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You might have gained your sergeant's stripes last night. The man whom you held in your hands is the man who holds the clue of this mystery, and whom we are seeking. There is no use of arguing about it now; I tell you that it is so. Come along, Doctor." YOU MIGHT HAVE GAINED YOUR SERGEANT'S STRIPES LAST NIGHT THE MAN WHOM YOU HELD IN YOUR HANDS IS THE MAN WHO HOLDS THE CLUE OF THIS MYSTERY AND WHOM WE ARE SEEKING THERE IS NO USE ARGUING ABOUT IT NOW I WILL TELL YOU THAT IT IS SO COME ALONG DOCTOR
appeared to be somewhat irritated at this digression. “He was an uncommon drunk sort o’ man,” he said. “He’d ha’ found hisself in the station if we hadn’t been so took up.” “His face—his dress—didn’t you notice them?” Holmes broke in impatiently. “I should think I did notice them, seeing that I had to prop him up—me and Murcher between us. He was a long chap, with a red face, the lower part muffled round——” “That will do,” cried Holmes. “What became of him?” “We’d enough to do without lookin’ after him,” the policeman said, in an aggrieved voice. “I’ll wager he found his way home all right.” “How was he dressed?” “A brown overcoat.” “Had he a whip in his hand?” “A whip—no.” “He must have left it behind,” muttered my companion. “You didn’t happen to see or hear a cab after that?” “No.” “There’s a half-sovereign for you,” my companion said, standing up and taking his hat. “I am afraid, Rance, that you will never rise in the force. That head of yours should be for use as well as ornament.  HELP WHAT SORT OF A MAN WAS HE ASKED SHERLOCK HOLMES JOHN RANCE APPEARED TO BE SOMEWHAT IRRITATED AT THIS DIGRESSION HE WAS AN UNCOMMON DRUNK SORT OF MAN HE SAID HE'D HAVE FOUND HIS SELF IN THE STATION IF WE HAD NOT BEEN SO TOOK UP HIS FACE HIS DRESS DIDN'T YOU NOTICE THEM HOLMES BROKE IN IMPATIENTLY I SHOULD THINK I DID NOTICE HIM SEEING THAT I HAD TO PROP HIM UP ME AND MERCHER BETWEEN US HE WAS A LONG CHAP WITH A RED FACE THE LOWER PART MUFFLED ROUND THAT WILL DO CRIED HOLMES WHAT BECAME OF HIM WE'D ENOUGH TO DO WITHOUT LOOKING AFTER HIM THE POLICEMAN SAID IN AN AGGRIEVED VOICE I'LL WAGER HE FOUND HIS WAY HOME ALL RIGHT HOW WAS HE DRESSED A BROWN OVERCOAT HAD HE A WHIP IN HIS HAND A WHIP NO HE MUST HAVE LEFT IT BEHIND MUTTERED MY COMPANION YOU DIDN'T HAPPEN TO SEE OR HEAR A CAB AFTER THAT NO THERE'S A HALF SOVEREIGN FOR YOU MY COMPANION SAID STANDING UP AND TAKING HIS HAT I AM AFRAID RANCE THAT YOU WILL NEVER RISE IN THE FORCE THAT HEAD OF YOURS SHOULD BE FOR USE AS WELL AS ORNAMENT
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