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Meanwhile, the original discoverer had come back with a medical man, and the next thing was to get into the area. The gate was open, so the whole quartet stumped down the steps. The doctor hardly needed a moment's examination; he said the poor fellow had been dead for several hours, and it was then the case began to get interesting. MEANWHILE THE ORIGINAL DISCOVERER HAD COME BACK WITH A MEDICAL MAN AND THE NEXT THING WAS TO GET INTO THE AREA THE GATE WAS OPEN SO THE WHOLE QUARTET STUMPED DOWN THE STEPS THE DOCTOR HARDLY NEEDED A MOMENT'S EXAMINATION HE SAID THE POOR FELLOW HAD BEEN DEAD FOR SEVERAL HOURS AND IT WAS THEN THE CASE BEGAN TO GET INTERESTING
ething or other caught his eye at Number 20; he said, absurdly enough, that the house had the most unpleasant physiognomy he had ever observed, but, at any rate, he glanced down the area and was a good deal astonished to see a man lying on the stones, his limbs all huddled together, and his face turned up. Our gentleman thought his face looked peculiarly ghastly, and so set off at a run in search of the nearest policeman. The constable was at first inclined to treat the matter lightly, suspecting common drunkenness; however, he came, and after looking at the man’s face, changed his tone, quickly enough. The early bird, who had picked up this fine worm, was sent off for a doctor, and the policeman rang and knocked at the door till a slatternly servant girl came down looking more than half asleep. The constable pointed out the contents of the area to the maid, who screamed loudly enough to wake up the street, but she knew nothing of the man; had never seen him at the house, and so forth. N FOUR AND FIVE A M SOMETHING OR OTHER CAUGHT HIS EYE AT NUMBER TWENTY HE SAID ABSURDLY ENOUGH THAT THE HOUSE HAD THE MOST UNPLEASANT PHYSIOGNOMY HE HAD EVER OBSERVED BUT AT ANY RATE HE GLANCED DOWN THE AREA AND WAS A GOOD DEAL ASTONISHED TO SEE A MAN LYING ON THE STONES HIS LIMBS ALL HUDDLED TOGETHER AND HIS FACE TURNED UP OUR GENTLEMAN THOUGHT HIS FACE LOOKED PECULIARLY GHASTLY AND SO SET OFF IN A RUN IN SEARCH OF THE NEAREST POLICEMAN THE CONSTABLE WAS AT FIRST INCLINED TO TREAT THE MATTER LIGHTLY SUSPECTING COMMON DRUNKENNESS HOWEVER HE CAME AND AFTER LOOKING AT THE MAN'S FACE CHANGED HIS TONE QUICKLY ENOUGH THE EARLY BIRD WHO HAD PICKED UP THIS FINE WORM WAS SENT OFF FOR A DOCTOR AND THE POLICEMAN RANG AND KNOCKED AT THE DOOR TILL A SLATTERNLY SERVANT GIRL CAME DOWN LOOKING MORE THAN HALF ASLEEP THE CONSTABLE POINTED OUT THE CONTENTS OF THE AREA TO THE MAID WHO SCREAMED LOUDLY ENOUGH TO WAKE UP THE STREET BUT SHE KNEW NOTHING OF THE MAN HAD NEVER SEEN HIM AT THE HOUSE AND SO FORTH
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