Because Christmas is tomorrow, I am putting my Teaser Tuesday post up today.
For half an hour I sat with straining ears. The suddenly another sound became audible -- a very gentle, soothing sound, like that of a small jet of steam escaping constantly from a kettle.
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle, from the story, The Speckled Band.
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