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"'And finally, how did you know I was a rich American?' he asked. "'Because no other can afford to stop at hotels like the Savoy in the height of the season,' I replied, thinking that the jest would end there, and that he would now reveal his identity and speak of the tiara. AND FINALLY HOW DID YOU KNOW I WAS A RICH AMERICAN HE ASKED BECAUSE NO OTHER CAN AFFORD TO STOP AT HOTELS LIKE THE SAVOY IN THE HEIGHT OF THE SEASON I REPLIED THINKING THAT THE JEST WOULD END THERE AND THAT HE WOULD NOW REVEAL HIS IDENTITY AND SPEAK OF THE TIARA
ingly surprising. However, in view of his rank, I deemed it well to fall in with his humour. ‘Oh, as for that,’ I replied, ‘that is a part of my business. It is the detective’s place to know everything; and generally, if he reveals the machinery by means of which he reaches his conclusions, he is a fool, since his method is his secret, and his secret his stock-in-trade. I do not mind telling you, however, that I knew your watch was stolen by your anxious glance at my clock, which showed that you wished to know the time. Now most rich Americans have watches for that purpose, and have no hesitation about showing them. If you’d had a watch, you’d have looked at it, not at my clock.’ “My visitor laughed, and repeated what he had said about my being a wonderful man. “‘And the dents which my son made cutting his teeth?’ he added. “‘Invariably go with an American’s watch. Rubber or ivory rings aren’t good enough for American babies to chew on,’ said I. ‘They must have gold watches or nothing. OUSLY WAS ENTIRELY UNEXPECTED AND OVERWHELMINGLY SURPRISING HOWEVER IN VIEW OF HIS RANK I DEEMED IT WELL TO FALL IN WITH HIS HUMOUR OH AS FOR THAT I REPLIED THAT IS A PART OF MY BUSINESS IT IS THE DETECTIVE'S PLACE TO KNOW EVERYTHING AND GENERALLY IF HE REVEALS THE MACHINERY BY MEANS OF WHICH HE REACHES HIS CONCLUSIONS HE IS A FOOL SINCE HIS METHOD IS HIS SECRET AND HIS SECRET IS HIS STOCK IN TRADE I DO NOT MIND TELLING YOU HOWEVER THAT I KNEW YOUR WATCH WAS STOLEN BY YOUR ANXIOUS GLANCE AT MY CLOCK WHICH SHOWED THAT YOU WISHED TO KNOW THE TIME NOW MOST RICH AMERICANS HAVE WATCHES FOR THAT PURPOSE AND HAVE NO HESITATION ABOUT SHOWING THEM IF YOU'D HAD A WATCH YOU'D HAVE LOOKED AT IT NOT AT MY CLOCK MY VISITOR LAUGHED AND REPEATED WHAT HE HAD SAID ABOUT MY BEING A WONDERFUL MAN AND THE DENTS WHICH MY SON MADE CUTTING HIS TEETH HE ADDED INVARIABLY GO WITH AN AMERICAN'S WATCH RUBBER IVORY RINGS AREN'T GOOD ENOUGH FOR AMERICAN BABIES TO CHEW ON SAID I THEY MUST HAVE GOLD WATCHES OR NOTHING
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