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'" "What on earth is this?" I cried, for at this moment there came the pattering of many steps in the hall and on the stairs, accompanied by audible expressions of disgust upon the part of our landlady. WHAT ON EARTH IS THIS I CRIED FOR AT THIS MOMENT THERE CAME THE PATTERING OF MANY STEPS IN THE HALL AND ON THE STAIRS ACCOMPANIED BY AUDIBLE EXPRESSIONS OF DISGUST UPON THE PART OF OUR LANDLADY
 of all that they had undergone. Among these men there was a stringent code of honour, any infringement of which was punished by death. Every effort should be made to find the secretary, Stangerson, and to ascertain some particulars of the habits of the deceased. A great step had been gained by the discovery of the address of the house at which he had boarded—a result which was entirely due to the acuteness and energy of Mr. Gregson of Scotland Yard. Sherlock Holmes and I read these notices over together at breakfast, and they appeared to afford him considerable amusement. “I told you that, whatever happened, Lestrade and Gregson would be sure to score.” “That depends on how it turns out.” “Oh, bless you, it doesn’t matter in the least. If the man is caught, it will be _on account_ of their exertions; if he escapes, it will be _in spite_ of their exertions. It’s heads I win and tails you lose. Whatever they do, they will have followers. ‘Un sot trouve toujours un plus sot qui l’admire. ZENS WERE THEY NOT SOURED BY THE RECOLLECTION OF ALL THAT THEY HAD UNDERGONE AMONG THESE MEN THERE WAS A STRINGENT CODE OF HONOR ANY INFRINGEMENT OF WHICH WAS PUNISHED BY DEATH EVERY EFFORT SHOULD BE MADE TO FIND THE SECRETARY STANGERSON AND TO ASCERTAIN SOME PARTICULARS OF THE HABITS OF THE DECEASED A GREAT STEP HAD BEEN GAINED BY THE DISCOVERY OF THE ADDRESS OF THE HOUSE AT WHICH HE HAD BOARDED A RESULT WHICH WAS ENTIRELY DUE TO THE ACUTENESS AND ENERGY OF MISTER GREGSON OF SCOTLAND YARD SHERLOCK HOLMES AND I READ THESE NOTICES OVER TOGETHER AT BREAKFAST AND THEY APPEARED TO AFFORD HIM CONSIDERABLE AMUSEMENT I TOLD YOU THAT WHATEVER HAPPENED LESTRADE AND GREXAM WILL BE SURE TO SCORE THAT DEPENDS ON HOW IT TURNS OUT OH BLESS YOU IT DOESN'T MATTER IN THE LEAST IF THE MAN IS CAUGHT IT WILL BE ON ACCOUNT OF THEIR EXERTIONS IF HE ESCAPES IT WILL BE IN SPITE OF THEIR EXERTIONS ITS HEADS I WIN AND TAILS YOU LOSE WHATEVER THEY DO THEY WILL HAVE FOLLOWERS UNSUCK WITH TOJU AND PLUSO KI LEAD ME
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