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"We'd enough to do without lookin' after him," the policeman said, in an aggrieved voice. "I'll wager he found his way home all right." "How was he dressed?" "A brown overcoat." "Had he a whip in his hand?" "A whip—no." WE'D ENOUGH TO DO WITHOUT LOOKING AFTER HIM THE POLICEMAN SAID IN AN AGGRIEVED VOICE I'LL WAGER HE FOUND HIS WAY HOME ALL RIGHT HOW WAS HE DRESSED A BROWN OVERCOAT HAD HE A WHIP IN HIS HAND A WHIP NO
 the spot.” “Was the street empty then?” “Well, it was, as far as anybody that could be of any good goes.” “What do you mean?” The constable’s features broadened into a grin. “I’ve seen many a drunk chap in my time,” he said, “but never anyone so cryin’ drunk as that cove. He was at the gate when I came out, a-leanin’ up agin the railings, and a-singin’ at the pitch o’ his lungs about Columbine’s New-fangled Banner, or some such stuff. He couldn’t stand, far less help.” “What sort of a man was he?” asked Sherlock Holmes. John Rance appeared to be somewhat irritated at this digression. “He was an uncommon drunk sort o’ man,” he said. “He’d ha’ found hisself in the station if we hadn’t been so took up.” “His face—his dress—didn’t you notice them?” Holmes broke in impatiently. “I should think I did notice them, seeing that I had to prop him up—me and Murcher between us. He was a long chap, with a red face, the lower part muffled round——” “That will do,” cried Holmes. “What became of him?” OUNDED MY WHISTLE THAT BROUGHT MERCHER AND TWO MORE TO THE SPOT WAS THE STREET EMPTY THEN WELL IT WAS AS FAR AS ANYBODY THAT COULD BE OF ANY GOOD GOES WHAT D'YE MEAN THE CONSTABLE'S FEATURES BROADENED INTO A GRIN I'VE SEEN MANY A DRUNK CHAP IN MY TIME HE SAID BUT NEVER ANY ONE SO CRY AND DRUNK AS THAT COVE HE WAS AT THE GATE WHEN I CAME OUT A LEANING UP AGAIN THE RAILINGS AND A SINGING AT THE PITCH OF HIS LUNGSS ABOUT COLUMBINE'S NEW FANGLED BANNER OR SOME SUCH STUFF HE COULDN'T STAND FAR LESS HELP WHAT SORT OF A MAN WAS HE ASKED SHERLOCK HOLMES JOHN RANCE APPEARED TO BE SOMEWHAT IRRITATED AT THIS DIGRESSION HE WAS AN UNCOMMON DRUNK SORT OF MAN HE SAID HE'D HAVE FOUND HIS SELF IN THE STATION IF WE HAD NOT BEEN SO TOOK UP HIS FACE HIS DRESS DIDN'T YOU NOTICE THEM HOLMES BROKE IN IMPATIENTLY I SHOULD THINK I DID NOTICE HIM SEEING THAT I HAD TO PROP HIM UP ME AND MERCHER BETWEEN US HE WAS A LONG CHAP WITH A RED FACE THE LOWER PART MUFFLED ROUND THAT WILL DO CRIED HOLMES WHAT BECAME OF HIM
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