“Plain enough, but what’s at the back of it? Raising the price on me, or afraid to tackle it, or what? I’ve a right to a plain answer.” “Well, perhaps you have,” said Holmes. “I’ll give you one. This case is quite sufficiently complicated to start with without the further difficulty of false information.” “Meaning that I lie.” “Well, I was trying to express it as delicately as I could, but if you insist upon the word I will not contradict you.”
