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    "Oh, no, it was a knife. I saw the flash of the blade quite distinctly." 
    "But why on earth should you be pursued with such animosity?" 
    "Ah, that is the question." 
    "Well, if Holmes takes the same view, that would account for his action, would it not? Presuming that your theory is correct, if he can lay his hands upon the man who threatened you last night he will have gone a long way towards finding who took the naval treaty. It is absurd to suppose that you have two enemies, one of whom robs you, while the other threatens your life." 
    "But Holmes said that he was not going to Briarbrae." 
    "I have known him for some time," said I, "but I never knew him do anything yet without a very good reason," and with that our conversation drifted off on to other topics. 
    But it was a weary day for me. Phelps was still weak after his long illness, and his misfortune made him querulous and nervous. In vain I endeavored to interest him in Afghanistan, in India, in social questions, in anything which might take his mind out of the groove. He would always come back to his lost treaty, wondering, guessing, speculating, as to what Holmes was doing, what steps Lord Holdhurst was taking, what news we should have in the morning. As the evening wore on his excitement became quite painful. 
    "You have implicit faith in Holmes?" he asked. 
    "I have seen him do some remarkable things." 
    "But he never brought light into anything quite so dark as this?" 
    "Oh, yes; I have known him solve questions which presented fewer clues than yours." 
    "But not where such large interests are at stake?" 
    "I don't know that. To my certain knowledge he has acted on behalf of three of the reigning houses of Europe in very vital matters." 
    "But you know him well, Watson. He is such an inscrutable fellow that I never quite know what to make of him. Do you think he is hopeful? Do you think he expects to make a success of it?" 
    "He has said nothing." 
    "That is a bad sign." 
    "On the contrary, I have noticed that when he is off the trail he generally says so. It is when he is on a scent and is not quite absolutely sure yet that it is the right one that he is most taciturn. Now, my dear fellow, we can't help matter by making ourselves nervous about them, so let me implore you to go to bed and so be fresh for whatever may await us to-morrow."