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The assemblage gazed earnestly at Holmes for a moment. "The squeak?" queried Raleigh. THE ASSEMBLAGE GAZED EARNESTLY AT HOLMES FOR A MOMENT THE SQUEAK QUERIED RALEIGH
rts of hand-baggage. Gad, it makes me laugh to this day when I think of it! She looked for all the world like an Englishman travelling on the Continent as she walked up the gang-plank behind the elephants, each elephant with a Gladstone bag in his trunk and a hat-box tied to his tail.” Here the venerable old weather-prophet winked at Munchausen, and the little quarrel which had been imminent passed off in a general laugh. “Where’s Boswell? He ought to get that anecdote,” said Johnson. “I’ve locked him up in the library,” said Holmes. “He’s in charge of the log, and as I have a pretty good general idea as to what is about to happen, I have mapped out a skeleton of the plot and set him to work writing it up.” Here the detective gave a sudden start, placed his hand to his ear, listened intently for an instant, and, taking out his watch and glancing at it, added, quietly, “In three minutes Shem will be in here to announce a discovery, and one of great importance, I judge, from the squeak.”  SHE WENT BACK FOR RUGS AND COATS AND ALL SORTS OF HAND BAGGAGE GOD IT MAKES ME LAUGH TO THIS DAY WHEN I THINK OF IT SHE LOOKED FOR ALL THE WORLD LIKE AN ENGLISHMAN TRAVELLING ON THE CONTINENT HE WALKED UP THE GANGPINE BEHIND THE ELEPHANT HEAPED ELEPHANT WITH A GLADSTONE BAG IN HIS TRUNK AND A HATFOX TIED TO HIS TAIL HERE THE VENERABLE OLD WEATHER PROPHET WINKED AT MUNCHAUSEN AND THE LITTLE QUARREL WHICH HAD BEEN IMMINENT CAST OFF IN A GENERAL LAUGH WHERE'S BOSWELL HE OUGHT TO GET THAT ANECDOTE SAID JOHN THIN I LOCKED HIM UP IN THE LIBRARY THEN HOLMES HE'S IN CHARGE OF THE LOG AND AS I HAVE A PRETTY GOOD GENERAL IDEA AS TO WHAT IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN I HAVE MAPPED OUT A SKELETON OF THE PLOT AND SET HIM TO WORK WRITING IT UP HERE THE DETECTIVE GAVE A SUDDEN START PLACED HIS HAND TO HIS EAR LISTENED INTENTLY FOR AN INSTANT AND TAKING OUT HIS WATCH AND GLANCING AT IT ADDED QUIETLY IN THREE MINUTES SHEM WILL BE IN HERE TO ANNOUNCE A DISCOVERY AND ONE OF GREAT IMPORTANCE I JUDGE FROM THE SQUEAK
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