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          ;Well�察�I got the two dozen from a salesman in Covent Garden。;



          ;Indeed�拭 �I know some of them。  Which was it�拭�



          ;Breckinridge is his name。;



          ;Ah�  �I don't know him。  Well�察�here's your good health��

      landlord�察�and prosperity to your house。  Good´night。;



          ;Now for Mr。 Breckinridge�察─�he continued�察�buttoning up his

      coat as we came out into the frosty air。  ;Remember�察�Watson�察�that

      though we have so homely a thing as a goose at one end of this

      chain�察�we have at the other a man who will certainly get seven

      years' penal servitude unless we can establish his innocence。  It

      is possible that our inquiry may but confirm his guilt�察�but�察�in

      any case�察�we have a line of investigation which has been missed by

      the police�察�and which a singular chance has placed in our hands。

      Let us follow it out to the bitter end。  Faces to the south�察�then��

      and quick march� �



          We passed across Holborn�察�down Endell Street�察�and so through a

      zigzag of slums to Covent Garden Market。  One of the largest

      stalls bore the name of Breckinridge upon it�察�and the proprietor��

      a horsy´looking man�察�with a sharp face and trim side´whiskers�察�was

      helping a boy to put up the shutters。



          ;Good´evening。  It's a cold night;' said Holmes。



          The salesman nodded and shot a questioning glance at my

      companion。



          ;Sold out of geese�察�I see�察─�continued Holmes�察�pointing at the

      bare slabs of marble。



          ;Let you have five hundred to´morrow morning。;



          ;Thats no good。;



          ;Well�察�there are some on the stall with the gas´flare。;



          ;Ah�察�but I was recommended to you。;



          ;Who by�拭�



          ;The landlord of the Alpha。;



          ;Oh�察�yes�察�I sent him a couple of dozen。;



          ;Fine birds they were�察�too。  Now where did you get them from�拭�



          To my surprise the question provoked a burst of anger from the

      salesman。



          ;Now�察�then�察�mister�察─�said he�察�with his head cocked and his

      arms akimbo�察 �what are you driving at�拭 �Let's have it straight��

      now。;



          ;It is straight enough。  I should like to know who sold you

      the geese which you supplied to the Alpha。;



          ;Well�察�then�察�I shan't tell you。  So now� �



          ;Oh�察�it is a matter of no importance�察�but I don't know why you

      should be so warm over such a trifle。;



          ;Warm�  �You'd be as warm�察�maybe�察�if you were as pestered as I

      am。  When I pay good money for a good article there should be an

      end of the business�察�but it's `Where are the geese��' and `Who did

      you sell the geese to��' and `What will you take for the geese��'

      One would think they were the only geese in the world�察�to hear the

      fuss that is made over them。;



          ;Well�察 �I have no connection with any other people who have

      been making inquiries�察─�said Holmes carelessly。  ;If you won't

      tell us the bet is off�察�that is all。  But I'm always ready to back

      my opinion on a matter of fowls�察�and I have a fiver on it that the

      bird I ate is country bred。;



          ;Well�察�then�察�you've lost your fiver�察�for it's town bred�察�

      snapped the salesman。



          ;It's nothing of the kind。;



          ;I say it is。;



          ;I don't believe it。;



          ;D'you think you know more about fowls than I�察�who have

      handled them ever since I was a nipper�拭 �I tell you�察�all those

      birds that went to the Alpha were town bred。;



          ;You'll never persuade me to believe that。;



          ;Will you bet�察�then�拭�



          ;It's merely taking your money�察�for I know that I am right。

      But I'll have a sovereign on with you�察�just to teach you not to be

      obstinate。;



          The salesman chuckled grimly。  ;Bring me the books�察�Bill�察�

      said he。



          The small boy brought round a small thin volume and a great

      greasy´backed one�察�laying them out together beneath the hanging

      lamp。



          ;Now then�察�Mr。 Cocksure�察─�said the salesman�察 �I thought that I

      was out of geese�察�but before I finish you'll find that there is

      still one left in my shop。  You see this little book�拭�



          ;Well�拭�



          ;That's the list of the folk from whom I buy。  D'you see��

      Well�察�then�察�here on this page are the country folk�察�and the

      numbers after their names are where their accounts are in the big

      ledger。  Now�察�then�  �You see this other page in red ink�拭 �Well��

      that is a list of my town suppliers。  Now�察�look at that third

      name。  Just read it out to me。;



          ;Mrs。 Oakshott�察�117�察�Brixton Road249�察─�read Holmes。



          ;Quite so。  Now turn that up in the ledger。;



          Holmes turned to the page indicated。  ;Here you are�察 �Mrs。

      Oakshott�察�117�察�Brixton Road�察�egg and poultry supplier。';



          ;Now�察�then�察�what's the last entry�拭�



          ;`December 22d。  Twenty´four geese at 7s。 6d。';



          ;Quite so。  There you are。  And underneath�拭�



          ;`Sold to Mr。 Windigate of the Alpha�察�at 12s。';



          ;What have you to say now�拭�



          Sherlock Holmes looked deeply chagrined。  He drew a sovereign

      from his pocket and threw it down upon the slab�察�turning away with

      the air of a man whose disgust is too deep for words。  A few yards

      off he stopped under a lamp´post and laughed in the hearty��

      noiseless fashion which was peculiar to him。



          ;When you see a man with whiskers of that cut and the `Pink

      'un' protruding out of his pocket�察�you can always draw him by a

      bet�察─�said he。  ;I daresay that if I had put 100 pounds down in front of

      him�察�that man would not have given me such complete information as

      was drawn from him by the idea that he was doing me on a wager。

      Well�察�Watson�察�we are�察�I fancy�察�nearing the end of our quest�察�and

      the only point which remains to be determined is whether we should

      go on to this Mrs。 Oakshott to´night�察�or whether we should

      reserve it for to´morrow。  It is clear from what that surly fellow

      said that there are others besides ourselves who are anxious about

      the matter�察�and I should;



          His remarks were suddenly cut short by a loud hubbub which

      broke out from the stall which we had just left。  Turning round we

      saw a little rat´faced fellow standing in the centre of the circle

      of yellow light which was thrown by the swinging lamp�察�while

      Breckinridge�察�the salesman�察�framed in the door of his stall�察�was

      shaking his fists fiercely at the cringing figure。



          ;I've had enough of you and your geese�察─�he shouted。  ;I wish

      you were all at the devil together。  I
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