Warlock Holmes--A Study in Brimstone
“Holmes did not. On the pretense of investigation, he ducked behind every single hedge we passed. Occasionally, he would break a leaf between his fingers and examine the sap, or rub his finger against a brick in one of the neighbor’s walls and say, “Yes, that’s all very well, but I wonder…” The closer we got to Number 3, the slower his pace became. At last, he eschewed the pavement altogether and slunk from lawn to lawn, hopping over the walls when he thought himself unobserved. I waited patient...ly in the street. Or rather, let us say, I waited in the street. I deduced that Holmes must have some compunction about actually arriving at 3 Lauriston Gardens, but could not guess what it might be. It remained a mystery, until the constable guarding the front door saw him pop up over the garden wall.
“Oi! It’s you!” the officer shouted, face reddening. At Holmes’s chest he leveled one finger—it shook, nearly bursting with the strain of containing so much vehemence and accusation.MoreLess
“Oi! It’s you!” the officer shouted, face reddening. At Holmes’s chest he leveled one finger—it shook, nearly bursting with the strain of containing so much vehemence and accusation.MoreLess
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