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The Final Problem

           Hesawthequestioninmyeyes,and,puttinghisfinger-tipstogetherandhiselbowsuponhisknees,heexplainedthesituation.

           "YouhaveprobablyneverheardofProfessorMoriarty?"saidhe.

           "Never."

           "Ay,there’sthegeniusandthewonderofthething!"hecried."ThemanpervadesLondon,andnoonehasheardofhim.That’swhatputshimonapinnacleintherecordsofcrime.ItellyouWatson,inallseriousness,thatifIcouldbeatthatman,ifIcouldfreesocietyofhim,Ishouldfeelthatmyowncareerhadreacheditssummit,andIshouldbepreparedtoturntosomemoreplacidlineinlife.Betweenourselves,therecentcasesinwhichIhavebeenofassistancetotheroyalfamilyofScandinavia,andtotheFrenchrepublic,haveleftmeinsuchapositionthatIcouldcontinuetoliveinthequietfashionwhichismostcongenialtome,andtoconcentratemyattentionuponmychemicalresearches.ButIcouldnotrest.Watson,Icouldnotsitquietinmychair,ifIthoughtthatsuchamanasProfessorMoriartywerewalkingthestreetsofLondonunchallenged."

           "Whathashedone,then?"

           "Hiscareerhasbeenanextraordinaryone.Heisamanofgoodbirthandexcellenteducation,endowedbynaturewithaphenomenalmathematicalfaculty.Attheageoftwenty-onehewroteatreatiseuponthebinomialtheorem,whichhashadaEuropeanvogue.

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