A Study in Scarlet (Serial Edition Cover) — page 43: what you’re looking at

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a STUDY IN SCARLET. 33 circumstances, seemed to me to border upon affecta- tion, he lounged up and down the pavement, and gazed vacantly at the ground, the sky, the opposite houses, and the line of railings. Having finished his scrutiny, he proceeded slowly down the path, or, rather, down the fringe of grass which flanked the path, keeping his eyes riveted upon the ground. Twice he stopped, and once I saw him smile and heard him utter an exclamation of satisfaction. ‘There were many marks of footsteps upon the wet, clayey soil, but since the police had been com- ing and going over it I was unable to see how my com- panion could hope to learn anything from it. Still, I had had such extraordinary evidence of the quickness of his perceptive faculties that I had no doubt that he could see a great deal which was hidden from me. At the door of the house we were met by a tall, white- faced, flaxen-haired man, with a note-book in his hand, who rushed forward and wrung my companion’s hand with effusion. : “Tt is indeed kind of you to come,” he said; “I have had everything left untouched.” “Except that!” my friend answered, pointing to the pathway. “If a herd of buffaloes had passed along there could not be a greater mess. No doubt, however, you had drawn your own conclusions, Gregson, before you permitted this.” “TY have had so much to do inside the house,” the detective said, evasively. ‘“ My colleague, Mr. Lestrade, : is here. I had relied upon him to look after this.” Holmes glanced at me, and raised his eyebrows sar- donically. => <= (C@)