Childhood, after all, is the first precious coin that poverty steals from a child.
I think my reputation will look after itself," Holmes said. "If they hang me, Watson, I shall leave it to you to persuade your readers that the whole thing was a misunderstanding.
No, the events which I am about to describe were simply too monstrous, too shocking to appear in print. They still are. It is no exaggeration to suggest that they would tear apart the entire fabric of society and, particularly at a time of war, this ...
Show Holmes a drop of water and he would deduce the existence of the Atlantic. Show it to me and I would look for a tap. That was the difference between us.
It was quite elementary,' returned the detective with a languid gesture of one hand.
You look at me as if I were a conjuror,' Holmes remarked, with a laugh.
