? ? ? ? "Have you noticed anything amiss with them of late?"
? ? ? ? "Well, sir, not of much account, but three of them have gone lame, sir."
? ? ? ? I could see that Holmes was extremely pleased, for he chuckled and rubbed his hands together.
? ? ? ? "A long shot, Watson, a very long shot," said he, pinching my arm. "Gregory, let me recommend to your attention this singular epidemic among the sheep. Drive on, coachman!"
? ? ? ? Colonel Ross still wore an expression which showed the poor opinion which he had formed of my companion's ability, but I saw by the inspector's face that his attention had been keenly aroused.
? ? ? ? "You consider that to be important?" he asked.
? ? ? ? "Exceedingly so."
? ? ? ? "Is there any point to which you would wish to draw my attention?"
? ? ? ? "To the curious incident of the dog in the night-time."
? ? ? ? "The dog did nothing in the night-time."
? ? ? ? "That was the curious incident," remarked Sherlock Holmes.
? ? ? ? Four days later Holmes and I were again in the train, bound for Winchester to see the race for the Wessex Cup.
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