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"It was easier to know it than to explain why I knew it. If you were asked to prove that two and two made four, you might find some difficulty, and yet you are quite sure of the fact. Even across the street I could see a great blue anchor tattooed on the back of the fellow's hand. That smacked of the sea. He had a military carriage, however, and regulation side whiskers. IT WAS EASIER TO KNOW IT THAN TO EXPLAIN WHY I KNEW IT IF YOU WERE ASKED TO PROVE THAT TWO AND TWO MADE FOUR YOU MIGHT FIND SOME DIFFICULTY AND YET YOU ARE QUITE SURE OF THE FACT EVEN ACROSS THE STREET I COULD SEE A GREAT BLUE ANCHOR TATTOOED ON THE BACK OF THE FELLOW'S HAND THAT SMACKED OF THE SEA HE HAD A MILITARY CARRIAGE HOWEVER AND REGULATION SIDE WHISKERS
 in a salute, and was gone. CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDENS MYSTERY I confess that I was considerably startled by this fresh proof of the practical nature of my companion’s theories. My respect for his powers of analysis increased wondrously. There still remained some lurking suspicion in my mind, however, that the whole thing was a pre-arranged episode, intended to dazzle me, though what earthly object he could have in taking me in was past my comprehension. When I looked at him he had finished reading the note, and his eyes had assumed the vacant, lack-lustre expression which showed mental abstraction. “How in the world did you deduce that?” I asked. “Deduce what?” said he, petulantly. “Why, that he was a retired sergeant of Marines.” “I have no time for trifles,” he answered, brusquely; then with a smile, “Excuse my rudeness. You broke the thread of my thoughts; but perhaps it is as well. So you actually were not able to see that that man was a sergeant of Marines?” “No, indeed.” ERY BOX RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN RECORDING BY ROBERT DIXON CHAPTER THREE THE LAURESTON GARDEN MYSTERY I CONFESS THAT I WAS CONSIDERABLY STARTLED BY THIS FRESH PROOF OF THE PRACTICAL NATURE OF MY COMPANION'S THEORIES MY RESPECT FOR HIS POWERS OF ANALYSIS INCREASED WONDROUSLY THERE STILL REMAINED SOME LURKING SUSPICION IN MY MIND HOWEVER THAT THE WHOLE THING WAS A PREARRANGED EPISODE INTENDED TO DAZZLE ME THOUGH WHAT EARTHLY OBJECT HE COULD HAVE IN TAKING ME IN WAS PAST MY COMPREHENSION WHEN I LOOKED AT HIM HE HAD FINISHED READING THE NOTE AND HIS EYES HAD ASSUMED THE VACANT LACK LUSTRE EXPRESSION WHICH SHOWED MENTAL ABSTRACTION HOW IN THE WORLD DID YOU DEDUCE THAT I ASKED DEDUCE WHAT HE SAID PETULANTLY WHY THAT HE WAS A RETIRED SERGEANT OF MARINES I HAVE NO TIME FOR TRIFLES HE ANSWERED BRUSQUELY THEN WITH A SMILE EXCUSE MY RUDENESS YOU BROKE THE THREAD OF MY THOUGHTS BUT PERHAPS IT IS AS WELL SO YOU ACTUALLY WERE NOT ABLE TO SEE THAT THAT MAN WAS A SERGEANT OF MARINES NO INDEED
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