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`` No , Mr. Holmes ; I really have n't , '' replied Lord Launcelot , as he sat down . `` It 's quite annoying to have to think about such a disconcerting event , so much out of my usual line , doncherknow . '' And the Earl 's brother contemplated the floor in gloomy silence for the next twenty-five minutes , while H. H. and I were feeding our faces . When we had finished and had lit a couple of cigarettes , Holmes , handing one to Launcelot , said : `` Well , it 's just one o'clock . Time to beat it , boys ! '' `` All right , Mr. Holmes , I 'm your man , '' said our visitor . And , the rain having stopped now , we left the house together , after hurriedly packing a few things in our suit-case .