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"Either his whole theory is incorrect," I thought to myself, "or else he will be led now to the heart of the mystery." There was no need for him to ask me to wait up for him, for I felt that sleep was impossible until I heard the result of his adventure. EITHER HIS WHOLE THEORY IS INCORRECT I THOUGHT TO MYSELF OR ELSE HE WILL BE LED NOW TO THE HEART OF THE MYSTERY THERE WAS NO NEED FOR HIM TO ASK ME TO WAIT UP FOR HIM FOR I FELT THAT SLEEP WAS IMPOSSIBLE UNTIL I HEARD THE RESULT OF HIS ADVENTURE
ried her—and a smart, clean lad, too, as long as he’s at sea, and no steward in the company more thought of; but when on shore, what with the women and what with liquor shops——” “Here is your ring, Mrs. Sawyer,” I interrupted, in obedience to a sign from my companion; “it clearly belongs to your daughter, and I am glad to be able to restore it to the rightful owner.” With many mumbled blessings and protestations of gratitude the old crone packed it away in her pocket, and shuffled off down the stairs. Sherlock Holmes sprang to his feet the moment that she was gone and rushed into his room. He returned in a few seconds enveloped in an ulster and a cravat. “I’ll follow her,” he said, hurriedly; “she must be an accomplice, and will lead me to him. Wait up for me.” The hall door had hardly slammed behind our visitor before Holmes had descended the stair. Looking through the window I could see her walking feebly along the other side, while her pursuer dogged her some little distance behind. HERS IS DENNIS WHICH TOM DENNIS MARRIED HER AND A SMART CLEAN LAD TOO AS LONG AS HE'S AT SEA AND NO STEWARD IN THE COMPANY MORE THOUGHT OF BUT WHEN ON SHORE WHAT WITH THE WOMEN AND WHAT WITH LIQUOR SHOPS HERE IS YOUR RING MISSUS SAWYER I INTERRUPTED IN OBEDIENCE TO A SIGN FROM MY COMPANION IT CLEARLY BELONGS TO YOUR DAUGHTER AND I AM GLAD TO BE ABLE TO RESTORE IT TO THE RIGHTFUL OWNER WITH MANY MUMBLED BLESSINGS AND PROTESTATIONS OF GRATITUDE THE OLD CRONE PACKED IT AWAY IN HER POCKET AND SHUFFLED OFF DOWN THE STAIRS SHERLOCK HOLME SPRANG TO HIS FEET THE MOMENT THAT SHE WAS GONE AND RUSHED INTO HIS ROOM HE RETURNED IN A FEW SECONDS ENVELOPED IN AN ULSTER AND A CRAVAT I'LL FOLLOW HER HE SAID HURRIEDLY SHE MUST BE AN ACCOMPLICE AND WILL LEAD ME TO HIM WAIT UP FOR ME THE HALL DOOR HAD HARDLY SLAMMED BEHIND OUR VISITOR BEFORE HOLMES HAD DESCENDED THE STAIR LOOKING THROUGH THE WINDOW I COULD SEE HER WALKING FEEBLY ALONG THE OTHER SIDE WHILE HER PURSUER DOGGED HER SOME LITTLE DISTANCE BEHIND
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