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"It is really a wonderful art!" said Solomon. "The making of a Connecticut Havana cigar?" laughed Holmes. "Not at all. Give me a head of lettuce and a straw, and I'll make you a box." IT REALLY IS A WONDERFUL ART SAID SOLOMON THE MAKING OF A CONNECTICUT HAVAN A CIGAR LAUGHED HOLMES NOT AT ALL GIVE ME A HEAD OF LETTUCE AND A STRAW AND I'LL MAKE YOU A BOX
 this particular brand of the weed. Therefore I say to you, first, this was his cigar; second, it was the last one he had; third, he is a confirmed smoker. The result, he has gone to the one place in the world where these Connecticut hand-rolled Havana cigars—for I recognize this as one of them—have a real popularity, and are therefore more certainly obtainable, and that is at London. You cannot get so vile a cigar as that outside of a London hotel. If I could have seen a quarter-inch more of it, I should have been able definitely to locate the hotel itself. The wrappers unroll to a degree that varies perceptibly as between the different hotels. The Fortuna cigar can be smoked a quarter through before its wrapper gives way; the Felix wrapper goes as soon as you light the cigar; whereas the River, fronting on the Thames, is surrounded by a moister atmosphere than the others, and, as a consequence, the wrapper will hold really until most people are willing to throw the whole thing away.” E PASSIONATELY ADDICTED TO THIS PARTICULAR BRAND OF THE WEED THEREFORE I SAY TO YOU FIRST THIS WAS HIS CIGAR SECOND IT WAS THE LAST ONE HE HAD THIRD HE IS A CONFIRMED SMOKER THE RESULT HE HAS GONE TO THE ONE PLACE IN THE WORLD WHERE THESE CONNECTICUT HAND ROLLED HAVANA CIGARS FOR I RECOGNIZE THIS AS ONE OF THEM HAVE A REAL POPULARITY AND ARE THEREFORE MORE CERTAINLY OBTAINABLE AND THAT IS AT LONDON YOU CANNOT GET SO VILE A CIGAR AS THAT OUTSIDE OF A LONDON HOTEL IF I COULD HAVE SEEN A QUARTER INCH MORE OF IT I SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE DEFINITELY TO LOCATE THE HOTEL ITSELF THE WRAPPERS UNROLL TO A DEGREE THAT VARIES PERCEPTIBLY AS BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT HOTELS THE FORTUNA CIGAR CAN BE SMOKED A QUARTER THROUGH BEFORE ITS WRAPPER GIVES WAY THE FELIX WRAPPER GOES AS SOON AS YOU LIKE THE CIGAR WHEREAS THE RIVER FRONTING ON THE THAMES IS SURROUNDED BY A MOISTER ATMOSPHERE THAN THE OTHERS AND AS A CONSEQUENCE THE WRAPPER WILL HOLD REALLY UNTIL MOST PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO THROW THE WHOLE THING AWAY
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