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It is merely a matter of time. Hullo! we are going to hear some news now with a vengeance! Here is Gregson coming down the road with beatitude written upon every feature of his face. Bound for us, I know. Yes, he is stopping. There he is!" There was a violent peal at the bell, and in a few seconds the fair haired detective came up the stairs, three steps at a time, and burst into our sitting room. IT IS MERELY A MATTER OF TIME HALLO WE ARE GOING TO HEAR SOME NEWS NOW WITH A VENGEANCE HERE IS GREGSON COMING DOWN THE ROAD WITH BEETITUDE WRITTEN UPON EVERY FEATURE OF HIS FACE BOUND FOR US I KNOW YES HE IS STOPPING THERE HE IS THERE WAS A VIOLENT PEAL AT THE BELL AND IN A FEW SECONDS THE FAIR HAIRED DETECTIVE CAME UP THE STAIRS THREE AT A TIME AND BURST INTO OUR SITTING ROOM
he six dirty little scoundrels stood in a line like so many disreputable statuettes. “In future you shall send up Wiggins alone to report, and the rest of you must wait in the street. Have you found it, Wiggins?” “No, sir, we hain’t,” said one of the youths. “I hardly expected you would. You must keep on until you do. Here are your wages.” He handed each of them a shilling. “Now, off you go, and come back with a better report next time.” He waved his hand, and they scampered away downstairs like so many rats, and we heard their shrill voices next moment in the street. “There’s more work to be got out of one of those little beggars than out of a dozen of the force,” Holmes remarked. “The mere sight of an official-looking person seals men’s lips. These youngsters, however, go everywhere and hear everything. They are as sharp as needles, too; all they want is organisation.” “Is it on this Brixton case that you are employing them?” I asked. “Yes; there is a point which I wish to ascertain. PT EYES ON TURN CRIED HOLMES IN A SHARP TONE AND THE SIX DIRTY LITTLE SCOUNDRELS STOOD IN A LINE LIKE SO MANY DISREPUTABLE STATUETTES IN FUTURE YOU SHALL SEND UP WIGGINS ALONE TO REPORT AND THE REST OF YOU MUST WAIT IN THE STREET HAVE YOU FOUND IT WIGGINS NO SIR WE AIN'T SAID ONE OF THE YOUTHS I HARDLY EXPECTED YOU WOULD YOU MUST KEEP ON UNTIL YOU DO HURRY YOUR WAGES HE HANDED EACH OF THEM A SHILLING NOW OFF YOU GO AND COME BACK WITH A BETTER REPORT NEXT TIME HE WAVED HIS HAND AND THEY SCAMPERED AWAY DOWNSTAIRS LIKE SO MANY RATS AND WE HEARD THEIR SHRILL VOICES NEXT MOMENT IN THE STREET THERE'S MORE WORK TO BE GOT OUT OF ONE OF THOSE LITTLE BEGGARS THAN OUT OF A DOZEN OF THE FORCE HOLMES REMARKED THE MERE SIGHT OF AN OFFICIAL LOOK IN PERSON SEALS MEN'S LIPS THESE YOUNGSTERS HOWEVER GO EVERYWHERE AND HEAR EVERYTHING THEY ARE AS SHARP AS NEEDLES TOO OR THEY WANT HIS ORGANIZATION IS IT ON THIS BRIXTON CASE THAT YOU WERE EMPLOYING THEM I ASKED YES THERE IS A POINT WHICH I WISH TO ASCERTAIN
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