN FROM ME AT THE DOOR OF THE HOUSE WE WERE MET BY A TALL WHITE FACED FLAXEN HAIRED MAN WITH A NOTE BOOK IN HIS HAND WHO RUSHED FORWARD AND WRUNG MY COMPANION'S HAND WITH EFFUSION IT IS INDEED KIND OF YOU TO COME HE SAID I HAVE HAD EVERYTHING LEFT UNTOUCHED EXCEPT THAT MY FRIEND ANSWERED POINTING AT THE PATHWAY IF A HERD OF BUFFALOES HAD PASSED ALONG THERE COULD NOT BE A GREATER MESS NO DOUBT HOWEVER YOU HAD DRAWN YOUR OWN CONCLUSIONS GREGGSON BEFORE YOU PERMITTED THIS I HAVE HAD SO MUCH TO DO INSIDE THE HOUSE THE DETECTIVE SAID EVASIVELY MY COLLEAGUE MISTER LESTRADE IS HERE I HAD RELIED UPON HIM TO LOOK AFTER THIS HOLMES GLANCED AT ME AND RAISED HIS EYEBROWS SARDONICALLY WITH TWO SUCH MEN AS YOURSELF AND LESTRADE UPON THE GROUND THERE WILL NOT BE MUCH FOR A THIRD PARTY TO FIND OUT HE SAID
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