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"And only until next Tuesday, when he will take a house in the neighborhood of Scotland Yard," put in Holmes, quickly, observing a sneer on Hawkshaw's lips, and hastening to overwhelm him by further evidence of his ingenuity. AND ONLY UNTIL NEXT TUESDAY WHEN HE WILL TAKE A HOUSE IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF SCOTLAND YARD PUT IN HOLMES QUICKLY OBSERVING A SNEER ON HAWKSHAW'S LIPS AND HASTENING TO OVERWHELM HIM BY FURTHER EVIDENCE OF HIS INGENUITY
et so vile a cigar as that outside of a London hotel. If I could have seen a quarter-inch more of it, I should have been able definitely to locate the hotel itself. The wrappers unroll to a degree that varies perceptibly as between the different hotels. The Fortuna cigar can be smoked a quarter through before its wrapper gives way; the Felix wrapper goes as soon as you light the cigar; whereas the River, fronting on the Thames, is surrounded by a moister atmosphere than the others, and, as a consequence, the wrapper will hold really until most people are willing to throw the whole thing away.” “It is really a wonderful art!” said Solomon. “The making of a Connecticut Havana cigar?” laughed Holmes. “Not at all. Give me a head of lettuce and a straw, and I’ll make you a box.” “I referred to your art—that of detection,” said Solomon. “Your logic is perfect; step by step we have been led to the irresistible conclusion that Kidd has made for London, and can be found at one of these hotels.” ABLE AND THAT IS AT LONDON YOU CANNOT GET SO VILE A CIGAR AS THAT OUTSIDE OF A LONDON HOTEL IF I COULD HAVE SEEN A QUARTER INCH MORE OF IT I SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE DEFINITELY TO LOCATE THE HOTEL ITSELF THE WRAPPERS UNROLL TO A DEGREE THAT VARIES PERCEPTIBLY AS BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT HOTELS THE FORTUNA CIGAR CAN BE SMOKED A QUARTER THROUGH BEFORE ITS WRAPPER GIVES WAY THE FELIX WRAPPER GOES AS SOON AS YOU LIKE THE CIGAR WHEREAS THE RIVER FRONTING ON THE THAMES IS SURROUNDED BY A MOISTER ATMOSPHERE THAN THE OTHERS AND AS A CONSEQUENCE THE WRAPPER WILL HOLD REALLY UNTIL MOST PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO THROW THE WHOLE THING AWAY IT REALLY IS A WONDERFUL ART SAID SOLOMON THE MAKING OF A CONNECTICUT HAVAN A CIGAR LAUGHED HOLMES NOT AT ALL GIVE ME A HEAD OF LETTUCE AND A STRAW AND I'LL MAKE YOU A BOX I REFER TO YOUR ART THAT OF DETECTION SAID SOLOMON YOUR LOGIC IS PERFECT STEP BY STEP WE HAVE BEEN LED TO THE IRRESISTIBLE CONCLUSION THAT KID HAS MADE FOR LONDON AND CAN BE FOUND AT ONE OF THESE HOTELS
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