? ? ? ? "You suspect someone?"
? ? ? ? "I suspect myself."
? ? ? ? "What!"
? ? ? ? "Of coming to conclusions too rapidly."
? ? ? ? "Then go to London and test your conclusions."
? ? ? ? "Your advice is very excellent. Miss Harrison." said Holmcs rising. "I think, Watson, we cannot do better. Do not allow yourself to indulge in false hopes, Mr. Phelps. The affair is a very tangled one."
? ? ? ? "I shall be in a fever until I see you again," cried the diplomatist .
? ? ? ? "Well, I'll come out by the same train to-morrow, though it's more than likely that my report will be a negative one."
? ? ? ? "God bless you for promising to come," cried our client. "It gives me fresh life to know that something is being done. By the way, I have had a letter from Lord Holdhurst."
? ? ? ? "Ha! what did he say?"
? ? ? ? "He was cold, but not harsh, I dare say my severe illness prevented him from being that. He repeated that the matter was of the utmost importance, and added that no steps would be taken about my future -- by which he means, of course, my dismissal -- until my health was restored and I had an opportunity of repairing my misfortune.
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