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+All day I turned these facts over in my mind, endeavouring to hit upon some
+ theory which could reconcile them all, and to find that line of least resistanc
+e which my poor friend had declared to be the starting-point of every investigat
+ion.
+ I confess that I made little progress.
+ In the evening I strolled across the Park, and found myself about six o'clock
+ at the Oxford Street end of Park Lane.
+ A group of loafers upon the pavements, all staring up at a particular window,
+ directed me to the house which I had come to see.
+ A tall, thin man with coloured glasses, whom I strongly suspected of being
+ a plain-clothes detective, was pointing out some theory of his own, while
+ the others crowded round to listen to what he said.
+ I got as near him as I could, but his observations seemed to me to be absurd,
+ so I withdrew again in some disgust.
+ As I did so I struck against an elderly, deformed man, who had been behind
+ me, and I knocked down several books which he was carrying.
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+\begin_inset Newpage newpage
+\end_inset
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+\end_layout
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+\begin_layout Subsubsection
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+\end_layout
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+\begin_layout Standard
+A column break can be forced by inserting the command
+\series bold
+
+\backslash
+columnbreak{}
+\series default
+ as TeX-Code to that position in the text where the column should be broken.
+ Note that this leads in most cases to whitespace in the text.
+\begin_inset Newline newline
+\end_inset
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+Here is an example:
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+\begin_layout Plain Layout
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+You're surprised to see me, sir,
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+ said he, in a strange, croaking voice.
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+I acknowledged that I was.
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+Well, I've a conscience, sir, and when I chanced to see you go into this
+ house, as I came hobbling after you, I thought to myself, I'll just step
+ in and see that kind gentleman, and tell him that if I was a bit gruff
+ in my manner there was not any harm meant, and that I am much obliged to
+ him for picking up my books.
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+\end_layout
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+\begin_layout Plain Layout
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+\size small
+\begin_inset Quotes eld
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+You make too much of a trifle,
+\begin_inset Quotes erd
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+ said I.
+
+\begin_inset Quotes eld
+\end_inset
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+May I ask how you knew who I was?
+\begin_inset Quotes erd
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+ AFTER THIS SENTENCE THE COLUMN BREAK IS FORCED.
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+\begin_layout Plain Layout
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+\backslash
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+\begin_layout Plain Layout
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+\size small
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+Well, sir, if it isn't too great a liberty, I am a neighbour of yours, for
+ you'll find my little bookshop at the corner of Church Street, and very
+ happy to see you, I am sure.
+ Maybe you collect yourself, sir.
+ Here's
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+Birds
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+, and
+\noun on
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+, and
+\noun on
+The Holy War
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+--a bargain, every one of them.
+ With five volumes you could just fill that gap on that second shelf.
+ It looks untidy, does it not, sir?
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+\end_layout
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+\end_inset
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+\end_layout
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+\begin_layout Subsubsection
+Column Separation
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+\begin_layout Standard
+The width of the columns is automatically calculated, but you can modify
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+ This is done by changing the length
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+\backslash
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+ Its predefined value is 10
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+\begin_inset space \thinspace{}
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+cm:
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+\begin_layout Standard
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+\begin_layout Plain Layout
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+\backslash
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+\end_layout
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+\end_inset
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+
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Standard
+\begin_inset Flex Multiple Columns
+status open
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+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+
+\size small
+My observations of No.
+\begin_inset space \space{}
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+427 Park Lane did little to clear up the problem in which I was interested.
+ The house was separated from the street by a low wall and railing, the
+ whole not more than five feet high.
+ It was perfectly easy, therefore, for anyone to get into the garden, but
+ the window was entirely inaccessible, since there was no water pipe or
+ anything which could help the most active man to climb it.
+ More puzzled than ever, I retraced my steps to Kensington.
+ I had not been in my study five minutes when the maid entered to say that
+ a person desired to see me.
+ To my astonishment it was none other than my strange old book collector,
+ his sharp, wizened face peering out from a frame of white hair, and his
+ precious volumes, a dozen of them at least, wedged under his right arm.
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+\end_inset
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+\begin_inset Note Note
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+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+go back to the default
+\end_layout
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+\end_inset
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+\end_layout
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+\begin_layout Subsubsection
+Vertical Lines
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+\begin_layout Standard
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+\begin_layout Standard
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+\begin_layout Plain Layout
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+\size small
+\begin_inset Quotes eld
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+You're surprised to see me, sir,
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+ said he, in a strange, croaking voice.
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+I acknowledged that I was.
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+\size small
+\begin_inset Quotes eld
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+Well, I've a conscience, sir, and when I chanced to see you go into this
+ house, as I came hobbling after you, I thought to myself, I'll just step
+ in and see that kind gentleman, and tell him that if I was a bit gruff
+ in my manner there was not any harm meant, and that I am much obliged to
+ him for picking up my books.
+\begin_inset Quotes erd
+\end_inset
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+\end_layout
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+\begin_layout Plain Layout
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+\size small
+\begin_inset Quotes eld
+\end_inset
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+You make too much of a trifle,
+\begin_inset Quotes erd
+\end_inset
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+ said I.
+
+\begin_inset Quotes eld
+\end_inset
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+May I ask how you knew who I was?
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+\begin_layout Plain Layout
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+\size small
+\begin_inset Quotes eld
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+Well, sir, if it isn't too great a liberty, I am a neighbour of yours, for
+ you'll find my little bookshop at the corner of Church Street, and very
+ happy to see you, I am sure.
+ Maybe you collect yourself, sir.
+ Here's
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+Birds
+\noun default
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+ With five volumes you could just fill that gap on that second shelf.
+ It looks untidy, does it not, sir?
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+\series bold
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+\backslash
+renewcommand{
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+\series default
+
+\begin_inset Newline newline
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+as TeX-Code before the multicolumn inset.
+ Replace
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+\series default
+ in this command by a color of your choice.
+ You can use all pre- and self-defined colors.
+ See the
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+\emph on
+Colored
+\begin_inset space ~
+\end_inset
+
+Tables
+\emph default
+ for more information about pre- and self-defined colors.
+ To go back to the default color insert the command
+\begin_inset Newline newline
+\end_inset
+
+
+\series bold
+
+\backslash
+renewcommand{
+\backslash
+columnseprulecolor}{
+\backslash
+normalcolor}
+\series default
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+\begin_inset Newline newline
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+Here is the example with a cyan rule and 1
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+\end_inset
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+\begin_layout Standard
+\begin_inset ERT
+status open
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+\begin_layout Plain Layout
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+\backslash
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+You're surprised to see me, sir,
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+I acknowledged that I was.
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+Well, I've a conscience, sir, and when I chanced to see you go into this
+ house, as I came hobbling after you, I thought to myself, I'll just step
+ in and see that kind gentleman, and tell him that if I was a bit gruff
+ in my manner there was not any harm meant, and that I am much obliged to
+ him for picking up my books.
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+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
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+\size small
+\begin_inset Quotes eld
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+You make too much of a trifle,
+\begin_inset Quotes erd
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+ said I.
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+\begin_inset Quotes eld
+\end_inset
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+May I ask how you knew who I was?
+\begin_inset Quotes erd
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+\begin_layout Plain Layout
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+\begin_inset Quotes eld
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+Well, sir, if it isn't too great a liberty, I am a neighbour of yours, for
+ you'll find my little bookshop at the corner of Church Street, and very
+ happy to see you, I am sure.
+ Maybe you collect yourself, sir.
+ Here's
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+
+Birds
+\noun default
+, and
+\noun on
+Catullus
+\noun default
+, and
+\noun on
+The Holy War
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+--a bargain, every one of them.
+ With five volumes you could just fill that gap on that second shelf.
+ It looks untidy, does it not, sir?
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+
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