The paragraph just quoted pictures a rather wet autumn night, but not an especially bad one. In The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez, an extremely wild and stormy night toward the end of November is depicted. Dr. Watson describes vividly how the wind howled down Baker Street, and how the rain beat vigorously against the windows. Another reference may be cited which depicts gloomy autumn days: “It had been a close and rainy day in October....”
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We hurried through the dark shrubbery, amid the dull moaning of the autumn wind and the rustle of the falling leaves
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