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"Sally lives in lodgings at 3, Mayfield Place, Peckham." "And your name is——?" "My name is Sawyer—her's is Dennis, which Tom Dennis married her—and a smart, clean lad, too, as long as he's at sea, and no steward in the company more thought of; but when on shore, what with the women and what with liquor shops——" "Here is your ring, Mrs. Sawyer," I interrupted, in obedience to a sign from my companion; "it clearly belongs to your daughter, and I am glad to be able to restore it to the rightful owner." SALLY LIVES IN LODGINGS AT THREE MAYFIELD PLACE PECKHAM AND YOUR NAME IS MY NAME IS SAWYER HERS IS DENNIS WHICH TOM DENNIS MARRIED HER AND A SMART CLEAN LAD TOO AS LONG AS HE'S AT SEA AND NO STEWARD IN THE COMPANY MORE THOUGHT OF BUT WHEN ON SHORE WHAT WITH THE WOMEN AND WHAT WITH LIQUOR SHOPS HERE IS YOUR RING MISSUS SAWYER I INTERRUPTED IN OBEDIENCE TO A SIGN FROM MY COMPANION IT CLEARLY BELONGS TO YOUR DAUGHTER AND I AM GLAD TO BE ABLE TO RESTORE IT TO THE RIGHTFUL OWNER
 at our advertisement. “It’s this as has brought me, good gentlemen,” she said, dropping another curtsey; “a gold wedding ring in the Brixton Road. It belongs to my girl Sally, as was married only this time twelvemonth, which her husband is steward aboard a Union boat, and what he’d say if he come ‘ome and found her without her ring is more than I can think, he being short enough at the best o’ times, but more especially when he has the drink. If it please you, she went to the circus last night along with——” “Is that her ring?” I asked. “The Lord be thanked!” cried the old woman; “Sally will be a glad woman this night. That’s the ring.” “And what may your address be?” I inquired, taking up a pencil. “13, Duncan Street, Houndsditch. A weary way from here.” “The Brixton Road does not lie between any circus and Houndsditch,” said Sherlock Holmes sharply. The old woman faced round and looked keenly at him from her little red-rimmed eyes. “The gentleman asked me for _my_ address,” she said. HE OLD CRONE DREW OUT AN EVENING PAPER AND POINTED TO OUR ADVERTISEMENT IT'S THIS AS HAS BROUGHT ME GOOD GENTLEMAN SHE SAID DROPPING ANOTHER CURTSEY A GIRL WEDDING RING IN THE BRIXTON ROAD IT BELONGS TO MY GIRL SALLY AS WAS MARRIED ONLY THIS TIME TWELVEMONTH WHICH YOUR HUSBAND IS STEWARD ABOARD A UNION BOAT AND WHAT HE'D SAY IF HE COME HOME AND FOUND HER WITHOUT A RING IS MORE THAN I CAN THINK HE BEEN SHORT ENOUGH AT THE BEST O TIMES BUT MORE ESPECIALLY WHEN HE HAS THE DRINK IF IT PLEASE YOU SHE WENT TO THE CIRCUS LAST NIGHT ALONG WITH IS THAT HER RING I ASKED THE LORD BE THANKED CRIED THE OLD WOMAN SALLY WILL BE A GLAD WOMAN THIS NIGHT THAT'S THE RING AND WHAT MAY YOUR ADDRESS BE I INQUIRED TAKING UP A PENCIL THIRTEEN DUNCON STREET HOUNDS DITCH A WEARY WAY FROM HERE THE BRIXTON ROAD DOES NOT LIE BETWEEN ANY CIRCUS AND HOUNDS DITCH SAID SHERLOCK HONE SHARPLY THE OLD WOMAN FACED ROUND AND LOOKED KEENLY AT HIM FROM HER LITTLE RED RIMMED EYES THE GENTLEMAN ASKED ME FOR MY ADDRESS SHE SAID
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