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"Philippe de Croy, whoever he may have been. On the fly leaf, in very faded ink, is written 'Ex libris Guliolmi Whyte.' I wonder who William Whyte was. Some pragmatical seventeenth century lawyer, I suppose. His writing has a legal twist about it. Here comes our man, I think." As he spoke there was a sharp ring at the bell. Sherlock Holmes rose softly and moved his chair in the direction of the door. We heard the servant pass along the hall, and the sharp click of the latch as she opened it. PHILIPPE DE COY WHOEVER HE MAY HAVE BEEN ON THE FLY LEAF IN VERY FADED INK IS WRITTEN EX LIBRIS GULLIOLEMIE WHITE I WONDER WHO WILLIAM WHITE WAS SOME PRAGMATICAL SEVENTEENTH CENTURY LAWYER I SUPPOSE HIS WRITING HAS A LEGAL TWIST ABOUT IT HERE COMES OUR MAN I THINK AS HE SPOKE THERE WAS A SHARP RING AT THE BELL SHERLOCK HOLMES ROSE SOFTLY AND MOVED HIS CHAIR IN THE DIRECTION OF THE DOOR WE HEARD THE SERVANT PASS ALONG THE HALL AND THE SHARP CLICK OF THE LATCH AS SHE OPENED IT
oom and followed his advice. When I returned with the pistol the table had been cleared, and Holmes was engaged in his favourite occupation of scraping upon his violin. “The plot thickens,” he said, as I entered; “I have just had an answer to my American telegram. My view of the case is the correct one.” “And that is?” I asked eagerly. “My fiddle would be the better for new strings,” he remarked. “Put your pistol in your pocket. When the fellow comes speak to him in an ordinary way. Leave the rest to me. Don’t frighten him by looking at him too hard.” “It is eight o’clock now,” I said, glancing at my watch. “Yes. He will probably be here in a few minutes. Open the door slightly. That will do. Now put the key on the inside. Thank you! This is a queer old book I picked up at a stall yesterday—‘De Jure inter Gentes’—published in Latin at Liege in the Lowlands, in 1642. Charles’ head was still firm on his shoulders when this little brown-backed volume was struck off.” “Who is the printer?” O BE READY FOR ANYTHING I WENT TO MY BEDROOM AND FOLLOWED HIS ADVICE WHEN I RETURNED WITH A PISTOL THE TABLE HAD BEEN CLEARED AND HOLMES WAS ENGAGED IN HIS FAVORITE OCCUPATION OF SCRAPING UPON HIS VIOLIN THE PLOT THICKENS HE SAID AS I ENTERED I HAVE JUST HAD AN ANSWER TO MY AMERICAN TELEGRAM MY VIEW OF THE CASE IS THE CORRECT ONE AND THAT IS I ASKED EAGERLY MY FIDDLE WOULD BE THE BETTER FOR NEW STRINGS HE REMARKED PUT YOUR PISTOL IN YOUR POCKET WHEN THE FELLOW COMES SPEAK TO HIM IN AN ORDINARY WAY LEAVE THE REST TO ME DON'T FRIGHTEN HIM BY LOOKING AT HIM TOO HARD IT IS EIGHT O'CLOCK NOW I SAID GLANCING AT MY WATCH YES HE WILL PROBABLY BE HERE IN A FEW MINUTES OPEN THE DOOR SLIGHTLY THAT WILL DO NOW PUT THE KEY ON THE INSIDE THANK YOU THIS IS A QUEER OLD BOOK I PICKED UP AT A STALL YESTERDAY DIJURRE INTERGENTE PUBLISHED IN LATIN LIEGE IN THE LOWLANDS IN SIXTEEN FORTY TWO CHARLES'S HEAD WAS STILL FIRM ON HIS SHOULDERS WHEN THIS LITTLE BROWN BACKED VOLUME WAS STRUCK OFF WHO IS THE PRINTER
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