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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. 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
he power of laying our hands upon him. This I expect very shortly to do. I have good hopes of managing it through my own arrangements; but it is a thing which needs delicate handling, for we have a shrewd and desperate man to deal with, who is supported, as I have had occasion to prove, by another who is as clever as himself. As long as this man has no idea that anyone can have a clue there is some chance of securing him; but if he had the slightest suspicion, he would change his name, and vanish in an instant among the four million inhabitants of this great city. Without meaning to hurt either of your feelings, I am bound to say that I consider these men to be more than a match for the 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.” WEVER COMPARED WITH THE POWER OF LAYING OUR HANDS UPON HIM THIS I EXPECT VERY SHORTLY TO DO I HAVE GOOD HOPES OF MANAGING IT THROUGH MY OWN ARRANGEMENTS BUT IT IS A THING WHICH NEEDS DELICATE HANDLING FOR WE HAVE A SHREWD AND DESPERATE MAN TO DEAL WITH WHO IS SUPPORTED AS I HAVE HAD OCCASION TO PROVE BY ANOTHER WHO IS AS CLEVER AS HIMSELF AS LONG AS THIS MAN HAS NO IDEA THAT ANY ONE CAN HAVE A CLUE THERE IS SOME CHANCE OF SECURING HIM BUT IF HE HAD THE SLIGHTEST SUSPICION HE WOULD CHANGE HIS NAME AND VANISH IN AN INSTANT AMONG THE FOUR MILLION INHABITANTS OF THIS GREAT CITY WITHOUT MEANING TO HURT EITHER OF YOUR FEELINGS I AM BOUND TO SAY THAT I CONSIDER THESE MEN TO BE MORE THAN A MATCH FOR THE 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
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