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lltheinformationthatIcanobtainthatisintheremotest
wayconnectedwiththeproblemthatIamdealingwith.Bearthatin
mind.Iwanttoknowallthatyoucantellme
anddon'tbeafraidofirrel-
evantdetails.Theymaynotbeirrelevant
afterall;andiftheyare
Ican
siftthemoutafterwards.Now
beginatthebeginningandtellmethe
whole of the long story.
Heprovidedhimselfwithanote-bookuncappedhisfountainpenand
preparedhimselftolistentowhatIfelttobeaperfectlyuselessrecitalof
facts that could have no possible bearing on the case.
IwilltakeyouatyourwordsaidI [link widoczny dla zalogowanych],andbeginattheverybeginning
whenIwasquiteasmallboy.Atthattimemyfatherwhowasawid-
owerlivedatHighgateandkeptthechambersintheTemplewhichI
nowoccupy.AfewdoorsawayfromuslivedacertainMrKeeneanold
friendofmyfather's—hisonlyreallyintimatefriendinfact—andof
courseIusedtoseeagooddealofhim.MrKeenewhowasgettingon
inyearshadmarriedaverycharmingwomanconsiderablyyounger
thanhimselfandatthistimetherewasonechildalittlegirlabouttwo
yearsold.UnfortunatelyMrsKeenewasverydelicateandsoonafter
thechild'sbirthshedevelopedsymptomsofconsumption.Oncestarted
thediseaseprogressedrapidlyinspiteofthemostcarefultreatmentand
in about two years from the outset of the symptomsshe dieyilai:
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