I shall go down with Hill to the Italian
quarter, find the man whose photograph we have got, and arrest
him on the charge of murder. Will you come with us?"
"I think not. I fancy we can attain our end in a simpler way.
I can't say for certain, because it all depends -- well, it all
depends upon a factor which is completely outside our control.
But I have great hopes -- in fact, the betting is exactly two
to one -- that if you will come with us to-night I shall be able
to help you to lay him by the heels."
"In the Italian quarter?"
"No; I fancy Chiswick is an address which is more likely to find
him. If you will come with me to Chiswick to-night, Lestrade,
I'll promise to go to the Italian quarter with you to-morrow,
and no harm will be done by the delay. And now I think that a
few hours' sleep would do us all good, for I do not propose to
leave before eleven o'clock, and it is unlikely that we shall
be back before morning. You'll dine with us, Lestrade, and then
you are welcome to the sofa until it is time for us to start.
In the meantime, Watson, I should be glad if you would ring for
an express messenger, for I have a letter to send, and it is
important that it should go at once.
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