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Lestrade, lean and ferret like as ever, was standing by the doorway, and greeted my companion and myself. LESTRADE LEAN AND FERRET LIKE AS EVER WAS STANDING BY THE DOORWAY AND GREETED MY COMPANION AND MYSELF
years of age, middle-sized, broad shouldered, with crisp curling black hair, and a short stubbly beard. He was dressed in a heavy broadcloth frock coat and waistcoat, with light-coloured trousers, and immaculate collar and cuffs. A top hat, well brushed and trim, was placed upon the floor beside him. His hands were clenched and his arms thrown abroad, while his lower limbs were interlocked as though his death struggle had been a grievous one. On his rigid face there stood an expression of horror, and as it seemed to me, of hatred, such as I have never seen upon human features. This malignant and terrible contortion, combined with the low forehead, blunt nose, and prognathous jaw gave the dead man a singularly simious and ape-like appearance, which was increased by his writhing, unnatural posture. I have seen death in many forms, but never has it appeared to me in a more fearsome aspect than in that dark grimy apartment, which looked out upon one of the main arteries of suburban London. FORTY THREE OR FORTY FOUR YEARS OF AGE MIDDLE SIZED BROAD SHOULDERED WITH CRISP CURLING BLACK HAIR AND A SHORT STUBBY BEARD HE WAS DRESSED IN A HEAVY BROAD CLOTH FROCK COAT AND WAISTCOAT WITH LIGHT COLORED TROUSERS AND IMMACULATE COLLAR AND CUFFS A TOP HAT WELL BRUSHED AND TRIM WAS PLACED UPON THE FLOOR BESIDE HIM HIS HANDS WERE CLENCHED AND HIS ARMS THROWN ABROAD WHILE HIS LOWER LIMBS WERE INTERLOCKED AS THOUGH HIS DEATH STRUGGLE HAD BEEN A GRIEVOUS ONE ON HIS RIGID FACE THERE STOOD AN EXPRESSION OF HORROR AND AS IT SEEMED TO ME OF HATRED SUCH AS I HAD NEVER SEEN UPON HUMAN FEATURES THIS MALIGNANT AND TERRIBLE CONTORTION COMBINED WITH THE LOW FOREHEAD BLUNT NOSE AND PROGNATHOUS JAW GAVE THE DEAD MAN A SINGULARLY SIMIOUS AND APE LIKE APPEARANCE WHICH WAS INCREASED BY HIS WRITHING AND NATURAL POSTURE I HAVE SEEN DEATH IN MANY FORMS BUT NEVER HAS IT APPEARED TO ME IN A MORE FEARSOME ASPECT THAN IN THAT DARK GRIMY APARTMENT WHICH LOOKED OUT UPON ONE OF THE MAIN ARTERIES OF SUBURBAN LONDON
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