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He had a large blue envelope in his hand, and was evidently the bearer of a message. "You mean the retired sergeant of Marines," said Sherlock Holmes. HE HAD A LARGE BLUE ENVELOPE IN HIS HAND AND WAS EVIDENTLY THE BEARER OF A MESSAGE YOU MEAN THE RETIRED SERGEANT OF MARINES SAID SHERLOCK HOLMES
had admired treated in this cavalier style. I walked over to the window, and stood looking out into the busy street. “This fellow may be very clever,” I said to myself, “but he is certainly very conceited.” “There are no crimes and no criminals in these days,” he said, querulously. “What is the use of having brains in our profession. I know well that I have it in me to make my name famous. No man lives or has ever lived who has brought the same amount of study and of natural talent to the detection of crime which I have done. And what is the result? There is no crime to detect, or, at most, some bungling villainy with a motive so transparent that even a Scotland Yard official can see through it.” I was still annoyed at his bumptious style of conversation. I thought it best to change the topic. “I wonder what that fellow is looking for?” I asked, pointing to a stalwart, plainly-dressed individual who was walking slowly down the other side of the street, looking anxiously at the numbers. NT AT HAVING TWO CHARACTERS WHOM I HAD ADMIRED TREATED IN THIS CAVALIER STYLE I WALKED OVER TO THE WINDOW AND STOOD LOOKING OUT INTO THE BUSY STREET THIS FELLOW MAY BE VERY CLEVER I SAID TO MYSELF BUT HE IS CERTAINLY VERY CONCEITED THERE ARE NO CRIMES AND NO CRIMINALS IN THESE DAYS HE SAID QUERULOUSLY WHAT IS THE USE OF HAVING BRAINS IN OUR PROFESSION I KNOW WELL THAT I HAVE IT IN ME TO MAKE MY NAME FAMOUS NO MAN LIVES OR HAS EVER LIVED WHO HAS BROUGHT THE SAME AMOUNT OF STUDY AND OF NATURAL TALENT TO THE DETECTION OF CRIME WHICH I HAVE DONE AND WHAT IS THE RESULT THERE IS NO CRIME TO DETECT OR AT MOST SOME BUNGLING VILLANY WITH A MOTIVE SO TRANSPARENT THAT EVEN A SCOTLAND YARD OFFICIAL CAN SEE THROUGH IT I WAS STILL ANNOYED AT HIS BUMPTIOUS STYLE OF CONVERSATION I THOUGHT IT BEST TO CHANGE THE TOPIC I WONDER WHAT THAT FELLOW IS LOOKING FOR I ASKED POINTING TO A STALWART PLAINLY DRESSED INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS WALKING SLOWLY DOWN THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET LOOKING ANXIOUSLY AT THE NUMBERS
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