? ? ? ? "But his stables had been searched?"
? ? ? ? "Oh, an old horse-faker like him has many a dodge."
? ? ? ? "But are you not afraid to leave the horse in his power now since he has every interest in injuring it?"
? ? ? ? "My dear fellow, he will guard it as the apple of his eye. He knows that his only hope of mercy is to produce it safe."
? ? ? ? "Colonel Ross did not impress me as a man who would be likely to show much mercy in any case."
? ? ? ? "The matter does not rest with Colonel Ross. I follow my own methods and tell as much or as little as I choose. That is the advantage of being unofficial. I don't know whether you observed it, Watson, but the colonel's manner has been just a trifle cavalier to me. I am inclined now to have a little amusement at his expense. Say nothing to him about the horse."
? ? ? ? "Certainly not without your permission.
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