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"The old pattern is good enough," remarked Lestrade, "if we can only find the man to put them on." "Very good, very good," said Holmes, smiling. "The cabman may as well help me with my boxes. Just ask him to step up, Wiggins." I was surprised to find my companion speaking as though he were about to set out on a journey, since he had not said anything to me about it. THE OLD PATTERN'S GOOD ENOUGH REMARKED LESTRADE IF WE CAN ONLY FIND THE MAN TO PUT THEM ON VERY GOOD VERY GOOD SAID HOLMES SMILING THE CABMAN MAY AS WELL HELP ME WITH MY BOXES JUST ASK HIM TO STEP UP WIGGINS I WAS SURPRISED TO FIND MY COMPANION SPEAKING AS THOUGH HE WERE ABOUT TO SET OUT ON A JOURNEY SINCE HE HAD NOT SAID ANYTHING TO ME ABOUT IT
asked your assistance. If I fail I shall, of course, incur all the blame due to this omission; but that I am prepared for. At present I am ready to promise that the instant that I can communicate with you without endangering my own combinations, I shall do so.” Gregson and Lestrade seemed to be far from satisfied by this assurance, or by the depreciating allusion to the detective police. The former had flushed up to the roots of his flaxen hair, while the other’s beady eyes glistened with curiosity and resentment. Neither of them had time to speak, however, before there was a tap at the door, and the spokesman of the street Arabs, young Wiggins, introduced his insignificant and unsavoury person. “Please, sir,” he said, touching his forelock, “I have the cab downstairs.” “Good boy,” said Holmes, blandly. “Why don’t you introduce this pattern at Scotland Yard?” he continued, taking a pair of steel handcuffs from a drawer. “See how beautifully the spring works. They fasten in an instant.” OFFICIAL FORCE AND THAT IS WHY I HAVE NOT ASKED YOUR ASSISTANCE IF I FAIL I SHALL OF COURSE INCUR ALL THE BLAME DUE TO THIS OMISSION BUT THAT I AM PREPARED FOR AT PRESENT I AM READY TO PROMISE THAT THE INSTANT THAT I CAN COMMUNICATE WITH YOU WITHOUT ENDANGERING MY OWN COMBINATIONS I SHALL DO SO GREXON AND LESTRADE SEEMED TO BE FAR FROM SATISFIED BY THIS ASSURANCE OR BY THE DEPRECIATING ALLUSION TO THE DETECTIVE POLICE THE FORMER HAD FLUSHED UP TO THE ROOTS OF HIS FLAXEN HAIR WHILE THE OTHER'S BEADY EYES GLISTENED WITH CURIOSITY AND RESENTMENT NEITHER OF THEM HAD TIME TO SPEAK HOWEVER BEFORE THERE WAS A TAP AT THE DOOR AND THE SPOKESMAN OF THE STREET ARABS YOUNG WIGGINS INTRODUCED HIS INSIGNIFICANT AND UNSAVOURY PERSON PLEASE SIR HE SAID TOUCHING HIS FORELOCK I HAVE THE CAB DOWNSTAIRS GOOD BOY SAID HOLMES BLANDLY WHY DON'T YOU INTRODUCE THIS PATTERN AT SCOTLAND YARD HE CONTINUED TAKING A PAIR OF STEEL HANDCUFFS FROM A DRAWER SEE HOW BEAUTIFULLY THE SPRING WORKS THEY FASTEN IN AN INSTANT
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