A Study in Scarlet

A Study in Scarlet

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I'll soon be right. What have you to confess now? It's just as well for two fellows to know the worst of one another before they begin to live together."I laughed at this cross-examination. "I keep a bull pup," I said, "and I object to rows because my nerves are shaken, and I get up at all sorts of ungodly hours, and I am extremely lazy. I have another set of vices when I'm well, but those are the principal ones at present.""Do you include violin-playing in your category of rows?" he asked, anxiously."It depends on the player," I answered. "A well-played violin is a treat for the gods-a badly-played one--""Oh, that's all right," he cried, with a merry laugh. "I think we may consider the thing as settled-that is, if the rooms are agreeable to you.""When shall we see them?""Call for me here at noon to-morrow, and we'll go together and settle everything," he answered."All right-noon exactly," said I, shaking his hand.We left him working among his chemicals, and we walked together towards my hotel."By the way," I asked suddenly, stopping and turning upon Stamford, "how the deuce did he know that I had come from Afghanistan?"My companion smiled an enigmatical smile. "That's just his little peculiarity," he said. "A good many people have wanted to know how he finds things out.""Oh! a mystery is it?" I cried, rubbing my hands. "This is very piquant. I am much obliged to you for bringing us together. 'The proper study of mankind is man, ' you know.""You must study him, then," Stamford said, as he bade me good-bye. "You'll find him a knotty problem, though. I'll wager he learns more about you than you about him. Good-bye.""Good-bye," I answered, and strolled on to my hotel, considerably interested in my new acquaintance

Book information

ISBN: 9781672759984
Publisher: Independently Published
Imprint: Independently Published
Pub date:
DEWEY: FIC
Language: English
Number of pages: 88
Weight: 104g
Height: 203mm
Width: 127mm
Spine width: 5mm