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Opposite the door was a showy fireplace, surmounted by a mantelpiece of imitation white marble. On one corner of this was stuck the stump of a red wax candle. OPPOSITE THE DOOR WAS A SHOWY FIREPLACE SURMOUNTED BY A MANTLE PIECE OF IMITATION WHITE MARBLE ON ONE CORNER OF THIS WAS STUCK THE STUMP OF A RED WAX CANDLE
 a queer case though, and I knew your taste for such things.” “You did not come here in a cab?” asked Sherlock Holmes. “No, sir.” “Nor Lestrade?” “No, sir.” “Then let us go and look at the room.” With which inconsequent remark he strode on into the house, followed by Gregson, whose features expressed his astonishment. A short passage, bare planked and dusty, led to the kitchen and offices. Two doors opened out of it to the left and to the right. One of these had obviously been closed for many weeks. The other belonged to the dining-room, which was the apartment in which the mysterious affair had occurred. Holmes walked in, and I followed him with that subdued feeling at my heart which the presence of death inspires. It was a large square room, looking all the larger from the absence of all furniture. A vulgar flaring paper adorned the walls, but it was blotched in places with mildew, and here and there great strips had become detached and hung down, exposing the yellow plaster beneath. E ALL THAT CAN BE DONE HE ANSWERED IT'S A QUEER CASE THOUGH AND I KNEW YOUR TASTE FOR SUCH THINGS YOU DID NOT COME HERE IN A CAB ASKED SHERLOCK HOLMES NO SIR NOR LESTRADE NO SIR THEN LET US GO AND LOOK AT THE ROOM WITH WHICH IN CONSEQUENT REMARK HE STRODE ON INTO THE HOUSE FOLLOWED BY GREGSON WHOSE FEATURES EXPRESSED HIS ASTONISHMENT A SHORT PASSAGE BARE PLANKED AND DUSTY LED TO THE KITCHEN AND OFFICES TWO DOORS OPENED OUT OF IT TO THE LEFT AND TO THE RIGHT ONE OF THESE HAD OBVIOUSLY BEEN CLOSED FOR MANY WEEKS THE OTHER BELONGED TO THE DINING ROOM WHICH WAS THE APARTMENT IN WHICH THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR HAD OCCURRED HOLMES WALKED IN AND I FOLLOWED HIM WITH THAT SUBDUED FEELING AT MY HEART WHICH THE PRESENCE OF DEATH INSPIRES IT WAS A LARGE SQUARE ROOM LOOKING ON THE LARGER FROM THE ABSENCE OF ALL FURNITURE A VULGAR FLARING PAPER ADORNED THE WALLS BUT IT WAS BLOTCHED IN PLACES WITH MILDEW AND HERE AND THERE GREAT STRIPS HAD BECOME DETACHED AND HUNG DOWN EXPOSING THE YELLOW PLASTER BENEATH
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