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"How can the gentleman proceed, with all this conversation going on in the rear?" Hawkshaw and Le Coq immediately subsided, and the stranger went on. HOW CAN THE GENTLEMAN PROCEED WITH ALL THIS CONVERSATION GOING ON IN THE REAR HOGSHAW AND LECOQ IMMEDIATELY SUBSIDED AND THE STRANGER WENT ON
ide under a kitchen-table for the purpose of solving a mystery involving the abduction of a parlor stove, after the manner of the talented Hawkshaw. By mental concentration alone, without fireworks or orchestral accompaniment of any sort whatsoever, did I go about my business, and for that very reason many of my fellow-sleuths were forced to go out of real detective work into that line of the business with which the stage has familiarized the most of us—a line in which nothing but stupidity, luck, and a yellow wig is required of him who pursues it.” “This man is an impostor,” whispered Le Coq to Hawkshaw. “I’ve known that all along by the mole on his left wrist,” returned Hawkshaw, contemptuously. “I suspected it the minute I saw he was not disguised,” returned Le Coq, knowingly. “I have observed that the greatest villains latterly have discarded disguises, as being too easily penetrated, and therefore of no avail, and merely a useless expense.” “Silence!” cried Confucius, impatiently. DID I DISGUISE MYSELF AS A DRUM MAJOR AND HIDE UNDER A KITCHEN TABLE FOR THE PURPOSE OF SOLVING A MYSTERY INVOLVING THE ABDUCTION OF A PARLOR STOVE AFTER THE MANNER OF THE TALENT AT HAWKSHAW BY MENTAL CONCENTRATIONS ALONE WITHOUT FIREWORKS OR ORCHESTRAL ACCOMPANIMENT OF ANY SORT WHATSOEVER DID I GO ABOUT MY BUSINESS AND FOR THAT VERY REASON MANY OF MY FELLOW SLEUTHS WERE FORCED TO GO OUT OF REAL DETECTIVE WORK INTO THAT LINE OF BUSINESS WITH WHICH THE STAGE HAS FAMILIARIZED THE MOST OF US A LINE IN WHICH NOTHING BUT STUPIDITY LUCK AND A YELLOW WIG IS REQUIRED OF HIM WHO PURSUES IT THIS MAN IS AN IMPOSTOR WHISPERED LECOQ TO HOCKSHAW I'VE KNOWN THAT ALL ALONG BY THE MOLE ON HIS LEFT WRIST RETURNED HOCKSHAW CONTEMPTUOUSLY I SUSPECTED IT THE MINUTE I SAW HE WAS NOT DISGUISED RETURNED LECOQ KNOWINGLY I HAVE OBSERVED THE GREATEST VILLAINS LATTERLY HAVE DISCARDED DISGUISES AS BEING TOO EASILY PENETRATED AND THEREFORE OF NO AVAIL AND MERELY A USELESS EXPENSE SILENCE CRIED CONFUCIUS IMPATIENTLY
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