Sherlock Holmes Bibliomancy Reading

This oracle points to a randomly selected line from Sherlock Holmes. The surrounding passages are provided for context.

 

Your passage is from CHAPTER II. THE RED-HEADED LEAGUE.

 

For Context:

CHAPTER II. THE RED-HEADED LEAGUE

“At half wages, in fact.”

“Yes.”

“What is he like, this Vincent Spaulding?”

“Small, stout-built, very quick in his ways, no hair on his face, though he’s not short of thirty.

Has a white splash of acid upon his forehead.”

Holmes sat up in his chair in considerable excitement.

“I thought as much,” said he.

“Have you ever observed that his ears are pierced for earrings?”

“Yes, sir.

He told me that a gipsy had done it for him when he was a lad.”

“Hum!” said Holmes, sinking back in deep thought.