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'Man, Watson, man. Only one, but a very formidable person. MAN WATSON MAN ONLY ONE BUT A VERY FORMIDABLE PERSON
ope--each in turn was minutely examined and duly pondered. The body of the unfortunate baronet had been removed, and all else remained as we had seen it in the morning. Finally, to my astonishment, Holmes climbed up on to the massive mantelpiece. Far above his head hung the few inches of red cord which were still attached to the wire. For a long time he gazed upward at it, and then in an attempt to get nearer to it he rested his knee upon a wooden bracket on the wall. This brought his hand within a few inches of the broken end of the rope, but it was not this so much as the bracket itself which seemed to engage his attention. Finally, he sprang down with an ejaculation of satisfaction. 'It's all right, Watson,' said he. 'We have got our case--one of the most remarkable in our collection. But, dear me, how slow-witted I have been, and how nearly I have committed the blunder of my lifetime! Now, I think that, with a few missing links, my chain is almost complete.' 'You have got your men? RTAINS THE CARPET THE CHAIR THE ROPE EACH IN TURN WAS MINUTELY EXAMINED AND DULY PONDERED THE BODY OF THE UNFORTUNATE BARONET HAD BEEN REMOVED AND ALL ELSE REMAINED AS WE HAD SEEN IT IN THE MORNING FINALLY TO MY ASTONISHMENT HOLMES CLIMBED UP ON TO THE MASSIVE MANTELPIECE FAR ABOVE HIS HEAD HUNG THE FEW INCHES OF RED CORD WHICH WERE STILL ATTACHED TO THE WIRE FOR A LONG TIME HE GAZED UPWARD AT IT AND THEN IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET NEARER TO IT HE RESTED HIS KNEE UPON A WOODEN BRACKET ON THE WALL THIS BROUGHT HIS HAND WITHIN A FEW INCHES OF THE BROKEN END OF THE ROPE BUT IT WAS NOT THIS SO MUCH AS THE BRACKET ITSELF WHICH SEEMED TO ENGAGE HIS ATTENTION FINALLY HE SPRANG DOWN WITH AN EJACULATION OF SUCH SATISFACTION IT'S ALL RIGHT WATSON SAID HE WE'VE GOT OUR CASE ONE OF THE MOST REMARKABLE IN OUR COLLECTION PERDEMN ME HOW SLOW WITTED I HAVE BEEN AND HOW NEARLY I HAVE COMMITTED THE BLUNDER OF MY LIFETIME NOW I THINK THAT WITH A FEW MISSING LINKS MY CHAIN IS ALMOST COMPLETE YOU'VE GOT YOUR BEN
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