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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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