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Yes, Watson, we have come upon the handiwork of a very remarkable individual. And yet, in that bell rope, he has given us a clue which should not have left us a doubt.' YES WATSON WE HAVE COME UPON THE HANDIWORK OF A VERY REMARKABLE INDIVIDUAL AND YET IN THAT BELL ROPE HE HAS GIVEN US A CLUE WHICH SHOULD NOT HAVE LEFT US A DOUBT
nches of red cord which were still attached to the wire. For a long time he gazed upward at it, and then in an attempt to get nearer to it he rested his knee upon a wooden bracket on the wall. This brought his hand within a few inches of the broken end of the rope, but it was not this so much as the bracket itself which seemed to engage his attention. Finally, he sprang down with an ejaculation of satisfaction. 'It's all right, Watson,' said he. 'We have got our case--one of the most remarkable in our collection. But, dear me, how slow-witted I have been, and how nearly I have committed the blunder of my lifetime! Now, I think that, with a few missing links, my chain is almost complete.' 'You have got your men?' 'Man, Watson, man. Only one, but a very formidable person. Strong as a lion--witness the blow that bent that poker! Six foot three in height, active as a squirrel, dexterous with his fingers, finally, remarkably quick-witted, for this whole ingenious story is of his concoction. ECE FAR ABOVE HIS HEAD HUNG THE FEW INCHES OF RED CORD WHICH WERE STILL ATTACHED TO THE WIRE FOR A LONG TIME HE GAZED UPWARD AT IT AND THEN IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET NEARER TO IT HE RESTED HIS KNEE UPON A WOODEN BRACKET ON THE WALL THIS BROUGHT HIS HAND WITHIN A FEW INCHES OF THE BROKEN END OF THE ROPE BUT IT WAS NOT THIS SO MUCH AS THE BRACKET ITSELF WHICH SEEMED TO ENGAGE HIS ATTENTION FINALLY HE SPRANG DOWN WITH AN EJACULATION OF SUCH SATISFACTION IT'S ALL RIGHT WATSON SAID HE WE'VE GOT OUR CASE ONE OF THE MOST REMARKABLE IN OUR COLLECTION PERDEMN ME HOW SLOW WITTED I HAVE BEEN AND HOW NEARLY I HAVE COMMITTED THE BLUNDER OF MY LIFETIME NOW I THINK THAT WITH A FEW MISSING LINKS MY CHAIN IS ALMOST COMPLETE YOU'VE GOT YOUR BEN MAN WATSON MAN ONLY ONE BUT A VERY FORMIDABLE PERSON STRONG AS A LION WITNESS THE BLOW THAT BENT THAT POKER SIX FOOT THREE IN HEIGHT ACTIVE AS A SQUIRREL DEXTEROUS WITH HIS FINGERS AND FINALLY REMARKABLY QUICK WITTED FOR THIS WHOLE INGENIOUS STORY IS OF HIS CONCOCTION
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