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Answered in sentence

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"And yet I am not convinced of it," I answered.
"I did at first," she answered, "but now I know where the letters are without looking."
"We do all our correspondence with this machine at the office, and no doubt it is a little worn," our visitor answered, glancing keenly at Holmes with his bright little eyes.
I eliminated everything from it which could be the result of a disguise--the whiskers, the glasses, the voice, and I sent it to the firm, with a request that they would inform me whether it answered to the description of any of their travellers.
"I should be ungrateful if I were not, seeing what I gained through one of them," I answered.
"Circumstantial evidence is a very tricky thing," answered Holmes thoughtfully.
"There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact," he answered, laughing.
"It was very nice and complimentary of you," Holmes answered.
"Nous verrons," answered Holmes calmly.
He looked across at my companion with despair in his weary eyes, as though his question was already answered.
Some friend of yours, perhaps?""Except yourself I have none," he answered.
Where does the thing come from?'"'From Dundee,' I answered, glancing at the postmark.
"But have you," I asked, "formed any definite conception as to what these perils are?""There can be no question as to their nature," he answered.
"Yes," I answered, laughing.
I whispered, "what on earth are you doing in this den?""As low as you can," he answered; "I have excellent ears.
He put his two forefingers between his teeth and whistled shrilly--a signal which was answered by a similar whistle from the distance, followed shortly by the rattle of wheels and the clink of horses' hoofs.
"In the bathroom," he answered.
But I presume that this other goose upon the sideboard, which is about the same weight and perfectly fresh, will answer your purpose equally well?""Oh, certainly, certainly," answered Mr. Baker with a sigh of relief.
"My name is John Robinson," he answered with a sidelong glance.
Well, he has always answered me like that.
"It means that it is all over," Holmes answered.
"Oh, I have heard of that fellow," answered my visitor, "and I should be very glad if he would take the matter up, though of course I must use the official police as well.
I have it from the same source that you are both an orphan and a bachelor and are residing alone in London.'"'That is quite correct,' I answered; 'but you will excuse me if I say that I cannot see how all this bears upon my professional qualifications.
Now and then I hazarded some remark to break the monotony of the journey, but the colonel answered only in monosyllables, and the conversation soon flagged.
She spoke a few words in a foreign tongue in a tone as though asking a question, and when my companion answered in a gruff monosyllable she gave such a start that the lamp nearly fell from her hand.
"Yes, my correspondence has certainly the charm of variety," he answered, smiling, "and the humbler are usually the more interesting.
Yet when I spoke to her of the matter, she answered me abruptly; and in the carriage, on our way home, she seemed absurdly agitated over this trifling cause."
"My name," answered our visitor, "is probably familiar to your ears.
"'Well, I hope to goodness the house won't be burgled during the night.' said he."'It is locked up,' I answered.
I answered sharply.
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