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"Excuse my using your name," he said. "If I used my own some of these dunderheads would recognize it, and want to meddle in the affair." "That is all right," I answered. "But supposing anyone applies, I have no ring." "Oh yes, you have," said he, handing me one. "This will do very well. It is almost a facsimile." EXCUSE MY USING YOUR NAME HE SAID IF I USED MY OWN SOME OF THESE DUNDERHEADS WOULD RECOGNIZE IT AND WANT TO MEDDLE IN THE AFFAIR THAT IS ALL RIGHT I ANSWERED BUT SUPPOSING ANYONE APPLIES I HAVE NO RING OH YES YOU HAVE SAID HE HANDING ME ONE THIS WILL DO VERY WELL IT IS ALMOST A FACSIMILE
 “To tell the truth, it has,” I said. “I ought to be more case-hardened after my Afghan experiences. I saw my own comrades hacked to pieces at Maiwand without losing my nerve.” “I can understand. There is a mystery about this which stimulates the imagination; where there is no imagination there is no horror. Have you seen the evening paper?” “No.” “It gives a fairly good account of the affair. It does not mention the fact that when the man was raised up, a woman’s wedding ring fell upon the floor. It is just as well it does not.” “Why?” “Look at this advertisement,” he answered. “I had one sent to every paper this morning immediately after the affair.” He threw the paper across to me and I glanced at the place indicated. It was the first announcement in the “Found” column. “In Brixton Road, this morning,” it ran, “a plain gold wedding ring, found in the roadway between the ‘White Hart’ Tavern and Holland Grove. Apply Dr. Watson, 221B, Baker Street, between eight and nine this evening.” THIS BRIXTON ROAD AFFAIR HAS UPSET YOU TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH IT HAS I SAID I OUGHT TO BE MORE CASE HARDENED AFTER MY AFGHAN EXPERIENCES I SAW MY OWN COMRADES HACK TO PIECES AT MY WAND WITHOUT LOSING MY NERVE I CAN UNDERSTAND THERE IS A MYSTERY ABOUT THIS WHICH STIMULATES THE IMAGINATION WHERE THERE IS NO IMAGINATION THERE IS NO HORROR HAVE YOU SEEN THE EVENING PAPER NO IT GIVES A FAIRLY GOOD ACCOUNT OF THE AFFAIR IT DOES NOT MENTION THE FACT THAT WHEN THE MAN WAS RAISED UP A WOMAN'S WEDDING RING FELL UPON THE FLOOR IT IS JUST AS WELL IT DOES NOT WHY LOOK AT THIS ADVERTISEMENT HE ANSWERED I HAD ONE SENT TO EVERY PAPER THIS MORNING IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE AFFAIR HE THREW THE PAPER ACROSS TO ME AND I GLANCED AT THE PLACE INDICATED IT WAS THE FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE FOUND COLUMN IN BRIXTON ROAD THIS MORNING IT RANG A PLAIN GOLD WEDDING RING FOUND IN THE ROADWAY BETWEEN THE WHITE HARTS HEAVEN AND HOLLAND GROVE APPLIED DOCTOR WATSON TWO TO ONE BAKER STREET BETWEEN EIGHT AND NINE THIS EVENING
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