Holmes grunted from the sofa. “The county police ought to make something of that,” said he; “why, it is surely obvious that—“ But I held up a warning finger. “You are here for a rest, my dear fellow. For Heaven’s sake don’t get started on a new problem when your nerves are all in shreds.” Holmes shrugged his shoulders with a glance of comic resignation towards the Colonel, and the talk drifted away into less dangerous channels.
