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The Science of Deduction.

           Underthesecircumstances,Ieagerlyhailedthelittlemysterywhichhungaroundmycompanion,andspentmuchofmytimeinendeavouringtounravelit. 

           Hewasnotstudyingmedicine. Hehadhimself,inreplytoaquestion,confirmedStamford’sopinionuponthatpoint. Neitherdidheappeartohavepursuedanycourseofreadingwhichmightfithimforadegreeinscienceoranyotherrecognizedportalwhichwouldgivehimanentranceintothelearnedworld. Yethiszealforcertainstudieswasremarkable,andwithineccentriclimitshisknowledgewassoextraordinarilyampleandminutethathisobservationshavefairlyastoundedme. Surelynomanwouldworksohardorattainsuchpreciseinformationunlesshehadsomedefiniteendinview. Desultoryreadersareseldomremarkablefortheexactnessoftheirlearning. Nomanburdenshismindwithsmallmattersunlesshehassomeverygoodreasonfordoingso. 

           Hisignorancewasasremarkableashisknowledge. Ofcontemporaryliterature,philosophyandpoliticsheappearedtoknownexttonothing. UponmyquotingThomasCarlyle,heinquiredinthenaivestwaywhohemightbeandwhathehaddone. Mysurprisereachedaclimax,however,whenIfoundincidentallythathewasignorantoftheCopernicanTheoryandofthecompositionoftheSolarSystem. ThatanycivilizedhumanbeinginthisnineteenthcenturyshouldnotbeawarethattheearthtravelledroundthesunappearedtobetomesuchanextraordinaryfactthatIcouldhardlyrealizeit. 

           “Youappeartobeastonished,”hesaid,smilingatmyexpressionofsurprise. “NowthatIdoknowitIshalldomybesttoforgetit.” 

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