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"It does seem to be a little out of the common," he remarked, calmly. "Would you mind reading it to me aloud?" This is the letter which I read to him— "MY DEAR MR. SHERLOCK HOLMES,— "There has been a bad business during the night at 3, Lauriston Gardens, off the Brixton Road. IT DOES SEEM TO BE A LITTLE OUT OF THE COMMON HE REMARKED CALMLY WOULD YOU MIND READING IT TO ME ALOUD THIS IS THE LETTER WHICH I READ TO HIM MY DEAR MISTER SHERLOCK HOLMES THERE HAS BEEN A BAD BUSINESS DURING THE NIGHT AT THREE LAURESTON GARDENS OFF THE BRIXTON ROAD
new it. If you were asked to prove that two and two made four, you might find some difficulty, and yet you are quite sure of the fact. Even across the street I could see a great blue anchor tattooed on the back of the fellow’s hand. That smacked of the sea. He had a military carriage, however, and regulation side whiskers. There we have the marine. He was a man with some amount of self-importance and a certain air of command. You must have observed the way in which he held his head and swung his cane. A steady, respectable, middle-aged man, too, on the face of him—all facts which led me to believe that he had been a sergeant.” “Wonderful!” I ejaculated. “Commonplace,” said Holmes, though I thought from his expression that he was pleased at my evident surprise and admiration. “I said just now that there were no criminals. It appears that I am wrong—look at this!” He threw me over the note which the commissionaire had brought. “Why,” I cried, as I cast my eye over it, “this is terrible!” ASIER TO KNOW IT THAN TO EXPLAIN WHY I KNEW IT IF YOU WERE ASKED TO PROVE THAT TWO AND TWO MADE FOUR YOU MIGHT FIND SOME DIFFICULTY AND YET YOU ARE QUITE SURE OF THE FACT EVEN ACROSS THE STREET I COULD SEE A GREAT BLUE ANCHOR TATTOOED ON THE BACK OF THE FELLOW'S HAND THAT SMACKED OF THE SEA HE HAD A MILITARY CARRIAGE HOWEVER AND REGULATION SIDE WHISKERS THERE WE HAVE THE MARINE HE WAS A MAN WITH SOME AMOUNT OF SELF IMPORTANCE AND A CERTAIN AIR OF COMMAND YOU MUST HAVE OBSERVED THE WAY IN WHICH HE HELD HIS HEAD AND SWUNG HIS CANE A STEADY RESPECTABLE MIDDLE AGED MAN TOO ON THE FACE OF HIM ALL FACTS WHICH LED ME TO BELIEVE THAT HE HAD BEEN A SERGEANT WONDERFUL I EJACULATED COMMONPLACE SAID HOLMES THOUGH I THOUGHT FROM HIS EXPRESSION THAT HE WAS PLEASED AT MY EVIDENT SURPRISE AND ADMIRATION I SAID JUST NOW THAT THERE WERE NO CRIMINALS IT APPEARS THAT I AM WRONG LOOK AT THIS HE THREW ME OVER THE NOTE WHICH THE COMMISSIONAIRE HAD BROUGHT WHY I CRIED AS I CAST MY EYE OVER IT THIS IS TERRIBLE
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