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`` No , '' he muttered presently ; `` not that way . There are easier and better ways than that . '' He took his hat and passed downstairs into the street . It was five o'clock , and the June sun lay hot upon the pavement . He felt the metal door-knob burn the palm of his hand . `` Ah , Laidlaw , this is well met , '' cried a voice at his elbow ; `` I was in the act of coming to see you . I 've a case that will interest you , and besides , I remembered that you flavoured your tea with orange leaves !