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The adventure of the speckled band.
When she had gone, Holmes sat back in his chair.
"And what do you think about it all, Watson?" he asked.
"It seems to me to be a dark and strange business."
"Very dark and very strange."
"But if the lady is correct, and the floors and walls were solid and no-one could get through the door, window and chimney, then the sister must have been alone when she died. It's very mysterious."
"And what do you think of the whistles at night, and the very strange words of the dying woman?"
"I have no idea".
"We must add together the whistles at night, and the gypsies who are very friendly with this doctor. Also the fact that we can be sure that that the doctor will lose quite a lot of money if his stepdaughter gets married."
Dark: Here this means not good.
Solid: Impossible to get through.
Add: Put together. For example 2+2=4
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