The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Part 2 THE RED-HEADED LEAGUE-4

"Ha! Our party is complete," said Holmes, buttoning up his

pea-jacket and taking his heavy hunting crop from the rack.

"Watson, I think you know Mr. Jones, of Scotland Yard? Let me

introduce you to Mr. Merryweather, who is to be our companion in

to-night's adventure."

"We're hunting in couples again, Doctor, you see," said Jones in

his consequential way. "Our friend here is a wonderful man for

starting a chase. All he wants is an old dog to help him to do the

running down."

"I hope a wild goose may not prove to be the end of our chase,"

observed Mr. Merryweather gloomily.

"You may place considerable confidence in Mr. Holmes, sir," said

the police agent loftily. "He has his own little methods, which

are, if he won't mind my saying so, just a little too theoretical

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