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With many mumbled blessings and protestations of gratitude the old crone packed it away in her pocket, and shuffled off down the stairs. WITH MANY MUMBLED BLESSINGS AND PROTESTATIONS OF GRATITUDE THE OLD CRONE PACKED IT AWAY IN HER POCKET AND SHUFFLED OFF DOWN THE STAIRS
 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. “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.”  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 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
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