| Lestrade, somewhat cautiously, asks whether it would be best for the narrator to leave the room; however, the detective assures him that it is better he stay. The detective then again confounds Lestrade by asking when they should leave for Shoreditch, and accepts the case. |
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| No. It's okay, he'll stay with us. | |
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| The narrator and the detective travel to the East End of London, separate cab from Lestrade. On the ride there, the narrator asks his friend about his job as a “consulting detective”. On the ride there, the narrator asks his friend about his job as a “consulting detective”. |
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| Oh! I do not take cases, rather, people bring their insoluble problems to me, I listens, and sometimes solves them. Most of my clients are in fact police and detectives who are incapable of solving their crimes.. | |
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| As they enter the rookery slum of St Giles, the narrator asks the detective if he is sure he had like to have him along. And the Detective answer makes the narrator self-worth for the first time since Afghanistan. |
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| yes of course, I think we were meant to be together, because we know the value of a good companion. | |
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