Red republicans, that's what I call 'em. Who did I
get the statues from? I don't see what that has to do with it.
Well, if you really want to know, I got them from Gelder and Co.,
in Church Street, Stepney. They are a well-known house in the
trade, and have been this twenty years. How many had I?
Three -- two and one are three -- two of Dr. Barnicot's and one
smashed in broad daylight on my own counter. Do I know that
photograph? No, I don't. Yes, I do, though. Why, it's Beppo.
He was a kind of Italian piece-work man, who made himself useful
in the shop. He could carve a bit and gild and frame, and do
odd jobs. The fellow left me last week, and I've heard nothing
of him since. No, I don't know where he came from nor where he
went to. I have nothing against him while he was here. He was
gone two days before the bust was smashed."
"Well, that's all we could reasonably expect to get from Morse
Hudson," said Holmes, as we emerged from the shop. "We have this
Beppo as a common factor, both in Kennington and in Kensington,
so that is worth a ten-mile drive. Now, Watson, let us make
for Gelder and Co.
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