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"Is it on this Brixton case that you are employing them?" I asked. "Yes; there is a point which I wish to ascertain. IS IT ON THIS BRIXTON CASE THAT YOU WERE EMPLOYING THEM I ASKED YES THERE IS A POINT WHICH I WISH TO ASCERTAIN
e dirtiest and most ragged street Arabs that ever I clapped eyes on. “‘Tention!” 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 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.” SPOKE THERE RUSHED INTO THE ROOM HALF A DOZEN OF THE DIRTIEST AND MOST RAGGED STREET ARABS THAT I HAVE EVER CLAPT 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
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