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The Five Orange Pips

           "Save,perhaps,theSignofFour." 

           "Well,yes.Save,perhaps,that.AndyetthisJohnOpenshawseemstometobewalkingamidevengreaterperilsthandidtheSholtos." 

           "Buthaveyou,"Iasked,"formedanydefiniteconceptionastowhattheseperilsare?" 

           "Therecanbenoquestionastotheirnature,"heanswered. 

           "Thenwhatarethey? WhoisthisK.K.K.,andwhydoeshepursuethisunhappyfamily?" 

           SherlockHolmesclosedhiseyesandplacedhiselbowsuponthearmsofhischair,withhisfinger-tipstogether. "Theidealreasoner,"heremarked,"would,whenhehadoncebeenshownasinglefactinallitsbearings,deducefromitnotonlyallthechainofeventswhichleduptoitbutalsoalltheresultswhichwouldfollowfromit. AsCuviercouldcorrectlydescribeawholeanimalbythecontemplationofasinglebone,sotheobserverwhohasthoroughlyunderstoodonelinkinaseriesofincidentsshouldbeabletoaccuratelystatealltheotherones,bothbeforeandafter. Wehavenotyetgraspedtheresultswhichthereasonalonecanattainto. Problemsmaybesolvedinthestudywhichhavebaffledallthosewhohavesoughtasolutionbytheaidoftheirsenses. Tocarrytheart,however,toitshighestpitch,itisnecessarythatthereasonershouldbeabletoutilizeallthefactswhichhavecometohisknowledge; andthisinitselfimplies,asyouwillreadilysee,apossessionofallknowledge,which,eveninthesedaysoffreeeducationandencyclopaedias,isasomewhatrareaccomplishment. Itisnotsoimpossible,however,thatamanshouldpossessallknowledgewhichislikelytobeusefultohiminhiswork,andthisIhaveendeavouredinmycasetodo. 

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