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It is the detective's place to know everything; and generally, if he reveals the machinery by means of which he reaches his conclusions, he is a fool, since his method is his secret, and his secret his stock in trade. I do not mind telling you, however, that I knew your watch was stolen by your anxious glance at my clock, which showed that you wished to know the time. IT IS THE DETECTIVE'S PLACE TO KNOW EVERYTHING AND GENERALLY IF HE REVEALS THE MACHINERY BY MEANS OF WHICH HE REACHES HIS CONCLUSIONS HE IS A FOOL SINCE HIS METHOD IS HIS SECRET AND HIS SECRET IS HIS STOCK IN TRADE I DO NOT MIND TELLING YOU HOWEVER THAT I KNEW YOUR WATCH WAS STOLEN BY YOUR ANXIOUS GLANCE AT MY CLOCK WHICH SHOWED THAT YOU WISHED TO KNOW THE TIME
ocular, and to put Brokedale at his ease. The Americans present, with their usual astuteness, would term it bluff. It was. I merely rattled on. I simply did not wish to offend the gentleman by letting him know that I had penetrated his disguise. Imagine my surprise, however, when his eye brightened as I spoke, and he entered my room with such alacrity that half the powder which he thought disguised his beard was shaken off on to the floor. Sitting down in the chair I had just vacated, he quietly remarked: “‘You are a wonderful man, sir. How did you know that I had lost my watch?’ “For a moment I was nonplussed; more than that, I was completely staggered. I had expected him to say at once that he had not lost his watch, but had come to see me about the tiara; and to have him take my words seriously was entirely unexpected and overwhelmingly surprising. However, in view of his rank, I deemed it well to fall in with his humour. ‘Oh, as for that,’ I replied, ‘that is a part of my business. O PUT BROKEDALE AT HIS EASE THE AMERICANS PRESENT WITH THEIR USUAL ASTUTENESS THE AMERICANS PRESENT WITH THEIR USUAL ASTUTENESS WOULD TERM IT BLUFF IT WAS I MERELY RATTLED ON I SIMPLY DID NOT WISH TO OFFEND THE GENTLEMAN BY LETTING HIM KNOW THAT I HAD PENETRATED HIS DISGUISE IMAGINE MY SURPRISE HOWEVER WHEN HIS EYE BRIGHTENED AS I SPOKE AND HE ENTERED MY ROOM WITH SUCH ALACRITY THAT HALF THE POWDER WHICH HE THOUGHT DISGUISED HIS BEARD WAS SHAKEN OFF ON TO THE FLOOR SITTING DOWN IN THE CHAIR I HAD JUST VACATED HE QUIETLY REMARKED YOU ARE A WONDERFUL MAN SIR HOW DID YOU KNOW THAT I HAD LOST MY WATCH FOR A MOMENT I WAS NONPLUSSED MORE THAN THAT I WAS COMPLETELY STAGGERED I HAD EXPECTED HIM TO SAY AT ONCE THAT HE HAD NOT LOST HIS WATCH BUT HAD COME TO SEE ME ABOUT THE TIARA AND TO HAVE HIM TAKE MY WORD SERIOUSLY WAS ENTIRELY UNEXPECTED AND OVERWHELMINGLY SURPRISING HOWEVER IN VIEW OF HIS RANK I DEEMED IT WELL TO FALL IN WITH HIS HUMOUR OH AS FOR THAT I REPLIED THAT IS A PART OF MY BUSINESS
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