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In life—in the mortal life—gentlemen, I was a detective by profession, and, if I do say it, who perhaps should not, I was one of the most interesting for purely literary purposes that has ever been known. IN LIFE IN THE MORTAL LIFE GENTLEMEN I WAS A DETECTIVE BY PROFESSION AND IF I DO SAY IT WHO PERHAPS SHOULD NOT I WAS ONE OF THE MOST INTERESTING FOR PURELY LITERARY PURPOSES THAT HAS EVER BEEN KNOWN
happened to remember that the number of my watch was 86507B. How trivial and yet how important it was, to what then transpired, you will realize when I tell you the incident.” [Picture: Poor old Boswell was pushed overboard] The stranger’s manner was so impressive that there was a unanimous and simultaneous movement upon the part of all present to get up closer, so as the more readily to hear what he said, as a result of which poor old Boswell was pushed overboard, and fell, with a loud splash into the Styx. Fortunately, however, one of Charon’s pleasure-boats was close at hand, and in a short while the dripping, sputtering spirit was drawn into it, wrung out, and sent home to dry. The excitement attending this diversion having subsided, Solomon asked: “What was the incident of the lost tiara?” “I am about to tell you,” returned the stranger; “and it must be understood that you are told in the strictest confidence, for, as I say, the incident involves a state secret of great magnitude. EVE THAT MYSTERY WAS SOLVED EASILY AND AT ONCE BECAUSE I HAPPENED TO REMEMBER THAT THE NUMBER OF MY WATCH WAS EIGHT SIX FIVE ZERO SEVEN B HOW TRIVIAL AND YET HOW IMPORTANT IT WAS TO WHAT THEN TRANSPIRED YOU WILL REALIZE WHEN I TELL YOU THE INCIDENT THE STRANGER'S MANNER WAS SO IMPRESSIVE THAT THERE WAS A UNANIMOUS AND SIMULTANEOUS MOVEMENT UPON THE PART OF ALL PRESENT TO GET UP CLOSER SO AS THE MORE READILY TO HEAR WHAT HE SAID AS A RESULT OF WHICH POOR OLD BOSWELL WAS PUSHED OVERBOARD AND FELL WITH A LOUD SPLASH INTO THE STICKS FORTUNATELY HOWEVER ONE OF CHARON'S PLEASURE BOATS WAS CLOSE AT HAND AND IN A SHORT WHILE THE DRIPPING SPUTTERING SPIRIT WAS DRAWN INTO IT WRUNG OUT AND SENT HOME TO DRY THE EXCITEMENT ATTENDING THIS DIVERSION HAVING SUBSIDED SOLOMON ASKED WHAT WAS THE INCIDENT OF THE LOST TIARA I AM ABOUT TO TELL YOU RETURNED THE STRANGER AND IT MUST BE UNDERSTOOD THAT YOU ARE TOLD IN THE STRICTEST CONFIDENCE FOR AS I SAY THE INCIDENT INVOLVES A STATE SECRET OF GREAT MAGNITUDE
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