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It is possible that I may have to ask your company and assistance upon a small expedition which will have be undertaken to-night , if my chain of reasoning should prove to be correct . Until then , good-bye and good luck ! '' Sherlock Holmes and I walked together to the High Street , where he stopped at the shop of Harding Brothers , whence the bust had been purchased . A young assistant informed us that Mr. Harding would be absent until after noon , and that he was himself a newcomer who could give us no information . Holmes 's face showed his disappointment and annoyance . `` Well , well , we ca n't expect to have it all our own way , Watson , '' he said , at last . `` We must come back in the afternoon if Mr. Harding will not be here until then .