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"The chances are just two and one eighth degrees in your favor," observed Holmes, quietly, with a glance at Raleigh's ears. "The temporal angle of your ears is 93.125 degrees, whereas Charon's stand out at 91, by my otometer. To that extent your criminal instincts are superior to his. THE CHANCES ARE JUST TWO AND ONE EIGHTH DEGREES IN YOUR FAVOR OBSERVED HOLMES QUIETLY WITH A GLANCE AT RALEIGH'S EARS THE TEMPORAL ANGLE OF YOUR EARS IS NINETY THREE POINT ONE TWO FIVE DEGREES WHEREAS CARRONS STAND OUT OF NINETY ONE BY MY AUTOMATOR TO THAT EXTENT YOUR CRIMINAL INSTINCTS ARE SUPERIOR TO HIS
y out of unless you know it all,” explained Holmes. “I omitted in the case of Burgess to observe one thing about him. Had I observed that his nose was rectilinear, incurved, and with a lifted base, and that his auricular temporal angle was between 96 and 97 degrees, I should have known at once that he was an impostor _Vide_ Ottolenghui on ‘Ears and Noses I Have Met,’ pp. 631–640.” “Do you mean to say that you can tell a criminal by his ears?” demanded Hamlet. “If he has any—yes; but I did not know that at the time of the Brighton mystery. Therefore I should have stayed out of the case. But here we are. Good-morning, Charon.” By this time the trio had entered the private office of the president of the Styx Navigation Company, and in a few moments the vessel was chartered at a fabulous price. On the return to the wharf, Sir Walter somewhat nervously asked Holmes if he thought the plan they had settled upon would work. “Charon is a very shrewd old fellow,” said he. “He may outwit us yet.” Y OUT OF UNLESS YOU KNOW IT ALL EXPLAINED HOLMES I OMITTED IN THE CASE OF BURCHASE TO OBSERVE ONE THING ABOUT HIM HAD I OBSERVED THAT HIS NOSE WAS RECTILINEAR AND CURVED WITH LIFTED BASS AND THAT HIS AURICULAR TEMPORAL ANGLE WAS BETWEEN NINETY SIX AND NINETY SEVEN DEGREES I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN AT ONCE THAT HE WAS AN IMPOSTOR BIDE OTO LANGUI ON EARS AND NOSES I HAVE MET PAGES SIX THIRTY ONE TO SIX FORTY DO YOU MEAN TO SAY THAT YOU CAN TELL A CRIMINAL BY HIS EARS DEMANDED HAMLET IF HE HAS ANY YES BUT I DID NOT KNOW THAT AT THE TIME OF THE BRIGHTON MYSTERY THEREFORE I SHOULD HAVE STAYED OUT OF THE CASE BUT HERE WE ARE GOOD MORNING CHARON BY THIS TIME THE TRIO HAD ENTERED THE PRIVATE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE STICKS NAVIGATION COMPANY AND IN A FEW MOMENTS THE VESSEL WAS CHARTERED AT A FABULOUS PRICE ON THE RETURN TO THE WHARF SIR WALTER SOMEWHAT NERVOUSLY ASKED HOLMES IF HE THOUGHT THAT THE PLAN THEY HAD SETTLED ON WOULD WORK CHARON IS VERY SHREWD OLD FELLOW SAID HE HE MAY OUTWIT US YET
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