”Yes，Ihavehisassurance，”saidtheColonel，withashrugofhisshoulders。”Ishouldprefertohavethehorse。”Iwasabouttomakesomereplyindefenceofmyfriendwhenheenteredtheroomagain。”Now，gentlemen，”saidhe，”IamquitereadyforTavistock。”
Aswesteppedintothecarriageoneofthestable-ladsheldthedooropenforus。AsuddenideaseemedtooccurtoHolmes，forheleanedforwardandtouchedtheladuponthesleeve。”Youhaveafewsheepinthepaddock，”hesaid。”Whoattendstothem?””Ido，sir。””Haveyounoticedanythingamisswiththemoflate?””Well，sir，notofmuchaccount；butthreeofthemhavegonelame，sir。”
IcouldseethatHolmeswasextremelypleased，forhechuckledandrubbedhishandstogether。”Alongshot，Watson；averylongshot，”saidhe，pinchingmyarm。”Gregory，letmerecommendtoyourattentionthissingularepidemicamongthesheep。
Driveon，coachman！”
ColonelRossstillworeanexpressionwhichshowedthepooropinionwhichhehadformedofmycompanion’sability，butIsawbytheInspector’sfacethathisattentionhadbeenkeenlyaroused。”Youconsiderthattobeimportant?”heasked。”Exceedinglyso。””Isthereanypointtowhichyouwouldwishtodrawmyattention?””Tothecuriousincidentofthedoginthenight-time。””Thedogdidnothinginthenight-time。””Thatwasthecuriousincident，”remarkedSherlockHolmes。