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"Of course, gentlemen," observed the detective, with a smile at Sir Walter and Hamlet—"of course the man fairly gasped, and I continued: 'You have been lying face downward in the sand ever since, waiting for nightfall, so that you could come to me for assistance, not considering it good form to make an afternoon call upon a stranger at his hotel, clad in a bathing suit. OF COURSE GENTLEMEN OBSERVED THE DETECTIVE WITH A SMILE AT SIR WALTER AND HAMLET OF COURSE THE MAN FAIRLY GASPED AND I CONTINUED YOU HAVE BEEN LYING FACE DOWNWARD IN THE SAND EVER SINCE WAITING FOR NIGHTFALL SO THAT YOU COULD COME TO ME FOR ASSISTANCE NOT CONSIDERING IT GOOD FORM TO MAKE AN AFTERNOON CALL UPON A STRANGER AT HIS HOTEL CLAD IN A BATHING SUIT
n ostentatiously; if it were the maid, she would not knock at all; if it were the hall-boy, he would not come until I had rung five times for him. None of these things has occurred; the knock is the half-hearted knock which betokens either that the person who knocked is in trouble, or is uncertain as to his reception. I am willing, however, considering the heat and my desire to quench my thirst, to wager that it is a client.’ “‘Done,’ said Watson; and I immediately remarked, ‘Come in.’ “The door opened, and a man of about thirty-five years of age, in a bathing-suit, entered the room, and I saw at a glance what had happened. “‘Your name is Burgess,’ I said. ‘You came here from London this morning, expecting to return to-night. You brought no luggage with you. After luncheon you went bathing. You had machine No. 35, and when you came out of the water you found that No. 35 had disappeared, with your clothes and the silver watch your uncle gave you on the day you succeeded to his business. CK BOLDLY EVEN OSTENTATIOUSLY IF IT WERE THE MAID HE WOULD NOT KNOCK AT ALL IF IT WERE THE HALL BOY HE WOULD NOT COME UNTIL I HAD RUNG FIVE TIMES FOR HIM NONE OF THESE THINGS HAS OCCURRED THE KNOCK IS THE HALF HEARTED KNOCK WHICH BETOKENS EITHER THAT THE PERSON WHO KNOCKED IT IS IN TROUBLE OR IS UNCERTAIN AS TO HIS RECEPTION I AM WILLING HOWEVER CONSIDERING THE HEAT AND MY DESIRE TO QUENCH MY THIRST TO WAGER THAT IT IS A CLIENT'S DONE SAID WATSON AND I IMMEDIATELY REMARKED COME IN THE DOOR OPENED AND A MAN OF ABOUT THIRTY FIVE YEARS OF AGE IN A BATHING SUIT ENTERED THE ROOM AND I SAW AT A GLANCE WHAT HAD HAPPENED YOUR NAME IS BURGESS I SAID YOU CAME HERE FROM LONDON THIS MORNING EXPECTING TO RETURN TO NIGHT YOU BROUGHT NO LUGGAGE WITH YOU AFTER LUNCHEON YOU WENT BATHING YOU HAD MACHINE NUMBER THIRTY FIVE AND WHEN YOU CAME OUT OF THE WATER YOU FOUND THAT NUMBER THIRTY FIVE HAD DISAPPEARED WITH YOUR CLOTHES AND THE SILVER WATCH YOUR UNCLE GAVE YOU ON THE DAY YOU SUCCEEDED TO HIS BUSINESS
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