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"It can't be a coincidence," he cried, at last springing from his chair and pacing wildly up and down the room; "it is impossible that it should be a mere coincidence. The very pills which I suspected in the case of Drebber are actually found after the death of Stangerson. And yet they are inert. What can it mean? IT CAN'T BE A COINCIDENCE HE CRIED AT LAST SPRINGING FROM HIS CHAIR AND PACING WILDLY UP AND DOWN THE ROOM IT IS IMPOSSIBLE THAT IT SHOULD BE A MERE COINCIDENCE THE VERY PILLS WHICH I SUSPECTED IN THE CASE OF DREBBER ARE ACTUALLY FOUND AFTER THE DEATH OF STANGERSON AND YET THEY ARE INERT WHAT CAN IT MEAN
to make the mixture palatable, and on presenting it to the dog we find that he laps it up readily enough.” As he spoke he turned the contents of the wine glass into a saucer and placed it in front of the terrier, who speedily licked it dry. Sherlock Holmes’ earnest demeanour had so far convinced us that we all sat in silence, watching the animal intently, and expecting some startling effect. None such appeared, however. The dog continued to lie stretched upon the cushion, breathing in a laboured way, but apparently neither the better nor the worse for its draught. Holmes had taken out his watch, and as minute followed minute without result, an expression of the utmost chagrin and disappointment appeared upon his features. He gnawed his lip, drummed his fingers upon the table, and showed every other symptom of acute impatience. So great was his emotion, that I felt sincerely sorry for him, while the two detectives smiled derisively, by no means displeased at this check which he had met. NOW ADD A LITTLE MILK TO MAKE THE MIXTURE PALATABLE AND ON PRESENTING IT TO THE DOG WE FIND THAT HE LAPS IT UP READILY ENOUGH AS HE SPOKE HE TURNED THE CONTENTS OF THE WINEGLASS INTO A SAUCER AND PLACED IT IN FRONT OF THE TERRIER WHO SPEEDILY LICKED IT DRY SHERLOCK HOLMES'S EARNEST DEMEANOUR HAD SO FAR CONVINCED US THAT WE ALL SAT IN SILENCE WATCHING THE ANIMAL INTENTLY AND EXPECTING SOME STARTLING EFFECT NONE SUCH APPEARED HOWEVER THE DOG CONTINUED TO LIE STRETCHED UPON THE CUSHION BREATHING IN A LABOURED WAY BUT APPARENTLY NEITHER THE BETTER NOR THE WORSE FOR ITS DRAUGHT HOLMES HAD TAKEN OUT HIS WATCH AND AS MINUTE FOLLOWED MINUTE WITHOUT RESULT AN EXPRESSION OF THE UTMOST CHAGRIN AND DISAPPOINTMENT APPEARED UPON HIS FEATURES HE GNAWED HIS LIP DRUMMED HIS FINGERS UPON THE TABLE AND SHOWED EVERY OTHER SYMPTOM OF ACUTE IMPATIENCE SO GREAT WAS HIS EMOTION THAT I FELT SINCERELY SORRY FOR HIM WHILE THE TWO DETECTIVES SMILED DERISIVELY BY NO MEANS DISPLEASED AT THIS CHEQUE WHICH HE HAD MET
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