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I am willing, however, considering the heat and my desire to quench my thirst, to wager that it is a client.' "'Done,' said Watson; and I immediately remarked, 'Come in. I AM WILLING HOWEVER CONSIDERING THE HEAT AND MY DESIRE TO QUENCH MY THIRST TO WAGER THAT IT IS A CLIENT'S DONE SAID WATSON AND I IMMEDIATELY REMARKED COME IN
r upon a small balcony overlooking the water, when there came a timid knock on the door of my room. “‘Watson,’ said I, ‘here comes some one for advice. Do you wish to wager a small bottle upon it?’ “‘Yes,’ he answered, with a smile. ‘I am thirsty and I’d like a small bottle; and while I do not expect to win, I’ll take the bet. I should like to know, though, how you know.’ “‘It is quite simple,’ said I. ‘The timidity of the knock shows that my visitor is one of two classes of persons—an autograph-hunter or a client, one of the two. You see I give you a chance to win. It may be an autograph-hunter, but I think it is a client. If it were a creditor, he would knock boldly, even ostentatiously; if it were the maid, she would not knock at all; if it were the hall-boy, he would not come until I had rung five times for him. None of these things has occurred; the knock is the half-hearted knock which betokens either that the person who knocked is in trouble, or is uncertain as to his reception. D WELL AND WERE ENJOYING OUR EVENING SMOKE TOGETHER UPON A SMALL BALCONY OVERLOOKING THE WATER WHEN THERE CAME A TIMID KNOCK ON THE DOOR OF MY ROOM WATSON SAID I HERE COMES SOMEONE FOR ADVICE DO YOU WISH TO WAGER A SMALL BOTTLE UPON IT YES HE ANSWERED WITH A SMILE I'M THIRSTY AND I'D LIKE A SMALL BOTTLE AND WHILE I DO NOT EXPECT TO WIN I'LL TAKE THE BET I SHOULD LIKE TO KNOW THOUGH HOW YOU KNOW IT IS QUITE SIMPLE SAID I THE TIMIDITY OF THE NOSTICS THAT MY VISITOR IS ONE OF TWO CLASSES OF PERSONS AN AUTOGRAPH HUNTER OR A CLIENT ONE OF THE TWO YOU SEE I GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO WIN IT MAY BE AN AUTOGRAPH HUNTER BUT I THINK IT IS A CLIENT IF IT WERE A CREDITOR HE WOULD KNOCK BOLDLY EVEN OSTENTATIOUSLY IF IT WERE THE MAID HE WOULD NOT KNOCK AT ALL IF IT WERE THE HALL BOY HE WOULD NOT COME UNTIL I HAD RUNG FIVE TIMES FOR HIM NONE OF THESE THINGS HAS OCCURRED THE KNOCK IS THE HALF HEARTED KNOCK WHICH BETOKENS EITHER THAT THE PERSON WHO KNOCKED IT IS IN TROUBLE OR IS UNCERTAIN AS TO HIS RECEPTION
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