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A bottle of red wine encourages these fancies, Clarke, and I dare say I should have thought a page of small type, but I was cut short by a beggar who had come behind me, and was making the usual appeals. A BOTTLE OF RED WINE ENCOURAGES THESE FANCIES CLARKE AND I DARE SAY I SHOULD HAVE THOUGHT A PAGE OF SMALL TYPE BUT I WAS CUT SHORT BY A BEGGAR WHO HAD COME BEHIND ME AND WAS MAKING THE USUAL APPEALS
etty safe. No, Clarke, I have really come to consult you about a rather curious matter that has been brought under my notice of late. I am afraid you will think it all rather absurd when I tell my tale. I sometimes think so myself, and that’s just why I made up my mind to come to you, as I know you’re a practical man.” Mr. Villiers was ignorant of the “Memoirs to prove the Existence of the Devil.” “Well, Villiers, I shall be happy to give you my advice, to the best of my ability. What is the nature of the case?” “It’s an extraordinary thing altogether. You know my ways; I always keep my eyes open in the streets, and in my time I have chanced upon some queer customers, and queer cases too, but this, I think, beats all. I was coming out of a restaurant one nasty winter night about three months ago; I had had a capital dinner and a good bottle of Chianti, and I stood for a moment on the pavement, thinking what a mystery there is about London streets and the companies that pass along them.  I HAVE IN THAT WAY IS PRETTY SAFE NO CLARKE I HAVE REALLY COME TO CONSULT YOU ABOUT A RATHER CURIOUS MATTER THAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT UNDER MY NOTICE OF LATE I AM AFRAID YOU WILL THINK IT ALL RATHER ABSURD WHEN I TELL MY TALE I SOMETIMES THINK SO MYSELF AND THAT'S JUST WHAT I MADE UP MY MIND TO COME TO YOU AS I KNOW YOU'RE A PRACTICAL MAN MISTER VILLIERS WAS IGNORANT OF THE MEMOIRS TO PROVE THE EXISTENCE OF THE DEVIL WELL VILLIERS I SHALL BE HAPPY TO GIVE YOU MY ADVICE TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY WHAT IS THE NATURE OF THE CASE OH IT'S AN EXTRAORDINARY THING ALTOGETHER YOU KNOW MY WAYS I ALWAYS KEEP MY EYES OPEN IN THE STREETS AND IN MY TIME I HAVE CHANCED UPON SOME QUEER CUSTOMERS AND QUEER CASES TOO BUT THIS I THINK BEATS ALL I WAS COMING OUT OF A RESTAURANT ONE NASTY WINTER NIGHT ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO I HAD HAD A CAPITAL DINNER AND A GOOD BOTTLE OF CHIANTI AND I STOOD FOR A MOMENT ON THE PAVEMENT THINKING WHAT A MYSTERY THERE IS ABOUT LONDON STREETS AND THE COMPANIES THAT PASS ALONG THEM
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