large/8902/a_study_in_scarlet_1406_librivox_64kb_mp3/studyinscarlet_07_doyle_64kb_12
large/8902/a_study_in_scarlet_1406_librivox_64kb_mp3/studyinscarlet_07_doyle_64kb
English
8902
"I should have more faith," he said; "I ought to know by this time that when a fact appears to be opposed to a long train of deductions, it invariably proves to be capable of bearing some other interpretation. Of the two pills in that box one was of the most deadly poison, and the other was entirely harmless. I ought to have known that before ever I saw the box at all." I SHOULD HAVE MORE FAITH HE SAID I OUGHT TO KNOW BY THIS TIME THAT WHEN A FACT APPEARS TO BE OPPOSED TO A LONG TRAIN OF DEDUCTIONS IT INVARIABLY PROVES TO BE CAPABLE OF BEARING SOME OTHER INTERPRETATION OF THE TWO PILLS IN THAT BOX ONE WAS OF THE MOST DEADLY POISON AND THE OTHER WAS ENTIRELY HARMLESS I OUGHT TO HAVE KNOWN THAT BEFORE I EVER SAW THE BOX AT ALL
ly sorry for him, while the two detectives smiled derisively, by no means displeased at this check which he had met. “It can’t be a coincidence,” he cried, at last springing from his chair and pacing wildly up and down the room; “it is impossible that it should be a mere coincidence. The very pills which I suspected in the case of Drebber are actually found after the death of Stangerson. And yet they are inert. What can it mean? Surely my whole chain of reasoning cannot have been false. It is impossible! And yet this wretched dog is none the worse. Ah, I have it! I have it!” With a perfect shriek of delight he rushed to the box, cut the other pill in two, dissolved it, added milk, and presented it to the terrier. The unfortunate creature’s tongue seemed hardly to have been moistened in it before it gave a convulsive shiver in every limb, and lay as rigid and lifeless as if it had been struck by lightning. Sherlock Holmes drew a long breath, and wiped the perspiration from his forehead. IS EMOTION THAT I FELT SINCERELY SORRY FOR HIM WHILE THE TWO DETECTIVES SMILED DERISIVELY BY NO MEANS DISPLEASED AT THIS CHEQUE WHICH HE HAD MET IT CAN'T BE A COINCIDENCE HE CRIED AT LAST SPRINGING FROM HIS CHAIR AND PACING WILDLY UP AND DOWN THE ROOM IT IS IMPOSSIBLE THAT IT SHOULD BE A MERE COINCIDENCE THE VERY PILLS WHICH I SUSPECTED IN THE CASE OF DREBBER ARE ACTUALLY FOUND AFTER THE DEATH OF STANGERSON AND YET THEY ARE INERT WHAT CAN IT MEAN SURELY MY WHOLE CHAIN OF REASONING CANNOT HAVE BEEN FALSE IT IS IMPOSSIBLE AND YET THIS WRETCHED DOG IS NONE THE WORSE AH I HAVE IT I HAVE IT WITH A PERFECT SHRIEK OF DELIGHT HE RUSHED TO THE BOX CUT THE OTHER PILL INTO DISSOLVED IT ADDED MILK AND PRESENTED IT TO THE TERRIER THE UNFORTUNATE CREATURE'S TONGUE SEEMED HARDLY TO HAVE BEEN MOISTENED IN IT BEFORE IT GAVE A CONVULSIVE SHIVER IN EVERY LIMB AND LAY AS RIGID AND LIFELESS AS IF IT HAD BEEN STRUCK BY LIGHTNING SHERLOCK HOLMES DREW A LONG BREATH AND WIPED THE PERSPIRATION FROM HIS FOREHEAD
large/8902/a_study_in_scarlet_1406_librivox_64kb_mp3/studyinscarlet_07_doyle_64kb
file
download/librilight/large/8902/a_study_in_scarlet_1406_librivox_64kb_mp3/studyinscarlet_07_doyle_64kb.flac