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your name?" came from all parts of the wharf. The stranger, putting his hand into the folds of his coat, drew forth a bundle of business cards, which he tossed, as the prestidigitator tosses playing cards, out among the audience, and on each of them was found printed the words: SHERLOCK HOLMES, DETECTIVE. YOUR NAME CAME FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WAR THE STRANGER PUTTING HIS HAND INTO THE FOLDS OF HIS COAT DREW FORTH A BUNDLE OF BUSINESS CARDS WHICH HE TOSSED AS THE PRESTIDATOR TOSS HIS PLAYING CARDS OUT AMONG THE AUDIENCE AND ON EACH OF THEM WAS FOUND PRINTED THE WORDS SHERLOCK HOLMES DETECTIVE
ought you were only a literary success.’ And with a deep-drawn sigh he took the watch and went out. Ten days later I was retained by the Duchess, and after a pretended search of ten days more I found the tiara, restored it to the noble lady, and received the £5000 reward. The Duke kept perfectly quiet about our little encounter, and afterwards we became stanch friends; for he was a good fellow, and was driven to his desperate deed only by the demands of his creditors, and the following Christmas he sent me the watch I had given him, with the best wishes of the season. “So, you see, gentlemen, in a moment, by quick wit and a mental concentration of no mean order, combined with strict observance of the pettiest details, I ferreted out what bade fair to become a great diamond mystery; and when I say that this cigar end proves certain things to my mind, it does not become you to doubt the value of my conclusions.” “Hear! hear!” cried Raleigh, growing tumultuous with enthusiasm. “Your name?  HAVE COME HERE I THOUGHT YOU WERE ONLY A LITERARY SUCCESS AND WITH A DEEP DRAWN SIGH HE TOOK THE WATCH AND WENT OUT TEN DAYS LATER I WAS RETAINED BY THE DUCHESS AND AFTER A PRETENDED SEARCH OF TEN DAYS MORE I FOUND THE TIARA RESTORED TO THE NOBLE LADY AND RECEIVED THE FIVE THOUSAND POUND REWARD THE DUKE KEPT PERFECTLY QUIET ABOUT OUR LITTLE ENCOUNTER AND AFTERWARDS WE BECAME STANCH FRIENDS FOR HE WAS A GOOD FELLOW AND WAS DRIVEN TO HIS DESPERATE DEED ONLY BY THE DEMANDS OF HIS CREDITORS AND THE FOLLOWING CHRISTMAS HE SENT ME THE WATCH I HAD GIVEN HIM WITH THE BEST WISHES OF THE SEASON SO YOU SEE GENTLEMEN IN A MOMENT BY QUICK WIT AND A MENTAL CONCENTRATION OF NO MEAN ORDER COMBINED WITH STRICT OBSERVANCE OF THE PETTIEST DETAILS I FERRET IT OUT WHAT BADE BEAR TO BECOME A GREAT DIAMOND MYSTERY AND WHEN I SAY THAT THIS CIGAR END PROVES CERTAIN THINGS TO MY MIND IT DOES NOT BECOME YOU TO DOUBT THE VALUE OF MY CONCLUSIONS HEAR HERE CRIED RALEIGH GROWING TUMULTUOUS WITH ENTHUSIASM YOUR NAME
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