“I’ve no time to talk to every gadabout. We want no stranger here. Be off, or you may find a dog at your heels.” Holmes leaned forward and whispered something in the trainer’s ear. He started violently and flushed to the temples. “It’s a lie!” he shouted, “an infernal lie!” “Very good. Shall we argue about it here in public or talk it over in your parlour?” “Oh, come in if you wish to.”
