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"'But the number of the machine?' asked Watson. "'Is on the tag on the key hanging about his neck,' said I. "'One more question,' queried Burgess. 'How do you know I have been lying face downward on the beach ever since?' "'By the sand in your eyebrows,' I replied; and Watson ordered up the small bottle." BUT THE NUMBER OF THE MACHINE ASKED WATSON IS ON THE TAG ON THE KEY HANGING ABOUT HIS NECK SAID I ONE MORE QUESTION QUERIED BURGESS HOW DO YOU KNOW I'VE BEEN LYING FACE DOWNWARD ON THE BEACH EVER SINCE BY THE SAND IN YOUR EYEBROWS I REPLIED AND WATSON ORDERED UP THE SMALL BOTTLE
so that you could come to me for assistance, not considering it good form to make an afternoon call upon a stranger at his hotel, clad in a bathing-suit. Am I correct?’ “‘Sir,’ he replied, with a look of wonder, ‘you have narrated my story exactly as it happened, and I find I have made no mistake in coming to you. Would you mind telling me what is your course of reasoning?’ “‘It is plain as day,’ said I. ‘I am the person with the red beard with whom you came down third class from London this morning, and you told me your name was Burgess and that you were a butcher. When you looked to see the time, I remarked upon the oddness of your watch, which led to your telling me that it was the gift of your uncle.’ “‘True,’ said Burgess, ‘but I did not tell you I had no luggage.’ “‘No,’ said I, ‘but that you hadn’t is plain; for if you had brought any other clothing besides that you had on with you, you would have put it on to come here. That you have been robbed I deduce also from your costume. IN THE SAND EVER SINCE WAITING FOR NIGHTFALL SO THAT YOU COULD COME TO ME FOR ASSISTANCE NOT CONSIDERING IT GOOD FORM TO MAKE AN AFTERNOON CALL UPON A STRANGER AT HIS HOTEL CLAD IN A BATHING SUIT AM I CORRECT SIR HE REPLIED WITH A LOOK OF WONDER YOU HAVE NARRATED MY STORY EXACTLY AS IT HAPPENED AND I FIND I HAVE MADE NO MISTAKE IN COMING TO YOU WOULD YOU MIND TELLING ME WHAT IS YOUR COURSE OF REASONING IT IS PLAIN AS DAY SAID I I AM THE PERSON WITH THE RED BEARD WITH WHOM YOU CAME DOWN THIRD CLASS FROM LONDON THIS MORNING AND YOU TOLD ME YOUR NAME WAS BURGESS AND THAT YOU WERE A BUTCHER WHEN YOU LOOKED TO SEE THE TIME I REMARKED UPON THE ODDNESS OF YOUR WATCH WHICH LED TO YOUR TELLING ME THAT IT WAS THE GIFT OF YOUR UNCLE TRUE SAID BURGESS BUT I DIDN'T TELL YOU I HAD NO LUGGAGE NO SAID I BUT THAT YOU HADN'T IS PLAIN FOR IF YOU HAD BROUGHT ANY OTHER CLOTHING BESIDES THAT YOU HAD ON WITH YOU YOU WOULD HAVE PUT IT ON TO COME HERE THAT YOU HAVE BEEN ROBBED I I DEDUCE ALSO FROM YOUR COSTUME
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