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1884
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From this reading 'To James Mortimer, M.R.C.S., from his friends of the C.C.H.,' was engraved upon it, with the date '1884.'
a
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across
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all
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an
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and
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as
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at
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band
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before
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behind
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breakfast
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broad
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bulbous-headed
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C
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From this reading 'To James Mortimer, M.R.C.S., from his friends of the C.C.H.,' was engraved upon it, with the date '1884.'
date
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From this reading 'To James Mortimer, M.R.C.S., from his friends of the C.C.H.,' was engraved upon it, with the date '1884.'
engraved
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fine
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friends
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From this reading 'To James Mortimer, M.R.C.S., from his friends of the C.C.H.,' was engraved upon it, with the date '1884.'
from
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From this reading 'To James Mortimer, M.R.C.S., from his friends of the C.C.H.,' was engraved upon it, with the date '1884.'
H
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had
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he
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head
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hearth-rug
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him
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his
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Holmes
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I
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in
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inch
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infrequent
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is
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It
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James
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From this reading 'To James Mortimer, M.R.C.S., from his friends of the C.C.H.,' was engraved upon it, with the date '1884.'
Just
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known
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late
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lawyer
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left
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M
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mornings
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Mortimer
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Mr
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nearly
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night
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not
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occasions
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of
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our
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Penang
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picked
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piece
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R
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From this reading 'To James Mortimer, M.R.C.S., from his friends of the C.C.H.,' was engraved upon it, with the date '1884.'
S
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From this reading 'To James Mortimer, M.R.C.S., from his friends of the C.C.H.,' was engraved upon it, with the date '1884.'
save
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seated
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Sherlock
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silver
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sort
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stick
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stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading I stood upon the hearth-rug and picked up the stick which our visitor had left behind him the night before.
table
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the
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thick
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those
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To
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under
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up
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upon
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usually
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very
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visitor
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was
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when
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which
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who
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with
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From this reading 'To James Mortimer, M.R.C.S., from his friends of the C.C.H.,' was engraved upon it, with the date '1884.'
wood
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From this reading It was a fine, thick piece of wood, bulbous-headed, of the sort which is known as a 'Penang lawyer.'
