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We were ushered into a small chamber where a police Inspector noted down our prisoner's name and the names of the men with whose murder he had been charged. The official was a white faced unemotional man, who went through his duties in a dull mechanical way. WE WERE USHERED INTO A SMALL CHAMBER WHERE A POLICE INSPECTOR NOTED DOWN OUR PRISONER'S NAME AND THE NAMES OF THE MEN WITH WHOSE MURDER HE HAD BEEN CHARGED THE OFFICIAL WAS A WHITE FACED AND EMOTIONAL MAN WHO WENT THROUGH HIS DUTIES IN A DULL MECHANICAL WAY
etched his legs, as though to assure himself that they were free once more. I remember that I thought to myself, as I eyed him, that I had seldom seen a more powerfully built man; and his dark sunburned face bore an expression of determination and energy which was as formidable as his personal strength. “If there’s a vacant place for a chief of the police, I reckon you are the man for it,” he said, gazing with undisguised admiration at my fellow-lodger. “The way you kept on my trail was a caution.” “You had better come with me,” said Holmes to the two detectives. “I can drive you,” said Lestrade. “Good! and Gregson can come inside with me. You too, Doctor, you have taken an interest in the case and may as well stick to us.” I assented gladly, and we all descended together. Our prisoner made no attempt at escape, but stepped calmly into the cab which had been his, and we followed him. Lestrade mounted the box, whipped up the horse, and brought us in a very short time to our destination. BOUND ROUND HIS ANKLES HE ROSE AND STRETCHED HIS LEGS AS THOUGH TO ASSURE HIMSELF THAT THEY WERE FREE ONCE MORE I REMEMBER THAT I THOUGHT TO MYSELF AS I EYED HIM THAT I HAD SELDOM SEEN A MORE POWERFULLY BUILT MAN AND HIS DARK SUNBURNED FACE BORE AN EXPRESSION OF DETERMINATION AND ENERGY WHICH WAS AS FORMIDABLE AS HIS PERSONAL STRENGTH IF THERE IS A VACANT PLACE FOR A CHIEF OF THE POLICE I RECKON YOU ARE THE MAN FOR IT HE SAID GAZING WITH UNDISGUISED ADMIRATION AT MY FELLOW LODGER THE WAY YOU KEPT ON MY TRAIL WAS A CAUTION YOU HAD BETTER COME WITH ME SAID HOLMES TO THE TWO DETECTIVES I CAN DRIVE YOU SAID LESTRADE GOOD AND GREGSON CAN COME INSIDE WITH ME YOU TOO DOCTOR YOU HAVE TAKEN AN INTEREST IN THE CASE AND MAY AS WELL STICK TO US I SENT IT GLADLY AND WE ALL DESCENDED TOGETHER OUR PRISONER MADE NO ATTEMPT AT ESCAPE BUT STEPPED CALMLY INTO THE CAB WHICH HAD BEEN HIS AND WE FOLLOWED HIM LESTRADE MOUNTED THE BOX WHIPPED UP THE HORSE AND BROUGHT US IN A VERY SHORT TIME TO OUR DESTINATION
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