? ? ? ? "What now?" whispered Holmes. "Is he giving us the slip?"
? ? ? ? "Impossible," answered Pycroft.
? ? ? ? "Why so?"
? ? ? ? "That door leads into an inner room."
? ? ? ? "There is no exit?"
? ? ? ? "None."
? ? ? ? "Is it furnished?"
? ? ? ? "It was empty yesterday."
? ? ? ? "Then what on earth can he be doing? There is something which I don't understand in this matter. If ever a man was three parts mad with terror, that man's name is Pinner. What can have put the shivers on him?"
? ? ? ? "He suspects that we are detectives," I suggested.
? ? ? ? "That's it," cried Pycroft.
? ? ? ? Holmes shook his head. "He did not turn pale.
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