? ? ? ? "His companion!"
? ? ? ? Holmes pulled a large sheet of tissue-paper out of his pocket and carefully unfolded it upon his knee.
? ? ? ? "What do you make of that?" he asked.
? ? ? ? The paper was covered with the tracings of the footmarks of some small animal. It had five well-marked footpads, an indication of long nails, and the whole print might be nearly as large as a dessert-spoon.
? ? ? ? "It's a dog," said I.
? ? ? ? "Did you ever hear of a dog running up a curtain? I found distinct traces that this creature had done so.
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