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'I fancy that every one of his cases has found its way into your collection, and I must admit, Watson, that you have some power of selection, which atones for much which I deplore in your narratives. I FANCY THAT EVERY ONE OF HIS CASES HAS FOUND ITS WAY INTO YOUR COLLECTION AND I MUST ADMIT WATSON THAT YOU HAVE SOME POWER OF SELECTION WHICH ATONES FOR MUCH WHICH I DEPLORE IN YOUR NARRATIVES
 see the occasional figure of an early workman as he passed us, blurred and indistinct in the opalescent London reek. Holmes nestled in silence into his heavy coat, and I was glad to do the same, for the air was most bitter, and neither of us had broken our fast. It was not until we had consumed some hot tea at the station and taken our places in the Kentish train that we were sufficiently thawed, he to speak and I to listen. Holmes drew a note from his pocket, and read aloud: Abbey Grange, Marsham, Kent 3:30 A.M. My Dear Mr. Holmes: I should be very glad of your immediate assistance in what promises to be a most remarkable case. It is something quite in your line. Except for releasing the lady I will see that everything is kept exactly as I have found it, but I beg you not to lose an instant, as it is difficult to leave Sir Eustace there. Yours faithfully, STANLEY HOPKINS 'Hopkins has called me in seven times, and on each occasion his summons has been entirely justified,' said Holmes. WE COULD DIMLY SEE THE OCCASIONAL FIGURE OF AN EARLY WORKMAN AS HE PASSED US BLURRED AND INDISTINCT IN THE OPALESCENT LONDON REEK HOLMES NESTLED IN SILENCE INTO HIS HEAVY COAT AND I WAS GLAD TO DO THE SAME FOR THE AIR WAS MOST BITTER AND NEITHER OF US HAD BROKEN OUR FAST IT WAS NOT UNTIL WE HAD CONSUMED SOME HOT TEA AT THE STATION AND TAKEN OUR PLACES IN THE KENTISH TRAIN THAT WE WERE SUFFICIENTLY THAWED HE TO SPEAK AND I TO LISTEN HOLMES DREW A NOTE FROM HIS POCKET AND READ ALOUD ABBEY GRANGE MARSHAM KENT THREE THIRTY A M MY DEAR MISTER HOLMES I SHOULD BE VERY GLAD OF YOUR IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE IN WHAT PROMISES TO BE A MOST REMARKABLE CASE IT IS SOMETHING QUITE IN YOUR LINE EXCEPT FOR RELEASING THE LADY I WILL SEE THAT EVERYTHING IS KEPT EXACTLY AS I HAVE FOUND IT BUT I BEG YOU NOT TO LOSE AN INSTANT AS IT IS DIFFICULT TO LEAVE SIR EUSTACE THERE YOURS FAITHFULLY STANLEY HOPKINS HOPKINS HAS CALLED ME IN SEVEN TIMES AND ON EACH OCCASION HIS SUMMONS HAS BEEN ENTIRELY JUSTIFIED SAID HOLMES
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