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To give me a true account of all that happened at the Abbey Grange last night  a _true_ account, mind you, with nothing added and nothing taken off. I know so much already that if you go one inch off the straight, I'll blow this police whistle from my window and the affair goes out of my hands forever.' TO GIVE ME A TRUE ACCOUNT OF ALL THAT HAPPENED AT THE ABBEY GRANGE LAST NIGHT A TRUE ACCOUNT MIND YOU NOTHING ADDED AND NOTHING TAKEN OFF I KNOW SO MUCH ALREADY THAT IF YOU GO ONE INCH OFF THE STRAIT I'LL BLOW THIS POLICE WHISTLE FROM MY WINDOW AND THE AFFAIR GOES OUT OF MY HANDS FOREVER
burned by tropical suns, and a springy step, which showed that the huge frame was as active as it was strong. He closed the door behind him, and then he stood with clenched hands and heaving breast, choking down some overmastering emotion. 'Sit down, Captain Crocker. You got my telegram?' Our visitor sank into an armchair and looked from one to the other of us with questioning eyes. 'I got your telegram, and I came at the hour you said. I heard that you had been down to the office. There was no getting away from you. Let's hear the worst. What are you going to do with me? Arrest me? Speak out, man! You can't sit there and play with me like a cat with a mouse.' 'Give him a cigar,' said Holmes. 'Bite on that, Captain Crocker, and don't let your nerves run away with you. I should not sit here smoking with you if I thought that you were a common criminal, you may be sure of that. Be frank with me and we may do some good. Play tricks with me, and I'll crush you.' 'What do you wish me to do? GOLDEN MOUSTACHED BLUE EYED WITH A SKIN WHICH HAD BEEN BURNED BY TROPICAL SUNS AND A SPRINGY STEP WHICH SHOWED THAT THE HUGE FRAME WAS AS ACTIVE AS IT WAS STRONG HE CLOSED THE DOOR BEHIND HIM AND THEN HE STOOD WITH CLENCHED HANDS AND HEAVING BREAST CHOKING DOWN SOME OVERMASTERING EMOTION SIT DOWN CAPTAIN CROCKER YOU GOT MY TELEGRAM OUR VISITOR SANK INTO AN ARMCHAIR AND LOOKED FROM ONE TO THE OTHER OF US WITH QUESTIONING EYES I GOT YOUR TELEGRAM AND I CAME AT THE HOUR YOU SAID I HEARD THAT YOU'D BEEN DOWN TO THE OFFICE THERE WAS NO GETTING AWAY FROM YOU LET'S HERE THE WORST WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH ME ARREST ME SPEAK OUT MAN YOU CAN'T SIT THERE AND PLAY WITH ME LIKE A CAT WITH A MOUSE GIVE HIM A CIGAR SAID HOLMES BITE ON THAT CAPTAIN CROCKER AND DON'T LET NERVES RUN AWAY WITH YOU I SHOULD NOT SIT HERE SMOKING WITH YOU IF I THOUGHT YOU WERE A COMMON CRIMINAL YOU MAY BE SURE OF THAT BE FRANK WITH ME AND WE MAY DO SOME GOOD PLAY TRICKS WITH ME AND I'LL CRUSH YOU WHAT YOU WISH ME TO DO
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