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The Adventure of the Engineer’s Thumb

           ItwasalittlepastsixwhenIarrived,soIwentfirsttohavemywounddressed,andthenthedoctorwaskindenoughtobringmealonghere. Iputthecaseintoyourhandsandshalldoexactlywhatyouadvise." 

           Webothsatinsilenceforsomelittletimeafterlisteningtothisextraordinarynarrative. ThenSherlockHolmespulleddownfromtheshelfoneoftheponderouscommonplacebooksinwhichheplacedhiscuttings. 

           "Hereisanadvertisementwhichwillinterestyou,"saidhe. "Itappearedinallthepapersaboutayearago. Listentothis: 

           "Lost,onthe9thinst.,Mr.JeremiahHayling,agedtwenty-six,ahydraulicengineer. Lefthislodgingsatteno’clockatnight,andhasnotbeenheardofsince. Wasdressedinetc.,etc. Ha!Thatrepresentsthelasttimethatthecolonelneededtohavehismachineoverhauled,Ifancy." 

           "Goodheavens!"criedmypatient. "Thenthatexplainswhatthegirlsaid." 

           "Undoubtedly. Itisquiteclearthatthecolonelwasacoolanddesperateman,whowasabsolutelydeterminedthatnothingshouldstandinthewayofhislittlegame,likethoseout-and-outpirateswhowillleavenosurvivorfromacapturedship. Well,everymomentnowisprecious,soifyoufeelequaltoitweshallgodowntoScotlandYardatonceasapreliminarytostartingforEyford." 

           Somethreehoursorsoafterwardswewereallinthetraintogether,boundfromReadingtothelittleBerkshirevillage. TherewereSherlockHolmes,thehydraulicengineer,InspectorBradstreet,ofScotlandYard,aplain-clothesman,andmyself. 

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