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We were interrupted at this juncture by the approach of one of the warriors, bearing arms, accoutrements and ornaments, and in a flash one of her questions was answered and a puzzle cleared up for me.
Oh, for some help, some way out of it! _[The door-bell rings.]_ Doctor Rank!
I have a vivid recollection of that instant, of Holmes' triumphant expression and the ring of his voice, of the cabman's dazed, savage face, as he glared at the glittering handcuffs, which had appeared as if by magic upon his wrists.
It was a Firbolg in the borrowed cloak of a Milesian; and he thought of his friend Davin, the peasant student.
