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"Commonplace," said Holmes, though I thought from his expression that he was pleased at my evident surprise and admiration. "I said just now that there were no criminals. It appears that I am wrong—look at this!" He threw me over the note which the commissionaire had brought. "Why," I cried, as I cast my eye over it, "this is terrible!" COMMONPLACE SAID HOLMES THOUGH I THOUGHT FROM HIS EXPRESSION THAT HE WAS PLEASED AT MY EVIDENT SURPRISE AND ADMIRATION I SAID JUST NOW THAT THERE WERE NO CRIMINALS IT APPEARS THAT I AM WRONG LOOK AT THIS HE THREW ME OVER THE NOTE WHICH THE COMMISSIONAIRE HAD BROUGHT WHY I CRIED AS I CAST MY EYE OVER IT THIS IS TERRIBLE
he was a retired sergeant of Marines.” “I have no time for trifles,” he answered, brusquely; then with a smile, “Excuse my rudeness. You broke the thread of my thoughts; but perhaps it is as well. So you actually were not able to see that that man was a sergeant of Marines?” “No, indeed.” “It was easier to know it than to explain why I knew it. If you were asked to prove that two and two made four, you might find some difficulty, and yet you are quite sure of the fact. Even across the street I could see a great blue anchor tattooed on the back of the fellow’s hand. That smacked of the sea. He had a military carriage, however, and regulation side whiskers. There we have the marine. He was a man with some amount of self-importance and a certain air of command. You must have observed the way in which he held his head and swung his cane. A steady, respectable, middle-aged man, too, on the face of him—all facts which led me to believe that he had been a sergeant.” “Wonderful!” I ejaculated.  DEDUCE WHAT HE SAID PETULANTLY WHY THAT HE WAS A RETIRED SERGEANT OF MARINES I HAVE NO TIME FOR TRIFLES HE ANSWERED BRUSQUELY THEN WITH A SMILE EXCUSE MY RUDENESS YOU BROKE THE THREAD OF MY THOUGHTS BUT PERHAPS IT IS AS WELL SO YOU ACTUALLY WERE NOT ABLE TO SEE THAT THAT MAN WAS A SERGEANT OF MARINES NO INDEED IT WAS EASIER TO KNOW IT THAN TO EXPLAIN WHY I KNEW IT IF YOU WERE ASKED TO PROVE THAT TWO AND TWO MADE FOUR YOU MIGHT FIND SOME DIFFICULTY AND YET YOU ARE QUITE SURE OF THE FACT EVEN ACROSS THE STREET I COULD SEE A GREAT BLUE ANCHOR TATTOOED ON THE BACK OF THE FELLOW'S HAND THAT SMACKED OF THE SEA HE HAD A MILITARY CARRIAGE HOWEVER AND REGULATION SIDE WHISKERS THERE WE HAVE THE MARINE HE WAS A MAN WITH SOME AMOUNT OF SELF IMPORTANCE AND A CERTAIN AIR OF COMMAND YOU MUST HAVE OBSERVED THE WAY IN WHICH HE HELD HIS HEAD AND SWUNG HIS CANE A STEADY RESPECTABLE MIDDLE AGED MAN TOO ON THE FACE OF HIM ALL FACTS WHICH LED ME TO BELIEVE THAT HE HAD BEEN A SERGEANT WONDERFUL I EJACULATED
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