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"l owe you an apology," he said, raising his golden pince-nez to his eyes. "I trust that I am not intruding. I fear that I have brought some traces of the storm and rain into your snug chamber."

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"Give me your coat and umbrella," said Holmes. "They may rest here on the hook and will be dry presently. You have come up from the south-west, I see."

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"Yes, from Horsham."

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"That clay and chalk mixture which I see upon your toe caps is quite distinctive."

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"I have come for advice."

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"That is easily got."

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"And help."

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"That is not always so easy."

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"I have heard of you, Mr. Holmes. I heard from Major Prendergast how you saved him in the Tankerville Club scandal."

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"Ah, of course. He was wrongfully accused of cheating at cards.


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