[…] when the Templar crossed the hall yesternight, he spoke to his Mussulman slaves in the Saracen language, which I well understand, and charged them this morning to watch the journey of the Jew […]

The first Punic War has ended in 241 BC, but another Punic War would begin in 218 BC.

Doctor Watson roomed with Sherlock Holmes at Baker Street.

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