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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

ADVENTUREIV
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The second is that the murdered man was heard to cry 'Cooee!' before he knew that his son had returned.

Those are the crucial points upon which the case depends.

And now let us talk about George Meredith, if you please, and we shall leave all minor matters until to-morrow." There was no rain, as Holmes had foretold, and the morning broke bright and cloudless.

At nine o'clock Lestrade called for us with the carriage, and we set off for Hatherley Farm and the Boscombe Pool.
"There is serious news this morning," Lestrade observed.

"It is said that Mr.Turner, of the Hall, is so ill that his life is despaired of." "An elderly man, I presume ?" said Holmes.
"About sixty; but his constitution has been shattered by his life abroad, and he has been in failing health for some time.


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