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"From their lightness and transparency, I should imagine that they are soluble in water," I remarked. "Precisely so," answered Holmes. "Now would you mind going down and fetching that poor little devil of a terrier which has been bad so long, and which the landlady wanted you to put out of its pain yesterday." FROM THEIR LIGHTNESS AND TRANSPARENCY I SHOULD IMAGINE THAT THEY ARE SOLUBLE IN WATER I REMARKED PRECISELY SO ANSWERED HOLMES NOW WOULD YOU MIND GOING DOWN AND FETCHING THAT POOR LITTLE DEVIL OF A TERRIER WHICH HAS BEEN BAD SO LONG AND WHICH THE LANDLADY WANTED YOU TO PUT OUT OF ITS PAIN YESTERDAY
“My case is complete.” The two detectives stared at him in amazement. “I have now in my hands,” my companion said, confidently, “all the threads which have formed such a tangle. There are, of course, details to be filled in, but I am as certain of all the main facts, from the time that Drebber parted from Stangerson at the station, up to the discovery of the body of the latter, as if I had seen them with my own eyes. I will give you a proof of my knowledge. Could you lay your hand upon those pills?” “I have them,” said Lestrade, producing a small white box; “I took them and the purse and the telegram, intending to have them put in a place of safety at the Police Station. It was the merest chance my taking these pills, for I am bound to say that I do not attach any importance to them.” “Give them here,” said Holmes. “Now, Doctor,” turning to me, “are those ordinary pills?” They certainly were not. They were of a pearly grey colour, small, round, and almost transparent against the light. MATION OF DELIGHT THE LAST LINK HE CRIED EXULTANTLY MY CASE IS COMPLETE THE TWO DETECTIVES STARED AT HIM IN AMAZEMENT I HAVE NOW IN MY HANDS MY COMPANION SAID CONFIDENTLY ALL THE THREADS WHICH HAVE FORMED SUCH A TANGLE THERE ARE OF COURSE DETAILS TO BE FILLED IN BUT I AM AS CERTAIN OF ALL THE MAIN FACTS FROM THE TIME THAT DREBBER PARTED FROM STANGERSON AT THE STATION UP TO THE DISCOVERY OF THE BODY OF THE LATTER AS IF I HAD SEEN THEM WITH MY OWN EYES I WILL GIVE YOU PROOF OF MY KNOWLEDGE COULD YOU LAY YOUR HAND UPON THOSE PILLS I HAVE THEM SAID LESTRADE PRODUCING A SMALL WHITE BOX I TOOK THEM AND THE PURSE AND THE TELEGRAM INTENDING TO HAVE THEM PUT IN A PLACE OF SAFETY AT THE POLICE STATION IT WAS THE MEREST CHANCE MY TAKING THESE PILLS FOR I AM BOUND TO SAY THAT I DO NOT ATTACH ANY IMPORTANCE TO THEM GIVE THEM HERE SAID HOLMES NOW DOCTOR TURNING TO ME ARE THOSE ORDINARY PILLS THEY CERTAINLY WERE NOT THEY WERE OF A PEARLY GRAY COLOR SMALL ROUND AND ALMOST TRANSPARENT AGAINST THE LIGHT
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