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| "It needs careful handling, Watson. This is the real egg-shell pottery | "It needs careful handling, Watson. This is the real egg-shell pottery | ||
| of the Ming dynasty. No finer piece ever passed through Christie' | of the Ming dynasty. No finer piece ever passed through Christie' | ||
| - | complete set of this would be worth a king's ransom--in fact, it is | + | complete set of this would be worth a king's ransom---in fact, it is |
| doubtful if there is a complete set outside the imperial palace of | doubtful if there is a complete set outside the imperial palace of | ||
| Peking. The sight of this would drive a real connoisseur wild." | Peking. The sight of this would drive a real connoisseur wild." | ||
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| "Oh, yes, he will see you. He has the collection mania in its most | "Oh, yes, he will see you. He has the collection mania in its most | ||
| - | acute form--and especially on this subject, on which he is an | + | acute form---and especially on this subject, on which he is an |
| acknowledged authority. Sit down, Watson, and I will dictate the | acknowledged authority. Sit down, Watson, and I will dictate the | ||
| letter. No answer needed. You will merely say that you are coming, and | letter. No answer needed. You will merely say that you are coming, and | ||
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| moustache were raven black, the latter short, pointed, and carefully | moustache were raven black, the latter short, pointed, and carefully | ||
| waxed. His features were regular and pleasing, save only his straight, | waxed. His features were regular and pleasing, save only his straight, | ||
| - | thin-lipped mouth. If ever I saw a murderer' | + | thin-lipped mouth. If ever I saw a murderer' |
| cruel, hard gash in the face, compressed, inexorable, and terrible. He | cruel, hard gash in the face, compressed, inexorable, and terrible. He | ||
| was ill-advised to train his moustache away from it, for it was | was ill-advised to train his moustache away from it, for it was | ||
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| forty-two. | forty-two. | ||
| - | "Very fine--very fine indeed!" | + | "Very fine---very fine indeed!" |
| a set of six to correspond. What puzzles me is that I should not have | a set of six to correspond. What puzzles me is that I should not have | ||
| heard of such magnificent specimens. I only know of one in England to | heard of such magnificent specimens. I only know of one in England to | ||
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| eyes. "In dealing with objects of such value, one naturally wishes to | eyes. "In dealing with objects of such value, one naturally wishes to | ||
| know all about the transaction. That the piece is genuine is certain. I | know all about the transaction. That the piece is genuine is certain. I | ||
| - | have no doubts at all about that. But suppose--I am bound to take | + | have no doubts at all about that. But suppose---I am bound to take |
| - | every possibility into account--that it should prove afterwards that | + | every possibility into account---that it should prove afterwards that |
| you had no right to sell?" | you had no right to sell?" | ||
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| "You can do business or not," said I with indifference. "I have given | "You can do business or not," said I with indifference. "I have given | ||
| you the first offer as I understood that you were a connoisseur, | you the first offer as I understood that you were a connoisseur, | ||
| - | shall have no difficulty in other quaerers." | + | shall have no difficulty in other quarters." |
| "Who told you I was a connoisseur?" | "Who told you I was a connoisseur?" | ||
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| "Might I ask you a few questions to test you? I am obliged to tell you, | "Might I ask you a few questions to test you? I am obliged to tell you, | ||
| - | Doctor--if you are indeed a doctor--that the incident becomes more | + | Doctor---if you are indeed a doctor---that the incident becomes more |
| and more suspicious. I would ask you what do you know of the Emperor | and more suspicious. I would ask you what do you know of the Emperor | ||
| Shomu and how do you associate him with the Shoso-in near Nara? Dear | Shomu and how do you associate him with the Shoso-in near Nara? Dear | ||
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| Two steps took me to the open door, and my mind will ever carry a clear | Two steps took me to the open door, and my mind will ever carry a clear | ||
| picture of the scene within. The window leading out to the garden was | picture of the scene within. The window leading out to the garden was | ||
| - | wide open. Beside it, looking like some terrible ghost, his head gin | + | wide open. Beside it, looking like some terrible ghost, his head girt |
| with bloody bandages, his face drawn and white, stood Sherlock Holmes. | with bloody bandages, his face drawn and white, stood Sherlock Holmes. | ||
| The next instant he was through the gap, and I heard the crash of his | The next instant he was through the gap, and I heard the crash of his | ||
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| And then! It was done in an instant, and yet I clearly saw it. An arm | And then! It was done in an instant, and yet I clearly saw it. An arm | ||
| - | --a woman' | + | ---a woman' |
| - | the Baron uttered a horrible cry--a yell which will always ring in my | + | the Baron uttered a horrible cry---a yell which will always ring in my |
| memory. He clapped his two hands to his face and rushed round the room, | memory. He clapped his two hands to his face and rushed round the room, | ||
| beating his head horribly against the walls. Then he fell upon the | beating his head horribly against the walls. Then he fell upon the | ||
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| - | I seized a carafe | + | I seized a carafé |
| moment the butler and several footmen ran in from the hall. I remember | moment the butler and several footmen ran in from the hall. I remember | ||
| that one of them fainted as I knelt by the injured man and turned that | that one of them fainted as I knelt by the injured man and turned that | ||
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| from his mind in the presence of this shock, and he clung to my hands | from his mind in the presence of this shock, and he clung to my hands | ||
| as if I might have the power even yet to clear those dead-fish eyes | as if I might have the power even yet to clear those dead-fish eyes | ||
| - | which glazed up at me. I could have wept over the ruin had l not | + | which glazed up at me. I could have wept over the ruin had I not |
| remembered very clearly the vile life which had led up to so hideous a | remembered very clearly the vile life which had led up to so hideous a | ||
| change. It was loathsome to feel the pawing of his burning hands, and I | change. It was loathsome to feel the pawing of his burning hands, and I | ||
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| account of the Baron' | account of the Baron' | ||
| - | "The wages of sin, Watson--the wages of sin!" said he. " | + | "The wages of sin, Watson---the wages of sin!" said he. " |
| later it will always come. God knows, there was sin enough," | later it will always come. God knows, there was sin enough," | ||
| taking up a brown volume from the table. "Here is the book the woman | taking up a brown volume from the table. "Here is the book the woman | ||
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| occurred. | occurred. | ||
| - | "You have done wonders--wonders!" | + | "You have done wonders---wonders!" |
| narrative. "But if these injuries are as terrible as Dr. Watson | narrative. "But if these injuries are as terrible as Dr. Watson | ||
| describes, then surely our purpose of thwarting the marriage is | describes, then surely our purpose of thwarting the marriage is | ||
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| the more as a disfigured martyr. No, no. It is his moral side, not his | the more as a disfigured martyr. No, no. It is his moral side, not his | ||
| physical, which we have to destroy. That book will bring her back to | physical, which we have to destroy. That book will bring her back to | ||
| - | earth--and I know nothing else that could. It is in his own writing. | + | earth---and I know nothing else that could. It is in his own writing. |
| She cannot get past it." | She cannot get past it." | ||
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| "I have found out who our client is," I cried, bursting with my great | "I have found out who our client is," I cried, bursting with my great | ||
| - | news. "Why, Holmes, it is--" | + | news. "Why, Holmes, it is---" |
| "It is a loyal friend and a chivalrous gentleman," | "It is a loyal friend and a chivalrous gentleman," | ||
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