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"Now, I add this small quantity of blood to a litre of water. You perceive that the resulting mixture has the appearance of pure water. The proportion of blood cannot be more than one in a million. I have no doubt, however, that we shall be able to obtain the characteristic reaction." NOW I ADD THIS SMALL QUANTITY OF BLOOD TO A LITRE OF WATER YOU PERCEIVE THAT THE RESULTING MIXTURE HAS THE APPEARANCE OF PURE WATER THE PROPORTION OF BLOOD CANNOT BE MORE THAN ONE IN A MILLION I HAVE NO DOUBT HOWEVER THAT WE SHALL BE ABLE TO OBTAIN THE CHARACTERISTIC REACTION
iscovered a gold mine, greater delight could not have shone upon his features. “Dr. Watson, Mr. Sherlock Holmes,” said Stamford, introducing us. “How are you?” he said cordially, gripping my hand with a strength for which I should hardly have given him credit. “You have been in Afghanistan, I perceive.” “How on earth did you know that?” I asked in astonishment. “Never mind,” said he, chuckling to himself. “The question now is about hæmoglobin. No doubt you see the significance of this discovery of mine?” “It is interesting, chemically, no doubt,” I answered, “but practically——” “Why, man, it is the most practical medico-legal discovery for years. Don’t you see that it gives us an infallible test for blood stains. Come over here now!” He seized me by the coat-sleeve in his eagerness, and drew me over to the table at which he had been working. “Let us have some fresh blood,” he said, digging a long bodkin into his finger, and drawing off the resulting drop of blood in a chemical pipette. PITATED BY HUMOR GLOBIN AND BY NOTHING ELSE HAD HE DISCOVERED A GOLD MINE GREATER DELIGHT COULD NOT HAVE SHONE UPON HIS FEATURES DOCTOR WATSON MISTER SHERLOCK HOLMES SAID STAMFORD INTRODUCING US HOW ARE YOU HE SAID CORDIALLY GRIPPING MY HAND WITH A STRENGTH FOR WHICH I SHOULD HARDLY HAVE GIVEN HIM CREDIT YOU HAVE BEEN IN AFGHANISTAN I PERCEIVE HOW ON EARTH DID YOU KNOW THAT I ASKED IN ASTONISHMENT NEVER MIND SAID HE CHUCKLING TO HIMSELF THE QUESTION NOW IS ABOUT HIMOGLOBIN NO DOUBT YOU SEE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS DISCOVERY OF MINE IT'S INTERESTING CHEMICALLY NO DOUBT I ANSWERED BUT PRACTICALLY WHY MAN IT'S THE MOST PRACTICAL MEDICO LEGAL DISCOVERY FOR YEARS DON'T YOU SEE THAT IT GIVES US AN INFALLIBLE TEST FOR BLOODSTAINS COME OVER HERE NOW HE SEIZED ME BY THE COAT SLEEVE IN HIS EAGERNESS AND DREW ME OVER TO THE TABLE AT WHICH HE HAD BEEN WORKING LET US HAVE SOME FRESH BLOOD HE SAID DIGGING A LONG BODKIN INTO HIS FINGER AND DRAWING OFF THE RESULTING DROP OF BLOOD IN A CHEMICAL PIPETTE
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