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"I am rather in the dark still. It is true that the description of this man tallies with your idea of the second party in this mystery. But why should he come back to the house after leaving it? That is not the way of criminals." "The ring, man, the ring: that was what he came back for. If we have no other way of catching him, we can always bait our line with the ring. I AM RATHER IN THE DARK STILL IT IS TRUE THAT THE DESCRIPTION OF THIS MAN TALLIES WITH YOUR IDEA OF THE SECOND PARTY IN THIS MYSTERY BUT WHY SHOULD HE COME BACK TO THE HOUSE AFTER LEAVING IT THAT IS NOT THE WAY OF CRIMINALS THE RING MAN THE RING THAT WAS WHAT HE CAME BACK FOR IF WE HAVE NO OTHER WAY OF CATCHING HIM WE CAN ALWAYS BAIT OUR LINE WITH THE RING
aggrieved voice. “I’ll wager he found his way home all right.” “How was he dressed?” “A brown overcoat.” “Had he a whip in his hand?” “A whip—no.” “He must have left it behind,” muttered my companion. “You didn’t happen to see or hear a cab after that?” “No.” “There’s a half-sovereign for you,” my companion said, standing up and taking his hat. “I am afraid, Rance, that you will never rise in the force. That head of yours should be for use as well as ornament. You might have gained your sergeant’s stripes last night. The man whom you held in your hands is the man who holds the clue of this mystery, and whom we are seeking. There is no use of arguing about it now; I tell you that it is so. Come along, Doctor.” We started off for the cab together, leaving our informant incredulous, but obviously uncomfortable. “The blundering fool,” Holmes said, bitterly, as we drove back to our lodgings. “Just to think of his having such an incomparable bit of good luck, and not taking advantage of it.” O WITHOUT LOOKING AFTER HIM THE POLICEMAN SAID IN AN AGGRIEVED VOICE I'LL WAGER HE FOUND HIS WAY HOME ALL RIGHT HOW WAS HE DRESSED A BROWN OVERCOAT HAD HE A WHIP IN HIS HAND A WHIP NO HE MUST HAVE LEFT IT BEHIND MUTTERED MY COMPANION YOU DIDN'T HAPPEN TO SEE OR HEAR A CAB AFTER THAT NO THERE'S A HALF SOVEREIGN FOR YOU MY COMPANION SAID STANDING UP AND TAKING HIS HAT I AM AFRAID RANCE THAT YOU WILL NEVER RISE IN THE FORCE THAT HEAD OF YOURS SHOULD BE FOR USE AS WELL AS ORNAMENT YOU MIGHT HAVE GAINED YOUR SERGEANT'S STRIPES LAST NIGHT THE MAN WHOM YOU HELD IN YOUR HANDS IS THE MAN WHO HOLDS THE CLUE OF THIS MYSTERY AND WHOM WE ARE SEEKING THERE IS NO USE ARGUING ABOUT IT NOW I WILL TELL YOU THAT IT IS SO COME ALONG DOCTOR WE STARTED OFF FOR THE CAB TOGETHER LEAVING OUR INFORMAN INCREDULOUS BUT OBVIOUSLY UNCOMFORTABLE THE BLUNDERING FOOL HOLMES SAID BITTERLY AS WE DROVE BACK TO OUR LODGINGS JUST TO THINK OF HIS HAVING SUCH AN INCOMPARABLE BIT OF GOOD LUCK AND NOT TAKINGING ADVANTAGE OF IT
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