All right, Watson. Donβt look so scared,β he muttered in a very weak voice. βItβs not as bad as it seems.β βThank God for that!β βIβm a bit of a single-stick expert, as you know. I took most of them on my guard. It was the second man that was too much for me.β βWhat can I do, Holmes? Of course, it was that damned fellow who set them on. Iβll go and thrash the hide off him if you give the word.β βGood old Watson!(...) β¨ Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (2014). Sherlock Holmes Complete Collection With illustrated Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - 4 Novels, 56 Short Stories and 120+ illustrations, p.1483, Ageless Reads
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