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"Does Dr. Watson live here?" asked a clear but rather harsh voice. We could not hear the servant's reply, but the door closed, and some one began to ascend the stairs. The footfall was an uncertain and shuffling one. A look of surprise passed over the face of my companion as he listened to it. DOES DOCTOR WATSON LIVE HERE ASKED A CLEAR BUT RATHER HARSH VOICE WE COULD NOT HEAR THE SERVANT'S REPLY BUT THE DOOR CLOSED AND SOME ONE BEGAN TO ASCEND THE STAIRS THE FOOTFALL WAS AN UNCERTAIN AND SHUFFLING ONE A LOOK OF SURPRISE PASSED OVER THE FACE OF MY COMPANION AS HE LISTENED TO IT
 rest to me. Don’t frighten him by looking at him too hard.” “It is eight o’clock now,” I said, glancing at my watch. “Yes. He will probably be here in a few minutes. Open the door slightly. That will do. Now put the key on the inside. Thank you! This is a queer old book I picked up at a stall yesterday—‘De Jure inter Gentes’—published in Latin at Liege in the Lowlands, in 1642. Charles’ head was still firm on his shoulders when this little brown-backed volume was struck off.” “Who is the printer?” “Philippe de Croy, whoever he may have been. On the fly-leaf, in very faded ink, is written ‘Ex libris Guliolmi Whyte.’ I wonder who William Whyte was. Some pragmatical seventeenth century lawyer, I suppose. His writing has a legal twist about it. Here comes our man, I think.” As he spoke there was a sharp ring at the bell. Sherlock Holmes rose softly and moved his chair in the direction of the door. We heard the servant pass along the hall, and the sharp click of the latch as she opened it. HIM IN AN ORDINARY WAY LEAVE THE REST TO ME DON'T FRIGHTEN HIM BY LOOKING AT HIM TOO HARD IT IS EIGHT O'CLOCK NOW I SAID GLANCING AT MY WATCH YES HE WILL PROBABLY BE HERE IN A FEW MINUTES OPEN THE DOOR SLIGHTLY THAT WILL DO NOW PUT THE KEY ON THE INSIDE THANK YOU THIS IS A QUEER OLD BOOK I PICKED UP AT A STALL YESTERDAY DIJURRE INTERGENTE PUBLISHED IN LATIN LIEGE IN THE LOWLANDS IN SIXTEEN FORTY TWO CHARLES'S HEAD WAS STILL FIRM ON HIS SHOULDERS WHEN THIS LITTLE BROWN BACKED VOLUME WAS STRUCK OFF WHO IS THE PRINTER PHILIPPE DE COY WHOEVER HE MAY HAVE BEEN ON THE FLY LEAF IN VERY FADED INK IS WRITTEN EX LIBRIS GULLIOLEMIE WHITE I WONDER WHO WILLIAM WHITE WAS SOME PRAGMATICAL SEVENTEENTH CENTURY LAWYER I SUPPOSE HIS WRITING HAS A LEGAL TWIST ABOUT IT HERE COMES OUR MAN I THINK AS HE SPOKE THERE WAS A SHARP RING AT THE BELL SHERLOCK HOLMES ROSE SOFTLY AND MOVED HIS CHAIR IN THE DIRECTION OF THE DOOR WE HEARD THE SERVANT PASS ALONG THE HALL AND THE SHARP CLICK OF THE LATCH AS SHE OPENED IT
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