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The adventure of the speckled band.

He was so tall that his hat actually touched the top of the door, and his shoulders were so wide that they filled the entrance. He had a large face, with a thousand wrinkles, burned yellow with the sun, and marked by his terrible life. He turned this face from one to the other of us. His yellow eyes, and his high nose made him look like a fierce old bird of prey.

"Which of you is Holmes?" asked this man

"That is my name sir, but I don't know yours" said Holmes quietly.