You say that your fare told you that he was a detective?" "Yes, he did." "When did he say this?" "When he left me." "Did he say anything more?" "He mentioned his name." Holmes cast a swift glance of triumph at me. "Oh, he mentioned his name, did he? That was imprudent. What was the name that he mentioned?" “His name," said the cabman, "was Mr. Sherlock Holmes.
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Life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could invent. We would not dare to c... SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to sui... SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE Mediocrity does not see higher than itself. But talent instantly recognizes the genius. SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE It is not really difficult to construct a series of inferences, each dependent upon its predecessor ... SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE You will, I am sure, agree with me that... if page 534 only finds us in the second chapter, the leng... ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE I have frequently gained my first real insight into the character of parents by studying their child... ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE My mind rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me the most abstruse cryptogram, ... ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE I never guess. It is a shocking habit destructive to the logical faculty. ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important. ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius. ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE SR. One should always look for a possible alternative and provide against it. It is the first rule of cr... ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE SR. From the first day I met her, she was the only woman to me. Every day of that voyage I loved her mor... ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE Never trust to general impressions, my boy, but concentrate yourself upon details. ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE The ideal reasoner, he remarked, would, when he had once been shown a single fact in all its bearing... ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE You have a grand gift for silence, Watson. It makes you quite invaluable as a companion. ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE Women are naturally secretive, and they like to do their own secreting. 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