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To do him justice, I think that he would take it himself with the same readiness. He appears to have a passion for definite and exact knowledge." "Very right too." TO DO HIM JUSTICE LAUGHING THAT HE WOULD TAKE IT HIMSELF WITH THE SAME READINESS HE APPEARS TO HAVE A PASSION FOR DEFINITE AND EXACT KNOWLEDGE VERY RIGHT TOO
the Holborn, Stamford gave me a few more particulars about the gentleman whom I proposed to take as a fellow-lodger. “You mustn’t blame me if you don’t get on with him,” he said; “I know nothing more of him than I have learned from meeting him occasionally in the laboratory. You proposed this arrangement, so you must not hold me responsible.” “If we don’t get on it will be easy to part company,” I answered. “It seems to me, Stamford,” I added, looking hard at my companion, “that you have some reason for washing your hands of the matter. Is this fellow’s temper so formidable, or what is it? Don’t be mealy-mouthed about it.” “It is not easy to express the inexpressible,” he answered with a laugh. “Holmes is a little too scientific for my tastes—it approaches to cold-bloodedness. I could imagine his giving a friend a little pinch of the latest vegetable alkaloid, not out of malevolence, you understand, but simply out of a spirit of inquiry in order to have an accurate idea of the effects. E MADE OUR WAY TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER LEAVING THE HOLBORN STAMFORD GAVE ME A FEW MORE PARTICULARS ABOUT THE GENTLEMAN WHOM I PROPOSED TO TAKE AS A FELLOW LODGER YOU MUSTN'T BLAME ME IF YOU DON'T GET ON WITH HIM HE SAID I KNOW NOTHING MORE OF HIM THAN I HAVE LEARNED FROM MEETING HIM OCCASIONALLY IN THE LABORATORY YOU PROPOSE THIS ARRANGEMENT SO YOU MUST NOT HOLD ME RESPONSIBLE IF WE DON'T GET ON IT'LL BE EASY TO PART COMPANY I ANSWERED IT SEEMS TO ME STAMFORD I ADDED LOOKING HARD AT MY COMPANION THAT YOU HAVE SOME REASON FOR WASHING YOUR HANDS OF THE MATTER IS THIS FELLOW'S TEMPER SO FORMIDABLE OH WHAT IS IT DON'T BE MEALY MOUTHED ABOUT IT IT'S NOT EASY TO EXPRESS THE INEXPRESSIBLE HE ANSWERED WITH A LAUGH HOLMES IS A LITTLE TOO SCIENTIFIC FOR MY TASTES IT APPROACHES TO COLD BLOODEDNESS I COULD IMAGINE HIS GIVING A FRIEND A LITTLE PINCH OF THE LATELY'S VEGETABLE ALKALOID NOT A MALEVOLENT YOU UNDERSTAND BUT SIMPLY OUT OF A SPIRIT OF INQUIRY IN ORDER TO HAVE AN ACCURATE IDEA OF THE EFFECTS
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