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"Never mind," said he, chuckling to himself. "The question now is about hæmoglobin. No doubt you see the significance of this discovery of mine?" "It is interesting, chemically, no doubt," I answered, "but practically——" "Why, man, it is the most practical medico legal discovery for years. Don't you see that it gives us an infallible test for blood stains. Come over here now!" NEVER MIND SAID HE CHUCKLING TO HIMSELF THE QUESTION NOW IS ABOUT HIMOGLOBIN NO DOUBT YOU SEE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS DISCOVERY OF MINE IT'S INTERESTING CHEMICALLY NO DOUBT I ANSWERED BUT PRACTICALLY WHY MAN IT'S THE MOST PRACTICAL MEDICO LEGAL DISCOVERY FOR YEARS DON'T YOU SEE THAT IT GIVES US AN INFALLIBLE TEST FOR BLOODSTAINS COME OVER HERE NOW
 and led to the chemical laboratory. This was a lofty chamber, lined and littered with countless bottles. Broad, low tables were scattered about, which bristled with retorts, test-tubes, and little Bunsen lamps, with their blue flickering flames. There was only one student in the room, who was bending over a distant table absorbed in his work. At the sound of our steps he glanced round and sprang to his feet with a cry of pleasure. “I’ve found it! I’ve found it,” he shouted to my companion, running towards us with a test-tube in his hand. “I have found a re-agent which is precipitated by hæmoglobin, and by nothing else.” Had he discovered a gold mine, greater delight could not have shone upon his features. “Dr. Watson, Mr. Sherlock Holmes,” said Stamford, introducing us. “How are you?” he said cordially, gripping my hand with a strength for which I should hardly have given him credit. “You have been in Afghanistan, I perceive.” “How on earth did you know that?” I asked in astonishment. W ARCHED PASSAGE BRANCHED AWAY FROM IT AND LED TO THE CHEMICAL LABORATORY THIS WAS A LOFTY CHAMBER LINED AND LITTERED WITH COUNTLESS BOTTLES BROAD LOW TABLES WERE SCATTERED ABOUT WHICH BRISTLED WITH RETORTS TEST TUBES AND LITTLE BUNSEN LAMPS WITH THEIR BLUE FLICKERING FLAMES THERE WAS ONLY ONE STUDENT IN THE ROOM WHO WAS BENDING OVER A DISTANT TABLE ABSORBED IN HIS WORK AT THE SOUND OF OUR STEPS HE GLANCED ROUND AND SPRANG TO HIS FEET WITH A CRY OF PLEASURE I'VE FOUND IT I'VE FOUND IT HE SHOUTED TO MY COMPANION RUNNING TOWARDS US WITH A TEST TUBE IN HIS HAND I'VE FOUND A REAGENT WHICH IS PRECIPITATED BY HUMOR GLOBIN AND BY NOTHING ELSE HAD HE DISCOVERED A GOLD MINE GREATER DELIGHT COULD NOT HAVE SHONE UPON HIS FEATURES DOCTOR WATSON MISTER SHERLOCK HOLMES SAID STAMFORD INTRODUCING US HOW ARE YOU HE SAID CORDIALLY GRIPPING MY HAND WITH A STRENGTH FOR WHICH I SHOULD HARDLY HAVE GIVEN HIM CREDIT YOU HAVE BEEN IN AFGHANISTAN I PERCEIVE HOW ON EARTH DID YOU KNOW THAT I ASKED IN ASTONISHMENT
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