Reading a Random Sherlock Holmes Story (English)
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EnglishVoice Age
Young Adult (18-35)Accents
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He flicked a horse with and we dashed away for the endless succession of somber and deserted streets which widened gradually until before flying across a broad ballast rated bridge with the murky river flowing sluggishly beneath us. Beyond lay another dull wilderness of bricks and mortar. It's silence broken only by the heavy regular footfall of the policemen or the songs and shouts of some belated party of revelers. A dull rack was drifting swiftly across the sky and the store or to uncle dimly here and there through the wrists of the clouds, homes drove in silence with his head sunk upon his breast and the air of a man who was lost and fought while I sat beside him curious to learn what his new quest might be, which seemed to task his powers so sorely and yet afraid to break in upon the current of his thoughts. We had driven several miles and we're beginning to get to the fringe of the belt of suburban villas when he shook himself, shrugged his shoulders and lit up his pipe with the air of a man who has satisfied himself that he is acting for the best. You have a granddaughter. Silence. Watson said he, it makes you quite invaluable as a companion upon my word. It is a great thing for me to have someone to talk to, for my own faults are not over pleasant. I was wondering what I should say to this dear little woman tonight. When she meets me at the door, you forget that I know nothing about it. I shall just have time to tell you the facts of the case before we get to leave. It seems absurdly simple and yet somehow I can get nothing to go upon. There's plenty of friend, no doubt, but I can't get the end of it into my hand. Now I'll state the case clearly and concisely to you Watson and maybe you can see a spark where all this talk to me proceed then Some years ago to be definite in May 1884, they came to lead a gentleman, never ST Clair by name who appeared to have plenty of money. She took a large villa laid out the grounds very nicely and lived generally in good style By degrees. He made friends in the neighborhood and in 1887, he married the daughter of a local brewer.