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He opened the yellow envelope , and then , glancing at the message , threw it across to me . `` Just look up the trains in Bradshaw , '' said he , and turned back to his chemical studies . The summons was a brief and urgent one . `` Please be at the Black Swan Hotel at Winchester at midday to-morrow , '' it said . `` Do come ! I am at my wit 's end . `` Will you come with me ? ''