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"It would not—to you," said Holmes; "but with me it is different. My hearing is unusually acute. IT WOULD NOT TO YOU SAID HOLMES BUT WITH ME IT IS DIFFERENT MY HEARING IS UNUSUALLY ACUTE
d been imminent passed off in a general laugh. “Where’s Boswell? He ought to get that anecdote,” said Johnson. “I’ve locked him up in the library,” said Holmes. “He’s in charge of the log, and as I have a pretty good general idea as to what is about to happen, I have mapped out a skeleton of the plot and set him to work writing it up.” Here the detective gave a sudden start, placed his hand to his ear, listened intently for an instant, and, taking out his watch and glancing at it, added, quietly, “In three minutes Shem will be in here to announce a discovery, and one of great importance, I judge, from the squeak.” The assemblage gazed earnestly at Holmes for a moment. “The squeak?” queried Raleigh. “Precisely,” said Holmes. “The squeak is what I said, and as I always say what I mean, it follows logically that I meant what I said.” “I heard no squeak,” observed Dr. Johnson; “and, furthermore, I fail to see how a squeak, if I had heard it, would have portended a discovery of importance.” T WINKED AT MUNCHAUSEN AND THE LITTLE QUARREL WHICH HAD BEEN IMMINENT CAST OFF IN A GENERAL LAUGH WHERE'S BOSWELL HE OUGHT TO GET THAT ANECDOTE SAID JOHN THIN I LOCKED HIM UP IN THE LIBRARY THEN HOLMES HE'S IN CHARGE OF THE LOG AND AS I HAVE A PRETTY GOOD GENERAL IDEA AS TO WHAT IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN I HAVE MAPPED OUT A SKELETON OF THE PLOT AND SET HIM TO WORK WRITING IT UP HERE THE DETECTIVE GAVE A SUDDEN START PLACED HIS HAND TO HIS EAR LISTENED INTENTLY FOR AN INSTANT AND TAKING OUT HIS WATCH AND GLANCING AT IT ADDED QUIETLY IN THREE MINUTES SHEM WILL BE IN HERE TO ANNOUNCE A DISCOVERY AND ONE OF GREAT IMPORTANCE I JUDGE FROM THE SQUEAK THE ASSEMBLAGE GAZED EARNESTLY AT HOLMES FOR A MOMENT THE SQUEAK QUERIED RALEIGH PRECISELY SAID HOLMES THE SQUEAK IS WHAT I SAY AND AS I ALWAYS SAY WHAT I MEAN IT FOLLOWS LOGICALLY THAT I MEANT WHAT I SAID I HEARD NO SQUEAK OBSERVED DOCTOR JOHNSON AND FURTHERMORE I FAIL TO SEE HOW A SQUEAK IF I HAD HEARD IT WOULD HAVE PORTENDED A DISCOVERY OF IMPORTANCE
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