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"My friend here wants to take diggings, and as you were complaining that you could get no one to go halves with you, I thought that I had better bring you together." Sherlock Holmes seemed delighted at the idea of sharing his rooms with me. "I have my eye on a suite in Baker Street," he said, "which would suit us down to the ground. MY FRIEND HERE WANTS TO TAKE DIGGINGS AND AS YOU WERE COMPLAINING THAT YOU COULD GET NOW ONE TO GO HOSE WITH YOU I THOUGHT THAT I HAD BETTER BRING YOU TOGETHER SHERLOCK HOLMES SEEMED DELIGHTED AT THE IDEA OF SHARING HIS ROOMS WITH ME I HAVE MY EYE ON A SUITE IN BAKER STREET HE SAID WHICH WOULD SUIT US DOWN TO THE GROUND
m. “There was the case of Von Bischoff at Frankfort last year. He would certainly have been hung had this test been in existence. Then there was Mason of Bradford, and the notorious Muller, and Lefevre of Montpellier, and Samson of New Orleans. I could name a score of cases in which it would have been decisive.” “You seem to be a walking calendar of crime,” said Stamford with a laugh. “You might start a paper on those lines. Call it the ‘Police News of the Past.’” “Very interesting reading it might be made, too,” remarked Sherlock Holmes, sticking a small piece of plaster over the prick on his finger. “I have to be careful,” he continued, turning to me with a smile, “for I dabble with poisons a good deal.” He held out his hand as he spoke, and I noticed that it was all mottled over with similar pieces of plaster, and discoloured with strong acids. “We came here on business,” said Stamford, sitting down on a high three-legged stool, and pushing another one in my direction with his foot. ED CONSIDERABLY SURPRISED AT HIS ENTHUSIASM THERE WAS THE CASE OF VAN BISHOFF AT FRANKFORT LAST YEAR HE WOULD CERTAINLY HAVE BEEN HUNG HAD THIS TEST BEEN IN EXISTENCE THEN THERE WAS MASON OF BRADFORD AND THE NOTORIOUS MULLER AND LE FEVROE OF MONTPELLIER AND SAMSON OF NEW ORLEANS I COULD NAME A SCORE OF CASES IN WHICH IT WOULD HAVE BEEN DECISIVE YOU SEEM TO BE A WALKING CALENDAR OF CRIME SAID STAMFORD WITH A LAUGH YOU MIGHT START A PAPER ON THOSE LINES CALL IT THE POLICE NEWS OF THE PAST VERY INTERESTING READING IT MIGHT BE MADE TOO REMARKED SHERLOCK HOLMES STICKING A SMALL PIECE OF PLASTER OVER THE PRICK ON HIS FINGER I HAVE TO BE CAREFUL HE CONTINUED TURNING TO ME WITH A SMILE FOR I DABBLE WITH POISONS A GOOD DEAL HE HELD OUT HIS HAND AS HE SPOKE AND I NOTICED THAT IT WAS ALL MOTTLED OVER WITH SIMILAR PIECES OF PLASTER AND DISCOLOURED WITH STRONG ACIDS WE CAME HERE ON BUSINESS SAID STAMFORD SITTING DOWN ON A HIGH THREE LEGGED STOOL AND PUSHING ANOTHER ONE IN MY DIRECTION WITH HIS FOOT
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