The Hound of the Baskervilles

by Arthur Conan Doyle

“The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes.

“A fixture also.” “On the contrary, I have been to Devonshire.” “In spirit?” “Exactly. My body has remained in this armchair and has, I regret to observe, consumed in my absence two large pots of coffee and an incredible amount of tobacco.