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As he spoke he turned the contents of the wine glass into a saucer and placed it in front of the terrier, who speedily licked it dry. Sherlock Holmes' earnest demeanour had so far convinced us that we all sat in silence, watching the animal intently, and expecting some startling effect. AS HE SPOKE HE TURNED THE CONTENTS OF THE WINEGLASS INTO A SAUCER AND PLACED IT IN FRONT OF THE TERRIER WHO SPEEDILY LICKED IT DRY SHERLOCK HOLMES'S EARNEST DEMEANOUR HAD SO FAR CONVINCED US THAT WE ALL SAT IN SILENCE WATCHING THE ANIMAL INTENTLY AND EXPECTING SOME STARTLING EFFECT
my arms. Its laboured breathing and glazing eye showed that it was not far from its end. Indeed, its snow-white muzzle proclaimed that it had already exceeded the usual term of canine existence. I placed it upon a cushion on the rug. “I will now cut one of these pills in two,” said Holmes, and drawing his penknife he suited the action to the word. “One half we return into the box for future purposes. The other half I will place in this wine glass, in which is a teaspoonful of water. You perceive that our friend, the Doctor, is right, and that it readily dissolves.” “This may be very interesting,” said Lestrade, in the injured tone of one who suspects that he is being laughed at, “I cannot see, however, what it has to do with the death of Mr. Joseph Stangerson.” “Patience, my friend, patience! You will find in time that it has everything to do with it. I shall now add a little milk to make the mixture palatable, and on presenting it to the dog we find that he laps it up readily enough.” S AND CARRIED THE DOG UPSTAIRS IN MY ARMS ITS LABOURED BREATHING AND GLAZING EYE SHOWED THAT IT WAS NOT FAR FROM ITS END INDEED ITS SNOW WHITE MUZZLE PROCLAIMED THAT IT HAD ALREADY EXCEEDED THE USUAL TERM OF CANINE EXISTENCE I PLACED IT UPON A CUSHION ON THE RUG I WILL NOW CUT ONE OF THESE PILLS IN TWO SAID HOLMES AND DRAWING HIS PENKNIFE HE SUITED THE ACTION TO THE WORD ONE HALF WE RETURN INTO THE BOX FOR FUTURE PURPOSES THE OTHER HALF I WILL PLACE IN THIS WINE GLASS IN WHICH IS A TEASPOONFUL OF WATER YOU PERCEIVE THAT OUR FRIEND THE DOCTOR IS RIGHT AND THAT IT READILY DISSOLVES THIS MAY BE VERY INTERESTING SAID LESTRADE IN THE INJURED TONE OF ONE WHO SUSPECTS THAT HE IS BEING LAUGHED AT I CANNOT SEE HOWEVER WHAT IT HAS TO DO WITH THE DEATH OF MISTER JOSEPH STANGERSON PATIENCE MY FRIEND PATIENCE YOU WILL FIND IN TIME THAT IT HAS EVERYTHING TO DO WITH IT I SHALL NOW ADD A LITTLE MILK TO MAKE THE MIXTURE PALATABLE AND ON PRESENTING IT TO THE DOG WE FIND THAT HE LAPS IT UP READILY ENOUGH
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