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“I have a cab outside. ”

“I was certainly surprised to find you there,” I said.

“But not more so than I to find you. ”

“I came to find a friend. ”

“And I to find an enemy. ”

“An enemy?”

“What! Do you mean bodies?”

“Yes, bodies, Watson. We would be rich if we had 1000 pounds for every poor man who died in that den. It is the most dangerous murder-trap on the whole riverside, and I’m afraid that Neville St. Clair has entered it to never leave it. But our cart should be here. ” He put his two fingers between his teeth and whistled a signal which was answered by a similar whistle from the distance, followed by the cart, that appeared out of the darkness.

“Now, Watson,” said Holmes “You’ll come with me, won’t you?”

“If I can help you. ”

“Oh, a trusty friend and a chronicler can always help. My room at The Cedars is a double-bedded one.

“The Cedars?”

“Yes; that is Mr. St. Clair’s house. I am staying there while I conduct the inquiry. ”

“Where is it, then?”

“Near Lee, in Kent. It’s seven miles away from here. ”

“Of course you are. You’ll know all about it presently. Jump up here. All right, John; we shall not need you. Here’s half a crown. Wait for me tomorrow, about eleven. Goodbye, then!”