Quotation from: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Written by: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle


"A feeling of repulsion, and of something akin to fear had begun
to rise within me at the strange antics of this fleshless man.
Even my dread of losing a client could not restrain me from
showing my impatience.


"'I beg that you will state your business, sir,' said I; 'my time
is of value.' Heaven forgive me for that last sentence, but the
words came to my lips.


"'How would fifty guineas for a night's work suit you?' he asked.

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