Собака Баскервиллей

Mr. Sherlock Holmes

           "Ithinkalsothattheprobabilityisinfavourofhisbeingacountrypractitionerwhodoesagreatdealofhisvisitingonfoot." 

           "Whyso?" 

           "Becausethisstick,thoughoriginallyaveryhandsomeonehasbeensoknockedaboutthatIcanhardlyimagineatownpractitionercarryingit. Thethick-ironferruleisworndown,soitisevidentthathehasdoneagreatamountofwalkingwithit." 

           "Perfectlysound!"saidHolmes. 

           "Andthenagain,thereisthe‘friendsoftheC.C.H.IshouldguessthattobetheSomethingHunt,thelocalhunt towhosemembershehaspossiblygivensomesurgicalassistance,andwhichhasmadehimasmallpresentationinreturn." 

           "Really,Watson,youexcelyourself,"saidHolmes,pushingbackhischairandlightingacigarette. "Iamboundtosaythatinalltheaccountswhichyouhavebeensogoodastogiveofmyownsmallachievementsyouhavehabituallyunderratedyourownabilities. Itmaybethatyouarenotyourselfluminous,butyouareaconductoroflight. Somepeoplewithoutpossessinggeniushavearemarkablepowerofstimulatingit. Iconfess,mydearfellow,thatIamverymuchinyourdebt." 

           Hehadneversaidasmuchbefore,andImustadmitthathiswordsgavemekeenpleasure, forIhadoftenbeenpiquedbyhisindifferencetomyadmirationandtotheattemptswhichIhadmadetogivepublicitytohismethods. Iwasproud,too,tothinkthatIhadsofarmasteredhissystemastoapplyitinawaywhichearnedhisapproval. 

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