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Holmes laughed. "Watson insists that I am the dramatist in real life," said he. "Some touch of the artist wells up within me, and calls insistently for a well-staged performance. Surely our profession, Mr. Mac, would be a drab and sordid one if we did not sometimes set the scene so as to glorify our results. The blunt accusation, the brutal tap upon the shoulder - what can one make of such a denouement? But the quick inference, the subtle trap, the clever forecast of coming events, the triumphan
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― The Complete Sherlock Holmes: Volume II
― The Complete Sherlock Holmes: Volume II
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I crave for knowledge. I envy tolerant, peaceful folks. I am frightened by ignorance. I loathe violence.
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