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It was upon the 4th of March, as I have good reason to remember, that I rose somewhat earlier than usual, and found that Sherlock Holmes had not yet finished his breakfast. The landlady had become so accustomed to my late habits that my place had not been laid nor my coffee prepared. IT WAS UPON THE FOURTH OF MARCH AS I HAVE GOOD REASON TO REMEMBER THAT I ROSE SOMEWHAT EARLIER THAN USUAL AND FOUND THAT SHERLOCK HOLMES HAD NOT YET FINISHED HIS BREAKFAST THE LANDLADY HAD BECOME SO ACCUSTOMED TO MY LATE HABITS THAT MY PLACE HAD NOT BEEN LAID NOR MY COFFEE PREPARED
ionably dressed, and stayed for half an hour or more. The same afternoon brought a grey-headed, seedy visitor, looking like a Jew pedlar, who appeared to me to be much excited, and who was closely followed by a slip-shod elderly woman. On another occasion an old white-haired gentleman had an interview with my companion; and on another a railway porter in his velveteen uniform. When any of these nondescript individuals put in an appearance, Sherlock Holmes used to beg for the use of the sitting-room, and I would retire to my bed-room. He always apologized to me for putting me to this inconvenience. “I have to use this room as a place of business,” he said, “and these people are my clients.” Again I had an opportunity of asking him a point blank question, and again my delicacy prevented me from forcing another man to confide in me. I imagined at the time that he had some strong reason for not alluding to it, but he soon dispelled the idea by coming round to the subject of his own accord. A YOUNG GIRL CALLED FASHIONABLY DRESSED AND STAYED FOR HALF AN HOUR OR MORE THE SAME AFTERNOON BROUGHT A GREY HEADED SEEDY VISITOR LOOKING LIKE A JEW PEDDLER WHO APPEARED TO ME TO BE MUCH EXCITED AND WHO WAS CLOSELY FOLLOWED BY A SLIP SHOD ELDERLY WOMAN ON ANOTHER OCCASION AN OLD WHITE HAIRED GENTLEMAN HAD AN INTERVIEW WITH MY COMPANION AND ON ANOTHER A RAILWAY PORTER IN HIS VELVETEEN UNIFORM WHEN ANY OF THESE NONDESCRIPT INDIVIDUALS PUT IN AN APPEARANCE SHERLOCK HOLMES USED TO BEG FOR THE USE OF THE SITTING ROOM AND I WOULD RETIRE TO MY BEDROOM HE ALWAYS APOLOGIZED TO ME FOR PUTTING ME TO THIS INCONVENIENCE I HAVE TO USE THIS ROOM AS A PLACE OF BUSINESS HE SAID AND THESE PEOPLE ARE MY CLIENTS AGAIN I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY OF ASKING HIM A POINT BLANK QUESTION AND AGAIN MY DELICACY PREVENTED ME FROM FORCING ANOTHER MAN TO CONFIDE IN ME I IMAGINED AT THE TIME THAT HE HAD SOME STRONG REASON FOR NOT ALLUDING TO IT BUT HE SOON DISPELLED THE IDEA BY COMING ROUND TO THE SUBJECT OF HIS OWN ACCORD
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