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`` It was . '' `` Then , good-night , your Majesty , and I trust that we shall soon have some good news for you . And good-night , Watson , '' he added , as the wheels of the royal brougham rolled down the street . `` If you will be good enough to call to-morrow afternoon at three o'clock I should like to chat this little matter over with you . '' At three o'clock precisely I was at Baker Street , but Holmes had not yet returned . The landlady informed me that he had left the house shortly after eight o'clock in the morning . I sat down beside the fire , however , with the intention of awaiting him , however long he might be .